Doomsday: I Become Invincible By Picking Up

C275 – The Death of the Taotie

“Another scheme? You won’t get another opportunity.”

Loong Chen’s lips curled in disdain.

Just as the Taotie poised to inquire, Loong Chen flicked his fingers and murmured softly.

“Detonate.”

A resounding blast echoed as the Taotie’s abdomen ruptured.

“Inconceivable! My belly can absorb all the world’s energy! How dare you harm me?”

The Taotie bellowed in disbelief.

Previously, it had effortlessly consumed the Power of Stars stored by the Star Glory Emperor for nearly a decade, devoid of repercussions.

With its power now significantly amplified, why couldn’t it absorb a mere strike from Loong Chen?

“Your conflicting energy entities coalesce within. Despite your ascent to the Half-god Stage, you remain a mere Beast King, incapable of enduring such an explosion.”

Loong Chen sneered.

The Seal of Life and Death stood as his most formidable technique; how could it succumb to the Taotie so easily?

“I reject this outcome!”

The Taotie struggled to rise, its abdomen rent open. Yet, as an ancient predator, its lineage imbued it with resilience, unwilling to meet its demise easily.

In this moment, it sought a final stand.

“Kill!”

The Taotie leapt up and pounced towards Loong Chen.

“You are courting death!”

Loong Chen shook his head, his hand morphing into a draconic claw as he directed his assault towards the Taotie.

Pouring all his might into the blow, it represented Loong Chen’s final tribute to the ancient and formidable Taotie.

Swiftly employing Space Teleportation, Loong Chen evaded the Taotie’s claw, appearing above it in an instant.

His punch drove straight through the Taotie’s skull.

With a heavy thud, the Taotie’s colossal form crashed to the ground, life extinguished.

Loong Chen withdrew his hand, now infused with the essence of the Law of Death.

The Taotie, possessing enduring vitality as an ancient creature, succumbed only with the aid of the Law of Death.

“You have acquired the Strength attribute.”

“You have gained the Defense attribute.”

“You have obtained empirical knowledge.”

“… You have acquired one Peak Energy Essence.”

“You have acquired the Swallowing Law Fragment. Would you like to integrate it?”

True to its reputation as an ancient savage beast, the Taotie’s Attribute Points and empirical value far exceeded those of a human Evolver of equivalent level.

“Fuse!”

Loong Chen affirmed with a nod, feeling an unfamiliar sensation stir within him.

The Law of Swallowing etched itself into Loong Chen’s consciousness, immutable.

“Fusion complete. You’ve acquired Level 1 of the Law of Swallowing.”

Law of Swallowing: Enables consumption of all matter, converting it into pure energy for self-replenishment.

The potency of this Law of Swallowing was undeniable, optimal for accelerating his cultivation.

Regrettably, its utility for Loong Chen currently lay mainly in defense against others’ assaults. Absorbing energy held little purpose for him presently; self-improvement relied solely on the system.

Nonetheless, acquiring a new skill was advantageous for Loong Chen.

Surveying the battlefield, the demise of the Taotie scattered the mutated beasts, their leader gone, fleeing in disarray.

But Loong Chen would grant them no reprieve.

He unleashed the Earth Domain, causing the land within several hundred miles to collapse instantly.

The mutated beasts were pulverized into pulp, yielding numerous Attribute Points and experience values.