Chapter 303: Golden Core Self-Destruct_2
It was clear that the Third Order Early Stage Demon Beast had completely lost its fighting ability.
However, the vitality of a Third Order Demonic Beast was extremely tenacious; despite such severe injuries, it hadn't died immediately.
Seeing this, Chen Jingtian and Zhu Yun were overjoyed, a hint of a smile flashing across their faces.
It was at this moment that the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion finally realized what had happened, noticing that Chen Jingtian had shifted his target and attacked its companion instead.
Not only that, but his attack was earth-shattering, catching it off guard and seriously injuring its companion in one fell swoop.
At this point, the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion was extremely enraged.
With blood-red eyes, the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion let out a furious roar and suddenly disappeared from where it was.
The Blazing Flame Celestial Lion was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was near Wang Hengqiu, who was fiercely battling.
When Chen Jingtian saw that the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion had also shifted targets, hurtling toward the direction where Wang Hengqiu was fighting, it was clear that it was employing the same strategy he was – to attack those with lower strength.
Obviously, the spirit wisdom of the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion was not low, knowing that the strength of both Chen Jingtian and Zhu Yun was formidable, and together they were even stronger.
If it forcefully withstood attacking Zhu Yun directly, it would be difficult to achieve much, and it might even suffer a significant loss.
Therefore, Wang Hengqiu, who was in a fierce fight with the Blood Jiao, was its best choice for an attack.
After all, though Wang Hengqiu was not weak, the Blood Jiao was also powerful. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, there was a considerable hope of achieving a result in battle.
As long as Wang Hengqiu was seriously injured or fell, the Demon Beast Race would still have the advantage in this round.
With that in mind, the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion made its target clear and acted decisively, without any hesitation.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, it opened its massive jaws and aimed to bite at Wang Hengqiu's head.
In that instant, Chen Jingtian, who had been the first to perceive everything, was extremely anxious.
"Brother Wang, watch out behind you!"
Having heard Chen Jingtian's warning from a distance, coupled with the chilly sensation at his back, Wang Hengqiu reacted immediately.
He twisted his body and his feet sprang up windily, making a strange evasive maneuver.
However, the speed of the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion surpassed his expectations, and as its mouth came up empty, its whip-like tail had already swept over.
Before he could even run ten-odd zhang, the tail of the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion had already lashed out at him.
At this moment, feeling the horror of the approaching tail, Wang Hengqiu's complexion turned deathly pale, and he hastily summoned a green and red shield for defense.
"Bang!"
A loud noise rang out as the chain-like tail struck the shield with a tremendous booming sound.
Wang Hengqiu's body was sent flying backward, and before even touching the ground, he was spewing blood in great gouts.
He crashed into the ground with a heavy thud, one arm completely severed, while blood continuously dripped from the corner of his mouth, his eyes reflecting a look of sheer terror.
In his hurried defense, his Magical Treasure had not been fully activated before being struck by the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion's tail.
Under the immense impact, the Defense Treasure suffered severe damage, causing a significant loss of spirituality; however, it managed just enough to protect his vital area, sparing his life.
Yet, that terrifying tail was incredibly agile, rebounding off the Defense Treasure and returning at an odd angle to slice off one of his arms directly.
If not for his resolute decision-making and timely evasion, he might well have perished at that moment.
Now, the narrowly surviving Wang Hengqiu's face was somber, his wariness towards the powerful Blazing Flame Celestial Lion unmistakable.
He had barely breathed a sigh of relief when another attack from the Blood Jiao arrived, clearly aiming to take his life while he was severely wounded.
Seeing this, Wang Hengqiu was horrified.
He was now injured, an arm severed, causing his strength to drop significantly.
And the strength of the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion was immense; even Chen Jingtian, the strongest among them, could not confidently claim the upper hand.
Besides, there was also the equally formidable Blood Jiao attacking jointly.
Bear in mind that even if he were in peak condition, handling an attack from either of these Demonic Beasts alone would be an extremely difficult situation, let alone now that he was wounded.
In such circumstances, for him to survive this storm-like assault was exceedingly difficult.
Realizing this, Wang Hengqiu was frantic.
All he could do now was to try and escape from there and join up with Chen Jingtian.
As long as he could join forces with them, he might leverage their strength to survive.
