First, he summoned the "Blade Light Gu." This Gu quickly parasiticized his right hand, reflecting the "Sword Shadow Gu" in his left hand, forming a bright blade glow on his hand.
Immediately after, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated the second Gu—the "Exposure Gu." As he activated it, the blade light in his hand instantly doubled in intensity, becoming even more dazzling.
However, Liu Chen was not satisfied. He then activated the third Gu—the "Giant Gu." The already dazzling blade light, under the effect of the "Giant Gu," rapidly expanded into a giant blade ten meters long, exuding a heart-pounding power.
Finally, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated the last Gu—the "Drawing Blade Gu."
"Killing move: Aurora Drawing Blade Slash!"
In an instant, the ten-meter-long dazzling blade light slashed horizontally like lightning, carrying unparalleled power, as if it wanted to tear the entire world apart.
A dazzling golden blade glow erupted like a volcanic eruption, sweeping across. In that moment, the originally pitch-black room was instantly illuminated, as if daylight had arrived.
However, in this brief moment of light, a deafening beast roar suddenly echoed in the room, accompanied by the violent flapping of wings, sending shivers down one's spine.
Liu Chen looked closely and saw pitch-black monsters appear before him. They had two wings on their backs, strong and powerful four legs, sharp, hook-like claws, and faces like pig-faced bats, hideous and terrifying, as if demons had descended upon the world.
"It's Shadow Beasts!" Liu Chen's heart jolted. He immediately recognized the origin of these monsters. Shadow Beasts, a more terrifying existence than Mud Beasts, are not only completely immune to physical attacks but can also easily hide in shadows, making them elusive.
"Ping Du He truly put a lot of thought into this," Liu Chen sighed.
Thus, the Sword Shadow Gu's attack would be completely ineffective against them, and these Shadow Beasts might even cleverly exploit it. Ping Du He's decision to keep these Shadow Beasts here was clearly well-thought-out. His sole purpose was to ensure that future destined individuals, when facing these Shadow Beasts, would only be able to attack using the Aurora Overlord Blade.
After the blade light disappeared, a low beast roar suddenly came from the darkness, as if the entire space was trembling. This roar was mixed with the sound of air being torn, clearly indicating that the Shadow Beasts had detected Liu Chen's presence and were charging at him mercilessly.
This checkpoint was clearly much more dangerous than the previous one. There was no safe zone protection here; the challenger had to quickly kill these Shadow Beasts within a short period, otherwise, over time, they would be slowly worn down by the Shadow Beasts and ultimately perish in Yellow Springs.
Facing such a grim situation, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated a light Dao Third Rank defensive Gu. A dazzling light erupted from him, quickly forming a hemispherical protective shield around his body.
The light emanating from this shield was exceptionally bright, causing the Shadow Beasts to momentarily stop their advance, seemingly intimidated by the light. However, this was only a brief pause; soon, the Shadow Beasts resumed their frantic attack, surging towards Liu Chen like a tide.
Although the Light Shield Gu temporarily fended off the Shadow Beasts' onslaught, its power was limited against such numerous enemies. Before long, cracks appeared in the Light Shield Gu under the continuous attacks of the Shadow Beasts, and it eventually succumbed to the pressure and was completely shattered.
The moment the Light Shield Gu shattered, Liu Chen seized this fleeting opportunity and unhesitatingly activated his killing move—the Aurora Drawing Blade Slash.
This was a killing move he had just used once, and now, using it again, he was already able to skillfully master it.
With a furious roar, the golden blade light suddenly erupted like a bolt of lightning, instantly cutting through the darkness. Wherever the blade light passed, the Shadow Beasts were cut in half at the waist, screaming repeatedly.
After the Shadow Beasts were slain, their bodies did not fall directly like ordinary beasts, but instantly transformed into shadow skin. These shadow skin looked like black gauze, light and transparent, as if weightless. However, this seemingly fragile shadow skin was actually excellent gu materials for refining dark Dao Gu.
Although Shadow Beasts belong to a type of beast, they are more fierce and brutal than ordinary beasts. They have no fear of death, and even when facing a powerful attack like the Aurora Drawing Blade Slash, they do not flinch. When some of the Shadow Beasts were slain, the remaining Shadow Beasts not only showed no fear but charged at Liu Chen even more fearlessly.
"Killing move: Aurora Drawing Blade Slash!" Seeing this, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated his killing move again. With a furious roar, a dazzling light flashed like lightning, instantly slaying the approaching Shadow Beasts. However, these Shadow Beasts seemed endless, surging in wave after wave.
Liu Chen mused to himself, "There should be a Beast King among this group of Shadow Beasts, but I don't know where it's hiding. Fine, I refuse to believe that if I kill all the Shadow Beasts, it can still hide." He knew that in this checkpoint, only killing the Beast King counted as truly passing. For others, this might be the only way to pass.
However, Liu Chen was different from others; his own true essence recovery speed far exceeded that of ordinary people. This meant he could continuously unleash killing moves without worrying about the consumption of true essence. Therefore, facing this large number of Shadow Beasts, he was not afraid of a war of attrition.
To avoid being ambushed by the Shadow Beast King of Beasts, Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated multiple defensive Gu. These Gu quickly condensed around his body, forming layer upon layer of solid protective light shields, like an impenetrable fortress, protecting him closely.
"Killing move: Aurora Drawing Blade Slash!"
Liu Chen unhesitatingly activated his killing move again. The long blade in his hand instantly burst forth with dazzling light, as brilliant as the aurora. With a fierce swing of his blade, the blade light streaked across the night sky like lightning, mercilessly slaughtering the Shadow Beasts before him.
However, just as Liu Chen turned and drew his blade, an unexpected change occurred! A pitch-black claw suddenly emerged from a shadow on the ground, like a phantom, heading straight for Liu Chen's palm.
This Shadow Beast King of Beasts clearly had a premeditated plan, cleverly hiding in the shadows, waiting for the optimal moment to strike.
But Liu Chen's reaction speed was extremely fast; his defensive Gu immediately detected this attack and quickly deployed its defense. Although the shadow claw was fierce, it instantly lost its power when blocked by the defensive Gu.
Liu Chen also noticed this situation immediately. He quickly turned, and the blade light in his hand swung with the momentum, a sharp blade light cutting across like a gust of wind.
However, to his surprise, the Shadow Beast King of Beasts, hidden in the shadows, like a ghost, directly drilled into the shadows before the blade light arrived, instantly disappearing without a trace.