"I want to be the first to touch the transfer power stele, that's my opinion."
Wei Cheng spoke calmly, then looked at the increasingly silent crowd, and suddenly said, "In exchange, the one who performs best next can go to the Spider Demon Cave to open a mine tunnel. If there is also a transfer power stele at the end of that mine tunnel, he can be the first to touch it."
"And so it goes on."
"If none of you have any objections, let's get ready to start. Our biggest enemy next may not be the monsters guarding the stele, but time. So Zhang Yong, Han Dong, you need to hurry up, we can't always wait for you."
After Wei Cheng finished speaking meaningfully, he turned around and began to clear the mine tunnel. Before long, faint white light indeed began to shine through the cracks in the rocks ahead.
It was another new portal, but it might also be a portal at the same level as the Bat Demon Cave.
In a blink of an eye, as the last stone was moved, a large, but similarly designed space appeared in front of everyone.
The same transfer power stele, the same three sealed mine tunnels, and countless skeletons scattered around.
No monsters?
Obviously, that was wishful thinking.
A sudden cold wind swept across, everyone, including Wei Cheng, couldn't help but shudder. This was followed by a feeling of chilling cold all over their bodies, even the functioning of Moving Mountain Inner Strength slowed down a bit.
Then, the unsettling rattling sound began, and the scattered skeletons on the ground started to combine in the cold wind, turning into bone demon soldiers!
Without a doubt, these were stronger monsters than the bat demon, and they could even affect their inner strength. There was no choice but to fight.
"Brother Wei, what should we do? I can only summon ninety percent of my Moving Mountain Inner Strength now." Yu Liang stammered.
"We're in the same boat, I think we're in for some bad luck, this cold buff seems to get stronger over time."
"Then let's make it quick! Form the formation!"
"Field!"
Wei Cheng roared. Although he was also affected, the impact was minimal. Especially when he started running his Moving Mountain Inner Strength, the visualization of Moving Mountain automatically surfaced in his body. Running along the trend of the mountain, generating the sound of a dragon's roar and a tiger's roar, he shouted loudly, scattering all the cold aura!
At the same time, the bald man on Wei Cheng's left and Hu Hailong on his right both felt lighter, as if the cold aura had been halved.
But before they could figure out what had happened, a shining golden bell shield adorned with mountain patterns formed around Wei Cheng, as if it was substantial.
The next moment, Wei Cheng had already rushed out, without needing a pickaxe. He clenched his fists and punched the bone demon soldier rushing towards him, breaking it into pieces with the sound of a tiger's roar.
The power was even more violent than Zhang Yong and Han Dong's Wandering Dragon Palm Method.
"Boom Boom Boom!"
In the first confrontation, three bone demon soldiers were defeated. However, after these bone demon soldiers gathered, they were immediately wrapped in a cold wind and became extremely fast and agile, showing no signs of clumsiness.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The chill wind rolled in and in the blink of an eye, dozens of bone demon soldiers surrounded Wei Cheng, with dozens more rushing towards everyone else.
The bald man and Hu Hailong hurriedly activated the first level of the Golden Bell Shield, but they felt as if thousands of needles were piercing their bodies. The cold aura almost broke their shields, giving them no chance to recover.
Fortunately, they weren't fighting alone. Behind them, Zhang Yong and Han Dong leapt up. They were surrounded by a strong purple aura, and the Wandering Dragon Palm Method unfolded. For a moment, the sky was filled with purple palm shadows. While the bone demon soldiers were strange, their bodies were not strong. One palm strike would disperse their chill wind, and two palm strikes would shatter them completely.
The power was formidable, especially with the speed of the Wandering Dragon Palm Method!
Zhang Yong and Han Dong shattered more than a dozen Bone Demon Soldiers in a blink of an eye, but they also needed to catch their breaths.
"Yu Liang, Wang Wei, Cheng An, go ahead!"
The trio, who have only reached the first level of the Iron Cloth Shirt rather than possessing the Golden Bell Shield skill, quickly stepped forward to relieve Brother Wei and Hu Hailong, blocking the second wave of Bone Demon Soldiers.
They were obviously a step behind. Despite having the same amount of Inner Strength, differences in their methods led to a significant invasion of chill into their bodies. They staggered backwards, struggling to stay on their feet, their faces pale and bodies trembling, resembling a trio of quails.
However, this provided enough time for Brother Wei and Hu Hailong to catch their breaths, activate their Golden Bell Shields, and charge forward again. In the meantime, Zhang Yong and Han Dong had the opportunity to recover. Once the Wandering Dragon Palm Method was employed again, another ten Bone Demon Soldiers were shattered within a blink of an eye, successfully resolving this crisis.
For a while, everyone – be it Hu Hailong or Yu Liang, who were confident in having opened their second Innate Meridian, or Zhang Yong and Han Dong – felt their heart pounding and got a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different mental methods.
The wind summoned by the Bone Demon Soldiers could only be blocked by the Golden Bell Shield. While their Purple Mist Inner Strength could easily scatter the wind, it was only offensive, incapable of full defence. Any penetration made by the wind would lead to their immediate loss of combat power.
So, Brother Wei's foresight was commendable. Three professions really complemented each other. Regrettably, nobody in their squad practiced the Method of the Agile Swallow.
While the others were struggling to survive this wave, Wei Cheng, who was fighting alone at the front, began a massacre.
His Golden Bell Shield, solid as matter, remained intact no matter how the Bone Demon Soldiers attacked, whereas his fists, powered by the Moving Mountain Inner Strength, struck like thunder, killing a Bone Demon Soldier each punch he threw.
Although it seemed that he was under siege, it was he who was pushing back the Bone Demon Soldiers and shattering their formation!
In just a few moments, he had single-handedly eliminated the remaining hundreds of Bone Demon Soldiers.
It was only then that the others were able to mobilize their Inner Strength and dispel the chill in their bodies.
The difference in power was like a chasm.
At this point, Wei Cheng glanced back at the group, relaxed his Golden Bell Shield, walked up to the Transfer Stele, and touched it with his hand.
Almost immediately, a mystical light illuminated and poured onto him. His life force and spiritual power were rapidly recovering and further increasing.
This time, the light lasted for four seconds.
This was exactly as Wei Cheng had anticipated.
Apart from that, he successfully obtained the third level of the Golden Bell Shield.
When the light disappeared, the Transfer Stele shrank to half its size in silence.
"Zhang Yong, you go first, Han Dong, you're second."
Wei Cheng spoke calmly. The combination of Purple Mist Inner Strength and Wandering Dragon Palm Method indeed provided the best burst damage and was crucial at critical moments. Furthermore, the flexibility and wide range of the Wandering Dragon Palm Method was an exceptional advantage.
Wei Cheng was very aware that although his fists, imbued with Moving Mountain Inner Strength, were incredibly powerful, the entire process was slow, like Ultraman fighting monsters.
This time, those Bone Demon Soldiers dashed forward mindlessly, which allowed him to land one punch per enemy.
But if they were to encounter more agile enemies, they would exhaust him without suffering a single hit.
This experience served as a warning to him – their team lacked anyone who practiced the Method of the Agile Swallow, so precautionary measures were needed.
Otherwise, there might come a time when they encounter a tricky adversary that they can't handle.