The male protagonist of the book is poisonous

Chapter 17 Life and Death Showdown

The evil leader stood silently, his black robes like a curtain in the dark night, fluttering slowly with the slightest breeze. The powerful evil aura emanating from him was like a tangible wave of darkness, sweeping towards us in waves. Each wave seemed to be mingled with the resentment of countless lives he had slaughtered. That resentment was like a cold tentacle; even approaching it could stir an uncontrollable, profound fear from the depths of one's soul, as if being stared down by a dark abyss.

Senior Brother Chu Feng, always brave and decisive, roared aloud, a sound resonating like thunder within the gloomy building. Then, like a tiger descending from a mountain, he charged towards the evil leader. The longsword in his hand was imbued with spiritual energy, gleaming with a dazzling silver light. Within the gloomy building, this light was like a beacon of hope, bringing a glimmer of brightness to the oppressive darkness. His sword moves were incredibly sharp, each thrust imbued with powerful spiritual energy. The sword whistled through the air with a sharp, angry cry of justice against evil, echoing throughout every corner of the building.

The evil leader remained calm. He gently raised a hand, and a black barrier instantly materialized before him. The barrier resembled black crystal, emitting a cold luster. Senior Brother Chu Feng's sword pierced the barrier fiercely, and instantly, a shower of black and silver spiritual energy erupted. These sparks were like brilliant yet fleeting fireworks, flaring up before swiftly extinguishing, leaving only darkness and silence. Senior Brother Chu Feng refused to give up. He gritted his teeth, the veins in his arms bulging like tiny green snakes as he desperately tried to break through the solid barrier.

Senior Sister Yun Yao also sprang into action, rapidly forming hand seals and muttering to herself. The incantations flowed slowly from her lips like ancient ballads. As the incantations rang out, rays of blue spiritual energy shot forth from her palms. These rays, like nimble blue snakes, snaked their way toward the evil leader. They converged in mid-air, gradually forming a massive blue spiritual energy sphere. This sphere spun continuously as it flew, like a blue vortex, emitting powerful spiritual energy fluctuations as it swiftly attacked the evil leader's flank.

Seeing this, the evil leader sneered, his laughter filled with disdain. He waved his other hand in the direction of the spiritual power ball, and a black spiritual power wave shot out like black lightning, colliding fiercely with the blue spiritual power ball. The moment the two spiritual powers collided, a deafening roar erupted, and the entire building trembled slightly from the powerful impact. Under the strong impact of the black spiritual power wave, the blue spiritual power ball gradually dissipated, transforming into countless blue spiritual power fragments. These fragments scattered to the ground like meteors, flashing on the ground a few times before disappearing.

Knowing the situation was critical, I took a deep breath, determined to mobilize all my spiritual power, unleashing a powerful spell I'd never used in combat before. I crossed my arms over my chest, then slowly spread them apart, invoking a long, complex incantation. The spell, like a mystical rune, required precise enunciation of every syllable. As I chanted, a powerful flaming spiritual energy began to gather around me. As the flames gathered, the temperature around me soared. The ground beneath my feet glowed red like a scorching iron, and the air around me seemed to ignite and distort, as if space itself were becoming unstable under the intense heat.

Finally, I thrust my hands forward and shouted, "Inferno! Burning Heaven!" Instantly, a massive column of flame erupted toward the evil leader. Like a roaring fire dragon, it burned a scorched, hideous trail across the ground wherever it passed, as if the earth itself were being mercilessly torn apart by flames. The flames rushed toward the evil leader with devastating force. The blazing heat seemed to melt everything around it. The stones on the wall began to melt, dripping down like molten lava.

The evil leader's expression grew slightly more serious. He quickly formed seals with his hands and began to chant an evil spell. The spell was like a whisper from the depths of hell, filled with the power of evil and darkness. As he chanted the spell, the black barrier in front of him suddenly grew thicker and began to spin. The spinning barrier was like a black vortex, emitting a powerful suction force. The flames collided with the spinning black barrier, burning fiercely on the barrier, trying to break through the barrier's resistance. Although the black barrier swayed slightly under the impact of the flames, like a candle in the wind, it still stubbornly resisted the attack of the flames, and the flames and the barrier were in a stalemate.

Senior Brother Chu Feng seized the moment the evil leader was desperately trying to resist the pillar of flame and, seizing the opportunity, launched another attack. Like a nimble cheetah, he silently circled behind the evil leader. Then, he leaped high, his body tracing a graceful arc through the air. He then grasped his longsword with both hands and stabbed the evil leader in the back. This strike channeled all of Senior Brother Chu Feng's spiritual energy. Even before the sword struck, a powerful surge of spiritual energy surged towards the evil leader's back. That surge of spiritual energy was like a surging wave, carrying the power to annihilate heaven and earth.

The evil leader seemed to have sensed this already, his body suddenly becoming ethereal, like a ghost. Senior Brother Chu Feng's sword stabbed into nothingness, piercing directly through his ethereal form. Then, like a ghost, the evil leader appeared at Senior Brother Chu Feng's side. He stretched out a hand, and his black claws clawed at Senior Brother Chu Feng's chest. The black claws gleamed coldly in the dim light, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper. Senior Brother Chu Feng was unable to dodge, and was scratched in the chest by the black claws. Blood instantly flowed from the wound, staining his clothes red.

