Chapter 243: Chapter 199 Bai Ze’s Avatar Chapter 243: Chapter 199 Bai Ze’s Avatar The ground outside the kitchen fell silent as everyone eyed the Mystic Ice; yet, several issues surfaced.
First, there was Bai Ze’s Avatar blocking the path.
Although the avatar seemed “young” on the surface, even childlike, the overwhelming wave of power subtly emanating from it clearly indicated it was not easily dealt with.
Then, there was the situation within the kitchen.
The water screen not only obstructed the view but also severed any perception.
Everyone could only faintly sense that there was another individual inside, possibly in the process of sealing the Mystic Ice.
Lastly, there were the other people around.
There was only one Mystic Ice, meaning only one person could claim it!
And it was not as simple as just grabbing it and leaving; time was needed to seal it before it could be taken away.
During this process, others would not just stand by and watch as someone tried to walk away with such a treasure.
To claim the Mystic Ice, one had to defeat or even kill all the other contenders.
After all, for an Ice Star Card Master, this treasure was worth risking their life over!
This reason was why Yin Manli and the others had just ignored Sino, showing no interest in conversing with one another, only staring at Bai Ze’s Avatar to see who would lose patience first.
In this tense and subtle atmosphere, Sino glanced at the calm and silent people beside him and inwardly scoffed.
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“Hoping situations would naturally turn to their favor?”
“This is not a strategy of ‘staying unchanged to respond to all changes,’ but rather an act of ‘helplessness’ due to insufficient strength to control the situation.”
“This is the behavior of the weak…”
Sino looked up at Bai Ze’s Avatar ahead, pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his voice: “Hey there, little brother, why don’t you step aside?
There are so many of us here, no matter how strong you are, you can’t stop us all!”
However, Bai Ze’s Avatar remained motionless, not even blinking.
“Why shout so loudly all of a sudden?” laughed the middle-aged man with a black face.
“Do you expect him to respond or get scared and step aside?”
Before Sino could respond, Yin Manli said indifferently: “Maybe he’s just testing him?
I suggest those who can’t think clearly should speak less to avoid being noticed.”
Sino glanced at Yin Manli, nodded with a smile, and slowly said, “This is not a real person, but a puppet or an avatar.”
The middle-aged man with a black face realized this upon hearing it.
If it were a real person, unless they were a Zen Master in meditation or a Daoist with a still mind, they would have at least shown some reaction to a sudden loud call.
Especially given the current situation, which already had an air of tension.
A normal person would have looked over warily or released their Star Power.
But if it were a puppet or a soulless clone, ordinary words would have no effect on them.
At this moment, the middle-aged man with a black face shot a cold glance at Yin Manli.
The young brown-haired man, who had been silently observing everyone, laughed inwardly upon noticing this.
This girl was truly intriguing, still instigating hostility at such a time.
Academy genius, what a naïve fool brimming with a sense of superiority!
Sino continued: “By now, I think we all know what’s in there.
Although sealing that item will take some time, we can’t drag this out.
Who knows what else might happen in this Secret Realm?
How about we all attack together and handle this guardian first?
After that, we can each rely on our skills to compete for the item inside the kitchen.
What do you say?”
“Agreed.” Yin Manli nodded, confident in her own strength and recognizing there was no better solution at hand.
The middle-aged man with a black face and the young brown-haired man also nodded in agreement.
Sino smiled, “Alright, let’s move!”
As he spoke, Sino drew out the Green Rose Sword from his ring.
The exquisite longsword, exuding a chilling aura, immediately caught everyone’s attention, even the usually indifferent Yin Manli showed a hint of admiration in her eyes.
Sino held the sword horizontally; its blade bloomed with small rose-like patterns, one after another, enhancing the sword’s power.
Yin Manli produced a Snow Branch Wand, injecting it with astonishing energy within moments!
The middle-aged man with a black face pulled out a pitch-black long saber, adopting a draw stance as Star Power continuously gathered and compressed on the blade, intensifying its momentum—clearly, this was a Draw Saber Skill!
As for the young brown-haired man, he performed a sealing gesture, immense Star Power disappearing into the void.
Above Bai Ze’s Avatar’s head, a fist-sized ice block materialized out of thin air.
Absorbing and freezing surrounding moisture, it rapidly expanded, forming a massive inverted triangular ice cone suspended in mid-air in just two seconds, poised to fall!
“Attack!”
Sino’s low shout triggered a simultaneous release of everyone’s attacks.
Silent Annihilation Rose!
