Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1294 - 1294 1280 Dire Straits

Chapter 1294: Chapter 1280: Dire Straits Chapter 1294: Chapter 1280: Dire Straits Su Zhanze hurriedly withdrew his sword and, with a swift motion, slashed downward, summoning several bolts of lightning that crackled and burst the entire fireball apart.

Following that, he swung another sword, multiple bolts of lightning spewing forth from the Dragon Slayer Sword. They twisted together in mid-air, forming a shape akin to a fist that flew straight towards the fire-spitting Evil Spirit.

With a thunderous boom, a tearing howl was heard as the mass of lightning struck the Evil Spirit. The Evil Spirit released a surge of energy from within to cushion the impact, but the bolt of lightning still gave it a significant jolt.

Lifting its head, it glared with eyes as large as a human’s skull, scanning ahead as if looking for who dared to be so bold and throw lightning at it; soon after, another bolt of lightning came its way.

The Evil Spirit roared and expelled a blue fireball. With a bang, it collided with the lightning, creating a shockwave upon impact. As the land shattered beneath, the explosion, although mid-air, still blasted a deep crater into the ground.

Su Zhanze each week and the Evil Spirit continuously sprayed fireballs, detonating repeatedly in the air. If it were night, it would resemble fireworks, and one could find a corner to sit back and enjoy the show.

Ye Chen saw that Su Zhanze and the Evil Spirit were at a complete standoff. The Evil Spirit had quickened its pace despite being hit by lightning. However, these bolts of lightning were not lethal enough for it, and it could withstand them.

Fireballs sailed one after another over the city walls; some fell into the city, prompting Su Zhanze to stay alert.

The arrival of the Evil Spirit gave Ye Chen a chance to catch his breath. Now that it was fully at odds with Su Zhanze, just as he hoped. The intent of drawing the Evil Spirit with Wan Liyun’s help was to deplete Su Zhanze’s resources, for his Dragon Slayer Sword was too formidable and without the Evil Spirit, they could hardly succeed.

The Evil Spirit’s tentacles approached, and Su Zhanze gripped the Dragon Slayer Sword tightly. The energy released from the sword did cause some harm to the Evil Spirit, but it seemed to be only superficial wounds.

This only thoroughly enraged the haughty Evil Spirit, which continued its relentless assault. Its tentacles kept attacking, and Su Zhanze’s mighty sword could pierce through the Evil Spirit’s protective layer.

For the Evil Spirit, though it could take multiple hits, if it caught an opportunity, a single powerful blow might be more than Su Zhanze could handle.

As expected, a surge of energy burst forth like a deluge. Su Zhanze’s counterstrike was perhaps not timely enough. The two forces collided atop the city wall, creating a shockwave. The blast, occurring too close for comfort, hurled Su Zhanze back inside the city from atop the walls.

Emerging from the wreckage, Su Zhanze was like an enraged beast, his face blackened, bellowing furiously.

Ye Chen found it odd how Su Zhanze could roar like a monster—it was truly incredible.

After roaring, Su Zhanze seemed to gain energy, leaping instantly as a dark creature appeared above his head.

Ye Chen saw it was the Dark Beast carried by Longhun. How could it emerge from Su Zhanze? Ye Chen quickly realized, Longhun had been captured by Su Zhanze! It made sense to take away its Dark Beast.

The powerful Dark Beast, wielding explosive force, struck with a sword. As energy tumbled around it like a breached levee, it flew straight at the Evil Spirit. With a bang, it hit the Evil Spirit, unleashing a mighty shockwave that blew open its chest and flipped the Evil Spirit over.

Ye Chen was shocked at the sight, not expecting Su Zhanze to have such a trump card that he hadn’t used the day before.

Su Zhanze had already mastered the absorbed Dark Beast, which was not yet stable and needed more time to be fully controlled. But now, completely infuriated, he decided to make the Evil Spirit suffer.

Ye Chen was dumbfounded; he hadn’t anticipated Su Zhanze had this up his sleeve.

Su Zhanze glared at Ye Chen, who was by the wall. This guy was the most infuriating, hiding in a corner and watching the spectacle as if nothing concerned him. A bolt of electric arc struck down, hitting the city wall with several lightning bolts, blowing it apart. Fortunately, Ye Chen ran fast, otherwise, he would have been reduced to ash.

Without summoning the Dark Beast, Ye Chen was already unable to cope, and now even less so.

However, the Evil Spirit advanced fairly quickly. It was indeed seriously injured, bleeding profusely. Yet, like most monsters that seemed to never fear pain, it appeared stimulated and began to go berserk after letting out several howls.

It clashed with Su Zhanze once more.

Ye Chen finally understood the saying, “A moment of patience can calm a great wave.” If facing a mad dog, it’s best not to provoke it unless you’re one yourself; otherwise, you’re looking for trouble, just like Su Zhanze now.

Ye Chen got another chance to breathe.

The Evil Spirit’s tentacles kept attacking Su Zhanze, and though he slashed them, they quickly regrew.

