Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1623: 682: Slaying the "Stone God

Chapter 1623: Chapter 682: Slaying the “Stone God

At the rift, Wang Tao took a summoning altar out of his Space Backpack.

[Seventh-tier·Summoning Altar]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Usable Times: 1/3]

[Sacrificial Offering: 100%]

This was the first summoning altar Wang Tao had ever obtained, capable of summoning the so-called “Stone God.”

Based on Wang Tao’s judgment, creatures summoned from the altar should be of the same tier as the altar itself. The “Fire God” summoning altar could summon a Seventh Rank Lord, so this “Stone God” summoning altar should have similar capabilities.

If it were only a Seventh-Rank Fire Beast, Wang Tao was confident he could slay it. But to be safe, Wang Tao still asked Han Rui and the others to stay farther away.

If the creature turned out to be of Destruction level, it could instantly kill people, and even Wang Tao wouldn’t be able to protect them. So it was better to remain cautious.

Once everyone had taken their positions, Wang Tao finally turned his attention to the summoning altar in his hand. Following the incantation that surfaced in his mind, he muttered:

“Let the true body of the Stone God descend…”

The palm-sized summoning altar suddenly turned gray, like a piece of stone. Its sacrificial offering began to deplete rapidly. Within three seconds, the offering dropped from 100% to 0%, and the usable times decreased to 0/3.

Once both data points hit zero, the summoning altar became a chunk of stone and then disintegrated into gray dust, carried away by the wind.

Simultaneously, a fist-sized black hole appeared in front of Wang Tao, identical to the one from the previous summoning of the Seventh-Rank Fire Beast. A desolate aura emanated from the black hole.

Wang Tao could distinctly sense that the stone elements in the air were particularly active, and these elements clung to him, causing his body to feel slightly rigid.

Wang Tao snorted coldly. The surrounding fire elements instantly drove away the stone elements, restoring his body to normal movement.

Wow—

A seemingly ordinary pebble suddenly emerged from the black hole. The surrounding stone elements surged instantly, rushing toward Wang Tao. If these stone elements attached themselves to him, even Wang Tao might find his movements restricted.

But Wang Tao was protected by the fire elements. While it might not make him invulnerable to all powers, at the very least, these stone elements had no means to affect him.

The small stone that had emerged from the black hole began to enlarge. As the stone elements grew denser and denser, Wang Tao remained unharmed, but the ground beneath him had gradually transformed into stone. Even the air seemed to grow heavier.

Suddenly, the surrounding stone elements vanished, and the black hole disappeared. A gray boulder over five meters tall appeared in front of Wang Tao. Unlike the previous Seventh-Rank Fire Beast, which floated in the air, the boulder seemed to be rooted into the ground.

[HP: 10,000,000/10,000,000]

[Level: Seventh-Rank Lord]

[Law Power: Stone (Basic): 100/100]

[Law Domain: Petrification Gaze]

[Petrification Gaze: Those caught in its gaze will transform into stone.]

Just as Wang Tao had suspected, the creature summoned from this altar, the “Stone God,” was neither Disaster Class nor Destruction Level. Like the Seventh-Rank Fire Beast, it was simply Lord Rank.

This eased Wang Tao’s concerns. After all, he had been able to kill a Seventh-Rank Fire Beast before even ascending to the Seventh Rank himself. Now that he had reached the Seventh Rank, this naturally wouldn’t be an issue.

The Stone God’s law domain was [Petrification Gaze]. Previously, Tian Hua, who had been manipulated by the Stone God, had also awakened [Petrification Gaze]—an ability described as follows: [Petrification Gaze: Any living creature that holds eye contact for over one second will be transformed into stone.]

But without a doubt, Tian Hua’s [Petrification Gaze] was nowhere near comparable to the Stone God’s [Petrification Gaze].

After all, the Stone God’s ability was a genuine Seventh-tier law domain, whereas Tian Hua’s awakening had been forcibly granted and was merely Level 6.

[Petrification Gaze] awakening required eye contact for over one second to trigger stone transformation. As long as one avoided eye contact during combat, one could never be petrified.

The [Petrification Gaze] law domain was different. It required no eye contact—just being seen by the Stone God was enough to cause petrification!

The abilities simply weren’t in the same league and couldn’t be compared.

If anything, Tian Hua’s awakened [Petrification Gaze] was merely a crude imitation of the Stone God’s law domain.

Still, Wang Tao found himself curious. The Stone God’s law domain explicitly stated that it could petrify when it gazed upon targets, yet Wang Tao hadn’t spotted its eyes anywhere.

Just as Wang Tao was puzzling over this, the Stone God suddenly produced a rumbling sound before slowly rising. It had been crouched low with its body curled until now. After standing upright, it measured well over ten meters tall, revealing a massive single eye.

Boom—

As the single eye came into view, the surrounding stone elements went into a frenzy. Its gaze seemed almost tangible, and Wang Tao could clearly see a concentration of stone elements gathering in front of its eye.

Where its gaze swept across, be it the ground, trees, or the water in the rift, everything began to gradually petrify.

When the Stone God’s gaze shifted toward Wang Tao, he felt the surrounding air grow sticky, as if it could turn him into stone at any moment.

Swish!

Without hesitation, Wang Tao swiftly retreated while immediately activating [Infinite Karma Fire].

An expanse of orange-red flames instantly spread across a radius of over 2,000 meters!

The Stone God’s gaze came upon Wang Tao at that moment.

Th𝐢𝓈 ƈh𝗮p𝖙ҽr 𝚒𝗌 p◎𝙨𝓉𝕖𝙙 b𝙮 𝙆𝒾ṯ𝖾𝐧◎𝓋ℯ𝘭

Boom!

[Infinite Karma Fire] clashed directly with [Petrification Gaze], leaving Wang Tao unharmed and the Stone God equally unscathed.

“You…have already…law domain…”

A sound akin to metal scraping against metal echoed in Wang Tao’s mind.

The Stone God evidently remembered Wang Tao.

During Wang Tao’s previous battle with the Seventh-Rank Fire Beast, the fire beast had also clearly recognized him. However, Wang Tao hadn’t had time to converse back then. This time was different. After confirming that his [Infinite Karma Fire] could indeed counter [Petrification Gaze], Wang Tao wasn’t in any rush to kill the Stone God and wanted to engage it in dialogue.