242: Chapter 242 One-hit kill on the Ape King!

Meanwhile, on the first floor of the Star Tower.

Lin Mo bent down to pluck a Purple Orchid Leaf from the ground, then popped it into his mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed.

[Gluttony Talent successfully fed, converted experience points + 50, Green Lotus Enlightenment gained experience points + 5]

[Absorbed special energy, HP recovery speed increased by 0.5%]

The corners of Lin Mo's mouth curled up slightly.

He murmured, "According to Ling'er's senses, this should be the last Purple Orchid Leaf here. Calculating it, the extra HP recovery speed gained solely from consuming Purple Orchid Leaves has already reached 110%."

Lin Mo instinctively glanced at his quest notifications again.

[Star Tower Trial First Floor Quest]

[1. Obtain 10 points (644/10)]

[2. Kill the Mating Ape King (0/1)]

Hmm, I only need to kill the Mating Ape King to enter the next floor.

Lin Mo turned around without hesitation and walked back the way he came.

He had encountered the Mating Ape King while searching for Purple Orchid Leaves.

However, at that time, he was afraid that killing it would force a teleportation to the next floor, so he deliberately avoided it.

Now that the Purple Orchid Leaves had been collected, it was naturally time to head to the next floor.

Lin Mo pushed his speed to the limit, and in the blink of an eye, he saw the massive Mating Ape King Boss.

The Mating Ape King's physique was even larger and more twisted than ordinary Mating Apes, standing at about five meters tall.

When standing still, it resembled a small hill.

Not only that, but the coarse hair on its body had turned blood-red, giving it an extraordinary Aura.

This Mating Ape King was male; he had absolutely no interest in Lin Mo and had no intention of initiating an attack.

However, Lin Mo only wanted to enter the next floor, so he took the initiative and charged toward the Mating Ape King.

From a distance, he first glanced at the Mating Ape King's attributes.

[Mating Ape King (BOSS)]

[Combat Rank: Rank 2, Stage 3]

[Strength: 400]

[Spirit: 100]

[Agility: 400]

[Stamina: 400]

[Talent: Procreation Instinct]

[Skills: Pink Mist, Ape Arm Heavy Lock, Berserk Hammer Strike, Ground-Shattering Strike]

[Ground-Shattering Strike: Active Skill, the Mating Ape King leaps high and initiates a jumping heavy strike on the target, dealing massive damage within a 15-meter range and adding a knock-up effect.]

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

Although this guy's Combat Rank was also only Rank 2, Stage 3, its strength was far greater than an ordinary Mating Ape.

Lin Mo glanced at Ling'er on his shoulder.

"Perfect, I haven't seen your new skill yet. Let me see the effects of Sacred Rune Parasitism."

Ling'er nodded, her petite body suddenly turning into what looked like emerald liquid melted by high heat, transforming into a streak of emerald liquid spiritual light, though flecks of gold were mixed within this light.

This spiritual light spread along Lin Mo's shoulder.

Eventually, it settled on the area from his left shoulder to his chest.

Lin Mo immediately felt a faint, lingering burning sensation on his skin, but it quickly turned into a refreshing coolness.

The spiritual light slowly dissipated, and the skin on Lin Mo's body returned to normal.

He looked down and immediately discovered a lifelike tattoo had appeared on his left shoulder and chest.

The snake's head was positioned right at Lin Mo's collarbone, with the pale golden scale on its head shining brilliantly.

Its emerald green body also presented a special aesthetic, with every scale possessing a metallic texture.

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

He moved his arm and found there was no discomfort at all; he couldn't even feel Ling'er's presence.

It was just that the Soul contract between the two of them was now even more tightly connected.

This skill was quite interesting.

Just the way it looked on his body was very cool.

Moreover, Lin Mo could feel that Ling'er's consumption while maintaining this tattoo state was actually not very high during normal times.

Only when engaging in battle would her consumption increase significantly.

Under normal circumstances, Ling'er could even maintain this tattoo appearance indefinitely.

And even in the tattoo state, Lin Mo could still communicate with Ling'er through their Soul contract.

Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.

Just then, the Mating Ape King in the distance let out a roar.

Although Lin Mo was the same gender as it and didn't trigger its desire to attack, Lin Mo standing there without leaving was already a provocation.

The Mating Ape King charged directly toward Lin Mo's position.

The small trees around it seemed non-existent in front of the Mating Ape King and were smashed to pieces.

Upon nearing Lin Mo, it leaped high into the air.

It opened with a Ground-Shattering Strike, preparing to give Lin Mo a rude awakening.

The corners of Lin Mo's mouth curled up. His legs bent slightly, and the Eight Spider Lances behind him suddenly shot out, stabbing into the ground.

Then, his legs and the Eight Spider Lances exerted force simultaneously.

Relying on the instantaneous explosive power, Lin Mo sprang up and punched directly at the Mating Ape King.

The Mating Ape King, still in mid-air, had never seen such a formation.

A flash of panic crossed its eyes, but it was already too late.

Lin Mo's fist appeared before its eyes like lightning.

The moment the fist made contact with the Mating Ape King, a flash of golden light crossed the snake eyes of Ling'er's tattoo on Lin Mo's body.

A pair of huge emerald Snake Fangs also pierced into the spot where the fist had struck!

Bang!

This Mating Ape King was instantly sent flying backward.

Its HP was also instantly cleared to zero.

And before Lin Mo's eyes, the corresponding notification flashed.

[Killed Rank 2, Stage 3 Mating Ape King BOSS, gained experience points + 260]

[Star Tower First Floor Trial Quest completed. Submit? (Yes/No)]

[After submission, you will be automatically teleported to the next floor.]

Lin Mo's mouth curled up. He didn't choose immediately, but first removed all the Materials and crystal core from the Mating Ape King.

Only then did he choose Yes.

Subsequently, a white light covered Lin Mo.

His figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, entering the second floor of the Star Tower.

However, what Lin Mo didn't expect was that just after entering the second floor, before he had even opened his eyes, he already felt a force mixed with ice and fire attacking him.

He retreated backward without hesitation, forcibly dodging this attack.

Only then did he carefully look in the direction from which the attack had come.

He saw that not far in front of him was a snake about a meter long.

This snake was extremely distinctive, giving one an overall feeling of the contradiction between ice and fire.

The scales on its body were a brilliant, flame-like crimson red, but its body was constantly emitting a terrifying chill.

And the attack Lin Mo had just felt was the special flame mixed with ice and fire that it had spat out from its mouth.

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes. Through its special state and attack method, Lin Mo had already guessed its identity.

This was also an iconic monster in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, the Red Ice Snake!

This Red Ice Snake clearly didn't expect Lin Mo to dodge its Ice-Fire Breath.

After its initial shock, its body coiled up, muscles tensed, and it lunged toward Lin Mo like a spring.

Its snake mouth also suddenly opened wide, revealing the sharp Snake Fangs inside!