Chapter 086
Chapter 86: Crisis
Wang Jie looked at the Thunder Well and said, “Rest assured, I won’t go too deep. Tower Master, feel free to gather the thunder-patterned gold. I would never joke with my life.”
Jiang You Sheng nodded. “That’s fine. As long as you remain here and cultivate, there won’t be any issues.” With that, he handed Wang Jie two items: one was a material as thin as a cicada’s wing, and the other was a star artifact battle armor.
“This cicada wing will move whenever you squeeze it. If you’re in danger, I will be able to reach you right away.”
“And this star artifact can protect you from harm. It’s a second-grade star artifact.”
In the shallow Thunder Zone, a second-grade star artifact would be more than enough.
Wang Jie felt truly grateful this time. No matter what Jiang You Sheng’s intentions were, he was truly helping him. “Thank you, Tower Master.”
Jiang You Sheng left.
Wang Jie put on the battle armor, pressed the cicada wing against his body, took a deep breath, and looked towards the Thunder Well.
Now, it was time to cultivate.
Standing alone beside the Thunder Well was still terrifying. His heart felt uncertain. No matter how strong he was, if he fell into it, it would be the end.
He began to climb down the Thunder Well.
Around him, heaven thunder flashed, and the intense heat made the lock force viscous.
This was the method of cultivation.
The more viscous the lock force, the harder it was to control, but correspondingly, once adapted, it became much easier to control externally, just like cultivating in a gravity zone.
In the distance, a figure plunged into the Thunder Well.
It was a creature from the Eight Prison Berserk Clan.
The creature glanced at Wang Jie and then, unconcerned, continued to plunge down.
Anyone who came to the Thunder Well for cultivation had already been approved by the Eight Prison Berserk Clan. This was their territory.
Here, the creatures of the Berserk Clan were the most common, followed by various cosmic giant beasts and other beings. Occasionally, puppet masters would enter as well.
One puppet master, controlling a puppet, rushed into the Thunder Well. It was unclear if he had seen Wang Jie.
Jiang You Sheng returned a few days later. Seeing that Wang Jie was cultivating alone, he left without disturbing him.
The day after Jiang You Sheng’s departure, a pair of eyes landed on Wang Jie, filled with greed and bloodlust. “The wandering star realm is following. This kid might be a Seventh Star Chainlord. If we capture him, we can get plenty of good things.”
“Third brother, watch the house, don’t let him escape.”
“Second brother, prepare to act.”
“Understood.”
Sitting beside the Thunder Well, Wang Jie suddenly felt uneasy, as though something was watching him. He opened his eyes and decided to return.
As he began to climb back up the Thunder Well, a sudden chill accompanied by a piercing scream came from afar.
He instinctively looked, and in the distance, a gigantic beast, its triangular head resembling a mutated scorpion, swam through the heaven thunder, rapidly closing in on him.
A cosmic giant beast.
Wang Jie didn’t hesitate and slapped the cicada wing Jiang You Sheng had given him. In this unfamiliar place, he had no intention of fighting any creatures.
But then, he found that he couldn’t move.
What was going on?
He tried to move his arm, but it wouldn’t budge.
At his feet, a black mass was wriggling, crawling up his leg toward his upper body.
The distant scream grew more intense. The black mass swiftly crawled to the outside of the cicada wing, then coiled around it and began to descend.
Wang Jie’s eyes widened as he let out a low growl. With his energy and force combined, he instantly broke free from the restraints and reached for the black mass.
The black mass moved with incredible speed, dodging his grasp, and began climbing up toward the Thunder Well’s opening. Wang Jie, using the Armor Eight Steps, quickly pursued to retrieve the cicada wing.
At that moment, the cosmic giant beast in the heaven thunder zone closed in. It swiped at Wang Jie with its claw, its reach extending far beyond its body. Wang Jie felt a strong gust of wind, bringing with it heat and killing intent. With a single finger, he pointed, using the Heaven and Earth Luo Xuan Finger to clash with the beast’s claw and deflect it.
The beast was startled. It was in the Star Breaking Realm, yet it was pushed back by a human with only ten seals?
This human had even more hunting value now.
Wang Jie quickly realized the beast’s strength was Star Breaking Realm and hastened his effort to recover the cicada wing. But the black mass moved too fast, and with the beast delaying him, it had already fled.
“Human, stop struggling. Haven’t you heard that no one can outrun the Shadow Hunter Beast?” A cold voice echoed. It didn’t come from the beast in the heaven thunder, but from above.
Wang Jie stared up towards the Thunder Well, where outside Jiang You Sheng’s house, another cosmic giant beast emerged, grinning at him.
They had been watching him from the start.
The Shadow Hunter Beast had taken the cicada wing, one beast had delayed him, and now another blocked the house.
Wang Jie’s expression darkened. “What are you?”
Inside the heaven thunder, the beast’s claw reappeared, but this time it was a dark green, clearly poisonous.
Wang Jie had nowhere to run.
Two Star Breaking Realm giant beasts—he wasn’t confident he could handle them.
But then, even worse news arrived. A third cosmic giant beast appeared, crawling up the Thunder Well from another direction.
The three Star Breaking Realm giant beasts surrounded him.
No way out.
Wang Jie’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected to be targeted like this. He could only say it was bad luck. They seemed to be creatures hunting beings who entered the Thunder Well.
The three cosmic giant beasts rushed toward Wang Jie.
Wang Jie’s gaze shifted, and he slid downward.
The one closest to him was the beast wandering through the heaven thunder. It charged straight down. “Human, going to the deep thunder zone is a death wish. Give us all your resources, and we’ll let you go.”
Wang Jie stared at the approaching beast. In its eyes, he didn’t just see its body, but its aura.
