Chapter 117 - 88: One Stomp Shatters the Bones of Evil Objects, One Word Speaks All the Sorrows of the Great Dao

Chapter 117: Chapter 88: One Stomp Shatters the Bones of Evil Objects, One Word Speaks All the Sorrows of the Great Dao

"After all, exchanging my life for a Human Race Grandmaster is... a great merit!"

BOOM!

The Gold-devouring Ant-man let out a furious roar, and a terrifying power completely erupted from within its body. The power was so immense that it even caused the creature to bleed from its seven orifices. This power was the very reason it had taken the initiative to endure Lu Chen’s attacks earlier. It was the strongest strike of its life, bought with its own body, its own life, and absolutely everything it had.

Although it could clearly feel that its life was about to come to an end, the Gold-devouring Ant-man felt its condition was... better than ever before!

"How can the Hundred Battles Body claim victory without experiencing a hundred battles?" it thought.

"A Human Race Grandmaster? The one I kill today... is a Grandmaster!!!"

With a roar, the Gold-devouring Ant-man gathered all of its power into its only remaining right hand and swung a fist toward Lu Chen. Upon seeing this punch, Lu Chen entirely dropped his previous calmness, his face revealing sheer surprise. Because within this punch... he saw the shadow of the Great Dao!

BOOM!

At the exact moment the Gold-devouring Ant-man threw its punch, the phantom of a massive mountain seemed to appear behind it, pressing down heavily toward Lu Chen. In response to this, Lu Chen felt more excitement than surprise. Without any hesitation, he immediately countered with his own Sword Intent.

"Water accumulates to form a deep abyss, and from it, the flood dragon is born!" he thought.

BOOM!

A profound, deathly silent abyss instantly enveloped Lu Chen and the Gold-devouring Ant-man. However, unlike the Giant Force Horned Insect and the others who had been completely powerless within this abyss, the Gold-devouring Ant-man—currently burning away its entire life force—still possessed the courage to swing its fist at Lu Chen!

After all, when death was no longer a shackle, its fist could be swung at anyone!

This punch was as sharp as a peak, and its momentum... as heavy as a mountain!

[You have comprehended a trace of Fist Intent, you have unlocked the Skill... Mountain-Breaking Fist]

[Mountain-Breaking Fist: entry-level 1/1000]

[Effect: Its momentum is like a mountain, its punch is like a peak; when the fist strikes... the mountains crumble!]

Lu Chen hadn’t expected this. He originally just wanted to see what this Nine Nether Royal Family member’s special Superpower was, and then decide if it possessed any value to Copy. He never anticipated that this Nine Nether Royal Family member would bring him such a massive surprise. Fist Intent. It was actually Fist Intent!

One had to know that no matter how many people practiced boxing for their entire lives, they could never glimpse even a trace of this Great Dao. Yet today, not only was Lu Chen fortunate enough to witness it, but he had even gained some comprehension from it.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately stopped holding back, unleashing his Dragon Transformation Sword Intent without reservation. At this very moment, the clash between him and the Gold-devouring Ant-man was no longer a simple conflict of racial standpoints, but a battle between "Dao" and "Dao"!

Because his longsword was stuck in the bones of the Gold-devouring Ant-man’s left hand, Lu Chen was forced to use his leg as a sword, whipping a devastating kick toward his opponent. Facing the Boxing Mountain pressing down with the weight of a thousand peaks within the abyss, Lu Chen’s Sword Dao Flood Dragon... swung its tail!

BOOM!

The moment the tail of the Sword Dao Flood Dragon struck the Boxing Mountain, the heavy body of the mountain immediately trembled violently. Before long, countless cracks spread across its surface, ultimately causing the Boxing Mountain to shatter into a sky full of rubble. It was completely swallowed by Lu Chen’s endless abyss, vanishing without a trace.

