He was ready to take everything the heavens had to throw at him!!
** Stomp!** ** BOoOOOM!**
Speak of the devil
"Well It looks like I brought this upon myself, huh?" He said with an apathetic expression.
It looked like the heavens were not yet done with him, as they sent yet another 'disturbance' to interrupt his breakthrough.
This time, it wasn't a large, red yeti at the peak of the Soul Transformation Realm. It was something far stronger...
....
A large monstrosity that triumphed over the clouds approached the distant figure of Azmond as its gnarly features snarled at the massive Qi storm surrounding him!
*RAAGGHHHhh!!!!*
**Whoosh!**
The Qi dispersed for but a moment before it came back and attacked Azmond with even more ferocity than before!
The colossal beast didn't like that the Qi was getting in the way of its consumption of that delicious human. Extreme annoyance was clearly visible in its beastly featuresfeatures that resembled those of a troll!
That's right, this beast that stretched on for thousands of meters was an aberrant variation of a troll!
A mutant that had already reached the Initial stages of the Half-Step Void Refining Realm! It's appearance was particularly fiendish, as it had two twisted horns curving outward from its horrendously ugly green face!
Its building-sized eyes stared down at the ant-like figure of Azmond with a mindless glare.
In most cases, a monster at such a level would have at least the smallest modicum of intelligence; however
There was something odd about the monsters that attempted to thwart Azmond's attempts at breaking through.
Something unnatural
It swiped away the clouds covering its sight before it made itself known to the world!
**ROOOOAAARRR!!!!* A blaring predatory roar blazed across a hundred-mile radius of the Great Wildlands Forest.
However, that wasn't the case for every creature, as the smaller monsters, at least the ones bold enough, began to gather toward the Half-Step Void Refining Troll Corpse with unrelenting fervor!
They were willing to risk everything they had to acquire even the smallest drop of that Troll blood! After all, it was the blood of a monster in the Half-Step Void Refining Realm, and such a monster's corpse had nothing but unlimited boons in the eyes of the far weaker monsters.
**Rooarr!**
*Rawrgh!!**
Cougar, bear, lion, hippo, and every other mutant variation of monster swarmed toward the Troll corpse with voracious predatory gazes.
They fought and killed each other on the way over, as they didn't care what they had to do to get the biggest share of such a divine treasure!
At least, that's what they were hoping for
However, hopes often get crushed as soon as they materialize.
**Whoosh!** **Slice!!**
The whistling sounds of an enormous blade slicing through the air echoed out as a black and gold slime appeared amidst all the rampaging monsters.
The level of insatiable avarice on its slimy little face far outweighed even that of the largest of the rampaging monsters. It wanted to devour not only the colossal Troll corpse but also the corpses of every monster around it!
**SLICE!** **SLICE!**
More and more slimy, blackish gold blades were released from Emu's body as they were aimed at every single monster in the vicinity.
A 50-foot-long python quickly fell victim to the first of Emu's deadly and precise strikes as its head slid off its scaly body, followed by a fountain of blood spurting out of the location where it was severed!
**Spurt!** **Whoosh!**
Another monster soon fell, just the same as the python that came before itthis monster was a 60-foot-long bear, but it mattered not how big and imposing the monsters were to the seemingly benign slime.
It met its demise all the same!
Just as the monsters that followed not long after would fall the same way,.
**Spurt!** **Slice!**
Heads and bodies fell in every direction as they were quickly and efficiently disposed of.