Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

Chapter 237 - 165: A Slim Chance of Victory, Life-and-Death Struggle!

Whoosh!

Su Mu’s mouth slightly opened, taking a deep breath as he fully concentrated his spiritual power. His deep eyes narrowed slightly. The black-robed elder in front of him was very strong, undoubtedly the strongest enemy he had ever faced.

One of his innate abilities, the soul incarnation, was activated without reservation, for the first time in battle.

At the same time, another innate ability, multi-tasking, was also activated.

Roar!

The flood dragon at his brow surged and growled, greatly enhancing Su Mu’s spiritual power and perception at this moment.

The world in Su Mu’s eyes changed instantly, where colorful spots of light flowed between heaven and earth, representing spiritual qi. When Su Mu’s gaze fell on the black-robed elder, his pupils slightly contracted.

He saw the spiritual qi of heaven and earth gathering behind the black-robed elder, seemingly forming a cyan vortex, pulling and swallowing the wood spiritual qi into his body.

Facing this black-robed elder, Su Mu’s heart involuntarily sped up, and the gu insect, suppressed and dormant by medicinal wine, reacted at this moment.

This feeling had only briefly occurred when he first encountered a demon beast in the Qifeng Mountain Range, but that beast was too weak, only of the Eighth Grade. Now, this sensation was exceptionally strong, as if the black-robed elder was a higher-level being, instinctively causing apprehension.

Thoughts rapidly flashed through his mind, yet it all happened in an instant. Facing the cyan giant palm the elder struck from afar, Su Mu did not act arrogantly. With a thought, the cyan jade-like jade bones within his body radiated cyan light, resonating as his flesh, bones, and meridians trembled and unified.

Gold Element Divine Skill - Iron Essence Qi!

Su Mu’s lungs ached, as Iron Essence Qi surged from his lungs into the Red Flame Spear in his hand. Instantly, Iron Essence Qi flowed over the crimson flame-like Red Flame Spear, revealing a hint of silvery-white within the red, and the spear’s tip emitted a more solid spear light.

The lower three grades of ninth, eighth, and seventh-grade treasure artifacts can handle and enhance power, attribute power, and dual-attribute coexistence, respectively.

Su Mu realized this when training the Tyrant Spear with the Red Flame Spear. Although the Red Flame Spear wasn’t a seventh-grade treasure artifact, it almost completed a third artifact pattern, thus possessing dual-attribute coexistence capability.

At this moment, the gold attribute power and the fire attribute contained in the Red Flame Spear were simultaneously activated.

Su Mu quietly operated the Molten Fire Golden Body to three parts, not to kill the enemy but to protect his entire body. His already formidable physical power doubled at this moment. As Su Mu stomped on the ground, his spine swayed like a great dragon stretching, his waist and abdomen driving his arms as he thrust the spear, spiraling gold and fire forces.

Zheng!

Overlord Spear Seven Techniques: Overlord Poison Dragon Drill!

A murderous aura spread from Su Mu’s body. The Red Flame Spear rotated in his hands, drawing in the metal and fire spiritual qi between heaven and earth, intertwining crimson flames and Iron Essence at the Red Flame Spear’s head, forming a near ten feet-long red and white double-colored dragon-head drill bit.

Buzz!

The spear thrust through the air, emitting a sharp, ear-piercing whistle as the spear shadow danced forward to fiercely clash with the cyan giant palm.

Bang!

In a deafening explosion, Su Mu instantly felt a terrifying force, causing the Iron Essence Qi-imbued Red Flame Spear in his hand to bend to a frightening degree.

Crack.

The Overlord Poison Dragon Drill showed signs of shattering, breaking inch by inch. Before completely collapsing, the cyan giant palm also developed several cracks and then fell.

The earth trembled violently, dust rolling as Su Mu pierced through the giant palm with his spear, retreating over ten feet, his body breaking a massive tree before stabilizing, with his qi blood and power surging within. A sweet taste lingered at his throat.

"What incredible destructive power!"

Su Mu suppressed the blood rising in his throat, wiping away the blood at the corner of his mouth with one hand. The gun barrel, inscribed with sturdy inscriptions, was undamaged by the giant palm, but the terrifying force numbed Su Mu’s arms and caused his tiger’s mouth to sting and bleed.

Since practicing Cross-Training Martial Arts, this was the first time Su Mu bled from someone else’s attack.

"Interesting."

The black-robed elder saw Su Mu withstand one of his palms, revealing a look of appreciation. He had previously slain both Sixth-Grade Martial Artists he encountered in Canglan North County, yet this mere Half-Step Sixth Grade could withstand his palm.

"Interesting, but this is where it ends."

Seeing Su Mu approaching, the black-robed elder snorted coldly, raising his withered hand again, as heaven and earth’s wood spiritual qi once more gathered into a giant palm.

"Close combat... only close combat offers a slight chance of victory!"

Su Mu’s eyes flickered. Previously, he regarded the pharmacist as a hypothetical enemy, guessing that such special cultivators could control swords with spiritual power. Although he hadn’t seen this technique, he had witnessed spiritual power cutting through several trees from ten feet away and forming a giant spiritual qi palm to attack from a distance.

This special cultivator’s use of spiritual qi exceeded Su Mu’s expectations. The preliminary conclusion Su Mu deduced was that facing such a special cultivator, close combat was the only chance of success.

Otherwise, being kept at a distance promised only an exhausting fight leading to death.

Eight-Step Chasing Cicada.

A cicada’s cry echoed; instantly, Su Mu felt a solid spiritual power locking onto him. This spiritual power’s density far exceeded that of any previous opponent he’d encountered, as he watched the black-robed elder prepare to gather spiritual qi into another giant palm.