Battle against the Soul Slime.
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*Crrreeee*
The abominable creature screamed in fury when it saw Aeries succeed to free himself from the third dream.
This ant! How dare it take the dreams I created as a fool's errand!?
I want to so devour it's soul badly!
The first time Aeries was trapped inside the Dream world was the longest he ever stayed.
No matter how detailed the dreams were, he would commit suicide Immediately. The good about dreams was in the fact that they could not recreate things the mind cannot fathom.
An instance is the case of death... but there was another. The time of birth!
It is said that dreams cannot make you grow... either younger or older. Especially when there is a huge time difference.
Another is creating a figure of you with a defeat you don't have. A chopped hand or crippled legs would never appear if you don't have them in real life. Your brain can't just imagine how you'll be like.
This was beneficial for Aeries in this case, as it would be a stretch to think about killing himself if he was a baby, or even handicapped.
“Ptui! No matter how good any of the fake things you bring seems... Just imagining your f****d up face makes me want to vomit on them.”
Aeries did not stay idle either, this slime had tentacles that were strong and stout, even if he blanks out for a split second, it was enough to lose his life with a stab from those spiky things.
Activating two high ranked techniques would surely put a strain on his body, but there wasn't a thing he could do about it.
He was like a boxer fighting a terrifying armed robot with nothing but his fist.
He needs to dodge the bullets, while somehow trying to land a K.O on the monster.
The good news was, the monster would turn lazy whenever the Dream Pull was activated.
Using it's soul power would directly weaken it for a moment. And this was just enough for Aeries to break out from his dreams.
'I need to somehow maximize my time!”
Thinking about it, he only made few steps towards the Soul Slime since the start of the battle.
"Right! The eyes! The Dream Pull technique is only activated when it looks at me. So I need to fight it with my eyes closed. The Seth's eyes wouldn't work, and honestly, I don't think my senses wouldn't be unhindered either.
But even so, since it is already weakened, any small assault on it would still be an assault”
Aeries had to use the only thing he could think of for now... Random attacks!
First, the monster was too large, it had even formed a part of the Cave's floor!
Even Aeries had his eyes closed, if he shoots out his wind skill,
He would give some injuries to the monster. When it is backed up to a corner, the only place left for it to go is through the entrance of the cave.
And Aeries was standing at the neck of this entrance!
" Ha! Come at me. Monster!”
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But would not be enough to even bruise a monster at the 2nd Realm of the Spirit Monster rank.
It would be foolish to buy another ranged skill from the system. It took weeks simply learning a low level skill like the Air Blade, to comprehend a high level technique enough to harm this monster, Aeries would probably take a whole month.
This monster was no fool to leave him alone for that long period of time.
Aeries immediately pushed out and formed a fist.
' Mountains as Mountains was a part of the Mountains Lakes and Man Art. Cultivating it lets me create formless mountains that can be fused into my muscles, granting me endless force like that of a Mountain.
Seeing lakes as Lakes enables me to flow as calm as one. Unhindered and smooth as a Qin.’
Putting the first two with the Soaring demi Body, Aeries was currently this peak. Even Martial Flying Lords would have to be cautious when fighting against him.
That's right! Aeries punch had already been comparable to having a force of a ton!
This force could flatten a Buffalo till even its bones would be seen.
And if it was falling from a relatively high surface, it could flatten a tall building.
Then, with his Mountains as Mountains, a terrifying degree of 12 tons was added!
All along he had never gone all out with this technique for fear of collapsing the entire cave. He did not have to worry about this now.
[Holong!!!]
The entire Cave carved in, the ground itself shaking as if a natural earth quake was about to be formed.
All its tentacles wrapped around Aeries in a bid to strangle him to death. Also, from pores on the surface of these tentacles, a slimy liquid dropped out, all the areas it fell on made a hissing sound... That spoke of the acidity in it.
Seeing Aeries was still struggling to free himself, the monster strained itself to increase its grip on him.
'Just what I was waiting for...'
[Bannngggg!!]
Crrrrreeeeiii!!
Aeries had no intention of letting his slim chance blog to waste. He tightly grabbed on these tentacles, used his sharpened mind to traced the Monster's real body from there.
The ground cracked as he jumped out to meet the Soul Slime.
