novelraw Chapter 560: Combination Skills and Giant-Horned Rhinoceros
Chapter 560: Combination Skills and Giant-Horned Rhinoceros
Heaven-Burning Storm!
"Bang!"
Coincidentally, just as Jiang Yuan and his group stepped out of the Celestial Sword Sect’s array, they saw a Giant-Horned Rhinoceros charging towards them. It seemed to want to challenge the sturdiness of the Celestial Sword Sect’s array with its massive, hard horn.
Although the array wouldn’t be destroyed by such a collision, enduring the damage would require consuming a large amount of Spirit Stones. As soon as Jiang Yuan saw the system prompt appear, he swiftly unleashed a newly combined skill.
The Heaven-Burning Storm is a fusion of the Heaven-Burning Flame and Black Flame Storm. When combined, it merges the single-target strike of the Heaven-Burning Flame and the destructive power of the Black Flame Storm. A colossal flame, orange-red with streaks of black, swept across the sky and earth!
Fang Shouye and the others had just noticed the demon beast charging towards the Celestial Sword Sect when Jiang Yuan’s view showed a vivid "-5000!"
"Gulp!"
The demon beast didn’t even have time to roar. It was slashed the moment it faced off, its charging motion coming to an abrupt halt as it toppled to the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly.
"Master is amazing!" Wan Mingchuan watched with admiration. It had been a while since he’d seen his master in action, and now his mana and techniques were even more powerful!
Jiang Yuan glanced at the new skill with a cooldown of ten minutes, nodding slightly, "Train diligently, and you can one day apply the fire element techniques with such might."
The Heaven-Burning Scripture, which was originally obtained easily, and the Black Flame Storm, which was relatively cheap, both had long cooldowns and were somewhat impractical. After the skills were merged, their rank increased a bit, and the cooldown was much shorter.
As experience points were accumulated, the cooldown time would become shorter and shorter.
The disciples of the Celestial Sword Sect were dumbfounded, secretly realizing that this is the power of a high-realm cultivator. To kill from such a distance with a single move, effortlessly!
Even the Sect Leader would take a moment to entangle such a demon beast before slaying it! Just how high is Mr. Jiang’s realm?
"Sect Leader Fang, let the disciples dissect the demon core, it can fetch a good price at the market." Jiang Yuan looked at the system’s "ingredients" prompt, asking, "How does your sect usually handle the remains of slain demon beasts?"
"This, this is also fine, you guys go dissect the demon core." Originally, since it was a collaboration between two teams, the spoils of those slain by the other party naturally belonged to them, and Fang Shouye didn’t immediately realize.
Realizing that Mr. Jiang was taking care of the Celestial Sword Sect, he hurriedly told the disciples to dissect the core. With a hearty laugh, he replied, "At first, with smaller demon beasts, we tried to cook them after slaughtering, but the meat is smelly, tough, and contains frenzied energy, making it impossible to absorb. No one would buy it back, so each time we just dispose of the core and leave it.
Strangely enough, the demon beast carcass we discard at night disappears by the next evening. I figure there may be other demon beasts in the wilderness during the day that consume them."
It could also be that the territory’s lord’s subordinates cleaned them up. Jiang Yuan thought, nodding, and then saw the Celestial Sword Sect’s disciples wielding knives and swords, attacking the large demon beast’s abdomen with all their might.
In reality, this Giant-Horned Rhinoceros’s demon core was located in the chest cavity, a passive skill making the walnut-sized core with a faint yellow glow conspicuous.
"Stand back a bit," he gestured, as Yun Mo complied by crouching down, letting him stand on its back and fly above the upturned demon beast.
Jiang Yuan took a step to stand on the giant horn, casually pulled out a long spear, aimed at the demon core’s location, and with a "thrust," pierced it and cut twice, revealing the glowing core amid the sliced flesh.
"Thank you for your guidance!"
The group was stunned by the master’s personal demonstration.
Even Bai Yunqi, fanning himself with a puzzled look, realized that although in Carefree City, they had often killed demon beasts to extract their cores, the location of the core varied depending on the demon beast and its strength, being found in the abdomen, chest, or head.
