Chapter 201: Chapter 191: Fierce Battle

Wang Hao switched the Blade of Plunder to a horizontal blade form.

The space in the sewer was cramped, making dodging difficult; he could only fight head-on.

For him now, the Heart-Eating Ghost was nothing to worry about. Coupled with the sharpness of the Blade of Plunder, they were just experience packages.

Even though his Spiritual Power was severely depleted!

“Roar!”

Just as Wang Hao was in full swing killing, a roar sounded.

He saw a massive figure charging straight at him.

“Damn! It’s you again.”

Wang Hao cursed, being punched by the monster and flying backward, sliding more than a dozen meters before dissipating the force.

His hand holding the blade felt slightly numb!

Muscle Monster!

This creature didn’t evolve on the same path as the Heart-Eating Ghost and Mantis Monster.

The Ghoul and Mantis Monster evolved from Ghouls.

But the Muscle Monster likely evolved from zombies.

The evolution path of zombies is definitely not as good as the Ghoul’s.

But this doesn’t mean that second-level or third-level zombies are inferior to the evolved Ghouls.

Quite the opposite.

Because the evolution path of zombies is extremely challenging, those who excel are one in ten thousand.

The Muscle Monster’s strength is clearly stronger than the Mantis Monster’s.

“Roar!”

The Muscle Monster roared furiously and charged at Wang Hao.

In such a confined space, this was very advantageous for it and greatly disadvantageous for Wang Hao, as his dodging space was too limited, forcing him into a head-on confrontation.

Additionally, Yang Tian was currently entangled with the Mantis Monster. If he dodged, Yang Tian would be attacked from both sides.

Even if he could withstand it, he would be displeased with Wang Hao.

“Barrier!”

With no choice, Wang Hao had to deploy a protective barrier.

“Boom!”

The Muscle Monster struck the Purple Gold Barrier with a punch, and the intense wind swept all directions.

On closer inspection, cracks actually appeared on the sturdy barrier.

However, it wasn’t unscathed either.

Its huge fist was bleeding black blood.

Wang Hao reversed his grip on the blade, slashing upward, aiming to sever the Muscle Monster’s arm.

“Roar!”

The Muscle Monster clenched its fist tightly, the energy surrounding its arm exploded, astonishingly deflecting Wang Hao’s Blade of Plunder.

Its other fist increased in power as well.

“Bang!”

With its increased force, Wang Hao’s barrier shattered completely, and it punched towards Wang Hao’s chest.

If this punch landed solidly, even if it didn’t blast through Wang Hao, it would severely injure him.

“Enhance!”

Wang Hao clenched his fist, once again circulating Spiritual Power, his left arm turning a purple-gold color, meeting the punch.

The large and small fists collided violently.

Within Wang Hao, the Purple Gold Spiritual Power surged out, firmly withstanding the Muscle Monster’s punch.

“Roar!”

The Muscle Monster unleashed its immense power once more. Wang Hao didn’t meet it head-on, but instead retreated by springing backward on his toes, releasing a crescent-shaped light blade in the process.

The monster crossed its arms to block, its body also sliding back.

After letting out a loud roar, it even deflected the light blade.

It’s really tough to fight!

Wang Hao felt a bit frustrated.

The Muscle Monster’s strength was noticeably superior to that of the Mantis Monster.

His Spiritual Power was severely depleted, and due to the terrain, he was forced into head-to-head combat, which was very uncomfortable.

He instinctively glanced back at Yang Tian.

A fierce look flashed in his eyes.

He couldn’t afford to delay any longer. If he dragged it out too long, Yang Tian might notice something.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Tian wouldn’t attack him.

But if he realized that Wang Hao was in a weakened state, it might be a different story.

After all, he had the ultimate opportunity from Purple Gold Mountain on himself.

“Should I try that move?”

Wang Hao’s Spiritual Power surged around him, turning the Blade of Plunder’s exterior into a flow of purple Spiritual Power like water.

The fluctuations were large at first, then gradually stabilized.

This was another advanced method of using Spiritual Power from the Purple Gold Stone.

However, this method consumed a lot of Spiritual Power and required great control, so Wang Hao hadn’t used it before.

“Roar!”

The Muscle Monster charged again.

Wang Hao slashed forward, and when the fist met the blade, the Muscle Monster’s solid fist bled.

“Slash!”

Wang Hao let out a soft shout, and a massive amount of Spiritual Power gushed out, the purple energy piercing through the Muscle Monster.

The Muscle Monster’s body was split in two by Wang Hao’s slash.

However, the Muscle Monster’s vitality was incredibly tenacious; as long as its head wasn’t hurt, it could still live. Its eyes flashed red, preparing to launch another attack.

Wang Hao had to once again muster all his Spiritual Power, piercing its head with a single stroke.

In the next moment, an enormous amount of Spiritual Power poured toward him, only then did Wang Hao’s furrowed brow slowly relax.

The Blade of Plunder churned, excavating a Crystal Stone from the Muscle Monster’s head.

Counting this, it was his first time obtaining a Tri-Pole Monster’s Crystal Stone.

The size was the same as the Heart-Eating Ghost’s, but it was much heavier.

Looking at the Muscle Monster’s corpse, Wang Hao’s eyes flickered.

The Muscle Monster’s defense was frighteningly strong, far beyond what the Heart-Eating Ghost could compare with.

Using its skin to make armor would surely be effective.

Unfortunately, this creature was too large.

