Chapter 950: Bow and Arrow

Four phantoms flashed and moved toward Xia De's four directions simultaneously. Four identical "Goddesses of the Lake" surrounded him on the water surface in the east, west, south, and north, and all four swung their long swords at the same time. Accompanied by the astonishing waves surging on the calm lake surface, water walls wrapped in sharp sword blades surrounded Xia De on the water surface.

"Frog's Leap!"

The dried frog legs were thrown toward the water surface, and Xia De jumped upward with all his might, leaping into the air before the water walls in the four directions closed in.

That water wall was extremely fast, and in an instant, it collided and exploded into water mist beneath his feet.

The spiritual runes on the Fate Ring behind the angel lit up one by one. This time it was a combination of Enlightenment 【Fool's Lock】 and Miracle 【Water】.

Chains of pure water shot toward Xia De in the sky from the four directions of the exploded water curtain. The chains were composed of exquisite runes, and "she" whispered in Xia De's ear, reminding the Outsider who was falling:

【Once entangled by the chains, even you cannot escape.】

"Chains of Sin!"

Black chains that seemed capable of absorbing light shot out from Xia De's sleeves. As he fell, he manipulated them to swing rapidly around his body. Those four chains of pure water were quite powerful, but they could not defeat the pitch-black chains simultaneously amplified by "Gluttony," "Greed," and "Sloth."

By the time Xia De landed back on the water surface, the Chains of Sin in the air had already strangled the four chains of pure water. But before Xia De could rejoice, he had to swing his sword forward again to block the wooden long staff swung toward his face.

*Bang! *

Water mist exploded again. The miracle spiritual rune 【Angel's Power】 brought terrifying power to the lady in the white robe. When the dragon and the angel, two huge forces, collided above the water surface, at the moment of intersection, depressions appeared beneath the feet of both people standing on the water surface. The huge wheel rings behind them tilted forward from above simultaneously. Amidst the sharp, piercing sound, the Fate Rings collided, and while rotating at high speed, they splashed dazzling sparks:

"What is this situation again?"

At the same time, Xia De heard a very fine *click* sound on himself. He didn't feel his bones cracking; it was she who gave the answer:

【The poet-level relic "Impure Dragon Blood" you are carrying has developed cracks on its surface.】

"What?"

The sword and the wooden staff were pressed together, both sides exerting force. Xia De felt the lady in the white robe's power was still increasing; this was not her limit:

"Can a Four-Ring Shushi have such strong power?"

Having power suppressed was not the worst thing. The wooden staff in the lady in the white robe's hand "came alive" as if it had taken root and sprouted. The moonlight greatsword slashed a small notch on the wooden staff, and wriggling wooden buds and dense tentacles instantly surged out from the notch. The next second, they actually grew and climbed onto Xia De's sword, as if swallowing the sword and Xia De's arm together.

"Oh!"

He wanted to retreat while holding the sword, but the wooden staff had already completely "stuck" to the moonlight greatsword. The lady before him did not give Xia De a chance to think of a way; the water sword in her right hand had already slashed toward him.

Having no choice, Xia De could only summon a bright yellow moonlight greatsword with his left hand to block, but without the strange technique enhancement of 【Nightwatcher】, plus his left hand's lack of proficiency and the fact that the yellow moon's moonlight greatsword's power was not strong, Xia De not only failed to defend successfully under one strike, but the sword in his left hand shattered into light dust instead.

Seeing the water sword about to hit him, in a crisis of scalp-numbing danger, Xia De let go of 【Nightwatcher】 and took a step back, then appeared on the lake surface 20 meters away.

Taking advantage of the step-back action to avoid the spellcasting pre-swing (Note), he connected the throwing action very coherently:

"Thunder Spear!"

The exploding silver-white thunder long spear broke through the water mist and was thrown toward the lady in the white robe, but the latter just waved the water sword in her hand, and the thunder was submerged by the huge waves. The huge golden Fate Ring was rotating at a faster speed at this moment, as if swallowing the surrounding water vapor.

At this time, the 【Moonlight Greatsword】 "stuck" by the wooden staff collapsed, revealing the silver sword inside. The lady in the white robe's wooden staff did not swallow Nightwatcher, but instead let it fall into the lake water. Xia De temporarily lost this weapon.

"Truly amazing."

Xia De sighed in his heart, drew cross-shaped light marks in front of him with his left and right hands, and then bumped forward sideways. The lady in the white robe raised her staff to summon a water wall again. After the silver moon slash broke the water wall, she blocked it with the water sword in her hand.

In this way, the power of the "Silver Moon Slash" Xia De used with all his might was stronger than the "Thunder Spear," but the latter's attack range was larger. It was just that he still couldn't cause any damage to the opponent.

【You have done very well. She is an ancient angel, and you are an Outsider who has only been in contact with occultism for half a year. You need not yearn for a better situation.】

While Xia De used "Laglai's Leap" to dodge again, "she" whispered in Xia De's ear.

"But this is not enough. What I need to do is defeat her, or at least hold on for five minutes."

Several tiny water flows tried to entangle Xia De's feet. Xia De learned the technique demonstrated by Mr. Bei En Ha Te, kicking out arc-shaped light blades with his right foot to cut off those water flow tentacles, but was entangled by the lady in the white robe at close range again because of this.

