155: Chapter 155 Summoning Style
Han Rui's combat style followed the Summoner Stream combined with environmental augmentation.
He used Armor Skills to summon creatures and then utilized the environment to buff them.
It had to be said that this was a very powerful combat approach.
Lin Fan glanced at Ye Wushuang on the arena stage, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.
Unfortunately, Ye Wushuang's primary Armor Spirit was the Bingli Heavenly Phoenix, which evolved from the Extreme Ice Phoenix—the sovereign among ice-types.
On the stage, Han Feng had completed his full Armorization.
Raising his right hand, a dense swarm of Ice Crystal Bees poured out from a rift in his palm, covering the sky; there were at least a hundred of them.
An icy blue light from his right eye enveloped his entire eyeball, with snowflake patterns rotating deep within his pupil. A beam of icy blue light shot out from his right eye, imprinting an Ice Crystal Mark onto Ye Wushuang.
His left leg slammed onto the ground as the Extreme Cold Domain expanded. Dark blue frost spread from beneath his feet, covering the entire stage. The temperature plummeted, tiny ice crystals floated in the air, and a thin layer of ice formed on the ground.
The Ice Crystal Crown on his head lit up, and an icy blue halo rippled outward with Han Feng at the center.
All the summoned creatures were coated in a faint blue aura; the bee swarm's wings flapped faster, and the ice stingers on their tails grew longer.
“Swarm Summon!”
Han Feng barked low.
From the rift in the palm of the right-hand Ice Crystal Bee Queen, Ice Crystal Bees surged out like a tide, their numbers doubling once more.
The fist-sized Ice Crystal Bees emitted a piercing buzz, blotting out the sun as they surrounded Ye Wushuang.
The ice stingers on their tails aimed at Ye Wushuang and fired simultaneously, countless ice needles pouring down like a rainstorm.
Ye Wushuang stood in the center of the stage, motionless.
Light spread from his back as a pair of Ice Crystal Wings unfurled behind him, spanning nearly three meters. Layers of hexagonal ice crystals overlapped, each as thin as a cicada's wing and with edges as sharp as blades.
When closed, they acted as Ice Armor; when open, they were wings. At this moment, he flapped them gently, the Ice Crystal Wings stirring up a wave of cold air.
He was actually utilizing Han Feng's Extreme Cold Domain for himself.
Then, his left arm glowed as a silver-white bracer covered him from shoulder to wrist, its shield surface as smooth as water, reflecting everything on the stage.
The Moonlight Mirror Immortal was the evolved form of the Radiant Moon Mirror Spirit, significantly enhancing defense and damage reflection capabilities.
His right leg lit up, and silver-purple lightning spread upward from his ankle, covering his entire lower right leg. Two sharp bladed wings extended from the ankle, gleaming with a cold thunderous light.
Finally, his head lit up. A pale green crown condensed on his forehead, shaped like ginseng leaves, with an emerald-green crystal embedded in the center.
Xuanshen Wawa, Rank 43 Mid-tier Heaven Spirit, a support and healing type Armor Spirit.
Ye Wushuang's aura was released without reservation—Rank 49 Armor King, only one step away from being an Armor Emperor.
Han Feng's pupils constricted violently.
“Rank 49?”
He had thought Ye Wushuang was only around Rank 45; he hadn't expected the opponent to already have half a foot through the door of the Armor Emperor stage.
The gap in spiritual power brought by Rank suppression meant his summoned creatures might not necessarily gain an advantage before Ye Wushuang.
But he had no way back.
“Attack!”
Han Feng gritted his teeth and ordered.
The sky-covering Ice Crystal Bees attacked simultaneously, their tail stingers pouring toward Ye Wushuang like a torrential rain.
Hundreds of ice stingers shot in from all directions, sealing off all of Ye Wushuang's paths of retreat.
Ye Wushuang stood his ground, not retreating.
The Ice Crystal Wings on his back snapped shut, wrapping his entire body in Ice Armor.
The ice stingers slammed into the Ice Armor with a dense 'ding-ding' sound, ice shards flying everywhere, but the Ice Armor remained unshaken.
Ye Wushuang raised his right hand, and the cold Qi of the Bingli Heavenly Phoenix condensed in his palm, turning into ice needles as thin as hair.
With a gentle wave, dozens of ice needles shot out, accurately hitting the Ice Crystal Bees charging at the front.
As the needles entered their bodies, the Ice Crystal Bees began to freeze from the inside out. Their scales shattered, their wings stiffened, and they turned into icy fragments that fell to the ground.
