The feral beast did not react at all before its head was severed by the longsword; it collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Ning Xuan gazed at the massive carcass, performed the "Manifesting Red Lotus" technique as recorded in the *Guiyuan Ancestral Canon*, and manifested a cluster of crimson lotus flames in the void, which he then cast over the beast.
"According to the records, the Manifesting Red Lotus can refine the creatures of heaven and earth and convert them into one's own energy. Let me see if that is truly the case!"
Chapter 654