Chapter 120 - 107: Straight Up to the Celestial Abyss
A vicious claw strike, screaming as it tore through the air, aimed straight for Lin Ye’s face.
Lin Ye’s pupils contracted sharply.
The moment the creature revealed its true form, every muscle in his body had already tensed. His Qi and Blood surged into his legs at an unprecedented speed.
In that split second, Lin Ye leaned back and pushed off the metal platform with the balls of his feet.
His whole body shot backward like a fully drawn bow, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.
"Don’t kill him!"
"Stop!"
A sharp, urgent voice echoed from the ferocious maw of the Giant-Winged Demon.
It was the Doctor’s voice.
However, the response was another, deeper roar, one filled with endless savagery and killing intent.
ROAR—!
Two completely different wills clashed violently within the same body. In the end, the primal, bestial nature won out.
The Giant-Winged Demon’s right claw missed its mark, but its next attack was already underway.
The massive, dark-red fleshy wing on its back flapped violently!
Lin Ye felt a terrifying, unstoppable gale—like an invisible wall—slam violently into his chest!
Lin Ye was sent flying by the immense force. He shot back like a cannonball and slammed into the alloy guardrail at the platform’s edge.
BOOM!!!
Following the deafening crash,
the sturdy guardrail instantly twisted and deformed, bending outward into a shocking, human-shaped indentation.
Lin Ye let out a muffled grunt. He tasted a sweetness in his throat as a surge of Qi and Blood threatened to erupt, but he forced it back down.
’Such terrifying power!’
Before Lin Ye could recover from the searing pain, a sense of mortal danger washed over him from above!
Lin Ye didn’t even have time to adjust his stance. His scalp went numb as he jerked his head upward.
He saw that the Giant-Winged Demon’s massive body had somehow taken to the air. Its right claw descended from the heavens, becoming a grayish-white blur as it aimed viciously for the crown of his head!
Just as Lin Ye was about to dodge, he was shocked to see the deadly claw trace a bizarre arc in mid-air.
It was as if an invisible hand had forcibly altered its trajectory.
BOOM—!!!
The massive claw ultimately struck the metal platform several meters away from Lin Ye.
The entire platform trembled violently.
Lin Ye could clearly hear the grating screech of the thick steel supports within the platform being snapped by the force.
GRAAAWR—!
Missing its mark, the Giant-Winged Demon let out a roar filled with frustration and fury.
Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed.
His suspicions about the monster’s true nature grew.
’The Doctor and that assistant-like woman from before aren’t actually a single entity.’
’This isn’t a case of a main body and a clone.’
’This monster must have two consciousnesses inside its body.’
’One is the Doctor, who wants to capture me alive and use me as the perfect test subject.’
’The other is the Giant-Winged Demon’s own consciousness, which just wants to tear me, an intruder, to shreds.’
’The Doctor wants to keep me alive; the monster wants to kill me.’
’The two consciousnesses are at war with each other.’
Lin Ye pushed off with his legs, breaking free from the bent railing and reassuming his fighting stance.
He wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
He extended his right hand forward.
Countless points of purple light materialized in the air, rapidly converging and solidifying.
A two-meter-long spear, forged entirely from pure purple crystal, once again formed in his palm.
After having just consumed a large number of Source Crystals,
Lin Ye’s mastery over his Crystalization skill now bore some resemblance to that of a Crystal Spirit Race fledgling.
At the very least, this ability to conjure a crystal spear from thin air was something he couldn’t have done before.
The amethyst spear’s shaft shimmered with an iridescent light, emanating a dangerous and bewitching aura.
This time, Lin Ye didn’t let it dissipate after his attack.
Although maintaining the spear’s existence required a constant drain on his Spiritual Power,
right now, he needed a weapon that was both sturdy and felt right in his hands to fight this Giant-Winged Demon.
On a personal level, he had promised to avenge the brothers Shi Lei and Shi Hao.
And on a practical level, the mission issued by the system was an unbreakable rule.
Only by killing the monster before him could he complete the mission and unlock the next stage!
All hesitation vanished from Lin Ye’s eyes. The surging Qi and Blood within him erupted like a torrent breaking through a dam!
He became a flash of lightning, charging forward!
In an instant, the purple crystal spear in his hand blurred into a cascade of afterimages, unleashing an all-shredding sharpness that enveloped the Giant-Winged Demon’s colossal frame.
Though the Giant-Winged Demon was massive, its reflexes were just as shockingly fast.
It swung its sharp claws to parry, but Lin Ye was faster, his angles more unpredictable.
After it clumsily parried a few of the spear’s phantoms, more sharp points of crystal sank deep into its flesh.
THWIP! THWIP! THWIP!
The purple crystal points sank into its flesh, drawing spurts of foul-smelling green blood.
The searing pain fully ignited the monster’s savagery.
It abandoned all defense, letting Lin Ye’s attacks tear bloody holes in its body. Instead, it began swinging its claws at Lin Ye in a suicidal frenzy!
Each swing was immensely powerful, kicking up a howling gale.
Lin Ye was instantly put under immense pressure.
This was the first time he had ever fought an enemy that so completely dwarfed him in size.
While weaving and dodging the two claws and sweeping legs—each powerful enough to shatter mountains—he also had to remain constantly vigilant against its fleshy wings, whose strength was not to be underestimated!
BANG!
Just as Lin Ye twisted aside, barely dodging a sweeping claw strike...