Chapter 65
Chapter 65
A deadly sword fell from above while a flame dragon roared in from the front. The instant the battle began, Su Feng was caught between two attacks, and his scalp went numb.
Using an ultimate before the fight began was bad enough!
The real problem was that the fully charged Dawnbringer automatically locked onto its target. With the room offering so little space, there was nowhere to escape.
“I’ve never seen anyone as ridiculous as you!”
With no other choice, Su Feng gritted his teeth and used one of his trump cards.
Green light bloomed.
Powerful wind swept in every direction.
[Wind Wanderer · Su Feng has formed Wind Domain within a 100 × 100 area. Inside this area, he receives Damage Reduction +20%, Movement Speed +50%, and Attack Speed +50% for 5 minutes!]
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The earth trembled.
Flames tore through the air and surged upward, flooding into the room’s ceiling and the passage above.
After a long while, the flames finally died. Su Feng’s remnant soul was scorched black and had suffered severe damage.
-57,756! (Critical Hit)
-11,525!
Dawnbringer plus Flame Dragon Roar!
This was the strongest burst Zhou Ming could currently unleash. Dawnbringer’s Suppression prevented the enemy from evading Flame Dragon Roar, ensuring every point of damage connected.
That one combination stripped away more than one-fifth of Su Feng’s HP.
“My Attack is still a little too low…” Zhou Ming said, dissatisfied.
His opponent did have 20% Damage Reduction, but less than seventy thousand damage was honestly rather pathetic.
In the end, his Flamecloud Sword was only a Level 35 War Soul weapon. One of his rings was even the Wolf King Ring gifted by the novice village chief. Its Attack bonus was negligible at his current level.
“It really is far too low!” Su Feng said viciously. “Let me show you what real Attack looks like!”
Whoosh!
Empowered by the wind element, he became a green arrow loosed from a bowstring and shot toward Zhou Ming. A sharp sword condensed in his hand and traced a breathtaking arc through the air.
[Wind Wanderer · Su Feng has used Flowing Light Sword Art. Attack Speed +20%. Each attack reduces the opponent’s Attack Speed and Movement Speed by 2%, stacking up to 25 times for 5 minutes!]
He would slow Zhou Ming to a crawl!
Su Feng had established his strategy long ago.
The current God-Demon Orb owner was extremely strong, but his Attack Speed and Movement Speed were still lacking. Once Flowing Light Sword Art reached maximum stacks, Zhou Ming would never touch him again.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Su Feng attacked at incredible speed, thrusting, flicking, and chopping with his sword. He displayed Flowing Light Sword Art’s advantage to perfection and rapidly accumulated stacks.
-702!
-721!
-705!
…
“Can you still swing your sword?” Su Feng asked with a smile.
“All that flash. Does it actually do anything?”
Zhou Ming remained unmoved. Dense damage numbers rose from his body, but his shield still had plenty of durability remaining. He raised the Flamecloud Sword and activated its special skill, Blazing Slash.
Hiss!
Fire surged inside the Wind Domain and slammed into Su Feng, nearly sending him flying.
-4,952!
The difference in damage was enormous. One of Zhou Ming’s strikes matched seven of Su Feng’s.
And that was only while Zhou Ming was at full HP. Overlord, the evolved form of Last Stand, would raise his damage even further once his HP began to fall.
“!!”
Su Feng’s expression changed. He hurriedly retreated to avoid Zhou Ming’s edge.
MISS!
“How can this be? Your speed was weakened…”
A sudden thought struck him, and he examined the method Zhouyou Shijie had used earlier.
[Flame Venerable · Zhouyou Shijie has used Demonic Flame Armor, gaining Tenacity +50% and immediately receiving a shield equal to 30% of maximum HP. In addition, all forms of attack deal 50% more damage for the skill’s 2-minute duration!]
Su Feng: “…”
What kind of king of Tenacity was this?
“My Tenacity is still a little too low…” Zhou Ming said, dissatisfied.
His opponent had all sorts of speed bonuses, but having an attack dodged still felt truly awful.
“You!”
