Chapter 1232-1233
Chapter 1232 – Might of the Exterminating Fist
The plum blossom sword goes up, the plum blossom rain falls. The sky was blotted by the plum blossom rain, drenching Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai could even feel himself standing in a plum forest. The petals of the plum blossom looked like simple rain, he could also smell the plum blossom. However, this was what made this rain very terrifying!
The chills seem to go straight for the bottom of a person's heart. It gave a feeling that it could freeze a person's mind, a person's body, and a person's soul!
The Plum Blossom born from extreme cold. It was a move of freezing coming from the plum blossom. The domain imposed by the sword was truly outstanding. It seems like if one doesn't have real skill, then nobody would be able to deal with Li Chuchen.
Zhao Hai coldly snorted. He didn't take something out of his robe, nor did he use any spells. This time, he stood in the air and then stepped forward before punching out!
Nobody had ever imagined Zhao Hai to attack using his fist. Moreover, it looks like a very ordinary punch. Such a stance could be used by anyone in the World of Cultivation. And since this punch was too ordinary, there would be a million ways for the enemy to break it. If it was broken, then it meant that the enemy would have the initiative for attack. In this case, why would Zhao Hai use such a method? It was because of this that everyone was stunned.
Others might be clueless about the might behind Zhao Hai's fist, but Li Chuchen who was the recipient of the punch knew very well. Li Chuchen's current state wasn't so good. He thought that his move 'the plum blossom born from extreme cold' couldn't be blocked by the punch. However, once the fist met with the technique, Li Chuchen finally felt that he was wrong.
The fist was as heavy as the mountain, like a meteor. As soon as Zhao Hai punched out, Li Chuchen felt a huge meteor slamming into himself. The domain imposed by the plum blossom couldn't compare to the explosive strength of the fist. In almost an instant, the plum blossom domain was destroyed with the fist that could destroy the heavens and the earth. All of it disappeared like smoke!
Li Chuchen was shocked. Zhao Hai's fist broke his sword technique. And Zhao Hai's fist didn't stop. It continued towards Li Chuchen. The pressure seemed to wrap the skies, causing Li Chuchen to feel as though he was a person standing in the meteor's orbit trying to block it
A mantis trying to stop a chariot! This statement suddenly appeared inside Li Chuchen's mind. He discovered that his confidence completely vanished. As Zhao Hai's fist approached him, he actually felt genuine fear!
Li Chuchen was a determined person. He bit his teeth to calm his senses. Then he moved his hand and took out a turtle shell to block in front of him. It was a shield large enough to cover his entire body.
But it was also at this moment that Zhao Hai's fist arrived. Actually, Zhao Hai just stood in place, it was only the projected qi of his fist that travelled the distance and hit Li Chuchen's shield. There was a loud noise before the shield shattered. The fist, now unblocked, continued to hit towards Li Chuchen.
Li Chuchen felt the pain on his chest. The fist qi travelled through his internal organs. Li Chuchen felt his five solid organs and six hollow organs being crushed. He vomited blood. His two eyes stubbornly looking at Zhao Hai. He didn't think his gap with Zhao Hai was this huge. He couldn't even take Zhao Hai's fist.[1]
This was also the final thought that crossed through Li Chuchen's mind before everything went dark. Zhao Hai waved his hand as black gas surrounded Li Chuchen's body. After the black gas vanished, what remained was Li Chuchen's skeleton.
Streep and the others stared at the skeleton wearing Li Chuchen's robes. It was also at this time that people discovered that Li Chuchen was wearing inner armor that was as thin as a cicada's wing. It was woven with gold threads that looked beautiful. But this time, a hole was in the middle of this armor. The size of this hole was as big as the fist that Zhao Hai just made.
What struck them even more was the plum blossom sword that kept floating beside the skeleton. It was as if the sword didn't notice that Li Chuchen had already been turned into an Undead.
Zhao Hai coldly snorted, then he turned his head towards Streep and said, "Streep, it's time to settle our account."
Everyone was still stunned by what happened. After hearing Zhao Hai's words, Streep and the others changed their expressions. Then everyone began to feel regret, especially Streep. His face was very pale. But this time, he wasn't pale with anger, but instead with fear.
