Chapter 301

Chapter 301: Tunnel Battle (Part 2)

Hiding in the tunnel, Wang Chen grasped the Wind and Thunder Sword that had just returned to him.

Although he had severely wounded the red ground beast that had invaded the hidden chamber, a lingering sense of danger persisted in his heart.

His instincts warned him that this ferocious second-tier magical beast would not be defeated so easily.

Therefore, he decisively recalled the flying sword, refraining from attempting to press his advantage further.

After breaking through to open a house, a Purple Palace cultivator could condense divine sense within the Upper Dantian.

Divine sense was essentially a refined form of spiritual power, fundamentally different from the spiritual awareness of a Qi Training cultivator.

Correspondingly, the higher the soul attributes, the more potent the derived divine sense!

Wang Chen’s Soul Points were an impressive 20, the highest among his four main attributes, far surpassing his root bone and comprehension.

With such formidable divine sense, Wang Chen could cast the Fire Crow Technique and control the flying sword to attack the red ground beast in the hidden chamber while remaining concealed in the tunnel.

It was also due to the acute intuition provided by his strong divine sense that Wang Chen made the most prudent decision.

Roar~

The red ground beast roared once more, its body swelling abruptly like a balloon, shattering the solid rock shell that had formed on its body surface, freeing itself from the trap Wang Chen had set.

This thick rock shell, several feet in thickness, had been created moments earlier after Wang Chen successfully ambushed the red ground beast with the Fire Crow Technique and ventured out of the tunnel to employ the Earth and Stone Technique.

Although Wang Chen had mastered the Earth and Stone Technique to perfection, he had no illusions about trapping a second-tier magical beast with it; his aim was merely to create an opportunity to strike.

Indeed, Wang Chen’s strategy proved highly successful.

Yet, he remained clear-headed, not blinded by his momentary victory, and his body swiftly descended through the long tunnel, putting distance between himself and the red ground beast!

The next moment, a violent shaking erupted outside the tunnel, as if a magnitude seven earthquake had struck.

Immediately, an invisible shockwave penetrated the thick soil layer and the hard stone walls, slamming into Wang Chen.

He couldn’t suppress a groan as his Protection twisted and rippled under the terrifying force.

The light dimmed slightly.

Undoubtedly, this powerful force was the red ground beast’s retaliation.

Wang Chen’s perception was accurate; even severely injured by the Wind and Thunder Sword, the second-tier magical beast still retained the strength to counterattack.

Had he assumed the beast had no chance to turn the tide, he would have faced a significant setback!

The red ground beast was an earth-element magical beast, and the underground was its natural domain!

As Wang Chen landed in the second hidden chamber, the red ground beast began digging downward through the tunnel.

It was utterly enraged, its eyes blood-red and its expression menacing.

Its front claws spun like whirling wind wheels, tearing through the mud and stone below, expanding the tunnel’s size.

The speed at which the red ground beast dug was no less than Wang Chen’s!

In an instant, the second hidden chamber, forty feet underground, was no longer safe!

Wang Chen’s feet touched the ground as he looked up at the tunnel entrance connected to the ceiling.

Countless particles of mud and dust fell steadily, and the tremors from above grew increasingly intense; the red ground beast was close at hand!

Crack!

Accompanied by a spine-chilling cracking sound, a beast’s claw broke through the rock and reached into the hidden chamber.

Now is the moment!

A flash of divine light gleamed in Wang Chen’s eyes as he suddenly launched himself into the air, his fists striking out simultaneously.

Overlord Lifting the Cauldron!

This skill came from mundane martial arts techniques, but his fists condensed the destructive power of the Perfected Level Vajra Fist, activated by the nearly fifth level Heavenly Dragon Vajra True Method.

In the instant he threw the punch, the Heavenly Dragon Manifestation materialized behind Wang Chen.

Bang!

His fist struck heavily against the red ground beast’s left front paw.

Its two forelimbs and sharp claws were tools for this Second-tier Magical Beast to dig and burrow, also serving as its vital weapons.

The paw was completely keratinized, even harder than refined iron!

However, Wang Chen’s punch instantly shattered the scales covering the paw, embedding his fist deep into the back of its foot, the violent force shattering all the tendons and bones inside.

Roar~

The red ground beast never expected that a "two-legged beast" could shatter its paw. Even though it hardly felt any pain, it instinctively retracted its left front limb.

It also stopped digging downwards!

At this moment, the Second-tier Magical Beast regretted its decision; had it known the prey would be so difficult, it would not have come down to fight Wang Chen to the death.

Hunting “two-legged beasts” in Xian City was not a problem at all!

But regret alone could not change things; the red ground beast was already in a tough situation and had no choice but to continue fighting.

The beast shrank back slightly and opened its mouth, spewing out a dark yellow liquid.

This was the red ground beast’s gastric juice, highly corrosive and capable of dissolving rock and even metal.

If a cultivator were hit, the Spirit Light Shield would not hold up against it!

Moreover, the angle of the red ground beast’s spray was quite strategic, perfectly aimed at the hole it had just clawed open.

It intended to drown Wang Chen in the second hidden chamber with its gastric juice!

One must admit, this spirit beast was exceptionally vicious and cunning.

But after smashing the red ground beast’s paw, Wang Chen returned to the ground and decisively dove into the tunnel leading to the third level hidden chamber.

Thus, the acidic liquid the red ground beast desperately sprayed mostly fell into emptiness.

The small amounts that overflowed into the tunnel could not harm Wang Chen.

He was quickly descending toward the third level hidden chamber!

In fact, Wang Chen’s efforts digging so many hidden chambers and tunnels had not been a waste of time and energy.

It proved beneficial in these critical moments.

The red ground beast sensed that Wang Chen was pulling further away, and all it could do was emit a furious roar.

In its own domain, this earth-element magical beast had not gained a single advantage but instead found itself injured both inside and out.

Having lost one paw and sustaining internal injuries, it could no longer continue digging down.

The red ground beast began to reconsider its decision.

Therefore, it turned around in the narrow tunnel and started digging a passage back to the surface.

What should have been an easier task for this Second-tier Magical Beast slowed down considerably.

It took a full incense stick of time to return to the surface.

However, just as the red ground beast emerged from its lair, a brilliant sword light accompanied by a roaring thunder sound descended from the sky, instantly piercing through its head, delivering a fatal blow!

It was none other than Wang Chen wielding the sword.

Using the escape tunnel he had dug earlier, he emerged before the red ground beast could return to the surface.

Then he ambushed above the entrance to the lair.

The red ground beast suddenly lunged forward, its tail thrashing side to side, the tail hammer crashing into the cave walls.

But this was merely its final struggle.

The next moment, the Wind and Thunder Sword burst forth from the ground, shooting toward the sky, and after reaching a height of a hundred feet, it dove back down.

The red ground beast watched helplessly as the flying sword pierced through its head once more.

It had no strength left to defend or dodge.

With a low growl, it collapsed into a pool of blood.

[Virtue +1056]

Wang Chen slowly descended to the ground, reaching out to stow the Wind and Thunder Sword into his robe sleeve.