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Chapter 535
chapter 388 part 2
The impact not only blasted back the Growth Heavenly King, who had just reached the shadow clone, but also sent the three crimson giant snakes flying.
Shrill hisses rang out!
Under the fearsome high-temperature attack, the scales of the three crimson giant snakes turned scorched black. They writhed continuously, showing expressions of agony, but they were not dead.
Possessing "Fire Immunity," Tang Zheng and his shadow clone were naturally unaffected.
Tang Zheng's sharp gaze fell on the two Heavenly Kings' health bars. This time, their health had dropped by nearly 2%, with the Vast Eye Heavenly King taking slightly more damage.
"I've more or less figured it out."
A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he issued new commands mentally.
Since the Growth Heavenly King's aggro could be pulled, he would have the shadow clone continuously use *Teleportation* and *Skull Wall* to move and defend.
Meanwhile, Tang Zheng himself would focus on dealing with the Vast Eye Heavenly King.
*Teleportation*
The shadow clone cast the spell, teleporting to the farthest corner, diagonally opposite its previous position in the plaza.
"ROAR!"
The Growth Heavenly King roared, turned with its crimson longsword, and charged in the direction of the shadow clone.
Seeing the plan succeed, Tang Zheng's gaze immediately locked onto the Vast Eye Heavenly King. At that moment, the three crimson giant snakes with scorched skin charged at him again.
"Heh, you don't have a 90% physical damage reduction buff!" Tang Zheng sneered, stomping on the ground and shooting forward as he reached out to grab at the empty air.
An ice-blue weapon that looked as if it were forged entirely from ice was brought out.
The Lizardman's Sacred Treasure: Icefang's Sorrow!
This weapon had a restriction allowing only members of the "Lizardman Race and Higher Tier Species" to use it. Previously, Tang Zheng had been unable to wield it, keeping it only as a collector's item.
However, ever since obtaining the [Dragon Race Transcender] class, the weapon's restriction was gone, which was an unexpected but pleasant surprise.
After all, that magic greatsword was already covered in cracks. Its durability had been reduced so much that it was nearly unusable.
His figure flashed!
Clad in his crimson armor, Tang Zheng appeared before the three giant snakes. Before they could attack, a burst of black energy erupted from his body.
"Dark Wave!"
As the energy spread, all three crimson giant snakes froze in place, unable to move.
"The level of these three giant snakes is around 50."
Perceiving the life force of the three giant snakes, Tang Zheng's eyes turned cold as he swung Icefang's Sorrow. A sharp, white, icy glint flashed.
Three snake heads soared into the sky!
The Vast Eye Heavenly King seemed enraged, bellowing majestically, "Your sins are all but empty illusions!"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The three defeated crimson giant snakes dissolved into nothingness, but a ray of light simultaneously shot out from each of their corpses.
"There's another effect?"
Tang Zheng's eyes widened in surprise as he quickly retreated.
But the three rays of light were extremely fast—or rather, completely unavoidable—and struck Tang Zheng in an instant.
Three serpent phantoms coiled around Tang Zheng's body, forming a series of runes that applied the triple debuff of Bind, Fear, and Weakness.
At almost the same time, the Growth Heavenly King, which had been pursuing the shadow clone, suddenly stopped and vanished on the spot.
A shadow fell over Tang Zheng.
"Sinner!"
The Growth Heavenly King, now holding a crimson greatsword, appeared before Tang Zheng as if by teleportation. Its blade cut through the air as it swung down heavily.
Affected by the "Fear" and "Weakness" debuffs, Tang Zheng was momentarily dazed, but thanks to his passive ability, "Divine Blessing Body," he quickly came to his senses.
BANG!
The greatsword fell, crashing into the ground with a thunderous roar.
Tang Zheng had already dodged. Possessing the "Movement Impairment Invalidation" ability, the Bind debuff had no effect on him.
However, after Tang Zheng dodged, the Growth Heavenly King instantly reappeared in front of him, forcing him to helplessly dodge once more.