Zhao Hai looked at Streep and the others and said, "I didn't really intend to deal with you just because I want to give face to the Machine Field. However, all of you wanted to deal with me. Especially you, Streep. Do you really think that I don't know about your ability? You rely on women to collect yin qi. Then you use this yin qi to improve your attacks. If not for the yin qi, you would just be an ordinary level 4 Mage. I can't blame you for using women like that, but only as long as they do it voluntarily. You can play with as many women as you want, that's your method. However, you shouldn't have killed them. You wear a gentle mask but behind it is a ruthless face. I initially wanted to deal with you when the elimination round is about to end. But who would've thought that you would find trouble with me first. You even pulled these people's backgrounds over to deal with me. You really think that I will submit? Streep, you're too naive. This is Fabio Planet's underworld. Even if all of you die, the Machine Field still wouldn't say anything. Now, since you want to deal with me, then be proud of becoming new members of my Undead army!"
After he said that, Zhao Hai waved his hand then Undead began appearing everywhere. These Undead immediately threw themselves towards Streep's group.
Streep and the others turned frantic. They initially wanted to beg for mercy, but Zhao Hai didn't give them the opportunity to do so. The Undead attacks were extremely sharp. And since they were in a formation, they were much harder to deal with. The defenses formed by Streep's group were quickly torn apart by the Undead. After being separated into smaller groups, it didn't take a long time before they succumbed to the Undead's attacks.
Xiong Li and the others looked at the scene with cold gazes. They were disappointed with these people so they didn't stop Zhao Hai. Moreover, they knew that Zhao Hai wasn't the kind of person that would let this matter go.
The only one surprised was Lu Dingtian. He didn't expect Zhao Hai to be this ruthless and kill everybody. Seeing the number of Zhao Hai's Undead, Lu Dingtian began to understand how Zhao Hai was able to deal with so many bugs.
At this time, the Machine Field's participants were almost wiped out. There were only a few alive, including Streep. Although his cultivation method had yet to be known by Zhao Hai, it has to be said that yin qi was very effective in increasing offensive strength. This was the reason why he was able to survive this long.
Naturally, this was also because the Undead Li Chuchen didn't join the fight. Otherwise, Streep wouldn't be able to stop Li Chuchen's attack.
Streep had deep despair in his eyes. While he was resisting the Undead attacks, he shouted towards Zhao Hai, "Zhao Hai, I'll do anything as long as you let me go. I ask you to let us off."
Zhao Hai looked at Streep and said, "I don't need you to do anything other than dying!"
Streep shouted back, "If you let me go, I'll tell you my cultivation method. This is a method used by an ancient cultivator. I already destroyed the jade slip containing the method. As long as you let me go, I'll tell you.."
Zhao Hai sneered and said, "I'm not interested in your cultivation method. And even if I was, I can still find out about it once I turn you into an Undead. I don't need you to survive, I can just wait until you become an obedient Undead."
As soon as Streep heard this, his final ray of hope vanished. He could only wildly curse, "Zhao Hai, you'll die like a dog. You have made so much Undead. Sooner or later, you will pay for everything!"
Zhao Hai laughed and said, "You don't need to worry about this. Now you can die with ease."
After he said that, Zhao Hai flicked his finger. Then Streep suddenly stopped moving. The spirit in his eyes began to disappear. He was dead, killed by Liquid Silver's needle.
Actually, Zhao Hai had long wanted to kill him with the silver needle. However, he needed to make Streep suffer for a while. It could be considered revenge for those women that Streep killed.
Streep's murder of women was unknown to Zhao Hai until a few days ago. When Streep cultivated, he would need a lot of yin from women. Some of these women were provided to him by Ba Dong, while some were enticed by him. However, a large part of these women were forcefully seized. These women suffered intensely as their yin was extracted. And then in the end, they would die. It seems like Streep had a sick hobby of watching women suffer. All of these were saved in his computer, waiting to be viewed.
Streep was still very honest some time ago. However, after he was particularly annoyed by Zhao Hai, he returned to his room and watched those videos. It was only then that Zhao Hai came to know about this matter. These events strengthened Zhao Hai's determination to kill him.
The reason why Zhao Hai revealed everything to Streep before killing him was because he wanted Streep to know why he was killed. What he did to those women was already enough for Streep to be executed.
