Chapter 2337: Experts’ Fiesta (Part 2)

The stunning scene of Shin standing before the Heavenly Dominator’s colossal fist lasted only two or three seconds before the massive ice serpent coiled around the gorilla’s arm began to show signs of collapsing.

Crack! Crack!

Multiple fissures appeared across its icy body, rapidly spreading until they covered the entire serpent.

BANG!

Moments later, the ice serpent shattered, scattering countless fragments in every direction.

SWOOSH!

With nothing left to restrain it, the Heavenly Dominator’s colossal fist continued its advance, threatening to crush everything in its path.

BOOOOM!

The impact shook the desert violently, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that swept across the battlefield and sent a thick cloud of dust billowing into the air.

The devastating blow even shattered the intertwining stone pillars throughout the immediate vicinity, reducing them to scattered chunks of rock.

However, the fist’s intended target was no longer there.

Shin had already leaped into the air to avoid being crushed. And rather than retreating, he landed on the Heavenly Dominator’s enormous stone arm and immediately began climbing.

Swoosh!

He sprinted along the colossal limb at astonishing speed, rapidly making his way toward the gorilla’s shoulder.

ROAR!

Realizing that Shin was still on its arm, the Heavenly Dominator swung it violently, attempting to shake the intruder off.

However, the sheer size of its limb worked to Shin’s advantage. Despite the violent movements, he had enough room to maneuver, allowing him to maintain his footing and continue sprinting toward the monster’s shoulder.

ROAR!

Seeing that Shin was still advancing, the Heavenly Dominator raised its other arm and brought its enormous palm down toward the area ahead of him, attempting to crush him with a single slap.

SWOOSH!

Faced with the incoming palm, Shin clicked his tongue and leaped away from the stone arm.

BANG!

The palm slammed into the Heavenly Dominator’s own arm with tremendous force, unleashing a shockwave that swept in every direction. Massive chunks of rock broke loose from the stone armor covering the impact site, tumbling through the air alongside the expanding wave of destruction.

SWOOSH!

The shockwave caught Shin in midair, sending him tumbling backward.

Swoosh!

Before he could be thrown too far, a pair of wings suddenly unfolded from his back, spreading wide and carrying him upward.

Whoosh!

Shin drew a graceful arc through the air, riding the terrifying shockwave instead of fighting against it. He used its force to propel himself toward his next target.

By the time he turned to face the Heavenly Dominator, he was already hovering directly in front of the Semi-World Boss’s enormous face.

Swoosh!

Without hesitation, Shin swung the whip sword in his left hand, sending its segmented blade lashing outward. The icy weapon extended through the air, unleashing countless flashes that converged upon the monster’s face.

’Jade Kirin Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Serpent Tail’

Shing! Shing! Shing!

Yet, just as the countless sword flashes were about to strike, the Heavenly Dominator abruptly opened its mouth and unleashed a deafening roar.

ROAR!

A devastating sonic wave erupted from its maw, sweeping across the space before it and shattering everything in its path.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The icy sword flashes disintegrated the moment they collided with the sonic wave. The devastating attack continued surging forward, heading straight for Shin.

Swoosh!

Shin immediately retreated, retracting the extended blade of his whip sword while rotating his wrist in a circular motion. The segmented weapon twisted through the air, tracing several spiraling arcs before him.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

As the blade spun, a dense mist of icy mana poured from it. The mist rapidly condensed, forming an octagonal barrier inscribed with mysterious runes.

’Jade Kirin Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Sacred Shell’

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The sonic wave crashed against the ice barrier in successive bursts, each impact sending ripples across its surface.

Snap! Snap!

Cracks soon appeared across the barrier, spreading rapidly over the intricate runes and smooth layers of ice.

Despite its increasingly battered state, however, the barrier held firm long enough to withstand the full force of the sonic wave.

Swoosh!

The instant the attack subsided, Shin spread his wings and shot across the sky, weaving through the air with a series of precise aerial maneuvers.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Countless stone cones tore through the space he had just occupied, forcing him to keep moving as the Heavenly Dominator continued its relentless assault.

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With Shin drawing most of the Heavenly Dominator’s attention, the other experts finally had an opportunity to move more freely and focus on resisting the gravitational field that continued to suppress them.

The stone pillars summoned by the Semi-World Boss had also stopped expanding, giving everyone some much-needed breathing room.

However, not everyone was pleased with the current situation.

Solfang, Caroline, and Emperor Dream, in particular, were dissatisfied with how the spotlight had shifted entirely to Shin.

The masked Battle God was stealing the show right before their eyes.