With his mind made up, he raced with the speed of wind, dragging his injured body toward the direction where Chen Jingtian was located.
As he ran, Wang Hengqiu shouted, "Junior brother Chen, save me!"
At this moment, Chen Jingtian, who had heard the call for help, also quickly moved forward to meet him.
He had anticipated the outcome the moment Wang Hengqiu's arm was severed by the tail of the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion.
To know, he had fought the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion for a year, and during that time, he had gone through several life-and-death battles, so he was very aware of its strength.
Although Wang Hengqiu was also at the Mid Stage of Golden Core cultivation, his strength and combat experience were evidently much less than his.
Even he had to be extremely careful in dealing with it, so it was unavoidable for Wang Hengqiu to get injured without any preparedness.
Therefore, he took the initiative to move first, making preparations in advance to back up Wang Hengqiu.
As Wang Hengqiu drew ever closer to him, with the distance between them just over a hundred yards, and could be reached in one breath's time, Wang Hengqiu's expression finally improved somewhat.
However, unexpectedly, a Third Order Early Stage Wind Dusk Beast blocked their path.
Seeing this, Wang Hengqiu's face turned pale once more.
He had not expected another Third Order Demonic Beast to join in at this critical juncture.
Right now, he must kill the Wind Dusk Beast in the shortest time possible to meet up with Chen Jingtian.
Otherwise, should he be delayed even for an instant, the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion and the Blood Jiao would catch up.
By then, with his Defense Treasure damaged and having lost an arm, how could he, severely injured, withstand their attack?
At this very moment, Wang Hengqiu felt a desperate urgency and once again sensed the breath of death.
In this critical moment, he burst out with incredible momentum, his Spiritual Power operating to its utmost limit.
At the same time, the Offensive Magical Treasure in his hand shone brightly as he furiously smashed it down towards the blocking Wind Dusk Beast.
And at this time, the Wind Dusk Beast was quite cunning, having no intention to forcefully resist.
Its appearance was merely to stall for time.
If Wang Hengqiu were delayed even for a moment, its companions would catch up and launch a deadly strike.
Under such circumstances, before Wang Hengqiu could even activate his treasure, the beast had already made its move to flee.
Regrettably, with Wang Hengqiu's all-out attack from such a close distance and Chen Jingtian backing him up with an attack from behind, even its swift speed could not avoid this retaliatory strike.
"Bang..."
A loud noise resounded as the Wind Dusk Beast avoided Wang Hengqiu's attack but had one of its hind legs and its entire tail chopped off by the strike from Chen Jingtian behind.
At that moment, the hit Wind Dusk Beast, like a kite with its string cut, heavily crashed to the ground not far away.
Looking over, its tail was soaked red with blood, but even though these parts were lost, it was not fatal.
It lay on the ground wailing, then dragging its wounded body, it got up and quickly retreated.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield.
Wang Hengqiu missed his strike, and the Wind Dusk Beast was hit by Chen Jingtian, creating an escape path.
His expression filled with joy, he hurriedly attempted to cross the hundred-yard distance to converge with Chen Jingtian.
However, before he had gone even several dozen yards, the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion had already caught up.
At this moment, he felt a chill once again on his back.
This was clearly the premonition that comes between life and death!
Wang Hengqiu glanced from the corner of his eye and saw the colossal head of the Blazing Flame Celestial Lion descend above his head.
At the same time, the Blood Jiao, lagging a body length behind, spat out a giant blood clump, cutting off his escape route from another angle.
At this moment, two deadly attacks came at tricky angles, assaulting him simultaneously.
And right now, Chen Jingtian, who was coming to rescue him, was still some distance away; meeting up with him before the attacks landed seemed impossible.
With these thoughts, Wang Hengqiu's face turned deathly pale.
He knew that the remaining several dozen yards, which seemed short, were actually an insurmountable divide between heaven and earth.
With no way out, his complexion suddenly flushed, and he quickly made a decision.
At that moment, with a determined expression, he shouted towards Chen Jingtian approaching him, "Brother Chen, my life is over!"
Hearing this, Chen Jingtian's face turned pale.
When he looked at Wang Hengqiu again, he saw his face flushed red, Spiritual Energy crazily pouring into his body, quickly reaching a terrifying level.
Such an action clearly indicated his intention to overload his body with Spiritual Energy, preparing to Self-Detonate his Golden Core.
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