Immortal Starry Sky-Chapter 622 - 597: The Power of 2 Cores!

The beast tide, as the name suggests, involves tens of thousands of fierce beasts flattening everything like a tidal wave.

But it also means they cannot turn back!

Wang Xu took advantage of this, unleashing an incredibly bloody massacre at their rear!

Slicing sound!

The seven-foot-long bone saber struck diagonally, bringing forth a bizarre trail of blood. A gorilla-like fierce beast was split in two on the spot, perishing instantly.

The bone saber continued without pause, drawing a cunning arc, piercing through the head of another fierce beast resembling a wild boar with a thud.

Wang Xu's hands remained incessant.

The bone saber seemed to be dancing, its shadow drenched in blood. Each blood trail that splashed up signified the end of a fierce beast's life.

"Thirteen inner cores."

The bone saber spun, and with a flick of Wang Xu's hand, thirteen corpses of fierce beasts lay on the ground. He quickly extracted the inner cores from the bodies and continued the pursuit.

The fierce beasts at the back of the beast tide weren't powerful; Wang Xu could slaughter them effortlessly, reaping their lives one by one without any pressure at all.

Even if strong fierce beasts at the front discovered Wang Xu and wanted to pounce on him, a single fierce beast could never break through the beast tide like a wave.

Without Wang Xu's small size and swift, agile body technique speed, the enormous fierce beasts simply couldn't move against the current and could only roar in frustration.

Thud!

Slicing sound!

Scratch!

...

Wang Xu closely followed the massive army of the beast tide, his bone saber constantly striking, madly harvesting the lives of fierce beasts.

In the midst of slaughter, the intense scent of blood drew numerous fierce beasts from behind to attack, but they were no match for Wang Xu, and he slew as many as came.

Gurgle.

After finishing off a batch, Wang Xu slightly held back, overturned the fallen fierce beast corpses, selected the inner cores, and devoured them directly.

Wang Xu's power advanced even further.

With increased power, slaughtering the fierce beasts became naturally easier.

The bone saber flew, Wang Xu continually slaughtered, continually reaped, and in just a short moment, his strength had risen again after devouring enough inner cores.

Suddenly.

Hahaha…

A burst of laughter echoed in Wang Xu's heart.

Wang Xu was startled, and his bone saber unintentionally slowed by a half beat. A fierce beast that should have died under his saber escaped, howling as it retreated far away.

"You Ji?!" Wang Xu reacted, pleasantly surprised.

"Hurry! Keep killing, keep devouring! Waking up to such a feast, fantastic!"

A red and white flame suddenly appeared beside Wang Xu, burning vigorously, full of vitality.

"Haha, you're finally awake!" Wang Xu said sincerely with a smile.

Having been in the Ganges Realm for over a decade, though Wang Xu was immersed in slaughter, he was always alone and isolated.

Even after mingling with the Pu'a tribe, Wang Xu had too many secrets that couldn't be disclosed, unable to communicate with the Pu'a people.

Now with You Ji's awakening, it was like Wang Xu suddenly had a family member with whom he could share everything, naturally making him overjoyed.

"What are you waiting for? Start killing quickly, now's the perfect opportunity for me to devour more!" You Ji's voice came from within the red and white flames.

"Just awakened, let me give you a generous welcoming gift!"

A harsh gleam flickered in Wang Xu's eyes, and a thick murderous intent emerged.

He roared like a beast, giving it his all. In an instant, both his saber speed and body technique speed saw great growth.

Wang Xu exerted his full strength!

Originally, Wang Xu intended to conserve his strength, killing fierce beasts slowly, ensuring that even when encountering difficult opponents, he could have enough energy to flee without risking his life.

After all, power is limited; once it runs out, Wang Xu wouldn't even have the strength to escape.

But now it's different.

With You Ji awakened, granting him a constant stream of power, there was no need to calculate every bit!

"Kill!"

Blood splashed as Wang Xu frantically slaughtered those weak fierce beasts.

The red and white flame pounced toward the corpses of the dead fierce beasts!

In an instant, as if a sea of fire spread open, the red and white flame covered the entire ground.

However…

"Eh? What's happening, why don't these corpses have souls?" You Ji said curiously.

"No souls?" Wang Xu thought to himself, "Could it be that their souls are in the inner cores? You Ji, try devouring their inner cores."

Wang Xu slashed across, bringing down two fierce beasts.

The red and white flame surged forward, enveloping the inner cores within them.

"That's right! They are souls. Their souls are indeed in the inner cores!" You Ji exclaimed joyously.

"It seems that no amount of corpses is useful; only the inner cores are truly valuable," Wang Xu thought, "But in that case, you won't be able to provide me with too much power."

The inner cores are meant to enhance strength.

If all were converted into power for consumption, then killing or not killing would be almost the same, and Wang Xu could achieve that himself without even needing You Ji to devour.

