Just that one strike.
If the speed is even slightly slower, being directly hit will basically mean the end of the battle for any martial artist except those with physical enhancement abilities.
and...
Before the smoke and dust had cleared, a figure resembling jelly slowly rose from the ruins.
It shook twice, then raised its empty gaze again, looking in this direction.
Hearing the buzzing sound ringing in his ears again, and looking at the shrunken Mirror Water Beast in the distance, Shen Heng's eyes darkened once more.
Compressing the body to accumulate energy for explosive speed? This method seems to be only available to this type of Calamity Beast...
"Call--"
Before I could finish my thoughts, the ear-piercing whistling sound struck again.
Shen Heng quickly leaped to the side; he had dodged it before, and he could dodge it again this time, but...
Seeing the rocks that had exploded not far away, Shen Heng landed, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and leaped to the side.
While he was gathering information about the Mirror Water Beast from the recent battle, the Mirror Water Beast was also gathering information about him and adjusting its strategy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!--"
Explosions rang out one after another on the battlefield.
The Mirror Water Beast leaped around the battlefield like a blue bouncy ball.
However, each of its jumps is accompanied by an explosion and the destruction of a section of terrain.
Smoke and dust rose, and gravel flew everywhere.
This was attempted several times.
Seemingly realizing that this move would be useless against the humans in front of it, the Mirror Water Beast did not compress and store its energy after landing again, but instead opened its mouth and pounced towards the humans in front of it.
Seeing the Mirror Water Beast's sudden change in attack style, Shen Heng paused slightly, changed his footing from pushing to the side, and his figure retreated rapidly backward.
In their field of vision, the slightly rounded body of the Mirror Water Beast rapidly caught up.
Despite being much larger and weighing many times more, his speed was far superior to Shen Heng's.
Shen Heng watched the Mirror Water Beast rapidly approaching, but had no intention of fighting.
He wasn't very interested in testing how far he was from the Mirror Water Beast in terms of combat strength; the previous test with the Sky-Sundering Kamaitachi was enough.
Moreover, he has already used up most of his Origin Power.
Now, the most important thing is to keep the Mirror Water Beast occupied.
But before that...
Shen Heng watched as the Mirror Water Beast flew towards him.
I have a feeling that the other party is somewhat similar to the Shadow Erosion I encountered when Linhai; both are liquid-like life forms.
Then, the ability of Shadow Erosion.
Rapid recovery? Mimicry? Pain Resonance? Containment guards?
The latter two should be unique to the Shadow Erosion race, and are unlikely to be found in the Mirror Water Beast, since they are not from the same race, as can be seen from their colors.
One is black, and the other is blue.
However, we still need to be a little careful.
Then, the first two...
In their field of vision, the Mirror Water Beast was rapidly approaching.
Rapid recovery? Mimicry?
Was that compressed ejection considered mimicry?
uncertain.
In any case, I'll just have to try and see. I might as well intercept them while I'm at it; I have no intention of confronting them head-on.
Shen Heng looked at the Mirror Water Beast, its figure retreating backward in the air, and raised his left hand.
The Origin Power quickly condensed into three light bullets around him, and in the next instant, the light bullets shot out in an arc through the air.
Seeing the incoming light projectiles, the Mirror Water Beast showed no sign of stopping. Three tentacles extended from its originally smooth body and were pulled out.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three explosions rang out in succession.
The three tentacles sustained different injuries: one was slightly charred, one was deformed, and one was broken.
Then, under Shen Heng's watchful gaze, the severed tentacle rapidly stretched and extended, connecting to the severed tentacle in mid-air.
There was a tremor at the point of contact, then it retracted!
Shen Heng's gaze darkened completely; this time, the situation was even more serious than the previous two.
The worst has happened; it's someone who's good at recovering quickly!
This type of enemy is not something he is good at dealing with. More importantly, to kill this type of Calamity Beast, he either needs to have an elemental advantage or find a way to wear it down!
But, even if Gu Lingxuan group arrived at the Late Fifth Tier, S-Class, could they outlast them?
Attribute advantage/disadvantage...
and...
Shen Heng glanced at the rapidly fading scorch mark on one of the tentacles.
It's not just that its recovery ability is strong; its strength is also far beyond what Shadow Erosion could ever achieve.
Even with attacks of the same level, is it difficult to break through a defense if the power is insufficient?
As he pondered, a massive shadow had already enveloped him.
Shen Heng raised his gaze, looked at the Mirror Water Beast's approaching figure, and landed on the ground.
Seeing the humans suddenly stop ahead, the Mirror Water Beast slowed its pace slightly.
Ambush? Plot? Sneak attack?
Several thoughts flashed through its mind.
However, it didn't pay too much attention, only slowing down slightly, while still pressing down at an extremely fast speed.
But, the next moment.
"Bang--"
A violent bombardment resounded.
The sound did not come from the Mirror Water Beast itself, nor from its collision with the human in front of it, but from the ground.
Chunks of dirt flew up from below.
The clods of earth, large and small, impacted everything above them. Even the body of the Mirror Water Beast was slightly pushed upwards by the impact of the stones, but only slightly.
The bigger problem is the clods of earth that block out everything.
The Mirror Water Beast neither stopped nor resisted, its body remaining in the same position as before as it continued its downward descent, completely unconcerned about any attacks.
"Boom--"
A loud crash was heard.
Chunks of dirt flew everywhere, and the destruction on the ground was far greater than before.
Even Fifth Tier creature would find it difficult to survive such an attack.
But the Mirror Water Beast wasn't happy at all.
It didn't feel any stiffness during the impact.
Its body swayed slightly as it stood up, its gaze sweeping downwards.
It was completely empty; there was nothing there.
The Mirror Water Beast showed no surprise whatsoever.
It twisted its body, looking around, and soon stopped in one direction.
There, a figure was rapidly moving forward.
"Once I get close... I'll shatter the ground, sending rocks and dirt flying to block... my... vision, and then use the brief moment of stiffness after landing... to create distance?"
"Kia. kia. kia..."
The Mirror Water Beast laughed, its body swaying slightly.
A joyful and amused mood emanates from its laughter.
It thought of the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni, who was about to reunite with them but was ambushed at close range and then quickly defeated;
He recalled the situation where the other party held back until it ordered the Calamity Beast to attack the mountain with all their might before emerging;
I recalled the way the other side had just led the beast tide to its defeat;
He recalled that first encounter, where the opponent had managed to dodge his attacks;
I thought about his quick thinking and impromptu response...
Mirror Water felt pleased, and her body seemed to shrink a little as she swayed.
"Is this... the human being... that the Lion King... has been watching over?"