I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 491: The Terrifying Samadhi True Fire
Wang Lan not only had the achievements of a Titled Strongman, but damn it, he also had the strength of one. No, it was not just about having the strength of a Titled Strongman now; his power had far exceeded that. Qiao Shan dared to swear that among all the Titled Strongmen he knew, none could slaughter Exotic Beasts at such a speed.
They were all super S-level large-area Star Martial Skills... A Titled Strongman having one or two super S-level Star Martial Skills was already impressive, yet Wang Lan just casually tossed them out without even catching his breath? Too brutal.
The invasion of the Exotic Beasts was originally pressing in from three sides, but Wang Lan alone had taken care of two of them. How were others supposed to compete? Without any more hesitation, Qiao Shan clapped his hands together violently, and terrifying Star Power surged out.
"Earth Healing!"
BOOM—
The ground at the third spot where the Exotic Beasts were pressing in suddenly cracked open violently, and tens of thousands of Exotic Beasts fell into the vast chasm like dumplings dropped into boiling water. This move was just the beginning of this Star Martial Skill; the real difficulty lay ahead.
The wounds of the ravaged earth could only be called Earth Healing once the rift was healed. Qiao Shan pressed down hard with both hands, and the two sides of the canyon swiftly came together.
"BOOM—" A thunderous sound erupted as the two chunks of earth collided violently. But to ensure total annihilation, Qiao Shan frantically rubbed his hands together, causing the merged earth to rub against each other violently. The intense friction generated terrifying pressure and immense heat.
In an instant, flames burst forth from the rift. Magma spewed out like a volcanic eruption. Qiao Shan’s powerful strike slaughtered the tens of thousands of Exotic Beasts swallowed by it.
"Uncle Qiao, so you can slaughter Exotic Beasts quickly too, huh? Then why were you dawdling before..." Wang Lan slowly descended, his voice reaching Qiao Shan’s ears before his feet touched the ground.
"I... what you’re saying... sounds easy, huh—"
Only then did Wang Lan see Qiao Shan’s condition—his face pale, body trembling, breathing like an ox, limbs weak, as if he had been drained completely. Large beads of sweat rolled ceaselessly down his smooth forehead.
"You think everyone is like you... like this freak... that Star Martial Skills don’t consume energy? Even if the Star Power is sufficient... what about spiritual power?"
At this point, Wang Lan suddenly realized he truly was different from others. As long as his Star Power was abundant, he could continue fighting indefinitely. The consumption of spiritual power seemed like something he had never experienced before.
"Well, in that case, let’s forget it, Uncle Qiao. There’s no need to push yourself too hard. I’ll take the lead; you cover me. We’ll take down this entire wave of the Exotic Beast tide." As his words fell, Wang Lan’s figure flashed, charging once again towards the front line where Exotic Beasts were assaulting.
"Damn... You want to take them all down? Wasn’t slaughtering a hundred thousand Exotic Beasts last time enough for you?"
Although Qiao Shan griped, Wang Lan’s words instantly electrified him into high spirits. To slaughter all the invading Exotic Beasts—what a heroic feat that would be!
Wang Lan’s figure flitted between various strongholds, dropping a super S-level Star Martial Skill at each before swiftly moving on.
"Heaven and Earth Millstone!"
"Comet Descending!"
"Landslide and Earth Split!"
Each super S-level Star Martial Skill was destined to claim the lives of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Exotic Beasts.
Gradually, Commander Si Yu suddenly realized that there seemed to be nothing left for him to do. Just with the tacit coordination between Wang Lan and Qiao Shan, the Exotic Beasts were being driven out of the stronghold. Within the advantageous terrain created by Qiao Shan, there seemed to be no large groups of Exotic Beasts left. The only value left for the Pioneer Team seemed to be dealing with a few stray Exotic Beasts.
This battle, from morning until afternoon, Wang Lan didn’t know how many Soul Beads he had replenished or how many times he had activated super S-level Star Martial Skills. All he knew was that by the end of this one day, he had amassed another seventy or eighty thousand skill points.
The Exotic Beast tide event hadn’t ended yet, so the experience points and skill points from the kills hadn’t been tallied. Therefore, those seventy or eighty thousand skill points naturally came from absorbing that many Soul Beads. If he had absorbed seventy or eighty thousand Soul Beads, the number of Exotic Beasts he killed was surely more than two or three hundred thousand.
Gradually, the Exotic Beasts within the tide thinned out, giving the impression that the tide was over. However, the expressions on Wang Lan’s and Qiao Shan’s faces did not ease in the slightest—instead, they grew even more solemn.
A beast tide of this scale surely included Exotic Beasts at the Titled Strongman level. Fewer foot soldier Exotic Beasts could only mean one thing: a powerful Exotic Beast was approaching.
CHIRP—
Suddenly, a loud and piercing cry resounded. The sharp cry pierced through everyone’s eardrums like a steel needle, causing all Star Martial Warriors with a lower Cultivation Level to cover their ears and fall to the ground.
"It’s coming—" Qiao Shan suddenly cried out sharply.
BOOM—
In the distance, the Chaos Mist exploded apart, and a massive figure broke through the mist and soared into the sky. This was a gigantic Golden Eagle, with a wingspan exceeding thirty meters, straddling the line between a giant and a common Exotic Beast.
The Golden Eagle flapped its wings, and suddenly its body was surrounded by flashing lightning. In an instant, with a flap of its wings, countless lightning balls bombarded downwards.
"You wretched beast, seeking death!" In an instant, Wang Lan sprouted wings on his back and charged into the sky. Though the lightning balls bombarded down, Qiao Shan was still below and would certainly block this wave of bombardment.
