"Amid the bizarre battle, Flathead surprisingly clamped down on Su Xiao's knife and refused to let go, wrapping his body tightly around it.
Su Xiao attempted to kill Flathead with the knife, first striking against complex objects, but for some reason, Flathead remained unharmed. It was probably because Flathead's teeth were sharp enough to bite through counterattack shields, as his teeth clamped onto the Dragon Beheading Flash and used his body to resist the force, preventing the blade from directly striking him.
Seeing that slashing attacks were ineffective, Su Xiao began trying to set fire.
After using three incendiary bombs, Su Xiao found that Flathead's black exoskeleton seemed to have a heat-resistant effect, rendering the fire useless.
After trying several methods in succession, Su Xiao became helpless. He couldn't relax his guard now; who knew if Flathead would release the Dragon Beheading Flash and take a bite at his throat?
Should he let Flathead continue to clamp down? That wouldn't work, either. Su Xiao couldn't use the knife to attack the enemy now; he could only use Flathead as a hammer, and the Dragon Beheading Flash had become a hammer with Flathead as its head.
Moreover, if Flathead suddenly let go and attacked Su Xiao in the intense battle, it would be troublesome.
"Let go, let's call it even," Su Xiao said.
Hearing Su Xiao's words, one of Flathead's eyes opened. Su Xiao, who understood the meaning behind Flathead's animal-like gaze, probably meant, "Silly, I won't let go. What can you do?"
Su Xiao's fingers, wrapped in metal armguards, stabbed towards Flathead's eye, prompting Baldy to close his eye and protect it with his exoskeleton quickly.
With a ting, Su Xiao's finger landed on the exoskeleton.
With his fingers feeling somewhat numb, Su Xiao devised a plan. Although he couldn't kill Flathead in this way, he could prevent the other from causing trouble for a short period. Killing Flathead now wasn't the key; getting rid of his pursuer and finding the Soul Lamp was the best choice.
Su Xiao raised the Dragon Beheading Flash, took a deep breath, and tensed the muscles in his legs.
Suddenly, the Dragon Beheading Flash disappeared into thin air. Su Xiao had stored it in his storage space, but Flathead, being a living being, couldn't be stored in the storage space and naturally fell.
Flathead, who had just let go, looked somewhat surprised. Su Xiao had already turned sideways, gathering strength, and kicked Flathead with all his might.
Bang!
Flathead was sent flying like a soccer ball, whooshing into the distant sky. His speed was so fast that it even created layers of shockwaves.
Su Xiao watched Flathead, who was gradually disappearing into the sky, emitting an angry roar. He had successfully entered the main hall area and escaped his pursuers.
Su Xiao's strength attribute, including equipment bonuses, reached 67 points, which was already considered superhuman strength. He had no problem dismantling a high wall barehanded. His powerful kick had sent Flathead flying several kilometres, possibly even a dozen kilometres.
Having shaken off his pursuers, Su Xiao began to patrol the central hall courtyard. Since he didn't know the location of the Soul Lamp, he had to search each room one by one.
Half an hour later, Su Xiao had searched almost all the rooms in the main hall area, leaving only the main hall itself.
From the name "main hall," it was clear that this place was used for placing and worshipping statues of gods.
Su Xiao stood before the main hall's door, hesitating to enter. This place gave him an ominous feeling, and he didn't want to enter unless it was essential.
Pushing open the main hall's door, the first thing that caught his eye was a large pool of water. The pool was rectangular, filled with a light green liquid that seemed bottomless. This liquid exuded a strong vitality.
[Hint: The Hunter has reached the main hall of Liu Dong Temple.]
[Natural Talent Awakening Mission (Second Stage): Soul Lamp (Completed)]
The second stage of the natural talent mission was completed because Su Xiao had already seen the Soul Lamp.
Deep inside the main hall, a skeleton sat on the altar, and in front of the skeleton was a lamp. The lamp had a simple appearance, and there was nothing special about it, but a soul crystal was placed in the position of the lamp wick. This soul crystal was the lamp wick of the Soul Lamp.
