Chapter 173: Ch 173- Shadow Bull [Bonus]

Mo Yuan stood silently near the cave entrance and five minutes had already passed but nothing happened.

He had spread his Origin Sense as far as possible, carefully scanning every part of the surrounding area. He checked the ground, the trees, the rocks and even the shadows between them.

Yet he still could not find the Shadow Bull.

Mo Yuan narrowed his eyes.

’There is no way it hasn’t noticed me by now.’

He remained completely still, keeping his guard up.

He knew the personality of that beast. The Shadow Bull was extremely cautious and after their previous encounter, it would definitely not attack him carelessly.

’It will strike the moment I let my guard down.’

Mo Yuan’s Copy and Paste Talent was already active. Its seventy-meter range constantly covered the area around him but so far, it had not detected anything.

He waited patiently, if the Shadow Bull wanted to play a waiting game, he could play it too at the same time an idea appeared on his mind.

’wait I can try this too’ His eyes flashed with excitement.

However, what Mo Yuan did not know was that the Shadow Bull was already there.

Only one hundred meters away from him, the two-meter-tall black beast stood silently among the trees.

Its pitch-black body blended perfectly into the darkness around it.

The Shadow Bull stared directly at Mo Yuan.

’This human again?’

A trace of confusion appeared in its eyes.

’How is he still alive?’

The last time they had met, it had kicked Mo Yuan away with all its strength. From its understanding, someone at the Origin Soul Realm should have died from that attack.

Even if the human had possessed some powerful regeneration ability, surviving such an attack should have been extremely difficult.

Yet here he was.

Not only was he alive but his cultivation had also increased.

The Shadow Bull had sensed Mo Yuan nearly twenty minutes ago. At first, it had thought it was just another human entering its territory but after recognizing him, it had become cautious.

As for the terrifying attack that had shaken the entire Secret Realm earlier, the Shadow Bull had never considered Mo Yuan to be the one behind it.

That was simply impossible.

Even for the Shadow Bull, a Peak Realm beast, it was impossible to imagine an Origin Soul cultivator creating such terrifying destruction.

’He must have used some treasure to survive my previous attack.’

The Shadow Bull slowly came to a conclusion.

’And he has also crossed a minor realm. It must be because of the treasures he obtained in this Secret Realm.’

Its eyes gradually became colder, this human had already escaped with his life once.

Yet instead of leaving, he had returned to its territory.

’You should have left when you had the chance.’

The Shadow Bull’s muscles tightened.

’Since you have come back for my Primordial Qi Stones, then die here.’

Boom!

The ground beneath its feet exploded.

Its figure instantly disappeared.

With its terrifying speed, the distance of one hundred meters was crossed in the blink of an eye.

The Shadow Bull appeared beside Mo Yuan.

Its eyes flashed with killing intent as it aimed directly at Mo Yuan’s neck.

Boom!

Its powerful leg smashed into Mo Yuan’s neck.

Crack!

Mo Yuan’s neck suddenly twisted at an unnatural angle and his body was sent flying through the air.

The Shadow Bull landed calmly on the ground.

’As expected.’

It looked at the flying body without much emotion.

’With his Origin Soul Realm cultivation, he really thought he could come here and steal my Primordial Qi Stones?’

The Shadow Bull turned around, preparing to return to its cave but then something strange happened.

Its vision suddenly went completely black.

’What?’

The Shadow Bull stopped and looked around but all he could see was endless darkness.

At the same time, on the other side, Mo Yuan stood calmly in the exact same spot.

A faint smile appeared on his face, actually he had never been attacked.

The moment he standing and was waiting for the bull, he had an idea and that was to use his illusion talent to create an illusion.

So he activated his Ultimate Illusion Talent and created this illusion as a test to see if the bull would actually fall for it or not.

Since it was a Peak realm beast close to sovereign realm, Mo Yuan was not sure that it might really fall for the trick.

’Haha, I never thought it would actually fall for this trick.’

Mo Yuan smiled.

’Choosing to upgrade my Illusion Talent was definitely the right decision.’

His eyes became sharp.

The moment the Shadow Bull had entered the range of his illusion, he had already confirmed its location with his Copy and Paste Talent and now, he could finally copy its talent.

Mo Yuan focused his mind.

A familiar notification appeared.

Copy Successful.

His eyes flashed.

’Finally.’

He looked at the Shadow Bull.

The beast’s greatest advantage was its Exceptional Shadow Walk and now, that advantage belonged to him as well.

A second notification appeared.

Paste?

Mo Yuan glanced at it.

’Not right now.’

He did not immediately paste the talent.

There was something more important he wanted to do first.

The Shadow Bull was still standing in the darkness, completely unaware that Mo Yuan had already copied its talent.

Mo Yuan smiled.

’Well, well, well.’

He raised his hand and then the illusion changed again.

The Shadow Bull suddenly saw the darkness disappear but before it could react, a terrifying figure appeared behind it.

Mo Yuan.

A saber suddenly appeared in Mo Yuan’s hand.

Boom!

The saber hilt smashed into the Shadow Bull’s back.

The force was enormous.

The Shadow Bull’s body was driven directly into the ground.

Boom!

The earth exploded.

A massive crater appeared beneath the beast as its body crashed into the ground.

The Shadow Bull struggled to stand and its expression became serious.

It looked around but there was still nothing.

Only endless darkness surrounded it.

’Where is he?’

The Shadow Bull immediately tried to activate its Shadow Walk.

Nothing happened.

Its expression changed and it tried to circulate its cultivation.

Nothing happened again.

It could not feel its talent and it could not even feel its cultivation.

For the Shadow Bull, this was terrifying.

It desperately tried again but the result was the same.

Nothing.

It was as if its entire cultivation had disappeared, then the Shadow Bull finally understood.

’An illusion...’

Its heart sank.

It had fallen into a trap.

On the other side, Mo Yuan stood calmly in front of the Shadow Bull.

He had deliberately created this illusion.

He wanted the Shadow Bull to believe that its cultivation and talents could no longer be used, so he could se see how it would react after losing everything it depended on.

The Shadow Bull stood silently for several seconds.

Then it smiled bitterly.

’How could I have fallen into a trap set by a human?’

It had always been extremely careful.

Yet this time, it had been completely fooled.

The Shadow Bull took a deep breath before finally speaking.

"Human, I know it’s you."

Its voice echoed through the darkness.

"What did you do to me?"

Hearing those words, Mo Yuan smiled.

Finally.

This bull was willing to talk.

He could have killed it from the beginning, as with his current strength, killing it was no longer difficult but there was something he wanted to know.

The Ape had mentioned about the strange creature it came with so Mo Yuan was also curious about it.

He was thinking maybe that creature is still here but now as he controlled the bull with his illusion, he was sure that the creature has left.

And now that the Shadow Bull had finally entered talking mode, he could finally get some answers.

Mo Yuan looked at the trapped beast and smiled.

"Then let’s have a little chat."