# Chapter 727: Go to the Sidelines and Be a Guest
Promote to Platinum?
This is during a battle, is it really okay to be so casual?
Wait, aren't we inside a Spirit-Binding Field? How can you even promote?
Actually, Jiangnan had his own considerations. The strength of the Spirit-Binding Beast far exceeded his expectations.
With his current strength, it was clearly a bit insufficient.
But once he reached Platinum, his physical toughness would increase dramatically!
This would allow him to bear the full load of Blood Incineration, increasing his strength by more than just a little.
After being bitten twice by Mi Ye, he was already close to a breakthrough. Now wasn't without opportunity!
But the only troublesome point was being trapped in the Spirit-Binding Field right now!
There was no spiritual energy in the air, and he could only use the spiritual energy within his own body.
But what if I just absorbed it myself?
As he thought, Jiangnan pulled out a Diamond-grade Spirit Pearl and crushed it!
"Bang!"
The Spirit Pearl shattered, and the surging spiritual energy contained within burst forth violently.
But due to the Spirit-Binding Field, it was quickly diluted and dispersed, then extinguished.
Jiangnan only managed to inhale a little before the spiritual energy from the Spirit Pearl dissipated completely.
But this also made Jiangnan more certain that this method was feasible!
He pulled out a bag of Pop Rocks and ate them in one go, his own absorption power suddenly increasing tenfold.
Then he pulled out five more Diamond-grade Spirit Pearls and crushed them. The dense spiritual energy was released in an instant, about to dissipate completely.
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips: "Where do you think you're going? Get back here! Special move! Big Suck!"
The spiritual energy that was about to scatter everywhere was forcibly sucked into Jiangnan's body.
Everyone watching grimaced in shock.
That actually works?
Those are Diamond-grade Spirit Pearls! Crushed just like that?
Are you trying to pay to rank up?
At this moment, the Kola Monitor Lizard that had sent Wu Liang flying with a tail swipe pounced again!
Wang Ba charged forward, his short, compact body shooting out like a cannonball, landing a heavy punch on the lizard's chin!
"Boom!"
The wild force sent the giant lizard crashing backward onto the ground, its eyes full of wariness as it let out hissing sounds.
As a Diamond-grade tank, Wang Ba's physical toughness was no joke.
By now, the team was surrounded by countless monitor lizards.
Over on the Fish Country and Goose Country side, they were already locked in bitter struggle.
So many Spirit-Binding Beasts made everyone's faces dark. Feito had played his hand well.
But Xiao Zhen suddenly remembered Xiong Er's earlier move and quickly said, "Xiong Er, try talking to them. See if they'll stop attacking us?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all looked at Xiong Er with hope.
Xiong Er swallowed his saliva: "I'll try my best!"
With that, he stepped forward and roared a couple of times.
The lead Kola Monitor Lizard actually responded, hissing back!
But after just a few exchanges, Xiong Er's eyes turned red. He pulled out a bottle of Strength 2.0 and chugged it!
He instantly transformed into a bald, glowing, muscular bear, roaring as he charged at the Kola Monitor Lizard.
"You little four-legged snake! Do I need to give you some face? Watch me beat you to death!"
Everyone was stunned: "What happened? Why did the conversation turn hostile?"
Xiong Er said angrily: "They discriminate against us Spirit Beast types! They said we're all trash! Who do they think they are? I'll tear him apart!"
Xiao Zhen and the others were dumbfounded. They were divided by faction too?
Spirit Beasts and Spirit-Binding Beasts weren't on the same side?
The blinding light from bald-headed Xiong Er made the monitor lizard unable to keep its eyes open, tilting its head to avoid the glare.
Creatures that originally lived in the dark underground were extremely sensitive to strong light.
Xiong Er seized the opportunity, grabbed the monitor lizard's neck, and slammed it to the ground in a wrestling move!
He then sat on the lizard's face and slapped it repeatedly with his bear paws.
"You're so arrogant, huh? I'll beat you to death!"
The monitor lizard was enraged too. With a hiss, countless Spirit-Binding Beasts charged at the team!
Xiao Zhen's eyes lit up: "Spirit-Binding Beasts have a fear of light! Everyone drink Strength right away!"
So that's why they attacked Wu Liang earlier? Because they hated the light?
With the order given, all the men tilted their heads back and downed the Strength potion.
Everyone's clothes burst off as they transformed into Muscle Devils, the blinding light they emitted making the Spirit-Binding Beasts retreat in panic, roaring in anger!
Ling Feng and Wang Ba didn't have time to grieve their lost hair before they were overwhelmed by the wild power surging through their bodies!
Diamond-grade physical toughness combined with Strength enhancement—the effect was undeniably terrifying!
They howled as they charged at the Spirit-Binding Beasts!
The battlefield instantly turned into chaos, with explosions ringing out endlessly!
The Strength Legion came with built-in flashbang effects, plus their enhanced physical toughness—they were absolutely ferocious!
At this moment, both Adams and Yuri were watching in shock!
Did you guys just get a shot of chicken blood?
You can still unleash such terrifying combat power while Spirit-Bound?
Physical toughness enhancement could be explained as a strengthening serum.
But why do your heads glow?
Everyone's a little sun?
That's not scientific!
Yuri said in awe: "Indeed, the sun rises from the East. This is the true meaning of 'sunrise in the East,' isn't it?"
Adams rubbed his eyes, looking furious: "It's blinding me! I can't see a damn thing!"
