Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 375: Chapter 179: Supreme Skeleton

The changes in the Book of Destiny had sent the Book Holder into a fit of rage.

They used to guide countless people’s destinies like divine beings.

They only needed to make an inconspicuous arrangement, which then triggered numerous chain reactions, silently rewriting the destinies of certain people.

Like the initial plan that began with a Scavenger hearing a certain rumor, which led him to try his hand at being a Tomb Robber by coincidence. He got lucky and obtained a certain item.

And all they had to do was to spread a certain rumor to another Scavenger who had been cultivated invisibly through some coincidences.

Just like that, so simple, and yet it could set off waves in the destinies of countless people.

But now, destiny had been rewritten once again. The layout of this pathway had been disrupted.

This perceived defiance and humiliation made the Book Holder, who believed they were guiding destiny, immensely provoked.

Moreover, this time he saw it more clearly, those words seemed to be deterred by some kind of force.

Who was it? Who exactly was it? Who could make the threads of destiny take a step back?

Could it be a Class A Taboo Item?

The Book Holder’s thoughts kept flowing.

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On the other side, Li Yelai was unaware of everything that was happening thousands of miles away.

At this moment, he was Aerial Stepping over the river, more than ten meters above the surface. His fearful Heavy Pupil peered through the Face mask, overlooking the motion of the river surface. As he activated the Face, the curse of You Must Meet Strong Enemies descended.

Powerful adversaries within this region would be forced to confront him through some coincidences.

Sure enough, the next second, the river water churned violently as a massive creature broke through the surface and instantly assaulted Li Yelai midair.

”I’m really like a Monster Brushing Cage, huh,” Li Yelai scoffed at himself. He used Aerial Stepping to instantly heighten his position, avoiding the dangerous surprise attack.

It was then that Li Yelai, the Little Mad King, and the people from the Red Dart Commerce who were hundreds of meters away could make out the appearance of their attacker.

It seemed to be a peculiar-looking amphibious creature, its body heavily covered with dense aquatic plants, making it hard to see clearly. However, it had a huge and mutilated left forelimb which appeared highly developed and twisted, like a Heavy Hammer, with no other contours visible. Instead, one could see whitish bones through the aquatic plants. The creature’s head was obscured by the plants, looking like a giant shark’s oral apparatus with a bloodthirsty mouth that was strikingly conspicuous, seemingly capable of swallowing half of a truck in one bite.

In any case, it was a highly distorted monster with severe injuries. Its Spiritual Energy fluctuated unpredictably, difficult to pinpoint.

For a moment, Li Yelai couldn’t identify what kind of Extraordinary Creature it was.

Could it be an unregistered Extraordinary Creature that swam out from the sea?

Or was it lurking like a crocodile on the riverbank, waiting to attack passing Prey?

Li Yelai pondered. His Overlord’s Double Pupils were even scanning for the creature’s Weakness.

Strangely, the opponent had an alarming number of Weaknesses. Just the forelimb itself had over fifteen black lines.

What’s going on?

Li Yelai was taken aback. The officials of Giant City heralded the Overlord’s Double Pupils as Weakness Perception, while the Forbidden Zone called it the Direct Death Eye.

Possessing the ability to see black lines that marked Weaknesses.

Slashing or Stabbing along these black lines didn’t require much force to easily cut through the enemy’s weapon or Armor.

For those with astonishing defensive power, it was the Critical True Damage. Thus, those of the True Martial Path with Vajra Body were horribly countered by Li Yelai.

But Li Yelai had never seen so many Weaknesses on a single entity; even cutting an apple didn’t reveal this many Weaknesses!

Yet the creature let out a piercing roar at Li Yelai, and as it gaped its mouth, Li Yelai could see its Sharp tusks and already rotting flesh. Among them were some metallic fragments.

Li Yelai frowned and continued to Aerial Step, increasing the distance.

Meanwhile, his empty left hand rose, and a shadow of a Dragon Claw in Dark Gold appeared.

Mimicry·Red Thunder Dragon Claw!

Facing this kind of creature lurking in the water, being a Spiritual Ability User had an innate advantage—the ability to stay aloft with Aerial Stepping!

”I’m flying in the sky; how could you, a creature swimming in the water, bite me? Having a ranged attack method lets you kite the opponent ruthlessly!”

”Take a hit from me, honestly!”

Li Yelai clenched his left hand, and the shadow of the Dragon Claw clenched likewise, materializing a Red Thunder Thunder Spear!

Li Yelai stepped through the air, wielding the Thunder Spear, looking much like the mythical god of Thunder.

In an instant, a Red Thunder Thunderbolt flashed across the river surface!

It struck directly at the creature’s head, and the ferocious Thunder Spear penetrated the creature’s skull.

The head covered in aquatic plants exploded instantly.

There was no blood or brain matter, just a burst of Shattered Bones and rotten flesh.

The next second, the gigantic head broke away from the neck and crashed into the river surface.

Li Yelai, who was just about to throw a second Thunder Spear, was caught off guard. Not possible? That simple? Dead from one Thunder Spear?

That shouldn’t be the case, the size of the creature was there; Li Yelai was already prepared to use a dozen Thunder Spears.

And why did this creature not even have any blood?

Li Yelai was puzzled but suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

The monster that had lost its head twisted violently, and its twisted left forelimb smashed straight towards Li Yelai.

Currently thirty meters above the river surface, such an attack could not touch him. But what was horrifying was that this left forelimb suddenly elongated, splitting open to reveal a mouth filled with Razor-sharp Tusks.

This wasn’t some forelimb at all, but a... a mutilated Giant Serpent!

More than thirty meters in size, with its head alone as large as an off-road vehicle, it shot out like lightning, aiming directly for Li Yelai.