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Chapter 550: Chapter 550: Resistance

Song Jian blinked, surprised at the force of his own attack, which had immediately landed a critical hit, depleting a third of Shadow Teeth’s Vitality Points.

“You…you came back?” Anna’s face lit up in pleasant surprise as she exhaled deeply.

She had already decided to tap into her latent life force. Thankfully, Song Jian arrived just in time, otherwise, if she had exhausted that life force, Anna would have died quickly afterwards.

It was a secret technique of the Elf race known as Elf Anthem that had massive power – it could detonate one’s life energy accumulated over decades in just an instant;

Because Anna had Elf blood in her veins, she could use this secret technique, something ordinary humans didn’t have the ability to master.

Having pushed back Shadow Teeth with a single blow, the countdown that lingered before Song Jian’s eyes disappeared. Looking at a visibly relieved Anna, Song Jian realised that if he hadn’t made it to her in time, Anna would have been killed by Shadow Teeth and his epic-level task would have ended in failure.

Actually, Song Jian didn’t realize that if Anna used the Elf Anthem technique, his mission would be considered failed too. Luckily, he made it in time, saved Anna, and in doing so, rescued his own five ability points.

“Beloved of God, oh great Beloved of God, save us. I am the son of the lord of the City of Sin. As long as you can save us, I promise anything!” Solando suddenly rushed over to Song Jian, desperately clinging onto the sleeve of his robe as he begged.

“Alright, hide behind me and slowly move back. Leave this place immediately,” Song Jian ordered, keeping his watchful gaze on Shadow Teeth, not even sparing Solando a glance.

Kulun had already moved to stand next to Solando, giving Song Jian a sombre look, and then whispered something into Solando’s ear. The three of them hid behind Song Jian and, rather than leaving immediately, they stuck close to him.

Song Jian was surprised, believing that this was a task requirement and must guard the people he was to protect – he didn’t pay this much mind and focused on Shadow Teeth, gradually moving backward.

Anna and the other two mirrored Song Jian’s movements, keeping close to him.

The dramatic scene of Kulun defending against Shadow Teeth had left a profound impression on them – if they strayed too far from Song Jian, Shadow Teeth could catch up to them in an instant with its speed. Only by staying near Song Jian would they be safe.

Shadow Teeth had been dangerously wounded and had fallen from a tree. It got up and stared menacingly at Song Jian, letting out a thunderous roar before launching itself at him like a bolt of black lightning.

“Immortal Sword Body, activate!” Song Jian shouted, immediately playing his trump card. His body began to glow gold – the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Sword Body technique, enhancing all his abilities by eleven points. This spell caused Song Jian’s strength to shoot up drastically, and it’s safe to say that the Song Jian with the Immortal Sword Body activated and the Song Jian without it were two entirely different people.

Before using the Immortal Sword Body, Song Jian could barely perceive Shadow Teeth’s movements. Each time, all he saw was a streak of black lightning left on the surface of his eyes. Even when attacked, he was unable to come up with an effective defense;

After using the Immortal Sword Body, to Song Jian, Shadow Teeth was still lightning fast, but it was no longer swift enough to prevent him from tracking its movement;

Flash Thunder Strike!

Upon seeing Shadow Teeth charging at him, Song Jian swung his sword – three waves of Sword Qi imbued with the power of thunder and lightning struck Shadow Teeth fiercely. Simultaneously, Shadow Teeth’s claws struck Song Jian’s shoulder heavily.

A damage point of over three hundred floated above Song Jian’s head – just a casual attack from Shadow Teeth had already resulted in Song Jian losing more than three hundred Vitality Points;

Sword Finger!

Song Jian raised his left hand and a silver Sword Qi burst forth, stabbing fiercely into the abdomen of Shadow Teeth. At the same time, Shadow Teeth let out a roar, releasing an unseen wave of sound attack covering a fan-shaped range of sixty degrees before it.

This sonic attack caused them to lose their footing. Solando was even knocked to the ground, rolling about. Anna and Kalen could only manage to stabilize their bodies by violently shaking;

Song Jian felt dizzy but thankfully only for a brief moment, less than a second. And then suddenly, Shadow Teeth accelerated its speed, leaping into the air to swoop down on him. Its sharp claws, flashing coldly, whistled through the air. Its blood-red eyes exuded a brutal glow, as if it wanted to tear Song Jian apart;

Tai Chi Sword Skill!

Song Jian’s movements suddenly became gentle, a mysterious aura emanating from him. Under the assault of Shadow Teeth, Song Jian was like a fragile blade of grass in a storm, bending but not breaking, his sword clashing time and time again with the sharp claws of Shadow Teeth, ringing out with the sound of metal on metal.

Using the momentum from Shadow Teeth’s charge, each clash would push Song Jian two steps backwards. After a series of attacks, Song Jian had already retreated more than a dozen meters.

“He…he’s incredible. He can actually fight Shadow Teeth to this extent!” Anna stared at Song Jian in awe.

Even Kalen – looking shocked – was staring at Song Jian. He hadn’t expected this seemingly young Beloved of God to actually be capable of saving them from the clutches of Shadow Teeth.

Ding, ding, ding, ding…

Shadow Teeth’s attacks were continuously deflected by Song Jian. After six seconds, when the duration of the Tai Chi Sword Skill came to an end, during a break from his offensive, Song Jian heard a roar and a powerful force hit him hard in the chest;

An enormous force propelled Song Jian backwards in the air;

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Song Jian was sent flying with almost seven hundred points of damage floating above him. His Vitality Points had now fallen to about half, and a stabbing pain shot through his chest.

Song Jian fell from mid-air, braced himself with his left hand and rolled over twice before he steadied himself. The moment he was steady, Shadow Teeth was already in front of him.

Song Jian took off running, his footsteps flashing white. A glowing Ice Path was left behind him, full of cold air;

Seeing Song Jian escape, Anna and the others also started running towards Song Jian. Shadow Teeth stepped onto the Ice Path – every two steps forward, its limbs were frozen stiff by the freezing air, causing it to be rooted to the spot. Struggling free and taking another two steps forward had it frozen again, slowing it down considerably;

Hearing the angry roar coming from behind, Song Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Glancing at the three panting figures, he said in a low voice: “We’re not safe yet… get away from here as soon as possible…”

Anna and the others nodded their heads eagerly, not daring to look back. They trailed behind Song Jian, running into the distance;

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