The ground beneath Chu Tian's feet was increasingly littered with the corpses of giant scorpions from the ceaseless battles.
His gaze grew heavier.
After such a long time, the number of giant scorpions lunging at him hadn't significantly decreased.
Standing atop a mountain of corpses, he could see endless waves of giant scorpions still converging towards him.
Looking down from his vantage point, he observed a group of people battling two scorpions about a kilometer away, in the direction where the crowd had fled.
Beside them lay the carcass of a giant scorpion.
However, more people lay on the ground.
Four or five, to be exact.
After wielding the immensely heavy [Moon God's Wrath, War Spear of the Healer] for an extended period, Chu Tian's arms had gone numb, and his muscles ached.
What should he do?
There were too many; he couldn't possibly kill them all!
Suddenly, Chu Tian felt the sky darken.
He looked up, noticing that only eight of the nine suns in the sky remained.
All of them hung in the western sky.
Actually, Chu Tian wasn't sure if that direction was west.
It was because he had just discovered that the Heavenly Dao's map system was also disabled, with no cardinal directions displayed.
However, judging by the appearance, the suns were about to set.
That should be the west, and one sun had already set.
With eight remaining, that was why the light had suddenly dimmed.
Yet, the heat was still intense. Chu Tian cursed the damned suns in his heart.
At this moment, he was already parched.
Concurrently, a piercing squeaking sound echoed.
It came from the direction of the sandstorm, an unknown distance away.
Vaguely, Chu Tian saw a colossal entity.
The sound originated from it, accompanied by immense pressure.
Although the distance was too great, the figure only appeared as large as a soybean.
But Chu Tian judged it to be an absolutely giant creature.
With a height of at least thirty to forty meters.
Chu Tian, who was on the verge of collapse, felt his nerves instantly tighten.
But in the next moment, he was pleasantly surprised to find the giant scorpions abruptly halt.
Following this, like a retreating tide, they abandoned Chu Tian and moved madly towards the direction of the giant creature.
Seeing this, Chu Tian's tensed body gradually relaxed.
Soon, the giant scorpions before him vanished, and the distant colossal figure disappeared as well.
He collapsed onto the back of a giant scorpion's corpse.
With a thought, a bottle of mineral water appeared in his hand.
He unscrewed the cap and drank it all in one go.
Adhering to the principle of not littering, he put the empty bottle back.
"Hold on, don't let it escape!"
Without the squeaking of the giant scorpions, the clamorous sounds from afar reached him.
Chu Tian looked over.
It turned out to be the individuals the system referred to as 'natives'.
There were already two giant scorpion corpses over there, but their losses were also significant.
As many as seven or eight corpses lay on the ground.
Even more were injured.
The remaining able-bodied individuals were holding ropes, with seven or eight grappling hooks made of massive stones attached to a giant scorpion.
The scorpion's two claws were also ensnared in a net woven from grass ropes.
But this creature was desperately trying to flee.
Clearly, it intended to retreat, just like the giant scorpions near Chu Tian.
However, these thirty-odd natives, with all their might, were pulling the ropes, refusing to let it escape.
But the giant scorpion's strength was immense, dragging these people and already moving over five hundred meters towards Chu Tian.
At this distance, Chu Tian could clearly see a person on its back.
It was the middle-aged man who had urged him to flee and even suggested they escape together.
At this moment, his tattered clothing was gone.
When he wore clothes, he was about 1.7 meters tall.
Among this group, his build appeared notably slender.
Currently, his bronzed physique was evident, with steel-like muscles revealed.
These weren't the sculpted, explosive muscles of a bodybuilder.
On the contrary, each muscle bulge wasn't high, but Chu Tian observed that each muscle seemed to contain a hidden nuclear bomb.
Chu Tian's eyes narrowed!
This big brother was no ordinary person!
With such strength, he might be comparable to Chu Tian himself in his bear form.
At this moment, his feet seemed rooted like nails, firmly planted on the giant scorpion's shaking back.
No matter how it thrashed, it couldn't dislodge him.
The simple weapon in his hand was reduced to half its length.
Using only this half-wooden stick, to which a sharp stone was bound, he had killed two other giant scorpions.
Of course, this was with the cooperation of others.
Consequently, seven or eight corpses had been left behind.
At present, he was dodging the giant scorpion's stinger attacks, aiming for the joint between its back plates.
