331 Chapter 325 : : Don't Damage The Ingredient
The sun was high up in the sky, a cool breeze was embracing the atmosphere, and coupled with the white sheet of clouds that was spreading beyond the limits, the scenery was hard to define with just the words.
On the deck of the ship….
A big umbrella was covering a beech chair under its shadow. A man with silky white hair was lying on the chair.
A man in a black tuxedo came to him while holding a tray with a glass filled with spirit apple juice in it.
Rex picked up the glass, drank a mouthful of juice then sighed.
"This is life," Rex said.
It has been a few days since the trip began, not many things happened in this time.
Lerna locked herself in the room since the first day and lost herself in the world of books but for some reason, it was Rex's room instead of her.
On the other hand, Jiang Qing and Tang Xuan came to know each other as they talked with other people on the ship, slowly forming their new connections.
As for Rex, in everyone's eyes, he just enjoyed his moment lying under the umbrella all day without a care in the world.
Inside the virtual world…
At present, the virtual world looked more like a messed up laboratory rather than the inner world.
Some clones were refining artifacts while others were practicing techniques, at one of the corners, Rex was sitting on the floor with a laptop on his lap.
'Well, the long-distance teleportation pad is completed in time but it too needs strong metal to be made or it won't able to withstand the teleportation, this ancient language is really mysterious, most of the times it seems impossible to understand while sometimes when I am in a dilemma using it solves the problem easily. By the way, Rose have you confirmed the theory about the <Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist>?' Rex thought.
[Yeah I did, fusing it with the current fist techniques you have would bring no benefit, it's a very high-level technique similar or above the ones you got from your mother but this time you don't have other high-level compatible techniques or special ones like that special technique from Great Tai-Chi Sect.]
Rex nodded.
After he got Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist from Zakiya, he naturally thought of fusing it with all the fist techniques he once got from Alfred's inheritance but then a problem occurred.
Most of those techniques were linked to an element, meaning their true strength could only be brought out when a person with a specific attribute Qi would use them. Fusing multiple techniques which support different attribute would only result in a waste product.
That's when Rex gave the idea of degrading those techniques into a form where they don't need attribute compatibility factor then merge them with <Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist>.
But after doing that and running simulations Rex came to realize that <Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist> was already perfected to a very high level and won't get affected by the fusion in a good way, he asked Rose to confirm it once again and the result was the same.
'Well then, I will practice it, for now, have you modified it according to my body?' Rex asked.
[Naturally,]
Rex nodded then looked at a clone who was refining an artifact near him, the clone looked back at him, he stopped what he was doing and took his battle stance.
The scenery around them changed. Just a few seconds ago, they were in a white room but now they were in barren lands filled with rocky mountains.
The clone was facing a big rock, in the next second, the clone dashed towards the rock. Just when he arrived near the rock, he stomped his left leg on the ground, his waist rotated to the right changing the angle, he then kicked the ground with his right leg increasing the force behind his attack, Ying Qi swirled around his right arm as he punched the rock making a diagonal arc in the air.
'<Mysterious Rakshasa Killing Fist - Second Style - Instant Kill>'
…Boom…
Rex was disappointed, he expected the clone to destroy at least half of the rock in one punch but all he did was made a fist-size hall in it, just then Rex's expression changed, he noticed something unusual.
…Crack...
When the clone retraced his arm, several cracks appeared on the rock at the same time then it crumbled into tiny pieces and fell on the ground.
But this wasn't the thing that shocked him, when the dust cloud settled down Rex finally saw the miserable condition of the clone's right arm.
There were several cracks on his whole arm, they were literally cracks and not cuts, his flesh was visible, all the skin on his arm was dyed in blood. In fact, this was only the surface, Rex could see more than that, all the bones in the clone's right arms were either cracked or shattered.
'When she said to not use much Qi while practicing, she wasn't joking about it,' Rex finally realized the horror of this technique.
Although Rex wouldn't receive such injury if he had done it in person because he could have stopped himself while performing the technique but he wouldn't escape from all the damage and from the looks of it, it won't be easy for Rose to heal these wounds instantly meaning if he had used it in a real battle without any practice then it might have proved to be dangerous for him.
Moreover, the second style of this technique wasn't over with one attack. As long as he had the ability and his body can hold it, he can continually use this technique to assault his opponent with punches.
"Master Rex, see there are desert dolphins," Jiang Qing's excited voice awakened him from the daze.
He stood up from the chair and walked to the edge of the ship where Jiang Qing was standing. He looked down from there and saw a lot of tanned dolphin-like creatures jumping out from the sand then again diving inside after doing summersaults in the air.
In the desert the climate was different so at day time, the ship would decrease its flying altitude to use the clouds as an umbrella and shield itself from the blazing sun, at such times, the passengers would occasionally encounter such desert diving creatures.
"Hmm... You like dolphins too," Rex said.
"Yes, I once ate a Desert Dolphin Delicacy when I was traveling with father, although their skin looks dry and hard but their inside flesh is very soft and tender giving them an unforgettable taste," Jiang Qing licked her lips.
Rex blinked his eyes.
