"What the...?" Wang Ming's eyes widened in shock at the scene before him. The beasts locked in the cage, whose limbs had been severed by Mu Shiran, regenerated in an instant. It was as if they were never cut in the first place. But what truly stunned Wang Ming wasn't just the regeneration—it was the fact that an extra limb sprouted from the wounded area.
Instead of the usual single head and four limbs, the white twin sabertooth had two heads and eight limbs, each original limb matched with an additional one. These twisted features made the creature appear even more grotesque and ferocious than before.
Not only the white twin sabertooth, but the other two beasts locked in the cage had undergone the same change.
Wang Ming was stunned for a brief moment before turning his eyes away from the beasts and looking at the women for some explanation. Both of them seemed to understand the look on Wang Ming's face and began to explain slowly.
"As you can see, Wang... I can call you Wang Ming, right?" Mu Shiran asked nervously, as cultivators could get offended if someone treats them casually, especially if the person is a normal mortal."
"Of course," Wang Ming replied as Mu Shiran's eyes lit up.
"As I was saying, Wang Ming, besides the beast having higher cultivation than it should, the most troublesome issue is its regeneration and ability to grow extra limbs, which greatly enhances its combat abilities," Mu Shiran said in a solemn tone to which Wang Ming nodded his head.
"I can see that. You said you eliminated many of them—how do you even do that? I mean, even if you cut off the head, it can grow back," Wang Ming asked. He had an inkling of how they managed to do it, but he still needed to ask to see if his speculation was wrong."
"You have to completely obliterate it with a powerful attack— the most effective way to take it down is by using a single strike from a powerful technique," Mu Ning Xue, who had been watching, said. Wang Ming nodded, confirming that his speculation was correct.
"The most difficult and annoying thing about these creatures is that even if a single drop of blood remains, it will regenerate," Mu Ning Xue said with a sigh as her ample bosom heaved.
" "It's still impressive that they managed to fend off so many powerful beasts," Wang Ming added.
"True, but it's because the mountain clans used weaker ones. The last attack was much worse. The three Golden Core Formation beasts you see were part of that attack. If some cultivators hadn't sacrificed themselves, we might not have captured them, and the city could have been destroyed. We expect the next attack to be even more fearsome," Mu Ning Xue said grimly.
Suddenly, Mu Ning Xue's eyes widened in alarm as one of the beasts broke free and lunged toward Mu Shiran.
"Shiran, get out of the way!" Mu Ning Xue shouted, but it was too late for her to react.
Mu Shiran froze as the beast's face drew closer, her breath hitching in her throat. Instinctively, she shut her eyes, bracing for the inevitable. But as moments passed and nothing happened, she hesitantly opened them, only to find the beast's open jaws just inches from her face.
"What..." she began, her voice trembling, when suddenly, the beast's head crumbled into countless dice-sized pieces. Her eyes widened further in shock as she realized that not just the head, but the entire body of the beast had been sliced into tiny cubes.
She looked around and saw her mother staring in a certain direction, mouth agape. Following her mother's gaze, she spotted Wang Ming standing nearby with a bloody sword.
Wang Ming didn't seem to notice the two women's stares, as his eyes were fixed on the diced parts of the beast. Before his eyes, the pieces slowly began to merge, forming an even more grotesque creature with additional heads and limbs.
'I see, so it's true, the regeneration... Looks like I'll have to try using the other method,' Wang Ming mumbled.