I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 494: The Abyss-Level Fled

"Swastika! Judgment of Light!"

As Wang Lan’s words fell, a loud BOOM erupted, and the Sword of Light in his hand instantly exploded. The Star Energy Fluctuation around Wang Lan’s body immediately surged violently, brilliant flames shooting straight into the sky.

The phoenix phantom surrounding Wang Lan magnified tenfold in an instant, now larger than the Abyss Beast before him. The Abyss Beast immediately tensed, warily watching the giant phoenix above its head.

The Sword of Light instantly transformed into a sky full of stars. It was common knowledge that there were no clear days or nights in the Pioneer Space, and naturally, no sun, moon, or stars. But at this moment, after the Swastika, the sky above was strangely filled with suns, moons, and stars.

Suddenly, a beam of white light converged from the sky, forming a gigantic flying sword like a planet from outer space. The blade was translucent, shining like the bright moon, like the blazing sun.

The Heavenly Sword descended from the sky, appearing slow yet as fast as lightning.

BOOM—

The entire space suddenly twisted and rippled. Numerous spatial cracks appeared in the distortion, space fragments falling like shards of glass.

The Abyss Giant Beast’s destructive ripples directly faced the flying sword descending from the sky—ripples capable of annihilating anything, yet unable to destroy even a fraction of the Heavenly Sword. The Heavenly Sword continued to penetrate, inch by inch, breaking through the Abyss Giant Beast’s defenses.

ROAR—

At last, the Heavenly Sword pierced through the Abyss Giant Beast’s defenses and plunged deep into its back.

ROAR—

The Abyss Giant Beast instantly threw its head back and let out a pained howl, the sound booming like thunder, reverberating across the entire Pioneer Space.

At this moment, Wang Lan moved. His feet flashed with light as if stepping on a rainbow bridge. He vanished in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, appeared above the Heavenly Sword. His palm instantly grasped its hilt, and his Infinite Fire Skill Cultivation Technique instantly activated throughout his body.

"Netherworld Ghost Fire, Scorch!"

The Heavenly Sword, originally emitting a moonlight-like glow, suddenly surged with blue-white light. Using the Zanpakuto as a conduit, the Netherworld Ghost Fire instantly invaded the Abyss Giant Beast’s body.

ROAR—

The beast roared again, visible ripples sweeping out. Wang Lan quickly hid behind the Heavenly Sword. Having remained intact amidst the Abyss Giant Beast’s destructive ripples, it could naturally serve as a shield.

As expected, the destructive ripples could not pass through the Sword of Light to harm Wang Lan, but the immense impact force blasted the Heavenly Sword out from the Abyss Giant Beast’s back.

Wang Lan, along with his Judgment of Light, was propelled into the void.

"Void Purple Eyes, Open—"

In an instant, a purple light shot forth from Wang Lan’s eyes, extending more than three feet from them.

"Star Sky God Arrow—" His right hand pointed towards the ground, aiming at the flaw on the Abyss Giant Beast’s back.

"Samadhi True Fire Arrow!"

The arrow of the Star Sky God Arrow could be a pure arrow of gathered Star Power, or it could be imbued with various attributes. With the Ice Attribute, it became a freezing arrow; with the Melt Attribute, a lava arrow; and with Samadhi True Fire, it became an absolute killing arrow.

"Go—"

The Star Sky God Arrow exploded in a burst of cloud-like energy, clear ripples spreading out the instant it was fired. This arrow seemed to pass through space after space, landing instantly on the Abyss Giant Beast’s back.

THWACK—

The arrow pierced the Abyss Giant Beast’s back, sinking into the wound that was still gushing blood.

The Abyss Giant Beast’s body stiffened violently. Its green-haired, corpse-like face instantly turned ashen, as if drained of all color. The Abyss Giant Beast suddenly threw its head back, a terrifying roar erupting skyward.

