Chapter 171 Enemy of the Gods <TOC> Chapter 173 Embracing the Dan
Translator: SumTLMan
A Valerna giant lizard was running frantically in terror. Although they were called giant lizards, they were more similar to dinosaurs that once existed on Earth, with constant body temperature, able to endure extreme cold environments, enduring stamina, running speed surpassing that of mutant horses, and excellent load-bearing capabilities.
This was a nearly perfect mount and pack animal.
The Spathenians riding it were also frightened.
As the vanguard for the followers of the Lord of Desolation, these Spathenians were often assigned to the most dangerous and fiercely resistant planets.
“Their bodies and souls are forged of steel.”
The Lord of Desolation commented on the Spathenians in such a way, and they took pride in these words, erupting with fanatical battle will, dedicating faith and loyalty to the Lord of Desolation, and shedding their last drop of blood in the wars of destroying other civilizations.
“Boom!”
The next moment, Fei Lian dove down from the sky, its sharp claws instantly piercing the giant lizard’s spine, grabbing the entire heavy lizard and soaring into the air.
The Valerna giant lizard was stunned by the electrically stimulated current the moment it was caught, and then its head was pierced through.
Discarding the corpse into the swamp, Fei Lian flapped its wings, slowly landing on the ground, tidying up its somewhat disheveled feathers.
Li Mu leaped down from Fei Lian’s back and walked in front of the Spathenian. Due to the presence of the Black Membrane, this Spathenian was not seriously injured even when thrown off the galloping Valerna giant lizard.
“Tell me your plan. As the vanguard of the invasion of Earth, you should have been trained in human language.”
He placed the sharp blade against the Spathenian’s forehead, ready to pierce his brain with a single stroke. The Spathenian in front of him was the only survivor of the entire unit.
During the previous battle, Li Mu had noticed that this Spathenian’s fighting will was particularly weak, so after slaying all the other Spathenian, he had kept him alive, attempting to interrogate some useful information from him.
The Spathenian opened his mouth in fear, but after uttering just one syllable, his facial expression became extremely twisted and terrifying. Intense psychic fluctuations radiated from his body.
“Not good!”
Li Mu instantly distanced himself, fully activating the Hand of Steel and the Ancient Scales to strengthen his defense.
“Boom!”
The Spathenian exploded directly, with flesh, bones, and scales turning into whistling shrapnel, shooting in all directions.
Even with the reinforcement of the Hand of Steel, Li Mu still felt a sharp pain when struck by the sharp bone fragments and scales. He glanced at the now completely destroyed Spathenian and thought that the power of the Lord of Desolation might be even greater than that of the Soul Lord.
At least her method of projecting her power onto Earth was much more covert and clever than that of the Soul Lord.
Li Mu had a strong sense of impending crisis, as if a storm was brewing. Earth was already in a precarious situation, and Eastern Xia, located in this remote corner of South Asia, faced even greater difficulties.
Now, an enormous conspiracy woven by multiple parties had targeted Eastern Xia.
Eastern Xia could not abandon the weapons and equipment in the Divine Land; even if it meant facing mountains of blades and seas of flames, they had to press on.
Li Mu retracted the Blade of Annihilation into the Exile Realm. All he could do now was to do his best in gathering intelligence and enhancing his own strength.
A wave of emptiness spread through his body; his psychic energy had been nearly depleted. It had been a long time since he last experienced this sensation.
Collecting the corpse of the Valerna giant lizard in front of him into the Exile Realm, Li Mu and Fei Lian vanished into the air.
Li Mu threw the corpse of the Valerna giant lizard into the vast and gloomy lake. Immediately, a huge shadow sprang from the bottom of the lake, tearing and devouring the Valerna giant lizard.
The previously acquired Valerna giant lizard corpses had already become food for the enormous fish lurking in the depths of the lake.
The corpses of the Spathenians were not wasted in such a way. As descenders, their bodies contained at least some radioactive bones, each of which was quite valuable.
The probability of finding a holy relic within them was not small either.
Unlike humans, the Spathenians, being part of the descenders, could awaken psychic energy and holy relics through secret cultivation methods. They were the favored children of the Olden Day Rulers and were born with the ability to awaken the power of holy relics.
Li Mu sat in the main hall of the God and Demon’s Nest, where all the psychic energy bones had been cleaned and filled a lead box to the brim.
Intense psychic energy radiation emanated from the box. If an ordinary person were exposed to it, their flesh would instantly disintegrate, and they would die on the spot.
Li Mu closed the box and examined the five boxes beside him. The harvest from the holy relics this time was also considerable, mainly because most of the Spathenians had destroyed the relics within their bodies before they died.
Fortunately, due to his careful planning, Li Mu had suddenly slain the Spathena commander, preserving the holy relic within him.
Although there was no relic manual, the Exile Realm directly identified these relics.
【Power of Silver: The Lord of Desolation grants the power of descenders to her subordinates, rooted in flesh and blood, significantly increasing their limit strength.】
This was a precious moon-level relic that could directly enhance an awakened individual’s power, with a far greater amplification than ordinary star-level relics.
【Devourer of Desolation: Convert one’s own psychic energy into higher-level desolation energy, allowing for the easy absorption of an enemy’s blood, flesh, and psychic energy.】
The Devourer of Desolation was also a moon-level holy relic, and its power was particularly malicious. Unfortunately, this relic seemed to conflict with the one within Li Mu’s body. As soon as he picked it up, the relic within him would become agitated.
This indicated that the conflict between the relics was quite severe, and recklessly implanting it could lead to a direct collapse of his flesh.
The remaining three relics were quite ordinary.
Psychic Energy Barrier could create a defensive force field using psychic energy to resist attacks. Two Radiance of Destruction relics which could attach a layer of psychic energy glow to weapons, with the penetration ability increasing with relative speed.
Psychic Energy Barrier was almost unusable for enhancer-type awakened individuals, and the functionality of Radiance of Destruction was rather insubstantial for Li Mu. An individual can only bear a limited number of relics; implanting these inconsequential relics would only waste one’s potential.
He picked up the relic of the Power of Silver, choosing to implant it within himself.
Silver worm-like characters appeared in his soul. Li Mu was already adept at implanting psychic energy, but this time, an unexpected problem occurred.
A series of equally silver runes emerged from his body, fiercely clashing with the worm-like characters of the Power of Silver relic.
Li Mu grunted, enduring the intense pain and trying to soothe the conflict between the two powers, but to no avail. He directly used his authority to manipulate his body, flying out of the God and Demon’s Nest and landing in the waters of the Sun Spring.
The gentle Sun Spring rapidly repaired the damage caused by the conflict within his body, even alleviating the heart-wrenching pain.
Chapter 171 Enemy of the Gods <TOC> Chapter 173 Embracing the Dan