"Crack!" Pia Ling'er's whip, whistling through the air, struck the face of the Luminous Stone Beast with immense force, enraging it!
With a blur of movement, the Luminous Stone Beast lunged forward, its claws aiming for Pia Ling'er's flank. Ming Zhi Tian seized the opportunity, unleashing his fists: "Star Dragon Jade Flower Halberd Technique!"
The Luminous Stone Beast quickly defended itself. The two forces collided, surprisingly evenly matched.
Ming Zhi Tian roared, "Receive!"
Thousands of Profound Grade magical artifacts from his storage bag burst forth, all aimed at the Luminous Stone Beast!
As expected, the Luminous Stone Beast's hide was impenetrable. These thousands of strikes only served to harass it.
However, Ming Zhi Tian guided them to its weakest points. The Luminous Stone Beast was forced to cover and defend itself. Though it exposed its steel-hardened back, this was the only spot Ming Zhi Tian could strike.
Exchanging a glance with Pia Ling'er, Ming Zhi Tian donned his Cold Iron gauntlets and unleashed his dual fists once more: "Star Dragon Jade Flower Halberd Technique!"
Pia Ling'er also employed her unfathomable whip techniques: "Nine Strikes Divine Soul!"
"Boom... Bang bang! Crack!........."
"Roar!........."
With a mournful cry, the Luminous Stone Beast charged towards the nine springs.
Ming Zhi Tian retracted his Cold Iron gauntlets. Pia Ling'er's brow twitched slightly, "Imperial Grade magical artifact? Truly rare."
Before Ming Zhi Tian could speak, Ai Liao Ran, Jing Shi Jie, Pu Jin Dong, and Ju Ye approached, showering Pia Ling'er with praise and flattery:
"Junior Sister Ling'er, you were magnificent! Your Nine Strikes Divine Soul was executed with divine artistry, a complete success! You truly bring honor to our master!"
Pia Ling'er replied humbly, "Not at all. Taking down the ferocious and unpredictable Luminous Stone Beast, half the credit belongs to him."
At this moment, Pia Ling'er felt a slight good impression towards Ming Zhi Tian. The four senior brothers noticed this, casting envious, jealous, and hateful glances at Ming Zhi Tian.
Ming Zhi Tian remained unfazed, intending to collect the entire carcass of the Luminous Stone Beast into his storage bag.
"What are you doing? Trying to hog it all for yourself?!"
Ai Liao Ran was the first to step forward, blocking the Luminous Stone Beast's corpse.
Ming Zhi Tian scoffed, "Ridiculous. Of course, I'm collecting my spoils of war."
Ai Liao Ran retorted, "Preposterous. Are you going to just take the prey we spent three days hunting?"
Jing Shi Jie said, "Senior Brother Ai Liao Ran, why waste words on a servant in the Deification realm? Let's just deal with him."
"Stop!"
Pia Ling'er was somewhat angered, "You've gone too far, Senior Brother Ai, step aside."
"I..." Ai Liao Ran began to protest but was forced back by Pia Ling'er's imposing presence.
Pia Ling'er recognized Ming Zhi Tian's extraordinary abilities and showed him a degree of deference and politeness, "I didn't realize you had such skills. What's your name?"
This question stunned all four of them. Though they wore no glasses, their eyeballs nearly popped out:
"How is this possible?! Junior Sister Ling'er actually asked a man his name first? This is unheard of!"
"Ming Zhi Tian."
Pia Ling'er nodded, "Very well, Ming Zhi Tian. This Luminous Stone Beast... Let me tell you the truth, it truly took us three full days to even discover its whereabouts. You must understand, not to mention three days, even an hour is precious time for a cultivator to improve their strength, priceless."
Ming Zhi Tian nodded, "I understand the logic. So what?"
Pia Ling'er said, "Could you perhaps yield the Luminous Stone Beast to us? I, Pia Ling'er, on behalf of the Divine Emperor Sacred Land Sect, would like to befriend you, how about it?"
Ming Zhi Tian shook his head, "Don't know it."
The others were taken aback. Pia Ling'er couldn't help but ask, "What?"
Ming Zhi Tian clarified, "This 'Sacred Land Sect,' I don't recognize it."
"........."
"Arrogant!"
Ai Liao Ran looked at Ju Ye, "Ju Ye, you heard what this kid said. He's openly insulting our master. Let's teach him a lesson together!"
Ju Ye rubbed his hands together, "Agreed."