Chapter 345: Leader-Level Mountain Giant (Third update, for 500 monthly votes)

"I want to break through Tiandu Academy!" Li Zhangsheng had fought from the first year of Tiandu Academy all the way to the fourth year. Shen Haofei was his final opponent; as long as he defeated him, it would mean he had completely broken through Tiandu Academy!

Who wouldn't want to be the one to turn the tide? It would be a lie to say Li Zhangsheng wasn't tempted; after all, this was Tiandu Academy, which ranked second last year!

When the Blazing Bird appeared, the Scorching Sun Weather trait activated once again. Countless wisps of red clouds rose up, transforming into a massive fireball the size of a water vat, which automatically ascended to a height of several dozen meters in the air, pouring a vast amount of light and heat downward.

Under the Blazing Sun Weather, the gap between the Blazing Bird and the Mountain Giant narrowed further.

Additionally, it must be said that the Mountain Giant was also not at its peak, which had to do with Miao Yinfeng, because the Mountain Giant had defeated the desperate Green-Eyed Emperor Snake.

The Mountain Giant's body was covered in some scars; clearly, the Green-Eyed Emperor Snake's final counterattack had made it very uncomfortable, and at the very least, it had lost quite a bit of stamina.

"Dragon Breath!" This time, Li Zhangsheng chose to strike first.

In the sky, the Blazing Bird's belly visibly caved in, and it spat out an extremely scorching flame pillar; the searing high temperature even caused the air to ripple violently.

"Earth Shield!"

Shen Haofei's voice leaned toward being cold and detached. Under his command, the Mountain Giant opened its arms, and countless wisps of earthy-yellow energy converged, instantly transforming into a massive earthy-yellow shield, blocking the space between it and the Blazing Bird.

In an instant, the scorching Dragon Breath hit the Earth Shield.

Crack! Crack!

The Earth Shield was submerged by the scorching Dragon Breath. Under the abnormally searing high temperature, the Earth Shield emitted sounds of being unable to bear the burden, and a large number of cracks appeared on it.

However, Earth Element skills were well-deservedly known for their defense. Even with the assistance of the Blazing Sun Weather, the Dragon Breath still did not break the defense of the Earth Shield.

"It's our turn to counterattack, Rock Spear Forest!"

Not giving the Blazing Bird a chance to continue its attack, the Mountain Giant condensed dozens of stone spears in one breath. As its will shifted, a piercing sound of breaking air rang out, and the stone spears rapidly enveloped the Blazing Bird.

Resist Fire Ring!

The moment the numerous stone spears shot through the air, the Blazing Bird's body flashed with astonishing flames, followed by a thunderous explosion. A thick ring of fire centered on the Blazing Bird rapidly expanded outward.

The stone spears made contact with the fire ring; the two clearly stalemated for a moment, then were all repelled by the fire ring.

At this moment, the Blazing Bird continued to launch long-range offensives. A massive Explosive Fireball took shape and flew rapidly toward the Mountain Giant. Li Zhangsheng's tactic was very simple: he prepared to use long-range attacks to slowly drain the Mountain Giant's stamina.

This time, the Mountain Giant did not defend. Instead, it raised its open right hand, and earthy-yellow light rapidly converged, instantly manifesting a stone spear a full ten meters long. It didn't even look at the incoming Explosive Fireball, then hurled the stone spear at the Blazing Bird with all its might.

Boom!

In an instant, the Explosive Fireball hit the Mountain Giant, turning into a large burst of sparks that submerged its upper body.

In the blink of an eye, accompanied by an abnormally piercing sound of breaking air, the stone spear appeared before the Blazing Bird.

The Blazing Bird was clearly taken aback and subconsciously cast Sacred Shine. Astonishing flames emerged around its body, and suddenly its figure disappeared, as if shifting shadows, appearing eerily ten meters away.

The stone spear thrown by the Mountain Giant naturally did not hit the Blazing Bird, but instead flew toward the spectator stands a hundred meters away.

Just as the stone spear was about to fly out of the arena, a massive oval-shaped barrier suddenly appeared above the field, easily grinding the stone spear into nothingness.

