Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 252 The Shadow Behemoth's Battle to Break the Impasse

Zhang Peng met the pair of blood-red giant eyes, and an invisible sense of oppression washed over him, almost suffocating him. He circulated the Chaos Spirit Technique, his five-colored spiritual energy surging and surging, attempting to dispel the oppression. As his spiritual energy circulated, he gradually made out the outline of the giant beast before him—it was a gigantic shadow beast, its entire body covered in black scales, each scale shimmering with a cold light, sharp fangs protruding from the corners of its mouth, dripping with chilling venom.

The Shadow Beast let out a deafening roar, its sonic waves slicing through the air like blades as they swept towards Zhang Peng. Zhang Peng flashed, using "Phantom Step" to instantly disappear from his spot, avoiding the deadly sonic attack. He knew that the Shadow Beast's strength far surpassed any of his previous opponents; a direct confrontation would be futile. He had to find its weakness.

Zhang Peng moved swiftly around the Shadow Beast, searching for an opportunity to attack. The Shadow Beast continuously swung its thick claws, each strike creating a black whirlwind that carved deep trenches into the cave walls. Zhang Peng unleashed the Chaos Spirit Technique, sending streaks of multicolored sword energy towards the Shadow Beast. However, the sword energy struck the beast's scales, only causing sparks to fly, failing to inflict any real damage.

"This Shadow Beast's defense is incredibly strong!" Zhang Peng exclaimed inwardly. While dodging the Shadow Beast's attacks, he activated his "Spiritual Eye" to try and detect its weakness. Under the perception of his "Spiritual Eye," he discovered tiny gaps between the Shadow Beast's scales. Although these gaps were extremely small, they were his only opening.

Zhang Peng took a deep breath, concentrating all his spiritual power in his right hand, and unleashed the "Chaos Sky-Splitting Sword." A five-colored spiritual energy longsword appeared in his hand, its blade shimmering with dazzling light and radiating a powerful aura. Zhang Peng flashed forward like a streak of light, rushing towards the Shadow Beast. Just as the Shadow Beast swung its claws again, he seized the opportunity and thrust his spiritual energy longsword into the gaps in the Shadow Beast's scales.

"Thud!" The longsword pierced the Shadow Beast's body, and the beast let out a painful roar, its body trembling violently. It thrashed about wildly, trying to throw Zhang Peng off. Zhang Peng gripped the hilt tightly, continuously channeling his spiritual energy into the longsword to widen the wound.

The Shadow Beast's attacks became even more ferocious. It swept its tail and tore at Zhang Peng with its teeth, attempting to kill him. Zhang Peng struggled to dodge the Shadow Beast's attacks, his body grazed by the beast's blows, leaving bloody welts. But he gritted his teeth, refusing to back down, and continued to attack the Shadow Beast's wounds.

As the attack continued, the Shadow Beast's strength gradually weakened; its movements became sluggish, and its roars grew less loud. Zhang Peng saw a glimmer of victory. He unleashed his full power, pushing the Chaos Spirit Technique to its limit. Five-colored spiritual energy gathered in his hand, forming a massive ball of spiritual energy, which he slammed into the Shadow Beast's wound.

With a deafening boom, a huge hole was blasted through the Shadow Beast's body. It let out a final, mournful cry and slowly collapsed. Zhang Peng, also exhausted from depleting his spiritual energy, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

The cave finally returned to calm. Zhang Peng lay on the ground, gazing at the cave ceiling, his heart filled with emotion. This battle was the most difficult he had ever experienced. If it weren't for his "Insightful Eye" ability to perceive the Shadow Beast's weakness and the powerful force of the Chaos Spirit Technique, he would probably have already perished here.

After resting for a while, Zhang Peng slowly stood up. He knew that although he had defeated the Shadow Beast, he was still in the dangerous ruins and had to leave as soon as possible. He straightened his clothes, picked up the "Lingxi Pojie Lu" that had fallen to the side, and carefully walked towards the exit of the ruins.

When he emerged from the ruins, it was already dark outside. The misty forest appeared even more mysterious under the cover of night. Zhang Peng took a deep breath of fresh air, savoring the joy of surviving a near-death experience. He knew he was one step closer to successfully overcoming his tribulation, but many more challenges awaited him ahead.

Zhang Peng decided to find a safe place nearby to rest for the night, recover his spiritual energy, and then continue his training journey. He found a secluded cave in the forest, and after entering, he set up some simple defensive formations. He then sat cross-legged, circulating his spiritual energy to restore his physical and mental strength. During his cultivation, he constantly recalled every detail of his battle with the Shadow Beast, summarizing his experiences and lessons learned so that he could better cope in future battles.