Chapter 701: Terrifying Array (1/2)
Felynn stared at the fight taking place underground in shock. Nobody had expected that this Lockbreaker Competition would have this many surprises. She had assumed that everything was within her control, but the situation had ultimately developed to this point. If the two individuals continued fighting in such a manner, then not just Hall of Insight, but even Sourcepeak Planet itself would be destroyed.
Xi Qi leaped up, but she was nonetheless still caught by the gale sweeping up from the battle taking place underground and forcefully flung far away. Above her, the fish screamed loudly, though she did not know what it was shouting about. She only vaguely heard “Corpse King Transformation” and “What a monster.”
Ku Wei stared underground, and his face had become solemn. Even he was unable to intervene in such a battle, as this was essentially an Enlighters’ battlefield. If these two continued to fight seriously on this planet, it was doomed.
Fiend Li’s eyes cracked open from where he was being supported by a few Lockbreakers. He then floated into the sky. “Sourcepeak Planet must not be destroyed. Never!”
Underground, Lu Yin took a punch to the c.h.e.s.t. Although it had been blocked by his universal armor, he still felt stifled, as the Corpse King’s physical body was simply too powerful. Lu Yin was thrown a hundred meters back, at which moment Aden suddenly appeared with his thunder shield and defended Lu Yin from the Corpse King.
The Corpse King unleashed two more simultaneous punches, causing an explosion to ring out as Aden’s thunder shield exploded, and his nine lined battle force grew unstable. He was similarly flung back, and he also spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Seventh Bro, stop fighting! Let’s go! You aren’t his opponent!” the Ghost Monkey shrieked.
Corpse Kings only fought by using their physical strength, and they did not utilize any sort of star energy attacks. The Yu Secret Art was almost completely useless against the creature, and Lu Yin could only defend and occasionally counterattack. As he thought about his situation, he moved forward and sent out a palm attack reinforced by his seven lined battle force. “Thirty Stacks, One Hundredfold Shockwave Palm.”
The Corpse King looked up, and its figure blurred as it vanished. Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed as stars began revolving around his body. He then suddenly turned around to face a different direction before swatting out with a palm right as the Corpse King emerged from the void and unleashed a punch.
Lu Yin was sent flying once again. However, the Corpse King’s green eyes quickly drew close to him as the monster reached out to grab Lu Yin. He evaded with Secret Sidestep and quickly retreated at top speed.
This time, the Corpse King did not chase after him. Instead, it turned around and went back to attacking the door to the secret room. By now, the door could no longer resist any more, and it shattered after one punch, allowing the Corpse King to charge in.
Lu Yin’s eyes flashed, and he dashed in right after the creature.
The room was not very large, but there was a strange looking sourcebox in the very center. When the Corpse King charged into the room, distorted ripples emanated out of the void itself and twisted around the Corpse King. This was the sourcebox’s formless danger. Lu Yin entered the room one step behind the Corpse King, and he quickly stopped in place. As he surveyed his surroundings, Lu Yin’s gaze finally settled on one corner of the room, where there were two boxes: one small and one large. The Corpse King was trying its best to shake off the formless ripples that had entangled it as it forced its way to the boxes.
Lu Yin grasped the Giant Emperor’s third eye and studied the sourcebox’s formless danger while he continuously used Secret Sidestep to evade it. In this manner, he quickly approached the boxes, moving much faster than the Corpse King.
The Corpse King growled in anger, and under Lu Yin’s astonished gaze, its right arm extended unnaturally and grabbed the larger box. This was the creature’s innate gift, and it caused Lu Yin to become fl.u.s.tered. When the Corpse King grabbed a second time for the smaller box, Lu Yin stabbed out with his pike. Although the pike’s spiritual force attack was ineffective against the Corpse King, the weapon was still incomparably sharp, and when backed with Lu Yin’s impressive physical strength, it was able to skewer the Corpse King’s extended arm to the wall. Lu Yin then took advantage of the opportunity to grab the smaller box.
The Corpse King stared at Lu Yin with its green eyes and then used its other hand to pull out the pike. It thrust the pike towards Lu Yin, but the youth managed to dodge the attack as he charged out of the secret room.
The Corpse King struggled, but it soon charged out as well.
Lu Yin did not plan to tangle with the creature any further, as he could not defeat it even if he had another Money Bomb that had been upgraded to the point where it could wipe out an Enlighter. This Corpse King’s physical body was much tougher than that of an average Enlighter, and it would likely take more than a single Money Bomb to take care of this monster.
When Fiend Li and the others saw Lu Yin emerge, they promptly asked, “How is it?”
At that moment, the Corpse King charged out as well, and its green eyes stared at Lu Yin for an instant before it vanished.
Stars revolved around Lu Yin’s body and he quickly evaded to the side with the Secret Sidestep Technique. The Corpse King appeared where Lu Yin had just been, but its attack missed. It then waved a hand and sent a sweeping gale towards Fiend Li and the others. Aden also dashed up from beneath the ground, charging towards the Corpse King with his nine lined battle force. However, he was driven back by just one punch from the Corpse King.
Lu Yin saw that the Corpse King was staring at him with determined eyes, so he shouted, “The secret room was opened, and he grabbed everything inside.”
Fiend Li’s face went pale. “Everyone, listen up! Do not let this creature escape.”
But despite his words, there was no one on Sourcepeak Planet who could fight against the Corpse King. In fact, the best that Lu Yin could do was not be defeated himself.
The Corpse King intently pursued Lu Yin, clearly bent on snatching the other box away. While fleeing, Lu Yin surveyed his surroundings before locking onto Ku Wei. He then dashed over without any hesitation.
Ku Wei’s mouth fell open. “Oh, $%@!”
Lu Yin smiled at Ku Wei. “I’ll pass him over to you.”
Lu Yin was surprised; what was this? The Corpse King’s intelligence was quite low, and it could only identify its target and execute its given orders. It was completely uninterested in everything else.