The moment she finished, the blade shone.
Before Xu Huai Shang even made her move, her two opponents had already taken up a defensive stance.
They knew very well that … by the time they saw the skill and reacted, it would already be too late.
Two seconds later, Xu Huai Shang lowered her body and shifted her center of gravity back. She crossed the two blades in her hands and instantly unleashed Northern Sky Cross Phoenix.
This skill was an evolved skill. It was evolved from the grade C fighting skill, Northern Sky Cross Phoenix.
Similar changes had been mentioned many times in the previous chapters. For example … Feng Bujue's Hasty Repair later became Not So Hasty Repair; Weary Dream's Thousand Waves became Ten Thousand Waves; and Li Ruoyu's Seven Clear Frost and Burning Snow combined into one to become Double Polar Murder; other than that, there were skills like Wild Ball Fist and Bright Jade Skill that came with their own attributes that could level up.
This kind of phenomenon was commonly referred to as' skill evolution '.
In fact, any skill had the potential to evolve. The trigger for a skill to evolve was the frequent and familiar use of the skill or … a certain mastery had broken through to grade S.
In Thriller Paradise, when the player's level was maxed out and their main mastery had reached grade S, there was basically no room for improvement. But … there were many hidden stats that could be improved. For example, 'self-created skill'.
At the current stage, there were very few players who could come into contact with this field. For example, Feng Bujue's use of Rankyaku and Soaring Pegasus' mastery of Soaring Pegasus' Meteor Punch … they had already stepped on the threshold of 'self-created skill'. As long as they took one more step forward, they would be able to step into a vast new world.
Of course, to self-create a skill, grade S mastery was indispensable. This hard indicator could also be said to be the dividing line between experts and ordinary people.
And Xu Huai Shang was undeniably an expert, a top-notch expert. Her ability, awareness, mental fortitude … she was no weaker than any of the top male players, if anything, she might even be better. She was now far stronger than when she had activated her Soul Advent during the Battle of the Butterfly …
Whoosh —
In the blink of an eye, a cross-shaped blade of light shot out from the tip of Xu Huai Shang's blade and flew towards Fearless Champion and Invincible Champion.
These two weren't very fast, but their attack, defense, and reaction abilities were very strong. Since they were already prepared, they naturally chose to "defend" against that skill.
Facing the blazing red slash, the Brave One was fearless. He raised his spear and released his Dou Qi. The Brave One crossed his fists and focused his energy on his Dantian.
It didn't take long for the two 'cross' blades to hit the two players. In that instant … they could faintly hear the terrifying cry of a phoenix. Immediately after, they felt their bodies being surrounded by a chilling aura …
Although the temperature on the ice mountain was very low, Brother Invincible and Brother Fearless weren't affected by the cold. This was because level 50 players had a high resistance and adaptability to ambient temperature. Even if they were in an environment of -40 degrees Celsius or -20 degrees Celsius, they would not lose their Life Points. However, the discomfort and additional consumption of Stamina Points from the cold and heat would still be effective.
However … after coming into contact with the energy of Northern Heaven Cross Phoenix, the two players felt their bodies freeze and they couldn't move.
The two of them reacted almost at the same time … Even though the effect of the skill looked like a burning flame, the essence of the 'flame' was actually the power of extreme frost.
"If you just watch the recording …" After Xu Huai Shang unleashed the skill, she immediately rushed forward and said, "… you'll think this skill is a fire element skill, right?"
"Humph …" Invincible Champion quickly pulled out a bottle of Antifreeze from his inventory to remove the 'frozen' status. He then stood in front of his teammate and said, "This is quite unexpected … If we knew it was an ice element skill, we wouldn't have taken it head on."
Screech — Screech —
Before he even finished, Xu Huai Shang's swords landed on Invincible Champion's wrists.
"Ugh …" The latter's movement was delayed due to the frozen status. Now that he was forced to block the attack, his body was unsteady. He was knocked back about ten feet with a grunt. Including the damage from the skill earlier, Invincible Champion had lost 32% of his Life Points.
