[Passive Skill of Sandstorm Mage: Quicksand Shell activated, absorbing 500 points of damage.]

[Your Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts passive effect triggered, greatly reducing the durability of the Quicksand Shell!]

When Bai Pu swung the great sword, he felt that the surface of the Sandstorm Mage’s body was like a balloon filled with air, possessing strong elasticity. The sword strike that should have cut through the skin and flesh, causing sharp damage, was forcibly transformed into blunt damage covering the whole body, as if the great sword turned into a stick, smashing the Sandstorm Mage away.

The Sandstorm Mage climbed up slowly, its withered face showing cracks like broken porcelain, with small pieces falling off.

At the same time, the Sandstorm Mage murmured an obscure spell, invisible grains of sand flew towards its body, repairing the cracks on its surface.

"Is this the ’Quicksand Shell’? It seems to have high defense!"

Bai Pu smiled, the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts destroys opponents’ shield and armor, excelling at frontal breakthroughs!

Just one strike from the Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts already caused the Quicksand Shell of the Sandstorm Mage to show signs of collapse.

Apparently, for Tom and the others, this boss might be unsolvable, only able to exhaust its resources. But for Bai Pu, it’s no problem at all!

However, just as Bai Pu stepped forward to pursue, a warning suddenly appeared behind him.

Bai Pu clearly sensed from the earth’s tremors an attack coming from behind!

His feet flashed with Gang Step, and the Thunderous Burst had already moved him several yards across.

In his ears, he heard a crashing sound, as a giant sand hand slapped from behind where Bai Pu was standing a second ago.

Oshana exclaimed, "Another one!"

Not far behind Bai Pu, another tall and thin mummy appeared, looking almost identical to the Sandstorm Mage Bai Pu had just attacked!

"An illusion? A clone? Or a new boss?"

Bai Pu glanced over, and the [Strong Enemy Detection] immediately showed the enemy’s combat power value—

402!

Different from the combat power value of the first Sandstorm Mage—the first one was 397!

This should be a new boss.

Tano, crouching in the corner, murmured, "Twin Priestesses... That’s right, this is the core sacrificial tower of the Ancestral Mausoleum! The ancestors of the Red Sand Kingdom choose identical Twin Priestesses to guard the kingdom’s secret treasures..."

The words "secret treasure" deeply stimulated Tom, who swung his long staff to knock over an Earth Spirit, saying, "Dior! You take care of the first Sandstorm Mage, we’ll hold off the second one! We’ll share the secret treasures..."

Bai Pu glanced at Tano, thinking this guide was too incompetent, not even mentioning such an important thing earlier!

He agreed, leaving Tom and Oshana to entangle with the second Sandstorm Mage, while he accelerated forward with Gang Step.

However, Sandstorm Mage One precisely anticipated Bai Pu’s Gang Step landing point, raising a hand to cast a small skill—Quicksand Technique!

Transforming the designated ground into quicksand.

Bai Pu’s foot, previously stepping on solid stone, plunged into the quicksand, instantly sinking to his thigh.

[You are affected by Quicksand Technique, movement speed reduced by (55) points, and unable to use any sprint type acceleration ability with a priority not exceeding (8). The speed reduction effect will disappear once you leave the range of Quicksand Technique.]

Bai Pu instinctively activated Gang Step, but the Blood River Fighting Qi infused into the foot sank into the sand, only slightly loosening the surrounding sand before it quickly returned to a dense pressing state.

"Priority is still not high enough!"

Both Bai Pu’s Gang Step and Gang Wind Falling Blade are just priority 8 sprint skills, restrained by Quicksand Technique.

Bai Pu could only move reluctantly, trudging through the thigh-deep sand.

Sandstorm Mage One had already begun chanting spells, waving the magic staff in hand to draw a complex pattern of overlapping quadrilaterals, clearly preparing a powerful attack on Bai Pu!

The surrounding yellow sand surged, forming high walls like a tsunami, aiming to bury Bai Pu within.

Bai Pu stopped his struggling steps.

He raised his hand towards the Sandstorm Mage, clenching it tightly.

Although I can’t rush over...

But I can make you come to me!

Lasso Strike activated!

Bai Pu hadn’t used Lasso Strike directly but waited until the Sandstorm Mage was at a critical chanting point before making his move.

The purpose was to leave the Sandstorm Mage unable to dodge.

As expected, first came the suppressive special effect of mountain collapse, followed by the domineering drag force! Sandstorm Mage One, with no ability to resist, was pulled over by Bai Pu, who was already prepared to unleash a Mountain Collapse and Earth Split!

The powerful fighting qi energy exploded within the Sandstorm Mage! Accompanied by the phantom of a collapsing mountain, the Quicksand Shell on its surface shattered like fragile porcelain, scattering everywhere.

Its shriveled, pitch-black chest was burst open by the Chainsaw Greatsword, with its already dried-out muscle fibers flying in all directions.

After Bai Pu struck, taking advantage of the Lasso Strike effect remaining, he slashed again with the great sword, this time employing the Gang Wind Mystical Arts, with powerful gang wind starting to take shape.

The Sandstorm Mage, just recovering from suppression, was lifted by Bai Pu’s [Three Kingdoms], slamming heavily on the ground, falling into a stiff state, struggling to get up.

Then the Sandstorm Mage transformed into a Yellow Sand Arrow, attempting to escape from Bai Pu’s Blood River Territory range.

But faced the same predicament as Bai Pu...

The Yellow Sand Arrow dissipated just as it formed!

Within the [Blood River Territory], any sprint type displacement skill with a priority not exceeding 8 also can’t take effect.

The Sandstorm Mage originally could resist some slowing effect with the energy from the [Quicksand Shell], but with its shell broken, it now had to endure the full slowdown—its already diminished movement speed value at this moment is as high as 66!

Bai Pu’s great sword mercilessly struck, with the Sandstorm Mage only able to rely on instant-cast Earth Element Magic to counter—luckily it cultivated the special specialty of "Magic Chanting - Word-saving Abbreviation," or else it would truly be at Bai Pu’s mercy.

But even now, it’s not much better, as the instant-cast Earth Element Magic cast through word-saving abbreviation typically consists of basic magic in the Demon Fighter’s world, like [Earth Shield Technique], [Stone Fall Skill], [Rock Spear Technique], [Quicksand Technique]...

The little shield skills were directly shattered by Bai Pu’s Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts.

Skills like Stone Fall Skill and Rock Spear Technique, the basic Earth Element damage magic, Bai Pu counters directly with Adaptive Evolution.

Quicksand Technique, this kind of supportive magic, originally posed the greatest threat, but Bai Pu is already inside the area of Quicksand Technique, so repeated casting by the Sandstorm Mage won’t stack effects, only refresh the duration of the Quicksand area!