However, the Ice Crystal Bees were too numerous; as soon as the first batch shattered, the next batch moved in to take their place.
Han Feng's right-eye Ice Crystal Lock caused all the summons to throw themselves at Ye Wushuang recklessly, the swarm like moths to a flame, wave after wave.
Ye Wushuang frowned.
At this rate, his spiritual power consumption would be very fast.
He activated the Thunder Light Kick of his right leg's Thunder-Scaled Hou Rabbit, and a silver-purple arc of electricity shot from his sole, exploding within the swarm.
The thunderous light spread and arcs of electricity jumped; over a dozen Ice Crystal Bees were charred black and fell to the ground.
But Han Feng's head lit up—Frost Blessing.
Those shattered ice crystals condensed once more, turning back into new Ice Crystal Bees.
As long as Han Feng's spiritual power remained, the swarm was endless.
“Attack his main body directly,” Lin Fan whispered from the stands.
Ye Wushuang had clearly realized this as well.
The Ice Crystal Wings on his back flapped violently, and he turned into a beam of icy blue light, piercing through the swarm and charging straight for Han Feng.
Han Feng sneered, and the Fissure Ice Spikes of his left leg's Frost Earth Dragon activated. Spike after spike of ice erupted from the ground, stabbing toward Ye Wushuang's feet.
Ye Wushuang's Thunder Flash from his right leg activated repeatedly, weaving between the ice spikes, leaving a thunderous afterimage with every dodge.
He moved across the ice with startling speed, but Han Feng's ice spikes covered the entire stage, and new spikes emerged from under his feet every time he landed.
Ye Wushuang's left leg was grazed by an ice spike, blood seeping out, and his speed slowed for a fraction of a second.
In that very instant, the Ice Crystal Bee Queen in Han Feng's right hand activated Queen Bee Summon.
A massive Ice Crystal Bee King crawled out from the rift in his palm, its body covered in ice crystal armor and its tail stinger as long as a finger.
The Bee King let out a sharp screech, and the remaining Ice Crystal Bees simultaneously went into a frenzy. Their attack speed and power increased significantly as they swarmed forward.
Ye Wushuang was entangled by the swarm, ice stingers stabbing at him from all sides.
His left arm, right leg, and back were struck multiple times. Cold Qi invaded his body, and his movements grew slower and slower.
He gritted his teeth, and the light shield on his left arm suddenly expanded, knocking the swarm back.
Lightning flickered on his right leg as Thunderstorm Descent was activated. A thick pillar of lightning struck down from the sky, booming into the center of the swarm.
The thunderous light exploded, blowing dozens of Ice Crystal Bees into fragments and leaving the Bee King covered in cracks.
But Han Feng's Frost Blessing activated again; the fragments reconsolidated, and the cracks on the Bee King began to heal.
Ye Wushuang's face turned somewhat pale; his spiritual power consumption was immense.
The Xuanshen Wawa on his head lit up, and Breath of Life was activated. Emerald-green light enveloped his body, his wounds began to heal slowly, and his spiritual power recovery rate increased slightly.
He took a deep breath, stabilized his stance, and lunged at Han Feng once more.
The Ice Crystal Lock from Han Feng's right-eye Far-Sighted Ice Falcon had been marking Ye Wushuang the whole time, allowing him to anticipate Ye Wushuang's path in advance.
His left leg twitched slightly, and a ring of ice expanded from beneath his feet, knocking Ye Wushuang back.
Ye Wushuang retreated three steps, steadied himself, and charged again.
The Bee Venom Infusion from Han Feng's right-hand Ice Crystal Bee Queen activated. A layer of dark blue toxin coated the tail stingers of all the Ice Crystal Bees. Being struck would not only slow the target down but also cause continuous damage.
Ye Wushuang was stung by several Ice Crystal Bees. The wound on his left arm began to go numb as the toxin spread.
His head lit up again as Purification Light was activated. The emerald-green light dispelled the toxin, but the Ice Crystal Bees' attacks were relentless, leaving him no room to breathe.
“This won't work.”
Lin Fan frowned from the stands.
“Ye Wushuang's spiritual power consumption is faster than Han Feng's. Although Han Feng's summons aren't strong individually, there are too many of them. A war of attrition is unfavorable for Ye Wushuang.”
Qian Duoduo got anxious. “Then what should he do?”
Lin Fan stared at the stage.
“Ye Wushuang must end this quickly. He can't afford to be tied down by the summons any longer.”