Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 607 Instant Kill
Having gained experience from fighting the King of the Abyss, Xiao Jie now has a clear understanding of the strength levels of these monstrous masters.

It must be said that as world bosses, they truly deserve their title. If judged by his strength during his mortal days, even if he assembled a fully equipped and well-coordinated elite team, the battle to defeat them would be incredibly brutal, with the outcome still uncertain.

With tens of thousands of health points, formidable offensive and defensive attributes, and unique skill mechanics, it is not something that ordinary players can easily defeat.

However, the power of immortals lies precisely in their transcendence of these numerical limitations. This is a difference in dimension, a crushing defeat in the understanding and application of rules. The essence of the so-called "dimensional reduction attack" lies in this.

At this moment, Xiao Jie, hidden in the clouds, looked down at the Howling Forest below, which was occupied by the monsters of the Bucktooth Clan, and a new thought suddenly emerged in his mind.

"Perhaps, we can replicate the process of killing the Abyss King again?" he pondered. "Directly targeting its core weakness and using immortal power to 'annihilate' it at the rule level would be much more time-saving and labor-saving than confronting it head-on and slowly whittling down its tens of thousands of health points."

More importantly, he yearned to further understand and master the immortals' ability to "alter local rules." His previous experience of exposing the Demon Star Blood Core of the Abyss King and triggering instant death had greatly inspired him. Where were the boundaries of this power's application? What were the triggering conditions? He needed more practice to verify these questions.

Therefore, this time Xiao Jie did not choose to transform into a powerful white dragon or a destructive golden crow to launch a blanket bombardment. He concealed all the fluctuations of immortal power around him, used an invisibility spell, and like an invisible leaf, silently landed on a messy forest clearing.

The moment they landed, a strong, pungent stench and a violent demonic aura assaulted their senses. The entire forest had transformed into the lair of the fanged monsters; everywhere they looked, there were grotesque creatures with fangs and claws. Unlike the dragon-blooded monsters who generally possessed scales and horns, the fanged monsters resembled various ferocious beasts skilled in hunting and tearing apart, or insects like mantises and assassin bugs, born for slaughter.

They might be lying prone on the ground, emitting threatening growls; or tearing apart the remains of their captured prey with their sharp claws and teeth; or restlessly patrolling around. Their primal and aggressive postures all demonstrate their nature as pure predators.

However, the roles of hunter and prey are always relative. To Xiao Jie, who had quietly infiltrated the area, these fearsome predators had become, in his eyes, a group of ignorant lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

He moved silently among the various demons, like an invisible ghost. With the keen sense of energy and life force that a celestial being possesses, he ignored the ordinary demons that roamed around and focused on sneaking towards the core area where the demonic energy was most concentrated and the monsters were most densely distributed.

Sure enough, not far along, in a clearing in the forest that had been violently cleared and was covered with huge claw marks and gnaw marks, they found the Ferocious Fang Killer, guarded in the center by dozens of elite level 40+ fanged monsters.

Just as the official website describes, the monster's appearance is full of extreme violent aesthetics and bizarre biological structure.

It possessed a ferocious wolf head that resembled an enlarged and mutated form, but its mouthparts were even more prominent, covered with crisscrossing, saw-like, pale white teeth, with saliva constantly dripping from between the teeth, corroding the ground.

Its body resembled a skinned saber-toothed tiger, its muscles bulging, brimming with explosive power. Beyond its flesh and blood lay an exoskeleton, and most striking were its pair of enormous, curved bony claws that replaced its forelimbs. Like two natural scimitars born for slaughter, their edges gleamed with a chilling light; even a casual dangle of them carved deep furrows into the hard ground. And where its hind limbs appeared to be, grew another pair of more slender, but with reversed joints, resembling the sickle-like legs of a praying mantis, gripping the ground tightly.

In addition to the two pairs of bladed claws, one in front and one behind, there are four sickle-shaped feet with reverse joints on both sides of its body.

Fierce Fang Kills the Heavens (Demon Lord): Level 55 World Boss, HP: 38000.

What a deadly beast born for slaughter! Xiao Jie couldn't help but secretly admire it; this thing was simply a perfect biological killing machine.

He moved cautiously around the ferocious Fang-Slaying Heaven, his divine sense carefully scanning the monster's body structure, trying to find its energy core or fatal weakness. "A direct headshot?" He looked at the head tightly wrapped in a thick exoskeleton; the thickness and texture of the shell clearly indicated that it was not easily penetrated.

"Attack the heart?" But this thing has a strange body structure. Its chest and abdominal cavities seem to be integrated, making it difficult to determine the location of its heart. Moreover, it is also protected by a solid carapace.