Su Feng’s anger surged. Then something occurred to him. His expression turned solemn, and all that fury vanished. “Good brat. You almost lured me into your trap!”
Letting anger overwhelm him during battle would only reduce his chances of victory.
A few casual words from Zhouyou Shijie had nearly shattered his composure.
He noticed?
Zhou Ming raised an eyebrow and denied everything. “I have no idea what you’re talking about!”
“You don’t need to admit it!” Su Feng said calmly. “From this moment on, every verbal attack you make will be useless against me!”
With that, wind gathered beneath his feet. His robes snapped as his aura rose another level.
Zhouyou Shijie was strong!
But Su Feng held the advantage in speed and HP. Even if his damage output was lacking, he still had a chance as long as he waited for the right opening.
[Wind Wanderer · Su Feng has used Shadowless Step. Movement Speed +100% for 2 minutes!]
“Is that so?”
Sword in hand, Zhou Ming’s lips curved into a smile. “Don’t you want to know why Ying’er chose to help me instead of you?”
“W-why?” Su Feng immediately asked.
It was impossible not to care!
If Qianying chose him, he might still have a chance to rise again.
Besides, hearing Zhouyou Shijie call her Ying’er made him especially unhappy.
The name was far too intimate!
Even Qianying’s beautiful eyes shifted toward Zhou Ming, curious about his answer.
“It’s exactly the kind of relationship you’re imagining.” Zhou Ming’s answer was deliberately vague, refusing to explain anything clearly.
Su Feng: “…”
Qianying: “…”
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
Su Feng’s words turned heated. He glared at Zhou Ming, all his earlier calm gone. “You?”
“Me!”
Zhou Ming admitted it with an open nod. “Ying’er and I are together day and night. We’ve been together for quite some time now, and many wonderful things have happened between us!”
He could guarantee that not one word was a lie.
Many wonderful things really had happened.
Su Feng’s teeth ground together. His face turned ashen, the corner of one eye twitching as he turned toward the breathtaking woman beside them and silently waited for her answer.
Qianying hesitated, then admitted, “Many wonderful things have happened!”
“This…”
Su Feng looked as though he had been struck by lightning.
“Especially yesterday!”
Zhou Ming dropped an explosive revelation. His expression filled with fond recollection and enjoyment. “It started in the morning and didn’t end until the sun went down. The battle was so intense that afterward, I couldn’t even stand!”
“No!”
Su Feng’s eyes nearly split with rage as he charged Zhou Ming. “Tell me that isn’t true!”
Dawnbringer!
The instant Su Feng approached, Zhou Ming unleashed his killing move without charging, inflicting control before following with Rending Slash.
In truth, even if Su Feng refused to approach, Zhou Ming could still kill him by relying on Dawnbringer’s twenty-second cooldown. It would merely take longer.
“How can that skill’s cooldown be so short?”
Repeated attacks sent Su Feng’s HP plummeting. He quickly recovered his senses and regretted his lapse, then hurriedly retreated.
Greater Fireball!
As Su Feng fled, Zhou Ming followed with ranged damage.
[Wind Wanderer · Su Feng has used Chaos God Dance. Evasion +30% and Movement Speed +50% for 1 minute!]
Realizing he was losing, Su Feng brought out his final hidden method. His speed increased again, and his erratic movements left afterimages everywhere.
“An existence recognized by the God-Demon Orb really isn’t easy to handle!” Zhou Ming didn’t dare grow careless.
Unfortunately, Su Feng was only the phantom of a remnant soul and had no Talent left to copy. Otherwise, killing him might actually have been easier.
Relying on his speed advantage, Su Feng continued fighting through hit-and-run attacks.
Zhou Ming simply remained where he was and cast Dawnbringer every twenty seconds without pause.
“Don’t you think that move is a little unfair?” Su Feng felt completely helpless and had lost all his temper.
“I have something even more unfair!”
Zhou Ming directly used Holy Flame Purification, restoring 20% HP and returning to full health.
He had no fear of a war of attrition either.
“…Enough. Enough!” Su Feng sagged at the sight. “You win!”
Being defeated by the current God-Demon Orb owner despite holding a ten-level advantage left an exceedingly bitter taste.
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