Chapter 142: Destruction Core

The energy altar was about seven or eight meters away from the temple gate. Xu Feng pointed with his right hand, and the Flying Sword turned into a streak of sword light, slashing toward the altar.

The Flying Sword could only be controlled within three meters around Xu Feng. Beyond this range, the consumption of Sword Element True Qi doubled. However, Xu Feng had already reached the Three-Star Peak level, and his Spirit Attribute had greatly increased. His Sword Element True Qi had naturally improved as well, which was more than enough for him to use it so freely.

Thump~

The Flying Sword struck the altar hard, and a damage number of over 1,000 floated up from the altar.

Roar~

A loud roar suddenly echoed in the temple hall. Xu Feng felt a cold wind blowing toward him, and a sense of great threat washed over him. It was as if he were standing naked in front of a speeding train, and the hairs on his arms stood on end.

Xu Feng leaped down the temple steps, took out the Horse Talisman, summoned the Skeletal Warhorse, mounted it, and galloped away into the distance.

Clip-clop, clip-clop~

The sound of hoofbeats grew urgent as the Death Knight’s figure flickered in and out of sight, chasing after Xu Feng.

Not far away, Ding Xiang stuck out her little tongue and commanded two Skeletal Knights to attack the death energy crystal altar.

Clang, clang, clang~

A series of rapid attack sounds rang out in the temple hall, and the altar’s Health Points visibly decreased.

Roar~

The furious roar of the Death Knight sounded again not far away. Ding Xiang’s small face turned pale with fear, and she quickly directed the Skeletal Knights to flee into the distance.

Soon after, the Death Knight’s figure appeared and began chasing the Skeletal Knights.

Xu Feng, riding the Skeletal Warhorse, reappeared at the temple gate.

“Flying Sword, slash!”

“Swift Wind Thrust!”

“Drizzle Sword Technique: Drizzle Mist!”

“Drizzle Sword Technique: Stormy Rain!”

…

Xu Feng’s attacks were even stronger than those of the two Skeletal Knights combined. The death altar’s Health Points dropped at a visible rate, and the stacked Black Rocks began to crack one by one, with fragments falling off.

Soon, the Death Knight abandoned the two Skeletal Knights and chased after Xu Feng again.

After several rounds like this, the death altar’s Health Points dropped to less than 50,000, while Xu Feng and the two Skeletal Knights had not lost any Health Points at all.

However, after another round of luring, the Death Knight only chased Xu Feng to the temple gate and refused to go further. It merely swung its long blade toward Xu Feng’s retreating back a few times in anger, unwilling to step out of the temple.

“This guy has gotten smarter!” Xu Feng thought to himself, stroking his chin as he watched the Death Knight, now fully visible, patrolling around the altar.

“It seems we’ll have to take some risks…”

“Second plan,” Xu Feng said to Ding Xiang.

Ding Xiang nodded and directed the two Skeletal Knights to enter the temple hall. However, the two Skeletal Knights headed to different positions.

Xu Feng also stepped into the temple, but he did not go deep inside. He only went about two meters past the gate, so he could retreat and escape at any time. After all, the Death Knight’s special skill, Fatal Strike, was too overpowered, and Xu Feng had no desire to experience it.

“Attack!”

Xu Feng controlled the Flying Sword to slash at the altar. The Death Knight turned its horse and charged toward Xu Feng. Its charge speed was much faster than that of the Skeletal Knights. Facing the Death Knight head-on, Xu Feng felt all the hairs on his body stand up, and he tremb slightly, as if he were standing before a thousand charging soldiers and horses.

“Flying Sword, return!”

Xu Feng directed the Flying Sword to stab the back of the Death Knight’s neck.

Whoosh~

The Flying Sword passed right through without causing any damage to the Death Knight. Xu Feng was stunned, but there was no time to think. The Death Knight was extremely fast and was only four or five meters away from him—a distance its warhorse could cover in a single charge.

Xu Feng quickly turned and fled outside the temple.

The Death Knight was a Three-Star Lord Rank monster, something he couldn’t confront at his current level.

“Ding Xiang, try to capture it as a pet,” Xu Feng shouted.

Ding Xiang nodded, controlling the two Skeletal Knights to attack the altar while aiming a spell at the Death Knight.

A short while later, Ding Xiang shouted, “It says the target is not an Undead Creature!”

Xu Feng sighed softly to himself. The Death Knight was guarding the altar, so they could use hit-and-run tactics to give Ding Xiang a chance, unlike Baron Sara on the second floor. If Ding Xiang dared to use a capture spell on Baron Sara, he would definitely chase her down relentlessly, since Baron Sara had nothing to protect and was clearly much more intelligent than the Death Knight.

The Skeletal Knights continued to slash at the altar, and the Death Knight quickly pulled on the reins, turning its horse to rush back into the temple hall.

Xu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had a mount, his speed was clearly slower than the Death Knight’s. If the Death Knight chased him without restraint, Xu Feng would surely be caught.

The Death Knight charged into the temple and headed straight for one of the Skeletal Knights. That Skeletal Knight immediately turned its horse and fled around the hall, trying to buy as much time as possible. Xu Feng also rushed in, controlling the Flying Sword to slash at the altar with all his might.

Boom~

The altar shook slightly, and a damage number of over 10,000 floated up from the top.

Xu Feng was startled, but then he glanced at the other Skeletal Knight attacking the altar and laughed out loud.

“Fatal Strike! It actually triggered the Fatal Strike effect,” Xu Feng shouted.

At that moment, the Death Knight was about to catch up with the other Skeletal Knight that was fleeing in circles. After the altar was attacked, the Death Knight hesitated for a moment, but then it completely ignored the attack and continued chasing the first Skeletal Knight, as if it would not stop until the knight was destroyed.

Xu Feng’s heart sank. The altar’s Health Points were dropping quickly. If the Death Knight changed its strategy, he probably wouldn’t dare to attack the altar anymore.

Just as the Death Knight was about to catch up with the Skeletal Knight, a gray energy suddenly struck it.

“Slow Spell!” Ding Xiang’s clear voice rang out.

“Big brother, it’s a Shadow Creature. It isn’t immune to my undead magic…” Ding Xiang giggled.

Xu Feng slapped his forehead. Of course! Ding Xiang’s trump card was undead magic. Baron Sara was a Three-Star Lord Rank Undead Creature, so he had high resistance to undead spells. But this Death Knight was a Shadow Creature, which meant it had strong resistance to shadow magic but average resistance to undead spells.

“Ding Xiang, keep using slowing, delaying, and attack-reducing spells on it,” Xu Feng shouted.

The Death Knight, now burdened with various negative effects like slow, reduced attack, reduced defense, and continuous health loss, ultimately failed to catch up with a single Skeletal Knight. It could only roar repeatedly in frustration.

Xu Feng’s eyes lit up. He could already see the hope of success, and the altar’s Health Points were visibly decreasing. Victory was within sight.