Devour

Chapter 280 Rune Advanced

"Absolutely not." Sha Ke pulled up a skull staff from the ground and resolutely took a fighting stance. "Even if you rely on your numbers, I will sacrifice my life to stop you from heading to the Deep Abyss Ravine even though I know I can't win."

"What did you see?" Cheng Bai was a little surprised when he heard that.

According to the roster, Sha Ke is a knowledgeable ghost general who can know part of the past and future through high-dimensional space.

Sha Ke roared: "You are the source of the horrific disaster, leave here immediately!"

Cheng Bai tried to make peace with him: "We just want to pass through here. We don't want to start a war and we have no ill intentions."

"The Demon Marshal protects me, don't even think about shaking my faith!" Sha Ke waved the skull staff desperately, shaking his head and chanting the spell, "Hell curses, death demands, the abyss rots, life withers..."

Seeing this, Heilong shouted: "Quickly interrupt it! That guy is performing the Death and Decay spell."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cheng Bai had already taken the initiative to shoot with a sniper bullet, hitting Sha Ke and making him scream, thus successfully preventing the spell from being cast.

"You still dare to say you don't want to fight? It's ridiculous. Don't even think about leaving alive." Sha Ke changed to casting other spells that were easier to use and chanted: "Dark Symbiosis."

The ground on the altar rolled like boiling water, and seven human figures stood up with a few "whoosh" sounds. They were seven earthen puppets with the same appearance and physique as Sha Ke. They rushed towards everyone with punches and kicks.

Lu Xiaoxi was the first to block the blow, but was immediately knocked away from the altar by the earth puppet. She used her Qi to suppress the turmoil of her blood and shouted hurriedly, "The helpers summoned by Sha Ke are very powerful, ten times stronger than me. We can't fight them head-on."

Cheng Bai wanted to capture the king first, so he raised the killing knife. The sharp knife light passed through Sha Ke's body, and with a "swish" sound, it was like cutting through a thick paper, leaving an obvious hole but no blood flowed out, and it recovered to its original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Sha Ke seemed unaware and laughed, "Weak and powerless, nothing more than that."

Zhai Xufei revealed the truth: "Dark Symbiosis is not just about summoning earth puppets. Its power lies in the fact that it can transfer various attacks to the earth puppets. Seven substitutes are equivalent to seven more lives. Contact with the earth can also replenish earth energy to restore the body."

Cheng Bai looked at the earthen puppets, and sure enough, one of them had an obvious knife scar on its body, and it was slowly repairing itself.

"It's impossible for the natives to be stronger than their real bodies, right?" Cheng Bai recalled the Killing Blade, and with a move of Muffled Black Spirit, he chopped the nearest earth puppet into several pieces, which scattered to the ground.

This move tested the earthen puppet's combat power close to 15% of the caster's body, about the middle stage of the Wuxiang realm, strong but not sharp, avoiding its sharp edge is not a big threat to the team. However, the broken earthen man staggered together, stood up and returned to the battlefield as if he was reborn.

"The roster says that sword and saber martial arts are not very effective against Sha Ke, and divine weapons and precious blades are also difficult to play an advantage, but using the five elements counteracting spells to deal with it and the earth puppets is very effective."

Cheng Bai thought that the earth puppet was not as strong as himself, so he turned around and ordered: "Hei Long, Yan Gui, keep your distance and use spells that restrain earth to deal with the minions. I will fight with Sha Ke to see who is better."

"Yes, sir." Hei Long and Yan Gui each showed their abilities and cooperated with Lu Xiaoxi and Gou Yifan to fight with the seven earth puppets. Sparks of lightning flashed between their moving attacks.

Zhai Xufei folded his arms across his chest and watched the fun from the side. He had no interest in a fight of this level.

Beitingjun also did not move. Seeing that the guerrilla tactics of the few people were in good shape, he said casually: "If you can't do it, tell us to come up."

Cheng Bai performed the Eight Immortals' Traveling Body Skill, and jumped onto the third-level altar as light as the wind. He transformed into dozens of afterimages that quickly ran around the sandy hill like clones, and his hands continuously ejected groups of lightning and fire bombs one after another to bombard the live target. Accompanied by bursts of thunder, the long-lost secret technique once again displayed its divine power.

Since the brilliant spiritual lamp was lit, the lethality of the Thunder and Fire Technique has increased significantly and has changed significantly. It no longer presents the ordinary flame color, but the same light gold color as the brilliant spiritual fire.

But after having the magic weapon, the power of the sword increased dramatically, and with the sniper secret technique, killing people is as easy as taking something out of a bag. Thunder and fire gradually retreated to the second line, and now they are handy and more powerful.

The stalactites in the cave were shaken by the thunder, and a small part of them fell down. But the small disturbance was not worth mentioning to the people present. Even the collapse of the cave might not hurt them, so they acted without hesitation.