This was the Restriction guarding the arena, which could easily withstand attacks from Demon Pets below the Lord Rank, and could even withstand the offensives of a Lord Rank for a certain amount of time.

After the stone spear was ground away by the Restriction, the Mountain Giant also extinguished the sparks on its body. Its upper body had a bit more char, but its stamina was long-lasting, so it had only lost a little bit of stamina.

At this time, the Mountain Giant took huge strides, beginning to close the distance with the Blazing Bird. Unfortunately, the Blazing Bird never gave it the chance to close the distance, putting distance between itself and the Mountain Giant while launching long-range offensives.

The Mountain Giant moved sluggishly, and its turning was not just slow; it was best suited for head-on siege battles. However, how could Li Zhangsheng ever have the thought of letting the Blazing Bird engage the Mountain Giant in melee combat? That would be asking for a beating!

"Mountain Giant, Earth Wave!"

Shen Haofei expressed his helplessness. He couldn't catch up, and instead, he was easily being "kited" by the Blazing Bird. He could only be forced to abandon the Mountain Giant's melee advantage and switch to a long-range exchange.

However, his tactical policy was to trade damage for damage!

The Mountain Giant opened its huge mouth, and countless earthy-yellow light spots rapidly condensed. A torrent of energy composed of Earth Element energy, a full three meters thick, sprayed from its mouth.

"Use Flame Charge to dodge!" The attack speed of Earth Wave was on the faster side; it was difficult for the Blazing Bird to dodge it at its usual speed.

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, a large amount of flames emerged on the Blazing Bird's body. Utilizing the powerful propulsion of the flames, its explosive power surged by a large margin, dodging the Earth Wave first. Before the flame propulsion disappeared, it turned and appeared behind the Mountain Giant.

Flame Storm!

Taking advantage of the Mountain Giant turning around, the Blazing Bird began to condense its ultimate move. Even more violent flames emerged on its body, as if it had transformed into a small sun, and the temperature nearby began to rise sharply.

Just as the Mountain Giant was turning around, a Flame Storm with a diameter of a full ten meters finally took shape, turning into a massive vortex of fire, spinning at high speed as it rushed toward the Mountain Giant.

Given the Mountain Giant's size and speed, it naturally shouldn't think about dodging. It either had to take it head-on or trade damage for damage; there was no other thought!

"Landslide!" Shen Haofei chose to trade damage for damage. He believed that even if the Mountain Giant took the Flame Storm head-on, it would not lose its ability to fight, and it was even likely that it wouldn't even be heavily injured.

There was no help for it; the Mountain Giant's realm advantage was too great, and its stamina was famously long-lasting—in this aspect, it could even rival a dragon.

This time, the Mountain Giant raised its hands. Above its head, stones the size of water buckets formed, at least several dozen of them.

Before being hit by the Flame Storm, these stones seemed to transform into a "mudslide" composed of rock, rushing toward the Blazing Bird at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, the Mountain Giant was submerged by the Flame Storm.

On the other side, the Blazing Bird, having just finished casting Flame Storm, had not yet had time to recover its breath before it was immediately submerged by the "mudslide."

On the ground, when the Blazing Bird crawled out from the pile of stones, its left wing was extremely twisted, and it lost its ability to fly for the time being.

How could the Blazing Bird, having lost its ability to fly, be the Mountain Giant's opponent?

Thump—thump—thump—

At this time, the Mountain Giant strode toward the Blazing Bird. Its body was charred, and its body made of rock had a bit more "ruddy" color than before; it was just that the temperature of the Flame Storm was truly too high, causing its surface temperature to rise to an astonishing degree.

"Mountain Giant, give it the final Stomp!"

The Mountain Giant's Stomp was not just talk. With its massive tonnage, it would absolutely bring huge damage to the recipient. With the Blazing Bird's current injuries, it was impossible to hold on, and it was even possible for it to be trampled to death directly.

Old rules: Three, Pig, Proof! Five thousand steps!

If it's not enforced daily, it's really easy to slack off!

(End of chapter)