Handling It with Ease

In that short span of time, Jiang Ruoxue had already mastered two A-Rank Life Skills.

With her own comprehension alone, she naturally could not have mastered two A-Rank Life Skills so quickly.

But she had resources to help her.

Jiang Chen, a genius from Upper City, had come down to seek the Jiang Family's help. Even if he disliked the Jiang Family, he would lose face if he asked them outright.

So Jiang Chen had given the Jiang Family a generous gift: medicinal herbs that could aid in awakening Life Skills.

After receiving the herbs, the Jiang Family had given them without hesitation to Jiang Ruoxue, the most talented member of her generation.

Jiang Ruoxue had not let the generous gift go to waste, successfully mastering two powerful A-Rank Life Skills.

The first was Ice Soul Domain, an ice-element support Life Skill.

The second was Ice Blade Slash, a powerful A-Rank ice-element attack Life Skill.

Now, seeing Bai Chen's astonishing defense, Jiang Ruoxue held nothing back and decided to use her strongest trump card.

As Ice Soul Domain unfolded, a chilling wave of icy air burst outward in all directions, centered on Cold Moon Fox!

Crack! Crack, crack!

A thick layer of white frost instantly formed on the ground, spreading outward at a speed visible to the naked eye. The temperature in the air plummeted.

Within this Domain, the temperature would drop sharply while the Contract Spirit's own speed increased.

This would take Cold Moon Fox's speed and agility, in which she already held the advantage, to an even greater height.

Seeing the Domain take effect, Jiang Ruoxue gave a sinister smile, certain of victory.

"It's over, Lin Luoluo!"

She raised her hand and pointed at the utterly unremarkable Slime, ordering:

"Ice Blade Slash!"

At the command, Cold Moon Fox threw back her head and let out a piercing shriek, the cold air around her gathering wildly over her front paws.

A crescent-shaped ice blade made entirely of densely packed ice formed out of thin air.

"Cold Moon Fox, cut every last one of those disgusting tentacles off!"

Jiang Ruoxue screamed shrilly.

Cold Moon Fox swung her paw, and the curved ice blade shot forth with a shriek as it tore through the air, becoming a streak of white light aimed straight at Bai Chen!

Seeing this, Bai Chen laughed several times in his heart.

"Xiao Luoluo, let's use a Life Skill too!"

How could someone be made to fully realize their own stupidity and feel utterly humiliated?!

Naturally, through the despair of exhausting every means at their disposal and believing victory was theirs, only to discover they were still helpless.

At this point, Jiang Ruoxue could be said to have exhausted her means, staking all her trump cards.

But at that very moment, Bai Chen activated Throne Form.

Just as the fierce ice blade was about to strike its target, a sudden change occurred!

A surge of pure Shadow Energy burst out of Bai Chen's body,

The black energy first transformed into a magnificent Gothic Dress that enveloped Lin Luoluo.

The hem of the dress stirred without a breeze, adorned with lace that seemed to be made of shadows.

Immediately afterward, more dark matter gathered beneath Lin Luoluo, solidifying and taking shape.

A throne made of pure black matter appeared out of thin air.

Lin Luoluo sat calmly atop the throne Bai Chen had transformed into, her legs crossed and her usually adorably blank little face now icy.

At the same time, countless thick black tentacles erupted from beneath the throne's base, dancing wildly through the air.

Like an impenetrable barrier, they met the swiftly approaching ice blade.

Clang!

A deafening crash rang out.

A violent shock wave exploded outward from the point of impact.

Jiang Ruoxue's strongest attack, the A-Rank Life Skill she was so proud of, had actually been blocked so easily.

As the dust cleared, everyone looked closely.

The wall of writhing tentacles remained impregnable, and the tentacle struck by the ice blade bore only a faint white mark.

At the sight, Jiang Ruoxue was utterly stunned.

The sinister smile froze on her face, and her eyes went wide.

How was that possible?

That was an A-Rank attack Life Skill!

Ice Blade Slash could cut through ten centimeters of steel!

How... how could it fail to sever even a Slime's tentacle?!

Even Jiang Chen, who had been watching from a distance and thought the outcome was beyond doubt, lost his composure.

He sprang to his feet from the rock, shock appearing on his face for the first time.

"Mighty General, just what is the origin of this black Slime?!"

Jiang Chen frowned and urgently questioned his Contract Spirit in his heart.

He had thought he could easily win the operating rights to that shop, a bargain practically dropped into his lap. He had not expected Jiang Ruoxue to be so disappointing.

But clearly, the deeper reason was that this black Slime was definitely not as simple as he appeared.

After all, Jiang Chen was a genius from Dawnlight Academy, and he did have a discerning eye.

The defense this Slime had displayed was beyond the bounds of common sense.

And his Contract Spirit, Mighty General, was an extremely rare humanoid Contract Spirit with exceptionally high intelligence.

"Master, I can't see through this black Slime either."

Mighty General's steady voice rang out in Jiang Chen's mind.

"There is definitely something very wrong with him."

"But I sense a power in him that I find extremely repulsive.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Slime should belong to the Shadow System."

"A Shadow System Slime?!"

Jiang Chen's pupils contracted at those words.

Slimes came in a jumble of attributes, belonging to every kind of system, but he had never heard of a Shadow System Slime!

How could such a rare attribute appear in the most useless kind of Contract Spirit?

He suppressed his shock and continued watching the battle before him.

At this moment, the throne, supported by countless tentacles, floated in midair. Bai Chen had easily blocked Jiang Ruoxue's Ice Blade Slash.

Seated on the throne, Lin Luoluo looked down from on high at the dispirited Jiang Ruoxue on the ground, her adorably blank little face now full of coldness:

"Jiang Ruoxue, the battle really is about to end."

"But it's you who's finished."

"It seems your strength amounts to no more than this. Let's end it here."

"What... this... this is impossible!"

Jiang Ruoxue finally recovered from her shock. Unable to accept the truth, she began screaming hysterically.

"Go, Cold Moon Fox! Get in there! Kill those two, kill them!"

She had panicked, losing all reason and composure, knowing only to send her Contract Spirit rushing to her death.

But Cold Moon Fox was clearly growing afraid as well.

Facing the black throne that radiated a terrifying aura and the tentacles dancing across the sky, she felt suppression from a higher level of life. It was an instinctive fear.

A whimper escaped her throat, and she involuntarily backed away.

So, in the next second, when she saw countless densely packed tentacles rushing toward her, she actually turned and fled.

Unfortunately, Bai Chen had too many tentacles, and they were too fast.

Cold Moon Fox was indeed fast. With Ice Soul Domain bolstering her, she became a series of white afterimages, narrowly dodging Bai Chen's first few attacks.

But more tentacles descended from above like a black cage.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Tentacle after tentacle plunged straight into the ground, sending rubble flying and quickly sealing off all her escape routes.

Cold Moon Fox darted left and right, only to find herself trapped inside a cage of tentacles.

Like a fishing net drawing tight, it closed in, until at last a tentacle seized its chance and instantly wrapped around the panicked Cold Moon Fox, lifting her high into the air.