Chapter 440: Chapter 440: In the Presence of Divine Skills, Ordinary Spells are Merely Brute Force
“Damn, we’re too late!”
In the void, three figures appeared out of thin air, they were none other than Alliance Leader Mo Tianlong, Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun, and Sword King Sect’s Sect Master.
They had exhausted all their efforts to hurry.
Unfortunately, they still couldn’t catch up to the first battle.
From a distance, they could see the Meat Mountain Monster transforming into countless black threads, devouring the Sect Master of Divine Wind Sword Sect.
This scene sent shivers down their spines.
“Hee hee hee!”
The Meat Mountain Monster sneered, “You’ve arrived just in time, saving me the trouble of hunting you down one by one. Today, after I assimilate all of you, my strength will surge, and I’ll sweep away everything in my path!”
“Spit out the Sect Master of Divine Wind Sword Sect!” Sword King Sect’s Sect Master bellowed with a voice filled with sharp Sword Intent.
“Spit him out? Would he still be alive?” Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun frowned, his expression solemn.
“Regardless, we must save him first.” Mo Tianlong formed hand seals, and his body swelled, transforming into a massive blue-gold dragon.
“Sky-supporting Sword!”
Sword King Sect’s Sect Master also began to exert his power, forming hand seals with one hand and gripping a rune-covered longsword with the other, he furiously unleashed a terrifying thousand-yard Sword Qi.
“Mad Dragon Strike!”
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun roared as he punched out, and behind him appeared a fierce, flame-bathed Mad Dragon.
The full-strength strikes from the three Divine Origin Realm powerhouses carried their anger and determination, greatly enhancing their power.
But the Meat Mountain Monster just sneered coldly.
“Too weak!”
“You’ve only just broken through to the Divine Origin Realm. Apart from Instantaneous Movement, what else have you learnt? Probably nothing yet, right?”
“Even if you have cultivated Divine Skills, it’s hardly likely you’ve made small gains in such a short time. Relying solely on Ninth Grade Spells, it’s mere brute force!”
The Meat Mountain Monster took the full brunt of the three powerhouses’ strikes, instantly breaking apart, allowing everyone to see a person-like figure cocooned in countless black threads.
The aura it gave off was very familiar.
That was the trapped Sect Master of Divine Wind Sword Sect!
“He’s still alive, as expected!”
“However, based on his appearance, he’s certainly just struggling desperately, unable to break free.”
Faces darkened among the three from the Divine Origin Realm upon seeing the black cocoon.
Mu Ruxue, Ji Wushuang, Old Demon Ding, and others from Divine Wind Sword Sect looked at the black cocoon with faces filled with horror and worry.
Quickly, the Meat Mountain Monster reassembled itself.
Despite the powerful attacks from the three Divine Origin Realm powerhouses, it remained undamaged, its aura still at its peak.
“As I said, before Divine Skills, ordinary Spells are just brute force and can’t hurt me,” scoffed the Meat Mountain Monster.
It was a terrifying creature created by the previous Sect Master of Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect using Evil Qi, transforming the Vice Hall Master of Blood Demon Hall, a Great Power of the Divine Origin Realm.
It could be shattered by spells but not injured in its essence.
Moved by Evil Qi, it could reconstitute itself.
Only Divine Skills, superior to spells, could strike the soul and cause it damage that was hard to repair.
But the three Divine Origin Realm powerhouses had only just broken through.
They didn’t even have time to diligently cultivate their Divine Skills before they were forced into battle.
For a moment, everyone was put into a passive position.
“Assimilation!”
The Meat Mountain Monster once again exercised its talent-based Divine Skill, transforming its body into countless black threads, many of which ended in hooks, instantly penetrating the void and disappearing from sight.
“Quick, dodge!”
The three Divine Origin Realm powerhouses reminded each other and hurriedly utilized Instantaneous Movement, constantly blinking in mid-air while launching their attacks.
Boom!
Just ten exchanges later, the black threads and hooks were shattered, but they quickly reformed and continued their assault.
Puchi!
Soon, the first ‘lucky’ one was chosen.
Due to his large target as a blue-gold dragon, Mo Tianlong was too slow to evade and was pierced by three hooks through his body, immediately letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
“Break the hooks!”
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun and Sword King Sect’s Sect Master acted in unison, without a word, and shattered the hooks.
But it was too late.
At the moment the hooks pierced Mo Tianlong, countless black threads from the Meat Mountain Monster had already spread over him.
Puchi!
In an instant, Mo Tianlong was wrapped up, his figure compressed into a two-meter-tall black cocoon.
