Chapter 993: The Ultimate Battle (Part 3)

Before Duo Duo, lightning kept lashing and striking the ground, exploding with flying debris.

Nie Yan couldn’t get close to Duo Duo. His heart sank. Since the battle had escalated to this level of magic, he wouldn’t hold back either. Guardian Angel Karenna raised her staff, casting a white glow upon Nie Yan.

A white shield of light surrounded Nie Yan.

Karenna’s Protection!

With this shield, Nie Yan charged forward through the lightning toward Duo Duo.

Thunder God’s Hammer!

A massive white hammer suddenly appeared in the sky, hurtling toward Duo Duo. This was a deadly skill from the legendary Abak set. If hit, Duo Duo would likely remain stunned until death!

Two thick lightning bolts struck Nie Yan. The impacts only caused slight tremors in Karenna’s Protection, and floating damage numbers of two or three hundred appeared over Nie Yan’s head.

Seeing Nie Yan charging forward with a shield, Duo Duo was greatly alarmed. As Thunder God’s Hammer approached, he quickly cast Bone Cage. Thick, sharp bone spikes, like the fangs of a beast, erupted from the ground, gleaming with a metallic black sheen.

Three bone spikes blocked the path between Duo Duo and Thunder God’s Hammer. With a loud boom, the hammer struck the spikes and exploded. The bone spikes shattered into white powder, scattering into the air.

As Thunder God’s Hammer broke through the bone spikes, Nie Yan’s Zeinard Sword transformed into a massive sword wave—legendary skill, Nightmare Slash!

Duo Duo had just blocked Thunder God’s Hammer and hadn’t even caught his breath when he saw the terrifying sword wave descending upon him.

Nie Yan’s “Destruction Slash” was infamous; countless players had fallen to it. Thus, upon seeing Nightmare Slash, Duo Duo mistook it for Destruction Slash!

As Duo Duo hesitated, Nie Yan, protected by Karenna’s Shield, charged within five or six yards of him. At the moment of Nightmare Slash, Nie Yan also used a locking skill, preventing Duo Duo from escaping.

Faced with Nightmare Slash and unable to flee, Duo Duo was horrified. He quickly waved his staff.

Lich King Shield!

At this critical moment, Duo Duo activated Lich King Shield. An image of the Lich King appeared around him, forming a black energy shield.

Boom! Nightmare Slash struck Duo Duo, sending him flying. A damage number of over 36,000 floated above his head. Then came another Frost Explosion, dealing over 20,000 damage. Though not fatal, this was nearly half of his total health.

Unfortunately, the Frost Explosion had little slowing effect. Although Nie Yan had activated Frost Aura, its impact on Duo Duo was minimal. This guy’s frost resistance must have been extremely high. Moreover, Nie Yan’s Frost Aura was no secret, and Duo Duo likely had countermeasures prepared.

Without the powerful protection of Lich King Shield, even with double health, Duo Duo wouldn’t have survived Nie Yan’s strike!

Nie Yan had anticipated that Duo Duo would possess such a powerful shield skill. A top-tier player like Duo Duo without a strong shield would be unthinkable.

Nie Yan vanished again with a Dash Step, rushing toward the flying Duo Duo.

After taking the hit, Duo Duo didn’t dare to linger. He used Shadow Mist, his body dissolving into mist and dispersing with the wind.

Nie Yan’s eyes narrowed, scanning for Duo Duo’s trail.

Outside spectators held their breath, awestruck by the incredible skills displayed.

“My God, what level of battle is this!”

“They’re both Legendary class players!”

“Such powerful skills!”

They couldn’t help but exclaim. Previously, when Duo Duo and Nie Yan fought, they exchanged only basic skills, which seemed normal. Now, their battle had become a clash of legendary skills.

Upon reflection, the players found it perfectly reasonable. These abilities were hard-earned through genuine skill. Only those who had truly mastered the fundamentals could attain such formidable legendary powers. The heavens were just! While some might ascend to expert status through luck, without true mastery, they could never hope to reach the heights of Nie Yan and Duo Duo.

To become a top player, one needed not only great fortune, but also unparalleled talent and technique, and strong backing from a powerful guild. Nothing less would suffice. In Faith, with so many players, only Nie Yan and Duo Duo had emerged.

Watching the duel between Nie Yan and Duo Duo, the spectators were overwhelmed. This was a true clash of titans!

