Chapter 304: Luxurious Lineup, Fifth-Tier Boss

Boom boom boom!

On the altar, fireballs rained down from the sky, landing beside Su Hao and his companions, triggering violent explosions; scorching flames engulfed their bodies.

Su Hao also hadn't expected that, having just come out of the second layer, he would immediately face an enemy attack.

But upon reflection, this makes sense, after all the first two layers are essentially trap-like places.

But this layer is different; it is the layer truly situated in Hell, hiding unknown secrets and the treasuries of Suolu and even others.

Su Hao could break through the first two layers and reach this third-layer space; the Hell Giants here naturally would not sit and wait for death.

Even Su Hao's actions in the previous two layers have been thoroughly observed by the opposing side through some means.

So after learning that he had left the second-layer space, the Hell Giants began making preparations, readying a big surprise for him.

Only this can explain why Su Hao had just appeared, hadn't even had time to survey his surroundings, and yet suffered such a sudden and fierce attack.

Under such an attack, even a Third-Tier Supernatural could only lament in defeat, possibly leaving not even a scrap behind.

Fortunately, while in the second layer, Su Hao had already performed the corresponding mutant suturing on all the Hellish creatures and pale bone dragons, raising their Supernatural Grade to fourth level.

Thus, this level of attack did not cause severe casualties.

After the flames subsided, the Half-ox People and the five-headed bone dragons were merely slightly scorched all over, having suffered only minor injuries.

But just then, a violent roar came from the sky again, and a terrifying energy surge enveloped the altar.

Looking up, one saw a huge crimson magic circle appear out of thin air above the altar.

Immediately after, a boom sounded, and a scorching crimson flame pillar shot from the magic circle, descending at extreme speed, instantly enveloping the altar.

Even structures kilometers away became scorching red from the flame pillar, eventually melting into magma.

The weeds and trees on the ground ignited early, turning into piles of charcoal.

These were merely the aftereffects of the flame pillar; as the primary target of the flame pillar, the altar's temperature rose to an outrageous level.

Even though the stone bricks used to build the altar were a Fourth-Tier Supernatural material, under the flame pillar's scorching they only held for a moment before melting into scorching magma.

Even Fourth-Tier Supernatural materials fared this way; the five-headed bone dragons atop the altar fared no better, their bones beginning to melt, unable to continue flying in the sky, with some already collapsing to the ground, lifeless.

The Half-ox People's situation was similarly grim, suffering extensive burns across their bodies.

Even more than half of the Half-ox People's cores were already exposed, constantly at risk of being burned away.

The remaining half fared worse, their cores having suffered varying degrees of damage, likely to die completely before long.

Merely a single flame pillar could inflict such massive casualties; this could be called a remarkable achievement.

However, the group of Hell Giants opposite the altar had expressions that were quite solemn.

These Hell Giants looked much like those Su Hao had seen in the second layer, bearing similar black patterns on their bodies.

But the Hell Giants of this third layer had far more intricate black patterns, all radiating outward from the heart at the left chest to the entire body.

With each heartbeat, these patterns seemed to ignite, emitting a crimson glow.

The flickering firelight gave an immense sense of pressure.

Obviously, these Hell Giants' strength far surpasses that of those in the second layer.

Perhaps these are the true orthodox Hellish creatures by bloodline, while those in the second layer were merely initial experiments.

Yet at this moment their faces showed no joy of victory, only extreme solemnity, appearing somewhat uneasy.

Only because, under the flame pillar, Su Hao and his three avatars seemed insensible to the heat, smiling as they faced those Hell Giants ahead.

The flame pillar's temperature is indeed high, an undeniable fact.

But unfortunately, no matter how high the temperature, it is still fire.

As long as it is fire, it poses little threat to Su Hao.

The Three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon avatar itself is a powerful fire-attribute monster, highly resistant to fire attacks; under the effect of the Mutated Blood Demon, Su Hao's main body and avatars can share some abilities,

therefore Su Hao himself, the Six-armed One-eyed Giant, and the Armored Strong-arm Giant also gained stronger fire resistance.

More importantly, after helping Chi Yun break free, Su Hao gained a second talent named Ultimate Yang Fire, granting him extreme resistance to fire and the ability to convert some fire into his own energy.

Likewise, the effect of Ultimate Yang Fire can also be shared with the other avatars via the Mutated Blood Demon.

With these two abilities working together, even if the flame pillar's power reached Fifth Tier, it could inflict no harm on Su Hao or his three avatars.

Su Hao even felt warm and cozy, as if in a steam sauna, feeling completely relaxed.

But he also knew that while he and his three avatars were unafraid of these flames, if this continued the Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons would be burned to death under the flame pillar.

Although these Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons are expendable, Su Hao would not mind if they died.

But to let them die pointlessly would be wasteful; even if they truly perished, they ought to go out with a bang.

Su Hao delayed no longer, immediately drawing the Explosive Heavy Axe and releasing a Gravity Field—though this time his Gravity Field was not meant to block the flame pillar's fire, but…

"Take off!"

Su Hao chuckled lightly; as his spiritual power continually surged, powerful thrusts from beneath the Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons launched them skyward, hurtling at great speed toward the distant Hell Giants.

During the launch, the five-headed bone dragons' chests lit up with a green glow that grew brighter, eventually concentrating all their bodily energy there.

Likewise, the Half-ox People's pumpkin heads ignited with scorching flames, likewise gathering their entire bodily energy.

Seeing this, the Hell Giants' faces twitched; if these Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons exploded at close range, it would likely inflict considerable harm on them.

Having detected them, they could not simply stand by; they prepared to shoot them down. But at that moment, they suddenly felt their bodies become immensely heavy, interrupting their actions—this brief delay was enough for the Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons to arrive above them.

