Jiang Zhaoyue still didn't turn her head; her senses had already mapped the trajectory of the flying blade into her mind.
She leaned slightly to the left as the flying blade grazed her side.
Without the slightest pause, Jiang Zhaoyue twisted her wrist, causing the tip of the spear to shine brightly with silver light, and the Silver Moon Heavenly Spear thrust forward suddenly.
【Silver Cross Slash】!
With the first shot, the spear tip struck the Shadow Moon Blade precisely, causing Jiang Yelan's wrist to tremble violently and the blade to involuntarily deflect.
The second shot, following closely behind the afterimage of the first, pierced through with half the force of the first. The spear tip, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, aimed straight for Jiang Yelan's chest!
Jiang Yelan did not take the shot head-on. He activated Shadow Flash, and his figure disappeared into thin air, appearing 100 meters behind Jiang Zhaoyue.
But Jiang Zhaoyue's reaction was astonishingly fast. Her Silver Moon Spear drew a perfect crescent arc in the air, and her Moon Chasing Wind Boots suddenly unleashed a circle of pale golden shockwaves—【Moon Shadow Charge】!
She transformed into a streak of silver light, covering a distance of one hundred meters in an instant.
During the charge, the spear tip is aimed directly at Jiang Yelan. The first enemy hit will suffer 150% attack damage and be knocked back three meters.
Faced with this unstoppable charge, Jiang Yelan advanced instead of retreating.
The Shadow Hunting Leggings on her legs flashed, and the 【Hunting Mark】 was silently imprinted on Jiang Zhaoyue's body.
For the next 10 seconds, any damage Jiang Yelan deals to Jiang Zhaoyue will be converted into health recovery for Jiang Yelan. During this time, Jiang Zhaoyue will be unable to enter stealth or invisibility mode. Cooldown period: 10 minutes.
Jiang Zhaoyue thrust her spear forward, but Jiang Yelan dodged to the side and slashed horizontally with his Shadow Moon Blade, leaving a shallow bloodstain on Jiang Zhaoyue's waist.
The toxin instantly seeps into the wound—【Poison Blade Tempering】 triggered! A 50-point health loss effect is applied per second.
At the same time, 【Shadow Eater】 is activated, instantly converting 20% of the damage dealt into Jiang Yelan's health. Combined with the healing effect of the Hunting Mark, her health increases instead of decreasing!
Jiang Zhaoyue glanced at the wound on her side, her face expressionless, as if she felt no pain.
She flicked her spear upwards with her other hand, the tip of the spear rising from below like a silver dragon emerging from the sea, aiming straight for Jiang Yelan's chin!
Jiang Yelan leaned back as far as she could, the tip of the gun grazing her chin.
Using the momentum of her backward lean, she flipped and leaped into the air, tapping her toes three times in quick succession. The special effects of the 【Silent Night Boots】 were fully activated, and she completely transformed into a ghost without sound or trace in the morning light.
The two engaged in a dazzling close-quarters combat at a height of 600 meters.
The sparks from the collision of the Shadow Moon Blade and the Silver Moon Sky Spear formed a dazzling band of light.
Jiang Yelan moved erratically, shifting left and right. Every 15 seconds, once 【Shadow Step】 was off cooldown, she would launch a teleportation attack, each time with an additional 30% damage bonus, making each move potentially fatal.
Jiang Zhaoyue, on the other hand, was like a sophisticated war machine. With her battlefield intuition, she could predict her position in advance, and the tip of the Silver Moon Spear could always pierce Jiang Yelan's only weakness the moment she appeared.
Five minutes into the battle, the situation suddenly changed.
Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly shook the Silver Moon Heavenly Spear in her hand, and a long spear condensed from pure moonlight flew out of her hand—【Silver Moon Spear Light】!
The spear light flew in a straight line at such a fast speed that there was no time to dodge it!
Jiang Yelan acted decisively, activating 【Shadow Protection】 immediately. The special effects of the Silent Night Boots were fully activated in an instant, increasing her evasion rate by 30% and granting her immunity to slowing effects.
"laugh!"
The gun's edge grazed her left shoulder, missing its mark.
