On the chaotic, deadlocked battlefield,
"All Elementalists, listen up! Use Frost Orbs and Fire Walls around the Pavilion Master! Warlocks, Shadow Thorns! Druids, Mire! Don't let him get a single step closer!" Long Wu barked the orders in rapid succession.
Nine Dragons Emperor was the core of their command, the absolute pillar — he could not be allowed to fall. Moreover, with so many experts guarding him, if Shi Feng actually succeeded, it would become a laughingstock across the entire Divine Realm.
Shi Feng's Void Step was far from the first time he had deployed it. Though the footwork was exquisite and caught people off guard, it was not without counters. With such an intricate technique, any sudden damage that disrupted the user's movements or forced a deviation from the original path would instantly reveal their position. As long as low-damage skills were scattered throughout the surroundings, even Void Step couldn't get through.
Immediately, the Elementalists, Warlocks, and Druids unleashed their skills one after another, blanketing the entire battlefield with restriction and area-of-effect damage — forcing Shi Feng to materialize before everyone's eyes once more.
But the instant he appeared, Shi Feng pushed off with tremendous force and transformed into an erratic dark shadow that slipped past all the magic, surging straight toward Nine Dragons Emperor.
Shi Feng already possessed the strength and speed of a Grand Lord of the same tier, and with the ancient tower's augmentation, even experts proficient in ranged attacks could barely make out his afterimage — there was no way to target him with magic or skills.
Just as Shi Feng was closing to within fifty yards of Nine Dragons Emperor, hundreds of Dark Spears rained down from the sky. These Dark Spears moved as if alive, homing in on Shi Feng with pinpoint accuracy while completely sealing off his advance.
"Necromancy?" Shi Feng glanced at the dark-robed Elementalist controlling the Dark Spears from afar and had no choice but to parry while retreating simultaneously.
As Shi Feng pulled back, a dark shadow suddenly materialized behind him — completely silent. In the next instant, a streak of black light and a streak of silver light slashed toward the back of his skull and his heart.
"Die!" Shadow Fang watched Shi Feng, now caught in a helpless position, and smirked coldly.
Ambush!
Shadow Kill!
And at some point, Long Wu had descended from above as well, his
Chaotic Qi Slash!
Rending Strike!
Just as all three attacks were about to connect, Shi Feng suddenly split into eleven copies that scattered in every direction.
God Shadow Step!
The three attacks passed through Shi Feng's body as if striking empty air — no resistance, no contact. All of them missed.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng had already swapped places with one of his illusions and appeared right beside Shadow Fang. His Holy Sword Thunder Slayer swept in a devastating arc, unleashing a burst of cyan light and nine dark shadows that completely locked down Shadow Fang — so fast there was no time to react.
Sword Light Phantom!
Blade after blade rained down on Shadow Fang. At the last possible instant, he activated Gale Step, flickering past the attacks without a care, and thrust his Demon-Breaking Blade straight at Shi Feng's heart.
The sword light struck Shadow Fang's body as if hitting divine iron, completely blocked by the fraction-of-a-second invincibility granted by Gale Step. And the Demon-Breaking Blade pierced through Shi Feng's heart.
But Shadow Fang's expression turned ugly — the Shi Feng he had stabbed was no real body. Just an illusion.
"Damn it! I fell for it!" The instant Shadow Fang realized he had been deceived, he activated his Vanish skill, granting over a second of invincibility while allowing him to disappear completely.
At that exact moment, a streak of cyan light appeared right where Shadow Fang had vanished, producing a crisp clang of metal — it was the slash from Shi Feng, who had already materialized behind him.
The strike having missed, Shi Feng gripped both Abyssal and Thunder Slayer and wove his twin swords in a dazzling display, sending arcs of sword light sweeping outward in every direction like a lotus in full bloom — mesmerizing to behold.
First-Stage Skill: Four Directions Slash!
But before the sword light could scatter outward, Silver Snow in Long Wu's hands transformed into a pillar of sky-reaching fire that crashed straight down.
First-Stage Skill: Flame