“Triple Mark is a targeted, concept-level skill. It allows you to apply three different marks to a target: Weakening Mark, Heavy Injury Mark, and Chaos Mark.”
Triple Mark (C-Rank)
Weakening Mark – Applies a weakening effect to a single target, reducing all attributes by 30% for 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 10 minutes.
Heavy Injury Mark – Applies a heavy injury effect to a single target, increasing the damage it takes by 30% for 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 60 minutes.
Chaos Mark – Applies a chaos effect to a single target, doubling the effects of previously applied marks. The marked target is unable to use skills and enters a confused state. This is a forced effect—targets with Endurance below Rank B cannot remove it by any means.
Duration: 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 32 hours.
Note: Chaos Mark can only be used after both Weakening Mark and Heavy Injury Mark have been applied to the same target. After use, Triple Mark cannot be activated again for 32 hours.
After reading the skill description, Zhang Shiyao’s eyes lit up.
Triple Mark was far more powerful than she had imagined.
Right now, not only were they facing the terrifying Millennium Thorned Willow Tree, but there was also another Lord-Class Phantom Fox hiding in the shadows, ready to ambush at any moment.
If they could land all the marks on the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree, then once it lost its combat capability, Bai Qiu would definitely be able to easily defeat the other Lord-Class enemy!
After discussing their plan in the team chat, everyone spat out the Dreamy Blossoms in their mouths.
Led by Zhang Shiyao, they lay flat against the waterlogged ground and slowly crawled forward.
The sound of their movement was drowned out by the heavy rain, and the massive commotion from Bai Qiu’s battle with the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree made it even harder for them to be noticed.
Bai Qiu was under immense pressure.
Not only did he have to guard against sneak attacks from the Lord-Class Phantom Fox, but he also had to dodge the whipping branches of the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree.
At the same time, he had to watch his footing—the tree’s roots were also capable of ambush attacks.
If he were pierced by them, it likely wouldn’t be any better than being struck by the branches…
Three-Tailed Phantom Fox — Level 30 (Lord-Class)
Strength: C-
Magic: D+
Endurance: D+
Agility: C-
Spirit: C
Skills: ???
Compared to the Elite-level Two-Tailed Phantom Fox, the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox was three times larger in size.
Its growth leaned more toward Strength, Agility, and Spirit.
It seemed that its control abilities and physical power had been significantly enhanced, while its Magic and Endurance had only seen minor improvements.
While the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox was still observing the battle, an arrow suddenly shot toward it.
However, it didn’t hit—reacting instantly, the fox twisted its body and dodged!
The arrow missed its target but struck the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree beside it.
Still, compared to the tree’s massive trunk, the bowl-sized crater it created was hardly significant.
“Roar!” The Three-Tailed Phantom Fox immediately let out a furious roar toward the direction the arrow came from, laced with a trace of mental shock!
Bai Qiu turned toward the sound.
Without hesitation, he put away the Tidal Staff and instead took out a spare ordinary spear, immediately beginning the chant for his Noble Phantasm.
As Bai Qiu chanted, a vast amount of magic power surged from his body like blazing flames.
The overwhelming display startled the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox, and it quickly turned to stare at him warily.
The magic radiating from Bai Qiu was like a flood bursting through a dam, bringing with it an incomparable sense of pressure!
Their eyes met, and both sides read the intent in each other’s gaze.
From the fox’s eyes, Bai Qiu saw bloodlust mixed with caution.
Clearly, the sheer presence of his Noble Phantasm activation forced it to focus much of its attention on him.
From Bai Qiu’s eyes, the fox saw… killing intent.
Pure, untainted killing intent—devoid of emotion, grudges, or reason.
It was killing for the sake of killing, without justification or excuse.
A cold indifference toward the soon-to-die was etched deep within his gaze…
“Whoosh—whoosh—” The Millennium Thorned Willow Tree also reacted, immediately whipping all its branches toward Bai Qiu, attempting to stop him from completing his Noble Phantasm activation!
But this time, Bai Qiu neither dodged nor avoided.
He allowed the branches to strike the magic power radiating from his body.
Attacks of this level simply couldn’t stop him from activating his Noble Phantasm!
The Three-Tailed Phantom Fox’s expression turned serious.
Just as it was about to coordinate with the willow tree to interrupt Bai Qiu’s chant, a terrifying surge of magic erupted from Zhang Shiyao’s side as well…
Azure Light!
A streak of cyan light appeared beside her, and in the next moment, another “Zhang Shiyao” materialized.
The two split apart instantly, chanting the Noble Phantasm incantation in unison!
Soon, a series of Noble Phantasm chants and waves of magic fluctuations appeared within the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox’s perception.
If the secret realm were divided into east, south, west, and north—then with Bai Qiu holding the southern front, Zhang Shiyao and her clone were positioned to the east and southeast, while Ning Xingxue and the other two were to the west…
“Triple Mark!”
Ning Xingxue pointed toward the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree, condensing a burst of light at her fingertips and firing the mark.
Instantly, the Thorned Willow Tree withered, and its relentless assault on Bai Qiu weakened dramatically!
But it was far from over!
As another surge of mysterious energy shot from her fingertips, the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree’s aura weakened even further—until it finally fell into an uncontrollable state of chaos!
The Three-Tailed Phantom Fox’s expression turned grim.
It hadn’t expected that, aside from Bai Qiu, the other humans also possessed such troublesome abilities!
It instantly cloaked its entire body with magic and vanished into the torrential rain.
Even Bai Qiu, fully focused at this moment, didn’t spare any extra attention to search for it.
After all, their objective was to kill the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree first.
With no interference, Huang Qi completed his chant.
A radiant light burst forth from his sword as he shouted:
[Noble Phantasm! Distant Radiance!]
A beam of light shot out from the blade, breaking through several branches before leaving a scorched mark on the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree.
At the same time, the tree’s aura weakened even further.
Its whipping branches became slow and feeble—making it completely unable to avoid Zhao Daqiang’s second Noble Phantasm attack!
[Noble Phantasm! Piercing Heart Arrow!]
With Zhao Daqiang’s roar, a shining arrow shot out like a beam of light, striking the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree and tearing open a wound the size of a basin.
From the impact point, sap gushed out continuously—like blood!
After using Triple Mark, Ning Xingxue immediately began chanting her Noble Phantasm as well.
For the next period of time, she would protect the now-weakened Zhao Daqiang and Huang Qi!
Both Zhang Shiyaos held mithril shortbows in one hand, while light gathered in the other.
As an ethereal chant escaped her lips, the hidden Three-Tailed Phantom Fox suddenly appeared behind the Zhang Shiyao positioned to the east, its sharp claws slashing down viciously!
The reason it chose to attack Zhang Shiyao first was simple—among everyone besides Bai Qiu, she had the largest reserve of magic and possessed ranged attacks.
To the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox, she was the most dangerous target, making her the priority to eliminate!
At the same time, Bai Qiu’s Spear of Converging Mana Strike had finished charging.
Wrapped in immense magic power, his figure instantly appeared before the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree.
He thrust his spear directly into the wound created by Zhao Daqiang!
In that instant, an overwhelming surge of magic power was unleashed in full!
— The end of the Chapter–
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