Chapter 138: Taiyin Cold Ice Curse Shows Its Might

"Old Ao wouldn't really set me up, would he?"

Chen Shicheng chewed on a tooth flower, not knowing what to do.

If, by any chance, Old Ao cannot keep that newborn spirit in check, then with his tiny arms and legs, wouldn't he just go up and die? If the Task remains unfinished and the Ao armor can't be obtained, he'd lose a year of Lifespan.

But soon, he realized something was wrong.

The newborn spirit had the upper hand, but it lacked spiritual intelligence; its mind was filled only with killing, constantly fighting on instinct.

Old Ao, however, is intelligent and can employ tactics to amplify his attack and defense. Whether releasing Skills or engaging in close melee, he can gain some advantage, allowing him to endure.

Of course, the newborn spirit is not so easily suppressed; when restrained, it transforms into a Frenzy battle, completely abandoning Skills, adopting a more intense fighting style, and begins melee by exchanging blows.

As it fought desperately, Old Ao also grew weary; after several Skills failed to deal damage, he was forced to resort to exchanging blows, his massive Ao mouth tearing repeatedly, beginning a brutal damage exchange with the newborn spirit.

However, this wave of attack was too wild; Old Ao seemed to lose his reason as well. Both sides almost abandoned defense and evasion, merely using mouths full of fangs and sharp claws to continuously strike each other, the scattered spirit light almost covering the entire sky.

Chen Shicheng stared dumbfounded at what looked like two wild cats tangled together, kicking each other's legs. He soon realized that, although the fight seemed evenly matched, Old Ao actually held the advantage.

No wonder it said that after countless years of stalemate, neither could overcome the other; the strongest is indeed wisdom!

Seeing the battle between the two reach a boiling point, the spiritual bodies beginning to turn transparent, Chen Shicheng knew he had to act; otherwise, if this trend continued, Old Ao might win outright. On the battlefield, the newborn spirit's head suddenly twisted to one side, evading Old Ao's fangs, and as it opened its mouth to bite, its head lifted just as a whistling sound came from behind.

But it paid no heed; not only was its mind set on killing Old Ao, but relying on its Ao armor on its back, it couldn't possibly react to attacks, as that is the strongest Defense Power spot on its whole body!

Bang!

In the next moment, an ice spear the size of a dump truck slammed directly onto the Ao armor.

Compared with the newborn spirit's massive body dozens of meters tall, the ice spear seemed pitifully small, and the damage it caused was negligible.

Compared with the strongest attack blade Gan in Chen Shicheng's hand, this ice spear was practically a joke, perfectly matching his current 15th‑level Attack Power.

Even though his Attribute is twice that of an average player, for a newborn spirit whose Attributes are all in the hundreds, that advantage is negligible.

Nevertheless, at this moment, his choice of the not‑so‑strong Taiyin Cold Ice Curse was for a special reason.

As the ice spear shattered into ice shards across the sky, the Yin energy it contained spread, dealing secondary damage to the newborn spirit; on its blood‑red spiritual body, a blue frostbite appeared.

Of course, the frostbitten area wouldn't cause much damage to the newborn spirit's massive size, but it was more than enough to cause some interference.

With the Yin energy freezing, the newborn spirit's movements paused momentarily; Old Ao immediately seized the chance, clamping his jaws tightly around its neck without letting go, and even performed a death swing.

Large swaths of spirit light scattered, the blood‑colored spiritual body became somewhat insubstantial, prompting the Old Ao, seeing the dawn of victory, to swing his head even harder, trying to enlarge his advantage.

Aoo!

The newborn spirit let out an angry roar, its hatred instantly drawn to Chen Shicheng, wanting to turn back and see who was hurting it. But Old Ao could not allow that; without saying a word, his four thick Ao legs wrapped around it, using all his strength to prevent the newborn spirit from turning.

At the same time, Chen Shicheng was frantically extracting True Essence from the Blood Killing Pearl, activating a Skill once more.

However, this time he didn't shape it; instead, he let the Yin energy envelop the newborn spirit's body, not seeking much damage, only the brief pause caused by Yin entering the body.

From that recent strike, he realized that, compared to the damage he dealt, the slowing effect brought by this Yin energy was more cost‑effective.

Old Ao instantly understood Chen Shicheng's intention; seizing the window while the newborn spirit's whole body slowed, he used both mouth and legs, launching another relentless barrage that instantly inflicted massive damage, rendering the spiritual body nearly transparent.

With this ebb and flow, Chen Shicheng's Yin effect grew stronger, directly turning the newborn spirit's spiritual body a pale blue, freezing it rigidly in place.

Nevertheless, this completely enraged the newborn spirit; no longer caring about hatred, it roared and launched a final ferocious attack on Old Ao.

Unfortunately, already powerless to turn the tide, under Chen Shicheng and Old Ao's coordination, it ultimately marched toward the end of its life in helpless fury; amid a howl of extreme unwillingness, it transformed into a ball of its own spiritual light, which Old Ao snapped into a speck of light with a bite.

Hold back your bite.

Watching the newborn spirit explode into countless light points that vanished into the heavens, Chen Shicheng helplessly lowered his hand, ". My experience tells me you hate, but you can't bite so quickly!"

Seeing a massive wave of experience drifting away from him, he felt a pang of sorrow, but not enough to break his heart.

After all, compared with experience that can be obtained at any time, the Ao armor that was about to be in his grasp excited him more.

After deactivating all Skills, Chen Shicheng hurried to the spot on the ground where Old Ao, restored to his previous Turtle Prime Minister state, stood.

At this moment, Old Ao, having endured a great battle, was in poor condition; the whole Ao curled on the ground motionless, his spiritual body unusually thin, his mouth constantly gasping heavily, making one wonder why his spirit still repeated its former actions.

But this has nothing to do with Chen Shicheng; as long as the Ao armor is secured, he could even dive into the sea now to find a mother Ao without any problem.

He cautiously prodded Old Ao, "Are you alright?"

Chen Shicheng was somewhat worried about Old Ao's condition; if the Task were completed and it got excited and snapped again, wouldn't that make all his effort futile!

It won't die in the short term.

Old Ao's voice had become intermittent, his spirit flickering, appearing extremely unstable.

"I will definitely keep my promise to you, no need to worry."

It seemed he realized Chen Shicheng's worry wasn't about him; Old Ao forced a breath and waved toward the ground.

The newborn spirit had already dissipated; although Old Ao could not re‑enter a body to revive, he could still manipulate some limited flesh and blood.

(End of Chapter)