76 Unconscious (1/2)

The Fierce Beast crawled away from Xue Wei until it reached the formation wall and could get no farther. As it felt the Mind Infestation reach out for its mind, it had the choice to struggle, but instead it instantly allowed Xue Wei to access its mind.

Xue Wei went through the beast's memories. It had been in a beast horde roused by a Primordial Beast and had been severely injured but not killed.

When the fight had ended, they had taken it prisoner and kept it in a cage until it was healed, after which it had fought against other experts in the Genius Camp.

This beast had an average level of intelligence, but it had no reason to fear Xue Wei – it was as if there was a deeply ingrained instinct within it that told it that Xue Wei was someone that should not be touched.

Xue Wei sighed. His more calm side could sense the suffering the beast had gone through time and time again while being captive. Thus, he decided to put it out of its misery.

”Fierce Beasts do not have a dantian that they can self-destruct similarly to the humans. Instead, they have a beast core.” Xue Wei thought for a moment.

”It seems that beast cores are very different from dantians, and much more sturdy. No wonder that they are being used as a treasured material in almost everything in our everyday lives.”

”But to execute this beast... I wonder how to do it,” Xue Wei pondered. He then controlled the beast's body and compelled the creature to slice its own throat with its claws, but nothing happened. The throat was protected by thick skin, and although the claws were sharp, they were not sharp enough.

Xue Wei could feel the onset of a headache from using his energy too much. Although the beast did not fight back, the mental connection itself still consumed his spiritual energy.

Withdrawing from the mind of the beast, Xue Wei launched the Forbidden Rush movement technique and appeared right in front of the beast that was still dazed.

The beast, in a frenzied panic, tried to retreat, but it already had its back against the wall of the formation, so it was incapable of getting further away.

Shattering Mountain Palm!

The palm descended on top of the beast, but instead of avoiding it, the beast rushed towards the palm, not protecting itself with Qi or anything.

It twisted in the air and revealed a small patch of soft skin that was located just at the side of the temple.

The Shattering Mountain Palm landed right on this location. Xue Wei could not help but wonder why exactly this beast was so eager to accept death.

Blood sprayed from the mouth of the beast and tears of blood fell from its eyes.

The beast kept staring at Xue Wei. Even in death, there was no ferocious or hateful expression in its eyes, just reverence, and wonder.

Xue Wei instantly sat down. He then understood that it was impossible for him to restore his spiritual energy as soon as he wished, since it slowly restored itself and that it would require time.

”I won't be able to rely on spiritual energy in the future,” Xue Wei commented to himself as he stood up again once the five minutes had passed.

”Perhaps I was too rash. I want to fight as many opponents as possible, but this tag team is wearing me down. My Qi is untouched, but my spiritual energy is already running low.”

”On the other hand, the experts I am up against now are all much stronger than the ones I faced before. Although I have a strong soul, their souls are likely as strong if not stronger. Relying on the Mind Infestation will not be easy.”

”I have yet to use the Seed of Mirage, and the opponents I face have not seen my fights, so they don't know of my abilities. I guess it is time to try strength against strength!”

Having said this, a new figure appeared on the stage. This time, it was a human, but this human seemed very cautious as he lifted a single sword in his hand. He did not charge at Xue Wei. Instead, he took a stance that allowed for him to both advance and defend at the same time.

Xue Wei praised the criminal, but it was not enough against him. ”Time to test that mirage out,” he mumbled as he conjured a seed of mirage which he tossed onto the stage.

No one seemed to understand what this ball of Qi was. And although his opponent observed both Xue Wei and the seed, the former was not advancing.

Xue Wei was not in a hurry either. He just stood there, casually looking at the deserter while waiting for his seed to sprout.

As it did, it took the shape of a second Xue Wei. It even wore clothes identical to Xue Wei's red robes, and its hair was tied with a red ribbon and had a hair pin similar to the one Xue Wei was wearing.

The hair of the two fluttered in the wind that easily bypassed the formation, and they moved at the same time. Their speed was the same, and they seemed to try a pincer attack against the deserter.

Since their timing had to be completely in sync, Xue Wei needed to be slower than he usually was, but both he and the clone simultaneously used the Forbidden Rush technique. Although they were slower than Xue Wei's peak, they were fast enough to make the heart of the deserter clench in fear.

He was capable of avoiding one of the two attacks, but he had no faith in avoiding both. ”The copy might not be able to attack,” the deserter mumbled, ”but which one is the copy?”