Ten or so hyena-men were dead in the blink of an eye.
Those hyena-men attempting to flee found their paths blocked by streaks of ice energy.
Then came the ice spray, falling upon them, slowing their movements and even freezing them into blocks of ice.
"Roar!"
After one wave of attacks, only the hyena-man leader remained on the field.
"Human, I will kill you!"
Suddenly, its body began to swell madly, gradually abandoning its human form. In a short while, it transformed into a colossal hyena beast, ten meters tall.
The Sourcing Transformation enhanced physical fitness and strength, while slightly reducing agility and the convenience of using weapons.
Overall, its power increased by several tens of percent.
Upon seeing this, Lin Yu recalled the transformation of that fifth-tier hyena-man. So these fellows all knew this trick.
However, he didn't hesitate. He would take it one step at a time.
Five Elements Formation, activate!
Giant swords were thrust out, piercing the hyena-man leader's body, but they were blocked by a layer of red light covering its form.
Switching Formations!
Illusion Formation!
Waves of illusory power affected the spirits of living beings. Some fierce beasts hidden in the grass, influenced by the Illusion Formation, stood frozen in place, wearing blissful smiles.
The hyena-man leader was caught off guard, its eyes growing hazy. However, it broke free after not being trapped for long.
"It seems I have no choice but to fight head-on!"
"All clones, abandon the formation and attack directly!"
The clones gave up on forming the array, conjuring weapons in their hands and covering themselves with armor, before launching attacks at the hyena-man leader.
Energy Slashes!!!
Energy slashes of various colors launched their attacks with resounding force.
"Human, die!"
"Taste my skill: Bone-Chilling Ice Blade!"
Rumble!!!
In the void, ice energy coalesced. Ice blades, glinting with cold light, formed. Roughly, there were no less than a hundred blades.
Seeing this, Lin Yu immediately commanded his clones to merge!
The various clones began to converge towards one specific clone.
As the Bone-Chilling Ice Blades attacked, a massive Black Tortoise let out a heaven-shattering roar.
"Roar! Hyena-man, prepare to die!"
The thirty-meter-tall Black Tortoise exuded an intense sense of pressure. This tortoise was truly extraordinary.
Its eyes were one red and one blue, its shell displayed five colors, and its snake tail spewed cold air.
The snake tail lunged forward, circumventing the Bone-Chilling Ice Blades and biting towards the hyena-man leader.
The hyena-man was too slow to dodge.
The snake head bit into the hyena-man's body, and the Bone-Chilling Ice Blades landed on the tortoise's shell.
"Roar, that hurts!" The hyena-man leader tore off a large chunk of flesh, barely managing to break free.
At this moment, it intended to use another skill, but Lin Yu would never give it the chance. The Black Tortoise immediately moved forward, and the snake tail bit down again.
"Human, you bully me too much!"
It simply stopped moving, its internal energy compressing and gathering furiously.
"I will die with you!"
As soon as these words were uttered, Lin Yu was startled. Were all hyena-men so direct?
They would self-destruct at the drop of a hat.
Fine, you think you're the only one who isn't afraid of death? I'm even less afraid. If you self-destruct, I will too!
Lin Yu commanded, "Let's self-destruct too!"
The Black Tortoise's internal energy also gathered wildly, and the air above suddenly became viscous.
Two massive vortices formed in the sky.
The hyena-man stared, astonished, at the Black Tortoise that was also about to self-destruct. It couldn't understand why this human would follow it in a suicide attempt.
Was self-destruction so much fun?
Once dead, there would be nothing left!
Unfortunately, the self-destruction had already been initiated, and it could no longer be stopped.
Boom!
Boom!
Two violent explosions rang out.
An area of a hundred meters became a scene of devastation, with trees felled, the ground sunken, and dust and stones flying. In their place, only pools of blood remained.
The next moment, Lin Yu heard the system's notification and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the Black Tortoise's self-destruction had killed the hyena-man leader. Otherwise, the hyena-man leader's death wouldn't have been attributed to him.
"Ding, you have killed the Hyena-man Leader (Tier Six), Upgrade Points +35000!"
