Screech!

The blade tip emitted a piercing noise as it struck the Dark Gold Tower Shield Armor Plate on Bai Pu’s back.

It was as if Bai Pu had shielded himself, blocking the strike. The originally high sharp damage was reduced to one-tenth as blunt damage, which posed no threat.

However, the Dragon King’s attack was a mix of damages, not only sharp damage from the blade tip slash but also the thunder damage from the professional energy it carried!

Thunder damage cannot be blocked by a shield.

Even with the "Insulation Coating" mitigation, the damage Bai Pu endured was still substantial, given that the Dragon King was a full three levels higher, with a terrifying 30% damage bonus! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Bai Pu suddenly leaped into the air, his entire body wrapped in a thick layer of dark golden Gang Wind.

Mystical Arts Skill: Gang Wind Falling Blade!

After Bai Pu mastered the minor skills "Gang Step" and "Eye of the Storm," he rarely used Gang Wind Falling Blade, primarily because it wasn’t as flexible as Gang Wind and Eye of the Storm.

Now, using this skill again was mainly for the Level 4 Effect of Gang Wind Falling Blade—

Gang Wind Body Protection!

Able to reduce severe damage to moderate damage, and moderate damage to light damage!

The Dragon King’s follow-up slashes were both weakened by the thick Gang Wind, causing only a wisp of smoke to rise from Bai Pu’s body.

"This skill... only has damage reduction during its activation. So, just wait for him to land."

The Dragon King thought to himself as he struck away and dodged arrows, all while keeping an eye on Bai Pu in the air.

He was indeed right. Although Bai Pu could use Gang Step to leap continuously in the air, Gang Wind Falling Blade and Gang Step were different.

During the continuous leaping with Gang Step, there was no protective Gang Wind.

Boom!

Bai Pu aimed at the Dragon King, landing with a bang, his great sword crashing into the ground, unleashing a powerful shockwave, attempting to send the Dragon King flying and into the air.

However, at the moment Bai Pu landed, the Dragon King swapped positions with an Illusory Thunder Clone, avoiding the shock!

The tumbling shockwave detonated the Illusory Thunder Clone, with dazzling electric snakes wildly dancing, nearly blinding the eyes.

Fortunately, Bai Pu had left a Heart Eye, avoiding contact with the Illusory Thunder Clone, for otherwise, the violent energy would have been enough to cause him severe trouble.

However, the situation remained dire because the threat of the Dragon King lingered.

This experienced top-level Awakened would not miss any chance advantageous to himself and would certainly not give Bai Pu any respite!

As soon as Gang Wind Falling Blade’s protective Gang Wind vanished, the Dragon King had already closed the distance, his sword bringing up a phantom of serpentine bites, slashing towards Bai Pu’s lower back.

Thunder of Destruction - Silver Snake Double Kill!

This strike contained different Thunder Forces of Yin and Yang Polarity, capable of locking onto the target’s position, with an auto-tracking effect, leaving the opponent with no choice but to withstand it.

Feeling the oppressive pressure behind him like a thorn in his back, Bai Pu squinted his eyes, his mind becoming clear.

"Just now, in a crisis, using Gang Wind Falling Blade again deepened my understanding of this mystical arts skill."

"The minor skill Gang Wind Body Protection can finally be separated from Gang Wind Falling Blade and used independently..."

Like extracting a subroutine from a large program, Bai Pu naturally comprehended a new mystical arts skill: Gang Wind Body Protection.

His Gang Wind Mystical Arts was Master Level, inherently capable of developing a self-created mystical arts skill system.

A thick layer of Gang Wind reappeared, swirling around Bai Pu.

The thunder force of Silver Snake Double Kill landed in this thick dark golden Gang Wind layer, and the thunder force was immediately reduced by more than half! The remaining thunder force, further weakened by Bai Pu’s talent damage reduction and various other mitigations, was no longer threatening to Bai Pu.

"Damn it!"

This scene was too painful for the Dragon King to watch. He could not believe Bai Pu had just comprehended the "Gang Wind Body Protection" mystical arts skill on the spot.

Not using it earlier and only now, clearly, he was pretending to be weak, luring him into attacking!

Because the three hundred Secret Arrow Shooters on the perimeter had been persistently firing barrages of arrows, Bai Pu and the Dragon King remained within the coverage range of the arrow rain!

The Dragon King’s original plan was to quickly finish off Bai Pu, maintain a healthy level of health, and then turn his attention to eliminating the Secret Arrow Shooter troops.

But Bai Pu’s damage reduction methods were too numerous and too resilient! Plus, the Sandfall Domain restricted speed and dashing, so the Dragon King couldn’t leave Bai Pu behind to deal with the Secret Arrow Shooter troops first.

If the Secret Arrow Shooter troops were considered a non-discriminatory super DPS (damage output character), then Bai Pu perfectly undertook the role of a tank.

The Dragon King swatted away arrows with his attacks.

Bai Pu, however, wasn’t concerned at all, as these arrows that could only inflict physical damage fell on him, causing almost no harm! He freed his hands and targeted the Dragon King’s true body with a Lasso Strike.

The suppression effect came first.

Behind the Dragon King, the phantom of a black-haired witch appeared, expressionless, holding a crystal ball. Layer upon layer of chain phantoms were locked onto the crystal ball phantom, then, with a soft pop, the phantom vanished.

From a data perspective, the Dragon King activated the skill "Bearer of Destiny" attached to the equipment [Eight Hundred Divine Equipment], substituting himself to endure a control skill.

This equipment skill was more practical than ordinary decoupling skills.

Like now!

Bai Pu’s [Lasso Strike] had a dual control effect; besides suppression, it would also pull the target struck by the lasso towards him.

And [Eight Hundred Divine Equipment] substituted for the Dragon King in enduring this control skill, so the dual control effects were naturally both borne. With an ordinary decoupling skill, even if the Dragon King removed the suppression, he would still have to contend with the dragging effect of the "Lasso Strike".

Under the concentrated fire of the Secret Arrow Shooters, contending with Bai Pu, whether winning or losing, was very unfavorable to the Dragon King—

Because the attacks from the Secret Arrow Shooters had already disrupted the energy balance of the [Illusory Thunder Clone]!

Each Illusory Thunder Clone, after enduring too many external attacks, burst apart on the spot, turning into dazzling electric lights.

This was also the weak point of the [Illusory Thunder Shadow - Illusory Thunder Clone] mystical arts skill.

Bai Pu’s spirit was invigorated. Without the Illusory Thunder Clones, it meant the Dragon King couldn’t use the method of swapping places with his real body and clones for back attacks anymore.

In this way, even if Bai Pu’s Dark Gold Tower Shield demonic power ran out, and the [Protector] special effect ended, he was confident in continuing to engage with the Dragon King!

"You brat, consider yourself winning this round today!"

Unexpectedly, the Dragon King didn’t continue fighting. His indifferent gaze swept over Bai Pu, coldly saying, "Next time... without the cooperation of an official remote unit, we’ll battle again..."

The Dragon King’s figure rapidly faded away, leaving the Boundary Land.

The Dragon King’s last words echoed above the Celestial Residence Boundary Land—

"... Then it will be a life-and-death battle! I live, you die!"