Chapter 810 - 800: Monster
The system released the System Power to observe and felt a bit sentimental, thinking that this Black Cat Beastman was indeed impressive.
"If it weren’t for the Black Cat Beastman buying you time, host, you would have given up halfway by now."
"But this Black Cat Beastman doesn’t seem to know why he protects you so much."
"From what the Chief Steward of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion said, the Black Cat Beastman was seriously injured, wasn’t he?"
"I didn’t notice it before."
"No, actually, he got seriously injured when passing through that barrier, but at the time he didn’t let you check."
"How can someone endure so much, it would have been better if he let you see and help treat him then."
The system pondered deeply, thinking about whether the injured Black Cat Beastman could withstand this Killing Array.
The Killing Array looks quite formidable.
"Host, I detected with System Power that the Killing Array is immensely powerful, and I worry whether he can withstand it."
Su Muyao heard these words, and her heart lifted upon listening to the situation outside.
She didn’t expect the Black Cat Beastman to do this much for her.
Honestly, despite everything, he has not retreated a single step, which moved her deeply.
She really wanted to ask if he was Xie Guixue?
But something is different.
She dared not ask, fearing disappointment upon discovering the truth.
She couldn’t afford further delay and pushed herself to accelerate the conversion of Immortal Crystal energy.
Moreover, her current strength was still weak, and going outside now would only trouble the Black Cat Beastman.
The combat outside did not allow for any delay; she had to enhance her strength in the shortest time, even at the cost of her body.
Only with greater strength could she go out and annihilate the Ant Clan Beastmen of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
She continuously grabbed the Immortal Crystal Stones in her palm, operating her superpower to the extreme, forcibly extracting the energy from the Immortal Crystal Stones, coercing the pure power to surge into her body through her meridians.
Initially, it was a slight aching sensation in the meridians, but as she hastened, the ache rapidly turned into sharp pain, like countless fine needles pricking and stirring within her meridians.
The pain left her face pale, cold sweat dripping densely from her forehead, down her jaw.
But Su Muyao did not stop, instead biting her lip hard, gathering more Immortal Crystal Stones in front of herself.
She exerted more force with her fingers, and a few Immortal Crystal Stones shattered directly in her palm, transforming into dense mist-like energy.
This could speed up the process.
But the absorption of the energy from the Immortal Crystal Stones by her body had to keep pace with this.
Otherwise, if she crushed the Immortal Crystals without absorbing them in time, the Immortal Energy would disperse.
Thus, Su Muyao accelerated her pace.
She kept pushing herself.
Yet the Immortal Energy was too abundant, far exceeding the body’s capacity, causing the meridian’s sharp pain to intensify as if the energy might tear and crush her.
Simultaneously, beneath the skin of her neck, veins bulged, and tiny cracks quietly appeared, shimmering with a feeble rainbow glow, signaling the overflow of energy threatening to rupture her tissue.
Her inner energy was increasingly abundant, like an uncontrollable sea of energy rampaging through her meridians, each impact bringing excruciating pain as if her organs were displaced.
The suffocating feeling of her body about to explode from the energy expanded toward her limbs and bones, nearly devouring her consciousness.
The system also noticed Su Muyao’s abnormality and screamed, "Ah, host, what’s happening to you?"
"No, you’re about to explode."
"You can’t do this, I told you to absorb energy quickly, but not like this, are you risking your life?"
The system worriedly urged Su Muyao.
Su Muyao was almost fainting from the pain by this point.
Yet the subconscious willpower kept her persisting.
"I need to be stronger."
"Many tasks await me."
"Yue Wuhen and the others are still outside the Barrier, and the leader behind the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is coming soon."
"Also, Di Fu Yuan needs the Dragon Body, Xiao Jihan, they, and Zaizai need me."
She must become stronger.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Without the Immortal Crystal Stones, she wouldn’t know when she could advance her strength.
This time, entering the Taixu Secret Realm and Contracting with Mei Qingchen, she has not advanced her strength yet.
So she must use this method.
She sensed the initially converted Immortal Energy had been absorbed.
Her strength had risen beyond Level 32.
She was already at Level 36 in strength now.
It’s noteworthy how hard it is to level up beyond Level 30.
Not to mention quite a jump like this.
And her power was still rising.
So she couldn’t stop.
At least she needed to reach the strength of the Fourth Realm to stand a fighting chance.
Because many of the Ant Clan Beastmen’s Stewards had the strength of the Fourth Realm.
She continued, biting her lip until she tasted the thick taste of blood, barely maintaining the last bit of consciousness.
The pain in her body had reached an extreme, each breath tugging the torturous pain in her meridians, but she refused to even groan, just clenching her fists tightly, digging her nails deep into her palms, allowing more Immortal Crystal Stones to be crushed and consumed.
The battle outside the cave continued, the Black Cat Beastman protecting Su Muyao with precious time.
Inside the cave, Su Muyao fought against her physical limits with utmost endurance, gambling everything for that glimmer of hope.
...
"Haha, die!"
The Chief Steward watched the Killing Array form, the highest Killing Sword heading towards the Black Cat Beastman, eyes gleaming with excitement.
Facing the array’s formidable killing intent, the Black Cat Beastman’s eyes grew solemn.
Because he sensed the Killing Array’s power too.
Especially within the array, many Ant Clan Beastmen had their lives devoured.
As if being sacrificed to the Killing Array.
He realized something, seemingly making up his mind, his eyes flashing with determination.
Then, he swiftly formed hand seals, murmuring incantations.
Suddenly, the black superpower around him surged violently, his form shifting dramatically in the light.
Moments later, his Black Cat Beast form became encased in black mist, which gradually took shape into a strange ancient tree, completely black.
The trunk was like a pillar, the bark adorned with ancient and eerie patterns, emanating a chilling aura.
The branches stretched wantonly, each tendril darting into the ground, then emerging beneath the Ant Beastmen’s feet at lightning speed, directly piercing the people in the array, draining their superpower and reducing them to skeletal remains.
Moreover,
"Ah... Ah..."
The people died instantly within the Killing Array, causing the array’s power to weaken immediately.
The Chief Steward recoiled several steps in shock, unable to believe his eyes.
"You... What kind of monster are you?"
"Clearly a Black Cat Beastman, how could you be a tree?"
"No, even with Plant-type Beastman bloodline, it shouldn’t be like this."
This tree appeared too bizarre, unheard of, differing from other Plant-type Beastmen.
Meanwhile, thick black mist continuously emerged from the ancient tree’s branches, moving with a life of its own, sweeping towards the surrounding Ant Beastmen.
Where it passed, neither the light from Magic Artifacts nor the enemy’s Spiritual Power were spared, swallowed instantly, with even the screams drowned out by the black mist.
But at this moment, an even greater power descended from above.
The Chief Steward looked up, "Eldest Young Master, you... you have arrived..."
The Chief Steward’s voice trembled.
The Eldest Young Master, Qiu Zhezhi, glared venomously at the tree, channeling numerous powers into strengthening the array.
At the same time, his body split into two, with one part confronting Yue Wuhen and the others outside the Barrier Array.
He knew those outside the Barrier Array must not remain, sensing their threat.
A danger to the Ant Clan, even to the Insect Clan.
Outside the Barrier Array, Yue Wuhen unleashed the Witch Clan Seal.
He knew the Barrier Array must be broken.
No more waiting.
The greatest leader behind the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had appeared.
That person, right before them.
The power on him was unusual.
The wife must be protected.
Thus Yue Wuhen also released the Witch Clan Seal.
Mei Qingchen, Shen Ci’an, and Teng Lixuan focused on holding back this duplicate.