With the increase in basic magical power, Du You felt his magic power had increased significantly.
"Ugh, that’s the problem with this panel. Can it not quantify how much magic power it represents? It insists on using a percentage, and it’s hard to tell how much I’ve actually gained." Du You sighed as he looked at the panel before him.
He gathered his stuff; they had to continue their journey today. After a restful night, Xiaozi had fully recuperated from her injuries. Her physical strength and magic power had been replenished and she was in top form.
In the sky, flying insects were still sparse, but if anyone dared to ascend, these bugs would swarm out in droves. The sight was enough to send shivers down one’s spine.
"I have to go. You stay here." Du You looked at the Pangolin, which was still clinging to him.
The same went for the other creatures.
Du You shrugged his shoulders, "Enough, The Insect Balls are all gone, what more can I offer you?"
The bugs and giant beasts had devoured most of the Insect Balls from yesterday. Besides, after such a span of time, the Mucus Swamp had long reached its limit. The mucus had disappeared, making it easier for the insects to eat.
Du You glanced around, noticing that somehow a pile of bugs had appeared outside his tent.
Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Du You spotted a large pile of wood nearby and arranged it into a pile. He then cast a Fire Snake Curse to ignite it.
"Alright, you can roast it yourselves." No sooner had Du You finished speaking than the Pangolin threw several bugs into the fire.
Once they tasted the edible food, the giant beasts cheered in delight.
"These guys. I wonder if they’d become another ’Wise Species’ if they learned how to use fire." Du You waved his hand dismissively, paying no attention to the feast of the beasts. He gathered up Xiaozi and continued on his way.
Xiaozi couldn’t take flight or else she would draw the attention of the bugs.
Indeed, there weren’t many formidable giant beasts in this valley. Du You had only encountered two level eight creatures on his journey, both were herbivores and showed no intent to attack upon seeing him.
They were of no advantage to him, and Du You didn’t want to waste time on them.
It took over two hours for Du You to swiftly reach the mouth of the valley.
However, as he arrived, he was forced to stop once again. His path was blocked by a gargantuan stone – if it could even be called a stone. The problem was that the stone showcased a bright level tag.
"A level 10 giant beast, huh? I knew this valley wasn’t simple. But, is a beast made of stone possible when it’s not an Elemental Creature?"
Du You pondered before summoning Xiaozi and the Cursed Crow King.
"Heavy Rock Beast? I’d like to see what you really are." To Du You, it seemed to be just a rock.
Without hesitation, he cast a Mucus Curse, enveloping the entire stone. Then, he released a Fire Snake Curse, setting it ablaze. The flames grew from the combustion, expanding continuously.
"No reaction, huh? I want to see how long you can keep up this act."
With a cold laugh, Du You made a pinching gesture. "Explode."
As Du You triggered them deliberately, the excessively grown seven fire snakes exploded simultaneously. The strong explosion rattled the surrounding stones, even causing small landslides in some areas.
"Such power." Du You was taken aback. This move was rarely used because it wasn’t necessary, he often overcame his enemies before needing to draw upon it. The self-destruction of the power-grown serpents gave Du You the impression that a giant bomb had exploded in front of him. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩
The surging fire element produced a strong shockwave, inflicting some cracks on the huge stone.
The cracks widened, causing some parts to fall off, revealing a patterned hard shell underneath.
"A hard shell? Is this a turtle-like giant beast? Could it be that it was hibernating here the whole time and I woke it up?" Seeing the thick piles of earth and stone, it was probable that it had been slumbering here for a long time.
Slowly, the stone turned its shell, stretching out its big head. As he suspected, it was a large turtle. The huge claws were those of a terrestrial turtle’s.
The Heavy Rock Beast seemed puzzled, seemingly unclear about what had happened.
So his all-out attack had served as an alarm clock, huh?
"Heavy Rock Beast—should just call you a turtle instead." Du You muttered under his breath, deceived by the name. He mistook it for an earth elemental creature or something similar.
Finally, the Heavy Rock Beast became aware that it had been attacked. Its eyes flashed with a harsh light.
It opened its mouth, swallowing a huge piece of earth and stone. It then turned its mouth towards Du You. Alarmed, Du You instantly summoned his Shield Spell.
A grey shadow flashed past, and Du You’s Shield Spell was hit hard, forcing him to retreat a distance.
Du You observed the object that hit his shield. It was a spear made of earth and stones. It was the same piece that the Heavy Rock Beast had swallowed earlier, but it was now much stronger.
The faint glow on the stone spear suggested it was empowered by some special force. It wasn’t magic power, but Yuan Power. The beast hunters in this world cultivated Yuan Power, which they had learned from the beasts.
However, it was quite impressive for a level ten giant beast to master Yuan Power.
The Heavy Rock Beast roared in anger, seeming annoyed that it couldn’t defeat its enemy with that.
It again swallowed a piece of earth and stone.
"Think I’m easy to bully? As a turtle, your temper is too fierce." Du You cast Disintegration Spell without hesitation. Even faster was Xiaozi, already hurling a Thunder Light Orb.
With a "bang," the Thunder Light Orb hit the Heavy Rock Beast’s shell; it had no effect.
His spell hit the Heavy Rock Beast’s neck, also with no effect. "Sure enough, as a turtle; this defense, this magic resistance." Du You’s eyes widened. He couldn’t even damage it.
As a meat shield, the Heavy Rock Beast was doing more than fulfilling its purpose. The Heavy Rock Beast’s mouth was turned towards Du You again. A flash of gray light and another spear was in sight.
Du You quickly activated his Shield Spell. His senses had just caught the spear, as it hit him.