NCCnovel Chapter 246
Chapter 246
Xu Tiancai's attack only left a shallow white mark on the dark monster's hard scales, but the dark monster was enraged. It swung its huge claws and slashed towards Xu Tiancai with a whistling sound. Xu Tiancai quickly dodged to the side, but the claws grazed the corner of his clothes, and the strong wind cut his cheek painfully.
"This monster has thick skin and tough flesh, let's attack together!" Xu Tiancai shouted. After stabilizing his body, he swung his sword at the monster again. This time, he concentrated the power of the stars on the tip of the sword, trying to find the gap between the scales to break through the defense.
Agang roared, charging forward, axe in hand. He leaped high, the golden fighting spirit on his axe blazing like flames as he slashed at the monster's back. The axe collided with the scales with a deafening roar, sending up sparks like dazzling fireworks. Agang's attack caused the monster to stagger slightly, but it did no real damage.
Lin cast wind magic. Her hands danced, and the surrounding air quickly converged, forming sharp wind blades. These blades rained down on the monster, whistling as they sliced through the air. They struck the monster's scales, unable to penetrate, but still causing a sting. Seeing this, Lin increased her magic output, making the wind blades even denser and sharper.
The Ice Princess waved her wand, muttering something. Instantly, countless massive ice cones appeared from the ground, piercing the monster's legs. As the cones approached the monster, the surrounding air froze with cold magic, forming a layer of white frost. As the cones pierced the monster's legs, the cold magic spread rapidly, causing the monster's movements to noticeably slow.
The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into massive balls of energy. He flung the balls at the monster, which continuously absorbed the surrounding free energy as they flew, growing larger and larger. When the balls made contact with the monster, they triggered a violent explosion, the powerful energy shockwave knocking the creature back several steps.
The white-clad figure played his flute faster and faster, the sound transforming into a swarm of shimmering light beasts. The beasts took on various forms: the blazing Suzaku, the soaring Azure Luan, and the lightning-fast Bai Ze. They charged at the monster. The Suzaku burned its eyes with flames, attempting to disrupt its vision; the Azure Luan tore at its scales with its sharp claws; and the Bai Ze darted around the monster, creating streaks of light and shadow to disrupt its attack.
Under the attacks of the crowd, the dark monster roared angrily. It opened its bloody maw and spewed out a black smoke. The smoke contained a powerful dark force, sweeping towards the crowd. Wherever the smoke passed, the surrounding light seemed to be swallowed up, leaving people feeling deeply depressed.
"Hold your breath and don't be covered by the smoke!" Xu Tiancai shouted. He waved the Star Demon-Breaking Sword, and the power of the stars formed a light curtain, trying to stop the spread of the smoke.
Agang swung his battle axe rapidly in front of him, forming a golden barrier of fighting spirit to resist the erosion of the smoke. Lin cast wind magic, creating a gust of wind, blowing towards the smoke, trying to disperse it. The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning an ice shield to protect everyone behind it. At the same time, the ice shield exuded a cold aura, countering the forces of darkness. The mysterious figure and the man in white also exerted their powers. The mysterious figure merged the forces of darkness and light into an energy chain, extending the chain outward, trying to draw the dark forces from the smoke in. The man in white played the flute, and the flute sound transformed into shining birds. The birds flew into the smoke, using their light to dispel the darkness.
With everyone's efforts, the black smoke gradually dissipated. But the dark monster didn't give up and rushed towards them again. This time, its attack was even more ferocious, and every swing of its claws and impact was accompanied by powerful force.
"We have to find a way to attack its weakness. If we continue like this, we will be dragged down by it!" Xu Tiancai dodged the monster's attacks while observing its movements.
During the fierce battle, Xu Tiancai discovered that every time the monster attacked, a small scale under its abdomen would tremble slightly, which seemed to be its relatively weak spot.
"Attack its lower abdomen!" Xu Tiancai shouted.
Everyone immediately redirected their attack, striking the monster's underbelly. Lin unleashed a forbidden spell of wind magic, gathering all the surrounding air and compressing it into a massive air bomb. She controlled the bomb and flung it toward the monster's underbelly. The bomb exploded the moment it made contact with the monster's abdomen. The powerful impact caused the monster to roar in pain, and several scales on its underbelly blew apart.
Ah Gang seized the opportunity, focused his fighting spirit on his battle axe, and struck the monster's exposed skin beneath its abdomen. The battle axe struck the monster's abdomen, blood splattering, and the monster's body trembled violently. The Ice Princess waved her wand, summoning a massive ice spike, which she stabbed at the wound in the monster's abdomen. The ice spike penetrated the wound, and the cold magic spread rapidly. Frost began to form on the monster's body, and its movements became even slower.
The mysterious figure quickly formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into a powerful beam of energy. He directed the beam at the wound in the monster's abdomen. The energy contained in the beam exploded at the wound, further widening it. The figure in white played a flute, and the sound of the flute transformed into a group of shimmering light beasts. The light beasts rushed towards the wound in the monster's abdomen, attacking it with their own power, preventing it from healing.
The dark monster felt the sharp pain in its abdomen and became even more frantic. It desperately rushed towards the crowd, trying to crush them with its body. But the crowd did not retreat, and they continued to attack the monster's abdomen.
Under the constant assault, the wound on the monster's abdomen grew larger, blood gushing out continuously. Its strength gradually weakened, and its attacks became increasingly powerless. Finally, with the final blow landing on the monster's abdomen, it collapsed with a thud, its massive body crashing to the cave floor, sending up a cloud of dust.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew that this was just a small challenge in the dark abyss, and there were more dangers waiting for them. They took a short rest and continued to move deeper into the cave.
