Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 332 Netherworld Mountains

It was an armored rhinoceros that was over three meters tall, covered in thick silver-gray armor. Once its pair of scarlet eyes locked onto a target, it would never give up easily. As for the single horn on its nose, it was more like a spiral drill bit, and even the thickest rock could not withstand its attack.

"Looks like a troublesome fellow." Qin Xiaochuan frowned slightly. He had read about this kind of creature in the monster book. Although it was named Ironclad Rhinoceros, the armor covering its body was actually harder than iron. Ordinary skills could hardly penetrate its defense. Its strong defense was one thing, but the key was that this guy was particularly vengeful. Once it set its sights on someone, it would fight to the death. This kind of monster that was impossible to kill and impossible to shake off was not an ordinary troublesome one.

"Lead it away," Han Kexin said nonchalantly. Anyway, the armored rhinoceros wasn't targeting her, as long as it didn't disturb her cleaning the cave.

The armored rhinoceros pawed the ground incessantly with its front hooves, emitting low, angry roars. Qin Xiaochuan knew it was preparing to launch a second charge, so he had no choice but to follow Han Kexin's advice and leave the cave, running towards the center of the canyon.

As Qin Xiaochuan turned around, the armored rhinoceros suddenly accelerated and charged towards him.

Despite its bulky body, it did not affect its speed at all. Qin Xiaochuan only saw a blurry figure, and the entire earth trembled. Qin Xiaochuan felt a hurricane attacking his back. The armored rhinoceros could concentrate the airflow at the tip of its horn while running, forming a unique cone-shaped wind blade. Even from a distance, he could feel the fierce attack, and the wind blade kept cutting into his body.

If it weren't for the keen perception of the mental space, it wouldn't be easy to dodge the opponent's attack. No wonder there are so few monsters around. No one wants to be targeted by such a guy.

With a loud "Boom!", after Qin Xiaochuan dodged the armored rhinoceros's attack using the Wind Shadow technique, the rhinoceros crashed headfirst into the rock wall. The hard rock wall shattered instantly, sending sand and dust flying everywhere. At this moment, Qin Xiaochuan also rushed forward and slammed a Flaming Fist heavily into the armored rhinoceros's abdomen.

"Bang!" When Qin Xiaochuan's fist landed on the armored rhinoceros, it made a dull impact sound. Even though his Flaming Fist had extremely strong penetrating power, it could not cause fatal damage to the opponent.

The armored rhinoceros has a ball covered in iron thorns at the end of its tail, which can easily shatter rocks when swung. When Qin Xiaochuan's fist slammed into the armored rhinoceros, its tail swept towards Qin Xiaochuan's waist at the same time. Qin Xiaochuan dared not be careless and quickly raised the Xuanwu Shield to defend.

"Bang!" The Xuanwu Shield shattered, startling Qin Xiaochuan. The power of the tail attack far exceeded his expectations. He originally thought that dealing with this kind of monster would be a piece of cake, so he did not release the Qilin Armor. If it weren't for the spiritual energy on the surface of his body that buffered the attack, the Ironclad Rhinoceros would probably have caused him to suffer a hidden loss.

However, after being attacked by Qin Xiaochuan, the armored rhinoceros visibly staggered, but quickly regained its footing, turned around, and prepared to launch a new attack on Qin Xiaochuan.

Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but smile wryly, thinking to himself that this guy was even more troublesome than he had imagined. He looked around and suddenly saw a strange plant in the distance. It was a cluster of three red flowers with golden stamens blooming among a vine. The reason why the flowers caught Qin Xiaochuan's attention was firstly because they were too bright and looked like burning flames from a distance, and secondly because they were too big. They were two meters in diameter and the layers of petals spread on the ground like a soft carpet.

His eyes lit up instantly, and he had an idea. Seeing that the armored rhinoceros was gathering its strength to charge, he quickly rushed towards the three flowers. The armored rhinoceros, not wanting to be left behind, immediately followed.

Qin Xiaochuan cast a Swiftness spell on himself, increasing his movement speed, and then unleashed eight Fire Wall spells in succession, stopping three meters away from the giant flower.

The armored rhinoceros quickly crashed into the wall of fire. With the support of level 8 spiritual power, the defensive capabilities of the fire wall spell were greatly enhanced. With each wall of fire it broke through, the armored rhinoceros's speed was reduced. When it broke through eight walls of fire, the armored rhinoceros's movement speed was almost gone. Qin Xiaochuan easily dodged its frontal attack, while the armored rhinoceros continued to rush forward due to its remaining inertia until it stopped in the flower bushes.

At that moment, the seemingly harmless giant flower suddenly sprayed golden pollen into the air, completely enveloping the armored rhinoceros. After inhaling the pollen, the armored rhinoceros immediately became unsteady on its feet and collapsed to the ground in no time. The vines hidden under the flower also seemed to come alive at this moment, wrapping around the armored rhinoceros's body like pythons and slowly enveloping it completely.

Even with its indestructible armor, the armored rhinoceros would likely eventually become nourishment for the two plant-like monsters under the slow corrosive effects of the acid.

Only then did Qin Xiaochuan finally breathe a sigh of relief. He took one last look at the silent, armored rhinoceros and turned to walk back towards the cave.

When he entered the cave, Han Kexin and Guo Shiyi had already tidied it up to the point where it was barely habitable. Guo Shiyi had also set up a barrier at the entrance of the cave, using materials bought from the All-Powerful Store. With this barrier, their aura could be prevented from escaping. Zhou Bin also lit a campfire and caught a few wild rabbits from nearby to roast on the fire.

"This Netherworld Mountain Range is indeed dangerous; it's a place where every step is fraught with danger," Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but exclaim.

"No matter how dangerous it is, you can still easily control it," Guo Shiyi said with a grin.

Qin Xiaochuan felt a surge of pride and recounted his experience.

"Compared to this trip, I suddenly feel that all our previous adventures were too easy," Guo Shiyi remarked.

"But I always feel like something's not right," Han Kexin said, frowning slightly.

"What's wrong with this? This is called 'braising tofu' – one thing subdues another. I'm just making full use of the geographical environment here," Qin Xiaochuan argued, unconvinced.

Han Kexin rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm not saying you're wrong, but the monsters here are a bit strange. We've encountered too many high-level monsters along the way, and they even appeared in groups. Logically speaking, this place is still in the middle of the Netherworld Mountains, so there shouldn't be so many high-level monsters here."

"I don't really have any feeling about this, since it's my first time here. Perhaps something has happened in the Netherworld Mountains," Qin Xiaochuan analyzed.

"I hope so," Han Kexin muttered to herself. At this moment, Zhou Bin had already roasted a wild rabbit. The four of them had traveled all day and had only eaten some dry rations they had brought with them for lunch. Now, smelling the aroma of rabbit meat, they were all very tempted.

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