46: Breath of fire, flame dance!

"What the hell!"

Instantaneous Movement was immediately unleashed. Just as the blade was about one centimeter from his neck, Xia Qi dodged in time.

In the shadows, an armored figure appeared, holding a long blade, his eyes cold as he looked at Xia Qi.

"Interesting, it even knows how to ambush."

Xia Qi surveyed the armored figure's full appearance: a body covered in bronze armor. Through the gaps in the armor, it seemed empty inside, but the eye sockets within the head emitted a bloodthirsty red glow, looking like an ancient vengeful spirit.

Perhaps it shouldn't be called an armored man, because the armor was hollow inside.

"I'll just call you Armored Monster then."

Xia Qi's eyes turned cold. He drew his longsword from his waist, and surging Thunder power poured into the blade. His figure vanished as Lightning Flash struck instantly.

Boom!

The sound of thunder rang out. The moment Xia Qi swung his sword, it transformed into a dazzling white line that pierced through the Armored Monster's body.

Crack.

Immediately after, Xia Qi appeared behind the Armored Monster. In an instant, the Armored Monster's body split in two, with its neck as the dividing line. The heavy bronze head fell to the ground, leaving only a headless armor.

"Dead?"

Xia Qi stared at the Armored Monster strangely. The power of Lightning Flash, after his strength increased, was undeniably potent.

But the kill notification hadn't sounded, which was clearly abnormal.

As expected, the headless Armored Monster did not fall. Instead, it continued to swing its long blade at Xia Qi.

Boom!

A Frenzy Lightning struck instantly.

The rampant Thunder power slammed into the thick armor, sparking a shower of lightning and fire.

If a person were wearing that armor at this moment, they would undoubtedly be dead, as lightning could penetrate the armor and act upon the human body.

Unlike now, where a piece of the armor was shattered, but the monster did not fall.

"Who wrote this guide? It doesn't even clearly state the weaknesses."

Xia Qi quickly dodged the Armored Monster's long blade attack. The Thunder attack clearly wasn't having much effect; this monster's magic resistance was a bit ridiculously high.

However, the nightmare difficulty of an 18th-level dungeon was rarely challenged, so an incomplete guide was normal.

As he pondered, the armored figure continued to swing its long blade, one whooshing sound after another constantly ringing in Xia Qi's ears.

"Since Thunder Dao is useless, let's try the power of flame!"

His azure pupils transformed into fiery red, and Xia Qi's entire body was enveloped in a layer of crimson flames.

Adhesion!

Vast fire elements replaced the power of the thunder elements, and the longsword in his hand changed from azure to crimson.

However, after switching to Heart of Blazing Fire, Lightning Flash could no longer be used.

Xia Qi's eyes narrowed. He instantly appeared in front of the Armored Monster and swung fiercely at its chest.

Whoosh!

Flames gushed forth, and the longsword cut into the Armored Monster's chest as easily as cutting tofu. A simple horizontal slash directly split the Armored Monster into two again.

At the same time, the power of fire gathered within the Armored Monster's body. Xia Qi sensed danger, leaped back, and an explosive roar immediately followed, directly blasting the Armored Monster into pieces.

[Killed a Level 18 Bronze Puppet. Experience +6000.]

[Obtained Bronze Longblade]

[Obtained Bronze Gauntlets]

As the explosion bloomed, the notification sounds followed closely.

Xia Qi's expression also improved considerably. The power of the fire element talent was indeed not to be underestimated. This momentum was clearly even greater than the power of the thunder element.

Exhaling a mouthful of turbid Qi, Xia Qi began to try to circulate fire energy in the same way as Thunder Breathing.

Immediately after, the red light around Xia Qi's body instantly retracted, beginning to circulate regularly within his body. When one full cycle was completed...

The gas he exhaled again was not pure white, but a crimson fiery glow.

"Perfect, I'll call it Fire Breathing."

Xia Qi felt the surging, violent energy within his body. He concentrated the fire energy into his legs, and his speed could still rapidly increase.

Of course, compared to the thunder element, his speed was quite a bit slower, but overall, the impact was not very significant.

[You have comprehended the Sword Move Flame Dance.]

[Effect: Condenses the power of flame to horizontally slash enemies, and the flame attack will generate explosive secondary damage.]

"Flame Dance, I like that name."

Xia Qi was a little surprised. He hadn't expected that a casual strike just now would actually lead to the comprehension of a Sword Move.

His current A-rank [Sword Heart Clarity] had already been amplified once by Xia Qi to S-rank [Sword Intent Profound], greatly enhancing the damage boost to Sword Moves.

As long as he had a Sword Move in hand, its power was even much stronger than simply unleashing a talent skill alone.

"What a pity, executing Sword Moves also places considerable demands on the quality of the sword. Good thing I prepared a few extra weapons."

After the recent battle, the longsword Xia Qi initially held was already somewhat battered.

Bronze-grade weapons were originally novice weapons, and the higher the power of the Sword Move used, the higher the wear and tear.

"As long as the blade isn't broken, I'll make do with it for now."

Anyway, killing monsters mainly relied on elemental energy. As long as the blade wasn't broken, he could continue using it.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Xia Qi decided that he would absolutely not change this weapon until it broke.

After all, a bronze longsword also cost fifty thousand yuan!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sound of arrows piercing the air interrupted Xia Qi's thoughts. He hadn't even actively sought out monsters yet, and the bronze monsters had already come looking for him.

A bronze monster wielding a bow and arrow hid in a dark corner, firing arrows at Xia Qi.

Flame Dance!

Xia Qi revealed a cruel smile. With Fire Breathing circulating, he sprinted forward, leaving a trail of flames as he charged towards the Armored Monster.

Closing in, he lowered his head and performed a horizontal slash. The mighty flames erupted in a dazzling red light. The bronze armor on the Armored Monster was like paper, instantly cut into two pieces, then turned into fragments in the explosion.

"This is exhilarating, this feel, this kill method."

The firelight made Xia Qi's face flush slightly, and the feeling of exhilarating combat instantly surged.

The Heart of Blazing Fire's talent ability was not only immensely powerful, but its Move skills were also incredibly cool.

If there were outsiders present at this moment, they would definitely be dumbfounded. This was an Armored Monster from a nightmare difficulty dungeon, yet it was instantly killed by Xia Qi with such ease.

The power of the Heart of Blazing Fire was indeed formidable, but its energy consumption was also extremely severe.

After killing only two Armored Monsters, Xia Qi felt that his physical energy had already been depleted by one-twentieth.

This meant that his energy would be completely exhausted after killing at most forty monsters.

However, Xia Qi wasn't flustered. He still had plenty of energy water in his spatial ring. If worst came to worst, he could amplify his energy water talent once. A B-rank energy water could already restore nearly one-third of his energy.

An A-rank should be able to restore at least half of his energy.

And so, Xia Qi transformed into fire, intending to incinerate the world.

In the Puppet's Lair, a crimson figure wielding a sword of blazing flame charged into a horde of countless terrifying Puppet monsters.

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