Chapter 967: Chapter 833: Who Can Keep Their Cool?
Chapter 967: Chapter 833: Who Can Keep Their Cool?
The Frost Marsh covered an extremely wide area, even the space above was enveloped in a thick layer of frost.
The Sword Sting creature attempted to evade by leaping, but a layer of ice still formed on its body, hardening the joints of its limbs!
After landing on the ground, the frozen Sword Sting let out an angry cry. Its sharp sword-like arms suddenly swept out, turning into two dazzling blades of cold light that cut through the giant iceberg in front of the Ice-Feathered Spirit and slashed towards Ning’s body!
The diameter of the sharp blades reached several kilometers, and their thickness was comparable to the length of the Ice-Feathered Spirit’s body.
However, a large size did not necessarily mean strong attack power. In Chu Mu’s view, such attacks were flashy but insubstantial, clearly a deliberate ploy to disrupt Ning’s chanting of spells—dodging would give the enemy a chance to close in.
Chu Mu was confident in Ning’s defense; such long-range attacks from the Insect Species were unlikely to cause significant damage to Ning.
“Swish!!! Swish!!!!!!!”
The two astonishing blades swept past, leaving shallow marks on the crystal armor on Ning’s body. Taking advantage of the momentum, Ning’s body slid backward, opening up the distance once again.
The spell continued to be chanted in Ning’s mouth, and clusters of ice clouds condensed in mid-air, transforming into an ice storm disaster that fell from the sky, leaving the Sword Sting with nowhere to hide!
The Sword Sting’s long-range sharp blade attacks couldn’t injure Ning, and likewise, Ning’s wide-range Ice Attribute Skills were also unlikely to break through the Sword Sting’s thick defense. Chu Mu’s main purpose of deploying this skill was to turn the entire battlefield into a land of icy cold, thus creating greater obstacles for the Sword Sting’s movements.
Chu Mu’s strategy was crystal clear; he was not in a hurry for Ning to inflict significant damage on Sword Sting, but rather to maintain a safe distance between Ning and Sword Sting throughout the battle.
The Sword Sting continuously sought opportunities to approach the Ice-Feathered Spirit, as its weapons, which ignored some defense effects, would be rendered ineffective if the enemy did not come within its attack range.
Soon, the battle was shifting towards a war of distance.
The Sword Sting constantly tried various methods, even burrowing underground, attempting to approach Ning from beneath.
To this, Chu Mu was not panicked at all; the moment the Sword Sting vanished from the surface, he had Ning continuously float higher into the sky and then pour cold air into the ground, sending the chill deep underground…
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“Brother, who could win this?” Shen Yue, seeing both sides maintaining their tactics without making progress, urgently asked.
“If Chu Fangchen doesn’t make a mistake, he should be able to win,” Shen Mo said.
Shen Mo had a basis for saying this; first, the Ice-Feathered Spirit’s defense was very high, and without a melee attack, Sword Sting was unlikely to deal significant damage. Secondly, the Ice-Feathered Spirit’s tactics were extremely clear: slow down the enemy, increase the distance, and then safely chant spells.
That is to say, it seemed as if Sword Sting was crazily chasing after the Ice-Feathered Spirit, who was constantly dodging its attacks, but in reality, it was always the Ice-Feathered Spirit who managed to hit Sword Sting while the latter could only unleash some harassing skills.
Just as Shen Mo said, at this point, Ye Wansheng’s face on the battlefield looked very troubled.
That was because continuing like this would surely lead to his defeat.
“This guy, why is he so patient!” Ye Wansheng said somewhat angrily.
The opponent’s grasp of distance was too skilled, a standard magnetic strategy!
The so-called magnetic strategy was like two Soul Pets in battle acting as two repelling magnets, maintaining a distance such that there is no effect. But as soon as one closed to a certain range, the other would be pushed away, always maintaining the magnet distance.
Ye Wansheng knew that impatience in a battle could very well lead to his defeat, but without a sense of urgency, Sword Sting would definitely be worn down continuously and eventually lose.
Ye Wansheng glanced in the direction of the north city and saw that many black dots were already floating above the city gate, watching the battle from afar.
“Damn it, more and more people are coming; this will cause big trouble!” Ye Wansheng cursed.
The commotion from a High-level Emperor showdown was massive, and people in the north city felt as though summer had abruptly turned into winter. As the battle continued, naturally, more and more Soul Pet Masters would gather to watch from a distance.
For Soul Pet Masters, being able to witness a showdown of High Emperor Level was extremely rare. Even though the battle was not public as a competition, it would still attract a huge number of Soul Pet Masters as spectators.
“There’s only one way left!” Not wanting to attract too much attention, especially since there was a formidable enemy in Spirit City, Ye Wansheng needed to quickly decide the outcome and then leave immediately.
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“His Sword Sting seems to be quite severely ice-damaged,” Shen Yue noted that Sword Sting’s speed was getting slower and slower, seemingly worn down. It seemed that Chu Fangchen would ultimately win this battle by a margin of skill.
“It’s still too early to say,” Shen Mo shook his head.
