Free Web NovelChapter 548: Chapter 542: Mad Rhino Horn
"Ow——"
Spirit heavily wounded, the Bloodthirsty Rhino cried out in agony.
Its massive body charged madly within the Plant Army, knocking the plant species flying away one by one.
"Not dead?"
Lin You was incredibly surprised, not expecting the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s life force to be so tenacious.
The intense pain instead completely triggered its bloodlust, as it suddenly raised its head and roared angrily.
In an instant.
The eyes of all the ordinary rhinos turned red, starting a frenzied attack, pushing back the Ancient Tree Legion in front.
It was clearly the Lord Demon’s Tier Ten Skill, Bloodthirsty Fury!
In just a short time, Lin You’s Ancient Tree Legion was retreating step by step under their attack, suffering heavy damage.
Light of Life!
Just as the defense was about to be breached, the Forest Sage in the center of the troop activated his Tier Ten Skill.
A circle of dense life aura spread out from him, enveloping the front line species, forcing them to maintain 1 point of constitution for 10 seconds, preventing them from being instantly killed by the rampant rhino army.
In the rear, the Flower Spirit was madly casting Healing Light under the Life Curtain, healing their wounds.
Thanks to this 10-second delay, it gave Void Nether time.
Floating above the rhino army, Absolute Domain was activated directly, causing an invisible wave to spread out, instantly covering the entire 1 kilometer scope, eliminating the enhancements on them, their aura immediately weakened.
Seizing the opportunity, Cyan Gang hurriedly led the Ancient Tree Legion to reorganize the defense line, pushing them back.
In an instant, both teams clashed fiercely, rhinos falling in swathes.
"Roar!"
However, unexpectedly, the Bloodthirsty Rhino suddenly woke up from its dazed state.
It roared angrily, directly triggering War Trample.
With a series of rumbling sounds, the surrounding ground collapsed in a large area, some species and rhinos unable to stand, were immediately buried in sand and stone.
The entire scene was chaotic, even the Royal Family couldn’t approach a bit.
"Let me handle it!"
Heaven-Devouring shouted, the huge mouth of the Cannibal Flower suddenly opened, siphoning off the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s War Trample skill, absorbing it as energy, making the originally formidable skill effect disappear.
"Well done."
Lin You instantly teleported above the Bloodthirsty Rhino, manipulating the Power of Rule, triggering another round of Barbaric Roar, letting all species enter a 30-second burst state.
No command needed.
Aside from Cyan Gang Mushroom Demon King and Soul-Seeking holding down the ordinary rhinos, the remaining Royal Family immediately joined him, launching a fierce assault on the Bloodthirsty Rhino.
Explosions and roars sounded endlessly.
Lin You raised his hand, countless vines shot up into the sky, attacking the Bloodthirsty Rhino from all directions.
The Bloodthirsty Rhino frantically dodged, bypassing these attacks.
But in the next second, a mass of vines shot out from the ground, quickly entangling its limbs and body, halting its movements.
Lingxi saw this and immediately commanded the summoned ten Tier Ten Tree Demons to surround it, attacking madly, while leaves danced in the air, transforming into sharp rays shooting fiercely.
Yet despite this.
The Bloodthirsty Rhino still relied on its formidable attributes to withstand all attacks, even when Lin You’s attacks fell on it, merely barely breaking its defense.
Thus, both sides engaged in intense battle on the wasteland, attacking back and forth.
Until during Lin You’s second round of Barbaric Roar, the heavily wounded Bloodthirsty Rhino suddenly broke free of the vines.
Its massive body leapt high, executing a Mount Tai Pressing Down on Shadowless, moving beside it.
"Shadowless, be careful!"
The Big Cannon shouted from afar, with a "bang", a fiery red ray shot from his mouth, crossing space, instantly exploding in the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s chest wound.
The massive impact blasted the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s body away, leaving a deep, unfathomable blood hole in its chest.
Seeing this from below, Shadowless seized the opportunity, with two clones appearing beside, activating Instant Shadow and Shadow Kill skills simultaneously, teleporting beside the Bloodthirsty Rhino for a triple assassination.
"Puff!"
"Ow——"
Blood light burst forth, accompanied by the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s tragic howl.
Under the boost of Instant Shadow Skill, Shadowless’s Shadow Kill Skill ignored defense, causing double damage, finally gravely injuring the Bloodthirsty Rhino, slicing several bone-deep gashes on its chest.
Its massive body crashed to the ground under inertia, raising a cloud of dust.
Nearby, Shadowless who couldn’t dodge was also kicked flying by it, a huge gap opened in the Cactus-made body from the immense force.
Luckily.
This level of injury wasn’t lethal to plant species.
"Great opportunity! Let’s all attack!"
Seeing the Bloodthirsty Rhino badly wounded, Lin You didn’t hold back, together with other Royal Family members, launching the strongest attack.
The Bloodthirsty Rhino roared unwillingly, but ultimately was overwhelmed by the various skills, heavily collapsing under their joint assault.
