CHAPTER 481: Ad Hoc Approach

With the intention of buying more time for the Water Elite Zombie, after leaving the Metal Elite Zombie with instructions, Han Shuo appeared at a leisurely pace and stood proudly next to the Ice Goddess statue.

"It was indeed you!" Ice Celestial Corey shouted in anger. The ice cold longsword in his hand pointed at Han Shuo as he charged down.

An icy aura overflowed from the longsword in his hand. Shapeless and formless combat aura fanned the cold air. Sharp icicles that could split space itself fell from the air with deadly force.

When Corey made a move, the few experts behind him also rushed. Possessing the strength of sacred swordmasters, these few were not to be underestimated. Their tremendous power locked onto Han Shuo, multiplying the pressure on him.

Two more stood motionless on the platform at the top. Both were wielding crystal staffs. As they quickly chanted magical spells, the water element in this chamber, already rich and intense to the fullest, suddenly came to life. The entire area began to cool. Several streams of hazy white cold air converged on Han Shuo.

Han Shuo realised that these people, led by Ice Celestial Corey, wanted to finish him off as quickly as possible and then focus all their energy on the water elite zombie that was destroying the Ice Goddess statue. Even though they had suffered some injuries, they were still a formidable force when they made simultaneous moves.

This chamber in the centre of the mountain, which had been operated by the Ice Shrine for hundreds of years, was not only filled with the intense element of water. Thanks to the Godmaking Project, they had built layer upon layer of magical boundaries and traps. Fighting in such a region was extremely unfavourable for Han Shuo.

Therefore, he could not face them directly under any circumstances! If they fooled Han Shuo, not only would he not be able to stop the Water Elite Zombie, but escaping from this chamber would also be a problem.

When Han Shuo saw Ice Celestial Corey and his party rushing towards him, he suddenly retreated back into the tunnel he had come out of. The cracked rock wall was well coordinated with Han Shuo. As Ice Celestial swooped down, the opening quickly healed and returned to its smooth surface. It was so well executed that even Ice Celestial Corey doubted that the Han Shuo he saw was just an illusion.

"Damn it! What's going on here!" Corey shouted angrily.

"Abra! Watch out!"

A sacred swordmaster flying rapidly downwards behind Corey was overcome with fear at the warning from those above him, and looked in all directions at a complete loss.

Suddenly, this Sacred Swordmaster called Abra felt a terrifying change in the wall beside him. It cracked! Halfway down his fall, the rocky wall beside him suddenly cracked. A fierce-looking ghostly face rushed out of the opening and bit at him.

Abra froze his fall. Golden rays erupted from his cold crystal sword. In a split second, hundreds of golden lights bombarded the ghoulish face that was attacking him.

Under Abra's watchful eye, the ghostly face was riddled with holes from the bombardment of golden lights. He heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, but remained very cautious and stared at it intently.

Having honed his martial arts skills to such an extent, he was not the type to let his guard down in battle. It was no easy task to become a Sacred Swordmaster, and Abra was obviously no exception. With plenty of battle experience under his belt, he had grown accustomed to staying alert and reactive, never underestimating an enemy.

It was these very qualities that had saved his life. Watching with all his attention, he saw that the malevolent ghostly face, though riddled with holes from the bombardment of his golden combat aura, had not yet disappeared. Even the speed with which it was biting at him had not slowed down at all, and it was still charging at him with a loud hiss.

Abra's expression became frightened. His body, which had been frozen in mid-air, suddenly moved rapidly backwards. His cold crystal sword was swinging across his chest. Within the golden combat aura, icy cold divine energy was then released. The divine energy imparted by the Ice Goddess intertwined with his combat aura, forming a defensive shield layer upon layer.

The sinister ghostly face advanced another three metres, before finally vanishing into smoke. At that moment, after the ghostly face had vanished into thin air, an iron fist slowly grew in front of Abra. The unstoppable aura it carried caused him to be overcome with shock.

Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh

One by one, the ice experts above and below Abra brandished their swords, sending icicles and cold winds towards Han Shuo who had revealed himself.

Letting out a cold grunt, Han Shuo's right fist that was striking Abra remained unwavering. Demonic light erupted from his left hand that held the demonic blades. Without even looking, the demonic lights precisely pulverised every icicle that shot towards him.

However, under the cover of the shattered icicles, several streams of cold air randomly drifted around and suddenly attached themselves to Han Shuo's body.

As soon as the cold air currents that had been used by the sacred mages to condense the vast amount of water element found in the chamber attached themselves to Han Shuo, a bone-chilling cold seeped into his consciousness and physical body in an instant. Han Shuo's body suddenly stiffened and his lightning speed abruptly slowed.

However, Abra was still unable to dodge in time!

