novelraw Chapter 369: "About That Time I Was the Only One Who Could Move Freely in the Witch’s Time-Stopped World"
Chapter 369: "About That Time I Was the Only One Who Could Move Freely in the Witch’s Time-Stopped World"
No need... The Ice Witch's response was unusually firm, making Chen Qi pause in surprise.
Could it be that the Ice Witch was truly fine? Had I misjudged?
Chen Qi fell into contemplation.
Indeed, the Ice Witch was currently the world's most powerful witch. How could she possibly be weakened!
Next, the Ice Witch just needed to finish off the Azure Beast to conclude this battle...
Chen Qi felt ashamed for having doubted the Ice Witch's strength.
Chen Qi looked up and immediately felt countless piercing gazes.
However, during this process, the Ice Witch might very well face attacks from the Blackfin Crew.
Protecting the 'commander' was the most crucial aspect of combat for weaker Transcendents.
The Black Death Doctor of the Blackfin Crew, along with others, still had many unimaginable mutation potions they hadn't used yet.Even if it was just the barely breathing Azure Beast, it was worth the Blackfin Crew going all out...
Chen Qi observed the Blackfin Crew, his hand resting on the sword at his waist, ready to counterattack at any moment.
"How is this possible..."
The Black Death Doctor gritted his teeth, scrutinizing the witch before him.
The witch's white long hair gently fluttered in the wind.
Even with the Azure Beast going all out under spiritual energy field suppression, it actually couldn't defeat the Ice Witch!
The Blackfin Crew still had two trump cards: their black whale blood and the Black Death Doctor's domain release 'Black Death City'!
However, could these two trump cards truly stop the invincible Ice Witch?
The members of the Blackfin Crew watched this scene, their hesitation preventing them from taking even one step forward.
The Ice Witch walked proudly, her snow-pure white long hair dancing in the cold wind.
She was like a grim reaper, her pure white feet lightly stepping across the ground to harvest the Azure Beast's life.
And the nearly crippled Azure Beast could only watch as the Ice Witch advanced step by step...
Step after step forward...
Step after step...
While walking, the Ice Witch even used an extremely arrogant little expression to tell Chen Qi:
"Qi, all deep sea monsters are merely prey under my command..."
The Ice Witch intended to use the Azure Beast's miserable state to show Chen Qi the consequences of becoming a deep sea monster!
Crack!
However, before she could finish, accompanied by a crisp sound, the proud Ice Witch slipped and fell.
Smack!
Her head hit the ground, her butt sticking high up in the air.
This... Chen Qi momentarily doubted what he was seeing.
But the Ice Witch had just crawled out of her coffin, so her body being weak was actually quite normal!
Yes, the Ice Witch falling was originally a very normal thing!
Besides Fen, I was the closest to the Ice Witch.
Should I go help her up? Chen Qi found himself momentarily conflicted.
Wait, the situation doesn't seem quite right...
Chen Qi's pupils suddenly contracted.
He saw the Ice Witch's raised butt wiggle slightly, then she slowly lifted her small head, blinked her eyes, and emitted sobbing sounds like a crying cat:
"Ouch ouch ouch ouch!"
The Ice Witch kneeling on the ground hugged her head, a tear falling from the corner of her eye as she said quite pitifully:
"Why exactly did fate go wrong, why did I encounter a fifth-tier powerhouse right after coming out!"
"And who exactly stepped on my face!"
The weakened Ice Witch used her butterfly-fluttering hands to push against the ground, trying to stand up again.
Thump!
However, because the ground was too slippery, the Ice Witch fell face-first again with a smack, assuming the pitiful position with her butt raised.
This time, her raised butt was even more perky.
"..."
The entire world fell into silence.
The Ice Witch's head lay sideways on the ground, the light gone from her crimson pupils as she looked at the world in despair.
"???"
In that instant, Chen Qi's mind went into chaos.
Who was this pitiful creature with her butt raised in the air?
In his mind, the Ice Witch was a great existence like a teacher.
Could the Ice Witch Angela actually make such a miserable expression...
The reason the Ice Witch was ranked first in popularity in the Witch Sea was precisely because, aside from a few tsundere and expressionless moments, she maintained absolute elegance and gentleness most of the time.
