The Silver Moon Beast was supposed to be a third-level Monster Beast of the Transforming Realm, with formidable soul power. However, Terra Su had chosen a moment that was particularly disadvantageous for it.
At this instant, the beast’s entire focus was on the arrows and the surrounding Bewildering Powder, leaving it no attention to spare for Terra Su’s actions.
In its view, Terra Su was only a threat when using those arrows. Without the bow, he was just an insignificant human Martial Practitioner, posing no real danger.
But the Silver Moon Beast’s assumption was gravely mistaken.
In a flash, Terra Su’s gaze pierced through the void like a meteor, striking the Silver Moon Beast’s eyes.
The powerful soul attack left the beast momentarily stunned, caught in a brief stupor.
“Now’s the time.”
Seeing the Silver Moon Beast ensnared by his soul attack, Terra Su didn’t hesitate. He drew his bow and shot an arrow straight at the beast’s temple.
This was the last arrow in Terra Su’s quiver, imbued with his full concentration and strength, a pinnacle shot.
The Silver Moon Beast, under the soul attack, couldn’t gather True Essence for defense in time, making this the perfect moment for Terra Su to strike. If the arrow could penetrate the beast’s hide, it would be lethal.
This was a gamble for Terra Su. He wasn’t sure if the arrow could pierce the Silver Moon Beast’s tough hide. Despite the soul attack, the beast was still a third-level Monster Beast of the Transforming Realm, with a formidable body.
If he won the gamble, the Silver Moon Beast would die.
If he lost, Terra Su’s fate would be grim.
The pinnacle arrow, glowing with True Essence, shot towards the Silver Moon Beast’s temple like a blazing meteor.
The Silver Moon Beast, snapping out of its daze, suddenly realized the arrow was already upon it.
Instantly, its fur stood on end, sensing the lethal power contained in this arrow, far surpassing the previous ones.
This arrow could indeed threaten its life!
However, despite knowing the arrow’s power, the Silver Moon Beast couldn’t react in time due to its speed.
Thud!
In a split second, the arrow struck the Silver Moon Beast’s temple.
The sharp arrowhead, glowing with True Essence, deeply embedded itself into the flesh, causing a torrent of blood to gush out.
Seeing this, Terra Su knew he had likely won the gamble. The arrow had penetrated the Silver Moon Beast’s temple, ensuring its demise.
Yet, in the next moment, a strange scene unfolded.
The Silver Moon Beast’s body suddenly swelled like a balloon, its white fur standing erect like steel needles, shimmering ominously in the moonlight.
Sensing something amiss, Terra Su shouted, “Get down!”
Boom!
The Silver Moon Beast’s skin exploded, sending flesh and needle-like fur shooting in all directions indiscriminately.
Though Terra Su was at a distance, he immediately dropped to the ground, pressing himself flat and shielding his head with his arms.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Countless white hairs embedded themselves into the ground around Terra Su.
Fortunately, Terra Su wasn’t hit by any of the fur.
Looking up, he saw the Silver Moon Beast’s massive body, now a mangled mess of flesh and blood, with large patches of skin and fur blown away, leaving it bare and bloodied.
Boom!
Already struck in the temple, the Silver Moon Beast couldn’t withstand this additional damage and finally collapsed, lifeless.
Exhaling slightly, Terra Su relaxed his tense nerves only when the Silver Moon Beast breathed its last.
Boom, boom!
At that moment, the True Essence in Terra Su’s Dantian surged, with eight True Essence Cores spinning rapidly. The True Essence within his Dantian rose like a tide, growing ever more abundant.
The eight True Essence Cores could no longer contain the burgeoning True Essence, and with a loud boom, the ninth True Essence Core began to form.
Starting from a point, the ninth True Essence Core quickly expanded and spun rapidly. In less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, it grew to match the size of the previous eight.
The ninth True Essence Core was successfully formed!
Condensing Origin Realm ninth-level!
This breakthrough felt natural to Terra Su. He had already been at the peak of the Condensing Origin Realm eighth-level, merely lacking an opportunity to advance to the ninth level.
The battle with the Silver Moon Beast provided that opportunity.
This is the allure of real combat training. The life-and-death experience in battle often unlocks a Martial Practitioner’s latent potential. For those stuck at the peak of a realm, striving to break through to the next, real combat training is invaluable.
In Terra Su’s case, without this combat experience, breaking through to the Condensing Origin Realm ninth-level would have taken at least ten days to half a month.
Looking at Gu Qianyin and Princess Mia, Terra Su found that both women had avoided the Silver Moon Beast’s fur in time, though they were visibly shaken.
After a while, Gu Qianyin managed to stammer, “Terra Su, you killed a third-level Silver Moon Beast of the Transforming Realm?”
Princess Mia, though silent, had eyes filled with disbelief.
“Just luck,” Terra Su replied, unwilling to elaborate. Discussing it further would inevitably touch on his “Great Desolation Blood Moon,” a trump card he wouldn’t reveal to others.
Scanning the two women, Terra Su confirmed they were unharmed, with only a minor scratch on Gu Qianyin’s arm.
In their arms, the four Silver Moon Beast cubs were lively and unaffected by the battle.
“You’re crazy,” Terra Su thought, never imagining that a few Monster Beast cubs could drive women to such madness, daring to venture into a third-level Monster Beast’s lair. A slight misstep could have cost them their lives.
“Terra Su, I’m sorry. We thought everything was foolproof and wanted to surprise you by keeping it a secret. We didn’t expect the Bewildering Powder’s effect to be so short-lived,” Gu Qianyin said, her head bowed like a chastised schoolgirl.
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