He didn't reply and only shook his head just then he noticed a big shark-like fish coming out of nowhere and chased the desert dolphins.
"That is a Desert Shark, Master Rex its meat is rarer than the desert dolphins, they are rare to find and hard to catch, their flesh has a natural spiciness in it," Jiang Qing exclaimed.
Rex looked at the desert shark that was about the hunting the desert dolphins and felt a little hungry, he flicked his fingers and the desert shark that had just leaped in the air failed to dive back in the sand.
The desert shark felt like an invisible hand had caught it, the force pulled it upwards towards the ship. The desert shark was at Monster King's peak stage and could be regarded as a strong individual in such a place but it failed to resist against his Telekinesis.
Jiang Qing looked at the closing desert shark with bright eyes.
"Master Rex, Myriad Beast Continent doesn't lack capable chefs if we gift them this fish then we can get an excellent delicacy," She said. She also wanted the desert dolphins but seeing that Rex chose not to catch them, she didn't pursue him.
After hearing her words, Rex nodded and chose to hold back his hunger with Seven Spiced Herb Delicacy for now.
Suddenly when the desert shark was just a few meters away from the ship, the ground trembled, and the sand all around started to sink inside a big hole that appeared behind the desert dolphin pack. All the desert dolphins spread out in small groups and escaped in fear, desert dolphins are capable of locating their companion from miles away that's why spreading out and regathering is the best-escaping strategy route for them.
Rex raised his eyebrow, he thought it was a phenomenon similar to a landslide but the sharp curved teeth that appeared around the big hole proved his conjecture wrong.
A big creature surfaced in that place, it was almost as big as the ship Rex was riding, from the outer appearance alone it was a whale-like creature.
As soon as it surfaced, it leaped in the air towards the ship. He seemed to be flying but was quite slow.
"A Desert Killer Whale! Master Rex when it comes to the desert fish delicacies it's one of the kings. I never tasted its meat but it is said that the people who have eaten it cannot forget it for their life," Jiang Qing said in an excited tone.
Rex's expression became solemn.
'Damn this Jiang Shuang, just how does he raise kids? This fish is at fukking Monster Venerable late-stage and she wants to eat it, I am not even at Core Breaking peak stage, how the heck I am supposed to deal with it without showing my real strength?' Rex thought.
"Master Rex, I heard that Desert Shark is the most favorite food of the Desert Killer Whale, pull it up and the Desert Killer Whale would follow us then you can catch it," Jiang Qing suggested.
Rex's face was dark.
Catch it? Catch your sister! Wait, you don't have a sister… Rex thought, he was in a dilemma, he wanted to protect his image as an unfathomable expert who was at least at the Sky Body Formation stage but in the end, he thought of letting it go was a better option.
He was about to retract his control over the Desert Shark that several figures came flying towards him. They were Ji Biyu, Ji Baozhai together with the Sung trio.
"Master Rex, if that monster collides with the ship then it will do some serious damage," Sung Lee said quickly, the words he wanted to say were quite different from the ones he spoke, he carefully chose his words not to offend him.
"Master Rex you should quickly let go of that desert shark," Ji Biyu spoke in her cold yet mellow tone, she was a little anxious making her words more direct.
Ji Baozhai was about to speak but Rex signaled her to stop.
If they fought together, they didn't need to worry that much and could take care of such a beast without any life threat but no one wanted to show their cards in front of each other, nor do they had the space to carry such a whale to Myriad Beast Continent and sell it. Its core was indeed precious but every beast has only one core each meaning the others would have to do with its flesh which is not enough to make them show their true strength in front of others.
"Just a Monster Venerable and you all are scared, it's rare to encounter such delicacy so how can I let it go, now see and learn," Rex said as he raised his hand towards the fish.
Everyone narrowed their eyes and looked at Rex in slight confusion and anticipation, his words made it seem like he was stronger than a Monster Venerable late-stage beast so they wanted to see how strong was he.
{My Lady, if you want to eat a full course tasty meal like Seven Spiced Herb Delicacy soup in the future then help me catch this ingredient,} Rex said. He didn't get a reply so he thought about adding a few more words but suddenly a blurred shadow flew past him and hovered in the midair above the Desert Killer Whale.
Lerna made a claw with her slender hand and pushed it towards the incoming Desert Killer Whale.
A big beast claw made of pale green flame appeared out of nowhere and pounced on the Desert Killer Whale, the second the claw landed on it, Desert Killer Whale was thrown back to the ground.
…Boom…
Ji Baozhai's eyes widened in shock, the strength shown by Lerna was without a doubt belonged to a Calamity Lord.
When the whale landed on the ground it looked at Lerna with its two big eyes in fear, it didn't waste a single second and turned to escape into the sand, beasts tend to have inborn instincts that let them better comprehend their opponent, at the moment the whale knew that if it fought back then the only outcome that awaits it was death.
"Humph, you think you can escape?" Lerna raised her hand towards the sky. The clouds began to move in a spiral motion, soon a mini cyclone began to appear in the sky. She was just about to attack when Rex shouted at her.
"Hey, Don't Damage The Ingredient," Rex shouted in an annoyed tone.
All eyes turned to Rex.
