But to the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard's surprise, even with its throat severed, the Earth Howling Wolf seemed completely unaware. It continued attacking with its sharp claws.
This sight left the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard stunned for a moment. It had never seen a creature keep attacking after losing its head.
But it quickly flew into a rage, unleashing a barrage of attacks with its jaws, claws, and tail.
In the blink of an eye, it had beaten the Earth Howling Wolf to the brink of collapse.
"Bang!"
Light flickered rapidly across the Earth Howling Wolf's body. In its final moments, it detonated itself.
Though the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard was caught off guard and blasted back more than ten meters, its thick dragon scales protected it, leaving it completely unharmed.
Watching from a short distance away, Luo Feng was now certain that the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard had advanced to King Rank.
Otherwise, the Earth Howling Wolf wouldn't have been so mercilessly crushed, unable to fight back at all.
After all, the Earth Howling Wolf summoned by Level 9 Magic was stronger than an ordinary Advanced Lord in a fight to the death.
It feared no death and couldn't be injured.
No wonder even Planetary-Level experts couldn't kill it. Maybe it was already a King-Level Monster back then.
After killing the Earth Howling Wolf, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard looked toward Luo Feng. Its expression held a distinctly humanlike, mocking air, as if it had already decided Luo Feng would be its next plaything.
"Oh? Looks like this Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard is pretty intelligent. But does killing a puppet really make it think it's so great?"
Luo Feng gave a cold laugh.
"Even if it's a King-Level Monster, I, Luo Feng, dare to fight it!"
Having already killed who knew how many Beast General Rank Space-Splitting Lizards, Luo Feng's points had climbed to 3,351.
Since he still didn't have enough experience to advance to Planetary Level, he would keep upgrading the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade.
The next moment, 2,560 points were deducted.
[Nine-Layered Thunder Blade: Fifth Layer (0/5120 experience)] [Points: 791]
Luo Feng didn't hesitate to spend all his remaining points as well. All 791 points immediately boosted his physical attributes, adding 79,100 kilograms of attack power.
His strength had originally been 256,000 kilograms as a newly promoted Advanced Warrior. With nearly 79,000 kilograms added, Luo Feng's attack power instantly reached 335,000 kilograms.
With the 3.5-times force amplification of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade's Fourth Layer, Luo Feng could instantly unleash nearly 1.2 million kilograms of force.
That should be just enough to injure a Planetary-Level creature.
Moreover, Luo Feng could now perfectly control eight Flying Daggers, each with 500,000 kilograms of force, for a combined total of 4 million kilograms.
As long as he watched his positioning and didn't let the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard touch him, he should be able to wear it down with the help of Magic.
At such close range, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard seemed to sense a change in Luo Feng's aura.
Sensing that Luo Feng was no ordinary human, the mockery in its eyes gradually faded, replaced by a hint of wariness.
It let out a low growl, as if sizing up the strange human before it.
Luo Feng held his purple War Blade and stared firmly at the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard, quickly calculating his strategy.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."
The next moment, Luo Feng willed the eight Flying Daggers forward. They shot toward the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard like lightning, aiming for vital spots such as its eyes, throat, and abdomen.
The Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard reacted incredibly quickly. Its thick tail swept out, whipping up a gust of wind like a phantom and knocking four of the Flying Daggers away.
At the same time, it rapidly swung its claws, blocking three more.
The last Flying Dagger grazed its scales, but left only a white mark on them.
"Roar!"
Enraged, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard let out a deafening roar. It pushed off with its hind legs and charged toward Luo Feng like a cannonball.
It raised its enormous claw high and brought it crashing down toward him.
"Too fast!"
It was almost as fast as Luo Feng in flight.
Fortunately, Luo Feng had prepared in advance. While controlling the Flying Daggers, he had already begun reciting a Magic incantation.
"Hum..."
Space trembled. Terrifying Earth Element surged, filling the cavern for hundreds of meters around with a yellow-brown haze. An immensely powerful gravity descended in an instant.
Level 9 Gravity Art!
Caught off guard, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard slowed sharply, its speed dropping to less than half of what it had been.
Before the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard could hit him, Luo Feng used his Perfect Movement Technique. His figure flickered like a ghost, and he easily dodged the attack.
Without Gravity Art, flying in this cramped space would have been extremely difficult.
But with Gravity Art, Luo Feng was certain he could keep up with the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard even on the ground. With his Perfect Movement Technique, he could fight it head-on.
After dodging the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard's attack, Luo Feng moved beneath it and swung his blade at its leg.
The full force of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade's Fourth Layer—1.2 million kilograms—erupted.
The purple War Blade, carrying terrifying force, struck the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard's leg.
"Clang..."
Sparks flew.
A strike with over a million kilograms of force couldn't even cleave through its scales.
"Those scales are so hard!"
Luo Feng was secretly shocked. It truly was a King-Level Monster.
An attack with 1.2 million kilograms of force couldn't break through its defenses at all.
But Luo Feng didn't retreat in the slightest. Instead, his fighting spirit burned even brighter.
The Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard turned and attacked again. This time, it spewed a scorching stream of fire from its mouth, sending a torrent of flames surging toward Luo Feng.
Whether human or King-Level Monster, once they reached Planetary Level, they could project their energy outward.
It seemed the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard was a fire-type monster.
The flames covered too wide an area. There was no way to dodge them in this cavern.
Fortunately, despite being a King-Level Monster, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard used fire crudely.
Luo Feng immediately controlled his SS-Grade Shield to cover his entire body, keeping the flames at bay.
But it was still a King-Level Monster. The heat of its flames put him under immense pressure. The shield's surface temperature climbed rapidly, and it even began to warp slightly.
"I can't keep defending passively. I need to find a chance to strike a weak spot."
Luo Feng quickly thought of a plan. He watched the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard open its mouth wide, then brought all eight Flying Daggers together.
Their combined attack power of 4 million kilograms burst forth at full force.
But the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard seemed to have anticipated this move.
Its terrifying tail blurred into a shadow.
"Whoosh!"
The eight Flying Daggers collided with its tail. Only two scales cracked, yet the tail sent the daggers scattering in all directions. They wouldn't be able to regroup anytime soon.
The next moment, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard charged forward.
But Luo Feng's Flying Daggers had only been a feint. He knew that since he had used them at the start, the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard would be on guard. After all, King-Level Monsters were already more intelligent than ordinary humans.
Just as the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard rushed toward Luo Feng—
Without warning, a series of earth spikes more than ten meters long and over a meter thick suddenly thrust up in front of him, gleaming with a metallic sheen. They struck the Space-Splitting Dragon Lizard squarely in the abdomen.
Level 9 Magic—"Earth Spike."
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