Chapter 394: Steel Body, Weak Electricity

In the forest clearing, the Bimon Giant Beast devours its prey ravenously.

Pieces of Tyrannosaur flesh and bone are thrust into its mouth, the bones crushed as it chews, producing a nauseating, leg‑weakening chewing sound.

It not only eats flesh, but also pulls out the Tyrannosaur's heart and liver‑lungs, eating them with relish.

Fresh blood stains the Bimon Giant Beast's face and fur; it roars twice now and then, showing its mood is very pleasant.

Lei En crossed his legs, signaling to come closer.

The Ethereal Lion Eagle gently flutters its illusory wings, making not a whisper of wind; after several minutes it slowly moves to the edge of the clearing, hovering a hundred meters above the ground.

In just those few minutes, the Bimon Giant Beast has already consumed a quarter of the Tyrannosaur carcass.

Lei En holds his breath, using the Ethereal Lion Eagle's cover; his Soul Eye lands on the Bimon Giant Beast, and instantly its soul state is fully revealed.

"As expected, just barely an adult."

The Bimon Giant Beast is a species on par with dragons, even a step stronger, but its lifespan is far shorter than a dragon's, and it grows faster.

Dragons need two hundred years to mature, while the Bimon Giant Beast only requires about forty.

This Bimon Giant Beast is probably under fifty years old, relatively young, still at the Legendary Early Stage, yet its soul strength far exceeds that of a youthful dragon; among Legendary Early Stage beings it stands at the pinnacle, making a stronger opponent hard to find.

The Bimon Giant Beast has only ten Elements, not many, even few.

The vast majority of Legendary Early Stage transcendents or exotic professions have over twenty Elements, the elite exceed thirty.

This is the strength of the intelligent races: through cultivation they obtain many Elements, far more than beasts and monsters that grow only by instinct.

Of course, more Elements does not automatically mean stronger; the quality of Elements matters too.

Among the Bimon Giant Beast's ten Elements, three are Super‑Exceptional; Lei En instantly recognized the most familiar "Steel Body", already upgraded to Level 2.

Lei En knows well how strong a Level 2 Steel Body's defense is— a few bites from a youthful dragon won't wound it.

Then there is "Strength", which has reached Level 8!

Lei En is slightly surprised; Strength is a basic Element, Level 7 advances to Super‑Exceptional, and each subsequent level's difficulty multiplies. The soul power needed to go from Level 7 to 8 exceeds the total required from Level 1 to 7, and beyond Level 8 it becomes even more exaggerated.

Lei En's research on the Strength Element is very deep.

He discovered early that the "Strength" grade in the soul is not fixed for how much power can be exerted; it also depends on one's own physique and weight.

Physique and weight set the base of Strength, while the Element grade is a coefficient.

Conversely, those large‑bodied races—barbarians, orcs, even giants—naturally have far stronger Strength than humans, and it is easier to raise. Among transcendents, a berserker specializing in Strength fuses multiple demon souls, consumes countless demonic pills, and trains for years to raise Strength to Level 4 or 5, whereas a barbarian reaches Level 4 Strength as soon as they mature.

This is the advantage brought by physique and weight.

The Bimon Giant Beast is even more terrifying; this colossal being possesses Level 8 Strength, whose effect compared to human Level 8 Strength is like night and day!

Lei En feels a chill; his own Level 9 Strength is probably not much stronger than its.

The third Super‑Exceptional Element is the Bimon Giant Beast's unique ability— the Bimon Claw.

The Soul Eye senses this Element's function, built into its massive claws: immensely hard, terrifyingly sharp, and bearing a portion of anti‑demon effect, as if it could destroy everything in the world.

The Bimon Claw has already risen to Level 3.

A youthful dragon at the Legendary Early Stage, with a Level 3 True Dragon Body, would likely be unable to withstand a few strikes of a Level 3 Bimon Claw and be gutted.

Of the Bimon Giant Beast's other seven Elements, Lei En pays most attention to "Frenzy".

This rare Element is already at Level 5, one step away from advancing to the Super‑Exceptional "Blood Frenzy"; after Level 5 Frenzy triggers, Strength surges by two and a half times.

Additionally, its "Piercing Roar" is also Level 5; the massive howl vibrates enemies' hearing into dizziness. Though far weaker than "Dragon Roar" and merely a common Element, it is practical and provides the Bimon Giant Beast with a rare area‑attack means.

