Chapter 264 - 159: Blood of an Ancient Creature, a Hair’s-Breadth Crisis

Chapter 264: Chapter 159: Blood of an Ancient Creature, a Hair’s-Breadth Crisis

As a result, anyone who rushed into this area immediately stood out.

Many people immediately noticed what Pei Ze was doing.

"What’s that guy trying to do?"

"Wait, that’s Pei Ze!"

"What’s he doing over there?"

The Wizards were all bewildered, unable to comprehend Pei Ze’s actions.

The Winter Frost Priests, on the other hand, were overjoyed.

Pei Ze had already killed many of their comrades, and they were racking their brains for a way to deal with this Godslayer. So when they saw him charge into the battle between the Divine Body Golem and the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf—a clear death wish—they were ecstatic.

"What on earth is Pei Ze trying to do?" Gu Lin asked, her face etched with anxiety.

Just then, the aftershock of a silvery-white torrent of frost hurtled toward Pei Ze.

Though it was merely an aftershock, the energy it contained was far more potent than the frost breath of a Winter Frost Giant Beast!

Wherever it passed, even the void itself seemed to freeze solid.

Even from a great distance, many of the Wizards felt an intense chill, their faces paling.

Gu Lin let out a low cry, her eyes filled with anxiety and worry.

But Pei Ze’s expression remained unchanged. Seeing no way to dodge, he charged straight into it.

CRACK! CRACK!

In an instant, the layers of Mage Armor covering his body shattered one after another. Over a hundred layers of Mage Armor didn’t even last half a second before completely disintegrating.

Pei Ze frowned inwardly and sighed.

’The defensive effects of a One-Ring Spell are ultimately too weak.’

’Even with enhancements, engravings, and stacking bonuses, they’re remarkably effective against opponents of the same level. But against an attack of this caliber, they still fall short.’

Fortunately, he had made other preparations.

With a fiery eruption, a ring of blazing flames burst from his robe and slammed into the encroaching torrent of frost.

Having already lost most of its power breaking through the Mage Armor, the frost torrent was then struck and neutralized by the blazing flames, dissipating completely.

Expressionless, Pei Ze continued his forward charge.

The surrounding Wizards and Winter Frost Priests were already dumbfounded, never having expected Pei Ze to be so formidable.

He had effortlessly blocked a torrent of frost that could instantly kill even a Second-level Wizard.

The deeper he advanced, the more violent and powerful the swirling frost and energy in the void became.

His Burning Flame Robe alone was no longer enough to hold them back. Only by relying on the physical enhancement from the fusion of his Earth Rune and the silver star could Pei Ze endure the frost and the tide of energy as he pressed forward.

However, once he was within two kilometers of the battlefield’s center, even the Earth Rune and the silver star began to fail.

Just as everyone thought Pei Ze had reached his limit and would be forced to retreat, dense silver patterns abruptly materialized all over his body. A hazy, silver light slowly spread out, coating his already radiant form in another layer of what looked like pure silver light!

Immediately after, a transparent force field materialized, sealing him completely within it!

Silver Body!

Energy Force Field!

With two new layers of protection, Pei Ze’s faltering figure immediately stabilized. He resumed his advance toward the center of the battlefield—slowly, but with grim determination.

Everyone stared at this scene, dumbfounded.

He had withstood it again!

"Is... is that an Alchemy Engraving?" Gu Lin stammered.

"That’s right." Annie nodded slightly, a hint of a smile in her eyes. "Silver Body, Energy Force Field. Both of these are powerful Alchemy Engravings. Pei Ze has quite a few tricks up his sleeve."

Gu Lin swallowed, her pretty face full of shock.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Pei Ze quickly approached within a thousand meters of the battlefield’s center.

At this range, even with his multiple layers of protection, he was starting to struggle.

Every inch of the surrounding space was saturated with frost and tides of energy, leaving no room to evade.

Every second, he was being subjected to a high-intensity assault.

Even with his many defenses weakening the onslaught, the residual corrosive cold and energy impacts still inflicted considerable damage to his body.

’I can’t hold on for much longer,’ Pei Ze thought. ’I have to make this quick!’

Pei Ze took a deep breath, his gaze quickly scanning the area.

Given the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf’s size, a single drop of its blood was as large as a man’s fist, making it easy to spot on the ground.

Pei Ze quickly found a patch of soil soaked in blood—or rather, frozen earth.

The extreme chill carried by the blood had long since frozen the soil within a radius of dozens of meters into a hard layer of permafrost.

