Chapter 1466
Chapter 1466 - 1462 Same Kind
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"Killing, if not for survival or profit, then is utterly meaningless."
"We have no way out."
"I know that most of us can hardly be called good people in the conventional sense; everyone has their own schemes, but for the sake of your own investments in this land, for the sake of the countless life samples on this land, this time, there is no possibility of holding back..."
Similar statements had already appeared far too often, and the exacerbated conflict was now unfolding across the entire world.
More and more "dangerous species" were being discovered, like the existence of the Phoenix, with at least nine having been uncovered.
They were all far beyond Rule-level beings, all faintly accompanied by Divinity... Thanks to the Earth’s reality of Evil Gods clustering together, the Eastern Country’s Proper God Church had too many methods of Divine Sons and Divine Artifacts scouting, it seemed the strongest batch was found the earliest.
Strongmen swarmed out, and even for a Plane battlefield, Eastern Country’s combat power had never been this gathered.
When it came to the brink of one’s own bankruptcy, those who prioritized profit rushed to the very front, they were the ones who understood best that you reap what you sow... When the matter involved the future of countless living beings, those idealists who disregarded profit surged even faster.
Quasi-Gods, eighth-tier, no one at the top end of power could stay out of it, legends among the Big Shots were truly enraged... or rather, they were terrified into a state of frenzy.
𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
No one could afford to lose, and fear drove them all to slaughter.
At this moment, due to the far too frequent bursts of energy, even the frontline had come to a halt, they were worried about being suddenly whipped by a tornado, leaving the frontline dead to the last man.
"We... We all have no way out." Probably no one understood this better than Lu Ping’an, a top investor in this world.
If possible, Lu Ping’an wanted to "cultivate his lands" for at least half a year more, as he was in the midst of growth in all aspects, the longer the delay, the stronger he would become.
But now, when the Flood was approaching, no one could retreat... it wasn’t just a single person that retreated, it was the morale, for when one person shrank back, others found a reason to do the same.
"Let’s hope Xue En and the others don’t cause too much destruction..."
Lu Ping’an’s other High-Level combat powers from his team should already be intercepting that aggressively strong white-horned horse.
These Divine Beasts had already faintly formed a "network"; when one was threatened, the nearest one would certainly come to the rescue.
But as long as they were delayed, there should be enough combat power...
"Little Flame."
The flame Centaur walked mid-air, its steps leaving behind clouds ablaze like fire clouds.
Lu Ping’an took a deep breath, the next moment, he took hold of the little guy’s hand.
She melted directly in front of Lu Ping’an, the Flaming element eroding into Lu Ping’an’s flesh.
This was the highest level of "linking," borrowing her Talent and abilities, Lu Ping’an gradually turned into the Flame himself.
How do you defeat a Flame Elemental Creature? How do you fight against its ubiquitous high temperatures and blaze, the simplest and most direct...
"Now, we are the same."
The Flame Embodiment of Lu Ping’an lightly floated in mid-air.
At this moment, he had transformed into a non-human, a Flame Elemental Creature just like the blaze...
And the Phoenix, without hesitation, spewed out a mouthful of blazing flames.
The explosive fireworks dissipated, but the teenager remained unfazed, he brushed off the ash from his clothes... or rather, what once was clothes turned to ash.
With a flick of his fingers, the teenager’s body was covered with Vines, the original Sun Vine symbiote, after merging the Flaming Creature’s bloodline, became a true high-end Flaming Creature.
At this moment, the Phoenix was no longer struggling in vain; it was staring fixedly at Lu Ping’an in front of it.
As its "kin," it felt a lethal threat.
"Don’t stop."
Another wave of ice and blizzard came, this time Lu Ping’an himself was too close to completely avoid it.
But with half his body covered in ice and snow, he just silently watched his opponent, letting those fragments fall away... the cheater took away the Talent advantage of the Flaming Creatures, yet refused their drawbacks.
This was the cheat of the Beast Tamer with the "Symbiosis" Talent, but the scene Lu Ping’an displayed was like that of a perfect Life form.
And the Phoenix was struck and forced back repeatedly...
At this moment, Lu Ping’an stomped directly on the head of the phoenix, the weakened phoenix blaze meant nothing to him, and he gleefully trampled this creature that had caused him quite a bit of trouble.
The raging "It" could no longer hide its arrogance and contempt, a great deal of blood turned into a boiling blaze, but all that met It was that full moon.
"Beheading...Beast."
The four-meter-long giant Beheading Blade, seemingly weightless, gently turned into a full moon and fell upon the phoenix’s neck.
The giant beast howled in pain. At this moment, the purposefully tuned Abyss Beheading Blade had become a part of Lu Ping’an... When blaze struck blaze, what it brought was inescapable real damage.
Elemental creatures’ seemingly foolish punch-for-punch internal fighting was in reality the most dangerous energy collision, erosion, and plundering.
"Not bad, the effect..."
Seeing the good effect of this cut, Lu Ping’an moved quickly across the phoenix’s back, the giant sword for beheading like a knife cutting open the belly of a fish, sliding along the spine line.
[Death Curse Beast (Lower Gold): Bestows a curse of death on beasts...]
[Weakening Curse Beast (Lower Gold): Weakens the beast, significantly reducing its physical strength, resistance, and mental toughness...]
Given enough preparation time, Lu could bring out targeted curses.
Two death/life system curses, floating above that malicious Beheading Blade, had already turned into poisonous flames.
Where this cursed blade cut, malice spread and the death curse eroded repeatedly.
The furious phoenix suddenly flew backwards, trying to shake off the thing on its back.
But Lu Ping’an just kept on cutting swiftly. "Spider Walk," this basic ability, had long been a staple passive for him, who had already broken through to become a Rule-level Runner.
As he created new wounds, Lu Ping’an also marveled at its strong life force.
It was indeed the phoenix with the "symbol of rebirth"; the Instant Death curses were almost completely ineffective, and the weakening curse specifically targeting the beast was less than one-tenth as effective as usual.
This was either a pure Holy Item or born with the ability to ignore most malicious curses.
But it was enough...
"Clap, clap!"
The handstanding teenager suddenly clapped his hands together.
In that instant, the entire battlefield fell into a bizarre stillness.
A series of explosions occurred inside the phoenix!
It was like a balloon leaking air everywhere, bursting inside while spraying various gases and flames in all directions.
[Child of the Crimson Star (Lower Gold): Splits off a child body with the ability to act independently, with a flame limit of roughly 80% of the main body.]
[Fury of the Crimson Star (Lower Gold): Overloads its own fireworks, causing a cool explosion...]
Lu Ping’an had never expected the Beheading Sword to easily slay this monster; he was just weakening its resistance while tearing its flesh so that his "clone bombs" could successfully infiltrate.
Faced with a flaming monster, Lu Ping’an, who also became a flame, easily completed the "erosion."
Compared to other Beast Tamers, Lu’s ability to switch "Biological Modules" was obviously purer.
The high temperatures and blazing flames that others found indefensible, and the virtually invulnerable weaknesses, were not a concern in the face of the "same kind" chosen by Lu.
And this time, the phoenix suffered its first serious injury.
Those "clone bombs" that eroded and exploded inside truly hollowed it out.
But what was more fatal was when the "insects" on its body were tearing its flesh wildly, the other two targeted eighth-tier creatures also closed in.
There was no gentlemanly duel or tag-team—this time, it was the hunt of the Strongman against the Weaker, group against individual.
"A divine beast is only good when it’s dead."
— End of Chapter 1466 —