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The terrifying black ocean had a strong crushing ability. Everything that came into contact with it was quickly crushed. Rocks, soil, trees, and even the gemstones buried deep in the mountains were all crushed by the black ocean's power.
The King of Assassins struggled in the black ocean. Streaks of wind blades slashed at the black ocean around him, trying to tear it apart and escape. Unfortunately, the wind blades dissipated as soon as they came into contact with the black ocean.
When the black ocean disappeared, the entire stone mountain was once again sliced in half. The mountain was filled with huge cracks that went all the way to the roots. It looked as if the entire mountain would collapse at any time.
The King of Assassins, Theodore, was lying in a huge crater. His body was a bloody mess, and bones could be seen in some places.
His slightly rising chest indicated that he was not dead. However, he should not be far from death in his current state.
Gray deactivated Fury. His body instantly felt weak, and his head even turned a little black. It took him a while to recover.
Although the cost of a complete blood skill was not as great as an incomplete one, it was not without cost.
One of the costs was the loss of a large amount of Blood Power. Other than that, there were side effects such as dizziness.
After all, he had used a power that exceeded his own level. Although he could perfectly control the sudden increase in power because he had mastered a complete blood skill and would not be severely injured, there would still be some side effects to his body.
Of course, these side effects could be alleviated with a short rest. Gray was worried that someone would take advantage of this gap to attack him.
His reaction would be slow in the dizziness. He might not even have time to use the purple ring's spatial teleportation. That was why he had not used his blood skill against the King of Assassins, Theodore.
Gray drove the King of Claw Beasts toward the King of Assassins, Theodore.
Hearing the footsteps of the King of Claw Beasts, the King of Assassins rolled his eyes and raised his head with difficulty to look at Gray.
"I, Theodore, have lived … for close to three hundred years. I didn't expect to die at the hands of a twenty-year-old kid like you."
"From the moment you made a move against the Sidney family, this day was already set in stone."
Gray said indifferently.
He was indebted to the Sidney family. When the Sidney family was in trouble, it was impossible for him to be indifferent. Therefore, from the moment the King of Assassins attacked the Sidney family, it was destined that they would stand on the opposite side of him and become his target.
"What is your relationship with the Sidney family?"
Theodore, the King of Assassins, asked with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"My family is a nobleman of the Sidney family."
Gray said.
"Enfeoffed nobles?
Haha, enfeoffment of nobility, cough cough … "
Theodore, the King of Assassins, coughed up blood violently due to his agitation. He felt that he had been fooled by fate, as if an invisible hand of fate was toying with him.
He had easily wiped out the Sidney family, but in the end, he had died at the hands of the nobles of the Sidney family. How ridiculous was that?
"I know that after I die, you will definitely use … the ability to control corpses on me, but I won't … let you do as you wish …"
Staring at Gray, the King of Assassins flashed a sinister smile. Then, he used all the strength in his body and suddenly raised the claw on his right hand, stabbing it at his own head.
* Puff! *
Before Gray could stop him, the sharp blade of the claw had already pierced Theodore's head. The sinister smile on Theodore's face stiffened, and he died completely. Blood and brain tissue flowed out of his head.
"You're pretty smart. Consider yourself lucky!"
Gray snorted coldly as he looked at Theodore's blood and brain tissue flowing all over the ground.
After all, the opponent was a second-stage King-level fighter. Even if he was heavily injured, Gray could not stop him from 'harming' himself. He could only let him have his way.
He jumped down from the King of Claw and began to count the spoils of war.
The first thing that stood out the most was the King of Assassins' pair of claws. After removing them from the King of Assassins' hands and washing them with water, Gray sized them up.
This was a set of black claws made of a type of black metal. After being activated, a faint green pattern appeared on the surface, emitting a horrifying and dangerous aura.
This was a very special set of silver weapons. Only when the two claws were put together could they be considered a complete silver weapon. Separately, the amplification of the blood fiends' abilities was higher than a pinnacle bronze magic weapon, but not as good as a silver weapon.
Gray himself could not use this set of claws. If he forced himself to use it, it would only make his battles very difficult. After all, he had always used a sword. However, this did not mean that this set of claws was useless. He could exchange it with someone else, or even give it to someone else.
After storing this set of claws into his purple ring, Gray searched the King of Assassins' body. Finally, he found the King of Assassins' runic portal bag at his waist.
After taking off the rune portal bag, Gray looked at it and was immediately disappointed.
"It actually broke!"
There was a hole in the King of Assassins' runic portal bag. The space that should have existed in the damaged portal bag had disappeared, and the items inside were also gone. It was unknown whether the items had disappeared along with the space or had been destroyed by the blood fiends' abilities after falling out.
