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Chapter 69 Breakthrough, Counterattack

"Hmm? This is—"

Li Yuan was taken aback, then suddenly realized something, and a look of wild joy flashed in his eyes.

The second unit of the "Sports Guru" entry, "Physical Fitness," has finally been completed?

He quickly checked the equipment panel.

Name: Li Yuan

[Realm: Level 5, Ominous Sign]

[Current Equipment: Thunder Scepter]

[Temporary entry obtained: Yin Yang Twin Thunder (Green)]

[Condition for permanent hardening: Being struck by lightning of any power once (0/1)]

[Permanent entries: Escape Expert (White), Eat What You Want (White), Fitness Guru (Green), Night Owl Guru (Green), Listening Blade (Green), Equivalent Evolution (Blue)]

【Friendly Reminder 1: ————】

【Friendly Reminder 4: Permanent attributes can be copied by consuming essence and spirit, and bestowed upon all things.】

Just as I expected, my strength has truly reached Level 5 of the Ominous Sign realm, no longer relying on the temporary boost from the "Master of Staying Up All Night" attribute!

Li Yuan was overjoyed.

Without any temporary enhancement, his physical attributes officially reached Level 5 of the Extraordinary Aura!

The heat flowed faster and faster through his body, his muscles and bones made a soft popping sound, and an even more powerful force surged out from within him.

If he was an off-road vehicle before, he is now a main battle tank.

Strength, speed, endurance, reaction speed – all improved!

This strength is comparable to last night's, and perhaps even slightly stronger.

This is, after all, genuine strength, not a temporary boost.

The temporary boost given by the term "night owl" is like being possessed by a deity; it's an external blessing that actually has very little effect on physical health.

But now, his physical fitness has truly reached the solid level of Level 0 of the Extraordinary Aura, and his neurological reactions have also fully met the standards.

He could feel his muscle fibers becoming denser and his bone density increasing further, far exceeding his previous strength.

The whole world seemed to slow down, because his neural reaction speed had undergone another qualitative change.

He could even clearly perceive the angle at which the hairs on his skin stood up, hear the rustling of leaves falling in the distance, and smell the fainter odor of ozone in the air.

I've become stronger, and by a significant margin!

Unfortunately, the third physical fitness requirement for the "Sports Guru" category—requiring a 10,000-kilometer hike—is still a long way off.

At this moment, the giant scorpion opposite seemed to have noticed Li Yuan's change. It let out a sharp hiss and charged forward again with a gust of foul wind as it exerted force with all six legs.

A cold glint flashed in Li Yuan's eyes. This time, he did not retreat. He gripped the bamboo knife tightly and slashed at the huge scorpion claw.

"clang""

Amidst the flying sparks, Li Yuan's figure only swayed slightly, while the giant scorpion was actually forced to retreat half a step by his slash.

"There's hope!"

Li Yuan was overjoyed.

The power of a level five ominous sign is enough to confront this monster head-on.

He gave the scorpion no chance to breathe, and with a burst of speed, he moved like a ghost to the side, slashing the scorpion's leg joint with his bamboo knife.

"Snap!"

A faint cracking sound rang out.

A shallow crack finally appeared on the scorpion's carapace.

Although it was just a crack, it meant that his attack was already able to break through the defense.

""

The giant scorpion, in pain, let out an angry hiss, and its stinger, like a black lightning bolt, stabbed fiercely at him.

Li Yuan's nerves reacted far faster than before; he leaned back, and the tail spike grazed the tip of his nose.

He then spun around and swung his bamboo knife horizontally, striking the base of the scorpion's stinger.

"clang!"

Another crisp, metallic clang rang out as the scorpion's stinger was deflected, but it still wasn't severed.

"Their defensive capabilities are truly astonishing—"

Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

This was the first time he had encountered such a monster. Although the lord-level corpse puppet from last night was powerful enough, its defense was far inferior to that of this scorpion.

However, he has already found a way to deal with it.

Next, Li Yuan stopped confronting the giant scorpion head-on and instead made full use of his speed advantage, quickly swimming around it.

He used his bamboo knife to target relatively weak points such as joints, compound eyes, and the base of the tail spikes, making one cut after another.

Although each strike does not cause much damage, they add up.

More and more cracks appeared on the scorpion's carapace.

At the same time, Li Yuan did not give up using Yin-Yang Twin Thunder.

The silvery-white lightning continuously bombarded the scorpion's compound eyes, blurring its vision.

The golden Yang Lei specifically disrupts its attack rhythm, preventing it from launching an effective counterattack.

The man and the scorpion engaged in a fierce battle on the hillside.

Wherever it went, a large number of trees around it were knocked down by the scorpion.

The ground was riddled with deep potholes and cracks.

Gravel and dirt flew everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong stench of fish and burning.

The battle lasted for nearly twenty minutes.

Even Li Yuan felt immense pressure from this intense battle, mainly because he was physically exhausted.

Fortunately, the giant scorpion clearly lacked intelligence, only knowing how to attack and chase with brute force.

Suddenly, as the scorpion turned to pursue, Li Yuan channeled all his strength into his right arm and slashed down fiercely with his bamboo knife.

This time, he slashed at the same spot he had attacked before.

"Pfft!"

This time, the bamboo knife finally broke through the scorpion's carapace defenses, embedding itself deeply in the scorpion's abdomen and piercing its vital organs.

Dark black blood gushed out.

"hiss--"

The giant scorpion let out a piercing hiss and its body began to convulse violently.

Its six legs kicked wildly, digging a large crater in the surrounding ground.

Li Yuan dared not be careless and quickly retreated to create distance.

"Now let's see if you're still alive!"

He sneered inwardly and didn't go any further.

However, the giant scorpion is extremely resilient. Even with a large gash in its abdomen and its vital organs likely pierced, it still struggled for several minutes before finally collapsing.

Seeing that the monster had stopped moving completely, Li Yuan finally breathed a long sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.

"This is fucking troublesome—"

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the huge scorpion corpse, and secretly felt relieved.

If it weren't for a breakthrough in his strength at the crucial moment, he probably would have died here today.

This was the first time he had encountered a monster of this level since his rise to power, and it was quite unusual for him.

But I have to admit, after turning the tables, I actually felt a sense of accomplishment.

After resting for a few minutes, Li Yuan stood up again and began to deal with the scorpion's carcass.

This is no ordinary scorpion; it is very likely a mutated monster. Its carapace, stinger, and venom sac could all be valuable materials.

He carefully removed the scorpion's venom sac with a bamboo knife, then wrapped it in a cloth and put it in his backpack.

Then he pried off the hardest pieces of the shell, intending to take them back and see if he could exchange them for some points.

As for the scorpion meat—he didn't touch it for the time being, because he didn't know if it was edible, and there was no suitable place to prepare it.

Most importantly, you can't take it with you.

Li Yuan couldn't help but miss the entry with storage effects again.

If there were such an entry, I could take all the scorpion meat with me.

However, we should be able to find a way to take some with us when the time comes.

He had a feeling that even if the flesh and blood of this monster were inedible, they would still have great research value.