24: Troublesome Eclipse

"Mountain Collapse!"

However, Qin Yue's punch struck empty air as his opponent strangely vanished from the spot in an instant.

When he reappeared, he was already behind Qin Yue.

A dagger formed from Shadow Power lunged directly toward the center of Qin Yue's back.

"Rock Armor Armament!"

The moment the opponent vanished, a layer of rock armor immediately enveloped Qin Yue.

Clang!

Qin Yue predicted the opponent's attack. Seizing the opportunity, he let out a roar and swept out a punch.

However, what the opponent left behind was merely a shadow; his true body had already moved rapidly over ten meters away.

At the same time, with a backhand swing, a pitch-black claw condensed from Shadow Power lunged toward Qin Yue's chest.

Bang!

Although Qin Yue's rock armor successfully blocked the pitch-black claw, the violent collision still sent a shock through him like a 'hidden punch,' causing him to groan and stumble.

Clearly, the opponent was targeting the injury on Qin Yue's chest.

"It seems it wasn't easy finding this place. However, with your heavily injured body, you've only come here to die."

Before his voice had even faded, the man's figure suddenly vanished.

In the next instant, the rock armor over Qin Yue's chest cracked open.

Puchi!

The pitch-black shadow dagger pierced through his rock armor and stabbed directly into the wound on his chest.

Blood seeped from the wound, and a corrupting power emerged, causing the wound to slowly turn pitch-black.

"Captain!"

At that moment, White Night, who was the first to arrive after hearing the commotion, looked on in shock.

He applied Hydrotherapy Art over Qin Yue's wound, but as soon as the water touched the injury, it was rapidly dyed black, rendering it useless.

Clearly, this power possessed significant corrosiveness.

"I'm fine. Let's deal with this piece of trash first."

Qin Yue gritted his teeth and slammed his fist into the ground!

"Earth Splitter: Rock Spikes!"

Instantly, the floor of the entire laboratory collapsed with a roar as rock spikes erupted.

However, the opponent's figure transformed directly into a shadow, easily evading them.

"Too slow!"

The moment the voice rang out, the opponent's figure actually split into two. Two Shadow Blades shot out from different directions toward Qin Yue and White Night.

Clang!

But at that moment, two ice spikes intercepted the Shadow Blades like lightning.

Zhou Xing had arrived just in time.

"Battle Domain!"

Not intending to waste time, the moment this power was activated, the opponent's figure was clearly affected, and his speed plummeted.

At this point, the Clone dissipated, revealing the true body that was about to close in on Qin Yue's side.

Bang!

Zhou Xing's figure flashed as he reached Qin Yue's side and threw a punch!

The massive force sent the opponent flying.

However, just as he was about to hit the wall, the man's figure seemed to turn ethereal, and he landed lightly on his feet.

"Ice Fire Dual Stream!"

Zhou Xing didn't waste any words. Frost Power and fire power stacked together, erupting with a destructive force that submerged the opponent.

"Shadow Devour!"

The man didn't dodge. Instead, he clapped his hands together, and shadows suddenly erupted like a tide, forcibly swallowing the erupting ice and fire energy.

Seeing this, Zhou Xing also frowned.

Shadow Power really was troublesome.

"His Shadow Power reminds me of someone."

At this time, Ink Rain and Liu Ning also arrived. "Years ago, it seems the Furnace Fighting Arena had a champion who specialized in Shadow Power called Corroding Shadow. His highest record was 36 consecutive victories.

He disappeared mysteriously later. I didn't expect he had joined the Divine Gene Company."

"I really didn't expect that after all these years, someone would still know me."

The man removed his mask, revealing a gaunt face. A scar running across his entire countenance added a touch of ferocity.

"Speaking of which, this scar is thanks to you Watchers.

I swore that my greatest goal in this life is to destroy the Dragon City Watcher Stronghold.

To that end, even knowing the dangers, I still fused three divinity fragments in succession. Fortunately, I succeeded."

As he spoke, Corroding Shadow suddenly tore open his combat suit to reveal his chest.

Three imprints left by the Fusion of divinity fragments were faintly glowing.

Furthermore, two unnatural scars from surgery were clearly visible.

Obviously, except for the first divinity fragment which Corroding Shadow fused naturally, the subsequent two were all successful through forced Fusion methods.

In this situation, it was no wonder he joined Divine Gene; the price of divinity stabilizers was even higher than that of divinity inhibitors.

"Now, let me show you the power of shadow."

As he spoke, the shadows on the ground transformed into dozens of pythons under his control, coiling toward everyone.

"Shadow Strike!"

At this moment, Ink Rain's figure moved and strangely disappeared, reappearing in the next moment directly from Corroding Shadow's shadow, lunging forward with a dagger.

But strangely, Ink Rain's dagger was directly dissolved upon contact with Corroding Shadow's true body.

"Although we both use Shadow Power, the gap between us is too vast."

Corroding Shadow flicked his finger, and Ink Rain's own shadow suddenly curled back, trapping him.

Bang!

At the same time, Qin Yue shattered two shadow pythons with a punch, his eyes burning with fury.

"Wrath... of the Mountain!"

With a roar, a phantom of the God of Mountains several dozen meters tall appeared behind him.

A massive hammer in its hands was raised high and slammed down toward Corroding Shadow.

The entire laboratory shook continuously because of this figure's appearance.

The surrounding space seemed unable to withstand the opponent's aura and became unstable.

"Damn it, you can actually summon an afterimage of a divine will?"

Corroding Shadow's expression changed drastically. The seven-fold shadow shields he hastily constructed shattered one after another under Qin Yue's attack.

"Titan Trample!"

"Explosive Flame Bullet!"

"Raging Wave Impact!"

Seizing this opportunity, Chen Yan, who had already fully activated Titans Strength, slammed one foot onto the ground, sending a powerful shockwave surging toward Corroding Shadow.

Liu Ning also concentrated his full power into a massive fireball nearly half a meter in diameter, which whistled as it blasted toward Corroding Shadow.

At the same time, White Night also forcibly unleashed his strongest technique. A five-meter wide wave suddenly emerged, sweeping toward Corroding Shadow.

As for Zhou Xing, the moment White Night's wave surged over, his Frost Power acted directly on the water, freezing it into an ice sculpture.

And at that moment, Liu Ning's fireball also arrived with a roar.

Boom!

The fireball and the ice sculpture that Corroding Shadow had become collided violently and exploded.

Ah!

An inhuman howl came from Corroding Shadow's mouth as his entire body was left battered and bruised by the force.

He barely managed to kneel on the spot, his body trembling uncontrollably.

The laboratory lights flickered, casting light on Corroding Shadow's blood-drenched face.

In his hand, he held a dark red potion.

"Do you know what this is?" Corroding Shadow's voice carried a morbid excitement. "This is a 'divinity catalyst' refined from the bodies of twenty shadow-type Awakened Ones and Mutated Beasts."

"Every subject used for refining was a high-grade experimental material carefully selected by Divine Gene."

"Next, it's time to witness... a miracle!"

As his voice fell, he slammed the needle of the potion accurately into his carotid artery.