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Chapter 460: The Ninth-Rank Golden Horn Beast
Chapter 460: The Ninth-Rank Golden Horn Beast
At this moment, a Golden Horn Beast stood before Lou Yanliang, its massive body nearly ten zhang tall and erect. Its golden fur shimmered, and its golden horns glowed brilliantly, as if ready to unleash a ferocious attack at any moment.
Its eyes, fixed on Chu Ning, shone with an intelligent light, as if it possessed a human-like intellect.
"Ninth-rank!" exclaimed Shentuping, who was engaged in battle at the other end, as he witnessed this spectacle.
"Lou Yanliang, your Beast Taming Sect's Golden Horn Beast has actually advanced in rank!"
Hearing Shentuping's exclamation, Lou Yanliang coldly hmphed but did not reply. Instead, he turned his gaze back to Chu Ning, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"To think that a Qi Refining cultivator would possess such a formidable treasure. I admit that I have underestimated and been careless about you.
However, your end is near. Our Beast Taming Sect's spirit beast particularly enjoys feasting on the flesh of Qi Condensation cultivators."
"Spirit beast?" Chu Ning smiled faintly.
"As a member of the Beast Taming Sect, you should be well aware of the distinction between true spirit beasts and demon beasts.
Does taking on a human form make it a spirit beast?"
"You deserve to die!!"
Hearing these words, the Golden Horn Beast roared in anger. Although it was currently in its original form and had not transformed, it spoke in a human language.
As its words fell, a golden light shot out from its horn, like a golden lightning bolt, tearing through the sky towards Chu Ning.
At the same time, its massive body pounced forward.
With a single leap, it covered a distance of more than 20 zhang and appeared right before Chu Ning.
Lou Yanliang had just witnessed the power of Chu Ning's treasure and was afraid that the Golden Horn Beast might falter facing Chu Ning alone.
So, he manipulated the staff in his hand and flew towards them.
However, at that moment, Chu Ning's figure in the air turned into an illusion and disappeared.
The next moment, as Lou Yanliang flew towards them, he suddenly felt as if there was an extra person in front of him.
"Not good!"
Lou Yanliang's combat experience was extremely rich, and he immediately activated his protective spiritual light.
Simultaneously, he channeled his spiritual power into his staff and swept it horizontally.
Faint roars of beasts emanated from the staff, and its power was evidently stronger than when it had faced Chu Ning's Five Elements Spirit Sword earlier.
At the same time, the Golden Horn Beast, realizing that its attack had missed, quickly turned around.
Another beam of golden light shot out from its horn, aiming at Chu Ning, who had now reappeared.
Using the Phantom Escape and Empty Escape secret techniques, Chu Ning had appeared beside Lou Yanliang.
He calmly raised his hands; his right hand controlled the Five Elements Spirit Sword to meet the golden light attacked by the Golden Horn Beast.
His left hand, glowing with red and blue flames, faced Lou Yanliang's sweeping staff.
As soon as the red and blue flames touched the staff, they turned into an ice flower.
At the same time, a layer of blue ice quickly spread across the staff.
The various beast roars coming from the staff instantly disappeared.
At the same time, Lou Yanliang felt an extremely powerful icy aura emanating from the staff and seeping into his meridians, seemingly aiming for his dantian.
"What a domineering icy power!"
Lou Yanliang was shocked. He immediately channeled his spiritual power to try and pull back his staff.
However, at that moment, he saw an ice flower traveling up his staff towards him.
Startled, Lou Yanliang forgot about his treasure and flew backward instead.
But Chu Ning didn't give him that chance.
Weaving red and blue flames together, he created another ice flower.
The next moment, both ice flowers shot out simultaneously, locking onto Lou Yanliang as they pursued him.
Ever since refining the Cold Marrow Pearl, Chu Ning had become increasingly adept at controlling and manipulating the Mysterious Ice Flame.
Sensing the formidable power emanating from the ice flowers, Lou Yanliang dared not confront them directly. He dodged and weaved, trying to escape their pursuit, while simultaneously casting defensive spells to block them.
However, it proved futile.
The ice flowers' speed far exceeded his escape techniques, and they clung to him like a bone-boring maggot, refusing to let go.
Seeing this, Lou Yanliang concentrated all his spells on one of the ice flowers, trying to destroy it.
At the same time, he took out a talisman made from an unknown beast hide and activated a defensive shield.
"Top-grade talisman!"
A spark of interest lit up in Chu Ning's eyes as he had only used jade talismans before. This was the first time he had seen one made from a special beast hide, and he was curious about its power.
At that moment, Chu Ning's attack with the Mysterious Ice Flame arrived.
The blue-red ice flowers touched the defensive shield, instantly turning into blue flames that enveloped the entire shield.
Lou Yanliang, within the shield, was transformed into a giant blue ice ball.
Soon after, the other blue-red ice flower, its power only slightly diminished by Lou Yanliang's spells, also arrived.
"Crack!"
As soon as the ice flower touched the blue ice ball, a crisp sound rang out.
The next moment, the blue ice ball, formed by the combination of the Mysterious Ice Flame and the top-grade talisman, shattered into countless blue ice fragments that scattered in all directions.
