Chapter 166: Completely Deciphered, Yet Still Useless!
The 1st wave missed. The 2nd wave nearly hit. Yet Tang San refused to stop, and he launched a 3rd wave of hidden weapons.
This time, Tang San released the 3rd volley after predicting Yu Tianlin's next move. He was full of confidence.
"Even if Yu Tianlin can use Spirit Power to block the projectiles and keep them from hurting him, that kind of defense consumes a lot of Spirit Power," Tang San thought. "Yu Tianlin is only level 44. He's a lightning attribute Spirit Master with powerful Spirit Skills, so his consumption will be even higher. If I can drag this out until his Spirit Power is depleted, I can win."
This was the method Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had come up with. If they could keep draining Yu Tianlin, there was still a chance.
"Come on. Let me see how you deal with this."
Tang San stared at Yu Tianlin, waiting for his response.
Yu Tianlin only smiled and took a few steps to the right.
That tiny movement made Tang San's expression change drastically.
"Impossible! I clearly saw the change in his muscles. He should have moved left, so how did it turn into moving right?"
A strange scene followed.
Yu Tianlin was obviously shifting right, yet Tang San's hidden weapons suddenly veered left, flying in the exact opposite direction. There was no way they could hit.
"As expected, controlling muscle movement to fake the next action can interfere with Tang San's prediction." Yu Tianlin reflected. "So Tang San's Purple Demon Eye can only reach this level. He has only reached the 2nd stage of microscopic perception."
With his conclusion made, Yu Tianlin spoke plainly. "Tang San, these are useless against me now. Do you have anything else?"
Tang San snapped out of his shock and, unwilling to believe it, launched another volley. Just as before, Yu Tianlin deceived him again and the shots missed completely.
"You shouldn't only have this much." Yu Tianlin's patience was finally wearing thin. "What about those strange crossbow bolts you used to kill the Human Faced Demon Spider? Let me see them."
After dodging again, Yu Tianlin sighed. "Fine. I'm too lazy to play with you anymore. I'll finish this."
The moment the words fell, Yu Tianlin sprang forward. He unleashed his full speed and charged straight at Tang San.
"Finally, he's attacking." Tang San's expression turned solemn, but he showed no fear. Instead, he instantly released 8 spider legs. Four lifted to guard his front, while the other four braced against the ground.
As Yu Tianlin closed in, the 4 legs supporting Tang San suddenly kicked off, letting him retreat and widen the gap.
But Yu Tianlin's sprint was too fast. The distance still shrank rapidly.
Tang San had no choice but to summon his Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass. The only purple Spirit Ring on his body lit up.
A bright blue light flared in Tang San's palm, condensing into a ball of light. He tossed it forward.
The blue green orb shot toward Yu Tianlin and expanded midair, instantly turning into a giant spiderweb with a diameter of 5 meters, ready to swallow Yu Tianlin whole.
"Break!"
Even though it was only a thousand year Spirit Skill, Yu Tianlin did not underestimate it. He let out a low roar, and his 2nd Spirit Ring lit up.
Lightning gathered rapidly, forming dragon claws around Yu Tianlin's palms. They overlapped perfectly with the claws of his dragon form, and the destructive power was obvious at a glance.
Facing the incoming web, Yu Tianlin's 2 lightning covered dragon claws ripped into it and tore it apart with brute force.
Normally, Thunder Dragon Claw was only 1,800 years, while Spider Web Binding was 2,000 years. By that comparison, and considering Spider Web Binding was one of the strongest control skills of the same level, it should have been impossible to shred it.
But comparing skills on paper meant nothing. The outcome depended on the user.
Yu Tianlin was simply too strong. He was confident that even without using any Spirit Skill, he could tear the spiderweb apart with pure dragon strength. Using Thunder Dragon Claw was only him being cautious.
Seeing his strongest control skill fail to stop Yu Tianlin for even a moment, even Tang San, with all his composure, could not help feeling a heavy pressure.
"But it's fine. I still have my 2nd Spirit Skill, Parasite." Tang San calculated quickly. "With Parasite's unpredictability, it can at least slow him for a moment. I'll use that moment to strike."
With that thought, Tang San retreated rapidly. At the same time, he pulled out the Zhuge Divine Crossbow from the Twenty Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night and aimed it at Yu Tianlin.
"Even with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, it'll be hard to defeat Yu Tianlin," Tang San thought. "But it doesn't matter. I coated the bolts with deadly poison. As long as they pierce his skin, they'll affect him."
"Next, I just need to wait for the Blue Silver Grass seeds to touch his skin."
Although the spiderweb had been torn apart, countless Blue Silver Grass seeds had scattered into the air. They were about to brush against Yu Tianlin's scales when Yu Tianlin made another move.
A violent surge of lightning burst around his body, bringing with it a faint smell of burning. In an instant, all the invisible Blue Silver Grass seeds around him were destroyed.
"This is troublesome." Tang San gritted his teeth. "Parasitism can't be activated like this. Then we'll have to force it."
His plan had been ruined, and Tang San pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Kacha!
With a sharp roar, 16 shadowy bolts shot from the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and tore toward Yu Tianlin.
Yu Tianlin did not panic at all. He raised both hands and unleashed Thunder Dragon Claw.
Two Thunder Dragon Claws collided with the 16 bolts midair. Lightning exploded, blasting the bolts away into some unknown corner.
A strong attack type Spirit Master's 3rd Spirit Skill was usually enough to block a Zhuge Divine Crossbow. Yu Tianlin's Thunder Dragon Claw was only his 2nd Spirit Skill, yet it was stronger than the 3rd Spirit Skill of most attack type Spirit Masters. Blocking it was only natural.
After neutralizing the crossbow, Yu Tianlin finally rushed to Tang San's side. He grinned.
"Tang San, you're finished."
The moment he got close, Tang San's defeat was already written.
Not necessarily.
Tang San still refused to give up. After replying calmly, his footwork blurred and his figure turned ethereal, likely using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps. At the same time, he controlled the Eight Spider Lances and stabbed toward Yu Tianlin.
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