Insufficient balance

  Both hands pressed together on the smooth skin, fingers slightly curled in, a surge of invisible force seeped down like air flowing from outside to inside, soothing every inch of her body.

  ………

  When it was finally done, the light outside had dimmed, and it was already evening. Ling Chen's clothes were completely soaked in sweat, he withdrew his hands, took a long deep breath. In front of him, Shui Ruo had fallen asleep, her mouth curved into a smile, her peaceful sleeping posture was breathtakingly beautiful. Ling Chen pulled the blanket over her body, tiptoed to the door and walked out quietly.

  He closed the door and Ling Chen finally started panting heavily, the deep sense of exhaustion also made him lean against the wall by the door, unwilling to move. Every time he finished with Ruo Yu, he would be like this. That was not just a simple massage. The fact that Ruo Yu could persist from three years ago until now had a great deal to do with his technique.

  Stretching out both hands, silently gazing at his palms that were red all over, Ling Chen narrowed his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "Hell, back then I hated you to the bone, every minute and second wanting to cut you into pieces. But now it seems...I should be thanking you instead...at least if not for you...I would have died more than ten years ago..."

  "Died in Isloch..."

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  Ling Xun, who had exhausted himself physically, slept for several hours before waking up and hastily buying dinner, fearing that Shui Ruo would go hungry. After a long time of busy work inside and outside, the night curtain had already completely fallen, and after giving Shui Ruo a bath, he carried her back to bed. Before long, Shui Ruo fell asleep with a sweet smile on her face, her cheeks filled with longing for the future in her dreams.

  After Ling Shui fell asleep, Ling Chen adjusted his posture and entered the "Godly Moon" world.

  "Ding... Welcome to Shen Yue World, have a pleasant gaming experience."

  Ling Chen appeared at the location of the fourth area of the Forgotten Cave, facing the entrance to the black hole leading to the fifth area.

  He took a step forward, and as he was about to enter the fifth area, a strong sense of crisis suddenly came over him, just like before. This time, Ling Chen gritted his teeth, checked his current status and all the items in his backpack, and stepped forward. He had no choice but to move forward, and any further hesitation would only be a waste of time. No matter what lay ahead, he could only choose to face it head-on.

  Rumble...

  The moment he entered the fifth area, the stone gate behind him closed tightly, and a very dangerous aura was suppressed on Ling Chen's body and mind. He looked forward intently, this was a circular space of about fifty meters in diameter, similar in size to the previous areas. Unlike before, however, there was an additional irregular object about seven or eight meters high, with a dark greenish-black color, at the very center of this space...

  *Gulp*...

  *Gulp*...

  At that moment on the stone gate of Houfang, it was as if something had been awakened. A strange and terrifying cry sounded in Lingchen's ears, coming from...

  Lo and behold, it was a massive object in front of us.

  *Gulp*...

  *Gulp*...

  Gasp!!!!!!

  In the midst of a dull roar, the dark greenish-black object began to squirm and suddenly jumped high into the air. Ling Chen subconsciously took a step back, looked up, and his pupils contracted as he stared at the enormous creature in the sky. He saw two massive paws stretching out, with warts all over them, making one's scalp tingle just by looking at them. As it flipped through the air, an incredibly ugly body landed in front of Ling Chen, its two huge eyes radiating a terrifying cold light and an oppressive aura that made one's heart tremble.

  This is a toad... A gigantic dark green toad that looks like a small mountain in front of Ling Chen!!

  Greed Giant Clam: Category: Beast, Level: 10, Rank: Xianling, Life: ????? Mysterious giant clam with unknown origins.

  Under the Insight Technique, the basic attributes of this giant toad appeared in his mind, causing him to take a deep breath of cold air.

  This huge toad is actually... a 10th-level Spiritual Beast!!

  No wonder there was such a strong sense of danger before entering here. He never could have imagined that the guardian here would actually be a tenth-level Spiritual Beast! A Spiritual Beast, an existence that surpasses the Lord BOSS by one level. Although it's only one level higher than the Lord BOSS, its strength is vastly different from the Lord's. The Lord BOSS may be strong, but as long as players have enough personnel and equipment, they can completely defeat it with unity and cooperation. However, the Spiritual Beast BOSS's power is almost impossible for players of the same level to resist. To defeat a tenth-level Spiritual Beast, even if a thousand tenth-level players join forces, there is no possibility of success. A 50th-level Spiritual Beast BOSS requires a large team of 100th-level players to have any hope of victory. As for soloing, it's simply a pipe dream. Especially during the newbie period, new players with incomplete professions, skills, and attributes are even less likely to confront a Spiritual Beast BOSS. At the same time, a Spiritual Beast BOSS wouldn't normally appear in the newbie village anyway.

  But at this moment, in front of Ling Chen's eyes was a real Xianling BOSS!

  His footsteps retreated again, and all Ling Chen saw were the four words "Invincible". A 10th-level Spiritual Beast... how could a Spiritual-level BOSS appear in a newbie village! This was completely against reason! Such a monster, even if he had extreme strength and a silver weapon in hand, basically had no chance of breaking through its defense. With his own accuracy, even if he could break through its defense, it was almost impossible to hit it. The Spiritual BOSS's attack methods were far richer and more powerful than the Territory Lord BOSS, and he absolutely couldn't respond to this Spiritual Beast like he would to an ordinary monster or a Territory Lord.

