Chapter 526

Chapter 526: Breaking the Nest

Back when Wang Chen was at the Yunyang Sect, he served as a celestial guardian and had interactions with the mundane world.

From this experience, he collected a vast trove of martial arts manuals to enhance his combat abilities.

Compared to supernatural spells, mastering mundane fighting moves was much easier. Although Wang Chen couldn’t claim to be proficient in all eighteen weapons, with the Concealed Dragon Stick in hand, he could still unleash earth-shattering power.

The staff techniques Wang Chen executed were not merely brute force; he concentrated his powerful magic into this higher-level spirit tool, fully unleashing the destructive power of the Concealed Dragon Stick.

With one mighty swing, thousands were shattered—every dried branch and vine that attacked Wang Chen was reduced to fragments.

In the next moment, the long staff struck heavily against the ground.

Boom!

The thunderous sound reverberated like thunder, causing the earth to tremble. A three-foot-deep chasm appeared instantly in front of him, extending several dozen feet ahead!

His indomitable strength penetrated deep underground, crushing the black tendrils shaped like giant pythons beneath the decayed marsh into a pulp.

A chilling, sorrowful cry faintly echoed!

Just then, the negative energy surged from all directions.

Wang Chen remained steadfast, swinging the Concealed Dragon Stick in sweeping motions.

This higher-level spirit tool gleamed with golden light, radiating an aura of purity and strength, as scorching flames howled through the air, tearing apart the almost solidified negative energy.

“Lightning come!”

In the instant he shattered the sinister wind, Wang Chen suddenly retracted the staff and stood tall, purple light flashing in his eyes.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning, as thick as a tree trunk, suddenly descended from the sky, striking a high dirt mound covered by countless dead trees and black vines a hundred steps away.

This strike of Sky Thunder harnessed all of Wang Chen’s strength; it completely penetrated the earthen mound, creating a massive void and plunging underground.

A violent, unmatched force erupted, tearing the mound apart and sending countless broken branches flying in all directions.

The Evil Nests were breached by Wang Chen!

The evil spirits hiding within the nest could no longer remain concealed.

Accompanied by piercing screams, torrents of black venom gushed out from underground, shooting up several dozen feet into the air before pouring down like a deluge all around.

The air was instantly filled with a strong, foul stench!

Though Wang Chen possessed an Invulnerable Vajra body, he had no desire to test whether he could withstand the corrosion of the evil spirits’ venom, so he swiftly retreated over a hundred steps using Shortening the Earth.

The black venom splattered onto the marsh, instantly emitting wisps of gray smoke.

In the next moment, a dark green giant burst forth from the ground!

It appeared grotesque, resembling a gigantic toad with eight tentacles, its body covered in pus-filled bumps, and every tentacle ending in a bloodthirsty mouth filled with sharp teeth.

The toad’s head was prominently raised, and a pair of crimson compound eyes fixated on Wang Chen, flashing with an eerie glow.

“Guhah!”

The giant suddenly opened its bloodthirsty mouth, unleashing a deafening roar toward Wang Chen.

Invisible waves of energy surged forth like cannonballs, enveloping countless streams of green-brown venom in an overwhelming onslaught!

“Hey!”

This time, Wang Chen did not dodge. He suddenly leaped into the air, meeting the giant’s attack by swinging the Concealed Dragon Stick he held tightly.

This higher-level spirit tool instantly extended several dozen feet in front of him, the staff cutting through the air and scattering the flying venom with the force of ten thousand pounds, crashing down onto the giant’s head.

Boom!

The giant’s massive toad head instantly caved in, skin cracking and venom splattering everywhere, causing its entire body to fall downward as it was forcefully smashed back into the ground hole.

The ground trembled beneath.

“Lightning come!”

Sky Thunder reappeared, striking down in a straight line, the dazzling electric light illuminating a vast area around.

The giant, just smashed back into the evil nest, suffered another blow; its screams could be clearly heard even ten miles away, while several exposed tentacles flailed wildly, cutting through the air with a sharp whoosh.

Yet this creature’s life force was incredibly resilient; after being struck twice by Sky Thunder, it was still alive.

Wang Chen, however, refused to give it any chance to breathe. He flickered with ghostly speed above the evil nest, plunging the Concealed Dragon Stick deep into the ground hole.

Boom!

With this strike, Wang Chen unleashed the force of the Fire Crow Technique, condensing all of his magic power into the staff and igniting the sun-like fire from the spirit tool, as though he had thrown a large incendiary bomb into the hole.

The sudden explosion of mysterious fire shot up several feet high, instantly evaporating the mud and water in the hole, while the extreme heat scorched the severely injured giant, causing even greater horrifying damage within its body.

The giant went completely mad, its tentacles flailing in desperation, trying to strike Wang Chen down.

However, a flash of red sword energy swept through, severing all the flailing tentacles in half.

Wang Chen summoned the Chini Sword.

Though he divided his focus, it was still more than enough to deal with the giant, which was already at its last breath. Its final, desperate struggles proved futile under the tremendous magic power Wang Chen continuously infused.

The forcibly broken evil nest quickly calmed down, with only shattered branches and remnants scattered on the ground, along with lingering wisps of gray smoke, bearing witness to the fierce battle that had just taken place.

The giant’s corpse began to rot, a foul stench constantly oozing from the hole.

Wang Chen stepped back, using a remote technique to excavate the massive clumps of mud along with the evil nest debris.

Though this task was somewhat tiring, he ultimately unearthed a silvery crystal from the sludge, enough to make everything worthwhile.

Nest Stone!

The evil spirits’ nests in the Underworld Realm would yield a nest stone, akin to the Evil Energy Pearl produced by evil spirits, representing a condensation of negative energy and a type of precious heavenly material and treasure.

The nest stone symbolized the essence of the evil nest; it would continuously absorb external negative energy to grow stronger.

Once it reached a significant level, it would undoubtedly pose a great threat.

Due to the massive amounts of sinister energy brought by the negative energy surge, the nest’s "growth" was provided with optimal conditions, which is why the sect’s law hall summoned pioneering disciples for cleansing missions.

They aimed to eliminate these threats in their infancy!

The nest stone Wang Chen obtained was larger than an adult’s fist, worth at least three thousand merits.

However, he was not satisfied and decided to expand his search.

For safety reasons, Wang Chen focused his search toward the mountains, where the most magical spirits and evil spirits resided, making the existence of new evil nests more likely.

This time, Wang Chen did not easily activate the Global Mode, which required consuming significant amounts of Virtue.

Instead, he relied solely on his divine sense for detailed exploration.

He proceeded step by step, bold yet cautious.

By the afternoon of the second day, Wang Chen made a discovery!