How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?
Chapter 280 - 153: Lin Ye VS Dongfang Zhen 3
In Dongfang Zhen’s estimation, if Lin Ye chose not to block, this single strike would be enough to decide the match on the spot.
And if he did block, Dongfang Zhen was absolutely confident he could send the spear flying from Lin Ye’s hands—or even shatter it on the spot!
After all, the halberd in his hands was a Divine Weapon forged for the battlefield!
However, just as the halberd’s blade was about to touch the space between Lin Ye’s eyebrows, Dongfang Zhen’s heart leaped. A chilling sense of dread washed over him.
’Something’s wrong!’
The halberd plunged downward, but there was none of the expected resistance of piercing flesh.
There wasn’t even the sensation of weapons clashing.
There was only the awful, strength-sapping feeling of throwing a full-force punch and hitting nothing but air!
At the same time, the figure of Lin Ye before him became illusory and transparent, like a bubble about to pop.
In the spectators’ stands, Yin Liulan’s gaze sharpened.
"Is that... some kind of transparency-based Martial Arts Spirituality?"
Before she and Nie Cang could figure it out, the situation on the stage had already been reversed in a flash.
Lin Ye hadn’t dodged or evaded. He had used the brief, one-second window of intangibility from his Phase Shift ability to create the perfect opportunity for a counterattack!
A cold, violet light flashed across the tip of the Star-Piercing Spear.
He switched his stance: Soul-Chasing Thrust!
The thrust came from an awkward angle, as swift as lightning, aimed at the one vital spot on Dongfang Zhen’s body not fully covered by his armor—his throat!
But in the next moment, a violent tremor shot through the web of Lin Ye’s thumb. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
An incomparably powerful rebound force surged back along the shaft of the Star-Piercing Spear, making his entire arm go numb.
He saw it clearly: at the very instant his spear tip struck, a layer of energy flickering with violet lightning had materialized on Dongfang Zhen’s skin.
It was Dongfang Zhen’s Primordial Gang Sha!
At the last possible second, he had managed to condense a thick layer of Gangsha Armor over his throat!
"CLANG!"
The crisp sound of metal on metal rang out. Lin Ye’s seemingly certain strike had been stopped cold!
Seeing this, Nie Cang shook his head again, a hint of pity in his tone.
"That temporary transparency ability is certainly bizarre. A shame."
"Faced with such an absolute gap in their realms, that unexpected, deadly counterattack was completely wasted."
"On the surface, Dongfang Zhen is only in the early Gang Condensation Realm, but I’d wager many of the Late Stage of Condensing Gang Realm instructors at the training camp wouldn’t necessarily be a match for him."
"And on top of that, he has yet to truly use his Martial Arts Spirituality, nor has he revealed his trump card techniques..."
Just as Nie Cang was beginning to foresee the duel’s outcome,
the aura of the figure who should have been at an absolute disadvantage suddenly surged!
FWOOSH!
Lin Ye’s figure vanished, leaving a faint afterimage in his place.
When he reappeared, the tip of his Star-Piercing Spear was still at Dongfang Zhen’s throat!
Only this time, the power contained within the spear tip was on a completely different level!
Frenzy!
Instant Body!
He had unleashed both of his trump-card burst skills at once, holding nothing back!
CRACK!!
A muffled explosive sound.
The layer of Protective Gang Sha that Dongfang Zhen had hastily condensed shattered under the force of the spear, cracking like glass struck by a sledgehammer!
PFFT!
In the next instant, a bright jet of blood shot from Dongfang Zhen’s throat!
But Lin Ye’s heart sank.
’Against an ordinary opponent, that thrust would have been enough to shatter their spine and kill them instantly!’
But at the critical moment, Dongfang Zhen had relied on his superhuman combat instincts to forcibly lean back just enough!
That split-second evasion, combined with the momentary buffer from his Gangsha Armor, had allowed him to escape instant death.
The spear had caused him to lose a massive amount of blood, but it wasn’t the decisive blow.
RUMBLE...
A deafening roar of thunder suddenly echoed in Lin Ye’s ears.
He watched as Dongfang Zhen took a step back, the gruesome wound on his throat instantly covered by a swarm of writhing, violet arcs of electricity.
The high temperature of the lightning cauterized his blood vessels, forcibly sealing the wound.
He had instantly treated the injury using a method remarkably similar to Lin Ye’s own amethyst-powered hemostasis.
Lin Ye’s arm went numb.
Countless violent arcs of violet lightning were surging along the shaft of the Star-Piercing Spear, crawling rapidly toward his body!
[Ding! You have received a temporary debuff: Paralysis!]
The moment the system notification sounded, Lin Ye saw Dongfang Zhen’s counterattack hot on its heels.
This time, the halberd in Dongfang Zhen’s hand seemed to have transformed into a world-ending Divine Weapon that wielded Thunder Punishment itself!
The entire weapon was engulfed in scorching-hot lightning, wreathed in violet electricity. The sight was terrifying!
A single, simple sweep unleashed a massive net of raging lightning, sealing off every possible escape route around Lin Ye.
Lin Ye knew that if that attack landed, severe injury would be the least of his worries.
The terrifying electrical current coursing through his body would be enough to incapacitate him completely.
Lin Ye steeled himself.
The moment before the net of lightning closed in, his figure vanished once more.
Instant Body!
This time, Lin Ye still didn’t use Instant Body to retreat or dodge.
He chose to attack!
To meet an attack with an attack!
He appeared behind Dongfang Zhen, thrusting his spear toward the vital spot at the back of his opponent’s head!
This time, however, Dongfang Zhen was prepared.
The instant Lin Ye’s spear descended, a hand, also covered in blazing Gangsha Armor, shot up as fast as lightning to flawlessly protect the back of his head!