novelraw Chapter 316: Truly Defying Heaven
Chapter 316: Truly Defying Heaven
Su Zhan was absolutely thrilled.
Special-risk third tier... it was actually a Special-risk third tier!
Even he found it hard to believe.
Summoning the Mist was always a gamble. What level of entity would appear was completely random, dependent on luck.
He had originally only hoped for some High-risk level creatures that would be enough to stir up the situation.
But this Abyss Realm third tier Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion before his eyes far exceeded his wildest expectations!
The Transcendence Society's summoning method... was truly heaven-defying!
A wave of relief washed over him.
Back then, braving the risk of being hunted down relentlessly by the Transcendence Society to forcibly seize this summoning method now seemed utterly worth it!
This method not only gave him a way to rapidly increase his strength within the Uninhabited Zone, but in this desperate situation, it also gave him a trump card powerful enough to turn the tables!Su Zhan gazed greedily at the massive monster currently locked in fierce battle with Han Xiao and Ling Shuang.
For him, who could absorb the Life Essence from the corpses of Mist Creatures, this was practically a walking, talking super tonic.
If he could absorb the essence of this Special-risk monster, not only would his injuries heal instantly, but the bottleneck at the peak of the High-risk level that had stagnated for so long might even loosen, allowing him a glimpse of the path leading to the Abyss Realm.
There's a chance... there must be a chance!
Su Zhan understood the rules of Mist events well.
Entry permitted, exit forbidden.
To leave this Mist-encased space, one either had to wait for the Mist to dissipate naturally, or directly enter the Mist World, a path of almost certain death.
And absorbing the power of Mist Creatures was his unique ability.
As long as he could participate in damaging this Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion, even if he only contributed a tiny fraction, based on past experience, he would be qualified to take a share when it died, absorbing a portion of its Life Essence!
Hide... wait for the opportunity...
Su Zhan forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.
He wedged his body deeper into the crevice of the rock, using only the predictive ability of his Time Abyss Pupil to silently observe the earth-shattering battle in the distance.
He was waiting, waiting for a moment when both sides were wounded, waiting for the perfect opportunity that would allow him, the Oriole, to deliver a fatal blow, or at least secure the largest share of the spoils.
Risk and opportunity coexisted, and having come this far, he would absolutely not give up on this enormous, readily available temptation.
...
The High-risk level Shadow Viper Scorpions, taking advantage of their Special-risk leader pinning down the two strongest opponents, launched another fierce assault on the remaining Aberrant Purge Division members.
"Form up! Back to back!"
A squad leader roared, his voice hoarse.
The surviving members quickly gathered together.
Various Life Soul abilities were activated.
An earth-element Awakened individual pressed both palms to the ground, and a thick rock barrier erupted from the earth, barely blocking a wave of venom spray, though the barrier's surface was instantly corroded, becoming pitted and scarred.
Another wind-element member swung his hands rapidly, countless invisible wind blades whistling out, slashing against the Shadow Viper Scorpions' carapaces, sparks flying everywhere, yet failing to inflict fatal wounds.
"Psychic Shock!"
A psychic-type member, his face pale, concentrated his mind to launch an invisible telekinetic attack, causing several Shadow Viper Scorpions that had pounced closer to suddenly stiffen, creating a precious opening for his comrades to attack.
But darkness was these monsters' best cover.
They emerged from the shadows, their segmented limbs moving silently, the snake heads on their tails striking like whips or stabs, impossible to guard against completely.
"Ahhh—!"
A member's leg was grazed by a tail-snake's fang. Dark green venom instantly invaded. He screamed, his entire leg turning black and swollen, collapsing to the ground, incapacitated.
"Watch the left!"
"Its carapace is too hard!"
"My Spiritual Energy is depleting too fast!"
Members kept getting injured and falling, but Shadow Viper Scorpions were also being shattered by combined efforts.
Meanwhile.
