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The Gathering Essence Spirit Formation slowly rotated, connecting everyone with numerous threads and drawing power from their bodies before channeling it into Ling Qingxue's.
With this abundant power, Ling Qingxue's level began to rise, finally reaching the Fourth Rank mid-stage!
With a flick of her longsword, a sharp blade of light shot out and struck the Steel Giant with a dull thud.
"Its vitality is very strong even among Sixth-Rank early-stage beasts. Your 'Ink Annihilation Dragon Strike' cannot currently inflict much damage on its body. Remember to primarily target its head; that's the Steel Giant's driving core!"
Strictly speaking, the Steel Giant wasn't a magical beast, or rather, it could not be directly killed.
It was formed from the fusion of numerous Steel Ants; breaking its core would shatter its abilities, causing the Steel Giant to instantly disintegrate!
Seeing the Steel Giant wading towards him, Wu Liang activated 'Gluttonous Feast' without hesitation.
Two colossal Taotie emerged, their murderous aura filling the entire world as their ink-black Devouring Domain obscured the sky.
The group of magical beasts on the lakeshore instinctively retreated, their eyes filled with fear.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fierce tigers behind them, they might have already fled...
The Steel Giant also paused in the water for a moment, its aura somewhat suppressed by the 'Gluttonous Feast'. Seeing this, Wu Liang's face lit up with joy.
"The 'Gluttonous Feast' suppresses magical beasts with weaker bloodlines than mine. This Steel Giant, despite being at Sixth Rank, is essentially a weak Steel Army Ant, making it even easier to suppress!"
With this buff, their chances of victory were much higher!
The two Taotie phantoms descended from the sky with a claw strike, the powerful attack making the air heavier.
The Steel Giant raised its arm to block, and although unharmed, it was directly slammed into the mud, unable to pull its leg out. Its agility had clearly diminished.
Ling Qingxue immediately began a fierce attack with Wu Liang, focusing solely on its head, wasting no effort whatsoever.
A series of crackling explosions rang out, and crisscrossing marks appeared on the Steel Giant's head.
"Beautiful! The captain and Taotie's teamwork is getting better and better! They can even fight a Sixth Rank opponent, and I also contributed! It's like I'm fighting a Sixth Rank opponent myself!!"
"Brother, you know how to do the math! I like it! If we beat this Steel Giant, we'll all be heroes!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Keep taking your drugs! We can't run out of energy. Anyone who can't keep up has kidney deficiency, and I despise young people with kidney deficiency!"
The battle intensified, sending shockwaves crashing across the entire lake.
Facing two Taotie phantoms simultaneously, along with the attacks from Wu Liang and Ling Qingxue, the Steel Giant's body shifted, and eight arms sprouted from its body!
Wu Liang cursed angrily.
Does this make any sense?!
The Steel Giant wasn't considered a living being, but it was still composed of living creatures, right? And it could freely change form—it was practically cheating!
Ling Qingxue took a deep breath and raised her sword to the sky, unleashing a torrent of energy around her.
The Slaughter Will and the Earth Will coiled around her body, subtly revealing an aura of annihilation. Simultaneously, the power of the five elemental spirits within her intertwined.
"Five Spirits... Sword Slash!!"
The longsword slashed down fiercely, carving a trench tens of meters deep into the lake.
This sword struck the Steel Giant squarely between the eyebrows, leaving a deep gash. The two great powers of will and the five elemental spirits erupted with divine light, as if bombarded by cannon fire.
"Beautiful!" Wu Liang praised.
He unleashed 'Ink Annihilation Dragon Strike', immediately followed by attacks from the two Taotie phantoms. Their killing power concentrated in their claws as they launched a continuous barrage.
Under this series of attacks, a hole the size of a bowl appeared on the Steel Giant's head. Its imposing aura plummeted, and even its strength diminished considerably.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The Steel Giant roared several times, the clanging of metal on metal ringing out incessantly.
Its eight arms overlapped and collided repeatedly, emitting a strange sonic wave that caused the surrounding lake water to tremble as if boiling.
Ling Qingxue's eyes flickered slightly. "Eight-Armed Divine Sound! This Steel Ant Army can actually do this!"
The Eight-Armed Divine Sound was a sonic attack, imbued with a disintegrating force, capable of shattering surrounding objects, with miraculous effects on both the physical body and the mind.
This attack method was extremely unusual, but its power was truly formidable.
Neither of them had anticipated this move.
"Little Xuexue, what can we do? Do you have a solution? My bloodline divine skill can only last two more minutes. I'll be exhausted when the time is up..."
Wu Liang looked helpless. Five minutes was his limit, but it might not be enough!
This bloodline divine skill consumed an astonishing amount of bloodline power; even he couldn't withstand this.
Ling Qingxue pondered for a moment, then a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"How are sound waves transmitted?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Liang's eyes flashed with surprise.
Defeating enemies with knowledge? That would be really interesting!
With this thought in mind, Wu Liang began to unleash his full power.
A dark, enveloping Devouring Domain surrounded the Steel Giant within a ten-meter radius, forcibly absorbing the lake water and air.
Even the invisible sound waves were significantly weakened.
Wu Liang's level was slightly lower, so his Devouring Domain couldn't completely devour the Steel Giant. However, he could absorb the lake water and air, creating a... near-vacuum!
Sound waves required a conductive medium, and in this case, the water lake and the air were the medium.
Without a medium, the power of the Eight-Armed Divine Sound, no matter how formidable, was useless!
Furthermore, the Steel Giant also expended enormous energy to use the Eight-Armed Divine Sound; after only a short time, its entire steel body had already lost its luster, appearing dull and lifeless.
A pitch-black space appeared before them, tearing at the Steel Giant's power and shattering its Eight-Armed Divine Sound.
Gazing at the Steel Giant, Ling Qingxue and Wu Liang began charging their ultimate attacks once more.
Five Spirit Sword Slash!
Ink Annihilation Dragon Strike!!
The two attacks sliced through space, intertwining to form a dazzling streak of light like the aurora borealis, before finally piercing the Steel Giant's brow.
The Steel Giant's head exploded instantly, countless Steel Ants falling from its body like scattered sand before eventually sinking to the bottom of the lake.
Victory!
By combining the strength of the entire team, they had slain a Sixth Rank early-stage Steel Giant! Even Beiming Feng, perched atop a distant treetop, was visibly astonished by this feat.
His original intention was to use the Steel Giant to drive the group off the island in the middle of the lake.
Without the island's natural advantage as a base, Ling Qingxue's team would be homeless and constantly facing various situations.
But to directly slay the Steel Giant was truly beyond his expectations.
"Her leadership, insight, and even the strength of her magical beast—she's absolutely top-tier in this generation. I never imagined such a monstrous talent would emerge this year!"
Even the top prodigies of his generation could never have achieved what Ling Qingxue had today.
To dare to fight a Sixth Rank early-stage Steel Giant required immense courage.
To defeat it required even greater strength.
To unite the masses and calm their anxieties demanded naturally commanding leadership.
Possessing any one of these qualities made someone extraordinary; to possess all three—that was a prodigy beyond the heavens!
In short, at this moment, Ling Qingxue and Wu Liang's explosive power was simply astonishing!