79: Ridicule, the way in Lu Yu's heart
As the Earth Demon King's aura grew increasingly terrifying, Lu Yu had no intention of continuing to waste time with him.
Spiritual Qi surged within his body, and he once again swooped down towards the Earth Demon King.
This time, Lu Yu's speed was even faster.
His golden feathers rubbed against the air, creating a dazzling light, like a falling sun, completely dispelling the oppressive feeling brought by the Earth Armor that the Earth Demon King had cast.
Just as Lu Yu chose to attack again, the Earth Demon King, in his peak state, also chose to launch a proactive strike.
His obsidian battle-axe was covered in an earthy yellow aura, appearing even more substantial and ancient, as if a single swing could shatter mountains and rivers.
Chidori!
Frost Impact!
The two skills were combined by Lu Yu.
The sky-filling Golden Eagles released pillars of chilling light that froze the void and the earth, and even time itself seemed to flow slowly under the cold.
However, the Earth Demon King at this moment had undergone a qualitative change compared to before.
Walking on the bitterly cold ground, the bone-chilling coldness failed to penetrate his armor, being dispelled by the earthy yellow aura outside his body, unable to affect him in the slightest.
Furthermore, the dense Frost Impact released by the countless Golden Eagle clones also failed to break through the Earth Demon King's defenses and was easily fended off.
Even when Lu Yu once again launched a surprise attack on the Earth Demon King with the speed of Blade Assault, which was comparable to traversing the void.
He could only tear indentations into the Earth Armor.
His sharp talons could at most penetrate an inch into the skin beneath, drawing splashing blood, but he could no longer inflict the severe physical and mental damage upon the Earth Demon King as before.
In fact, when Lu Yu intended to repeatedly use this move, attempting to break through the Earth Demon King's armored state by focusing on a single point, the Earth Demon King not only showed no anger but instead revealed a look of successful plotting.
His large hand, covered in yellow sand, had, without him noticing, already clenched towards Lu Yu's outstretched talons!
Lu Yu was an avian, while he was merely a beast of the land.
In a battle of life and death, he had no air superiority, and the initiative was entirely with Lu Yu.
He could only be forced to choose defense, offense, or even pursuit.
Therefore, his seemingly fierce attacks earlier were actually just to lure him into a trap, waiting for Lu Yu to use those skills again, seize a weakness, and annihilate him in one fell swoop!
The Earth Demon King's large hand, covered in yellow sand, grew larger and more irresistible in Lu Yu's eyes, as if it was imbued with some mysterious power.
“It seems that the strength of Tier B Ferocious Beasts is not only extremely outstanding, but the intelligence they possess is also not to be underestimated.”
Lu Yu had already realized that this was the Earth Demon King's scheme.
He immediately flapped his wings violently, and a chilling wind howled.
Lu Yu instantly retreated into the air, creating distance between himself and the Earth Demon King.
The Earth Demon King's clenching hand instantly missed its target.
At this current stage, being able to fly meant being largely invincible.
This could give Lu Yu a lot of room for error and opportunities to test.
However, judging from his recent attack, the Earth Demon King was now completely impenetrable, and the damage his various skills could inflict on him was limited.
Although he still had Thunder Descent, a powerful trump card, the Earth Demon King had a deep understanding of the origin of earth, likely reaching an advanced level.
Coupled with his recent breakthrough, he should have a strong resistance to lightning, making it almost impossible to kill him with that move.
Once Thunder Descent was used, a large portion of his Spiritual Qi would be consumed, which was not what he wanted to see.
If he continuously avoided fighting and dragged it out, waiting for the Earth Demon King to deactivate Earth Armor, and then attacked again, he could certainly secure victory.
After all, although Earth Armor was powerful, he could clearly feel that as time passed, the earthy yellow aura that had brought him a sense of oppression was slowly dissipating.
This method was absolutely feasible and very safe.
But the Earth Demon King was the first Tier B Ferocious Beast he had encountered and fought, and he did not want to win by such a slightly despicable method.
In the future, Tier B Ferocious Beasts would become more and more numerous, and at the same time, due to the intensification of Spiritual Qi Revival, the overall strength of Tier B Ferocious Beasts would only grow stronger, and their weaknesses would be even harder to discover.
If he could win by trickery this time, what about encountering powerful enemies later? Could he still use this method?
Lu Yu shook his head slightly, his thoughts becoming increasingly firm.
To ascend to the supreme throne step by step, one could only continuously fight and grow rapidly through the trials of blood and fire.
As Lu Yu flapped his wings and soared high into the sky, the Earth Demon King slowly raised his head and taunted:
“Is that all the power your attacks have? You’re just tickling me!”
“Keep fleeing, keep running.
You’re not worthy of being called a Tier B Ferocious Beast!”
“I think it’s better to call you the shame of Tier B Ferocious Beasts…”
Lu Yu was high in the sky.
Apart from the obsidian axe that could be manipulated to attack Lu Yu, his other attacks could not affect Lu Yu in the high sky.
Therefore, taunting Lu Yu to make him attack proactively, and then seizing the opportunity to kill him, was the best choice.
He knew very well that ferocious beasts all had their pride, and such taunting would not leave Lu Yu indifferent.
In fact, almost at the moment the Earth Demon King spoke, Lu Yu, whose inner resolve had solidified, had already swooped down, attacking the Earth Demon King once again.
This scene, in the Earth Demon King's eyes, undoubtedly meant that his taunts had worked.
His heart was ecstatic, and the ground beneath his feet began to soften like mud.
When Lu Yu attacked again, it would be the mud swamp that would engulf him.
At that time, Lu Yu's proud flying ability would be restricted!
Once Lu Yu lost his flying ability, in the Earth Demon King's eyes, he would be nothing more than a ground-dwelling chicken, easily killable.
As the two drew closer, Lu Yu once again spewed a white icy breath.
The moisture in the air condensed, forming dense ice cones that blotted out the sky, then rained down like raindrops, covering an extremely wide area, making it impossible to avoid.
“Still using this move? It seems you’ve run out of tricks!”
The Earth Demon King sneered disdainfully.
After all, he had already seen Lu Yu use this move twice, and it couldn't harm him or freeze him.
The current Lu Yu was merely an incompetent rage after being provoked by him.
In this situation, he was even more confident in trapping Lu Yu in the mud swamp and then annihilating him in one fell swoop!
“Is that so?”
Lu Yu looked at the Earth Demon King indifferently.
The sky-filling ice cones struck down even faster.
Both the coldness and the killing intent contained within the ice cones surged!
As this scene unfolded in the Earth Demon King's eyes, the sneer on his face was first frozen by ice crystals condensed from the cold air.
Immediately after, the cold air spread rapidly from his cheeks.
The biting cold made his body shiver.
Even with the protection of the earthy yellow aura, the suddenly colder air and ice cones still caught him off guard, and he was quickly frozen.