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Chapter 710: Chapter 710: Self-Destruction

Snow and fire counteract each other. If Song Jian were to only use a long sword to execute Snowy Dusk, the sword qi of snowflakes appearing for an instant would be immediately reduced to nothing by the fire of the Fire Elemental Lord.

However, using four long swords simultaneously to employ Snowy Dusk puts the Fire Elemental Lord at an immediate disadvantage;

The surface flames are extinguished by the snowy sword qi, but an endless amount of fire elemental power still resides within the Fire Elemental Lord;

The more suppressed it gets, the more fiercely the continuing fire elemental energy within its body responds. With the snow and ice piling on, Song Jian’s remaining Spirit Points are already insufficient to deploy four sets of Snowy Dusk simultaneously;

But it is no problem just using a single long sword. At this time, snowflakes began to drift again throughout the entire arena. Although the power was much weaker than when the four swords were used together, and it was no longer able to gather a snowy dragon, these injuries are more than enough for the Fire Elemental Lord, now covered in snow, to contend with;

Snowy Dusk, Snowy Dusk…

The four long swords successively employed Snowy Dusk: the accumulated snow on the ground of the arena now reached Song Jian’s knees and the Fire Elemental Lord was covered in a massive ball of snow, unable to even swing the flaming hammer in its hands, unable to oppose the four long swords in any way;

As instances of Snowy Dusk are continually unleashed, Song Jian seems to reach a profound state where his execution of this sword technique becomes smoother and faster; initially, Song Jian controlled three other long swords and executed other sword techniques, but quickly, he abandoned the other techniques to focus solely on Snowy Dusk;

As one sword is exercised, the other three swords just silently float in the air – though this certainly wasted some attack damage, by now Song Jian was fully immersed in the sword technique of Snowy Dusk, as if about to break through any moment.

However, just at this moment, Song Jian felt a sudden, intense sense of danger in his heart. The ongoing sword technique was immediately interrupted, and he rapidly retreated back; the four long swords turned into a meteor-like stream, following Song Jian;

Boom~

In the center of the arena, a violent explosion suddenly occurred. The Fire Elemental Lord, covered in layers of snow, actually self-detonated, an explosion from a first-tier fire elemental, powerful enough to flatten all buildings within hundreds of meters radius;

Buzz~

In the mere moment when the explosion erupted, the arena was suddenly enveloped by a transparent light screen, restricting the force of the explosion within the arena only;

The transparent light screen, washed over by the scorching flames, turned red. The force of the explosion incessantly bombarded against the screen, making its surface ripple like water, but it never broke through the screen.

The thick snow in the arena vaporized in an instant, engulfing the entire arena in a dense mist;n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It was not until the explosion ended that Gao Dongxin exclaimed in horror: “If that explosion just now…”

“If it hadn’t been for that protective screen, the entire arena would have blown away! Even as players, we would have died just now!” uttered Zhao Dan, a hint of fear in her eyes.

Just then, an automated voice rang out from the booth: “The defensive shield of the arena can withstand a tenth level forbidden spell. Unless a second tier power were to self-detonate, it is impossible to break through the shield’s defense. Furthermore, the treasure chest you’re in has a strong defensive array, enough to ensure the safety of our esteemed guests!”

“Who are you?” Zhao Dan shouted in surprise, having visited this booth at least a dozen times without ever hearing this voice.

“I am the Arena System Manager, you may call me, Elf!” the automated voice explained;

“System Elf?” Zhao Dan and Gao Dongxin exchanged looks, both seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes.

“You may also address me that way!” replied the System Elf;

“Why haven’t you appeared before?” wondered Gao Dongxin.

“I only appear when I’m needed…” The System Elf’s voice gradually faded away.

“System Elf, System Elf?” called Gao Dongxin.

“Stop calling, better focus on Song Jian.” Zhao Dan said grumpily: “Such a strong explosion, even if there were protection around, the area would have been already leveled to the ground. Do you think he could still be alive?”

“Right, right, what happened to Song Jian?” Gao Dongxin suddenly became anxious: “He can’t die, otherwise our Gao family…”

“Alright, alright, it’s just a set of golden quality equipment, is it necessary to keep mentioning it?” snorted Zhao Dan, walking to the front of the stand, looking down;

By this time, the thick fog in the arena gradually dispersed. The Fire Elemental Lord originally had one third of it’s vitality left. Nevertheless, the continuous squeezing and pressure from Snowy Dusk enabled the fire energy within the Lord’s body to continuously compress and gather. Once it self-detonates, the strength increases by more than a third. Even if Song Jian had sensed it beforehand and hid in the furthest corner, the severe injury was inevitable.

Without the protection of the equipment, Song Jian was beaten to near death by the Fire Elemental Lord’s self-detonation, if it hadn’t been for the Book of the Abyss automatically protecting its master at the last moment, melting out the Abyssal Flame Armor, Song Jian might have perished along with the Fire Elemental Lord.

He fished out an advanced healing potion from his pack and began slowly recovering;

After finishing off an advanced healing potion, Song Jian then pulled out a bottle of honey liquor and gulped it down;

“See that? The healing potions he has are all high-quality!” Zhao Dan motioned towards Song Jian and said, envy filling her eyes.

Currently, there aren’t many players who can afford advanced healing potions, let alone potions that replenish mental strength. Some elementary mental strength recovery potions can be found on the market, but intermediate and advanced mental strength healing potions are basically unseen, the occasional ones are immediately purchased;

Watching his slowly reviving vitality and mental strength, Song Jian felt a surge of fear, if he hadn’t noticed something was off and retreated in time, even with the protection of the Book of the Abyss, he would have perished along with the Fire Elemental Lord.

“The most annoying kind of monsters are those who can self-detonate!” Standing up, Song Jian summoned the four swords that had been blown away, they vibrated with a “hum” and returned to his side, slowly revolving around his body like satellites, protecting him.

Squeak, squeak~

At this moment, the gate on the opposite side opened slowly again. This time, two level 35 elite BOSS monsters with first-tier combat power emerged simultaneously.

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