Chapter 1250: Chapter 1250: Battle, Victory
Qin Sisi released enough magic power for the giant wood shield to grow roots. With roots, it could absorb energy from the dark soil, making the giant wood shield stronger, while the dark soil would stop rising due to energy being absorbed.
The weakness of wood magic made her struggle hard in this challenge. The pale green image of the giant wood shield flickered, revealing the instability of her wood attribute magic power output.
Several times, the giant wood shield almost couldn’t withstand the storm’s attack. Qin Sisi clenched her teeth tightly, and the Magic Source spun quickly, desperately releasing wood attribute magic power.
At this moment, her mind was completely void of other thoughts, with only two words: "Fight, win."
As it turns out, it’s indeed the same state as gamblers battling to a fever pitch in a casino. The Gambler Battlefield lives up to its name.
After finally enduring the fifth stage of yellow sand and dark soil, the sixth stage of roaring winds began in an instant.
Blown by the wind until her face almost deformed, Qin Sisi encountered a lightning strike in the seventh stage, enduring six bolts of heavenly lightning within six minutes. She became charred from the outside, tender inside. The heavenly tribulation she avoided when upgrading to a Magic God and Demon Emperor was now repaid double.
The eighth stage was called the Enchanted Monster Star, a test of illusion magic.
Qin Sisi blinked and found herself seemingly in the Milky Way, with an endless dark sky beneath her and countless scattered stars around her, stretching far into the distance.
She knew she was in an illusion place, but the stunning starry sky was so beautiful that she was a bit reluctant to break it.
Soon, the countless stars began to move, spinning continuously around her.
Qin Sisi’s gaze was fixed on the brilliant lights, gradually seeing nothing else but the stars’ glow.
A powerful illusion power enveloped her, and the killing intent became evident.
Qin Sisi shivered, suddenly waking up, instinctively wanting to retrieve the Fairy Snow Zither from her storage ring. But the next second, her blood almost froze as she realized the storage ring was inaccessible after entering the Gambler Battlefield.
After a moment of daze, she remembered encountering a similar situation during the end-term exam at the Heavenly Magic God’s Castle, where she had to sing without an instrument.
Perhaps, she could summon her instrument with song as she did last time.
Qin Sisi closed her eyes, letting herself avoid the distraction of the rotating stars’ light. Her lips parted slightly, and a beautiful song floated out of her mouth, with the magic power of the Music Attribute imbued in the song.
Purple notes floated around her, and the killing intent filled illusion magic, upon encountering the purple notes, seemed to meet its bane. It dared not advance but did not retreat either.
More stars gathered around her, spinning continuously, and the illusion magic power grew stronger, with the encirclement constantly shrinking.
The melody of Heartbreak echoed in the vast sky, and in Qin Sisi’s beautiful singing, purple notes continuously formed and jumped. Eventually, some purple notes converged, becoming ethereal and transforming into the shape of the Fairy Snow Zither.
A purple light flashed, and the Fairy Snow Zither indeed appeared beside Qin Sisi.
Feeling the presence of the Fairy Snow Zither, Qin Sisi suddenly opened her eyes, revealing a look of joy. She grabbed the Fairy Snow Zither, ready to play Heartbreak.
The instrument was akin to a weapon. With this spiritually powerful instrument, her music magic could exert even greater power.
At this moment, the countdown sounded: "Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight..."
Qin Sisi was slightly taken aback, her gaze darkened, and her fingers quickly plucked the strings. The sound of the zither scattered like urgent rain tapping on a window, endlessly.
The melody of Heartbreak quickened, hoping that the mere thirty seconds would suffice.
A strong purple glow rose from the strings of the Fairy Snow Zither, and purple butterflies flew out again, dancing around Qin Sisi.
Time kept passing, with the mechanical voice counting down the numbers, steady and unhurried.
Qin Sisi’s fingers plucked the strings faster and faster, and the melody of Heartbreak grew more urgent, like war drums spurring a battle.
The purple glow gradually gathered around her, forming a large purple orb.
When the magic power of music accumulated enough, it suddenly exploded with a "boom," like a bomb in the sky, and the purple energy wave spread in all directions.
The brilliant stars spinning around Qin Sisi were all engulfed in the purple energy wave, with their bright lights dimming quickly.
Finally, the starlight scattered.
At the same time, the countdown stopped.
The surroundings fell into a silence of darkness, and Qin Sisi exhaled a long breath, it was thrilling, just one second short.
Besides the initial absence of an instrument, her complacency also caused some trouble. If she had maintained sufficient vigilance from the start, she wouldn’t have been mesmerized by the beautiful starry spectacle.
Having used Heartbreak to defeat illusion magic numerous times, she perhaps developed some contempt for it, underestimating the illusion magic’s strength within the Gambler Battlefield due to the magical effect of Heartbreak.
One must always maintain ample vigilance and not underestimate an opponent’s power due to past achievements.
Qin Sisi chastised herself internally for a moment, then focused intensely, preparing to face the upcoming challenges.
There were still two stages left. After leaving the silent dark sky, she entered a snow-white icy world, where she engaged in a snow battle with six penguins twice her size.
The penguins possessed strong ice attribute offensive power and strong defense against ice attribute magic. Qin Sisi’s task was to seal all six penguins in ice blocks, needing to defend against penguins’ attacks while seizing opportunities to counterattack.
Relying on the powerful strength of the Demon Emperor and the beneficial influence of the Water Spirit Pearl, Qin Sisi completed the task perfectly, though with difficulty.
Ice is made of water. With the Water Spirit Pearl in her body, her water magic received a significant boost. Water magic has an empowering effect on ice magic, compensating for some of her shortcomings.
The tenth stage, the final stage, was where Qin Sisi encountered countless nightingales with golden feathers.
The nightingales started singing upon seeing Qin Sisi, their melodious voices resonating in her ears, giving her a feeling of sympathy.
However, she gradually noticed something was wrong, feeling drowsy as if the nightingales’ songs had a hypnotic effect.
If truly hypnotized, the Gambler Battlefield would surely end in failure.
Qin Sisi blinked hard and rubbed her tired eyes, picked up the Fairy Snow Zither, and began to play. This time, she played a tune called — Puppet Control.
