433: Chapter 433 The Situation is Changing

Near the star ring.

As the Jerky Bear Head approached the star ring, countless mouths suddenly opened on the surface of the Flesh Spider's body.

At the same time, a large amount of gray mist surged forth and was inhaled into those mouths.

However, absorbing such a large amount of gray mist also caused Nie Ning to suffer more severe Corruption erosion.

The Jerky Bear Head seemed to sense the change; it stopped moving its own body and instead turned to control the black human-headed tree beneath the star ring.

The branches of the black tree began to grow wildly, spreading toward the Jerky Bear Head.

At the same time, the human heads on the tree emitted ear-piercing shrieks, shattering everything in their path and leaving a deep chasm in the ground.

But when it approached the Flesh Spider, a layer of gray mist appeared on the Flesh Spider's body.

The gray mist displayed unusual resilience; the sound waves could only leave ripples on it, unable to harm the Flesh Spider inside.

Any ability that develops to a very high level will undergo a qualitative change.

The Flesh Spider was no exception.

Although the basic version of the mist only had a shielding effect, it displayed impressive erosive properties in subsequent upgrades.

It might be useless against high-tier creatures, but it was a great weapon against low-tier ones.

And when this gray mist condensed together, it displayed yet another different set of characteristics.

The Flesh Spider began to exert its strength; the gray mist on its surface made it fearless against the Black Tide, and the black shadow arms slid right off it.

The Jerky Bear Head opened its mouth again, but this time, the Flesh Spider struck first, and a large number of tentacles wrapped in gray mist firmly locked the Jerky Bear Head's mouth shut.

Even though the Jerky Bear Head had astonishing bite force, it could not break free from the tentacles' restraint for the time being.

Having bought so much time, the star ring was nearly finished charging. It only needed to be delayed for a little while longer, and the Jerky Bear Head would be obliterated by the power of the star ring.

The people hiding in the barrier looked up at the sky; the two corrupted giant beasts were still fighting.

The 7th-Rank Wizard couldn't help but clench his fists. As long as they could take out the Jerky Bear Head, the Flesh Spider that had promoted would pose no threat to them at all.

Or rather, even if it were a threat, it wouldn't matter. As long as there wasn't a blind-spot-free spatial blockade, it would be fine; with their speed, they would be able to escape.

But life is full of surprises...

...

At this moment, Nie Ning was nearing his limit. The soul evasion bead in his hand was almost shattered, and the Power of Corruption had severely polluted his soul.

Nie Ning's head was groggy, as if a voice was telling him that everything would be fine if he just fell asleep.

Although he knew that he might be finished if he fell asleep, he still found it hard to resist this drowsiness.

As Nie Ning's control waned, his grip on the Flesh Spider also began to weaken, causing the Jerky Bear Head to slowly open its abyssal maw.

"Bronk!"

A voice exploded in Nie Ning's ear.

Nie Ning turned his head to look at the worried-looking Amivika and shook his head, forcing himself to stay alert.

With Amivika's voice, the others who had been distracted by the Jerky Bear Head also noticed Nie Ning's state.

They were at a critical moment, which had caused them to forget about Nie Ning, the protagonist.

"Kid, hold on a little longer! I'll give you a big reward later!"

The Black-Robed Person nearby, afraid that Nie Ning wouldn't hold out, took out a reward to try and motivate him.

After all, they had reached the end. They were only one step away from eliminating the Jerky Bear Head, and any accident was something they could not afford.

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning immediately felt much more energetic.

"You guys should actually take the treasures out; otherwise, I'm not going to be able to hold on!"

"Kid, don't be ungrateful..."

The Transcendent who had been retorted by Nie Ning before was just about to speak, but saw Nie Ning's eyelids slowly drooping, looking as if he were about to fall asleep.

"Hey, hey, don't sleep, don't sleep! I have a rare Arc-Crack Fruit here."

The Transcendent who had been retorted was startled and hurriedly took out a strange fruit covered in black cracks.

"I happen to have a bottle of Tier 5 promotion potion here. I see you have amazing talent, so you should be able to use it before long."

"Extreme Cold Iron, a top-tier material for forging ice-type mystic tools. It's yours."

"This is the Sun-Rising Wonder Flower, an excellent treasure for body forging. It's the kind of thing that's impossible to find outside..."

"I also have..."

Although they knew Nie Ning was acting shameless, who knew if something would actually go wrong? In an instant, the Transcendents scrambled to take out all sorts of rare treasures.

Seeing this, Nie Ning's mental strength increased by several notches, and he hurriedly winked at Amivika not far away.

'I knew these bastards were still hiding good stuff!'

Although he had already taken quite a bit before, who would complain about having too many of these high-tier materials?

Moreover, the previous battle against the Tier 6 Knight had caused most of his spatial items to be destroyed, so now he was happy to earn whatever he could.

Amivika didn't hesitate either; she took out a spatial ring and started packing things away.

The Transcendents looked pained, but they had no choice.

However, once the Jerky Bear Head was eliminated, they would make Nie Ning spit out double what he had taken!

...

Entangled by the Flesh Spider, the Jerky Bear Head instinctively sensed a threat from above and began to increase its efforts to break free from the Flesh Spider's restraint.

But at this critical moment, even if it meant the Flesh Spider would be completely destroyed, Nie Ning could not let go of the Jerky Bear Head.

Suddenly, from beneath the Flesh Spider's shadow, a gaunt, skeletal arm reached out, accompanied by a strange, rusted blade.

Nie Ning had already tried his best to avoid the Blade of Corrosion earlier, but he had completely failed to anticipate this move.

Or perhaps he was too nervous and simply hadn't noticed this point.

As the Blade of Corrosion slashed across the gray mist on the Flesh Spider's body, the gray mist fell away from the air as if it were rusting.

And when Nie Ning tried to dodge, the gaunt arm had already vanished, followed immediately by attacks launched against the Flesh Spider from all directions.

Every time the gray mist was breached in one place, a large amount of black water would surge into it, suppressing the reappearing mental gray mist.

At the same time, the Jerky Bear Head began to exert force, the bear mouth struggling hard to pry open the tentacles around it.

A terrifying pulling force appeared, tearing the tentacles around its mouth into shreds in an instant.

Nie Ning tried his best to control it, wanting to close the bear mouth again.

But a situation Nie Ning had not expected occurred.

A 'black hole' moved slowly and actually flew out from inside the bear mouth.

And under the influence of the 'black hole's' terrifying suction, the fixed star ring in the sky began to tremble.

The ground shattered, and countless stones flew up, only to be turned into nothingness by the black hole.

Under this power, the Flesh Spider hiding on the Jerky Bear Head's head naturally could not escape unscathed; in an instant, one-third of its body was torn to shreds.

The Flesh Spider's power dropped significantly, and it was slowly stripped away under the washing of the Black Tide.

The arm in the shadows was not idle either, pulling at the Flesh Spider through the gap attacked by the Blade of Corrosion.