Chapter 151: Monster Blockade

At first, only two bronze fiends appeared. It was impossible to tell whether their shapes resembled the true form of the monster, but the aura emanating from each of them reached the level of a peak martial arts grandmaster.

However, Chen Fengyun did not care about their strength; he only cared about whether he could absorb special energy from them to convert into attribute points.

"Roar—"

Both fiends roared simultaneously, pouncing toward Chen Fengyun from the left and right. Maintaining his composure, he directed his flying sword to meet the fiend on the left, while holding the Profound Yin Mirror in his hand to unleash Profound Yin Qi toward the fiend on the right.

"Boom—"

With a flash, the flying sword swept past and instantly severed the head of the left-hand fiend, while the Profound Yin Mirror froze the other in place. In just the blink of an eye, both fiends collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Chen Fengyun stepped forward to inspect them and shook his head in disappointment. Neither fiend contained any special energy within their bodies to absorb and convert, so he resumed his advance toward the direction of the demonic arm.

"Roar—"

Immediately afterward, drops of bronze liquid dripped down from the demonic arm, transforming into a swarm of fiends. Their strength was identical to the previous two as they surged toward Chen Fengyun like a tidal wave.

"Om mani padme hum..."

This time, Chen Fengyun neither unleashed his flying sword nor employed the Profound Yin Mirror. Instead, he chanted the Scripture of Salvation and incanted the Six-Syllable True Mantra, wishing to test whether Buddhist divine abilities would have any effect on these bronze fiends.

"Roar—"

Assailed by the Buddhist divine abilities, the speed of the fiend swarm slowed down. Some spun around in circles on the spot, some grew even more agitated, and others actually began to retreat.

However, Chen Fengyun discovered that although the fiends were affected by the Buddhist divine abilities, they could not be directly killed by them. Therefore, taking advantage of their confusion, he used his flying sword to slaughter them all.

"Roar—"

The demonic arm seemed to grow enraged. Even more bronze liquid dripped from it, transforming into fiends with much taller physiques. Though their number was reduced to just five, every single one possessed the strength of a supreme martial arts grandmaster.

Roaring, the five powerful fiends charged directly at Chen Fengyun. The surrounding bronze ground trembled slightly, and an oppressive, formidable aura rushed toward him, attempting to force Chen Fengyun to submit.

"Yield—"

Chen Fengyun let out a loud shout, his voice carrying the energy of the Buddhist Scripture of Salvation. Simultaneously, his flying sword shot forward while the Profound Yin Mirror swept across horizontally, engaging the five fiends in a fierce battle.

Fiends possessing the strength of supreme martial arts grandmasters required significantly more effort to deal with. Nevertheless, for the current Chen Fengyun, they still did not pose too great a problem.

By weakening the fiends' strength with Buddhist divine abilities and subsequently slaying them with the flying sword or freezing them with the Profound Yin Mirror, Chen Fengyun resolved all five fiends in just three to five minutes.

Shortly after, he noticed that the oppressive pressure exerted upon him by the demonic arm had weakened somewhat. He rapidly closed the distance toward the demonic arm, though it once again materialized a batch of fiends to block and attack him, which ultimately failed to stem his advance.

Finally, Chen Fengyun arrived at one end of the demonic arm, beholding five massive bronze talons. Each talon was ten meters in length, appearing immensely colossal like pillars of metal.

"Roar—"

The faint roar of the monster echoed once more in the depths of his mind, yet it was forcefully suppressed by Chen Fengyun. Reaching out, he pressed his palm against one of the bronze talons, and true to expectation, the Cultivation System vibrated, capable of absorbing the energy within it.

Great joy welled up in Chen Fengyun's heart, and he immediately began absorbing the energy residing in the bronze talon. However, not long after the absorption started, this very bronze talon unexpectedly snapped off, yielding a mere 5 attribute points upon conversion.