This type of portal bag was usually made of the leather of a king-level blood fiend. Because of this, it was extremely rare.
However, it was a pity that Gray's battle power had exceeded that of an ordinary king-level blood fiend's. Even a portal bag made of king-level blood fiend's leather could not help but shatter.
"Forget it. Anyway, the most precious item is already in my hands!"
What comforted Gray was that to a king-level powerhouse, the most precious item was the silver weapon in their hands, which was the pair of claws just now.
Although the other items were extremely valuable to ordinary people, to people like Gray and the others, their value was only average. Losing them would not be a heartache.
Using an independent portal bag to store the King of Assassins' body, Gray planned to return to the Purple Moon Kingdom and hand it over to Zaloyan and his siblings to deal with.
Gray wanted to find the Gemstone King Beast, but he only found one. He was a little dissatisfied, so he did not immediately return to the graveyard. Instead, he continued to search this area that was rich in gemstones.
Although the assassination attempt by the King of Assassins made him a little worried about his own safety, he had already stored the King of Assassins' body. The Flame Kingdom should not be able to find out that the King of Assassins was dead in a short period of time. They should not send another king-level powerhouse to assassinate him.
Moreover, with the portal, he could escape through the portal if he was no match for the enemy. The danger was not as great as he imagined, so he decided to stay and continue searching for the Gemstone King Beast.
A week later.
"These are the traces of gemstone beasts excavating the gemstone mine!"
On a short mountain that was a few hundred meters tall, Gray found the traces of excavation again. There were hoofprints at the scene, indicating that these were the traces of a blood beast excavating.
The reason why Gray was able to determine that this was a mark left behind by a gemstone beast-ranked blood beast was because the hoofprints of gemstone beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast-ranked blood beast had the same appearance.
"No, this hoofprint …"
After careful observation, Gray could not help but shake his head. He gave up on searching for the traces of this gemstone beast-ranked blood beast.
The hoofprint was smaller than the previous ones. It was obviously not left behind by the Gemstone King Beast. If he was not wrong, it should be the hoofprint of a gemstone savage beast.
A gemstone savage beast was naturally not Gray's target, so Gray gave up on searching for the traces of this gemstone beast-ranked blood beast.
Two weeks later, Gray found the hoofprints of another gemstone beast-ranked blood beast by the riverside.
"These hoofprints seem to be bigger than the ones of the gemstone beasts. Could it be a gemstone King Beast?!"
Glancing at the hoofprints left by the riverside, Gray could not help but perk up. Judging by his eyes, these hoofprints were obviously bigger than the ones of the gemstone beasts he had first discovered.
"These are indeed the hoofprints of a gemstone King Beast!"
Gray took out the corpse of the gemstone beast from the purple ring and pressed down a footprint. He compared it and found that these hoofprints left by the riverside were indeed bigger than the ones of the gemstone beasts.
He began to track and search with the river as the center. A few days later, he found these hoofprints again.
He continued to track, and a few more days passed. In these few days, he found many more of these hoofprints.
"These hoofprints are very clear. They should have been left just a few days ago!"
Many more hoofprints were found. Seeing these hoofprints, Gray could not help but feel happy. These hoofprints were left just a few days ago.
Since they were left just a few days ago, it meant that there was a high possibility that there were still traces of the scent left. He had a way to track the scent, after all, he still had two bottles of hunter's potion.
"There really are traces of the scent left!"
After drinking a bottle of hunter's potion, Gray's sense of smell increased tremendously. He immediately sensed the scent of a blood beast in the surroundings. Although it was very faint, he could still smell it.
He was almost certain that this was the scent left behind by a gemstone King Beast. Although the scent was very faint, it had a strong deterrent effect. It had a deterrent effect on low-level blood beasts, so it was obviously left behind by a high-level blood beast.
Following the scent, Gray quickly chased after it. A few hours later, he found a blood beast covered in colorful scales at the side of a mountain.
"It's a gemstone King Beast!"
Without hiding, Gray quickly approached. After all, with his current strength, a normal King Beast would not be a threat to him.
Roar!
Gray, who didn't bother to hide his tracks, immediately alerted the Blood Fiend. The Blood Fiend stood up and roared.
Facing the blood beast's roar, Gray ignored it and carefully sized it up.
This was indeed a blood beast that was larger than the gemstone beast, and its appearance was very similar to the gemstone beast. The only difference was that on the surface of its body, there were some natural patterns that were different from the gemstone beast's.
Gray was almost ninety percent sure that this was a gemstone King Beast.