"During the battle earlier, I have already noticed …" Xu Huai Shang was not going to give up. She took the opportunity when Invincible Champion was knocked back to launch another barrage of attacks at Fearless Champion who had not yet regained his footing. She forced her opponent to retreat again and again. "You have been overly reliant on the information that you have gathered before the battle … It is as if you have already predicted what kind of attack you should receive, what kind of attack you should dodge, and what kind of attack you should break before the battle …" She paused for half a second and suddenly changed her movement. She used a nimble, exquisite, and even graceful movement to execute a sideways slash, aiming for the blind spot of her opponent's ribs. "This kind of battle tactic is indeed effective and logical when both sides are evenly matched. But … once you run into an experienced opponent who is good at improvisation, it will become a double-edged sword. "
As she spoke, Fearless Champion's ribs were wounded by Xu Huai Shang … and this was just the beginning.
Brother Fearless was different from Brother Invincible. Since he was using a long weapon like a spear, he needed more time to adjust after losing his stance. That was why Invincible Champion, who had been the first to adjust his stance, came over to protect him. Unfortunately … Invincible Champion only lasted for a few seconds before he was knocked back. This gave Xu Huai Shang the perfect opportunity to kill Fearless Champion …
In a battle like this where weapons were used, there was a very crucial element, and that was' spacing '. In a battle between experts, the opponent would usually be on the defensive and enter a 'spacing' that was advantageous to them.
Normally speaking, 'spacing' could be understood as — the distance, time, and psychological space required for both parties to attack.
To give a few common examples … For example, if you used a guandao to chop someone, then your spacing would be at least 1.2 meters; if you used a watermelon knife to chop someone, then the ideal spacing would be 2/3 of your arm length plus 30 centimeters; and if you used a small knife to chop someone, then the spacing would be no different from using your own hand to chop someone …
In conclusion, every weapon had a spacing that was most suitable for them. If the distance during a battle was longer than the spacing, then the user could only defend and not attack; if the distance was shorter than the spacing, then the power of the weapon and the user would be limited.
At that moment, Xu Huai Shang, who had managed to get to Fearless Champion, had gained an overwhelming advantage in terms of spacing. Fearless Champion, who used a long spear, was unable to attack at such a distance and his hands were tied when he was defending. Furthermore … Xu Huai Shang was more powerful than Fearless Champion to begin with. Under the barrage of attacks, Brother Fearless's Life Points were dropping rapidly, and the wounds on his body were increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This is not good …" Fearless Champion grumbled internally, "… Two against one, and we're still being killed. What kind of joke is this?"
Originally, Brother Fearless wanted to use words to force Xu Huai Shang to attack first. Then, he and his teammates could use the information they had to wait for the enemy to attack first. But to their surprise … the enemy attacked first, and the two of them were unable to withstand it.
"This won't do … If I die like this, I'll lose my face and I'll lose my bonus … Looks like I have no choice but to fight!"
Seeing that the situation was about to collapse, Fearless Champion finally made the decision to reveal his trump card. At the very least, he wanted to take the enemy down with him.
"Ah!" The next second, Brother Fearless squealed like a pig being butchered.
After all, they were teammates. Fearless Champion, who was rushing back to help, heard the squeal and knew … there was no need for him to rush forward.
As expected, after taking two hits, Fearless Champion stood up straight, raised his spear, and activated his title's ability …
— — — Name: Cooked Wheaten Chef Tornado
Special Ability Type: Active
Consumption: Consumes 1000 Stamina Points upon activation and 300 Stamina Points per second thereafter. Once this skill is activated, it cannot be stopped until the player's Stamina Points reach zero.
[Effect: Raise the weapon above your head and use the strength of your arms to spin it around, creating an AoE continuous damage like a tornado. (Cooldown: 80 minutes, effect radius depends on the environment, requires a long weapon to activate.)]
Remark: This skill was created by a cooked wheaten chef known as "The Strongest Man on the Continent". Hailing from Shanxi, he was an expert in using a large steel staff. Not only was he a good cook, he was also highly skilled in martial arts. Other than creating many chuunibyou dishes, he also created the famous 49 Ways to Break the Family Staff Technique. Together with the Seven Star Knife Ryan, he was known as the Master of the Knife and Staff.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh — —
Instantly, the spear started to spin above Fearless Champion's head. The sound of wind being torn apart gradually created an invisible gust of wind.