Just as Xiao Jie was about to get closer and use his divine sense to investigate more deeply, the fierce Fang Shitian, which had been seemingly dozing or in a daze, suddenly moved!
Its body lifted slightly, and its wolf head slowly turned left and right. A ring of sensitive bristles around its neck, like tentacles, began to vibrate rapidly and frequently, capturing the slightest fluctuations in the air.

Xiao Jie's heart tightened immediately: "Won't I be discovered? My invisibility technique should be able to block this level of perception..."

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the ferocious Fang Shitian slowly crouched down again, seemingly just going through the motions of being on guard.

"Phew... thank goodness, I thought..." Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

However, in an instant, something unexpected happened!

In the blink of an eye, the massive body of the Ferocious Fang Killer pounced on its back—the direction where Xiao Jie was hiding—with an agility and speed that defied all reason! Even more chilling was that its body structure underwent a bizarre "flip" at the moment of the pounce!
The area that had previously appeared as a powerful rump covered in carapace suddenly ripped open, revealing an even more ferocious face filled with compound eyes and mandibles! Meanwhile, the two curved, sickle-like feet that Xiao Jie had initially mistook for hind legs now lashed out like deadly blades, slashing through the air with a piercing whistling sound! At the same time, its massive, bladed forelimbs braced themselves against the ground, providing powerful explosive force!
In less than 0.01 seconds, the monster completed a fatal reversal, turning head to tail and launching a sneak attack from an angle and in a way that Xiao Jie could not have predicted at all!

"Your sister!"

Alarm bells rang in Xiao Jie's mind. A strong sense of crisis made him almost instinctively want to activate his Dharma Transformation or Teleportation Immortal Technique. However, the moment the thought arose, before his immortal power was fully mobilized, those two scythe-like cold lights, as fast as lightning, had already swept past him from the direction where he was hiding, like the scissors of death!

"laugh--!"

A soft sound, like cloth being torn, rang out.

Xiao Jie's invisibility was instantly broken, and he staggered into the air. He stood frozen for a moment, a hint of surprise on his face, then—

Brush brush!
His body seemed to have been sliced ​​by an invisible blade, neatly broken into five pieces from head to toe, scattered on the ground.

The newly revealed, grotesque face of the ferocious Fang-Slaying Heaven-Killer had compound eyes that gleamed with cruel and cunning light, and it emitted a strange, piercing shriek. The sound was incredibly harsh, as if it were mocking the prey's foolishness with smug satisfaction, or perhaps venting the extreme excitement of a successful hunt.

“Foolish—human—cannot escape—my senses!” It uttered indistinct, yet malicious syllables from the mouthparts on its grotesque face, and began to bite and tear at the “corpse” on the ground.

"Damn, that's pretty fierce!" Xiao Jie's spiritual sense floated in the air, watching the monster below devour the body he had just used from a peculiar "God's perspective," and he was speechless for a moment.

"Sigh, I was careless again... I got a little too cocky. I thought becoming an immortal meant I could do whatever I wanted, but I forgot the principle that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. I need to be more careful in the future," he reflected to himself. Although he knew that immortals were immortal, the horror of the moment of "death" and the visual impact of being dismembered were hardly a pleasant experience.

Oh well, let's just consider this an experience of the immortal's [Immortal Body] effect. After all, we'll have to find out what exactly this Immortal Body effect is eventually.

At this moment, he once again entered that familiar state of spiritual consciousness, light and detached, only less bewildered and more calmly analytical compared to when his spiritual consciousness was reincarnated.

Although this was the first time I'd been 'killed,' I wasn't panicked because of my previous experience with spirit reincarnation. All I had to do was wait... wait? Why is there a system notification?
A semi-transparent options interface appeared before my eyes:
[System notification: You have been killed. Please select your resurrection method.]

[1. Physical Reconstruction (Consumes Immortal Essence to reconstruct your immortal body at a designated safe location, reviving on the spot. Because your physical body is that of an immortal spirit, forced and rapid reconstruction will temporarily decrease the affinity between spirit and body, resulting in the negative status [New Spirit Body]: All your attributes are reduced by 15%, and your maximum spiritual energy is reduced by 33%, lasting for 3 days.)]

[2. Spiritual Rebirth (The immortal body will automatically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to slowly regenerate, requiring 24 hours for natural resurrection, without any negative effects).]

[3. Resurrection (Your spirit takes over a relatively intact corpse with compatible energy attributes and revives in that corpse's form. In this state, most of your unique immortal abilities will be unusable, but you can inherit and gain most of the corpse's skills and traits from its previous life.)]

[4. Possession and Rebirth (A spiritual entity forcibly invades and seizes the body of a living intelligent being. You need to suppress and destroy the target's soul to gain complete control. If the target's soul is too strong or their will is too firm, failure to possess them will cause significant damage to your primordial spirit.)]

