Chapter 985: Zhurong (Pseudo)
This giant, rising directly from the lava, stood dozens of feet tall. Although it couldn't match the divine skill of the Law of Heaven and Earth of Sun Wukong, it was as tall as a 30 to 40-story building. This figure was still incredibly terrifying.
His entire body was bathed in lava as red as fire, and just the sight of this figure gave one an overwhelming sense of invincibility.
"So big!" Zhu Bajie raised his head, looking at this lava giant, exclaiming in astonishment.
"So what if it's big? I'm afraid it's just a showy pillow, good-looking but useless!" Sun Wukong, on the other hand, seemed entirely indifferent, waving his Jingu Bang as he spoke unreservedly.
Jiang Liu didn't respond to the words of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie beside him. His gaze fell on this lava giant.
Meanwhile, he silently recited a command in his heart and directly opened the character panel of the opponent to take a look.
ID: Zhurong (Pseudo) (Golden).
Gender: Male.
Profession: Shaman.
Level: 89.
Equipment: None.
Description: Born from obtaining a portion of the ancient Ancestral Witch Zhurong's bloodline, possessing an unmatched power of flames and an indestructible physical body...
Looking at the information of this lava giant before him, Jiang Liu was secretly shocked. A level as high as 89? That was almost at the Great Luo Golden Immortal peak, right?
Most importantly, this lava giant still had a golden panel?
During the ancient war between the witches and demons, the robust physique of the Witch Clan was known throughout the world. Although the Zhurong before him existed only as an incomplete form, having acquired only a part of the ancient Ancestral Witch's bloodline.
But from this character panel, it was clear that Zhurong's power must be frighteningly strong.
"Wukong, take action!"
Even though he knew that the Zhurong before him was fake and only possessed a portion of Zhurong's bloodline, an 89-level golden panel was still not to be underestimated. Jiang Liu turned his head, looking at Sun Wukong as he spoke.
As he spoke, Jiang Liu naturally raised his hand and cast a Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra skill on Sun Wukong.
"Alright!" Feeling the enhancement effect of the Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra emerge, Sun Wukong nodded and spoke.
Subsequently, the Jingu Bang in his hand was raised and directly smashed towards this Zhurong.
Due to the enormous size difference, as Sun Wukong moved, the Jingu Bang became longer and thicker again.
Zhurong raised his hand, clenched his fist, and simultaneously, crimson flames burned on his fist as he punched towards Sun Wukong.
With a thunderous boom, the giant remained standing within the lava without moving, while Sun Wukong felt a tremendous force, causing his body to be directly knocked back.
His body slammed heavily into the cave wall, embedding himself in the wall.
"Incredible!" Seeing that Sun Wukong had actually been punched flying, Zhu Bajie and the others were shocked, looking at the Zhurong before them, struck by its power.
"Even under the amplification of the Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra, Wukong still couldn't match it? He was knocked flying!?" Seeing this scene, Jiang Liu's heart slightly tightened.
Not to mention Sun Wukong's level, in terms of various attributes, whether it was attack power, durability, or defensive power, Sun Wukong far exceeded the limits of his level.
A pure power competition, where Sun Wukong could easily win with a weaker strength, was effortless.
But with a mere four-level difference, and even with the Strengthening Demon-Subduing Mantra's amplification, his strength was actually being overwhelmed!?
This startled Jiang Liu, not because Sun Wukong's strength wasn't strong enough, but quite the contrary; it was because this Zhurong's strength was too formidable, wasn't it?
"Impressive, indeed, it's the bloodline of the ancient Ancestral Witch Zhurong!" Shocked by Zhurong's power, Jiang Liu muttered to himself secretly.
Relying solely on Sun Wukong to defeat this Zhurong was obviously impossible.
But luckily, it wasn't just Sun Wukong on his side either.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Liu raised his hand, and another Weakness Talisman skill fell on Zhurong.
The Weakness Talisman entered Zhurong's body, directly weakening the opponent's overall attributes.
Roar!
Apparently able to sense that the power of the Weakness Talisman came from Jiang Liu, after letting out an angry roar, Zhurong's gaze fell upon Jiang Liu.
At the same time, he raised that enormous hand, blazing with flames, and slammed down hard towards Jiang Liu.
The overwhelmingly forceful hand gave an impression of an irresistible power.
Vajra Mantra!
Facing this attack, even though Jiang Liu was also at the 82-level Great Luo Golden Immortal level, he dared not underestimate it and hastily cast a Vajra Mantra skill on himself.
An indescribable mighty force came, causing Jiang Liu to feel as though the world was spinning.