But this was the moment Jiang Zhaoyue had been waiting for. Taking advantage of the moment when the gun's edge was on cover, she had already moved in front of Jiang Yelan.
The Silver Moon Spear swept out horizontally, its heavy shaft slamming solidly into Jiang Yelan's side.
"Bang!"
Jiang Yelan was blasted backward by the immense force, flying nearly ten meters before twisting his body in mid-air to regain his balance.
Jiang Zhaoyue looked up at her, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Jiang Yelan remained outwardly calm, but the fingers gripping the Shadow Moon Blade tightened subtly.
The next second, the two activated the armor unification of their golden suits almost simultaneously, and two golden lights emanated from their bodies, quickly covering their entire bodies.
Jiang Zhaoyue took the first step, and the Moon Chasing Wind Boots under her feet emitted a dazzling halo.
Meanwhile, the Silver Gleaming Greaves' 【Dawnbreaker Strike】 is ready, granting the next attack an additional 50% damage, which is doubled if the target has Shadow or Undead attributes.
Although Jiang Yelan was not an undead, his dense shadow energy precisely triggered the ultimate restraining effect of 【Dawn Impact】.
"break!"
The Silver Moon Spear thrust out fiercely, and the air in front of the spear tip was compressed into a visible white mist, which then exploded with a bang, turning into a cone-shaped sonic boom cloud!
Faced with this supersonic attack, Jiang Yelan did not take it head-on.
She swept horizontally through the air, her figure leaving a trail of afterimages in the golden light. The Dawnbreaker Strike grazed the edge of her shoulder armor, and the sharp wind still stung her cheek.
Using the force of the impact, she flipped herself in mid-air, her Shadow Moon Blade spinning, and her 【Shadow Step】 cooldown was over.
This time, she chose to land in Jiang Zhaoyue's blind spot.
In the instant his figure appeared out of thin air, the Shadow Moon Blade, wrapped in a cold black light, slashed straight at the back of the opponent's neck!
However, Jiang Zhaoyue's battlefield intuition had already locked onto the fluctuations of that shadowy figure.
She didn't even turn around. The Silver Moon Spear, like a serpent emerging from its hole, launched a blind backhand thrust from under her armpit!
"clang!!!"
The spear tip and the blade collided violently between the two, golden sparks and dark shadows exploding simultaneously. The shockwaves generated by the clash of their two all-out defensive forces were more intense than in any previous encounter.
The blast wave threw both of them backward, sending them flying nearly twenty meters into the air before they managed to regain their footing.
The light slowly faded.
In mid-air, Jiang Zhaoyue's chest rose and fell slightly, and a tingling sensation came from her wrist holding the gun. The Shadow Moon Blade in Jiang Yelan's hand was still vibrating at a high frequency, emitting a faint buzzing sound.
Jiang Zhaoyue was the first to withdraw her spear stance, and she twirled the Silver Moon Heavenly Spear in her hand in a neat spear flower, with the spear end pointing downwards and standing upright at her side.
She reached out and smoothed her long hair, which had been blown about by the strong wind, and laughed loudly at the person opposite her.
"Your timing for Shadow Step is getting better and better. I almost missed locking down your position during that backstab in the third minute."
Jiang Yelan sheathed his sword.
"Your spear strike was faster," she said calmly. "I barely managed to dodge it with Shadow Protection. How's the wound on your waist?"
"A superficial wound." Jiang Zhaoyue glanced down at it; the effects of the poison had long since worn off, and the wound was healing at a visible speed.
She looked up at Jiang Yelan, her tone filled with genuine admiration, "But to be honest, your Shadow Eater combined with the Hunting Mark allows you to heal and sustain yourself with every hit. This combo is really powerful."
Jiang Yelan did not deny it, but slightly curled the corner of her mouth before turning and flying upwards.
Jiang Zhaoyue shook her head helplessly, picked up her gun, and followed.
Six hundred meters above the ground, Lin Feng watched quietly as the two women flew up one after the other.
He had watched the entire sparring match from beginning to end; the bonuses from the four pieces of gold equipment and three pieces of gold accessories had given them a qualitative leap in combat power.
Although they are not as powerful as the true Golden Seat Lords, they are capable of standing on their own in the Nightmare World.
