[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed":3,"chapter-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-233":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1618008,2083,"Chapter 233 - 140: Late Stage of Meridian Opening, Speedrunning the Forest","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-233",233,"\u003Cp>SCHLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another thrust of the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear tip precisely pierced the second giant bear’s eye socket, and a frenzied force instantly turned everything inside its skull into mush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Level 26 mutated giant bears were killed in an instant, without ever posing a real threat to Lin Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye pulled out the Star-Piercing Spear and flicked his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood and brains on the spear tip were instantly shaken off, leaving not a single trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced back at the Source Crystal Vein he had hollowed out, his nostrils flaring slightly as he picked up the lingering scent of energy in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A good portion of the Qi and Blood in his body had yet to be fully refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also seemed his Shadow Scale skill could continue to devour energy to reach its true state of perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining the black scales covering his body, Lin Ye’s figure once again vanished into the strange, dark forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike a skill such as Crystalization, which required a constant and massive drain of Spiritual Power to maintain, the consumption from Shadow Scale was minuscule once it had fully grown to cover his body and entered a state of perfect Mimicry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current Spiritual Power reserves, plus the recovery from his post-combat regeneration, Lin Ye could easily keep Shadow Scale active indefinitely outside of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of Source Crystals on the wind was like a lighthouse in the dark, guiding his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aroma was even stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye knew he was headed in the right direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the destination was much farther than it looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Lin Ye finally saw massive Source Crystals growing in clusters like a crystal jungle next to a towering ancient tree in the distance, more than half an hour had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he had casually slaughtered dozens of mutated beasts that stood in his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that there were no mutated beasts in this forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that their numbers were far sparser compared to other parts of the fallen zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, without exception, all these mutated beasts were entangled to some degree in those strange, thin black threads, like puppets controlled by invisible strings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to the massive cluster of Source Crystals and began to devour them frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piece after piece of high-purity Source Crystals transformed into a torrent of the purest energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued until the last trace of surplus Qi and Blood in his body was completely refined, once again reaching that critical state between Qi and Blood and Gang Sha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued until the Shadow Scale covering his body gave him the feeling that it could not be evolved or enhanced any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Lin Ye stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the black scales on his body seemed alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every breath he took, and with every subtle shift in the surrounding light and shadow, the scales’ color and texture adjusted in milliseconds, synchronizing perfectly with the environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Scale had been strengthened to the absolute limit for its current stage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye found a relatively clean thicket, sat down cross-legged, and focused his mind inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll use this painstakingly refined, pure Qi and Blood to break through to the next stage again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a warning and stealth skill like Shadow Scale, Lin Ye no longer had to worry about being ambushed at a critical moment while trying to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his second time, so he was no stranger to the process. Having already cleared the Ren Meridian, Lin Ye knew exactly what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mobilized all the Qi and Blood that had been refined to its absolute limit, visualizing it gathering into a roaring, golden dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Du Meridian is the Sea of Yang Meridians, governing all the Yang Meridians in the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It originates deep within the lower abdomen, travels up along the inside of the spine, and reaches all the way to the Baihui Acupoint at the crown of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire meridian is like a great dragon coiled along the human spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it only has four major acupoints—Changqiang, Mingmen, Dazhui, and the Baihui Acupoint—each gate is more perilous and set higher than the last!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a Great Wall ascending to the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye adjusted his method of impact accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the golden dragon formed from pure Qi and Blood let out a soul-shaking roar and launched a ferocious assault on the Du Meridian’s first gate, the Changqiang acupoint!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three consecutive violent impacts made Lin Ye’s body tremble slightly, his Qi and Blood surging within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the stagnation and excruciating pain he expected from using the wrong method of assault never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye’s spirits lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No damaged meridians, no reversal of Qi and Blood... This means my method is correct!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth impact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye gathered all his Qi and Blood into a single point, forming an indestructible dragon’s head, and slammed it forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp shattering sound echoed, as if from the depths of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Du Meridian’s first gate, the Changqiang acupoint, burst wide open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lin Ye did not halt the surging momentum of his Qi and Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I have to do this in one go! Press the attack, straight to the finish!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden dragon burst through the first gate with undiminished power, continuing its ascent along the straight heavenly road of the meridian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two more thunderous roars erupted in succession within Lin Ye’s body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mingmen gate—broken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dazhui gate—broken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye felt a searing warm current, like lava, rise from his tailbone, instantly shooting through his entire spine and rushing toward the crown of his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His momentum was unstoppable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had broken through the first three great gates of the Du Meridian in a single, direct assault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the torrent of Qi and Blood reached the last gate: the Baihui Acupoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This acupoint was located at the crown of the head, right next to the Sea of Consciousness Divine Court—the highest point of the human body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ye didn’t dare to be as reckless and forceful as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmed his mind and transformed the rampaging dragon of Qi and Blood into countless tiny streams, which began a gentle and persistent process of seeping into and wearing down the barrier of the Baihui Acupoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last shred of the barrier dissolved...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Baihui Acupoint was open!\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-06-06T10:31:47.882Z",1,"novelbin.me","d9a48b156aa9a9b8e4fda110ef6bc65557f9f378c95cab270db9dca7847730e9","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-234","how-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-chapter-232",250,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-do-we-play-if-this-boss-isn-t-nerfed-cover.jpg"]