Seeing Senior Brother Chu Feng injured, Senior Sister Yun Yao was so anxious that she rushed directly towards the evil leader without thinking twice. In her hand, an ice sword condensed from spiritual energy appeared. This ice sword exuded a biting cold, and the surrounding air was condensed into white frost flowers due to the cold. Senior Sister Yun Yao swung the ice sword and slashed at the evil leader's arm. Her eyes were filled with anger and determination, and she wanted to stop him from attacking Senior Brother Chu Feng.

The evil leader dodged Senior Sister Yun Yao's attack by leaning sideways, his movements as smooth as flowing water. Then, with a backhand swing, a black rope of spiritual energy flew towards Senior Sister Yun Yao. The rope, like a black python, stretched its bloody mouth wide open as it entangled Senior Sister Yun Yao. The rope flew through the air at an incredible speed, reaching Senior Sister Yun Yao in the blink of an eye. Senior Sister Yun Yao hurriedly used her ice sword to cut a portion of the rope, but another portion still entangled her body, preventing her from moving. The rope seemed to have a life of its own, tightening around her, and Senior Sister Yun Yao felt her spiritual power being suppressed.

Seeing this, I immediately halted my flaming attack. I ran towards the evil leader, casting a series of small spells to distract him. I fired a series of small fireballs at him. Though they weren't powerful, they were like a swarm of buzzing bees, distracting him. The fireballs exploded around him, sending up tiny flaming flowers.

The evil leader, irritated by my fire bombs, yanked the entangled Senior Sister Yun Yao toward him, then clamped a hand around her neck. His eyes were filled with cruelty and mockery as he threatened, "If you dare to move again, I'll kill her." His voice was as cold as a winter's north wind.

Senior Brother Chu Feng clutched the wound on his chest, his face pale as paper, but his eyes remained resolute, like a burning flame. He said to the evil leader, "Let her go, and come at me if you have any trouble." His voice, though a little weak from the injury, was still filled with unwavering determination.

The evil leader laughed heartily, his laughter echoing throughout the building, full of mockery: "You decent people are always so stupid."

Just as the evil leader was distracted, mocking Senior Brother Chu Feng, Senior Sister Yun Yao suddenly exerted her strength. Enduring the pain of her neck being strangled, she used her remaining spiritual energy to condense an ice blade in her hand. While not as powerful as the previous ice sword, it also emitted an icy cold light. Then, she stabbed the evil leader's wrist. The evil leader, in pain, subconsciously released his grip on Senior Sister Yun Yao's neck.

Senior Sister Yunyao seized the opportunity to break free from the black ropes. Her movements were swift and agile. She hurried back to our side, breathing heavily, her face filled with relief at having survived.

The three of us stood together again, each injured to varying degrees, our eyes still brimming with fighting spirit. Senior Brother Chu Feng's chest was still bleeding, but he held his sword tightly. Senior Sister Yun Yao, despite a significant loss of spiritual energy, gripped her ice sword tightly, ready to fight again. I also adjusted my state, and the spiritual energy within me surged again.

"Let's attack together. We can't give him a chance to breathe." Senior Brother Chu Feng said. His voice was weak but full of strength.

The three of us attacked simultaneously, Senior Brother Chu Feng's longsword, Senior Sister Yun Yao's ice sword, and my fire spells simultaneously assaulting the evil leader. Senior Brother Chu Feng's longsword, with unstoppable momentum, pierced the evil leader's face, the spiritual energy radiating from it blazing brighter. Senior Sister Yun Yao's ice sword, wielding a chilling aura, slashed at the evil leader's flank, freezing the air wherever it touched. I unleashed my fire spell with both hands, and the flames, like a raging sea of ​​fire, swept towards the evil leader's base.

The evil leader began to feel overwhelmed by our combined attack. His black barrier trembled under our assault, and cracks appeared. Those cracks, like cracks in black crystal, grew larger and larger.

But the evil leader was formidable. He forcibly stabilized his barrier and launched a counterattack. He chanted an even more powerful spell, a demonic roar, and the surrounding darkness grew even thicker. With a wave of his hands, countless black, ghostly creatures emerged from the darkness. These creatures, formed from condensed black smoke, their eyes flashing red as they pounced upon us at an incredible speed, like black lightning.

We had to stop attacking the evil leader and turn to deal with these black ghosts. I cast a fire spell once again, attempting to purify the ghosts with flames. I formed hand seals and chanted an incantation, gathering fire energy around me once again. This energy transformed into flaming arrows, which shot towards the black ghosts. When the flaming arrows struck the black ghosts, they let out a shrill cry and their bodies burst into flames, but they continued to rush towards us regardless.

Senior Brother Chu Feng and Senior Sister Yun Yao each unleashed their own spells, engaging in a fierce battle with the ghosts. Senior Brother Chu Feng wielded his sword, its spiritual energy radiating like silver lightning, each strike slaying a black ghost. Senior Sister Yun Yao froze the ghosts with her ice sword, and the frozen ghosts fell to the ground, shattering into pieces of black ice.

The battle has entered a white-hot stage. The life-and-death duel between us and the evil leader continues, and the outcome is still unresolved.

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