Chapter 107: Advancement to Level 5

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Su Li’s abdominal muscles rippled. He contracted the muscles in his abdomen, transforming them into the defensive state. Even so, the Undead’s kick still sent his vital energy surging, and he was sent flying backward.

The Undead was likewise sent flying seven or eight meters away by Su Li’s powerful kick.

Falling to the ground, a strange glint flashed in the Undead’s eyes. It then opened its mouth and emitted a low, hoarse shriek.

Compared to the Corpse Beasts, it already possessed simple emotional expression and could make various sounds, such as roaring.

Following its shriek, more Advanced Corpse Beasts surged from the surroundings. They abandoned the two Elite Beast corpses on the ground and frenziedly charged Su Li and the others.

It was using the shriek to command the Advanced Corpse Beasts.

Ding Longyun roared in anger. While killing an Advanced Corpse Beast, he retreated toward Xu Xuehui. He knew that in this situation, Xu Xuehui was in great danger and he wanted to protect her closely.

The terror of the Undead surpassed imagination. Just as Su Li scrambled up from the ground, the Undead flipped and lunged again, moving as fast as an agile cheetah.

Not only that, but two Advanced Corpse Beasts attacked him simultaneously alongside the Undead.

Ding Longyun, Gong Xiao, and Xu Haishui also noticed the horror of the Undead. They quickly gathered, protecting Xu Xuehui in the center, and fought desperately against the Advanced Corpse Beasts surging from all directions. The group was embroiled in a fierce battle.

Su Li, besieged by the Undead and a swarm of Corpse Beasts, let out a shout. He brought his machete down, slaying one of the charging Advanced Corpse Beasts. The Undead lunged at him with both hands.

The Undead’s hands had undergone a change. Its fingernails extended and transformed into sharp claws. If they connected, they would instantly disembowel Su Li.

Su Li gasped and retreated, activating “Spider Walk.” Just as he prepared to circle the Undead, the creature suddenly dipped its head. Its neck stretched out like a spring, and its head shot forward like a cannonball, slamming into Su Li’s face.

The attack was sudden. Su Li never expected the Undead to have such a bizarre attack method. His vision went black. Blood gushed from his nose, tears were forced out of his eyes, and with a cry of pain, he was sent tumbling backward.

Having succeeded with one strike, the Undead’s head retracted, and its neck returned to normal. It took a stride, leaped into the air, and stomped toward Su Li’s chest.

The rapid sequence of events was too fast. Even Su Li, with his extensive combat experience and quick reflexes, was left dizzy and disoriented, unable to react or dodge.

With a “bang,” the Undead slammed its foot onto Su Li’s chest. Fortunately, Su Li had managed to gather the muscles in his chest, converting them to the defensive state, which offset 500 jin of the attack.

The bones inside his chest creaked loudly. Su Li’s vital energy surged, and blood flowed from his mouth. He simultaneously slashed out with the “Gluttony Fangs” on his left hand.

Had the muscle defense state not offset 500 jin of the attack, the stomp would have broken Su Li’s ribs and left him much more severely wounded.

The Undead lifted its foot to avoid the attack and stomped toward Su Li’s face again.

Su Li had already recovered his breath. The Spiritual Source he had just absorbed was working wonders, healing his injuries at a visible speed. Using his waist, limbs, and core simultaneously, Su Li shifted sideways. The Undead’s foot missed, slamming into the ground barely scraping his cheek.

The next moment, Su Li rolled over and kicked out with one foot, striking the Undead’s shoulder with a “slap.”

The Undead staggered backward a few steps from the kick. Su Li used the kick’s momentum to stand up and activated the “Spider Walk” state.

He shot out like a phantom, but he did not attack the retreating Undead.

The Undead was too terrifying. In power, speed, and reaction time, it was absolutely his equal. Even if he used “Spider Walk” to charge and attack, he might not be able to wound it.

Su Li darted ten meters, charging into the midst of several other Advanced Corpse Beasts. He swept his machete out with his right hand, and two heads, spraying blood, flew off.

Two Spiritual Sources appeared, merged into Su Li’s forehead, and vanished.

Having absorbed two more Spiritual Sources, Su Li’s entire body was boiling with warmth. The injuries he had just sustained instantly healed, and new power surged through him.

Messages surfaced in his mind.

“Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 47/50”

“Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 48/50”

As he killed the two Corpse Beasts, the Undead chased him down, lunging with its claws.

Su Li’s “Spider Walk” state had just ended. He scrambled to dodge but still felt a sharp pain in his back. His clothes were ripped, exposing his bare back, which now bore ten bloody lacerations.

Su Li spun around, extended his left hand, and attacked with “Gluttony Fangs.”

With a “bang,” his vision blurred. Before his “Gluttony Fangs” could strike the Undead, the creature launched its head forward again.

This technique was not only bizarre but also gave no warning. The speed of the launch was too fast. Even Su Li, in his current state, couldn’t track it. His vision blurred, and he was struck in the face.

His face felt like it had been hit by an iron hammer. Su Li groaned and was sent tumbling backward again.

The Undead’s spring-head attack sacrificed some of its power to maintain its astonishing speed. Its only weakness was a slight lack of strength, but it was still capable of wounding Su Li with one strike and inducing a half-second dizzy spell.

This time, Su Li knew he was in trouble the instant his vision blurred and activated “Spider Walk.”

Although he couldn’t completely avoid the Undead’s head-hammer attack, he used “Spider Walk” to shoot forward even while dizzy, putting distance between himself and the Undead and avoiding the immediate follow-up attack.

As expected, the Undead launched a pair of sharp claws simultaneously with the head-hammer attack. If Su Li hadn’t activated “Spider Walk” and shot forward, the claws would have ripped open his abdomen.

The half-second dizziness ended. Su Li activated “Spider Walk” again, once more evading the charging Undead, refusing to engage in direct combat.

On the other side, Ding Longyun, who was fighting a swarm of Corpse Beasts, suddenly shouted, “Su Li, I’m coming to help you—” He tried to break free and rush toward Su Li.

They could see that Su Li had been repeatedly wounded in his encounter with the Undead and was now fleeing its pursuit. Clearly, the situation was grim. They wanted to join forces with Su Li to fight the Undead.

“Stay back!” Su Li roared. He knew that if he couldn’t handle the Undead, Ding Longyun and Gong Xiao had no chance. They would likely be killed by the Undead in a single exchange.

Following his roar, the fleeing Su Li continuously slashed out with his machete. He couldn’t defeat the Undead, but killing the Advanced Corpse Beasts was easy.

He instantly killed two more Advanced Corpse Beasts.

“Done!” Su Li muttered to himself. He suddenly stopped and turned to face the charging Undead.

(End of Chapter)