Chapter 916: Chapter 916

"This speed is really fast," Du You thought silently; without the ability to limit the opponent’s speed, it wouldn’t work at all. He could sense the opponent’s speed, but he couldn’t keep up.

With this thought, Du You didn’t hesitate to wave his hand, releasing a large amount of Dark Swamp, which instantly turned the ground black. What he didn’t expect was that the light around Jiang Hao easily dispersed it.

The light beneath his feet, with every step taken, instantly cleansed the Dark Swamp on the ground, having no effect on him at all. Light and dark counteract each other. His Dark Swamp was still a tier 30 skill and didn’t reach the fourth tier, so it couldn’t affect the opponent at all. Seeing this, Du You quickly changed his tactics.

With a wave of his hand, countless Hellfire Spiders appeared on the ground. Du You didn’t control them himself, because there would be a time delay. He employed the rule of self-destructive explosions for Hellfire Spiders. Latest content publıshed on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

What surprised Du You even more happened next, as Jiang Hao could feel the location of the Hellfire Spiders and deliberately avoided the most concentrated areas.

It was unclear whether it was because of the Light Attribute’s sensitivity to the Dark Attribute or some other special perception ability that the opponent possessed.

Some Hellfire Spiders that weren’t avoided were too far away to affect him even when they exploded, and the spreading flames were simply blocked by the Light Shield around Jiang Hao, having no effect at all.

For the first time, Du You experienced the frustration of being countered in terms of skills. Perhaps it couldn’t be considered a real counter, but because he couldn’t counter the opponent, it seemed as though the two were engaged in a war of attrition.

The opponent’s attacks couldn’t break through his defenses, and his traps couldn’t affect Jiang Hao either. At most, they could only affect Jiang Hao’s speed by forcing him to dodge.

Perhaps this was his best opportunity. Du You thought to himself, while relying on Dark Spirit Light to recover and using Dark Elves to enhance his magic power, he continuously set up Hellfire Spiders around him.

As the Hellfire Spiders became denser, the area in which Jiang Hao could move would shrink. Eventually, Jiang Hao would either have to admit defeat due to being overwhelmed by the Hellfire Spiders or take a risk as he was doing now.

Indeed, Jiang Hao had also realized that the current situation was very disadvantageous for him. He couldn’t believe that a first-year student who had reached the fourth tier was capable of such strong combat abilities.

Not only were these abilities powerful in battle, but his tactical deployment was also terrifying. If it hadn’t been for Du You’s choice not to use a powerful single-target attack, he might have really been in trouble.

With this in mind, Jiang Hao could no longer hold back. His figure flashed, appearing next to Du You like a streak of light. "Aurora Stab," Jiang Hao shouted loudly, his thin sword bursting with bright light.

The spectators outside immediately cheered, but their cheers stopped abruptly the next moment. Because the sword still didn’t cause any damage to Du You.

The powerful attacking skill pierced through Du You’s Defensive Barrier, but the energy-exhausted thin sword stabbed into a layer of pure black barrier that suddenly appeared, and was blocked just like that, with the light on it instantly collapsing.

"Damn it, how is there another layer of defense? This guy must be really scared of dying." Jiang Hao cursed inwardly. He had never expected that Du You would have a second layer of defense, which also seemed to be passive.

Du You, however, was greatly startled. His Shield Spell was a very strong defensive skill. Although passive defense was not the same as actively initiating it, the Shield Spell reacted quickly in passive mode, though the defensive power was slightly reduced. Even so, it was not something that ordinary skills could break through.

It looked like the Aurora Stab he had just used was not only powerful in itself but probably also enhanced by other auxiliary skills. Otherwise, the gap between star levels would not be so easily bridged.

Luckily, Du You still had another layer—Dark Absorption. After advancing, Dark Absorption also gained a passive defense capability. When attacked, it would activate automatically, and together with the first defense, it wasn’t something Jiang Hao could break through.

However, after one attack, Jiang Hao found himself in a very awkward position. He had intended to defeat Du You in one go, but having failed to do so, his fine spike sword was stuck in the Shield Spell, and removing it was not going to be easy. Moreover, Jiang Hao couldn’t afford to abandon his weapon, for without it, he would be even less of a match for Du You.

At that moment, Du You finally had the chance to launch his own attack. With a thought, an invisible spear instantly formed, shooting straight towards the nearby Jiang Hao. Soul Pierce.

Although Jiang Hao saw nothing, a tremendous sense of crisis enveloped him. It was already too late to let go of his weapon. Additionally, Jiang Hao felt the presence of many Hellfire Spiders behind him. With his quickest escape route blocked, he had no choice but to withstand the attack.

His whole body burst into light, Jiang Hao instantly boosted his defensive power to the utmost.

In the void, Dove You’s spear, forming from invisible to barely visible due to the twisted light reflecting it, appeared even more awe-inspiring.

"What is that? Does Du You have such a skill?"

"Who knows? This skill is clearly meant for one-on-one fights, and since we’ve never seen him in a solo fight, it’s normal not to know about this skill." Everyone stared wide-eyed at the unfolding scene.

"That wouldn’t happen to be the Soul Pierce skill, would it? I’ve seen that skill; could it have advanced as well? That’s terrifying. Soul Pierce is a legitimate soul attack skill."

Soul attack skills are quite rare and every one of them is very dangerous, especially since there aren’t many means to defend against them.

Under everyone’s astonished gaze, the Soul Pierce instantly hit Jiang Hao’s Defensive Barrier. The Light Shield did have some effect against general soul attacks, but it didn’t fare well against Soul Pierce.

As the light burst, the Soul Pierce was only slightly weakened before it completely penetrated. The Light Shield remained intact, yet it did not significantly reduce the power of the Soul Pierce. Jiang Hao watched helplessly as the spectral spear hit him right in the head. The next moment, a pain that originated from his soul burst forth.

Jiang Hao screamed, immediately feeling dizzy and instinctively retreating. "No, there’s a trap behind me." When Jiang Hao regained his senses, he found himself already within the Hellfire Spider trap zone.