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Chapter 2973: If You Won't Move, I'll Just Give Up
After waiting for a moment, the dao reward did not descend.
Lin Moyu showed no disappointment, his eyes still bright. "It seems my guess wasn't wrong. These five-tailed scorpion rats aren't the real deal."
Lin Moyu had suspected earlier that divine beasts couldn't be this weak.
Moreover, how could there be as many as a million identical divine beasts?
It could only mean that these five-tailed scorpion rats weren't the real target. Behind them, there must be another divine beast - that one would be the true divine beast.
Lin Moyu muttered to himself, "If I'm not mistaken, these five-tailed scorpion rats should be individuals produced by that divine beast."
"These five-tailed scorpion rats also have independent fate and are independent living beings."
"But killing them doesn't earn a dao reward."
To truly get a dao reward, he must kill the hidden divine beast.
To escape this place, he must also find that divine beast.
And the direction to find that divine beast lay with these five-tailed scorpion rats.
Without another word, Lin Moyu swung the Calamity Scepter and joined the battle.
He moved swiftly, nimbly weaving through the Dragon Rider Legion.
Wherever he went, the Calamity Scepter swung continuously, smashing five-tailed scorpion rats into pulp.
Lin Moyu brought death wherever he went.
Moving quickly, Lin Moyu had killed over a thousand five-tailed scorpion rats in the blink of an eye.
Lin Moyu estimated that at his current speed, it would take about ten days to finish off all these creatures.
Ten days, and that was assuming no more five-tailed scorpion rats appeared. But as things stood, there seemed to be no better option.
As he continued smashing, Lin Moyu said to the Calamity Scepter, "You guys, can't you move a little on your own?"
The Calamity Scepter remained motionless, showing no reaction whatsoever.
Lin Moyu felt helpless; he really couldn't make this thing move on its own.
He could only keep smashing, killing the five-tailed scorpion beasts one by one.
Fortunately, the five-tailed scorpion beasts' realm and power weren't strong, only at the fifth level of Dao Venerable. Lin Moyu, after manifesting his Power Dao true body and wielding the Calamity Scepter, could still handle them.
After smashing for an entire day, over a hundred thousand five-tailed scorpion beasts had fallen.
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Lin Moyu, "I wonder if the Divine Land Cauldron would work."
The World Tree emerged from the soul world, grabbing the Divine Land Cauldron and smashing it down.
The Divine Land Cauldron was equally solid. The five-tailed scorpion rats hit by it were also smashed to pieces, with an effect almost identical to Lin Moyu using the Calamity Scepter.
The World Tree's branches swung it around wildly, killing a large number of five-tailed scorpion rats.
But even with their combined efforts, it would take five or six days to kill all these creatures.
However, with the Calamity Scepter refusing to move on its own, Lin Moyu really couldn't think of a better method.
Three days passed, and over half of the million five-tailed scorpion rats had been killed or injured.
Lin Moyu had become numb from all the smashing, doing it almost habitually now, one strike after another.
The World Tree also swung the Divine Land Cauldron tirelessly, smashing again and again.
Light suddenly flashed in his vision, and in the distance, another large patch of light appeared.
Lin Moyu was startled. Within the light, another large group of five-tailed scorpion rats flew over, again numbering a million.
"What the hell..."
Lin Moyu was frustrated. Before finishing off the previous batch, another had arrived. It seemed endless.
He rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on.
It wasn't because there were too many five-tailed scorpion rats, but because they kept coming in waves, making it impossible to finish them off.
Lin Moyu swung the Calamity Scepter, saying "fiercely", "Can't you move a little on your own? I'm your master too!"
The Calamity Scepter remained unmoved.
After smashing two more five-tailed scorpion rats to death, Lin Moyu knew this couldn't go on.
He recklessly poured his soul power into the Calamity Scepter, saying to it, "Won't move, huh? Then I'm not playing anymore."
"Originally, if we killed this Outer God, the soul power would still go to you guys. Now, I'm not killing it anymore!"
Less than a second after he finished speaking, Lin Moyu noticed the soul gem on the Calamity Scepter suddenly lit up.
Every time, souls were absorbed by it. Lin Moyu knew the Outer God's soul must be extremely attractive to the soul gem.
As soon as he threatened to give up, this thing finally decided to move.
The soul gem glowed brightly, absorbing a large amount of Lin Moyu's soul power, then a beam of light shot from the gem into the balance gem.
The balance gem immediately burst with light, illuminating the void. Both the Dragon Rider Legion and the five-tailed scorpion rats were all enveloped in the light.
Every being was coated with a layer of light, and the aura of the five-tailed scorpion rats began to drop rapidly.
The balance gem's ability was simple: balance.
And this balance was quite unreasonable. It used the weakest member in the area as the standard.
The weakest realm here was naturally Lin Moyu's.
Thus, everyone's realm was suppressed to the second level of Dao Venerable.
The five-tailed scorpion beasts plummeted from the fifth level of Dao Venerable.
The same happened to the Dragon Rider Legion, dropping to the second level of Dao Venerable.
The balance gem seemed to ignore the distinction between illusion and reality, treating both the same.
Lin Moyu had an idea and pointed with his finger.
As space distorted, the Skeleton Hell appeared.
Countless Hell Fiends flew out, surrounding the five-tailed scorpion rats and biting into them.
Lin Moyu discovered that the balance gem balanced not just realms, but also defense and attack power.
The only things it didn't balance were certain characteristics.
For example, the divine beasts' powerful defense and amazing recovery ability were unique traits that the balance gem couldn't affect.
Similarly, the Hell Fiends' ability to eat anything also couldn't be balanced.
Moreover, Hell Fiends were also difficult to kill. It was almost impossible for beings of the same realm to kill Hell Fiends.
Under the Hell Fiends' constant gnawing, the divine beasts' defenses quickly crumbled.
They were bitten and their flesh eaten. Although they recovered quickly, they couldn't keep up with the speed of the Hell Fiends' consumption.
The Higanbana flowers swayed, purple light shimmered, and the five-tailed scorpion rats' power was further weakened.
The Hell Eyes swept over, causing many five-tailed scorpion rats to scream in agony as their souls were severely damaged.
Screams continued endlessly. The five-tailed scorpion rats affected by the balance gem were soon eaten to the bone by the Hell Fiends.
This effect was much faster than Lin Moyu and the World Tree's efforts.
The five-tailed scorpion rats charging from the distance were also affected by the balance gem. As they approached within a certain distance, their realms plummeted.
The Skeleton Hell expanded, swallowing them all.
After just one hour, all the five-tailed scorpion rats had been completely devoured by the Hell Fiends.
After devouring so many five-tailed scorpion rats, the Hell Fiends had grown slightly stronger.
This discovery made Lin Moyu realize that Hell Fiends could also strengthen themselves by devouring Outer Gods.
This was like cheating, completely unreasonable.
Having dealt with the five-tailed scorpion rats, Lin Moyu immediately flapped his undead wings and flew forward.
He was heading towards the place where the five-tailed scorpion rats had originally appeared.
He held the Calamity Scepter in his hand, the balance gem glowing brightly, as if paving the way for Lin Moyu.
After flying for a long distance, light appeared again in Lin Moyu's vision.
A moment later, he finally saw what was happening, and his eyes couldn't help but show shock.