Chapter 281 113: Undead Flood Dragon, Calamity Descends
This single step had already surpassed the Spiritual Power of most Level 9 Martial Artists.
The leap from Spirit Flame to Spiritual Projection seemed small, but in reality, they were worlds apart.
Even an Ability User of the Spiritual Element would have a hard time launching a sneak attack on him.
With Spiritual Projection, his Spiritual Power could now actively shield his body, allowing him to resist any and all Spiritual Attacks.
He could even counter them!
'Hope the last one has a surprise...' Chen Yu mused, looking at the derelict castle building.
The final one!
And it was the one located in the very depths of the castle.
It didn't look any different from the other buildings in the castle.
Yet the sinister aura within seemed a few degrees more intense.
Stepping into this castle building, he found a scene of utter chaos.
Broken tables and chairs, a cracked floor, and a thick layer of dust covering everything.
It seemed a brutal battle had taken place here a long time ago.
On the dust-covered floor lay a few shattered white skeletons.
They looked like intruders who had been killed and left to die here.
CRUNCH~
He stepped on one of the shattered skeletons, and the bones on the ground snapped easily under his foot.
After sweeping his gaze across the first floor, Chen Yu looked up toward the floors above.
This building had nine floors in total.
On the first floor, aside from a few long-dead skeletons, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Then, Chen Yu headed for the second floor.
As he reached the second floor, a sinister wind blew past him, and in an instant, a bone-chilling aura descended.
A skeletal monster charged at Chen Yu.
HUMMM—!
A powerful Biological Force Field erupted, freezing the skeletal monster in place.
ROAR—!
Immobilized by Chen Yu, the skeletal monster let out a furious roar.
Chen Yu observed the skeletal monster. It wasn't an Undead Skeleton, it just looked like one.
To be precise, it was a monster wearing human skin.
Its skin was like that of a desiccated corpse, taut enough that you could see the bones underneath.
'The aura of a Soul Pearl...'
Looking at the skeletal monster, Chen Yu once again sensed the aura of a Soul Pearl coming from it.
CRACK!!
The Force Field compressed, and with a single thought, the skeletal monster was instantly crushed. A single pearl was left hovering in the air before Chen Yu.
'Just as I thought...'
Looking at the Soul Pearl before him, Chen Yu reached out and grabbed it, his mind wavering for a moment.
Even with his current Spiritual Power, he could still be swayed by the Soul Pearl.
If anyone else had gotten their hands on it, they probably would have been unable to resist swallowing it whole.
Activating his Power, Chen Yu directly crushed the Soul Pearl.
Having dealt with the skeletal monster, Chen Yu continued his exploration upward.
On the third floor, a purple specter appeared once more.
This one, however, seemed much stronger than the previous ones he'd encountered.
Tearing through the air, the purple specter rushed at Chen Yu with a hideous expression.
As expected, however, Chen Yu activated his Spirit Flame, incinerating the specter. His Spiritual Power grew stronger once more.
'Now this feels good...'
Chen Yu sighed in satisfaction, then glanced around the third floor. Other than the purple specter, there was nothing else.
Then, Chen Yu proceeded to the 4th Floor.
...
A short while later, Chen Yu reached the top floor of the building.
'Hm?'
Stepping onto the top floor, Chen Yu's gaze landed on some fragments scattered on the ground.
'This is...'
Looking at the fragments on the ground, Chen Yu reached out and picked a few up.
'Crystal shards...'
Looking closer, Chen Yu recognized them. They were the same as the crystal shards from the Crystal Tower in the Tenth Abyss.
These were, indeed, crystal shards.
Other than these crystal shards, there was nothing.
'Looks like someone has been here before. But why didn't they clear out the monsters on the lower floors?'
Chen Yu was a little surprised, but he didn't dwell on the question.
The 618 Abyss had been open for a long time, and countless people had entered. Perhaps the monsters had been cleared out before, only to reappear later.
After a final sweep, Chen Yu left the abandoned building.
He had now explored the entire castle.
The rewards hadn't been trivial. Dozens of purple specters had strengthened his Spiritual Power.
Although there hadn't been any monumental gains, any improvement was still an improvement.
You can't get fat from a single bite.
He understood that principle well enough.
BOOM—!
Just as he stepped out of the castle, a massive explosion suddenly echoed from not far away.
A derelict skyscraper instantly collapsed, sending a plume of dust soaring into the sky.
The powerful aura of an exotic beast spread out.
'Hm?'
Looking in the direction of the sound, Chen Yu's expression turned serious.
'Peak Level 8...'
Sensing the exotic beast's aura, Chen Yu quickly came to a conclusion.
A peak Level 8 exotic beast. One didn't encounter a beast of this level so easily.
"Quick... run!"
In the distance, several figures were sprinting frantically.
Chen Yu looked over. On the abandoned street, four people were fleeing in his direction.
The terrifying aura of the exotic beast followed close behind them.
'It's them...'
Looking at the figures, Chen Yu recognized them at a glance. It was Xu Dongfeng's group, whom he had met before.
ROAR—!
A dragon's roar echoed as the skyscraper crumbled, and a colossal creature hundreds of meters long appeared in the sky.
A deathly chill enveloped the area.
'What... is that? An Undead Giant Dragon?'
Chen Yu stared, stunned by the beast that had appeared.
It was a gaseous flood dragon, existing somewhere between illusion and reality.
Its entire body was wreathed in burning purple flames, making it look more like a flood dragon in its soul form.
Bizarre and powerful!
Unlike the South Sea Black Dragon he had once seen in an online video, this gaseous, purple-flamed dragon looked more like an Undead Flood Dragon that had clawed its way out of Hell.