"Go!"
With that, Ying Huaixu shot forward.
He Xiuyuan snapped out of his daze and hurried after him.
Then light began radiating from both their bodies.
Blue streaks appeared across Ying Huaixu's skin, while He Xiuyuan's were golden.
Only now did Ying Huaixu finally understand what those streaks were.
They were power emanating from his flesh and bones.
This was attribute power.
Ying Huaixu felt the dark blue power within him drawing his sword along, making it even colder.
At the same time, after reaching the ninth layer of body tempering, he felt that his strength and speed had increased more than fivefold.
And now, looking at the Phantom Night Wolf, Ying Huaixu felt he could easily solo it.
The Phantom Night Wolf wasn't stupid, either.
It instinctively sensed danger emanating from Ying Huaixu.
It immediately turned into a shadow, evaded Ying Huaixu's attack, and swiped a claw at He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan reacted quite quickly.
He hurriedly raised his sword to block.
Bang...
He Xiuyuan went flying and finally crashed to the ground.
"Fuck..."
Ying Huaixu was stunned.
When he'd played the game, the story had clearly involved him being swatted away by the wolf, leaving the rest to He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang.
He'd just been a camera.
Now he couldn't count on Ye Ningshuang, but why was He Xiuyuan the one lying on the ground?
Ying Huaixu looked toward He Xiuyuan in disbelief.
He Xiuyuan was down on one knee, supporting himself with his sword. One hand clutched his chest, and he kept coughing blood from the corner of his mouth.
The sight left Ying Huaixu's head buzzing.
But there was no time to dwell on it.
Having dealt with He Xiuyuan, the Phantom Night Wolf turned its gaze on Ying Huaixu.
Ying Huaixu took a deep breath.
"Fuck it, let's fight!"
So what if I had to solo it?
My mechanics were top-tier.
I didn't have cooldowns, and neither did my consumables.
The Phantom Night Wolf seemed to sense Ying Huaixu's provocation, too.
It lunged straight at him.
What followed, however, was a display of skill.
Ying Huaixu held his sword in one hand.
The instant the Phantom Night Wolf lunged at him, he delivered a simple slash.
Clang!
A crisp ring sounded, making even the air shudder.
The Phantom Night Wolf was sent flying backward.
Its sharp claws dug fiercely into the ground, keeping it from falling.
Ying Huaixu continued holding his sword in one hand, strolling leisurely as he watched the Phantom Night Wolf with an utterly calm gaze.
The Phantom Night Wolf grew even angrier.
It activated its Phantom Night Ability, instantly blending into the darkness.
Yet Ying Huaixu didn't panic at all.
Suddenly, a wolf's claw swiped at him from behind.
Ying Huaixu simply sidestepped it.
When that strike failed, the Phantom Night Wolf melted into the darkness again.
It followed up with several more sneak attacks.
Yet Ying Huaixu always dodged them with perfect precision.
He either sidestepped or rolled through the air.
In the end, the Phantom Night Wolf had no choice but to emerge from the darkness.
Using this Divine Ability consumed too much stamina.
Ying Huaixu seized the opportunity and charged forward.
He unleashed the Heavenly Frost Sword Art in a frenzy.
His sword carried a biting chill as it struck the Phantom Night Wolf over and over.
And Ying Huaixu didn't get greedy with his attacks.
After three seconds of damage, he immediately dodged sideways and back.
The Phantom Night Wolf rose in fury, but its swiping paw struck only the ground.
Cracks spread wildly through the earth under the Phantom Night Wolf's tremendous strength.
Ying Huaixu kept his sword in one hand and slowly circled the Phantom Night Wolf.
This time, the Phantom Night Wolf went completely berserk.
A blood-red aura began rising from its body.
"Watch out, junior brother! That beast has gone berserk!"
He Xiuyuan called out a warning from a distance.
But Ying Huaixu remained unmoved.
He knew this wolf's ultimate move far too well.
Sure enough.
The Phantom Night Wolf instantly appeared beside Ying Huaixu.
Both claws lashed out in succession.
Ying Huaixu kept dodging, again and again.
Not a single one of the Phantom Night Wolf's attacks landed.
Furious, the Phantom Night Wolf began charging up its power.
But to its frustration, Ying Huaixu seized the perfect moment and drove his sword into its chest. A surge of icy power immediately ravaged its body.
Its charge was interrupted.
And as Ying Huaixu pulled his sword free,
he not only drew out a great gush of blood, but seemed to drain the strength from its body as well.
The Phantom Night Wolf was dumbfounded.
Ying Huaixu seized the opening.
He unleashed the Heavenly Frost Sword relentlessly.
And he hacked furiously at its neck.
The Phantom Night Wolf's body was indeed incredibly tough.
But now that Ying Huaixu had reached the ninth layer of body tempering, his stats were monstrous, too.
No matter how powerful the Phantom Night Wolf was, Ying Huaixu ultimately severed its head with a single slash.
The Phantom Night Wolf died instantly.
Ying Huaixu froze for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness. I basically had cheats on!"
Ying Huaixu plopped down on the ground.
At the same time, the game panel popped up again.
"Ding! Side quest: Repel the wolf pack completed. Rewards: 50,000 experience, 1,000 spirit stones, 20 Spirit Leaves, adaptive defensive jade pendant artifact-Phantom Night Wolf Pattern (spirit)!"
Ying Huaixu was stunned by the rewards.
Although things had nearly gone horribly wrong this time, the rewards were certainly generous.
His experience, which had almost run dry, was back up to the fifty-thousand mark.
And there were 1,000 spirit stones, too.
As for the Spirit Leaves, Ying Huaixu genuinely had no idea what they were used for yet.
Still, he felt he ought to look into them when he had time.
Meanwhile, Ying Huaixu began reviewing the fight.
If he hadn't stored enough experience to break through to the ninth layer of body tempering at the last minute, he really wouldn't have been able to fight the Phantom Night Wolf.
Back when he'd been at the fifth layer of body tempering, he hadn't been able to make out the Phantom Night Wolf's movements at all, much less see how it attacked.
That was the biggest difference between the game and reality.
In the game, no matter how many realms separated you, you could still defeat a stronger opponent if you had the skill.
As long as you didn't get hit, even chip damage could eventually kill them.
Reality was nothing like that.
Of course, as long as he could clearly see his opponent's attacks, he would be absolutely invincible.
In other words, invincible within his own realm!
That gave Ying Huaixu some comfort.
He Xiuyuan hurried over, staring at Ying Huaixu in shock.
"Junior brother, you're seriously ridiculous. And watching you fight, I honestly felt like you were showing off!"
Ying Huaixu gave He Xiuyuan a speechless look.
"You're all right?"
He Xiuyuan smiled awkwardly. "I have Healing Pills!"
Ying Huaixu was stunned. "So you were just watching the show the whole time?"
He Xiuyuan looked helpless.
"Because I felt there was absolutely no need for me to intervene!"
Ying Huaixu said, "..."
Just then, Ye Ningshuang suddenly approached the Phantom Night Wolf's corpse.
She pressed her hand against its body.
Humm...
Surges of dark blue power erupted from the Phantom Night Wolf's body, and Ye Ningshuang absorbed them all.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Ningshuang broke through from the first layer of body tempering to the third.
He Xiuyuan took a ten-thousand-point critical hit.
First, Ying Huaixu had rocketed from the fifth layer of body tempering to the ninth. Now Ye Ningshuang had broken through from the first layer to the third in an instant.
He Xiuyuan didn't understand. He really didn't understand.
"Was cultivation really this easy?"
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