High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 57 New Building - Skill Learning Machine! Endless Energy - Golem!

A fierce battle that lasted for more than two hours.

Teams fought their way from narrow tunnels to open riverbanks, and from riverbanks to the fissures on either side, arriving at this underground river region.

Apart from Guo Hao's team and Zhao Kang's team from No. 7 Middle School who entered through the east entrance.

The other four teams emerged from the cracks on either side of the underground river.

Five teams have gathered!

.......

Edge of the underground river.

The corpses of the abyssal demon worms littered the ground, and their blood formed streams that flowed into the river, increasing their speed considerably.

At this moment, Su Chen was exhausted and leaned weakly against a boulder on the edge of the riverbank.

The long sword was stuck in the sand beside him, the blood on the blade had congealed into a dark black crust.

tired!

But it wasn't the kind of exhaustion that leaves you feeling completely drained; it was the satisfaction that comes after a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

The others were also exhausted, and it seemed they wouldn't be able to take down the lake golem anytime soon.

Seeing this, Su Chen relaxed and glanced at the task panel.

[Mission Two: Hundred Enemies Slayed, Completed!]

He didn't waste any words and clicked immediately, which also allowed him to better refresh the new tasks.

Mission Two: Hundred-Enemy Slayer

Status: Completed

Rewards: Pet Energy x200, Bone Shaping Pill x5, Skill Stone - Thunder Charge

[Task 2 is refreshing...]

Countdown: 71 hours, 59 minutes, and 43 seconds

Done!!!

But the next moment, a notification sound rang out.

Congratulations, Master, on obtaining your first Skill Stone!

[New Building Available: Basic Skill Learning Machine]

???

Skills learning machine?

Just as Su Chen was about to check the details, Zhou Chengjie appeared beside him without him noticing.

He composed himself and looked up at Zhou Chengjie.

Zhou Chengjie, exhausted, sat down next to him and asked, "You said there was some kind of boss ahead, right?"

"right!"

Before the conversation could continue, the red-haired captain from No. 4 Middle School approached again and asked, "Why haven't Guo Hao's two teams arrived yet? Did something happen to them?"

Zhou Chengjie shook his head, his tone flat: "I don't know. But with the Spirit Armor Army here, nothing will happen."

"Yeah, but something feels off." The red-haired captain from No. 4 Middle School added, then shrugged.

Zhou Chengjie didn't say anything more, but looked at the others and said, "Everyone come over! There's only an hour and a half left in the assessment, and there's a big one waiting for us to tackle!"

After saying that, he turned to Su Chen and said, "Let's talk about it in detail when everyone is together."

"good!"

.......

A moment later, all five teams gathered.

Zhou Chengjie looked at Su Chen and said, "Su Chen, the battle is over now. Tell me in detail what you saw ahead?"

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.

Su Chen stood up from the boulder, brushed the gravel off his pants, and organized his thoughts.

"A lava golem."

"Seven meters high!" Su Chen gestured with his hand. "It's hidden in the dark lake beneath the waterfall formed at the end of the river."

Zhou Chengjie frowned slightly: "Lava golems usually live in lava areas. Dark lake? Water? That doesn't fit their habits."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen remembered that the lava golem's attributes were: Stone/Abyss/Magic/Water.

Four attributes!

Su Chen shrugged: "Yeah, in the water!"

The panel also mentions information such as drawing on mythological power and abnormal life states.

But he can't say it, and that's really painful!

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "This golem is acting very strangely. Its strength is outrageous. When it punched me, the earth shook violently; it felt even more powerful than a War General!"

"Warrior-level?" The red-haired captain of the fourth high school raised his voice by half an octave. "This is no joke! The highest level a Lava Golem can reach is only Elite, right? I've never heard of a Warrior-level."

"I'm just saying it feels like it," Su Chen corrected. "Its energy fluctuations are much stronger than those of ordinary elite-level beings, but I can't say for sure what level it is."

