Chapter 105 - 104: Half a Bead
Yang Shen wasn’t actually nervous as he faced the last remaining freak.
As someone with a cheat ability, a week was like a minor version update for him. Besides, he had already skewered two of them before.
Their techniques were flashy and ornate, but their absolute power and physical constitution were weak.
At most, this one before him wasn’t insane and had a bit of a brain.
Black Rope revealed a sinister grin. The countless black tattoos on his body rapidly came to life, surging onto his arms to form enormous, even somewhat bloated, black limbs.
Every strand of "muscle" seemed as solid as cast iron.
’Even though he’d seen it once before, Yang Shen still found it incredible. This group’s bodies are rather fragile, but their methods are certainly interesting.’
In other words, it was precisely because their bodies were fragile that they developed such methods to compensate for their shortcomings.
’It’d be great if Martial Artists could use this too...’ he thought. ’Perhaps once Yanhua Country fully deciphers this Exotic Realm, such technology will be integrated into our own Martial Arts system.’
Black Rope dragged his fists behind him as he charged forward at full speed, suddenly throwing a punch from five meters away.
The black substance, like viscous jelly, shot out dozens of black spikes from the surface of his fist.
’I thought he was just a melee brute, but it turns out he has some tricks up his sleeve?’
’See? He really does have a brain. He’s even using feints.’
Yang Shen’s long spear flicked out like an afterimage, deflecting all the black spikes. A ranged attack of this level posed no threat to him anymore.
Immediately following that, a massive black fist came flying toward his face.
With a whip-like crack of his spear, he smashed the fist aside. Yang Shen had the upper hand in terms of Power—a characteristic of Martial Arts Practitioners. But without Director Liang’s "Overstiffness is easily broken" Fist Intent, the black substance was still impressively durable.
The commotion would be huge. Yang Shen decided to end this quickly. After his initial probing, he no longer hesitated.
He turned the "volume" of the Buddha Sound Body Refining Technique inside him to 20%. The Rising Sun Wheel spun rapidly, and faint steam rose from his body, wrapping around him like Celestial Silk.
In this state, his Power, speed, reflexes, and the circulation speed of his energy were all massively boosted.
Yang Shen gave a slight nod, then vanished, reappearing in an instant with explosive power.
Black Rope blinked, and Yang Shen was already in his face!
Unlike those freaks and Witchcraft People with all their flashy abilities, Martial Artists preferred to get up close and personal.
It was a display of absolute confidence in their skill and physical strength.
Black Rope had clearly underestimated Yang Shen’s speed. As the only one who had escaped and spent over a week in hiding, he had probably deduced that the Martial Artists of this world were no pushovers, but he had never actually fought one.
The whistling long spear thrust forward, carrying the pressure of the wind. The black giant hand only managed to block in front of his chest, but the immense force still sent Black Rope flying.
It was Yang Shen’s old trick: skewer him, find a wall, and nail him to it!
Putting aside the difference in their Power, a person’s body weight could not possibly exceed Yang Shen’s strength limit, so he could launch anyone into the air.
Even Director Liang would go flying if he were here.
The force of being sandwiched between the attack and the wall would inflict several times more damage than a simple thrust, making it far more effective than just stabbing someone in place.
The move seemed simple, but it was undeniably effective.
In just one second, before Black Rope could even react to Yang Shen’s speed, he felt an obstruction against his back. The spear tip plunged forward unstoppably, piercing through his chest.
A single blow decided the outcome. An instant kill!
Straight to the grave!
This was the crushing dominance of a Martial Arts Practitioner over those with flashy tricks.
Conversely, it would be extremely difficult for Black Rope to inflict a fatal wound on Yang Shen, given his current physical durability and reaction speed at the Marrow Refining Realm.
If these freaks possessed a physical constitution similar to a Martial Artist’s, they would actually be very dangerous. That black substance was practically a weapon that covered their entire body.
But alas, there were no ’ifs’...
Black Rope coughed up a mouthful of blood. His punctured lung sent bloody bubbles to the corner of his mouth as he stared at his chest in disbelief.
