novelraw Chapter 1038 - 982 Bone Staff
Chapter 1038 - 982 Bone Staff
At this moment, the Dark Priest launched a counterattack. He raised the Bone Staff in his hand high and uttered an ancient syllable!
The syllable was hoarse, short, sharp, and seemed to carry a strange power.
In an instant, the Skull on the top of the Bone Staff opened its jawbone with a creak and spewed forth a red glow, shooting rapidly toward Huang Yi!
Huang Yi flapped his wings like lightning, moving at such a speed that he became a blur, instantly transporting himself to a different patch of sky!
Yet the red glow curved in mid-air, homing in on him and striking him hard!
Huang Yi’s body shuddered as if seized by a peculiar brute force, imprisoning him in the air, unable to move an inch.
Huang Yi’s level 180 Nefalem Talent called "Injury Delay" originally allowed any attack to be delayed by three seconds before taking effect. However, this talent failed before the Dark Priest! One encounter, and he was hit!
"Wings of Protection!" Huang Yi immediately flapped those armor-like, heavy wings!
At once, a strange Guarding Power surged from the wings, enveloping his body and instantly dispelling the power that had imprisoned him.
He felt a lightness throughout his entire body and immediately regained his freedom!
The Wings of Protection not only dispelled all the negative states he had previously suffered but also allowed him to enter an Invincible state, ignoring any attack for 20 seconds, with a cooldown time of five minutes!
These twenty seconds would be Huang Yi’s golden output time, ready to attack with abandon!
He clutched the Wrath of the Godslayer tightly and dived down rapidly from high above!
The golden axe blade cut through layers of Demonic Qi, forming a dazzling stream of airflow, burning the air ahead to nothingness, revealing terrifying power!
If this axe hit, it would cause disastrous results as if mountains crumbled and the earth split open, turning ordinary flesh into mere paste!
The Dark Priest remained calm, still standing there with no intention of dodging, even curling his mouth in disdain.
He raised the Bone Staff slightly, positioning it in front of himself to withstand Huang Yi’s attack head-on!
"Boom~" In the next moment, Huang Yi’s Wrath of the Godslayer slashed fiercely onto the Bone Staff, unleashing a magnificent power!
The powerful airflow caused nearby Demonic Qi to boil madly, and the black soil on the ground was lifted high in the air, withered trees uprooted entirely!
The entire valley seemed to experience an Earthquake, altering its appearance drastically, with a significant layer of earth stripped away.
However, such a powerful attack didn’t make the Dark Priest step back even a single pace!
He still stood there with poised composure, seemingly ignoring the strike completely!
Huang Yi seized the moment to continue his assault, his hands moving almost like afterimages, repeatedly bringing down the Wrath of the Godslayer, creating "whoosh whoosh" sounds as it cut through the air!
Yet, the Bone Staff of the Dark Priest lit up with a black aura, firmly enveloping it and diminishing most of Huang Yi’s attacks.
The attacks landing on the Dark Priest seemed like mere tickles, causing no obvious damage.
"Such a powerful staff!" Huang Yi murmured in astonishment, staring intently at the Bone Staff in the Dark Priest’s hand!
He could vaguely feel that within the Bone Staff, there seemed to be a power surpassing the Heavenly Realm, which made the Dark Priest immensely powerful!
"You have a sharp eye! You’re actually able to sense the power within the Bone Staff." The Dark Priest smiled faintly, extending his thin, skeletal hand to fondle the Skull atop the staff, speaking leisurely, "It’s not just any ordinary skull mounted on the Bone Staff of us Dark Priests. It’s the skulls of those fallen Dark Dukes throughout history. Their skulls carry the richest bloodline of the Dark King, and even after death, they still possess unbelievable power, far beyond what you can withstand. Submit to death quietly!"
Dark Duke!
Huang Yi’s heart tightened. The dean had mentioned before that those of noble rank among the Demon Clan are descendants of The Seven Archdemons. The Dukes are the direct lineage, the children of The Seven Archdemons, carrying the purest blood, often reaching the Demigod Level upon adulthood.
Huang Yi had no doubt about how powerful their skulls were, made apparent in that recent attack.
Soon, the twenty seconds of invincibility passed, and Huang Yi had basically caused no damage to the Dark Priest, wasting this precious invincible time.
The Dark Priest grinned wickedly and suddenly thrust the Bone Staff into the ground!
"Boom" A Dark Shockwave swept out in all directions, clearing away the withered branches and fallen leaves on the ground!
This Dark Shockwave quickly spread to encompass a vast area, forming a Domain Barrier.
Within the Domain Barrier, ghostly shadows flickered, and wailing cries echoed as if thousands of Spectral Ghosts were chanting an evil Shaman tune in unison.
This melody was impossible to dispel, continuously drilling into Huang Yi’s ears, assaulting his mind, making it difficult for him to focus on fighting.
Huang Yi’s Attributes immediately plummeted, whether it be Attack, Defense, or speed, all were far less than before.
