Chapter 261: The Falling Stars, Undoubtedly a Monster

Chapter 261: The Falling Stars, Undoubtedly a Monster

October 28, 2024

After advancing to the third-level Wizard, the power of the Absolute No-Go Zone had a noticeable increase.

The minimum force field radius surged to fifty meters.

Within this radius, even the attack from a Disintegration Cannon Type II could not penetrate the force field's defense.

Similarly, within this radius, the density of the Absolute No-Go Zone's pressure was at its highest.

Even a Puppet Master, upon stepping into the force field, would be instantly compressed into a pile of scrap metal.

Even though Yuxi was a third-level Crystalized Wizard with bone armor for protection, he still felt the immense pressure at this moment, making it extremely difficult to move.

"Advanced innate ability? No, he's just a third-level Gaseous Wizard. Even if he had an advanced innate ability, it wouldn't be this astonishingly powerful!"

Yuxi's expression changed repeatedly. Finally, he gritted his teeth, fiercely pointed his right hand at his left palm, and with a muffled sound, a wound the size of an egg appeared on his palm.

To everyone's surprise, what flowed out from the wound was not blood but a black-gray liquid.

Swish!

The black-gray liquid flowed extremely fast. Despite the small wound, it gave the illusion of a massive breach in a dam, with waves surging out.

In the blink of an eye, a black-gray torrent formed, surging toward Su Nan with a deafening roar, intent on swallowing and submerging him!

"Shadow Water!" Cyril’s eyes flashed with a hint of dread.

Shadow Water is one of the advanced innate abilities of the Obsidian Throne, a talent crystallization model created based on the Frost Shadow River in the Shadow Realm.

The Shadow Water generated by this innate ability has the same shadow assimilation property as the Frost Shadow River. Any creature that is submerged in it—no, even if it just touches it—will be assimilated into a shadow within seconds.

And shadow creatures cannot exist for long in the material world; they will soon dissipate and vanish.

Among the many talent crystallization models of the Obsidian Throne, the power of Shadow Water is firmly in the top ten.

"I didn't expect Yuxi to have mastered Shadow Water!"

Cyril's expression turned slightly serious as he looked at Su Nan, curious to see how he would respond.

However, Su Nan didn’t even need to consider how to respond.

The black-gray torrent stopped abruptly when it reached fifty meters around him, as if it had hit an invisible wall, unable to advance any further.

No matter how fiercely the Shadow Water crashed, it could not get close to Su Nan.

Seeing this, Su Nan sneered, not the least bit surprised.

He was well-versed in the famous talent crystallization models of the Obsidian Throne, including Shadow Water.

And the Absolute No-Go Zone was precisely the nemesis of Shadow Water.

As long as the force field remained, Shadow Water could not touch him.

The assimilation property of Shadow Water had a negligible effect on the force field. Although it could erode the force field, the speed was excruciatingly slow.

Even if he stood still, it would take more than half a day for Shadow Water to completely erode the force field.

Swish!

With a thought, Su Nan summoned a silver metallic liquid from his body, which also formed a torrent and surged toward Yuxi.

Tit for tat!

Seeing that Shadow Water couldn’t harm Su Nan, Yuxi’s face turned pale with a cold snort. He abandoned the idea of using Shadow Water to attack Su Nan and instead directed it to meet the incoming liquid metal.

The two torrents collided fiercely in mid-air, intertwining and mixing, then annihilating each other.

Su Nan hadn’t expected the liquid metal to defeat Yuxi. Seeing it blocked, he wasn’t concerned. He flipped his wrist, and a pitch-black spear tip appeared in his palm.

With a light hum as he closed his fingers, a long black spear instantly materialized in his hand.

In the next second, Su Nan hurled the spear, which transformed into a black lightning bolt and shot toward Yuxi at breakneck speed.

Yuxi sneered, drew out a fist-sized pale skull, and rubbed his thumb over its surface. Instantly, the skull emitted a piercing, eerie cry, and countless fierce black souls emerged, clawing and biting as they lunged at the black lightning bolt!

Although they were illusory souls, the black lightning bolt paused for a moment upon hitting one of the black souls.

In that instant, the other black souls pounced, tearing the black lightning bolt to shreds with their claws and teeth, and then screaming as they charged toward Su Nan.

A look of disdain flashed in Yuxi’s eyes.

When it came to wizard artifacts, he wouldn’t lose to a native wizard from a plane that had been sealed for two thousand years!

