"It’s so fast; how can you lead it away? We both have the scent of the Golden Solarian Tree on us. It might not chase you; it could come after me."
"You won’t know unless you try," Kenny Lin replied.
Amalia’s eyes flashed with determination, "Let’s try then."
Kenny Lin felt a little bit uneasy with how quickly Amalia agreed, "Never mind, let’s not split up."
A slight smile appeared in Amalia’s eyes, "That’s not what you just said. Are you afraid you won’t have a ’chance’?"
"I just realized that my suggestion might be exactly what you want. Speaking of the Golden Solarian Tree’s scent, you probably have more of it on you than I do."
Amalia was better at carefully digging out the roots of the Golden Solarian Tree without damaging them, so she had handled most of them.
Kenny Lin didn’t want the Nascent Soul stage demonic beast chasing Amalia after they split up.
"This isn’t working," Amalia suddenly said while tossing a jade bottle filled with spiritual liquid to him, "Drink this and try to advance to the next stage."
Kenny Lin had been cultivating in the spiritual vein, and he was just a step away from breaking through.
Although he was still far from reaching the late Nascent Soul stage, any advancement would increase their chances of survival.
Without hesitation, Kenny Lin opened the bottle and drank the spiritual liquid in one gulp.
When Amalia had only taken a few sips of this liquid, her meridians had felt like they were about to burst.
But Kenny Lin drank the whole bottle, and his face immediately turned red.
Fortunately, it only lasted a moment before his complexion returned to normal.
The yin-yang pearl in his body, with its enormous appetite, helped him quickly absorb the spiritual liquid, causing his meridians to swell and contract as they repeatedly struck the barrier to the next stage.
Soon, he successfully broke through, and the whole process didn’t take much time.
Kenny Lin suddenly changed direction, leading Amalia away from the cliff and toward a wide open plain.
As the mountains and cover around them became fewer, their figures finally came into view of the Nascent Soul stage demonic beast.
Seeing its enemies made the demonic beast even more furious.
The Nascent Soul stage demonic beast’s eyes turned completely red with anger, and its speed increased dramatically, quickly closing the distance between them.
Before Amalia could speak, Kenny Lin pushed her to the side.
"Watch your husband show off and slay this Nascent Soul stage demonic beast!"
Kenny Lin turned his head to face the raging, furious Nascent Soul stage demonic beast.
Despite the powerful opponent, his spirit didn’t falter; instead, it surged even higher as he raised his sword.
In that moment, to Amalia, Kenny Lin looked like a god standing tall against the sky.
"Roar!" The demonic beast let out another furious roar.
These two humans had stolen its Golden Solarian Tree—unforgivable!
And now, this human with just a Golden Core stage cultivation dared to challenge its might—unforgivable again!
"Be careful!"
Amalia shouted from behind him, though her voice was drowned out by the demonic beast’s roar.
Kenny Lin heard her reminder and arrogantly replied, "It’s just an ordinary Nascent Soul stage demonic beast. It can’t do anything to me. Today, it will taste the power of my Celestial Blade of Annihilation!"
Amalia frowned slightly.
The Celestial Blade of Annihilation was a famous technique of Master Lian.
The last time it was used was against the Lord of Sunshadow City, where it killed the opponent in one strike but also caused some side effects, like the Yin-Yang Pearl cracking again.
However, since Kenny Lin had just broken through and was at his peak state, there shouldn’t be too many problems—though she wasn’t completely sure.
The Nascent Soul stage demonic beast showed a human-like disdain.
A late-stage Golden Core cultivator thinking he could kill it was like dreaming in broad daylight.
After Kenny Lin’s power increased, the Celestial Blade of Annihilation seemed to no longer need to draw energy from the heavens and earth.
The commotion was less than before, and it actually drew on his own spiritual power.
A massive amount of spiritual energy flowed into the sword, making it hum and whine as if it were excited or struggling to hold up.
The Nascent Soul stage demonic beast didn’t give him time to prepare.
It roared and charged at Kenny Lin.
Amalia had already anticipated this, and the Sixth Blade of the Eight Gods Sword instantly drained Amalia’s spiritual power.
Before the demonic beast reached Kenny Lin, she made her move.
The blade light spread out like a sky full of colors, cutting through the air and landing on the Nascent Soul stage demonic beast.
The blade energy had strong destructive power.
The demonic beast was caught off guard, and its huge body was cut with many small wounds that burrowed inside.
But it quickly crushed them.
No matter how powerful the attack, it was like paper in front of such a huge difference in strength.
Amalia didn’t expect this attack to cause real harm to the demonic beast.
Her main goal was just to buy Kenny Lin some time, after which she would withdraw.
The demonic beast stared at Amalia with a fierce look.
Suddenly, she stepped back, revealing another human figure behind her.
This person had a cold, emotionless stare, like someone without any feelings.
The demonic beast felt a shiver of fear, realizing that even a late-stage Golden Core human could make it feel this way.
Enraged and embarrassed, it roared loudly and charged at Kenny Lin, wanting to tear him apart!
The demonic beast roared as it charged at Kenny Lin.
Kenny Lin’s eyes narrowed, and his sword came down.
In the distant sky, the clouds split apart instantly.
...
"What’s going on?"
The Nascent Soul stage demonic beast suddenly left, giving everyone a chance to catch their breath.
Those who needed to heal did so, and those who needed to guard took their positions.