Long Chong and his companion hastily dodged, but despite their timely reactions, they were still grazed by several earthen spikes, leaving trails of wounds.

"We need to pick up the pace, Long Chong and the others won't be able to hold out much longer," Yuan Ming said quickly after glancing at the situation on the battlefield.

Wulu nodded, a flicker of light in his eyes, and suddenly opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

Yuan Ming sensed his thoughts and interrupted him preemptively, "Once you've taken me to the side of the Heavy Mountain Elephant, focus on fleeing with all your might, you don't need to maintain my invisibility anymore."

"Do you have a sure chance of victory?" Wulu was startled, then frowned immediately.

"I can't guarantee it, but even if things don't go as planned, I can still escape, so don't worry about me," Yuan Ming shook his head and smiled.

Wulu nodded silently, though his face still showed a hint of worry.

The two circumvented the fiercely contested front battlefield, taking a detour around the earth walls created by the Heavy Mountain Elephant, and soon arrived behind it to its left.

As a Level 4 demon beast, the Heavy Mountain Elephant possessed a not-so-low spiritual intelligence and naturally noticed that two people were missing from the group of four that had been pursuing it earlier.

While clashing with Long Chong and his companion, it had always been searching in all directions for Yuan Ming's whereabouts.

It was because of this that Long Chong and Qiong Yun had been able to fight it to a standstill.

However, even though the Heavy Mountain Elephant was on guard, it ultimately failed to detect the two "insects" that had quietly approached, thanks to their invisibility.

Yuan Ming looked up at the Heavy Mountain Elephant's body, suddenly raising his right hand, and the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear flew out in an instant, landing above his head.

At the same time, his left hand, unbeknownst to anyone, now held a wine red Jade Bottle.

"Brother Hong, after three counts, please immediately flee far away," Yuan Ming said, turning his head to instruct.

Wulu nodded, his gaze falling on the Jade Bottle in Yuan Ming's left hand. Although he didn't know what was hidden within, he inexplicably felt a chill.

"One!"

Yuan Ming suddenly cast a spell that landed on the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear. The spirit light on the spear grew significantly, and the twelve runes hidden inside lit up one by one, bringing forth a terrifying aura. This converged at the tip of the spear and thrust towards the Heavy Mountain Elephant's flank in an instant.

"Two!"

Yuan Ming shouted, abruptly wrapping the Jade Bottle in his left hand with Mana, and threw it forward. The bottle rotated as it flew, driven by Spiritual Power, following the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear.

"Three!"

The moment the word was spoken, Wulu retreated explosively, and the invisible force that had been shrouding Yuan Ming disappeared instantly, revealing him from his state of invisibility.

Simultaneously, the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear struck the Heavy Mountain Elephant's body, causing a surge of earthy yellow spirit light to erupt. It turned out the Heavy Mountain Elephant had been cautious and protected its body with Divine Skills.

However, there was no standoff, as the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, now infused with the power of the stars, was transformed. The moment the earthy yellow spirit light shone, it shattered like glass. The spear penetrated the body of the Heavy Mountain Elephant, tearing a hole as it spun.

In an instant, crimson blood sprayed into the sky, and the Heavy Mountain Elephant's agonized cries echoed through heaven and earth, causing the earth walls it had summoned to crumble away.

But this was not the end. In the moment the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear tore open the wound, Yuan Ming reached into the air and the Jade Bottle, wrapped in Spiritual Power, shattered suddenly, releasing the colorless liquid inside. The liquid exploded and also fell into the Heavy Mountain Elephant's wound.

A chilling hissing noise ensued, and wisps of white smoke rose from the wound on the Heavy Mountain Elephant. The already mangled flesh turned rapidly black and decayed, exuding a stench, and even reached the nostrils of Long Chong and the others.

The Heavy Mountain Elephant let out another painful roar, its vitality suddenly diminished.

The One Rihong poison was fierce, but Yuan Ming felt it was not secure enough, so he obtained some intense poison from the body of the Purple Extreme Tai Sui, mixing it in.

