With this success, Po Kong’s confidence surged. Under Starlight’s command, he brandished his greatsword and advanced steadily, neutralizing Taros’s attacks with perfect timing every time.
Behind him, Xia Duo fired arrow after arrow in perfect sync, completely sealing off Taros’s paths of retreat.
In this situation, even facing an opponent whose strength far exceeded their own no longer seemed so terrifying.
The four of them closed in step by step toward the corner where Taros was hiding.
However, even when the distance between them was only a dozen meters, the other three—excluding Starlight, who had Noah’s help—could see absolutely nothing unusual ahead.
This method of concealment was exceptionally clever; had it not been for the assistance of a Saint Rank soul, they likely would have been defeated without even knowing why.
“Alright, He is hiding right in front of us! Everyone get ready, we attack together!”
After successfully parrying another of Taros’s sneak attacks, Starlight spoke during the brief gap when the energy flow was disrupted. By now, he could clearly see the outline of the skeleton hidden in the darkness, sitting cross-legged ahead.
With that, he began to gather the last of the light elements in his body into his hands, determined to make this a killing blow.
During this process, Starlight was pleasantly surprised to find that with the support of Noah’s soul power, the speed at which he condensed mana had increased several times over, and even its quality far surpassed his previous limits.
Normally, a light spear condensed from his remaining light elements would be at least a meter long, but under Noah’s guidance, it was forcibly compressed down to the size of a bamboo skewer.
Despite its size being reduced dozens of times over, only he knew just how much power was contained within this tiny light cone. Its piercing capability would be terrifyingly high.
Even Moen, standing nearby, cast a surprised look at the light cone in his hand. Although she lacked an affinity for light elements, she could still sense the immense power level of this spell.
“Come to think of it... does this count as my first original spell? Go! Radiant Piercing!”
With a thought from Starlight, the light cone in his hand emitted an incredibly dazzling light, like a miniature sun illuminating half the hall.
Then, under his command, the light cone flew straight toward Taros’s shell. The intense light elements instantly dispersed the surrounding black mist, leaving Taros with nowhere to hide.
Sensing the aura that felt like being scorched by a blazing sun, the cross-legged black skeleton suddenly snapped its head up and raised its abnormally thick bone arms in front of its body.
Creak, creak, creak...
The moment the light cone made contact with the skeleton, an astounding amount of power erupted.
That hard bone, which even the charged attacks of Po Kong and Xia Duo couldn't budge, actually let out a piercing grinding sound under the assault of this spell.
Even though Taros used the surrounding dark elements to reinforce His body, the light cone still slowly pierced through the arms He held in front of His chest.
Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound echoed from the black skeleton. Taros’s arms reached their limit in the struggle against the light cone and finally shattered into countless fragments in the air.
At the same time, Starlight’s light cone exhausted its energy and vanished along with Taros’s broken arms. At that very moment, the red sphere on His chest was completely exposed to the four of them.
“Now! Po Kong, Xia Duo! Go!”
Using this spell had consumed most of Starlight’s mental energy and mana. As the light cone vanished, even his connection with Noah began to weaken.
Staring at the flickering red sphere, Starlight shouted with the last of his strength.
Almost the instant he spoke, Xia Duo, who had been waiting for the opportunity, released the arrow on her longbow.
Unlike the attacks she had previously condensed from battle qi, this arrow was a physical one—a rarity in Xia Duo’s arsenal.
It was a dark green arrow. Although it looked as unremarkable as a common tree branch, the energy it contained was terrifying to the extreme.
The green arrow arrived in an instant. Taros clearly sensed the threat it posed. The black skeleton retreated violently, attempting to dodge the attack.
But the arrow seemed to have eyes of its own, tracing a graceful curve in the air and following Him like a relentless shadow.
Seeing that He could not dodge it, the ribs on the black skeleton’s chest suddenly constricted, forming a bone plate to protect the red sphere.
Yet, even though Taros reacted with maximum speed, the arrow still accurately struck the gaps between the ribs, shattering the newly closed bone plate. The crimson weakness was exposed once more.
“Great job! You won't get away this time! Take this... Air-Rending Slash!”
As Taros’s body was knocked back by Xia Duo’s arrow, Po Kong’s attack followed immediately like a shadow.
At this moment, Po Kong was only a few steps away from the red sphere. Under the empowerment of Nature’s Blessing, he burst forth with unprecedented speed.
The longsword in his hand was like a bolt of lightning, passing straight through the gap in the skeleton’s chest and stabbing ruthlessly into the startling crack on the red sphere.
The power of this blow was immense, sending the massive skeleton flying backward until it smashed into the wall behind. Stones and dust erupted instantly, and the entire underground space seemed to tremble.
“How is it? Did we succeed?”
A moment later, Moen peeked out from behind the treant and asked nervously as she looked at the rolling dust ahead.
“I'm not sure yet. Everyone, don't lower your guard! ...Wait, is that Po Kong?” Xia Duo narrowed her eyes and spoke softly.
Her sharp gaze pierced through the dust, spotting a tall figure slowly rising from the ruins ahead.
That figure, radiating a pale yellow light, was indeed Po Kong.
He was currently leaning against a nearby stone, puffing out his chest and giving a thumbs-up to the three on the treant’s back, his face beaming with the joy of victory.
“I told you we’d definitely win! Right, Little Star!” Po Kong’s voice was a bit weak, but his tone was filled with excitement and thrill.
Seeing that Po Kong was unharmed, Xia Duo and Moen also breathed a sigh of relief. The consecutive battles had left them feeling drained, so they supported each other as they sat down on the treant’s broad back.
Just then, Starlight suddenly looked up, but his eyes appeared strangely hollow.
What came out of his mouth was actually Noah’s anxious voice: “You fool! Danger! Run!”
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