Facing this scene, Chen Qi couldn't help but feel some emotion.
Although it was somewhat strange, the Ice Witch was not a deity.
This perhaps indicated that the Ice Witch's heart was also that of a normal person.
Having been sealed in the Witch's Coffin for over ten years, being able to maintain this combat level after coming out was already quite impressive.
Weakness was inevitable...
Let me help her up!
Chen Qi felt the Ice Witch was somewhat pitiful and immediately made a decision.
He prepared to take a step forward, like a gentleman, elegantly helping the witch up, taking the opportunity to gain some favor with the Ice Witch!
However, soon Chen Qi noticed something wrong.
Why was everyone silent in the face of the Ice Witch's current state?
Why wasn't the Blackfin Crew taking this opportunity to attack?
Why was it so quiet around them?
Why wasn't Fen reacting?
Chen Qi discovered his body had stiffened, with only his eyeballs able to move left and right.
Only now did he realize!
The entire world had fallen into a faint blue layer!
What exactly had happened?
In the next instant, Chen Qi immediately understood everything.
The moment the Ice Witch was about to fall!
To prevent everyone from seeing her embarrassing state, she had activated time freeze!
Such quick reaction, such fast spell activation speed!
Chen Qi was utterly shocked.
"..."
However, was such an energy-consuming ultimate move something that should be activated for this kind of situation?
Chen Qi stood frozen in place, quietly watching the Ice Witch's performance.
He saw that in the time-stopped world, the world-invincible Ice Witch, after three attempts, finally succeeded in conquering the ground and standing up!
Then, the usually icy-faced and gentle Ice Witch used a look of disgust and contempt to despise the ground that had made her slip!
Immediately after, in this limited time, she slowly turned her head, using the same look she gave to little black furs, extended her middle finger, and shot Chen Qi an extremely disdainful glance.
"..."
Chen Qi couldn't describe his current feelings, only feeling countless grass-mud horses galloping through his mind.
In this situation, you still have time to glare at me?
What exactly is my image in the Ice Witch's mind? Chen Qi held his breath.
However, the Ice Witch didn't seem to realize I could remain conscious in the time-stopped world.
Chen Qi suppressed his urge to complain and silently cooperated with the Ice Witch's performance.
He watched as the risen Ice Witch straightened her robe and hair.
Then, she slowly returned to the brief moment just before falling, like a precise puppet, assuming the same posture and expression again.
Her entire movement was extremely practiced!
Crack!
Seven seconds passed, and time began flowing again!
The Ice Witch continued walking while using an extremely arrogant little expression to tell Chen Qi:
"Qi, all deep sea monsters are merely prey under my command."
The Ice Witch acted as if nothing had happened.
"..."
Just like that, under everyone's gaze, the Ice Witch once again walked toward the Azure Beast like a grim reaper.
Except for Chen Qi, no one noticed that the Ice Witch had just fallen.
It can be like this... Chen Qi couldn't help but marvel at the Ice Witch's power.
This spell that would require him to expend all his spiritual energy to cast, the Ice Witch could instantly activate with just a thought!
Chen Qi thought carefully.
The Ice Witch was currently weak, meaning she had to intimidate the Blackfin Crew!
To prevent falling, the Ice Witch didn't hesitate to waste large amounts of spiritual energy, all to avoid exposing her weakness!
Actually, this was also a form of foresight... Chen Qi couldn't help but overthink.
But immediately, a bold thought erupted in Chen Qi's mind.
The Ice Witch probably didn't activate time freeze just to avoid having her face slapped, right...
After all, she had just said she didn't need anyone's help.
At this moment, a worried little yellow flower sprouted from Fen's head as she picked up a blood potion and considerately walked over:
"Teacher, be careful of slippery ground, do you need a potion?"
Be careful of slippery ground? Need a potion? The Ice Witch snorted lightly, gently patted Fen's head, then walked straight toward the Azure Beast.
After the Azure Beast released its liberation, though its eyes were bloodshot, they still flickered with unyielding flames.
Its body appeared exhausted from years of battle and struggle, but its muscles remained tense, every breath accompanied by slight tremors.
