The snow beast, once it appeared, roared and pounced on the Gu Diao. The Gu Diao had just scrambled to its feet when the snow beast was already upon it, its steel-knife-like paws tearing at the Gu Diao. The Gu Diao, in a fit of rage, howled and lunged with its sharp teeth at the snow beast. Thus, two behemoths of similar size rolled, bit, and tore at each other on the ground. Red and white figures intertwined, like two mountains toppling back and forth, causing the earth to tremble and shake incessantly. Potholes continuously appeared, and sand and stones were stirred up, with dust spreading infinitely in all directions.
Mo Qi watched quietly from the outside, carefully analyzing the battle. If the two beasts were to fight freely, he was genuinely worried that the snow beast would not be able to withstand the Gu Diao's ripple attacks. Therefore, he summoned the snow beast while the Gu Diao was falling, allowing the two beasts to engage in close-quarters combat, thus highlighting their advantage.
However, he gradually discovered that the snow beast was also at a disadvantage in close combat. Every tear he made only opened a shallow gash on the Gu Diao's body, failing to penetrate the skin. Conversely, the Gu Diao was much more ferocious. With every bite, its sharp teeth left two deep holes in the snow beast's body, causing the snow beast to yelp in pain.
Mo Qi thought to himself, as long as you can open a gash, your mission is accomplished.
Yet, the snow beast was now completely suppressed by the Gu Diao, with almost no room to retaliate.
If this continued, the snow beast would surely perish here. Let me help you. Mo Qi curved his fingers and flicked them, sending out eight streams of arrow energy that accurately struck the Gu Diao's head and pierced through the other side. The Gu Diao, in excruciating pain, released its bite on the snow beast and rolled on the ground, howling. The snow beast seized the opportunity, pouncing and tearing with its claws. The Gu Diao writhed its face in agony and struggled to resist. However, its head was too large, and the area of its vital points was also large. Although Mo Qi could hit its vital points, he could only inflict superficial damage.
With no other option, Mo Qi continued to unleash arrow energy, striking its head to prevent it from attacking the snow beast. The Gu Diao, battered and yelping, finally let out a sigh of submission, then wagged its tail and fled into the distance. The snow beast looked up at Mo Qi with a pitiful gaze, as if telling him: I am also seriously injured; let it escape.
How could such a ferocious demonic beast be let off so easily? If it were spared today, how many more innocents would it harm next time? Mo Qi firmly issued the command: Chase.
The snow beast immediately resumed its charge, latching onto the Gu Diao's tail and one hind leg, while simultaneously extending its claws to grip the Gu Diao's abdomen. This claw strike landed precisely on a previous wound, and with a pull, it left long, deep claw marks, from which bright red blood gushed out.
The Gu Diao let out a sharp, piercing cry and turned back in fury, biting down on the snow beast's ear and tearing it off. The snow beast howled in agony, turned, and fled ignominiously towards the crack. Seeing that it was indeed seriously injured and its objective had been achieved, Mo Qi let it go and flicked a healing pill towards the crack. The snow beast tilted its head, caught the pill, and swallowed it, its body disappearing into the crack, which then closed instantly, as if the snow beast had never appeared.
The Gu Diao, trailing blood, fled into the mountains. How could Mo Qi let it go so easily? He took out the small box, pointed at it with his left hand, and the box opened. A small blood figure jumped out. The blood figure slightly opened its mouth, and fresh blood flowed out continuously, first like a small spring, then a stream, gradually becoming a river, and in an instant, it submerged the Gu Diao. Some of the blood flowed into its body through its wounds.
The Gu Diao initially fled rapidly, but as the blood entered its body, its speed gradually slowed, becoming slower and slower, until it seemed as if it were frozen in place, as if struck by a immobilizing spell. The sea of blood surged forward, instantly engulfing the Gu Diao's form. The Gu Diao let out a mournful cry as its body endured the forces of tearing and corrosion.
At this moment, the young cultivator had also recovered somewhat. Seeing the Gu Diao trapped, it was the perfect time to eliminate it. He did not hesitate and lunged towards the blood sea where the Gu Diao was.
Mo Qi quickly called out to stop him: "Stop quickly..."
As the young man approached the blood sea, he sensed something was wrong. The blood sea possessed a soul-sucking power, attempting to draw his soul out of his body. The young cultivator was greatly alarmed and hurriedly unleashed his spiritual power, retreating with an incredible movement technique.
Once the blood sea trapped the Gu Diao, it adhered to it with immense viscosity. No matter how much it struggled, it could not break free. However, the blood sea from the outside was not enough to destroy the Gu Diao. What truly brought it despair were the drops of blood that entered its body through its wounds, corroding its flesh and blood layer by layer, and gradually turning its bones and flesh into blood.
The Gu Diao refused to surrender and continued its death throes. It had absorbed too many magical treasures and artifacts. Most of the artifacts had been digested and converted into spiritual energy. A few magical treasures had not yet been digested and were now being used internally to devour the blood sea. For a moment, the situation reached a stalemate.
Mo Qi thought the Gu Diao's fate was sealed and released Pei Ruxue from the Five-Colored Pagoda, allowing her to witness the spectacle.
Pei Ruxue looked at Mo Qi with a resentful gaze. Mo Qi pretended not to see, merely pointing at the young cultivator opposite him: "What do you think the origin of that young man is?"
Pei Ruxue glanced briefly: "How would I know? I can't even guarantee my own freedom, so do I have time to concern myself with such matters?"
Mo Qi looked embarrassed and stammered, "Aren't you quite free now?"
