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"Human… Die…" The gorilla uttered, its colossal arms already making their way back down to the earth with unrelenting force!
"!!!"
Azmodeus saw the disappearance of the gorilla, but the realization came a little too late, as two arms the size of bridges plummeted from the heavens, aiming to take out everything in the immediate vicinity!
He instantly dashed in a different direction, attempting to escape the eventual blast radius that would be released from all the fire Qi centered in the arms of the gorilla.
Luckily, he made it out of the way just in time, as the moment he crossed over a nearby hill with the use of his wind Qi, everything in the area he was just in was completely and utterly devastated!
BOOOOOM!
An ear-splitting explosion reverberated out as a good chunk of the Great Seperado Forest was split right down the center!
Rocks and boulders, along with trees and sections of land, were thrown in every direction, causing immense amounts of damage to the topography!
And within the epicenter of this unbelievable explosion, there was a small black and red dot, namely, the horrifyingly powerful gorilla monster.
"You… Quick one…" The gorilla spoke with a crackly tone as it looked up from the giant crater it sat within, its eyes honing in on the similarly colored human floating in the skies.
"And you're a strong one, aren't you? That attack was completely unnecessary," Azmodeus replied with a relaxed expression.
"You want to kill me… So I kill you instead…" The gorilla muttered with a confused look on its face.
"Who said I wanted to kill you?? I simply wanted to talk. Talk, not kill," Azmodeus responded.
"You…" The gorilla couldn't believe the shamelessness of this tiny human.
And just as it was about to strike out once more, the human in question struck preemptively…
SHING! SHING!
A few crisp sword-slashing sounds echoed out. Thereafter, a number of crimson black Qi arcs over one hundred meters in length were sent flying in the direction of the other high-ranking spiritual beasts.
"???" The gorilla looked around with a puzzled expression, as it didn't understand why the human attacked the other monsters…
Never in its wildest dreams would it entertain the idea that the human was attacking the other monsters in order to become stronger.
After all, the gorilla monster was in the Middle Stages of the Core Formation Realm, and if Azmodeus wished to take it out without a hitch, then he needed to obtain some more loot!
Even so, the other monsters were in the Early Core Formation, making them a substantial challenge for the current strength that he possessed.
So after a few milliseconds of debating, he decided to upgrade all of his skills once before dumping the rest into his level.
Following this decision, an immense power boost came his way as his strength soared!
"A combat power in the Middle Stages of the Early Core Formation Realm… Good enough, I guess…" Azmodeus muttered, his blade already nearing the neck of a giant Core Formation Realm bear monster.
"!!!!"
The bear monster was still attempting to fend off the incoming sword arcs when it suddenly felt something itchy and tingly touch its neck.
However, it was already too late for it to notice the existence of the human…
SLASH!
*Spurt!*
A large gash was made in the thick and tough hide of the monster as it roared out in pain with an anguished look on its face!
It was going to swipe out its paw in rage. But before it even got the chance, a few dozen more slashes of the same intensity blitzed toward the same spot that the original cut was dug in!
SLASH! SLASH!
SPURT!
The head of the bear monster was completely lobbed off, and the look on its face depicted nothing but utter disbelief at what had just happened to it…
WHAZOOM!
The remnant energies of the sword arcs continued on their path, killing a few Body Refinement Realm and Qi Condensation Realm Beasts before allotting an appropriate number of Evolution Essence for Azmodeus.
BLING!
*Ding!* *You have killed a number of Body Refinement and Qi Condensation Realm Spiritual Beasts!*
*Ding!* *You have killed an Early Core Formation Realm Spiritual Beast!*
*Ding!* *You have obtained 1.5 Billion Evolution Essence!*
*Ding!* *Your Evolution Essence Bank has passed the 2 Billion Mark.*
*Ding!* *Would you like to Assimilate or roll for one of the Abilities that the beasts you killed possessed?*
Azmodeus clicked on the Assimilate option as a few more pop-ups appeared in his vision.
BLING!
*Ding!* *You have obtained 805,000 Stat Points in Strength, 810,000 points in Defense, 820,000 points in Speed, 840,000 points in Qi, and 755,000 points in Cultivation Talent.*
*Ding!* *Your overall combat power has tremendously improved!*
*Ding!* *Your overall combat power has increased from the 'Middle Stages of the Early Core Formation Realm' to the 'Late Stages of the Early Core Formation Realm'.*
Following all of the system notifications, Azmodeus wasted no time and went straight after the next Core Formation Realm Monster.
He was looking to take out its heart and kill it before the gorilla realized what his objective was!
However, it seemed like he underestimated the intelligence of the gorilla monster, as it knew that something fishy was going on and decided to phase toward the tiny human.
It aimed to kill him before he finished whatever he was doing.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Multiple explosions sounded out as the gorilla traveled at a few times the speed of sound!
"!!!"
Azmodeus saw the barreling ball of black and red nearing his location as he realized right then and there that he needed to move faster.
System, dump 1.1 Billion Evolution Essence into my Speedster Skill.
1.1 Billion Evolution Essence was deducted right away, as an insane boost was made to his overall speed, allowing his speed to become his most prominent basic attribute!
"Faster… Faster. I need to move Faster!" He shouted, his body seeming to blur beyond what the human eye could quantify.
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