Buzz!
Earth-elemental energy surged, colliding violently with brilliant space energy, erupting in a muffled roar. The Quicksand Trap was forcefully shattered, but the immense impact also made Zuo Feng's body sway.
However, Zuo Feng also involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief. This variant's attack didn't seem very strong; his own attacks had always been quite weak, but this time he actually broke the variant's attack. This made Zuo Feng feel incredible—when did he become so powerful?
But soon, Zuo Feng noticed something abnormal. His legs were tightly bound by an invisible force at some unknown point, making him unable to move. Zuo Feng's heart sank, and his gaze fell on his legs. At this moment, his legs were covered by a thin layer of mud and sand, which slowly wriggled as if alive, tightening its hold. Every grain of sand seemed to possess immense power, and Zuo Feng felt as if his legs were under heavy pressure.
Zuo Feng's face twisted in bitterness; this was the real killing move.
But the data didn't mention it, probably because those people before weren't worth this variant using this move. Yet, this move was extremely effective against Zuo Feng.
His defense was unparalleled, but with his weak offense, he feared restrictive skills the most.
Zuo Feng gritted his teeth, his entire body's energy surging, trying to break free from the mud and sand's binding. But the mud and sand seemed to have a will of their own; the more he struggled, the tighter the restraint became. Zuo Feng's veins bulged on his forehead as he was bound, his legs still unmoving. Even the Black Flame Shield was powerless against this restrictive skill.
This skill had no offensive power whatsoever. Although the Black Flame Shield was constantly devouring energy, it couldn't dissolve this invisible restraint.
Just then, the two bear-like companion beasts on the variant's shoulders also made their move. They didn't pounce on Zuo Feng but instead looked up at the sky in unison.
Zuo Feng instinctively followed their gaze, only to see the sky suddenly change color. At some point, a yellowish-brown energy enveloped the sky, pressing down like a heavy cloud layer, and the energy fluctuations became increasingly violent.
Zuo Feng cursed inwardly, realizing the data was truly misleading; there was no mention of this skill in the information!
The yellowish-brown energy cloud quickly condensed, forming a gigantic rock hand, hundreds of meters long.
The giant hand, carrying a destructive sense of oppression, slowly pressed downwards. The air seemed to be instantly sucked out, and Zuo Feng's eyes widened.
What the heck! Didn't the data say this variant had strong defense and weak attack power?
What the heck, what's with the giant hand above his head?
The data said the variant's attack method was to condense rock spheres the size of a human head, with power comparable to the full-power strike of a Six Lotus Seeds expert.
But this giant hand before him was clearly an existence capable of crushing everything. With its enormous size, Zuo Feng had no doubt it could easily pin him to the ground like a nail.
But that wasn't all. The two small companion beasts simultaneously spat out a cloud of yellowish-brown mist towards the ground.
The moment the mist touched the ground, the ruins and debris beneath the variant's feet seemed to come alive. Countless gravel , bricks, and twisted rebar, as if controlled by an invisible hand, let out a piercing grinding sound, floating into the air and forming a dense storm of shattered stones, overwhelming Zuo Feng and Black. Their speed was so fast that they created a shrill whooshing sound!
"Black, hide behind me!" Zuo Feng roared, and the Space Shield instantly blazed with light.
Zuo Feng had no doubt about the power of this storm of shattered stones, so he no longer hesitated.
Absolute Defense instantly activated, and the Space Shield radiated light, forming an indestructible barrier that tightly protected Zuo Feng and Black.
As for Hei Tantan and Hei Tantan, they had long since disappeared, but Zuo Feng was not worried about their safety.
Three-striped companion beasts are not that easy to deal with.
Puff, puff, puff, puff!
The dense, rain-like storm of shattered stones fiercely smashed against the Space Shield and the Black vortex.
The Space Shield trembled violently, its halo flickering erratically. Each impact produced a muffled roar, and tiny spatial cracks faintly appeared at the edges of the shield.
At the same time, Zuo Feng felt the pressure above his head intensify. The giant hand seemed to carry the weight of the entire world, pressing down fiercely.
Zuo Feng felt an unimaginable force smash through the Space Shield!