"This attack pattern..."
Tang Zheng noticed the three serpent phantoms coiled around his body. "Is it some kind of mechanic?"
If that's the case!
"Vow of Guided Redemption!"
Tang Zheng activated a skill from his Valkyrie class, and his entire body began to emanate a soft white light.
He rarely used this skill, as it required an opponent's attack to trigger an appraisal on himself, which would then be forcibly passed.
And until now, no one had been able to force Tang Zheng to use this skill!
Under the skill's effect, the three serpent phantoms coiled around his body writhed, as if in defiance, before dissolving into motes of light and vanishing!
The Growth Heavenly King's bizarre pursuit paused. It looked up at Tang Zheng, who was now closest, and charged at him.
This time, its teleportation-like attack was gone!
"So it's a combination-type mechanic!" Tang Zheng's gaze deepened. After a brief moment of surprise, he felt it was to be expected.
It was nothing more than the usual set of game tricks.
"Looks like the 'aggro' has been cleared. I'll have to get the shadow clone to pull aggro again."
Seeing that the Growth Heavenly King was no longer attacking the shadow clone and was charging him instead, Tang Zheng realized there had been an "aggro reset" and prepared to have his clone cast a spell.
Suddenly!
The gilded radiance enveloping the area flashed, and both Tang Zheng and his shadow clone froze in place, unable to move.
No, it was a stop!
The entire space had fallen into a strange state of suspension, like the effect of a Time Stop-type magic.
However, the two Heavenly Kings, the Growth Heavenly King and the Vast Eye Heavenly King, were completely unaffected. Their two pairs of cold eyes stared at Tang Zheng and his shadow clone, but they did not attack.
Abruptly, Tang Zheng's pupils shrank. The forms of the Growth Heavenly King in front and the Vast Eye Heavenly King at the very back had changed.
In the Growth Heavenly King's place now stood a Heavenly King with a snow-white face, holding a pipa-shaped magic tool.
And where the Vast Eye Heavenly King had been, there was now a Heavenly King with a jade-green face, holding a long-handled, umbrella-like magic tool.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) (Lv 85) · -90% Magic Damage
Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King) (Lv 85) · -90% Magic Damage
The surrounding environment had also subtly changed. The most obvious difference was that the lotus pattern in the center of the great hall had vanished, replaced by a square pattern.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng's face turned ashen. How could he not know what had just happened?
He had originally thought he would need to defeat the first two Heavenly Kings before facing the other two. He never expected them to switch out right in the middle of the battle.
"10th Tier Magic: Overheat!"
The shadow clone, still following Tang Zheng's previous instructions, cast the spell.
BOOM!
Terrible heat raged as crimson light enveloped the entire space, and a ferocious gale swept out in all directions.
The two Heavenly Kings, Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) and Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King), merely swayed for a moment. The health bars above their heads didn't decrease in the slightest.
"This time it's a 90% reduction to magic damage!"
Tang Zheng gritted his teeth. Magic attacks were now useless against the two Heavenly Kings before him, and he hadn't even mastered super-tier magic.
The shadow clone was now effectively useless!
"Hey, hey, you guys are giving me a real headache!" Tang Zheng said, gripping Icefang's Sorrow in a reverse hold.
There had to be some kind of mechanic governing the transformation between the Heavenly Kings, though he couldn't figure it out yet. But with them switching opponents in the middle of combat like this, the longer the fight dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would become for him.
"If magic attacks don't work, then I'll use physical means!"
A fierce light gleamed in Tang Zheng's eyes. Since the shadow clone was useless, he would have to enter the fray himself.
He didn't plan on using *Soul of Heroic Spirits* just yet!
"Limit Break!"
"Ability Boost!"
"Super Ability Boost!"
"Possibility Perception!"
"Gale Acceleration!"
"Gale Stride!"
"Combat Aura Focus!"
Tang Zheng spoke in a low voice as powerful auras began to surge from his body, one after another. His head felt slightly swollen from the strain, but it didn't affect him.