Zhou Chengjie pressed further, "How many small monsters are there? Are there any Flame Demons?"

"I didn't see it." Su Chen shook his head. "There's only one on the lake. There are cracks in the rock walls around the lake, but I didn't see any monsters crawling out of those cracks. As for the Flame Demons... I haven't seen a single one along the way."

"That's strange," Wang Yichuan muttered beside him. "The intelligence clearly stated there were twenty elite-level Flame Demons. We've been fighting for two hours and haven't encountered a single one. Where are they hiding?"

The group looked at each other, none of them able to answer the question.

Zhou Chengjie analyzed, "It seems the school deliberately provided incorrect information, or rather, superficial information, to mislead us. This is a test!"

The red-haired male captain from No. 4 Middle School questioned, "Is it possible that the school administration didn't even understand the situation underground?"

"Possibly! But the probability is too low. The thirteen large rifts in the inner perimeter and the bottomless pit in the core area are all under surveillance. This is just a buffer zone, and the situation isn't too complicated! Besides..."

Zhou Chengjie glanced at the spirit armor soldiers in each team and chuckled, "If it's as the intelligence says, why use supernatural powers specifically for protection? And not only that, but they're even using hellfire..."

"If it were just those monsters on paper, with all seven of our teams gathered and under the protection of the Spirit Armor Army, it would just take us a little longer."

"Training in the wilderness requires learning to handle various unexpected situations. Superficial information is for reference only and should never be taken too seriously!"

"The school has a history of testing students in this way!"

Upon hearing this, everyone had different thoughts, but they were all of one mind: to meet this golem and see what was so strange about it!

Zhou Chengjie glanced around and said, "Time is running out. Let's rest for half an hour before going back into battle!"

"Those who still have the capacity can come with me to check out the situation first."

As he spoke, Zhou Chengjie stood up and took out a crescent-shaped scimitar from his backpack.

Su Chen asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Spirit Weapon - Moon Shadow Blade".

"A magical artifact!? Isn't that a controlled item? What's going on?"

"After the joint exam of ten schools last week, more than 650 people were able to use their points to buy one item."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Xiyue and smiled, "You redeemed one too, right?"

"Um!"

Lin Xiyue nodded and took out a long sword. It looked ordinary, but it was definitely not an ordinary weapon.

Using magical artifacts requires a large amount of spiritual power, which is barely enough for them at their current level.

When dealing with groups of monsters below elite level, normal combat is the best approach.

Su Chen: ...Why is the school giving out benefits behind everyone's back? ???

hateful!

If I can't have it, I'll find a chance to make it myself, a custom-made one!

.......

Nearly an hour later.

"Holy crap! This guy's a monster! If he's really elite, I'll eat a ton of it!"

Su Chen glanced at Yang Fan silently, but didn't reply.

His gaze returned to the golem in the lake.

Lava Golem (Anomaly: Absorbing Mythical Power)

Status: Unable to form a contract (abnormal life state)

Strength Rank: Third Realm - Peak Elite

HP: 7948/8850

.......】

The status remained unchanged, but the health points decreased by less than a thousand.

In reality, the number kept jumping, and the guy was constantly regenerating health, at around 400 per minute.

Whenever it mobilizes the lake water, the recovery speed can increase two or three times!

Su Chen leaned against the boulder, his long sword stuck in the sand beside him, showing no intention of making a move.

He couldn't possibly defeat this thick-skinned monster that could regenerate health infinitely.

Let's look at the battlefield again.

Zhou Chengjie, Lin Xiyue, Wang Yichuan, and Li Yu, wielding magical weapons, along with Hei Ling and Xiao Zi, are besieging the demon statue.

The others were scattered throughout the riverbank, providing fire support.

On the lake.

Zhou Chengjie manipulated the Moon Shadow Blade, drawing a full moon in mid-air before slashing fiercely at the golem's shoulder.

"clang!"

A crisp, metallic clang rang out.

Normally, this strike would be enough to severely injure or even kill an elite-level low-tier monster.

