Chapter 174: with translation of chapter title

What are you staring at? You also think I'm handsome? I didn't expect you to be this ugly, yet your taste is still pretty good!

Looking at the hateful, resentful gaze, Su Hao laughed and made a teasing remark, with no worry at all.

If the opponent had successfully dodged the self‑explosion of the Blazing Pumpkin Head and not ended up like this, Su Hao would now have to consider fleeing.

It's a pity that Hatred is simply too arrogant; since appearing, he has paid no attention to Su Hao, ignoring the surrounding Violent Demon Bulls and Skeleton Warriors.

In the end he simply walked into the Skeleton Warriors' encirclement and was hit by over six hundred Blazing Pumpkin Heads exploding at point‑blank range.

Even though Hatred's supernatural grade had reached Fourth Tier, being blasted like that left him severely wounded, and now his combat power is less than one‑tenth.

Now the one who should really consider fleeing is not Su Hao, but Hatred!

Now over ninety percent of his body is completely carbonized, and even his head is half gone.

His actual combat power is roughly equivalent to that of a slightly stronger Third‑Tier supernatural being.

If he continues like this, he might end up dying here.

"You stupid lowly species, I've memorized this grudge; when I descend next time, I will surely take your life, and I will not let anyone related to you go."

Hatred took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and at this moment did not, despite his severe injuries, continue fighting Su Hao.

A monster capable of reaching Fourth‑Tier supernatural grade naturally knows how to seek advantage and avoid harm; it would never make such an unwise move.

Then he let out a roar, ordering the headless knight behind him to lead the other undead creatures forward, charging to cover his retreat.

Now the situation has completely changed, and his idea of preserving his combat power has also gone down the drain.

Getting away himself is currently the most important thing.

But now that things have come to this point, how could Su Hao possibly let the severely wounded Hatred escape? If Hatred really got away, wouldn't all his previous efforts be wasted? Wouldn't the self‑explosion of over six hundred Blazing Pumpkin Heads be equivalent to blowing up nothing but air?

"Hmph! Still thinking of leaving? You're being far too optimistic!"

Su Hao gave a cold snort, then waved his hand, causing all the surviving Violent Demon Bulls and Skeleton Warriors to swarm forward and cut off Hatred's retreat.

But this isn't over yet; to prevent the battle from dragging on and causing unnecessary complications,

Su Hao made a grasping motion with his right hand, took the Gravity Rock Axe from his Storage Bag, and adjusted it to a suitable weight.

Then he patted Da Xiong Mao's head and said, "Go!"

"Roar! (Hold on tight with your thighs!)"

Da Xiong Mao let out a low growl, then exerted all his strength and sprinted forward toward Hatred.

After eating the Three‑Life Heart, Da Xiong Mao's physique reached Third‑Tier level.

He also gained Ice Wolf Swiftness, making his movement speed even faster than many Third‑Tier supernatural beings.

These past few days in the shelter, Da Xiong Mao consumed large amounts of Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo, further increasing his physique, greatly boosting his strength, and consequently his speed as well.

More importantly, it's unclear whether it's because the Purple Gold Dragon Pearl matches Da Xiong Mao exceptionally well, or because of the Food Supplement skill.

As a result, after just eating the Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo for a day or so, the passive skill Dragon Roaming Power has already reached five layers.

The added strength now is roughly 50%.

Strength and speed have always been closely related; with such a large increase in strength, speed naturally rose considerably as well.

With Da Xiong Mao running at full throttle, a distance of several kilometers was covered in a short while, bringing him to a point about one or two hundred meters from Hatred.

"Want to run? Take an axe blow first!"

Su Hao pressed his hand firmly onto Da Xiong Mao's head, leapt from his back, using the forward momentum from the run, held the Gravity Rock Axe, and flew toward Hatred's knee.

Although Hatred stands nearly a hundred meters tall, even just his knee is about twenty meters high; for an ordinary Second‑Tier supernatural being without flight, reaching his knee is extremely difficult.

But Su Hao's physique is not inferior to that of an ordinary Third‑Tier supernatural being, and as he pressed his hand onto Da Xiong Mao's head, the panda also lifted its head with force.

Combined, Su Hao could easily leap twenty to thirty meters.

When Su Hao's flight trajectory reached its highest point, he gripped the Gravity Rock Axe with both hands, twisted his waist forcefully, and began to spin his body at increasing speed.

"Give me……"

"Break!"

Su Hao shouted angrily, combining the weight of his fall, the momentum from his high‑speed spin, and the full weight released by the Gravity Rock Axe, delivering his strongest axe strike yet.

As his body spun, speed kept increasing, and his falling speed also quietly rose. Su Hao aimed at Hatred's knee, preparing to unleash a fatal blow.

However, Hatred, though severely wounded, was not completely defenseless.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he suddenly opened his fang‑filled maw, spewing forth a thick breath of death.

This aura quickly condensed into dozens of black undead chains that writhed toward Su Hao.

These chains exuded a heavy stench of decay and death, as if they could devour all vitality.

Seeing this, Su Hao's heart jumped, but he reacted swiftly.

He wielded the Gravity Rock Axe, skillfully dodging the undead chains with agile footwork, and seized the moment to chop at Hatred's knee.

Boom——! Although Su Hao managed to avoid most of the undead chains' attacks, Hatred also took the opportunity to shift his body and dodge Su Hao's strike.

Nevertheless, Su Hao wasn't discouraged; after all, Hatred is a Fourth‑Tier supernatural monster—taking him down in one blow is hardly that simple.

And Hatred also understood that he was now at a life‑or‑death juncture; if he couldn't repel Su Hao and escape this place, only death awaited him.

He swung his massive arm downward at Su Hao, while continuously unleashing various undead magics.

The two engaged in a fierce clash; Su Hao, relying on his agility and terrifying regenerative ability, left Hatred momentarily at a loss.

Furthermore, Hatred was already a wounded body; after prolonged grappling, his stamina waned, Su Hao seized an opening, mustered all his strength, and delivered a heavy axe blow to Hatred's knee.

Crack——! With a crisp, thunderous roar, the divine light on the Gravity Rock Axe's blade flashed, and Su Hao's axe split Hatred's thick knee in two.

Having lost one foot's support, Hatred crashed heavily to the ground; trying to rise again was no easy feat.

Yet Hatred did not give up resisting, continually using various magics to attack Su Hao.

In his view, as long as he killed Su Hao, he still had a chance to escape.

However, Su Hao completely ignored the sky‑filling magics, letting them strike his body and destroy all his flesh.

But in the next instant, Su Hao swallowed a large amount of scarlet essence blood, and the flesh instantly regenerated.

It's just flesh, it's unkillable—just ask you if you're angry.

Immediately after.

Su Hao leapt high again, aiming at the hatred's other foot, and struck down with force.

Crack—! Another loud bang rang out, and the hatred's other foot was also successfully severed by Su Hao.

In this way, the outcome of this battle was already decided.

However, Su Hao did not let his guard down; he quickly came to the hatred's head, raised the Gravity Rock Axe in his hand, the axe blade flashing with silver light, and in the face of the other's despairing gaze, he struck down with force.

(End of chapter)