Chapter 743 -573 Killing Formation_3 As time passed, the Kui Wood Wolf Demon finally suffered heavy injuries, fighting like a trapped beast. Big Tiger no longer pressed closely but instead focused on containment, occasionally trading wound for wound, to prevent the Kui Wood Wolf Demon from escaping. And Mo Hua’s Fireball Technique became even swifter, more precise, and was handled with even greater ease… The Kui Wood Wolf Demon tried to flee but couldn’t. It tried to feign death, but in the face of the astute Big Tiger and the crafty Mo Hua, such tricks were obviously ineffective. Thus, the Second-grade Kui Wood Wolf Demon was slowly worn down by the coordinated efforts of a man and a tiger—one from a distance and the other up close—like a slow knife cutting through flesh, until it was finally killed… ... And Mo Hua for the first time, had killed a Second-grade Monster Beast! Although he mainly relied on Big Tiger taking the brunt of the attack, his contribution was nevertheless indispensable! After the death of the Kui Wood Wolf Demon, man and tiger began to “divide the spoils.” Mo Hua started by using the Blood Drawing Art to extract the Monster Blood of the Second-grade Kui Wood Wolf Demon. After reaching Foundation Establishment, Mo Hua who could now perform Divine Sense Manipulation, used the Blood Drawing Art to extract the blood of the Monster Beast much faster. The reddish Monster Blood of the Kui Wood Wolf Demon, tinged with a faint green, was drawn by Mo Hua using Divine Sense, flowing into the jade bottles he had prepared in advance. He drew a total of twenty bottles! Afterward, the blood of the Kui Wood Wolf Demon gradually became dull, congealed, and its potency greatly decreased, making the extraction more difficult. Mo Hua carefully stored the twenty bottles of Second-grade Monster Blood into his Storage Bag, unable to help but smile happily. Twenty bottles! That would yield even more when made into Spiritual Ink, enough for his own use for a while. Mo Hua was thoroughly satisfied. Then it was Big Tiger’s turn to feast. Big Tiger dragged the corpse of the Kui Wood Wolf Demon into its cave to savor slowly. Seeing Big Tiger covered with wounds, Mo Hua took out some Pills, ground them into powder, and treated its injuries. Big Tiger lay on the ground eating meat. As Mo Hua lay on its back, he sprinkled the cooling medicine powder on its wounds to help detoxify and stop the bleeding. The demonic power of the Kui Wood Wolf Demon was poisonous, which wasn’t a big deal for Big Tiger, another Second-grade Monster Beast, but if left inside the body, it could still cause some complications. While eating wolf meat, Big Tiger felt a cooling sensation on its body, and its wounds began to improve, prompting it to narrow its eyes and shake its big head contentedly. After finishing with the medicine, Mo Hua turned his head to see that Big Tiger was eating something strange in its mouth. It was a ball, crimson with streaks of green, round and heart-like in shape, that still twitched slightly. “Is this… a Monster Beast Inner Core?” Mo Hua was taken aback. This was his first time seeing a Monster Beast Inner Core. Monster Beasts with rare bloodlines are born with an inner core, but such Monster Beasts are extremely rare. Typically, Monster Beasts cultivate blood at the First Grade, form the rudiments of an inner core at Second Grade, and at Third Grade, they form a true inner core. The inner core is like a Cultivator’s Qi Sea, the repository of a Monster Beast’s demonic power. This inner core belonged to the Second-grade Kui Wood Wolf Demon. It had the shape of an inner core but had not yet formed into a true core; it could only be regarded as an inner core embryo… Mo Hua watched with curiosity. Yet Big Tiger gulped down the inner core in one bite. Then, the aura on Big Tiger’s body suddenly deepened, its demonic power growing more intense, and its fur even seemed to darken a few shades… Mo Hua was shocked. Was Big Tiger cultivating by swallowing an inner core? Mo Hua furrowed his brow, somewhat confused. As far as he knew, Monster Beasts would consume other Monster Beasts’ inner cores, but it was simply a form of “eating,” not something that should have such a significant effect. Then Mo Hua recalled the time at Black Mountain Stronghold, when the second Householder wanted to consume human blood and, in the absence of human blood, would drink from Big Tiger, claiming it was because it had a “special bloodline with extraordinary talent”… Swallowing inner cores, increasing demonic power… No wonder its cultivation had grown so rapidly, and no wonder, in a short period of time, it went from Little Demon Cat to a fully grown Big Tiger… Mo Hua silently took note. When he gains more experience, he must figure out what kind of Monster Beast Big Tiger really is. Swallowing inner cores, getting stronger with each one consumed… If it kept on eating, what might happen? Mo Hua shook his head. Setting aside the matter with Big Tiger for now, he had to start preparing the Spiritual Ink and learn to paint the Second-grade Earth Fire Formation with Divine Consciousness Control Ink. If the Earth Fire Formation was powerful enough and he could draw it quickly enough, it would become a powerful move during his initial stage of Foundation Establishment. Later, when he went to kill Second-grade Monster Beasts and extracted their blood, it would be much easier. He wouldn’t have to rely on Big Tiger’s trading blows to contain the enemy and use his Fireball Technique to whittle it down, in a painstakingly slow and laborious battle that took half a day… Mo Hua first tried blending the Spiritual Ink. He didn’t have a formula for Second-grade Spiritual Ink. He could only adjust and roughly modify the formula for First-grade Spiritual Ink that his Junior Sister had given him to make do. The formula was different, but the pharmacological principles were the same. Mo Hua wasn’t aiming for perfection; he just wanted something functional. There was another problem. The Kui Wood Wolf Demon was a Second-grade Wood series Monster Beast, and its blood carried some wood properties, which weren’t quite suitable for painting the Earth Fire Formation. Blood from Fire-series Monster Beasts would have been ideal. But fortunately, within the principle of the Five Elements Generation and Restraint, wood generates fire, so it wasn’t too conflicting. Faced with limited conditions, Mo Hua didn’t seek perfection; something adequate would suffice. So Mo Hua managed with what he had, taking two days to finally blend a few bottles of Second-grade Spiritual Ink. He first used this ink to paint a Second-order Thorn Formation and discovered it worked, and the effect wasn’t bad, only slightly less than expected, which was quite satisfactory. Afterward, Mo Hua began formally painting the Earth Fire Formation. He chose a spot deep in the mountains, near Big Tiger’s cave, just a little farther away.