Suddenly, the Abyss Giant Beast spun around. Ignoring both the burning Netherworld Ghost Fire and the crimson Samadhi True Fire on its body, it dashed into the Chaos Mist and vanished.

Did it... run away?

Wang Lan’s attack sequence had been incredibly sharp. From Swastika to Star Sky God Arrow, the entire process took just three seconds—perhaps not even enough time for others to release a single Star Martial Skill.

But the seemingly invincible Abyss Giant Beast actually turned tail and ran after just three of Wang Lan’s attacks?

A youth in the early Star Sea Stage actually made an Abyss Giant Beast flee? How utterly absurd was this?

The readiness to sacrifice they’d felt just moments ago... how laughable did it seem now in light of this?

Qiao Shan’s mind recalled Wang Lan’s earlier words. When facing the Abyss Giant Beast, Qiao Shan had considered who to sacrifice for the greatest benefit of Jade Country. Yet, Wang Lan’s thought was: I want it all.

No one has to die; we just need to defeat the Abyss Giant Beast. That’s all it takes. This choice... it doesn’t seem that difficult, does it? Bullshit!

Qiao Shan suddenly felt like the whole world had gone mad. The Abyss Giant Beast—an entity that not even the Five Emperors would confidently claim they could defeat—was actually driven away? Could things get any more exaggerated?

"Congratulations to the host for successfully resisting a beast tide. Awarding one million experience points and two hundred thousand skill points."

"Congratulations to the host for killing three hundred thousand Exotic Beasts. Awarding ten million experience points and one million skill points."

Both notifications chimed in his mind simultaneously. The exhilarating rush almost made Wang Lan want to howl at the sky. It takes twenty million experience points to advance from the first to the second level of the Star Sea Stage, and here I am, after just four or five days, with ten million experience points already?

I had thought leveling up in the Star Sea Stage would be slow, but it doesn’t seem that slow now. As long as there are enough beast tides, I feel my leveling speed won’t be any slower than it was during the Star Cloud Stage.

No wonder my seniors said that once we reach the third year, our strength would increase explosively, at least doubling within that year, and continuing to grow rapidly until graduation. So this is how that growth happens!

Jiang Xinyu had once joined a senior on a trip out of the country and had advanced straight from the peak of the Star Cloud Stage to the mid-Galaxy Stage upon her return. Now, she was already at the point where she could break through to the Star Sea Stage at any moment.

Although the biggest factor was her obtaining the Immortal Cloud Mysterious Green Record Qi Cultivation Chapter right away, and most of the Soul Beads Wang Lan had harvested were for Jiang Xinyu’s breakthrough, without the massive numbers of Exotic Beasts for her to gain experience from, Jiang Xinyu would not have advanced so rapidly.

Don’t be fooled by Jiang Xinyu seeming unremarkable now; that’s only because my brilliance overshadows her. If you really compare us, Jiang Xinyu is even a month younger than I am. I broke through to the Star Sea Stage in less than five days. If Jiang Xinyu breaks through in the coming days, the record I just broke—Yu Ruoyun’s record—might be broken by her instead.

Come to think of it, the true top talent might not be Yu Ruoyun, nor myself, but Jiang Xinyu.

With the dissemination of the Immortal Cloud Mysterious Green Record, the Star Martial Warriors of Jade Country would enter a Golden Age. In the future, this record would continue to be broken.

Reaching the Star Cloud Stage at twelve, the Galaxy Stage at sixteen, and even breaking through to the Star Sea Stage at eighteen would no longer be a dream.

Taking a long breath, he slowly turned around. Suddenly, Wang Lan felt fervent gazes directed at him. Si Yu and the members of the Pioneer Team looked at him with eyes as fiery as if they were beholding a deity.

Having become a living legend in the battle at Ice Cliff, although his fame had spread throughout the Pioneer Space, many still found it hard to believe. After all, a single person slaughtering a hundred thousand Exotic Beasts was too terrifying; not even the three great Titled Strongmen could pull it off unless they joined forces.

