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Chapter 183 A Battle That Belongs Only to One Person! (6k views, please vote with monthly tickets)

Cave 98, a little over an hour after the nuclear explosion.
boom!
Thunder roared between heaven and earth, and a blinding bolt of lightning instantly cleaved through the thick haze, illuminating the dim sky and briefly bringing light to the world.

Looking out, the once peaceful and sunny scene has long since vanished, leaving only a devastated and chaotic landscape, as if the end of the world had swept through.

Or even worse.

The high temperatures caused by the hydrogen bomb explosion caused water in lakes and rivers on the ground to evaporate and accumulate in the sky, along with dust and ash scattered by the explosion.

It formed black clouds, as dark as lead and ink.

The dark clouds were unusually close to the ground, as if the entire sky was collapsing and relentlessly pressing down on the ground, making it difficult for ordinary people to breathe.

And within it, there were massive, terrifying lightning snakes constantly surging, emitting a shocking "crackling" roar.

Under these conditions, the newly launched Sky Eye monitoring device was 90% destroyed in an instant. However, it was not a big deal, since such devices were considered consumables in the Great Xia Dynasty.

On the ground, hundreds of figures emerged from the war base that had been secured beneath the Gate of Rebirth. Some were responsible for reconnaissance, while others were tasked with eliminating the smaller foes.

Most of the martial artists were at the Transcendent Realm, but just in case, four Sea Opening Realm martial artists followed them in each of the east, west, south, and north directions.

It was dangerous, since those who could act as scouts were usually from the vanguard.

It's safe in a way, because in their first encounter, both the Sharp Sword Enforcement Team and Ramu will likely only be probing each other's exact locations and won't be sending out their respective "kings".

Therefore, Shen Bailian and Yuwen Changkong joined the battle.

The remaining main force headed directly towards the location of the largest "black hole" on the previous three-dimensional map, which was also the place where the hydrogen bombs were most concentrated.

That's where Ram's main force is located, and that's also where the real battle takes place. Only warriors at the Opening Sea Realm are qualified to participate there.

"0527, please be careful and do not stray too far from the main force. If you encounter any abnormal situation that you cannot handle, report it immediately."

"There are thousands of roads, but safety is the first priority. If you don't report danger, your loved ones will shed tears."

"Received!" Shen Bailian heard the notification in his ear, held the Dragon Slayer sword, and activated the Eye of God, scanning everything around him.

He was wearing a full set of form-fitting nano-armor, which was already molded and had a deep black color. It could increase the combat power of a Transcendent Realm warrior by about 30%.

Shen Bailian moved silently through the mountains and forests like a swimming dragon.

To be precise, the surrounding mountainous terrain was formed by the collision of hydrogen bomb shock waves, with each crater reaching tens or hundreds of meters in diameter.

At the bottom of the crater, the magma formed by the rock and soil particles at tens of thousands of degrees gradually cooled, and under the fusion of extreme heat and cold, a shiny black concretion was formed—obsidian.

The terrain is very complex.

However, for Shen Bailian, who had already reached the late stage of the Transcendent Realm, these rugged and complex terrains were as easy to traverse as flat ground.

Maintaining a speed of fifty or sixty meters per second is as easy as taking a walk after dinner for Shen Bailian now. The high temperature of seventy or eighty degrees Celsius and the smell of sulfur in the surrounding area are as if they do not exist for him, who is wearing the Wuzu armor.

"Martial arts skills at the fourth level of refinement."

As Shen Bailian traveled, he carefully comprehended the profound mysteries of the fourth level of martial arts techniques.

At this point.

Shen Bailian was already able to gain a basic understanding of nature and make use of it.

And in this process, he is almost not restricted in any way. He can practice swordsmanship, boxing, standing, or even while traveling, and he can still gain insights.

What is reflected on the panel is—

Congratulations! Your skill "Swift Wind" has been upgraded. Experience points +2

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 2.

Congratulations! Your skill "Eye of the Gods" has been upgraded. Experience points +1

【…】

"After this battle, I should be able to start working on breaking through to the Sea Opening Realm soon." Shen Bailian glanced at the experience bars for various skills on the panel.

The experience bars for the three skills—Swift Wind, Basic Swordsmanship, and Basic Breathing Technique—are almost full, and it's time to level them up.

Upgrading Gale increases Constitution by 0.1 points, upgrading Basic Swordsmanship increases it by 0.2 points, upgrading Basic Breathing Technique increases it by 0.3 points, and so on...

According to Shen Bailian's mental estimate, it would raise his physical fitness level by at least 0.8 levels, or 19.9 levels.

"Based on previous experience, the stronger the ferocious beast, the more experience points you will gain. So let's choose this 'black hole' area to explore."

