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Chapter 23 - The Subterranean Colossus

The cavern trembled under the subterranean entity's weight. Every step it took sent rock fragments bouncing like cannonballs across jagged stone. The air was thick with dust, energy pulses vibrating through the walls.

Lin Feng's hands glowed faintly golden from the Titan Core energy surging through his veins. His chest heaved as he activated Fist God Awakening Mode, Chaos Instinct Lv6.5 fully synchronized.

System Alert: Hidden Function – Battle Resonance Optimization Active

Recommended Action: Target weak point in core for maximum damage.

Survival Probability: 27%

Lin Feng exhaled sharply, grit in his teeth.

"Twenty-seven percent? That's generous… for me."

First Engagement

The creature's massive fist slammed downward, crushing stone pillars in its path. Lin Feng rolled beneath the shockwave, twisting mid-air to avoid being flattened. Dust and fragments rained around him like a miniature meteor shower.

System Note: Momentum Mastery Lv4 critical. Environmental utilization recommended.

Lin Feng smiled. "Good. I love a challenge that throws things at me."

He slammed his fist into the cavern floor, sending Seismic Impact tremors through the ground. Stalactites above trembled and fell, colliding with the entity's arm. Sparks of energy and fragments scattered everywhere.

XP +140

Fist Points +120

Hidden Sync Rate: 78% → 80%

Chaos Instinct in Full Effect

The entity roared, an ear-shattering vibration that echoed through every bone in Lin Feng's body. Its glowing chest core pulsed rapidly, signaling a devastating attack.

System pinged.

Fist God Battle Mode Activated – Recommended Sequence:

Chaos Instinct Prediction Chain

Momentum Surge Evade + Counter

Seismic Impact Convergence

Lin Feng's body moved before thought. He twisted, ducked, and pivoted around a descending fist. Rocks exploded on contact. He kicked a boulder toward the creature, ricocheting it into its other arm.

XP +160

Hidden Sync Rate: 80% → 82%

Fist Points +130

"Earthquake punches… literally the best kind of chaos," Lin Feng muttered, dodging another massive swing.

System groaned internally.

"Comedic commentary detected. Efficiency: –2%."

"Worth it," Lin Feng replied with a grin.

Targeting the Weak Point

The glowing core in the entity's chest pulsed faster, signaling the next attack—a concentrated energy beam that could obliterate the cavern in seconds.

Lin Feng's vision sharpened. Subterranean Resonance Analysis activated, highlighting the faint cracks in the entity's rocky armor.

"There it is…" he muttered.

System Alert: Core vulnerability detected – 1 window of 3 seconds per cycle.

He sprinted forward, timing every move with Chaos Instinct micro-adjustments, dodging debris and energy pulses.

Momentum Mastery Lv4 + Titan Core energy applied.

He leapt onto the creature's shoulder mid-swing, spinning and slamming his fist directly into the glowing weak point. A surge of golden energy exploded from the core.

Critical Impact! XP +220, Hidden Sync Rate 82% → 85%, Seismic Impact Lv2 fully integrated

The entity shrieked, staggering as rock armor cracked and energy scattered across the cavern walls.

Aerial Combat Underground

The creature tried to crush him with a rear swing, but Lin Feng activated Momentum Surge Lv1, propelling himself off the creature's back. He spun in mid-air, fists glowing gold, descending like a meteor.

Fist God Art: Heaven Splitting Descent (Titan Core Enhanced)

The collision was catastrophic. Energy exploded outward, creating a shockwave that rattled the cavern. Stalactites fell, walls cracked, and the underground river boiled from the heat and energy discharge.

The creature's chest core cracked further. Its roars became slower, more pained, less coordinated.

System pinged repeatedly:

Hidden Function Progress – Fist God Realm Awakening: 37%

Probability of defeating Stage 8 entity: 58%

Lin Feng landed, panting, clothes tattered, body bleeding, but grin wide.

"See that? That's what chaos plus earth looks like."

Cliffhanger – The Entity's Final Move

The creature's remaining strength focused in a single punch. The energy condensed into a black-and-gold sphere larger than Lin Feng himself.

System Warning: Maximum attack imminent. Estimated destruction radius: entire cavern. Survival probability: 19%

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. Titan Core energy surged in tandem with his Chaos Instinct.

"System… let's shake this mountain one last time."

The ground trembled, the air ignited with kinetic energy, and the next clash would determine whether Lin Feng survives the first true Stage 8 test of the underground realm.

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