Chapter 31 Annihilate the Minotaurs! A Great Harvest!

Within the entire Minotaur tribe, the strongest was the chieftain, Ryan Bloodhoof, possessing peak seventh-tier strength.

Beneath him were only two tribal elders, both at peak sixth-tier. Now, one was dead and the other wounded.

Under Xian Qing'er's purification spell, almost all the surviving Minotaurs knelt down.

However, as they bowed, the devout look in all the Minotaurs' eyes gradually became vacant.

Even Ryan Bloodhoof's eyes gradually lost their luster.

After a moment, the sacred white light began to flicker with golden hues.

Golden light points rained down upon the Minotaurs' bodies.

Immediately after, the figures of all the Minotaurs began to fade.

In a short while, these Minotaurs had all vanished.

Following this, streams of red light rose up, which, under the white light's purification, gradually transformed into transparent spiritual energy.

The next moment, this spiritual energy surged into the bodies of the Immortal and Demon Team's soldiers, causing the strength of all the Immortal and Demon Team's soldiers to increase significantly once more.

In the air, Xian Qing'er, whose face was pale from significant power depletion, felt her aura steadily rise as the spiritual energy entered her.

Her delicate face regained its rosy hue, and her strength directly advanced to low-grade eighth-tier.

"Clean up the battlefield, take all the salvaged resources, and return to the territory to report to the master!"

Xian Qing'er slowly descended from the sky and said in a sweet voice to the Immortal and Demon Team.

"Yes!"

The fifteen soldiers replied in unison, then began to orderly collect the resources.

Soon.

The Immortal and Demon Team arrived before a dilapidated wooden pavilion at the rear of the tribe.

This was the core of the Minotaur tribe, much like the Territory Heart of the Immortal and Demon Territory.

If the core were destroyed, this Minotaur tribe would cease to exist entirely.

At this moment, a "咚咚咚" sound echoed from within the pavilion.

Shortly after, a gaunt, elderly Minotaur emerged from the pavilion, leaning on a walking stick.

This elderly Minotaur was the guardian of the core and also a mid-grade seventh-tier existence.

"Sinners! Will you not kneel and accept the baptism of my Lord's immortal light!"

Upon seeing the elderly Minotaur, Xian Meng'er's gaze sharpened, and she shouted loudly.

However, the elderly Minotaur showed no fear. He raised his walking stick, pointed it at all the members of the Immortal and Demon Team, and spoke with a very calm tone.

"You are the sinful invaders. The Toran people will not submit to anyone!"

"All beings on the Primordial Continent will not worship anyone; we only yearn for freedom!"

"You are the source of all sin!"

"One day, all the races on the Primordial Continent will unite and drive you all out!!"

As his words fell, a green light flashed on the elderly Minotaur's walking stick.

More than ten wooden thorns shot out like lightning, each piercing towards a different one of the sixteen Immortal and Demon soldiers.

"A mere trick, and you dare to show off your limited skill!"

"Since you are obstinate, we shall utterly annihilate you!"

"Immortal Annihilation Technique! Kill!"

Xian Qing'er's beautiful eyes cast a cold glance at the elderly Minotaur. With a wave of her hand, she annihilated the wooden thorns.

As the word "kill" left her lips, a golden light instantly shot into the elderly Minotaur's body.

"Puff!"

With a soft sound, as if shattering a bubble, the elderly Minotaur's body disintegrated.

However, there was no gore; instead, it scattered on the ground like lumps of earth.

Thus, all the Minotaurs in the Minotaur tribe were completely eliminated.

...

In the city of the Immortal and Demon Territory.

The dazzling golden light in the sky gradually faded.

Xiao Mo slowly opened his eyes, his aura becoming even more robust.

Fourth-tier! He had reached it!

According to the prompt in [Personal Information], Xiao Mo knew that his strength had entered the fourth tier, the realm of flesh and blood unification.

He also learned from the information interface that the Immortal and Demon Team had annihilated the Minotaur tribe and reaped a great harvest.

Was it not a great harvest?!

The spiritual energy gained from eradicating the Minotaur tribe had directly propelled his strength into the fourth tier.

Furthermore, they had acquired a large amount of Immortal and Demon Stones from the Minotaur tribe.

As for Soul Crystals, only the Minotaur chieftain had dropped one, which puzzled Xiao Mo.

Logically speaking, this Minotaur, who was above peak fifth-tier, should have been an elite-level boss.

But why had they not dropped any Soul Crystals?

However, Xiao Mo did not dwell on it.

Because, he had gained more than just one Soul Crystal.

Both the broad axe of the Minotaur chieftain and the walking stick of the pavilion guardian were embedded with Soul Crystals.

These pieces of equipment were considered special items.

Therefore, it meant that this battle to clear out the Minotaur tribe had yielded Xiao Mo an additional three Soul Crystals.

Combined with what he had obtained before, he now had nine Soul Crystals in hand.

He was only one Soul Crystal away from the requirement to upgrade the [Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool] to level three.

Once the [Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool] was upgraded to level three, his strength would be greatly enhanced once again!

As for the resources needed to upgrade the territory...

After collecting the carcasses of the magical beasts hunted by Xiao Mo's team during the day, he obtained over three thousand units of food.

Using one hundred and eighty units of food, he traded with Dou Xiaodou for one thousand units of iron essence.

The remaining was put up on the trading platform. Because the price was set low by himself, it was also eagerly snatched up by all the lords.

In total, he harvested twenty-three thousand units of wood and over nine thousand seven hundred units of stone.

As for iron essence, no one had traded for it yet.

Xiao Mo roughly calculated in his mind, and the materials needed to upgrade the territory were far from sufficient.

Although the wood and stone were close to the required amount, only two more food trades would be enough.

However, the iron essence was only one thousand one hundred and eighty units at the moment.

He was far from the required ten thousand units for the upgrade.

But thinking of Dou Xiaodou, that little brat, Xiao Mo sighed again.

The source of iron essence was already secured. Although there was still some distance to upgrade the territory to a primary tribe, it would not take too long.

At least, the territory's strength was currently developing rapidly.

Most importantly, the upgrade of the soldier buildings was imminent.

Once the soldier buildings were upgraded again, the strength of his Immortal and Demon Team would be significantly boosted once more.

With stronger soldiers, more resources could be gathered, and there would be a greater chance of securing a good ranking in the beast tides after the novice period.

As for whether he could safely pass it...

Xiao Mo scoffed at such a question.

His soldiers were unique and surpassed top-tier units.

If he could not safely pass the beast tides, then who could?

Just then, another information prompt interface popped up before Xiao Mo's eyes.

[The Immortal and Demon Team has discovered the Minotaur tribe's core. Do you wish to destroy it immediately?]

[Yes] [No]

[PS: The destruction of a tribal core means that this tribe will completely disappear from the Primordial Continent!]

[Destroying an enemy core can increase our Immortal and Demon Stone yield. The stronger the enemy, the greater the increase!]

[If the core is not destroyed, the enemy has a chance to rise again, and our side will gain no other rewards!]

Seeing this, Xiao Mo naturally had no other choice.

Although he was not afraid of the Minotaur tribe making a comeback, it was better to be safe than sorry.

He had already intended to eliminate them completely. Moreover, destroying it would yield more Immortal and Demon Stones.

Was there even a need to deliberate over such a choice?