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Chapter 78: Night City's One-Man Stand!
Chapter 78: Night City's One-Man Stand!
At that moment, Meibelu swung the Frost Divine Sword, unleashing a wave of freezing ice that crept along the ground towards Night City.
However, just before the Ice Seal could reach Night City, someone else became a sacrificial pawn.
This unfortunate soul was none other than Shima Yousuke, who had been pulled in front of Night City using the "Chain Binding."
Night City's timing was impeccable, leaving Shima Yousuke no time to react. He was instantly frozen by the Frost Divine Sword's Ice Seal.
This was the second time Shima Yousuke had been frozen by the Ice Seal, and both instances were due to Night City.
As Shima Yousuke froze, Meibelu, having just used the power of the Frost Divine Sword, was also temporarily immobilized. She couldn't launch another attack on Night City.
Meanwhile, Cui, who was airborne due to her flight magic, drew her Great Treasure Sword once more. The blade underwent a mechanical transformation, causing its edges to extend sideways. A purple Mana Pillar with lightning coursed through its center, emitting an incredibly terrifying aura.
"Pride of Heaven, Walls of Iron, Dragon's Path, Lion's Roar, Tiger's Cry, Wolf's Sprint, Severing Heaven and Earth Before Collapse. Binding Spell Eighty-One: Sever the Void!"
A beam of Mana, akin to a laser, shot out from Cui's Ancient Relic Greatsword, causing her to recoil half a meter backward in the air due to the massive recoil.
In that instant, Night City chanted an Onmyodo incantation, and a transparent defensive wall rose before him.
"Boom———"
The purple-pink Mana beam collided with Night City's Sever the Void, creating a massive pillar of light as it hit the transparent barrier. It was like a stone dropping into water, causing violent ripples.
After his upgrade, Night City's Mana was astonishing. His previously cast Sever the Void could withstand the close-range toxic breath of the Magic Poison Dragon. With his Mana now surging, the defense of Sever the Void was even more formidable.
The laser-like Mana beam struck the invisible barrier, emitting a dull thud and creating massive ripples before gradually subsiding.
Before Cui could react, Night City, hidden behind the transparent barrier, quickly chanted another Onmyodo incantation.
"Thunderous Chariot, Spinning Cart, Light from the Seam, Divide into Six! Binding Technique 61: Six Rod Light Cage!"
With a flash of light from Night City's fingertip, six light fragments burst into brilliance from different directions, converging on Cui at the center, instantly immobilizing her in mid-air.
After completing this, Night City used Shunpo to appear behind Meibelu, who was about to make another move.
"Sorry, Meibelu, but I need you to take a nap on the ground for a bit."
Before Meibelu could react, Night City's Finger Blade struck her neck, causing her to black out and collapse.
The battle seemed lengthy, but in reality, Night City executed this entire series of actions in less than a minute.
With Shima Yousuke frozen by the Ice Seal, Cui immobilized by the Six Rod Light Cage, and Meibelu unconscious, no one could stop Night City now.
But Yecheng was also well aware that neither the Ice Seal nor the Six-Rod Light Cage could stop Shima Yousuke and Cui for long, so he didn't waste any time.
With Shunpo at his feet, he rushed past the resurrected corpse minions without a second thought, as time was of the essence.
In an astonishing display of speed, he charged towards the Divine Energy Phantom at the rear, gripping his long sword tightly.
"Night God Style First Move: Severing Waterfall!"
As Yecheng dashed towards the Divine Energy Phantom, he switched from holding the sword with one hand to both hands, raising it high above his head.
The next moment, a seemingly simple strike burst forth, a fierce blade of light slashing downward. The vertical strike soared with such height that it reached nearly a hundred meters!
Such an outrageous blade of light effortlessly enveloped the Divine Energy Phantom, slicing through it like a watermelon, cleanly cutting the phantom into two halves!
After splitting the Divine Energy Phantom, the strike's momentum continued, instantly cleaving the entire mountain peak in two!
Yecheng initially thought the battle should have ended by now, but soon he was astonished to find that the Divine Energy Phantom, split in two, showed no signs of weakened aura.
And in the next second, the two halves of its body, previously divided by the blade's light, reunited at an astonishing speed. It raised its hand and unleashed a Light Baptism spell, counterattacking Yecheng.
Although Yecheng managed to block the attack with his long sword, the white pillar of light still knocked him back dozens of meters. The impact caused his feet to plow two parallel trenches into the ground.
"So that's it. Since it's a phantom composed of Divine Power, it doesn't have a physical form.
Without a physical body, neither strikes nor magic should be able to harm it. How am I supposed to defeat this thing?"
As he was pushed back, Yecheng realized why his strike had no effect on the Divine Energy Phantom.
It was a pure energy entity, to put it simply, an element-based lifeform without a physical body. However, the element's aura was of a higher caliber, known as "Divine Power."
Facing such an intangible existence, strikes, magic, or Onmyodo spells were unlikely to have any effect.
Yecheng felt a headache coming on. With his current abilities, dealing with this type of entity was no easy task.
The only solution he could think of was to use the Frost Divine Sword's "Ice Seal" to seal the Divine Phantom.
The Frost Divine Sword's aura was exceptionally high, being a Divine Armament. The Ice Seal should be able to contain even the Divine Phantom.
However, when Yecheng turned to look at a girl from the Ice Clan, he was dismayed to find that she seemed to have been knocked out by him earlier...
"Forget it, if that's the case, I'll have to do it myself."
The Ice Clan could maximize the power of the Frost Divine Sword, after all, they were the guardians of the sword for generations.
If Yecheng wielded the sword, its power would undoubtedly be diminished. However, in the current situation, he seemed to have no other choice.
As Yecheng rushed to the unconscious Meibelu's side and picked up the Frost Divine Sword, he noticed that Shima Yousuke and Cui had also broken free from the Divine Energy Phantom's Holy Magic.
(End of Chapter)
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