Strangely, its aura—and that of the other two beasts—was trailing behind them, and there seemed to be a tail, barely visible to the naked eye. This was the most insidious part of them.
With a whoosh, the claw struck.
Wang Jie drew his sword from his storage ring. Using the Star Gazing Sword Style, he slashed at the beast, while numerous sword qi also attacked the other two.
The sword qi clashed against the beast, producing loud clanging sounds. The beast didn’t even try to dodge.
Compared to the Nine-Eyed Mantis, their speed was much slower, but their defense was far stronger. That made them harder to deal with, especially three at once.
Wang Jie continued sliding downward.
The deeper he went, the more heaven thunder crackled around him.
The beast withstood the sword qi, charging at Wang Jie. While its speed was slow, it could move freely through the universe, unlike Wang Jie, who had to climb the Thunder Well. It quickly caught up.
Wang Jie turned his head and saw two claws reaching toward him. Between them, an invisible tail was approaching even faster. Wang Jie intentionally ignored it and let the tail get closer.
The beast sneered cruelly, its eyes full of mocking disdain. Many creatures had died to this attack.
Even Star Breaking Realm beings couldn’t withstand it, let alone a human with only ten seals.
Just as the tail was about to pierce Wang Jie.
Wang Jie used the Armor Eight Steps, stepping over the tail and appearing on top of the beast’s head. In that moment, the beast was still lost in the dream of Wang Jie being pierced, not even realizing that he had disappeared.
He struck.
Star Gazing Sword Style.
Stars dazzled in the sky as sword qi gathered and fell from his arm. The immense force combined with his aura exploded in an instant, piercing the giant beast’s body from top to bottom.
The beast howled in pain, its eyes filled with disbelief as it turned to glare at Wang Jie. How was this possible? How did this human know how to defeat them?
“Second brother!” Another beast roared, quickly charging toward Wang Jie.
Above, the beast that had thought it could finish Wang Jie hadn’t moved yet, but now it went mad, rushing downward.
Wang Jie pierced the beast with his sword and also pointed out with the Heaven and Earth Luo Xuan Finger. Just as the beast was about to retaliate, Wang Jie crushed its skull with a single strike.
Star Breaking Realm was powerful, but it was too careless.
They never expected Wang Jie to break through its defenses.
The entire process was easier than killing the Nine-Eyed Mantis, and Wang Jie was fortunate the other two were too slow to encircle him.
Breathing heavily, Wang Jie looked back. The two remaining giant beasts were closing in, full of killing intent.
He gripped his sword tighter, turning to strike again. The sword qi flew, but nearly half was shattered by the heaven thunder. The remaining portion struck the approaching beasts, but it still had no effect.
The beasts’ claws reached for Wang Jie, their talons dripping with dark green venom.
If not for that, Wang Jie might have been able to tear them apart with sheer strength.
He dodged both claws and charged forward. He had to deal with one beast before the last one closed in.
Suddenly, his body froze again.
Not again. It was the Shadow Hunter Beast. Damn it.
One of the claws spun and slammed into Wang Jie’s back.
His body was sent flying, blood spilling from his mouth, but he flew straight toward the giant beast. The beast raised its head, opened its mouth, and prepared to bite.
Just as it was about to strike, Wang Jie looked up and pointed.
That earlier claw strike hadn’t been able to hurt him, thanks to the star artifact battle armor Jiang You Sheng had given him.
The Heaven and Earth Luo Xuan Finger struck the beast’s mouth horizontally, piercing through its face. The beast howled in pain, and its tail swept around. Wang Jie kept his eyes on the tail and used the Armor Eight Steps to dodge quickly.
The Armor Eight Steps was incredibly effective, even Star Breaking Realm creatures couldn’t see through it. It was indeed one of the Armor One Sect’s ultimate skills.
The beast retreated, its body twisting and turning a dark green, before transforming into a green cloud that rushed toward Wang Jie.
Wang Jie was about to strike when his body froze again.
He looked down and found it.
The aura descended and gathered in his right leg. He lifted his right leg, and the Shadow Hunter Beast froze in shock. It hadn’t expected Wang Jie to be able to move.
Wang Jie stomped down, crushing the Shadow Hunter Beast into a puddle of blood. Despite its completely black body, its blood was blue.
At that moment, the green cloud had already covered his head. From above, a green arrow shot down like a spear. Wang Jie immediately used the Armor Eight Steps again and raised his wrist guard. In that instant, the green arrow brushed past the guard.
Above, the beast stared at Wang Jie, its combat technique landing.
This was a Star Breaking combat technique. Even just a scratch would be enough to corrode this human.
But then it froze, confused. Why hadn’t it harmed Wang Jie?
Wang Jie glanced at his wrist guard, which was completely unharmed. He stepped forward, using the Armor Eight Steps to approach the giant beast. The green cloud was about to fall, but at that moment, the heaven thunder swept through, tearing apart a section of the cloud.
Wang Jie stepped aside to avoid the heaven thunder and swung his sword. As the thunder swept across and began to disappear, he slashed out, drawing the thunder toward the green cloud. Wherever the thunder passed, the cloud was destroyed.
It worked.
Wang Jie immediately moved again, using the heaven thunder to strike the beast.
He had thought these three beasts could resist the heaven thunder in the Thunder Well, but he hadn’t expected the thunder to be so effective against their poisonous aura.
The beasts retreated, their tails raised high. In Wang Jie’s eyes, all their energy had flowed into their tails, which then shot out a green arrow, exactly like the previous one.
This time, Wang Jie had already figured it out. No need for a wrist guard—he could avoid it easily.
The sword followed the thunder, and the eight steps swayed.