At the same time, his physique began to swell rapidly.
In just a few breaths, the sea beast had already expanded into a monster several feet long.
"You vile Human Race, die!"
The trident was hurled down towards Qin Xuan, intending to smash Qin Xuan into powder.
But Qin Xuan merely sneered, retreated slightly backward, and at the same time, drew his bow again, forcefully shooting an arrow towards that side.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow, condensed from Divine Soul, instantly struck the sea beast's head.
However, this sea beast was, after all, a royal family of the sea.
A red scale on its chest flew up, blocking the Divine Soul arrow, and forcefully bounced the Divine Soul arrow away.
"Good stuff, so there's this kind of method!"
Qin Xuan looked surprised.
He hadn't expected this sea beast to possess such a thing.
"This is its reverse scale. With this reverse scale, it can block several life-or-death attacks. It's the most powerful thing on its body."
Qian Qian said from the side.
Qin Xuan looked at Qian Qian in surprise.
"Doesn't that mean that with this reverse scale, he can remain invincible?"
Qian Qian shook her head.
"Not necessarily. Although this reverse scale is Heaven-Defying, it ultimately has a limited number of uses, and each time it's used, it will definitely affect his cultivation.
"Given how he used this reverse scale, it seems that for the next hundred years, his cultivation will stagnate, and he might even be forever unable to pursue the Dao."
Qian Qian said, a hint of pity in her eyes as she looked at the sea beast.
Limited number of uses?
Hearing Qian Qian say this, Qin Xuan was stunned, then nodded slightly.
"That's good, I was afraid this reverse scale could be used infinitely, which would be troublesome."
"As for being unable to pursue the Dao, heh, as long as I kill him, I won't have to worry about that."
Qin Xuan immediately drew his bow like a full moon, shooting several Divine Soul arrows at the sea beast.
The sea beast continuously blocked several attacks.
But facing Qin Xuan's repeated attacks, it was eventually struck in the head by an arrow due to a single oversight.
"No!"
The sea beast let out a tragic cry, then lost consciousness and fell down.
"Come here!"
Qin Xuan rushed over to completely finish off the sea beast, then snatched its reverse scale into his hand, and at the same time, threw the sea beast's trident and corpse into his qiankun ring.
The sea beast's corpse was worth a lot, and Qin Xuan would never waste it.
Not just the sea beast, Qin Xuan quickly collected the corpses of the other Yao Race members as well.
This greatly surprised Qian Qian, who was standing by.
"Young Master, what are you collecting these corpses for? Although these corpses are somewhat valuable, their worth is limited, and collecting them might provoke retaliation from the sea's royal family."
Qin Xuan smiled, but didn't explain.
Don't worry, before leaving the Kun Peng Nest, he would completely erase the Qi from these corpses, ensuring he wouldn't be implicated.
Regardless of what you have or don't have, once it enters the Refining God Cauldron, it's all the same.
Then he raised his hand and waved it around, and the Mental Energy arrows that had been shot out immediately flew back to him.
These arrows not only pierced through the Mental Energy of these Yao Race members and sea beasts but also absorbed their Mental Energy.
Therefore, when he re-absorbed these Mental Energy arrows into his Divine Soul, he could feel his Divine Soul immediately increase by a large margin.
He, who already possessed a silver Sea of Consciousness, felt his Sea of Consciousness improve significantly again.
"Not bad. Although the Sea of Consciousness of these Yao Race members and sea beasts isn't that strong, absorbing so much Divine Soul is still a significant boost to my Divine Soul. If I can absorb it a few more times, I might even have a chance to advance to a Golden Sea of Consciousness."
Qin Xuan pondered, then looked down.
There, the kun peng's origin heavenly bone was constantly flickering with a faint light.
It was now.
Everyone who wanted to disturb him had been dealt with. Next was the main event!
Qin Xuan accelerated and rushed towards that side.
Looking at the kun peng heavenly bone below, his eyes were filled with fervent desire. He was determined to acquire this kun peng heavenly bone.
After all, this was the key to the Kun Peng Secret Skill.
A moment later, Qin Xuan appeared above the kun peng heavenly bone.
Looking at the golden glowing Heavenly Bone, Qin Xuan suppressed the excitement in his heart and carefully extended his hand.
"Boom!"
The moment his fingertip touched the kun peng heavenly bone, an incredibly massive pressure bore down on him, almost crushing Qin Xuan to pieces.
Is this the might of the Kunpeng?
Qin Xuan hastily released his hand, retreating several steps backward before stopping.
"Hoo!"
Exhaling a breath, Qin Xuan looked at the kun peng heavenly bone with lingering fear.
In that brief moment of contact, he felt as if he had seen an impossibly massive Kunpeng looking down upon him.
Those eyes held no emotion, only indifference.
It was as if the living beings before it were like mere straw, not worth mentioning.
That kind of gaze equally disregarded Qin Xuan.
In an instant, a sense of desolation, like 'Heaven and Earth are inhumane, treating all things as straw dogs,' arose in Qin Xuan's heart.
In the Kunpeng's eyes, a Cultivator like Qin Xuan was like straw, equally disregarded by it!
That powerful pressure made his mind tremble, difficult to suppress.
"Hoo hoo..."
After several deep breaths, Qin Xuan finally recovered.
Looking at the bone before him, he was momentarily at a loss.
Before him was merely a piece of kun peng heavenly bone, and this bone had endured such a long time, undergoing various baptisms of years.
Yet, even now, this bone still possessed such immense pressure. One could only imagine how terrifying the Kunpeng must have been in its prime?
As he thought about it, Qin Xuan seemed to see the Kunpeng spreading its wings and soaring, dominating the world.
Qin Xuan's mind was greatly shaken, and he retreated several more steps before stopping.
He looked at the kun peng heavenly bone ahead with some hesitation, unsure of what to do.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with this kun peng heavenly bone?"
Qian Qian asked him anxiously.
She had clearly seen Qin Xuan's hand touch the kun peng heavenly bone just now, but she didn't know why he had pulled it back.
"No problem, this is indeed the Kunpeng's Heavenly Bone."
Qin Xuan said, shaking his head somewhat helplessly.
He couldn't possibly say that there was no problem with the kun peng heavenly bone, but that his own strength was too weak to suppress the kun peng heavenly bone, and he was pushed back by its might.
That would be too embarrassing.
"There's nothing to worry about. You're only at Tianxuan Realm Seventh Layer right now. It's normal to be intimidated by the Kunpeng's powerful might. This is one of the legendary Taihuang Nine Fiends. If it were so easy to subdue, would it still be called one of the Taihuang Nine Fiends?"
Han Ye reminded Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan nodded slightly, letting out a breath.
He turned to look at Qian Qian, took a deep breath, and nodded.
"Fairy is right, this is indeed the kun peng heavenly bone. The promise between us is valid. Once this is resolved, I will help Fairy search for your sect's secret treasure."