When Jiang Liu regained his senses, he found the surroundings unbearably hot and entirely engulfed in a crimson blaze.
Jiang Liu understood that with this palm strike, he had been directly hit into the lava.
It felt like being struck by a high-speed train, his internal organs felt extremely uncomfortable.
Taking a look at his health bar, Jiang Liu was shocked to see it had decreased by 10%.
The Vajra Mantra exempted 80% of the damage, yet his health bar still decreased by 10%?
If it weren't for the defense of the Vajra Mantra, this strike would have reduced his health bar by half, right?
Terrifying! The power of the Ancient Ancestral Witch, even with just a portion of the bloodline, is truly this terrifying? It's unbelievable!
"Master, are you okay?" At the same time, Jiang Liu could hear the worried voices of Sun Wukong and the others.
With a thought, Jiang Liu directly broke through the lava and flew up.
Seeing Jiang Liu fly out and seemingly unharmed, Sun Wukong and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Liu looked over, noticing that Sun Wukong and the others had already started attacking Zhurong, throwing various attacks towards him continuously.
However, these attacks to Zhurong were like mere tickles.
On the contrary, Zhurong's immensely powerful strength made it difficult for others to withstand.
Not only was Zhurong's physical strength incredibly strong, the flames he manipulated with a wave of his hand were also unbearably hot.
"Silencing Zen!"
Seeing the formidable power of Zhurong's flames, Jiang Liu raised his hand and cast the Silencing Zen skill at Zhurong.
As the Silencing Zen skill took effect, the burning flames on Zhurong immediately vanished without a trace.
Clearly, Zhurong's flame power was also within the scope of the Silencing Zen's effect.
Slightly lowering his head to look at himself, a bewildered expression flashed across Zhurong's eyes, clearly surprised by his situation.
Having coordinated countless times, while the Silencing Zen was in effect, Sun Wukong raised his Jingu Bang and smashed it down viciously on Zhurong.
But despite his confusion, Zhurong's reaction was swift. Feeling the Jingu Bang coming down, Zhurong raised his hand.
With a snap, he tightly grabbed Sun Wukong's Jingu Bang, then with a forceful swing of his arm, Sun Wukong was again flung away, his form embedded in the wall of the cave once more.
"Ugh..." Watching this scene, Jiang Liu's eye twitched slightly.
Alright, is this truly the prowess of the Witch Clan? Such terrifying physical strength. Even under the Silencing Zen skill, unable to manipulate the flames, simply relying on his physical strength is enough to send Sun Wukong flying?
"Damn it! This bastard, I'm going to kill him!" Being thrown directly again and again, embedded in the wall, Sun Wukong hadn't been treated like this for a long time,
"Master, help me control him!" In his rage, Sun Wukong gritted his teeth fiercely, shouting loudly.
While shouting, Sun Wukong raised his hand, a golden light flashed, transforming into two golden flood dragons, crossing towards Zhurong.
Ordinarily, Sun Wukong loved using the Jingu Bang in battle; it made fighting much more exhilarating.
But now, taking out the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, one could tell Sun Wukong was genuinely infuriated, driven by a murderous intent.
"Control him!?" Hearing Sun Wukong's words, Jiang Liu reacted quickly, casting the Sheep Transformation Technique right onto Zhurong.
A peculiar light flashed, and the mighty Zhurong, over ten feet tall, instantly turned into a harmless little lamb.
Almost simultaneously, the two flood dragons formed by the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors passed through Zhurong.
Though just an epic level Dharma Treasure, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors wasn't high in attack power, but its 50% armor penetration effect was terrifying.
Thus, any target attacked by the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors was almost always cut into two, with no exceptions so far.
However, when the flood dragons passed over the harmless little lamb, although a wound appeared, it wasn't cut in two.
Since the control time of the Sheep Transformation Technique was quite lengthy, shortly after, the harmless little lamb transformed back into the form of the towering Lava Giant.
Simultaneously, an angry and pained cry echoed from the Lava Giant's mouth.
Jiang Liu looked over, a massive wound tore across the Lava Giant's waist and abdomen, while a slight decrease could be seen on the health bar over its head.
Even so, the Lava Giant was still in very healthy condition.
Looking more closely, at the Lava Giant's feet, lava and flames rapidly converged into the wound, visible as Zhurong's wound was quickly healing.
At the same time, the health bar over its head was also slowly recovering.
"This is a bit too crazy, isn't it!?"
Seeing this, Jiang Liu inwardly complained.
Such strong power, strong defense, and with such terrifying defense ability!?
This 89th-level golden version of Zhurong was even more troublesome than the 90th-level Emperor of Qinghua and Emperor of Longevity before!