"God of Slaughter, with the Bone Staff in my hand, your defeat is already destined!" The Dark Priest calmly pulled the Bone Staff from the ground, lightly tossed it into the air, caught the lower end with his hand, swung it fiercely, and smashed it towards Huang Yi!
The Dark Priest actually treated the Bone Staff as a One-Handed Hammer, the skull being the head of the hammer!
Huang Yi, within the Dark Barrier, felt as if he was trapped in a quagmire, his speed drastically reduced, and there was no way to dodge in time!
"Bang!" The skull of the Bone Staff directly hit Huang Yi, the skull’s mouth immediately opened wide, biting Huang Yi fiercely, tearing away a large piece of flesh.
Huang Yi’s Health Points were directly bitten off by 20%!
He quickly retreated, staring intently at that Bone Staff!
This Bone Staff could both attack and defend, could both cast spells and be used as a close-combat physical weapon, it was simply omnipotent.
If he didn’t deal with this Bone Staff, he was simply no match for this Dark Priest.
At this moment, the corner of the Dark Priest’s mouth lifted slightly, raising the Bone Staff once again, as if to unleash some new skill.
"Wings of Freedom!" Huang Yi quickly flapped the wings behind him thin as a cicada’s, his body immediately disappearing into the air.
Once he flapped the Wings of Freedom, he could choose to have twenty seconds of absolute invisibility effect, not appearing even after an attack. But this effect had a five-minute cooldown, so it was only used at critical moments.
Huang Yi roamed around the Dark Priest swiftly, his mind working rapidly, pondering countermeasures.
Up until now, he had been at a disadvantage. The active effects of the Wings of Protection and Wings of Freedom had all been used up. In the next twenty seconds, he would be in absolute invisibility mode, gaining the upper hand. If he still cannot turn the tide, then he will lose without a doubt.
At this moment, Huang Yi suddenly saw the Dark Priest’s skin-and-bones wrist, and was struck with an idea of a skill he hadn’t used for a long time!
He immediately reached out, grabbed the Dark Priest’s wrist, and twisted it fiercely!
"Disarm!"
He used a skill learned at level 15, temporarily disarming the opponent’s weapon, making the opponent unable to use weapons for the next 10 seconds!
After the Dark Priest lost the Bone Staff, the strength in his body seemed to be drained all of a sudden, and his aura weakened significantly!
Huang Yi once again swung the Wrath of the Godslayer, smashing it fiercely onto the Dark Priest!
"Pu!" This time, the Dark Priest finally couldn’t resist, his frail body was sent flying heavily, crashing onto the cliff on the other side of the valley, and fell powerless!
The Dark Priest coughed up a mouthful of blood, quickly got up, glared around furiously but couldn’t see anyone, nor could he see his Bone Staff, his expression was filled with urgency!
"Come back!" The Dark Priest gestured, attempting to forcibly recall the staff!
The Bone Staff started shaking violently, struggling with all its might in Huang Yi’s hand, trying to break free and respond to the Dark Priest’s call!
Huang Yi gripped the Bone Staff with all his strength, his knuckles turning white, veins bulging, firmly refusing to let it escape.
This disarming could last for 10 seconds, he had painstakingly created the current advantage, he couldn’t let the staff return to the Dark Priest’s hand early. Otherwise, he would again fall into the disadvantageous situation from before.
Just then, a flash of inspiration came to Huang Yi’s mind, and with a stroke of ingenuity, he used a Nefalem Skill obtained at level 270—
Reverse of Gods and Demons!
This skill could mutually reverse divine and demonic powers!
If he reversed this Bone Staff into a piece of Divine Equipment, even if the Dark Priest recollected it, it would be unusable!
Soon, a faint crimson light emerged from Huang Yi’s hand, quickly enveloping the Bone Staff, beginning to transform its equipment power.
The demonic aura within the Bone Staff started to become chaotic, the area gripped by Huang Yi even slowly turned into a sacred golden color!
The power of the staff’s struggles also became weaker and weaker, increasingly difficult to respond to the Dark Priest’s call!
"Damn it! What have you done to my Bone Staff?!" The Dark Priest sensed the change in the Bone Staff, immediately shouted with bloodshot eyes. But unable to see Huang Yi’s figure, he could only look around anxiously.
Taking advantage of the precious time of absolute invisibility, Huang Yi was fully reversing the Bone Staff. From the position where his hand grasped, the staff visibly turned into a sacred golden color, continuously extending until it reached the top of the staff, beginning to reverse the skull.
The skull was the most crucial part of the Bone Staff, almost a source of power. But now, the skull also began to slowly turn golden, extending from the mandible to the teeth, upper jaw, nasal bone, orbital bone, cranial cap...
Finally, the entire skull completely turned golden!
The Bone Staff was thoroughly reversed!
It was no longer a piece of Demon Attribute Equipment, but had become Divine Equipment!