Chapter 281: Chapter 280: Peerless in the Eight Desolations
Jiang Zuo, of course, had no interest in eating the cow penis. He wasn’t suffering from any sort of deficiency.
He had just been staying up too late, and his cultivation speed was too fast, which depleted his body’s core functions. He would be fine once he was fully replenished.
He’d been perfectly fine before he started his cultivation.
"Human, let me tell you! As a Tier Five Peak Spirit Beast, the toughness of my body is far beyond your imagination. You can’t possibly injure me," Yongxi shouted.
’Once I’ve recovered, I’m going to tear this human to shreds and show him what true cruelty is.’
Jiang Zuo couldn’t be bothered to respond. He simply walked over to the beast’s thigh, drew Cold Moon, and swung.
CLANG!
Cold Moon had indeed failed to leave a scar.
Only then did Jiang Zuo speak. "You can all stop hiding. It won’t be able to get up for at least half a day. Come over and start carving the meat."
That was a potion Jiang Zuo had refined himself, and its main ingredient was the Blood Sunflower. Used correctly, the Blood Sunflower could both fortify the body and utterly deplete it.
It was both a remedy and a poison—a poison of the highest order.
Ximen Chuihuo and the others finally snapped back to reality. Everything had happened too quickly—so quickly they hadn’t even had time to think.
’The weak Junior Cultivator, who was on the verge of death, had suddenly turned the tables and taken down a Tier Five Spirit Beast?’
It was simply beyond belief.
As he came to his senses, Zhong Yiyang nearly collapsed. He had never experienced anything so intense in his entire life.
He was now utterly convinced that Po Xiao was no ordinary cultivator.
Following him meant the chances of dying were great, but so were the chances of walking away alive.
Then, Ximen Chuihuo was the first to step out, leading Ximen Linglong over to Jiang Zuo.
The Mage followed them out; she was especially eager to get her hands on the Tier Five Spirit Beast—or rather, its flesh and blood.
When Ximen Chuihuo came over, Jiang Zuo asked, "Do you have any way to break through its Defense?"
Ximen Chuihuo and the others realized this man didn’t waste any time on pleasantries.
But as Ximen Chuihuo looked at the Yongxi, his eyes lit up. The Spirit Beast had just said it itself—it was a Yongxi.
’Any risk was worth taking for a chance to eat it.’
Just as he was about to say something, the Yongxi’s proud voice suddenly rang out. "It’s useless, you foolish humans! Did you think I just *look* like I have thick skin and tough flesh?
You’re wrong! Let me tell you, back in my prime, even the Qin Family Siblings had to admit, ’Now that’s some thick skin!’
Across the entire world, not even the Holy Beast Black Tortoise, famed for its supreme Defense, has ever received such an honor! Do you think you’re up to the task?"
Jiang Zuo knocked on the Yongxi’s hide and said, "The Black Tortoise’s shell is thick. Do you have a shell? I will say, though, you really are thick-skinned."
Yongxi scoffed.
Little did it know that praise from Jiang Zuo was an honor great enough to shake the entire world.
In his past life, the beast could have roamed every corner of the world with its head held high, right until the end of an era.
If Jiang Zuo said its hide was thick, then it was thick. Daring to pierce it would be the same as slapping Jiang Zuo in the face.
Unless Jiu Xi herself took action.
That couldn’t be helped. In the entire world, the only person unafraid of Jiang Zuo was Jiu Xi.
Not only was she unafraid, but she could also get under his skin.
’Thinking about it now,’ Jiang Zuo mused, ’it seems I’m helpless against Su Qi, no matter the lifetime.’
Ximen Chuihuo felt a sense of helplessness but quickly composed himself. He pointed to the cow nearby and said, "This Spirit Beast is at least Tier Four. Fellow Daoist Po Xiao should still be careful."
Jiang Zuo shook his head. "It’s been sealed. It won’t be able to break free for a decade or so."
As for who was responsible, it was, of course, the brute currently lying at Jiang Zuo’s feet.
’Still, if it could actually reproduce, I’d be quite happy,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’I could eat them without having to worry about driving the species to extinction.’