At this moment, the Gu Diao on the ground actually began to move slowly. It used the artifacts within its body to resist the blood sea from entering its body, preventing the blood sea from further corroding its body, showing signs of revival.
This was intolerable! Mo Qi immediately curved his fingers again and sent streams of arrow energy towards its head, causing the Gu Diao to cry out repeatedly. Mo Qi continued to flick without interruption. After a moment, blood began to seep from the Gu Diao's eye corners.
Pei Ruxue also immediately formed a hand seal, sending a gyroscope-shaped projection towards the Gu Diao, narrow at the front and wide at the back, forming a cone shape as it struck the Gu Diao.
The Gu Diao's head tilted slightly, and the gyroscope passed through the hole Mo Qi had previously created, significantly enlarging it. This strike was enough to be fatal to the Gu Diao.
With a mournful cry, the Gu Diao, as if seeking mutual destruction, suddenly erupted. Countless magical treasures surged out, emitting a world-devouring radiance. The dazzling light instantly engulfed the land.
Mo Qi and Pei Ruxue were both greatly alarmed. The attack spanned the heavens and the earth, making evasion impossible. Pei Ruxue was momentarily unable to resist.
Mo Qi had no time to think further. He patted his storage bag, and a detonating pill flew out. Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly infused it with Fiery Spirit Energy, and the pill furnace instantly expanded.
Mo Qi tore off the suppression talisman and struck out with his palm. The pill furnace shot out, colliding head-on with the white light. With a deafening roar, a burst of red light instantly spread outwards in all directions, intertwining and tearing at the white light. A surge of turbulent airflow violently churned in all directions, upwards and downwards.
Mo Qi turned around, and under Pei Ruxue's terrified gaze, he opened his arms and embraced her, activating his invisible battle suit, using his own back to meet the overwhelming, shattering divine light and airflow.
The light instantly engulfed everything. In his ears, he heard the sounds of strong airflow turbulence, the whistling wind, and the power of blades cutting and flames burning pressing down, making it impossible to breathe.
Pei Ruxue instinctively buried her head deeply into Mo Qi's chest. Mo Qi instinctively held her tighter. The destructive force swept over them, like a wind with blades, scraping away flesh layer by layer. Everything around them seemed to be scraped away, and they themselves seemed to cease to exist.
The oppressive feeling seemed unending, the pain eternal. Time seemed to stand still, body and mind frozen. Yet, it all ended without warning, and peace returned to the surroundings.
Pei Ruxue raised her head and saw Mo Qi's face contorted, sweat and tears mingling, a look of pain on his face.
"Are you alright?" Pei Ruxue asked with concern.
Mo Qi laboriously moved his hands away from her waist, as if even this simple action required all his strength. He stood there, silent, his face still contorted, lacking the strength to speak, let alone lift his hand to take a pill.
He simply closed his eyes and urged his spiritual power to repair his body, feeling a strong sense that if he relaxed for even a moment, his soul would be scattered.
Pei Ruxue also noticed his weakness and slowly moved her steps, turning behind him...
Seeing everything before her, Pei Ruxue's tears welled up and flowed. His back was no longer intact, a bloody mess, with even his spine faintly visible.
After recovering slightly, Mo Qi slowly said, "Help me get a healing pill from my storage bag."
Pei Ruxue immediately wiped her tears, turned back in front of him, and reached into his storage bag, fumbling for a pill.
"No, that's a beauty pill," Mo Qi said, his lips purple, shaking his head.
Pei Ruxue fumbled for a long time. There were too many miscellaneous items inside. She finally found another pill and took it out.
Mo Qi shook his head again: "No, that's an invisibility pill."
Pei Ruxue fumbled for a long time again and took out a pill.
Mo Qi was almost out of breath: "It's an emergency pill."
Pei Ruxue's tears flowed again: "I don't recognize it, I can't find it."
"It's alright, no rush, take your time," Mo Qi said weakly.
After searching for a long time, it was still not found.
However, his wounds had begun to heal on their own. After a slight recovery, Mo Qi put the blood figure back into the storage bag. With renewed strength, he prepared to find the healing pill himself.
Seeing that he could move on his own, Pei Ruxue stepped back a few paces, giving up on helping him search, as she couldn't find it anyway.
"Magical treasures, there are magical treasures on the ground," a voice suddenly exclaimed.
The people who had fled earlier, now seeing that the Gu Diao had been eliminated, returned one after another. Upon their return, they saw several shimmering magical treasures scattered on the ground. Greed flashed in everyone's eyes, and they all pounced towards the treasures on the ground.
"Magical treasures?" Mo Qi's eyes lit up. How could he forget such an important matter?
He no longer cared about healing, his spine exposed, and he sprang out energetically to snatch the magical treasures.
The young cultivator opposite him was also injured. Although the Gu Diao's attack at the last moment was not directed towards him, the leaked power of the magical treasures had still affected him to some extent. However, his injuries were much lighter than Mo Qi's. In other words, if he had been in Mo Qi's position, he would likely not exist now. He was currently meditating and healing. Upon hearing about the magical treasures, he remained unmoved, focusing solely on his recovery.
First come, first served. Mo Qi instantly swept up everything on the ground, grabbing a bell, a flying knife, a staff-shaped artifact, and a bead.
When the others pounced, they found nothing but disappointment.
But seeing Mo Qi with his spine exposed and a ferocious expression on his face, they dared not contend with him.
Pei Ruxue looked at him, risking his life for magical treasures, and cried, then laughed.