Chapter 296 Perfect Combo
Although the Phantom Beast could mimic all of the player's skills, Eric had already gained a clear understanding of the Phantom Beast during their encounter.
At the beginning of the battle, Eric had used Frost Azure Flame, but it seemed the Phantom Beast couldn't use it.
Frost Azure Flame wasn't a skill Eric had learned; it was an effect attached to the item Frost Azure Flame, so Eric was 100% sure that the Phantom Beast couldn't use skills attached to player equipment.
As the black mist from the Abyssal Blade entered Eric's body, a faint layer of silver-gray death aura appeared on his surface. He then charged at the Phantom Beast, first activating Nine Dragon Cleave, causing twelve Abyssal Blade phantoms to appear and attack the Phantom Beast directly.
Seeing the twelve Abyssal Blade phantoms coming at it, the Phantom Beast smartly didn't try to block them. Instead, it used Inferno Thunderstorm to strike Eric, thinking that as long as Eric died, the skill would naturally be canceled.
However, Eric smiled calmly and didn't dodge. Instead, he activated Swordsoar Ascension and went straight for the Phantom Beast's vital points.
Swordsoar Ascension could immunize against four melee attacks, so Eric didn't need to block with his sword, allowing the Phantom Beast to attack him while his dual swords slashed at the Phantom Beast.
Previously, the Phantom Beast had used Swordsoar Ascension to block Pyroblast Burst, so now it could only take Eric's attacks head-on.
Eric seized this opportunity, landing seven consecutive hits on the Phantom Beast, each dealing over five hundred damage, with critical hits reaching a thousand.
Each strike from the Abyssal Blade phantoms also dealt over two hundred damage.
Out of the seven strikes, four were critical hits, combined with the twelve Abyssal Blade phantom attacks, resulting in over seven thousand damage, which was quite considerable.
However, the Phantom Beast, having transformed into Eric, gave Eric a disdainful sneer, as if to say, "Is this your limit?"
This level of damage was merely a scratch to the Phantom Beast, which had a health pool of two hundred thousand. It could easily recover from it.
But without any life-saving skills, Eric was now on a path to certain death.
"Having a thick health pool is quite an advantage," Eric remarked as he looked at the Phantom Beast's health bar. He then smiled and said, "But if you think you can crush me with that, you're ten years too early."
Eric then activated Infernal Fury from the Infernal Shadeblade, increasing his attack speed by 100% and damage by 30% for 15 seconds, with a cooldown of two minutes.
Seeing the Phantom Beast charging at him again, Eric pointed with the Abyssal Blade.
Abyssal Bind.
Nine pitch-black, icy chains instantly emerged, binding the Phantom Beast.
For a full 4 seconds of absolute restraint, the Phantom Beast showed no sign of panic. It didn't even resist, instead showing a look of Derisive Provocation, as if to say, "Go ahead and slash me if you can."
In just over a second, Eric had only managed to deal over seven thousand damage. Even if given another 4 seconds, at most, he would only deal thirty thousand damage, which was less than a quarter of his total health.
Once all these skills were used up, Eric's burst capabilities would be exhausted.
Without life-saving skills and burst-limiting skills, the outcome was obvious, so the Phantom Beast was very confident.
From the beginning, this human had no chance of defeating it.
But the Phantom Beast soon realized that fantasies were always ideal, while reality was harsh.
Abyssal Bind indeed lasted for 4 seconds, but it also reduced defense by 100%, significantly increasing the damage Eric dealt.
With each casual strike, Eric could now deal over seven hundred damage. Even more astonishingly, the Abyssal Blade's Dreaded Affliction was triggered, reducing the Phantom Beast's attributes by nearly 30%, causing its health to drop from two hundred thousand to one hundred forty thousand.