Another reason why Zhao Hai decided to use the silver needle to kill Streep was because he discovered that Streep wanted to use a small nuclear bomb. If Streep managed to detonate that bomb, even if Zhao Hai survived, then a lot of Undead would be killed in the process. So before Streep could execute his final plan, Zhao Hai decided to just have the needle strike Streep's brain.
- The five solid organs of traditional chinese medicine: heart(hsin), liver(gan), spleen(pi), lungs(fei), and kidney(sen). And the six hollow organs of traditional chinese medicine: small intestine(shao chang), gallbladder(tan), stomach(wei), large intestine(ta chang), urinary bladder(pang guang), triple heater(san jiao). The triple heaters were regarded as an organ that has a name but no form..
Chapter 1233 – Attacking A Bug Nest
The battle was already over. Everyone from the Machine Field was killed. Moreover, those who died had now become members of Zhao Hai's Undead army.
After dealing with these people, Zhao Hai made the Undead clean the battlefield. Every bug part was collected and piled up in equal portions on the ground. Then Zhao Hai and the others stored their pile in their spatial equipment, Lu Dingtian did the same.
Lu Dingtian's actions made Zhao Hai regard him as a friend. Lu Dingtian also didn't say anything and just collected his own pile. He was also beginning to look at Zhao Hai as a friend. But since he was embarrassed, he wasn't able to say his thanks to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai didn't care about it. After taking his own pile, he looked at everyone and said, "Brothers, it's only us left. Hahaha. I reckon we're the most insane out of all the six realms. We already butchered our own people just as the competition began."
Xiong Li and the others couldn't help but laugh. They didn't think much about it. This was because they knew that if they weren't as strong as they were, then the ones who would die would be them. They felt no guilt about this event.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "We should leave this place and look for some bugs to kill. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to get to the top 100. That would be troublesome."
Xiong Li smiled and said, "Killing those bugs is quite easy. It's not interesting. Right, Little Hai, what do we do if we run into people from other realms?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "What else can we do? If we can defeat them, then we'll kill them all. If we can't defeat them, then we can just escape. In any case, they would certainly try to kill us. The Machine Field really has a great reputation."
Xiong Li and the others laughed. They agreed that the Machine Field has a great reputation. However, this reputation wasn't a good one, but the reputation that they were soft persimmons.
Xiong Li and the others were confident in Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai was able to kill a top ten ranker of the Cultivation Realm with a single fist. With Zhao Hai's strength, why would they be afraid of the other realms?
Lu Dingtian looked at the brothers who were laughing and joking with a touch of envy in his eyes. Ever since he ascended, he had always been cautious. He wouldn't easily believe anyone. This was because he had seen a lot of geniuses that suddenly disappeared into obscurity. It was a world where a friend could become an enemy in the blink of an eye. Because of this, Lu Dingtian was never able to make any friends. He just cultivated and performed tasks given by his family.
Due to his lifestyle, Lu Dingtian was able to become strong. But at the same time, he was envious of people like Zhao Hai and the others who were brothers that cared for each other.
Zhao Hai looked at Lu Dingtain and then smiled as he said, "Old Lu, it seems like you're stuck with us. Rest assured, now that we're teammates, we're also friends. I hope that we can get closer in the future."
Lu Dingtian nodded but didn't say anything. Zhao Hai didn't mind it as he nodded and said, "Let's go. It's time to look for bugs to kill." Then after he said that, he led everyone out of the cave.
While Zhao Hai and the others were in battle, Laura released silver needles in order to inspect the surrounding caves. And not far from the cave that Zhao Hai and the others were in was a large collection of eight-legged bugs.
These eight-legged bugs can be said to be the Bug Race's most populous species. They were also at the very bottom of the race's hierarchy, completely made to be cannon fodder. These eight-legged bugs lived inside nests. However, these nests weren't queen nests of the Bug Race. Instead, these were nests that produced only eight-legged bugs. Nevertheless, the production rate of these nests was very astonishing. In a year, an eight-legged bug nest could produce more than 100 thousand bugs. Such reproductive speed can only be described as completely broken.
