Chapter 585: The Battle with Stym
Chapter 585: The Battle with Stym
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Noticing the chaos at the museum, a large number of Fourth and Fifth Rank cultivators rushed to Su Yu and Chen Xing's location, both in the sky and on the ground.
Chen Xing didn't take these rescue forces seriously. No matter how many Fourth and Fifth Rank cultivators there were, a single area-of-effect spell would take care of them.
What truly worried her was the Divine-Level Psionicist, Stym.
Stym was currently in the city.
Stym never imagined that anyone would dare to cause trouble right under his nose!
A few seconds after the museum incident, his mental power spread out, quickly covering the entire museum area.
Feeling Stym's overwhelming mental power rapidly scanning the sky, Chen Xing's heart raced.
He's here!
Although she and Su Yu had made significant progress in the Legendary realm and were much stronger than ordinary Legendaries, together they could only match about one-fifth of Stym's power. Defeating him was almost impossible, especially since Su Yu's soul was still under control.
Now that they had the badge, Chen Xing had considered immediately activating the emerald pendant in Su Yu's possession and returning to Blue Star. However, Su Yu's soul was still under control.
She had to wait for Su Yu's soul to return before she could activate the pendant.
This meant that during this most dangerous period, she had to ensure that Su Yu's body wasn't destroyed.
With this in mind, Chen Xing activated all the burst skills of her Vermillion Crane form that increased intelligence and spellcasting power. Then, she cast the strongest defensive spell of her Vermillion Crane form—the Vermillion Crane Divine Shield—on Su Yu.
Under Chen Xing's spellcasting, a massive, mountain-like accumulation of fire elements formed around Su Yu.
The Vermillion Crane Divine Shield quickly took shape, completely enveloping Su Yu in a five-meter-diameter, impenetrable, fiery red sphere. From a distance, he looked like a miniature sun, even brighter than the sun itself by a thousand times!
At that moment, the top of Trener's tallest building, the "Trener Skyscraper," suddenly opened a giant golden eye.
Hum—
Almost instantly, a green disintegration beam shot out from the skyscraper's eye, hurtling toward Su Yu with no room for breath.
Chen Xing was very familiar with this beam.
The last time they left Scrul, she had sacrificed herself to block this disintegration beam, allowing Su Yu to safely return to Blue Star.
But things were different now.
They were at least ten times stronger than when they first came to Scrul! With their current defenses, they could easily withstand this beam.
So this time, she didn't help Su Yu block it; she let the beam hit him.
Sizzle—Boom!
The disintegration beam successfully struck Su Yu.
However, the beam couldn't penetrate the Vermillion Crane Divine Shield Chen Xing had cast. It couldn't even break through the outermost layer of the shield and dissipated completely in the air.
Feeling the futile disintegration beam quickly fade, Chen Xing didn't relax. Instead, she remained vigilant.
Because at that moment, Stym's mental power had locked onto them, and Su Yu's soul still hadn't returned to his body.
"This is... Su Yu?!" Stym was heading toward the library, and upon detecting Su Yu's aura, he was immediately shocked.
How could this be?
Su Yu was supposed to have been killed by Victoria with the Blazing Sun Seal.
He's actually still alive?
However, the urgent situation didn't allow him to ponder this. Su Yu had always been the Scrul's greatest enemy, and he needed to eliminate him as quickly as possible!
With this thought, Stym's body transformed into a green streak of light, and he dashed toward the library at his fastest speed.
20, 19, 18
In just 20 seconds, he would reach his destination.
As the rapidly approaching Stym watched, Morningstar's heart burned with a desperate determination. She drank the Master-Level Speed Potion that Su Yu had given her, and her flight speed instantly tripled. She charged straight at Stym without hesitation.
"Hmph! You’re courting death!" Stym sneered as he saw Morningstar flying toward him.
With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a sixth-tier instant spell, Astral Torrent, which shot toward Morningstar.
Don’t be fooled by its instant nature; this spell's power was on par with Morningstar’s full-strength attack. Without a second thought, she quickly dodged to the side.
But Stym was determined to kill her as quickly as possible. As soon as one instant spell was cast, another followed. In just one second, he released 16 instant spells in rapid succession. The continuous barrage of spells almost sealed off every possible escape route for Morningstar.
Despite her increased speed, she still got hit by three or four spells. Her protective magic shield shattered instantly, and the backlash of the spells injured her, causing her to bleed profusely.
Stym showed no mercy. He cast another 16 instant spells, each aimed at her vital points, determined to deliver a fatal blow.
But then, he was suddenly taken aback. The wooden statue-like figure of Su Yu, who had been standing motionless on the ground, suddenly moved. Su Yu’s body regained its mobility, and his dull eyes became lively. Clearly, he had broken free from the Soul Binding Array’s control.
Stym didn’t have time to deal with Morningstar anymore. He had to kill Su Yu! Without hesitation, he turned and flew straight toward Su Yu, a powerful spell brewing in his hands, intent on delivering a lethal strike.
His entire casting time was about three seconds. But just as he reached the second second of his spell, he heard a clear and melodious meow from behind him.
"Meow!" (Watch out for the sword!)
Stym’s spell was instantly interrupted, and his body froze, losing the ability to fly. He continued moving forward only by inertia.
The one responsible for this was, of course, Morningstar. The 16 instant spells hadn’t killed her. Although she had taken a full hit from eight spells, her high magic resistance in her Crimson Crane Form, her instant magic shield, and the healing from the Pandaren Holy Spring had kept her alive. If there were a game interface, her health would be down to about 15%, teetering on the brink of death.
But "on the brink of death" is different from "already dead." As she was about to lose consciousness from her injuries, she used the ultimate weapon Su Yu had given her—the Village’s Best Sword.
The effect of this ultimate weapon was immediate and powerful. With a swift slash of her blade, Morningstar successfully controlled Stym, putting him into a Stunned state. His long-prepared, powerful spell was completely interrupted.
If that powerful spell had hit Su Yu, he would have been dead for sure, with a death probability of at least 80%.
Now that the spell was interrupted, he had narrowly escaped a deadly fate.
(End of Chapter)
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