Undeterred, Chen Fengyun proceeded to absorb the remaining bronze talons. As a result, every single talon broke off after only yielding 5 attribute points, as if the monster retained the ability to control various parts of the demonic arm.

"Just five talons provided 25 attribute points. If the entire demonic arm were completely absorbed, wouldn't that amount to hundreds of attribute points?" A wave of fervent anticipation stirred within Chen Fengyun.

Yet, as pleasant as his thoughts were, the reality of the situation could not be so simple. Just as he walked toward the arm section situated behind the talons, a massive horde of giant fiends materialized before his eyes, each one possessing strength reaching the peak supreme martial arts grandmaster tier.

Despite expending a certain amount of spiritual power and time, Chen Fengyun successfully exterminated the entire swarm of fiends half an hour later. He approached the main body of the demonic arm located behind the talons and commenced absorbing the energy within.

Once again practicing self-preservation through limb amputation, a section of the demonic arm dozens of meters long fractured and severed itself of its own accord, granting Chen Fengyun only 20 attribute points. Meanwhile, the pressure radiating from the remaining portion of the demonic arm grew even more intense.

"No matter how you struggle today, you ultimately cannot avoid becoming my prey. You might as well obediently provide me with energy."

Altering his strategy, Chen Fengyun did not immediately force his way closer to the rear section of the demonic arm. Instead, he retrieved the Profound Yin Mirror and unleashed a colossal wave of Profound Yin freezing qi, encasing a section of the demonic arm ahead in ice, freezing even the bronze liquid that was dripping down from it.

Perhaps sensing imminent danger, the lingering evil will of the monster residing within the demonic arm grew anxious. Not only did it proactively sever the frozen section of the arm, but amidst continuous roaring, it began materializing towering, even more colossal fiends ahead of schedule.

Scarcely had Chen Fengyun finished absorbing the energy from the frozen section of the demonic arm—gaining another 20 attribute points—when three fiends charged right up to him, each one exhibiting strength that had remarkably attained the early Foundation Establishment stage.

"Om mani padme hum..."

Having long since anticipated this, Chen Fengyun did not waste words and instantly executed the Scripture of Salvation and the Six-Syllable True Mantra, preemptively striking the three fiends. He then directed his flying sword at one fiend, swept the Profound Yin Mirror toward another, and utilized the surrounding terrain to evade the third.

"Roar—"

By the time the third fiend pursued him closely, his flying sword had already slain the first fiend and returned, while the Profound Yin Mirror had frozen the second fiend solid, turning it into a lamb waiting for slaughter.

Before long, Chen Fengyun dispatched the remaining two fiends. Though unwilling, the demonic arm had no choice but to proactively sever yet another section, allowing Chen Fengyun to absorb the energy contained within.

The thousand-meter-long demonic arm was soon truncated by five or six hundred meters. However, the baleful aura emanating from the remaining portion grew denser, and its oppressive pressure intensified further. The obstructing fiends it materialized had now reached the mid Foundation Establishment stage in strength, forcing Chen Fengyun to maneuver and fight for a prolonged period during every encounter before he could successfully eliminate them.

Nevertheless, three hours later, Chen Fengyun had accumulated 165 attribute points, making it by far his fastest acquisition of attribute points to date. Combined with the 9 attribute points he had previously retained, his total reached 174 attribute points.

"I will upgrade my mental power first. Only with enhanced mental power can I resist the monster's spiritual pressure, deal with it more effectively, and absorb even more energy."

Expending 120 attribute points, Chen Fengyun instantly elevated his mental power to the peak Yellow Tier. A cool stream of air poured down from the crown of his head, transforming the mental energy within his Niwan Palace into a small, tranquil lake, at the center of which a spring of mental power continuously generated fresh mental energy.

Mental power at the peak Yellow Tier was easily more than five times greater than before, and the constantly regenerating mental power was virtually equivalent to the baseline mental power he possessed at the tenth tier of the Mortal Realm.