It was precisely because of this nest's reproduction that the Cultivation Realm needed to clean the bugs from Fabio Planet regularly. Although the strength of the eight-legged bugs wasn't on par with the Cultivators, once their number reached a critical degree, the might they could exhibit would be astonishing. Moreover, their offensive strength wasn't very weak.
The intelligence of these eight-legged bugs was very low, but their territorial instincts were strong. If other eight-legged bugs were to enter their territory, they would immediately frantically attack. After seeing the eight-legged worm nest, Zhao Hai was almost certain that the bugs that besieged them in the transmission formation were from the same group.
From the research that the Cultivation Realm did on the eight-legged bugs, Zhao Hai knew that these bugs were divided into two groups. The first group was called 'hunting bugs', these were bugs that go out and hunt for food. The other group was called 'guard bugs', the bugs that defended the nest.
Eight-legged bugs were omnivores. Whether it be other bugs or leaves or grass, they would all consume it. The hunting bugs' main job was to seek these kinds of food for the nest. The task of the guard bugs was much simpler. Their duty was to protect the bug nest.
The insane reproductive ability of the eight-legged bugs would also cause trouble for themselves. Bug tides would happen all over Fabio Planet due to the bugs being overpopulated. When it's time for a bug tide, they would target the Cultivation Realm's bases as well as other bug groups. This wouldn't only reduce the number of eight-legged bugs, it would also provide food for other bugs.
For the Bug Race, nothing was inedible. As long as it can provide them with energy, then it was food.
Naturally, the bugs that attacked Zhao Hai and the others were hunting bugs. But now that they were heading to the bug nest, they would fight the guard bugs soon.
Zhao Hai was aware of all of these, but the others weren't. They just followed Zhao Hai and carefully flew forward. Zhao Hai and the others were now quite close to the nest. They would arrive in about half an hour.
Before long, they arrived in the nest's territory. Zhao Hai waved his hand, causing everyone to stop and look at him. Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Wait a moment." Then he waved his hand and a large number of Undead appeared. Shortly after being summoned, the Undead attacked the bug nest.
The bug nest was divided into multiple layers with countless caves. These caves were connected to each other, forming a vast network of caves that only the bugs could navigate.
The center of the bug nest was a huge cave with a height of more than 400 meters and a floor area that spanned tens of thousands of square meters. There's a huge organic ball in the middle of the cave that housed the eight-legged bug queen. This was also the structure that the guard bugs protected.
Several circular paths were on the periphery of this huge bug nest. Each passage was about 3-400 meters wide and 200 meters high. Eight-legged bugs patrol these paths regularly. On each passage would be 10 thousand patrolling bugs. It could be estimated that the number of bugs in this nest numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
Zhao Hai and the others were now in the outermost region of the nest. All in all, Zhao Hai released 5000 Undead. They would be the first line against the bugs.
Zhao Hai didn't release too much Undead since he wants Xiong Li and the others to have a go at the bugs. Although the bugs were dangerous to them, the threat wasn't that huge. This would also allow Xiong Li and the others to get familiar with their weapons. If they relied on the Undead the entire time, then the purpose of the elimination round would be lost.
Xiong Li and the others were also waiting for an opportunity to raise this issue with Zhao Hai. They didn't expect Zhao Hai to be the one to mention it. Naturally, they were glad with this arrangement. They immediately roared and took out their own weapons.
Among those present, only Sun Fei and Lu Dingtian's weapons weren't very good. Sun Fei was a Mage, and the Fire Temple had already prepared a lot of good things for him. His magic staff alone provided him with a lot of support. However, this weapon wasn't manufactured by Zhao Hai, so it didn't have the weapon shattering property. This caused Sun Fei to feel unsatisfied. But Zhao Hai already made a promise that he would prepare him a staff with weapon shattering once the elimination round was done.
The weapon that Lu Dingtian used was still the dagger-axe. He had used this weapon for several years so he was quite familiar with it. Moreover, after repeated upgrades by the Dong Family, the weapon became very compatible with Lu Dingtian. Since Lu Dingtian wasn't friends with Zhao Hai before, then it's a given that his weapon doesn't have weapon shattering. Actually, Lu Dingtian wasn't aware that Xiong Li and the others had weapons that had weapon shattering.