It also has Level 4 "Skyward Leap", allowing it to jump extremely high to strike airborne foes; Level 3 Shock Wave, a ground‑slam impact crushing frontal targets; Level 4 Charge; Level 3 Self‑Heal; and, given its massive physique, a rare Level 4 Swiftness.

All ten Elements are physical‑type, like a human berserker.

Yet the Bimon Giant Beast is many times stronger than a berserker; engaging it in close‑quarters melee on the ground would require tremendous courage.

Legend says the Bimon Giant Beast can evolve into a Golden Bimon Giant Beast, capable of tearing apart a Titan Giant, an ancient dragon, even the Fear Demon King, earning the title "King of Land Battles".

Lei En takes a light breath, pondering a countermeasure.

Of course he does not wish to duel the Bimon Giant Beast up close; the optimal strategy is to kill it with spells, but the Arcane Torrent Staff is not at hand, and several of his usual control spells are missing.

The Steel Body inherently carries some spell resistance, and the Bimon Giant Beast's thick hide makes ordinary spells hard to pose a lethal threat.

"Steel Body, resistance…"

Lei En murmurs a few times, then suddenly a thought brightens his mind.

He also possesses a Steel Body and knows the weak point of this powerful defensive Element: lightning spells, which not only have poor resistance but also cause extra damage.

Moreover, his Activated Metal is the nemesis of the Steel Body!

However, using Activated Metal requires contact with the Bimon Giant Beast, which is rather dangerous.

"Looks like melee is still needed."

Lei En's mind spins, and a plan quickly forms.

He watches the still‑gorging Bimon Giant Beast and can't help but smile. Its power is immense; even adult dragons dare not provoke it lightly. To walk freely among Legendary Early Stage beings, yet it ran into him— that's just its bad luck.

"You, in Druid form, first grant me Flight, keep distance from it, the rest is on me."

Lei En says in an almost inaudible voice.

The Ethereal Lion Eagle's body trembles slightly, indicating it understands.

Seconds later, Lei En activates his Invisibility Ring; the Ethereal Lion Eagle beneath him vanishes instantly, transforming into a Minotaur wielding a green‑vine wooden staff, Master Hei Jiao, the Druid.

Hei Jiao, also invisible, swings his staff to bestow Flight upon Lei En.

The spell's energy startles the Bimon Giant Beast below.

It stops eating, suddenly looks up toward the sky where Lei En and Hei Jiao are, but sees nothing; its copper‑bell‑like dark red eyes fill with confusion.

The next second, a massive Electric Blast Orb suddenly materializes out of thin air, descending from the heavens.

The orb's speed is extreme, landing on the ground in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

The Electric Blast Orb detonates on the Bimon Giant Beast's body, thick bolts of electricity leaping through its fur, scorching its skin with high heat, paralyzing and painful all over.

Roar!

The Bimon Beast, shocked by electricity, roared in painful frenzy, and its howling sound wave was deafening, extremely piercing.

Lei En is immune to the dizziness effect of the "piercing roar," but his invisibility was dispelled, and the Minotaur Black Horn likewise; he heeds Lei En's command, instantly activates the Spirit Wind Technique, becoming a light breeze that, like a flash, darts away to a distance.

The Bimon Beast immediately locked onto Lei En's position; its legs sank slightly, and with a boom, the ground within a hundred meters trembled briefly.

Its massive body leapt into the air like a cannonball, charging straight at Lei En in the sky.

During the leap, the Bimon Beast's form swelled again; it unleashed a frenzy, its eyes bloodshot, its already enormously thick arms like tree trunks that would require several people to clasp, a terrifying power seemed about to explode, even a giant dragon would not dare to engage it head‑on.

Lei En calmly bestowed upon himself the Wind‑Thunder Wings.

Almost as the spell finished, the Bimon Beast leapt to the front, the terrifying cold glint on its six claws already within arm's reach.

Whoosh!

The claws swept across the air, as if even space itself were being sliced, and Lei En's afterimage was cut off together, dissipating like bubbles.

The Bimon Beast was first stunned, then involuntarily fell down.

It turned its head only to discover Lei En had flashed behind it; hand gripping a splendid short sword, it again gathered a larger Electric Blast Orb.

(End of Chapter)