Shen Bailian looked at the map on the virtual AR glasses and selected a "black hole" area with a danger level of level two, according to the data given before the Sky Eye monitoring system was destroyed.

The strength of those ferocious beasts is estimated to be at the second tier, corresponding to the Transcendent Realm of martial artists.

More than ten minutes later~
"It seems that hydrogen bombs can still play a certain role in wars of this scale." Shen Bailian's current exploration mode of the Divine Eye is now able to monitor a range of tens of kilometers around him.

So far, apart from the ashes scattered all over the ground, he has not encountered a single ferocious beast, nor has he seen even a single beast's remains.

"However, under the influence of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, this place will surely recover its vitality soon," Shen Bailian thought to himself as he looked at the tender buds sprouting on a small hill a few kilometers away.

Through his conversation with Yuwen Changkong and Yue Feng, he learned a lot about the unspoken rules of war.

Neither the human race nor the gods would easily use forbidden techniques or attacks with radiation similar to nuclear bombs.

The former was for survival, while the latter was to avoid angering the gods.

After all, the outer surface of Earth Star is currently surrounded by thirty-six layers of gale-force winds. If a large-scale radiation war is triggered, it will be extremely detrimental to both the human race and the divine race.

Only those who have the advantage over the ferocious beasts.

Therefore, in an environment free from radiation, the effects of the primordial energy of heaven and earth on plants and animals can be fully realized, and their growth, reproduction, and propagation speed will become extremely rapid.

In just a few months, this place will be restored to its vibrant state, except for the altered terrain.

Suddenly.

"Hmm?" Shen Bailian's eyes narrowed slightly, instantly becoming sharp. His powerful divine eye detected a group of extremely ferocious beasts approaching from underground several kilometers away.

Ferocious beast: Horned dragon lizard (a scaly creature).

Strength: Unknown

Features: Thick, obsidian-hard scales, a tail like a meteor hammer... In adulthood, it is a peak second-tier ferocious beast, thirteen meters long and three meters tall at the shoulder.

"finally."

"Finally, I've encountered some interesting opponents." Shen Bailian smiled slightly, a fleeting glint of bloodlust flashing in his eyes.

Since the end of the preliminary rounds of the Golden Cup League, his skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and he needs a close and bloody battle like this to hone his abilities.

boom!
Shen Bailian's bones and muscles throbbed, and the primal force hidden deep within his cells surged. In an instant, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground beneath his feet, and he leaped into the air, using the momentum to propel himself into the sky.

The trajectory then formed a parabola.

After landing, it jumps again, repeating this cycle... rapidly heading towards the location of the horned lizard.

The battle begins!
……

"Roar!" "Roar!!!"

Dozens of lizard-like horned dragon lizards, with their four thick, powerful legs and gaping maws, roared and transformed into streaks of light as they pounced towards Shen Bailian.

When Shen Bailian discovered the other party, this group of horned lizards also discovered Shen Bailian's presence by probing the ground tremors.

With both sides harboring hostility, a battle was naturally imminent.

In this cave world, apart from the forces favored by the gods, this group of horned dragon lizards can be said to be virtually invincible. No matter how strong other ferocious beasts are, they can at most fight them to a draw.

Because these horned lizards possess a unique ability—

Escape underground.

When they are trying to escape ferocious beasts that they cannot defeat, they can burrow hundreds of meters underground, which is why this group of horned lizards was able to survive the hydrogen bomb.

"Cool!"

Shen Bailian's Dragon Slayer was like a raging dragon, dancing in the air with unstoppable momentum, vast and mighty, with astonishing power.

Furthermore, golden blade-like energy would occasionally rip through the air, causing surging currents that rushed towards the other horned lizards.

Amidst the roar, one after another, the early and mid-stage Tier 2 horned dragon lizards fell to the ground, their blood splattering, their heads and bodies split in two, their bodies slamming into the boulder due to inertia.

Or perhaps it crashed into other horned lizards, or it plunged directly into the still-warm lava, completely severing its own life force...

There are countless ways to die, but they all share the same fundamental principle.

The heads and bodies of the fallen horned lizards were mostly separated, with some heads even bursting open like overripe watermelons.

Amidst a heart-pounding roar, a sandstorm-like cloud of dust instantly enveloped the entire battlefield. The horned lizards, still at the rear, could only see golden flashes within the sandstorm, along with the painful cries of their companions…

but.

In less than a minute, the howling of the sandstorm and the occasional flashes of golden light gradually subsided.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

boom!
Thunder roared across the sky, and blinding lightning illuminated the entire heavens, causing all the horned lizards to instinctively squint.

And just then.

