Chapter 80: Breakthrough

He deliberately held back his attack while the monster was climbing because he was afraid that striking it would knock it back into the water, resulting in the loss of a Spiritual Source. He preferred to let the monster climb onto the roof before striking.

The Advanced Corpse Beast’s hardened right leg lashed out like a whip, kicking at the machete Su Li was bringing down.

The machete struck the limb, sparking, but it failed to penetrate the Advanced Corpse Beast’s hard shell.

“That’s interesting.” Su Li felt this Corpse Beast was indeed formidable. He slashed three times in quick succession, but the monster blocked every strike with its right leg. For a moment, Su Li couldn’t find a way to quickly dispatch it.

Among the three Advanced Corpse Beasts, the one Ding Longyun was facing was the most powerful and bizarre.

Ding Longyun took advantage of the moment the monster poked its head over the edge of the roof to swing his axe, intending to cleave it in two.

He hadn’t anticipated the monster’s bizarre defense. It suddenly opened its mouth and spat out its teeth.

This Advanced Corpse Beast’s mutation was focused on its teeth. They had evolved into long, sharp fangs that it could control and shoot out.

The attack was sudden. Ding Longyun was completely blindsided. He screamed as his head, face, and chest were stung. He couldn’t tell how many sharp fangs had been embedded in his flesh.

Ding Longyun stumbled backward, screaming. The Advanced Corpse Beast leaped onto the roof. It stretched out its hands, lunging at Ding Longyun’s chest. New fangs were already rapidly growing back in its mouth, and it would soon be able to fire another volley.

Su Li heard Ding Longyun’s scream and saw his predicament. Realizing the danger, he immediately put all his strength into a low roar. Gripping the machete with both hands, he brought it down with full force.

The Advanced Corpse Beast he was fighting again raised its hard-shelled right leg to block the blow.

The machete slammed onto the leg. Su Li suddenly twisted his body, closing the distance, and extended his left hand. The “Gluttony Fangs” emerged from the back of his hand, stabbing toward the monster’s face.

His strike was rapid, but the Advanced Corpse Beast’s reaction was also quick. It immediately twisted its head back, trying to evade the attack, and simultaneously stretched out its hands, its ten fingers extended straight like sharp awls, stabbing toward Su Li’s ribs.

Su Li’s sweeping “Gluttony Fangs” suddenly paused in mid-air, then dropped and stabbed into the monster’s chest. The four ten-centimeter-long fangs plunged completely inside, and he raked them downward.

Just as the Advanced Corpse Beast’s ten fingers touched Su Li’s clothes, its abdomen was ripped open by Su Li.

Su Li’s change of tactics was lightning-fast. He clenched his left hand into a fist and immediately shoved forward.

With a “bang,” the punch slammed into the monster’s abdomen, sending it tumbling backward.

Su Li followed like a raging tiger released from its cage. The Advanced Corpse Beast had just hit the ground when Su Li’s left hand grabbed its right ankle.

Unleashing his thousand-jin strength, Su Li violently yanked the monster, flinging it into the air and using it as a weapon to smash into the other Advanced Corpse Beast.

This second monster was fiercely attacking Ding Longyun.

Ding Longyun was in agonizing pain from the fangs embedded in his face and chest, but he remained calm in the crisis, swinging his axe to keep the Advanced Corpse Beast from closing in.

Just as the monster’s fangs grew back and it prepared to fire again, Su Li swung the monster with the mutated right leg, smashing it toward the second beast.

The striking force was so overwhelming that the second monster dared not block it. It quickly retreated, aiming its open mouth at Su Li, ready to spray its fangs at him.

Without Ding Longyun’s painful example, Su Li might have been hit. But knowing the monster’s trick, Su Li was prepared.

He released the monster in his left hand, letting the body fly forward, and instantly closed the distance. The machete in his right hand swept out horizontally.

He had deliberately hidden the machete behind the flying monster, using the monster as the visible attack and the machete as the concealed one. The Advanced Corpse Beast had avoided the obvious attack, but now, seeing the machete, it was too late to dodge.

Its mouth had just reached its maximum stretch, and the fangs were detaching, ready to be launched.

Su Li roared. The machete, slicing with the speed of a rushing wind, hacked at the same moment, cutting across the monster’s right cheek. It then sliced through the wide-open mouth and across the other cheek.

The monster froze in place. Its head was split at the jawline, and the upper half of its skull flew off.

Its body stood there for a full half-second, missing most of its head, leaving only the lower jaw with the newly detached fangs. But those fangs would never be fired.

After a half-second pause, a mass of blood erupted. The Advanced Corpse Beast’s body fell backward.

A Spiritual Source appeared, merged into Su Li’s forehead, and vanished.

After integrating this Spiritual Source, informational messages immediately appeared in Su Li’s mind.

“Level 3 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 30/30”

“Beginning Advancement. Advancement Successful.”

“Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 0/50”

He had finally successfully advanced, becoming a Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder just like Ding Longyun. He felt his entire body, inside and out, immersed in a warm current, like a hot spring. This warm Spiritual Source energy was enhancing his entire body.

His skin, muscles, blood, bones, five major organs, vision, hearing, and all sensory perceptions were being strengthened.

Various messages appeared in his mind.

“Vision enhanced, Hearing enhanced…”

“Base Strength increased to 800 jin.”

“Lung Capacity enhanced. Base breath-holding time extended to 3 minutes.”

“Basic Enhancement: Enhanced Lung Type I, adding an extra 2 minutes of breath-holding time.”

“Basic Enhancement: Muscle Augmentation Type II, adding an extra 300 jin of muscle strength.”

“Special Skill: Peering Rune (Flawed), Gluttony Fangs (Left).”

“Acquired one Enhancement Opportunity. Available enhancements: Enhanced Lung Type I, Muscle Augmentation Type II, Tongue, Stomach.”

Sensing the informational prompts, he noticed he had four available enhancement choices this time. Besides the already enhanced Lungs and Muscles, the two new choices were Tongue and Stomach.

Compared to the Lungs, Tongue, and Stomach, Su Li chose to continue enhancing his muscles.

“Muscle enhancement begins. Muscle Augmentation Type II upgraded to Type III. Adds an extra 600 jin of muscle strength.”

“Talent ‘Enhancement Favor’ is activated, granting Divine Favor, providing one additional enhancement opportunity. Available enhancements: Enhanced Lung Type I, Muscle Augmentation Type III, Nose, Tongue.”

Sensing the newly added enhancement options, Su Li was speechless. The Nose would likely boost his sense of smell. What on earth was the Tongue? And it had appeared twice now.

“Enhance muscles again.” Su Li took a deep breath. With no obviously better choices, he chose his muscles again, his heart filled with excitement.

(End of Chapter)

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