’No... I can’t die!’
’I still have to get my revenge! I absolutely cannot die a meaningless death like this!’
’Not like my brothers and sisters!’
Yang Shen didn’t let his guard down after the successful strike. He knew these freaks had another trick: turning into a black hedgehog. After pulling out his spear, he retreated several meters, waiting for his opponent’s impotent rage to subside before he went in for the finishing blow.
He never forgot to secure the kill.
Letting even one get away would mean his brain had gone offline!
Sure enough, Black Rope roared and transformed into a black hedgehog, pushing the black substance to its limit to envelop his entire body.
Yang Shen simply watched with composure, but when the black substance receded, he was momentarily stunned.
The man had actually used that strange substance to gather at the hole in his chest, barely managing to stop the bleeding...
Another technique the Big Pharmacy had never seen before.
He had pierced the man’s heart, after all!
’Did he manipulate the black substance to patch his damaged heart and mimic its beating to supply blood before he completely died?’
This was quite an eye-opener for Yang Shen...
Frantically, Black Rope pulled something from his clothes and tried to swallow it, seemingly making a last-ditch struggle.
The fluorescent glow of Spiritual Qi in Yang Shen’s vision undoubtedly proved that this item was the "Exotic Treasure" his system had mentioned!
"I can’t die... I still have to get my revenge!"
"I will kill every last one of you who plays with Gu!!!"
But Yang Shen wouldn’t give him the chance.
SWISH! A hum rang out.
The tip of the spear arrived first, lightly flicking the object his opponent had just taken out.
A bead!
But to Yang Shen’s surprise, the bead split perfectly in two right down the middle!
It wasn’t cut by the spear; the split was so perfect it resembled the yin and yang halves of a taiji symbol. It was an object that was meant to be divided in two!
This unexpected event meant that his attempt to stop him was only half-successful. The top half of the bead flew into the air and was snatched by Yang Shen.
The bottom half, however, still fell into Black Rope’s mouth.
Yang Shen’s brow furrowed. He ignored the bead for the moment and thrust his spear directly at the man’s throat.
Puncture!
’Since he can repair organ damage, I’ll aim for his bones!’
After the successful strike, with a deft exertion of force, the Standard Long Spear split into two sections. The rear half shot forward again with immense force, and despite having no tip, it still pierced through the opponent’s physically weak body.
At this point, Black Rope had suffered three fatal wounds: in his throat, his abdomen, and his eye socket.
The entire process was almost effortless, showcasing Yang Shen’s currently overpowered combat abilities.
No flashy moves, only mortal danger.
Of course, if you wanted to see some flashy moves, this Yang knows a little Magic too.
Black Rope fell completely silent, his body going limp while still pinned to the wall.
Yang Shen had just breathed a sigh of relief.
However, some inexplicable change seemed to be spreading within his opponent’s body.
The next moment, the black substance boiled!
It became like viscous, scalding, and active tar.
It erupted, expanding to a volume far greater than before! It actually surged several meters high like a fountain!
Yang Shen immediately shot backward to observe the situation.
Several cubic meters of black slime gradually converged... finally condensing into the form of Black Rope.
Only now, his entire body was completely covered by the black substance, leaving no openings...
Black Rope... no, the monster enshrouded in black, gave the wary Yang Shen a deep look. Instead of attacking madly, it leaped into the river.
"You who play with Gu... I will kill you all... sooner or later!"
Yang Shen quickly chased him to the riverbank and faintly saw a black, phantom-like shape resembling a swimming Dragon speeding away along the riverbed.
From its vague outline, it looked like it had even constructed a tail out of the black substance?!
Its swimming speed far exceeded what a human form should be capable of.
"So fast!"
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the wide river. And the river in Jinshui District led to the sea...
Yang Shen cursed inwardly, ’Holy shit.’
’My brain didn’t go offline.’
’But my opponent’s cheats just came online!’
’I stabbed him through the brain, and he still didn’t die?!’
’Does this mean next time I’ll have to beat him into a uniform paste?!’
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