[Congratulations! You have successfully slain the Tier Ten Lord Demon, gaining 100 million Magic Energy.]
A pleasant notification sounded, a few dazzling glimmers also dropped beside the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s corpse, shining brightly under the sunlight.
"Roar——"
Witnessing their Lord’s death, the remaining ordinary rhinos lost all will to fight, turning tails and fleeing frantically into the depths of the wasteland.
In the blink of an eye, the imposing rhino army completely dissolved, breaking without attack.
"Alright, everyone come back."
Lin You didn’t let the species continue pursuing them.
Because by preserving the rhino clan, sooner or later, new leaders, even Lords, will be born.
Additionally, the deeper one goes into the wasteland, the stronger the demons become.
It’s best to not rush in hastily before recovering, to avoid unforeseen dangers.
Summon all species back and have them treat the wounded.
Lin You went directly to the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s corpse and picked up all the dropped items to start counting.
The S-level Lord Demon consistently drops 8 Rule Fragments, equivalent to 32 attribute points, which is definitely a significant harvest.
But what excited him the most were the treasures, totaling three items.
A Species Token, a National Treasure, and an artifact resembling a rhino horn.
No need to elaborate on the Species Token; it is the Tier Ten Bloodthirsty Rhinoceros Species.
It can supplement the battle power for the King who has just advanced to Tier Ten but hasn’t developed new species.
A rhino army composed of over ten thousand rhinos is quite terrifying, and along with the Bloodthirsty Fury burst skill, it should fetch a good price.
After securing the token, Lin You eagerly looked at the National Treasure.
As a treasure dropped by an S-level Lord Demon, the grade is certainly S-level.
If it provides a territory bonus useful to him, it would greatly increase his chances of ascending the Celestial Ladder, making him quite anticipative.
Upon inspection, an attribute interface popped up.
[National Treasure: Fierce Beast Power]
[Artifact Level: S-level]
[Territory Effect: Rule Power recovery speed increases by 8%, wound recovery speed increases by 8%]
[National Effect: Resource regeneration speed +77%, faith acquisition +78%]
[Introduction: A national treasure that can be used by the governing country for extra boosts, only one can be effective at a time.]
!!!!!
It turns out to have the effect of recovering Rule Power!
Lin You was both surprised and delighted, looking at the attributes of the National Treasure.
This is exactly the territory bonus he needs right now!
With this national treasure, his rule power recovery for species will accelerate, greatly enhancing his continuous combat ability.
Besides, there’s also a recovery speed bonus.
Keep in mind.
After reaching Tier Ten, the self-recovery speed of Lords and species is very fast.
An 8% increase is absolutely massive.
At least it would allow him to ascend several more levels during the Celestial Ladder Trial, substantially benefiting his journey to the top afterward.
Moreover, this national treasure, worthy of being S-level, has resource regeneration and faith acquisition reaching nearly 80%, making many Duke Kings envious.
With this national treasure equipped, the daily faith output of his duchy should likely exceed twenty thousand, which isn’t a small enhancement.
"Good stuff!"
Lin You praised and meticulously stored the item away, planning to replace it upon returning.
Then.
He looked at the last item.
The artifact resembling a rhino horn.
[Consumable: Mad Rhino Horn]
[Grade: Rare]
[Usage: 1/1]
[Introduction: Consumable artifact, grants Beast God Body Protection upon use, invincible for 5 seconds, can withstand attacks and abnormal states of any level.]
Rare artifact?
Furthermore, it is a consumable artifact?
Lin You was surprised as he looked at the interface before him, not expecting to find such a thing.
Being invincible for 5 seconds isn’t much to him.
After all, he has the Forest Sage’s Peaceful Domain.
But the description intrigued him, especially the last sentence, "can withstand attacks and abnormal states of any level," and he wondered if it could withstand the pressure on the Celestial Ladder?
If possible, the value of this artifact would be completely different.
In those 5 seconds, with burst skills fully activated, he is confident he could ascend at least 10 more levels, significantly reducing the difficulty of reaching the top.
"I’ll keep it for now, and see if there’s a chance to try it."
For life-saving items like this, the more the better.
Even if it can’t withstand the pressure on the ladder, it can still serve as a life-saving means during the cooldown of the Peaceful Domain.
Moreover, this can withstand attacks of any level.
Which means, even Tier Twelve attacks can be defended against!
Although he doesn’t think he can escape from Emperor-level foes in 5 seconds, it’s still somewhat reassuring, isn’t it?
Without much thought, he directly stored the item into his personal space.
Then he got up, went to the Bloodthirsty Rhino’s corpse, opened the chest, removed the toughest breastbone within, and returned to the team to start collecting the scattered rhino corpses all around.
The pressure on the Celestial Ladder varies according to a person’s bloodthirsty level, so Bloodthirsty Fury cannot be used there.
But it doesn’t prevent him from collecting corpses to use for explosive tactics when encountering strong enemies later.
Especially since shortly they might enter the Life Realm, an unfamiliar domain, where they don’t know what they’ll encounter.
To be safe, it’s always good to be well-prepared.
