Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Mingyue Qingfeng, Yue Xia Duzhuo, you two go up,” Xie Changkong said confidently.

The Moonlight Gauntlets and Silver Moon Blade were in their hands, along with the newly forged level 35 legendary Hundred Battles Set by Gan Jiang. These two were the strongest in Changkong Sword Group.

Moreover, on the opposing side, Yun Long was a Brawler and Yun Hu was a Blade Master. On their side, Mingyue Qingfeng was a Brawler and Yue Xia Duzhuo was a Blade Master.

With this lineup, neither side had an advantage.

“The World Boss will spawn in 10 minutes. Let’s settle this quickly,” Mingyue Qingfeng stepped forward, slightly tightening his grip on his gauntlets.

“Don’t worry, it’ll be over soon,” Yun Long snorted coldly.

The next moment, the level 35 Martial Master skill Mountain Breaker slammed into the ground beside Mingyue Qingfeng.

*Boom!*

The ground suddenly exploded, several rock fragments splitting open.

“Heh, using your ultimate so soon?” Mingyue Qingfeng’s figure, at the edge of Mountain Breaker’s range, unhurriedly released the Roar skill.

Roar was a level 25 Martial Master skill that could maintain a super armor state while being cast, reducing all damage by 50% and increasing the user’s attack power by 20%.

Mingyue Qingfeng planned to tank one hit of Mountain Breaker, then use the one-second stun effect of his throw to get close, followed by a combo to kill Yun Long.

This way, they could immediately win one round.

But the next moment, he was dumbfounded.

Because Yun Long’s damage exceeded his imagination.

In an instant, he lost half his health.

The 50% damage reduction seemed like a joke.

Although Mountain Breaker’s knockup effect was negated by his super armor, it consecutively triggered the Martial Master’s passive skills Bone Crusher and Light Injury.

In a flash, Mountain Breaker’s second wave of damage erupted. Bone Crusher reduced movement speed by 20%, and Light Injury increased damage taken by 20%.

Mingyue Qingfeng was left with just a sliver of health, causing everyone present to gasp in shock.

“What’s going on? The trigger chance for Bone Crusher and Light Injury passives requires a large strength difference between the two sides. Yun Long is only level 35, his equipment shouldn’t be as good as Qingfeng’s. How did it trigger?”

“Strange, Senior Brother’s strength is higher than Mingyue Qingfeng’s? Mingyue Qingfeng is already level 38, the difference should be huge. Isn’t the trigger chance for Bone Crusher and Light Injury only 1%? Senior Brother’s luck is too good.”

*Boom!*

As both sides were talking, Mingyue Qingfeng had already used Ground Breaker to escape Mountain Breaker’s range under its third wave of attacks, avoiding the embarrassment of dying on the spot.

However, even so, he couldn’t fight anymore. The health bar above his head had only a sliver left, about 11 hit points.

Although he was a top expert in Changkong Sword Group, he couldn’t control his life and death.

So, he had to admit defeat.

“Stop, I lose.” Although reluctant, he had to make this helpless decision.

“This…” Xie Changkong’s expression changed slightly at this moment, and he carefully examined Yun Long’s equipment.

However, he still couldn’t see much of a trick.

But he felt that things definitely weren’t this simple.

“Old He, you’re cunning, secretly assembling a set of high-strength equipment for your disciple.”

Xie Changkong snorted coldly, his face looking slightly unpleasant.

The duel between Mingyue Qingfeng and Yun Long had just begun and was already over.

Their previous confidence had been slapped in the face at lightning speed, leaving him utterly speechless.

“Haha, when it comes to being cunning, I’m no match for you, King Poser. A full set of Hundred Battles equipment, our mismatched gear can’t compare,” the Fist Sage said in a somewhat teasing tone, his mood quite good after winning a round.

“This… Mingyue Qingfeng actually lost, this result is truly eye-opening,” Ice Blade’s face showed disbelief.

“This was mainly because Mingyue Qingfeng was too careless. He misjudged Yun Long’s damage and took a hit from Mountain Breaker head-on, wasting a great opportunity,” Ice River analyzed.

“It seems the Fist Sage came prepared. The next round should be Xie Changkong’s turn. The Sword God is known for his Void Mountain Infinite Combo and is the most likely to succeed the position of Supreme God among the Twelve Gods. I wonder if the Fist Sage can withstand it.”

“But where did the Fist Sage and his team get their equipment? On the surface, there doesn’t seem to be much change. Perhaps they’ve added some powerful accessories.”

“With Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers’ financial resources, if they wanted to assemble equipment for Yun Long that surpasses Qingfeng Mingyue’s, the cost would be at least ten times higher. Did they anticipate today’s duel and deliberately acquire a full set of legendary equipment with strength bonuses?”

Ice Blade and Ice River looked at each other, unable to understand.

…

“Qingfeng was careless this round. I’ll go next,” Xie Changkong sighed slightly.

If they lost another round, they’d have to leave. He had no choice but to be cautious.

Who knew Mingyue Qingfeng would lose so quickly and so badly?

Having spoken so confidently earlier and now losing so miserably, he didn’t know where to put his face.

He urgently needed a victory to secure the win.

“I don’t believe you can assemble equipment for Yun Long that’s stronger than Qingfeng Mingyue’s, and also equipment for the Fist Sage that’s stronger than mine.”

In the Temple, the equipment of the twelve vice presidents was customized by the Temple’s Royal Equipment Team.

If equipment assembled with the power and resources of the Temple’s million players could be inferior to the Fist Sage’s, he might as well give up.

However, the Fist Sage once again disappointed him.

When the Fist Sage put on a pair of green gauntlets, concealing the golden glow of his secondary weapon, Xie Changkong’s face immediately changed.

Fierce tiger patterns, shadow engravings, emitting a green glow all over – these gauntlets were clearly not low quality at first glance.

“Legendary gauntlets? Old He, when did you get these? That’s not very fair. Mind telling me what level they are?”

Xie Changkong’s mouth twitched slightly.

The one in his hand was only a level 30 legendary Cauterizing Flame Sword.

He had lent the level 35 Silver Moon Blade to Yue Xia Duzhuo just in case.

Now, he only had the level 35 Destruction Set on his body to compare with the Fist Sage.

“There’s nothing to hide. They were gifts from old friends. Just level 35 dark attribute four-property legendary gauntlets, nothing special,” the Fist Sage said, bumping his fists together, producing a metallic clash that made everyone’s expressions freeze.

“Level 35 legendary with attributes, four properties, and you say it’s nothing special…” Xie Changkong’s face twitched. “I think you deserve the title of King Poser in the next session.”

“Don’t say that. We see each other often. It would be embarrassing to steal your title,” the Fist Sage laughed heartily.

“Damn Fist Sage, where did you get that equipment?” Xie Changkong’s face showed a hint of suspicion.

“Alright, enough talk. If we keep comparing, we’ll miss the Boss,” the Fist Sage said, showing a bit of impatience.

“Hmph, then let’s see your true skills,” Xie Changkong composed his unpleasant expression.

*Clang!* The Cauterizing Flame Sword was instantly unsheathed.