Xu Huai Shang's attack … was forcefully stopped by this gust of wind.
…
"What the f * ck … What kind of skill is this? It sure is powerful."
"Will he just fly into the air and use his mouth to fire a cannon?"
"You are all too naïve! I've seen him use this skill before. It looks like he is just spinning the spear on the spot but in reality, it consumes a lot of Stamina Points. "
…
The audience outside the stage was quite excited to see someone use such a powerful skill but the players inside the stage were not so relaxed.
Once this skill was used, Xu Huai Shang's expression shifted.
Even though this title skill was quite annoying, in practice, it was quite powerful … The user did not need to move at all and they would be able to attack the enemies in the air without any blind spots.
Furthermore, this Cooked Wheaten Chef's Tornado had a very strange attack judgement. Those who were too close to the caster would feel a repulsive force and those who were too far away would feel a pulling force. In conclusion … no matter if they wanted to escape the skill's range or get close to the caster, they would lose a lot of Life Points. It was difficult to attack him from a distance because flying items that were not powerful enough would be blown away by this tornado.
Therefore, Xu Huai Shang could only stand in the wind and wait for her opponent's skill to stop.
But at the same time, the threat from Invincible Champion closed in …
Without a doubt, Brother Invincible was also pulled into the tornado's range but this skill was not an 'indiscriminate damage skill'. Therefore, even though Brother Invincible would be pulled by the wind, he would not lose any Life Points.
Under these circumstances, if Invincible Champion chose to fight Xu Huai Shang, then the latter would be in a very bad situation.
Escape … Fine, everyone was in the eye of the tornado. As long as they kept moving, no one would be able to catch up to the other. But moving meant giving up on defense and the loss of Life Points would increase.
Defending … Fine, but if she had to defend against Invincible Champion's attack and the tornado at the same time, the loss of Life Points would not be slow.
And the last option, to attack … That did not seem like an option because that would cause her to suffer the combined damage of the previous two options. That would be the fastest way to die.
However, when Invincible Champion got close to Xu Huai Shang … she chose to attack.
Perhaps some people would think that … this was a moment of recklessness or even a sign of self-abandonment, but that was not the case.
Xu Huai Shang was a player who would not be easily swayed by emotions (the exception was when she was fighting Brother Jue). Most of the time, her judgment was calm and accurate.
She would do this because in the most disadvantageous choice … she saw the opportunity to turn the tables.
"Captain Xu, the result has been decided … I am sorry!" When Invincible Champion resisted the wind and moved two meters away from Xu Huai Shang, he confidently declared his victory.
"Yes … the result has been decided …" Xu Huai Shang turned around and the murderous intent in her eyes shimmered. "But I do not know what you have to apologize for."
In that moment, Invincible Champion's Terror Points shot up. His instinct made him feel a sense of danger that he had never felt before.
But … at that moment, there was no way for him to take a detour. The only thing he could do was face his opponent head-on.
"Hah!" Whether it was to boost his courage or to scare his opponent, in that second, Invincible Champion roared and used the name of his skill. "Extreme King's Shocking Sky Punch!"
"Using a punch in this wind is a mistake." At a time like this, Xu Huai Shang still had the energy to point out her opponent's mistake. "The power of the punch and the wind of the punch will be weakened by the wind and will be harder to control …" When she said that, she dropped the knife in her left hand and tossed it lightly into the path of her opponent's punch.
Bang!
Following a strange sound, Invincible Champion's fist came into contact with the surface of the knife. Even though the knife was knocked away, the path of his punch was also slightly off course.
"Even the slightest bit of interference will result in this." Xu Huai Shang said as she dashed through the wind. She leaned forward to evade her opponent's attack and used the knife in her right hand to activate a skill. "In this kind of environment, the best way to attack is … to gather all the energy in the weapon and use a physical attack."
After that, the knife rose, the shadow flashed, and the body was cut in half.
A single Cherry Blossom, Broken Moon, gave the audience a textbook example of a slash from the waist.
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