nyslfriends Chapter 17 Abyss Lord
Chapter 17 Abyss Lord
In the dormitory, Chen Zheng lay on his bed after taking a shower, pondering the matter of the Nine Revolutions of Body Refinement.
He never expected that the most basic flesh-refining fist technique, the Wild Bull Body Refining Technique, could still be practiced after reaching level three, although the effect varied from person to person.
Those with high potential can cultivate all the way to the ninth level.
Based on the calculation that the Mangniu Fist technique increases punching power by 150 kilograms with each turn, an ordinary person would have a punching power of 500 kilograms after three turns, while a top genius could reach 1,400 kilograms.
Add to that the 900 kg punching power and explosive force of the Nine Revolutions of Tendon Refining, and the 400+ kg punching power and abundant blood and qi of the Nine Revolutions of Skin Refining, and the difference is like heaven and earth.
No wonder that out of the three thousand freshmen in the martial arts department, some can enter the top ten of the combat power rankings, while others can only linger in the two or three thousandth place, because the two sides are not on the same level at all.
"I'll take some time tomorrow to update my martial arts level, obtain the Skin Refining Technique, and then plunder the rune essence to push my realm to level nine martial artist."
"Once I reach the 'max level' of my cultivation, I'll find a way to upgrade my flesh-refining, tendon-refining, and skin-refining techniques to the ninth level."
Although his martial arts talent was very ordinary, and theoretically speaking, the limit for refining flesh and tendons should be the third stage, the active mineral elements he plundered could raise his physical constitution's upper limit.
Night fell, and Chen Zheng lay in bed, his consciousness sinking into the abyss.
Boom! The black-armored earth dragon roared, its thick, python-like black tail wreathed in black mist, bursting forth with terrifying speed that blasted through the air.
Bang!
Over five meters long, resembling a python, its entire body covered in armor-like keratinous layers, with claws on its upper body, the monster's head exploded instantly before it could react.
Immediately, large amounts of flesh and blood splattered in a fan shape, creating a bloody scene.
Besides this monster, there were several snake-shaped corpses scattered around.
puff!
The tail spike pierced the corpse of a snake demon, the dark red patterns on its surface flashing on and off. One, two... In less than a few minutes, all four snake demons were devoured.
As energy was converted, the Black Armored Earth Dragon, which was just over six meters tall, grew at a visible rate, eventually stopping at six meters.
After two days of getting used to it, while simultaneously controlling both bodies, Chen Zheng would only concentrate all his consciousness when encountering a powerful enemy in the Abyss Body. He could deal with ordinary monsters in an "AFK" state.
The black-armored earth dragon shook its head: "Sure enough, as the rank increases, the energy required for growth also increases."
Before its evolution, the energy contained in this four-headed serpent demon was expected to make it grow twenty centimeters, but now it has only grown a few centimeters.
Leaving behind several shriveled monster corpses, the Black Armored Earth Dragon continued its advance along the passage.
The passage was long and dimly lit, with uneven walls and black basalt folds formed by lava flowing through and cooling.
The Black Armored Earth Dragon moved slowly, its claws landing almost silently.
In the treacherous abyss, you might have just killed an ordinary monster, but after turning a corner in the cave, you might encounter the Demon King, so you must be careful.
After walking for more than half an hour, light finally appeared ahead. The black-armored earth dragon immediately perked up, lowered its body and moved closer, and soon arrived at the exit.
This is a huge underground space.
The cave ceiling is hundreds of meters high, and the exposed rocks on the ceiling are inlaid with crystals that emit a faint white light, illuminating the entire space as if it were dusk.
In the vast space, several low hills rise and fall, and an underground stream gushes out from a crack in the rocks in the distance, flowing among the hills to form a small pool.
Clumps of gray mushrooms, about the height of a person's leg, grew along the edge of a pool about ten meters in diameter. Although they were not aquatic plants, they exuded a sense of vitality.
This scene startled the Black Armored Earth Dragon; it was the first time it had ever seen such a vegetated underground space.
Besides these, there are dozens of houses scattered at the foot of the hill, built of rough stones, with crooked walls and roofs covered with some kind of dried moss and animal hides.
Some houses had wooden sticks with feathers tied to them, and some monsters that looked like humans but had dog heads stood at the door.
There were probably several dozen of these monsters, each about 1.5 meters tall, with tattered cloths around their waists and gray, very rough skin.
"A monster tribe?"
The black-armored earth dragon growled, somewhat excited. If it killed all these kobold monsters, it would be able to collect a lot of energy.
Boom! The ground shook as a black-armored earth dragon, two meters tall at the shoulder, stepped out of the tunnel entrance, its undisguised footsteps shattering the rocks.
