adbindia Chapter 239 - 141: Fungal Descendant Corpse King, the Might of Gang Condensation
Chapter 239 - 141: Fungal Descendant Corpse King, the Might of Gang Condensation
SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLAT!
In an instant, bloody, basin-sized holes blasted open all over the giant skeletal beast’s body.
Lin Ye could even clearly hear the shrill wails of the exposed black fungal filaments as they were scorched by the flames!
’Scared now?’
’You should be.’
’This sea of fire was prepared just for you!’
Lin Ye’s resolve hardened. His Qi and Blood surged, and the power behind his spear grew even fiercer.
However, the beast’s counterattack grew even more frantic.
Its enormous body began to charge about recklessly, its two giant hands flailing and smacking constantly.
If Lin Ye were hit by any of those powerful, heavy blows, it would be absolutely devastating.
Fortunately, Lin Ye was fast enough now that dodging such attacks wasn’t difficult.
As Lin Ye continued his assault, large chunks of tissue fell away, and he gradually began to see the light of victory.
But just as he dodged, intending to circle around to the other side that the beast was deliberately protecting to continue stripping it down...
The next moment, an unprecedented sense of crisis enveloped his entire body!
He snapped his head up.
He saw the enormous skeletal beast had actually abandoned all its attacks, and its massive body was toppling straight toward him!
It was going to use its mountain-like weight to crush him alive!
Like Mount Tai crashing down!
In that split second, a thought flashed through Lin Ye’s mind.
’Dodge!’
But the next instant, he immediately rejected the idea.
’I can’t dodge!’
’It’s the same principle as a barbecue.’
’If I let this beast fall to the ground, its massive upper body will act like a shield, completely separating the fungal filaments and the earth beneath it from the flames above.’
’The surface area exposed to the scorching flames will be reduced to just its upward-facing side.’
’It’ll be able to preserve a huge amount of its fungal filaments!’
’Shi Ruifeng and his men don’t have an infinite supply of Incendiary Bullets. Once the surrounding combustibles are burned away and the Burning Agent’s energy is depleted, this massive fire will quickly die out.’
’Then, if it’s given even a moment to breathe, it will make a comeback!’
What Lin Ye wanted was to eliminate this threat for good!
He let out a low shout, instantly retracting his Star-Piercing Spear. His free left hand shot boldly upward, fingers splayed, to meet the immense shadow pressing down.
The sensation on his palm was the cold, sticky feeling of countless bones and fungal filaments tangled together.
However, the Fungal Descendant Corpse King’s weight was still terrifyingly immense, at least several dozen tons.
The muscles in Lin Ye’s arm bulged, but he couldn’t support it with one hand alone.
Lin Ye steeled himself. Since he couldn’t hold it, he let himself fall backward with the momentum.
The instant his body hit the ground, all the Qi and Blood in his body surged madly into his legs!
In that instant, Lin Ye unleashed every last drop of his viscous, Pseudo-Gangsha Level Qi and Blood without reservation!
Then, Lin Ye viciously kicked upward!
The next moment—
The behemoth, a full six meters tall and weighing nearly forty tons, was actually kicked straight into the air by him in an utterly outrageous display of power!
Shi Ruifeng and the others, who had been watching from high above, all held their breath for a moment upon seeing the incredible scene.
That was... a monster weighing dozens of tons!
’He actually kicked it into the air with one foot?!’
"Such terrifying strength!"
"Such a masterful burst of Qi and Blood!"
"No..."
"If it were just a Qi and Blood burst from the Vein Opening Realm, it would never achieve this level of terrifying force!"
"What realm has he actually reached?"
"That’s not right, he hasn’t reached Gang Condensation either, or he would have used Gang Sha to attack the enemy long ago."
What shocked Shi Ruifeng and his group of elite soldiers even more was Lin Ye’s control over the flow of his Qi and Blood after that earth-shattering kick.
Almost the instant after the beast was kicked into the air, he sprang up from the ground. There was no lag whatsoever. His spear danced once more, stripping away large chunks of corrupted tissue from the beast during the brief interval as it fell from the sky!
He had instantly transferred the vast amount of Qi and Blood that had been concentrated in his legs just moments before to his hands and spear.
This level of control over his own power was already beyond their understanding of a Vein Opening Realm Martial Artist!
Lin Ye, however, felt a little regretful at this moment.
Because he needed fire resistance, the only temporary skill he could use right now was [Shadow Scale].
’If I could switch to [Crystalization] right now, attach crystals to my Star-Piercing Spear, and use crystal spikes to help strip away its flesh, this beast before me would die even faster!’