Indeed, Qiao Shan activated instantly, and a massive stone umbrella rose above everyone’s heads. The lightning balls smashed the stone umbrella to pieces but failed to injure the Pioneers taking cover underneath it.
Wang Lan spread his wings and charged towards the Golden Eagle. The Golden Eagle directed a humanlike disdainful glance at Wang Lan. Its wings fluttered slightly, and in an instant, it vanished like a streak of light. Fast—faster than Wang Lan’s limit of speed. At that moment, Wang Lan finally understood the meaning of the disdain the Golden Eagle showed as he rushed towards it.
This was a sky king’s contempt for other fliers!
Contempt? You think you’re worthy?
"Phoenix Form, activate—"
KREEE— A clear and resonant phoenix cry came from Wang Lan’s mouth, and in an instant, the flames surrounding Wang Lan transformed into a five-colored, resplendent phoenix spreading its wings to fly.
The phoenix, a king among birds and master of the skies. Although Wang Lan had not fully mastered the Phoenix Form, he had already grasped the abilities of phoenix flight.
With a gentle sweep of its wings, the phoenix bathed in flames pursued the Golden Eagle. The moment the phoenix cry sounded, the Golden Eagle felt a terrifying pressure. When it turned around and saw such a stunningly splendid bird, it felt its kingly status was being challenged like never before.
It circled in the air and turned into a clap of thunder as it charged towards Wang Lan. Opening its mouth, a bolt of lightning shot out from the Golden Eagle’s beak towards the phoenix.
Wang Lan sneered, and a glowing Array formed at the phoenix’s beak, with a huge Holy Shield appearing. The lightning that struck the Holy Shield was instantly deflected.
Seeing its attack miss, the Golden Eagle’s wings flared with the power of wind and thunder, morphing into the shape of a bullet as it charged at Wang Lan, ready for hand-to-hand combat.
Even before breaking through the Star Sea realm, Wang Lan was not afraid to cross swords with a Titled Strongman, let alone now. He wondered from where the Golden Eagle summoned the courage to dare to engage in aerial combat with the Phoenix Form.
The Golden Eagle’s wind and thunder power was indeed very fast. However, when facing the Five-colored Phoenix form, which possessed nine fused attributes and the convergence of all attributes, the Golden Eagle’s speed was simply not enough.
Easily dodging the Golden Eagle’s sharp claws, the phoenix instantly appeared above the Golden Eagle and spewed a mouthful of Samadhi True Fire right at it.
BOOM—
This surprise attack had the Golden Eagle completely baffled as to how Wang Lan had appeared above it, so the spout of Samadhi True Fire hit it squarely.
Flame? Haha... Only lower-level Exotic Beasts would play with such a basic Star Martial Skill. You, a seemingly impressive large creature, can only spew fire. After breaking free from the entanglement with the phoenix, the Golden Eagle looked back at the burning flames on its back with a look of disdain.
In Wang Lan’s eyes, the Golden Eagle, hit by the Samadhi True Fire, could almost be pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, two giant beasts burst out of the Chaos Mist: one a colossal ape standing over one hundred and fifty meters tall, and the other an enormous Blue-haired Lion.
Qiao Shan hurriedly brought his hands together, and accompanied by an earth-shaking rumble, a mountain gradually surged and slowly stood up, transforming into a giant stone figure. Seeing the stone figure emerge, the ape beast’s body suddenly burst into flames; pounding its chest, it charged towards the stone figure.
"Damn it, I’m taking on two alone?"
"Uncle Qiao, leave that lion to me," Wang Lan’s voice rang out as he appeared next to Qiao Shan.
"Don’t be reckless. First deal with that bird from Heaven Mountain; otherwise, we’ll be at a disadvantage in this battle." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"That bird is as good as dead."
"Stop talking nonsense, you just spat out a small flame..."
Suddenly, Qiao Shan’s voice ceased as the Golden Eagle in the sky let out a loud, mournful cry. It found that no matter how quickly it moved or tumbled, it could not extinguish the fire on its back, which was rapidly spreading and burning its body.
In a few breaths, the Golden Eagle was engulfed by the flames, completely turning into a bird of fire. If it weren’t for the lack of long tail feathers on its back, the Golden Eagle, engulfed in flames, would indeed look very much like a fire phoenix.
Suddenly, after a piercing screech, the Golden Eagle plummeted from the sky and crashed into the ground, causing a seismic tremor.
"Damn, what kind of flame is this? It’s so powerful."
"Samadhi True Fire! A touch is deadly! I’m going in!" Wang Lan uttered a low shout, his figure instantly charging towards the cyan lion.
The lion erupted in roaring flames in an instant. Perhaps it had seen the Golden Eagle quickly killed due to underestimation, or perhaps it instinctively sensed the danger from Wang Lan. With a bang, a massive red steam wave surged out, casting Wang Lan’s vision in a vivid red hue.
The terrifying blast seemed like a pump rapidly siphoning the moisture from the air, which then evaporated due to the scorching temperature. This was a Scorch attribute Star Martial Skill, and also a brand-new attribute previously studied by Jiang Xinyu.
The powerful steam explosion, carrying a dreadful shockwave, caused Wang Lan’s form to no longer maintain its trajectory; his figure burst apart in an instant, Nether Butterflies flickering.
A Nether Butterfly traversed a hundred meters in an instant, suddenly appearing in front of the lion Exotic Beast. With a flash, Wang Lan reappeared, and his fifteen-meter Zanpakuto came crashing down brutally on the lion’s head.
Suddenly, the lion’s body twisted abruptly and vanished. When it reappeared, it was already behind Wang Lan, its mouth open, as red-hot breath accompanied by a terrifying theft of moisture engulfed Wang Lan.
