Chapter 1857: Chapter 1856: Fishing in Troubled Waters (8th Update)

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohao’s lips curled, a playful smile on his face.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll fish in troubled waters!"

Immediately, Zhang Xiaohao set up traps to stall for time, both to verify his hypothesis and intentionally charged towards the surrounding barbaric beasts.

The deeper he went, the surrounding barbaric beasts seemed oblivious to Zhang Xiaohao, preoccupied with their own actions, rushing forward.

Two hours later.

Everything to be verified had been verified, Zhang Xiaohao had obtained the answer he wanted.

"Just as I thought! If that’s the case, I can proceed with my plan." Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes lit up.

Staring at the giant twenty-zhang tall barbaric beast ahead, its massive body blocked out the sky as it emitted terrifying pressure from within, indeed a beast at the Void Refinement Realm.

"Heh! You’re the one, big guy!" Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes brightened.

With a quick motion, he charged at this barbaric beast whose physical strength rivaled the Void Refinement Realm.

Upon seeing Zhang Xiaohao coming, the beast instinctively glanced at him, recognizing him as a fellow creature with a similarly massive build and aura, deciding not to bother and turned away, continuing onward.

"Die!!!" A flicker of cold ferocity crossed Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes as he let out a low roar.

The blood-red knives in his six arms, carried with a terrifying force, fiercely slashed at its back.

Szz Szz Szz!!!

A series of blood-red flashes passed, faced with the sharp knives, the pitiful huge beast’s lower half was promptly shattered by Zhang Xiaohao, and countless chunks of flesh fell to the ground, staining it red.

A chaos bead, the size of two eggs, emerged from its body, swallowed by Zhang Xiaohao directly.

As soon as the bead entered his belly, it transformed into a pure force, rushing into Zhang Xiaohao’s body, enhancing his physical strength.

"Phew! That felt great, who would’ve thought this bead would boost my strength by one percent! If I hunt ninety-nine more of these huge beasts, my physical strength would advance further!" Zhang Xiaohao sighed deeply.

Roar!

Suddenly, a colossal figure, towering over fifty zhang, roared skyward, its massive body lunging forward, prompting the surrounding beasts to also roar and dash towards the front.

"Hmm! A beast with physical strength comparable to early-stage Integration? You’re next!" Zhang Xiaohao’s eyes sparkled.

At this moment, the beast, similar in strength to early-stage Integration, was sprinting ahead.

Compared to it, even stories like Kuafu chasing the sun were much slower.

No matter how quick it was, it couldn’t outrun Zhang Xiaohao.

Zhang Xiaohao quickly chased after it, leaving a gust of wind behind.

Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaohao caught up with the beast.

The fifty-zhang tall beast instinctively turned its body to glance at Zhang Xiaohao.

Though this little creature looked a bit "ugly" with its extra arms and heads, it emitted a pure barbarian aura, prompting the beast to ignore it and continue its wild sprint forward.

"Damn! Look down on me, huh? Well, you can die then!" Zhang Xiaohao said coldly.

With a single step on the ground, he leapt up swiftly.

The six blood-red knives in his hands slashed vigorously, channeling terrifying power as they attacked the fifty-zhang beast.

Clang Clang Clang!!!

The six knives struck its back, sparking a flurry of light, failing to penetrate its defense, much to Zhang Xiaohao’s embarrassment.

"Roar!!!" The beast let out a low roar, flashing its teeth at Zhang Xiaohao, yet did not attack, seemingly questioning why Zhang Xiaohao didn’t walk properly.

"Roar!" Zhang Xiaohao responded with a low roar.

With gestures, he pointed forward then at himself, not knowing if the beast understood or if he even knew what he meant.

The beast nodded, continuing its sprint forward, seemingly comprehending Zhang Xiaohao’s intention.

"Did it understand my gestures?" Zhang Xiaohao wondered.

Watching it disappear, Zhang Xiaohao withdrew his gaze.

"Well! Looks like I need to change to a slightly weaker beast, with strength comparable to the Unification Realm; their defenses seem impenetrable!" Zhang Xiaohao thought seriously.

Thinking this, he scanned around.

Under Zhang Xiaohao’s gaze, he quickly spotted a Perfect God Transformation beast, lips curling into a mischievous smile as he swiftly charged forward.

Moments later.

Zhang Xiaohao arrived beside the beast, taking advantage of its turning, he wielded the six blood-red knives, slashing fiercely—shua shua shua!—before the beast could react, it was divided into pieces, with a chaos bead the size of an egg emerging from its body.

Zhang Xiaohao swallowed the chaos bead.

Crunching twice, he glanced at the endless swarm of beasts, relishing, "Still, smaller beasts are easier to kill!"

With a clear goal, Zhang Xiaohao increased his speed.

Amid the endless Barbaric Beast Army, an unconventional figure moved along with them, secretly targeting beasts with Refining Void and Early Stage of Divinity Transformation strength. Once decided, Zhang Xiaohao would rush over, kill them, then swallow their chaos beads.

Fortunately, these beasts lacked spiritual intelligence; regardless of their cultivation level, they reacted the same way. Though confused by Zhang Xiaohao’s actions, they continued charging forward, unthinking.

Zhang Xiaohao did the same, blending in while slaying beasts, charging ahead, unconcerned where it led or what lay there.

Thus, half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

During these six months, numerous beasts fell to Zhang Xiaohao, but among the endless Barbaric Beast Army, it was insignificant. After consuming countless chaos beads, Zhang Xiaohao’s physical strength elevated from Nascent Soul Peak to the Early Stage of Divinity Transformation.