Those few short words were spoken softly, yet carried by his Spiritual Force, they rang through the empty valley like muffled thunder.
The Black Scale Beast crouched at the cave entrance, its body as massive as a small mountain and covered in Black Scale Armor that gleamed with a metallic sheen.
A high-level lord just shy of King-level, it was already no less intelligent than a human.
It understood the tiny human's provocation and sensed the murderous intent that made its heart tremble.
"ROAR—!!!"
A furious roar shook the mountain range. Its rolling waves even made the surrounding rubble tremble.
As the tyrant of the Black Rock Mountain Range, when had it ever suffered such humiliation?
It suddenly opened its cavernous maw, and a nauseating, dark-green glow churned deep in its throat...
The next instant, a jet of high-pressure acid powerful enough to corrode alloy shot out like water from a pressure washer, its pungent stench rushing straight for Lin Yuan's face!
It moved so fast that corrosive white smoke trailed through the air.
"Hmph."
Lin Yuan's expression didn't change. He pushed off with his feet, his figure instantly blurring as he darted ten meters to the right.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
The acid struck the rock where he had been standing. The hard granite billowed with smoke, and in the blink of an eye, a bottomless pit had been eaten into it.
Rumble!
As if to herald the life-and-death battle about to begin, a dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the already gloomy sky, followed by a crash of thunder.
The wind howled, and raindrops the size of beans poured down, instantly shrouding the entire world in a curtain of rain.
The cold rain struck Lin Yuan's Black God Suit and slid down its streamlined armor.
A cold glint passed through his eyes, brighter than even the lightning.
Neither side held back any longer!
The next moment, Lin Yuan straightened, and the vast Spiritual Force in his sea of consciousness erupted without restraint!
Hum! Hum! Hum!
The silver disc hovering beside him instantly broke apart, transforming into nine crescent-shaped blades streaking with light.
"Go!"
At Lin Yuan's command, the nine blades cut through the curtain of rain with a shrill whistle, shooting toward the Black Scale Beast like meteors chasing the moon.
A Tier 3 Telekinetic Weapon—the Arc Wheel—was terrifyingly powerful when driven by the Spiritual Force of a peak High-level War God.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
A barrage of impacts rang out against the Black Scale Beast, showering sparks everywhere.
Its scales were astonishingly tough, and it had always been proud of their defensive strength. But under the Arc Wheel's frenzied assault, they were still slashed open, leaving a series of bloody gashes. Black blood trickled down with the rain.
"Roar!" The Black Scale Beast cried out in pain and furiously swung its claws, trying to swat away those pesky "flies," but the Arc Wheel moved with incredible agility under Lin Yuan's control, giving it no chance.
In the blink of an eye, while the Black Scale Beast was being pinned down by the telekinetic weapon, Lin Yuan sprang into action.
He was like a ghost in the rainy night, stepping through the air with an S-Grade Blood Shadow Battle Blade in hand, his entire figure blending into the rain.
He closed in!
"Slash!"
Lin Yuan gave a low shout. The War Blade in his hand became a streak of black lightning, slicing toward the Black Scale Beast's enormous eye!
The speed of this swing far exceeded the speed of sound!
The air tore apart with a shrill crack.
Thwack!
The blade sank into flesh, spraying blood.
"Awooo—"
The Black Scale Beast let out a piercing cry. The pain drove it completely mad.
It twisted its massive body, contracting its abdominal muscles, then charged at Lin Yuan like a runaway high-speed train, bringing the force of a thousand tons to bear!
For a creature so enormous, its speed was astonishing.
A loud boom rang out!
Lin Yuan only had time to raise his War Blade across his chest before an unstoppable force surged along its length.
He shot backward like a cannonball. His feet carved two deep furrows into the slick rocky ground, and he slid dozens of meters before finally coming to a halt.
"What incredible strength. It really is a beast on the verge of King-level."
Lin Yuan shook out his numb arm, but an exhilarated smile curled his lips.
He didn't stop for an instant, splitting his focus.
While steadying himself, he directed the [Arc Wheel] in the air to attack even more fiercely.
It went straight for the Black Scale Beast's eyes, joints, and other vulnerable spots, forcing the behemoth to defend itself on all sides and making it increasingly frantic.
