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"Ku..."

A hoarse roar came from the withered mouth of the shadowy wooden figure.

Its anger was visible to the naked eye.

"This is a bit awkward." Lu Xiu didn't expect that he would be seen looting the treasure chest.

However, judging from the Shadow Woodman's reaction, it seems to be heading towards the giant mushroom that he just put into his spatial backpack.

Should we try killing it?

At level 47, it has most likely completed its first evolution.

Just as Lü Xiu was considering whether to make a move, the shadowy wooden figure struck first.

The withered black tree branch began to grow rapidly, its branches intertwining and coalescing into a black wooden sword. It swung it with all its might towards Lü Xiu, unleashing a black crescent-shaped blade of light.

Without hesitation, Lü Xiu quickly jumped back, and in mid-air, he used his right whip to entangle the stem of another mushroom, slowly descending.

"boom!"

The mushroom stem at the spot where the treasure chest was just now has been cut off, and the mushroom cap is now pressing directly onto the stem.

Yes, this is what a normal mushroom should look like.

"bass!"

The next moment, the mushroom was cleaved in two right in front of Lü Xiu.

The shadowy wooden figure strode forward with heavy steps. The wooden sword in its hand had grown larger, and its surface was shrouded in a faint dark elemental power, like the lingering smoke after a battle.

"Whoa!"

"I really like your wooden sword!"

As Lu Xiu carefully examined the wooden sword arm of the shadowy wooden figure, his eyes grew even brighter.

He had long wanted to get a knife for his tiger-man form after transforming into the Beast King.

However, the Ice Wheel Cutter is too small, only suitable for use by himself before he undergoes "Beast King Transformation". He needs to forge a weapon that matches his transformed size, but he hasn't been hunting in the Money Valley, so he doesn't have enough funds.

Right now, the wooden sword arm of the Shadow Wooden Man is quite good.

The shape of the sword, and its dark elemental attribute.

If we could remove the wooden sword arm from the shadow puppet, it would be excellent material for forging!

No, Lü Xiu felt that the wooden sword arm that had been removed could even be used directly as a weapon!

So...

"Shadow Roar!"

"roar!!!"

A tiger's roar erupted from the side of the shadowy wooden figure, like a sudden clap of thunder.

Just as Lü Xiu jumped back, the Shadow King, who had transformed into a trench coat and was attached to him, actively circled around the Shadow Wooden Man in the form of an elemental body. Upon receiving Lü Xiu's command, he immediately launched a fierce attack!

The shadowy wooden figure remained completely unmoved by the roar of the shadows that were so close at hand.

Because it has no hearing at all and is immune to sound waves, and the Shadow Wooden Man itself possesses the dark attribute, the Shadow King's Shadow Roar is nothing more than a gentle breeze blowing through the forest to it.

"Thump!"

A jet-black steel arrow suddenly pierced the chest of the shadowy wooden figure, and this time it reacted.

"Ku..." The shadowy wooden figure looked down at the armor-piercing arrow in its chest, then immediately looked up and roared loudly. It didn't notice the blood-red circular mark above its head, like a target.

However, Lü Xiu, who shot the arrow, was not satisfied with the damage it caused.

"Relentless pursuit + spiral arrow + armor-piercing arrow, yet only the arrowhead pierced its body?"

"This guy's bark defense is pretty strong," Lu Xiu was basically certain that the shadowy wooden figure in front of him had completed its first evolution.

When I shot the Demon Fish Warrior, I didn't use Relentless Pursuit. The armor-piercing arrow fired with just the Spiral Arrow skill went straight through the Demon Fish Warrior's head and embedded itself in the mushroom on its back.

Then we'll have to change our tactics.

"Beast King Transformation: Nine Netherworld Hellfire Tiger!"

The Shadow King flew in from a distance and crashed into Lü Xiu. The next moment, a majestic tiger-man engulfed in black flames appeared.

The tiger claw landed, and Lü Xiu flew forward at top speed.

The shadowy wooden figure did not stop its advance, and once again unleashed a jet-black dark elemental energy slash at Lü Xiu.

"Flowing Cloud Eyes"

A faint blue light flashed in Lu Xiu's eyes as he charged forward. His dynamic vision was enhanced, the movements of the shadow wooden figure slowed down, and the trajectory of the dark element slash became clearer.

Just before the slash was about to hit Lü Xiu, his body suddenly split open from the middle. After the slash passed, the split body quickly merged back together.

This is achieved through insight into the opponent's attack trajectory and perfect control over one's own body, enabling rapid switching between the physical body, the elemental body, and back to the physical body.

"Tiger Claw!"

As Lu Xiu lunged at the shadowy wooden figure, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Two sharp tiger claws gripped the shadowy wooden figure's right shoulder with astonishing speed, tearing at it like a tiger's jaws. The thick muscles of the arm trembled, veins bulged, and in an instant, the figure unleashed its full power, tearing left and right!

He wanted to use brute force to tear off the wooden sword arm of the shadow puppet!

"Open it!!" Lu Xiu roared.

It achieved the effect of Shadow Roar without using Shadow Roar!

"Bang!" A cracking sound came from the shoulder of the shadowy wooden figure.

This is the sound of victory!

In an instant, with a loud "bang," the wooden sword arm of the shadow puppet was completely severed from its body! Dark elemental energy gushed out from the gap like blood!

"Ku~" The shadowy wooden figure howled in pain and immediately retaliated, its left hand branch growing into sharp spikes and swinging at Lü Xiu, but Lü Xiu had already jumped aside to avoid it.

He rolled on the spot and grabbed the wooden dummy's arm that he had just torn off.

Shadow Wooden Man's Arm

Grade: Treasure

Quality: 77

Description: The Shadow Wooden Golem's strong arms, forged from its own life essence and the dark element, can withstand attacks from water and fire, and can also corrode anything it touches with the power of shadow.

Rare and precious materials?

Not bad, it's quite easy to use. Lü Xiu swung it a few times.

"Ku!" The shadowy wooden figure's anger and pain had reached their peak!

But Lu Xiu didn't care at all. He was even examining its other arm, which had grown into a spike. His wooden sword was a treasure, so was the other arm also a treasure?

Then tear off its arm?

Forget it. Lü Xiu noticed that the Shadow Wooden Man didn't seem to be able to grow arms at will; the newly grown spikes were somewhat malnourished, short, thin, and sparse. It seemed the nutrients were all going into the wooden sword in its right hand.

It seems the shadow puppet also has a dominant hand.

Suddenly, the shadowy wooden figure extended its spikes forward, and the black mushrooms on its body launched like missiles, flying in mid-air, all of which aimed at Lü Xiu.

With the enhanced vision and dynamic visual acuity granted by the Flowing Cloud Eyes, Lü Xiu could make a judgment at a glance: if he switched to his elemental form before these mushrooms arrived, he could easily dodge them.

But Lü Xiu immediately noticed the special features of these mushrooms. The surface of the mushrooms was undulating, and based on the Shadow King's perception of the dark element energy inside, the dark element energy inside was surging rapidly and was extremely unstable.

Unstable? Will it explode?

"Earth Escape!"

The steady Lü Xiu immediately leaned back and fell into the mud as if he had fallen into water.

"Boom!!!"

The earth trembled! Violent dark elemental energy erupted and spread wildly, the impact of which blasted several mushrooms in the vicinity to pieces!

Deep underground, Lü Xiu had already left his original position. Just as he had guessed, the mushrooms shot from the shadow wooden figure did indeed explode!

Three seconds later, Lü Xiu suddenly leaped out of the soil behind the shadowy wooden figure, holding a "knife" in one hand.

"Instant Slash!"