Chapter 1232

What on earth was in the Nether Swamp that was so important to him?

The Yellow Sand Yaksha rushed over rapidly, and the two of them cooperated tacitly to kite it once more.

With their repeated experience from before, their cooperation now could truly be described as seamless.

Once they drew the Yellow Sand Yaksha's attention, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang also leapt into the lake, swimming rapidly toward the center.

Nearly an hour passed before Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang returned. By this time, Lin Moyu and God King Heisha had also reached their limits, quickly leaving the lake to return to the shore.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang's eyes held a trace of excitement. "What Fellow Daoist Lin said is indeed correct. There is indeed a formation in the central area. This monk observed the core of the formation, and it does indeed need a crystal core to fill it."

Implied in his words was that the crystal core needed to fill the formation could be none other than the Yellow Sand Yaksha's crystal core.

This was exactly the effect Lin Moyu wanted. Letting Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang see it with his own eyes and draw his own conclusions was far more useful than Lin Moyu telling him directly.

Next, the group began to discuss how to obtain enough crystal cores.

Chapter 1364: This Monk Will Do His Absolute Best to Kill It

The method to obtain the crystal cores was very singular—to kill the dog-headed, fish-bodied monsters. There was no other way.

The main focus of their discussion was how to kill them and how many to kill.

On this point, Lin Moyu had the most say, as only he had seen how powerful the formation's whip was and how much damage it could deal to the Yellow Sand Yaksha.

In his observations, the formation's whip was unavoidable, possessing an ability similar to soul-lock.

As long as the formation was activated and the whip took shape, the Yellow Sand Yaksha would inevitably be attacked.

The whip was enough to break through the Yellow Sand Yaksha's defense, flaying its flesh open.

While it seemed highly powerful, Lin Moyu knew that it was actually just a superficial wound.

If they wanted to truly damage the Yellow Sand Yaksha's foundation with the whip, it would probably take thousands or tens of thousands of lashes.

However, wanting to hunt thousands of dog-headed, fish-bodied monsters in the lake was simply unrealistic.

These monsters were not weak ants; each and every one of them was a God King Rank 9 existence.

Even if Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang went all out, being able to kill a few in a short time would already be quite good, and they would still have to deal with the Yellow Sand Yaksha that could arrive at any moment.

Although they had found a method, they realized that this method did not seem easy to execute.

Troubled expressions appeared on everyone's faces.

Lin Moyu's gaze swept over the others. "I think that while the formation can injure the Yellow Sand Yaksha, we cannot rely on it completely."

"We should treat the formation as a Support, using it to shatter the Yellow Sand Yaksha's defense and disrupt its attack rhythm, thereby creating an opportunity for us to slay it."

Lin Moyu's words made everyone's eyes light up; they realized they had fallen into a mental trap.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang immediately said in a clear voice, "What Fellow Daoist Lin says is correct. We should not rely entirely on the formation."

"The formation's whip is only Support. We need to rely more on our own strength."

Lin Moyu continued, "I would like to know if the several God Kings have any trump cards that can deal fatal damage to the Yellow Sand Yaksha in a short period of time."

Lin Moyu was taking into account the Yellow Sand Yaksha's defense and recovery abilities.

Judging from their previous clash with the Yellow Sand Yaksha and the formation's attacks, the Yellow Sand Yaksha's defense was extremely powerful. To kill it, they first had to break its defense.

Secondly, the Yellow Sand Yaksha's recovery ability was equally astonishing. Continuous damage would not be very effective; they needed to put it to death in a very short time.

Everyone understood the meaning behind Lin Moyu's words.

A few seconds later, God King Shitu, who had been silent all this time, actually spoke up first. "I have a magic treasure that can suppress the Yellow Sand Yaksha's recovery ability. However, this magic treasure itself has no offensive power and must be activated inside the Yellow Sand Yaksha's body."

Saying this, God King Shitu took out a bead. "As long as we strike this Corrosive Bead into the Yellow Sand Yaksha's body, we can suppress its recovery ability while also weakening its defense."

The bead was black, and the faint flowing light on it emitted a rotting aura.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang glanced at God King Shitu. "If this monk is not mistaken, the law contained within this magic treasure is the rarest among the Earth and Stone Laws—the Decaying Earth Law."

