Chapter 7 King of the Earth
The King of the Earth is not someone to be trifled with; it can manifest three colors depending on its cultivation level.
The red Earth King, whose cultivation level is below a thousand years, has each segment of his scorpion tailbone equivalent to fifty years of accumulated cultivation.
When its cultivation reaches a thousand years, its enormous body will undergo a miraculous change, as if returning to its original state, its size will shrink again, and the color of its body will change from a fiery red to a pure white.
When its cultivation level evolves to the point of ten thousand years, it will change color again, at which point it will present a deep, dark blue color.
The Earth King before us, which is 6,500 years old, is in its white form. Not only is its defense astonishing, but its overall strength is also terrifying.
"I've decided, I'll use this as a practice subject!"
Dugu Zhan's eyes were burning, and his soul power surged like a turbulent undercurrent within his body.
He slammed his right foot down hard on the ground, and the solid earth instantly caved in.
At the same time, he forcefully lifted his left hand upwards, using the bones of the dead Gale Wolf to instantly create ten agile black skeleton swordsmen.
These skeleton swordsmen exuded a sinister aura, like messengers from hell, ready to obey their master's commands and engage in battle at any moment.
"Second Soul Skill, Skeleton Spirit!"
Dugu Zhan shouted again, instantly summoning twenty-three agile skeleton spirits using the remains of a thousand-year-old soul beast.
They carried specially made quiver on their backs, filled with thirty-two skull arrows that gleamed with a cold, eerie light. They gripped uniquely shaped bone bows tightly in their hands, exuding a mysterious and dangerous aura.
With a command from Dugu Zhan, ten skeleton swordsmen charged forward like black lightning, rapidly approaching the Earth King.
With unstoppable momentum, they attempted to entangle the powerful soul beast, creating conditions for an attack from behind.
Meanwhile, the twenty-three skeleton spirits methodically held the rear, quickly drawing their bows and firing arrows.
In an instant, the sound of arrows whistling through the air pierced the sky, and countless skull arrows rained down on the King of Earth.
Dugu Zhan commanded the battle with all his might, while remaining vigilant in the slightest.
After all, this is the Star Dou Great Forest, fraught with danger, and no one knows when a new soul beast might suddenly appear and launch a sneak attack.
In this treacherous region, any carelessness could lead to annihilation, and he didn't want to meet with misfortune due to negligence.
Twenty-three skeleton spirits continuously drew their bows and shot arrows. Although the bone arrows they fired had limited penetrating power for the time being, each arrow accurately hit the Earth King, leaving shallow wounds on its hard shell.
These wounds, though small, felt like countless ant bites, making the King of the Earth feel extremely uncomfortable, and anger surged into his heart instantly.
The Earth King glared angrily, wielding his powerful scorpion pincers, and easily snapped the bone sword in the skeleton swordsman's hand.
Immediately afterwards, it swung its thick scorpion tail violently, unleashing a powerful burst of strength. Several skeleton swordsmen who couldn't dodge in time were instantly thrown away and crashed heavily to the ground.
Looking at the Earth King, who was as imposing as a "mud dragon turning over," the Skeleton Swordsman and Skeleton Elf seemed to be unable to cope for a moment.
Magma shatters the ground!
The enraged Earth King suddenly unleashed its innate soul skill.
A semi-circular, distorted beam of light, tens of meters in diameter, rapidly spread out from the Earth King at its center. Wherever it reached, the air seemed to be violently distorted as if being kneaded by an invisible giant hand.
Within the range of this distorted light, enemies will be affected by a stun effect, and the duration of the stun depends on the difference in strength between the Earth King and his opponent.
The group of skeleton swordsmen who were close by trembled slightly, but since they were not living beings, but just black skeletons that did not know pain or fear death, they were not substantially affected.
However, immediately afterward, a column of intense heat, comparable to magma, suddenly erupted from the mouth of the Earth King.
This blazing pillar of fire, like a roaring fire dragon, slammed into the ground, instantly triggering a violent explosion of exploding rocks.
The powerful impact spread outwards like a surging wave, affecting the five skeleton swordsmen.
The five skeleton swordsmen were pitifully reduced to a pile of scattered bones under the impact of this powerful force, lying scattered on the ground.
This is the Earth King's most powerful innate soul skill - Magma Earth-Splitting Strike!
This soul skill will become increasingly powerful as the Earth King's cultivation level continues to improve, and its terrifying power is enough to make many soul masters tremble with fear.
Right now, what's truly terrifying for Dugu Zhan isn't the Earth King's formidable attack power, but rather the semi-circular, distorted light it emits before unleashing its attack.
Once inside the area affected by the distorted light, the enemy will be stunned.
During this period of dizziness, the enemy's body is unable to move, and they can only be slaughtered by the King of the Earth.
The intensely hot pillar of fire that followed was so hot that it could instantly incinerate and melt the enemy into ashes.
Fortunately, the effect of this distorted light that can dazzle enemies is weaker the stronger the person is, and the skeleton warriors summoned by Dugu Zhan are almost completely immune to this dazzling effect.
After all, they don't have real vital signs. As long as their core soul is not damaged, the so-called dizziness simply doesn't exist for them.
Having used such a powerful innate soul skill, the Earth King obviously could not use it continuously in a short period of time.
This was undoubtedly a golden opportunity for Dugu Zhan.
He seized the opportunity and immediately commanded the skeleton warriors to launch a counterattack.
End of this chapter...