But when it landed on the golem, it only left a mark on the surface.

HP-213.

"Roar~!"

The golem let out a roar.

The voice carried a tremor that pierced the soul.

Wang Yichuan's eardrums buzzed, and his brain felt like it had been stuffed with cotton, slowing his movements by half a beat.

Without even raising its hand, a dark red beam of energy shot out from its chest, heading straight for Wang Yichuan.

"boom!"

A dark blue barrier instantly opened up in front of Wang Yichuan, absorbing the entire energy beam.

The Spirit Armor Army has made its move!

Wang Yichuan was thrown by the shockwave and crashed into the south rock wall.

Fortunately, he recovered and used the "Treading Snow Without Leaving a Trace" technique to lightly touch the water's surface a few times before reaching the shore.

The battle has been going on for more than twenty minutes!

The golem's energy seems inexhaustible.

"This golem's attacks don't exceed the elite level..."

Zhou Chengjie stared at the golem, his brow furrowed, and muttered to himself, "But why is it so difficult to defeat? Is it because it's in the lake and can absorb energy indefinitely?"

He paused, his tone even more perplexed: "How could this possibly be an ability possessed by an elite-level creature? Even normal leader-level or lord-level beings rarely have this kind of ability!"

Those that can operate indefinitely must draw upon the power of heaven and earth!

Normally, to reach the King level, which corresponds to the seventh realm of human martial artists—the Earthly Origin Realm—one must achieve this.

local.

In the early days of the apocalypse, they were known as "land gods" because they could have unlimited endurance.

Li Yu, carrying the giant golden hammer, retreated from the flank.

He was breathing heavily; he was utterly exhausted.

"Captain, what do we do?" His voice was hoarse. "I feel like I can only unleash one or two more attacks at most, but my psionic energy is really running out! Everyone's grenades and gadgets are almost used up too, and we don't think we can handle this!"

Zhou Chengjie did not answer immediately.

He glanced at the time.

There is less than half an hour left in the assessment.

Give up? I'm not willing to accept that!

But continuing like this, relying on the Spirit Armor Army for protection, feels like it would actually lower the score.

However, abandoning the project halfway through is clearly not what the school wants to see.

"There's only half an hour left in the assessment!" Zhou Chengjie gritted his teeth. "Giving up is out of the question, no matter what. I'll at least hold on until the end of the assessment. If I'm still unscathed by then, I'll just leave immediately after the assessment; there's no need to apply for an extension."

"Okay!" Li Yu nodded.

"Let's take a break and let others try."

Zhou Chengjie's gaze swept over the eager faces on the riverbank: "It's getting late, even if we're eliminated, it's okay. At least we can all show our skills! Anyone want to give it a try?"

"Me! Me! Me! I'll do it!"

With the protection of the Spirit Armor Army, this was a rare opportunity, and everyone was eager to show their skills.

.......

No sooner had Zhou Chengjie finished speaking than the red-haired captain of No. 4 Middle School rushed forward with a knife.

"Dry!"

"With this monster's strength, even if we just scratch its skin, we could still gain three or five points!"

Seven or eight people followed behind him, rushing towards the golem from different directions.

Then...

And that was the end of it.

The golem didn't even turn around.

The dark red patterns on its body lit up simultaneously, and seven or eight beams of energy shot out from different directions, precisely locking onto each person who rushed up.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

One after another, the dark blue barrier lit up.

Some people were thrown away by the shockwave, while others were caught up by a second energy cannon before they could even land in mid-air.

Amid a series of explosions, the red-haired captain of the Fourth Middle School fell from mid-air, enveloped in the eerie blue light of the Spirit Armor Army, and slowly landed on the edge of the riverbank.

He lay on the ground, his face filled with disbelief.

"This...this golem is way too monstrous!"

"Even a peak-level warrior doesn't seem this hard to kill!"

Before he could think, the golem launched another attack.

Waterspout!

The golem's right arm plunged into the lake, causing the entire underground lake to tremble violently.

