A huge energy sword pierced through the massive body of the demon beast, leaving a gaping hole. The beast writhed in agony, roaring in disbelief that a Golden Core cultivator had defeated it.

As the sword energy clashed inside the demon beast's body, it eventually succumbed and fell in a last show of defiance. Its large eyes shone with regret and anger.

After retracting the Hundred Demons Sword, Wu Tian swayed a bit, having spent a lot of true yuan during the fight. Suddenly, a red dot flew out of the beast's lower part, hurtling towards Wu Tian at an incredible speed.

Wu Tian recognized it as the demon beast's Nascent Soul, and he couldn't help but scoff at the thought of it trying to attack him with that. "You have no idea how harmful it is for you guys to attack my body," he thought, knowing that even the Ghost Realm's supreme being feared him.

He quickly summoned the little water spirit he had been cultivating under his Golden Core. "Hey, there's something tasty for you to eat," he whispered to it, and the little spirit immediately appeared at his side in a flash of golden light.

Within moments, the demon beast's Nascent Soul froze as the little water spirit devoured it. Wu Tian breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he had released his Heart Sword earlier, or the beast would have been much harder to defeat.

He then activated his Fire Glass Shield to replenish his true yuan. Suddenly, the ground shook with a deafening boom, and another monster appeared before him. It was a giant green creature, and Wu Tian cursed his luck for encountering such a powerful beast.

His master had told him about the rarity and strength of the green giants, who were even stronger than the Five-Colored Celestial Bull King. As a beast in the demon realm, the green giant was already formidable, and among demon beasts, it was one of the strongest.

Wu Tian wondered why a green giant would be here in this territory dominated by insects.

The Hulk arrived next to the huge monster bug. He then looked at Wu Tian who was recovering. With his giant green eyes, he turned and said:

"I never thought you could defeat her. I didn't see it coming. Although you defeated her, her body should technically belong to you. But do you mind if I eat her? I've been wanting to eat her for a long time, just never had the chance. Ahahaha..."

The Hulk's booming voice echoed. As he spoke, his mouth salivated and he bit into the monster bug.

Watching the Hulk bite into the monster bug, Wu Tian felt something churning in his throat and wanted to throw up.

Recovery is now the most important thing. I'll give this guy a sword when I'm back to full strength.

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After a while, the Hulk had finished eating the monster bug's body.

"Hahaha, I haven't eaten anything this delicious in a long time."

The Hulk's 10-meter-tall body slowly shrank until he was about 2 meters tall, similar to Wu Tian's height.

"You need such a tall body to eat bugs, but to eat you... hehe, this height is enough." Saying that, he punched Wu Tian with lightning speed.

Wu Tian was caught off guard by the Hulk's sudden attack, but fortunately, he was fast enough to dodge the punch. He swept his left leg towards the Hulk.

"Huh? You're pretty fast, but it's not enough." The Hulk was surprised. He blocked Wu Tian's leg with his right fist. Although he managed to block the attack, he still took several steps back.

"I really underestimated you. Your strength is impressive, and your body is so powerful. It seems I underestimated you," the Hulk said. He was well aware of his own strength and body, so he stopped underestimating Wu Tian and began to take his attacks seriously.

From then on, Wu Tian and the Hulk engaged in a physical confrontation in the forest. They exchanged thousands of attacks. There was no magic involved; this was purely a strength-based confrontation.

After throwing a punch, Wu Tian retreated several meters. "Hahaha, that was exhilarating. My body isn't bad, is it?" said the Hulk.

The Hulk was amazed as he watched Wu Tian fight. "You're a great guy, but let's call it quits here. Although I'd love to play more, I've been out too long. I have to go back now. It's over."

The green giant's fists rapidly swelled, his body slowly grew to three meters high, and there were bursts of lightning flashing all over his body. Lightning bolts converged in his fists.

"Try my laser lightning fist from the green giant clan." With one punch, the surrounding space fluctuated.

"Good timing. Now let me show you my Hundred Demons Sword." As Wu Tian confronted the green giant, he continued to absorb the spiritual energy around him at a rapid pace. Without using spells, the consumption was minimal, as long as he could keep up with the speed. So now he could use the Hundred Demons Sword again.

The green giant's fist and Wu Tian's Hundred Demons Sword clashed instantly. Wu Tian dodged back directly, his speed astonishingly fast. He knew firsthand the power of the Hundred Demons Sword.

As expected, he heard a voice behind him exclaiming, "How is this possible?" Then a more powerful energy hit Wu Tian, sending him flying a kilometer away.

Wu Tian spat out a mouthful of blood and checked his body, finding no major injuries.

He struggled to get up and looked around, surprised to see a kilometer-wide crater. His Hundred Demons Sword wasn't that powerful, and the green giant must have self-detonated his Yuanying. No wonder a powerful energy had knocked him down later.

It seemed like the green giant had been eliminated, and he needed to leave quickly. He had to find a place to recover, or he might attract even more formidable enemies. Also, it seemed like his Heavenly Tribulation was about to arrive. He had a faint feeling that the Heavenly Tribulation clouds in the sky were taking shape. He couldn't stay any longer. When he turned around, Wu Tian was almost scared to death.

He had been transmitted to the insects' stronghold by the green giant's Yuanying self-detonation. There were all kinds of insects in front of him, big and small, staring straight at him, numbering in the thousands. They were all Yuanying-stage demonic beasts, and although they had no intelligence now, they would attack him as soon as he appeared.

Seeing them still gathering, he sensed that a Yuanying-stage beast was approaching.

Oh my God, Wu Tian was injured now. Even if he wasn't, he would have to run away if he saw so many insects, let alone a Yuanying-stage beast.

"Hehe...I'm in the wrong place. You guys enjoy your lunch. I'll be on my way." Wu Tian said, frustrated.

He was greeted with lightning, poison needles, venom, and more as he tried to flee.