Chapter 88: The Twelfth-Level Great Sandworm

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  However, after the development of several eras, this martial art has undergone significant changes. Exchanging lives for lives is not very effective. The only effect of practicing the Dao Xin Zhen Mo Great Technique for a lifetime is to exchange lives, which seems a bit unimpressive from any angle. On the other hand, if used to control spiritual beasts, it can exert a much greater effect.

  It is well known that the best defense is offense. The best way to protect oneself is to eliminate the enemy. Therefore, martial arts that can eliminate the enemy are the best. Others are secondary. Like Tao Xin's Demon Subduing Great Technique, its attacking power is not strong, and its defensive power is also not strong. Can it be used on the battlefield to kill enemies?

  So-called spiritual beasts and demonic beasts are actually just names given by humans. The correct name should be space creatures or cosmic creatures. However, humans based on their emotions, call the creatures that are useful to humans as spiritual beasts. They call the creatures that are harmful to humans as demonic beasts. As for the useless creatures that have no use nor harm, they are called magical beasts. Of course, many times it's hard to distinguish between demonic beasts and magical beasts.

  It is unknown when humans began to tame spiritual beasts and make them their helpers. Anyway, in Chen Xin's time, they were already able to tame the Bat Tiger as a mount for cultivators.

  After several epochs of evolution, the cultivators have a very systematic understanding of the use of spiritual beasts. How to choose spiritual beasts, how to receive spiritual beasts, and how to tame spiritual beasts all have specialized knowledge. What kind of spiritual beast has what effect, what shortcomings and advantages, and what characteristics are also basically thoroughly studied.

  Li Yuzi explained to Xia Xingxiao, is actually these basic theoretical knowledge. In theory, Xia Xingxiao should have systematically learned this knowledge when he became a lower scholar. The military has set up specialized courses for this. Because under normal circumstances, cultivators can only collect spiritual beasts after they have cultivated to the level of lower scholar and have the qualifications and ability to do so.

  After all, the spiritual beast is not a baby pig on the street that can be taken away with just a few coins. The acquisition of a spiritual beast is a very complicated process. In fact, this process is not only extremely complex but also extremely dangerous. A slight carelessness can lead to mental derangement.

  For cultivators, if they can obtain a powerful spiritual beast, their strength will undoubtedly be greatly enhanced. The abilities of some cosmic creatures are even stronger than those of the strongest humans. With the help of such a divine beast, the cultivator is absolutely invincible. However, such good things are generally hard to come by.

  Most of the time, cultivators can only get a relatively poor spiritual beast, which is basically useless. If they are even more unlucky, it may also drag down their master. Therefore, many cultivators look down on the Dao Xin Zhong Mo Great Technique, this strange internal skill, thinking that it's just a waste of resources.

  "Boom!"

  Suddenly, intense energy fluctuations came from ahead.

  Xia Xingxiao and they fixed their eyes on him, their faces were all dark and stern.

  Originally, at the end of their line of sight, dozens of cultivators were surrounding and attacking a sandworm. The length of this sandworm was over 50 kilometers long. Judging from its length, it should be around level 12. This was absolutely a guy with extremely strong combat power.

  The adult Sand Worm is absolutely the most ferocious of all ferocious beasts. This big fellow is a mobile artillery emplacement. The power of an adult Sand Worm far surpasses that of the Tarantula Monster. While the Tarantula Monster spits out poisonous liquid, the Sand Worm spits out pure energy balls. This thing can even withstand a cruiser, let alone lower-level cultivators.

  In fact, even if the sandworm didn't shoot energy balls and instead used its own body to fight, it would still be an extremely powerful weapon. Every time it moved its body, it would stir up a whirlwind, drawing everything around it in and then crushing it directly. With just one swipe of its tail, the surrounding mountains would be flattened. And when it slammed into the ground, Xia Xinghe and the others felt an earthquake of at least level 8, absolutely the kind that could shake the heavens and split the earth.

  If Ailuoxing were a planet inhabited by humans, under the continuous pounding of the sandworms, eight and nine magnitude earthquakes would have erupted long ago, causing devastating losses. Fortunately, Ailuoxing is a very dense planet, composed mainly of rock, so even if the sandworms are extremely ferocious, they will not have any impact on the structure of the entire planet.

  Those who have the ability and courage to attack a level 12 sandworm are at least level 10 cultivators. Otherwise, rushing forward will only lead to death. The lethality of a level 12 sandworm is absolutely not to be underestimated. Of course, Xia Xingxiao is an exception. All rules seem to be different when it comes to this freak.

  "It's Captain Guo Dayun!"

