Chapter 134: New Skill: Divine Shock Stab!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom~

In the mountain forest, muffled, thunderous roars never ceased.

The scorpion king, the size of a house, raged uncontrollably; its two massive black pincers swung like battering rams, each strike shaking the earth and shattering trees, sending rocks flying in all directions.

Its strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Peak Primordial cultivator.

Shen Ge moved with ethereal grace, pushing his sword art to its limit; icy sword qi clung like a parasitic worm, continuously slicing and shredding the joints and compound eyes of the scorpion king. Though unable to inflict fatal wounds, it greatly slowed its movements, causing it to roar in fury.

Pang Yunrui roared like a battle god, his twin halberds whirling wildly as he blocked each pincer strike head-on; the heavy impacts deafened the air.

Though his arms were numbed and aching from the recoil, he did not stop, fighting desperately without retreating, creating opportunities for Chen Mu.

Chen Mu was the primary attacker.

He pushed his body technique to its limit, circling the scorpion king's massive body like a phantom, striking the same shell fissure again and again with the flame-infused blade of Zhan Sha.

"Clang! Clang! Clang~!"

Sparks flew, shell fragments scattered.

The scorpion king, in pain, let out a furious hiss; its massive tail stinger shot out like a venomous dragon emerging from a cave, stabbing at Chen Mu with lightning speed, the deep-blue tip radiating a chilling aura of death.

The three's coordination grew increasingly seamless; they were on the verge of carving a fatal breach in the scorpion king's hardened shell.

At that moment, the scorpion king reared up on its hind legs, its compound eyes flashing a cunning, vicious gleam; its grotesque mouthparts opened wide and emitted a piercing, indescribable shriek.

"Ssliiirrr—!"

This sound did not strike the eardrums—it pierced straight through flesh and bone, stabbing violently into the three souls!

Pang Yunrui bore the full force; he felt his skull pierced like a red-hot iron rod, blinding pain sent him reeling, he spat a mouthful of blood, his movements froze instantly, barely avoiding the sweeping pincer.

Shen Ge's face turned pale, but a warm jade pendant on his chest instantly glowed with soft white light, forming a faint aura shield around him that absorbed most of the soul-shriek's power, leaving him only slightly delayed.

Chen Mu also felt a sharp stab in his soul, like being pricked by a needle.

But his spiritual force, enhanced twice by the Soul-Enhancing Card, was far stronger and more resilient than that of a cultivator at his level.

He merely grunted, his eyes not filled with pain, but blazing with sharp brilliance.

The Reverse Fate Blade!

Chen Mu turned defense into offense, concentrating his spiritual force into a single, invisible "spiritual blade," and thrust it back along the path of the shriek!

This was an extremely perilous clash on the spiritual plane.

"Ooo~"

The scorpion king had never expected anyone to resist its spiritual attack, let alone retaliate so fiercely.

It let out a pained whimper, its massive body shuddering violently; the ferocity in its compound eyes dimmed for an instant, and its swinging pincers and tail stinger paused for a heartbeat!

"Perfect chance!"

Seeing this, Shen Ge forced his true qi upward, the tip of his sword blazing with icy light.

Swish! Swish! Swish~!

Vast amounts of sword qi, drawn as if by a magnet, instantly coalesced into a colossal ice storm that slammed into the scorpion king's gaping, grotesque mouth!

Violent energy surged inward, attempting to shred it from within.

Pang Yunrui, enduring the agony of a splitting skull, roared and hurled his twin halberds like two black lightning bolts, striking with pinpoint accuracy at the scorpion king's two compound eyes.

"Splat!"

Greenish fluid exploded outward.

"Now!"

Chen Mu's eyes blazed with brilliance; his body spun upward like a top, unleashing every ounce of Duan Tianhe's true qi into Zhan Sha.

"Cut~!"

The blade light condensed to its utmost, becoming a slender, dazzling thread of flame that flashed once—vanishing into the fissure he had struck countless times before!

Time seemed to freeze in that instant.

The next moment…

Crack~

Boom!

The scorpion king's massive body split open along a huge fissure; searing flame blade qi erupted from within.

Green blood and shattered organs sprayed everywhere!

The scorpion king let out a deafening, agonized scream, its body convulsing violently before crashing to the ground with a thunderous impact, kicking up a cloud of dust, utterly silent.

In the mountain forest, only the three's coarse and heavy breathing remained.

Pang Yunrui sat heavily on the ground, pale-faced, quickly pulling out pills and swallowing them to heal his wounds.

Shen Ge exhaled slowly, wiping sweat from his brow, heart still pounding—"Too close… this scorpion king's soul attack was terrifying…"

Chen Mu took a moment to regulate his breath, then charged toward the remaining scorpions, Zhan Sha in hand.

Swoosh~

Swoosh!

"Splat! Splat! Splat~!"

Blade light bloomed, sword qi crisscrossed.

Flame blade flashes erupted across the forest, engulfing one scorpion after another.

Moments later, the forest fell silent.

All scorpions were completely eradicated.

Chen Mu picked up card after card again.

At this moment, he finally examined the cards.

Equipment cards! Equipment cards!

Besides the equipment cards, there was also a special skill card.

Every equipment card sealed a kind of liquid — Awakening Liquid.

The content of each card varied, from as little as one drop to as many as three drops.

As for the effects of the Awakening Liquid, ingesting it would clear the mind, invigorate the spirit, and bring a faint increase!

Increasing spiritual power was the key.

Although one or two drops of Awakening Liquid had limited effect, the sheer quantity more than made up for it.

Over a hundred equipment cards had all sealed Awakening Liquid.

The sole special skill card gave Chen Mu an even greater pleasant surprise.

Using this skill card would grant him an offensive spiritual-type skill.

Soul-Shocking Stab!

Previous special skill cards had all been supportive in nature.

This time, he finally had an offensive, killing capability.

"Soul-Shocking Stab" was far stronger than the "Spirit Blade" of "Rebellion Blade."

Simply put, using the spirit as a blade still couldn't kill those in the Innate Realm.

"Soul-Shocking Stab" was different — once this skill activated, anyone whose realm was lower than Chen Mu's could be slain in a single strike.

Annihilation on the level of spiritual consciousness!

Of course, the target had to have no cultivated defensive spiritual Wu Gong, or be wearing a related treasure.

Like Shen Ge, who had just relied on the jade ornament on his chest to block the Scorpion King's screech.

……

"So, do you still want to search?"

After resting, Shen Ge looked at Chen Mu and Pang Yunrui and asked, "The source of these mutant scorpions is probably no small problem."

"Let's go take a look," Chen Mu thought for a moment and replied. "If we can find the problem, that would be best."

"Alright." Shen Ge nodded.

"I'm fine too." Pang Yunrui exhaled.

"Then let's go!"

Immediately, the three of them followed the traces left by the Scorpion King, heading deeper into the mountain range to investigate.

The further they went in, the dimmer the light became, and the thicker the noxious, fishy miasma in the air grew.

In the end, Chen Mu and the other two discovered an enormous cave entrance beneath a steep cliff face.

The cave entrance was deep and pitch-black, ceaselessly emanating a cold, sinister aura, as if it led straight to the netherworld beneath the earth.

"I think we should still report this to the government office!"