Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

In the blink of an eye, the Red Nether Sword shot forward nearly a hundred steps.

The tip of the sword was aimed right at the evil monster's vital throat!

Despite its huge size, the evil monster had an extremely sharp perception and quick reflexes. It immediately swung its battle axe in an attempt to block the Red Nether Sword's frontal assault.

However, just as it raised its arm, the speed of the Red Nether Sword suddenly increased by a third.

The evil monster's battle axe failed to block and the sword edge swept past its thick and incredibly strong neck.

The skin of this giant monster was like Rock Armor, thick and tough, impervious to swords and spears, and could ignore many spells' attacks.

But the Red Nether Sword was close to the tier of a Magical Treasure, and after integrating two kinds of heavenly and earthly treasures, its sharpness was far superior than before, thus effortlessly carving out a long sword mark.

Dark red blood immediately spurted out.

"Roar!"

The evil monster roared in pain. Its muscles suddenly tensed, and the gash abruptly contracted.

It was no longer bleeding.

After the Red Nether Sword flew out for several meters, it suddenly reversed direction and aimed at the back of the evil monster's head.

As if it had eyes behind its head, the evil monster suddenly lowered its head and bowed, narrowly avoiding the strike.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

The next moment, clusters of Spiritual Light exploded on its body.

These were the Suppressing Evil Talismans that Wang Chen had just thrown!

Normally, tier-one Magical Talismans would cause minimal damage to Resentment Level Evil Wraiths, and no matter how many there were, they wouldn't have much effect.

But Wang Chen's Suppressing Evil Talismans were crafted by him using the Great Perfection-level Talisman Crafting Technique, and their power far exceeded that of similar talismans.

The Spiritual Light that bombarded the evil monster was filled with the righteous energy of Evil-Dissipating and Slay Demons, one burst after another causing the enveloping black mist around the evil monster to crumble and disperse.

At the same time, it seared its skin with a hissing sound.

Though the damage was not significant, the evil monster was infuriated, howling with pain and wanting to rush at Wang Chen regardless of everything, to fight to the death.

However, the reappearing Red Nether Sword mercilessly sliced open its flank, spraying a shower of fresh blood.

The evil monster was forced to stop its charge, waving the weapon in its hand, desperately defending against the Red Nether Flying Swords swirling around it.

The Sword Qi of the Red Nether Sword contained the power of wind, thunder, and fierce flames, which greatly restrained its evil power. Every strike that landed took away a significant amount of its evil power, the damage was much greater than that caused by the talismans.

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If the evil monster had a health bar, it would have already been reduced by the Red Nether Sword!

The evil monster realized the great threat of the Red Nether Sword and had to abandon the main cause of its pain, trying to first deal with the Flying Sword.

Its intelligence clearly did not match up to its strength.

Because this was exactly what Wang Chen had hoped for!

Wang Chen multitasked, controlling the Red Nether Sword to entangle the evil monster, slowly whittling away its evil power.

The Great Perfection-level Thunderbolt Sword Technique showed its true power.

In the course of the struggle, Wang Chen did not rush for instant success, such as piercing through the opponent's vitals with one strike.

The evil monster had a huge body and an extremely strong vitality; even piercing its heart might not result in its death.

If the Flying Sword got stuck inside and failed to kill the enemy, the consequences would be unpredictable.

The cautious approach is akin to sailing a ship for ten thousand years safely, therefore Wang Chen chose the most secure battle tactics.

While swiftly striking with his sword, he also continuously launched Suppressing Evil Talismans to affect and delay the actions of the giant monster.

With this dual approach, in just a short while, the evil monster was covered in blood, with dozens of wounds both large and small.

Because there were too many cuts, it could no longer use tensing its muscles to stop the bleeding.

Otherwise, it would be completely immobilized.

The evil monster roared incessantly and suddenly threw the battle axe it held!

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Phew!

Wang Chen, while controlling his Flying Sword to attack the enemy, had always maintained a degree of vigilance. Seeing the battle axe whirl towards him like a tornado, he immediately used the "Shrinking Ground into Inches" technique to dodge it.

Clang!

Seizing the opportunity, the evil monster swung another huge hammer and knocked the flying Red Nether Sword away.

This was the second time it had struck the flying sword.

But the giant creature clearly no longer held any confidence in defeating Wang Chen. It suddenly retreated two steps and stomped heavily onto the ground.

Boom!

The earth trembled violently, as if a magnitude nine earthquake had occurred.

A massive crack appeared on the ground, which connected precisely to the tunnel from which the evil monster had emerged.

"Roar~"

The evil monster reluctantly cast a glance at the Red Nether Sword circling in the air and jumped hatefully into the split earth.

It was trying to escape!

It had anticipated feasting sumptuously, but instead, it was left battered and bleeding. One could imagine the monster's resentment and unwillingness to concede.

However, it possessed a certain level of rationality and would not stubbornly persist in fighting the opponent under severely disadvantageous circumstances.

After this encounter, it could always make a comeback!

But what the evil monster could never have dreamed of was that, just as it was about to leap into the tunnel, a huge net suddenly unfurled and covered it with the speed of a thunderclap.

The monster was ensnared tightly!

Sizzle~

Upon contact with the monster's skin, the net's ropes started to emit wisps of grey smoke.

"Roar!"

The pain was so intense that the evil monster nearly leaped ten zhang into the air, instinctively struggling violently to break free from the binding net.

But its brute force proved ineffective; not only could it not tear apart the net, it was instead tightly entangled by it!

The net grew tighter and tighter!

At the same time, the evil power within the monster began to drain involuntarily, continuously absorbed by the vast expanse of the net.

Sensing disaster, the evil monster took a deep breath, and its skin quickly developed a dark sheen, turning into a metallic-like armor.

The loss of evil power drastically slowed down.

But before the evil monster could catch a breath, a powerful force suddenly surged, and it was dragged to the ground!

Controlling the giant net was none other than Wang Chen. At the critical moment, he had once again deployed the unbeatable Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, capturing his escaping adversary.

If he had let this huge creature escape, the night's effort would have been for naught.

That was not an outcome Wang Chen wished to see.

He no longer cast Talismans but instead channeled all his Mana into the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, engaging in a tug-of-war with the monster trapped within.

The Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net was indeed wondrous and the bane of evil spirits, but its power largely depended on Wang Chen's Cultivation Level.

The higher Wang Chen's strength, the greater the net's power.

This evil monster was no ordinary foe; its strength was equivalent to a mid-tier Purple Mansion cultivator. If Wang Chen had used the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net from the beginning, the outcome would have been unpredictable.

Even now, subduing the heavily-injured evil monster wasn't an easy task!

Wang Chen gripped the Demon-Slaying Net tightly, pouring his Mana into it without reserve. In addition, he activated the Mighty Strength Technique as well as the Mana from the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, boosting his Physique's strength to the utmost limit.

He stepped back, pulling the fiercely struggling monster within the net away from the entrance of the tunnel!

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