Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Hidden within the tunnels, Wang Chen grabbed the Wind Thunder Sword that had just flown back to him.

Even though he had severely wounded the Red Earth Beast that invaded the secret chamber, the sense of impending crisis still lingered in his heart.

Intuition told Wang Chen that this fierce second-tier Monster Beast wouldn't fall so easily.

Therefore, he decisively retracted the Flying Sword, not attempting to further expand his victory.

After breaking through the Mansion, a Purple Mansion Cultivator could concentrate Divine Sense in the upper Dantian.

Divine Sense is actually sublimed spiritual power, which is essentially different from the Spiritual Sense of Qi Cultivation Cultivators.

Correspondingly, the higher the attributes of the Divine Soul, the stronger the derived Divine Sense!

Wang Chen's Divine Soul score was as high as 20 points, the strongest among the four attributes, outstripping Root Bone and Comprehension by miles.

It was under the control of such powerful Divine Sense that Wang Chen, hiding in the tunnels, could still cast the Fire Crow Technique and control the Flying Sword to attack the Red Earth Beast inside the secret chamber.

It was also due to the keen intuition brought about by the powerful Divine Sense that Wang Chen made the most correct choice.

Roar~

The Red Earth Beast roared once again, its body swelling like an inflated balloon, the solidified stone shell on its surface instantly shattering into pieces, causing no further trouble for the second-tier Monster Beast.

This layer of stone shell that was several feet thick was created by Wang Chen using the Mudstone Technique after he took a risk emerging from the tunnel to launch a sneak attack with the Fire Crow Technique on the Red Earth Beast.

Although Wang Chen's Mudstone Technique had already been cultivated to the level of Great Perfection, he did not expect this move alone to trap a second-tier Monster Beast to death; he was merely trying to create an opportunity to strike.

And indeed, Wang Chen's tactics were extremely successful.

But he was not blinded by the immediate victory, his body plunged along the long tunnel, falling deeper.

He widened the distance from the Red Earth Beast!

The next moment, intense vibrations erupted outside the tunnel, like a magnitude seven earthquake.

Subsequently, an invisible shockwave penetrated the thick layer of soil and hard rock, slamming into Wang Chen's body.

He couldn't help but grunt, his Body Protection Spiritual Light twisted and fluctuated under the impact of this terrifying force.

The light even dimmed a few shades.

Without a doubt, this powerful force came from the Red Earth Beast's counterattack.

Wang Chen's Perception hadn't been wrong; even after being severely damaged by the Wind Thunder Sword, the second-tier Monster Beast still retained the power to fight back.

If he had thought just now that the opponent had no chance of turning the tables, he would have likely suffered a great loss!

The Red Earth Beast was, after all, an earth-element, subterranean Monster Beast; underground was its home field!

As Wang Chen descended into the second-tier secret chamber, the Red Earth Beast dug downward along the tunnel.

It had been thoroughly enraged, its eyes glowed red with a fierce gaze, and its front limbs spun like whirlwinds, digging through the mudstone below, enlarging the size of the tunnel.

the Red Earth Beast's burrowing speed was not at all slower than Wang Chen's arrival.The second-tier secret chamber, located forty meters underground, was no longer safe in the blink of an eye!

Wang Chen's feet touched the ground, and he looked up at the tunnel entrance in the ceiling.

Countless mud and dust were falling continuously, the vibrations from above growing more and more violent - the Red Earth Beast was almost upon him!

Crack!

Accompanied by a spine-chilling crackling sound, a beast's claw broke through the rock and reached into the secret chamber.

Now was the moment!

A flash of divine light sparkled in Wang Chen's eyes as he suddenly leaped up, his fists thundering out simultaneously.

Overlord Lifting a Cauldron!

This was a martial technique from the Mortal world, but his fists were charged with the might of Great Perfection level Vajra Fist, activated by the nearly fifth-tier Heavenly Dragon Vajra Right Method.

In the moment he threw his punch, the image of a Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect suddenly appeared behind Wang Chen.

Boom!

His fists landed heavily on the left forepaw of the Red Earth Beast.

Its front legs and sharp claws were the tools this second-tier Monster Beast used for burrowing and digging, as well as its significant weapons.

Its footpads were completely keratinized, even harder than refined iron!

However, Wang Chen's punch instantly shattered the scales covering the footpads, embedding his fist deep into the back of the foot and the explosive force shattered all the sinews and bones inside.

Roar~

The Red Earth Beast had never imagined a "bipedal beast" could smash its footpads; even though it didn't feel much pain, it still instinctively retracted its left forelimb.

It also stopped digging any further!

In fact, the second-tier Monster Beast was already regretting its actions. If it had known its prey would be so troublesome, it wouldn't have burrowed down to fight Wang Chen to the death.

There were so many "bipedal beasts" to eat in Flying Immortal City!

But regret was useless now; the Red Earth Beast was trapped in a dilemma and had to keep fighting.

The second-tier Monster Beast drew back slightly and spat out a dark yellow liquid.

It was the gastric fluid of the Red Earth Beast, which had an extremely strong corrosive effect capable of digesting rocks and even metals.

If a Cultivator were sprayed with it, not even the Spiritual Light Shield Armor would stand a chance!

And the Red Earth Beast's spray was aimed precisely, directly targeting the hole it had torn open with its claws.

It intended to drown Wang Chen in the second layer of the secret chambers with its gastric fluid!

It must be said that this Spirit Monster was exceptionally vicious and cunning.

But after smashing the Red Earth Beast's footpads and falling back to the ground, Wang Chen decisively tunneled into the passage leading to the third layer of secret chambers.

So the acid the Red Earth Beast desperately sprayed out was almost for nothing.

The small amount that overflowed into the tunnel was also unable to harm Wang Chen.

Because he was rapidly descending toward the third layer of secret chambers!

It proved that Wang Chen's excavation of so many secret chambers and tunnels was not a waste of time and energy.

They came in handy at a critical moment.

The Red Earth Beast sensed that the distance between itself and Wang Chen had increased again, and all it could do was let out an angry roar.

This earth-element Monster Beast not only failed to gain any advantage on its home ground but ended up injured inside and out.

Having lost a footpad and with its internal organs damaged, it no longer had the strength to dig further down.

The Red Earth Beast began to think of retreating.

It then turned around in the narrow tunnel and started to dig a passage leading up to the surface.

What should have been an easier task was much slower for the second-tier Monster Beast.

It took a full incense stick's time to return to the surface.

However, when the Red Earth Beast emerged from the Cave Mansion, a brilliant Sword Light accompanied by the rumble of thunder descended from the sky, instantly piercing its skull and delivering the fatal blow!

The one who released the sword was none other than Wang Chen.

Taking advantage of the escape tunnel he had dug, he emerged before the Red Earth Beast returned to the surface.

Then he lay in ambush above the entrance to the Cave Mansion.

The Red Earth Beast leaped forward fiercely, its tail swinging wildly, with the tail hammer smashing the walls of the tunnel.

But this was its last struggle.

The next moment, the Wind Thunder Sword burst forth from the earth and shot up to the sky, reaching a height of a hundred zhang before plunging down again.

The Red Earth Beast watched helplessly as the Flying Sword pierced its head once more.

But it was powerless to resist or dodge.

It growled lowly and fell into a pool of blood.

[Human Virtue +1056]

Wang Chen gently descended to the ground and retrieved the Wind Thunder Sword into his sleeve.

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