The thick smoke and dust created by the battle were instantly torn apart, and a tall figure moved in front of the head of a late-stage Tier 2 horned dragon before any of the horned dragons behind him could react.

Shen Bailian suddenly turned around, his movements as powerful as thunder. The force from the twist of his waist, combined with the strength gathered from the smallest parts of his body, and the golden elemental power of heaven and earth drawn by the primal force, made him a formidable force.

Multiple forces converged into a torrent, surging through his body and flowing down the meridians and blood vessels of his limbs. Boom!
Amidst the deafening roar of violently vibrating air, Shen Bailian's right leg, like a swung black giant axe, instantly broke the sound barrier and slammed towards the head of one of the more powerful horned dragon lizards.

On his lower leg, there was a milky white substance of gas that had condensed due to violent compression, resembling a white tiger with its jaws wide open, trying to break free.

The Seven Refinements of the Hundred Arts - Daytime Tiger (Upgraded Version)!

The original 1.8x power amplification was upgraded to 2.5x after Shen Bailian mastered the Subtlety Technique, but the drawback was that it required a three-second cooldown period.

However, it is more than enough to cope with this pace of combat.

"boom!"

Under the immense force of over 500 tons, the enormous power was like a mountain pressing down. The late-stage second-tier horned dragon lizard, which even ordinary Transcendent Realm warriors feared, sensed this strong threat, and a trace of fear flashed in its eyes.

But it was too late.

"Roar!!!"

The late-stage Tier 2 Horned Dragon Lizard hissed wildly, as if calling for someone, but only the ever-approaching "Day Tiger" answered it.

boom!
In an instant.

Before the horned lizards could even react, the head of the late-stage second-tier horned lizard in front of Shen Bailian exploded completely, like a watermelon struck by a sledgehammer, with blood and brain matter splattering everywhere.

At the point where Shen Bailian's calf collided with the horned dragon lizard's head, a faint halo of light rippled outwards, and the recoil was transmitted throughout his body by the warrior's armor.

Furthermore, a circular stream of energy, condensed from the golden elemental power of heaven and earth and resembling a blade, continued its momentum, directly splitting open the heads of all the horned dragon lizards in its path.

In that instant, apart from the crackling of lightning and the thunder, all that could be heard were the heavy breathing of the various horned lizards and the anxious digging of their paws into the ground.

That human race is beyond our ability to defeat!
"Cool!"

"This is so awesome!" Shen Bailian gripped the Dragon Slayer tightly, ignoring the remaining horned dragon lizards around him, and landed steadily on the ground.

[Congratulations! Your basic swordsmanship skill has improved. Experience points +3]

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 3.

Congratulations! Your skill "Swift Wind" has been upgraded. Experience points +2

【…】

Shen Bailian felt completely relaxed and comfortable.

He hadn't had such an exhilarating battle in a long time, and the experience points on his panel were rapidly increasing at a rate five or six times faster than his usual training speed.

Shen Bailian did not press his advantage. Instead, he swaggered around at the horned lizards that dared not move, looking down on them with an extremely proud and arrogant demeanor.

And just then.

boom!
With a loud bang, the ground not far from Shen Bailian suddenly cracked open, and a meteor hammer, two or three meters long, smashed down towards Shen Bailian's face like a meteor.

One hit kill.

The King of the Horned Lizards remained hidden underground throughout the battle, waiting for this crucial moment, and its timing was impeccable.

If it were an ordinary late-stage Transcendent Realm martial artist, even with the protection of the Martial Soldier Armor, they would definitely suffer a great loss from this attack in this state.

however.

The King of Horned Lizards was facing Shen Bailian, a young man with the divine skill [Eye of God] that surpassed mortal imagination, and whose location had already been discovered.

"I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Shen Bailian was not surprised but delighted, a cold smile appearing on his face. He turned slightly and dodged the meteor hammer that fell like a meteor in the blink of an eye.

at the same time.

"Yin——"

In this terrain already shrouded in dust, a crisp sound suddenly rang out, like metal striking stone, shaking the soul.

The Dragon Slayer Blade trembled violently in Shen Bailian's hand, its blade seemingly emitting a dazzling golden light, like the roar of a dragon or the howl of a tiger, and an extremely sharp aura immediately spread out.

Before the King of Horned Lizards could react in any way.

"Wow!"

A terrifying golden light burst forth in an instant, whistling as it rushed straight towards the iron tail shrouded in thick scales, severing it as easily as cutting tofu.

"Pfft~"

Fresh blood gushed out like a fountain, and the thick stench of blood immediately spread in all directions.

Furthermore, amidst a piercing shriek, the ground beneath Shen Bailian's feet cracked open, and the primal force within him surged, instantly propelling him into the air.

