Sword light flashed, and two powerful forces pierced through the chains, striking the head of the blood spirit creature, splitting it in half.
"Clang clang clang!"
Flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and bright red blood sprayed all around.
The blood spirit creature in the smoke let out continuous screams and fell down with a bang.
Just as everyone thought it was over, two more beast heads emerged from the smoke.
At the same time, a blood-red giant claw stretched out from within, lunging towards the two.
Mo Qian hurriedly dodged, but it was too late. He was struck on the shoulder by the blood-red giant claw.
With a crisp sound, his right arm shattered.
Li Jianxing wanted to save him, but another blood-red giant claw was already swiping at him.
In a hasty move, Li Jianxing had to use his sword to block.
Unfortunately, he was still sent flying dozens of meters by the giant claw, crashing into a pile of rocks.
Seeing the two beast heads, their mouths full of sharp teeth, opening to bite at Mo Qian.
Liu Fuyao also quickly joined the rescue. A silver light flashed as she unleashed a high-grade spiritual technique, the Illusory Dance Swordplay.
Her long sword danced, transforming into countless sword glows, instantly beheading the two beast heads.
But unexpectedly, three more beast heads emerged from the smoke.
Liu Fuyao and Mo Qian's expressions changed slightly.
How many beast heads did this blood spirit creature have?
It seemed endless.
These three beast heads attacked them madly.
"Not good!"
Seeing the dire situation, Xin Ci immediately wrapped two chains around Mo Qian and Liu Fuyao's waists,
and then pulled them back to their original positions.
After stabilizing their footing, Liu Fuyao and Mo Qian looked gratefully at Xin Ci.
If not for Xin Ci's timely intervention, they would have been in danger.
"Thank you, junior brother."
"Thank you, brother Xin Ci."
They both said at the same time.
Xin Ci smiled faintly, "No need for thanks, it was just a small effort."
Then his gaze turned to the strange blood spirit creature in the smoke.
"Senior Sister Liu, Brother Mo, you two can hold this blood spirit creature at bay for now, and I'll go check if Senior Brother Li is injured."
Xin Ci suggested.
"Senior Sister Liu, Brother Mo, you two can hold this blood spirit creature at bay for now, and I'll go check if Senior Brother Li is injured."
Xin Ci suggested.
Liu Fuyao and Mo Qian nodded in agreement.
Li Jianxing had been struck by the blood spirit creature into the rubble, and his condition was unknown.
Just then, the smoke dispersed, and they finally saw the full appearance of the blood spirit creature.
The blood spirit creature was covered in blood-red scales, its two scarlet pupils flashing. It looked like a lizard.
But unlike a lizard, it had nine heads, each with sharp, pointed fangs, making it look terrifying.
And the heads that had been blasted apart were now regrowing through continuous wriggling of flesh and blood.
"What... what is this thing? How can it look like this?"
"The key is that this monster seems unkillable, and its heads regenerate. It looks so terrifying!"
"I've never seen such a creature!"
Seeing this monster, the surrounding people chattered in astonishment, all frightened.
In the consciousness space, Mu Qingling found the blood spirit creature inexplicably familiar.
After observing it closely for a while, she realized it was a Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard.
"I remember from the original work that the Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard is a tamed demonic beast of the Blood Ghost tribe, one of the extraterrestrial Nether God races. It was supposed to appear in the Sky Pit Secret Realm two years later."
Mu Qingling thought to herself, "Did something change in the Sky Pit Secret Realm, causing these Blood Dragon Lizards to awaken early?"
The Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard before them was already very close to the King realm, coupled with its bizarre regenerative ability.
Even if all ten of them from Vermilion Bird Academy joined forces, they wouldn't be able to defeat this Blood Dragon Lizard.
A sense of fear rose involuntarily in everyone's hearts.
As Xin Ci arrived at the pile of碎石堆 (broken rocks), a dazzling white sword light shot out from the debris.
Li Jianxing broke through the rocks and stood there unharmed.
Xin Ci asked with concern, "Senior Brother Li, are you alright?"
Li Jianxing calmly shook his head, "I'm fine. Dealing with that blood spirit creature is more important."
Liu Fuyao and the others were already doing their best to fight the Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard, but to no avail.
The Blood Dragon Lizard was covered in blood-red scales, possessing extremely strong defense and astonishing offensive power.
Even Liu Fuyao and the others were far inferior to it in strength.
Its only weak point was its head, but each time it was destroyed, it would regenerate.
For a time, they were at a loss.
Liu Fuyao frowned and said, "I didn't expect the guardian of the Scarlet Sun Fruit Tree to be a half-step King realm blood spirit creature. What should we do?"
As soon as Liu Fuyao finished speaking, a deafening 'boom' echoed.
Four people in their team had already been sent flying by the Blood Dragon Lizard, suffering severe injuries and falling to the ground.
At this moment, Xin Ci and Li Jianxing rushed over and used their chains to pull the injured people lying on the ground back.
The Scarlet Sun Fruit was within reach, but they were unable to approach it.
"What should we do, Senior Sister Liu? What should we do now? The Scarlet Sun Fruit has ripened, but we can't do anything about it. Should we give up?"
Lin Yan'er asked anxiously.
Liu Fuyao was also at a loss.
Elder Han then transmitted a message to Xin Ci, "This Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard is already very close to the King realm. Unless its Blood Soul Pearl is extracted, its heads will continuously regenerate. However, with your current strength, it's difficult to break through its external defenses."
Xin Ci paused,
having another thought, he asked, "Elder Han, our goal is not to kill the Blood Dragon Lizard, but the Scarlet Sun Fruit. Is there any way to impede its actions?"
"There is one method: simultaneously destroy all nine of its heads. This will require some time for it to regenerate, which will be enough for you to obtain the Scarlet Sun Fruit," Elder Han said slowly.
Xin Ci understood and nodded, then shared this method with Li Jianxing and the others.
Although they knew the method, Xin Ci alone couldn't achieve it; he needed the help of Senior Brother Li and the others.
"Alright! We'll do as Junior Brother Xin suggested," Li Jianxing said.
Seeing their confident expressions, Mu Qingling decided not to intervene and wanted to see how they would resolve it.
The Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard continued to guard the Scarlet Sun Fruit Tree. At this moment, Li Jianxing and the others had already begun to act against it.
Seeing the approaching human gnats, the Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard let out an angry roar.
All nine heads opened their mouths, and blood-red light gathered within, ready to be unleashed.
But Xin Ci firmly bound it with chains, and the beam of light instantly extinguished.
The giant beast claw tried to lift and grab Xin Ci and the others, but Lin Yan'er froze it in mid-air with an Ice Seal technique, rendering it immobile.
However, Xin Ci and Lin Yan'er's moves wouldn't last long.
In less than five seconds, the Ice Seal and the chains would expire.
Li Jianxing, Liu Fuyao, and Mo Qian all unleashed their respective attacks.
With a single strike, all nine heads of the Nine-Headed Blood Dragon Lizard were simultaneously severed by the three of them.