It was like a beast covered in wounds that, even at life's end, wouldn't give up the chance to bite its hunter to death.
However, as the Ice Witch stepped forward one step after another, steadily arriving before it and finally stopping.
"..."
The cold wind blew through pale hair strands as the Ice Witch looked down at the monster below her like it was a feeble ant.
Finally, the unyielding light in the Azure Beast's eyes gradually faded, its tense muscles slowly relaxing.
All signs indicated that even after consuming true black whale blood, plus releasing monster power, and its strongest liberation strike, it still hadn't injured the witch before him!
In past eras, he had relied on this killing move to threaten the overlords of the sea, the city lords of Moonstone City! Once becoming a lawless supreme existence!
Yet before the weakened witch before him, it seemed so laughable.
Though he was far from his peak now, such a humiliating defeat still reminded him of the past.
Deep Sea Hunters, Whale Father, Sea God...
A new era had arrived, and this era still didn't belong to me... The struggling beast-like expression on the Azure Beast's face gradually disappeared.
His hair rapidly turned white, the flesh grown from black whale blood slowly disintegrated, revealing the riddled human rotten flesh beneath the monster's skin.
At this moment, the Azure Beast lay quietly on the ground like a dying old man, saying:
"Great witch, how powerful you are."
"My final move actually didn't even make you shed a single tear, feel a hint of pain..."
No, in a way, she was almost beaten to tears by you just now, though the desperate strike was given by the ground... Chen Qi suppressed his urge to complain and continued watching.
The Ice Witch condensed a magic circle in her hand, looking coldly at the Azure Beast before her:
"What happened?"
The Azure Beast said:
"Under a special dimensional rift, the navy excavated an ancient god's body. To solve the issue of the declining era and scarcity of fifth-tier beings, they initiated various experiments..."
"And I was the experimental subject of that body, but as it appears now, I simply cannot control this power..."
"Just as you said, anyone who attempts to harness deep sea power will be backlashed by it."
A trace of regret appeared on the Azure Beast's aged face.
As a monster from the previous era, he had remained dormant in the navy's experimental base for many years, finally awakening again in this era because of Chen Qi and the tides.
When he awakened again, the former Deep Sea Hunters had died, the fifth-tier powerhouse of the Magic Bullet Family had already fallen, the Whale Father was trapped in the mist, the Sea God spent his days hiding his whereabouts...
Most legends from his era had fallen.
He had originally thought the era of the sea belonging to him had arrived!
In these tides, the Azure Beast had even imagined scenarios where he would capture the Ice Witch and ultimately use her knowledge and treasures to break through to fifth tier, battling the Lantern Reaper in a bloody fight.
But now it seemed, it was merely the fantasy of a failure.
The Azure Beast lay peacefully on the ground, his flesh disintegrating bit by bit.
In this long life, he ultimately never managed to cross the fifth-tier path, to reach the path of godhood...
At the end, he suddenly remembered his battle-loving self, who had once been just a Messenger abandoned by his wife and daughter, nearly committing suicide.
After being abandoned by his wife and daughter, he had abandoned everything and embarked on the path seeking power.
His gaze shifted from the Ice Witch, slowly looking toward the mysterious Black Hunter, Fen who would inherit the Flower Witch, the ambitious Black Death Doctor on the Ghost Ship, and Little Crow who was about to advance to legendary rank...
The great tide was coming.
The powerhouses of this era, this tide, were far more turbulent than he had imagined.
Finally, the Azure Beast asked:
"Ice Witch, I finally want to know, what rank have you actually reached?
What kind of powerful opponent have I actually lost to?"
Everyone held their breath, quietly awaiting the answer.
In Witch Sea legends, she had appeared across multiple eras, preventing destruction crises in the Witch Sea.
But despite this, many newspapers still slandered this witch of countless achievements, calling her a butcher who had killed countless people, saying she was a cold-blooded, merciless demon!
And these slanders all came from the imperial capital's royal family.
In rumors, the reason Moonstone City's nobility hated the Ice Witch so much was precisely because the Ice Witch possessed the path to godhood beyond the legendary rank!
Though the Ice Witch's current spiritual energy field was only fifth tier, in legends, she was the second strongest in the Witch Sea, second only to the First Witch and the Sea Goddess.
