Chapter 141: Skill Comprehension

Su Li took a deep breath. The defense of this Silver-Armored Giant Beast was indeed monstrous. The sharpness of the Dragon Rhino Sword, combined with his strength, easily cut through the hard mineral rock that protected the Blood Crystal Beast, yet it couldn’t fully sever the silver armor.

Of course, he still had the even more powerful “Dragon Rhino Slash.” If he used that, the power would be immeasurable, but Su Li couldn’t use it casually. Once the “Dragon Rhino Slash” was used, there would be a period of time before he could use it again.

Perhaps sensing the crack in its silver armor, the Silver-Armored Giant Beast let out a furious shriek. It moved its numerous legs, spinning in place. It extended its two colossal palms, slamming them down toward Su Li.

“Since even the Dragon Rhino Sword can’t cut this silver armor, the only option is to attack its eyes. But… that’s incredibly difficult…”

Su Li watched the Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s movement and attack speed and knew that hitting its only weakness, the eyes, would be extremely challenging.

A Level 7 Leader-class monster was truly terrifying. Its strength marked a qualitative leap over a Level 6 Leader-class monster.

Jiang Shuijue charged forward at the same moment, attacking the Silver-Armored Giant Beast from the other side.

She had already realized that this monster was too strong for any one person to fight alone. The fact that Su Li could cut a crack into the silver armor already astonished her. She couldn’t help but look intently at the Dragon Rhino Sword in Su Li’s hand.

It was definitely a powerful treasure. Otherwise, it couldn’t be so sharp. The silver armor that Ling Yi’s crystallized sword couldn’t cut through had been cracked open by this sword.

The fallen Ling Yi also rushed forward at the same moment.

His face was grim, his eyes burning with unconcealed unwillingness. Now, it wasn’t just his sword, but his hands as well that began to crystallize. His strength was continuously surging.

He was powerful, and precisely because of his strength, he refused to accept defeat. He didn’t believe he couldn’t defeat this Silver-Armored Giant Beast.

Su Li’s muscles sprang to life. They were only two meters away from digging to the Blood Crystal, and the Blood Crystal Beast was getting closer to the Purple Wind Building. He had no time to waste here. He had to end the fight quickly.

“Demon Muscles” activated. The muscles on his chest swelled, bursting his soaked clothing and revealing the faint silhouette of a demonic giant face. Even through his wet clothes, the shape was vaguely visible.

The power in his arms continuously surged. He let out a long battle cry. He met the giant palm of the Silver-Armored Giant Beast and swung the Dragon Rhino Sword out again.

With a tremendous “clang,” the giant palm missed. Su Li’s Dragon Rhino Sword cleaved into the silver-armored giant arm, sinking deep into it.

As Su Li’s strength peaked, the power of the Dragon Rhino Sword increased once more. This time, it didn’t just cut in two centimeters; it cut nearly halfway into the silver giant arm. However, it still failed to completely sever the limb.

The silver-armored monster was completely enraged. The attacks from Jiang Shuijue and Ling Yi landed on its body simultaneously.

They shared the same idea, locking their attacks onto the monster’s numerous lower legs, believing the defense there would be relatively weak.

But the reality completely surprised them.

The lower legs of the Silver-Armored Giant Beast also possessed astonishing defense. Jiang Shuijue’s twin blades were completely ineffective, leaving no mark. Ling Yi’s crystallized sword only left a shallow scratch on one of the legs—nothing more.

What frustrated them the most was that the Silver-Armored Giant Beast seemed to only see Su Li, completely ignoring their attacks.

Ding Longyun and Xu Haishui were also struggling. Although they weren’t facing the terrifying Silver-Armored Giant Beast, the Elite-class monsters they fought were formidable. Their numbers were large, and the four were spread thin, quickly sustaining injuries. They were on the verge of being overwhelmed.

Su Li yanked the Dragon Rhino Sword out of the silver giant arm, having cut it halfway through, and forcefully pulled it free. With the activation of “Demon Muscles,” his strength and speed were continuously increasing, but the stamina drain was also accelerating.

He couldn’t sustain this state for long. He had to end the fight quickly.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast had abandoned the others and focused solely on attacking Su Li. Its other colossal arm swept toward Su Li. Its eyes shone with a terrifying light, displaying extreme fury.

Su Li activated “Spider Walk.” Phantom afterimages appeared around his legs. He darted around the monster’s flank, sweeping the Dragon Rhino Sword toward the Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s lower legs.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s reaction was just as fast. Its upper body slightly spun, and its giant arms swung backward. If Su Li’s Dragon Rhino Sword struck its legs, he would be crushed by the giant arms.

Su Li’s eyes slightly narrowed and shone with strange light. He changed the cleaving motion of the Dragon Rhino Sword into a thrust, poking a leg. Although the sword tip was sharp, it couldn’t penetrate the armor. Su Li didn’t care about the penetration. He used the thrust as leverage, pushing off the monster with his feet. He leaped into the air, reaching a height similar to the monster’s head.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast was sensitive about its only weakness, its eyes. Sensing Su Li leaping up behind it, it immediately became alert. Its colossal arms reached upward, lunging for Su Li.