God King Shitu gave a grunt in response.

Lin Moyu recalled the information on Earth and Stone Laws, which belonged to the third-tier laws.

This category of laws emphasized defense over offense and contained various law branches.

Among them was a very rare law that almost no one comprehended or cultivated, which was the Decaying Earth Law.

The Decaying Earth Law itself did not have strong offensive power, but it was highly troublesome to deal with.

The Decaying Earth Law possessed the ability of corrosion and decay, while also inherently carrying the recovery power of Earth and Stone Laws.

Once entangled by it, it was difficult to dispel, and if one was not careful, their physical body would be ruined.

Its troublesome nature already surpassed many second-tier laws.

Lin Moyu thought of God King Shitu's name. "Shitu" was both his name and title, while also representing the law he excelled in.

Only now did he realize that the law God King Shitu excelled in was actually such an unconventional and insidious law.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang's voice interrupted Lin Moyu's thoughts. "The Corrosive Bead can indeed suppress the Yellow Sand Yaksha's recovery ability, but the Yellow Sand Yaksha also excels in Earth and Stone Laws, so the effect of the Corrosive Bead will be greatly discounted."

"This monk also has a magic treasure here. Its offensive power is stronger than God King Rank 9 and slightly weaker than a Lesser God Venerable. But it has one advantage, which is sharpness."

"As long as we can break through the Yellow Sand Yaksha's defense, this magic treasure is enough to sever its body."

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang took out his magic treasure, which was a pair of golden scissors.

The scissors were filled with the Gold Law, one of the characteristics of which was sharpness.

Next, God King Heisha also took out his magic treasure, which was something resembling an hourglass. "I can use this to trap the Yellow Sand Yaksha, making it unable to escape. Moreover, within the hourglass, any damage it takes will be doubled…"

The three of them all took out their respective magic treasures and then looked at Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu smiled slightly. "I have a spell that can unleash an attack surpassing God King Rank 9, though it is still a bit short of a Lesser God Venerable. The spell has a limited number of uses; with my current ability, I can only use it three times."

The spell Lin Moyu spoke of was, of course, Corpse Explosion.

Using the corpses of God King Rank 9 Stone Demons as materials, he could unleash attacks exceeding God King Rank 9, but they would still be a notch weaker than a Lesser God Venerable.

None of their magic treasures or spells could deal fatal damage to the Yellow Sand Yaksha, but they could heavily weaken it in a short period of time.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang chanted a Buddhist name. "Then leave the rest to this monk. As long as we can heavily injure it, even if this monk has to risk his life and go all out, I will find a way to slay it."

Lin Moyu smiled slightly. "Then we will rely entirely on the Little Buddha."

"As it should be." Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang did not stand on ceremony either, as if slaying the Yellow Sand Yaksha had become his duty.

Lin Moyu said, "Then let us continue discussing exactly how many crystal cores we need to obtain…"

In fact, Lin Moyu had long expected that Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang would go all out to slay the Yellow Sand Yaksha.

Among the four of them at present, other than himself, the one who wanted to enter the Nether Swamp the most was Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang.

Even if they could not produce any magic treasures, he would still try every possible means to deal with the Yellow Sand Yaksha.

Therefore, Lin Moyu did not need to exert too much effort; he only needed to pretend to help and then watch the show from the sidelines.

The discussion quickly ended. They decided on a one-hour limit, gathering as many as they could within that hour.

The Yellow Sand Yaksha would not devour crystal cores endlessly; there was bound to be a limit, so hunting too many might not be useful.

Next, the four of them swapped partners.

Lin Moyu and God King Shitu would enter the lake first to draw the Yellow Sand Yaksha's attention.

Meanwhile, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang and God King Heisha would enter the lake from the other side, taking the opportunity to slay the dog-headed, fish-bodied monsters and obtain crystal cores.

Among the four, God King Shitu was the weakest, being only at God King Rank 9, even weaker than Lin Moyu.

The strength Lin Moyu displayed was slightly higher than God King Shitu's, but inferior to a Lesser God Venerable.

Thus, the task of drawing the Yellow Sand Yaksha was handed to them, while Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang and God King Heisha, who were Lesser God Venerables, could hunt for enough crystal cores at the fastest speed.