Below him appeared a deep pit, about twenty meters in diameter, and a ferocious beast, as large as a small mountain, roared and emerged amidst the lightning and thunder.

Like a demon that has broken its seal

The horned lizard leader resembled a moving mountain, with uniquely vertical eyes that were deep and sharp, gleaming with a fierce light and full of wildness.

Its body is thick and powerful, covered with layers of heavy scales that shimmer with a metallic luster under the flashing lightning, as if it were wearing a set of natural armor.

Of course, the most eye-catching feature is the pair of huge dragon horns on the head of the horned lizard, which extend straight out from the sides of its head like two sharp swords, gleaming with a cold and sharp light.

Furthermore, the surface of the dragon's horn is covered with complex patterns and tiny thorns, making it more than just an ornamental object.

In the process of natural selection, the King of Horned Dragons, compared to the Copper Armored Wolf, has arguably perfected its defense and attack power to the extreme, except for its movement speed.

However, at this moment, the eyes of the King of Horned Lizards were filled with the flames of rage, because its most treasured meteor hammer iron tail had been directly severed by that hateful human.

The ground trembled as it moved, and it swung one claw forward, but instead of hitting Shen Bailian, it smashed a huge obsidian stone into powder.

"Keng! Keng! Keng!"

In an instant, Shen Bailian was caught in a fierce battle with the King of the Riverhorn Dragon Lizard.

"Roar!" The King of Horned Dragons tried his best to resist the attacks of the annoying little insects, roaring continuously, but he was helpless.

Because it was just too fast.

Shen Bailian's strength was no match for the Horned Dragon Lizard King, who had reached the peak of the second tier. However, his figure was much smaller than that of the Horned Dragon Lizard King, and his figure was as elusive as a ghost.

In addition, Shen Bailian's explosive speed was as fast as lightning, his longsword was as swift as a dragon, as agile as an eagle, and as surging as the mighty Yangtze River, which was terrifying to the extreme.

Almost in the blink of an eye.

The King of the Horned Lizards had already fallen into a disadvantageous position, being beaten back step by step, his body covered with pitted and bloody wounds.

Before the King of the Horned Dragons could react...

Shen Bailian's essence, energy, and spirit reached an unprecedented peak. His fighting spirit soared to the sky, and the surrounding dust instantly swirled up, obscuring the vision of the King of Horned Dragon Lizards.

"Whoosh!"

Just as sunlight pierces through the darkness, dawn quietly sweeps across the horizon.

Shen Bailian's figure was incredibly fast, exceeding 250m/s in an instant, and the Dragon Slayer in his hand broke the sound barrier, causing a surge of airflow.

Absolute speed and absolute power.

The Seven Refinements of a Hundred Perfections – Golden Skyline!

"Roar!!!"

Seeing this, the King of Horned Lizards roared in terror, but it was already exhausted from the boy's continuous attacks. The continuous loss of blood had made it dizzy and it was in a stage where it had not yet regenerated its strength.

"Pfft!"

A golden light flashed by rapidly, and in less than a third of the blink of an eye, the blade of the Dragon Slayer had already pierced through the head of the Horned Dragon King.

The upper and lower halves of the enormous head shot into the sky in an instant, raising a cloud of blood mist and revealing the bloody yellowish-white substance within.

"boom!"

The King of Horned Lizards crashed onto the nearly crystallized ground, but its massive body continued to tremble and convulse uncontrollably, not yet completely dead due to its powerful vitality.

However, its head had already been cut in half, and death was only a matter of time; the flames of anger in its eyes were gradually dying out.

finally.

The king of the horned lizards' eyes dimmed, and the other horned lizards, seeing this, hissed and scattered in all directions.

Unlike before, this time Shen Bailian did not choose to pursue and kill, but instead stayed where she was and collected her spoils.

Through his divine eye, he discovered that several kilometers away, three unfamiliar martial artists dressed in black battle armor, each wielding a weapon and wearing smart bracelets on their wrists, were approaching him.

However, strangely enough, the three of them did not send any messages to Shen Bailian.

"A human martial artist, or a lesser divine favored one with the form of a god?" Upon seeing this, Shen Bailian's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sinister smile.

After being taught by Yuwen Changkong, Cheng Shangwu, Yue Feng, and Lei Zhentian, Shen Bailian has long since become a "power-hungry dog".

I've naturally heard about this kind of knowledge.

“However, it’s time to upgrade their skills.” Through simple observation, Shen Bailian judged that one of them had already vaguely reached the peak of the second tier.

The Lesser God's Favor is not a mindless King of Horned Lizards, and its combat power cannot be evaluated on the same level.

(End of this chapter)