Almighty Genius

Chapter 2320 - 1814: Inner Core in Hand...

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Of course, Little Dragon has a very big weakness… the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the external world is too scarce, it simply can't support it for a long stay, at most it can just pop out for a brief moment and then return to Qin Fang's body.

A Supreme Realm Powerhouse might also have such troubles, but comparatively speaking, it's much lighter than Little Dragon's situation.

Unless it's a place like that Treasure Repository just now, where the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is extremely rich, then Little Dragon can fully exhibit its dreadful secret techniques… like that major move of drawing so much Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to extinguish a fire happened only once.

The result was... Little Dragon crawled back into Qin Fang's body to rest and continue refining the absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. However, even when encountering a viciously tough opponent like the Black Water Xuan Snake, it couldn't come out to help.

But, looking now, Qin Fang might not entirely be at a disadvantage...

At least, he has now entered the body of the Black Water Xuan Snake and directly reached the front of its inner core.

That dark green inner core seems to be within reach!

Roar~~~

This attack by Qin Fang served as a reminder to the Black Water Xuan Snake, its enemy hasn't disappeared but is in its belly and has already reached its inner core… once its inner core is taken, all of its essence will be almost depleted.

In such a crisis, how could the Black Water Xuan Snake possibly remain unmoved?

Only a thunderous roar was heard, and the massive body of the Black Water Xuan Snake twisted again, its muscles tensed quickly,

"Idiot, the same move didn't work the first time, and you still want to use it a second time?"

Qin Fang sneered slightly, unmoved, his body didn't deform as it had before, maintaining its normal state... However, beside him, a dark figure appeared.

Puppet person...

The puppet person who had previously rendered meritorious service appeared again... But this time, it's not outside confronting the Black Water Xuan Snake, but inside its belly, directly supporting Qin Fang's body.

The muscle contraction of the Black Water Xuan Snake exerted a terribly extreme pressure... at least Qin Fang could be sure, even if he became directly violent, releasing the most horrifying defensive power, it still couldn't withstand such force!

But for the puppet person, such force is not particularly outrageous...

If Qin Fang had ordered it to directly unleash a destructive attack on the Black Water Xuan Snake, perhaps this spirit beast level snake would have already been in life-threatening danger, how could it still attack so wildly?

Without any worries, Qin Fang naturally no longer paid attention to the Black Water Xuan Snake's attack. After all, he's inside its belly, no matter how the snake rampages, it couldn't threaten Qin Fang, allowing him to comfortably do his thing.

With the inner core right in front of him, how could Qin Fang just watch without taking action?

So, Qin Fang reached out toward the dark green inner core…

It seems that the Black Water Xuan Snake has also sensed Qin Fang's action, its body shook and coiled intensely, its muscle contraction even stronger, and it seemed to use its massive body to fiercely strike the incredibly hard stone walls surrounding the Underground Dark River.

Qin Fang couldn't stand stably inside its body at one point...

However, these are just some small tricks, slightly adapting, and there's no problem at all.

Buzz~~~

When Qin Fang reached out to seize the inner core, when he was within less than twenty centimeters of the core, a halo-like protective Gang Qi oscillated, actually forcibly blocking Qin Fang's hand.

"Huh…"

Noticing its existence, Qin Fang was momentarily stunned.

A Great Grandmaster Level Expert can condense a Gang Qi shield, which Qin Fang was well aware of, but he didn't expect that a spirit beast equivalent to a Great Grandmaster Level Expert would also have a similar Gang Qi Shield around its inner core…

After trying again, indeed, when just a little distance remained from the inner core, the Gang Qi Shield rose automatically, blocking Qin Fang's hand, and even vaguely carrying a slight counterattack… But Qin Fang's defense is strong, this level of counterattack could be ignored.

The inner core was within reach, but Qin Fang couldn't touch it, much less take it away...

"Spiritual beasts are indeed not that simple…"

I thought things would go quite smoothly, but I didn't expect the difference between spiritual beasts and non-spiritual beasts to be quite significant.

The Black Water Xuan Snake and the Xuan Shui Python are equally renowned, both are exotic species containing Desolate Bloodline, and at the same level, their strength isn't much different... But back then, Qin Fang entered the Xuan Shui Python's body in the same way and killed it easily, without such trouble as now!

So, it can only be said that spiritual beasts are indeed much stronger than non-spiritual beasts, not just in terms of intelligence, the difference in strength is even greater, whether it's Attack Power or defense, external or internal, they are stronger by not just one or two levels.

"Interesting..."

But undeniably, Qin Fang had gained a deeper understanding of spiritual beasts.

