Chapter 609 - 384: Tough Hide, Astonishing Recovery Ability

Chapter 609: Chapter 384: Tough Hide, Astonishing Recovery Ability

Its massive nostrils flared, and with each breath, the surrounding air seemed to quicken.

Waves of Spiritual Energy, befitting a Peak Tier Two creature, roiled around it. The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast’s aura surged as it prepared to capture its prey in its most powerful state.

’A Mutant Beast with this kind of regenerative power is going to be tough to deal with!’ Lin Li thought, his expression growing serious as he held his Spiritual Longsword and perceived the changes in the beast.

ROAR—

A deafening roar suddenly erupted, making Lin Li’s eardrums ache.

He couldn’t help but frown. Immediately after, he saw the red horn on the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast’s head begin to glow with a faint golden Spiritual Light.

Through his Perception, Lin Li felt the ambient Spiritual Energy in the air rapidly converging on the red horn atop the beast’s head.

WHOOM.

In an instant, a Fireball one meter in diameter formed above the beast’s head. The Spiritual Energy gathering around the red horn acted like an accelerant, causing the Fireball to expand at an incredible rate.

In less than five seconds, the Fireball, which had started at only one meter in diameter, swelled into a giant sphere of flame seven meters across.

’This Mutant Beast can use the Fireball Superpower, just like me! No wonder it was so resistant to my Fireball Attacks earlier!’ Lin Li muttered in surprise.

Once the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast finished creating the giant Fireball, it immediately directed the attack at Lin Li.

WHOOSH.

The massive Fireball shot forward. The scorching heat it radiated instantly seared the lush green grass yellow in its path, which then burst into flames.

Grrr...? After launching its Fireball, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast had intended to watch its prey dodge so it could plan its next move.

But to its surprise, the prey just stood there, completely still, as if stunned. The beast was thoroughly confused.

They were too close. Even with his speed, Lin Li knew he couldn’t dodge a Fireball Attack from this range. So, he chose the optimal solution.

POOF.

With a single thought, the Spiritual Longsword vanished from his hand and his body immediately underwent Elementalization.

The instant Lin Li’s human form transformed into a Flame Body, the massive Fireball from the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast struck him.

BOOM!

The explosive force of the seven-meter-wide, Superpower-created Fireball was staggering upon impact.

As a tremendous roar echoed, a terrifying heatwave blasted outward, consuming everything in its path.

The shockwave from the explosion threw up a cloud of dust several meters high.

Smoke and dust shrouded an area of several hundred square meters around the epicenter, obscuring it from view.

ROAR—

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast was quite pleased with the power of its attack, but its eyes were now filled with gravity.

A second before the Fireball had detonated, it had seen its prey transform.

WHOOSH...

A sudden gust of wind blew away the smoke and dust that had enveloped the blast zone.

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast stared at the empty crater, its gaze falling upon several unnatural clumps of fire scattered across the ground.

WHOOM. The unnatural flames pulsed under its gaze, then shot toward a single point and rapidly fused together.

In an instant, a single, large mass of fire formed before the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast’s eyes.

The ball of fire contorted, shifting into a humanoid shape. The flames then receded, revealing Lin Li, completely unharmed, standing before the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast.

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast stared grimly at its unscathed prey. In its perception, the Spiritual Energy Waves emanating from its target were different now—they were on par with its own.

THUD, THUD, THUD...

Lin Li deactivated his Elemental Body and began to walk forward, his pace steadily quickening.

Having already identified Lin Li as a formidable foe, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast was on high alert. Seeing its enemy charge, it rushed forward to meet the attack.

As it ran, flames erupted from its two front claws, scorching and igniting the plant life in its wake.

As Lin Li charged, the Spiritual Longsword reappeared in his right hand. A faint golden Spiritual Light flashed across his left, and a menacingly sharp Cyan Wind Blade instantly materialized.

ROAR...?!

Seeing this as it rushed to meet its foe, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast’s eyes widened in shock. It was clearly stunned that Lin Li could also conjure a Wind Blade.

"Go," Lin Li commanded.

With a lift of his hand, the meter-long, crescent-shaped Cyan Wind Blade shot forward.

SHIIING.

The Wind Blade was much faster than the Fireball. The sound of it slicing through the air was a clear indicator of its astonishing destructive power.

ROAR—

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast hastily halted, raising its flame-wreathed right forelimb to slash at the incoming Cyan Wind Blade with its razor-sharp claws.

BOOM.

The Cyan Wind Blade collided with the sharp, flaming claw, and another thunderous boom echoed across the desolate wilderness.

After shattering the Cyan Wind Blade with a single swipe, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast immediately whipped its thick, crocodile-like tail to the side, generating a howling gale.

CRACK.

Lin Li hadn’t expected the beast to react so quickly. He immediately ducked. The thick tail whistled over his head, creating a loud crack as it tore through the air.

After dodging the tail whip, Lin Li immediately pushed off the ground and leaped into the air. As he lunged toward the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast, his Spiritual Longsword, glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light, stabbed fiercely at its back.

CLANG!

The Spiritual Longsword was already incredibly sharp, and infusing it with Spiritual Energy took its cutting power to another level. It had always been unstoppable, but this time, the effect was minimal.

When the Spiritual Longsword, aglow with a faint golden Spiritual Light, struck the purple scales on the beast’s back, it first produced a piercing shriek of scraping metal, followed by a shower of sparks.

The tip of the blade barely managed to pierce the creature’s purple scales. Lin Li strained his wrist, trying to push it even an inch deeper, but the resistance was immense.

ROAR—

The Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast felt the enemy on its back, felt the weapon not only strike it but actually breach its defenses, and it let out a furious roar.

Then, the red horn on its head once again bloomed with a faint golden Spiritual Light. Scorching flames erupted from thin air and rapidly engulfed its entire body.

Faced with the engulfing flames, Lin Li had no choice but to retreat. He yanked his Spiritual Longsword free, pushed off with his feet, and leaped from the back of the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast.

He had barely steadied himself upon landing when he sensed imminent danger.

Looking up, he saw that the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast, having thrown him off, was already pouncing.

Its flaming claws descended from above, carrying the overwhelming pressure of a collapsing mountain.

BANG.

Lin Li reacted instantly to the beast’s counterattack. His figure flickered and vanished from the spot.

The massive claw swiped through empty air, smashing into the ground and carving out a shallow crater.

The flames wreathing the claws splashed outward, igniting more of the dry undergrowth.

After dodging the beast’s attack again, Lin Li immediately raised his left hand. The faint golden Spiritual Light flickered repeatedly as he unleashed a dozen menacingly sharp Cyan Wind Blades in retaliation.

He chose not to use Fireballs for this counterattack because their previous exchange had already taught him that this fire-wielding Mutant Beast possessed an extremely high resistance to flames.

Continuing to use Fireball Attacks would be a pointless waste of Spiritual Energy.

SHING, SHING, SHING...

ROAR—

Faced with the volley of Cyan Wind Blades, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast simply turned and swatted them away with its massive tail.

THWACK, THWACK, THWACK...

The thick, purple-scaled tail was coated in a layer of Spiritual Energy, reinforcing its defenses. It blocked Lin Li’s Wind Blade attacks with ease.

With just a few flicks of its tail, the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast shattered all of the incoming Wind Blades.

’Besides its incredible regeneration, this Mutant Beast also has a ridiculously tough hide. What a pain!’ Lin Li grumbled to himself after watching the Red-horned Purple-scaled Lizard Beast effortlessly block his barrage of Superpower attacks.

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