Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

The clamor of the Shattered Rock Canyon finally subsided completely, and the human players retreated, laden with loot and exhilarated by victory.

Liu Nian returned directly to the Anvil Outpost. It was almost evening, and everyone was preparing to rest in preparation for the level 60 dungeon raid the next day.

"Brother Liu Nian, you haven't reached level 60 yet?" Wang Mu noticed that Liu Nian's level was still stuck at level 59.

"Hmm, just a tiny bit more." Liu Nian nodded. "We can just farm some goblins here."

Wu Zhan said, "No, it's perfect that you're here. That altar I told you about before, didn't it require defeating eight bosses? The strategy is already prepared. Take this opportunity to go and farm it. Your level should be about right by the time you're done."

Liu Nian's eyes lit up. Wu Zhan had excitedly told him about this altar that could upgrade 10 levels at once, and that their people were working on a strategy for it. He didn't expect it to be done so quickly. It seemed that the Dragon Abyss Guild really had a lot of experts.

Liu Nian took the strategy scroll, which recorded the locations and strategies for defeating the eight bosses.

These eight bosses are all solo bosses, similar to the dog king that Liu Nian fought at the beginning. They are much easier than team bosses and pose no challenge to him at all.

Although it was already dark, there were still two hours until the rest time indicated by the system. Liu Nian planned to take down the BOSS during this time so as not to delay tomorrow's progress. He also wanted to take this opportunity to try out the new skills he had acquired.

"Liu Nian, you go and farm some bosses first. I need to talk to Wang Mian about the alliance with the Eagle Clan. I'll let you know when it's time to attend," Wu Zhan said.

This is why he wanted to push Wang Mian into the Azure Council. No matter what, whether he liked it or not, the Azure Council was nominally the "leader" of the Blue Star players. When it came to the interests of the entire race, there had to be a person in charge to represent all human players. Otherwise, situations like those involving the Ratmen and Eaglemen would occur, where there was no unified voice within the organization, even in name only.

"Okay, I'll finish off the boss first."

Liu Nian's first target was the nearest Rotten Fungus Mother, a level 50 boss with a fraction of Liu Nian's health. The boss was located on the edge of a forest near the Fungus People's territory. He needed to find seven strange trees and destroy them in order before he could summon the boss from a rotten tree hole in the center of the forest.

Following the clues, Liu Nian easily found seven trees. After destroying them in order, a huge creature, resembling a small mountain, made up of colorful fungi and slime, slowly rose up. It had no fixed shape, and several holes in the center shimmered with a ghostly green light, as if they were its visual organs.

It's the Rotten Fungus Mother (Level 50 BOSS)!

The fungal mother emitted a silent shriek, while simultaneously spewing out a wide-ranging dark green poisonous mist. Wherever the mist passed, the fungi withered rapidly and then grew wildly, containing a strong corrosive and parasitic power.

Countless spores shot towards Liu Nian like bullets.

Liu Nian remained unfazed, letting the poisonous fog spread. The damage numbers above his head, ranging from -500 to -800 per second, were negligible compared to his 559 million health points.

The spores couldn't even penetrate the shield on the surface of his skin.

"My turn." Liu Nian locked onto the massive body of the fungus mother and immediately activated his new skill—[Leap of Heavenly Punishment]!

He slightly bent his knees, and the ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded. He shot into the sky like a cannonball, entering a brief state of invincibility.

Three seconds later, he plummeted from the sky at an alarming speed towards the core area of ​​the Mother Fungus, like a meteor carrying immense force, accompanied by a piercing whistle and scorching heat waves!

The mother fungus seemed to sense a deadly threat and wriggled frantically, trying to disperse its core or burrow underground, but Liu Nian's fall was too fast and too violent!

boom----!!!!!!

A deafening explosion resounded through the fungal forest!

Centered on Liu Nian's landing point, a terrifying impact crater with a diameter of forty meters was instantly formed!

The damage transformed into a devastating shockwave that spread wildly forward!

-466,9857! (Core damage)

-391,617! (Shockwave damage)

……

A huge damage number popped up from the mother fungus!

Its massive body was smashed to pieces under such an unreasonable and devastating attack!

Dark green sap and broken fungal tissue splattered in all directions like a torrential rain!

[Defeat the Rotten Fungus Queen (Lv.50) to gain experience points...]

[Hellish curse activated, gained 3 souls...]

[Items Obtained: 1 Proof of Darkness (Fungus), 1 Rotten Core (Epic Material), 3 Fungus Mother Sporangia (Rare)]

He easily killed a BOSS with just one move!

Before the smoke and dust from the fungal forest had completely cleared, Liu Nian had already set off for the next coordinate point.

Ten minutes later, he appeared in an area known as the "Earth Ley Line Corridor".

The ground here is covered with cracks, and the exposed rock walls are inlaid with mineral crystals that emit a faint glow, with a low, rumbling sound like a heartbeat coming from time to time.

According to the guide, the Core Eater is lurking deep within a huge underground cavern in this area.

Liu Nian didn't waste time searching for a hidden entrance. He went directly to the area above the coordinates, took out the Big Bomb Rocket Launcher, aimed it at the rock wall, and started firing.

After a rumbling sound, a passage appeared.

Before the dust had even settled, a colossal object composed of countless hard rocks, metallic minerals, and energy burst forth.

Its shape resembles a rock pangolin magnified a thousand times, with its body covered in thick, crystallized rock armor.

[Rock Core Devourer, Level 52 BOSS]

Looking at the Rock Core Devourer (Lv.52BOSS) that burst out of the blasted hole, its body covered in thick crystallized rock armor and resembling a moving mountain, a hint of interest flashed in Liu Nian's eyes.

With a thought, he activated the skill he had recently acquired.

[Beast Transformation]!

A violent and primal power originating from the depths of his bloodline was instantly awakened, roaring and sweeping across his entire body!

Liu Nian's body suddenly swelled and grew taller, his already robust physique instantly surpassing the limits of human size.

Beneath his skin, muscles bulged and bulged like living creatures, his joints cracked and popped, and sharp bone spurs pierced through his body from his elbows, knees, and spine. The armor that originally covered his body was forcibly stretched and fitted by his growing body and bone spurs. The metal plates twisted and deformed in the distortion, intertwining with the jagged bone spurs, as if they had become part of his exoskeleton.

The beast-like finger bones continued to lengthen, and the fingernails transformed into thick, sharp beast claws, gleaming with a metallic cold light.

His facial features became increasingly sharp, his teeth protruded slightly, and his pupils contracted to the size of needles, tinged with a wild crimson gold. However, his entire demeanor and aura had completely transformed into the predatory aura of a primordial beast.

This is Liu Nian in his [Beast Transformation] state—a half-human, half-beast beast form!

Health points soar, defense and attack speed are greatly increased, and an aura of destruction emanates from him.

"roar--!!"

A superhuman roar exploded from Liu Nian's throat, the sound waves rippling in the air and causing the surrounding rock walls to shed dust.

The momentum of the rock-devouring creature's charge faltered, and a hint of fear instinctively showed in its small, rock-formed eyes.

The next instant, Liu Nian, transformed into a berserk beast, moved!