At that moment, Su Li was airborne. He gripped the Dragon Rhino Sword with both hands and brought it down on the Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s head.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s right hand caught the descending Dragon Rhino Sword. Its left hand formed a fist and hammered toward Su Li’s head.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s hand was protected by silver armor and was impenetrable. The sharp Dragon Rhino Sword couldn’t cut it. The monster gripped the sword and pulled hard, intending to wrench the sword and smash Su Li onto the ground.

But the moment it grabbed the Dragon Rhino Sword, Su Li deliberately released his grip. It was as if he intended to hand the sword over to the monster.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast hadn’t expected this change. Its force was used up, and its upper body swayed. It was momentarily stunned.

Su Li, having released the Dragon Rhino Sword, dropped down. He kicked off the monster’s waist with his feet. The force propelled his body upward again, like a snake. He wrapped himself around the Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s head, gripping it tightly. He extended the “Gluttony Fangs” on his left hand and plunged them into the monster’s eyes.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast had just used up its strength and hadn’t recovered. It had no time to react. Its eyes were struck by extreme pain. Its entire body shuddered, and a devastating howl erupted from its throat.

Su Li seized the opportunity. He let go and slid down, creating distance. He saw the Silver-Armored Giant Beast, its eye blinded, undergoing a startling change. The silver armor on its body began to violently warp. The armor, which faintly shimmered with silver light, seemed to corrode, rapidly losing its luster and crumbling downward. Cracks appeared everywhere on its surface. Soon, spiderweb-like fissures covered its entire body.

Watching the astonishing change in the Silver-Armored Giant Beast, Jiang Shuijue’s eyes widened with surprise. She hadn’t even seen Su Li’s final move. Suddenly, the Silver-Armored Giant Beast seemed to suffer a critical blow, and its body underwent such a massive transformation.

In just two or three seconds, the once-powerful, terrifying Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s silver armor was shattering and peeling off. The space beneath the silver armor was completely empty.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast had no torso.

Su Li looked at the transformation and finally understood why the monster’s eyes were its only fatal weakness. It was because the Silver-Armored Giant Beast’s true form was its eyes. The silver armor, which offered seemingly insurmountable defense, was simply a gigantic, piloted machine. Once the eyes were pierced, the machine was instantly killed.

The Silver-Armored Giant Beast disintegrated, turning into a pile of scrap metal. A Spiritual Source appeared and merged into Su Li’s forehead. A message surfaced.

“Level 5 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 61/70”

The Level 7 Leader-class Silver-Armored Giant Beast had given him a total of 12 Spiritual Sources.

In addition to the twelve Spiritual Sources, a silver-white ball of light also merged into Su Li’s chest and disappeared. Immediately, a new message appeared in his mind.

“Special Skill ‘Silver Armor Coating’ comprehended.”

This was followed by information about “Silver Armor Coating.”

With the comprehension of the “Silver Armor Coating” ability, Su Li could immediately apply this special ability.

Su Li’s successful kill of the Silver-Armored Giant Beast astonished Jiang Shuijue, Ling Yi, and Gu Mingfeng. Jiang Shuijue finally understood why Ding Longyun had called out for Su Li when the three of them were unable to fight the monster.

Who is this Su Li? How could he hunt a Level 7 Leader-class Silver-Armored Giant Beast alone?

Amidst Jiang Shuijue’s astonishment, Su Li remained silent. He picked up the Dragon Rhino Sword from the ground, leaped up, and jumped back into the pit below, joining Luo Jun to continue digging.

With the Silver-Armored Giant Beast gone, the pressure on the others slightly eased. They could barely hold their ground. The Blood Crystal Beast was now within 100 meters of the Purple Wind Building.

The people left at the Purple Wind Building were already fleeing the building, retreating onto rafts of various sizes. The more timid ones were already paddling their rafts away.

“It’s over! The Purple Wind Building is finished—” someone shouted, their voice filled with despair.

Qi Mengyu, Zhong Rongrong, and the other women’s faces were pale. They had barely escaped the clutches of the former tyrants and found a relatively enlightened leader in Su Li, only to face a disaster like this. If the Purple Wind Building was destroyed, their future was bleak. They felt utter hopelessness about their future path.

Bai Wenwei continuously shouted orders, driving people to move more supplies. He was filled with reluctance.

His status had only just improved. Xu Haishui’s ascension had brought him into a position of importance. He enjoyed the attention and deference he was now receiving, but he feared that everything would be lost in an instant.

There was no news from Su Li and Xu Haishui’s group, who had gone to stop the floating island. Everyone suspected they had been killed by the swarm of monsters and would not return.

(End of Chapter)