Up until now, Qin Fang had encountered a few spiritual beasts, and he even crafted one himself. The Snow Fox Ferret had now advanced to the level of a spiritual beast, though it had just begun... it was quite formidable, even the Chrysanthemum Pig had to yield to it somewhat.

But those were Qin Fang's own spiritual beasts, completely different from wild spiritual beasts like these...

The spiritual beast encountered at the Little Island ruins last time was extremely powerful and terrifying, almost comparable to this Black Water Xuan Snake... it directly scared off Qin Fang when he was still slightly weak.

Therefore, this Black Water Xuan Snake should be considered the first adversarial spiritual beast Qin Fang encountered, and also the first time he saw a complete inner core. Thus, everything was so novel, and these experiences needed to be gradually accumulated.

"A mere Gang Qi Shield, it seems it can't stop me..."

Undeniably, the Gang Qi Shield created some trouble for Qin Fang, allowing him to see the inner core right in front of him without being able to grasp it.

However, Qin Fang wasn't a pushover...

What about a Gang Qi Shield?

Don't grandmaster-level experts also have a Gang Qi Shield?

Yet the number of grandmaster-level experts who have died at Qin Fang's hands seems to exceed the fingers of one hand...

The Black Water Xuan Snake's is somewhat special, but it's still a Gang Qi Shield, right?

Since Qin Fang could break it once, he could break it a second time, a third time, a fourth time... The Gang Qi Shield before him might not be able to hinder Qin Fang's advance!

Buzz~~

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword trembled, and a strand of sword energy vibrated immediately. Condensed at the sword's tip, the white sword glow was compressed very tightly, and the flickering radiance made one feel its terror... This was sword energy that had been highly compressed, and once unleashed, its power would be absolutely terrifying.

The sword's point slanted towards the edge of the inner core... Qin Fang only wanted to break the protective Gang Qi Shield without wanting his sword energy to destroy the complete spiritual beast inner core!

If the inner core were to shatter, the essence contained within would quickly leak out... Not to mention whether there would be a way to collect these essences, even if they could be collected, the loss of essence couldn't be prevented, and perhaps what could be collected would not even amount to half of the inner core's capacity!

If it were like that, it would indeed be a heavy loss...

Evading the range of the inner core, Qin Fang immediately vibrated the treasured sword, and a sharp stream of sword energy directly charged forward, rushing towards that layer of Gang Qi Shield.

Buzz~~

Even though Qin Fang's strike wasn't his strongest blow, it still carried seventy to eighty percent of his power... Upon reaching the predetermined position, a Gang Qi Shield rose immediately there, colliding with Qin Fang's sword energy.

Pop pop pop~~~

A series of sounds like this echoed, the Gang Qi Shield sounding like firecrackers, continuously emitting such noises... Even Qin Fang's ears were somewhat deafened by the high frequency of impacts.

Or rather, this Gang Qi Shield seemed to be one layer, but in reality, it was countless layers stacked together...

Qin Fang had only just touched the first layer, and everything beyond was completely enveloped by these Gang Qi Shields, where the inner core was located... Such defense was much more formidable than the protective Gang Qi of great grandmaster-level experts.

"These Gang Qi shields are indeed about to fully integrate into its body..."

By this time, Qin Fang had also confirmed the true strength of this Black Water Xuan Snake. It had reached the peak state of a spiritual beast, just one step away from becoming a spirit beast king... Once these Gang Qi were fully integrated, then it would mean it had taken that step.

If it really reached that level, even if Qin Fang were to invade the Black Water Xuan Snake's stomach, it would be very hard to kill it, at most only gravely injure it...

But now, that's hard to say!

Qin Fang's sword energy was extremely sharp, with all attack power concentrated on one point, making it exceedingly formidable...

In a short span of time, it shattered countless Gang Qi Shields wrapped around the Black Water Xuan Snake's inner core... white sword energy kept pulsating, continuously eating towards the direction of the inner core, with the distance getting shorter and shorter!

Pop~~~

With this crisp sound, the last layer of Gang Qi Shield that covered the Black Water Xuan Snake's inner core shattered completely. The dark green inner core was thus exposed in front of Qin Fang without any obstruction...

This was a dark green spherical object, with various capillary-like connecting lines attached to the Black Water Xuan Snake's body. Faintly, one could see the liquid flowing within, which were the Black Water Xuan Snake's essences...

"This time, you can't escape..."

Qin Fang felt the immense anxiety of the Black Water Xuan Snake outside. It made every attempt to hinder Qin Fang's actions, but eventually, it failed. Qin Fang's hand was gradually, gradually reaching for the inner core, and he could even feel the strong water-elemental forces contained within this inner core... (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)