Chapter 213: Suppression of Purgatory, Invincible Fighting Spirit (I)

Chapter 213: Suppression of Purgatory, Invincible Fighting Spirit (I)

The battle beneath the cliff grew increasingly frenzied. As more and more mutated creatures perished under the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd, the scent of blood rose into the sky, carried farther by the night wind.

With that and the blood itself streaming into the river below, the mutated creatures in this mountain range erupted into chaos, continuously converging towards Chen Chu's location.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Mutated creatures’ heads exploded, while snake and lizard-like creatures were cleaved in half. Amid the black and red radiance, devastation reigned supreme, crumbling everything in its path. V/\IssịT n0(v)eL/b(i)(n).co/m for the b/est novel reading experi/en/ce

It wasn't just the mutated creatures that were going mad; the ferocity, tyranny, and destructive desires that Chen Chu received from his avatar were also being fully unleashed.

As his avatar grew stronger, and half of Chen Chu's consciousness slowly transformed into a colossal beast, the desire for destruction within him intensified.

Previously, reading Daoist and Buddhist scriptures borrowed from Luo Fei had had some effect, but it was minimal. Compared to that, releasing his inner desire for destruction through slaughter was more effective.

This was one of the reasons why, upon arriving at the mutated beast battlefield, Chen Chu had been fully unleashing his brutality when making his way to or entering the mountains.

Even though he was now consumed by madness, however, he wasn't completely blinded by his desire for destruction. He still maintained a sliver of clarity, his expression slightly sobering.

His true power was depleting too rapidly. The battle had erupted less than twenty minutes ago, yet he had already slain hundreds of low-level mutated creatures, depleting half of the robust Dragon Elephant True Power within him through the continuous expenditure of the halberd light combat skills.

This couldn't go on.

With this thought, Chen Chu's mind stirred, and the true power circulating outside his body dimmed, retreating back within him until there was only a thin layer over his battle armor.

Simultaneously, the light on the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd abruptly contracted to a mere centimeter, retaining only its basic coverage and enhancement of the weapon and its blades.

As his aura weakened, the mutated creatures, already frenzied with bloodlust, grew even more excited.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

A dense horde of mutated creatures lunged toward Chen Chu, having long forgotten their initial intent to devour the flesh of the Long-haired Rampage Ape's carcass. Yet, they were met with the terrifying halberd wielded at supersonic speed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Chen Chu stood atop a ten-meter-high boulder, wildly swinging the halberd. Each strike sent incoming mutated creatures flying with sharp thunderous roars.

Even the level 4 mutated creatures, measuring dozens of meters long and weighing dozens of tons, shattered under the fearsome halberd, their armor breaking and flesh exploding as they were sent flying.

Meanwhile, within Chen Chu's body, the fifth stage Dragon Elephant Tyrant Body Art rampaged madly, rapidly replenishing his true power by absorbing and refining the free-floating transcendent energy.

As he continued his slaughter, the pile of mutated beast carcasses at his feet grew larger. At the same time , as he madly wielded the halberd, Chen Chu's comprehension of the Eight Desolations Purgatory Halberd deepened. His eyes, obscured by blood-red, vaguely saw the purgatory, and the savage mutated creatures rushing toward him were the demons of this hell.

The Eight Desolations, the Purgatory!

Defeating the Eight Desolations alone was not enough. There had to be the demonic intent to dominate and suppress the infernal purgatory, and condense an invincible fighting spirit like a god or demon.

Deep within his consciousness, the Dragon Elephant formed by the transformation of his spiritual will roared, causing ripples through his mind. Faintly, a pure, domineering, and invincible will was starting to form.

Except...

Phew!

Exhaling slowly, Chen Chu's eyes revealed a faint disappointment. "Not enough, it's still lacking."

Just a moment ago, he had nearly condensed an invincible Battle Will. However, it seemed that due to an insufficient martial foundation, he had fallen short by just a bit, unable to elevate it further.

In the end, that embryonic Battle Will slowly merged back into his body, waiting for the next complete eruption.

***

When Chen Chu returned to the base, it was already five in the afternoon of the third day. He resembled a diligent, albeit blood-drenched, ant as he dragged the twenty-meter-long pile of mutated beast carcasses to the logistics department warehouse.

Bang!

As Chen Chu deactivated the anti-gravity disks, the pile of carcasses tumbled to the ground.

There was the over twenty-meter-tall Long-haired Rampage Ape, the ten-meter-tall Single-horned Beast, and the remnants of several level 4 mutated creatures, along with many bloody miscellaneous beast parts.

Then, he threw out over ten different-sized mutated beast materials from the Sumeru Bracelet, including horns, large sharp teeth, and crystalline tail spikes.

While Chen Chu had completely obliterated most of the mutated beasts during last night’s frenzied battle, some parts of them still remained. In the end, he had chosen to discard the carcass of the level 3 Single-horned Beast and scavenge the battlefield for more valuable materials to bring back instead.

"Hiss! Young friend, you really brought back a haul," Hong Shan exclaimed, looking at the scattered remains of mutated beasts on the ground and the sheer amount of blood on the student in front of him.

Chen Chu nodded. "I got lucky on this trip into the Yanwu Mountains, and killed a peak level 5 mutated beast. On my way back, I encountered a riot of mutated creatures last night, so I had to take care of them."

Hong Shan's expression froze slightly, and he remarked, "A rampage of mutated creatures? It was the Blood Moon last night!"

"The Blood Moon?" Chen Chu glanced at him with a questioning expression.

Hong Shan replied, "The Blood Moon is a phenomenon unique to the southern mutated beast battlefield, occurring once a year without a fixed time. It's said to be a projection of the Blood Moon from the mythical world. Under its light, mutated creatures become more restless and bloodthirsty. Once they smell blood, they go crazy."

"No wonder..." Chen Chu sighed. He had wondered why those mutated creatures last night had seemed completely unafraid of death, and had just been becoming increasingly frenzied the more he killed. It turned out to be a case of rather unfortunate timing.

Exhaling deeply, Chen Chu politely said, "Sorry to trouble you, but could you please help me calculate how much we have here?"

"No trouble at all, it's my job." Hong Shan then called over two workers to help, and they quickly calculated the reward.

The peak level 5 Long-haired Rampage Ape was worth 155 points. Originally, due to the amount of damage to its chest, it would have only been worth 145 points, but the long fur on its body and its ability to interfere with spatial energy added 10. Unfortunately, they were almost useless without the enhancement of the Rampage Ape's innate ability, and would need to be collected and refined with a special method to be made useful.

In addition, the level 4 Single-horned Beast was only worth 50 points, due to the destruction of said horn. Meanwhile, the various other miscellaneous materials and broken carcasses added up to 87 points together, for a final total of 292 points. With the 33 remaining points in his account, he now had 325.