On-site, energy storms raged, and the roar of battle was unceasing.
The Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion was indeed formidably powerful, its Abyss Realm third tier strength on full display.
Its three snake heads spewed poisonous mists.
The dark green corrosive energy could even erode Han Xiao's golden-red spear radiance somewhat.
The deep purple poisonous mist seeped everywhere, corroding the souls of the two, barely frozen and blocked by Ling Shuang's icy cold.
The pale white poisonous mist carried a strange solidifying property, making the surrounding air viscous, slowing their movements.
That pair of enormous scorpion pincers was incredibly powerful. Each slam shook the earth and mountains, forcing Han Xiao to meet them head-on with his Blazing Plains Blood Spear, the impact numbing his palms.
The carapace covered in dark golden patterns had astonishing defensive power.
Ling Shuang's Ice Feather Lotus could only leave deep gouges and frost on its surface, unable to break through its defense in a single strike.
But Han Xiao and Ling Shuang were, after all, geniuses from the Black Tortoise Academy.
Rich in practical combat experience, their coordination was seamless.
"Ling Shuang, freeze its left pincer joint!"
Han Xiao roared, his figure moving like lightning. The Blazing Plains Blood Spear transformed into a streak of light, directly stabbing at the monster's right-side snake head.
Attack where it must defend!
Ling Shuang understood immediately. Her crystal ice wings blazed with light, countless ice-blue cold air currents converging into a frigid torrent, washing over the joint connecting the monster's left pincer to its body.
"Crack, crack, crack—"
A piercing freezing sound rang out.
The movement of the massive left pincer instantly became stiff and sluggish.
"Roar!"
The Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion, feeling the pain, violently turned its central snake head towards Han Xiao, spewing an even thicker cloud of dark green poisonous mist.
The right-side snake head twisted strangely, bypassing the spear radiance, biting towards Han Xiao's flank.
Han Xiao, calm in the face of danger, abruptly changed his spear technique from a thrust to a sweeping strike.
The spear shaft swept hard against the lower jaw of the right-side snake head, knocking it violently aside.
Ling Shuang's attack followed.
She formed hand seals with both hands. That enormous ice lotus suddenly disintegrated, transforming into countless ice-crystal flying blades, thin as cicada wings, which madly sliced along the gaps of the left pincer joint frozen by the cold air!
"Squelch! Squelch!"
Dark green, viscous blood spurted from the cracks.
The Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion let out a pained and furious shriek, the movement of its entire left pincer completely distorted.
"Great opportunity!"
A fierce light exploded in Han Xiao's eyes. Seizing the opening exposed by the monster due to its left pincer injury, he merged man and spear into one with the Blazing Plains Blood Spear, transforming into a golden-red meteor piercing through heaven and earth, stabbing directly at the monster's chest and abdominal carapace.
Ling Shuang exerted her strength simultaneously. All the ice-crystal flying blades converged into a massive ice-blue spear, stabbing from the side towards the monster's head.
The Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion's three heads shrieked in unison, energy raging around its body.
The three continued to battle fiercely.
Han Xiao and Ling Shuang were already fighting with all their might.
Han Xiao traded injuries for injuries, adding several deep, bone-visible wounds to his body, his clothes soaked with blood.
A trickle of blood hung from the corner of Ling Shuang's mouth;
she had sustained internal injuries while resisting the monster's energy shockwaves.
The Three-Headed Shadow Viper Scorpion was in an even more miserable state.
A hole the size of a washbasin had been blasted in its chest and abdomen, dark green blood and shattered internal organs continuously flowing out.
One snake head that spewed pale white poisonous mist had been completely frozen by Ling Shuang and then shattered, leaving only two snake heads madly thrashing.
One of its hind limbs was also frozen by ice, its movements noticeably slower.
Su Zhan operated his Time Abyss Pupil to its limit, calculating the decline in both sides' strength.
And their final collision.
It's coming!