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Chapter 1375: Chapter 1377: Inner Alchemy Chapter 1375: Chapter 1377: Inner Alchemy Whoosh~
The water in the lake instantly began to boil, as countless beasts scrambled towards the direction where Song Jian was standing. Song Jian couldn’t help but take two steps back, and only after a moment, he realized that the target of these beasts was actually the golden pearl that had dropped from the plesiosaur-like beast.

Just then, a roar erupted from the lake, as the one-horned python suddenly emerged from the water, its upper body towering high. Its pair of cold eyes also locked onto the golden pearl with a death grip.

On the other side, the lizard beast, resembling a crocodile, only exposed a pair of eyes above the surface. Most of its body was hidden in the lake, and its eyes were also fixed intently on the golden pearl.

“What is this thing? Could it be that this is the inner core dropped by the plesiosaur-like beast?” Song Jian wondered in astonishment. By now, the pinnacle beasts of the Ruler tier had surrounded the pearl, but all kept a three to four-meter distance, not daring to approach any closer, all eyeing each other greedily.

At this moment, Song Jian saw more and more beasts crawling out of the lake, the number already surpassing thirty. These massive beasts had stacked around the golden pearl in layers upon layers, even squeezing Song Jian out of the circle.

“How many more beasts could be hiding in this lake?” Song Jian thought in surprise. He had initially believed that the lake was home to only about a dozen pinnacle Ruler tier beasts and three Legendary Realm beasts, but now that more than thirty had emerged, with countless others continuously surfacing from the lake.

“Just how deep is this lake to conceal so many beasts…” Song Jian suddenly felt sweaty palms and feet, as the violent auras emitted by the beasts intertwined together, creating such pressure that whirls of air began forming above the cave. The terrifying presence, heavy as a boulder, weighed upon every being present, yet not a single beast showed any signs of backing down.

An inner core from a Legendary Realm beast was enough to enable these pinnacle Ruler tier beasts to break through and reach a new realm, a treasure they all dreamt of claiming, even at the cost of their lives.

On another front, the one-horned python also slowly made its way over. Any beast that got in its way was devoured in a single gulp by the python. Its already thick body grew almost two times larger, and its horrific dominance made the beasts surrounding the golden inner core tremble with fear, each clearly opening a path for it.

Soon, the one-horned python arrived in front of the inner core, lowered its head to sniff, opened its mouth wide to reveal its sharp fangs, and prepared to swallow the inner core.

Its movements unsettled the surrounding pinnacle Ruler tier beasts, but not a single one dared to obstruct it.

Just at that moment, the lizard beast behind it suddenly let out a roar; two dazzling green rays burst forth from its eyes, shooting directly towards the one-horned python like beams of light.

The one-horned python seemed to have anticipated this attack; it swiftly coiled its long tail around the closest beast to it and hurled it towards the green rays.

Roar~
The innocent victim beast let out a cry of despair as its body, out of control, collided with the green rays. Almost immediately, the beast’s body turned into a glass-like crystalline structure. It arced through the air, crashed to the ground, and shattered upon impact.

Song Jian’s heart shuddered, and he thought to himself, “Is this, is this petrification ray? No, not petrification, but crystallization. This superpower, like the water droplets released by the previous plesiosaur, is a terrifying force to be reckoned with!”

Being able to effortlessly crystallize a peak Asura beast without breaking a sweat is equivalent to an instant kill. Such power, even Song Jian felt a chill in his heart!

The upper half of the unicorne python’s body slowly twisted around, its gaze fixed on the giant lizard monster in the lake, murderous intent emerging from its eyes. On the other side, the giant lizard monster also slowly surfaced from the water.

Song Jian noticed that the giant lizard monster, which had been hidden in the lake, had a body even larger than he had expected; including its long tail, it was over eight meters long, resembling a heavy-duty tank.

Hiss Hisss~
The unicorne python issued a hissing sound similar to a snake, seemingly threatening the giant lizard monster, which made no sound in response. Even as it stepped onto the lakeshore, it left behind clear footprints in the sandy ground without a sound.

Such a massive body seemed as if it had no weight, creating a dissonance between sight and hearing that made Song Jian rather uncomfortable.

“Could it be that this is also a mutated monster?” Song Jian narrowed his eyes, closely watching every move of the giant lizard monster. He felt that the strength of the giant lizard monster seemed to be somewhat stronger than that of the unicorne python.

From the standoff between the two monsters, Song Jian could sense that the unicorne python was quite wary of the giant lizard monster. Seeing it come ashore, the unicorne python also adopted a cautious posture, its body involuntarily inching to the side.

As the giant lizard monster approached the golden inner core with an unconcerned demeanor, the murderous intent in the unicorne python’s eyes grew more intense. When the giant lizard monster was within three meters of the inner core, the unicorne python suddenly launched an attack, its body rearing up high and pouncing on the giant lizard monster like lightning.

Instantly, the two huge monsters clashed together, with the giant lizard monster biting fiercely into the body of the unicorne python, blood splattering everywhere. The unicorne python in turn coiled tightly around the body of the giant lizard monster, relentlessly squeezing, looking determined to strangle it to death.

As the two monsters fought, the fallout from the battle crushed several other monsters that couldn’t dodge in time into a pulp, which Song Jian found regrettable. Killing these monsters could have improved his scoring evaluation for passing the trial, but now he couldn’t gain any benefit from the deaths caused by the two combatants.

Although there was a slight difference in strength between the two monsters, it was minimal, and they could not determine the victor in a short time. However, their battleground was always around the golden inner core, effectively preventing other monsters from taking the opportunity to swallow it.

At this moment, Song Jian, who had already retreated far away, watched the two monsters fight over an inner core with great joy in his heart. After the battle, regardless of who won or lost, neither would be a match for Song Jian. Then, obtaining the meteorite fragment would be a piece of cake for him.

Thinking this, Song Jian couldn’t help but look towards the giant rock in the middle of the lake, only to discover a figure slowly approaching the meteorite fragment.

“Kama, Kamata!” Song Jian’s jaw dropped as he watched Kamata swallow the meteorite fragment into its belly.

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