The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Perilous Chapter 120: Chapter 120 Perilous High-level spiritual beasts possess wisdom comparable to that of a two or three-year-old child.

This Fire Cloud Beast had killed more than just one or two human martial artists, so it was aware of the devastating power of its own pounce to humans.

It imagined that this strike would smash the small human before it into a meat patty, just like those it had killed before.

So when it saw Jing Yan being knocked away but still standing there unharmed, it felt very surprised.

“Damn it!” Jing Yan was equally angry.

Had it been a seventh-level spiritual beast, he would have been able to slay it.

But facing a high-level eighth-rank Fire Cloud Beast, one that was relatively strong among its kind, he had no means at all.

His gaze then shifted to the Purple Incense Flower not far away, and his anxiety increased.

Yet, no matter how anxious, without dealing with the Fire Cloud Beast not far ahead, it would be very difficult to obtain the Purple Incense Flower.

“What should I do?”

“Damn it, let’s give it a try!”

“Whoosh!” Jing Yan’s Flowing Light Sword vibrated slightly, and his figure turned into an afterimage as he rushed toward the Fire Cloud Beast.

He came to Sinful Canyon specifically to obtain the Purple Incense Flower.

If he were to retreat now, Jing Yan definitely wouldn’t be content.

He had to give it a try, no matter what.

“Moon Cutting Sword Technique!”

The Moon Cutting Sword Technique, which integrated the Autumn Wind Falling Leaves and Condensed Moon Three Waves, unleashed a terrifying black sword light that pierced through space.

This strike was powerful enough to kill most martial artists in the Early Innate Realm.

It was, so far, Jing Yan’s attack that contained the utmost power.

“Roar!”

The Fire Cloud Beast, seeing Jing Yan daring to charge at it, let out a fierce roar, and its hooves forcefully kicked off the ground.

Its huge crimson body charged at Jing Yan like lightning.

It thought that Jing Yan was challenging it to a decisive death battle!

Of course, it would not retreat.

This insignificant little human dared to provoke it, and it intended to tear him into pieces.

“Roar!”

“Roar roar!” The Fire Cloud Beast let out continuous roars.

Waves of scorching hot air spread around, causing the distant white clouds to roll like ripples on water.

“Beast, meet your end!” Jing Yan channeled his Primordial Energy to its limit, sweeping the fierce sword light towards the Fire Cloud Beast.

Simultaneously.

“Sky Wings!”

The Body Technique Martial Arts, Sky Wings, was also activated to the extreme.

One could see that Jing Yan’s body, while charging forward at an incredible speed, abruptly changed direction.

In an instant, with an eerily abnormal posture, he veered to the right.

“Pff!”

The black sword light, charged with the power of the Moon Cutting Sword Technique, was viciously shattered by the beast’s sharp claws.

Still, Jing Yan’s strongest attack was obviously not something that the Fire Cloud Beast could completely ignore.

Although it shattered the sword light of the Moon Cutting Sword Technique, the immense power within the sword light still caused its body to slightly step back.

One might even say that it slowed the beast’s charging speed a tad.

Jing Yan’s purpose for launching this attack was precisely to achieve this—he never intended to slay the Fire Cloud Beast.

With his current realm, it was impossible for him to slaughter the eighth-level spiritual beast, the Fire Cloud Beast.

His purpose was merely to slow down the beast’s movements.

With the aid of the Sky Wings, Jing Yan’s body instantly drifted down in front of the nearest Purple Incense Flower, and without any hesitation, he plucked it and, in the next instant, stored it inside the Sumeru Ring.

“Roar!”

The Fire Cloud Beast had clearly seen Jing Yan’s actions.

It knew his previous attack was simply a feint, the human’s real target was the Spirit Grass growing on the ground.

Although the Spirit Grass was not precious, the beast was enraged beyond measure, feeling that it had been toyed with by this human.

After a mad roar, the Fire Cloud Beast, fueled by boundless rage, mustered all its strength and lunged towards Jing Yan, determined to bite off the deceitful human’s head!

“Swoosh!”

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh!”

Jing Yan felt the terrifying force approaching from behind and, without even turning around, pushed the Sky Wings to their limits.

His body changed directions multiple times at an unbelievable speed.

Now that he had the Purple Incense Flower, he obviously could not afford to stay and fight to the death with the Fire Cloud Beast.

After dodging the beast’s lethal claws and gaping maw, Jing Yan bolted like lightning toward the exit of the Sinful Canyon.

At this time, Jing Yan could not afford to hold back.

The Primordial Energy in his Martial Arts Meridians surged like a torrential river under the influence of the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill.

Similarly, he pushed the Sky Wings to their limit.

Jing Yan, like a bolt of lightning, raced madly through the Sinful Canyon.

The Fire Cloud Beast, too, was in hot pursuit, letting out roars from time to time.

Along the way, there were many other spiritual beasts, but upon hearing the roar of the Fire Cloud Beast, they all hid immediately, causing no trouble for Jing Yan.

After running wildly for half an hour, Jing Yan finally let out a breath of relief.

The Fire Cloud Beast was too fast; he had actually worried that if it kept on chasing, his robust yet rapidly depleting Primordial Energy would not last.

Jing Yan couldn’t maintain such a frenetic pace indefinitely.

Hence, if the Fire Cloud Beast really had pursued to the death, Jing Yan might have been caught before he could escape the Sinful Canyon.

Thankfully, after half an hour of frantic fleeing, the damn creature, the Fire Cloud Beast, had finally given up the chase.

Gradually coming to a stop, Jing Yan gasped for breath a few times, his mouth curving into a slight grin, feeling much lighter in his heart.

“That was really dangerous!”

“One slip, and I could have died here.

Lucky for me, I had the Sky Wings.

Otherwise, I would’ve been doomed without a doubt,” Jing Yan thought with a chilling sense of gratitude in his heart.

Had he not chosen a movement technique like the Sky Wings, and instead chosen an attack-oriented Top-grade Martial Arts, he would not have escaped the Fire Cloud Beast’s lethal claws, even if he had fully mastered the Top-grade Martial Arts.

Jing Yan finally understood the importance of having a movement technique Martial Arts specifically for escape.

“Senior Tianshui?”

Jing Yan opened his eyes wide.

The figure of Tianshui emerged from the Qiankun Ring, not far from him.

“Find a place to concoct the medicine!” Tianshui said while waving his arm.

“Now?” Jing Yan was momentarily stunned.

His plan had been to leave the Moonlight Forest before concocting the medicine necessary for his advancement to the Innate Realm.

“Yes, right now.

That damned beast dared to chase after me?

How can I tolerate this?” Tianshui’s face was dark, and he fiercely gritted his teeth.

Hearing this, Jing Yan suddenly realized something.

Tianshui had clearly been provoked by the Fire Cloud Beast.

Although the beast was chasing Jing Yan, Tianshui had been inside the Qiankun Ring on Jing Yan’s person the whole time, meaning Tianshui felt as though he himself had been chased out by the Fire Cloud Beast.

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