Even the most experienced hunters have to search each area, typically targeting the softest abdomen first, moving up to the chest cavity if necessary, with the head being the most difficult, requiring a significant effort just to split it open.
For the Venerable Family to slay demon beasts in one strike is not uncommon, but to extract the core in one go, well, that’s truly impressive!
Jiang Yuan gave the demon core to the Celestial Sword Sect and stored the massive carcass, which could be turned into food at the slaughterhouse, into his storage bag, indicating to hurry and continue patrolling.
Five Elements Cloud-Piercing Thunder!
Upon encountering another demon beast, although the Heaven-Burning Storm was ready, Jiang Yuan wanted to test all his skills, so he unleashed a new skill.
The originally bright sky dimmed suddenly, as thunderclouds rapidly gathered, with lightning arcs flickering across the sky before converging into a thick, dazzling bolt that struck the demon beast directly.
After the skill cast ended, the progress bar slowly advanced, taking about ten seconds before the skill was off cooldown.
"Did lightning just strike?" the Celestial Sword Sect disciples were still in a daze, as it’s well known that cultivators typically have only one attribute, and given Jiang Yuan had just used fire techniques, those unfamiliar with him naturally assumed.
Only Yun Mo swallowed excitedly, thinking Thunder Element!
Mr. Jiang used thunder elemental techniques. If I train diligently, one day I’ll be able to unleash such powerful lightning too!
They barely delayed their journey, with Jiang Yuan seamlessly slaying demon beasts, extracting their cores, and collecting spoils, leading the group deep into the Niu Tou Ridge.
"Venerable Family, ahead there are several Giant-Horned Rhinoceroses, should we go around them or fight through?" Hu Zhile sniffed the air, pointing out where the beasts congregated in the mountains, whispering, "Last night, Bai Senior and I came to scout, the leader is about twenty miles away in a valley, making too much noise could alert it."
Bai Yunqi nodded, "Importantly, the leader of the Giant-Horned Rhinoceroses is surrounded by several robust adult demon beasts. Sect Leader Fang also noted they often act together, causing significant destruction, and if they find a village or town, can break protective barriers and devour all mortals in one night."
"Then let’s not startle the enemy, let’s head straight to the headquarters to hunt the demon beast leader," Jiang Yuan glanced at the Devouring Mountains and Rivers skill he’d been eager to try, waved to bypass some smaller demon beasts, and head straight to the headquarters!
The Devouring Mountains and Rivers is a combination of the Devouring Technique and the Vast Mountains and Rivers skill. The system indicated that the group attack skill would consume all beings within the strike range, randomly gaining a portion of refined lifespan, making it easy to kill indiscriminately against the natural order.
Hence, after merging the skills, he had yet to test it.
"Giant-Horned Rhinoceros Leader, advanced monster, capable of summoning subordinate demon beasts"
As they neared, Jiang Yuan suddenly noticed detailed information emerging from a ’little mountain’ and signaled Yun Mo to stop, realizing that it wasn’t a mountain but their target—the demon beast leader!
"You all should stay behind for now, Xiao Bai, come with me." The words "advanced monster" and the sight of the large, thick health bar indicated the formidable nature of the boss, prompting him to also gain some respect for Fang Shouye.
Having cultivated to just nearing the Golden Core Realm with a medium-quality Spirit Root, he was able to lead the sect disciples to protect civilians nearby despite such strong enemies. Even merely encountering them he could lead away and escape, showing remarkable skill!
Fang Shouye had thought they were to assist fully in slaying demon beasts, but they hadn’t even seen the Giant-Horned Rhinoceros leader before being left behind. Looking around at the shadowy forests, he softly asked Hu Zhile, "Miss Hu, what should we be doing staying here?"
"Find a spot with a good view and watch how the Venerable Family slays the demon beast," Hu Zhile, drawing from experience, was first to fly atop a tall tree, waving with a smile, "Great view from here, and we can help watch for other demon beasts trying to cause trouble."