Under the sweep of Sword Storm, the Phantom Beast's health plummeted rapidly, suffering continuous critical hits. Strands of death aura were absorbed by Eric, making Nine Dragon Cleave a perfect match for the Arcane Black Emperor. With Nine Dragon Cleave activated, Eric would never run out of death aura.
Before the 4 seconds were up, the Phantom Beast's health had already dropped below 70%.
Seeing that the binding was about to end and the Phantom Beast would soon be free to completely crush Eric, Eric's sword technique changed. He leaped up, using 10 layers of accumulated death aura to reset Inferno Thunderstorm. The cooldown for a level 7 Inferno Thunderstorm was 30 seconds, and each layer of death aura reduced the cooldown by 3 seconds. By consuming 10 layers, Inferno Thunderstorm was ready to use again.
But that wasn't all. Eric used another 20 layers of death aura on himself, instantly boosting all his attributes by 40%, and increasing his attack speed and movement speed by 20% for 10 seconds.
With these enhancements, Eric unleashed Inferno Thunderstorm, striking the Phantom Beast's head. Sparks flew, dealing over three thousand damage and stunning it for more than 3 seconds.
Eric was well aware of his situation. Currently, his level was low, and he had learned few skills. He had burst power but lacked sustainability. After a burst, either the enemy died, or he did, or he had to flee. Skilled players could control monsters indefinitely until they died, unless the monster was immune to control skills. Clearly, the monsters in the trial weren't immune to control skills, just resistant, making the effects of control skills diminish over time. Otherwise, the trial would be impossible to complete.
Eric's current skills had gaps, but the Arcane Black Emperor could solve this, allowing skills to cycle. Otherwise, Eric wouldn't have dared to challenge the seventh trial. The only downside was that the Arcane Black Emperor only worked on skills learned by the player, not on skills from equipment.
If it did, it would be too overpowering.
During the 3-second stun, Eric not only dealt significant damage but also easily accumulated nearly twenty layers of death aura thanks to Nine Dragon Cleave.
He used another ten layers of death aura to unleash Inferno Thunderstorm again.
This time, the stun lasted less than 3 seconds.
But Eric didn't mind. At this moment, wielding his dual swords, he felt an inexplicable sense of exhilaration. This was the true way a Swordsman should fight, the way he had always pursued.
The seamless and continuous chaining of skills was the true path.
Thus, Eric continued to use Inferno Thunderstorm to strike the Phantom Beast. Although the stun effect diminished each time, eventually lasting only one second, the Phantom Beast's 140,000 health was still whittled down to death by Eric's relentless stuns.
The Phantom Beast was utterly defeated.
The big shots in the Throne of Immortality were stunned by this outcome. They hadn't expected Eric to have hidden his abilities so well.
System: Defeated Phantom Beast, completed the seventh trial challenge, was rewarded with 15 million experience points, 30 free mastery points, 800 points to all skill proficiencies, and 10 gold coins.
System: Seventh trial completed. Would you like to start the next trial?
With 15 million experience points, Eric instantly leveled up twice to reach level 23. In Silvervale City, only Tonny had reached level 23, and it had taken him several days to go from level 21 to 23, while Eric had done it in mere seconds.
Looking at the System prompt, Eric felt a bit of anticipation for the eighth trial, but he shook his head and said, "Quit while you're ahead. Earning an Epic Level item is already great. Continuing would be gambling, not skill."
The Twelve Trials were the toughest trials in the Crystal Palace, and the difficulty would increase exponentially with each round. Eric guessed that the eighth trial monster wouldn't be a special elite but likely a boss monster.
Boss monsters were much stronger than special elites, with more health and higher resistance to control skills. They also had party-wipe skills, and one mistake could cost him his life.
Facing an unknown boss monster, Eric's chances of victory were almost zero.
Analyzing situations calmly was a necessary trait for becoming a top player in Divine Realms: Legends.
As a top-tier player, Eric decisively chose to give up.
He then clicked "No" on the System prompt and was immediately teleported out of the Twelve Trials.
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