socalfunplaces Chapter 65: Perfect Teamwork
Chapter 65: Perfect Teamwork
"No, it's just in time."
As Gu Yue gazed at Yu Chen's tall and straight back, a sense of relief flashed in her eyes, and her voice clearly reached everyone's ears.
"Brother Chen, now that you're here, we can go all out and not worry too much!" Tang Wulin was filled with excitement and high fighting spirit.
"Then let's let this big guy taste our exhilarating combo!" Xie Xie shouted excitedly.
Upon hearing the group's request to join the battle, Yu Chen scanned the battlefield, instantly analyzed the situation, and took over command without hesitation:
"Yue, you'll provide cover with ranged elemental attacks while also offering buffs. Wu Lin, use Blue Silver Grass to restrain its movements and create openings. Xie Xie, use your speed to distract it and disrupt its judgment. Finally, I'll deliver the fatal blow."
The instructions were clear and unambiguous, and the three immediately responded and took action.
Meanwhile, the Millennium Crystal Bear, having been repeatedly tricked and suffering excruciating pain from the spider venom corroding its claws, had completely gone berserk.
Its eyes were bloodshot, it was panting heavily, and its roar was deafening. Its bestial nature was fully aroused, and it charged towards the group.
It fiercely swung its uninjured bear paw, which, like a small mountain, crushed towards the four of them, determined to turn these insects into mincemeat!
"puff!"
Just as it charged at its most powerful moment, an almost invisible pale golden blade of light slashed cunningly at the side of its thick neck. Although it did not cause much damage, it was extremely humiliating.
"Silly bear! Look this way, come and catch me! Hehehe."
Xie Xie, standing to the side, shouted and moved swiftly. At that moment, a burst of azure light appeared on his body, making him even lighter. It was Gu Yue's wind element enhancement that allowed him to move away from the crystal bear in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Xie Xie swarm towards him like a fly, he slapped him and turned to leave, quickly drawing all of Crystal Bear's hatred.
It roared, clumsily turned around, and its huge bear paw swept across, but only shattered the air and a few small trees.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"
Just as the Crystal Bear's attention was drawn to Xie Xie, a dozen sharp ice spikes shot out from Gu Yue's hand.
The purpose was not to cause damage, but to precisely strike the ground and tree trunks in the path of the Crystal Bear, exploding into large patches of ice mist to further slow its movements and disrupt its vision.
At the same time, the yellow spirit ring under Tang Wulin's feet flashed, and the Blue Silver Grass vines, which had become exceptionally tough after being nourished by the essence of the Golden Dragon King, suddenly emerged from the ground like giant pythons with life, wrapping around the Crystal Bear's legs in layers!
"roar!"
The Crystal Bear flew into a rage and strained to break free. However, the Blue Silver Grass was far more resilient than usual, and its first attempt to break it failed!
This pause lasted only a second.
But for Yu Chen, who was poised to make his move, that was enough.
A golden light flashed deep within his eyes, and the domain belonging to Time Zero had quietly unfolded.
The world suddenly slowed down in his eyes. The sound of the wind, the roar, the rustling of leaves... everything was stretched out.
He could clearly see every detail of the Crystal Bear's bulging muscles and the Blue Silver Grass's ruptured fibers.
It's now!
Yu Chen's figure, like a ghost blending into the shadows, extended twenty times over time, bypassed the crystal bear's front at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, and instantly appeared at the back of its unsuspecting neck.
With all his strength and the momentum of acceleration, the long naginata in his hand transformed into a chilling gleam, slashing down fiercely!
"Clang—!!!"
However, the expected scene of decapitation did not occur.
The naginata struck the hardest bone armor on the back of the crystal bear's neck, producing a loud, metallic clang!
The blade trembled violently, then let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain in Yu Chen's hand, and broke in two!
"I was careless. I should have stabbed it directly in the neck. And its defense is terrifying! Even a thousand-times-forged blade couldn't penetrate its armor! But thankfully, this is inside the Spirit Ascension Platform; this blade is just a projection."
Yu Chen felt a chill run down his spine, but his movements did not falter in the slightest.
Discard the sword! Transform into a dragon!
At the very instant the blade severed, his left hand's five fingers suddenly swelled up, covered with dark black dragon scales, transforming into ferocious claws.
At the same time, he quietly used some soul power to activate the dark gold dinosaur claw bear left palm bone on his left hand, and then the dragon claw containing the power of "judgment" stabbed fiercely at the place where the knife had just slashed!
"Pfft! Crack!"
This time, it was a complete rout!
The dragon claw sliced through the relatively fragile flesh like a hot knife through butter, precisely gripping the cervical vertebrae. A terrifying burst of power erupted, accompanied by a clear cracking sound, and the millennium crystal bear's neck bones were snapped in two!
"it's over."
Yu Chen whispered, and before the "Time Zero" effect had completely dissipated, his figure had already drifted away like a wisp of smoke, returning to a short distance from Gu Yue and the other two, as if he had never left.
The external flow of time has returned to normal.
"roar--!!!"
The crystal bear felt a sharp, icy pain on the back of its neck, and then all its strength receded like a receding tide. It let out a deafening howl filled with pain and resentment, and its massive body began to convulse uncontrollably.
As it lay dying, a strong, earthy-yellow aura suddenly erupted from its body, and a violent shockwave spread out from it, cracking the surrounding ground—this was its final counterattack, a destructive force capable of destroying everything in its path.
Unfortunately, there was no one around it at this moment. This final struggle only shattered some pebbles and vegetation, and was in vain.
"Boom!"
The enormous crystal bear's body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust, which then transformed into a dense, almost tangible, yellow ball of spiritual energy that drifted slowly.
"Is it... over? We... really killed a Millennium Crystal Bear?"
Looking at the fallen bear body, Xie Xie rubbed his eyes, feeling as if he were dreaming.
"With Brother Chen around, isn't victory a given?"
Although Tang Wulin was also shocked, he was more convinced of Yu Chen's strength. He patted Xie Xie on the shoulder and spoke with certainty.
"Haha, you're right!" Xie Xie snapped out of his daze, scratching his head and laughing.
"The three of you should absorb its spiritual power together. I will protect you," Yu Chen said to the three of them.
"Chen, you hunted it yourself, so you should absorb some of it no matter what," Gu Yue said with some dissatisfaction.
"Yeah, Brother Chen, it's questionable whether we could even hunt it without you," Tang Wulin and Xie Xie chimed in, trying to persuade him.
"There's no need to argue," Yu Chen shook his head and explained.
"Before finding you, I had already hunted enough soul beasts on my own, absorbing nearly five hundred years of spiritual energy, and each of my two soul rings had increased in age by more than two hundred years. These improvements are no longer significant for me, but they are just right for you. Hurry up, it's not safe inside the Spirit Ascension Platform."
"Five hundred years of spiritual power?!" Tang Wulin and Xie Xie gasped, looking at Yu Chen as if he were a monster.
Alone, he hunted and obtained five hundred years of spiritual power? What does that even mean? He still has the strength to spare? Is there anything in this rudimentary Spirit Ascension Platform that can threaten him?
The two stopped refusing, exchanged a glance with Gu Yue, and quickly sat down cross-legged, beginning to guide the pure millennium spiritual power into their own soul rings.
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