Dong! Han Shuo's fist slammed into the centre of the hilt of the ice crystal sword that Abra had thrust out.

Energy that could seemingly topple mountains and overturn oceans rushed towards the sacred swordmaster Abra. All the combat aura he had used to resist was washed away in a split second. Only the frosty divine energy emanating from the Ice Goddess could barely withstand this powerful force, which tore through his body as if a sword were stirring inside him.

A bleak, miserable howl, coupled with a large mouthful of blood, forced its way out of Abra's mouth. He lost his balance. Just as he raised his head to look up at the sky, his body tilted backwards and began to fall. He crashed into the rocky wall.

"Stop!" Ice Celestial Corey shouted as he rushed over from below.

After the cold air currents entered his body, Han Shuo's speed continued to slow down. But because Abra was so close to him, he still managed to land his attack.

Ignoring Ice Celestial Corey's shouting and charging, Han Shuo's right hand transformed from a fist into a flat and straight palm, ruthlessly smacking Abra's heart.

"Abra! Run!" the two mages who had witnessed the ordeal reminded him in a rush.

Perhaps only Abra himself could see that there was no escape for him. As he saw the palm strike at his chest with lightning speed, he summoned all his strength to strike back. He thrust his sword at Han Shuo's empty left hand and clenched a fist with his left hand to throw at Han Shuo's palm as it slammed down.

Pow!

Like a peacock spreading its feathers, as Han Shuo's palm was about to make contact with Abra's punch, his fingernails dramatically grew to take the shape of demonic blades.

Before Abra could react, the Demonic Blades easily pierced through his fist and continued their way through Abra's arm, eventually piercing his heart. Killed in one blow!

Pulling out his blood-soaked right hand, Han Shuo flashed a callous smile. His smile was three parts arrogance, one part calmness, and six parts ruthlessness.

Abra, his heart shattered, his eyes wide with fear and fresh blood spurting from his chest, collapsed to the ground.

It was only now that Ice Celestial Corey came over to him. Seeing the callous smile on Han Shuo's face, Corey's heart sank and began to pound. However, he knew that if Han Shuo wasn't dead by today, the Ice Shrine would never see another peaceful day. The prestige and solemnity of the shrine would be destroyed sooner or later.

"Kill him! He must die!" Ice Celestial Corey demanded. He would spare no effort to make Han Shuo stay there forever.

Suddenly, Han Shuo, who had just killed Abra, turned to Corey with a smile. With full composure, he moved towards the wall that Abra had been leaning against. Under Corey's gaze, the stone wall unbelievably opened again to reveal a tunnel, and Han Shuo calmly stepped back into it.

Then Han Shuo stood straight and tall in the tunnel within the stone wall. Even though he was facing Ice Celestial Corey, who was about to mow him down, the smile on his face was as callous as before.

Ice Celestial Corey's injuries had yet to heal, his subordinates had yet to arrive at his side, and the two mages at the top were barely prepared. Frightened, Ice Celestial Corey suddenly slowed his charge. Surprisingly, he did not dare to confront Han Shuo directly.

In just two seconds, popping sounds emanated from Han Shuo's body, and all the cold air currents that had entered his body were expelled by demonic arts.

"Hah, coward. Those cold currents were still inside my body. You had your chance to kill me!" Han Shuo's body was no longer stiff. He smiled at Ice Celestial Corey and gave him a spiteful taunt.

As Han Shuo finished these words, Ice Celestial Corey's assistants arrived one by one, and the two mages at the top were finally fully ready.

Ice Celestial Corey's expression was ashen. Gnashing his teeth and shouting the word 'Kill', he finally took the lead and charged at Han Shuo.

At that moment, Han Shuo took a step back and the wall in front of him miraculously closed again. As Ice Celestial Corey closed the distance, all that was left in front of him was a stone wall as smooth as a mirror, and Han Shuo was nowhere to be seen.

"My Lord, my Lord, it won't do if we stay like this! If we continue to waste time like this, the energy in the Ice Goddess statue will all be gone!" as Ice Celestial Corey cursed Han Shuo again, one of the disciples finally spoke up to warn him.

Ice Celestial Corey suddenly felt enlightened as he remembered that the ugly creature inside the Ice Goddess statue was still hugging his test subject and sucking his energy.

"Forget that filthy necromancer, finish that ugly thing first!" Ice Celestial Corey shuddered as he ordered his subordinates around him.

Ice Celestial Corey realised that he had truly been driven mad by Han Shuo. It was just to make him do something so stupid. With his subordinate's reminder, Ice Celestial Corey finally realised that he was being played by Han Shuo.

"As you wish, my lord!" The disciples immediately turned their attention to dealing with the Water Elite Zombie, who was happily absorbing energy from inside the Ice Goddess statue.

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