Chapter 278: Clone-type Monster Pollutant, Take It Down, It's Harvest Time (4K)

Chapter 278: Clone-type Monster Pollutant, Take It Down, It's Harvest Time (4K)



"Hisssssss!!!"

The seven serpent heads reared back, their mouths wide open, revealing massive fangs as they let out a painfully shrill hiss.

Transformed into a Naga, it had lost most of its cognitive abilities and couldn't comprehend what was happening. It only knew that the small creature that had inexplicably made it feel threatened had suddenly disappeared and then reappeared beside it, causing it to crack open.

Intense pain pierced its heart, and a sense of dread it had never experienced before, as if it were being hunted by its natural predator, swept through its entire body.

Its robust flesh began to rapidly weaken and become brittle, like a stone turning into an egg. The once flawless scales that flowed with divine power gradually lost their luster, becoming dry and then cracking, like withered leaves.

In the end, the densely packed scales on its body were blown away by the wind, falling off and creating a rain of snake scales within a few hundred meters.

"What?!"

Xu Wen Kui had never expected the Naga Colossal Snake to suffer a severe injury from Sch Jing at the very start.

First, a previously unseen ability, likely a spatial transfer, caught her off guard. While her mind was unfocused and before she could use the Tranquil Abyss Eye to aid in her defense, Sch Jing successfully struck the Naga.

Furthermore, for reasons unknown, he seemed to possess a power that could counter the Naga. A single attack, which didn't appear overly intense, caused the Naga's entire body to wither.

Adding to the numerous abilities he had demonstrated earlier... Who exactly was this person?

Xu Wen Kui didn't have time to ponder further. She immediately focused her gaze, using the Tranquil Abyss Eye to immobilize the Naga and render it motionless.

"Bang!"

After landing his initial blow, Sch Jing channeled his strength and unleashed a Pupil Illumination punch, intending to pursue his advantage. However, his punch struck the motionless body of the Naga, causing his fist to be deflected, and the backlash sent him flying dozens of meters away before he could stop.

"Hmm?"

He glanced at Xu Wen Kui on the other side, his eyebrows slightly raised.

This woman's eyes were still quite troublesome...

Although he could break through her defense by absorbing her divinity with Ah Ban's ability, it would still take some time, requiring continuous contact for nearly a second.

This gave her some room to maneuver, allowing her to use the Tranquil Abyss Eye on the Naga at the moment Sch Jing's attack landed, deflecting his strike.

"Fortunately, I caught her off guard with the sudden Shadow Jump... I've seized the initiative, and now it's just a matter of finishing her off."

In the instant he attacked the Naga with the Serpent Slayer Blade, Sch Jing poured all the power of the Serpent Slayer Blades that Ning Feng Wan had shared with him into the Naga's body.

His hands had returned to their original state, no longer bearing the silver-white claws.

"I need to find a way to take down this woman first..."

In the blink of an eye, Sch Jing devised his next move.

He inhaled deeply, drawing in a large amount of oxygen, and channeled his strength with such intensity that an ordinary martial artist's body would overload and crumble. But his True Martial body effortlessly withstood it, and faint golden Qi began to emanate from his entire body, gathering to one side and forming a transparent, golden-hued figure identical to him.

A Qi clone.

Then, from the void beside him, countless thick roots emerged, intertwining and casting numerous shadows in the sunlight. Black air currents were drawn out, transforming into black flames that enveloped the Qi clone.

The black flames continued to burn and expand, growing from several meters to dozens of meters, and then nearly a hundred meters...

Before long, a towering figure over a hundred meters tall, adorned in extravagant Shadow Flame armor, took shape. In its hand, it held a massive blade over ninety meters long, modeled after the Midnight Blade.

Xu Wen Kui and her companions stared in awe at the slowly forming, intensely oppressive giant.

"What are we up against?"

One of the Xu Clan members who had survived the Triple Moon Unison spoke up, his voice tinged with numbness.

Everyone was trembling with fear, their hearts filled with trepidation. However, the Shadow Flame Giant didn't even spare them a glance. With a turn, it stirred up a gust of air and flew towards the Naga, which had just broken free from its immobile state.

"Hisssss!"

The golden serpent's scales had almost all fallen off, leaving it like a severely diseased snake, its aura much weaker than when it had first appeared. The initial oppressive pressure it exuded was now gone.

