141: A drop! Three epic items!

The lava lake began to boil, and even the edges of the platform gradually started to melt.

"He's about to unleash a big move!" Ji Linghan warned loudly, "We must interrupt him, otherwise the entire cave will turn into a sea of lava!"

Yu Yue returned to the front line, the Holy Light on his shield shining even brighter: "I can block one wave, but I need time to activate Absolute Defense."

"Is five seconds enough?" Xu Bai said, summoning more Abyssal Creatures: a group of Shadow Crows, which swooped towards the Lion-Scorpion Beast, disrupting his vision and movement.

Han Ruoxue's Moon Splendor Spears became denser, specifically targeting the Lion-Scorpion Beast's eyes and mouth; Ji Linghan began chanting a lengthy incantation, and a terrifying energy coalesced at the tip of his war hammer.

The Lion-Scorpion Beast clearly felt the threat, and recklessly gathered energy. Lava was drawn from the lake, forming a huge vortex around him. His body began to swell, and the light from the gaps in his scales was so blinding that people couldn't open their eyes.

Five seconds passed, and Yu Yue's Absolute Defense was one step away from completion, but the Lion-Scorpion Beast had also finished charging. He let out a roar of impending victory, and destructive energy was about to erupt.

At the critical moment, Ji Linghan completed his incantation, pointing his war hammer at the Lion-Scorpion Beast: "Divine Punishment: Thunderous Might—!!"

Rumble—!!!

Above the Lion-Scorpion Beast, endless thunderclouds gathered out of thin air. Within the clouds, countless thick purplish-blue electric snakes wildly roamed and roared.

The light in the entire space instantly dimmed, with only the violent light of thunder flashing on and off in the clouds, illuminating the churning magma below and the ferocious Lion-Scorpion Beast in a stark white, as a suffocating might of heaven and earth descended with a roar.

Ji Linghan's upraised war hammer seemed to become the hub that drew the thunder from the nine heavens.

"Fall—!"

With his clear shout.

Boom—!

A colossal purple lightning pillar of immense power, like a world-ending spear, struck down fiercely towards the Lion-Scorpion Beast below.

At the same time, Chu Yixing activated the "Sword Lock of Qiankun" skill. Chains formed from sword energy bound the Lion-Scorpion Beast in place, forcing him to endure Ji Linghan's bombardment.

Immediately following Ji Linghan's lightning, a giant illusory spirit sword appeared out of thin air above the Lion-Scorpion Beast, shooting towards the Lion-Scorpion Beast's wide-open mouth, which was agape from pain, at a speed beyond visual perception.

The illusory great sword plunged into the Lion-Scorpion Beast's throat, and countless sword energies erupted from within.

The Lion-Scorpion Beast's roar abruptly ceased, and his body twitched violently, but he still controlled the lava energy, unleashing his prepared ultimate move, "Meteor Fire Rain."

"Absolute Defense!" As the entire space was covered by "Meteor Fire Rain," Yu Yue's Absolute Defense finally finished channeling, and the Holy Light Barrier fully expanded, no longer golden, but dazzling, blinding white.

Not only the "Meteor Fire Rain" skill, but even the Lion-Scorpion Beast's scorpion tail, wildly thrashing in his death throes, was blocked outside the barrier.

"Quick, finish him! Absolute Defense only lasts for 10 seconds!" Yu Yue roared, his face somewhat pale, which was a sign of massive energy consumption.

Chu Yixing immediately cast "Sword Array," with countless sword energies enveloping the Lion-Scorpion Beast, fiercely cutting at his wounds.

Xu Bai also completed his summons; three giant shadow wolves pounced, tearing at the Lion-Scorpion Beast's wounds; Han Ruoxue's Moon Splendor enveloped the Lion-Scorpion Beast, preventing his recovery and slowing his movements; Ji Linghan then released a chain lightning, paralyzing the Lion-Scorpion Beast and causing continuous damage.

Under the combined attack of the the five people, the Lion-Scorpion Beast finally let out one last wail, his massive body crashing to the ground, gradually dissipating into light.

Killed Level 43 leader boss Lava Scorpion-Lion Beast (Evolving), Experience +430,000, Copper Coins +430,000.

The cave returned to peace; the sky-filling "Meteor Fire Rain" disappeared as the Lion-Scorpion Beast fell, leaving only the sound of bubbling lava.

Yu Yue slumped to the ground, his pale face showing his severely overdrawn state. He immediately took out a recovery potion and began to recover.

The other people also began to recover on the spot. Xu Bai was the first to finish recovering. He walked towards the place where the Lion-Scorpion Beast had dissipated. There were three pieces of equipment glowing with red light and a pile of materials and items of various colors.

"Good haul," Xu Bai said with a smile, bringing all the drops to where everyone was resting. The the five people sat together, counting their gains.

Xu Bai began to display the first piece of equipment. He picked up a breastplate, "Scorpion-Lion Molten Core Breastplate, heavy armor, suitable for tanks."

1. [Scorpion-Lion Molten Core Breastplate] (Epic)

Armor Type: Plate Armor

Attributes:

Physical Defense +6000

Magic Defense +6000

Special Properties:

1. Strength +200, Constitution +500

2. Fire Resistance +1000

3. Molten Heart: When hit by a melee attack, there is a chance to reflect a lava shockwave back at the attacker, dealing moderate fire damage and inflicting a brief burn effect (taking a small amount of fire damage per second, lasting for several seconds).

4. Indomitable Bulwark: When HP drops below 30%, an automatic lava shield equal to maximum HP is generated, lasting 8 seconds. During the shield's existence, aggro generation is greatly increased. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

Yu Yue's eyes lit up: "My breastplate needs replacing." Xu Bai handed it to Yu Yue.

"The second item, Dim Abyssal Summoning Grimoire, clearly for me," Xu Bai said with a chuckle, holding a book.

[Dim Abyssal Summoning Staff] (Epic)

Weapon: Staff

Attributes:

Magic Attack +4000

Intelligence +400

Special Properties:

1. Summoned creature damage increased by 30%.

2. Summoned creature HP increased by 30%.

3. Abyssal Resonance: When summoned creatures are present, they will generate an energy resonance with their summoner, causing you to restore 2% of your mana per second.

4. Lion-Scorpion Beast Soul Summon: When actively activated, you can summon a "Lava Scorpion-Lion Beast Soul" to fight for 60 seconds. The beast soul inherits some of the original body's skills (such as Lava Spike, Powerful Claw Attack, skills are random each summon), but its attributes are affected by your attribute bonuses. Cooldown: 10 minutes.

No one had any objections. Finally, it was the ring.

"Stargazer's Whisper," Xu Bai read the attributes, "Greatly increases magic power and movement speed." She glanced at Yu Yue.

[Stargazer's Whisper] (Epic)

Accessory: Ring (Left)

Attributes:

Magic Attack +2000

Spirit +200

Special Effects:

1. Attack Speed +30%.

2. All Elemental Resistances +20%.

3. Critical Hit Chance +30%.

4. Meteor Step: When actively activated, your next movement or evasion skill will transform into a meteor-like trajectory, greatly increasing movement speed, and leaving behind starlight that lasts for 2 seconds on the path, dealing 50% of magic attack power in radiant damage to hostile targets touched. Cooldown: 1 minute.

Han Ruoxue and Ji Linghan could both use it. Han Ruoxue smiled softly: "Give it to Ji Linghan. I'm mainly support and control."

Ji Linghan nodded and accepted the ring. The group continued to examine the pile of materials and items.

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