  *Gulp*...

  *Gulp*...

  Gasp!!!!!!

  Every time the dull cry sounded, Ling Chen's heart would beat wildly along with it. Finally, the greedy giant clam was no longer quiet, and with a loud cry, its entire body suddenly jumped up and pounced towards Ling Chen. The greedy giant clam had an enormous body, but its jumping ability was incredibly astonishing. With this one jump, it directly leaped over twenty meters from the center of the space and pounced straight at Ling Chen's location. Its massive body fell down like a small mountain.

  His eyes contracted, and he retreated to the side at the fastest speed... If this were a monster of similar size to him, he would only need to move a distance of one or even half a body length before his opponent landed to avoid it and then counterattack. But this greedy giant clam's body was as wide as 7-8 meters, and he had to transfer several meters of distance to completely avoid it... If he were to be touched by its body even slightly. With the strength of the Xianling BOSS, there was no doubt that he would be directly killed, without any chance of escape.

  Ling Chen's speed was released to the maximum, and he ran sideways during the greedy giant clam's descent... Although he had done his best, the greedy giant clam was getting closer and closer, and the huge shadow approaching from the corner of his eye told him that even though he had dodged in the first time, when it landed, he would still be caught directly... Its pounce range was simply too large!

  No choice now!!

  In the blink of an eye, a bottle of medicine was poured down Ling Chen's throat.

  "Ding... You used 'Wang Jie's Special Speed Potion', movement speed +20, effect lasts for 1 hour."

  BOOM!!!!!

  The greedy giant clam's body fell heavily to the ground, causing the earth to tremble and Lin Chen, who was running, stumbled and almost fell. He didn't have time to think, nor did he dare to stop, struggling to steady his body as he ran towards a location far away from the greedy giant clam. Just then, he clearly felt that when the greedy giant clam landed, its massive claws were only a few centimeters away from his back.

  If he hadn't swallowed the speed potion, he would have been trampled underfoot already.

  Ran to the other end of the space far away from the greedy giant clam, Ling Chen was panting heavily, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and his hands grasping the Heart Realm Knife clenched tightly.

  Facing this BOSS of the fairy spirit... what should I do?

  Run away? No way forward, no door behind, where can you escape to?

  Defeat it? Alone as a level 5, only an apprentice profession player, what can be used to defeat a level 10 BOSS of the Xianling?

  Give up and get killed by it then go back to Newbie Village!?

  …………

  …………

  Ishvara cannot take away my life...

  In that place more terrifying than hell, they died one by one... Only I am still alive... Even there did not take my life, did not destroy my will, did not distort my spirit...

  Even the man known as "the most terrifying person in the world" died at my hands...

  Is there anything else that can make me yield and die!!

  Ling Chen's eyes gradually turned icy cold, facing the direction of the greedy giant clam, he slowly raised his Heart State Blade.

  How terrible despair has never taken away my life... A ugly toad, what qualifications does it have to make me die!!

  A white scroll was taken out by Ling Chen, facing the greedy giant clam... The "Exploration Scroll" given to him by the new village chief, which can detect detailed information about monsters.

  【Greed Giant Clam】: Category: Beast, Level: 10, Grade: Xianling, HP: 80000, Descendant of the ancient giant clam tribe, which should have gone extinct in a distant era. Appeared at some point in this deep abyss and has never left since, as if guarding something. The massive body contains an indelible greedy nature, with strong defensive power and earth-based attack abilities.

  Innate attributes: 60% resistance to earth-based attacks, extremely high physical defense, immune to confusion, poison and petrification status.

  Attack method:

  Pounce: Leaps high into the air, slamming down on enemies with its massive body, causing a small shockwave that knocks nearby targets off balance and potentially stunning them. Activation frequency: High.

  Tongue Thrust: Suddenly spits out a giant tongue to strike all targets within a 12x1 range in front, extremely fast and without warning signs, making it extremely difficult to dodge. Activation frequency: Relatively high.

  【Boulder Impact】: Condenses earth element into a massive boulder to strike the target, upon landing it will shatter and scatter rocks within a 5x5 area with attack judgment. Activation frequency: Medium.

  "Gravel Rain": Leap high into the air, stunning the ground and causing all targets within a 20m radius to lose their balance. Then, summon a hail of stones with earth elements in a 20m radius around yourself, striking targets with a chance to stun. The density of the gravel is very high, making it difficult to dodge. After activation, you will be stunned for 3 seconds and have a relatively low frequency of use.

  "Greedy Wave": Releases a hazardous subsonic wave that disrupts the target's mind, causing all targets within a 50m radius to become confused for at least 5 seconds. Activation frequency: Low.

  【Earth Rupture】: Unleash all earth elemental power to strike the ground, causing a 30-meter radius of uncontrolled earth elemental rampage, indiscriminately attacking all targets and applying stun judgment. The area is completely covered with no evasion gaps. After activation, self-enter 8-second hardening state, defense drops to 0 for 30 seconds, and cannot use earth elemental power for 30 seconds. Activation frequency: Activates when life value is below 10%, limited to once per day.

  Weakness: Wind attribute resistance -30%, head defense is relatively low.