With the explosive release of Spear of Converging Mana Thrust, the moment the spear pierced into the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree, its shaft could no longer withstand the overwhelming surge of magic.
Cracks spread across it like a spiderweb before it shattered into fragments…
But the power of that strike had already been fully delivered.
As the light faded, countless cracks began spreading from the wound, rapidly covering the entire tree—including its branches and roots!
Burdened by multiple debuffs, the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree weakly lashed its branches around.
Light began to glow from within the cracks, and in the next moment—
“Crack… crack… BOOM!”
The entire willow tree shattered instantly.
Bai Qiu stood where he was, absorbing the surplus magic left behind after Spear of Converging Mana Thrust killed its target.
Just as the shattered wooden pieces were about to fall and bury him, they dissolved into specks of white light and disappeared…
Seeing that Zhang Shiyao was about to fall into danger, Bai Qiu reacted and shouted, “Watch out behind you!”
A slight smile appeared on her lips.
She immediately canceled her Noble Phantasm and shouted, “Swap!”
Instantly, she switched places with another cyan-colored “Zhang Shiyao”!
That’s right—everything from the moment she fired her first arrow had been to draw the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox’s attention.
From using Azure Light to chanting her Noble Phantasm, it was all part of a setup—to make it believe that this “girl” was dangerous but currently charging a big move and unable to act, creating the perfect opportunity for an ambush!
The clone created by Azure Light could not only be freely controlled by Zhang Shiyao and replicate her attacks, but it could also instantly swap positions with her—and even self-destruct!
The Three-Tailed Phantom Fox’s claw struck the “Zhang Shiyao’s” head, instantly shattering the magically constructed body.
With a crisp explosion, a surge of magic burst outward, blasting the fox several meters away and leaving it looking quite battered!
“Phew…” Bai Qiu let out a breath of relief.
Without hesitation, he charged toward the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox.
The Millennium Thorned Willow Tree was already dead—this remaining foe was nothing worth fearing!
Bai Qiu could kill it with his bare physical strength alone!
After swapping positions, Zhang Shiyao didn’t press the attack.
Instead, she quickly retreated and took out a Dreamy Blossom from her storage card, biting into it immediately!
Within the rain and mist, Ning Xingxue and the other two had already lost their sense of direction after the Millennium Thorned Willow Tree fell.
Still, they each took out Dreamy Blossoms and bit into them, standing back-to-back and guarding against their surroundings!
Bai Qiu charged at the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox—only to see it suddenly open its bloodied maw and unleash a furious roar!
He sensed danger, but it was too late to react.
The roar struck him with a control effect.
“Damn it! I forgot to put a Dreamy Blossom in my mouth!”
That was Bai Qiu’s final thought before his mind went blank.
A wave of dizziness overwhelmed him, forcing him to stop in place as he clutched his head!
After all the careful preparation, he hadn’t expected that a moment of impatience at the very end would push him into such a disadvantage!
The Three-Tailed Phantom Fox had originally intended to follow up with an illusion skill to control Bai Qiu further.
But seeing his previously dilated pupils rapidly refocus and regain clarity, its heart skipped a beat.
It immediately abandoned the plan and instead darted behind him, slashing with its claws!
“Rip!”
His already tattered upper garment was instantly torn apart, and four vicious claw marks appeared across Bai Qiu’s back.
In the next moment, blood began to gush out!
“Ugh!” Bai Qiu was sent flying several meters.
He regained his senses midair, quickly halted his momentum, and landed with both feet in a puddle, his gaze snapping toward the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox!
The fox was extremely cunning.
After landing a successful strike, it immediately widened the distance between them and concealed its form, moving stealthily through the curtain of rain.
Seeing this, Bai Qiu could only tense his muscles to stop the bleeding.
He took out a bottle of healing potion and gulped it down in one go.
In the next second, the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox reappeared ten meters behind him, once again opening its bloodied maw to unleash a mental shock!
It was as if Bai Qiu had been frozen in place, still holding the posture of drinking the potion without moving at all.
Taking advantage of this, the fox rushed forward, opening its mouth—far more deadly and terrifying than its claws—to bite down on Bai Qiu’s neck!
“Brother!” Zhang Shiyao cried out anxiously.
But Bai Qiu remained motionless.
Panic and killing intent surged in her heart as she immediately raised her mithril shortbow, aiming at the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox behind him!
Just as the fox’s jaws came within less than ten centimeters of Bai Qiu’s neck—he moved.
He crushed the potion bottle in his hand, clenched his fist, and turned, smashing a punch straight into the fox’s face.
A terrifying force erupted in that instant!
Bai Qiu’s feet sank twenty centimeters into the ground from the immense recoil, while the completely unprepared Three-Tailed Phantom Fox took the full force of the blow!
A roaring burst of air exploded outward, scattering the rain in all directions from the force of the punch.
The fox was sent flying dozens of meters before crashing to the ground, rolling and crushing dozens of Dreamy Blossoms in the process.
Struggling, the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox got back to its feet and immediately looked around, searching for Bai Qiu.
Not seeing him only caused the fear in its heart to grow uncontrollably!
At that moment, a cold, mocking voice came from behind it.
“You’re trying to use the same trick on me twice?”
Its fur instantly stood on end.
Startled, it whipped around and lashed out with its claws.
Its nearly four-meter-tall body had been so frightened by Bai Qiu’s voice that it puffed up, growing even larger by over ten centimeters.
But this time, its attack hit nothing.
There was no contact, no resistance—and no counterattack.
Bai Qiu had vanished once again!
Once more, Bai Qiu had circled behind it.
Like a devil whispering in its ear, his voice sounded again, cold and low:
“So… how does it feel to be watched from behind?”
“Phew…” The Three-Tailed Phantom Fox exhaled a breath of white mist and slowly turned its head.
Looking at Bai Qiu—who stood less than half its height—the bloodlust and madness in its eyes surged, as if ready to completely suppress its fear in the next moment.
At this moment, Bai Qiu stood with both hands in his pockets, his sharp gaze locked onto it.
The fear in the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox’s eyes simply couldn’t fade away.
Yet, the mockery and amusement hidden deep within his eyes made the fox feel as if it had been greatly humiliated.
The anger in its gaze surged uncontrollably!
“Roar…”
Unable to endure it any longer, the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox opened its bloodied maw behind it, trying to unleash a furious roar.
As a Lord-class being—the king of the entire Phantom Fox pack—its dignity had been trampled on so wantonly!
This was absolutely intolerable!
Seeing Bai Qiu’s relaxed posture with his hands in his pockets, it believed that as long as it unleashed its mental shock fast enough, it could control him before he had time to react.
At such close range, no matter what tricks he had, he would be forced to accept death!
But in the next moment—
Bai Qiu’s attack came faster despite being launched later.
He suddenly leapt up from the ground and delivered a powerful uppercut, forcing the Three-Tailed Phantom Fox to swallow back the mental shock it was about to release!
“Boom!”
With a dull thud, the massive three-tailed white fox—over four meters tall—was struck squarely on the jaw by Bai Qiu’s punch.
Its wide-open jaws snapped shut once again, with even its sharp fangs piercing through its lips!
As blood sprayed from its mouth, its entire body was sent flying nearly twenty meters into the air.
— The end of the Chapter–
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