The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2945 Red Inner Core
Just as Lan Caijie had described, the transformed beasts had grown significantly larger, becoming at least ten times more ferocious than before. Their teeth and claws, in particular, had become much sharper.

His eyes were beginning to glow red as he stared at Chen Mo, his gaze revealing an unparalleled ferocity.

Dozens of beast guards and their leader slowly stomped on the ground, then lined up in a fan shape to attack. Each beast gradually emitted a low growling sound, its entire body trembling, its fur bristling, especially the spikes on its back, each as thick as a little finger and extremely sharp, all sticking up as if ready to be fired at any moment.

At this moment, these beast guards, surrounding their leader, slowly approached Chen Mo, seemingly trying to suppress him with their imposing presence. However, Chen Mo saw caution, probing, and a chilling aura in the leader's red eyes.

Damn, this beast leader must be incredibly intelligent; it's rare to see someone with such a complex gaze.

Furthermore, this beast doesn't seem to have absorbed the blood of other ordinary beasts during its transformation. Therefore, the current transformed state of this beast leader is probably not its ultimate form. It's best to be cautious, leave some room for maneuver, and be prepared for the kind of attack power this beast's ultimate form might possess.

He was eager to see what the beast would look like after its second transformation, as he was curious and had never seen such a beast before.

It can be said that since Chen Mo began cultivating immortality, the circumstances he has encountered have brought about a tremendous change in his outlook on life.

The world is so vast, and the world is so magnificent, it truly broadens one's horizons.

Of course, all the strange beasts he encountered also gave him a headache. After all, these creatures didn't consult him properly; they were all like monsters that wanted to tear him to pieces the moment they saw him. If only these beasts could be petted and stroked like domestic cats and dogs.

Just as Chen Mo was pondering and seemed to be a little distracted, the beast's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and then it instantly pounced, bypassing the numerous beast guards, directly towards him. At the same time, the other beast guards also instantly activated their attack, rushing towards him as well.

With a flap of its wings, the beast covered a distance of tens of meters and rushed to Chen Mo.

With a series of "poof, poof, poof..." sounds, the Soul-Chasing Nails were activated instantly, blowing the heads off several of the attacking beast guards.

Meanwhile, with Chen Mo's swing, Onimaru directly cleaved the beast leader away.

With a scream of agony, the beast leader was sent flying dozens of meters by Chen Mo's strike, leaving a long gash on the side of its forelimb. Fortunately, the spikes on its back and the protective fur of its hide prevented Chen Mo's blow from killing it.

This was also because Chen Mo wanted to see the second form of the alien beast, so he didn't go all out and only used half of its power. However, even with this power and the sharpness of the Onimaru, the fact that the alien beast leader was so badly injured reflects the strength of the alien beast's body defense.

The beast leader's miserable howl caused many other beasts to quickly gather around its location, surrounding it as if they were guards.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Amidst the continuous sounds, the beast guards who had charged forward together stopped abruptly when they saw the beasts that entered within three meters of them being blown off their heads by a burst of dark light. Instead of entering Chen Mo's three-meter defensive circle, they lowered their heads and released the spikes on their backs at him.

Numerous spikes, like a dense array of arrows, engulfed Chen Mo in a rain of arrows.

With a "whoosh," the Vajra talisman on his body flashed brightly and made a muffled sound, directly blocking the barrage of arrows. The dense rain of arrows was deflected by the Vajra defensive talisman, but even this single act of defense caused the Vajra talisman to collapse.

Fortunately, Chen Mo was prepared. The moment the Vajra Talisman collapsed, he cast it again to protect himself. He didn't want to use his body's natural defenses to withstand these spikes. Especially seeing the black light emanating from the spikes, and the foul odor emanating from their sharp points, he knew these spikes were definitely not good and must carry poison.

Therefore, with the Vajra Talisman, there is no need to rely on true energy to resist it.

Just then, upon hearing the beast leader's scream, all the beast guards quickly turned around and rushed towards the beast leader's location.

It was a true sprint, flapping its short wings as it ran, its body taking off directly into the air, and then gliding at incredible speed, arriving beside the beast leader in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the leader of the beasts was surrounded by many ordinary beasts, but the arrival of the beast guards directly knocked these ordinary beasts away, and then they stood guard around the leader of the beasts.

It seems that vying for favor exists at all times, and even among these exotic beasts, there are times when they compete for favor.

As the beast guards retreated, Chen Mo didn't advance. Instead, he twirled the Ghost Pill in his hand and cleaved one of the beast guards in two. A quick scan with his divine sense revealed that there was indeed an inner core inside the beast's body, located within its heart.

