Age of Evolution#

Chapter 952: Chapter 955: Circus Tactics_1 Chapter 952: Chapter 955: Circus Tactics_1 Lin Zhen, too, had studied the Clown King, and even before the battle, he knew that advancing to the top ten would require him to cross this bridge.

However, it was only when they actually fought that Lin Zhen realized his understanding of the Clown King was far too limited.

The Clown King had no standard combat strategy.

When he attacked Lin Zhen, a pile of fireballs on the ground flew up, bombarding him like meteors.

These meteors were like the flying daggers of a Spiritual Mind Master, with each strike capable of penetrating a planet.

Lin Zhen had no choice but to resist these fireballs with all his strength, and the real attack of the Clown King only began now.

“JiJiJiJi~~~”

With a strange whistling sound from his mouth, the Clown King twisted his body into an odd arc, holding a magic wand, and he viciously smashed it toward Lin Zhen!

…

Lin Zhen deflected it with his sword, stumbling back.

The Clown King’s strength was astonishing!

Having made his mark, two successive fireballs pierced Lin Zhen’s body, seriously injuring him.

“Hehe…

this is just the beginning!”

The Clown King’s ugly blood-red mouth was agape, and he managed to dodge Lin Zhen’s two sword attacks amidst the swaying of his body.

He moved in again, smashing down hard with his magic wand.

This time, Lin Zhen was somewhat prepared.

His soft divine weapon became a shield, blocking the Clown King’s attack.

Continuously being attacked wasn’t Lin Zhen’s style.

Faced with the Clown King’s imposing offensive, he had to retaliate.

With a flicker of thought, Lin Zhen’s seven precious flying swords rose into the sky!

If it were a contest of Spiritual Power, Lin Zhen wouldn’t fear anyone.

The members of the top ten in the Hall of Fame generally possessed Sky Blue Peak Spiritual Power, but none were stronger than Lin Zhen.

Cui Mang Rank Spiritual Power was something only a deity could possess.

Accompanied by a series of clinking sounds, the flying swords collided with the fireballs, finally alleviating some of Lin Zhen’s pressure.

As soon as the flying swords were launched, Lin Zhen’s deadly swordsmanship followed closely behind.

God Burial!

Continuous sword light tore through space, combined with Lin Zhen’s immense Star Power, it unleashed enormous power.

The long sword, now gold-clad, slashed onto the Clown’s magic wand!

After an ear-piercing metal collision sound, Lin Zhen’s body retreated a little – after all, the long sword wasn’t a siege weapon.

However, the prepared Lin Zhen seemed to be on springs, and in the blink of an eye he was back, slashing out with his second sword!

The previously overconfident Clown King finally encountered a powerful challenge.

Lin Zhen’s robust body exceeded his expectations.

Even after being pierced by fireballs, his wounds healed quickly, and the fierceness of his swordsmanship horrified the Clown King.

Although the magic wand was powerful, pushing Lin Zhen back each time, he always recovered instantly and challenged again with even more fierce attacks.

“Chop!

Chop!

Chop!”

Lin Zhen exerted all his strength, each sword striking the same spot on the Clown King’s magic wand.

Continuous strikes later, Lin Zhen leapt into the air, holding his sword in both hands, and brought it down with all his might!

“Rakshasa!”

The long sword, gold-clad now, was sharper than an ordinary middle-grade treasure.

With this stroke where Lin Zhen put in all his strength, he finally succeeded!

A harsh sound of metal being cut off, the Clown King’s magic wand was finally broken!

After using this technique, Lin Zhen felt extremely tired.

These few swords required precision and ferocity, and the demand for both Spiritual Power and physical strength was exceptionally high, not to mention that the Clown King’s Star Power seemed to exceed Lin Zhen’s.

After the magic wand was cut off, the Clown King stood blankly on the spot, looking at the magic wand with a distressed expression.

“You wrecked my magic wand!

You damned guy!”

The Clown King suddenly shrieked at Lin Zhen, “You pay for my magic wand, I want your life to compensate!”

Holding the broken magic wand, the Clown King suddenly raised his hand.

A few tufts of black smoke rose from the ground.

From within the black smoke, several things appeared.

A huge brown bear, a brightly colored tiger, an eagle, and a wooden puppet.

Looking at these things the Clown King pulled out, Lin Zhen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “Are you carrying a circus with you?”

The Clown King laughed weirdly, “Soon you’ll know how formidable this circus is!”

“My darlings, tear this guy to shreds for me!”

The Clown King flicked his hand, and a long snake-skin whip appeared in his hand.

He swung the whip wildly, striking it through the air like a beast tamer, creating a loud cracking sound.

With the sound of the whip, the brown bear stood up, morphing into a tough man holding a large axe.

The tiger stood up and transformed into a muscular man, his weapon a long knife.

The eagle became a winged human, soaring in the sky, his weapon a long spear.

As for the puppet, it landed on the Clown’s shoulder, unarmed.

But the one that launched the first attack on Lin Zhen was this little puppet.

The puppet was wrapped in a layer of golden silk.

Its small arm lifted, its body shone brightly, and a thunderbolt struck down from the sky at Lin Zhen!

“Elemental Demon Puppet~!”