Rumble—
The ground shook again and again. The Black Scale Beast was completely enraged. Ignoring the small wounds on its body, it charged once more on all fours.
As it neared Lin Yuan, it raised a black claw capable of smashing a tank and brought it down with suffocating force!
If that blow landed, even the Black God Suit might not stop his internal organs from being crushed.
No War God would dare take that claw head-on!
But Lin Yuan didn't retreat. He advanced instead.
He watched the claw rapidly grow larger in his pupils. His brows knitted slightly, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"You want to meet force with force? Fine, I'll give you what you want!"
Spiritual Force surged wildly in his sea of consciousness, tracing an intricate pattern.
"Nine Turns of Arc Light—First Form!"
"[Heaven Wheel Guard]!"
Hum!!!
The nine crescent blades, thin as cicada wings, had been circling around to harass the beast. Now, as if drawn by a magnet, they flew back in front of Lin Yuan at astonishing speed.
Click, click, click!
The nine blades joined end to end, instantly forming a perfect circular wheel of light two meters in diameter.
Driven by Spiritual Force, the wheel began spinning at incredible speed. Its edges blurred, forming a silver defensive barrier capable of slicing and pulverizing anything!
The next second, the Black Scale Beast's enormous claw crashed down onto the rapidly spinning wheel of light.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!!!
A grating cutting sound rang through the valley, like countless chainsaws cutting through steel at once.
The Black Scale Beast's savage expression froze, then turned to utter terror.
It felt as if it hadn't struck a human at all, but shoved its hand into a meat grinder running at full power!
Splurt! Splurt!
Flesh flew, and bone fragments scattered.
After less than half a second, its rock-hard claws and finger bones were ground to pieces by the [Heaven Wheel Guard]!
"ROOOAR!!!"
The pain shot through the Black Scale Beast's entire body. It let out a bloodcurdling scream, and its massive body pitched backward.
"Now!"
A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes as he seized the once-in-a-lifetime opening.
His right leg, covered by the Black God Suit, drove off the ground. He leaped into the air and swung a powerful roundhouse kick into the Black Scale Beast's jaw!
Thud!
The terrifying force erupted. The Black Scale Beast's enormous head snapped upward, exposing the vital point at its throat, protected by layers of scales.
Midair, Lin Yuan spun with the momentum. His S-Grade War Blade flashed like a streak of cold light, stabbing with pinpoint accuracy toward a gap between the scales on its throat.
"Die!"
But—
Clang! Clang!
A crisp metallic impact rang out, throwing off sparks.
The tip of the War Blade struck a scale—and skidded off!
Lin Yuan's face darkened as he cursed inwardly.
Damn it. Had this beast's scales evolved so far that even its throat was covered in double-layered soft armor?
The S-Grade War Blade was sharp, but against a mutated high-level lord like this, its penetrating power still fell short.
By now, the Black Scale Beast had recovered from the pain. Its bloodshot eyes burned with crazed hatred.
It opened its bloodied maw, ready to launch a final counterattack against Lin Yuan, who was right in front of it.
In another second, its terrifying bite would tear Lin Yuan apart.
Yet faced with this immediate danger, Lin Yuan didn't panic. Instead, a cold smile curled his lips.
"Can't pierce it with a blade? Then I'll use something nastier!"
At his command, the [Heaven Wheel Guard], still in its defensive formation, instantly came apart.
The nine crescent blades rapidly reassembled in midair, gathering into a sharp, cone-shaped drill!
"Drill!"
Hum!
The Secret Pattern Diagram on the drill flashed wildly. Driven by the full force of his Spiritual Force, it spun at maximum speed, twisting the air around it.
The next instant, the silver drill of death charged forward with unstoppable momentum and slammed into the Black Scale Beast's throat!
Sizzle—thwack!
This time, it didn't bounce off or slide away.
The rapidly spinning drill tore through the tough scales like a hot knife through butter, burrowing deeper bit by bit as it shredded muscle and pulverized throat bones!
The Black Scale Beast's hatred gave way to despair. It struggled, but felt its strength rapidly draining away as the drill burrowed deeper.
At last—
Thump!
The silver drill burst through the back of the Black Scale Beast's neck in a spray of blood and embedded itself three inches into the cliff behind it!
The body, as massive as a small mountain, crashed to the ground, sending mud and water flying.
Its life ended in an instant.
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