Chapter 143: Iron-Boned Iron Crow! (2-in-1)

Facing the siege of three black mist giant serpents, the Frost Nether Crow still chose to use only 【Crow Feather Slash】 for close-quarters combat.

Relying on its own extreme speed, while dodging the black mist giant serpents' venomous mist and melee attacks, it kept slashing! Passing through a myriad of flowers without a single leaf touching it! Compared to the earlier single black mist giant serpent, it was just the difference between slashing a dozen times and slashing several dozen times!

Seeing this, the Nether Giant Serpent felt a vague sense of unease rising in its heart.

This Nether Crow was clearly a necromantic creature that had only awakened not long ago, breaking through to high lord entirely through the accumulation of divine medicine.

Why does it possess such terrifying speed and power!?

Why is it this strong!?

The black mist rapidly gathered again.

This time, nine black mist giant serpents appeared.

The third trial begins! The moment the nine black mist giant serpents were generated, the soul-fire in the Frost Nether Crow's eye sockets suddenly blazed up, and then it let out a sharp, piercing cry.

【Death Song】

Facing nine black mist giant serpents, the Frost Nether Crow no longer conserved death energy and went all out!

With the enhancement of 【Roaring Lion】, the sound condensed into explosive shockwaves, directly blasting the bodies of the nine black mist giant serpents apart! The serpents' bodies became somewhat illusory, and then the death energy contained in 【Death Song】 began to erode their black mist bodies.

In less than half a minute, all nine black mist serpents reverted to black mist and were completely annihilated!

The third trial was passed even faster and more easily than the first two!

"Sss!?" (How is this possible!?)

Seeing this, the Nether Giant Serpent found it hard to believe.

The third trial, which it had barely passed by taking shortcuts, the Nether Crow had passed so effortlessly! All nine black mist giant serpents were one-shot!? "Could it be that its realm wasn't suppressed!?"

"Or did the Nether Crow not unleash all its strength before!?"

But now, regardless of whether the Nether Crow could defeat the upcoming super-large Black Abyss Giant Python and pass the fourth trial, it had already lost nothing.

At worst, it would end in a draw with itself.

Could it really be that it had to submit to the Undead Giant Lion??

However, if it could obtain the same resources as the Frost Nether Crow...

Submitting to the Undead Giant Lion didn't seem... too bad.

Thinking about it this way, the Nether Giant Serpent leader felt a little excited inside.

Inside the pyramid, the trial was still ongoing.

The black mist quickly coalesced, and the 50-meter-long giant black mist python appeared once again.

The aura it exuded was clearly that of a high lord! However, the Frost Nether Crow felt that the death energy within its body was also beginning to gradually revive.

After entering the fourth trial, the rule power within this pyramid partially dissipated, restoring its strength to the mid lord realm.

So the fourth trial required a cross-rank battle?

Defeat a high lord realm black mist serpent with mid lord realm strength? Facing this serpent, even the Frost Nether Crow's gaze held a bit more gravity.

This big fellow before it was not as easy to deal with as the previous black mist serpents.

"Caw!!!"

The Frost Nether Crow let out another sharp shriek.

【Death Song】

This was a probe.

The terrifying undead song transformed into invisible shockwaves, carrying death energy, surging endlessly toward the black mist serpent.

After being struck by the Death Song, the black mist serpent's body faltered slightly.

Some of the black mist was scattered.

The death energy eroded the black mist serpent body, but the effect was not significant.

Moreover, the black mist that had just been corrupted quickly recovered as before.

Clearly, this giant black mist python possessed extremely strong regenerative ability, roughly ten times that of the previous black mist serpents! It was far more troublesome than ordinary high lord realm creatures! If placed in a game, it would definitely be a BOSS-level ferocious beast! The black mist python roared and spat a cloud of corrosive mist at the Frost Nether Crow in midair.

However, due to the influence of the sound waves, the black mist python's attack was not very accurate.

The Frost Nether Crow dodged it with its speed.

Outside, seeing this on the projection, the Nether Giant Serpent couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed the Frost Nether Crow would stop here too.

There was still some regret in its heart.

Now, the Nether Giant Serpent itself couldn't say whether it hoped the Frost Nether Crow would win or lose.

"It looks like the Crow has to use its ultimate move!"

After two rounds of probing and discovering the black mist python's extremely strong regenerative ability, the Frost Nether Crow thought silently to itself.

It was almost impossible to kill the black mist python relying solely on Death Song or Crow Feather Slash.