5. Resurrection Items (No usable resurrection items were found).

"So that's how it is... Immortals have so many ways to be resurrected." Xiao Jie understood, but he could also vaguely sense that these methods were more like standardized "options" provided by the "system" to make it easier for him to understand and use them. Besides these, there might be other non-standard resurrection methods that were more in line with the essence of immortals and relied more on their own understanding of the Great Dao, but he would have to explore and create them himself.

A rough analysis suggests that the simplest and most direct method is undoubtedly "physical reconstruction," which allows for immediate return to battle, but at the cost of inflicting a weakening debuff, somewhat like "weak resurrection" in a game. The most normal and side-effect-free method is "spiritual rebirth," which allows the body to recover naturally. "Possession" and "rebirth through possession" are more suited to coping strategies in special situations, where risks and opportunities coexist.

"A 3-day debuff? No problem." Xiao Jie quickly made a decision. "This grudge can't be left unresolved overnight. I must get my face back immediately!" He didn't have the patience to wait 24 hours. He scanned the area with his spiritual sense, found a relatively secluded and dense tree canopy far from the demons, floated up there, and decisively chose "Option One: Physical Reconstruction".

The next moment, Xiao Jie immediately felt the spiritual energy in the surrounding world rushing towards his spiritual body.

His sea of ​​consciousness instinctively absorbed the gathered spiritual energy, using his spiritual body as a blueprint to quickly condense and outline a blurry human figure.

Like the most sophisticated 3D printing, it begins with the construction of a skeletal framework—the crystal-clear, jade-like bones are generated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, the meridians and blood vessels, like a spreading neural network, rapidly weave and extend on the skeletal framework.

Pale golden blood began to flow slowly within it. Then, the illusory images of the internal organs solidified one by one, and the heart began to beat first, emitting a deep and powerful "thump," as if beating the war drum of life's return.

Finally, muscle fibers fill and cover the area, and skin tissue is rapidly generated, resulting in a smooth, jade-like luster.

In just a few breaths, a new physical body, identical to the previous one but with a slightly fainter spiritual light upon closer inspection, was perfectly formed.

"So that's how it is..." With his spiritual consciousness returning to its place, Xiao Jie felt the real sensation of his body recovering and the slight "unsteadiness" in his heart, and his mind was filled with a sense of enlightenment.

Although the system automatically generated it using Xiao Jie's immortal power, Xiao Jie experienced the entire process and its principle is now clear. Essentially, it uses the immortal spirit's origin as the core, draws in external spiritual energy, and reconstructs the material form according to the information imprinted on one's own life... Theoretically, Xiao Jie could also do it himself, but not as smoothly, quickly, and perfectly as the system did automatically.

He secretly made up his mind: "If I have the chance in the future, I must experience every kind of resurrection firsthand and accumulate more experience with 'death' and 'rebirth'. This will be of great benefit to understanding the life form of immortals and the essence of immortality."

After slightly moving around in this new body, I could clearly feel that its strength was not as solid as my original body, and the total amount of spiritual energy it could hold and circulate had decreased by about one-third. "This must be the origin of the [New Spiritual Body] debuff; the spirit and flesh need time to readjust and retrain. But it's alright, it's enough to deal with that guy down there!"

Just as Xiao Jie was adapting to his new body, on the open ground below, the ferocious Fang-Slaying Heaven, having just finished devouring the "corpse," seemed satisfied and was about to lie down to rest. Suddenly, its main head abruptly rose, its scarlet eyes like searchlights, instantly locking onto Xiao Jie, who was hiding in the dense canopy of trees a hundred meters away!

"Damn, it really has sharp eyes!" Xiao Jie thought solemnly. This thing truly deserves to be called a world boss and a master of monsters. Its perception ability is too abnormal! Even though it was so far away and he had deliberately concealed his aura and hidden behind layers of branches and leaves, it was still discovered again in such a short time!

The next second, before he could even think, the ferocious Fang Shitian let out a furious roar and slammed its limbs into the ground!
Its massive body instantly transformed into a blurry, dark red afterimage! Wherever it passed, deep cracks were trampled into the ground, and trees blocking its path were smashed and torn apart like fragile straws. Its speed was astonishing; it had already reached the tree where Xiao Jie was hiding almost before the sound even reached it!

"So fast! No wonder I couldn't dodge that sneak attack before!" Xiao Jie thought to himself with a chill.

This time, he had no interest in trying any more "instant kills." Having learned his lesson, it was far safer to rely on direct, head-on combat using his divine powers!
The ferocious Fang Shitian soared into the air, its pair of deadly scythe-like feet once again slashing across the tree canopy with a piercing shriek that tore through the air!

Immortal Technique - Shrinking the Earth to an Inch!
Xiao Jie's figure swayed, and the space beneath his feet seemed to be compressed, instantly appearing on another open space a hundred meters away.

