Chen Tian made a decisive move and jumped into the Infinite Blood River. He dared not reveal his identity on the bank, as it was crowded with players, but inside the river, it was different.
Chen Tian knew that once he jumped into the Infinite Blood River, the Blood River Scorpion Emperor would surely pursue him. Within the river's depths, the Scorpion Emperor's strength would be significantly boosted, deterring players from easily entering, as becoming a target would be suicidal.
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor dared not come ashore, which was why the group of players was observing from the bank. As Chen Tian plunged into the river, the Blood River Scorpion Emperor followed closely, unwilling to let his enemy escape, especially one who had slain his offspring. He was determined to kill him.
With a massive splash, the river's surface calmed. Some players exclaimed in shock, "Is that guy suicidal! In the Infinite Blood River, this boss is comparable to an eighty-level boss! He's just asking for death!"
"Yeah! Yeah! But what do we do now? We definitely can't train here anymore. I don't even dare to go down."
"Me neither. It's too terrifying. How did this even alarm an upstream boss?"
...
Countless players dispersed, as the area was temporarily unusable for training. An eighty-level boss now resided below. To openly kill creatures of the Blood River right in front of it would be courting death.
Inside the Infinite Blood River, Chen Tian faced the Blood River Scorpion Emperor. His divine eyes provided information: the Scorpion Emperor was colossal.
Chen Tian's eyes displayed the information:
Blood River Scorpion Emperor
Level: Eighty
Health: 95861/95861
Strength: 19620
Insight: 10500
Agility: 16521
Stamina: 19875
Weapon Mastery: 10265
Skill Mastery: 15420
Armor: 6000
Luck: 20
Abilities: Metamorphosis, Blood Sea Augmentation, Hardened Shell.
Traits: Blood Sea Blessing.
Weapons: Blood Crimson Pincers, Blood Crimson Tail Stinger, Scorpion Head Drill!
Skills: Crimson Charge, Pincer Crush, Tail Sting, Drill Annihilation, Bloodfang Pincers!
Chen Tian looked at the stat panel, finding it daunting. What kind of numbers were these? Was this how powerful large-scale bosses were? All his stats exceeded ten thousand.
He, Chen Tian, currently had just over nine thousand in most stats and a mere ten thousand health. A single hit from the Scorpion Emperor would surely mean instant death.
Chen Tian tensed up. The Blood River Scorpion Emperor spoke, "Human, I won't bully you. I will fight you in my metamorphosed form."
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor's body slowly transformed into that of a youth, identical to a human. He looked at Chen Tian and said, "This Emperor dislikes unfair fights. Now, it is fair. Otherwise, I could crush you with my body alone!"
Chen Tian chuckled. The Blood River Scorpion Emperor was powerful, but Chen Tian was no pushover. Since the Scorpion Emperor had chosen to metamorphose, Chen Tian saw no reason to refuse.
Chen Tian fought with increasing fervor, activating Body Strengthening. He could feel his strength growing within the Blood River, for reasons he didn't understand, but it was beneficial to him.
Then, a faint blood-red glow emanated from Chen Tian's eyes, lasting only a moment, unnoticed by the Blood River Scorpion Emperor. Chen Tian's hands slowly manifested dual swords, golden in quality.
Chen Tian moved with his teleportation skill, appearing instantly behind the Blood River Scorpion Emperor and thrusting his swords forward.
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor's hands transformed into massive scorpion pincers, which clamped down fiercely, snapping Chen Tian's swords with a crack.
Seeing this, Chen Tian promptly let go, discarding the broken swords. His hands then erupted with divine fire, forming fireballs that he hurled at the Scorpion Emperor. The Scorpion Emperor, seeing the incoming fireballs, retaliated with a sweeping tail strike, shattering them.
Chen Tian's hands then reformed into divine fire swords. The Scorpion Emperor's pincers possessed a strength exceeding that of gold-quality weapons. The Hundred Transformations Orb primarily recorded gold-quality weapons, making its utility limited compared to weapons manifested from divine fire.
Clasping the divine fire swords, Chen Tian and the Blood River Scorpion Emperor, whose hands had reverted to pincers, charged at each other.
They clashed instantly. Chen Tian's divine fire swords were blocked by the Scorpion Emperor's armored body. Chen Tian, however, changed tactics, raising his hands and making horizontal and vertical slashes towards the center of the pincers.
But the Blood River Scorpion Emperor tightened his pincers, forming a fist-like grip, and charged directly at Chen Tian's swords.
Chen Tian retreated several meters upon impact. The power difference was immense; Chen Tian was at a disadvantage, but he believed he would eventually gain the upper hand.
He stamped his foot, and a gust of wind wrapped around his legs, increasing his speed significantly, creating numerous afterimages. The Blood River Scorpion Emperor, observing Chen Tian's afterimages, opened his pincers and lunged.
He instantly found Chen Tian's true body. Chen Tian crossed his swords, resisting the pincer attack, and retreated rapidly.
Chen Tian stabilized himself, but without him noticing, the Blood River Scorpion Emperor appeared behind him. A gentle pat from his pincer sent Chen Tian flying forward.
Ahead, the Blood River Scorpion Emperor stood as if waiting for Chen Tian. With a flick of his pincers, Chen Tian was flung upwards.
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor then appeared above Chen Tian and brought his pincers down together. Chen Tian's body audibly shattered the sound barrier as he plummeted downwards into the Infinite Blood River.
However, the water's resistance slowed his descent. Chen Tian unfurled a pair of white wings, stabilizing himself.
Chen Tian looked up at the Blood River Scorpion Emperor, marveling at its speed and strength. He had just endured six sets of armor breaking and the activation of the Dark Night Shura passive six times. He couldn't believe that each blow carried enough power to kill him instantly.
Chen Tian became cautious. Fortunately, he had acquired many armors previously. The passive of the Dark Night True Body could be triggered indefinitely; otherwise, he would have perished long ago.
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor materialized before Chen Tian and praised, "To survive my consecutive attacks without dying is commendable. You are among the exceptional humans."
Chen Tian swung his arms, and divine fire formed a sword, shooting a blade of fire. The Blood River Scorpion Emperor slowly blocked it with his pincers, and the fire blade dissipated upon impact.
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor declared, "Resign yourself. Even in human form, killing you is a simple matter."
Chen Tian smirked. "If I had no trump cards, this would be my fate. But you underestimate me. Dragon-Phoenix Form!"
Chen Tian roared, and a terrifying wave of energy caused the surrounding blood water to churn. Within a hundred-mile radius, the blood water began to boil.
The Blood River Scorpion Emperor, witnessing the nine-colored light emanating from Chen Tian and enveloping his body, felt a sliver of fear.
Chen Tian's left arm was covered in nine-colored scales, and his hands transformed into nine-colored dragon claws. His right arm was wrapped in nine-colored feathers, and his right hand became a phoenix claw.
Chen Tian's body was adorned with a mixture of scales and feathers, forming an armor etched with auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns. A nine-colored phoenix coronet slowly grew from his head, with dragon horns rising from it.
His legs were also entwined with feathers, and nine long tails slowly emerged beside them.
The nine tails were all nine-colored, adorned with dragon scales and phoenix feathers.
Chen Tian's eyes held the ethereal illusion of a dragon in his left eye and a phoenix in his right.
In his Dragon-Phoenix Form, Chen Tian slowly opened his mouth and roared at the sky, expelling waves of energy. The Blood River Scorpion Emperor raised his pincers defensively, stepping back several paces.