There were only two ways to defeat this black mist python.

One was to inflict massive damage instantly, directly one-shotting the black mist python.

The other was to use some special technique to weaken the black mist python's regenerative ability for a short time.

The Frost Nether Crow prepared to adopt the first plan.

So, after dodging another attack, a pale vertical pupil suddenly opened on the Frost Nether Crow's forehead, and this third eye emitted a captivating light.

【Death Eye Curse】

This was an ability it had mastered after advancing to the late lord realm.

By opening the Death Eye, any creature gazed upon by the Death Eye would suffer a curse.

More importantly, this curse power could be stacked! And before the curse erupted, the cursed creature could not detect the curse's existence.

As long as it kept staring at the black mist python, the curse power would continue to stack, and when the curse power reached its limit and was detonated, there was a high probability of directly one-shotting it!

The premise is—

It must survive until detonation, and the Dead Spirit Eye must keep its gaze on the Black Mist Giant Python at all times.

The Black Mist Giant Python surged forward again, opening its pitch‑black gaping maw, trying to swallow the Ice Raven in one bite.

The size disparity is enormous; before the Black Mist Giant Python, the Ice Raven is like an ant.

"Raven!"

At the hair‑breadth of a thousand pounds, the Ice Raven let out another sharp, ear‑piercing cry.

It is not a song of death, merely a plain screech, yet the accompanying shockwave still caused the Black Mist Giant Python's body to momentarily stiffen.

Seizing the chance, the Ice Raven dived downward swiftly, evading the lethal bite.

The next ten minutes.

The Ice Raven, while dodging, continued to increase the layers of the Dead Eye Curse.

Whenever the Black Mist Giant Python closed in, it emitted a sharp screech, using the shockwave attached to Roaring Lion to make the Python slightly rigid.

Yet the Black Mist Giant Python's speed remained incredibly swift, its attacks as fast as thunder.

The Ice Raven was still swept by a tail swipe of the Black Mist Giant Python, the powerful force flinging it straight into the pyramid's wall.

Fortunately, with the enhancement of Gluttonous Lion+, the Ice Raven's bones are hard as iron, though a few cracks appeared.

The Ice Raven flew into the dark mist it had created earlier and recovered quickly.

Finally, after persisting a full ten minutes.

The Dead Spirit Eye's curse effect has reached its limit! Yet the Ice Raven did not detonate directly, but plunged into the dark mist.

While restoring its own injuries and spiritual power, it continued to maneuver around the Black Mist Giant Python.

It is a clever raven! The difficulty of the upcoming Fifth Trial will surely be higher.

And there is no rest between adjacent trials; the Ice Raven prepares to restore itself to optimal condition before tackling the Fifth Trial! About another twenty minutes passed, the death energy within the Ice Raven had largely recovered, and as the dark mist was about to dissipate, it replenished another clump of dark mist.

During this period, the Ice Raven was hit multiple times again by attacks from the Black Mist Giant Python.

The previously created dark mist played a huge role, allowing the Ice Raven to quickly heal its wounds.

The moment has arrived.

The Ice Raven's vertical pupils suddenly ignited with a pale soul flame, and the curse power previously placed on the Dark Mist Giant Python erupted simultaneously!

In an instant.

The Black Mist Giant Python's body visibly began to crumble and disintegrate, breaking apart like soil! In the end it turned into fragments of black mist.

The fully‑charged Dead Eye Curse broke it down again into a black‑mist form! Even with the Black Mist Giant Python's extremely strong regenerative ability, it cannot revive from such an attack.

Fourth Trial cleared!

Seeing the Ice Raven struggle slightly to clear the Fourth Trial, Chen Mo felt a surge of emotion.

The trial difficulty of the Bronze Pyramid seems quite high.

The Ice Raven's extraordinary talent and the self‑discipline title bonus still cannot speed‑run it.

No wonder the Dead Spirit Giant Snake leader performed so poorly.

The Dead Spirit Giant Snake leader let out a sigh.

Regardless of whether the Ice Raven can pass the Fifth Trial.

In this gamble, they have already lost.

"Sss!"

At the same time, it acknowledged the Ice Raven's strength.

Only by truly confronting that Black Mist Giant Python can one truly realize how powerful it is!

【The Fifth Trial is about to begin, please prepare.】

A familiar voice rang in the Ice Raven's mind again, and the black mist before it coalesced.

In the end, three Black Mist Giant Pythons identical to those in the Fourth Trial formed! "Raven!"

