The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead
Chapter 353 - 351 Crystal Stone Mine

Chapter 353: Chapter 351 Crystal Stone Mine

Nian Shutong flew downward, heading towards a spot where energy was leaking.

It was a hole.

A hole no bigger than a fist.

From this hole, one could feel the leaking... Spiritual Energy.

Spiritual Energy?

Could there be Crystal Stones?

Nian Shutong’s heart grew hot. The Cultivation World did have Crystal Stone Mines, and each appearance triggered fierce scrambles for possession.

Could Blue Star have them too?

It was highly possible; she had always suspected that the sculptures she found were left by one or many powerful Cultivators, existing to protect Blue Star.

So, having Crystal Stones shouldn’t be strange.

"Master, it seems to be Spiritual Energy."

"Host, Little Eight senses the scent of Crystal Stones."

"Both of you sensed it? Then it must be right. We can’t all be wrong!"

Nian Shutong began to look around her, searching for a possible entry point.

She couldn’t just enter through the hole—not that it was impossible, nor that she was picky.

She chiefly feared damaging the Crystal Stones below. After all, those were Crystal Stones!

Nian Shutong first sent a message to Fu Yunhe, telling him she might be back a few days late, as she was not sure yet.

A missing piece of Crystal Stone here would be like gouging out a piece of her own heart.

After sending the message, she started to step carefully, her Divine Sense sinking as deeply as possible, sensing the direction of the Crystal Stones, striving to find the entrance.

Fortunately, she discovered them on Blue Star, so she didn’t have to worry about other people trying to snatch them.

"Master, it seems like there’s an earthquake!"

With a rumbling low roar and the trembling of the earth, Nian Shutong felt it too.

"I forgot about them."

"Daodao, dinner is served!"

Nian Shutong stood firm, holding the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade slanted downward, looking towards where billowing dust was rising.

There were no humans, but there were plenty of beasts.

In the darkness of night, Nian Shutong’s vision was completely unobstructed; she vividly saw, hundreds of meters away, a crazed herd of bulls charging towards her, about a thousand strong.

In the middle was one, a Fierce Beast similar to Big Bird.

The bull was huge, like a small mountain, yet its speed was undiminished. Its body was black, its hide glossy, seemingly evolved into armor, and its sharp horns were incredibly sharp.

Leading its herd, it charged with unstoppable momentum, as if it could split mountains in its path.

In the darkness, a green light suddenly appeared, tracing a semicircular arc from the ground up, stopping right in the middle, directly facing the herd.

"Perfect timing!"

"Kill!"

Nian Shutong had no intention of taming them, even if she had, it would only be after they were frightened.

She ran, jumped, and swung her blade directly downward.

The bull at the front of the charge was split in two from the middle, its blood splattering onto the surrounding herd.

The herd panicked momentarily, but before their formation could scatter, the Fierce Beast at the center roared out.

"Moo moo—"

The herd calmed and continued to charge forward.

Nian Shutong didn’t pause; she stood her ground, her blade creating an impenetrable barrier.

Not a single bull could get past that green light; if one came, one was slain, if two came, two were slain.

Today, if even a single hair of a bull got past her, it was a sign of her inadequate Cultivation.

Apart from the first bull, which sprayed out blood, the blood of the others seemed to be incinerated.

Not a drop of blood touched Nian Shutong—her clothes remained strikingly clean.

The herd, intimidated by the relentless and bone-chilling killing intent, found even the Fierce Beast’s threats less effective.

Although they were animals, their perception of life-and-death threats was even keener than that of humans.

In just a blink of an eye, Nian Shutong had slain hundreds out of the thousand.

The bulls in the back no longer charged crazily forward, but instead continuously retreated, intimidated and frightened.

That green light illuminated this part of the night sky, reflecting in their pupils.

Nian Shutong raised her great blade, the edge directed straight forward, aimed directly at the central Fierce Beast.

"I know you can understand."

"You are the most cowardly beast I’ve ever seen."

"You just let them charge ahead, useless!"

Nian Shutong’s mocking words made the beast, Big Iron Bull, snort heavily through its nostrils and frantically paw at the ground with its forelegs.

"What a disgrace!"

"Come on!"

Nian Shutong advanced with her sword raised, who had time to dawdle with you, she was waiting to dig for crystal stones!

She leaped forward, with the force of a thousand pounds.

The stationary beast, using its two sharp horns, also charged fiercely towards Nian Shutong.

Today, a death between the two was inevitable.

Twenty meters.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

Three meters.

The black Big Iron Bull exhaled flames from its nostrils, bringing a scorching heat as it charged forward.

"Hmph! That’s all you’ve got!"

Nian Shutong circulated her spiritual power, and caught a ball of fire from the opposite side, drawing a semicircle in mid-air, then sent it right back where it came from.

"Have a taste of your own medicine!"

The ball of fire descended suddenly, setting the Big Iron Bull ablaze.

At that moment, Nian Shutong’s Azure Dragon Crescent Blade collided with the horns of the Big Iron Bull.

The sound of "ding ding dong dong" rang nonstop.

"Quite sturdy, just what I needed for artifact refining materials!"

Nian Shutong had taken an interest in this Big Iron Bull.

She increased her spiritual power, and with the energy of a Peak of Nascent Soul, it seemed like a mountain pressing down on the Big Iron Bull.

With one strike, a horn was severed.

The Big Iron Bull seemed to see its defeat and, after a quick dodge, turned to flee.

"Running?"

"That won’t do!"

Nian Shutong formed seals with her fingers, quickly flipping them, palms up, as if casting an invisible Bagua net, fiercely spreading it out and smashing it down towards the Big Iron Bull.

"Freeze!"

With a forceful shout, the fleeing Big Iron Bull was immobilized, struggling desperately but unable to shake off the constraints.

The nearby herd of bulls frenziedly fled.

With their leader captured, they weren’t even enough to fill the gaps between her teeth!

"Moo———"

The mournful wail of the Big Iron Bull elicited no sympathy from Nian Shutong.

Between enemies, only one could survive.

Nian Shutong was absolutely willing to be the one who survived.

She soared from afar, gracefully landing, and gave a cold smile towards the Big Iron Bull.

"Remember, I am the Lord of Blue Star, Nian Shutong."

"Swish———"

A fatal slash.

It was swift and clean.

The head of the Big Iron Bull was severed from its neck, its eyes still filled with disbelief.

Unfortunately, there would be no second chance.

Nian Shutong collected the body of the Big Iron Bull; this fellow was full of good materials for artifact refining, too good to waste.

Even those parts that had been chopped into pieces could not be wasted; they were all edible for the new residents.

She packed everything up, and once she was done mining the crystal stones, she could take them back.

Nian Shutong moved quickly, after gathering, she stood still, her aura of the Peak of Nascent Soul fully displayed.

She was warning, warning the potential fierce beasts not to try and challenge her.

Indeed, two beasts observing from the sidelines, seeing Nian Shutong unharmed and the battle not even lasting five minutes, silently left.

They were intelligent, clearly understanding one thing, the Lord of Blue Star, Nian Shutong, was not to be provoked.