"Then what should we do?" You Ji was troubled.

"You've just awakened, and you need the beast cores to enhance your strength. Consider these cores a gift to you!" Wang Xu said.

"How can I accept this...But since you insist, I can't refuse. It's decided then!" You Ji grinned mischievously and devoured all the fierce beast cores Wang Xu had killed.

Rumble~

The beast tide continued progressing, having already flattened three tribes similar to the Pua tribe along the way. However, as with the Pua tribe, all these tribes chose to migrate, resulting in no casualties.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Wang Xu noticed that his power seemed to have increased noticeably.

"What's going on? I haven't absorbed any cores, yet my power has increased so significantly?" Wang Xu wondered.

Ever since he advanced to the Third Layer, making progress had become extremely difficult. Even absorbing ten cores in a row scarcely affected his strength.

Unless he absorbed a core from a powerful fierce beast, the effect was negligible, without any felt improvement.

But now, even though it was You Ji who was absorbing, his strength was the one that enhanced.

Could it be...is there a connection here?

Just as Wang Xu was about to investigate further, his expression suddenly changed!

Boom!

A silent explosion occurred within Wang Xu.

Wang Xu hurriedly examined himself and was shocked to find that near his core, another core of the same size had appeared, surrounded by alternating red and white flame patterns.

"This..."

Wang Xu was taken aback, "You Ji, did you just break through?"

"That's right, after absorbing so many cores, of course, I broke through. Don't worry, I'll catch up with you sooner or later!" You Ji's voice came through.

"So that's how it is!"

Wang Xu's eyes lit up.

He understood why this change had happened.

With two souls inside him, naturally, two cores would be born.

What delighted Wang Xu the most was that the powers of the two cores could combine and be completely utilized by him!

In other words, even though You Ji was the one currently absorbing the cores, the power gained from them could be perceived by Wang Xu and considered as his own, to use at will!

"I suppose...this is why the Supreme Controllers chose the Devourers to come to the Ganges Realm."

Wang Xu thought to himself, "Strengthening the soul is just one aspect; on the other hand, two souls will create two cores, and once fused, both cores' powers can be harnessed at the same time!"

"Haha..."

Thinking of this, Wang Xu laughed aloud.

"I see."

"I see now!"

"I once thought completing the mission would take untold time and danger. Now it seems, the Seed of Truth is just a step away!"

Wang Xu felt an indescribable relief in his heart.

The secret of the two cores would become his trump card.

Imagine, during a battle, if all his enemies believed that Wang Xu only possessed the strength they could see, and they furiously attacked him, then Wang Xu suddenly used the power of the second core...this unexpected tactic could completely overturn the battlefield and secure an easy victory!

Moreover, just consider the current situation of Wang Xu.

Reaching the Third Layer, transforming into humanoid form, absorbing a hundred cores would hardly increase his power by much.

But if these hundred cores were used on You Ji, allowing You Ji's power to greatly increase, even breakthrough to the second and third layer, the benefits it would bring would far exceed the investment of a hundred cores.

"You Ji! Devour to your heart's content! Don't hold back!" Wang Xu laughed heartily.

"Naturally!" You Ji went all out, needing no prompts from Wang Xu to scavenge each corpse. The red and white flames found the cores within the corpses autonomously, absorbing them quickly and efficiently, saving Wang Xu much precious time. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Wang Xu continued to pursue the beast tide, having slain at least a thousand fierce beasts.

The path was paved with a straight line of beast corpses, a grand spectacle.

"Alright, it's time to stop."

Wang Xu silently retreated, putting distance between himself and the beast tide.

He had realized that the death of more than a thousand fierce beasts had caught the attention of powerful beasts, currently constrained by the tide from turning back. But if Wang Xu continued the slaughter, clearing a path for them, they would turn relentlessly and pursue him.

Over a thousand fierce beasts equaled over a thousand cores.

Wang Xu had indeed made a significant harvest.

"Let's go."

Without hesitation, Wang Xu ran in another direction.

That direction was the place the clan leader once told him where the Pua tribe would migrate.

Although the Third Layer was populated by many weak tribes, each tribe had its own space to survive, with considerable distance between them. The Pua tribe's safe haven was found at the boundary with another tribe.

Wang Xu's speed was already comparable to that of the clan leader, and with the enhancement from You Ji's core power, his speed soared, surpassing even that of the Ganges beings at the four-layered level, something the Pua tribe's clan leader struggled to keep up with.

Therefore, it didn't take him long to arrive at the juncture between the Pua tribe and the neighboring 'Fusheng tribe'.

However, things were not as peaceful as he had imagined.

"People of the Pua tribe, this is the territory of the Fusheng tribe. If you don't want to die, leave immediately!"

Before Wang Xu could approach, an arrogant voice was already audible. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)