Blizzard Dance!
Draw Saber Skill·Cold Moon!
Ice Crystal Fall!
Four attacks launched simultaneously from the ground and sky towards Bai Ze’s Avatar!
Faced with the exploding Ice Roses, the dancing Flying Snow, the moon-like saber light, and the falling ice mountain, Bai Ze’s Avatar extended a hand and pointed at the ground before him.
“Still Water.”
Bai Ze’s Avatar touched the snow-covered ground, as if touching water, sending a transparent ripple quickly radiating outward!
The vicious Blizzard, which had just gathered around Bai Ze’s Avatar and was about to wreak havoc, was the first to be affected by this ripple.
Instantaneously, it was as if an enraged child had been forcibly soothed, the piercing flurry of snow halted completely, dissolving into the spreading ripple.
Thereafter, whether it was the violently blooming Ice Roses, the chilling Cold Moon saber light, or the enormous falling ice cone from the sky, they all abruptly slowed down upon contact with the ripple, then disintegrated and melted into it.
Blue Skill, Still Water.
This was a magic involving the principles of “fast” and “slow”.
Countering movement with stillness, the faster the attack approached, the more effectively it was neutralized.
But it didn’t stop there; this was not just a defense skill but also a counter-attacking skill.
It absorbed the energy of neutralized attacks to strengthen itself, then switched from stillness to rapid motion to launch a counterattack against the enemy!
“Rapid Flow.” Bai Ze’s Avatar executed another seal technique.
Within an instant, the previously calm, spreading ripple suddenly began to tremble and rotate clockwise rapidly, then sliced toward Sino and the others!
Previously, in an attempt to conserve their strength for the coming competition, Sino and his group had not used particularly powerful skills.
Nevertheless, seeing Bai Ze so effortlessly dismantle their signature moves, everyone was taken aback.
Now, unexpectedly, the defense skill had transformed into an offensive one, forcing everyone to hastily mount their defenses.
Sino drew a small round shield to block the incoming high-frequency vibrating current, producing a piercing “clang, clang, clang…” sound, with cracks visibly forming on the shield.
“What a tremendous cutting force.
If it were a Green Grade defense Star Device, it would have been sliced through directly!
Sino felt a chill in his heart.
Yin Manli and others also used various means to block this move, though with some difficulty.
The quick transition from defense to offense in “Still Water” left everyone with too little time to react!
Hence, no one dared any longer to underestimate the seemingly young Bai Ze’s Avatar.
Bai Ze’s Avatar did not grant them time to adjust or strategize and took the initiative!
With a shake of both sleeves, an overwhelming wave of pale blue transparent surge erupted from around it, covering over half of the ground in moments and attacking Sino and the others.
Blue Skill, Three Element Heavy Water.
Water refined thrice, containing a terrifying force capable of splitting mountains and cracking stones!
Feeling the immense power in this surge, everyone’s faces changed, and they quickly retreated and dispersed, forming layers of solid ice to try to block the wave.
However, the defensive ice, mighty as they were, could only withstand a moment against the Three Element Heavy Water before shattering into countless ice fragments!
Even a typical blue defense skill could only hold out for a slightly longer time!
For a moment, Sino and the other four were completely overpowered by Bai Ze’s Avatar!
In fact, under the relentless waves, they were almost driven off this piece of ground entirely.
After a while, Sino spoke again:
“It’s not simple to deal with him.
I suggest everyone use their true strength to slay him.
If anyone tries to take advantage of the chaos, then after we take down this puppet or avatar, the remaining people should first work together to drive out the free-riding person.
Agreed?”
Hearing this, Yin Manli and the others thought quickly.
Everyone had already experienced Bai Ze’s Avatar’s strength firsthand, knowing that without full effort, defeating it would indeed be tough.
“Agreed!” they quickly responded.
Yin Manli took the lead, setting up defenses to fend off the surge while infusing her Snow Branch Wand with an enormous amount of Star Power.
Within mere seconds, even Sino and the others felt slightly oppressed by the extreme coldness emanating from the densely concentrated Star Power on the wand.
“Ice and Snow!”
Yin Manli raised her wand, conjuring a palm-sized Frost Rune before Bai Ze’s Avatar amidst the surging water!
The Frost Rune burst with blue-white brilliance, exploding like an ice sun.
In an instant, a thousand-foot radius was engulfed in an explosion of frost; everything within a few hundred meters was completely frozen, including the surging waves of Three Element Heavy Water!
Even Bai Ze’s Avatar was transformed into an ice sculpture!