Suddenly, a kobold that was on patrol stopped, turned around, and its eyes widened when it saw the hideous monster stepping out of the cave.
With a clang, the rusty machete in the dog-headed monster's hand fell to the ground, followed by a howl that sent the camp into an uproar.
A howl! A large number of kobolds poured out of the stone house and gathered together, quickly exceeding one hundred in number. Among them, several strong kobolds were wearing leather armor.
As the black-armored earth dragon walked unhurriedly, the kobolds quickly gathered together.
Rusty iron knives, stone hammers, and even kobolds holding wooden sticks stood in front, while kobold archers with a dozen bone bows followed behind, their arrows being long, narrow pieces of animal bone.
Outside the group, several kobolds were carrying a large net woven from black rope material, with small bone barbs hanging from it.
"Ranged units, melee units, and control units."
The black-armored earth dragon was a little surprised: "These monsters actually know how to cooperate. It's a pity their level is a bit low, otherwise I would have turned around and run away."
Roar! The black-armored earth dragon, which was more than 30 meters away from the kobolds, roared. Its deep dragon roar made many kobolds' legs go weak.
"Awooo!" A dog-headed monster nearly two meters tall roared from the group of dog-headed monsters, unleashing its ferocity, and all the dog-headed people's eyes turned red.
Awooo!!
Dozens of dog-headed monsters in the front row charged towards the black-armored earth dragon, while the archers in the back row drew their bows and nocked arrows, with more than ten of them scattering and charging towards the rear.
Clang!
A dozen or so rusty iron knives with bone blades struck the black dragon scales, sparks flying and a series of crisp clanging sounds.
Whoosh! Sharp bone arrows fell from the sky, hitting the black-armored drake head with precision. One of them, which was aimed at the eye, was blocked by the falling eyelid.
Thud! A stone hammer the size of a water basin slammed into the chest of the black-armored earth dragon, producing a dull thud. It was the strong dog-headed monster.
The black-armored earth dragon lowered its head, looking at the dog-headed monster that was attacking it relentlessly but could not break through its defenses, and exhaled disdainful hot breath from its nostrils.
At that moment, the monsters pulling the large net also appeared behind it.
Whoosh! The black-armored earth dragon's chest swelled, abyssal energy surged into the vesicles in its throat, and its mouth opened slightly.
Roar!
The sonic boom from the black-armored earth dragon's open mouth distorted the air, forming rings of black shockwaves that swept across an area of more than ten meters under the abyss energy amplification.
The sonic boom roar amplified by the abyss energy was even more terrifying, and the heads of the twenty-odd dog-headed monsters that were attacking them exploded instantly.
The dog-headed monsters ten meters away fell like rows of wheat, overturned by the shockwave, some of them killed instantly.
Further away, some of the dog-headed monsters bled from their eyes, ears, mouths, and noses, and stood frozen in place.
The battlefield fell silent instantly.
At this moment, the Black Armored Earth Dragon slightly raised its tail, and with a whoosh, its sharp tail spikes flashed and pierced the corpse of the strong dog-headed monster.
The red markings on the jet-black tail covered in fine scales flickered between light and dark. In less than a minute, the dog-headed monster's corpse turned into a dried-up mummy.
This scene terrified the dog-headed monsters in the distance who were slowly regaining consciousness.
Just as the black-armored earth dragon had nearly terrified the monsters and was about to start a rampage, the booming sound of beast drums came from the dog-headed building behind them.
Suddenly, his legs went weak, and the dog-headed monster, who was about to run away, stopped in its tracks.
An old, dog-headed monster emerged from the largest building.
The monster was hunchbacked, with a necklace made of many animal teeth and bones around its neck, a few bird feathers on its head, and a wooden staff taller than itself.
The black-armored earth dragon raised an eyebrow: "There are also elite shaman monsters that can provide large-scale amplification?"
These kinds of monsters are usually quite troublesome. They might be able to drive the dog-headed monsters that can't break their defenses into a frenzy, greatly increasing their strength, or causing them to shoot out negative rays.
So... just as the Black Armored Earth Dragon raised its forepaws, preparing to unleash a powerful attack to kill the shamanic monster...
Bang!
The kobold shaman immediately knelt down, muttering something in a trembling voice. Upon hearing this, all the kobolds knelt down before the black-armored earth dragon in unison.
This scene left the Black-Armored Earth Dragon completely bewildered: "What's going on? Did the storyline trigger while we were fighting?"
The dog-headed shaman raised his staff with both hands and uttered an unknown language with intonation. Even though the Black Armored Earth Dragon had never learned it, he inexplicably understood its meaning.
Abyssal language, the language of the abyss that every primal monster knows.
"Great Lord of the Abyss, the humble kobold tribe submits to you, begging for your protection with all the resources of our tribe..."