As we went deeper, the cave became narrower and narrower, and the surrounding darkness grew thicker. The glowing crystals on the walls gradually became scarcer, and the light became dimmer. Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the front, like countless insects flying.
"Everyone be careful, something is coming!" Xu Tiancai said vigilantly.
Soon, a swarm of black flying insects appeared before everyone. These insects were small, but numerous. Their eyes flashed an eerie red light, and the sound of their wings fluttering was particularly piercing in the narrow cave. They flew towards the group at an incredible speed, reaching them in the blink of an eye.
Lin cast wind magic, creating a wind barrier to try to stop the insects. But the insects passed through the wind barrier and pounced on everyone. They bit everyone with their sharp mouthparts, which seemed to contain a paralyzing toxin.
Agang swung his battle axe, trying to repel the flying insects. However, there were too many flying insects, and his battle axe could only repel a small number of them at a time. The flying insects bit him, and he felt a numbness coming from the bites.
The Ice Princess waved her wand, conjuring a massive ice shield that protected everyone. But the insects kept pounding at the shield, trying to break through. The mysterious figure formed hand seals, and the forces of darkness and light merged into threads of energy, which entangled the insects. The entangled insects were unable to move, but soon more broke free and continued their attack. The figure in white played a flute, and the sound transformed into a flock of glittering birds. The birds engaged the insects, but their number seemed endless.
"This is not a solution. We have to find the source of these flying insects and eliminate them!" Xu Tiancai shouted.
He observed the movements of the flying insects carefully and found that they seemed to be flying out of a small hole in the top of the cave.
"Look there, the flying insects are coming out of the hole at the top of the cave. We have to block that hole!" said Xu Tiancai.
Everyone began to move, approaching the hole in the cave's ceiling. However, the flying insects kept attacking them, making their movement difficult. Lin cast a forbidden spell of wind elemental magic, gathering all the surrounding air and compressing it into a massive column of wind. This column blew towards the swarm of insects, pushing away large swarms and clearing a path for everyone.
Agang led the way, using his battle axe to repel the approaching insects. The Ice Princess maintained an ice shield around them, preventing insects from attacking from the side. The mysterious figure and the man in white provided cover from the rear, preventing the insects from pursuing them.
When they approached the hole at the top of the cave, they found that flying insects were constantly pouring out of the hole, and there was a shield formed by dark power around the hole, preventing them from getting closer.
"We have to break this shield first before we can plug the hole." Xu Tiancai said.
Everyone began attacking the dark power shield. Xu Tiancai wielded the Star Devil-Breaking Sword, piercing the shield with stellar force. Agang's battle axe, Lin's wind blade, the Ice Princess's ice spike, the mysterious figure's energy sphere, and the white-clad figure's light beast also attacked the shield. However, the shield's defenses were strong, and the attacks only caused it to tremble slightly.
"Everyone, concentrate your strength and attack one point!" Xu Tiancai shouted.
Everyone concentrated their strength on a single point on the shield, unleashing their most powerful attack. Xu Tiancai unleashed his ultimate move, the Star Sword Technique. The stellar power of the Star Devil-Breaking Sword unleashed a brilliant display, forming a massive lightsaber that pierced the shield. Ah Gang, energizing his fighting spirit to its fullest, ignited his battle axe with a blazing golden flame, attacking the shield alongside the lightsaber. Lin's wind blades, the Ice Princess's ice spikes, the mysterious figure's energy sphere, and the white-clad figure's light beast also unleashed their most powerful attacks on the same point.
Under the powerful attack, the shield finally cracked. With the final blow, the shield shattered. Immediately, everyone exerted their strength, gathering the surrounding rocks and ice to block the hole in the cave's ceiling. The number of flying insects gradually dwindled, until they vanished completely.
Everyone sat on the ground exhausted, breathing heavily. This battle had consumed a lot of their energy, but they didn't have time to rest for too long, as they still had to continue searching for the Heart of the Star.
After a short rest, they continued on their journey. The cave became increasingly rugged, and the temperature dropped dramatically. They could see the white breath they exhaled condensing into frost in the air.
"It's so cold here. Everyone, please keep warm and don't freeze to death." The Ice Princess reminded.
As they walked, they came to a huge ice cave. The walls and floor of the cave were covered in thick ice, and there seemed to be some vague figures swimming in the ice. In the center of the ice cave was a huge ice lake, the surface of the lake was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting a faint light.
"This ice lake doesn't look simple. Could the Heart of the Stars be inside?" Lin looked at the ice lake curiously.
Xu Tiancai walked towards the frozen lake and touched its surface with the Star Demon-Breaking Sword. As the sword touched the ice, cracks appeared, rapidly spreading until the entire surface of the lake began to crumble. From the lake surged a powerful chill, colder than anything they had encountered before, and everyone felt as if their blood was freezing.
"Be careful!" Xu Tiancai shouted.
Suddenly, blurry figures leaped from the icy lake. They were giant ice jellyfish. Their bodies were as clear as crystal, with a blue core within them. Their tentacles were slender and sharp, covered in a layer of frost. The ice jellyfish swam towards the group, their movements light and swift.
Xu Tiancai wielded the Star Demon-Breaking Sword, thrusting it at the approaching Ice Jellyfish. The star power collided with the Ice Jellyfish's body, sending up a shower of ice crystals. However, the Ice Jellyfish's body was extremely flexible, and the star power could only repel it, not harm it.