Duel with the Observer

Yan Zhao stood atop the Ice Dragon's back, charging toward the Observer Colossus like wind and lightning. He moved with blinding speed, like a bolt of lightning tearing across the sky, and in the blink of an eye he had closed in on the colossus.

Yet the colossus was no ordinary foe. It keenly sensed Yan Zhao's approach and reacted at once. Its thick arm rose high like a mountain, then smashed down at Yan Zhao with the force of thunder.

Seeing this, Yan Zhao's lips curved slightly into a confident smile. With a low shout, he swung the Green Ping Sword in his hand, and dazzling green light immediately blossomed from its blade. At the same time, his lips moved in a murmured chant, as though he were casting some mysterious spell.

As Yan Zhao's incantation rang out, the frigid aura around the Ice Dragon rapidly gathered like a surging flood. In the blink of an eye, the cold condensed into countless sharp Ice Blades, densely enveloping the Ice Dragon's body.

Then, at Yan Zhao's command, the Ice Dragon opened its cavernous maw and let out a roar. The countless Ice Blades shot toward the colossus like a torrential rain, filling the heavens and covering the earth.

Faced with this sudden attack, the colossus did not panic in the slightest. A layer of golden shield suddenly gleamed across its surface, like an impregnable city wall, blocking every Ice Blade.

A rapid series of crackling impacts rang out as the Ice Blades struck the shield, sending sprays of ice shards flying. The shards danced through the air like glittering snowflakes, lending the scene an added measure of grandeur.

At that critical moment, the enormous stone statue suddenly opened its ferocious mouth, and a blazing Energy Beam erupted from within like a volcanic explosion! Like a roaring fire dragon, the beam shot straight at the Ice Dragon with terrifying speed.

In an instant, the Ice Dragon was completely engulfed by the dreadful Energy Beam. It let out a heart-rending, agonized shriek, so deafening it seemed the whole world trembled. At the same time, the incomparably hard Ice Layer covering its body began to melt rapidly, as though swallowed by that overwhelming power.

In the face of such a savage assault, Yan Zhao showed no fear. He clenched his teeth and gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, as though his fingers were iron pincers. He poured every last bit of his spiritual power into the Green Ping Sword without reserve. Under his urging, the sword burst forth with unprecedented brilliance, like the brightest star in the night sky.

Yan Zhao roared and swung the Green Ping Sword with all his strength. In an instant, a massive Ice Wall rapidly rose before him, like an unbreakable fortress. It intercepted the blazing Energy Beam in time. Though the Ice Wall shuddered incessantly beneath the beam's impact, it had, at least for the moment, blocked that fatal strike.

Yan Zhao knew very well that if they continued defending so passively, they would sooner or later be defeated by this enormous statue. He fixed his eyes tightly on the colossus, overlooking not a single detail. At last, he caught the instant when the colossus's Energy Beam ceased.

At that very instant, Yan Zhao did not hesitate. Guiding the Ice Dragon, he shot toward the colossus like an arrow loosed from the bow. Under his control, the Ice Dragon moved as swiftly as lightning, whipping up a biting gale.

Cold light flashed from the Green Ping Sword in Yan Zhao's hand. He raised it high, gathered all his strength, and slashed viciously at the colossus's core. The blow carried the weight of thunder and boundless might and killing intent.