As spiritual energy revived, I, having acquired certain attributes, gradually ascended to immortalit

Chapter 144 Counterattack, New Term "Bond"

Meanwhile, Shen Qing, who had been snatched up by the large bird and lifted into the sky, was not in as bad a situation as everyone had imagined, nor was his life in danger.

At the top of a towering stone pillar, Shen Qing looked around somewhat blankly.

This is a platform at least the size of a stadium, and it's incredibly flat, as if something had shaved off the mountaintop.

The clouds were churning not far from the platform, as if you could reach out and touch them.

Beside it lay the giant bird, its wingspan a good twenty or thirty meters.

However, it has now become a corpse, its neck twisted at an abnormal angle.

"Damn, I'm incredibly lucky to be alive."

Shen Qing glanced at the giant bird's corpse. Although he was still a little scared, he realized that not only had he survived, but he had also killed the sixth-rank demon.

He was brought here in a daze, and he thought he was going to confess.

The beast's claw dug into my shoulder blade, and the constant pressure changes at high altitudes made my blood rush downwards, and my head felt like it was about to explode.

This caused Shen Qing to completely fail to notice that during his continuous hunting of demons, his karma points had actually exceeded five hundred.

Although no further achievements were made, it was enough to improve the entry.

Upon landing, the giant bird did not kill him immediately. As soon as he regained his senses, the situation instantly reversed.

[Mysterious Armor (Green - Strange Tales) --> Immovable Lord (Blue - Mysterious Tales)]

[Immovable One: Immovable as a mountain, rooted firmly to the ground. Legs are like cast iron, power originates from the earth when the feet touch the ground, physique +100%, able to deflect force onto the earth.]

It's not just about getting the entry improved, but also about resonating with each other and forming a bond.

[Overlord Resisting the Cauldron] + [Immovable Lord] = [Standing Tall and Supporting the Sky (Blue - Strange Tales)]

【Standing Firm to the Sky: Rooted in the earth, capable of lifting heavy objects with ease. Feet firmly planted on the ground, strength originates from the earth, spine like a pillar supporting the sky, arms lifting immense weight without wavering.】

When both feet touch the ground, you enter a "standing" state; the greater the force, the more stable your body becomes, and the duration of the "lifting the tripod" state doubles.

The original lifting motion lasted for half a minute, but now it lasts for a full minute.

With his bare arm, he could easily lift nearly 20,000 kilograms. If he were to use his current strength to trigger the "Lifting the Cauldron" technique, he could throw that ape demon to the ground in a second and end the battle.

"But where is this?"

Looking at the almost level clouds in the distance, Shen Qing walked to the edge and peeked out; it was a height from which the bottom could not be seen.

It was at least several thousand meters high, perhaps even close to ten thousand meters. Even he felt dizzy, but he hadn't noticed it at all when he was in the grass and forest.

There's no snow at this altitude?

The wind was howling. If an ordinary person were at this height, they would be lucky to survive, let alone stand still.

Even though Shen Qing possessed the ability to fly short distances, he wasn't sure if he would be smashed into a pulp.

After all, the wind is too strong here.

Fortunately, although the stone pillars stand in the sky, they are still connected to the earth, so the new terms and bonds are still effective.

Only then could he turn the tables and kill the demon—was the earth such an inconvenient thing?

"Never mind, let's focus on recovering from our injuries first," Shen Qing murmured.

Even a slight relaxation caused pain all over my body; I had already broken bones during my fight with that ape demon.

The giant bird nearly pierced his shoulder blade, but fortunately he wasn't seriously injured. The [Shuzhi Healing] was working, and the wound had begun to scab over.

"However, the bone will probably take a few more days to grow."

After resting for a while, Shen Qing stood up and began to observe the surrounding environment to see if there was a way down.

This must be the giant bird's nest.

Near the center of the platform, a recessed, sheltered area was dug out, containing a large patch of grass and feathers of unknown birds and animals.

In the corner was a pile of foul-smelling bones, some belonging to demons, others to humans.

Shen Qing glanced at the nest expressionlessly and continued walking deeper into it. Besides the large bird, there were several smaller ones inside.

twitter.

They're not small at all, each about half a meter tall, but their feathers haven't grown in yet; they look like a flock of plucked, fat chickens.

As soon as Shen Qing appeared, they flapped their bare wings and rushed over impatiently.

"Bang!"

Without hesitation, Shen Qing struck, smashing the heads of all the fledglings cleanly and efficiently with a single punch. Then he continued searching the nest.

Deep inside, hidden under the haystack, were several bright red fruits.

"This is... a miraculous medicine?!" Shen Qing's eyes flashed with joy.

Before setting off, Li Jianghan explained to them the Blood Essence Fruit, a relatively common medicinal herb in the Jue Ling Grassland.

I was so busy killing demons along the way that I didn't notice anything amiss. I never expected to be captured and end up here.

"Is this what the great bird prepared for its offspring?"

Shen Qing glanced at the baby bird's corpse with its head smashed open beside her, and casually wiped herself on the remaining strips of cloth on her body.

"Now it's mine."

He casually found a clean spot to sit down. Outside, the wind was howling, but inside it was unusually quiet.

The giant bird's nest also belongs to him.

Since I'm just idling around anyway, I might as well continue cultivating. Maybe when I'm stronger, I'll be able to withstand this strong wind and glide down.

Shen Qing wasted no more time and ate the Blood Essence Fruits one after another.

The flesh was quite crisp, and I didn't feel anything at first, but as time went by, my body gradually started to feel warm.

This kind of elixir for tempering the body might be less effective for seventh-grade or even stronger supernatural beings.

However, for Shen Qing, whose cultivation level was only at the eighth rank and whose body was still composed of qi and blood, the effect was optimal.

Unlike those meridian-opening pills that require taking them every day or two, he opened another meridian in just a few hours with a muffled sound inside his body.

However, the elixirs were also exhausted, and the quantity was too small.

Shen Qing opened her eyes and shifted her gaze to the bodies of the baby birds. "I wonder what the flesh of a sixth-grade demon cub will taste like."

As he spoke, he began to light a fire.

They want to eat him; let's see who eats whom in the end.

Temporary command post on the outskirts of the Jueling Grassland.

Compared to the smoke-filled outside and the ongoing sounds of gunfire, the tent was unusually quiet.

"Is it true that the highest level of supernatural power cultivator that can be dispatched is a seventh-rank cultivator?"

As military representative Liu Lin finished speaking, everyone in the tent turned their attention to Li Jianghan.

"That's right."

Li Jianghan nodded with a solemn expression. "The demons inside have rioted, so the situation was already unstable."

"If another rank-six outsider enters at this time, it could cause the spatial connection to be severed prematurely. In that case, not only will we not be able to find Shen Qing, but none of the people who entered will be able to get out."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tent fell silent.

Thirty seventh-rank soldiers—this is the strongest fighting force that the Xia Kingdom can send out in a short period of time.

But what they were facing was the chaotic and devastated Jue Ling Grassland, which was home to not only countless seventh and eighth-rank demons, but also nearly ten sixth-rank demons.

Apart from Li Jianghan, none of the people present had ever fought against a sixth-rank demon, and none of them knew whether they could survive if they encountered one.

The unknown represents the greatest risk, especially in an environment already teeming with monsters.

"In that case, let's not waste any more time," someone said, their tone heavy. "Every second we delay, the chances of Lieutenant Colonel Shen surviving decrease."

Even so, everyone knew that six hours had passed since Shen Qing was captured by the demons, and his chances of survival were now almost zero.

But even so, they cannot give up.

"Two days," Liu Lin instructed finally, "Two days later—no matter what, you must come out."