His right leg bent way back, almost touching touching his back, and then like a catapult, it suddenly yielded and crashed out in. terrifying force.
[Hoooollloonngg!!!!]
The quaking Cave finally had its fill and fell into itself. Covering Aeries and the Soul Slime.
Several parts of its body fell off to take the form of clones. From the Aura that emitted from these news clones, It wasn't hard for Aeries to surmise that these ones were stronger than the first Clones he killed.
“So I've been graduated from an ant to a wasp right? Just see how this wasp stings your goddamned body to death.”
The main body shifted a distance out, already prepared to use the clones to buy time and flee.
Aeries would not of course, wait for the clones to finish whatever conversation they were having.
[ Soul Slime current stats, — 39,900
Weakened!]
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His palm strikes were already out. With his Soaring body, he skimmed through some clones and pushed others away. There wasn't a need to waste his already drained Qi in a bid to kill his way through.
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"This is bad! I forgot its eyes!”
Aeries had just the time to discern a smirking face on the Soul Slime before his vision blurred.
Aeries lost consciousness. In the real world, he became limp and fell on the ground as if he had no bones.
While in free fall, he clasped his two palms and struck out again with a full swing,
[Bannng!!!]
[ Soul Slime current stats, — 9,900
Weakened!]
'Is this it? Just another strike!’
Aeries started his fall. The Soul Slime saw its chance and did not dare waste time.
It opened its huge mouth in a bid to swallow Aeries whole
's**t! If I could just make a step on air. I would change the tables! '
Wait!
At the face of adversity, Aeries finally fully comprehended the Misty Steps Technique.
Back then, the connotation of this technique explained that when cultivated to it's peak, The cultivator could 'glide' on the air.
And at Aeries desperation, the necessity of a hedge unconsciously fueled this need.
A step was all that was needed. A step was all he took.
[Baaang!!!!]
[ Soul Slime current stats, — 989
Severely Injured!]
His Qi energy had been completely exhausted. It took a while to rise up again when he fell to the ground. And as he did, his muscles screamed out in protest.
'The Soul Slime isn't dead yet. Although it ain't, it's close. Just one more punch' Kept him from closing his eyes and giving way to exhaustion.
Seeing it's clones turning into slob of slimy water, The Soul Slime finally knew it had been defeated.
It's statue was no longer as terrifying as before. Now it looked small like a human kid of about Seventeen. From it's goony body, a mouth formed and started pleading with regrets.
But I was just a slime. Slimes are the lowest of monsters here in this world, so my dreams would have never been seen.
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But then a war befell on all the species here, and I was taken and experimented on, by a new rival species fighting against the humans then.
Turns out, Slimes and sponges are the best species for absorbing waste.
So they took me in, and turned it from waste... to Energy!!
At last I thought that my dream would be fulfilled. It must! . *Sigh *
I can't die here. So am begging for a second chance. >
[Ding!
2nd Ranked Spirit Monster, ' Soul Slime ' offers it's soul brand to you.
With his soul brand in your possession, The Soul Slime would never directly harm you.
Do You accept to be it's master? ]
The Soul Slime looked weak and meek just lying on the ground. Everything about it shows it was willing to be a servant for this new master.
[Bash!!!]
Aeries unemotionally delivered the last blow...
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“Could it be that you haven't still figured it out till now? The reason why your dreams could be seen through, your schemes discerned almost immediately. The reason why even if you are truly submissive, I still won't accept you as a slave?”
* sigh *
“ The rule is simple. Our lives... Never goes as we always want it to be. There's this law of 'Uncommon Variables'
Says no matter how you plan, You can't always have what you want.
I can't be a King forever, with Ten Thousand beauties— even though there's a way in this cultivation world.
I can't live with my Earthly family forever even though this is what I want the most.
You can't be a human no matter how you steal our memories and try to dress up as one.
Reality is cruel. Reality isn't a dream.
The best we can hope for is not to fall too far.”
[Ding!
Congratulations Player 'Scourge' for defeating 2nd ranked monster, Soul Slime.
You have gained
20,000 Soul Points
100,000 Soul Essence
And one day of safety in the Former Cave of the Soul Slime.
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“Variables, huh? ”
- Writer
