181: Chapter 181 Tianzhe Shengyu

After letting the Human-Faced Balloon retreat back underground, Nie Ning flapped his Ice Wings and charged toward the central area.

Just as Skadi was struggling in a fierce battle with the Sludge Monster, several Wind-Thunder Blades flew past with thunderous momentum, detonating the nearby mud ball bombs.

"Just keep it contained, leave the rest to me!"

Seeing Nie Ning arrive, Skadi shouted aloud.

Nie Ning nodded and immediately began attacking the Sludge Monster.

Suppressed by the formation, the Sludge Monster's strength and speed were significantly weakened.

Utilizing his Ice Wings, Nie Ning maneuvered around the Sludge Monster, continuously using Wind-Thunder Blades to harass and attack it.

After all, it was a third-tier Corruptor, and its body of Corruption was unimaginably tough; the Wind-Thunder Blades could only slice through the surface and could not destroy its core.

According to the report written by Audrey, the Sludge Monster possessed an organ that could aggregate and convert toxic gas, which was its true weak point.

However, the Sludge Monster at that time clearly hadn't reached its current level, so it remained doubtful whether this weakness was still effective.

Chebuman, who was on the side, was not idle either, using metal-element wizardry to harass the Sludge Monster.

But by comparison, his attack power was much weaker than Nie Ning's.

Especially after casting the wizardry to attack the flesh pie earlier, his internal mana had been greatly depleted.

Although he could still use it again, if he failed to kill the Sludge Monster, his remaining mana would not be enough for him to re-engage in battle, and there was even a risk of being eroded by the toxic fog.

For a moment, a trace of resentment appeared in Chebuman's eyes as he looked at Nie Ning.

Because the better Nie Ning performed, the lower his own chances of obtaining the tian zhe holy feather!

Thinking of this, Chebuman glanced at Skadi, who was still preparing wizardry, and a malicious thought could not help but rise in his heart.

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The Sludge Monster seemed to sense the intense energy fluctuations and actually gave up attacking Nie Ning and Chebuman, turning instead to walk toward Skadi.

Seeing this, Nie Ning naturally would not let the Sludge Monster have its way.

With a wave of his hand, a large amount of white ice chains appeared out of thin air, firmly binding the Sludge Monster.

But watching Nie Ning's ridiculous binding method, Skadi almost lost focus and let his wizardry dissipate; he seriously suspected that Nie Ning had some special fetish.

Even Chebuman, after taking a look, was careless for a moment and was blown away by a mud ball bomb.

The strength of the Ice Shackles was very high; frost began to condense on the surface of the bound Sludge Monster, and even its limb movements slowed down.

But at this moment, the steam engine-like holes on the Sludge Monster's body erupted with a large number of mud ball bombs.

In an instant, successive explosions rang out, and dust and smoke covered a hundred-meter radius around the Sludge Monster.

'Crack, crack, crack~'

The sound of chains snapping echoed from within the smoke and dust.

Immediately after, a large hand made of Toxic Miasma appeared out of thin air and slapped toward Skadi in front.

Just as Skadi hesitated whether to stop casting, at this critical moment, Nie Ning suddenly rushed out.

The shield on Nie Ning's body surface exploded, and the resulting shockwave shattered the Toxic Miasma hand, but he himself was also sent flying by the hand.

Skadi had no time to worry about the falling Nie Ning.

As the casting finished, a blue magic formation took shape behind Skadi, and immediately after, countless water droplets sprayed out from the formation like bullets.

At this moment, the Sludge Monster walked out of the smoke and dust, and upon seeing this, it erupted with a large number of mud ball bombs from within its body.

However, the water droplets were incredibly hard; in an instant, they detonated all the mud ball bombs and, relying on their sheer number, continued to assault the Sludge Monster.

Under the impact of the water droplets, the Sludge Monster's body was pierced, and dense fist-sized holes appeared all over it.

And as the blue magic formation rotated, the large number of water droplets exerted a powerful suppressive force on the Sludge Monster.

At this time, Chebuman, who had been blown away earlier, returned to Skadi's side.

"Prepare to use the sealing box to seal it!"

Skadi said in a deep voice to Chebuman behind him while suppressing the Sludge Monster.

"Okay!"

Chebuman agreed.

Suddenly, Skadi's expression stiffened, and the magic formation behind him dissipated.

Skadi slowly turned his head, looking at Chebuman with an expression of disbelief, while a golden short dagger was plunged into his back, right over his heart.

"You... why..."

Feeling the sharp pain from his heart, Skadi asked with a pained expression.

"Why do you ask why? It's not like you don't know how hard it is to break through to the third tier."

"I've done so much by your side; you clearly have the tian zhe holy feather in your possession, so why won't you give it to me?"

Changing his tone, Chebuman revealed a ferocious and sinister expression: "Since you won't give it to me, I'll take it myself!"

After saying this, Chebuman pulled out the golden short dagger, slashed off Skadi's arm with a wave of his hand, and kicked him down into the rock pile below.

Taking Skadi's arm, Chebuman removed the ring and took out a white feather emitting a gentle white light from it.

Looking at this feather, a look of obsession appeared in Chebuman's eyes.

As long as he had this thing, he could make the promotion potion, and becoming a third-ring wizard would be just around the corner!

"Hahaha..."

Chebuman laughed uncontrollably.

"So this is the tian zhe holy feather; I've only ever seen it in books."

At this moment, Nie Ning's voice suddenly appeared from behind Chebuman.

Chebuman was startled and quickly turned to look behind him, only to see Nie Ning looking at the tian zhe holy feather in his hand with an expression of wonder.

"Hmph! You're lucky today. I hope you'll have sharper eyes when we meet next time!"

Chebuman snorted coldly, glanced at the recovering Sludge Monster from the corner of his eye, and after speaking, quickly fled into the distance, with no intention of staying at all.

After all, Nie Ning was also a Second-Tier Wizard, and he certainly couldn't be taken down in a short time.

If he waited for the Sludge Monster to recover, it would be too late to leave by then.

Seeing this, Nie Ning smiled, and with a wave of his hand, a large number of ice chains shot out, turning into a large net that blocked Chebuman's path.

He didn't come out of seclusion this time to return to the city, but to search for the tian zhe holy feather needed to make the third-tier promotion potion, which was the feather in Chebuman's hand.

Although he still wanted to use the previous advancement method, the effect of a lower-grade potion was ultimately limited, so for the sake of caution, it was naturally safer to make a third-tier potion.

He had originally planned to go to the Royal Capital to get a bottle of potion to use, but he didn't expect to see the tian zhe holy feather here.

"Do you think you can stop me?"

Chebuman condensed a golden sharp blade in his hand and swung his sword to slash at the ice chains in the air.

'Clang~'

The chains did not break, but a nick appeared on the golden sharp blade.

Seeing this, Chebuman's expression changed instantly.

He turned to look at Nie Ning, only to see that the other party had no intention of attacking.

"Actually, compared to the tian zhe holy feather, I am more curious why you have such great hostility toward me."

Nie Ning spoke again, asking with a curious expression.

Moreover, after arriving here, Chebuman's malice had become increasingly stronger.

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