But just then, there was a loud explosion, and Jiangnan's rank successfully broke through to Platinum!
But he let out a scream.
(๐꒦ິ口꒦ີ): "Ah～ My precious money!"
He had crushed a total of 10 Diamond-grade Spirit Pearls just to reach Platinum!
Jiangnan's heart ached terribly.
Xiao Zhen and the others were stunned. Did Jiangnan really succeed in ranking up?
Shouldn't they be happy? Now wasn't the time to worry about Spirit Pearls!
Having rushed to Platinum in one go, Jiangnan's body was like a dried-up sponge, desperately needing large amounts of spiritual energy to strengthen his physique.
So Jiangnan gritted his teeth and crushed another 10 Spirit Pearls, using up all 20 he had earned from Hai Di!
Under the effect of his powerful absorption, all the spiritual energy was sucked into his body before it could dissipate.
It frantically strengthened Jiangnan's body, and at this moment, his physical toughness underwent a qualitative improvement.
However, even with the Strength enhancement, the team's situation was still far from optimistic!
Spirit-Binding Beasts had extremely high defense. Even if they could be beaten back, killing them was very difficult.
Ling Feng and Wang Ba, with their Diamond-grade physical toughness and Strength enhancement, could overpower the Spirit-Binding Beasts in terms of raw strength, but they couldn't cover the entire battlefield.
Xia Yao, who had activated Blood Incineration Wolf King, was also injured!
Moreover, with so many Spirit-Binding Beasts, the squishy members protected in the middle of the formation had no ability to even defend themselves in this situation.
Let alone helping. Occasionally, a Spirit-Binding Beast that broke through the defenses nearly killed Qin Shou, Du Yue, and the others several times.
The situation was extremely unfavorable. Once their stamina ran out, the tide would turn completely.
And this was the better-case scenario. Over on the Fish Country and Goose Country side, personnel losses had already begun!
Jiangnan grabbed his backpack and pretended to pull out 10 Diamond Giant Durians from inside.
He directly tossed them to Zhong Yingxue!
"Xuexue! Take everyone to be guests. For this round, just watch us perform!"
At this moment, Qin Shou, Glasses Guy, and the other squishy members all stared in shock at Jiangnan's backpack!
As if they had discovered some rare treasure!
Your backpack is only that big, how can it fit 10 Diamond Giant Durians?
That doesn't seem right, does it?
Zhong Yingxue held a pile of Diamond Giant Durians, biting her lower lip tightly. Even though she wanted to help, her physical toughness wasn't enough, and going up would only cause trouble for everyone.
As a damage dealer, even though Zhong Yingxue had always valued physical training and insisted on soaking in Strength potion, her physical toughness still couldn't compare to beast-form melee fighters like Xia Yao!
"Come, everyone gather around and stand in a circle!"
Everyone was confused, not knowing what Zhong Yingxue was about to do.
Zhong Yingxue placed the Diamond Durians on the ground and pressed the stems one by one.
"This might hurt a bit. Bear with it and it'll be fine!"
Before anyone could react, the durians on the ground exploded!
In an instant, countless diamond spikes, wrapped in golden durian pulp, shot in all directions.
They evenly splattered all over the hundred-plus squishy members on the field. Not only were they stabbed full of bloody holes, but they were also turned into little yellow people.
Their faces turned green, their features twisted from the stench, tears streaming down as they all fell to their knees and vomited violently!
(*꒦ິཀ꒦ີ) "Ugh～ Did Nan Shen think the show was over and didn't want us to suffer being eaten by Spirit-Binding Beasts, so he decided to stink us to death instead?"
(||ཀ益ཀ) "This is the source of the hell stench! I'm throwing up!"
The entire cavern was filled with a fragrant aroma. Compared to this smell, the haze of Nightless City was nothing!
Zhong Yingxue: "Everyone bear with it for now. This is Xiao Nan's protective charm for us!"
"If we smell bad, the Spirit-Binding Beasts won't eat us. Let's go to the sidelines and be guests. Don't cause trouble for Xiao Nan! Ugh～"
With that, she led the group of squishy members, walking nonchalantly toward the edge of the cave!
Along the way, all the Spirit-Binding Beasts' blood-red eyes turned terrified.
They stuck out their tongues and vomited violently, their faces full of disgust. Some were even beating their own noses frantically, so stinky they questioned their lizard existence.
They spat at the group in disgust, and some even turned their backs to dig dirt...
They walked all the way to the edge of the cavern without a single Spirit-Binding Beast attacking them. Every single one was disgusted beyond belief.
Du Yue was amazed: "No way? Is it really that effective?"
But no one was excited!
Being so smelly that even Spirit-Binding Beasts found you disgusting—what kind of experience was that?
Qin Shou: "It's like a dog. If a dog has meat to eat, why would it go eat poop?"
As soon as he said that, all the little yellow people's gazes converged on Qin Shou. Their eyes could kill silver!
Qin Shou's expression froze: "Uh, I didn't mean it that way. I was using an analogy, I..."
Du Yue gritted her teeth: "Beat him up!"
Qin Shou: (;´༎ຶ﹏༎ຶ`)
I'll never speak carelessly again!
Seeing that the Diamond Durians had an unexpectedly good effect, Jiangnan breathed a long sigh of relief!
Now there were no more worries!
Spirit-Binding Pearls!
If I don't dig out a few pounds of them, wouldn't that be wasting such a great gift from Feito?