Without hesitation, Pei Ze activated the Dimensional Flash Alchemy Engraving, instantly appearing before the bloodstain. Several silver spikes shot out from his palm and spun in a rapid circle, neatly carving out the entire block of frozen earth and storing it in his Space Ring.

With that done, he immediately began searching for his next target.

Facing the Divine Body Golem, which had become an avatar of a Divine Spirit, the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf was completely outmatched. It was covered in wounds, and its blood was splattered all over the center of the battlefield.

In less than two minutes, Pei Ze had already collected seven blocks of frozen earth containing Silver Frost Disaster Wolf Blood in his Space Ring.

The bountiful harvest made him overjoyed.

’It’s a shame the Divine Body Golem has no blood,’ he mused. ’Otherwise, the blood of a Divine Spirit might be refined into an even more powerful Bloodline Mark.’

Pei Ze knew, of course, that this was just wishful thinking.

The blood of a Divine Spirit was incredibly precious; even a Rule Wizard would covet it. There was no way it would be used in a mere war machine.

Pushing aside his stray thoughts, Pei Ze continued collecting the blood.

After obtaining another three blocks of frozen earth containing blood, he felt the Energy Force Field around him was nearing its limit.

The energy of the Silver Body’s Alchemy Engraving was also about to run out.

As for Dimensional Flash, there was only one use left.

In this area saturated with energy tides, where even space was somewhat distorted, the effectiveness of Dimensional Flash was weakened by more than half, reducing its teleportation distance to less than five hundred meters.

Otherwise, he could have used Dimensional Flash to teleport in from the start, saving himself the trouble of painstakingly pushing through the frost and energy tides.

"Time to leave."

Pei Ze glanced in the direction of the Divine Body Golem and the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf, and turned to leave without hesitation.

Although the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf had spilled much more blood, he knew that excessive greed was a fatal flaw. If he remained here and lost the protection of his Silver Body and Energy Force Field, he would very likely lose his life.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

To avoid the Divine Body Golem’s attack, the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf suddenly made a lateral dash, instantly arriving in the sky not far from Pei Ze.

And the Divine Body Golem was in hot pursuit right behind it.

Neither the Divine Body Golem nor the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf had actually noticed Pei Ze, much like two giants brawling would never notice an ant beneath their feet.

It was just a normal dodge and pursuit for them, but for Pei Ze, it was an out-and-out disaster.

The moment the two clashed, a terrifying tide of energy, far surpassing any previous one, suddenly erupted!

In the distance, Gu Lin’s face drained of color as she watched, and she cried out in alarm.

"Look out!"

Unfortunately, Pei Ze couldn’t hear her, nor was he in any position to care.

An unprecedented sense of dread washed over him. Without a second thought, he used his final Dimensional Flash to instantly put five hundred meters between him and the blast, then shot into the distance without looking back!

However, after rushing out less than three hundred meters, the energy tide caught up, crashing into him like a falling meteor.

Almost in an instant, the Energy Force Field shattered and disappeared.

The flames of the Burning Flame Robe had just flared to life when they were torn apart and annihilated. The powerful backlash even caused the Burning Flame Robe to hum violently as its luster rapidly dimmed, clearly damaged.

Pei Ze was instantly pushed to his limit. Nearly a hundred Earth Runes surged forth, forming a thick, yellow halo that enveloped his body.

But the moment it touched the energy tide, the yellow halo quickly dimmed and disappeared.

In just an instant, most of Pei Ze’s defensive measures were broken.

Just when everyone thought he could not escape this calamity, they saw three scarlet patterns abruptly appear on the back of his right hand. One of them suddenly lit up, turning into a mass of black light that spread out.

In a flash, a phantom layer of black, serpentine scales enveloped Pei Ze’s body.

The phantom scales, though faint and indistinct, exuded an incredibly fierce aura that gave them an indestructible quality.

The energy tide, having already smashed through multiple layers of protection, had lost its initial, all-destroying momentum. Upon striking the phantom scales, it finally faltered for an instant.

Although the energy tide quickly tore through the phantom scales afterward, it had bought Pei Ze enough time.

Taking this opportunity, Pei Ze shot out over a thousand meters like an arrow.

After getting far away from the center of the battle between the Divine Body Golem and the Silver Frost Disaster Wolf, the energy tide in the void finally weakened to a level he could withstand.

Without a second thought, Pei Ze activated another Bloodline Mark. Relying on the phantom black scales and his fading Silver Body, he braced himself against the energy tide and dashed for several kilometers, finally breaking free of the battlefield’s core region.