(end of chapter)
The impact not only blasted back the Growth Heavenly King, who had just reached the shadow clone, but also sent the three crimson giant snakes flying.
Shrill hisses rang out!
Under the fearsome high-temperature attack, the scales of the three crimson giant snakes turned scorched black. They writhed continuously, showing expressions of agony, but they were not dead.
Possessing "Fire Immunity," Tang Zheng and his shadow clone were naturally unaffected.
Tang Zheng's sharp gaze fell on the two Heavenly Kings' health bars. This time, their health had dropped by nearly 2%, with the Vast Eye Heavenly King taking slightly more damage.
"I've more or less figured it out."
A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he issued new commands mentally.
Since the Growth Heavenly King's aggro could be pulled, he would have the shadow clone continuously use *Teleportation* and *Skull Wall* to move and defend.
Meanwhile, Tang Zheng himself would focus on dealing with the Vast Eye Heavenly King.
*Teleportation*
The shadow clone cast the spell, teleporting to the farthest corner, diagonally opposite its previous position in the plaza.
"ROAR!"
The Growth Heavenly King roared, turned with its crimson longsword, and charged in the direction of the shadow clone.
Seeing the plan succeed, Tang Zheng's gaze immediately locked onto the Vast Eye Heavenly King. At that moment, the three crimson giant snakes with scorched skin charged at him again.
"Heh, you don't have a 90% physical damage reduction buff!" Tang Zheng sneered, stomping on the ground and shooting forward as he reached out to grab at the empty air.
An ice-blue weapon that looked as if it were forged entirely from ice was brought out.
The Lizardman's Sacred Treasure: Icefang's Sorrow!
This weapon had a restriction allowing only members of the "Lizardman Race and Higher Tier Species" to use it. Previously, Tang Zheng had been unable to wield it, keeping it only as a collector's item.
However, ever since obtaining the [Dragon Race Transcender] class, the weapon's restriction was gone, which was an unexpected but pleasant surprise.
After all, that magic greatsword was already covered in cracks. Its durability had been reduced so much that it was nearly unusable.
His figure flashed!
Clad in his crimson armor, Tang Zheng appeared before the three giant snakes. Before they could attack, a burst of black energy erupted from his body.
"Dark Wave!"
As the energy spread, all three crimson giant snakes froze in place, unable to move.
"The level of these three giant snakes is around 50."
Perceiving the life force of the three giant snakes, Tang Zheng's eyes turned cold as he swung Icefang's Sorrow. A sharp, white, icy glint flashed.
Three snake heads soared into the sky!
The Vast Eye Heavenly King seemed enraged, bellowing majestically, "Your sins are all but empty illusions!"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The three defeated crimson giant snakes dissolved into nothingness, but a ray of light simultaneously shot out from each of their corpses.
"There's another effect?"
Tang Zheng's eyes widened in surprise as he quickly retreated.
But the three rays of light were extremely fast—or rather, completely unavoidable—and struck Tang Zheng in an instant.
Three serpent phantoms coiled around Tang Zheng's body, forming a series of runes that applied the triple debuff of Bind, Fear, and Weakness.
At almost the same time, the Growth Heavenly King, which had been pursuing the shadow clone, suddenly stopped and vanished on the spot.
A shadow fell over Tang Zheng.
"Sinner!"
The Growth Heavenly King, now holding a crimson greatsword, appeared before Tang Zheng as if by teleportation. Its blade cut through the air as it swung down heavily.
Affected by the "Fear" and "Weakness" debuffs, Tang Zheng was momentarily dazed, but thanks to his passive ability, "Divine Blessing Body," he quickly came to his senses.
BANG!
The greatsword fell, crashing into the ground with a thunderous roar.
Tang Zheng had already dodged. Possessing the "Movement Impairment Invalidation" ability, the Bind debuff had no effect on him.
However, after Tang Zheng dodged, the Growth Heavenly King instantly reappeared in front of him, forcing him to helplessly dodge once more.
"This attack pattern..."