None of them wanted to be overshadowed by the masked Battle God. Determined to prove that they were just as formidable, the three immediately intensified their attacks.

Awoo~!

Solfang threw his head back and unleashed a terrifying howl. Scorching flames erupted around his body, engulfing him in a blazing aura as his wolf ears and tail transformed into living flames.

Swoosh!

At the same time, the barbarian tattoos engraved across various parts of his body began to shine brilliantly, their radiance making them appear almost ethereal.

BANG!

A moment later, Solfang vanished from his position, reappearing beneath the Heavenly Dominator in the blink of an eye.

Rather than attacking the monster’s legs, however, he immediately charged upward, sprinting across its enormous stone body just as Shin had done earlier.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

Throughout his ascent, Solfang repeatedly swung his blazing saber, carving deep wounds into the Heavenly Dominator’s stone armor. Each strike inflicted hundreds of thousands of damage, allowing him to climb while maintaining a relentless offensive.

WHOOSH!

Caroline was performing a similar feat on the opposite side of the colossal monster.

Unlike Solfang, however, she didn’t rely on running along its body. Instead, she propelled herself upward through successive bursts of explosions erupting from the soles of her feet.

Her chakrams followed a different path.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The spinning weapons raced across the Heavenly Dominator’s stony surface, bouncing and ricocheting along its armor as they carved through everything in their path.

Caught between the three relentless attackers, the Heavenly Dominator was forced to divide its attention. Shin continued harassing it from the air, while Solfang and Caroline relentlessly attacked its body from opposite sides.

But the assault didn’t end there.

WHOOSH!

Emperor Dream was also unleashing devastating attacks from above. Riding a majestic eagle made entirely of light, the Guild Leader of Illusion Dream circled the colossal monster while maintaining an aerial assault of his own.

SHING! SHING! SHING!

With every swing of his sword, Emperor Dream unleashed a succession of sword waves that carved through the Heavenly Dominator’s body. The damage inflicted by each strike rivaled that of the other three experts, making him every bit as threatening as his competitors.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Meanwhile, Thunderlord’s artillery barrage continued raining down on the colossal monster, each explosive impact adding to the devastation.

Given the Heavenly Dominator’s titanic size, hitting it was hardly a challenge. The real difficulty lay in overcoming its defenses and surviving its counterattacks.

Yet, under the unrelenting assault of these formidable experts, the Semi-World Boss was gradually losing ground.

Its intelligent eyes narrowed as it assessed the situation. Perhaps it had finally realized that its enormous body, despite granting it overwhelming physical power, had also made it an exceptionally easy target for the gathered powerhouses.

Then, its Health Bar reached the 75% mark.

ROOOOOOOAR!

The Heavenly Dominator unleashed a thunderous roar that surpassed all its previous cries in sheer intensity.

Expecting the Semi-World Boss to enter another phase, the experts swarming around it immediately braced themselves for whatever came next.

However, what happened was far beyond their expectations.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Under the astonished gazes of the assembled experts, the Heavenly Dominator’s colossal body suddenly began collapsing.

Its massive arms detached from its torso and plummeted toward the desert floor, each impact unleashing a devastating explosion of sand and stone.

BOOM! BOOM!

BANG! BANG!

Its legs, meanwhile, shattered into countless fragments, causing its enormous torso to lose support and tumble downward.

At the same time, its head separated from its body, leaving the battlefield filled with the deafening rumble of a collapsing giant.

BOOM!

For a brief moment, the entire battlefield fell silent as everyone struggled to comprehend what they were witnessing.

ROAR! ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!

Amid the rising clouds of dust and the rain of falling stone fragments, four deafening roars suddenly thundered across the battlefield, shaking the players to their cores.

"Is it another summoning ability?"

One of the players couldn’t help voicing his suspicions as everyone warily watched the thick curtain of dust obscuring their vision.

Many others shared the same thought. Narrowing their eyes, they strained to peer through the receding dust cloud, eager to discover what had emerged from the Heavenly Dominator’s collapsed body.

Before long, four enormous silhouettes gradually appeared within the haze.

Although none of them matched the Heavenly Dominator’s original titanic proportions, they were still far larger than the ordinary boss monsters players typically encountered in the wilderness or dungeons.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each heavy footstep shook the desert floor, sending tremors through the surrounding battlefield and giving everyone a clear sense of the immense weight these four giants carried.

While the other players remained focused on the newly emerged figures, Shin hovered in the air, staring at the four silhouettes with a growing sense of suspicion.

The sight reminded him of something he had encountered during his expedition into the Starry Spears Mountain Forest.

(Reference Chapter 1164+)

His eyes narrowed behind his mask. "Don’t tell me..."

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