With a *pat*, a crystal dropped from the air. Lin Yu quickly sent a clone to pick it up.
The clone handed the crystal to Lin Yu. Looking at its size, Lin Yu realized it was a Skill Crystal.
Placing it against his forehead, he felt its essence and discovered it was indeed the Bone-Chilling Ice Blade skill used by the hyena-men.
Bone-Chilling Ice Blade: Tier Six. Condense 1 to 100 ice blades to attack enemies.
"This skill is good, it perfectly compensates for the lack of ice-based clone techniques."
Lin Yu immediately muttered to learn it. The next moment, the Skill Crystal dissolved into light.
Lin Yu had also learned the skill.
He attempted to release it, and instantly, over thirty Bone-Chilling Ice Blades appeared behind him. With a light shout of "Go!", the ice blades shot through the air, piercing through tree after tree. Where they landed, a thin layer of ice formed within a one-meter radius.
"This skill is good, it's more powerful than the Ice Slash, but it also consumes more. I can currently condense thirty ice blades, which is enough!"
He looked up at the battlefield. By now, the clones had finished cleaning up.
At this moment, a clone handed several energy crystals to Lin Yu. Lin Yu looked down at the energy crystals.
This was his first time encountering these. Energy crystals contained rich, attribute-less energy and had a wide range of uses, from cultivation and formation arrays to artifact forging.
"A total of three energy crystals. These are rare items!"
"For some high-level item transactions, Star Coins are no longer sufficient as a medium of exchange. Energy crystals are often used for trading."
"Similar to the role of spirit stones in cultivation worlds."
Lin Yu murmured to himself, put away the energy crystals, and ordered his clones to disperse and search for the hyena-man tribe's location.
These hyena-men ate humans. Lin Yu attacked any he encountered, showing no mercy.
Not long after, the clones discovered a tribe. This tribe was much larger than the previous one, and the houses were small wooden structures.
However, when Lin Yu saw what was being cooked in the pot, disgust and rage surged into his mind again.
"Damn it, kill them all, leave none alive!"
The clones attacked. Without their high-tier combatants, the tribe had no resistance. Under the clones' attacks, they couldn't last long before falling.
"Ding, you have killed Hyena-man (Tier One), Upgrade Points +30."
"Ding, you have killed Hyena-man (Tier Three), Upgrade Points +900."
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As hyena-men died one by one, providing Lin Yu with upgrade points, the entire tribe had a considerable number of hyena-men, around seven to eight hundred. But in the hands of the clones, the normally ferocious hyena-men were slaughtered like pigs and dogs.
The massacre lasted for over an hour. After ensuring all hyena-men were dead, Lin Yu's fury subsided somewhat.
"Search for any good items!"
Ten minutes later, the clones returned, bringing some weapons and armor, as well as two energy crystals. Seeing the weapons and armor, Lin Yu guessed these energy crystals came from humans killed by them.
"Burn it all down!"
After giving the order, Lin Yu turned and left.
Even though this was only his second encounter with an alien race, he still couldn't stand the sight of his own kind being boiled and eaten.
The feeling left him feeling sick and angry.
Clenching his fists, he instructed his clones to spread out.
Along the way, he killed a few more fifth-tier fierce beasts and then used Life Drain to absorb their life energy, further strengthening himself.
The clones' strength also increased, and they could now solo fifth-tier fierce beasts.
This mountain range was quickly cleared.
He stood on the summit, feeling a sense of looking down upon all mountains, an invincibility.
Lin Yu then turned his gaze towards another mountain peak.
However, just as he was about to head to the next peak, Lin Yu suddenly sensed something was amiss.
Screech!!!
Roar!!!
Countless fierce beasts suddenly roared to the sky, their cries filled with horror, as if they feared something.
Lin Yu was bewildered until he saw indescribable beams of light flashing in the direction of the Ruins of Guixu. That sense of dread made his heart inexplicably panic.
What was happening at Guixu?
Beep beep beep!!!
Eldest Senior Brother: "Return quickly, Guixu is undergoing a massive change. A new world is descending!"