Chapter 219: Chapter 215: Rule Incarnation, Slaying the Mammoth Giant!
An eerie gale condensed into a Hammer of the Storm, viciously crashing down. Its aftermath rippled out in astonishing gusts, engulfing everyone in a sticky white fog that pummeled the Blood Wine barrier shielding them.
Immediately, a pungent, sweet, and decayed stench surged forth, mingled with ghostly wails, like sounds emanating from a skull’s cavities.
"Ah!"
The Blood Wine barrier broke open a hole. A nearby noble, caught too close, let out a piercing scream. He suffered the torture of a thousand cuts as an entire layer of his skin peeled off like a garment.
His entire being was a mess of flesh and blood, with muscles, veins, and bones fully exposed. In the next instant, the white fog whisked him away, consuming him completely. Only a tattered piece of human skin remained, sparking panic among the crowd.
If just the aftermath was this terrifying, what about Chu Yi, who was at the center?
The nobles immediately huddled together, deeply afraid of being swept away by the gale if it broke through the Blood Wine defense and targeted them.
However, as the fierce wind dissipated, Chu Yi was nowhere to be seen.
Lias was startled. She believed Chu Yi would never do something without assurance. Her slender hands clasped a card, her bright blue eyes filled with worry.
"Teacher, can I help him?" she asked anxiously, her thoughts racing.
"Rest assured. This is merely the second stage of the ’Beast.’ Even if you can’t defeat it, the pile of food you have on hand will be enough to satiate it."
The blonde loli surrounded by Lily Flowers was grooming her lustrous hair. She blinked and said discontentedly, "This Chu Yi... I can’t see through him. It’s really too much. As an older brother, he’s not honest at all."
Hearing this, Lias breathed a sigh of relief. Judging by her teacher’s tone, Chu Yi should be quite safe.
Suddenly, lines of text emerged on the card, revealing new content.
「...」
The thick fog, spreading like a sea of clouds, engulfed everything from all sides.
From time to time, grayish shadows and strangely shaped things appeared within the clouds and mist.
Chu Yi utilized the Clock Eye. A Twilight Light reflected upon the scene, yet all he could see were shattered ruins with many dead trees rooted among them. Their branches were gnarled, twisted, and intertwined, resembling a Demon Tree in the white fog.
The wind is coming from over there, Chu Yi thought.
In his hand, Chu Yi held a wisp of pale flame. It was terribly weak, yet it emitted an oppressive aura that made the heart throb.
The Nether Bone Fire was effective against those life forms birthed from the Nether River.
Moreover, the Bone Fire could sense strength; if something terrifying was nearby, the Bone Fire would grow weaker.
He looked up, observing skeletal limbs. The gigantic Beast shrouded in fog also became more distinct.
Before long, the Bone Fire dissipated.
Chu Yi grew wary. He drew out his Blood Spear and hid behind a Demon Tree.
If this were the true form of the King of Black Robes, I’d be rampaging through this game, showing off in all sorts of ways. But with the gods watching, I can’t use that power for now.
I need to find a way to escape.
Soon, a huge shadow appeared, resembling a mammoth.
Due to the white fog barrier, Chu Yi couldn’t clearly see its exact appearance. All he could discern were White Bone Skulls decorating the Beast, with a chain behind it dragging countless zombies.
Corpses?
Chu Yi squinted, secretly observing. These corpses weren’t from the Blood Race, but were fuzzy Werewolves, their bellies torn open, staggering soullessly behind.
Nether River... Realm of the Dead... Only the deceased can enter here...
He immersed himself in his mind, consuming mental energy.
Through omniscience, he learned an astonishing fact: each ’Beast’ here was a kind of developing rule.
Equivalent to... a living Treasure.
According to this theory, Nine Infants, in essence, is also a kind of ’Beast.’
ROAR...
Suddenly, an urgent howl escaped from a Werewolf’s mouth.
Chu Yi was startled. Through the fog, his eyes met the Werewolf’s pair of eerie green vertical pupils.
In the next moment, Werewolf howls rose and fell. Numerous green pupils all aimed at the spot where Chu Yi was hiding, fangs dripping with viscous saliva.
"Human... human..."
What shocked Chu Yi even more was that as the white fog dissipated, it revealed a grotesque giant. It had a mammoth’s head and four arms, one of which clutched an iron chain. It looked at Chu Yi with an excited expression.
It was like a beast starved for ten days suddenly seeing a lavish feast!
This battle is unavoidable.
I’ll sacrifice a Bone Fire, burn it to death, and obtain a great opportunity.
Chu Yi utilized [Create Something from Nothing]. Yet, his mind was cluttered. Various rules intertwined in this great Nether River. Even with his ability to make words reality, he could only boost the power of the Bone Fire.
No wonder gods and demons stop here.
Even the gods here couldn’t exert their Mighty Power.
My causality skills are weakened by ninety-nine percent, and it also consumes my already scarce Divine Power. Such a loss!
Then, what if I use Stealing Heaven and Replacing the Sun to graft the opponent’s rule into my hand?
Chu Yi leaped aside, evading the Mammoth Giant’s chain attack. The attack plowed a trench hundreds of meters long, smashing countless Demon Trees to fragments, which then turned into a pool of shadow.
"Replace!"
The Divine Hand cast a ball of writhing white light, devouring the Mammoth Giant’s rule. However, the feedback to himself was minimal.
Rule—Hunt.
The marked prey would find it difficult to escape.
Glancing at his 5/30 Divine Power reserves, Chu Yi gave up on using the Divine Hand’s causality skill. If I don’t resolve this guy, it will haunt me endlessly.
The commotion is too big; it will attract other ’Beasts.’ I must slay it as fast as possible!
"Rampage!"
Sun and moon rotated, and a coronal mark gleamed brilliantly on his forehead.
Chu Yi’s eyes turned entirely crimson. A vast amount of his blood and qi evaporated, transforming into a formidable force that coursed throughout his body. A layer of Crown Flame wrapped around him like a cloak.
The large loss of blood and qi also triggered [Desperate Realm]: the lower his health, the higher the critical damage.
The bones, tempered by his soul, shone brilliantly, giving rise to a mysterious power.
I can’t deny it, Bika’s skills after ascending to a King Pet Beast are truly invigorating!
All these transformations happened within a single breath.
In the next moment, he rose skyward like a blaze. Six pairs of Crown Flame manifestations flew out from behind him. He wielded a rusted Short Spear, which also ignited in flames.
"Eat..." the Mammoth Giant sneered, flinging the chain towards Chu Yi like a web.
Although it was only a first-stage ’Beast,’ it was a profound Hunter. No matter how cunning the prey, it could not escape its hunt.
SWOOSH!
The Crown Flame Wings ignited, propelling him forward layer by layer. This triggered [Flying Shadow], pushing Chu Yi’s speed to the extreme. He morphed into a rampaging dragon wreathed in blood-flames, dragging a trail of world-shaking scarlet thunder behind him!
Meanwhile, the strange power derived from the Bone Demon infused into the Blood Spear, distorting the surrounding space-time. It propelled Chu Yi’s silhouette to a point a few seconds in the past to launch a fatal strike!
BANG—
A streak of crimson lightning tore through time, penetrating the Mammoth Giant’s head. Its carriage-sized pupils displayed confusion and astonishment as its massive body cleaved apart. Then, it was engulfed by a layer of Crown Flame and exploded.