Chapter 188 Snow and Red Plum

The five Foundation Establishment cultivators from Yanwu Hall attracted the attention of most of the Red-haired Exotic Beasts.

Li Fan was able to hide in the Heavenly Spiritual Dragon Formation, leisurely watching the great battle on the island without pressure.

Five sword-shaped Foundation Establishment wondrous artifacts struck out alternately, like a sharp drill.

They churned all the Exotic Beasts blocking their way into minced meat.

However, the gigantic Golden Core Exotic Beast seemed indifferent to the rapidly advancing Heavenly Change Five-Person Team.

It merely sped up its consumption of its own kind.

Along the way, the Red-haired Exotic Beasts fearlessly and frantically used their bodies to form a defensive line.

They stopped at nothing to block the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team.

These Exotic Beasts, after all, possessed the strength of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Under the onslaught of wave after wave of beast tides, although the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team's swords were sharp, their advancement inevitably slowed down.

They were originally relying on a sliver of momentum.

Now that their momentum was blocked and their advance slowed, facing the seemingly endless Red-haired Exotic Beasts, their pressure sharply increased.

This, in turn, caused their attack speed to become even slower.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and at a critical moment, Huan Sui roared, "Change Formation!"

In an instant, the other four stood behind Huan Sui, pouring all their Spiritual Qi into his body.

And those five swords, in a dazzling light, gradually fused into one.

The five swords united, their power surging.

Sword Qi crisscrossed, easily carving a deep gully into the ground.

The Red-haired Exotic Beasts blocking their way dissolved in the sword light as if made of paper.

In a moment, the great sword had arrived before the Golden Core Giant Beast.

At this time, the Golden Core Giant Beast, having devoured a large number of its kind, had completed the transformation of its upper body from ethereal to solid.

However, the sword light had already arrived; it no longer had the chance to further enhance its strength.

Pounding its chest unwillingly, the Golden Core Giant Beast then extended its thick arms, firmly clamping the great sword that was about to strike its head.

The great sword erupted in incandescent light, trying to break free.

But a black Qi coiled around the Golden Core Giant Beast's claws.

Like incredibly tough silk threads, it firmly entangled the sword.

The giant beast's body, its gaping maw, suddenly opened.

A horrifying, strange roar emanated from within.

The sword light suddenly dimmed.

As if crushed by an invisible immense force, the sword body appeared distorted from afar.

"Change!"

Huan Sui's voice rang out again.

The sword light split, dividing into five.

The Golden Core Giant Beast's straining hands became empty.

The five members of the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team flashed to different positions, and five different swords simultaneously struck the Golden Core Giant Beast.

"Roar!"

The giant beast let out a painful howl; no blood gushed, but its form became somewhat illusory.

It shook its arms, batting away the five swords.

It then swung a punch fiercely in the direction of one of the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But before the shockwave from the punch could even approach that Heavenly Change Five-Person Team member, the Formation changed again.

The five people reassembled in one spot, appearing behind the Golden Core Giant Beast.

This time, however, a different person took the lead.

The five swords reunited once more.

They struck the giant beast's back fiercely.

Suddenly suffering a heavy blow, it stumbled, almost collapsing to the ground.

Then, it grabbed a handful of its own kind and threw them into its mouth to recover from its injuries.

At the same time, it waved its arms, blocking the sword light.

The Heavenly Change Five-Person Team, however, did not engage it in a direct confrontation.

A moment later, the five people separated again, appearing in different directions.

Leaving new five wounds on the giant beast.

In this way, the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team continuously weakened the Golden Core Giant Beast's strength through their shifting Formations.

While the giant beast possessed immense brute strength, it could never hit anyone.

It could only passively endure the blows, watching helplessly as its injuries gradually worsened.

Its anger was building, and its breathing became heavier and heavier.

In its fury, the red fur on the giant beast's body stood on end.

After suffering another heavy blow from the combined sword light, its rage finally reached an extreme.

The red fur instantly seemed to come alive, growing wildly.

The giant beast tore off a large chunk of fur from its body and threw it into the air.

This twisted mass of red fur emitted an ominous aura, then continuously elongated like twisted tentacles.

The Golden Core Giant Beast's hands moved non-stop, tearing off all the fur from its body.

And in the space around it, the red fur intertwined and connected like balls of yarn.

When the sword light occasionally touched them, it would be captured, requiring great effort to break free.

As the red fur grew, the space available for the Heavenly Change Five-Person Team to maneuver also became smaller and smaller.

Often, they would have to fight for a long time just to strike one blow.

In contrast, with the red fur as a helper and cover, the Golden Core Giant Beast became increasingly at ease.

No longer worried about the sword light's attacks, while launching its own attacks, it would also conveniently throw its surging kin into its mouth, enhancing its strength.

"It seems the situation is a bit unfavorable," Li Fan, who was observing from afar, frowned slightly, considering whether to secretly lend a hand, after roasting a sneaking Red-haired Exotic Beast into ashes.

Just then, Jiang Zhengji's voice came from above: "Do you know where you went wrong? The moment that giant beast materialized, you should have launched a full-force attack. Instead, you hesitated, waiting until it had devoured a large number of Red-haired Exotic Beasts and its strength had undergone a qualitative change before making your move."

"In life-and-death struggles, even a moment's hesitation can lead to failure."

"Once it entered the Golden Core Realm, the outcome of your mission was already sealed."

"Although the Heavenly Change Formation is powerful, this Golden Core Exotic Beast has an almost endless supply of its kind as food; it will only grow stronger the more it fights."

"And your strength will only grow weaker."

"However, your cooperation managed to force out its red-furred form, which was beyond my expectation."

"It seems your daily practice was not in vain."

"This time, you can be considered barely合格."

Huan Sui and the other four showed a hint of shame upon hearing this.

But immediately after, hearing that this mission was considered合格, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Before Jiang Zhengji's voice faded, he appeared above the Golden Core Giant Beast's head.

The giant beast sensed danger and was about to make a move.

But it was already too late.

The heavy snow fluttering across the sky and earth now rapidly flew towards the giant beast.

The blizzard covered the sky and obscured the sun, yet it all fell upon its body.

In just an instant, it completely enveloped the giant beast.

A somewhat comical giant snowman thus appeared beneath Jiang Zhengji's feet.

At first, the giant beast inside the snowman still tried to struggle, but as the snow accumulated thicker and thicker.

Its movements became weaker and weaker.

Finally, it completely lost the power to resist.

And while the Golden Core Giant Beast was sealed by the heavy snow, the twisted red fur around it writhed, attempting to rescue it.

But the red plum blossoms blooming across Wanlai Island scattered thousands of petals in the wind.

The red plums, like blades, continuously shredded these red masses of threads, endlessly.

The red fur, cut into extremely fine fragments, fell beneath the red plum trees along with the petals.

The petals, carrying the red fur, gradually withered.

Turning into dust, they were absorbed by the red plum tree.

Leaving only a clear fragrance in the world.

And Jiang Zhengji, with eyes full of appreciation, looked at the red plum tree, now only bare branches, and gently stepped forward, stepping onto the snowman's head.

The gigantic snowman then slowly shrunk.

Eventually, it became a miniature model the size of a palm, which Jiang Zhengji put away.

In the blink of an eye, to the shock of Huan Sui and the others, the Golden Core Giant Beast, which had left the Heavenly Change Five-Person Foundation Establishment Team helpless, was thus easily captured.

The vast difference between the Golden Core Middle Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage was evident.