While this made the One Rihong less inconspicuous, it significantly enhanced the poison's potency.

Seeing the Heavy Mountain Elephant break through its defenses, everyone's spirits were lifted.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, just as the black poison spots were about to spread from the wound to other parts of the body, an earthy yellow spirit light flashed on the Heavy Mountain Elephant, and it forcefully stopped the spread of the poison spots.

Then, with an angry glance to the side, the Heavy Mountain Elephant swung its trunk towards Yuan Ming.

It truly lived up to its reputation as a Level 4 demon beast—despite suffering consecutive heavy injuries, it was still capable of launching a swift and ferocious attack.

But Yuan Ming didn't expect the One Rihong poison from the Snake-man Clan alone to be enough to slay the giant beast.

As he dodged the Heavy Mountain Elephant's trunk, Yuan Ming summoned the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, flooding the beast's body with a massive amount of dark Qi.

A burst of white light shot out from the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, the hidden All Living Beings' Dream Rune flashing momentarily before disappearing into the Heavy Mountain Elephant's body.

The Heavy Mountain Elephant's trunk froze mid-air, and its angry eyes were quickly clouded by confusion.

At this sight, Yuan Ming flipped his right hand, taking out the Silver Token, and immediately began casting, forming a large barrier that enveloped both him and the Heavy Mountain Elephant together.

Having deployed the silver barrier, Yuan Ming finally felt at ease. He took off the Spiritual Beast Bag containing the Three-eyed Crow and threw it on the ground, then took out the Stealing Heaven Tripod and entered it.

He sat on the White Jade Lotus Platform and, with a flip of his hand, summoned the Soul Destroying Sword. He activated all his Mana and Soul Power and slashed through the air.

A magnificent black sword light descended from the sky, a fleeting flash that buried itself into the head of the Heavy Mountain Elephant.

From a distance, Long Chong and the others were initially elated by Yuan Ming's serious injury to the Heavy Mountain Elephant, and were about to call out to Yuan Ming to take the chance to escape, but seeing what Yuan Ming did, they were somewhat stunned.

However, the silver light shield blocked any Divine Sense probes, so they had no idea what Yuan Ming was doing inside.

As they were hesitating whether to go forward to help or to just watch for now, the silver protective shield rapidly dissipated, reverting back to a Token, and falling into Yuan Ming's hand as he reappeared.

Yuan Ming put away the Token and called back the Purple Star Nine Dragons Spear. Without a glance at the Heavy Mountain Elephant, he flew towards Long Chong and the others.

At this moment, the Heavy Mountain Elephant lay on the ground, seemingly without any new wounds, yet it no longer breathed.

"Brother Yuan, you..." Long Chong looked at the approaching Yuan Ming, then at the fallen Heavy Mountain Elephant, momentarily at a loss for words.

"It was nothing but a fluke. If it were not for a bottle of top-grade poison I had obtained earlier, which weakened the Heavy Mountain Elephant's strength, and the power of Brother Hong's Stone Talisman that allowed me to get close to the Heavy Mountain Elephant, it might have been difficult to kill it," Yuan Ming said modestly.

However, having the ability to kill a Level 4 Demon Beast by skipping a level with just a mid-stage Core Formation Cultivation, their tacit in silence for a moment led everyone to shake their heads, even if they didn't say it out loud.

They couldn't do it.

"Gentlemen, our confrontation just now was not small, and now that the Heavy Mountain Elephant is dead, we should quickly divide its body and leave this place, lest we attract other Level 4 demon beasts," Yuan Ming changed the subject, avoiding further discussion on his strength.

Hearing this, Long Chong earnestly replied, "Brother Yuan is right. However, killing this Heavy Mountain Elephant, both Qiong Yun and I didn't exert much force. You and Brother Hong can divide the body amongst yourselves."

"Ah, if it weren't for Brother Long and Miss Qiong attracting the attention of the Heavy Mountain Elephant, we wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily. Moreover, the Daoist Skills you deployed must have incurred some expenditure, it wouldn't be right not to take something substantial," Yuan Ming insisted.

