Chapter 88 - 79: Foundation Establishment Evil Object, Destroyed with a Single Sword Strike

Chapter 88: Chapter 79: Foundation Establishment Evil Object, Destroyed with a Single Sword Strike

BOOM!

As Lu Chen swung his sword, a silver-white Flood Dragon condensed from Sword Qi descended from the sky, landing directly on the half of the Giant Armored Worm’s body that was exposed above ground.

In the next second, the Giant Armored Worm, which had been continuously burrowing into the ground, seemed to have hit the pause button and stopped dead in its tracks.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen’s figure drifted lightly down from the air.

Upon landing, he immediately turned and walked toward Zheng Liu and the other two, not even sparing a glance at the immobilized Giant Armored Worm.

He had barely taken a few steps when countless bloody lines surfaced on the Giant Armored Worm’s exposed upper half, spewing forth an endless torrent of black blood.

The Giant Armored Worm, which had seemed incredibly powerful to Zheng Liu and her companions, had been slain so easily just like that... with a single sword strike from Lu Chen.

[You have slain a Nine Nether Giant Armored Worm (Qi Cultivation Eighth Level). Gained 100 Experience Points...]

[Current Experience Points: 4325]

Looking at the panel prompt that appeared before him, Lu Chen silently sheathed his Magic Sword.

He returned to Zheng Liu and the other two. Looking at their dumbfounded expressions, he said calmly, "Head east. The west is the Evil Objects’ nest. Don’t go the wrong way."

After this well-intentioned warning, Lu Chen didn’t wait for a response and headed west alone.

Zheng Liu watched Lu Chen walk away. Just as she was about to say something, she was immediately held back by Xu Jianliang beside her.

Seeing Zheng Liu’s confused expression, Xu Jianliang shook his head, signaling her to keep quiet.

Only after Lu Chen disappeared into the night did Zheng Liu finally speak up. "Jianliang, why did you pull me back just now? We could have tried to tag along with Lu Tongxue. You saw his power. If we—"

"Naive."

Before Zheng Liu could finish, Chai Xi interrupted her from the side.

He looked in the direction Lu Chen had left and calmly explained, "Zheng Liu, you want to stick with him, but that depends on whether he is willing to have us.

"Given the state of the three of us, bringing us along would bring him absolutely no benefit. Instead, he’d be distracted trying to take care of us. Do you really think he’d want to drag along three burdens?

"Saving us and telling us the safest direction to go already proved that Lu Tongxue is kind enough. I can’t believe you were still thinking of having him protect us. Why are you so naive, Zheng Liu? Did you think everyone is as kind-hearted as... Xu Jianliang?"

After hearing Chai Xi’s words, Zheng Liu finally realized how foolish her idea had been.

But human nature was always like this—even when people knew they were wrong, they liked to remain stubborn to the bitter end. Therefore, Zheng Liu let out a soft harrumph, refusing to admit her mistake.

Seeing that Chai Xi had once again rendered Zheng Liu speechless, Xu Jianliang stepped up to play the peacemaker once more for the sake of the team’s atmosphere.

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing for now. There was a huge commotion here just now, so it’s best we leave as soon as possible."

"See? Jianliang is the one with brains, unlike someone who is foolish and only knows how to cry."

"You—"

"Okay, okay, cut it out, stop fighting..."

Seeing Zheng Liu and Chai Xi about to start bickering again, Xu Jianliang felt a massive headache coming on.

He thought, "Sigh, this team... is really hard to lead."

Meanwhile, in a plaza in the West City District.

"Ahhh! D-don’t come any closer!"

A Third High School student was slumped on the ground, a look of sheer terror on his face as he stared at the monster continuously approaching him.

It was a five-meter-tall humanoid creature with an appearance resembling a praying mantis.

Faced with this Third High School student who had lost all will to fight and could only cry and beg for mercy, the monster’s face actually formed a human-like smile.

"Tell me where you all suddenly popped out from, and maybe I will let you go."

Hearing this monster suddenly speak a human language, the Third High School student froze.

But a second later, a sudden realization hit him.

This wasn’t speaking a human language at all! The monster was clearly using Telepathy, an ability only possessed by Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Telepathy was essentially a form of communication through Divine Thought. Its greatest feature was the ability to allow beings of different species to communicate without any barriers.

The fact that this monster could use Telepathy undoubtedly told the Third High School student before it that it was a Foundation Establishment entity.

Thinking of this, the already terrified student fell into absolute despair.

He thought, "Damn it, damn it, damn it! In such a huge exam ground, why am I so unlucky to run into a Foundation Establishment Evil Object?!"

Looking at the student who was too scared to speak, the humanoid Foundation Establishment Evil Object shook its head in evident disappointment.

"Not going to speak? What a pity..."

The Foundation Establishment Evil Object swung its blade, cleanly severing the Third High School examinee’s head.

Staring at the headless corpse, it licked the blood off the blade on its right arm, its face full of boredom.

"Weak. Too weak.

"Why didn’t the King let me hunt those Foundation Establishment Human Race Cultivators? It’s too boring here..."

Saying this, the Foundation Establishment Evil Object waved its hand, allowing the other Nine Nether Evil Objects beside it to swarm forward and devour the Third High School examinee’s corpse.

Then, the wings on its back fluttered, and it took to the air.

Hovering in the sky, the Foundation Establishment Evil Object gazed down at the city ruins below and muttered to itself, "Sigh, let’s hope some worthy prey comes along..."

With that, it abruptly flew toward a certain spot in the ruins, resuming its patrol.

[Name: Jade-faced Saber Mantis]

[Race: Nine Nether]

[Power: Foundation Establishment Second Level]

[Features: A special humanoid creature evolved from the Jade-faced Mantis, possessing highly exquisite Saber Technique.]