Chapter 574
Sharp bursts of air broke through the sky.
Thousands of tiny ice swords filled the space overhead. Each one was only about three inches long, but they were solid, compact, and glowed with a cold blue light under the sun.
The woman’s attack sealed off the entire area within a hundred yards. The blades stretched for dozens of yards, covering the lake like a massive wall of frozen death. Then she shoved her hand forward, and the storm of blades lunged toward Leander. The sound of the blades tearing through the air echoed nonstop. They flew in such a tight formation that there wasn’t even a sliver of space between them. Above, below, left, right—Leander was boxed in from every side.
This wasn’t new to him.
Back when he fought the Cobra helicopters, fifteen of them had opened fire at once. Grenades, rockets, shrapnel, steel pellets—he’d been buried in a full spread of explosive firepower. Dodging was impossible. This was the same thing. Full-scale saturation assault.
Right now, he could either take the hit head-on or force himself to endure it. Dodging wasn’t on the table.
There were so many ice blades it was hard to count. And they weren’t just flashy. Each blade had enough power to rip through steel and tear through tank armor like paper.
With that many coming at him, even an aircraft carrier would’ve taken a direct hit and ended up with a giant hole in its hull.
But he didn’t flinch. There wasn’t a trace of fear in his eyes. He wasn’t the least bit worried about his god-level being getting wrecked.
These blades were lethal, sure, but they couldn’t destroy his body completely. At most, they’d wound him.
That was exactly what the spirit wanted. Hit him hard, catch him off guard, and sneak in with spiritual strength to lock him down. That was the plan.
“Hmph p>
As the blades closed in, the wind roared through the battlefield. Leander let out a cold laugh. His right foot slid half a step back before stomping down on the lake.
A column of water 30 feet tall shot up behind him. With a wave of his hand, the water curled into a massive serpent. A huge dragon head formed at the front.
The water dragon let out a deep roar that shook the whole area as it surged forward to shield him.
The ice blades slammed into the dragon’s head in rapid waves.
One crash after another. Muffled thuds rang out nonstop.
The dragon swayed like a boat in a hurricane. Blow after blow knocked it back, and Leander followed its movement, stepping backward with it.
But no matter how brutal the assault got, no matter how fierce the storm, the water dragon held. Not a single blade broke through.
“Hmm? You blocked it p>
The spirit was stunned. Leander had just tanked the Cryofrost Palm, one of her signature moves. But she didn’t stop there. Instead, she flung the woman’s body into the air like a missile.
Under the sunlight, her pale skin shimmered with a sharp glow. Her arms opened wide like a swan about to take flight. A soft light spread from her as she soared upward.
“Phoenixfall Heavenrend p>
She crossed her arms in front of her like she was lifting a giant sledgehammer overhead.
The pose looked like something a ripped construction worker might use, but when this completely bare woman pulled it off, it didn’t seem awkward at all. It looked powerful. Dominating.
Then she swung down with full force, arms locked together like a wrecking ball.
A crushing wave of Primordial Energy surged forward and took the shape of a massive sledgehammer. Crimson light pulsed inside it, radiating the overwhelming pressure of raw, brute force. It was unstoppable.
The lake under Leander’s feet rippled outward in wide arcs, currents shooting off in every direction. But he just scoffed and raised one hand.
Three water pillars erupted from the lake and shot straight into the sky.
They joined above Leander’s head and transformed into a massive, translucent water shield suspended in the air.
There was a deep, thunderous boom as the blood-red hammer came crashing down and slammed into the barrier.
The water shield trembled violently. Waves spun and churned along its surface, bubbling aggressively. The
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The force behind that hammer felt like a mountain collapsing, but Leander didn’t
flinch. He held his ground and absorbed the full hit head-on.
His foot pressed into the lake, forcing a huge dip beneath him.
A crater almost ten feet wide caved in under the surface.
But that was it. He didn’t take a second step.
“So this is what the great Westerian divinity amounts to p>
Leander stood calmly inside the water shield. Through the curtain of water, he
looked straight at the woman’s icy, flawless face.
His eyes were cold.
His fingers curled into a tight fist.
The water barrier above him
shattered like glass, crashing down in a rush that splashed back into the lake The red hammer came crashing down again, headed straight for his skull.
At that exact instant, Leander’s feet slammed into the lakebed. The crater under him sank another foot.
His entire body tensed as he charged power into his palm. Then his legs suddenly snapped upward, and the blast of water beneath him hurled him into the air.
He shot skyward, his fist clenched like iron, flying straight into the incoming hammer. This time, there was no blast, no wide-scale destruction. Leander simply punched. One hit. That’s all it took to smash the red hammer apart midair.
“What p>
The spirit’s face finally twitched. That red hammer hadn’t just been powered by the girl’s own Primordial Energy. He’d added a surge of his spiritual strength too.
It should have shattered Leander’s body. It should have torn into his soul. But it did nothing. Leander was still in one piece. And the hammer was the one that broke. Leander burst out from the crumbling hammer and shot toward the spirit. He left a sharp streak of pressure behind him.
Trinity Strike Technique, Third Form-Earthshaker!
He twisted his arm and threw a straight punch right at the woman’s chest.
The Trinity Strike Technique was infamous. Every form of it was brutal, but the third one-Earthshaker-was the deadliest.
Leander packed a surge of his spiritual strength into that single blow. A bright blue glow exploded from his arm and formed a massive energy fist more than 100 feet wide.
It came crashing down.
“Cryofrost Shield p>
The spirit was stunned by Leander’s sudden counter. But he didn’t panic. He calmly controlled the woman’s hands forming seals with her fingers right in front of her chest.
Cold energy shot out from her body and up into the sky, then swept back down. In a
blink, it had formed a thick, frozen barrier right in front of her.
“You think some cheap ice shield’s gonna stop me p>
Leander narrowed his eyes. His punch didn’t slow. He didn’t even hesitate. The air
let out a harsh snarl as his strike tore through it.
There was a sharp crack.
His punch hit.
The shield shattered. The spirit’s expression finally dropped.