The black soul skull in his hand was a third-level wizard artifact!

What did Su Nan have to compare with him?

Seeing the black lightning bolt broken, Su Nan didn’t panic. He reached into his pocket, drew out another black spear tip, and then hurled another black long spear.

“Two second-level wizard artifacts? I underestimated you, but it’s useless.”

Before Yuxi’s mocking words could finish, they were interrupted by a sudden, deafening explosion.

The black lightning, resembling a spear, pierced through the sky. A few black souls tried to block it but were instantly torn apart by the violent electrical energy upon contact, disintegrating into ashes. The black lightning continued its relentless assault, tearing through the void and aiming straight for Yuxi!

The power was clearly several times stronger than before, on a completely different level!

“Third-level wizard artifact! How is that possible?!”

Yuxi’s face was filled with shock, and before he could react, the black lightning had already struck him.

Almost instantly, all the protective spells and magical items he had used crumbled and scattered!

The violent electrical energy then erupted, completely engulfing Yuxi!

“Actually a third-level wizard artifact!”

Cyril’s eyes widened in surprise as he stared at the black electrical energy. He was both amazed and envious.

After all, even he didn’t have a third-level wizard artifact. How did Su Nan obtain it?

Maisha’s eyes flickered with a brief light.

Su Nan was bringing her more and more surprises.

The electrical energy quickly dissipated, revealing Yuxi’s form.

The once indestructible bone armor was now in tatters, riddled with cracks, and the underlying blackened wounds were faintly visible.

“Damn you!”

Yuxi’s eyes were bloodshot, his gaze filled with venom as he stared at Su Nan.

He hadn’t expected this guy to have a third-level wizard artifact, and its power was clearly stronger than his black soul skull!

Meeting his enemy’s gaze, Su Nan felt a slight sneer.

After advancing to the third-level Wizard, he had long been able to use third-level wizard artifacts. He had immediately reinforced the Black Thunder to the limit of his capacity.

If he had more time and materials, he could have synthesized more third-level Black Thunders and overwhelmed Yuxi with sheer force.

“It’s time to end this.”

Su Nan’s gaze hardened, and he decisively activated the alchemical runes on his body.

Brilliant silver light emerged from his skin, quickly forming intricate and mysterious patterns.

[Talent Specialization]!

The moment the silver patterns appeared, the liquid metal that had been locked in a stalemate with the Shadow Water suddenly expanded, even glowing faintly. The silver flood surged, instantly swallowing and submerging the Shadow Water!

At the same time, the radius of the Absolute No-Go Zone’s force field dramatically expanded, re-capturing Yuxi, who had previously escaped its influence. The exponentially increased pressure caused Yuxi’s already damaged bone armor to shatter, turning to dust!

Yuxi let out a muffled grunt, and the sound of his bones straining under the immense pressure echoed from within his body.

After advancing to the third-level Wizard, Su Nan had immediately reinforced [Talent Specialization] to its maximum.

Now, the enhancement effect of [Talent Specialization] had increased to three times its original power!

This meant that both the liquid metal and the Absolute No-Go Zone were now three times as powerful!

Even a third-level Crystalized Wizard couldn’t withstand three times the superpower of a talent ability!

Under the shadow of death, Yuxi let out a fierce howl, and his body suddenly swelled as if inflated, his skin turning gray, his teeth elongating into fangs that protruded from his lips. In an instant, he transformed into a towering, grotesque giant over ten meters tall, surrounded by a layer of mist that formed countless screaming faces in fear and pain.

From a distance, Cyril’s expression changed dramatically.

“Death Soul Giant!”

“Yuxi’s third talent ability is actually this!”

Maisha’s expression also grew serious.

The Death Soul Giant is also an advanced talent crystallization model, but it is one of the most unique among the many advanced models of the Obsidian Throne.

This is because this talent ability has a usage limit.

For example, a first-level Wizard can only use it once, a second-level Wizard twice, and a third-level Wizard three times.

Only after advancing to a True Spirit Wizard can one overcome this usage limit.

In a sense, this special talent ability is prepared for True Spirit Wizards.

Usually, only Wizards who are confident they can advance to True Spirit Wizards would choose this talent ability.

Ordinary Wizards who choose the Death Soul Giant and fail to advance to True Spirit Wizards will effectively lose one talent ability compared to others.

Of course, the enormous restriction is matched by the terrifying power of the Death Soul Giant.

It far exceeds the power of ordinary advanced talent abilities and is even said to be capable of defeating opponents of a higher level!

