Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 918 - 392: Beyond the World

"Roar!"

Ning Qi was observing when suddenly, a bloodcurdling roar erupted from his flank.

Instantly pivoting, Ning Qi witnessed the emergence of a one-horned fierce beast.

This creature, comparable in size to a small mountain and resembling a donkey yet possessing formidable claws, appeared to have originated from a realm beyond the Boundary Wall of the True Martial Realm.

In essence, this beast was a denizen of the Sea of Realms, clinging to the exterior of the True Martial Realm.

Ning Qi's presence had unfortunately attracted its attention.

He surveyed the creature, pondering if it was akin to a troublesome tenant who, despite occupying his 'property,' chose to attack him.

A distinct possibility!

The colossal, donkey-like beast from the Sea of Realms sported four sharp, tiger-like claws.

Its front paws scraped against the ground while its hind legs pushed off the True Martial Realm's outer Boundary Wall, gradually elevating its forequarters.

Its mane, black as horsehair, exuded an inherent ferocity.

"Roar!"

The black-maned donkey's maw gaped open, revealing an extraordinarily sharp set of teeth.

While the surrounding life aura had initially drawn it in, the beast seemed to falter upon truly beholding Ning Qi.

Its mother had ingrained into it the importance of maintaining distance from any humanoid figures encountered within the Sea of Realms!

However, considering itself a veritable tyrant of the True Martial Realm's outskirts, retreating now would mean utter disgrace.

Consequently, it could only emit a perfunctory roar, its bared teeth a veiled challenge to gauge Ning Qi's capabilities.

"Unable to converse in human tongue?"

Ning Qi's form blurred, and he materialized directly atop the black-maned donkey.

The moment Ning Qi landed, the colossal beast, previously mountain-sized, underwent a drastic reduction in scale, shrinking until it was indistinguishable from an ordinary wild donkey, with Ning Qi now perched upon its back.

Ning Qi even exerted his will, forcing the beast from its aggressive posture into a humbled, stooped position.

All four of its claws pressed flat against the True Martial Realm's outer Boundary Wall, as if in a gesture of supplication.

Fury ignited within the black-maned donkey; in its entire existence, it had never yielded to any creature, let alone been subjected to being ridden!

Abruptly, its large head twisted back, its neck elongating unnaturally, like that of a giraffe, as it lunged ferociously to bite Ning Qi.

"Smack!"

To its utter astonishment, Ning Qi delivered a slap to its donkey head, simultaneously slamming its extended neck against the Boundary Wall, causing it to rebound twice.

The black-maned donkey was utterly dumbfounded!

Was this the sheer terror wielded by humanoid beings?

Yet, it refused to yield, summoning a formidable strength to rise from the ground.

Even Ning Qi experienced a flicker of surprise.

This current manifestation of his being, though forged from his original body's heart-blood fused with diverse powers, possessed a strength at least on par with an average cultivator at the Harmonization extreme.

Furthermore, as long as a connection to his primary form persisted, his original body could channel power without limit.

Only if his original body ceased this energy supply would his avatar's power wane and its strength diminish.

Therefore, the fact that this black-maned demonic beast could extricate itself from his suppression instantly led Ning Qi to classify it as a variant, an exceptionally potent strain.

Subsequently, the black-maned donkey unleashed a torrent of dark wind, also directed at Ning Qi.

This eerie black wind siphoned power from the surrounding Sea of Realms, condensing and swirling into myriad lethal forms.

Manifesting as needles, blades, arrows, and hooks, they hurtled towards Ning Qi!

However, Ning Qi remained seated impassively on the beast's back, utterly unmoved.

Under the donkey's increasingly enraged gaze, it witnessed the dark wind disintegrate upon mere contact with Ning Qi.

Ning Qi stood like an unyielding Divine Mountain; the potent black wind, which had previously established the black-maned donkey's dominance in the vicinity, shattered instantaneously upon brushing against him.

Even more astonishingly, Ning Qi's body absorbed the entirety of the dark wind!

"Great heavens!"

The fury etched on the black-maned donkey's countenance instantly transmuted into sheer terror as it bolted with frantic speed.

Its velocity was astounding, resembling a bolt of black lightning tracing the outer perimeter of the True Martial Realm.

Regardless of its evasive maneuvers, leaps, contortions, frantic tail-chasing, or any of the formidable techniques it typically employed, Ning Qi remained serenely seated, impervious to all attacks.

The black-maned donkey exerted itself even more strenuously!

Ning Qi treated it purely as a mount for a leisurely tour of the Sea of Realms.

The beast galloped in erratic circles, confined to the outer Boundary Wall of the True Martial Realm, never daring to breach the misty gray expanse into the abyssal, ink-black depths of the Sea of Realms.

Clearly, even creatures born of the Sea of Realms harbored a deep-seated dread of that ultimate void.

Ning Qi, mounted upon the beast, swiftly covered approximately one percent of the territory surrounding the True Martial Realm.

A sudden movement saw Ning Qi grasp the black-maned donkey firmly by its neck.

The elongated appendage, minuscule in contrast to its neck, exerted enough might to bring the black-haired donkey to an immediate standstill.

"Spare my life... I beg you!"

Ning Qi chuckled. Was this not a ferocious beast from the Sea of Realms? How could it converse like a mere wanderer of the mortal world?

Perceiving the grin on Ning Qi's face, the black-haired donkey experienced a slight abatement of its fear.

Its long-departed mother had once imparted to it that while humanoid beings in the Sea of Realms were indeed formidable, a smile often signified an opening for negotiation!

"I shall not take your life. However, you must escort me somewhere and apprise me of the prevailing conditions within the Sea of Realms."

The black-haired donkey blinked its large, orb-like eyes.

"As you command, hero!"

Ning Qi motioned towards a specific direction. "Proceed thus, and recount your origins along the journey."

"Yes!"

"Judging by your manner of speech, a donkey displaying such articulation, it seems unlikely you are an indigenous creature of the Sea of Realms."

Upon hearing this observation, the black-haired donkey visibly faltered, its immediate response to Ning Qi's query being instead: