Chapter 718: Chapter 715: Three-eyed Thunder Ape!

Soul Beast Elk had just entered the Qingzhou Tripod when it was sealed by Li Chen’s large handprint, and with the aid of the Restriction Formation, it was refined on the spot.

Afterward, he duplicated the process, inviting the remaining four Soul Beasts into the pot to be refined.

Having dealt with the Soul Beasts of the seventh floor, Li Chen didn’t stay a moment longer, heading straight for the eighth floor.

There were only three Soul Beasts on this level.

However, each one had the combat strength of a fourth-level Late Stage Demon Beast, none of them weaker than the Black Water Teng Snake.

Moreover, this place was the Soul Condensing Tower, the home ground advantage.

Noticing this, Li Chen’s brows furrowed slightly.

After a short moment of deep thought, he decided to still take them down one by one!

Pick the softest persimmon first!

Although all three Soul Beasts had the strength of a fourth-level Late Stage Demon Beast, there were nuances in their strength.

Li Chen released his consciousness, carefully probing.

The one closest to him was a large ice-blue bird, and within a hundred zhang radius of it, everything was covered with frost.

Clearly, this was an ice-elemental Soul Beast, the Ice Soul Bird.

Li Chen shook his head, considering this creature not so easy to provoke.

Immediately after, he began to search for the second Soul Beast.

It was a leopard enveloped in burning crimson flames, pacing back and forth. Wherever it went, the entire air crackled as if fireworks were set off, resounding with the rupture of combustion.

Crap, this one is even less approachable, switch to the third!

The third one was a huge black ape, looking somewhat like Tai Mountain the man-ape. And similar to the Three-eyed Fire Ape King, it also had three eyes.

Only the eye that opened in the center of its forehead wasn’t swirling with flames but thunder.

The combat strength of this guy was probably at the peak of the fourth-level Late Stage. It also was the strongest among the three Soul Beasts.

If the combat strength of the other two Soul Beasts was equivalent to the Three-eyed Fire Ape King, then it was the 2.0 enhanced version of the Three-eyed Fire Ape King!

Crap, all three are tough nuts to crack, none of them easy to provoke!

Li Chen pondered on the spot for a moment, and decided to start with the Ice Soul Bird first.

The greatest advantage of the Ice Soul Bird was its movement technique, with a slightly weaker defensive power.

As long as he could quickly get close, and utilize Insight to find its weak point, there was a great chance to inflict heavy damage or even strike a deadly blow.

To be on the safer side, Li Chen also took out a treasure he scavenged from Heavenly Pride Tower, the Unrivaled Immortal Shoes.

Li Chen put on the Unrivaled Immortal Shoes, kicked his legs back and forth, getting used to the feeling in advance.

Then, his two eyes locked tightly onto the Ice Soul Bird.

As soon as its figure turned its back on him, he suddenly bellowed, “Rise!”

Before the words fell, Li Chen’s figure had shot out abruptly, at fifteen times the speed of sound. Covering a distance of several thousand zhang in a blink.

Just as he reached above the head of the Ice Soul Bird, the Dragon Abyss Sword in his hand was raised sharply, turning into a sky-shocking rainbow, like a comet striking the moon, cleaving through the air.

The Ice Soul Bird, being a fourth-level Late Stage Soul Beast, had extremely powerful perception. The moment Li Chen drew his sword, it already sensed it, its two ice-blue wings trembling violently.

Two swirls of mist, like the white smoke from a jet engine, rapidly extended towards Li Chen.

This white smoke contained an extremely cold energy, freezing everything into ice crystals in an instant. If one were to touch even a bit of it, they would immediately become an ice sculpture.

“Boom!”

Li Chen’s Sword Rainbow fiercely cleaved onto the white mist, sending shards of ice flying everywhere with a crisp shattering sound.

“What a formidable defense!”

Li Chen saw that his decisive strike was actually blocked by the Ice Soul Bird. Moreover, the cold air it released also had the peculiar effect of slowing down his speed.

“Peep peep, peep peep!”

The Ice Soul Bird, seeing the audacity of a tiny human daring to launch a sneak attack against it, couldn’t help but erupt in great fury, emitting spine-chilling cries from its sharp beak.

Instantly, its body quickly swelled in size, transforming into a phoenix-like ice-blue giant bird.

Each of its feathers, like ice condensed, was swirling with a bone-chilling cold stream. It suddenly beat its wings, creating a Death Hurricane that sealed the heavens with ice.

Li Chen, with the sword in his hand, traced an arc-shaped Sword Rainbow across the sky, blocking the Ice Soul Bird’s attack.

Then, his pupils narrowed slightly, shooting out a dazzling brilliance.

“Insight!”

Through the Insight Divine Power, Li Chen discovered many flickering star-like spots on the Ice Soul Bird’s body, similar to fireflies.

That was where its weak points lay!

However, Li Chen knew his cultivation was absolutely suppressed by his opponent, and even if he found the weak points, he wouldn’t be able to inflict heavy damage.

He must catch it by surprise, attack when it’s unprepared!

In the blink of an eye, it seemed Li Chen had an idea, and a trace of joy lifted the corners of his mouth.

Well then, since you beast enjoy playing with ice, I’ll use fire to join in the fun!

With that thought, Li Chen took a deep breath with focus, concentrating True Yuan in his pupils. They became like two super flamethrowers, wildly spewing flames.

“Burning Sky!”

Because of its natural instincts, the Ice Soul Bird had a certain psychological fear of flames. Driven by its instinct to protect itself, it flapped its wings with increasing force.

But as a result, the weak points it exposed became even more!

Seeing that his strategy of feinting to the east and attacking to the west was starting to take effect, Li Chen was overjoyed.

Now is the time!

He fiercely swung the Dragon Abyss Sword, exerting all his True Yuan to slash out a Sword Rainbow.

Immediately following, his body moved with the sword, becoming one, piercing like Bai Hong through the sun, aimed at the Ice Soul Bird’s underbelly, where the glowing spots clustered.

“Crack!”

A sound like a glacier fracturing boomed loudly.

Then, the Ice Soul Bird could be seen crying out in agony, its entire body dispersing into countless stars.

At its abdominal area, there appeared an oval amber ice crystal the size of a goose egg.

“Is this a Soul Crystal?”

Seeing this, Li Chen was pleasantly surprised and quickly reached out to snatch it.

“Crack!”

But in that instant, a flash of purple lightning violently struck down.

Li Chen inwardly cursed, his figure spinning in the air, narrowly dodging the attack.

Where he just stood had been pierced by the lightning, leaving a deep and alarming hole.

This strike was comparable to that of a Golden Core Late Stage expert; even though Li Chen had cultivated the Domineering Longevity Body, being hit would severely damage his foundation.

Witnessing this, Li Chen was shaken, his expression as solemn as Tai Mountain.

He looked up to see the Three-eyed Thunder Ape standing in the central area, the third eye on its forehead already wide open. Inside it was like a cloud of positive and negative ions colliding, sparking electric arcs and fire.

Li Chen’s mind raced, contemplating countermeasures.

The Three-eyed Thunder Ape was a fourth-level Late Stage Peak Demon Beast, and this was its home turf, its combat power comparable to a Golden Core Late Stage Peak.

Even if Fifth Elder Yuee Suzhen from the Cloud Sea Sect came without her Magical Treasures, she likely wouldn’t gain any advantage against this creature.

In Li Chen’s possession, there were only three assets capable of injuring it.

There was the Three Thousand Sword Spirit Formation led by the Dragon Soul, the Nine Hevens Star Technique Cultivation Technique, and the Nascent Soul Talisman given to him by Ling Shuanghua!