Chapter 388: Chapter 391: Taking Down the Bull-headed Giant Beast

The bull-headed giant beast, blinded in one eye, immediately entered a state of fury. A red aura enveloped its entire body, making it appear as if it were a demon or god.

Aooo!

With an angry roar to the sky, the bull-headed giant beast yanked the ice sword fragments out of its socket. Though it would have been better not to remove them, blood gushed out like a spring as soon as they were pulled out. Clasping its eye with one hand, a red glow flickered over it, and the blood slowly stopped flowing. When the bull-headed giant beast removed its hand, Mu Can noticed the horrendous wound slowly healing, but the eye socket was left hollow.

Blinded in one eye.

“Again.” Mu Can let out a sly chuckle, summoning another longsword that was exactly the same.

Seeing the familiar longsword in Mu Can’s hand, the bull-headed giant beast took a step back, clearly impressed by Mu Can’s previous attack.

Wielding his longsword, Mu Can engaged in combat with the bull-headed giant beast once again. Despite the near triple difference in size, Mu Can easily blocked every attack from the bull-headed giant beast. The ground underneath both Mu Can and the giant beast was covered in a blanket of ice. However, Mu Can’s feet were engulfed in two flames, rendering the ice beneath him ineffective as he stepped, whereas the bull-headed giant beast did not receive this luxury. Slipping with every third step and stumbling every fourth, it constantly had to be wary of the ice underfoot.

It was precisely because of this that Mu Can was able to stand toe-to-toe with the bull-headed giant beast.

The exchange went on, the longsword slicing through the air, each strike accompanied by a piercing whoosh as if it could cleave through space itself. Even the bull-headed giant beast dared not let Mu Can’s longsword strike its body.

What troubled the bull-headed giant beast the most was that the little entity opposite it, not only had profound swordsmanship but also strength and speed that were by no means inferior to its own. Moreover, during the battle, Mu Can often used sneaky tricks that it found utterly infuriating.

“Ice Seal.” As Mu Can swung his longsword, a giant block of ice suddenly formed next to the bull-headed giant beast, encapsulating it within.

The next moment, the ice shattered, and the bull-headed giant beast burst forth, shaking uncontrollably. In that brief instant, it felt as if its blood was about to freeze, slowing its movements.

This was the effect Mu Can was aiming for. If it were a head-on fight, both Mu Can and the bull-headed giant beast were at the Martial Saint peak, but due to the racial advantage of the bull-headed giant beast, its strength far outstripped Mu Can’s. However, it was precisely because of the sneaky tactics Mu Can had laid out that the battle was brought to a level playing field.

Seizing the opportunity while the bull-headed giant beast’s movements slowed, Mu Can’s ice sword left several gashes on its body. The longsword sliced through the skin of the giant beast, and blood spurted out the next instant. A faint green light flicked down the blade of Mu Can’s ice sword and flowed up his palm into his body. This was the special effect after Mu Can had comprehended Life Spiritual Power.

Being able to extract Life Spiritual Power from the opponent’s body and absorb it into his own during battle; if people outside knew that Mu Can possessed such combat abilities, they would surely go mad.

The importance of Life Spiritual Power simply cannot be overstated; a natural treasure that replenishes Life Spiritual Power can fetch a sky-high price. Those with their life nearing its end, those masters would not hesitate at the cost they might pay.

Boom!

As the Bull-headed Giant Beast collapsed with a thunderous fall, Mu Can felt his Spiritual Power nearly depleted, facing the Bull-headed Giant Beast, had he not had a few tricks up his sleeve, a head-to-head battle would certainly not be in his favor.

“Damn, the first trial is already this tough.” Mu Can gently massaged his sword-holding hand. The huge recoil from the clash with the Giant Beast’s spear had left a tingling numbness in his hand. The longsword in his hand slowly disappeared, transforming back into pure Ice Attribute Spiritual Power and returning into his body.

The Bull-headed Giant Beast, covered in wounds, also gradually turned into a cluster of light spots, flew onto Mu Can’s left arm, and slowly merged into it.

Mu Can rolled up his sleeve to reveal a small bull’s head mark, akin to a tattoo on his arm. He rubbed it gently with his hand but to no avail in removing it, so he gave up.

The next moment, the entire space violently shattered. Blurring before his eyes, Mu Can felt he was back in front of the Reincarnation Pearl. The terrifying pattern on his body had quietly receded, returning to the Heavenly Pillar, which also gradually lost its glow, as if all its Spiritual Energy had been absorbed by Mu Can.

“How did it go?” Just as Mu Can returned, he heard the anxious voice of Wang Cai. Just a moment ago, Wang Cai was shocked to discover that the soul’s trace disappeared from Mu Can’s body, as if the soul vanished suddenly, leaving behind only a shell. Such an event had never happened since Mu Can obtained the Reincarnation Pearl, and even when invoking the power of the Reincarnation Pearl, nothing was gained.

Thankfully, it wasn’t long before Mu Can regained his senses.

Mu Can recounted his experience at the first Heavenly Pillar to Wang Cai, who was amazed in turn. Although he had seen members of the Banna Clan undergo trials, he had no idea what the trials consisted of, and the Bull-headed Giant Beast described by Mu Can wasn’t a creature he was familiar with.

After Mu Can showed the bull’s head mark on his arm to Wang Cai for inspection, Wang Cai couldn’t find anything amiss. Judging from the reaction of the Reincarnation Pearl, the mark didn’t seem to have any adverse effect on Mu Can.

Ever since Mu Can let the Reincarnation Pearl fully recognize him as its master, it had transformed all the Myriad Spirit Death Order and Demon Heart Seal on his body into pure Spiritual Power, which nourished his body. Since then, Mu Can had learned to judge situations based on the Reincarnation Pearl’s reactions.

If something was beneficial to Mu Can, like the Gluttonous Qi, the Reincarnation Pearl would show no reaction. However, if something posed a threat to Mu Can, the Reincarnation Pearl would immediately activate, either expelling it from Mu Can’s body or turning it directly into the purest Spiritual Power to nourish his body.

“Let me rest a bit; I feel so tired.” Mu Can let out a sigh of relief, the battle just now was even tenser than when facing the Void Creatures together before.

That Bull-headed Giant Beast was simply the most challenging opponent he had ever faced, with its overwhelming Attack Power, its tremendous speed. Had Mu Can not understood the Ice Attribute Spiritual Power, defeating the Bull-headed Giant Beast would have required more strategies.