Han Qing never expected that the Nightmare Beast could break through his mental defenses so easily and appear directly in his mental sea.
He's a ninth-tier expert!
His spiritual sea, having undergone countless trials and tribulations, should have been his most solid spiritual core barrier!
But at this moment, in front of this legendary Nightmare Beast, his mental defenses were as fragile as paper, and the beast easily broke through them as if they were nothing!
The Nightmare Beast's attack methods immediately came to mind;
A sentient, spiritually-based alien beast, a top predator at the mental level.
Once it invades the depths of your mind and unleashes a curse, the only outcome is being devoured and reduced to an empty shell at the mercy of the Nightmare Beast!
No! We must not let it take root!
Han Qing's eyes suddenly widened, and all his spiritual energy rapidly condensed like a surging tide, instantly transforming into countless spiritual blades that, like a storm, slashed and tore at the giant black eye that was entrenched in his spiritual sea.
"Get out of here!" Han Qing roared hysterically!
He was determined to drive it out at all costs before it could unleash its curse!
"Heh... So you don't welcome me at all?" The Nightmare Beast's cold sneer echoed in Han Qing's mind.
As the attack came, the giant black eye floating on the sea of consciousness suddenly turned into a vortex, like a prehistoric maw that had been starving for countless years slowly opening.
Han Qing's energy storm, powerful enough to annihilate any mental intrusion, was silently devoured by the Nightmare Beast without even causing a ripple!
However, it didn't end there. The vortex's devouring power didn't stop; instead, it intensified, directly drawing energy from Han Qing's mental sea below.
The Nightmare Beast is still devouring!
A pure, crushing annihilation! No logic whatsoever.
Han Qing's spiritual energy surged forth like a floodgate being opened, all rushing towards the Nightmare Beast.
In just a breath or two, Han Qing felt that most of his mental energy had been forcibly drained.
The extreme dizziness and the tearing pain from the depths of his soul made him almost unable to stand.
Just as his vision blurred due to the sharp decline in his mental energy, and he was on the verge of losing consciousness, the Nightmare Beast's cold voice rang out again, its tone filled with criticism and disdain:
"Tsk tsk, ugh! It tastes awful."
After absorbing a large amount of Han Qing's spiritual energy, the Nightmare Beast's huge black eyes were not satisfied, but instead filled with clear dissatisfaction and contempt.
"There are too many impurities, and the taste is far from good. It's like chewing wax, which is nauseating."
It was used to absorbing Li Yu's pure spiritual energy, which had been carefully filtered by the cyclone. At this moment, absorbing the spiritual energy of others was like eating inferior chaff that was hard to swallow.
The Nightmare Beast shook its enormous eyes, looking down at Han Qing like a supreme god gazing at ants at its feet, its mental fluctuations filled with undisguised mockery:
"You think you can get rid of me with such a paltry trick? How naive!"
"Moreover, with your level of spiritual power, it's not even enough to fill a tooth gap, yet you dare to call yourself a top-tier expert? That bite you just 'ate' was practically a pollution of my spirit!"
An Awakener of Han Qing's caliber wouldn't even qualify to stand out in the distant Central Plains era, a time of brilliant stars and countless powerful figures deep within the Nightmare Beast's memories. Yet now he's making it onto some kind of popularity chart in the Central Plains? It's an insult to the word "powerful"!
Thinking of this, the Nightmare Beast recalled some blurry fragments of memory, and couldn't help but sigh forlornly:
"It seems humanity has truly declined..."
Since the other party's spiritual energy is both unpalatable and scarce, casting a curse would be pointless. It would be better to simply tear apart this person's consciousness, thus saving it and Li Yu from having to look at the other party in the way.
Now that Li Yu is a stable and high-quality "energy source," it no longer needs to draw on that inferior spiritual "food" through constant cursing.
At this thought, a hint of killing intent flashed in the Nightmare Beast's giant black eyes.
The floating giant eye suddenly glared!
A jet-black mental shock, like a ray of death, pierced straight into the core of Han Qing's mental sea!
This destructive power is enough to tear apart the awakened one's original consciousness, turning them into a walking corpse.
Han Qing even had a premonition that his consciousness would dissipate.
Just when he was in despair, a string of Buddhist beads on Han Qing's wrist inside his sleeve suddenly burst forth with dazzling Buddhist light!
The twelve prayer beads, like stars ignited, instantly formed a semi-circular barrier of Buddhist light, firmly protecting his spiritual sea.
"Bang!"
The black mental ray collided violently with the golden barrier, and a piercing sound of energy collision exploded in Han Qing's mind.
Under the intense shock, the Nightmare Beast seemed to be restrained and was forcibly expelled from the mental sea by the Buddha's light.
"Ugh—!" Han Qing felt as if his head had been hit hard by a heavy hammer. Blood gushed from his mouth and nose, and his body fell heavily to the ground.
The string of prayer beads shattered one by one with a "crack" the moment it blocked the Nightmare Beast's attack, scattering across the ground.
The golden Buddhist light barrier also collapsed, but it successfully purified the Nightmare Beast's deadly mental attack.
The Nightmare Beast on the Phoenix Bow immediately opened its eyes and angrily cursed:
"Damn broken bead! How dare you ruin my plans!"
Seeing the scattered prayer beads on the ground, the Nightmare Beast continued its indignant rant:
"How could those bald men waste Buddhist blessings on protecting even a guy like this? It's outrageous!"
Clearly, this wasn't the first time the Nightmare Beast had encountered the Buddha's Light, which could counter it.
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