Rustle.
Lin Fan went much further into the woods than he had ever gone.
There were creatures howling nearby, the foliage was thicker, and he had to bash through some of it.
After trekking for an hour, he felt thirsty, and he decided to find a river for a drink.
Using his Sound Memory ability, he heard running water nearby and walked toward its direction.
Lin Fan squatted down and used his hands as a scoop.
Out of nowhere, a familiar sound erupted in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Detected soul with malevolent intent incoming!]
[Terminate Lightning Horn Crocodile with malevolent intent for 500 vengeance points.]
Splash.
Suddenly, the running water splashed, and a huge crocodile’s mouth came snapping at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan quickly leaped up into the air and took out his Dragon’s Roar Spear.
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Looking down, he saw clearly what had attacked him.
A crocodile ten meters long was looking up at him.
It had two small protruding horns on its head.
Lin Fan thrust at the Lightning Horn Crocodile with the Dragon’s Roar Thousand Thrust.
Thud.
The slicing wave hit the tough skin of the Lightning Horn Crocodile, and it dodged to the side.
Soon after, a blue glow appeared on the horns.
Wham!
Before he could even react and turn into a mist, Lin Fan got hit by a lightning strike emitted from the horns.
The speed of the lightning was too fast for him.
He could smell the charred scent of his skin getting into his nose.
Luckily for him, he activated his Primordial Titan Bastion in time and only some of his skin was burnt.
Boom.
The Primordial Titan Bastion reflected some of the lightning strike back onto the ground and explosions ensued.
When Lin Fan landed on the ground, he stowed his spear and took out his hammers.
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He swiped his hammers at the Lightning Horn Crocodile, and the illuminated Ember Wolf with the Frost Fang Ice Tiger went toward it.
The Ember Wolf tried to bite at the Lightning Horn Crocodile while the Frost Fang Ice Tiger went for the abdomen.
Whip.
The Lightning Horn Crocodile swiped its tail at the Ember Wolf.
It caught the Ember Wolf, and it dissipated immediately.
Splash.
A wall of water splashed up as the Lightning Horn Crocodile whipped its tail onto the water.
The Frost Fang Ice Tiger slowed down due to the water.
And it was enough for the Lightning Horn Crocodile to turn its head and face the Frost Fang Ice Tiger.
Wham.
Two lightning strikes from the horns shot at the Frost Fang Ice Tiger.
It was too fast for the Frost Fang Ice Tiger to react, and the Frost Fang Ice Tiger dissipated.
Lin Fan had observed that the Lightning Horn Crocodile needed time to charge up for its lightning strike.
He lunged at it with his hammers, now that it had just exhausted its lightning strike.
Dang!
The Eight Trigram Sound Wave erupted in the air, and it made the Lightning Horn Crocodile thrash around.
Lin Fan then smashed his hammers onto its head.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
With each strike, the oblivion steel stunned the Lightning Horn Crocodile.
Soon, the sound of the skull cracking could be heard.
But Lin Fan didn’t stop as he continued with his smashing.
Splatter.
Flesh splattered onto him as the hammers had smashed the head of the Lightning Horn Crocodile into a mangled mess.
Lin Fan finally stopped when he heard a familiar sound erupt in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations on terminating malevolent intent.]
[Vengeance points + 500.]
[Current Vengeance Points: 2500]
After he caught his breath, he started to dig for the demonic beast core.
A muted thud could be heard as he turned the body of the Lightning Horn Crocodile over.
Using his claws, he slit the abdomen open.
Lin Fan then dug in with his hands and stirred around, trying to find the demonic beast core.
It took him a few moments before he stumbled onto a crystal-like object near the Lightning Horn Crocodile’s heart.
Plop.
He pulled his hands out, and a blue-colored crystal was in it.
A silhouette of the Lightning Horn Crocodile could be seen swirling inside.
Lin Fan was pleased with what he got, and he headed back to the wooden hut.
He mentally took stock of the demonic beast cores he had.
There were only a few Ember Moose’s demonic beast cores left.
Most importantly, he still had the Acid Venom Scorpion, Two-Headed Tiger and Ice Tusk Elephant demonic beast cores.
Now with the addition of the Lightning Horn Crocodile’s demonic beast core, his battle style could be even more varied.
As for the Gold and Silver Reptile’s demonic beast cores, they could be used for Ho Ming’s breakthrough to Core Formation Level.
With this thought in mind, he hastened his pace back to the wooden hut.
Ho Jie’s wound was getting better, and he was able to cook the meals as usual.
When Lin Fan entered the wooden hut, he smelled the aroma of the chicken soup immediately.
"You’re back. Just in time for dinner," Ho Jie said as he saw Lin Fan.
"Thanks," Lin Fan said and poured himself a cup of tea.
He wasted no time and tucked into the meal.
After battling the Lightning Horn Crocodile, he was already starving.
Just as Lin Fan was using his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat, Ho Ming entered the wooden hut and said, "Hope I’m not interrupting but there’s something for ’Guo He Ru’."
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Yeah, ’Guo He Ru’ has been waiting for it for some time."
Ho Ming shook his head and took out what he had in his turtle shell.
Piece by piece, he placed gold bars one after another on the small table.
When the table was filled up, he had to place them on the ground.
Soon, the wooden hut was gleaming in golden light, with the evening sun shining onto the gold bars.
Finally, Ho Ming took out a small box and passed it to Lin Fan.
Lin Fan took the box and opened it.
The aroma with a strong herbal smell filled the air.
It was the Golden Ascension Pill.
Governor Lu had delivered his part of the deal.