Immediately after, a booming crash sounded, and all the Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons detonated without hesitation.

Terrifying energy burst from their interiors, covering a radius of several kilometers and enveloping the Hell Giants below.

Su Hao hovered in midair, watching the violent explosion below, a faint smile appearing on his face.

The Hell Giants' movements stalled precisely because of him.

After using the Gravity Field to fling the Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons away, Su Hao knew that such an unguarded attack would not succeed.

To prevent the Half-ox People and five-headed bone dragons from dying pointlessly, Su Hao immediately had the Armored Strong-arm Giant seize him and fling him away at greater speed.

Once he was close enough to the Hell Giants, he reactivated the Gravity Field.

The sudden heavy pressure made the hell giants' bodies pause, giving the half-oxen and the five bone dragons a chance to break through the final defensive line.

Finally, they burst forth with the most splendid fireworks of their lives, enveloping hundreds of hell giants in violent energy.

Even though these hell giants are somewhat stronger than those on the second layer, the half-oxen and the five bone dragons possess Supernatural Fourth Tier combat power, and the power they unleash after gathering their full energy and self-destructing is not to be underestimated.

After the violent energy dissipated, many hell giants showed large areas of scorching black over their bodies, suffering serious injuries.

Some even had half their bodies blown apart; even if the core wasn't completely destroyed, they could hardly regain combat ability in a short time.

At the same time, Su Hao roughly determined the strength of these hell giants through the recording function of the Omniscient Magic Book.

Most of them are Supernatural Third Tier, accounting for about half; the rest are basically Supernatural Fourth Tier hell giants.

Even though they are also third and fourth tier, they still show a significant difference from those on the second layer.

Especially the fourth-tier hell giants, their mental strength and physique have already reached world standards, not far from the fifth tier, and their overall strength is clearly much greater.

However, among these hell giants, the strongest is not Supernatural Fourth Tier but……Supernatural Fifth Tier! The three leading hell giants of the third layer have already reached Supernatural Fifth Tier, and the strongest among them has a physique at mid-level Fifth Tier, far surpassing Su Hao's true form.

Wanting to defeat such a group of hell giants is certainly no simple matter, yet Su Hao harbored no thought of retreat.

With the many against the few, the odds are in my favor! As long as I hold back those three Supernatural Fifth Tier hell giants and slay all the remaining third- and fourth-tier hell giants, the scales of victory will tip completely toward me.

After all, the strength of the Armored Strong-armed Giant is not to be underestimated; with just one or two more, those three Supernatural Fifth Tier hell giants would be nothing but easy prey.

Su Hao smiled faintly, then waved his hand.

"Dark Dragon Avatar!"

Of course, he wasn't going to use Dark Dragon Avatar himself; instead, he had his three clones incarnate as Dark Dragons.

Although incarnating as a Dark Dragon allows them to exert their greatest combat power and become temporarily immune to all attacks,

but the Dark Dragon Avatar state has a time limit; once that period ends, the damage they received during it will be reflected back doubled, and they will also fall into a weakened state for a certain time.

Therefore, Su Hao's true form cannot possibly use this skill except at a critical moment.

However, the clones have no such worry; as long as Su Hao lives, the clones will not die no matter how severe the backlash, and after the weakened state ends they can recover and become lively again.

With Su Hao's command, the three-tailed Molten Elder Dragon, the six-armed one-eyed giant, and the Armored Strong-armed Giant on the altar all began to emit strands of black smoke.

Soon, their bodies were completely enveloped, forming a black giant egg that emanated an ever-stronger aura.

After a moment, a crack appeared on the surface of each giant egg, spreading like a spiderweb in all directions.

Finally, with a "bang," three black giant dragons of differing sizes but identical appearance shattered the shells and flew out.

These black giant dragons resemble Western dragons in appearance, but they have an extremely long neck that makes up half of their total body length.

They sway their slender necks, flying through the sky, while the shattered eggshells, after dancing around for a circle, merge into their bodies.

Immediately after.

They roared and, at an astonishing speed, flew toward the distant hell giants; Su Hao, meanwhile, left the battlefield using the thrust of blood injection and his control over gravity.

In the hell giants' view, the threat posed by those three Dark Dragons is clearly greater than Su Hao's; even the three Supernatural Fifth Tier hell giants felt threatened by them.

If we simply let them attack like this, they will surely inflict massive casualties on the third- and fourth-tier hell giants.

The three leading fifth-tier hell giants merely glanced at Su Hao, then turned their gaze to the three Dark Dragons, deciding to eliminate these greatest threats first.

Immediately, the strongest hell giant, whose physique reached mid-level Fifth Tier, grabbed his spiked club and charged toward the three Dark Dragons.

The other two fifth-tier hell giants raised their staffs, likewise aiming at the three Dark Dragons.

The remaining hell giants who could use magic also raised their staffs, preparing to contribute their modest power.

Those hell giants unable to use magic, to avoid friendly fire, picked up their weapons and gave chase in the direction Su Hao had departed.

What baffled these hell giants was that, whether facing the crushing blows of the spiked club or the sky-covering magical assault,

the three Dark Dragons seemed not to notice, continuing to prepare their skills while letting these attacks strike their bodies.

Could these Dark Dragons have no brains, not knowing how to dodge? But in the very next moment, they witnessed a scene that made them doubt life.

They saw that all attacks, whether third, fourth, or fifth tier, upon hitting the three Dark Dragons' bodies merely scattered them into wisps of black gas that drifted around.

But after a moment, these black gases reassembled into the bodies of the Dark Dragons.

Then came the Shore Dragon's turn; I saw them lift their heads, and terrifying dark elemental energy gathered at their necks.

(End of Chapter)