  Xia Xingxiao and others quickly identified that among the cultivators besieging the sandworm, there was actually the figure of Major Guo Dayun. The other cultivators had military ranks no lower than lieutenant colonel, with eight or nine majors being the most numerous.

  Twelfth-level sandworms have many benefits. Their crystal nuclei contain rich energy, and whoever absorbs their energy will see a rapid increase in their true qi reserves. Additionally, the sandworm's sharp spines are also excellent material for crafting weapons. Collecting them and incorporating them into equipment during manufacturing yields exceptional results.

  However, it seems that Guo Danyun and the others want to get rid of this sandworm, but it's not going to be easy. The combat power of this sandworm is indeed extraordinary. Its surface has already turned a faint orange color. Sandworms with colors all belong to the category of variants and are stronger than ordinary sandworms. In the order of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, this sandworm should be in the second rank of colors. No wonder it's so hard to deal with.

  Fortunately, the orange giant sandworm's stinger had not yet fully formed. The stinger was also one of the sandworm's main weapons. A mature stinger was not only a stealthy weapon but also a small-caliber energy cannon. A fully matured sandworm, a deep purple sandworm, would be at least level 20. At that time, its body length would exceed 50,000 kilometers, almost as large as a planet. It's easy to imagine how difficult it would be to kill it.

  The sandworm in front of him was light orange, with greyish-white spikes, indicating that it still had a long way to go before reaching full maturity. Otherwise, even if Guo Danyun were present, ordinary cultivators would not dare to engage in combat with it. Those greyish-white spikes were extremely poisonous hidden weapons, containing potent toxins. If one was careless and got hit, there would be no cure.

  "Let's go!" Li Yuzi waved his hand and bypassed the road ahead.

  This is the battlefield of high-level cultivators, and has nothing to do with these low-level cultivators. The city gate is on fire, and the fish in the moat are affected. They'd better keep a distance. If they get too close, they might die miserably. They don't want to suffer such a disaster.

  Xia Xingxiao was still running in the front. His flying speed was very fast, so that when he passed by the battlefield, there were cultivators who turned their heads to take a look at him. They thought Xia Xingxiao was something extraordinary, but unexpectedly, it was just a little guy wearing a third-class soldier's badge.

  The five people brought by Li Yuzhi didn't know much about Xia Xingxiao's background. They found it strange that Li Yuzhi and Xia Xingxiao were so close. This Xia Xingxiao, who wore the rank of third-class soldier, how did he get such favor from Li Yuzhi? It must be known that Li Yuzhi himself had great strength and some background.

  But when they found that Xia Xingxiao was always flying in front of them, they understood what was going on. No wonder Li Yuzi thought so highly of him. It turned out that Xia Xingxiao's speed was so fast. These first-class soldiers couldn't catch up with him at all. I really don't know how this abnormal guy cultivated himself, it's too crushing.

  The seventh boundary is far from the military base of Myanmar, and there are many high mountains and canyons to fly over. Fortunately, the road is not deserted. Those sudden bandits who jumped out were just enough to relieve their boredom. Sometimes, the bandits who jumped out were too few, and they felt that it was not enough.

  As the battle continued to unfold, Futo's Ren and Du meridians were becoming increasingly loose, and it was estimated that they would be able to break through soon. Li Yuzhi's Ren and Du meridians also showed obvious signs of loosening. After seeing the light of the future, their mood improved greatly.

  As for Xia Xingxiao, the greatest benefit was that he had absorbed a large amount of heavenly and earthly yuanqi. The speed at which his qi sea filled up was relatively fast. His cultivation of various internal skills, after reaching the major completion realm, showed significantly better results than when he was in the minor completion realm. The increase in each attribute's speed also became much faster than before. In the continuous battles, his original explosive force had already increased to over 1,200 kilograms. If he were to unleash four times his strength, it would be almost on par with that of a lower-ranking officer.

  Along the way, they also met some other search teams. They were also here to catch sandworm larvae. They too had set out from the Mello military base and were searching in Sector 7. Each of the different teams had a different search area. This was standard procedure. Xia Xingxiao didn't understand, but Li Yuzi did. Along the way, it was always Li Yuzi guiding Xia Xingxiao on how to fly. Basically, the two teams kept a pretty far distance from each other.

  After flying continuously for over a dozen hours, they landed on a relatively safe small hill, took a short rest, drank water and ate food. Cultivators are not gods, they also need to eat and drink. Of course, if you have the money, it's also possible. One elixir pill can sustain half a month of time. Unfortunately, that is the exclusive privilege of the wealthy. This wealth refers not to star coins, but to other useful things for cultivators.

  Suddenly, someone shouted from a distance: "Li Yujie, can't you find anyone? You actually brought a third-rate soldier to make up the numbers. Isn't this just sending him to his death?"