Nie Yan locked onto Duo Duo’s position. Zeinard Sword and Death’s Blade gleamed coldly as he charged.

Duo Duo teleported rapidly, casting powerful spells. From the start of the fight, he sensed his inferiority. If this continued, he would surely lose.

Nie Yan’s skills kept coming, each stronger than the last. Many powerful skills remained unused.

Duo Duo glanced at his skill bar. The only skills left were forbidden spells. But in a duel, forbidden spells were useless due to their long cast times. In such a fast-paced battle, a single second decided victory. Attempting to cast a forbidden spell would only lead to death.

Looking at his last two skills, Duo Duo’s eyes flashed with determination. No matter what, he had to win this duel. Since entering the game, he had never lost, and he never would!

Although when Nie Yan was at his peak, Duo Duo once felt defeated, thinking he could never match Nie Yan. At that time, he hadn’t even dared to challenge Nie Yan. But three years had passed. Nie Yan had been away from the game for three years. He refused to believe he would still lose to him!

Lich King Ascension!

Duo Duo roared. Behind him, a massive phantom appeared, wearing tattered gray robes. Beneath the hood was a fearsome skeletal face, with two eerie red flames burning in its eye sockets. The figure shrank rapidly, entering Duo Duo’s body.

Duo Duo threw his head back in a furious roar. Endless magical energy formed a massive vortex around him, vast as a swirling nebula, covering thousands of yards. It seemed to suck everything within its range into its swirling force.

Outside players retreated rapidly. This magical nebula seemed to drain their very souls.

“Look at the mana!”

“Our mana is disappearing!”

Several magic users cried out as they saw their mana rapidly draining from their bodies, merging into the vortex.

“Everyone, get out of here, especially mages!” Cui Can Dao Guang shouted. Staying here was like offering endless mana to Duo Duo!

They quickly fled.

“How did his Lich King Ascension become so powerful!” Tang Yao frowned.

“Yeah, before, his Lich King Ascension wasn’t this strong!” Others were equally puzzled. They had seen Duo Duo’s Lich King Ascension during the End Times Canyon battle. It definitely hadn’t been this strong.

“The equipment granting this Lich King Ascension must have been upgraded, probably to legendary status!” Cui Can Dao Guang said.

Hearing this, the group understood, but they worriedly looked at Nie Yan within the vortex. How would he face such a powerful skill?

At this moment, Duo Duo seemed possessed by a demon, radiating a sinister aura. He furiously waved his scepter, causing the ground to crack into countless fissures, from which hot magma seemed to spew. Black flames roared into the sky.

Nie Yan stood in the vortex’s center. The protective shield of Guardian Angel Karenna was gradually thinning, its magical essence seemingly being completely drawn away.

At this rate, he would eventually perish in the vortex!

Nie Yan realized he must eliminate Duo Duo quickly. He found it increasingly difficult to move, the vortex’s force too overwhelming.

Suddenly, he spread his demon wings fully instead of keeping them folded. As the wings unfurled, Nie Yan was completely swept into the vortex, spinning rapidly around Duo Duo, accelerating.

Drawing closer to Duo Duo, a normal player would already be dizzy and disoriented.

But Nie Yan’s will was unshakable. His gaze locked onto Duo Duo like a predatory panther.

“In my nebula world, I am the ruler. Die! I shall offer your flesh to the eternal darkness!” Duo Duo’s eyes blazed with a fusion of darkness—plague, pain, fear, death…

Duo Duo extended his right hand. A black giant hand, seemingly emerging from endless void, reached toward Nie Yan.

This dark force, even before approaching, seemed to corrode everything.

Nie Yan felt his body melting under the dark burn. Karenna’s Protection, under this dark force’s corrosion, was already on the verge of collapse.

This Lich King Ascension was this strong!

Nie Yan, now desperate, used Shadow Clone, splitting his body into two.

Celestial Judgment!

Death’s Finger!

Again, two black giant hands appeared in the sky, but their target was not Nie Yan, but Duo Duo in the vortex’s center.

“Die!” Nie Yan’s gaze turned sharp. Even if he had to die, he would take Duo Duo with him!

Boom! An overwhelming force struck Nie Yan’s chest. Karenna’s Protection shattered instantly. Nie Yan felt a heavy blow to his chest, sending him flying backward.