Lin Zhen is shocked, this sort of Elemental Demon Puppet is not to be underestimated, as a single puppet is equivalent to a powerful mage, capable of releasing various types of potent magic.

A flying sword swings in the air, blocking this lightning strike, as three beasts simultaneously mount an attack.

The Clown on the other side is performing a strange dance, intermittently lashing his whip, each time he does so a beast becomes even more violent and fierce.

This is his method of controlling his beasts and the wooden puppet.

This battle poses a great challenge for Lin Zhen!

These three beasts each have their own strengths and they are all fearlessly fierce.

Taken individually, each one would have a strength equivalent to the top thirty in the Hall of Fame!

The three beasts team up to attack, complementing each other’s weaknesses.

Coupled with the Elemental Demon Puppet releasing magic from time to time, Lin Zhen is quickly ensnared in a bitter struggle.

The brown bear leads the attack, its defense is incredibly formidable and Lin Zhen’s sword skills cannot inflict a fatal blow on it.

The tiger’s flank attack is powerful, making it extremely difficult for Lin Zhen to defend against it.

The old eagle launches an aerial ambush, its speed is incredibly fast, preventing Lin Zhen from focusing all of his strength on attacking the tiger and bear.

Lin Zhen is very clear that the Clown is orchestrating all of this.

However, every time he tries to break through the encirclement to attack the Clown, the puppet on the clown’s shoulder emits a piercing scream, accompanied by powerful magic, causing Lin Zhen’s attacks to fail midway.

Moreover, the Clown King’s snake-skin whip is incredibly tricky.

It not only encourages the beasts to fight more nimbly but can also find opportunities to sneak attack.

At this point, Lin Zhen wishes he could split himself in two.

His duplicate is still slowly recovering.

If his duplicate could join the fight, helping him to tie up some of this, the situation would not be hard to break.

But now, that’s not possible.

Moreover, there is a hidden force lingering in the area which seems poised to launch a surprise attack on Lin Zhen at any moment.

Lin Zhen is working hard to locate this force but has yet to uncover it.

Injuries of various sizes begin to appear on Lin Zhen’s body, and the relentless beasts continue to attack madly.

It seems the end of this battle is just a matter of time.

The Ground Clan that surrounded the scene fell into silence again.

In contrast, the cheers of the Endless Species grew louder and louder.

For the first time, he wasn’t able to secure a 5-0 victory.

At this critical juncture to come away with a fatal 5-0 loss, how refreshing it would be.

The group known as Tiannie are discussing together, they all agree with how the Clown King is fighting.

Though they don’t believe they would lose to the Clown King, his method of fighting is such that anyone who faces him would likely suffer a great deal.

Tiannie’s gaze falls involuntarily onto Bai Xue on the podium.

This aloof princess, seemingly floating above the clouds, controlling everything, everything is under her command.

Prince Ye’s decisive self-explosion really brings a lot of trouble for Lin Zhen.

Without his duplicate to hinder, defeating Clown King is nearly impossible, unless his strength completely overwhelms.

However, Lin Zhen clearly hasn’t reached that level yet.

She was able to make Prince Ye self-explode; what kind of tactic was this?

Tiannie cannot help but fear Bai Xue more.

Now it seemed that a 5-0 loss was inevitable.

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“This can’t continue like this, first I need to determine where this threat is coming from?”

As Lin Zhen avoids a powerful attack from the tiger, he throws out a “Constant Star Fall” attack, forcing the bear to back-off; He realizes he has to take some action.

He must advance into the top ten.

The Clown King’s method of fighting may be bizarre but it’s not without its shortcomings.

The gray falcon descends from the sky like a bomber, Lin Zhen tries his absolute best to block it but he leaves himself open.

The puppet on the shoulder of the Clown King immediately seizes this opportunity, and an energy ball full of multiple types of energy mercilessly blasts toward him!

With the tiger and the bear on the side, Lin Zhen has no room to dodge and can only raise his flexible godly weapon in defense.

Boom~~!!

The intense explosion of energy blinds everyone’s vision.

Witnessing this, the Clown King laughs heartily, “Lin Zhen, go to hell!”

The long snake-skin whip in his hand transforms into a python as thick as a water barrel, and with its bloody mouth wide open, it launches into the air at him.

Swallowing Lin Zhen in one bite, it becomes a giant snake.

“Hee hee…

My python’s stomach contains corrosive acid that can dissolve iron and steel.

Lin Zhen, you’re going to turn into snake dung!”

The Clown King laughs uproariously while anticipating the moment of Lin Zhen’s dissolution.

As the radiance fades away, the true figure of the giant snake is revealed.

This snake, length of tens of meters, currently coiled in the middle of the battlefield, with a massive bulge in its belly that slowly undulates as if it’s digesting something.

Tiannie is watching from a distance and suddenly has a bad feeling, he shouts loudly, “Clown, be careful, Lin Zhen might break out from the snake’s belly!”

“You don’t need to worry, the skin of this snake is even tougher than a space barrier and it can stretch and expand a hundred times, Lin Zhen can’t do that.”

Tiannie breathes a sigh of relief, hoping it’s true.

But before the Clown can finish, they see the bulge on the belly of the giant snake rapidly expanding!