Compared to the elder's thoughts, the expressions on the faces of the other Gui Xuan Sect disciples, upon witnessing this scene, were tinged with confusion...
One of the disciples wondered, "Is this man committing suicide? To rush into the Jiao Dragon's mouth voluntarily, he'll be chewed to pieces in no time!"
"It's over, it's all over. Why would the Grand Elder let someone like this help us? He's clearly courting death."
"Do you think, could this guy be planning to attack from inside the Jiao Dragon?"
"How could that be possible!"
But before the disciple could finish speaking, the Jiao Dragon began to roar madly, as if it were suffering immense pain...
...
At this moment, inside the Jiao Dragon, a vile cocktail of stomach acids and foul smells filled the air...
Xu Sheng, standing inside, couldn't help but frown and glanced at an organ he had destroyed, which was now oozing dark golden blood...
He thought to himself, "Even its internal defenses are this strong?!"
However...
"Lower-Grade Profound Martial Skill, Sky Blue Xuan Palm!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a fearsome power erupted from within Xu Sheng's body. Spiritual Power surged out in a rush, concentrating towards his hands...
What followed was the emission of a dazzling light blue halo, with an ethereal and mysterious aura floating around him...
Almost the moment he executed the move, Xu Sheng slammed his palm against the Jiao Dragon's internal organs...
With a loud "Boom!" the organs burst into a gory mess under the terrifying force...
Feeling the pain inside it once again, the Jiao Dragon's massive body began to shake violently...
In an instant, the world inside the Jiao Dragon spun chaotically...
Affected by this, Xu Sheng had to try his best to maintain his balance...
But just then, an extremely eerie pale golden light began to emanate from the jet-black interior of the Jiao Dragon...
This anomaly naturally caught Xu Sheng's attention. When he saw it clearly, he narrowed his eyes and murmured, "This is, the Jiao Dragon's Demon Core!"
...
Outside, the Gui Xuan Sect disciples stepped back a few paces, halting their attacks, as they watched the Jiao Dragon, dozens of meters in size, roar as if it were going mad...
Looks of surprise appeared on their faces. "The Jiao Dragon seems to be in great pain. Could it be that the man is actually attacking it from the inside?"
"Impossible! He should have been torn to pieces by the Jiao Dragon by now. How could he still be alive!"
The Jiao Dragon's mouth, not only containing sharp fangs, but also densely packed with small serrations throughout its throat...
To emerge unscathed, was simply unthinkable!
"Forget about it. As long as we can slay the Jiao Dragon, it's good news, though it's a pity. Such a precious Demon Core was promised to this man by the Grand Elder!"
One male disciple's cheeks revealed a sinister look. "Tsk, since those commoners have already left, why not wait until he kills the Jiao Dragon and is completely exhausted... then we make our move..."
The Gui Xuan Sect sacrificed dozens of disciples to kill the Jiao Dragon, but in the end, if they got nothing out of it, who would be willing?
However, upon hearing these words, one of the Elders of Gui Xuan Sect scolded sharply, "Shut your mouth! As a disciple of Gui Xuan Sect, how can you harbor such ignoble thoughts?"
The reprimanded disciple's heart skipped a beat, and he replied sullenly, "Elder, don't be angry... I... I was just... joking."
The Grand Elder of Gui Xuan Sect, the old man from before, his turbid eyes flickered briefly...
He had considered the idea himself, after all, the value of a Demon Core was indeed precious, especially that of the Jiao Dragon with a cultivation level reaching the sixth or seventh layer of the True Immortal Phase!
But as for himself, he had no ability to slay that man...
Even if all the Elders and disciples were added, it would still be like ants trying to shake a tree...
Thinking this, he shook his head and abandoned the idea, saying coldly, "All Elders, follow me and attack the Jiao Dragon's head! Assist the man inside its body to slay it together!"
Upon hearing these words, the Elders did not dare to contradict and nodded their heads in agreement, "Yes, Grand Elder!"
The next moment, they began to use their Martial Techniques to bombard the Jiao Dragon's head once again...
...
Xu Sheng's thin lips pressed together slightly, his gaze intently fixed upon the Demon Core before him that was larger than three or four of himself, continually radiating light...
He could clearly feel the immense power contained within!
His dark eyes flashed a few times, he said somewhat speechlessly, "Isn't this Demon Core a bit too large?"
But as expected, given the Jiao Dragon's size of several tens of meters, containing its lifelong cultivation, the Demon Core naturally wouldn't be small!
Looking at it this way, getting the Demon Core seemed highly unlikely, the only option was to forcibly destroy the Demon Core, then kill the Jiao Dragon and escape its body...
Thinking this, Xu Sheng sighed inwardly and charged toward the Demon Core, throwing a punch at it...
As they collided, sparks flew, and the entire Demon Core began to tremble violently. Soon after, it started to crack from the middle, spreading outwards...
A few seconds later, a crisp "crack" sound echoed; the massive Demon Core instantly turned into fragments, breaking apart...
Almost at the moment the Demon Core within was destroyed, the Jiao Dragon's cultivation started to drain away rapidly, and even the scales that covered its body began to fall off...
Its combat strength completely plummeted to its weakest!
With a roar of defiance upon feeling its power ebbing, the Jiao Dragon let out a weak bellow, as if it might breathe its last at any moment...
The old man, noticing this situation, saw brilliance flash in his murky eyes and thought to himself, "Now is the time!!"
Immediately, he shouted out loud, "The Jiao Dragon's Demon Core should have been taken down, its defenses greatly reduced. All Elders and disciples of the Gui Xuan Sect, decapitate it in one stroke!"
The Gui Xuan Sect disciples standing by, upon hearing this, their faces lit up with excitement...
Without its cultivation and solid scales, there was no way the Jiao Dragon could withstand their assault!!
In that moment, everyone used their remaining Spiritual Power, launching a full-scale attack with their Martial Techniques aimed at the Jiao Dragon's neck...
"Bang, bang, bang!"
With a series of explosive barrages, the Jiao Dragon's neck had become stained with blood; with the sound of something breaking, its fierce horse-headed visage fell to the ground as its head was chopped off, while its massive body tens of meters in size, having lost consciousness, collapsed weakly, its vitality ebbing away bit by bit...
Minutes later, it turned into a cold, lifeless corpse...