In reality, Lu Chen’s kick not only pulverized the Gold-devouring Ant-man’s right arm, but the resulting shockwave also shattered all of its internal organs in the process. Furthermore, the power of Lu Chen’s kick even penetrated through the Gold-devouring Ant-man’s body, carving a smooth, ten-meter-long trench into the ground behind it. The trench extended all the way to the Nine Nether Tree, leaving a massive fissure in its trunk.

With one kick, the bones of the Evil Object were completely shattered. It was nothing short of breathtaking.

Lu Chen looked at the Gold-devouring Ant-man in front of him—its right arm pulverized, its left arm reduced to nothing but White Bone. He retracted his leg, stood up straight, and asked earnestly, "...You must have seen the scenery over there too, right?"

The Gold-devouring Ant-man looked past Lu Chen with confused eyes, as if staring at something unseen. A moment later, it turned to look at Lu Chen and answered in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I saw it, but it only made me feel even more despair..."

Hearing this, Lu Chen thought of something and sighed emotionally. "Indeed. But I still want to try and see if I can cross over it, to take a look at the places even further away."

The Gold-devouring Ant-man glanced at him in astonishment, finding his expression completely serious, not like he was joking at all. After a brief moment, the creature began to laugh.

"If speaking from the standpoint of our Race, I would curse you to never reach that place for the rest of your life, because that would mean a terrifying enemy for my people.

"But if speaking from the perspective of a Seeker of the Dao... then I hope you can truly achieve that step.

"After all, I also really want to know what the scenery at that place looks like, even if it’s just hearing about it from someone else’s mouth.

"It’s a pity, such a pity. If I had understood these things a little earlier, the person standing right now... might not be you.

"However... this is enough.

"After all, in the words of your Human Race, this can be considered as ’if one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening.’

"Human Race Cultivator, can you tell me your name?"

Lu Chen calmly replied, "Luocheng Sword Cultivator, Lu Chen."

"Lu... Chen..." The Gold-devouring Ant-man murmured the name, as if it no longer harbored any regrets. The next second, its body began to crack continuously from its feet, the fissures spreading all the way up to its head.

In its dying moments, the Gold-devouring Ant-man looked at Lu Chen with a carefree expression and smiled. "Lu Chen, I’ll be waiting for you. I’ll be waiting for you on the Path to the Underworld, because the king already knows what happened here, and it definitely won’t let you off.

"With you keeping me company, this Path to the Underworld... won’t be lonely!

"Hahaha, it won’t be lonely... it won’t be lonely..."

Watching the Gold-devouring Ant-man turn into powder amidst its laughter—ashes to ashes, dust to dust—Lu Chen felt deeply moved. Even though they stood on opposing sides, and even though the opponent was just a phantom, a simulated special historical figure, this almost realistic feeling still made Lu Chen inevitably fall into a slight daze.

Holographic Helmet, True Cultivation... Why were these two things surprisingly similar in certain aspects? Was there... truly no connection between the two?

[You have killed a Nine Nether Gold-devouring Ant-man (Foundation Establishment Fifth Level). You have gained 2400 Experience Points, Soul Crystal Fragment (Green) *3, Divine Skill: Body Casting into Soldiers...]

Standing beneath the Nine Nether Tree, Lu Chen didn’t look at the interface information that popped up, but inexplicably fell into deep thought. But before he could ponder for long, a terrifying pressure descended from above his head, violently jolting him awake.

Lu Chen raised his head, only to see a granite-like stone figure appearing in mid-air. In an instant, Lu Chen recognized the identity of the newcomer.

Golden Core Stage—or rather, a second-evolution Nine Nether Evil Object comparable to the Golden Core Stage. The strongest entity in the Joint Examination Dungeon, the king of the Nine Nether Black Rock Tribe: Nine Nether Black Rock.

Black Rock looked down at Lu Chen, then glanced at the pulverized corpse of the Gold-devouring Ant-man, and spoke in an icy tone, "Human Race Grandmaster, tell me... how do you want to die?"

[Name: Black Rock]

[Race: Nine Nether]

[Power: Golden Core]

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