Chapter 412: Little Silkworm’s Desperate Secret Technique
CRASH!
Cheng Yuan stepped forward and kicked Wu Pa’s shattered bones into the hundred-meter-deep trench!
Cheng Yuan stood expressionlessly on the edge of the stone platform, looking down on the skeletons below!
Cheng Yuan’s aura was too powerful, like that of an Ancient Great Witch. The skeletons below were stunned. Whichever skeleton his gaze fell upon would subconsciously lower its head.
Even the massive beasts lowered their proud heads under his intimidating stare!
Wu Pa had been the strongest among them, yet he was defeated in a single blow!
’If it were us, we’d be instantly killed too!’
The skeletons didn’t know that Cheng Yuan was just putting on a strong front. That last move, Moving Mountains, had depleted almost all the True Essence in his body!
After all, he was only a Grandmaster! His reserves of True Essence were limited!
Maintaining his majestic and inviolable posture, Cheng Yuan frantically stimulated the Medicinal Power of the Three Patterns Essence Enhancement Pill to restore his True Essence at full speed.
A little over ten seconds later, Cheng Yuan had recovered most of his True Essence and could finally breathe a small sigh of relief!
’If another skeleton had jumped onto the platform just now, I would’ve been toast.’
Thankfully, he had managed to bluff his way through with the sheer intimidation of having annihilated Wu Pa in one move.
’Now that I’ve recovered most of my True Essence, I’m not afraid even if another skeleton jumps up.’
Seizing the opportunity while the skeletons were still intimidated, Cheng Yuan quickly communicated with the Light Element Energy Factors. Following them, he soon located the Celestial Dao of Light and began comprehending it with all his might.
If he could break through to the Martial King realm in one go, dealing with the likes of Wu Pa would be much easier. At the very least, he wouldn’t exhaust all his True Essence with a single use of Moving Mountains.
As his comprehension of the Celestial Dao of Light deepened, a tiny speck of light faintly appeared at the tip of his finger. This was Cheng Yuan’s attempt to condense the Light Element.
Once he succeeded in condensing the Light Element, it would mean Cheng Yuan had successfully crossed the threshold of the Celestial Dao of Light and become a Martial King!
Unfortunately, sometimes, a miss is as good as a mile.
Cheng Yuan had overestimated his ability to intimidate the skeletons and underestimated their determination to live a second life.
The skeletons indeed didn’t dare to fight him one-on-one anymore. Instead, they were waiting for their companions to recover their strength!
When ten of the skeletons had recovered to their optimal state, the fear and apprehension in their eyes vanished!
Their numbers gave them an immense sense of security and confidence!
Among these ten skeletons were seven Celestial Witch Warriors and three Exotic Beasts.
In life, they had been mortal enemies, wishing nothing more than to kill each other.
But now, they had formed a temporary offensive and defensive alliance!
First, kill Cheng Yuan. Then, they would fight amongst themselves to decide who would get to enjoy his flesh and blood.
SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
The ten skeletons leaped up onto the stone platform, surrounding Cheng Yuan!
Individually, none of these ten skeletons could compare to Wu Pa. But united, they could absolutely crush Wu Pa with ease!
A tyrannical pressure instantly enveloped Cheng Yuan. His mind reeled, and the speck of light at his fingertip gradually faded.
This infuriated Cheng Yuan. He activated his Double Pupil and scanned his surroundings, his expression turning incredibly grave.
Even with his Double Pupil active, Cheng Yuan couldn’t find a single flaw!
The coordination of these ten skeletons was too perfect!
After all, they had been fighting each other for over a thousand years and were intimately familiar with one another.
For the first time, Cheng Yuan understood what it felt like to be ambushed from all sides. There was not a single hope of breaking through the encirclement, not a sliver of a chance for survival.
Cheng Yuan was at his wit’s end. At this point, even consuming more Elixirs would be useless.
’What do I do?’
As if sensing Cheng Yuan’s tension, Little Silkworm flashed and leaped out from his embrace.
