novelraw Chapter 362: Sword Pointed at Calamity
Chapter 362: Sword Pointed at Calamity
Silver light swirled in Su Zhan's right eye.
Time Abyss Pupil, deceleration.
Every minute movement of the Frostgnawer slowed down by several times.
For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared in its ice-blue eyes.
Opportunity!
Su Zhan accelerated once more, circling behind the Frostgnawer, and swept his leg viciously toward the back of its neck.
Although slowed, the Frostgnawer's Calamity-level combat instincts remained terrifying.
It forcibly twisted its body, its arm covered in thick black ice swinging up to block Su Zhan's whip-like kick.
"Boom!"
Another direct collision.A large section of the black ice on the Frostgnawer's arm exploded into shards, its body staggering.
Su Zhan pressed his advantage without mercy, his fists pouring forth like a torrent.
Fast as lightning, heavy as a mountain range.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
For a moment, the Frostgnawer was beaten into a purely defensive posture, the black ice covering its body constantly cracking and shattering, revealing the deep ice-blue body beneath.
It tried to counterattack, but the omnipresent deceleration field severely disrupted its rhythm.
And Su Zhan's acceleration was difficult to track.
After a long while.
The Frostgnawer seized an opening, taking one of Su Zhan's punches head-on. The ice armor on its chest shattered, but it also seized the chance to thrust out a claw, piercing through Su Zhan's shoulder blade.
The familiar, chilling cold invaded his body once more, suppressing his recovery and freezing, tearing his meridians.
If this were before.
This single blow would have been enough to severely injure Su Zhan and render him combat-ineffective.
But now.
Su Zhan merely frowned slightly, silver light flashing in his right eye.
Time Remolding!
The wound on his shoulder blade instantly healed as if time had reversed, even the invading cold energy vanishing without a trace.
It only consumed a portion of his Spiritual Energy and mental strength.
An expression of disbelief appeared on the Frostgnawer's perpetually frozen face.
Its Frostgnaw characteristic had lost its effect for the first time.
Feeling the energy consumed within his body, the corner of Su Zhan's mouth lifted in a cold arc.
You suppress recovery?
I directly rewind time, ignoring your suppression!
The scales of this battle had completely tilted the moment Su Zhan swallowed the Reforge Fruit.
The Frostgnawer's two greatest advantages.
Realm suppression and the Frostgnaw characteristic; one was partially negated, the other was completely countered!
Su Zhan no longer held back.
At times, he used Future Vision to predict the Frostgnawer's energy flow, finding the weak points in its defense.
At other times, he used acceleration and deceleration to control the rhythm of the battlefield.
The Flame of Destruction intertwined with the power of time and space.
His offensive was like a violent storm, unceasing and relentless!
Although the Frostgnawer remained powerful, its indestructible ice-blue body prevented it from being quickly defeated.
But all of its attacks were either neutralized or directly endured by Su Zhan in various ways.
While Su Zhan's attacks could leave real, substantial wounds on its body.
The ice it was so proud of was no longer an invincible defense against the Flame of Destruction fused with the attributes of time and space.
As this advantage waned and that one waxed.
The cracks on the Frostgnawer's body grew more numerous, its movements becoming increasingly sluggish.
It realized that this creature it had just regarded as an ant had now become an opponent capable of threatening its life.
Su Zhan fought with increasing ferocity, the dual-system powers operating more smoothly and naturally. He felt his control over power rapidly improving.
The scales of victory were tilting unwaveringly in his favor.
The battle lasted for an unknown length of time.
The entire edge region of the Crystal Forest was nearly flattened.
Shattered ice crystals were everywhere.
The once-perfect ice-blue body of the Frostgnawer was now crisscrossed with cracks and scorched black fist imprints.
The Flame of Destruction stubbornly continued to erode, preventing healing.
Its aura was noticeably weaker compared to the beginning, its ice-blue eyes filled with a mixture of shock and rage.
It couldn't understand why this ant, who had been casually crushed by it before, would become so troublesome after swallowing that fruit.
That bizarre time acceleration and deceleration.
