I Can Use Myriad Divine Abilities-Chapter 230: Giant Crab

Following a group of White Dragon Loaches, Zhang Yuan dove into the depths of the ancient city ruins.

At this point, Zhang Yuan had completely abandoned the idea of capturing and sacrificing them.

He simply couldn’t bring himself to do it.

After all, he could obtain Source Material by hunting other birds and beasts, or even by overcoming enemies.

It was just a matter of spending more time and effort.

Right now, Zhang Yuan was most interested in knowing where these White Dragon Loaches were leading him!

And the answer quickly revealed itself.

Amidst several giant stone pillars, a massive pile of stone slabs, stone beams, and tree trunks was randomly heaped.

It formed a high arch that looked like a small mountain.

This structure, which resembled an illegal building, was completely out of place with the layout and style of the ancient city ruins around it.

It looked very crude and ugly!

At the base of this pile of debris, there was a long narrow hole, resembling a crack in the earth.

Inside, it was pitch dark and impossible to see.

The White Dragon Loaches stopped advancing here.

They once again swam around Zhang Yuan, occasionally touching his armor, as if protesting something.

Zhang Yuan actually understood a bit of what they meant.

The "illegal building" in front of them was exactly what these White Dragon Loaches despised.

Moreover, their aversion was mixed with a trace of fear.

It was obvious that they wanted Zhang Yuan’s help to destroy this detested thing!

"Helping to demolish a house?"

Zhang Yuan thoughtfully rubbed his chin.

But before he could take action, the White Dragon Loaches couldn’t wait any longer.

They all simultaneously turned around and shot streams of water arrows at the large hole at the bottom of the debris pile.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Streams of water arrows shot into the hole, with some striking the shattered stone slabs outside.

Unfortunately, the effect was minimal.

However, whatever was hidden in the hole was enraged!

Zhang Yuan first saw two glowing green spots appear in the hole, followed by an enormous pair of claws emerging, with a giant blue-black crab coming into view.

If it weren’t underwater, Zhang Yuan would’ve gasped in shock!

This giant crab looked very much like the blue crabs he often ate in his previous life.

But even the largest blue crab Zhang Yuan had seen was nothing in comparison—too far off!

With its crab legs spread open, its left-to-right length exceeded five zhàng, and its front-to-back width was more than one zhàng, looking terrifying.

The most fearsome were undoubtedly its two enormous claws.

The sound of their clasping and unclasping was a dull, grinding noise, as though they were instruments of torture meant for cutting someone in half.

They could easily snap a burly man in two!

As the giant crab crawled out of the hole, the White Dragon Loaches around Zhang Yuan immediately became agitated.

They all sprayed water arrows at the giant crab, showing clearly increased power and speed, greatly enhancing their force.

However, when these water arrows hit the crab’s shell, they couldn’t even damage its armor in the slightest.

Calling it a mere tickle would be an overstatement!

On the other hand, the giant crab showed disdain with its fist-sized eyes.

Facing the frenzied attack by the White Dragon Loaches, it lifted its claws high and snapped them a few times, as if saying "What can you do to me?"

The White Dragon Loaches unleashed another wave of attacks with no success.

They could only reluctantly give up.

At this point, Zhang Yuan knew it was his time to act!

He kicked powerfully with his legs, shooting himself upwards, instantly hovering above the giant crab’s lair.

The next moment, Zhang Yuan suddenly pivoted downward.

He threw a punch at the top of the debris pile!

This punch, enhanced by tenfold strength.

Boom!

Though the lake water significantly weakened his explosive force, the pile of scattered rocks and debris couldn’t withstand such a heavy blow and instantly collapsed from top to bottom.

In the blink of an eye, it blocked the giant crab’s escape route from the hole!

This move was called cutting off the escape route.

The giant crab had undeniable defensive strength, and Zhang Yuan didn’t think he could take it down quickly underwater.

Once the opponent retreated into its lair, pursuing it would certainly increase the risk.

So, he opted for the preemptive strike!

With its carefully piled lair destroyed, the giant crab immediately became furious.

All eight of its legs exerted force simultaneously, and its massive body instantly launched upward, swiftly changing direction in the blink of an eye to clamp its huge right claw at Zhang Yuan’s waist.

The crab’s counterattack was ferociously aggressive, but Zhang Yuan, having anticipated it, calmly retreated.

His agility, enhanced tenfold, meant his reaction speed was unmatched by this giant crab!

In a breath, Zhang Yuan circled to the crab’s right. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He struck with his palm at the root of its right claw!

From his impression, blue crabs easily lost their claws.

If he could first remove this creature’s major claws, victory would be sure!

Leveraging the current, Zhang Yuan unleashed Thunderous Palm Force.

Bang!

A muffled sound followed as the unsuspecting giant crab got hit dead on.

It shuddered, sidestepping more than ten feet away.

The large claw held firmly without any sign of loosening, let alone falling off!

Unyielding, Zhang Yuan promptly pursued the giant crab, continuously changing positions and striking the weak spots of its claws, trying to destroy its most formidable weapon.

However, the giant crab’s defense was remarkably strong, and the weak points Zhang Yuan targeted were not truly its vulnerabilities.

Dozens of strikes proved futile, only wasting precious Qi Blood.

And the giant crab, evidently possessing some intelligence, realized Zhang Yuan’s intentions and consciously protected its claws.

After several rounds of exchanges, Zhang Yuan found himself unable to gain any upper hand.

Though the environment played a major part.

Nonetheless, this giant crab was undoubtedly the most defensively formidable opponent he had ever faced!

And while Zhang Yuan couldn’t harm the crab, the crab also couldn’t catch him.

The two kept up their offensive and defensive exchanges, stirring up muddy waters in the ancient city ruins.

Before long, the giant crab grew impatient.

It abruptly ceased its futile attacks, turned around, and crawled towards the distance, clearly wanting to end the battle proactively.

But just then, Zhang Yuan dashed to intercept the crab from the front.

The crab, now enraged, immediately raised both claws high, preparing for a pincer attack!

But in that critical moment, Zhang Yuan suddenly opened his mouth wide, releasing a burst of Innate True Qi at the crab.

In the next instant, a dark red short blade surged forth, crossing a dozen paces in a flash, and accurately piercing the giant crab’s mouth.

Crimson Blood Saber!

At this crucial juncture, Zhang Yuan deployed his most potent weapon.

His Divine Soldiers, always nurtured in the Sea of Qi Dantian!

Swish!

The Red Blood Divine Soldiers unhesitatingly punctured through the giant crab’s massive body, exiting from its lower abdomen.

In a swift motion, it returned and was swallowed by Zhang Yuan!

The giant crab shuddered violently, convulsing involuntarily.

Like a drunkard, it staggered a few steps.

Then it collapsed on the lakebed!