As soon as Shi Feng finished speaking, Gu Jiujie, Jing Wuming, and Yan Ya stopped trying to draw Toddlia's attention and instead rushed toward Shi Feng at top speed.
At this point, Shi Feng was the only one who had a way to hold Toddlia back. If they ran elsewhere, Toddlia would definitely chase after them and crush them outright.
For a time, everyone could only watch as Toddlia strode toward Shi Feng step by step.
Each step not only shook the ground, but also sent increasingly powerful impacts crashing into their minds. Even Azure-Clad Wanderer and the others resting in the distance could not help clutching their heads.
"Are we still fighting?" Phantom Whisper asked, her Moon Brow slightly furrowed.
She truly could not think of any possibility of defeating Toddlia. With more than twenty billion HP, combat standards surpassing even ordinary Micro Realm experts, and reaction speed so fast that even a Domain Realm expert like her could barely catch a trace of it—
That speed was simply not something a Tier 3 class could contend with. Even a Tier 4 class like Shi Feng could at most match it.
As for Toddlia's terrifying strength, perhaps only a Tier 4 guardian class could withstand it. An attack class like Shi Feng would suffer terribly if he took it head-on. Without healers activating their burst modes, they likely would not even be able to restore the HP Shi Feng lost from blocking its attacks.
Toddlia was now less than a hundred yards from Shi Feng. It would take only two or three steps to reach him.
"Connection complete!" Shi Feng snapped the Book of Darkness shut and smiled at Toddlia. "Now, let's begin the second round!"
The moment Shi Feng closed the Book of Darkness, the sky above the