Otherworldly Skeleton Evolution

“Finally, it’s starting.”

Ice Blade and Ice River, from the Frost Seal World formation, walked out full of anticipation, heading towards the Killing God Mountain Range.

This was likely to be the first duel between Gods since The Great Wasteland opened. Missing it would be unforgivable.

So they had to get up the mountain to see it clearly.

“Blade Masters and Martial Masters are both strength-focused classes. The higher the strength, the higher the chance to trigger passive effects,” Ice Blade explained.

“However, the Blade Master’s Dying Burst is also a powerful weapon. In the late game, it’s easy to make a comeback at low health. It’s hard to predict who will ultimately win.”

“So who has a slight advantage?” Ice River asked.

“Naturally, it should be Xie Changkong. If the Fist Sage’s equipment is also good, then when their strength is equal, we have to look at some subtle differences. The biggest flaw of a Martial Master compared to a Blade Master is that their weapon is too short,” Ice Blade analyzed.

“Although Martial Master skills are mostly area damage, making it easier to hit opponents, giving them a big advantage over other classes, the same is true for Blade Masters. These two classes have many similarities.”

“Martial Masters have the Bone Crusher, Ground Splitter, Light Injury, and Heavy Injury passives, while Blade Masters only need an area stun and attack power burst to offset all the advantages of a Martial Master.”

“In this case, when evenly matched, the length of the weapon largely represents the range of damage. The Blade Master’s sword is longer, and the range of skills starts from the sword tip, naturally about a meter longer than gauntlets.”

“He’s bound to hit the Fist Sage first.”

“However, Xie Changkong and his team seem to have overlooked one problem,” Ice Blade said casually.

“What problem?” Ice River asked eagerly.

Ice Blade stood on the hillside, gazing at the Fist Sage, “The Fist Sage is already level 41.”

…

*Boom!*

Xie Changkong and the Fist Sage were thirty meters apart. As they approached each other, a probing Leaping Slash landed on Xie Changkong’s left side, kicking up a patch of soil.

Unfortunately, although Xie Changkong’s probe was successful, the area attack of Leaping Slash didn’t hit the approaching Fist Sage, who skillfully dodged it with Flash Step.

At the same time, the Fist Sage continued to approach, using Wind Pursuit’s four-stage flash to quickly close within two meters of Xie Changkong.

Despite this, Xie Changkong calmly unleashed Cross Slash in front of himself, cutting off the Fist Sage’s attempt to get closer.

Xie Changkong, hailed as the Sword God and known for his Void Mountain Infinite Combo, could chain unlimited combos from any starting move.

Once he landed a hit, no matter what skill he used or even if it was just a normal attack, he could chain it.

What awaited next was a deadly strike.

With limited skills, using the Blade Master’s stun effect, Forced Combat switch, and the divine skill Sky-Halting Strike’s float, he could stun opponents to death, leaving them helpless.

For each class, there was only one skill that could counter this technique.

For example, the Martial Master’s Roar could use its super armor effect to counter.

But the cooldown for such skills was too long, up to 1 minute. Once used, the player would be completely passive for the next round.

So even the Fist Sage had to cautiously avoid Xie Changkong’s Cross Slash, activating Flash Step to attack from the left instead.

Although Martial Masters had many active skills, most of their effects were just adding a move and passive effect on top of a normal attack.

In fact, they didn’t look much different from normal attacks.

Only high-level skills would add some flashy special effects.

The Fist Sage still planned to save some skills for when he got closer, so he used Phantom Step, intending to confuse Xie Changkong’s vision.

Of course, he was well aware that Phantom Step had little chance of being effective against Xie Changkong.

Indeed, this proved to be the case.

Whenever the Fist Sage took three steps, trying to leave Xie Changkong’s line of sight, Xie Changkong would always match him with three steps of his own.

They remained within two meters of each other.

“Master knows all the techniques that Xie Changkong knows. It’s hard for him to get close to Xie Changkong. If he can’t get close, the Martial Master’s close combat skills can’t be utilized. Fighting like this puts him at a disadvantage,” Yun Long said anxiously.

But Yun Xiang shook his head, “Actually, Xie Changkong isn’t having an easy time either. Although he seems to be countering every move, he’s also being pressured by Master’s relentless attacks, unable to find a chance to counterattack.”

“Master and the Sword God are truly legendary. It’s dizzying to watch. Although neither can gain an advantage, they show no signs of panic. If I were facing Xie Changkong and couldn’t break through for so long, I’d be impatient by now,” Yun Yin sighed. “It seems that mentality is also a necessary quality for an expert. I still have a long way to go. I used to think all of Master’s talk about this was nonsense, but now I understand how important mentality is.”

“In an evenly matched situation, mentality is crucial. Many times, even if one has high skills, what separates them from the champion position is just a bit of mentality,” Yun Hu said casually.

*Whoosh…*

As they were talking, a flash of sword light crossed their eyes, and they instinctively sensed trouble.

Xie Changkong was finally counterattacking!

Indeed, the next moment, the Fist Sage’s eyes were caught by the dazzling sword light, causing him to slightly close his eyes.

Realizing the danger, he didn’t immediately retreat but instead slammed down a Mountain Breaker, which collided with Xie Changkong’s level 35 wide-area damage stun skill, Shattering Slash.

*Boom! Boom!*

The Blade Master’s level 35 skill Shattering Slash and the Martial Master’s Mountain Breaker had similar effects, with casting trajectories that were nearly identical.

Both involved slamming down towards the ground in front, creating three waves of energy, producing three area attacks.

The only difference was that the Blade Master’s Shattering Slash had an area stun effect, while Mountain Breaker’s Bone Crusher and Light Injury only reduced movement speed, deepened damage, and knocked up.

As a result, the Fist Sage was stunned in place by Shattering Slash for three seconds.

Meanwhile, Xie Changkong was knocked into the air three times, floating for 0.5 seconds each time, totaling 1.5 seconds.

“The Fist Sage has lost,” Ice Blade said helplessly.

Although Martial Masters had a passive Martial Will that reduced control time, its effect wasn’t high.

Even maxed out, it could only reduce the stun by 0.25 seconds.

With Xie Changkong’s stun lasting 1.5 seconds and the Fist Sage’s lasting 2.75 seconds, Xie Changkong would undoubtedly recover first!

The Fist Sage didn’t use Void Flash immediately to dodge Xie Changkong’s Shattering Slash. When Xie Changkong came down from mid-air, the Fist Sage would undoubtedly lose!

“It’s over, Master has lost. The last round will need to go all out,” Yun Hu suddenly felt the pressure, his expression becoming slightly solemn.

“Don’t rush to conclusions. Do you remember what legendary accessory Master received from the Dharma Saint in the Blood Hell Forbidden Land?”