Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Although Mudstone Technique was highly targeted and managed to strip away the Rock Giant's seemingly indestructible shell, it dealt a genuine blow to this formidable Evil Monster.

But Wang Chen was very clear that relying on this alone to completely resolve the opponent was simply unrealistic.

The core of the Rock Giant was deeply buried within its massive body, and his mana, after penetrating a certain distance, encountered great resistance and had no chance of destroying its core.

So Mudstone Technique could only be considered a clever move, not a winning move, which is why he decisively withdrew his hand.

Continuing the struggle would be disadvantageous for Wang Chen, what he needed was a quick and decisive battle!

The next moment, Wang Chen forcefully swung the Hidden Dragon Staff, heavily smashing it into the chest of the Rock Giant.

The Rock Giant's chest plate was the thickest and hardest, but Wang Chen had determined that its core was hidden inside its chest cavity.

He had to break through this hard shell to truly take its life!

Bang!

The thick Rock Armor was smashed into pieces by the Hidden Dragon Staff, and as the Rock Giant struggled to rise, it was fiercely smashed down again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wang Chen delivered one blow after another, exhausting all his skill and igniting his strength to the extreme.

The mana-infused Hidden Dragon Staff burst forth with the might of a high-tier Spiritual Artifact, its force penetrating deep within the Rock Giant's body, shattering and crushing the condensed Yin Sha Energy inside.

In just a few breaths' time, Wang Chen had struck the Rock Giant with more than a dozen heavy blows.

Every hit was made with full force!

Although the Rock Giant was formidable, its defenses had been severely damaged by the previous attack of the Mudstone Technique, and now it sustained a relentless barrage from the Hidden Dragon Staff. Its core suffered repeated damage and finally could no longer hold on.

Crack!

With another strike from Wang Chen, its chest cavity was completely smashed open, revealing a dark red stone heart.

This heart, larger than a human head, throbbed violently with black bloodlines etched on its surface, giving it an especially fierce and terrifying appearance.

Before Wang Chen could deal the rock heart a fatal blow, this massive organ suddenly broke free from the carcass and, as if it had grown wings, flew toward the direction of the Evil Nest.

A duck that's been cooked still wants to fly?

Although the stone heart's fleeing was completely beyond Wang Chen's expectation, how could he allow his prey to escape his lips? He immediately stretched out his right hand and made a grasping motion through the air.

By then, the stone heart had flown several dozen steps away, but caught by Wang Chen's mana, it immediately swelled and thrashed desperately.

However, the next moment, a large net suddenly enveloped it.

Not wanting to delay and risk complications, Wang Chen directly utilized his ultimate weapon against the Evil Monsters and Monster Spirits.

With the release of the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, the outcome was no longer in doubt. The stone heart, trapped by the net, emitted wisps of white smoke as the inherent Yin Sha Energy rapidly diminished, shrinking the heart to half its size in the blink of an eye.

When Wang Chen retracted the Demon-Slaying Net, only a baby fist-sized Yin Qi Pearl remained inside.

Problem solved.

Wang Chen put the Yin Qi Pearl of exceptional quality into the Sumeru Ring, involuntarily letting out a long sigh of relief.

The remains of the Rock Giant on the ground had already turned into countless fractured stones.

This Evil Monster was really strong. If it hadn't been suppressed by Wang Chen's Great Perfection-level Mudstone Technique, coupled with his adventurous tactic of close combat fighting, and the power of the Hidden Dragon Staff to overcome and vanquish the enemy,

he would never have been able to defeat it so swiftly.

Afterward, Wang Chen calmly disposed of all the flying insects, and then proceeded to clean up all the Black Nests on the mountain peak.

Finally, he left the largest and most crucial target—the Evil Nest.

The reason Wang Chen didn't directly attack the Evil Nest, but instead cleaned up the periphery first, was that he sensed the demonic abode was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, extremely unstable inside.

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It seemed something was brewing deep within the Evil Nest, emitting an indescribable aura, which kept Wang Chen from acting rashly.

After destroying the last Black Nest, Wang Chen retreated to a spot a hundred steps away from the Evil Nest.

He silently activated the global mode.

With the assistance of the global mode's external display, Wang Chen could most directly observe the status of his target.

Including threat level!

In his vision, a conspicuous black dot immediately appeared.

Wang Chen felt a chill in his heart.

However, what surprised him even more was that multiple white dots also appeared in his vision and were rapidly moving toward his location!

Wang Chen was slightly stunned.

He immediately shut off the global mode and turned around to look down.

He saw figures flashing toward him; they were all cultivators wearing sect robes.

Wang Chen's sect fellows!

"Huh?"

The newcomers moved swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, they were close to Wang Chen. One of the cultivators looked at Wang Chen with a surprised and questioning gaze, asking, "Wang Chen, what are you doing here?"

The other cultivators followed in quick succession, totaling seven in number, which was quite a formidable presence.

They had, of course, noticed Wang Chen, some with surprise, some with confusion, some with disdain, and some with indifference.

"So it's Senior Brother Chen."

Wang Chen said indifferently, "I wonder why my fellow Senior Brothers have graced my Sector Wujiuwu with their presence?"

The man was one of the disciples who had entered the Yin Nether Realm with him; Wang Chen remembered this Senior Brother Chen was assigned to Sector Wujiusan.

Although they were neighbors, they hardly had any contact on a regular basis.

Faced with Wang Chen's questioning, Senior Brother Chen's face flashed with a hint of embarrassment; he coughed twice and said, "Junior Brother Wang, you're mistaken. This place shouldn't be within the boundaries of your sector."

Wang Chen laughed.

The sect's Law Hall, although having a rough range for sector boundaries, didn't have precise demarcations.

The problem was, this spot was only twenty or thirty li from the defense area Wang Chen built. For the other party to claim it wasn't part of Sector Wujiuwu was clearly an attempt to brazen it out.

They came to poach monsters!

Wang Chen pointed to the evil nest on the mountain behind him, unabashedly calling out the other's audacity: "Senior Brother Chen, you came for this evil nest, didn't you?"

Truth be told, he was quite puzzled; evil nests were everywhere, so why did these guys have to run into his own territory?

"That's right."

It was at this moment, a cultivator with a long face said with a sly smile, "Junior Brother Wang, we are doing this for your own good. This evil nest isn't something you can handle alone; we're helping you exterminate it, you should be thanking us!"

That Senior Brother Chen immediately looked like he found his backbone, nodding continuously: "Yes, yes, that's exactly it!"

Wang Chen couldn't help but find it funny: "You come uninvited, claiming it's for my own good; do you really think I'm that easy to push around?"

Several cultivators simultaneously changed their expressions, and the atmosphere suddenly tensed.

The long-faced cultivator said in a cold voice, "Junior Brother Wang..."

"Fine!"

Wang Chen raised his hand, interrupting the other's words: "If you want it, then take it. Consider it as having nothing to do with me."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he flickered away with a swift movement.

In just a few moments, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

The group of cultivators didn't expect Wang Chen would just leave, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

The long-faced cultivator sneered, "He knows his place."

In his view, Wang Chen must have been afraid of their group and chose to retreat to save face.

"Now it's up to us!"

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The second update is here.