As a third-level Crystalized Wizard, Yuxi’s use of the Death Soul Giant might not defeat a True Spirit Wizard, but crushing an ordinary third-level Crystalized Wizard would be extremely easy!

Maisha’s gaze sharpened, ready to intervene and save Su Nan at any moment.

Even someone as strong as Su Nan might not be a match for Yuxi transformed into a Death Soul Giant!

Yuxi, now transformed into a Death Soul Giant, instantly shook off the immense pressure and roared as he lunged at Su Nan.

"You’ve forced me to use my Death Soul Giant talent ability once. You can die with some sense of accomplishment!"

Hearing this, Su Nan couldn’t help but sneer.

"You’re overestimating yourself."

As he spoke, countless strange runes suddenly appeared, forming six bands of rune light that wrapped around him like colorful ribbons. An inconceivably vast amount of energy particles instantly overflowed from his body, condensing into a cloud-like mass that surged and roiled.

Even without using his mental energy to sense the energy particles, his eyes could clearly see them.

"What is this?"

Cyril stared at Su Nan in a daze. Even from a great distance, the vast and surging energy particle fluctuations made him feel a chill.

Maisha’s eyes grew even brighter, a look of anticipation in them.

"Is this his third talent ability?"

Compared to Cyril’s shock and Maisha’s anticipation, Yuxi was filled with overwhelming horror.

Facing Su Nan directly, he could more clearly feel the immense and vast energy particles enveloping his opponent, like a volcano poised to erupt, capable of burning him to ashes and leaving no trace!

Feeling the threat of death, Yuxi let out a fierce howl, accelerating his charge. The death souls around him shrieked, releasing their power to help him break through the Absolute No-Go Zone’s force field, allowing him to rush to Su Nan’s side more quickly.

But at that moment, night suddenly descended.

The bright, clear sky vanished, replaced by boundless darkness, dotted with countless stars like flawless gems, shimmering with a cold, silver light.

Su Nan stood suspended in this night, his figure distinct yet subtly blending with the darkness, as if he were one with it.

He looked at Yuxi, whose expression was twisted with fear.

As his gaze fell, millions of stars in the dark night sky began to vibrate. They were drawn by a tremendous force, tracing dazzling and blinding trajectories through the void, falling like a torrential rain, pelting down toward Yuxi below!

The overwhelming and awe-inspiring momentum was such that even the most magnificent meteor shower could not compare!

[Falling Star Rain]!

Three times the power!

"AAAAAAH!"

A sharp, ear-piercing scream erupted from Yuxi’s mouth. The intense threat of death nearly drove him to madness, and he no longer cared about attacking Su Nan, frantically retreating and struggling to escape the range of the falling stars.

But it was futile.

The brilliant stars, trailing flames, struck Yuxi’s enlarged body, burning, shattering, and purifying his massive form with blinding light, disintegrating and vanishing in pieces!

Various spells were cast, various magical items activated, and the death souls shrieked and bit, shattering the stars!

But more stars appeared in the dark sky, falling brilliantly, seemingly endless.

In the end, Yuxi was completely engulfed by the stars, the blinding light swallowing him and a hundred-meter radius around him!

BOOM!

A violent surge of energy particles swept the surroundings, tearing countless fine cracks in the void!

The entire world seemed to be momentarily dominated by extreme darkness and light, torn apart.

After a long while, the light dissipated, leaving only a pockmarked ground where Yuxi had once stood.

The Death Soul Giant, supposedly capable of defeating opponents of a higher level, lasted less than thirty seconds under the relentless barrage of starlight, disintegrating and vanishing without a trace.

The stars in the sky gradually dimmed, the darkness receded, and the sky once again became bright, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Only the scarred ground testified to the reality of what had transpired.

From a distance, Cyril stared at the scene, his mouth dry, unable to recover from the shock.

What kind of talent ability is this?

He had never seen such a terrifying and fearsome talent ability before!

Even Yuxi, transformed into a Death Soul Giant, couldn’t withstand it!

Cyril couldn’t help but swallow hard.

If he had faced that attack, he would have been instantly disintegrated!

He never imagined that Su Nan had such a trump card!

Reflecting on his earlier thoughts that Su Nan was no match for Yuxi, Cyril found it deeply ironic.

If Yuxi was a genius, then Su Nan was undoubtedly a monster!

A wizard from a sealed plane could achieve such a level, it was simply unbelievable!

(End of Chapter)

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