Chapter 1365: Tacit Cooperation, Striking to Slay the Yaksha

The entire process went very smoothly. Within an hour, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang and God King Heisha had hunted enough crystal cores.

With their realm as Lesser God Venerables, as long as they were not surrounded by the dog-headed, fish-bodied monsters, there would be no danger.

Also being a Lesser God Venerable, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang acted with clean efficiency, a cut above God King Heisha.

Counting the crystal cores Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang had obtained earlier, the total number of crystal cores had reached 320, with each person allocated 80.

After a period of rest and adjustment, the four of them restored their auras to their peak states.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang was the first to leap into the lake, followed by Lin Moyu and God King Shitu, with God King Heisha bringing up the rear.

Holding the Death Branches in their hands, the four of them dispersed the monsters in the lake and swam straight toward the nearest formation.

The crystal cores were stored in their storage magic treasures, emitting no aura whatsoever.

After swimming for several minutes, an anomaly appeared in the current before them.

Lin Moyu thought to himself, "Here it comes!"

The Yellow Sand Yaksha sensed the life aura of the four and rushed toward them.

Its target was Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang, who was swimming at the very front; among the four, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang's life force was undoubtedly the most vigorous.

The water was parted by an invisible force, and the Yellow Sand Yaksha appeared in their line of sight.

Holding its spear, it thrust toward Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang from a hundred kilometers away.

The water swept violently, and a horizontal vortex appeared in the lake. The tip of the vortex was incredibly sharp, as if it wanted to tear Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang to shreds.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang was well-prepared, and the Buddhist Beads in his hand suddenly lit up.

This time, he did not throw the beads. Instead, they burst with rays of Buddhist Light that enveloped him, turning into a resilient sphere of light.

The surface of the sphere of light was covered with streaks of flowing light. As soon as the yellow sand in the water touched the sphere, it slid off to both sides.

It was as if there was an invisible force on the sphere of light that prevented the yellow sand from making contact with it.

The vortex struck the sphere of light head-on, causing it to burst with brilliant light. For a moment, Buddhist Chants filled the air, and the vortex instantly lost its accuracy, shooting off to the side.

The sphere of light only deformed slightly, giving off a feeling of being completely unburdened by force.

Then, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang made use of the vortex's impact, which pushed him toward the distance, his speed far exceeding his own movement speed in the lake.

As he distanced himself, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang shot a beam of Buddhist Light from his fingertip, which landed precisely on the Yellow Sand Yaksha.

This painless, harmless beam of Buddhist Light made the Yellow Sand Yaksha feel insulted.

It let out a strange cry and gave chase to Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang.

Lin Moyu and the other two followed closely behind. With Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang drawing the Yellow Sand Yaksha's attention, the three of them were currently very safe.

Enveloped in the Buddhist Light, Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang warded off the Yellow Sand Yaksha's attacks time and again.

Every attack from the Yellow Sand Yaksha became an aid to Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang, allowing him to accelerate in a short time and pull away.

After several failed attacks, the Yellow Sand Yaksha was clearly enraged.

Its attacks became sharper and more fierce, but they still yielded little result.

Looking at Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang enveloped in the Buddhist Light, Lin Moyu pondered how he would break through that Buddhist Light if he were to face this situation.

He felt that he might eventually clash with Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang.

If he couldn't even break through his Buddhist Light, how could he fight him?

The Buddhist Light had the characteristic of deflecting attacks, so he had to counter this trait.

After observing, he realized this characteristic of the Buddhist Light came from the flowing light on its surface; it was precisely these flowing lights that continuously dissipated and pushed attacks to both sides.

He only needed to deal with these flowing lights.

Lin Moyu immediately thought of the Undead Law. The Power of Death of the Undead Law was fully capable of contending with the flowing light, and even corroding it.

The Power of Death possessed the characteristic of corroding all things; whether it was a law or a magic treasure, it could be corroded.

Maintaining this for over twenty minutes, they finally entered the Core Area, approaching the nearest formation.

Everyone braced themselves; the main event was about to begin.

Bodhisattva Xiao Ming Wang arrived above the formation and decisively took out a crystal core.

The moment the crystal core appeared, the Yellow Sand Yaksha's expression changed.

Its gaze turned from anger to greed. A powerful instinct arose from its soul, with only one thought remaining in its mind: to eat the crystal core.