The bald, burly man from Yuanluo Palace was truly furious.
He realized they had been scammed, terribly scammed!
There were more than twenty of them before, but they were chased and killed by the giant metal eagle. Almost all of them died, and only he survived by chance.
Moreover, when he rushed into the cave, the treasure was already gone.
Clearly, someone took the treasure from the cave while the giant eagle was chasing them.
"If I find out who it is, I will grind you to dust and leave you with no place to bury your body!"
The bald, burly man roared angrily, then vanished.
They kept running until they left the forest, crossed a plain, and entered the next forest, at which point they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"This guy..."
Lu Ming noticed that the metal ball was now limp, like a pool of liquid metal, lying on his shoulder.
Lu Ming didn't pay much attention to it. He joined forces with Xie Nianqing, Xie Nianjun, and Tong Xier to resume hunting wild beasts and obtaining their cores.
Bang! Bang!
Ahead, two enormous metal bears appeared, their auras incredibly powerful, both at the third level of the Void God Realm.
This forest is more dangerous than the previous one. They encountered two beings at the third level of the Void God Realm as soon as they entered.
"I'll do it!"
Lu Ming charged straight ahead, continuously activating the Battle Word Technique.
After several attempts, the double combat power of the Battle Technique was triggered, and Lu Ming engaged in a fierce battle with the two giant metal bears.
Only in great battles can one be tempered, and the existence of a third-level Void God Realm cultivator is just right for Lu Ming.
Roar! Roar!
The giant metal bear, about ten meters tall, possesses immense strength. With a single slap, it unleashes a powerful force that whips up a howling wind.
Lu Ming used his divine sword to defend himself.
He unleashed several consecutive sword strikes, engaging in a fierce battle with the giant metal bear.
For a time, the two sides were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.
Xie Nianqing and Xie Nianjun did not make a move, but stood by and watched.
Bang! Bang!
Lu Ming clashed repeatedly with the two giant metal bears, exchanging dozens of blows in the blink of an eye.
The two giant bears roared in fury, their paws growing increasingly powerful, putting immense pressure on Lu Ming. Several times, he was nearly struck by their paws.
"Yes, that's the feeling!"
Lu Ming remained calm, but instead revealed a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.
This pressure, this sense of danger, is what allows him to improve more quickly, greatly benefiting his understanding of both the Way of Domination and the Art of War.
"kill!"
Suddenly, Lu Ming let out a long roar and charged towards a giant bear. The giant bear roared and slapped out with its paw.
Lu Ming slightly shifted his body to avoid a fatal blow, letting the palm strike land, while his battle sword slashed towards the giant bear.
bump!
Lu Ming was hit by the slap, his body trembled violently as if struck by lightning.
But at the same time, his sword also struck the giant bear in the chest, leaving a deep wound.
roar!
The giant bear was enraged, its killing intent intensified, and it was about to charge at Lu Ming, but at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
The metal ball, which had been lying limply on Lu Ming's shoulder, suddenly transformed into a streak of rainbow light and rushed forward.
The metal sphere's body transformed into a sharp spike, piercing towards the giant bear's chest.
puff!
The giant bear's chest was pierced through, leaving a hole that was clear from front to back. The metal ball flew out from behind the giant bear, reforming into a circle. In the center of the circle appeared a mouth and eyes covered with fangs. Furthermore, liquid metal extended from both sides like two tentacles.
On its tentacles, it held a piece of golden metal, which was the core of the metal giant bear.
bump!
The giant bear lay flat on the ground, lifeless.
What astonished Lu Ming and the others even more was that the metal ball actually swallowed the beast core whole and began to chew it with a crunching sound.
The remaining giant metal bear roared, revealing a look of fear, and turned to run away.
Whoosh!
The metal sphere transformed into a streak of rainbow light and hurtled towards the giant metal bear.
The metal bear's defenses were completely ineffective against the metal ball, which pierced through its body, leaving a gaping hole in its chest.
The beast core naturally ended up in the hands of the metal ball.
Click!
The metal ball stuffed the beast core back into its mouth and began to eat it with a crunching sound, its eyes displaying a very human-like expression of enjoyment.
"That works too..."
Lu Ming was genuinely stunned.
Judging from its aura, this metal sphere should be at the first level of the Void God Realm. However, the two giant metal bears at the third level of the Void God Realm were powerless to resist it.
It's as if the metal ball can restrain these metallic life forms.
Then, Lu Ming felt a pang of pain in his heart. Two beast cores at the third level of the Void God Realm had been eaten by the metal ball just like that. That was worth forty divine crystals!
"Can you control these metallic life forms?"
Lu Ming walked over and picked up the metal ball.
Crack! Crack!
The metal ball chewed vigorously a few times, a smug expression appearing in its eyes.
It's as if to say, "Of course."
Lu Ming was overjoyed.
"Alright, from now on you'll help us hunt metal beasts, but you can't eat their cores, you have to give them to me!"
Lu Ming said.
Crack! Crack!
The metal ball bit a few more times, and the entire metal ball was spinning, clearly indicating its rejection.
"You won't agree? If you don't agree, I'll stuff you into my storage ring so you won't get a single piece!"
Lu Ming threatened.
The metal ball clenched its large mouth tightly, its eyes revealing an angry expression.
"Then I'll put you into my storage ring..."
Lu Ming refused to compromise.
After some haggling, an agreement was finally reached with the metal ball.
Half of the beast cores obtained by the metal ball hunter were to be given to Lu Ming, while the other half were to be kept for the beast to eat.
Half for each of us!
After agreeing on their plans, they set off.
Not long after, they encountered several more wild beasts, but after the metal ball intervened, these beasts became terrified and were easily killed by the metal ball, which then took their beast cores.
The metal ball handed half of the beast core to Lu Ming, and then stuffed the other half into its mouth, crunching away as it ate it.
Lu Ming and his companions were overjoyed, as this would greatly enhance their efficiency in hunting beast cores.
Next, they rampaged through the forest, greatly increasing their speed in hunting wild beasts.
Lu Ming discovered that even when encountering a beast at the fourth level of the Void God Realm, the metal ball could easily deal with it, it was just a little troublesome.
Most of the time, Lu Ming and his group don't even need to lift a finger.
Sometimes, when he encounters a suitable opponent, Lu Ming has to block the metal ball in order to have a chance to hone his skills.
In the blink of an eye, they had been in the forest for three days.
They gained a great deal in those three days.
They obtained over a thousand beast cores ranging from the first to the fourth level of the Void God Realm. If converted into divine crystals, they would be worth more than 20,000 divine crystals.
In just a few days, they have achieved such great results, and everyone is all smiles.
Editor's note: The damaged English source for this chapter has been replaced with WTR-LAB's public Web machine translation from Chinese, with minor editorial corrections. Names and wording may differ from nearby chapters.