7: Will to Break Through

Gao Shun turned around directly, his eyes blazing with murderous intent as he looked at Ge Gewu, gripping his long spear and charging forward.

He leaped up, shouting, "Unyielding Will means death without retreat!"

His voice boomed like a bell, and an aura of fearless courage overwhelmingly pressed down on Ge Gewu and the group of Skeleton Soldiers.

The Spirit Skill [Unyielding Will (Advanced Grade)] was directly activated, boosting morale and granting a resolve to face death, increasing the attack power of himself and his allies.

The Spirit Skill [Fearless Charge (Advanced Grade)] was directly activated, increasing movement speed, turning the next attack into a short-distance lunge, and increasing attack damage by forty percent.

With both Spirit Skills activated simultaneously, Gao Shun's spiritual energy surged continuously throughout his body, gathering on his long spear and erupting in dazzling light.

"Hehehe, another one comes to die. Today is truly lively, with many delicious souls for me to taste."

Ge Gewu apparently did not realize the seriousness of the situation; he merely glanced in Gao Shun's direction and disdainfully said, "Wall of the Dead."

He raised his right hand towards Gao Shun, and threads of black spiritual energy shot out from his palm, like tiny black snakes.

All the black spiritual energy gathered together, forming a black wall.

On the wall, countless human faces appeared, twisting incessantly, as if crying out and pleading for help, looking very pained.

"It's time for this to end."

Gao Shun seemed to teleport, arriving in front of Ge Gewu in the blink of an eye, and directly thrust his long spear forward.

"Wait until you can break my Wall of the Dead before you talk."

Ge Gewu's face was full of scorn; he didn't even look at Gao Shun.

Sizzle, sizzle...

The moment the long spear pierced the Wall of the Dead, cracks began to appear on the entire black wall, starting from the tip of the spear.

It cracked open, and the fissures grew larger and larger, seemingly unstoppable, spreading across the entire wall.

"This..."

Ge Gewu was completely dumbfounded before he could even finish putting on his act.

He had considered the Wall of the Dead he released to be incredibly tough, yet it couldn't even withstand a single thrust from Gao Shun's spear.

Fear began to rise within him, a hint of terror.

Just as he was about to unleash a Spirit Skill to counterattack, a deathly aura instantly enveloped him, making him feel as if the hand of death had gripped him.

"Not only will I break your wall, but I will also chop off your dog head."

Gao Shun was brimming with killing intent, and the spiritual energy erupting from his body grew even stronger.

Under the enhancement of [Unyielding Will (Advanced Grade)], the attack of [Fearless Charge (Advanced Grade)] reached its maximum potential.

This was his strongest strike, because he never questioned his Lord's commands.

He would only implement them resolutely and execute them firmly.

Crack... Bang!

The Wall of the Dead shattered directly, turning into specks of light and vanishing.

Gao Shun, however, would not give the enemy a chance to breathe; he pressed on with his victory.

He thrust his spear directly into Ge Gewu's chest.

Ge Gewu was like a mage in a game, powerful at long range, but once engaged in close combat, he was utterly defenseless.

Pfft...

"You... you actually..."

Ge Gewu's face was filled with disbelief; he looked down at the long spear piercing him, blood continuously overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

His words were weak and broken.

His eyelids grew heavier, his body felt weak, and a strong sense of dizziness permeated him.

As Gao Shun pulled out his spear, Ge Gewu's eyes went black, and he fell to the ground, lifeless.

"That... that monster... just... died like that?"

Mu Linxue's eyes were wide with shock, her mouth agape, large enough to fit an apple.

"The monster that tormented us for so long was actually killed by his single spear thrust, this...?"

Yang Ziying's face was full of astonishment, her jaw dropped.

"How powerful! Could I have blocked that just now?"

Arthur said, horrified, a question involuntarily rising within him amidst his shock.

