Chapter 98: You Beast, Primal Desire 1
This ugly man was naturally not human—he belonged to the Illusion Race, one of the myriad races on the Divine Demon Continent.
No wonder everything about him was so strange.
Fortunately, Zhou Han had the enhanced Appraisal skill, and all of the opponent's secrets were laid bare before him.
[Illusion Race · Red Mist Phantom Beast]
[Grade: Star-tier Boss]
[Level: LV80]
[HP: 200,000]
[Attack: 21,000]
[Defense: 8,000]
[Skill 1: Primal Desire (Releases a pink aura that triggers primal desire in targets whose soul strength is lower than its own.)]
[Skill 2: Mist Form (Body can turn into mist, reducing damage taken by 50%, and can control the mist to attack targets.)]
[Skill 3: Illusion (Pulls the target into an illusion; the lower the target's soul strength, the higher the success rate.)]
[Description: Its true body can move freely through the red mist, intangible and formless, immune to most elemental damage. Weakness: mental and soul-based attacks.]
"As expected, the Divine Demon Continent is full of wonders—every kind of race exists!"
As he continued to grow stronger, Zhou Han believed he would encounter even more bizarre races in the future.
But that was for later. Right now, he had to deal with the trouble in front of him.
"Kid, stop talking big. If you've got the guts, come at me!"
Hearing Zhou Han's words, the phantom beast clearly didn't take him seriously.
It didn't believe a low-level brat could discover its weakness.
"Come on! Too scared? Just as I thought—all you humans are cowards!"
The phantom beast's eyes were filled with mockery, deliberately trying to provoke Zhou Han's anger.
Such cheap taunts were beneath notice. Zhou Han remained calm, his gaze icy.
"Something's off. Is it trying to lure me into charging in and fighting it head-on?"
"That doesn't make sense… Could it be trying to achieve some special goal?"
Given the opponent's strange methods, Zhou Han couldn't afford to be careless and began analyzing the situation quickly.
"Could it be… I'm already inside an illusion?"
Although his soul strength was high and the probability was low, there was still a chance the phantom beast had dragged him into an illusion.
The thought suddenly struck him.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
…
The sound of shattering echoed.
The moment the thought appeared, the surrounding world shattered like glass. The scene before Zhou Han completely changed.
In front of him now was a valley formed by molten lava, the terrifying heat enough to chill the soul.
If Zhou Han had been provoked earlier and launched an attack,
he would have been doomed beyond redemption.
Cold sweat slid down his back.
His anger surged to the extreme. Being toyed with like this—and nearly losing his life—how could he not be furious?
"So you still saw through it!"
"But even if you're angry, it's useless. You can't hurt me!"
A trace of regret flashed across the phantom beast's face before it spoke with confidence.
"Shadow Soul Spikes—die!"
Zhou Han roared as three dark soul spikes shot forward.
"Hm? Soul-type technique?"
The phantom beast's expression changed slightly as its body instantly shrank.
The density of the three spikes was too low—they couldn't hit it.
Indeed, a skill like Shadow Soul Spikes was powerful in close combat, but at long range it was clearly lacking. Without guaranteed hit effects, the accuracy was too low.
Especially against a highly agile opponent like the phantom beast, it could easily dodge.
"Haha! That's all you've got! I told you not to waste time. I'll spare you today—get lost!"
There was a hint of disdain in its voice, though in truth, it also couldn't deal with Zhou Han.
"What? You're still going? What a waste of effort!"
Seeing Zhou Han continuously firing skills as if they cost nothing, the phantom beast became even more smug.
[Your Shadow Soul Spikes proficiency has reached the maximum. Activate a new skill?]
So Zhou Han wasn't wasting effort—he was farming proficiency.
Finally, the proficiency maxed out, and a new skill was unlocked.
"Activate skill!"
Zhou Han murmured inwardly.
[Your skill Soul Seizing Wave has been successfully activated. Please check its attributes!]
Zhou Han didn't check it immediately. Instead, he enhanced it five times first.
[Soul Seizing Wave +5]
Grade: Gold
Category: Soul Control Art
Type: Offensive
Description: Absorbs souls and emits violent soul fluctuations.
Effect: Deals 14x soul shockwave damage to a 100-meter cubic area (length, width, height), cooldown 20 seconds.
This was indeed powerful.
A technique dropped from the Demon Race—how could it be weak?
Even though it was only Gold grade, its output was still extremely solid.
After reading the description, Zhou Han smiled faintly.
"Why did you stop attacking? Weren't you pretty capable?"
"Come on, hit me!"
The phantom beast transformed from the ugly man into a beast, shaking its ass mockingly as it taunted him.
Clearly, Zhou Han's previous attacks had been ineffective, making it even more arrogant.
"Alright then, I'll grant your wish."
Zhou Han narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing within them.
"Soul Seizing Wave—I'll shatter your soul!"
After the furious roar, a violent fluctuation erupted around Zhou Han.
Like ripples in water, carrying soul-devouring power,
it spread in all directions.
Beneath the calm surface, the space surged with hidden currents.
Only Zhou Han could perceive this intense fluctuation.
To outsiders, unless they specialized in soul techniques, it was impossible to sense.
After all, the Soul Seizing Wave was invisible and silent.
Only when it reached you could you feel the vast energy within.
"Hahaha! At least use a technique! Have you given up, you—"
"Y-you… what is this? Aaaah—"
230,000 damage.
It triggered defense ignore, resulting in an instant kill.
The phantom beast's laughter stopped abruptly. Its expression froze in place as the life force in its body slowly faded.
On the surface, nothing seemed to change—but its soul had already been annihilated.
[You have successfully slain the Star-tier Boss Red Mist Phantom Beast!]
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