Lou Yanliang's face paled as he saw the blue ice flower rapidly approaching him.
As he shouted for the Golden Horn Beast, he channeled his spiritual power, preparing to activate another defensive shield.
But it was too late.
The blue-red ice flower suddenly blossomed, dazzlingly beautiful.
And in that instant, Lou Yanliang turned into a blue ice statue.
"Human, how dare you!"
The Golden Horn Beast roared, lunging forward, intending to bypass Chu Ning to rescue Lou Yanliang.
But at this moment, how could Chu Ning let it have its way?
A gleam flashed in Chu Ning's eyes as he made his move.
He didn't use the Five Elements Spirit Sword or the Yellow Wind Banner.
After all, the Golden Horn Beast might be able to endure their attacks and force its way through to support Lou Yanliang.
At this moment, Chu Ning chose the most straightforward method.
He sidestepped, blocking the Golden Horn Beast's path.
Then, he threw a punch with each fist!
"Seeking death!"
Seeing Chu Ning dare to block its path with his physical body and attack it with his bare hands, the Golden Horn Beast let out a furious bellow. It raised its hooves and struck at Chu Ning.
In the next moment, Chu Ning's fists collided with the Golden Horn Beast's hooves.
Heavenly Stem Fist! Essence-gathering Chop! Soul-shattering Strike! Chu Ning fearlessly unleashed several secret arts of the Nine-Layered Body Refinement Technique!
"Boom!"
The collision of their sturdy bodies produced a dull sound.
Compared to the Golden Horn Beast's nearly ten-zhang-tall massive body, Chu Ning's stature seemed minuscule.
They seemed to be on completely different levels.
However, the sight that unfolded astonished everyone, especially the Heaven-Extreme Alliance Nascent Soul cultivator who was flying over to provide reinforcement.
Under Chu Ning's dual-fisted strike, the Golden Horn Beast's forward momentum abruptly stopped.
Its body even staggered backward, retreating over ten feet.
Although Chu Ning was also pushed back by about the same distance, this turn of events stunned everyone.
"Body refinement technique!"
The Golden Horn Beast finally realized what was happening, and exclaimed in shock.
It couldn't believe that a Nascent Soul cultivator's physical body could withstand its attack.
What made the Golden Horn Beast's hooves tremble even more was that it felt a powerful destructive force drilling into its body.
Even with its robust physique, it had to channel its demonic energy to resist!
"What kind of cultivator is this...?"
The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Heaven-Extreme Alliance, who was flying over, was stunned.
With the ability to suppress a Nascent Soul cultivator like Lou Yanliang and a physical body capable of withstanding the Golden Horn Beast's attack, this cultivator was clearly not someone he could handle.
As this thought flashed through his mind, his body came to a halt in midair.
Chu Ning didn't pay any attention to the other cultivator's actions.
Taking advantage of the Golden Horn Beast's momentary astonishment, Chu Ning pointed his finger, shooting out a Void Piercing Finger.
At the same time, he performed hand seals with both hands, and the Five Elements Spirit Sword slashed down at the Golden Horn Beast!
The Yellow Wind Banner also transformed into a yellow dragon, roaring towards the Golden Horn Beast.
In an instant, the Golden Horn Beast was locked in by the formidable might of these two treasures, and a hint of astonishment flashed in its eyes.
The golden horn on its head shone with golden light, and suddenly, a golden light shield appeared, enveloping its entire body.
At the same time, its golden fur emitted waves of golden light, forming a protective barrier around its body as if it were made of pure gold.
"Ah!"
At that moment, on the other side, Lou Yanliang, who had been frozen by Chu Ning's Mysterious Ice Flame, let out a piercing, miserable scream.
His voice was sharp and piercing.
Everyone engaged in the battle, including the Golden Horn Beast, turned their eyes towards the source of the scream.
They saw that the blue ice statue had shattered, but there was no sign of Lou Yanliang.
Instead, there was only a tiny figure, about the size of an infant, with a terrified expression.
"His physical body has been destroyed!"
Whether it was the Golden Horn Beast or the other cultivators from the Heaven-Extreme Alliance, their faces were filled with shock.
In just a few exchanges, Lou Yanliang's physical body had been obliterated.
And Lou Yanliang's Nascent Soul was now fleeing in a panic.
Seeing this, Chu Ning raised his hand and shot out another Void Piercing Finger.
Although Lou Yanliang's Nascent Soul didn't know what kind of secret technique Chu Ning was using, it immediately activated a defensive shield upon sensing the surge of spiritual power.
At the same time, a top-grade talisman made from beast hide appeared in the Nascent Soul's tiny hand.
With a wave of its hand, a white light appeared, forming a white wall in front of it, blocking the Void Piercing Finger.
Seizing this brief opportunity, Lou Yanliang's Nascent Soul immediately used a teleportation technique and fled into the distance.
Chu Ning noticed Lou Yanliang's escape, and his eyes flickered, but he didn't give chase.
Instead, he turned his attention back to the Golden Horn Beast before him.
This Ninth-Rank Golden Horn Beast was his true target!
Just then, the Five Elements Spirit Sword and the Yellow Wind Banner successively slammed into the golden protective barrier around the Golden Horn Beast.
(End of Chapter)
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