"It's just a variation of the Fire Explosion spell that incorporates the Thunder Sound Stun. Watch me turn defense into offense!"

Sha Ke raised the skull staff high and cast the spell calmly. In the blink of an eye, the earth turned yellow, the water turned black, the fire turned red, and the wind turned green. The four-color shield formed a four-pole shield magic defense in front of him, effectively reducing the attacks of lightning and fire bombs bombarding from all directions.

Then it cast an unexpected spell, which greatly increased the casting speed and reduced the possibility of being interrupted. Amidst the thunder and fire, it bombarded wildly and cast the Death and Withering spell.

Cheng Bai saw the thunder and fire bombs explode one after another, but he did not stop Sha Ke from casting the spell. His mind raced as he thought of a countermeasure: "Won't Sha Ke be knocked out by the thunder sound? Yes, the ghost general cannot judge the effect with the flesh of an ordinary person. He has special attributes and cannot be affected by this!"

He glanced and saw that the magic attack damage was also transferred to the earth puppet. Although it greatly reduced the offensive against the main body, it also certainly curbed their attack on Lu Xiaoxi and others.

As his practice of deduction techniques accumulated, Cheng Bai suddenly realized, "My spell attacks lack variety. I only have two moves, Thunder and Fire, and Sniper, and it is difficult to counteract each other. If I can't break the dark symbiosis of Sha Ke and the Four Pole Shield, I will be stretched to the limit."

Zhai Xufei saw it clearly, and reminded him through spiritual communication: "Death and Decay can be regarded as an advanced and enhanced spell of your Black Dragon's Withering Wind. When it is performed, it is like the breath of a hundred dragons, which will bring great trouble to the younger generation."

The opponent was about to cast a powerful spell. Cheng Bai did not dare to underestimate it, and thought in a hurry: "They are both the Seven Killing Heavenly Sounds, why are their powers so different? Why is the effect of the Qiongqi Ancient Emperor's sniping secret technique so different from mine?"

In an instant, a flash of inspiration came to Cheng Bai, and he actually realized the rune advancement.

The sound of thunder suddenly faded from the continuous firing of thunder and fire bombs, and the golden flames became brighter. The fireballs instantly transformed into golden firebirds with wings spread, which circumvented the protection of the four-pole shield and found gaps at the edge to kill Sha Ke's body.

Fortunately, the casting time of Death and Withering is quite long. With the help of unexpected spells, Sha Ke is about to finish chanting the spell, and he is only half a rune away from completion.

A firebird, like a cunning elf, successfully bypassed the Quadruple Shield and pecked fiercely at Sha Ge's right eye, causing it to scream in pain and unable to help but have its spell interrupted again.

Cheng Bai was overjoyed: "It turns out that the secret technique is not only affected by the strength and purity of the mana, but it is also possible to comprehend the high-level form of the rune and exert it to the extreme! From now on, it can no longer be called Thunder Fire Bullet, but Thunder Fire Danfeng."

"What! You have actually comprehended the advanced form of runes?" Sha Ke relied on dark symbiosis to transfer the damage again. The green light in his eyes was still intact. He was shocked as he looked at the firebirds flying all over the sky.

Cheng Bai couldn't help but sigh: "Although I have found some tricks, unfortunately the gap between the two sides is too big. Thunder and fire attacks are not enough to cause fatal damage to it. I have to rely on visions and tyrants..."

Sha Ke looked at Cheng Bai, who was urging the Sky Fire Bird, and Zhai Xufei and Bei Tingjun, who were calm and composed. He knew the situation and realized that he could not stop the other party and would become a stepping stone. He panicked and became timid before he was defeated. He changed his words and said, "I lost, you can go now."

Cheng Bai was a little surprised, but he didn't want to let it go. He said leisurely: "I need a guide who is familiar with the local customs and practices. Sha Ke, how about traveling with us from now on?"

Sha Ke exclaimed, "No. I am the 72nd Pillar Guardian and cannot leave my post without permission."

"It's none of your business." Cheng Baiji emerged from a golden pagoda and suppressed Sha Ke's head, making it unable to move. Then he controlled the flying thunder and fire phoenixes in the sky and pouncing on the seven earth puppets.

The fire was raging, defeating and smashing the natives one after another, turning them into dust.

"You will wait for your fate in the tower." Cheng Bai controlled the Golden Tower to take Sha Ke away and sealed him inside.

Hei Long and others under the altar won the victory, and followed up with Zhai Xufei and Bei Tingjun.

Gou Yifan smiled and said, "It is said that challenging the 72 Demon Generals is a nightmare-level challenge. The candidates for the examination must gather a team of at least 30 or 40 people and have good cooperation to have a slight hope. Now it seems that it is exaggerated and cannot be defeated at all."