Xiaoyueyue wasn’t here either, bringing it back would be somewhat troublesome.

Moreover, there might be no one in the shelter who could do it.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Hao decided to give up.

There would be more and more third-level monsters in the future.

Once he returned to the villa area, he would come out again to hunt.

Besides, the inner armor wasn’t very useful to him.

“Tap-tap-tap.”

The dense sound of splashing water reached his ears.

Another Heart-Eating Ghost was coming over.

Wang Hao glanced at Yang Tian’s side; he was not only entangled with the Mantis Monster but also facing sneak attacks from Heart-Eating Ghosts, looking a bit battered.

This is a bit troublesome!

So many elite monsters have ended up in the sewer.

One can only imagine what it’s like up there.

That mysterious entity seems extremely persistent about him.

Do cultivators really attract him that much?

Or is he coveting something else on his body?

Or does he hold a grudge against him?

At this point, Wang Hao is starting to doubt that it has anything to do with being a cultivator.

His strength is just like that!

Even if he devoured him, what power could he be gaining—energy is conserved!

His power is right there; even if he could convert a hundred percent, how much strength could he actually gain?

Is it worth all the trouble?

He looked at the Blade of Plunder in his hand.

In comparison, the possibility that he’s after the Blade of Plunder seems more likely.

After all, this thing is quite against the heavens.

“Clang!”

The Heart-Eating Ghost’s attack broke his train of thought.

Wang Hao stabbed the Heart-Eating Ghost through the head, killing intent surging around him.

Since that thing wants to be his enemy, then let there be killing.

Never mind the numbers of second-tier and third-tier monsters here.

They were probably intentionally brought here by that entity; the Ghouls have only just descended, and they can’t evolve this quickly.

Most of these monsters evolved by bathing in the light rain on Purple Gold Mountain.

But there is a limit to it.

If that entity brought these elite monsters here to kill him, then let them be killed.

Kill until it hurts him, or, at the very least, weaken his power to some degree.

Either way, it’s advantageous for him.

Besides, he also needs to kill these monsters to replenish his spiritual power and strengthen himself.

The crystal stones from these monsters are also very useful.

A win-win situation.

Kill, kill, kill.

Wang Hao went completely berserk.

And the more he fought, the braver he became.

If it weren’t for the fact that his stamina couldn’t be replenished, with endless spiritual power, he could fight till eternity.

“Damn!”

Yang Tian finally managed to kill a Mantis Monster, dragging its corpse over, ready to show off to Wang Hao.

But seeing the trail of corpses, he was completely dumbfounded.

Recalling the scenes on Purple Gold Mountain, a drop of cold sweat slid down his forehead.

He knew Wang Hao was strong, but after consuming the Purple Gold Pill, Yang Tian underwent a transformation, significantly boosting his power.

This made him instinctively feel that the gap between him and Wang Hao wasn’t too big.

He even felt that if they fought with all their might, he might not necessarily lose to Wang Hao.

However, seeing Wang Hao’s terrifying battle record now, he deeply realized the gap between himself and Wang Hao.

If they really fought, he might only have the option to run.

Even if he did run, he might not be able to escape.

After all, Wang Hao wasn’t Zhao Hu.

His build was even smaller, and speed was his forte.

“Luckily, I didn’t choose to be his enemy!”

Yang Tian internally felt grateful for maintaining a good relationship with Wang Hao and not provoking him before.

Otherwise, he might have been finished by now.

“What’s dazing you? Run quickly!”

Wang Hao’s figure appeared in his field of vision, quickly brushing past him.

This scene seemed familiar to Yang Tian.

Then he saw the black tide behind.

“Damn, these damn mutant rats really are haunting, they’re everywhere.”

Yang Tian cursed angrily, turned around, and ran off.

Facing tertiary monsters, even multiple tertiary monsters, he could still manage a fight.

But when facing this rat tide, he had no desire to fight at all.

There were just too many of them, endless and impossible to kill them all; encountering them leaves no choice but to flee.

“Open the door, open the door.”

Upon reaching the door, Wang Hao was stunned.

The stone door didn’t open like last time; Wang Hao thought he needed to wait for Yang Tian.

But even when Yang Tian arrived, the door didn’t open.

“Brother Tian! What’s going on? Open the door!”

As the rat tide was about to reach, Wang Hao urged.

Little did he know that Yang Tian was also bewildered.

He fumbled around on the wall, then called out for Sister Qin several times.

Yet the stone door didn’t budge.

He was sweating profusely from urgency.

The rustling sound came through.

The black tide surged over.

“Damn it!”

Wang Hao’s hair stood on end, spiritual power surging from his body, forming a Purple Gold Barrier, casting a wall of light.

“Bang bang bang bang bang.”

Mutant rats frantically slammed against the light gate, black blood splattering.

Though temporarily holding off, Wang Hao still felt a numbness at his scalp.

The dense tide was triggering his phobia.

Moreover, these mutant rats were extremely ugly; seeing them up close gave Wang Hao the creeps.

He had already been quite frightened of rats before.

Now, uglier and nastier, he feared them even more.

“Brother Tian, what’s going on?”

Wang Hao asked while resisting.

While he was holding off the rat tide, it was only temporary.

These damn creatures were not only gnawing at his barrier but also pushing him backward.

Even pressing with all his might, his body slid back with the tide.

Also, his internal spiritual power was limited, and he couldn’t maintain the barrier indefinitely.

Once the barrier couldn’t hold, the consequences could be dire.

He was starting to panic.

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