Cold wind blew between the two.
The Ice Witch lowered her head and seriously answered the Azure Beast's question:
"Demigod."
Demigod, a simple word that plunged the entire ice field into deathly silence.
Even the Ice Witch's beloved disciple Fen couldn't help but swallow.
They had originally thought the peak Ice Witch was at most one tier above the Azure Beast.
This should be a realm two tiers greater than fifth-tier powerhouses.
Truly worthy of being an invincible existence! After brief silence, everyone's hearts surged like raging waves, utterly astonished!
The Ice Witch was too strong, how could the Ice Witch lose!
In this declining Witch Sea, whether the Blackfin Crew or the Ice Demon Pirates, few knew about ranks above.
Seeing the Azure Beast's astonished expression, the Ice Witch spoke again:
"Only during the great tides can mortals possibly reach my realm. You missed that era."
The Azure Beast's pupils faintly reflected a blurry black shadow holding a lantern.
The reaper was approaching...
I couldn't reach the witch's realm, I just missed that era, missed that era... The Azure Beast froze completely, finally saying:
"Witch, thank you for your comfort."
He knew better than anyone that the moment he contacted the Great Whale and Sea God's power, he forever lost the qualification to reach the divine realm.
At the final moment, the Azure Beast closed his eyes, his already riddled body gave up resistance.
Finally, the magic circle in the Ice Witch's hand condensed and released.
"You shouldn't have contacted deep sea power. That power doesn't belong to this era."
The Ice Witch said calmly.
Accompanied by a white light, the body of the Azure Beast, once the Deep Sea Hunters' sworn enemy, turned into blue sparks.
Thus, the monster named Azure Beast completely dissipated in this ice field.
Immediately after, the Ice Witch hooked her finger, drawing a dimensional rift mouth with tiny sharp teeth in the air.
The Ice Witch lightly flicked.
All the relics dropped from the Azure Beast's body flew up and were thrown into the rift mouth.
Wormhole Backpack, an ultra-special backpack that only fourth-tier legends could purchase from the White Tower Federation.
Compared to ordinary Backpack Cards, it was more convenient with greater storage capacity.
It's over... Chen Qi thought to himself.
Even if the Ice Witch was currently extremely weak, possibly not even my match...
But from the current situation, aside from Chen Qi, even if you threatened those people with swords, they wouldn't possibly attack a 'demigod'!
In their hearts, the Ice Witch was an invincible existence!
The Ice Witch handling the Azure Beast's body slowly turned back.
Her silver hair dancing in the wind was like a Valkyrie's, her crimson pupils like sunset glow.
She gently brushed her blood-stained hair strands, tilted her head, and said arrogantly:
"Who's next?"
The soft whisper reached every bloodthirsty pirate's ears on the Ghost Ship.
Their eyes had transformed from their original spectator gaze into instinctive fear.
As bloodthirsty pirates, even facing a severely wounded Saint, they would dare charge forward, giving their all for that 0.1% chance of survival!
However, in their eyes, their chance of victory was zero.
"Run! The Ice Witch is invincible!"
The Black Death Doctor roared hysterically!
Everything just now indicated the Ice Witch remained powerful!
Undoubtedly, before these ants like them, the Ice Witch was invincible!
The Ice Witch curled her lips in a villainous smile, put away the Wormhole Backpack, lifted her small feet, and walked toward the Ghost Ship.
Chen Qi watched the Ice Witch who never looked at the ground while walking, reminded:
"Be careful of slippery ground, there's a slope underfoot..."
The arrogant Ice Witch heard "be careful," turned her head, and glanced at Chen Qi with confusion.
"???"
At this moment, Fen and the dying Palu both looked at Chen Qi with sympathetic eyes as if he were a fool.
He was actually reminding the Ice Witch to be careful of slippery ground? What kind of joke was that?
Didn't he know the teacher was an invincible existence?
The moment the Ice Witch turned to look at Chen Qi.
Smack!
Crack!
"Ah!"
Three loud sounds came.
Chen Qi took a deep breath.
The invincible Ice Witch had fallen again.
Hmm...
This time her butt was raised even higher.