As soon as Zhao Hai and the others entered the first perimeter of defense, the bugs immediately found them. One by one, bugs began streaming in. Naturally, the Undead were being commanded by Megan and the others. At the same time, Xiong Li and the others rushed over and began killing bugs with their weapons. Only Zhao Hai stayed still and stood by, watching the battlefield with a keen eye.
With Zhao Hai's present strength, fighting the bugs would no longer benefit him. What he needed to do now was to make sure that Xiong Li and the others were safe.
Although Xiong Li and the others weren't weak, these eight-legged bugs didn't know fear. These bugs were tenacious. If Xiong Li and the others make a mistake, then they would be injured.
Zhao Hai took Xiong Li and the others here so that they could practice. They weren't here to go all out against these bugs. Naturally, Zhao Hai didn't want them to receive any injury.
This kind of guided trial was something that big sects in the Cultivation Realm only do to their Core Disciples. Most inner and outer sect disciples would never have gotten such attention.
This was also possible because Zhao Hai's strength has been greatly improved. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to do this.
Zhao Hai noticed that the battle had moved to open ground. Two more groups of eight-legged bugs joined the battle. Zhao Hai expected this, so he had more of the Undead participate in the battle.
Xiong Li and the others were now immersed in battle, shouting as they attacked the bugs. However, they weren't able to kill the bugs faster than the Undead.
The coordination between the Undead was perfect. This allowed them to dispose of the bugs in a very efficient manner. Because of this, it was naturally impossible for Xiong Li and the others to surpass them in killing speed.
Zhao Hai didn't allow Xiong Li and the others to kill the bugs alongside the Undead. The Undead were being commanded to perfection by Megan and the others. If Xiong Li and the others join in, then the Undead coordination would be destroyed. Therefore, Xiong Li and the others formed their own group and fought the bugs themselves.
It must be said that Xiong Li and the others weren't that much stronger compared to the Undead. Although they had more powerful weapons, they were still beginners in using it. On the other hand, when the Space leveled up, the bone armor and the golden combat suits were upgraded. The bone armor and the combat suits were no weaker than the Machine Field's items.
Zhao Hai stood in the air and would often shoot spells to support Xiong Li and the others. Seeing Zhao Hai's action, Xiong Li and the others didn't say anything. Instead, they felt relieved as they focused on killing the bugs.
The fight continued for some time. Due to Zhao Hai's support, Xiong Li and the others were completely fine and were happily attacking the bugs. However, the first one to give up was Sun Fei. Because he has gained new spells from Zhao Hai, Sun Fei was very eager to try them out. He tried each formation and ran out of energy before long. So he took a potion and then went to Zhao Hai's side to rest.
Zhao Hai didn't mind Sun Fei as he continued to pay attention to the battle. On the other hand, Sun Fei was observing Zhao Hai's actions. This was especially true whenever Zhao Hai made a move. Sun Fei discovered that Zhao Hai doesn't use formidable spells in order to save Xiong Li and the others. Most of the time, Zhao Hai would use ten-layer spells, rarely would he use 100-layer formations. The amount of formation layers he would use was just enough to save Xiong Li and the others. He wouldn't waste energy.
As time went by, Sun Fei was able to somewhat take note of Zhao Hai's tactics. He found that Zhao Hai had been in a complete state of control over the entire battlefield. The moves that Xiong LI and the others did as well as the attacks made by the bugs seem to be under Zhao Hai's influence. Sun Fei noticed several times that Zhao Hai would prepare a spell seconds in advance. This showed how long Zhao Hai had anticipated the development of the battlefield. This ability to control the battle was extremely terrifying.
Sun Fei examined himself and knew that he would be unable to do this. However, he didn't feel depressed. He continued to observe Zhao Hai in earnest. Although he couldn't achieve the degree of Zhao Hai's ability, he can still learn a few things. This experience was important for a Mage. When to use magic was one of the most important things that a Mage needed to learn. Being able to gain this ability would increase a Mage's battle proficiency by at least three layers.
Time went by and Lu Dingtian was the next person to give up. After all, his weapon was still ordinary. Because of this, the battle qi he used was much greater compared to Xiong Li and the others. He drank a potion of recovery before going to Zhao Hai's side to rest.