At this moment, the aura of the Meat Mountain Monster surged once more!
“It’s over!”
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun and the Sect Master of the Sword King Sect’s expressions changed drastically.
They hadn’t expected the Meat Mountain Monster’s strength to grow so quickly. It had just devoured Mo Tianlong, and its aura had already skyrocketed, giving them the feeling of facing a peak Second Tier of the Divine Origin Realm.
“Heh heh heh, none of you will escape!”
The Meat Mountain Monster laughed sinisterly.
This Talent named “Assimilation” was very strong. Once it enveloped its opponent, it could instantly extract their strength and amplify its own.
Although it took a long time to completely assimilate a devoured being, the borrowing of power was very fast, almost instantaneous.
Whoosh!
The Meat Mountain Monster began to exert its power again.
It turned into countless threads and hooks that blotted out the sky, causing the Sect Master of the Sword King Sect and Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun to turn pale with horror.
As for the people of Divine Wind City and the Divine Wind Sword Sect, they had long since turned ashen, having lost all hope.
The Meat Mountain Monster had consecutively devoured two beings of the Divine Origin Realm, and its aura had increased by too much.
With just the two remaining Divine Origin Realm individuals, they were simply no match.
At this moment, some people were already thinking of fleeing for their lives.
But they found themselves shaking with terror, unable even to take a step, let alone run away.
“Damn it!”
The Sect Master of the Sword King Sect bit his fingertip, used his blood to write mysterious runes on his longsword, and then pointed the longsword towards the sky to create a terrifying vortex.
Whirl!
The Heavenly and Earthly Elemental Energy trembled violently.
Numerous eerie shock waves exploded, destroying most of the Meat Mountain Monster’s hooks and black threads.
“Be careful!”
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun shouted a warning, but it was still too late.
Splat!
A hook pierced through the Sect Master of the Sword King Sect who was casting a spell, and immediately after, a mass of black threads enveloped him.
“It’s all over now!”
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun turned and fled.
He looked towards the Misty Sect direction, filled with incomprehension.
“Why aren’t Sect Master Ye and Princess Hu Feifei showing up? But the Meat Mountain Monster in front of us is too terrifying. Even if they came over, it would only mean death. It’s better to preserve our strength and look for opportunities!”
Whiz whiz whiz!
Ignoring the depletion of his strength, Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun used Instantaneous Movement several times to escape into the distance.
He was not only trying to save his own life but also to lure the Meat Mountain Monster away to give the people of the Divine Wind Sword Sect and Divine Wind City a chance to escape.
And this was the last thing he could do.
“Heh heh heh, do you think you can escape?”
The Meat Mountain Monster turned into a black cloud, like a massive thunderstorm, and kept using Instantaneous Movement to pursue him.
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun’s face was covered in sweat.
This was a side effect of multiple uses of Instantaneous Movement.
Instantaneous Movement, a space-based Divine Skill, consumed a tremendous amount, and the strain on the body was also significant.
There had been rumors that a peak Divine Origin Realm Great Power, in order to avoid disaster, frantically used Instantaneous Movement a hundred thousand times in one day, covering hundreds of millions of miles, which eventually led to the collapse of his body. Although he managed to escape from his enemies, he also suffered a terrible injury to his cultivation.
“I can’t stop!”
Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun clenched his teeth and kept teleporting.
Having just broken through to the Divine Origin Realm, each of his Instantaneous Movements didn’t cover a great distance, only a few miles.
“Do not think you can flee!”
The Meat Mountain Monster was relentless in pursuit.
Its body structure was unique, completely unfazed by the strain produced by Instantaneous Movement, and it was continuously accelerating.
Finally, after thousands of Instantaneous Movements, Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun was still caught up by the Meat Mountain Monster.
Splat!
Nine hooks pierced through Shu Qianjun at the same time. Numerous black threads spread and swallowed him into the body of the Meat Mountain Monster.
Boom!
At that moment, the Meat Mountain Monster’s aura grew once again, stepping into the peak of the Third Tier of the Divine Origin Realm.
“Hahaha… With my current strength, dealing with Ye Feng and Princess Hu Feifei should be no problem.”
The Meat Mountain Monster looked up at the sky, its eyes full of triumph.
Thousands of miles away.
The Paper Fan Young Master, sensing in his heart that the Meat Mountain Monster had also devoured Commandery Prince Shu Qianjun, the strongest amongst them, breathed a sigh of relief.
“Misty Sect, you’re as good as dead!”
He sneered and flew towards them.