Chapter 380 - 375: Tier 5 Creature, An Acting Showdown
BOOM!
Outside Giant Stone City, a rumbling sound grew louder!
It meant this Tier Five creature had arrived.
CRACK.
Giant trees hundreds of feet tall were swept aside as easily as toys.
Then, a terrifying, deformed creature emerged from the Forest Sea!
It looked like... a hand?
If one had to describe the monster, it looked like two severed human hands stitched together at the wrists, using their fingers as legs to scuttle about like a spider.
Spider Hand!
Each of the Spider Hand’s fingers, or rather, its limbs...
Its pale, sickly skin was covered in nauseating pustules, blisters, and boils!
These thick finger-limbs wore rusted, dull brass rings, deeply embedded in the flesh, and a foul-smelling yellow pus oozed from the edges of the rings!
Terrifying, deformed, horrifying!
This monster, even if it were only the size of a pet cat, would be fit to star in a horror film.
But now, this Spider Hand’s size... the walls of Giant Stone City were only as tall as the second knuckle of its index finger!
A Tier Five creature!
The only Tier Five Mutated Creature in the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom!
BOOM!
The Spider Hand charged into the city, flattening numerous buildings!
A deformed, thick finger-limb rose high, like a sky-propping pillar, and took aim at Nether Mirror.
Then.
It smashed down!
BAM!
The Spider Hand’s enormous body granted it terrifying brute strength!
A Tier Five Mutated Creature like this was already comparable to a weaker god in some respects!
Under the assault of such brute force, even Nether Mirror was unwilling to take it head-on. He tapped his toes and leaped back, retreating to the other side of the street!
BOOM!
The finger landed!
The entire city street collapsed as if struck by an earthquake, leaving a scene of total devastation!
The ground across several city blocks shattered, cracked, and sank!
’Divine-level power?’
Nether Mirror landed on a rooftop, muttering to himself.
He waved his palm, and a ghostly light shaped like a circular saw flew out, slashing at the Spider Hand’s knuckle. The finger, several meters in diameter, was instantly severed!
But Nether Mirror’s brow twitched, showing no sign of joy.
From the severed stump, two new fingers sprouted, like a branching tree limb!
’Divine-level Regeneration?’
Nether Mirror’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Immediately after, as if enraged by the attack, the Spider Hand flailed its limbs and charged forward frantically!
BOOM!
Its limbs smashed down again and again.
Due to the Spider Hand’s frenzied rampage, the ruins of Giant Stone City were being destroyed at an incredible speed!
It was as if a series of high-frequency earthquakes were erupting one after another within the city!
BOOM!
The ground caved in, shattering and cracking!
Pillars of dust shot into the sky as grit and stone flew, forming a sandstorm!
It was like a natural disaster!
This was the Spider Hand!
A Tier Five mutated creature!
Under the suppression of this terrifying brute force, even Nether Mirror couldn’t break free for the moment!
’I’ve managed to pin him down...’
’The Spider Hand should be able to buy me some time...’ Withered Wood Elder let out a sigh of relief.
Buy time.
And that was all.
The Withered Wood Elder knew the score.
Even with its Tier Five body and Tier Five regeneration, as a mutated creature with fatal flaws, the Spider Hand could never truly threaten Nether Mirror’s life.
’It won’t be long before he suppresses the Spider Hand, probably without taking any damage...’
’I have to hurry!’
He stopped paying attention to the battle, as there was no suspense to it.
The Withered Wood Elder’s Divine Sense surged, and he sent a message to Su Ye!
A call for help!
...
SPLASH.
The floodwaters surged like a vast ocean.
The mast stood tall, the black sails billowed high!
Amidst the gale and torrential rain, the dark and imposing spirit ship, the Ghostly Flood Dragon, rode the wind and broke through the waves!
’A call for help?’
Hearing the Withered Wood Elder’s words, Su Ye leaned against the ship’s railing, a playful glint in his eyes as he gazed into the distance.
Within the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom, the dense fog that had blocked Divine Sense had already vanished without a trace.
Because of this, Su Ye’s Divine Sense was no longer suppressed and was free once more.
At this very moment, he could clearly feel the blazing fluctuations of Spiritual Power hundreds of miles away!
Su Ye could even feel a faint stinging sensation on every inch of his skin, as if being scraped by steel needles, accompanying the surging Spiritual Power.
’These fluctuations.’
’Tier Five... is it?’ Su Ye murmured.
He felt a little fortunate.
There really was a Tier Five Mutated Creature in the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom!
And the Withered Wood Elder truly did have the ability to command such a terrifying monster!
But...
’Even a Tier Five creature can’t win?’
’Is the Withered Wood Elder’s opponent that strong?’
’A Divine Lord?’
A term flashed through Su Ye’s mind.
Both the Shadow-Binding Incarnation and Metis had mentioned a being called the ’Divine Lord’... could it be him?
’I remember, his name is... Nether Mirror?’
Su Ye pondered.
Meanwhile, the Withered Wood Elder’s urging grew more desperate.
"Hurry over here, my young friend."
"Kill this Divine Incarnation, and you can leave freely. I promise!"
The Withered Wood Elder’s tone was earnest and quite sincere.
He had no choice.
Nether Mirror’s attack had thrown his plans into disarray!
This forced the Withered Wood Elder to deploy the Spider Hand ahead of schedule, revealing one of his trump cards!
But even so.
The Spider Hand’s defeat was only a matter of time!
After all, it was a mutated creature. Its specialization was too extreme; even with a Tier Five body, it wasn’t of much use.
If Su Ye were to stand by and do nothing, the Withered Wood Elder would have no choice but to use the final reserves of his divine kingdom and fight Nether Mirror to the death!
To be honest...
The Withered Wood Elder had no confidence.
As one of the Four Pillar Gods, even as just an incarnation, Nether Mirror’s strength was terrifying!
’That is a monster...’
’And only another monster can fight a monster...’
The Withered Wood Elder’s gaze was profound.
However, in response to the Withered Wood Elder’s request, Su Ye’s expression remained calm.
He said flatly, "An opponent that even a Tier Five creature can’t defeat? What use would I be?"
"Besides... how can I be sure you’re not trying to trick me?"
"That you won’t use this Tier Five creature to kill me after I arrive?"
’This kid...’
The Withered Wood Elder’s face darkened.
Although they hadn’t known each other for long, the Withered Wood Elder already had a good grasp of Su Ye’s character!
This was someone who wouldn’t lift a finger without seeing a reward!
Therefore, the Withered Wood Elder was direct.
He didn’t waste time with empty platitudes about how they were in the same boat or how Nether Mirror wouldn’t spare him either if he won.
Instead, he got straight to the point, dangling a fresh, juicy, and fragrant piece of bait!
"You want the Annihilation Secret Scripture, don’t you?"
"Fine!"
"I’ll give you the remaining five sections!"
the Withered Wood Elder said in a deep voice.
"Oh?"
"Explain."
Su Ye’s eyes lit up, but he suppressed the covetousness in his heart and asked in as calm a tone as he could manage.
He did a good job of hiding it.
However, in the Withered Wood Elder’s eyes, his interest was already extremely obvious.
’This kid... is still a bit green!’
’Haha...’
The Withered Wood Elder was overjoyed, a malicious thought surfacing in his mind.
He continued his transmission, saying, "Here’s what you’ll do..."