Shen Mo watched Chu Mu. As expected, Chu Mu did not have the Ice-Feathered Spirit chant a Long Incantation, but instead kept using various Ice Attribute Skills to whittle down the opponent while maintaining a certain distance, seemingly indifferent to the Sword Sting’s apparent weakness.
“Could it be a deliberate bait?” Shen Yue looked at the Sword Sting.
Shen Mo fell silent at this point, instead fixating his attention on the two high-level Emperor Grade Soul Pets on the battlefield.
The Sword Sting was clearly showing signs of weakness, whereas the Ice-Feathered Spirit maintained its original pace of attrition; this state persisted for a considerable length of time.
Even if the Sword Sting’s weakness was feigned just now, being so worn down, it must have sustained serious injuries by now.
Gradually, the Sword Sting’s body was completely frozen.
Even its surrounding were comprised of astonishingly thick glaciers; under these circumstances, there was no chance for a reversal.
“You’re ruthless,” Ye Wansheng said indignantly, looking at his thoroughly Ice-Sealed Sword Sting.
The tactic of feigning weakness had no effect on this opponent. Ye Wansheng could see that unless he had rendered the enemy incapable of fighting, the other wouldn’t let his Ice-Feathered Spirit lower its guard.
Hearing Ye Wansheng’s words, Chu Mu merely curved his lips slightly, saying, “Admit defeat. With its next skill, my Ice-Feathered Spirit can completely incapacitate your Sword Sting in battle.”
Ye Wansheng did not respond but instead watched the opponent’s Ice-Feathered Spirit with an intense gaze.
Finally, he noticed that the Ice-Feathered Spirit edged slightly closer and began to chant a Long Incantation!
Ye Wansheng knew that the opponent’s Ice-Feathered Spirit was poised to utilize its final advanced Ice Attribute Skill to conclude the battle. At this moment, however, a smile broke out on Ye Wansheng’s face, and he said in a relaxed tone,
“You wouldn’t happen to know of a skill called ‘Sacrificial Strike’?”
No sooner had his words fallen than the thick glaciers suddenly burst asunder!!
Amidst the shattered ice, one could see the Sword Sting, covered in frost wounds, charging at an extreme speed, rapidly closing in on the Ice-Feathered Spirit!!
Seeing the apparently defeated Sword Sting launch a counterattack, Shen Yue and the others all showed looks of astonishment. They were far too calm; who would wait for their Soul Pet to be nearly killed before launching the most powerful attack!
“You’re going to lose!” Ye Wansheng had been waiting for this opportunity all along. It brimmed with danger, as failure would undoubtedly result in a pitiful defeat for his Sword Sting!
But no Soul Pet Master could maintain battle rhythm nearly certain of victory; it’s akin to having severed the opponent’s limbs, never expecting a hidden weapon in their mouth.
The speed of the Sword Sting doubled, its charging velocity such that even frost could not slow it down!
At last, the Sword Sting drew near, its sharp, defense-ignoring sword-like arm raised high, slashing fiercely down at the Ice-Feathered Spirit!!!
“Swoosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
A streak of chill light flashed by, and the Sword Sting’s blow did not strike Ning’s vital spot but instead chopped off from its arm!
With an arm lost, the Ice-Feathered Spirit was utterly incapable of manipulating the precision of its Ice Attribute Skills, meaning the battle could not continue.
The crystalline arm detached from the Ice-Feathered Spirit’s body!
Seeing this, Shen Yue and the others were completely shocked, as all of this had transpired so suddenly!!
“This… speed, how could it suddenly possess such terrifying velocity!!” Shen Yue found herself filled with confusion regarding the battle, perhaps her level was inadequate to perceive the true hidden dangers of the fight.
Although Shen Mo had guessed that Ye Wansheng was deliberately showing weakness, he did not anticipate that after such depletion, the Sword Sting could still launch a stronger counterattack than before, defying the norms of battle!
However, while they had yet to recover from their surprise, they suddenly noticed odd fissures appearing behind the Ice-Feathered Spirit, as if a mirror merged with reality was cracked.
“Boom~~~~~~~~”
Finally, the space shattered along with the Ice-Feathered Spirit’s body, leaving behind only the fragmented pieces of a chopped Ice Mirror…
“It’s fake…” Watching the fragments, Ye Wansheng’s smile of victory suddenly stiffened!
“Sacrificial Strike is indeed a racial skill unique to a very special lineage of Sword Sting, but unfortunately, I have encountered it before…” Chu Mu’s voice slowly floated into Ye Wansheng’s ears.
Chu Mu had trained for a long period in Ten Thousand Broken Stinger Valley and battled for a long time in the Great Hibernation. He had killed countless Sword Stings.
Among them was an Emperor Sword Sting with the Sacrificial Strike skill, which in its dying moments, unleashed an attack that exceeded its own strength. This caught the always cautious Chu Mu somewhat off guard. Fortunately, he was battling with Mo Ye; had it been another Soul Pet, responding in that situation would have been impossible.
Chu Mu’s combat experience was built up through countless battles. Without a flawless battle sense, he would have perished during his training like many other Soul Pet Masters…
Therefore, even when the Sword Sting showed weakness, even nearing complete freezing, Chu Mu made Ning preserve caution, guarding against the very Sacrificial Strike that had almost cost him his life before!
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