CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: CRUSHING VICTORY [SECOND UPDATE]

When the mutated giant centipede appeared, the other tourists on the Red Ruby Beach had already fled, leaving only Nan Hua and his group on the whole beach.

"Haven’t moved my muscles in a long time, feels like they’re getting rusty." Rong Ye rotated his neck, stretched his arms and legs, and said with a hint of humor.

"That’s right, we haven’t been out much recently, and haven’t had a chance to fight. This mutated stone creature should have plenty of materials we can take back for our senior brother to make some gadgets. The blood or whatnot can also be used to draw talismans and refine some elixirs." Mu Chen’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the giant stone creature. He licked his lips, his eyes slightly red with excitement, looking a bit deranged.

"I just developed a new Array Plate recently, don’t know how effective it is, but this is a good opportunity to test it out." Nan Hua shook the Glazed Frost Flower Fan in his hand, a slight smile on his lips.

Hearing Nan Hua and the other two talk, Jun Wu rolled his eyes beside them, walked to Gu Qingqing, and pulled her away from Nan Hua’s group.

[Jun Wu, what are you doing?] Being pulled away from her senior brothers, Gu Qingqing was a bit anxious, worried about them getting hurt.

"Don’t worry, nothing will happen to them. Stay back so they can perform better." Jun Wu held Gu Qingqing’s hand calmly, showing no concern for Nan Hua’s safety.

Gu Qingqing paused for a moment, glanced at Nan Hua’s group, noticed they were all very excited, and remembering their strength and personality, she quietly sat down beside Jun Wu, taking a sip of the Spiritual Dew he handed her.

Zhuo Tingqiu glanced at Nan Hua’s group, then at Jun Wu and Gu Qingqing, contemplated for a moment, and realized that with his cultivation, he would be of no help against an eighth-tier demon beast and might instead drag them down. So, he packed away the snacks he brought and went to sit with Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu.

Nan Hua’s group was very aware and pleased with Jun Wu and the others’ actions.

Nan Hua thought for a moment and decided that in battle, they might not be able to look after Gu Qingqing’s group, so he walked over to them, threw an Array Plate, and protected the three of them before returning to Mu Chen’s side with satisfaction.

"Alright, Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, let’s begin, don’t delay Little Qingqing’s lunch." The Glazed Frost Flower Fan twirled in Nan Hua’s hand. His smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression as he looked at the mutated stone creature and softly said.

"Got it!" Rong Ye and Mu Chen responded, each grabbing their weapons and charging forward.

"Heavenly Awakening Record, activate!"

The gigantic book floated in front of Rong Ye, the pages flipping rapidly, faint rune shapes visible on them, dazzling to behold.

"Heavenly Awakening Record, Barrier!" Although the giant stone creature didn’t care about the Heavenly Dao, Rong Ye and the others couldn’t be rejected by it, so Rong Ye opened a barrier right away, locking down this area and shielding it from the awareness of the Heavenly Dao.

A transparent barrier shrouded this sea region and the beach, isolating the area from the outside world. From the outside, Nan Hua and the giant stone creature vanished.

But if someone walked near, they could still sense an invisible barrier.

The sky was covered with countless runes, yet it did not turn dark because the runes emitted a dazzling glow, making the entire barrier very bright.

Nan Hua, Mu Chen, and Rong Ye formed a triangle around the giant stone creature, which was enraged by Rong Ye’s actions, causing the sea surface to churn again.

The beast’s thick arms moved extremely fast, leaving afterimages as they attacked the three of them simultaneously.

"Fire Sea, emerge!" With a low shout, Mu Chen wielded the Flame Spear, sweeping horizontally, creating a sea of fire before him. When the creature’s arm hit the flames, it immediately recoiled, and the smell of roasted meat filled the air.

Withdrawing faster than it came, the creature’s arm quickly retreated into the water, extinguishing the flames on it, which only made it angrier.

"Frost Flower, appear!" It was Nan Hua’s voice; he fanned in front of him, and the temperature around dropped rapidly.

If it was summer just now, then now around Nan Hua, it became winter, even a harsh winter, with snowflakes falling from the sky. These snowflakes landed on the creature’s arms and quickly froze, directly freezing the front half of the arm.

"Scatter!"

Nan Hua spoke again, extending his left hand, his fingers tightened into a fist, and the frozen arm instantly shattered into ice shards, disappearing into the sea.

Again losing half an arm, the giant stone creature went completely berserk, shaking madly, but something even more maddening was yet to come.

"Heavenly Awakening Record·Glittering Talisman!"

Rong Ye faced the giant stone creature directly. He didn’t destroy its arm like Nan Hua and Mu Chen. Instead, he avoided its attack, moving closer. As he finished speaking, dozens of talismans flew from the Heavenly Awakening Record to the giant stone creature. These talismans linked together, creating a wall-like shield before the creature.

Then, intense light emitted from the talismans, intensely dazzling, quickly flying toward the creature’s lowest pair of eyes under Rong Ye’s control.

The giant stone creature didn’t even have time to dodge, and the talismans flew into its eyes. It let out a painful cry, green liquid leaking from its eyes, as they disappeared from its head.

Unbelieving that these tiny humans could pose such a threat, the giant stone creature felt threatened and went berserk again. But this time, attacking Nan Hua and the others weren’t just single arms; four arms appeared before each of them.

It had learned, each of its arms now had a dozen water jets shooting at Nan Hua and the others.

"Heavenly Awakening Talisman Wall!"

A huge talisman flew out from the Heavenly Awakening Record, suspended before Rong Ye. The talisman glittered golden, growing into a wall several meters high. Although the water jets hit it, the seemingly thin talisman wall blocked all their attacks.

"Fiery Flame Net!"

Mu Chen swiftly spun the Flame Spear in his hand, forming a net woven from fire lines before him, which helped block the water jets.

"Glazed Cover!"

With a wave of the Glazed Frost Flower Fan, a golden-glowing transparent protective shield enveloped Nan Hua. The water jets were deflected upon hitting it, and Nan Hua didn’t get a drop on him inside the protective cover.

The giant stone creature’s attacks didn’t pose any threat to them. Instead, after its water jets were exhausted, Nan Hua and the others began their counter-attack.

"Heavenly Awakening Talisman Sword!"

"Flame Blade!"

"Glazed Break!"

With their low shouts, three different attacks assaulted the giant stone creature from three directions.