Chapter 408: Chapter 231: Shikigami Great Battle, The Arrogance of the Foreign Mage_3
"[A tall, skinny woman with disheveled hair appears, constantly tossing a round object in her hand.]
"[Upon closer inspection, that object turns out to be a child’s skull. The woman lifts her head revealing a savage face with bulging eyes and protruding fangs. Atop her forehead, there are two strange horns, both sharp and curved.]
"[You’ve discovered ’Shikigami: Prajna Ghost Woman’!]
"[Please select your summoned beast to send into battle...]
"Is this the enemy’s strongest Shikigami?"
The Yin Yang Master before you, clearly blinded by rage, hastens to summon their Shikigami, without any regard for possible counterattacks from Lin Xun.
"[You pull out a Refined Copper Sand Hammer and ring it gently...]
"[’Combat Angel — Valkyrie’ leisurely walks forth from the void.]
"[She dons winged armor of flowing feathers, bears a dazzling golden longbow, and her Refined Copper wings glitter under the twilight glow.]
"[In contrast to the ugly and malevolent ’Prajna Ghost Woman’, the Valkyrie is like a goddess descending into the mortal realm.]
"[Upon seeing the Summoning of the famed teenage Shikigami, the Yin Yang Master’s furious expression quickly turns into a smirk of satisfaction.]
"[He chants a spell, directing the ’Prajna Ghost Woman’ to lead the attack.]
"[With a sudden jerk, the gruesome ghost woman hurls the bloodied child’s skull at the Valkyrie...]
"[The Valkyrie flaps her wings, effortlessly dodging the attack. Simultaneously, she takes the longbow from her back, notches an arrow, and draws the bowstring.]
"[Unexpectedly, the child’s skull makes a turn mid-air, transforms into a dense black fog, and forms a huge ghost face with tusky fangs!]
"[The ghost face opens its mouth wide, launching a surprise attack on the Valkyrie from behind, aiming to swallow her whole!]
"[The Valkyrie, sensing danger, flaps her wings again. Her armor’s wing feathers generate a strong gust, pushing the Valkyrie aside just in time to narrowly evade the ghostly attack.]
"[She seizes the opportunity to release an arrow, leaving a gaping hole in the Ghost Woman’s chest as it pierces through with a blast of brilliant light.]
"[The enemy’s Yin Yang Master remains smug, and the hole in the Ghost Woman’s chest quickly heals with a layer of spectral energy.]
"[Even more audaciously, he commands the Ghost Woman to stay put, and lets the Valkyrie shoot three more arrows.]
"[Each arrow piercing the skull or chest of the ghost woman is quickly repaired by the black spectral energy.]
"[The Yin Yang Master’s triumphant laughter rings out, proclaiming, ’Dear foreign Mage, this monstrous Shikigami goes by the name ’Prajna Ghost Woman’. I gather you haven’t come across such a ghoul before.]
"[’Prajna Ghost Woman’ is incarnated from a slither of malevolent resentment, an intangible entity. Common swords and weapons can only inflict minimal damage on her, far from enough to annihilate her.]
"[If you’ve got no other gimmicks, then it’s safe to say this battle is hers for the taking!]
"[The Yiye Palace crowd below bursts into cheers, seemingly having quelled the brashness of the foreign mage.]
"Is this an immunity to physical attacks... no, physical attacks do cause damage to the Ghost Woman; it’s just that the inflicted damage is greatly mitigated."
"Huh... But do you think the Valkyrie only performs physical attacks?"
"[’Combat Angel — Valkyrie’ pulls out an ’Arrow of the Gale’ from behind, wrapped in swirling air. Her lips part slightly, humming an intricate and beautiful melody...]
"[The thick arrow gets shrouded in a layer of dazzling white light, and countless tiny characters flicker and flow.]
"[She draws her bow taut as the moon, and with a twang, amidst dazzling white light and swirling winds, the arrow, trailing a stream of pure-white characters, heads directly towards the Ghost Woman!]
"[The Yin Yang Master doesn’t have time to chant and command, and can only watch as the Ghost Woman gets pierced by the arrow.]
"[But this time, the Ghost Woman doesn’t regenerate. Her entire ugly form gets draped in the flowing characters, and amidst sizzling sounds, black smoke coils around...]
"[’Prajna Ghost Woman’ emits a shrill and eerie shriek, her shadow dissipates, turning into nothingness.]
"[The cheers and applause below suddenly stop, as if a hen’s throat was sharply constricted, leaving the entire grounds deathly silent.]
"[You look back at the judges below. After a long, reluctant silence, they finally announce...]
"[The Foreign Mage wins the second round of the Shikigami duel!]
"[The enemy Yin Yang Master suddenly bursts into laughter, the laughter grows louder, its triumphant echo reverberating throughout the high platform.]
"[He points to the Valkyrie and proclaims loudly, ’Foreign Mage, surely this teenage Shikigami is your strongest, right? What a shame that your strongest Shikigami wasn’t able to defeat my strongest Shikigami.]
"[The previous ’Prajna Ghost Woman’, while exceptional compared to ordinary Shikigami, is not its strongest Shikigami.]
"[With that said, he starts chanting a spell, and a huge, frightening figure gradually materialises...]
"[It’s a massive shadowy figure clad in dark monk robes. Its skin is a greenish hue, with a large single eye, and a pair of abnormally large feet peeks out from under the robe.]
"[The gargantuan monster is as gigantic as a three-story building. This monstrous Shikigami alone occupies nearly a quarter of the expansive platform.]
"[You’ve discovered ’Shikigami: Blue Bonze With One Eye’!]
"This Yin Yang Master is such a good actor, he completely fooled me..."
Lin Xun looks at the ’Bronze Whistle’ in his item slot.
Now he only has one summoned beast left, the Three-headed Lion. It’s uncertain whether it can best the current beast.
There’s only one bout remaining in the three-round duel. If the Three-headed Lion were to lose, all past efforts would be in vain.
"Three-headed Lion, it’s all up to you now!"
