Chapter 35：Weak Genius (I)

Roar!

The jiaoyu rushed to the front of Ji Mo's body as its violent breath surged. It opened its jaws wide at his head, trying to swallow him alive.

At the same time, Ji Mo made a slight misstep. Relying on the power from the charging jiaoyu, he turned his body violently and thrust the long sword in his hand. The long sword was enveloped in the Celestial Devil Power's ruthless aura that was so sharp and wild that even the hard scales on the body of the jiaoyu could not defend it. The long sword penetrated its scales.

Pop! 

Half of the sword was plunged into the jiaoyu's body. Because it had rushed out at the same time with all its might, it simply had no time to slow down, and with the help of that inertia, the long sword made a huge hole in the jiaoyu.

Roar!

The cries of the jiaoyu resounded through the forest, and blood spewed out. It had asked for the injury. Had it not rushed out with such intensity, its injury might not have been so severe.

Ji Mo narrowed his eyes as a dark glow appeared in them, and then he stomped viciously on the ground. Immediately, his body flew like an arrow as he leaped onto the jiaoyu's back. Gripping the sword in both hands, he injected his ferocious energy into the long sword again and stabbed brutally.

Clang!

Sparks flew.

However, this time, the long sword did not penetrate the jiaoyu's scaly armor. Instead, it broke in two with a crisp sound.

Ji Mo could not help but frown. Despite the long sword being made from the finest material, it was still constructed of steel. Even if it was good steel, it could not withstand the long-term sanctification of Ji Mo's Celestial Devil Power. Ordinary weapons could never sustain the domineering Celestial Devil Power.

"Useless piece of iron!" Ji Mo scowled and threw the broken sword aside.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

While the jiaoyu struggled violently as it seemed to feel Ji Mo standing on its back, it wanted to throw him off. Its huge body fought aggressively with its tremendous power. Ji Mo gritted his teeth, then he aggressively stomped his feet on its back. Both feet were like awls that directly pierced its scales. 

Pop! Pop!

His feet penetrated its back, and blood spewed out of its back.

"Oww-oooo!"

This time, the jiaoyu almost released a swine-like howl and shook its body even harder, but Ji Mo was like a nail firmly stuck on its back.

"Honestly, stay down!" Ji Mo shouted. The powerful energy around his fist slammed into the head of the jiaoyu. His strength of more than 1,500 kilograms was concentrated in his small fist, making his punch strong enough to split a rock.

Boom!

It took the punch and its huge head suddenly swayed as it was apparently blinded by the blow.

Afterward, Ji Mo did not wait for the jiaoyu to regain its stance, and his fists rained on its head continuously, emitting constant dull bangs.

Each of Ji Mo's punches contained the power of terror. The continuous punches contained more than 1,500 kilograms of force. Even if the jiaoyu was strong, it would not be able to bear the mighty punches. Gradually, blood flowed out of its nostrils, mouth, and eyes. Its skull was full of cracks that Ji Mo's fists created.

Finally, under Ji Mo's final mighty punch, the jiaoyu's skull was shattered with a gaping hole. As its enormous body crashed to the ground, a cloud of dust flew up. When Ji Mo's fist was withdrawn from its skull, he held a glossy black bead that was the size of a longan.

It was the jiaoyu's demonic core.

'Hey, this demonic core is stronger than those of the demonic beasts that I've hunted before.' Ji Mo smirked slightly, then he threw the demonic core directly into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed it.

Upon swallowing the demonic core, it immediately turned into a surging demon Qi and penetrated Ji Mo's body. However, the Celestial Devil Power soon suppressed the violent demonic Qi in his flesh and blood. Then, the Celestial Devil Power transformed it into spiritual energy that was compressed into his body and nourished his muscles.

Ji Mo grinned and pulled out the golden lotus root in his arms again. He gloated to himself. 'This is already a maturing fifth-tier spiritual medicine, and it contains plenty of heaven and earth spiritual energy. The whole time I've been swallowing demonic cores that are then turned into spiritual energy and stored in my body. If I refine this spiritual medicine, I believe I can break through the seventh-tier tempered body!'

It was less than a month since Ji Mo's last breakthrough, and during this period, he had swallowed a large number of demonic cores and refined the spiritual energy within them. He felt that he was about to have a breakthrough again. If anyone else found out about the speed of his cultivation, he would be labeled a demon.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! 

While Ji Mo was deep in thought, several shadows came out of the forest next to him. All of them were young men and women from Tianyuan Academy, and each of them had a prominent aura. They were handsome men and beautiful women. They were none other than Ji Mo's "old friends": Dong Hao, Nangong Ye, Chen Ran, and Xia Jiaojiao.

Besides these four people, there was also a young girl that was full of charm and her beauty no lesser than Xia Jiaojiao's. She was following Chen Ran in an intimate manner.

"Those who should come will always come." Ji Mo smiled and turned his head to look at these people as a dark glow flickered in his eyes.

"It's really not easy finding you." Dong Hao and the others stepped forward, gazing into Ji Mo's eyes while being full of ridicule like a cat mocking a mouse. "Ji Mo, words have consequences. Do you remember what you said before entering Mount Luofu? "

"Of course, I do, but it's okay if you don't," Ji Mo replied blandly.

"Hey, hey, hey, how could I forget? Didn't you say you were going to challenge us? Now that we are here, what are you going to do?" With a burning gaze, Dong Hao sneered at Ji Mo, "This time, there's no one to save you. You have to pay for what you said."

At that moment, the girl behind Chen Ran exclaimed as she greedily eyed the golden lotus root in Ji Mo's hands, "He's holding a spiritual medicine. Oh God, what strong spiritual energy. Could this be a fifth-tier spiritual medicine?!"

Her shout instantly made Dong Hao, Nangong Ye, Chen Ran, and Xia Jiaojiao simultaneously aware of the golden lotus root in Ji Mo's hands. Everyone's eyes twinkled with excitement and they looked greedily at the portion of the golden lotus root in Ji Mo's hands.

Fifth-tier spiritual medicine was very valuable. It was highly sought after even for people like Dong Hao who was an exceptional student in Tianyuan Academy. When it came to this kind of precious spiritual medicine, few people could have self-restraint, let alone Dong Hao and the others.

"Haha, we are so fortunate to have even encountered a fifth-grade spiritual medicine!" Chen Ran grinned excitedly and licked his lips, his eyes full of delight.

"Brother Chen Ran! I want a portion of this spiritual medicine too," the girl who was behind Chen Ran said tenderly as she tugged his arm.