Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Wait!

Just as Wang Chen was about to release the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, his right arm, which had just stretched out, instantly retracted.

Using the Demon-Slaying Net to deal with the Evil Wraiths was no doubt the most effortless method. Under the vast envelopment of the loose giant net, not a single Evil Wraith could escape; it was hailed as the ultimate Sharp Weapon to eradicate Evil Wraiths.

With the Demon-Slaying Net solidified on his forearm, Wang Chen had killed countless Evil Wraiths!

Therefore, upon seeing the prey, he delightedly and subconsciously wanted to use this treasured item.

But Wang Chen immediately remembered that he now possessed new skills.

Weren't these Evil Wraiths rushing towards him the perfect tools to validate the might of his spells?

"Decree!"

Wang Chen immediately formed a spell with his hands and spoke out, his tongue cracking like the thunder of spring.

Crack!

Multiple bolts of Falling Thunder immediately materialized in the sky, the flashing lightning illuminating the gloomy ruins. The dense, rain-like Falling Thunder covered an area of dozens of steps around him.

Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!

Under the thunder, almost all Evil Wraiths struck were instantly reduced to ash.

Not one was spared!

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder was the utmost yang and most rigid form of Thunder Magic, and moreover, it was a legacy from the Ancient Immortal Sect, profound and mysteriously deep.

Although the version of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Wang Chen practiced was only at the Purple Mansion Tier, he had spent months on Thunder Island, forcibly advancing this spell to the Great Perfection level.

Even without using his full power, the Divine Thunder he released was beyond what these low-tier Evil Wraiths could withstand!

[Human Virtue +8], [Human Virtue +14], [Human Virtue +10]…

In Wang Chen's vision, the stream of notifications flowed like a waterfall, scrolling swiftly up and down, overwhelming the senses.

Awesome!

Although Wang Chen was lacking in Heavenly Merit and not in Human Virtue, and he had amassed tens of thousands of points of Human Virtue in the past.

But this kind of screen-scrolling thrill was something the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net couldn't provide.

Because the Evil Wraiths killed by the Demon-Slaying Net were all converted into Spiritual Power, Wang Chen himself wouldn't receive a single point of Human Virtue.

Unless he delivered the final blow.

However, dealing with so many Evil Wraiths simultaneously in this manner was simply unrealistic!

Now Wang Chen finally had a new method.

Months of hard work on Thunder Island were not in vain!

After a wave of Evil Wraiths was annihilated, another wave of dark shadows swarmed over. Wang Chen walked forward unhurriedly with his robust Mana continuously emerging, manifesting around him as countless bolts of thunder, each filled with destructive power.

Not a single Evil Wraith could approach within ten steps of him.

And as Wang Chen's steps delved deeper into the ruins, the number of Evil Wraiths around him did not decrease due to the bombardment of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, but instead, their numbers increased.

These Evil Wraiths surged from among the broken walls and rubble like a hornet's nest that had been fiercely poked, launching a frenzied attack on the "invader."

They rushed forward one after another, completely disregarding the annihilation of their kind, no more than the cheapest cannon fodder!

This situation surprised Wang Chen.

The Yin Wind Cave had become a complete Evil Nest. However, the two grottoes connected to it were unaffected. The Evil Wraiths lurking within seemed to be trapped in a prison and had not invaded the land of the living.

Eating the Qi-Blood and Divine Souls of sentient beings was an instinct for Evil Wraiths and also their nourishment for advancement.

Adjacent to the Yin Wind Cave, the Xun Nine and Xun Ten Grottoes were home to thousands of people, including Mortals, Martial Artists, and Cultivators.

To the Evil Wraiths, they were irresistible "delicacies."

However, the information Wang Chen obtained indicated that despite occasional haunt by evil entities within the grottoes, not as safe as Dayi City, the overall situation was stable, and most of the Evil Wraiths appearing had been eliminated.

The circumstances in the Yin Wind Cave were undeniably unusual!

Wang Chen's previous hunch was not wrong; there was indeed a big storm brewing here.

Even though up until now, only Wandering Rank fodder Evil Wraiths had appeared, past experiences told Wang Chen that the big creature was still hidden inside!

Then let's force it out!

"Thunder Come!"

Wang Chen suddenly spread his arms wide, his whole body surging with energy, his robe fluttering without wind, making a rustling sound!

The mana that surged from within him instantly increased several times, sweeping out in all directions and materializing thunder that drastically intensified, covering a much larger area.

Around Wang Chen, the remnants of walls that had been eroded by the Yin winds for years, as soon as they were struck by lightning, all turned into dust.

More terrifying yet, lightning bolts flitted between the thunderous roars, densely interweaving to form a massive thunder net.

In an instant, countless Evil Wraiths were annihilated!

And this thunder net, upon touching the ground, astonishingly retained its might, penetrating deep below through the thick layers of earth and stone.

This was the fearsome power Wang Chen demonstrated as he channeled his full mana to activate the Great Perfection level Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

This was also the first time Wang Chen had practiced this spell to its highest level and unleashed its full force without any restraint!

With a single strike, no one knew how many Evil Wraiths had turned into Human Virtue points.

Wang Chen didn't even have time to check.

Boom!

The next moment, ruins hundreds of steps away from him suddenly exploded, and countless fragments of stone and clumps of dirt were sent flying in all directions.

A mass of black mist erupted from the ground and shot straight into the sky, instantly condensing into a half-mu-sized dark cloud.

The cloud churned violently, continuously twisting and changing, forming the sinister outline of a head.

Black hole-like eyes, black hole-like nostrils, and a deep abyssal mouth seemed ready to devour someone!

"Break!"

Wang Chen's gaze sharpened as he joined the index and middle fingers of his right hand into a sword gesture, pointing directly at the mass of evil cloud.

Without a doubt, his full-powered Nine Heavens Divine Thunder had successfully forced out the BOSS.

Crack!

As he spoke, the mana radiating from Wang Chen instantly coalesced into a beam, materializing above the evil cloud into a thick bolt of lightning that struck down fiercely.

The expanding evil cloud was instantly pierced through.

"Roar~"

An agonized roar echoed through the cave.

The cloud swirled with lightning contracted violently, and the pierced area promptly healed itself.

This Evil Wraith, at least at the Black Resentment level, was clearly enraged as it suddenly shot a ray of dark light at Wang Chen.

Danger!

Wang Chen's hair stood on end as he instinctively stimulated his mana, using Shrinking Ground into Inches to flash several tens of steps away.

Boom!

The dark light struck where he had just been standing with a violent explosion.
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A huge hole appeared on the ground in an instant.

And the exploding dark light turned into countless tiny black specks that flew towards Wang Chen.

Looking closely, they were actually beetle-like flying gnats!

Although Wang Chen possessed the Vajra Invulnerable body, he did not dare to let these black gnats land on him, so he promptly conjured a Mysterious Fire Flying Crow that burned with fierce flames.

Whoosh!

In the moment the Mysterious Fire Flying Crow collided with the swarm of black gnats, a dazzling sword light suddenly engulfed Wang Chen, and with him, it charged into the air, closing the distance between him and the evil cloud in the blink of an eye.

The floating Evil Wraith immediately sprouted countless tendrils, densely welcoming Wang Chen, attempting to bind and capture him.

The confrontation between the two sides had abruptly entered a stage of close-quarter combat!

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