As Ge Gewu was eliminated, the summoned Skeleton Soldiers slowly faded and gradually disappeared.

...

In the depths of the cave, which was originally pitch black, two crimson lights suddenly appeared.

Upon closer inspection, they were a pair of eyes.

"I didn't expect that guy Ge Gewu to actually die. He couldn't even defeat a few ants, truly useless."

A muffled, hoarse voice muttered to itself in the darkness.

"Then I'll give them a punch, so I don't have to go out myself."

The voice in the darkness continued to sound.

...

Outside the cave.

"Gao Shun, danger! Retreat quickly!"

Yang Qianhun frowned slightly and quickly shouted.

Hearing this, Gao Shun, holding his long spear, retreated towards Yang Qianhun's direction.

At the same time, the cave instantly glowed with brilliant light, and a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation surged out from within the cave.

The entire cave trembled slightly, as if it could not withstand the immense power.

Mu Linxue and Yang Ziying, who were outside the cave, heard Yang Qianhun's command to Gao Shun and were very confused and puzzled.

Hadn't they won? Why the sudden tension?

It wasn't until the cave began to glow and they felt a terrifying aura that the two women realized things were not simple.

Arthur, who was directly in front of the cave, had not yet recovered from his shocked expression, and now feeling that terrifying aura.

He became even more shocked, even a little afraid.

It was clearly too late to run away now.

"Holy Shield Guard!"

Arthur shouted, and three light shields appeared around his body, constantly circling him.

He raised the large shield in his left hand in front of him, guarding his front.

Whoosh, whoosh...

The next second, a piercing sound of air being torn echoed from within the cave, and the light intensified.

The powerful spiritual energy fluctuation exuded an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.

A gigantic fist print of light flew out from the cave, heading straight for Arthur, who had already prepared his defense.

Rumble...

A thunderous sound like rolling thunder echoed where Arthur stood.

A massive cloud of thick smoke rose, and powerful energy fluctuations spread outwards in all directions, like waves, one after another.

Ah...

Accompanied by a scream, Arthur's figure flew out of the thick smoke, like a cannonball, shooting directly towards the trees behind him.

Bang, bang, bang...

Crack, crack, crack...

Heavy crashing sounds came, and trees fell one after another. After hitting an unknown number of trees, Arthur finally fell to the ground.

The shield in his left hand had disappeared, clearly, the full force of that punch had been blocked by the shield.

Arthur lay on the ground, his fate unknown.

Ah... Ah...

Yang Ziying and Mu Linxue also screamed as they were directly sent flying by the powerful impact of the explosion's aftermath.

They both crashed into trees and fell to the ground.

"Protect the Lord!"

Gao Shun's face was solemn; he stood directly in front of Yang Qianhun, his long spear held horizontally before him.

Thirty Death Warriors surrounded Yang Qianhun, protecting him in the middle.

The impact force generated by the explosion was completely blocked by the spiritual energy Gao Shun unleashed, so they were basically unharmed.

"There's another monster inside?"

Gao Shun said with a grave expression, clearly, the monster that delivered this punch was ten times stronger than Ge Gewu.

Otherwise, how could Arthur, known for his high defense, be struck by this punch with no power to resist?

Even the shield in his hand was pulverized, and his fate was unknown.

If it weren't for the Lord's timely warning, even with his speed, he probably wouldn't have been able to react in time.

His fate would have been to die under that punch.

"This cave is strange. If that monster hadn't attacked, I probably wouldn't have discovered him."

Yang Qianhun's eyes narrowed slightly; things were getting more interesting.

"Lord, this is the treasure Ge Gewu dropped just now."

As Gao Shun retreated, he casually touched the treasure Ge Gewu dropped, then turned and respectfully handed it to Yang Qianhun.

"It actually dropped an Advanced Grade treasure! It seems the greater the risk, the higher the reward."

Yang Qianhun looked at the treasure in his hand, speaking with considerable emotion.