Chapter 12: Chapter 12 Join Forces to Kill the Wolf
Su Yuan dealt with three Ninth Stage Fire Stepping Wolves with relative ease, using Wind Walking and Hardened Iron Skin while keeping an eye on Zhuang Xun's battle with the Green Flame White Wolf.
"This Zhuang Xun, truly not simple..."
Su Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Zhuang Xun had already demonstrated quick speed slaying the Fire Stepping Wolves. Now, facing the Green Flame White Wolf alone, he remained calm and composed, advancing and retreating with skill.
Fierce flames erupted from the black-red longsword, and various powerful sword moves imbued with the fire element were frequently unleashed. Even though the Green Flame White Wolf had some flame resistance, it still suffered continuous burning damage when struck by the longsword.
Additionally, Zhuang Xun's Fiery Flame Sword Technique and Flame Explosion Technique were used at just the right moments, making it so that he didn't fall behind at all for now.
"That fierce fire sword skill is at least of Green Grade. Coupled with the Green Grade Flame Explosion Technique and that black-red longsword... the burning trait of its attacks should also belong to this weapon. It's almost certain it's a Green Grade Weapon Card..."
Su Yuan's gaze fell on the black-red longsword in Zhuang Xun's hand, and he silently clicked his tongue.
"Truly a wealthy young master, no wonder he doesn't care much about the demon core of the Green Flame White Wolf."
This entire set on Zhuang Xun, even the Flame Explosion Technique, was the cheapest, only around two hundred thousand.
Next was the fire sword skill.
Skills like sword techniques, staff techniques, or blade techniques couldn't be extracted from beast cores of Star Beasts but instead were produced in another way—recorded by human experts.
Because of higher costs and fewer numbers, their value was also higher, possibly twice that of the Flame Explosion Technique.
As for Zhuang Xun's black-red longsword, it couldn't be compared to the standard long blade in Su Yuan's hand. It was a genuine Star Device transformed from a "Weapon Star Card"!
Weapon Star Cards differ from typical Skill Star Cards. They are a revolutionary craft created by humans. By integrating forging techniques with Star Cards, ordinary objects are sublimated into extraordinary items capable of fully unleashing Star Power, known as Star Devices.
Throughout the process of driving away Myth Star Beasts and consolidating human domination, Star Devices played a crucial role.
Star Devices could not only enhance the user's attributes but also possess special traits, like the "burning" trait of this black-red longsword.
Moreover, the rarity of Star Devices was higher than sword skills, and their prices far exceeded those of Skill Cards of the same grade. They were not much cheaper than even high-grade Skill Cards.
Zhuang Xun's green-black-red longsword was likely priced close to a low-tier Blue Skill Card.
So overall, Zhuang Xun's entire set was worth at least three to four million!
During the Star Apprentice Stage, being able to casually spend millions meant almost certainly being a wealthy young master. It was hard to earn that much money during the Star Apprentice Stage.
However, Su Yuan didn't feel too much envy.
After all, you have your money, and I have my tricks...
The battle between humans and wolves was extremely intense. Star Power burst forth, and dust flew everywhere!
After a fierce battle, with a dull thud, Zhuang Xun was knocked away by the Green Flame White Wolf, flying more than ten meters, and he groaned, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Truly powerful, worthy of being a Bronze Level Elite!"
The Green Flame White Wolf was stronger than expected. Zhuang Xun had been pressed hard the whole time, and now he was getting angry.
Casually wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Zhuang Xun gathered Star Power again. The firelight on the sword, dispersed by the Green Flame White Wolf's strike, reunited and was restored. Gritting his teeth, Zhuang Xun prepared to charge again.
But at this moment, the Green Flame White Wolf seemed to be annoyed and unwilling to entangle with Zhuang Xun any longer. It suddenly opened its mouth, and the immense Star Power within swiftly converged in its mouth, forming a highly compressed blue flame.
Elite Skill, Gray Flame Strike!
Zhuang Xun immediately felt an intense sense of oppression. He wanted to dodge but sensed that this strike would not be easily evaded.
Gritting his teeth, Zhuang Xun decisively withdrew his longsword and quickly rubbed a large flame ball with his hands to face it head-on.
Although both were elite green skills, Zhuang Xun's Flame Explosion Technique compared to the Green Flame White Wolf's Gray Flame Strike showed a significant energy difference.
The reason was simple, the disparity in Star Power was too large!
Zhuang Xun was merely at the Ninth Rank of the Star Apprentice Stage, while the Green Flame White Wolf was a Bronze Level Elite Star Beast with a D-Class Star Power Talent!
In a matter of seconds, both sides were ready to strike, but as Zhuang Xun's heart grew heavier, countless thoughts flashed through his mind:
"I was careless. Being a Bronze Level Elite Star Beast, I shouldn't have engaged. I was too young, thinking after killing two Bronze Early Stage ordinary Star Beasts I could handle this Green Flame White Wolf..."
"Am I going to die here today? I'm still so young and handsome. I haven't even seen what a top Star Power Academy looks like... Also, I haven't even held a girl's hand yet! It's all my mom's fault for being so strict, saying I couldn't date until I got into the top twenty academies."
"It's over, everything's over! I shouldn't have trusted anyone so easily. Su Yuan is completely unreliable. He hasn't even dealt with those three Fire Stepping Wolves yet? He's nowhere to be seen. Did he run away?"
"But even if he returned, he would be no match for this Green Flame White Wolf... Huh? Above the Green Flame White Wolf, is, is that Su Yuan?"
Zhuang Xun's somewhat dazed mind instantly cleared up. Looking again, it was indeed Su Yuan, who had somehow appeared above the Green Flame White Wolf out of thin air!
Earlier, Su Yuan had also noticed the Bronze Level Elite Star Beast's strength was greater than imagined, making it hard to confront directly.
So, after killing the three Fire Stepping Wolves, he decisively used the remaining Star Dust to enhance Steel Flame Finger to the Transformation Realm, awaiting the right opportunity!
At this moment, with the Green Flame White Wolf fully occupied by Zhuang Xun, the opportunity had arrived, and Su Yuan used instant teleportation to arrive.
As the Green Flame White Wolf was about to unleash Gray Flame Strike, Su Yuan's ironized, black-gray left arm suddenly turned crimson like metal being forged at high temperature!
Then he suddenly turned his fingers into a claw and thrust all five fingers into the Green Flame White Wolf's head!
"Awwoo!!"
A heart-wrenching scream echoed as the Green Flame White Wolf, in immense pain from the blow, began to struggle fiercely, completely neglecting the Gray Flame Strike it had prepared. It inadvertently sprayed it onto the ground nearby, causing a huge explosion and leaving a crater several meters in diameter!
Su Yuan unleashed all his Star Power to fend off the burning blue flames on the Green Flame White Wolf. Despite its furious thrashing, he held its head tightly with his five fingers!
A Bronze Level Elite Demon Beast wasn't indestructible. Despite its strong constitution, with such severe head injuries, survival was impossible. Within seconds, the Green Flame White Wolf rolled its eyes, spewed blood from its mouth, and collapsed on the ground.