When the soul crystal burned, it emitted a white smoke, which was absorbed by the white bones. This lamp, powered by a soul crystal, was the Soul Lamp.
[Natural Talent Awakening Mission (Third Stage) has been activated; this is the final stage of the natural talent mission.]
[Hint: When this mission is completed, the Hunter's natural talent, 'Soul Devourer,' will awaken.]
[Natural Talent Awakening Mission (Third Stage): Destroy the Soul Lamp]
Difficulty Level: Lv.26
Mission Description: Destroy the Soul Lamp by any means necessary.
Mission Information: Do not assume that what you see is a threat; the threat hides in the darkness.
Mission Deadline: 30 minutes
Mission Reward: None
Mission Penalty: Deduct one natural talent awakening opportunity; in this world, no more natural talent awakening missions will be accepted.
...
Su Xiao was about twenty meters away from the Soul Lamp, with a pool of water in between. Fortunately, he could bypass this pool.
Raising the Dragon Beheading Flash, Su Xiao hesitated for a moment. He ultimately chose not to unleash the blade's edge. The natural talent awakening mission would be too simple if the blade's edge could easily shatter the Soul Lamp.
White spiders crawled out of Su Xiao's sleeve one by one as he prepared to use alchemical bombs to test it.
As dozens of white spiders approached the Soul Lamp, Su Xiao's gaze became increasingly sharp, ready to deal with any unexpected enemies.
Su Xiao instinctively tightened his grip on the hilt as the white spiders neared the Soul Lamp. Typically, this was the moment when the final boss would appear.
When the white spiders were three meters away from the Soul Lamp, sweat dripped from Su Xiao's cheeks. The current situation was truly bizarre.
When the white spiders were two meters away from the Soul Lamp, Su Xiao squinted his eyes, his gaze fixed on the white bones behind the Soul Lamp.
One meter, fifty centimetres, ten centimetres.
Su Xiao's eyes narrowed when the white spiders climbed onto the Soul Lamp, and he decisively detonated the alchemical bomb.
Boom!
A burst of flames erupted, shattering the Soul Lamp and the white bones behind it. It wasn't a final boss at all; it was just an ordinary white skeleton.
[Natural Talent Awakening Mission (Third Stage): Destroy the Soul Lamp (Completed)]
[Hint: The Hunter has completed the natural talent awakening mission and can now awaken the natural talent, 'Soul Devourer.']
[Hint: When awakening the natural talent, the Hunter will be significantly weakened. Be sure to choose a safe location for the awakening.]
[Congratulations to the Hunter for completing the natural talent awakening mission.]
[Hint: The completion of the natural talent awakening mission is being evaluated. The Hunter's actions in the next five hours will determine the final completion rating of the task. Currently, completion is at 34%.]
Su Xiao's heart began to race, mixed with the joy of completing the natural talent mission and a sense of impending danger, a feeling of imminent death.
Su Xiao turned and tried to escape without hesitation, but the doors behind him suddenly closed with a loud rumble. He raised his hand to slash at the doors.
With a clang, Su Xiao's palm tingled as a barrier repelled him.
Ten barriers appeared inside and outside the Temple when the Soul Lamp shattered. Even if Su Xiao had left the main hall and detonated the alchemical bomb from a distance to destroy the Soul Lamp, he would still be trapped inside the barriers. In this case, his risk wouldn't decrease but would only increase.
A difficulty level of Lv.26, what a daunting mission difficulty. According to normal thinking, destroying the Soul Lamp should have been challenging, and approaching it might trigger traps or enemies. So Su Xiao's act of exploding the Soul Lamp wasn't about expecting to destroy it but about drawing out the unknown enemies.
In reality, the risk during the execution of this mission wasn't high. The difficulty of this mission didn't lie in destroying the Soul Lamp; it lay in how to survive and escape Liu Dong Temple after destroying the Soul Lamp.
Gurgle~
Bubbles emerged from the pool inside the main hall. This pool was the Pool of Eternity."