Four enormous waterspouts rose from the lake, each over ten meters high, carrying pebbles and mud as they swept towards the crowd on the riverbank.

The speed is astonishing!

Yang Fan's team was the first to be hit.

"Scatter!" Liu Yongchao's voice boomed amidst the chaos.

But the waterspout was moving too fast.

The first tornado swept past Yang Fan's two teammates, and a dark blue barrier lit up. The two were lifted into the air, collided in the swirling water, and were then thrown out, crashing into the rock wall.

After the waterspout dissipated, the two men collapsed on the riverbank, completely unable to move.

The Spirit Armor Army's cold voice rang out: [***, **, out of the game!]

"Brother Liu! Watch out behind you!"

Before Yang Fan's shout had even finished, the second water jet had already crashed in from the side.

Liu Yongchao had no time to dodge and was caught in it.

He struggled desperately in the waterspout, clinging tightly to a protruding rock with both hands, his knees slamming against the rock wall with a dull thud.

The Spirit Armor Army intervened, and a dark blue light pulled him out of the waterspout and gently placed him on the riverbank.

Liu Yongchao rolled over, lying on his back, panting heavily.

"Sigh...out? We didn't even have a chance to fight back!"

"Are elite-level monsters really that powerful?"

"I feel like even if Jiang Wei came, we wouldn't be able to beat her."

He gave a bitter laugh and didn't move again.

Yang Fan clenched his fists, feeling powerless and angry!

The remaining members of their team did not quit.

"Stick it to his back!" Yang Fan gritted his teeth and pulled out several sticky explosives from his backpack. "The golem's front defense is too thick; there must be a weakness in its back! Let's try blowing it up!"

"good!"

The three of them immediately took advantage of the gaps between the water jets and circled around the rock wall to the side and rear of the golem.

The golem's attention was drawn to the frontal firepower, and it didn't notice the few small insects that had crept in from the shadows.

Seeing the three of them flank from behind, the others immediately drew fire from the front, creating an opportunity for them.

Yang Fan, who had circled around, had sweaty palms.

He crouched behind a boulder and peered over his shoulder at the golem's back.

Those dark red lines meander across the rock surface, like veins.

"Now!"

He suddenly used the Shadowless Step and rushed out quickly.

As the golem drew closer, Yang Fan's heart raced.

It's like being about to be accepted into the elite class!

It's fallen!

Without any hesitation, Yang Fan quickly slammed the sticky explosive in his hand into a crack in the lava that had cooled on the lower back of the golem.

"Snapped!"

The explosives adhered to the rock surface, and the red indicator light began to flash.

The other two also attacked at the same time. One was swept away by the water tornado, while the other successfully landed on the golem's shoulder blade and stuck to it!

"withdraw!"

Yang Fan and his companion were just about to leave.

But the golem sensed the commotion behind it and suddenly swung its right arm backward.

Gravel flew everywhere!

Yang Fan was thrown away by the shockwave and crashed into the rock wall. The barrier lit up briefly and then went out.

He got up and kept running.

"Boom!"

Two sticky explosives were detonated simultaneously.

Flames exploded from behind the golem, the shockwave spreading outwards and creating a giant wave on the lake.

The golem's body lurched forward, its steps faltering, nearly plunging into the lake.

A huge wound was blown open on its back, and dark red rock fragments peeled off from the wound, revealing the gray-black, writhing "creepy flesh" inside.

HP-3272.

The golem let out a painful roar, sharper than ever before.

Its body suddenly turned, its arms spread out, and a ring of energy radiated outwards from its torso.

Several people who tried to get close to it at this moment were simultaneously blasted away, and the dark blue barrier lit up one after another.

[***, out!]

"...A great opportunity!"

Zhou Chengjie's eyes lit up.

The wound on the golem's back is slowly healing, with dark red energy spreading from the edges of the wound towards the center, attempting to re-bond the torn rock.

However, the healing speed is significantly slower than before!

Its recovery ability has been weakened!