Companion Weapon, Scythe of Death

So from the very beginning, he had been determined to get close to his opponent, even at the cost of being injured.

As long as he could successfully get close, he had already won half the battle.

After unleashing the power of the Death God Dragon, Chen An felt both powerful and light.

With a kick of his right foot, he shot forward, his burst speed several times greater than before.

Even Chen An found such speed somewhat hard to adapt to, but he did not show any panic.

Soon, he was about to face the wind-element light sphere flying at the forefront of the many light spheres.

He shifted to the side, changing his trajectory and narrowly brushing past the sphere.

He could clearly sense the wind-element power contained within it.

The raging wind was like tiny blades slashing across his body.

Yet the damage was not severe, only enough to cause pain.

After dodging one light sphere's attack, Chen An did not feel much relief. The pressure remained immense.

There were still more than a dozen light spheres ahead, each following a different trajectory and covering a wide area.

It was almost impossible for him to get around all of them. He had to confront some of the light spheres head-on.

Based on his own speed, Chen An keenly realized this.

In an instant, he made his decision and chose to collide with a water-element light sphere.

Attacks of this element were relatively weaker, so the damage from taking one head-on would not be too high.

Chen An swiftly adjusted his position and faced the aqua-blue light sphere directly.

His right hand shot out. His dragonized right arm left behind gray claw marks.

Bang! The aqua-blue light sphere exploded, sending water splashing everywhere. It struck Chen An and soaked his clothes.

Chen An slowed slightly. He could not simply ignore the force of the impact.

These energy light spheres were like a wall.

And Chen An had now chosen one point on that wall and smashed through it.

He was about to pass through the wall of energy and rush beyond it.

The corners of Gu Yue Na's lips curled upward slightly. He had still underestimated her too much.

With a thought, the energy within the energy light spheres surrounding Chen An became chaotic and violent.

Chen An felt a sense of urgency in his heart and noticed something wrong with the energy around him.

In that instant, he suddenly remembered that Gu Yue Na could control these elements.

He hastily mobilized the energy within his body, reinforcing the dragon scales covering his surface and strengthening his defenses.

At the same time, he kicked off hard and lunged forward. The instant he sprang out, an explosion rang out.

The elemental energy spheres around him all exploded at once, unleashing their energy.

For an eleventh-rank Soul Master like him, the explosion was unquestionably powerful.

The enormous impact became a driving force, accelerating his forward lunge considerably.

His body flew several meters before landing. He rolled several times, then used the momentum to kick off and charge forward.

Chen An had responded well enough and was not seriously injured by the sudden explosion.

The burning pain on his back was not enough to make him lose his fighting ability.

Instead, it stimulated his nerves and sent his adrenaline surging.

His physical abilities had now reached a small peak, leaving him somewhat exhilarated.

Gu Yue Na was somewhat surprised by Chen An's defenses. They were stronger than she had expected.

Even in her surprise, her movements were not the slightest bit slow. She retreated to widen the distance while launching attacks.

Elemental energy spheres once again appeared around her and rapidly swept toward Chen An.

They were still the four elements of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, but with additional variations.

There were attacks of a single element, as well as attacks formed by fused elements.

Water and fire were incompatible, yet Gu Yue Na had fused these two elements together.

The mutually repelling elemental energies fused, stimulating each other and becoming extremely violent.

They could explode at any moment, but they were controlled well enough that they did not truly detonate.

Still, they constantly showed signs of doing so, like rocks on a cliff teetering on the brink of collapse.

Besides the fusion of water and fire, there were other combinations as well.

There were even attacks formed from all four fused elements, and those were the fiercest.

Facing these energy attacks of varying intensity, Chen An found the situation troublesome.

But he had no intention of retreating. He could not retreat now.

Retreating would be equivalent to admitting defeat, because failing to approach Gu Yue Na was equivalent to a slow death.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Chen An continued charging toward the light spheres with relatively weaker energy fluctuations.

His dragon claws swung repeatedly, smashing apart the energy spheres while enduring powerful impacts.

He forcibly broke through the blockade and reached the other side of the energy spheres.

This time, as soon as he broke through, he lunged forward to guard against the other energy spheres exploding.

His response was correct. The other energy spheres did indeed explode all at once.

The impact was even greater, blasting his body more than ten meters away and making him roll even more times after landing.

The clothes on Chen An's back had already torn apart, revealing the dragon-scaled skin beneath.

There were obvious scratches across the Gray Dragon Scales, damaged by the energy.

The intensifying pain did not slow Chen An down. Instead, it stimulated him to accelerate.

The impact was both damage and assistance, bringing him a little closer to Gu Yue Na.

After rolling several times to dissipate the force, he used the momentum to kick off and charge forward.

He was like a fearless warrior, determined to rush toward his opponent no matter what.

Gu Yue Na continued releasing elemental projectiles, her primary means of attack.

What she had inherited was the Dragon God's elemental power, and she mainly used it for long-range attacks.

It was only because her spiritual power was not strong enough yet that she could not control the energy spheres freely as she pleased.

If she could control them at will, every energy sphere could change direction.

Rather than being like now, where she could no longer adjust their trajectories once they had been released.

When they were dodged by her opponent, she could only choose to detonate them for additional damage.

Detonating them also consumed quite a bit of spiritual power. It was not as easy as it appeared.

Gu Yue Na continuously widened the distance, refusing to let Chen An approach her.

Her attacks came one after another, and her use of the elements was simply too skillful.

Chen An lacked combat experience, so he still found it somewhat difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, the power of the Death God Dragon had granted him sufficiently swift speed.

His physique was also decent, so he had not immediately fallen into a losing position.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Every time Chen An broke through a blockade, he would face a fresh wave of elemental attacks.

Gu Yue Na's attacks came without pause, and her timing was impeccable.

She gave Chen An almost no opportunities, making it difficult for him to get close no matter how hard he tried.

Chen An himself had also realized just how great the gap between them was.

It was not purely a gap in strength, but a gap in experience and technique.

Compared to her, he was more like a brute who only knew how to charge forward by force.

He also had no means of dealing with her from range, leaving him extremely passive.

Chen An did not give up trying. He had to do everything he could. Even if he lost, he had to lose with dignity.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Chen An beckoned with his left hand, and the Scythe of Death appeared in his grasp.

Gu Yue Na had been watching Chen An closely. When she saw the weapon appear in his hand, her gaze turned solemn.

A companion weapon? Gu Yue Na guessed inwardly.

She had not been in the human world for long and did not know much about humans.

But she could still distinguish between a weapon Martial Soul and a companion weapon.

The weapon Chen An had summoned was not a weapon Martial Soul.

It was a companion weapon, and such weapons were often rather powerful.

Judging from the energy fluctuations emitted by this scythe, its grade might not be much lower than her Silver Dragon Spear.

This really is interesting. Gu Yue Na's curiosity about Chen An increased further.

After summoning the Scythe of Death, Chen An's aura rose accordingly, and his gaze became sharp.

He charged forward, facing one energy light sphere after another.

He shifted the Scythe of Death to his right hand, gathered strength, and swung it, sending out a crescent-shaped blade arc.

The crescent-shaped blade arc passed through several energy light spheres without leaving any obvious marks on them.

After a brief delay, those light spheres exploded, while the crescent-shaped blade arc continued forward.

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