That recovery ability that ignored its Frostgnaw characteristic.
That strange power fused with destruction, time, and space.
All made it feel extremely difficult to handle.
If the fight continued, it might be able to exhaust the other party with its deeper reserves, but it would absolutely pay an extremely heavy price, one that would shake its very foundation.
As for Su Zhan, he held the upper hand.
But he also clearly felt the gap in realm.
The opponent's total energy reserves and the depth of its mastery over the rules of ice were still far above his.
Although his attacks could break its defense, truly killing a Calamity-level existence with terrifying defense and vitality remained an arduous task.
Especially since fully activating the Time Abyss Pupil consumed a massive amount of Spiritual Energy.
A protracted battle was unfavorable for him.
Right at that moment.
The Frostgnawer suddenly let out a piercing shriek, an icy impact that directly targeted the soul level.
Su Zhan, prepared, neutralized most of this impact.
Seizing this opportunity.
The Frostgnawer gave Su Zhan a deep, piercingly cold look.
The next second.
Its massive body abruptly disintegrated, transforming into countless streams of extreme cold, ice-blue air currents.
They plunged into the depths of the dense Crystal Forest, vanishing without a trace, leaving not even a wisp of aura behind.
Su Zhan did not pursue.
He stood in place, slowly calming the surging energy and blood within his body.
He looked calmly in the direction the Frostgnawer had disappeared.
Do not pursue a desperate foe.
He could suppress the opponent now, but trying to stop a Calamity-level being who was determined to escape, especially one clearly more familiar with this Mist World, was nearly impossible.
Forcing a pursuit, if he were lured into some unknown dangerous place, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The gap in realm was still a fundamental weakness.
Special-risk fifth stage plus Abyss Realm fifth stage, his combined combat power might rival an ordinary Calamity first stage, but wanting to kill one was still far from enough.
If the other party fought desperately, the outcome would still be uncertain.
"But... it's enough."
Su Zhan lowered his head, looking at his tightly clenched fists, feeling the two endlessly cycling forces within his body. A satisfied expression appeared on his face.
The goal of this trip had been exceeded.
Not only had he repaired his foundation, he had also achieved dual-system fusion.
The death loop had been broken!
He recalled the previous predicament.
The Aberrant's strength was stuck at Peak Special-risk. To break through to Calamity-level, he had to absorb the Life Essence of a Calamity-level Mist Creature.
But challenging a Calamity-level with Peak Special-risk strength?
That was no different from throwing an egg against a stone, pure suicide.
The only hope was relying on a powerful leader like Mo Yuan, or looking for a chance to pick up scraps.
But now, everything was different.
Su Zhan felt the two intermingling powers within his body, carefully assessing his current combat strength.
He was absolutely certain of one thing.
If his Aberrant realm now returned to Peak Special-risk, combined with Peak Abyss Realm Awakened abilities, he would possess full confidence to hunt and kill a Calamity first-stage Mist Creature alone.
The path to Calamity-level had become a broad, smooth highway entirely under his own control.
No longer needing to rely on others.
No longer needing to risk exposure.
He only needed to proceed step by step with his advancement.
His thoughts instantly became crystal clear.
First, continue staying in the Mist World, utilizing its inexhaustible resources here.
With his current comprehensive strength, hunting Special-risk level, even Peak Special-risk existences, was no longer a challenge, but more like efficient harvesting.
By absorbing their Life Essence, he could rapidly push his Aberrant realm back up to Peak Special-risk, while his Awakened realm could also be synchronously elevated.
Because now, when he absorbed the Life Essence of Mist Creatures, his Awakened advancement could also be synchronously elevated.
This was the result of the Reforge Fruit's transformation.
When both systems' strength reached the peak of their current stages.
Namely, Peak Special-risk and Peak Abyss Realm, he would actively seek out and hunt a Calamity-level Mist Creature.
With his even stronger strength at that time, dealing with a Calamity-level would be more assured.
Then absorb the Calamity-level Life Essence.
Break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop, stepping into the Calamity domain!
This was the current plan.
Return to Peak Special-risk at the fastest speed.
Then, point the sword at Calamity!