Onimaru's blade spun again, and with a slight exertion of force, the inner core detached from the beast's body, hovering above Chen Mo's chest. His divine sense swept over it, not only enveloping the inner core but also examining its condition.

The inner core is slightly smaller than a pigeon egg, round in shape, and blood red in color. Its surface is covered with numerous capillary-like bulges, resembling blood vessels, and the entire inner core emits a strong fishy smell.

However, it was not the smell emanating from the blood vessel-like structures on the surface of the inner core; it seemed that the entire inner core possessed this aura.

However, now is not the time to study this. Let's put it in our storage bag for now and take it out to study it when we have some free time.

Just as Chen Mo produced the inner core, the beast leader also saw the beast guard having its inner core removed by him. A roar rang out, and he stared at Chen Mo with fierce eyes.

Upon hearing the roar, the ordinary beasts nearby leaped into the air, their bodies exploding in mid-air and turning into a cloud of blood mist!
With a single inhale, the beast leader swallowed the bursting blood mist. Its wounds healed instantly.

But this was not what surprised Chen Mo. At that moment, more ordinary beasts rushed toward the position of the beast leader. After getting close, they leaped up and exploded in the air, turning into a cloud of blood mist, which was then inhaled by the beast leader.

The beast leader's gaping maw was like a strange vortex, sucking in all the blood mist that had formed after the bodies of ordinary beasts exploded, accepting none of it.

In just a short while, hundreds of ordinary beasts had turned into blood mist and been absorbed by the beast leader.

Chen Mo frowned. This continued absorption by the beast leader was definitely not a good thing. He should rush in and suppress it first, to see what the beast leader would do. Furthermore, since the beast guards possessed inner cores, they should all be collected.

With a swing of his sword, Onimaru cleaved open the beast guards that Chen Mo had killed earlier, and the inner core in their hearts flew up.

But at that moment, as the beast leader roared, the flying inner cores instantly changed direction and flew towards the beast leader's position.

Chen Mo's divine sense was only lightly enveloping the inner core, and he was worried about damaging it, so he didn't apply much power with his divine sense. However, due to this oversight, the inner core was snatched away by the beast leader.

"Damn it, give me back my inner core!" Although they didn't know what the purpose of these inner cores was, judging from the fact that the beast leader was snatching them, they knew that these inner cores must be of great value.

In a flash, Chen Mo rushed towards the position of the beast leader, but unexpectedly, the entire army of ordinary beasts suddenly rioted and pounced on Chen Mo!

And then, it exploded instantly in mid-air, with spikes shooting towards him!
Normally, the spikes of these ordinary beasts are shorter than those of the beast guards, so their attack power and speed are slightly inferior. However, the sheer number of these ordinary beasts is overwhelming, and they explode as they pounce in mid-air, giving Chen Mo no chance to kill them instantly.

Therefore, Chen Mo's attempt to attack the beast leader's body was thwarted by the waves of attacks, and he had to first block the spikes that were shooting towards him.

Meanwhile, the leader of the alien beasts retreated at the same time as Chen Mo flashed forward, widening the distance between them, and continued to absorb the blood mist of the ordinary alien beasts.

At this moment, the entire beast army split into two parts. Most of the beasts attacked Chen Mo, leaping into the air and exploding, their spikes shooting towards him. The other small group of beasts pounced on the position of their leader, also exploding in mid-air, but instead of shooting out spikes, they turned into blood mist and were absorbed by the leader.

Meanwhile, more and more strange beasts are constantly emerging from the canyon and heading this way.

In an instant, Chen Mo wielded the Onimaru with lightning speed, continuously releasing Vajra talismans, which were also constantly collapsing and being consumed. Damn it, the number of strange beasts was simply too great, seemingly endless.

At this moment, he finally understood the feelings that Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing had when they were dealing with the alien beast last night, and they were on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, Chen Mo still had many Vajra Talismans in his hands, and by wielding the Ghost Pill, he was able to deflect the spikes that were flying towards him.

Therefore, the Vajra Talisman lasted longer.

The beast leader had absorbed a certain amount of blood mist, and its entire body began to swell. However, it still hadn't undergone a second transformation. This puzzled Chen Mo. According to Lan Caijie, the beast leader should have already undergone a second transformation after absorbing a certain amount of blood mist, so why hadn't it transformed yet?
He wasn't using his full strength yet, just waiting for the beast leader to transform a second time so he could see something amazing. But he hadn't seen it for so long, which was really strange!
Just then, the leader of the beasts roared, and the ordinary beasts stopped exploding into blood mist.

Then, the leader of the beasts raised its head and roared at the sky, and many of the beast guards also roared in response!