Chapter 132: The Core Is the Body, the Last Resort.
"Xuan Mo, it seems gemstones also belong to the earth element."
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Xuan Mo suddenly had an idea. He clenched his right fist and smashed it against the palm of his left hand. "Right, why didn't I think of that? Now, let's see what you can do."
Xuan Mo then looked at the Precious Jade Mirage, his lips curled slightly, revealing a look of confidence.
Because the Precious Jade Mirage was composed entirely of incredibly hard gemstones, if he could find a way to control them, one of its ceremonial devices would be completely useless.
"This time, let's see what you can do."
Xuan Mo's fourth spirit ring ignited once more. "Destroying and Devouring Light" surged towards the Precious Jade Mirage with immense force.
Faced with such a powerful attack, the Precious Jade Mirage naturally didn't dare to directly block it with its body. However, Xuan Mo's attack was quite fast, and coupled with its inherent slowness, it had no time to dodge.
A dazzling radiance ignited from the chest of the Precious Jade Mirage. The beam of light that had previously injured Xuan Mo erupted from there, aimed at the Annihilating Devouring Light, attempting to block it.
However, it was clear that the Precious Jade Mirage had miscalculated.
The moment the Annihilating Devouring Light and the beam of light from the Precious Jade Mirage made contact, the Precious Jade Mirage's attack remained deadlocked for less than three breaths before being devoured by the Annihilating Devouring Light, the soul power contained within it being fed back into Xuan Mo.
"Bang!"
The Annihilating Devouring Light slammed forcefully into the gemstone on the Precious Jade Mirage's chest.
Perhaps the gemstone was the Precious Jade Mirage's weak spot, so at the moment of the impact, the surrounding gemstones slowly shattered, centered around the gemstone.
"Good opportunity!"
Just as the Precious Jade Mirage was about to mobilize the gemstones from other parts of his body, Xuan Mo's eyes flashed with a glint.
"Power of the Earth!"
Xuan Mo's first soul ring illuminated at that moment.
Immediately afterwards, ochre-colored ripples impacted the gems on the Jade Mirage, immobilizing them. "It works!"
Seeing his first soul skill working on the Jade Mirage, Xuan Mo pressed on.
With a powerful stomp of his right foot, a massive rock sword, laced with lava, burst forth. The "Cliff Sword" struck directly at the Jade Mirage's chest.
Because Xuan Mo had blocked the Jade Mirage's healing, its chest defenses were completely defenseless against the gems. Therefore, the "Cliff Sword" penetrated directly, piercing through it.
However, to Xuan Mo's surprise, the Jade Mirage shattered the "Cliff Sword" with its own body. Aside from the gems, which were blocked by Xuan Mo's first soul skill and unable to heal, the Jade Mirage appeared unharmed.
"What's going on?"
Not only Ning Rongrong, who was already retreating in shock, but even Xuan Mo himself was horrified by the scene before him. He hadn't expected a soul beast like this to survive even after being beaten so badly.
"Damn it, where exactly is this soul beast's fatal weakness?"
Xuan Mo looked at the Precious Jade Mirage, its body covered in gems, and a headache gripped him. Although he had rendered it unable to repair its injuries, it still held on. How should he proceed? Was he supposed to blast its entire body apart?
At that moment, Xuan Mo suddenly noticed the Precious Jade Mirage's head and noticed its pair of gemstone eyes were surprisingly lively. An idea suddenly struck him.
"I think Uncle Huo mentioned before that, aside from its core, the entire body of the Precious Jade Mirage is made of gems. So, in that case..." At this thought, Xuan Mo smiled.
For now, he knew exactly where the Precious Jade Mirage's fatal weakness lay.
Meanwhile, within Xuan Mo's sea of consciousness...
"This brat isn't so stupid after all. He finally remembered what I said. If he'd known sooner, it wouldn't have taken so long." The Fire Dragon King huffed out a sigh of relief, complaining to the Ice Dragon King with a hint of impatience.
"It's not too late now."
The Ice Dragon King turned his attention to Xuan Mo in the outer world. "Mo has noticed the Jade Mirage's weakness lies in the brain. As long as we can resist its mirage, then this time we'll be considered a success."
"As expected, Old Ice. You're testing him by not letting me speak." The Fire Dragon King glanced at the Ice Dragon King after hearing this.
"It's not a test, it's training. After all, having a nearly unknown soul beast as his opponent will help him cope with other unknown opponents in the future. After all, we can't always know the enemy's information."
"Okay, okay, you're right, Old Ice."
Hearing the Fire Dragon King's final muttering, the Ice Dragon King ignored it and quietly observed Xuan Mo in the outer world.
"I'll show you what it's like to be crushed by gravity."
Xuan Mo clenched his right hand, and the Jade Mirage, stained with purple ripples, suddenly creaked with the sound of gemstones rubbing against each other, sending bits of ruby shattering from its body.
"Roar!"
Feeling the discomfort, the Jade Mirage roared, expressing its anger and dissatisfaction.
However, after the previous fight, the Jade Mirage, already weak in combat, was quickly beaten to a pulp by Xuan Mo. If it weren't for its special abilities, Xuan Mo would have slain it long ago.
"This time, let's see how you can dodge."
Xuan Mo's fourth spirit ring ignited. As the Jade Mirage was immobilized, a beam of "annihilating killing light" slammed directly into its jeweled head.
When the attack dissipated, Xuan Mo, who had initially believed the Jade Mirage was doomed, saw no sign of the rising spirit ring.
"Ah!"
Just as Xuan Mo was puzzled and wary, Ning Rongrong, who had approached him, suddenly screamed, nearly startling him.
"Rongrong, what's wrong with you?"
Xuan Mo, still skeptical, instinctively shielded Ning Rongrong behind him the moment she called out.
"Look, what a disgusting thing!"
Xuan Mo looked in the direction Ning Rongrong's finger pointed and saw that the gemstone that had once occupied the Jade Mirage's head had vanished. In its place, something resembling a brain, swarming with brain matter, moved about.
"Hiss, what the hell is this!?"
Suddenly, the thing that looked like a brain suddenly revealed a pair of gem-like eyeballs, which scared Xuan Mo directly. As for Ning Rongrong, Xuan Mo had already covered her eyes.
At this moment.
The Fire Dragon King's voice echoed in Xuan Mo's mind, "Mo, that brain-like thing is the core of the Jade Mirage, its true form. A soul beast like the Jade Mirage can survive any damage as long as its core remains intact."
Then, the Ice Dragon King's voice echoed, "And no matter how powerful the external attack, the gemstone on its head will unconditionally block the next attack for the core. So now, the only way to kill the core is to truly kill it."
"Are you sure there won't be any problems?"
Hearing Xuan Mo's doubt, the Ice Dragon King replied without hesitation, "Don't worry. It can't even withstand a single blow from an ordinary person right now."
Just as Xuan Mo nodded slightly, he suddenly remembered something. "Wait, what about its so-called illusion?"
As Xuan Mo finished speaking, a mist instantly spread from the brain, enveloping Xuan Mo and Ning Rongrong.
Just then, the Ice Dragon King's voice echoed again, "Oh, I forgot to remind you..."
"Damn!" Xuan Mo cursed.
He knew this was definitely intentional. He didn't think a former First-Class God could forget this.
But now, it was obviously too late.
Because according to the current situation, Baoyu Mirage's last and most powerful method, "illusion", had already been used.
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