Nonetheless, it was still a giant beast hundreds of meters long. As it opened its seven heads and let out a mighty hiss, its presence remained formidable.

It immediately spotted the imposing Shadow Flame Giant and swiftly slithered towards it.

"Bang!"

Two colossal beings collided, the Shadow Flame Giant gripping one of the Naga Colossal Snake's heads, restraining it, while the other hand brandished a long blade, engaging the remaining snake heads. Each movement of the giant and the beast created a deafening sound and powerful air currents, leaving onlookers awe-struck.

As the giant and the snake became entangled, the Xu Corporation members slowly turned their heads, their expressions rigid, gazing at Sch Jing who was also staring at them.

Nearby, the Sword of Oblivion and the Nightfall Blade hovered restlessly, exuding an ominous aura, like thugs cornering a girl in an alley, preventing her escape.

"Umm... Is it too late to surrender now?" someone hesitantly asked.

As the words left their mouth, a flash of blade light appeared.

The Nightfall Blade remained pristine, its bright surface untouched by blood. The person stiffened, a smooth gash across their neck, their head slowly sliding off, spraying blood.

"Sister Kui?" Xu Wen Kui's lack of protection from the Tranquil Abyss Eye startled Xu Mu Chun, who turned to her. It was then that he realized something was amiss.

Xu Wen Kui's skin was convulsing violently all over her body, like boiling water, bubbling incessantly. She crouched down, her face contorted in agony.

"Sister Kui, the suppressant, quick!"

Xu Mu Chun immediately retrieved the suppressant injection and frantically handed it to Xu Wen Kui, but she seemed oblivious, showing no reaction.

Seeing this, Xu Mu Chun gritted her teeth, removed the needle cover, and hastily jabbed the needle into Xu Wen Kui's arm, administering the suppressant.

Instantly, the bubbling on Xu Wen Kui's skin seemed to ease slightly, but then, like a rebound, the convulsions intensified.

"Ugh... Ahh!"

Xu Wen Kui let out a hysterical scream, initially in a normal woman's voice, but the latter half transformed into a deep, beastly growl.

To everyone's astonishment, her skin ruptured in various parts of her body.

Countless horizontal eyes with white sclera and radiating blue markings appeared all over her, densely packed and revolting.

There were no fewer than thirty eyes on her face alone.

All the eyes blinked and darted about, scanning their surroundings.

Sch Jing's eyes narrowed at this sight.

The moment his gaze met one of the eyes on Xu Wen Kui's body, a kaleidoscope of colorful images flashed before his eyes, but before he could discern their meaning, they abruptly vanished.

Simultaneously, the panel automatically popped up, continuously displaying prompts.

【Divinity +1】

【Divinity +1】

【Divinity +1】

【Divinity...】

Turning back to the Xu Corporation group, he noticed that besides Xu Wen Kui, who was now covered in eyes, everyone else beside her had started dancing and shouting, their expressions ranging from dazed to ecstatic to sorrowful, clearly having lost their sanity.

Sch Jing's expression turned wary.

"Is this... Mutation Disease? Has this person reached a 100% mutation rate?"

Recipients of divine blessings, practitioners of New Martial Forbidden Arts, or those implanted with xenografts, if unable to withstand the body's erosion, will exhibit various symptoms of mutation disease upon reaching 50%.

At 100%, they will irreversibly transform into monsters...

Such completely mutated individuals are known as 'Pollutants'.

Pollutants are products of madness and distortion. When a person transforms into a pollutant, they may not necessarily lose consciousness or intelligence. Some pollutants possess extremely high intelligence and even the ability to disguise themselves as the original person, reintegrating into human society.

However... all pollutants are absolutely not the original person.

They are a different species, not human, and even with retained memories, they lack human concepts of morality, honor, and good versus evil.

"It appears to be a Clone-type monster... Merely looking at it can cause a drastic drop in SAN value, leading to mental confusion."

"Even I, with my 【True Visualization】 ability, am affected."

Sch Jing's eyebrows furrowed.

However, this ability to influence others' mental states seemed to be a divine power, which the panel could absorb, rendering it ineffective against him.

Sch Jing glanced at the battle between the colossal snake and the Shadow Flame Giant.