The Evil Qi on the stone platform was incredibly dense. To Little Silkworm, it was no different from a Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill!
If Little Silkworm were given one hour to cultivate, it would absolutely have the chance to break through the First Transformation and reach the level of a Beast Emperor!
But right now, time was what they lacked most!
To defeat the ten skeletons, Little Silkworm had no choice but to use the Desperate Secret Technique of the Nine-Change Divine Silkworm!
Little Silkworm opened its great mouth and desperately absorbed the Evil Qi drifting in the air!
Little Silkworm’s body began to inflate like a balloon!
Soon, Little Silkworm grew from the size of a thumb into a five-meter-long, two-meter-thick behemoth! It radiated the powerful aura of a peak Beast Emperor!
Using the Desperate Secret Technique had caused immense damage to Little Silkworm’s body!
Originally, Little Silkworm could undergo Nine Transformations. But now, with its foundation damaged, it could at most manage Eight Transformations!
"Cheng Yuan, I’ll help you fight them!"
With his Double Pupil active, Cheng Yuan could see the price Little Silkworm had paid, and his heart ached for it.
"Little Silkworm, why are you so foolish? With one less transformation, you’ll never be able to reach the peak of the Nine-Change Divine Silkworm clan! You’ll never become the apex predator of this starry sky!"
"Cheng Yuan, if I hadn’t followed you, I probably wouldn’t even have had the chance for a First Transformation! By following you, I at least have that chance! I’m willing to pay any price for you, Cheng Yuan!"
Deeply moved, Cheng Yuan reached out and stroked Little Silkworm’s enormous body, his eyes filled with boundless battle intent. "Little Silkworm, then let us fight side by side!"
Little Silkworm let out a joyful cry and charged straight for the three Exotic Beast skeletons!
The Nine-Change Divine Silkworm was a top-tier Divine Beast from the Ancient Times. It already possessed the ability to fight above its level, and what’s more, its bloodline completely suppressed that of ordinary Exotic Beasts!
The three Exotic Beast skeletons panicked! They subconsciously retreated, revealing numerous flaws in their formation!
Little Silkworm snorted disdainfully. Its corpulent body became incredibly agile. It flashed forward, instantly appearing before a rhinoceros-shaped Exotic Beast!
BANG!
Little Silkworm slammed head-on into the rhinoceros Exotic Beast’s sharp horn!
CRACK! Little Silkworm shattered the horn, and in the same motion, crushed the rhinoceros Exotic Beast’s entire face!
CRASH! The rhinoceros Exotic Beast’s skeleton crumbled to the ground!
As if it had done something trivial, Little Silkworm slowly turned its head to look at the winged tiger Exotic Beast not far away!
In the Ancient Times, the winged tiger was considered a relatively strong Exotic Beast. Unfortunately, it was no Divine Beast. Against a top-tier Divine Beast like the Nine-Change Divine Silkworm, the winged tiger Exotic Beast couldn’t even last three moves!
CRUNCH!
Little Silkworm bit down on the winged tiger’s wing and used its massive body to crush the winged tiger’s skeleton beneath it!
CRASH!
The winged tiger’s skeleton shattered!
The last Exotic Beast was even weaker. Little Silkworm defeated it with a single whip of its tail!
The defeat of the three Exotic Beasts dealt a huge blow to the confidence of the seven Celestial Witch Warriors. Many mistakes appeared in their coordination, allowing Cheng Yuan to find several openings!
CRACK! CRACK!
Cheng Yuan struck with all his might, shattering two more skeletons.
Cheng Yuan’s True Essence was once again completely depleted!
An idea struck Cheng Yuan. He decided to use the same trick again, roaring at the five remaining skeletons, "Who else wants some?!?"
Unfortunately, this time, Cheng Yuan had miscalculated.
Down in the trench, the skeletons might be intimidated!
But this was the stone platform! The most sacred place in the Beast Fighting Arena! Warriors in a deathmatch must not retreat!!
Not only did the skeletons not retreat, they let out a unified roar and charged fiercely at Cheng Yuan!!