Even with five layers of defense weakening it, the power was still incredibly strong, like being struck by a real mountain!
Crack!
The Space Shield shattered with a roar at that instant. Zuo Feng cursed inwardly, 'This is what the data called weak attack power?'
This was the Space Shield with Absolute Defense activated.
The last time the Space Shield shattered was against Jun Wushuang's full-power strike. But now, it was the double pincer attack of this storm of shattered stones and the giant rock hand.
The Space Shield shattered again, which meant that the attack power of these two skills was comparable to the full-power strike of an expert who had lit the eighth Six Lotus Seeds!
Zuo Feng gritted his teeth, knowing it wasn't over. The giant hand continued to press down, the ground began to crack, and the Black Hole Shield, Black Flame Membrane, Withered Wood Armor, and Metallic Skin instantly operated at full power.
But even so, Zuo Feng's bones still creaked. All five defensive methods were activated simultaneously, yet they still struggled to withstand this terrifying oppressive force.
Zuo Feng felt as if his body was about to be crushed. One must know that his current Metallic Skin's defense was already close to the hardness of a-grade metal, yet it was still difficult to resist! The attack power of this giant palm was actually stronger than Jun Wushuang's full-power strike!
Zuo Feng was horrified, his self-healing skill operating at full power. Life force surged wildly within him, continuously repairing his damaged bones and muscles.
Zuo Feng even took a life crystal without hesitation.
The life crystal transformed into a warm energy that quickly flowed throughout his body. Zuo Feng felt a powerful vitality surging within him. With the dual recovery of self-healing and the life crystal, the pain of his body feeling as if it were being crushed completely dissipated.
"Bang!" With a loud crash, Zuo Feng's body suddenly sank, and the surroundings instantly plunged into darkness as the ground instantly collapsed into a pit.
Dust flew. If one were to look from high above at this moment, they would definitely see a huge deep pit, like the palm technique that descended from the sky.
After a long while, the smoke and dust gradually dispersed. Zuo Feng and Black were like two nails.
Zuo Feng was deeply embedded in the ground, his whole body trembling, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. His clothes were in tatters, and his exposed skin was covered with fine cracks. All five of his defenses had collapsed. Fortunately, he had taken a life crystal and used his self-healing skill beforehand, which barely saved his life.
As for Black, it was the nail that pierced through the giant rock palm, floating perfectly intact in mid-air.
Zuo Feng struggled to crawl out of the mud. The fine cracks on his skin gradually healed under the nourishment of the life crystal's warm energy. The Sheng Sheng Bu Xi (Life Without End) skill quietly activated, and his five layers of defense reformed.
But this time, Zuo Feng dared not go back up. Instead, he turned and ran.
Are you kidding? One more time and he'd definitely be dead!
The force of the attack was simply unbelievable. Zuo Feng cursed inwardly as he ran, 'The data is misleading! This attack is nothing like what the data described!'
Plus, his subconscious also believed that earth-attribute was biased towards defense, never expecting it to be so terrifying!
Strong attack, and restrictive skills. As for defense, the data had already confirmed that this variant's defense was extremely strong, and it could also earth-burrow. This variant was simply all-around with no blind spots. Zuo Feng wasn't going to be reckless anymore; he'd let Black and the little beasts deal with this variant!
This level of battle was not something his small frame could withstand!
"Go, get him!" Zuo Feng ran while not forgetting to turn back and order Black and the little beasts to attack. Both the variant and the little beasts had their own attack methods; Zuo Feng just needed to issue the attack command, and the rest he'd let them play by ear.
"Squeak, squeak—" Two childish squeaks sounded, and the two little beasts instantly transformed into two Black lights, crashing straight into the two bear-like companion beasts floating above the variant.
The yellowish-brown bear-like companion beasts were not to be outdone. "Squeak, squeak—" they responded, also transforming into two yellowish-brown lights to meet the attack. The four beasts collided fiercely in the air, creating a lively scene.
It was like two Black furballs and two yellowish-brown furballs constantly crisscrossing in the air, incredibly elastic. Each collision would bounce them far away, but they would instantly pounce back to continue colliding, then bounce away again, and pounce back again. This repeated, making the scene extremely intense.