To face his opponent head-on, Chen Jie pushed the use of his Chaos Yellow Body to the limit.
This elephant man was strong, but still not a threat to his life.
It was actually a good opportunity to train himself.
After using the Chaos Yellow Body, Chen Jie's physical quality had improved tremendously.
His already taut muscles now contracted with even greater precision.
He swung the Open Heaven Axe, attacking the elephant man directly.
The blade of the Open Heaven Axe gleamed in all directions.
Chen Jie seemed like a small giant, swinging the axe and stirring up whirlwinds.
Boom!
The Open Heaven Axe clashed with the trident again.
The surrounding space trembled with their confrontation.
This time, Chen Jie felt no discomfort at all.
Instead…
It felt as if some bloodline within him had been stimulated, making him crave battle even more.
"Again!"
Chen Jie shouted, gripping the axe with both hands, swinging at the elephant man once more.
Seeing Chen Jie so ferocious, even fiercer than before, the elephant man was slightly stunned.
He could only defend passively.
Clang clang clang!
Chen Jie's attacks rained down like a torrent.
Continuously striking the elephant man, small scratches appeared on his trident.
But this was far from the end.
Chen Jie attacked like a madman, showing no intention of stopping!
Clang clang clang!
The attacks continued, but the elephant man's bloodlust state began to wane.
With each collision, his force gradually weakened.
"Huh? Is this your limit? How weak… so weak!"
Chen Jie attacked frantically, residual images of the Open Heaven Axe flashing in the air.
The forced-to-defend elephant man, under this relentless assault, bled even more from the corners of his mouth.
Bang!
With a final strike, the elephant man completely collapsed.
His body was sent flying backward, skidding dozens of meters across the ground before stopping.
From a distance, he still trembled.
He wasn't dead.
But he could never stand again.
Pushing his body into bloodlust had already exhausted him, and coupled with Chen Jie's high-frequency, high-intensity attacks…
His body was completely ruined.
Chen Jie carried the Open Heaven Axe, walking calmly toward the elephant man.
The elephant man, watching him approach, no longer had the pride in his eyes—only fear.
This person before him wasn't human!
Also a fifth-tier awakener, yet Chen Jie seemed to have endless stamina.
Even in such high-intensity combat, he showed no signs of fatigue.
"Any last words?"
Chen Jie prepared to end the elephant man, exuding a murderous aura.
Finally, the elephant man was terrified!
He could sense the scent of death.
"Please… don't kill me! I can be your mount! I promise to be loyal!"
The elephant man mustered all his strength, rolling over, then kneeling before Chen Jie.
Before the apocalypse, he had been just an ordinary person.
Everything he had done was simply to survive!To survive better!
"Do you think I'd believe whatever comes out of your mouth?"
Chen Jie tapped the axe in his hand.
This elephant man had potential and strength, but Chen Jie wasn't confident he could control him completely.
"I… I'll give you my energy core!"
After hesitating, the elephant man suddenly looked up and thrust his hand toward his chest.
"Ahhh!"
Pain twisted the flesh on his face.
Even in agony, he forcibly extracted his energy core, presenting it to Chen Jie with both hands.
For an awakener, the energy core was life itself.
If destroyed, it was essentially equivalent to death.
Chen Jie frowned, glancing at the elephant man.
He could transform into various monsters, and his strength wasn't weak.
In the late apocalypse, resources were scarce.
Having a mount for traveling across the world would indeed be convenient.
"Fine, I'll give you one chance," Chen Jie said, taking the energy core. "But if I catch you betraying me…"
Chen Jie squeezed the elephant man's energy core slightly.
Instantly, the elephant man writhed in pain on the ground.
"I won't… I won't!"
He clutched his stomach with one hand, extending the other to Chen Jie, begging desperately.
"Alright, transform into a horse. I still need to explore this secret realm!"
Chen Jie secured the energy core, then turned toward the female snake demon.
Killing an abnormal awakener like her had to yield a spirit crystal!
Curious, Chen Jie lifted his axe and split her body in two.
A pure yellow spirit crystal slowly rose!Another elementary spirit crystal!
It looked like a normal crystal, pure white.
And a colored spirit crystal, like this one, was undoubtedly elementary.
Chen Jie had yet to encounter a high-grade spirit crystal.
But acquiring an elementary one already satisfied him.
Storing the crystal, Chen Jie released two streams of Chaos Pure Qi around the female snake demon.
He wanted to see if he could, like before, extract a talent from her.
After a moment.
Retracting the Chaos Pure Qi…
Chen Jie's eyes suddenly snapped open.
Indeed!
He had gained a new talent![Petrifying Eyes]: Releasing beams from the eyes, enemies who see the light will be petrified and lose life.
This talent…
Wasn't much different from the one the snake demon had used on him before.
But Chen Jie felt he could improve it.
He covered his eyes with Chaos Pure Qi, concentrating energy into them.
His eyes suddenly opened!Powerful light shot from them, covering the area in front of him.
Immediately…
Grass, flowers, and trees that swayed in the wind were petrified the instant they were touched by the light!No need to make eye contact!
It was essentially an upgraded version of the snake demon's Siren's Gaze!
Now it functioned as an area attack, without requiring the target to look at him.
If it weren't for the elephant man behind him, who still had a purpose, Chen Jie would have experimented further.
"Have you discovered anything special in this secret realm?"
Chen Jie asked the elephant man, turning to look.
He had spent quite a while in the cave and likely wasn't as familiar with the outside world as the elephant man.
"Master, after entering the secret realm, I did find a mysterious place. But it was full of thunder; I couldn't get close."
"Are there treasures there?"
"Yes! In that area, there's a fruit tree. Its fruit… seems to be the legendary Evolution Fruit!"
Recalling the memory of seeing the Evolution Fruit, the elephant man's voice trembled.