Without 【Nightwatcher】, Xia De could still use 【Moonlight Greatsword】 to fight the enemy, but swinging the sword to fight the angel seemed increasingly unfavorable.

Actually, Xia De was not good at dealing with targets like the "Goddess of the Lake." His many strange techniques and relics, such as "Sunlight Ray" restraining the undead, "Higgs Dragon Head Stone" being the enemy of dragons, and "Nightwatcher" and his own moonlight being the nemesis of evil and darkness. And when dealing with normal "holy," "kind," etc., objects, these means were subject to considerable restrictions.

【You still have my power.】

"She" said softly. The white-hot battle caused large patches of water mist to rise. The feeling of water droplets sliding down his neck made Xia De mistakenly think that someone was really stroking his neck.

Xia De couldn't be distracted at all at this moment. The lady in the white robe did indeed suppress her power to the same status as him, but Xia De always felt that fighting the opponent on the surface of Lake Ji Lu Bo was simply like fighting the owner of a maze or sublimation language within a maze or sublimation language.

"The Little Match Girl!"

Thinking of this, snowflakes fell from the sky, and the phantom of the silver moon appeared above Xia De's head, but it only calmed the surging waves for a while. The power of the maze could indeed affect the lady in the white robe's control over Lake Ji Lu Bo, but this was far from enough.

At this time, the battle entered a white-hot stage, and Xia De's spirit was consuming rapidly. He had to find a way to change the situation.

"What power do you have that can help me? Can you interfere with reality?"

Xia De asked in his heart. "She" seemed to know what Xia De was thinking, and her gentle smile made Xia De feel a bit embarrassed instead:

【You know what help I can give you.】

The moonlight greatsword in his right hand shattered again, and the silver light dust was submerged in the huge waves that had been lifted. This huge wave was lifted by Xia De. He jumped into the sky in the water curtain, and before the lady in the white robe flapped her wings to leave the water surface and catch up, Xia De moved to a high altitude more than 20 meters away in the air.

While falling, he confirmed in his heart:

"Help me calibrate the direction. We only have one chance. If this fails, I really won't have any weapons."

【Yes, only one chance.】

"Good! Then let me see the power of knowledge!"

While falling to the water surface, taking advantage of the inertia of the fall, he bent down and thrust his left and right hands into the water surface in front of him simultaneously. Before he could stand up, he rolled to the left on the water surface, dodging the water arrows falling from the sky, but at this time, Xia De already had a weapon in his hand.

A bow, a water bow made entirely of the strange lake water beneath his feet, had already appeared in Xia De's hand. Using the spell "Control Water Flow," Xia De formed the liquid beneath his feet into the shape of a bow. Although it could not be compared with the water sword in the lady in the white robe's hand, all Xia De needed was a bow with mystery.

【Blade of Chaotic Time】 could only be used attached to a sword with supernatural power, and 【Aiken Aola's Arrow of Knowledge】 could only be fired by a bow or crossbow with supernatural power. Although the arrow was in Professor De Lei Ke's hand, Xia De had not found a bow from decades ago. Fortunately, the "Goddess of the Lake"'s action of taking a sword from the water reminded him that the water beneath his feet was not ordinary water.

When Xia De stood up, the wooden box fell into the water, and that golden arrow had already appeared in his left hand.

Bending the bow and nocking the arrow, the golden arrowhead and bronze-colored patterns reflected a brilliant luster under the afternoon sun.

The arrowhead in the water mist pointed to the angel in the sky, and that water mist was circling at low altitude like tentacles.

Above the water mist, the lady with white wings held a staff in one hand and a sword in the other, her whole body radiating soft light. She stood with her back to the sun, and the sun happened to be located in the center of that huge golden wheel ring, shining light toward the mortal on the water surface from the three core spiritual runes.

Xia De held his breath and concentrated his spirit to guide his own power to control the strange water in his hand:

"Help me aim."

【Now relax your muscles, to the left...】

"She" whispered, assisting Xia De in calibrating the strength and the direction of the arrowhead. As the string of the water bow was pulled open, the golden arrowhead of 【Aiken Aola's Arrow of Knowledge】 flashed with dazzling light in the sunlight passing through the angel's Fate Ring.

The knowledge of the Outsider's hometown, the secrets Xia De Han Mi Er Dun had explored in this world, and the determination to win at this moment urged Xia De to pull the bowstring to the maximum.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still. The holy angel held a sword in one hand and a staff in the other, spreading her arms. Indescribable power rose from the water surface, attempting to stop Xia De's action.

At the same time, ancient dark golden light bloomed in the exploding golden light. The power that appeared because of Xia De's knowledge shone on himself instead.

Dense transparent characters flowed from Xia De's hands, entangling the arrow and the bow. In that silent dark golden light, he seemed to have grown a head taller, and the explosion of physical strength caused his clothes to be torn.

He was breathing, breathing heavily. Every breath could feel stronger power surging between the bow and arrow in his hands. Dense characters flowed in the water, in the arrow, and in Xia De's skin and eyes. At this moment, although he was not facing the god directly, the palm holding the arrow developed cracks in the exploding light, and those cracks climbed toward his arms, spreading all over his body in an instant.

Steam and water mist were illuminated by the golden cracks. At this moment, Xia De was like a golden ember being ignited.

The power of divinity's afterglow manifested for the first time without Xia De coming into contact with a god. ===== CHAPTER 951 =====