Besides, Wang Lan’s age and Star Martial cultivation level were very deceptive. Even Qiao Shan, before witnessing Wang Lan in action, had believed Wang Lan’s strength insufficient to live up to the title of Titled Strongman, let alone others.

But what had they just witnessed? This beast tide wasn’t just a hundred thousand Exotic Beasts, but hundreds of thousands. Although the Earth Walker helped, everyone could see that his help, while substantial, couldn’t compare to Wang Lan’s killing efficiency.

Of the five hundred thousand Exotic Beasts, at least four hundred thousand were killed by Wang Lan. Especially the Heaven and Earth Millstone, Molten Lava Flood, and other Star Martial Skills, were so dazzlingly executed that it made everyone’s scalp tingle. Even now, recalling that scene left people uncontrollably thrilled.

What kind of strength, what kind of combat awareness, would it take to unleash a combination of super S-rank Star Martial Skills that could instantly incinerate a hundred thousand Exotic Beasts?

Anyway, with this battle, Wang Lan had thoroughly proven himself. From now on, no one would doubt Wang Lan’s strength. Greedy Wolf—his title now undisputed, his strength unchallengeable.

「At the overall command center, Shen Xiaowu listened with a grave expression to the latest combat reports transmitted by several Titled Strongmen from the front lines.」

In the southern region, the beast tide was attacking the defensive line, but with two Titled Strongmen garrisoned there, the front line was temporarily stable. With beast numbers around one hundred thousand and the terrain allowing for layered defenses, it was estimated that the situation could be stabilized.

In the southwestern front, perhaps the previous beast tide had hit the Exotic Beasts too hard, or perhaps not a single beast from that wave had returned, leading to vast empty swathes in the Exotic Beast territories, so no new beast tides had appeared.

In the northwestern and northern fronts, the beast tide had not yet begun, but it seemed on the verge of erupting, possibly requiring reinforcements at any moment. But... in the western region, Wang Lan and the Earth Walker should have arrived by now.

However, the Hummingbird Communication Bee still hadn’t sent back any information, which made Shen Xiaowu’s heart grow heavier. El Nino—each appearance heralded a major disaster. The silence from the western defensive line gave Shen Xiaowu an ominous hunch.

"Commander, urgent communication from the northwestern region!" Hummingbird suddenly cried out. With a flash of a Star Martial Skill, a large, spectral bee appeared at his fingertip.

"Commander! I just led a scouting team to investigate the Chaos Mist and found an unusually low number of Exotic Beasts. Many Exotic Beast tribes had already migrated.

"But the Exotic Beasts still seem ready to attack at any moment. I suspect this El Nino is being manipulated by intelligent Exotic Beasts from the shadows. I then immediately conducted a deeper investigation and ultimately discovered that the Exotic Beasts might concentrate their numbers to attack one of our five regions. Commander, please contact the other four regions immediately to determine the main attack target and arrange for timely reinforcements."

Exotic Beasts concentrating their attack on one point... Shen Xiaowu shot to his feet and instantly moved to the map.

"Send communications to the other four regions."

"Report to the Commander, the Exotic Beasts in the southern region are retreating; their follow-up numbers have decreased."

"In the northern region, the number of Exotic Beasts is decreasing..."

"Southwest, the southwestern region still shows no signs of a beast tide."

"Western region, still no reply from the western region."

Shen Xiaowu’s brow furrowed tightly. He suddenly slapped the western region’s position on the map and declared, "The Exotic Beasts are going to attack the western region! The previous beast tide was a probe, and they’ve found that the western defensive line is the easiest to break through. They are definitely targeting the western region!"

"Report to the Commander, the communicator from the western region’s divisional command post is back! He says... he says a large number of Exotic Beasts are attacking the western region, numbering over five hundred thousand, and there is... an Abyss Beast! Requesting reinforcements!"