I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1128

Chapter 1128: Chapter 1130: The Burrow_1 Chapter 1128: Chapter 1130: The Burrow_1 The cooldown time for Thousand Swords Art was very fast, but for the dominator-level shadow boss before him, similar “invincible” skills seemed to also have a quick cooldown. Once it dispersed into a black fog, all damage would be immunized, which truly gave Song Jian a headache. After all, unleashing the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation would consume all of his Sword Qi, and although Sword Qi recovered quickly, Song Jian's maximum Sword Qi Value was so high that it took at least forty seconds to replenish from empty to full.

“The true Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation has four phases, and I refuse to believe that your current state can last that long!” Song Jian squinted his eyes, firmly fixating on the rolling black fog in the distance. Countless Spirit Swords were slashing around it non-stop, while a huge Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation slowly emerged, enveloping the black fog within it.

After turning into black fog, although it was immune to all damage, it also couldn't attack. This gave Song Jian the chance to observe it and find its weaknesses.

Soon, the first and second phases of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation had passed, and more than ten seconds had elapsed. The moment the Sword Qi Palm Imprint appeared, the tumbling black fog suddenly paused, as though it was affected by something.

Just then, the Sword Qi Palm Imprint, which enveloped dozens of meters around, pressed down at high speed, instantly suppressing the black fog to the ground.

However, it didn't take long before strands of black vapor started to drift out from between the fingers of the Sword Qi Palm Imprint, slowly regrouping in the air.

Although the strike still failed to inflict damage, the movement of the black fog was significantly slower, clear enough for the naked eye to see.

“It still had some effect on it…” Song Jian thought to himself.

At this moment, the Sword Qi Stone Tower had also swiftly condensed into form. As soon as the black fog had reformed, the tower crashed down heavily on it.

A wretched scream came from beneath the tower. The doors of all seven levels of the tower suddenly opened, light burst forth from within, and a strong suction force emanated from each floor's gate. A sharp howling sound echoed around, and the wild wind swept through; the black vapor that had just seeped out from the bottom of the tower split into seven streams, each rushing towards the seven gates.

The black vapor was rapidly absorbed by the Sword Qi Stone Tower into each level. Seven streams of black fog changed shape continuously in the air, forming into a phoenix, a giant bear, a black tortoise, a fierce tiger…

Each shape lasted for less than a second before dispersing back into black fog, drawn into the Sword Qi Stone Tower. The black fog behind continued to condense into new forms – a mountain fox, a wild wolf, even an elf and a human. In just a few dozen seconds, Song Jian identified dozens of shapes.

“Could it be that every time it uses a skill similar to invincibility, it can shift into a different form, or does shifting form allow it to use that invincibility skill once?” Song Jian pondered and couldn't help wiping away a cold sweat.

If his guess was correct, to defeat this dominator-level boss formed by countless dark shadows, they would have to exhaust every single form it could take before they could potentially kill it.

If that were the case, the battle against it would be a nightmare for anyone.

It didn't take long before all of the black vapor was suppressed by the Sword Qi Stone Tower. Each floor of the seven-story tower lit up, and one could see balls of black vapor changing into shapes of various creatures on each floor, continuously roaring and slamming against the gates and walls of the tower. However, every collision incited countless Sword Qi within the tower, crisscrossing and breaking the formed creatures back down into vapor.

The Sword Qi Stone Tower existed for less than ten seconds, and once it was confirmed that it could suppress the black fog, the tower began to slowly dissipate. By this moment, it meant that the dominator-level boss had been suppressed by the tower, and after a period of waiting, it would be devoured by the Sword Qi Stone Tower and converted into proficiency for Thousand Swords Art.

“This is tantamount to suppressing a Charisma Sovereign level BOSS all at once. This skill proficiency should be enough to level up the Thousand Swords Art by one tier, right?” A hint of delighted surprise appeared on Song Jian's face.

To level up the Thousand Swords Art now, at the very least, an epic Skill Book would be required, therefore raising the tier of the Thousand Swords Art through Skill Books had become very cost-ineffective, unlike using the method of suppressing BOSSes to increase proficiency.

However, this method had significant limitations. The chosen BOSS must have certain strength, it couldn't be killed by the Thousand Swords Art before even triggering the fourth phase, the Sword Qi Stone Tower, nor could it be too strong. If it couldn't even suppress the Sword Qi Stone Tower, obviously it couldn't be devoured either.

The fact that he could “eat one monster seven times” had greatly exceeded Song Jian's expectations. Although this BOSS was somewhat troublesome, in the end, it turned out all right.

Once the Sword Qi Stone Tower had completely vanished, Song Jian quietly waited a while longer. After a long time, the girl's voice still hadn't appeared; Song Jian shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be nonchalant as he stepped towards the passage.

Not long after he left, the girl's translucent voice appeared where Song Jian had been standing, watching the fading figure of Song Jian, her eyes revealing an indescribable expression.

“I hadn't expected this guy to be stronger than I imagined…” The girl muttered to herself in a low voice, “His swordsmanship gave me a sense of the Sword Sect's aura. Could it be, this guy is also a disciple of the Sword Sect? How is this possible!”

At this moment, Song Jian, filled with joy, quickly passed through the lengthy passage. At the end of the passage, a dazzling red light burst forth, as if there was a roaring blaze ahead.

Upon approaching, Song Jian discovered that this place was indeed a Flame Hell, with an environment similar to the Abyssal Hell, almost identical to the fifth-tier Abyssal Instance he had encountered before.

Looking around, there were nine volcanoes; each one was active, belching out dense smoke, with lava constantly spilling from the crater. The ground was riddled with gorges, and numerous magma rivers, both large and small, fragmented the whole land into a shattered array!

“How, how is this possible!” Song Jian was dumbfounded. Although he had never entered the Abyss Fortress, he knew that an Abyssal Instance that evolved into an Abyss Fortress was nothing more than a beachhead for an Abyss invasion. The whole fortress was divided into three layers; the lowest layer was the Abyssal Passage, leading to the Abyssal Hell. After certain periods, large numbers of Abyss creatures would emerge. The length of these periods varied; the higher the level of the fortress, the shorter the intervals, and vice versa.

The uppermost layer housed the Guardian Crystal. To utterly destroy the Abyss Fortress, one would have to enter the uppermost layer and shatter this crystal.

However, as one enters the uppermost layer to destroy the crystal, the lowest layer, the Abyss Passage, would immediately lift its restrictions, and an endless stream of Abyss creatures would swarm in to prevent the destruction of the Guardian Crystal.

It should be noted that even the lowest-level third-tier Abyss Fortress had a defense value of thirty million points for its Guardian Crystal. To fend off Abyss creatures while destroying the crystal, without a powerful elite team, the mission to destroy an Abyss Fortress was doomed to fail.

Regardless, such a scene should never appear within the Abyss Fortress. Song Jian wondered if he had been accidentally transported to another place while traversing the passage.

While Song Jian was in doubt, the nine volcanoes erupted simultaneously. After a deafening roar, the earth cracked open, revealing a giant hole over a hundred meters in diameter, and a strong Abyss aura began to seep out. Accompanied by countless beast-like roars, it seemed as if endless monsters were swarming out of the hole, and Song Jian's expression changed drastically.

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