Weakened by the Serpent Slayer Blade, the colossal snake, despite its high level of Lv10, was no match for the Shadow Flame Giant. Three of its seven heads had already been severed by the giant's long blade.

The Shadow Flame Giant's armor showed signs of damage, which was being repaired by black flames.

Ignoring that battle, Sch Jing focused on dealing with the eye-covered monster before him.

Schmog controlled the Sword of Oblivion and the Nightfall Blade, eager to test their might.

At that moment, the Xu Corporation members surrounding Xu Wen Kui suddenly froze, assuming a kneeling posture in mid-air. They began chanting unintelligible words, like an incantation, and as they did, their bodies started to melt, as if they were ice cream under intense heat.

Their facial features contorted and melted, with black and white pus oozing from their eyes. In no time, they all transformed into thick liquids of flesh and blood, flowing towards Xu Wen Kui.

A flash of black and white light, a fusion of black flames and white lightning, streaked by with long colorful tails, moving at an unbelievable speed.

Flame Chain Lightning Blade.

Schmog's most powerful combination attack in his physical form sliced through the air.

Xu Wen Kui's body was cut in half at the waist, the wound shimmering with silver electric arcs and burning black flames.

Peering into the wound, Schmog saw nothing but an empty void, devoid of flesh or organs.

The Sword of Oblivion and the Nightfall Blade struck again, piercing the bisected body.

"Puff—Puff—"

Two muffled sounds, and the halves of the body with eyes all over burst apart, sending hundreds of eyeballs flying, a gruesome sight.

But unexpectedly, the floating eyeballs in the air suddenly turned in mid-air, fixing their pupils on Schmog.

Instantly, Schmog's body came to a halt, suspended in mid-air, motionless.

Unlike before when even his thinking ability was halted, Schmog found he could still think, and his senses remained aware of his surroundings.

His skin began to squirm, bubbling like Xu Wen Kui's, as if something beneath was trying to break free.

But soon, the panel started displaying notifications.

【Divinity +11】

【Divinity +19】

【Divinity +32】

【Divinity +24】

...

Within seconds, his skin calmed, returning to its normal state, and the panel showed an increase of nearly six hundred Divinity points.

The floating eyeballs hesitated slightly, seemingly surprised.

Then, whether from exhaustion or some other reason, the eyeballs began to disintegrate, turning into countless tiny particles invisible to the naked eye, and vanished.

In their place, a naked female body appeared, floating in mid-air—Xu Wen Kui.

Her eyes were closed, as if in a deep slumber, and her body began to fall towards the ground.

Schmog furrowed his brows, puzzled by the situation, but he quickly flew over, grabbed her by the back of her neck, and lifted her.

He spun Xu Wen Kui around, ignoring her attractive naked body, and with his other hand, he pried open her eyelids to take a look.

Her eyes were still the same, with horizontal bar-shaped pupils, but the radiating blue lines in the whites of her eyes had disappeared.

Upon touching her eyeballs, the panel displayed another notification.

【Divine Substance Detected, Absorbing Divinity...】

"This isn't an ordinary xenograft; it's more like a 'Holy Mark' of a recipient," Schmog mused.

"What just happened? This person had clearly transformed into a Pollutant, but she reverted to human form... Was it because the power of those eyes was completely absorbed by Ah Ban?"

"There are still some things I don't understand... But it seems to be over for now; I'll figure out the rest later."

Schmog exhaled softly.

The ambush had caught him off guard, as the enemy's strength was beyond his expectations.

Although Ning Feng Wan's Unyielding Lion Heart had warned him of the danger, he had confidently engaged head-on, relying on his Twin Resilience's cooldown completion and his full arsenal of life-saving abilities.

In the end, he had won, but with a touch of luck.

The Serpent Slayer Blade had perfectly countered the formidable Naga Colossal Snake, the enemy's greatest asset, and Ah Ban had completely suppressed the power of those peculiar eyes.

These factors had led to his relatively easy victory.

Without these advantages, the battle would have been grueling, and while he might not have lost, he couldn't guarantee a certain victory.

It seemed that he needed to be more cautious in the future.

"Now it's time to reap the rewards," Schmog said, turning his attention to the Naga, now with only two heads and covered in massive wounds.

...

(End of Chapter)

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