At this moment, Bai Pu was not worried about exposing his trump card strength. It was already the finals of the Celestial Human War, so even if it was broadcasted globally, so what? Those four opponents couldnât watch the broadcast!
The Sand Binder activated the Black Rope Hell, transforming the invisible air into chains, attempting to bind the Winged Catfish.
The Winged Catfishâs body twisted violently, breaking free from the black ropes that were gradually taking shape, before they could fully solidify.
However, this step undoubtedly diverted a significant portion of the Winged Catfishâs attention. It had to keep struggling and twisting to prevent the black ropes from solidifying.
Seizing this opportunity, Bai Pu lashed out with the Doomsday Blade Short Spear, sending a dozen-meter-long Fighting Qi Arrowhead right into the spine of the Winged Catfish, creating a deep blood groove on its back.
Furiously, the Winged Catfish opened its mouth wide, and a blue Water Arrow shot towards Bai Pu!
[Source Water Arrow: Shoots a high-pressure water stream from within, causing moderate Magic Damage, doubling the damage to shields other than Earth Attribute Shield, tripling the damage to Water and Fire Attribute Shields.]
Fortunately, Bai Pu had the Demon Refining Sand skill and instantly cast the Earth Wall Technique to block the Source Water Arrow.
While the Winged Catfish attacked Bai Pu, the Magic Sand Plate beneath the Sand Binderâs feet had already brought him close to the Winged Catfish. Those arms, condensed from yellow sand, split into numerous lasso-like bindings, tightly binding the tail of the Winged Catfish.
The Winged Catfish hurriedly struggled, but the next second, it only heard a loud explosive boom.
The Sand Binder exploded!
This was the result of 10 units of Magic Sand combining to create a blast.
-5662!
The terrifying damage number flashed, and the Winged Catfishâs tail was blasted off, revealing its bare white fish bones along with red-brown blood stains.
Because of the excessively high single-hit damage, not only was the Winged Catfishâs tail severed, but the explosionâs power also penetrated along the fish bones into the spine, putting the entire fish in a severely injured state, greatly weakening its Fierce Aura.
"It seems this strategy is very successful. The Sand Binder can be used as an intelligent self-destruct bomb." Bai Pu silently confirmed this tactic.
Looking at the heavily injured catfish, Bai Pu seized the chance to drop a Pure Blood, intending to turn it into a slave.
However, when the Pure Blood landed on the Winged Catfishâs forehead, the Heavenâs Mark rune flashed on its brow, forcibly expelling the Pure Blood that was seeping in!
[The target carries the Heavenâs Mark and cannot be controlled by Pure Blood.]
Bai Pu shook his head, reluctantly retrieving the Pure Blood, and killed the Winged Catfish.
A mark with mysterious runes fell into Bai Puâs palm.
[You have obtained a Heavenâs Mark. Current collection progress: 1/100.]
[There are a total of 100 Heavenâs Marks in the Catastrophe Abyss.]
[Every 10 minutes, the Heavenâs Mark will sense the position information of other marks for the bearer.]
A series of countdown numbers rapidly jumped.
"Ah Gai, you really know how to stir things up."
Bai Pu quipped, putting away the Heavenâs Mark, and flew into the depths of the Catastrophe Abyss.
Every 10 minutes, the positions of other Heavenâs Marks would be displayed. This was to prompt the five participants in the Celestial Human War to actively engage in PK.
"Since there are only 100 Heavenâs Marks in the Catastrophe Abyss, collecting one mark or 99 marks is actually the same."
Bai Pu silently calculated. Because there were only 100 Heavenâs Marks present, as long as Bai Pu held one, the other four would have to confront Bai Pu if they wanted to gather all 100.
Thus, Bai Pu quickly realized, after understanding the rules, that the primary task now was not to attack, but to survive!
Li Ling had gathered information on the other four contestants, and Bai Pu knew how tough they were.
The floating state wasnât particularly favorable for Bai Pu. He was confident in defeating any single opponent, but facing attacks from two or three simultaneously made the outcome uncertain.
If it were a ground battle, Bai Pu wouldnât fear facing the other four altogether.
Unfortunately, the Catastrophe Abyss offered no footholds. The high-wall sea waves beyond were out-of-bounds areas, departing meant disqualification; similarly, stepping onto the swirling sea water of the Abyss Seaâs eye below entailed an offside.
Maintaining flight for long periods was not an easy task for Bai Pu.
Not to mention Gang Step, which required Fighting Qi Energy for each activation, even the Magic Sand used as a platter slowly consumed its contained magic while lifting him.
Typically, the platter formed by Magic Sand consumed about 1 unit of magic from the Magic Sand to support Bai Puâs body every hour.
At this point, Bai Puâs [Demon Refining Sand] skill had just reached Level 7, raising the total limit of Magic Sand to 100 units, but previously he had only a Level 6 Skill, with 50 units of stored Magic Sand, and had blown up 10 units to obtain the first Heavenâs Mark.
Without recharging the Magic Sand, Bai Pu could maintain a floating state for at most 40 hours.
Though he could spend his own magic to recharge the Magic Sand for endurance, in this environment, Bai Puâs own state was more critical. He didnât want to face peak powerhouses like Cyan Vault under depleted energy circumstances.
Bai Pu descended, gradually approaching the sea eye at the bottom of the Catastrophe Abyss. The surrounding mist grew denser, and the appearing monsters became increasingly formidable.
Just as Bai Pu was about to engage a large mutated squid, transparent and gliding in the air like a parachute, he suddenly sensed a concealed, powerful aura rapidly approaching.
Bai Pu immediately ceased his attack and retreated, alertly looking towards the origin of the aura.
In the gray fog, dense ghostly energy surged with two faintly visible red glows. Within the ghostly energy, a vague human silhouette could be discerned.
"Are you the famous Gangxin? I heard that youâre the top contender for this yearâs Celestial Human Title."
A hoarse voice emerged from the ghostly energy.
"Just some boring peopleâs flattery." Bai Pu replied calmly, having already recognized the visitorâs identity.
"Hehe, my code name is âWild Ghost.â Like you, Iâm a contender for this yearâs Celestial Human Title."
Wild Ghost spoke with an aged tone, "Gangxin, the biggest favorite for this yearâs Celestial Human Title isnât you, but the last Celestial Person Cyan Vault. His original strength was top-level, and he obtained a Golden Named Relic Weapon. In terms of raw power, heâs ranked first among us five! He deliberately pushed you to a high position to conceal his edge."
Pausing for a moment, Wild Ghost continued, "I have a proposal. Why donât we four join forces to eliminate Cyan Vault first?"
Bai Puâs heart stirred, and he quickly replied, "Wild Ghostâs proposal isnât bad, but I also want to know the thoughts of the other two."
Wild Ghost chuckled lightly, "That kid Gu Fan has already agreed. If you agree, Iâll then look for Drunken Flower Forest. After eliminating Cyan Vault, itâs every person for themselves among us four."