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nShang’s opponent appeared 100 meters away from him, and he looked over in annoyance.

nSure enough, it was a Trash Bird.

nShortly after, the little jester mechanically lifted his arms in a very rigid and clunky manner.

nDING!

nAnd the hammer hit the bell.

nAfter that, the wheel left Shang’s vision, but before he could see it again, it had vanished.

nIt was like the wheel had simply “left the screen”.

nShang looked over at the Trash Bird, which had noticed him after the bell had been struck.

nAnd then, it turned around and ran away, squawking loudly.

nShang narrowed his eyes.

nBANG!

nThe earth beneath Shang exploded as he charged forward with all his speed.

nShang used his Fire and Ice Affinity to make him move even faster.

nHis speed wasn’t comparable to the last time he had fought a Trash Bird.

nBack then, Shang had been at the Peak Soldier Stage.

nNow, Shang was at the Initial General Stage, and even more, he had undergone the procedure.

nEven though there were no trees here to slow the Trash Bird down, Shang was still faster than it by quite a bit.

nAfter just a couple of seconds, Shang reached it.

nThe Trash Bird grabbed some dirt with its feet and flung it at Shang.

nShang easily sidestepped the dirt and pointed his left hand backward.

nBANG! BANG!

nShang released an Ice and Fire Blast in quick succession, destroying his arm and increasing his speed to the peak.

nIn an instant, Shang arrived above the beast.

nBANG!

nShang kicked the Trash Bird’s head, and with the new power of his body, the Trash Bird flew to the side, hitting the ground.

nShang quickly jumped on top of the Trash Bird and put his hands around its beak.

nThe Trash Bird thrashed around and tried to screech, but it couldn’t since Shang kept its beak shut.

nAt the same time, Shang activated his Darkness Absorb, and the Trash Bird quickly started to age and degenerate.

nAfter around five seconds, it stopped moving, and Shang’s left arm was nearly exploding with life energy.

nHowever, it was only nearly.

nShang stood up and looked at his left arm.

n‘This should give me a free use of my Blast Combo.’

nAt that moment, Shang saw some roses falling to the ground, and he heard cheering and clapping.

nShang had no idea where these noises were coming from.

nShang only remained standing near the Trash Bird as the corpse slowly sank into the ground until it vanished.

nAs the “crowd” continued cheering, Shang only looked forward with narrowed eyes.

nHe couldn’t take this event lightly!

nHe had to get a good result!

nThe wheel returned after unleashing more streamers.

n“Level two: Average Initial General Stage beast,” the mechanical voice said.

nThe wheel began to spin rapidly again.

nAfter a while, the wheel slowed down again, and soon enough, Shang saw his next opponent.

nThe image was of an insect wearing a tuxedo and top hat. It had five gigantic and long mandibles, which mimicked a long beard in the picture.

nShang couldn’t put the image to a beast he knew, but for some reason, the image felt familiar.

nBut Shang was certain that he had never learned about such a beast. So, how could it be familiar to him?

nA moment later, Shang’s opponent appeared, and Shang lifted an eyebrow when he saw it.

nIt was an about half-a-meter high stone, and it looked exactly like an Ore Toe.

nBy now, Shang had seen a couple of Ore Toes in the wild. Ore Toes were ore that broke through the surface after enough Mana had accumulated.

nHe remembered, the first time he had seen one…

n“Really?” Shang asked as he realized what the God had done.

nThe jester lifted his arm and hit the bell.

nJust like before, the wheel vanished.

nShang only looked at the solitary stone for several seconds.

n“A Spire Mire, huh?” Shang said.

nChuck McGuiness had scammed Shang back then by saying that the Ore Toe in front of him was a beast called Spire Mire.

nHowever, these beasts didn’t exist.

nBut now, they did.

nIt seemed like the God had created a new beast just for Shang.

n“Who knew that Chuck’s joke would result in the creation of a new beast?” Shang muttered to himself.

nShang slowly walked over and stopped about five meters away from the stone.

nThen, he lifted his sword and threw it at the stone.

nBANG!

nThe sword pierced the stone until it got stuck.

nBOOOOOM!

nFive gigantic mandibles quickly closed around the stone, but the Spire Mire didn’t catch anything.

nThe sword had already left the stone of its own volition and quickly crawled back to Shang.

nOne shouldn’t forget that this wasn’t just a sword, but Sword.

nA gigantic head came out of the ground as Shang charged forward.

nSword jumped upward, and Shang caught it with his right hand.

nJust as the Spire Mire turned its head to Shang, Shang had already arrived beneath it.

nShang put his left hand on his sword, and a moment later, Shang’s arm began to freeze.

nThen, Shang transformed all his momentum into a strike.

nShang’s sword hit the middle of the Spire Mire’s thorax.

nBOOOOM!

nFire exploded out of Sword, and Shang’s sword punched through the entire beast.

nThe mandibles of the Spire Mire scratched together threateningly as it wildly moved its body around in pain. Its body had been too big to sever with only a single slash, but Shang had basically bisected it by 80%.

nAfter unleashing his slash, Shang used his left arm and used an Ice Blast to push himself away from his opponent.

nA moment later, the gigantic mandibles clawed through the place Shang had just been.

nBlood poured out of the Spire Mire’s thorax as it violently moved around.

nIts organs were being squeezed out, and the Spire Mire moved around in panic.

nShang only looked at it from a distance. His arm had consumed the life energy and had already healed.

nThe Spire Mire threateningly clawed into Shang’s general direction with its mandibles, but it didn’t dare to move.

nShang only waited.

nAfter several seconds of intimidating Shang, the Spire Mire tried to leave in the other direction.

nHowever, that meant turning its head.

nBANG!

nShang exploded forward again, and when he saw the Spire Mire’s small tail, he quickly severed it before jumping away again.

nThe Spire Mire turned to Shang again and threatened him.

nIt even tried to lunge at him, but as an ambush predator, it wasn’t the fastest beast. Yes, its mandibles were very fast, but its body wasn’t.

nAfter that, Shang began to circle the Spire Mire from a distance, forcing it to turn its body to face him.

nBlood and organs poured out of its huge cut and from the stump of its tail.

nEvery additional movement accelerated its death.

nEventually, the Spire Mire stopped following Shang, and Shang struck again.

nAnother deep cut was left on the Spire Mire’s body.

nThe remainder of the fight wasn’t very exciting.

nOver the next ten minutes, the Spire Mire slowly succumbed to its injuries, and Shang absorbed its life force before it could fully die, filling his arm with life energy again.

nShang slowly stood up, and the invisible cheering returned.

nA couple of seconds later, the wheel returned.

n“Round three: Powerful Initial General Stage beast.”

nThe wheel spun again.

nShang looked with narrowed eyes at the wheel.

nFrom now on, the fights would become a bit harder.

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