After hearing the loud roar, I finally confirmed that the small rabbit in front of me was that ferocious beast.
In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there was a type of ferocious beast named 'Hou'. The original text said, 'In the East Sea, there was a beast named Hou. It was shaped like a rabbit and its ears were sharp and long.
The lion feared it and its body would rot if it was drowned. '
It was obvious that the ferocious beast in front of me was' Hou '. The phrase' Hou's body would rot if it was drowned 'was referring to this type of Hou beast. It used its roar as a method of attack. Once the sound waves hit its body, it could destroy other living beings.
The might of an ancient ferocious beast was naturally not to be underestimated. After coming to my senses, I immediately sealed my eardrums to resist the roar's sound waves.
Previously, I had also withstood such a huge roar, but this time, the howling beast was right in front of me. Moreover, its target was obviously me. The visible ripples in the air constantly struck my body. Although they couldn't break my physical defense, they still made the blood in my chest churn.
After half a minute, the roar finally stopped. My body relaxed and I let out a long breath. My muscles were numb, but I wasn't injured.
At this moment, the Hou beast's red eyes were still staring at me. It seemed to be surprised and didn't move for a long time. On the other hand, Tana, who was at the side, suddenly chuckled.
"Brother Duo Ji, I was already shocked that you could resist the ancestor's attack last time. I didn't think that you would be able to resist it again this time … You've hidden yourself so deeply. Who are you?"
I didn't have the time to care about her as I kept staring at the Hou beast, thinking about how to snatch its Beast Core.
According to the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Hou beast's only attack method was to roar. In other words, I wouldn't have to worry about my life if I faced it.
However, if I wanted to obtain its Beast Core, just relying on defense wasn't enough. I had to attack and kill it.
Before I could think of a solution, Tana's voice sounded again.
"Brother Duo Ji, today's matter ends here. Although I'm curious about your identity, I don't think I'll have the chance to find out … Goodbye."
I frowned. At that moment, the Hou beast that had been staring at me suddenly jumped up from the ground. Its three lips split open and its mouth opened wider and wider as it tried to envelop me.
Even though I was on guard, the Howling Beast's movements were extremely fast. I didn't even have time to react before a pitch-black shadow enveloped me.
Right after that, a pungent odor assaulted my nostrils, and a sticky liquid enveloped my entire body.
Only then did I react. I activated my monstrous aura to escape, but it was already too late.
My surroundings were pitch black. The circular cave, Tana, and the howling beast had all disappeared. The seemingly small howling beast had actually swallowed me into its stomach!
Ordinary snakes were able to swallow prey larger than themselves. As an ancient vicious beast, it was not surprising that the Howling Beast could do this.
I was a little flustered, but I quickly calmed down.
Even though I was swallowed into its stomach, I didn't receive any injuries. The viscous liquid that wrapped around my body was obviously corrosive. It should be the stomach juice of the Howling Beast. However, with my body's toughness, resisting this kind of corrosion was naturally not a problem.
Since the gastric juice couldn't hurt me, entering the stomach of the howling beast wouldn't do me any harm. Instead, it would give me an opportunity.
Because the beast core is inside the howling beast's body, if I were to kill it and take its core, it would be very difficult for me to do so with my current Yao King cultivation.
However, now that I was inside its body, it would be much easier to do so.
Just as I was preparing to use my spiritual sense to find the location of the beast core, I suddenly felt a chill on my chest.
I lowered my head to take a look. It was the pendant that Dean Xi Bo had hung on my neck before I entered the cave.
When he had said that this item could protect me, it was obviously a lie. However, from the current situation, this pendant seemed to have some sort of effect.
I didn't hurry to search for the beast core, but stared at the black wooden box on the pendant. There was greyish-black mist constantly flowing out of the holes on the box. At this moment, after the mist floated out of the wooden box, it didn't dissipate. Instead, it gathered together and seeped into the bodies of the howling beasts in the surroundings.
Seeing this situation, I immediately understood.
Dean Xi Bo, that old fox, obviously knew that the howling beast would swallow people. It was only a pretense for me to bring the magic tool that looked like a rod. His real motive was to use me as bait to bring the wooden box into the howling beast's body!
Although I couldn't confirm what effect the greyish-black mist would have on the howling beast, it wasn't hard to guess that it would either kill or control the howling beast.
From Dean Xi Bo's actions, it was most likely that he wanted to control the howling beast.
After realizing this, I didn't dare to wait any longer. I quickly used my spiritual sense to search the howling beast's body.
After recovering my Heavenly Master cultivation, my spiritual sense had become much stronger. In just a moment, I was able to determine the location of the howling beast's beast core.
I quickly gathered my monstrous energy and formed a sharp knife on my fingertip. I tried to cut open the howling beast's internal organs, but after a few attempts, I found that the howling beast's internal organs were extremely tough. I couldn't use my monstrous energy to break them.
Since time was of the essence, I didn't think much and took out the Xuan Yuan Sword from the Xiang Liu pouch.
No matter how tough the howling beast's internal organs were, they were nothing in front of the Xuan Yuan Sword. With a few gentle strokes, everything in front of me was cut open, revealing a white beast core. I extended my hand and grabbed it.
At that moment, the howling beast let out a loud roar, but I was inside its internal organs. When the roar reached my ears, it became extremely muffled. I didn't even need to seal my eardrums as it wouldn't cause me any harm.
Holding the beast core in my hand, I used my spiritual sense to check and confirmed that the beast core was definitely above the Yang God level. This meant that after swallowing the beast core, my internal injuries would be completely healed!
According to my original plan, I would escape after obtaining the beast core. After recovering my cultivation, I would find a way to leave the Monster region.
However, after meeting Tana here, I suddenly had an idea.
Dean Xi Bo and the Rock City Lord definitely wouldn't let the matter go if the beast core of the howling beast was lost.
If I was the only one here, they would naturally suspect me. However, with Tana here, it seemed that she could be the scapegoat.
It just so happened that she was related to the howling beast's bloodline and had sneaked into this place. In comparison, she was more suspicious than me.
As I thought about this, I sensed the position of the howling beast's mouth. My body twisted a few times and I quickly drilled out of the howling beast's mouth.
When I came out, the howling beast was already dead. Tana stood not far from me with her eyes wide open. It was obvious that she didn't understand what had happened.
Dean Xi Bo and the others should be coming over soon. Time was of the essence, so I didn't waste any more words. I lightly stepped on the Astral Steps and a wave of monster energy directly appeared in Tana's head, killing her.
After killing Tana, I purposely pretended to be heavily injured and laid on the ground. I then took out the howling beast's beast core and swallowed it.
It would be best if I could deceive Dean Xi Bo and the others.
If they found any flaws in my disguise or wanted to attack me out of anger, I would be able to quickly regain the power to resist them after I recovered from my injuries.
After the beast core entered my body, it instantly turned into a ball of hot air that rushed into my meridians. Under the violent power, I groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood, dying half of my body red.
This made it seem that I was heavily injured and didn't need to pretend anymore.
After the violent impact, the power of the beast core started to slowly repair the broken meridians in my body. One acupoint after another started to recover. Not long after, the second meridian was mostly healed.
At that moment, the sound of clothes fluttering could be heard from afar. A few seconds later, the Rock City Lord was the first to enter the cave. Dean Xi Bo followed closely behind him, followed by the few elders of the academy, Ao Tuo and the cat girl.