Click! Boom!
The giant tree he had been hiding in, which required two people to encircle, was easily cut and shredded by the sickle's slash, sending wood chips flying like rain.

Despite missing his target, Fierce Fang Killer didn't pause for a moment. His massive body twisted violently in mid-air, defying inertia. His compound eyes locked onto Xiao Jie, and he once again transformed into a blur as he pounced!

Gale Technique!
Xiao Jie dared not be negligent. With a wave of his hand, a condensed, almost tangible, azure gale blasted out towards him!
boom!
The gale slammed solidly into the carapace of the Ferocious Fang Slayer, producing a dull thud. However, its incredibly powerful physique only slightly halted its charge; not even a white mark was left on its carapace, and its health barely decreased!

"What a hard shell!" Xiao Jie was secretly shocked; the physical defense and magical resistance were truly outrageous. However, the impact of the Gale Technique still had an effect, causing Fierce Fang Killer to pause for a moment.

It took less than a second, but that was enough.

Drive the Five Elements with Intent—Rock Connects to Heaven!

Xiao Jie raised his hand, formed the Mountain Seal, and pressed it down on the ground beneath the feet of the Fierce Fang Killer!
Boom!

The earth trembled violently, and a huge rock pillar with a diameter of more than five meters, covered with mysterious earth-yellow runes, burst out of the ground like a roaring earth dragon. With unstoppable force, it accurately blasted the fierce Fang Shitian, who had just stabilized his body, into the air dozens of meters high!

Almost at the same time that the rock pillar rose, Xiao Jie also stepped on auspicious clouds and soared into the air, gaining a height advantage.

Immortal Technique - Wind Dragon Summoning!

He gestured with both hands, his immortal power surging around him. In an instant, the world changed color, and a gale howled from all directions, like an invisible giant hand, sweeping up the ferocious Fang Shitian, who had nowhere to hold on in mid-air. Seven or eight enormous tornadoes instantly formed, intertwining and swirling together to create a massive storm cage, trapping him firmly in the center!
No matter how powerful, armored, and clawed the ferocious Fang-Slaying Heaven was, once it left the solid ground and found itself adrift in mid-air, it was like a dragon out of water, possessing immense strength but unable to use it. It could only futilely swing its bladed claws and scythe-like feet in the raging whirlwind, emitting angry roars, yet unable to break free from the wind's grip.

"Celestial Technique - Thunderous Might!"

Xiao Jie showed no mercy, stepping on auspicious clouds, maintaining a safe distance from the storm cage, pointing his sword at the heavens, and summoning divine thunder from the nine heavens!

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Thick bolts of blazing white lightning, as thick as a child's arm, struck down one after another like swords of divine punishment, precisely hitting the body of the ferocious Fang Shitian, which was struggling in the storm! Lightning exploded, and electric snakes danced wildly, leaving charred marks on its hard carapace.

“Ouch——!!!”

The Ferocious Fang of Heaven roared in pain and rage, frantically battering the wind wall, occasionally managing to tear a gap open with brute force. But whenever it tried to break free, Xiao Jie would instantly conjure a new tornado beneath or around it, pulling it back to the eye of the storm to endure the continuous baptism of lightning.

Xiao Jie calmly maintained his output of immortal power, secretly marveling at its toughness: "This thing is damn tough! It must have focused all its evolutionary points on defense and damage reduction." Each powerful lightning bolt, on average, only took away a couple hundred of its health points. Yet this Ferocious Fang Slayer possessed a terrifying 38,000 health points! Furthermore, it seemed to have a considerable life regeneration ability; its health was decreasing much more slowly than expected.

"This is going to be interesting..." Xiao Jie estimated that at this rate, it would probably take a while to bombard them. "But at least it's safe! This kind of kite-flying tactic is what wise men do."

And so, a strange sight appeared in the sky above this forest overrun by demons: an immortal, riding on auspicious clouds, calmly cast a spell; below, wind and thunder raged, trapping a ferocious beast that roared incessantly but could not escape. The lightning flashed continuously, illuminating the dim sky.

This bombardment lasted for more than ten minutes.

finally--

Boom! -427!

An exceptionally thick bolt of lightning struck, and the long health bar above the fierce-toothed slayer's head was completely drained.

Phew, finally done! Looking at the BOSS with its health bar almost empty, Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief. Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was good.

Looking at the spiritual energy value, it took more than 30,000 spiritual energy to wear this thing down.

My cultivation level as a Loose Immortal is still a bit too low. Advancing to True Immortal sooner would make things much easier.

Xiao Jie casually unleashed a dozen more lightning bolts, scattering the small monsters around the corpse of the Fierce Fang Killer. He then eagerly descended and reached towards the corpse.

(End of this chapter)