"Hmm?" Wang Ming frowned when he saw this. He had honestly hoped a few would explode into blood mist under the influence of the Asura's Eyes, but he hadn't expected the titans to release them from his binding. What surprised him even more was that, despite being dead, they still retained intelligence—which was astonishing.
'I thought they wouldn't interfere out of instinctive pride,' Wang Ming thought as he cast wary glances at the titans, wondering how in the Heavens the Black Church had even gotten past them.
[Time left: 15 min]
'I still need to hold out for 15 minutes until my physique ability awakens,' Wang Ming thought with a furrowed brow, just as he was about to target the corrupted Ancient Giant corpses.
Roar
Then, under his gaze, half of them broke free from their paralysis and charged toward him.
'Well, half is still not bad. It's still doable. I just hope those titans don't attack as well,' Wang Ming thought as he glanced at the titans. His eyes narrowed, and he leapt toward the corrupted Ancient Giants first.
"Heavenly Sword Art – Second Form – World Slicing Strike!"
"Heavenly Sword Art – Second Form – World Slicing Strike!"
"Heavenly Sword Art – Second Form – World Slicing Strike!"
Wang Ming launched multiple golden arcs, striking the corrupted giant several times. It finally collapsed, its entire body destroyed. The fight demanded so much because of its overwhelming size and powerful body, far stronger than any human's.
"It's going to be a long day," Wang Ming muttered as he popped another pill into his mouth and charged toward the next target.
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
While Wang Ming was fighting the Ancient Giants with all his might, several figures were hidden nearby, using a concealment tool. They wore black robes with a skeleton symbol on the back, watching everything with cold eyes. They were famous for their indifferent and expressionless faces, but at this moment, they were sweating like pigs, horror plastered across their features.
"Hey, squad leader, what are these black behemoths?" one of the cloaked men asked in a hoarse voice, feeling primal fear as he looked into those golden eyes.
"Idiot, don't look at those eyes, or you'll attract their attention!" the squad leader cursed, though his own heart quivered for the first time in a long while. Since joining the Black Church, he had been fearless—even against Pure Core Realm cultivators while still being at the foundation realm, he had remained unshaken. But this was the first time he felt genuine fear.
"But squad leader, he has a valid point. What the hell are these things? I thought there would only be the corpses of the Ancient Giants—the ones we immobilized and corrupted before the boss went inside and told us to prevent anyone from advancing to the next round. Why didn't we see these creatures before? And they also seem to carry corruption," asked another person in a hoarse voice.
"How the hell would I know? Isn't it a good thing we didn't face those behemoths? Otherwise, instead of just a few of us being called here a few hours ago, we all would've been wiped out," barked the squad leader, they faces turned grim when they remembered how the other members died fighting and corrupting the ancient giants.
Bang Bang Bang
Boom Boom Boom
Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh
They stopped talking and watched Wang Ming killing one giant after another while recovering.
"Who the fuck is this guy? Since when did the weakest Black Bamboo Kingdom have such an expert?" one of the cloaked figures said, shaken by the sight.
"Yeah, what's with that killing intent? This is the first time I've felt something like this. Even the top experts of our Church don't have such killing intent. He must have killed at least millions," said another, his wary and fearful gaze fixed on Wang Ming. They were not afraid of cultivators who simply had high cultivation—those kinds they had slain before, dismissing them as flower vases. But someone who constantly lived on the edge of death, someone like Wang Ming, they feared deeply—especially with that suffocating killing intent.
'Who is this? Is he from a secluded family, training in these weaker regions? And those techniques… that's at least Ancient rank,' the squad leader thought with a frown, his narrowed eyes locked on Wang Ming.
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"Damn, your partner is a monster. Even I want to become his Dao Companion," Jiang Yao said to Min Li while dodging a massive fist aimed at her head. She glanced at Wang Ming, who was killing one giant after another, dumbfounded. Even with all of them teaming up, they could barely kill a few in such a short time, spending most of their time dodging. Many of the giants near them went straight toward Wang Ming, much to their relief, but they were just as shocked as Jiang Yao, constantly stealing glances in his direction.
"Damn, monster," Mui Ling muttered, staring at Wang Ming's direction. She saw the countless golden arcs being unleashed one after another.
Wu Jing bit her lip. Even though she knew how strong he was, seeing him fight like this made her heart skip a beat. A faint blush crept onto her cheeks as a strange itch stirred deep within a narrow place for reasons she cannot say.
'Wang Ming…' Min Li looked toward him with worry, noticing that the black behemoths were watching him like hunters eyeing prey.
"..." The masked man's eyes flickered beneath his mask.
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"Huff… Huff…" Wang Ming panted heavily as he finished off the last Ancient Giant corpse and hurriedly tossed a pill into his mouth.
[Ding Dong]
[You have received a quest]
[Quest: Kill all the reanimated titans]
[Reward: 4.5 million Dual Cultivation Points]
'Well, looks like I'm getting compensated for the points I spent. The system is becoming generous,' Wang Ming thought, then lifted his gaze to the titans. They were smiling eerily again, but this time, Wang Ming answered with a bloodthirsty grin of his own.
"Heh, let me test these new physique abilities on you."
[Time Left: 0]
[A new ability of the Darkness Merging Physique has been unlocked]