Long Chong insisted, "Even so, you and Brother Hong should pick first. If there is anything you don't need, then Qiong Yun and I will take them."

Seeing his sincere words, Yuan Ming nodded in agreement, no longer refusing.

Eventually, Yuan Ming proactively chose the Physical Body of the Heavy Mountain Elephant as his spoils of war, while Wulu took the Demon Core, and Long Chong and Qiong Yun each obtained an ivory tusk.

Long Chong and others still felt somewhat embarrassed; the flesh and blood of the Heavy Mountain Elephant was extraordinary, but ultimately it could not compare to the precious elephant tusks and Demon Core. Long Chong and Qiong Yun insisted that Yuan Ming was at a loss in the end, supplementing him with some Spirit Stones before giving up.

However, Yuan Ming wasn't intentionally conceding to them. He had many Magic Treasures at hand now, and even if he took the ivory tusks, he wouldn't be able to refine a better Magic Treasure immediately.

He valued the flesh and blood of the Heavy Mountain Elephant before him more; its massive body and exuberant Qi-Blood were far superior to the previous Fire Crocodile King. Although it was tainted with the severe poison of One Rihong and Purple Extreme Tai Sui, with some refinement it could be purged and would not affect the value of the elephant's physical body.

The Demon Image Prison Suppression Skill was a Cultivation Technique created with reference to the power of a giant elephant. The Qi-Blood of elephantine demon beasts was the most beneficial for this technique, which could definitely help him advance the Demon Image Prison Suppression Skill into a further stage.

After dividing the spoils among themselves, Wulu suggested they leave quickly.

"Wait a moment, I want to confirm something," Yuan Ming said as he turned and entered the Cloud Top Hall.

Seeing this, although puzzled, the others followed him.

This time, they didn't use Earth Tunneling, but instead followed the corridors inside the hall.

The palace was dilapidated from years of neglect, and the corridors were also badly damaged, with many areas collapsed. However, this naturally posed no difficulty for Yuan Ming and company, who quickly reached the end of the corridor.

In front of them appeared a vast Stone Chamber, in the center of which was a Silver Formation, surrounded by four silver-white Stone Pillars that extended deep into the ground, integrating with the Array.

This place was identical to the Teleportation Array in the Void Temple and True Sea Hall, only much smaller, appearing to be a miniaturized version of a Teleportation Array.

"A Teleportation Array! I wonder where the other side leads?" Long Chong and the others exclaimed with both shock and joy.

This continent was filled with treasures, could this Teleportation Array possibly connect to some hidden treasure trove?

"Unfortunately, this Array is already damaged." Yuan Ming shook his head regretfully; the Array Patterns of the Silver Formation were severely damaged, and the four Stone Pillars no longer stored any Space Power, rendering it unusable.

"I can try to repair the Array Patterns, but I have no clue on how to channel the Space Power," Xi Ying's voice resounded.

"It doesn't matter. Obtaining the corpse of this Heavy Mountain Elephant is already a great gain," Yuan Ming replied, shaking his head.

The four of them briefly searched the ruins and, upon finding no other treasures, swiftly left the place.

However, just as they left, a streak of Golden Light shot from the distance, arriving in front of Cloud Top Hall—it was the Golden Cloud Fairy.

Her gaze swept over the chaotic scene on the ground, her expression slightly stern.

"Who would have thought that Yuan Ming had such strength to kill the Heavy Mountain Elephant by himself. Fortunately, we didn't make a move just now, otherwise, we really might not have been able to take him down..." she murmured to herself.

"This silver barrier he deployed is quite extraordinary, blocking my Golden Crow Fire Pupil and preventing me from seeing how he killed the Heavy Mountain Elephant. However, I did clearly see the process of Yuan Ming casting the Heavy Mountain Elephant into an illusion. He has a terrifyingly powerful illusory Magic Treasure on him, which took effect from a distance and almost dragged me into the illusion as well," the dignified voice came from within the Golden Cloud Fairy.

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