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Yeah, that's basically it.
This purple epic robe, named " Alanna's Embrace," enhanced Ras Frostwhisper's spellcasting abilities; with just two casual ice walls, she trapped Jiang Jie and Fenna!
But it doesn't matter. If Ashbringer could be stumped by something like this, he wouldn't Ashbringer.
Fenna gripped her sword with both hands, swung it forcefully, and a blazing Holy Fire instantly pierced through the ice wall before continuing her charge towards Ras Frostwhisper.
Then another ice wall appeared...
Then the wall broke, Fenna rushed over, and Ras Frostwhisper cast a spell to create another wall, which Fenna then continued to break...
Why can't Paladin use skills like " Charge "?
Although she has ranged attack skills like " Hammer of Justice," Ras Frostwhisper promptly cast a " Frost Armor " spell on herself. With the Lich's spellcasting abilities, this Frost Armor should be able to block Fenna's ranged attacks.
After all, Fenna is only a newly promoted Grand Knight, and Ashbringer can't enhance her skill attacks. Fenna only acquired Ashbringer a couple of days ago, and hasn't leveled up any of her main traits, major traits, minor traits, or hidden traits...
Even if they had a few more days to get to know each other, they shouldn't be able to defeat a mere Lich!
Of course, it's impossible for Ras Frostwhisper to harm Fenna, and she doesn't even need Divine Shield or anything like that. Ashbringer's own Holy Fire is enough to block all of Ras Frostwhisper's skill damage.
Frostbolt Rain?
Frost Nova?
Freeze?
None of it worked!
Thus, the two found themselves in a strange stalemate.
In this state, Jiang Jie disappeared.
Of course, he couldn't abandon Fenna, so he entered Stealth mode and then activated the " Sprint " skill at the crucial moment. Before the new ice wall could form, he arrived in front of Ras Frostwhisper and suddenly launched an attack!
Thief skill attack?
No, it's not.
It's said that thieves are the nemesis of mages, but mages are also the nemesis of thieves; they're like oil and water.
If a mage is caught off guard, the chances of a rogue Cheap Shot and killing him are quite high. However, that's an ordinary mage, not Lich.
Since Lich are already Undead creatures, rogues' physical attacks are ineffective against them. As for magical attacks, those are not the rogues' forte. Relying on their meager Shadow energy, it's simply impossible to inflict fatal damage on Lich.
Needless to say, Ras Frostwhisper has already cast " Frost Armor " on herself.
This time, it's still the Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms!
However, it wasn't the palm strike that descended from the sky: Flying Dragon in the Sky in the Sky, nor the palm strike that had no end in sight: The Proud Dragon Repents, but rather a palm strike that was extremely fast and caught the opponent off guard:
Sudden Arrival!
Jiang Jie learned the first nine of the Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms at once, which are the nine palms that can be learned in the Houtian stage.
Sudden Arrival; it was the seventh palm strike.
The Palm of Equal Name is the fastest of the nine palms. It moves with incredible speed, catching the opponent off guard and delivering a fatal blow before they can react.
Before Ras Frostwhisper could even react, Jiang Jie's attack had already arrived!
A palm strike landed on Ras Frostwhisper's Frost Armor.
Cold, but not Eviscerate.
Jiang Jie felt a slight chill on his hands, which were covered by the hand guards. The dual protection of the Black Tortoise Armor Gang Qi and the " Nightslayer " shielded him from the Eviscerate cold. The Frost Armor formed by Arcane energy and Water Elemental could not withstand the domineering and unparalleled Thirty-Six Dragon-Subduing Palms. This palm Jiang Jie one-third of his Internal Energy!
It broke instantly!
However, the next moment, a layer of ice appeared, freezing Jiang Jie in place and stopping his momentum.
Immediately afterwards, Ras Frost pointed,
Jiang Jie felt his whole body stiffen and he couldn't move. His body was imprisoned in a thick ice coffin. This was... Deep Freeze!
Ras wasn't an academic; although she's now Lich with powerful spellcasting abilities—estimated to be no less powerful than Jaina's —one fact remains unchanged:
I lack knowledge and skills!
Simply put, Ras Frostwhisper is a severely one-sided Lich. Aside from frost magic and a very few mental and soul-related spells, he's proficient in nothing else; the number of spells he knows can be counted on two hands...
So after all that, they've only got a few spells. And it's been so long! Fire spells are unusable, and they haven't even used Arcane spells. And what good is the occasional "Fear" spell?
Can the Fear affect the Grand Knight Ashbringer?
Or perhaps Jiang Jie dressed entirely in purple?
No way! Do you think you're Archimonde or Kil'jaeden?
Jiang Jie is frozen, but don't forget, he's not fighting alone!
Jiang Jie bought Fenna some time.
The female Paladin, who had fought against Orcs, Undead, and outlaws for many years, was very experienced in combat. Of course, she would not let go of this hard-won opportunity. So she rushed past Jiang Jie, and Ashbringer lightly grazed the ice coffin before leaping up and piercing the Lich's body in the next moment!
Excellent technique!
How strong Ashbringer?
How powerful is the divine sword that can cut through Frostmourne and kill the Lich King?
Although it hasn't been fully awakened and its artifact properties aren't activated yet, it has already acknowledged Fenna. The Holy Fire it's emitting are truly terrifying. Combined with the Paladin's skill " Sword of Holy Light," let alone Ras Frostwhisper, even Kel'Thuzad transformed into a great Lich might not be able to withstand it.
The power of this sword strike is definitely no less than the one that Highlord Mograine used to kill Araj the Summoner not long ago!
While Fenna's individual combat strength is inferior to Highlord Mograine's, her overall power is no less due to wielding Ashbringer. In Highlord Mograine, once she becomes familiar with Ashbringer and achieves deeper interaction, using Paladin methods to "activate the artifact's properties"—that is, unlocking Ashbringer's potential—surpassing Highlord Mograine in combat strength is truly not a dream!
Ras Frostwhisper is stronger than Araj the Summoner, but his strength mainly comes from his purple armor, " Alanna's Embrace." Unfortunately, it's a cloth armor, primarily increasing spell damage and providing magic defense. In terms of physical defense, it's only slightly better than ordinary cloth armor due to the material, and far worse than even the worst leather armor!
And how powerful would the Ashbringer's Holy Fire, combined with the " Sword of Holy Light," be in terms of their demon-dispelling effects?
Anyway, a regular purple robe definitely won't be enough to stop it.
And so, easily, Ras Frostwhisper was purified!
The purification lasted a full 10 seconds before Ras Frostwhisper finally turned into ashes, leaving only enchanted chains and a tattered " Alanna's Embrace ".
These are the only two items that dropped.
The instant the Ashbringer passed over the ice coffin, it was melted by the blazing Holy Fire, freeing Jiang Jie from his confinement, completely soaked.
He walked over to Fenna, picked up the purple robe, and then shook his head with a wry smile.
Alanna's Embrace?
Broken!