Clearly, Su Zhanze was the stronger of the two.

Ye Chen pondered. He couldn’t go on like this. That Evil Spirit might truly be no match for Su Zhanze. If Su Zhanze managed to defeat the Evil Spirit, then he would become his next target. He could not last three rounds in a fight against Su Zhanze. Regardless of whether the Evil Spirit acknowledged him as a friend or not, he still had to help it. Helping the Evil Spirit was the same as helping himself.

The Evil Spirit could not be allowed to be defeated so easily by someone like Su Zhanze; if the Evil Spirit were to be overcome, he would be the next one to be dealt with.

Helping the Evil Spirit was indeed helping himself.

As expected, the Evil Spirit was no match for Su Zhanze. When Su Zhanze released that powerful energy, although the Evil Spirit could protect its body, it only served as a buffer and could not completely safeguard it.

If things continued like this, it was estimated that the Evil Spirit wouldn’t last for much longer.

With a leap, Ye Chen performed the Gathering of Ten Thousand Spirits. He absorbed energy back into his hands and, with a loud cry, unleashed a palm strike, charging straight at Su Zhanze. Ye Chen never would have expected to find himself helping the Evil Spirit, a being feared by thousands.

He finally understood the saying, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” it must mean something like this.

Su Zhanze’s fatal strike at the Evil Spirit was interrupted by Ye Chen’s palm, forcing him to retreat and defend, locking him in battle for a while longer.

Su Zhanze realized that the intruder aimed to wear him down, using the Evil Spirit to deplete his strength, waiting for the right moment to strike and defeat him. Such tactics were not lost on him.

Ye Chen had not anticipated that he carried a Dark Beast imbued with Longhun on him. He had not taken this into account, and he had not expected that his opponent would have held back such a lethal trump card. If Su Zhanze were of the same caliber as he was yesterday, by understanding the Evil Spirit, he would have worn his opponent down to exhaustion before finding a way to defeat him—success would have been assured. But the situation was not as he had expected. Could this strategy actually work?

He, who had never been one to boast, felt that he had been overly confident the previous night. Today, he was not assured of his victory against Su Zhanze—in fact, he had no confidence at all. Su Zhanze had become more than ten times stronger than he was yesterday.

Even the arrogant Evil Spirit, having been battered and bruised in less than two hours, covered in cuts and wounds, was uncertain how much longer it could hold on.

Nangong Yao had not expected Su Zhanze to become so formidable in such a short time. He wanted to come over and help, but he couldn’t even last a round. Ye Chen, fearing for Nangong Yao’s life, hurriedly told him to fall back. If something happened to Nangong Yao, how could he explain it to Nangong Yan? He truly didn’t want Nangong Yao to get hurt.

“You should go to the other side,” he said.

“Can you think of a way to handle this? Otherwise, we should retreat for now,” Nangong Yao suggested.

It was doubtful that the Evil Spirit would obediently retreat if they decided to pull back. Its arrival was not a matter of being controlled but rather being lured, so how could it possibly listen to their commands?

Su Zhanze gradually figured out Ye Chen’s intentions he was disrupting Su Zhanze’s opportunity to eliminate the Evil Spirit and trying to wear him down.

But Su Zhanze would not be so foolish. He absolutely could not fall into the opponent’s trap. He needed to find a way to annihilate the Evil Spirit first. The Evil Spirit was indeed formidable, but the Dark Beast granted him a burst of strength many times over, coupled with the Dragon Slayer Sword, meant he held no fear for the Evil Spirit.

That little pest was probably stunned, not expecting Su Zhanze to have another move. Su Zhanze hadn’t summoned the Dark Beast the day before, but now it was too late, and he wouldn’t give his opponent another chance.

To him, the little pest was hardly worth mentioning. As long as he eliminated the Evil Spirit first, disposing of the little pest would be an easy task.

However, that little pest was quick to escape and difficult to catch, but the Evil Spirit was different—it might be explosive in power, but it couldn’t run away. It was right there, waiting for Su Zhanze, and as long as that guy did not interfere, Su Zhanze was certain he could deliver a fatal blow to the Evil Spirit.

He did not have the time to waste on wearing his opponent down; he firmed up his plan.

First, deal with the Evil Spirit that couldn’t run away, and then take care of that kid.

Ye Chen was at a loss and continued to ponder what to do. Could they really keep dragging things out like this?

No, Su Zhanze would surely find a flaw; he wasn’t a fool, so how could he not understand that his opponent was still trying to wear him down?

Should he really follow Nangong Yao’s suggestion and retreat for now?

It might be feasible for others to retreat, but asking the Evil Spirit to back down was absolutely impossible. What should he do?

At this moment, Su Zhanze decided to initiate his own plan: to first drive away the one hopping around. Only by driving the other off could he avoid any interference and concentrate on finding an opportunity to defeat the Evil Spirit.

Thinking of surrounding him how could it be that easy to make that kid die without regret?