’Too bad I can’t switch.’
’I wonder if the system will have a function to enhance my own mechanics later on.’
’A mechanic like [Healing out of combat] is only rated as White-grade.’
’If I could upgrade it to Green, Blue... or even to the highest grade, what kind of effect would it have?’
’And what would happen if [Taotie], which is already a Purple-grade mechanic, was upgraded further?’
As these thoughts raced through his mind, the massive Fungal Descendant Corpse King crashed heavily back to the ground.
"ROOOAR—!!!"
It was utterly consumed by an unprecedented rage.
BOOM—!!!
A sky-full of black smoke suddenly erupted from its body, instantly filling the entire fiery battlefield!
Lin Ye’s heart skipped a beat. ’This is bad.’
He immediately held his breath.
But the billions of black spores that suddenly exploded outward even caused the once-roaring inferno to falter.
These spores practically displaced all the air on the battlefield, creating a temporary oxygen-deprived zone.
Seeing this, Shi Ruifeng and the others high above quickly put on their full-face military helmets to prevent any possibility of infection.
At the same time, Shi Ruifeng’s voice was filled with astonishment. "To think that the Celestial Abyss Race entrenched in the Black Silk Forest was actually a... Fungal Descendant!"
The others had a sudden realization upon hearing this.
But someone still couldn’t believe it. "A Fungal Descendant? Isn’t that one of the lowest-level types of the Race? How could it possibly grow to this extent...!"
Shi Ruifeng shook his head, his expression exceptionally grave.
"I’m not sure. It’s possible the unique ecosystem of this forest allowed it to take root completely."
"What we’re seeing now... who knows how many generations of offspring it has produced."
"You could say it’s a single Fungal Descendant, or you could say it’s a symbiotic colony formed by hundreds of millions of Fungal Descendants!"
He hesitated no longer and gave a decisive order.
"Drop the bombs! Drop everything we have left in the inventory!"
"If we can’t completely destroy its core and it escapes through other fungal filaments, then all of today’s efforts will be for nothing!"
"Right next to this fallen zone is an even denser primeval forest!"
"If it escapes there and starts over, things will get really troublesome!"
The order was given.
Several more brilliant streams of fire descended from the sky.
At the same time, four incredibly swift figures descended along with them.
Previously, Shi Ruifeng had felt that everything was under control, and since Lin Ye’s own combat power was formidable enough, he had treated this as a training exercise for him, a chance to gain practical combat experience.
But now, even without wearing specialized fireproof suits, they charged fearlessly into the heart of the battle.
This was a battle they could not afford to lose!
Lin Ye saw the four figures plummeting straight down from the sky.
The next moment, several Ninghai Military Martial Artists, led by Shi Ruifeng, landed in the inferno and joined the fray.
Lin Ye’s heart trembled.
The temperature at the center of the inferno was approaching six or seven hundred degrees.
An ordinary person would likely be incinerated into charcoal in an instant!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The last few Incendiary Bullets detonated, expanding the sea of fire once again and causing the temperature to climb even higher.
Lin Ye saw a crimson, seemingly solid energy shield suddenly materialize around Shi Ruifeng, who was closest to him.
The moment the shield appeared, the shockwave from the new round of explosions was completely blocked.
The faces of Shi Ruifeng and his men were all flushed red. Under the scorching heat, the hair on their heads and the fine hairs on their bodies instantly shriveled and curled.
"End this quickly!"
Shi Ruifeng let out a low roar.
The next moment, Lin Ye saw him raise his standard-issue long saber and slash violently at the skeletal beast, which was still spewing spores!
A blood-red glint of saber light flashed across a distance of five or six meters and vanished.
Afterward, a clean line of blood appeared on the skeletal beast’s entire right arm.
Immediately after, the massive arm, composed of countless bones and fungal filaments, was cleanly severed!
The mass of tough black fungal filaments didn’t even have time to reconnect the severed limb before a second, even sharper blade of light sliced off its entire shoulder!
Incredible speed!
Incredible power!
Lin Ye felt that what was rushing toward him wasn’t just the boiling, scorching heatwave.
It was also the peerlessly sharp Primordial Gang Sha, compressed and condensed to its absolute limit!
Lin Ye’s mind reeled with shock.
’So this is the true Gang Condensation Realm.’
’Not only can they project Gang Sha Body Protection to endure combat in an inferno of several hundred degrees...’
’...but their first strike is like a thunderclap.’
’In a mere instant, they’ve inflicted far more damage than I have in this entire long, grueling battle against this skeletal monstrosity!’