Seeing three Black Mist Giant Pythons, the Ice Raven felt the pressure sky‑high and began frantically devising tactics in its mind.

This is a bit too hard, Raven! In the end it decided to reuse the previous evasive curse tactic, then take them down one by one!

The Dead Spirit Eye opened again, and the curse power silently descended upon one of the Black Mist Giant Pythons.

At the same time, the three Black Mist Giant Pythons launched attacks from three different directions.

Three plumes of black‑mist breath spewed from their mouths.

The Ice Raven, like a leaf in the wind, traced strange arcs in the air, evading the breaths of the three giants.

Simultaneously it emitted a sharp screech, slowing the Black Mist Giant Python's attacks.

However, the three Black Mist Giant Pythons, each over 50 meters long, almost filled the entire interior of the pyramid, their attacks covering most of it.

The Ice Raven had virtually no space to dodge! In the end a wisp of black mist brushed half of its body.

In an instant, that half of the Ice Raven's skeletal frame showed rust spots and cracks, already corroded.

Even though the Ice Raven had pushed its speed to the limit, it still got swept by the Black Mist Giant Python's breath and struck by the death charge.

It barely lasted less than three minutes before the Ice Raven fell into a near‑death state.

1+1+1 is far greater than 3!

The pressure from the three Black Mist Giant Pythons far exceeds that of before.

Fortunately, when on the brink of death, the Ice Raven slipped into the dark mist and activated Bone Reconstruction.

Guided by the soul fire, it attempted a miraculous 'revival' at astonishing speed! The Black Mist Giant Pythons naturally would not let it revive, spewing corrosive black‑mist breath to try to defeat the Ice Raven completely.

Fortunately, under the boost of Gluttonous Lion+, the Ice Raven's constitution differs from that of ordinary ravens.

Even if the skeleton was hit by the breath again, it still held on.

Within the dark mist, the Ice Raven's silhouette appeared again.

Only the soul fire in its eye sockets had dimmed considerably.

Undead creatures can revive within a short time, but the price is the consumption of their own soul power and death energy.

If their soul power is completely exhausted, the undead creature will meet total death.

After the Frosted Nether Raven revived, it continued to apply the 【Dead Eye Curse】 to the previously cursed black mist coil, stacking the curse's power.

At the same time, the Frosted Nether Raven rose vertically, distancing itself from the black mist giant python.

Based on the combat experience from the previous trial, the 【Dead Eye Curse】 needs to persist for about eight minutes to completely kill a black mist giant python.

And as long as one black mist giant python is slain, the pressure it faces thereafter will be less severe.

Just endure another five minutes!

The three black mist giant pythons naturally launched a fierce attack again. Two minutes later.

The Frosted Nether Raven fell into a near‑death state again.

As before, it slipped into the dark mist, using Bone Reassembly to attempt revival once more.

However this time, the Frosted Nether Raven, under the impact of the dark‑mist breath, developed a web of cracks that seemed ready to shatter at any moment.

After reviving, its bones were no longer as hard as before.

Finally, on the eve of its bones crumbling.

It completed the 【Bone Reassembly】.

The soul fire on the Frosted Nether Raven's bones suddenly flared, and all cracks vanished instantly, like a phoenix reborn from flames.

"Raven!"

It revived again! The Dead Eye Curse, a screech, a dodge—after reviving, the Frosted Nether Raven still steadfastly carried out its previous tactics.

Seeing the Frosted Nether Raven struggle to dodge yet still being repeatedly hit, Chen Mo felt a stir in his heart.

The Ice Raven is likely to halt here.

Nevertheless, its displayed perseverance and courage made Chen Mo think his judgment was sharp.

During its second revival, the Frosted Nether Raven persisted for another two minutes.

Only one minute remained before the curse would erupt.

Unfortunately, under the ferocious assault of the black mist giant python, the Frosted Nether Raven's entire skeletal body was shattered, falling from the sky and scattering within the dark mist.

Only the soul fire in its skull continued to blaze.

The Frosted Nether Raven was still attempting to revive.

If it makes one final attempt, it can complete the curse and kill one of the black mist giant pythons! Boom! Boom! The three black mist giant pythons again released dark‑mist breath toward the Frosted Nether Raven's skull.

Cracks as dense as a spiderweb quickly appeared on the skull.

Once the skull shatters, the Ice Raven's soul fire would have nowhere to anchor and would likely be extinguished.

Outside, Chen Mo felt a bit anxious upon witnessing the scene.

(End of chapter)