This was the softest part of its outer body.
With a sudden surge of strength...
*Crack!*
His expression drastically changed.
The sharp stone on the wooden stick had chipped.
The sharp tip had become blunt.
Just as he was preparing to jump off the giant scorpion and order everyone to retreat and give up.
"Catch the spear..." a voice called out.
*Hiss...*
A gust of wind, carrying a chilling sharpness, flew towards him.
Uncle Yang startled, reached out, and caught the [Moon God's Wrath, War Spear of the Healer] flying towards him backward.
The moment he gripped it, his eyes narrowed, and he quickly placed his other hand on it.
Then, turning his feet and using the momentum, he spun on the giant scorpion's back.
Using the spear's shaft, he swept horizontally against the scorpion's stinger attacking him.
*Screech...*
A sound of tearing leather.
The thick, bucket-sized scorpion tail was severed in response.
A look of excitement flashed across Uncle Yang's face, but it quickly faded.
If he had possessed such a weapon earlier, why would he have paid the price of seven or eight corpses in the recent battle to kill just two giant scorpions?
If it weren't for the immense loss, why would he have risked chasing after this escaping scorpion?
Despite these thoughts, his hands didn't stop.
He flicked the spear in a flourish.
The sturdy [Moon God's Wrath, War Spear of the Healer] was swung to create a curved afterimage.
*Bang...*
Like splitting Mount Hua with a strike, it lashed onto the giant scorpion's back.
*Squeak...*
The Death Giant Scorpion's eight sturdy legs were bent by this blow, and its entire body slumped to the ground.
Its sudden transition from movement to stillness threw Uncle Yang off.
His body traced an arc in the air.
Holding the spear in one hand, as he flew over the giant scorpion's head, he spun in mid-air without any support.
The spear, held upside down, rotated at his waist.
It carved a beautiful arc and thrust forward forcefully.
*Hiss...*
The spear tip penetrated the junction between the giant scorpion's two small eyes with no effort.
The three-meter-long spearhead was fully embedded.
A fatal blow...
From afar, Chu Tian, seated on the giant scorpion's back, witnessed the entire scene.
He hadn't been unwilling to help earlier; he simply lacked the strength.
The last act of throwing the spear had expended his remaining energy.
And at this moment, Chu Tian suddenly sat upright.
This spear technique, how did it feel so familiar?
Yes, it was spear technique.
The opponent was using his spear as a spear.
First, a strike like splitting Mount Hua, a classic spear move.
Using the spear as a staff, striking down.
Chu Tian had used this move earlier, but his strike...
The giant scorpion's entire back was shattered by his attack.
But this move by the opponent was the essence of splitting Mount Hua.
This move emphasized the concept of 'shock'.
It was generally used to disarm an opponent's weapon.
This grand, sweeping strike from above was meant to bait the enemy into blocking.
But the moment you blocked, you had already lost.
The violent tremors from the spear shaft would directly shake the opponent's weapon.
Making them unstable and unable to hold on.
However, while it sounded simple, very few could grasp its essence.
Only spear masters, those who had attained mastery in the way of the spear, could achieve this essence.
Even more remarkable was his final, fatal blow.
That was the renowned 'Hui Ma Qiang' (Reverse Spear) from ancient Blue Star.
With Xiang Yu in the past, and Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, Gongsun Zan in later times.
But the 'Hui Ma Qiang' became truly known through a fictional character, Luo Cheng!
Chu Tian, at one point, had been deeply infatuated with spear techniques.
He had even secretly practiced them!
Unfortunately, he was then known as a good-for-nothing.
His infatuation was in vain; any practice was useless.
Earlier, holding the [Moon God's Wrath, War Spear of the Healer], he hadn't considered using spear techniques. The problem was the immense weight.
After shaking it a few times, he found it completely unmanageable.
In the end, he could only rely on the most basic moves – sweep, thrust, chop, and stab – to deal with the giant scorpions.
At this moment, in this world, whether it was a game or reality, seeing someone execute the legendary 'Hui Ma Qiang' from Blue Star, how could he not be shocked?
And that Uncle Yang, after felling the giant scorpion with one strike, shook his spear with one hand.
The spear was withdrawn, and the group crowded around, looking enviously at the spear in his hand.
Then he said a few words to those around him.
And then he slung the spear over his shoulder.
And walked towards Chu Tian.