Hearing that it was sealed, Ximen Chuihuo and the others relaxed.
Then, Ximen Chuihuo spoke up. "I have a Magical Treasure here that should be able to cut through a Tier Five Spirit Beast’s hide."
With that, he produced a golden iron sphere, about the size of an apple.
’Foolish human,’ Yongxi thought, nearly laughing out loud. ’Are you going to play with that little ball? Do you think I’m made of tofu?
You think you can cut me open with a ball?
I’d be less impressive than that ball if you could!’
Jiang Zuo, however, was surprised. "The Eight Desolates Venerable All-Cutting?"
Ximen Chuihuo coughed awkwardly. "Ahem, Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, you are truly worldly and wise to recognize such a Magical Treasure."
’Even Ximen Chuihuo couldn’t stand that cringey name.’
"Magical Treasure?" Jiang Zuo asked, looking at the Eight Desolates Venerable All-Cutting. "Don’t you people know? This isn’t a Magical Treasure at all. It’s a Daoist Divine Artifact.
And I hear it was even refined by an ancestor of your Spiritual Control Sect."
Ximen Linglong said, "We know it was refined by one of our Great Power ancestors, but didn’t he use it to cut rocks when he was young?
How could it be a Daoist Divine Artifact?
Besides, what kind of Daoist Divine Artifact can be used by someone at Tier Two or above?"
’In Ximen Linglong’s mind, Po Xiao was already a Demon Level figure. This man was a glutton who had to be watched carefully.’
Meanwhile, Ximen Chuihuo frowned. "No wonder... it’s so good for carving meat. Could its true purpose be..."
’Ximen Chuihuo had a guess, but he could hardly believe it. So he wasn’t the only one. And to think the ancestor left it behind specifically to make things more convenient for his descendants.’
In truth, the Eight Desolates Venerable All-Cutting had a very low entry barrier, but its method of use was extremely unusual. Those who couldn’t grasp it never would, while those who could might master it as early as Tier Two.
As of now, Ximen Chuihuo was the only one in the entire Spiritual Control Sect who could.
Just then, Jiang Zuo said to Ximen Chuihuo, "Give it to me."
Ximen Chuihuo didn’t refuse, but he did offer a word of caution. "This Magical Treasure is quite peculiar. Fellow Daoist, you might not be able to use—"
Before Ximen Chuihuo could finish his sentence, he froze.
The small sphere had, in an instant, transformed in Jiang Zuo’s hand. It became a suit of massive armor that was steadily spreading to cover the Yongxi.
"Th-this... how is this possible?"
’In truth, Ximen Chuihuo himself could only make it cover a tiny area before trying to find a way to slice. To cover such a vast surface, one would have to have completely mastered the Eight Desolates Venerable All-Cutting.’
Ximen Chuihuo’s heart began to pound in his chest.
’He remembered the legends about what it meant to fully master its use.’
’All-Things Cut. For every Spirit Beast, the flesh is flensed, the bones are scraped clean. No exceptions.’
He watched Jiang Zuo, his heart filled with anticipation.
The Yongxi, also shocked, cried out, "Human, what are you doing? I’m telling you, I have masters! If you hurt me, you’ll regret it!
My two masters are incredibly powerful! In the entire Cultivation Realm, the three of them are the strongest there are!
What are you doing?
Don’t you dare do anything rash!
I’m really ferocious, you know!"
’The Yongxi could feel it now. This magical treasure might actually be a Dao Artifact! It was feeling pain, something an ordinary Magical Treasure could never inflict.
Oh, crap! If I’d known, I never would’ve come out! When did a mere Tier Two cultivator from the outside world get this dangerous?
The outside world is too dangerous. I suddenly want to go home.’
"You beast! Let me go! You beast! Fight me one-on-one if you’ve got the guts! You beast..."
"You’re too noisy," Jiang Zuo said with a frown. "I think I’ll cut your tongue out."
"You beast! I’m telling you, my master is peerlessly powerful, I... ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR."
Before the Yongxi could finish speaking, the All-Things Cut had completely enveloped it. Then, with a wave of Jiang Zuo’s hand, the Yongxi’s tongue was sliced clean off.