Tang Zheng noticed the three serpent phantoms coiled around his body. "Is it some kind of mechanic?"
If that's the case!
"Vow of Guided Redemption!"
Tang Zheng activated a skill from his Valkyrie class, and his entire body began to emanate a soft white light.
He rarely used this skill, as it required an opponent's attack to trigger an appraisal on himself, which would then be forcibly passed.
And until now, no one had been able to force Tang Zheng to use this skill!
Under the skill's effect, the three serpent phantoms coiled around his body writhed, as if in defiance, before dissolving into motes of light and vanishing!
The Growth Heavenly King's bizarre pursuit paused. It looked up at Tang Zheng, who was now closest, and charged at him.
This time, its teleportation-like attack was gone!
"So it's a combination-type mechanic!" Tang Zheng's gaze deepened. After a brief moment of surprise, he felt it was to be expected.
It was nothing more than the usual set of game tricks.
"Looks like the 'aggro' has been cleared. I'll have to get the shadow clone to pull aggro again."
Seeing that the Growth Heavenly King was no longer attacking the shadow clone and was charging him instead, Tang Zheng realized there had been an "aggro reset" and prepared to have his clone cast a spell.
Suddenly!
The gilded radiance enveloping the area flashed, and both Tang Zheng and his shadow clone froze in place, unable to move.
No, it was a stop!
The entire space had fallen into a strange state of suspension, like the effect of a Time Stop-type magic.
However, the two Heavenly Kings, the Growth Heavenly King and the Vast Eye Heavenly King, were completely unaffected. Their two pairs of cold eyes stared at Tang Zheng and his shadow clone, but they did not attack.
Abruptly, Tang Zheng's pupils shrank. The forms of the Growth Heavenly King in front and the Vast Eye Heavenly King at the very back had changed.
In the Growth Heavenly King's place now stood a Heavenly King with a snow-white face, holding a pipa-shaped magic tool.
And where the Vast Eye Heavenly King had been, there was now a Heavenly King with a jade-green face, holding a long-handled, umbrella-like magic tool.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) (Lv 85) · -90% Magic Damage
Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King) (Lv 85) · -90% Magic Damage
The surrounding environment had also subtly changed. The most obvious difference was that the lotus pattern in the center of the great hall had vanished, replaced by a square pattern.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng's face turned ashen. How could he not know what had just happened?
He had originally thought he would need to defeat the first two Heavenly Kings before facing the other two. He never expected them to switch out right in the middle of the battle.
"10th Tier Magic: Overheat!"
The shadow clone, still following Tang Zheng's previous instructions, cast the spell.
BOOM!
Terrible heat raged as crimson light enveloped the entire space, and a ferocious gale swept out in all directions.
The two Heavenly Kings, Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Heavenly King) and Vaiśravaṇa (Heavenly King), merely swayed for a moment. The health bars above their heads didn't decrease in the slightest.
"This time it's a 90% reduction to magic damage!"
Tang Zheng gritted his teeth. Magic attacks were now useless against the two Heavenly Kings before him, and he hadn't even mastered super-tier magic.
The shadow clone was now effectively useless!
"Hey, hey, you guys are giving me a real headache!" Tang Zheng said, gripping Icefang's Sorrow in a reverse hold.
There had to be some kind of mechanic governing the transformation between the Heavenly Kings, though he couldn't figure it out yet. But with them switching opponents in the middle of combat like this, the longer the fight dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would become for him.
"If magic attacks don't work, then I'll use physical means!"
A fierce light gleamed in Tang Zheng's eyes. Since the shadow clone was useless, he would have to enter the fray himself.
He didn't plan on using *Soul of Heroic Spirits* just yet!
"Limit Break!"
"Ability Boost!"
"Super Ability Boost!"
"Possibility Perception!"
"Gale Acceleration!"
"Gale Stride!"
"Combat Aura Focus!"
Tang Zheng spoke in a low voice as powerful auras began to surge from his body, one after another. His head felt slightly swollen from the strain, but it didn't affect him.
(end of chapter)
