Chapter 226: Ch-226: Corrupted beast(2)
"What the...?" Wang Ming's eyes widened in shock at the scene before him. The beasts locked in the cage, whose limbs had been severed by Mu Shiran, regenerated in an instant. It was as if they were never cut in the first place. But what truly stunned Wang Ming wasn't just the regeneration—it was the fact that an extra limb sprouted from the wounded area.
Instead of the usual single head and four limbs, the white twin sabertooth had two heads and eight limbs, each original limb matched with an additional one. These twisted features made the creature appear even more grotesque and ferocious than before.
Not only the white twin sabertooth, but the other two beasts locked in the cage had undergone the same change.
Wang Ming was stunned for a brief moment before turning his eyes away from the beasts and looking at the women for some explanation. Both of them seemed to understand the look on Wang Ming's face and began to explain slowly.
"As you can see, Wang... I can call you Wang Ming, right?" Mu Shiran asked nervously, as cultivators could get offended if someone treats them casually, especially if the person is a normal mortal."
"Of course," Wang Ming replied as Mu Shiran's eyes lit up.
"As I was saying, Wang Ming, besides the beast having higher cultivation than it should, the most troublesome issue is its regeneration and ability to grow extra limbs, which greatly enhances its combat abilities," Mu Shiran said in a solemn tone to which Wang Ming nodded his head.
"I can see that. You said you eliminated many of them—how do you even do that? I mean, even if you cut off the head, it can grow back," Wang Ming asked. He had an inkling of how they managed to do it, but he still needed to ask to see if his speculation was wrong."
"You have to completely obliterate it with a powerful attack— the most effective way to take it down is by using a single strike from a powerful technique," Mu Ning Xue, who had been watching, said. Wang Ming nodded, confirming that his speculation was correct.
"The most difficult and annoying thing about these creatures is that even if a single drop of blood remains, it will regenerate," Mu Ning Xue said with a sigh as her ample bosom heaved.
"Huh, it can regenerate from a single drop of its blood?" Wang Ming asked incredulously. He had never seen such a thing or read about it in any books, which caused him to frown.
'System, have you heard of this?'Wang Ming asked in his mind.
[System Message: ... Beasts in the Upper Heavens are capable of such feats.]
Wang Ming raised an eyebrow at the response. He was surprised the system didn't taunt him this time. After interacting with it for so long, he was pleased to see it was less mocking.
"Yes," Mu Shiran confirmed. Wang Ming remained silent, confident that he could completely vaporize even a group of these beasts with his Heavenly Sword Art, second form, as he was stronger than the last time he used it.
"These beasts are entirely mindless. They act purely on their instinct to destroy and have no sense of reason at all. Even the mountain clans avoid them when they release them in the city. I've seen many of them get killed by their own beasts," Mu Shiran added. Suddenly, a question came to mind, and Wang Ming couldn't help but ask.
"Do you guys have any Golden Core Formation Realm cultivators or possess powerful cultivation techniques?" Wang Ming asked, as he was impressed they managed to survive these assaults and thought they must have some formidable techniques. The women smiled wearily, as they could guess what Wang Ming was thinking.
"No, you might have misunderstood our strength. We don't have any powerful techniques or cultivators. My father is the strongest, and he's at the Core Formation Realm," Mu Ning Xue replied with a chuckle.
"Then how did you manage to kill them?" Wang Ming asked.
"It was due to the help of an array. All the cultivators ganged up on a single beast and used the array to combine all their attacks into one. Still, because of this, the other beasts could rampage freely while the cultivators needed to recover, which caused damage to the city," Mu Shiran replied.
" "It's still impressive that they managed to fend off so many powerful beasts," Wang Ming added.
"True, but it's because the mountain clans used weaker ones. The last attack was much worse. The three Golden Core Formation beasts you see were part of that attack. If some cultivators hadn't sacrificed themselves, we might not have captured them, and the city could have been destroyed. We expect the next attack to be even more fearsome," Mu Ning Xue said grimly.
Suddenly, Mu Ning Xue's eyes widened in alarm as one of the beasts broke free and lunged toward Mu Shiran.
"Shiran, get out of the way!" Mu Ning Xue shouted, but it was too late for her to react.
Mu Shiran froze as the beast's face drew closer, her breath hitching in her throat. Instinctively, she shut her eyes, bracing for the inevitable. But as moments passed and nothing happened, she hesitantly opened them, only to find the beast's open jaws just inches from her face.
"What…" she began, her voice trembling, when suddenly, the beast's head crumbled into countless dice-sized pieces. Her eyes widened further in shock as she realized that not just the head, but the entire body of the beast had been sliced into tiny cubes.
She looked around and saw her mother staring in a certain direction, mouth agape. Following her mother's gaze, she spotted Wang Ming standing nearby with a bloody sword.
Wang Ming didn't seem to notice the two women's stares, as his eyes were fixed on the diced parts of the beast. Before his eyes, the pieces slowly began to merge, forming an even more grotesque creature with additional heads and limbs.
'I see, so it's true, the regeneration... Looks like I'll have to try using the other method,' Wang Ming mumbled.