Chapter Thirteen: The Conspiracy of Shen Yue

  The ascetic is indeed the strongest meat shield tank, not only is his endurance first-rate, but also his ability to attract hatred is the most stable. Ye Chen can completely let go and output, even if he occasionally scores a critical hit, there's no need to worry about the boss transferring his hatred to him.

  In the blink of an eye, Jisi Wang's blood pressure dropped from 60,000 to 12,000. Dingyuan and Shanghe and Linghu Shen Yue all had a hint of joy on their faces, but Ye Chen became tense, his eyes fixed tightly on Jisi Wang's blood pressure. Others didn't know, but he was clearly aware that this guy was about to launch a big move. Once Dingyuan and Shang's operation went wrong, they would be instantly annihilated.

  "Monk, be careful, stop fighting, prepare your Drunken Fist skill, listen to my command."

  "Good." Ding Yuan and Shang Wen's words made them pause for a moment, and they immediately stopped their attack. Their faces also turned solemn, as they too knew that victory or defeat depended on this one move. If they couldn't get past this hurdle, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

  Ling Hu Shen Yue heard this and was slightly stunned, with a hint of surprise in her eyes as she gazed at Ye Chen. She clearly understood that it was the skill used by ascetic cultivators to temporarily seal their enemy's abilities. So why would Ding Yuan and Shang He prepare to use "Duan He" now? It definitely wouldn't be for Wang's Frost Arrow skill, which left only one possibility... Ice Seal of a Thousand Miles!

  This idea made Ling Huo Shen Yue himself feel somewhat unbelievable. He, a 16-level second-rate milk delivery guy, how could he possibly know when the 30-level boss would use his ultimate move?

  12165, 11090, 9987. Ye Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he shot the black fireball towards the Sacrificial King while shouting at Ding Yuan and Shang: "Now, release!"

  Boom! The black fireball landed on the body of the Ice Sacrifice King, and a blood-red damage number rose above the boss's head - 1125.

  At the same time, the Ice Sacrifice King suddenly let out a thunderous roar, and the sky of the entire Ice Plateau darkened in an instant. Countless snowflakes as big as goose feathers fell from the sky, frantically swirling around the staff held high by the Ice Sacrifice King.

  "Here comes the big move." "It's coming." The distant crowd erupted into waves of exclamations.

  Then at this moment, Dingyuan and Shang's silver-white iron rods heavily struck the ground, their mouths emitting a loud roar like a lion.

  The timing is just right! The icy chill of a thousand miles dissipates.

  "It's impossible!" "How could it be?" "How is this possible?" The crowd erupted in waves of disbelieving gasps, and several priests from the Holy Light who had been waiting to see the joke with cold smiles now looked like they had just sucked on a lemon.

  "Haha, the overall situation is settled, that Xiao Er Nai is really a godly person, a godly person!" Just now, Ye Chen's loud shout was heard by many people, and they all knew that Ding Yuan and Shang were able to interrupt the boss's big move thanks to his credit.

  "Hey, just now you were going to call someone's grandfather a young boy? Go ahead and try, Wang Zifeng is as good as dead."

  "Call, call, call grandpa."

  The crowd was in an uproar, Ye Chen and Ding Yuan were also filled with joy, their faces flushed with excitement. Only Ling Hu's eyes flickered, his expression a mix of happiness and worry.

  "Wah!"

  At this moment, the bloodied Sacrificial King suddenly let out a mournful long howl, and his entire body burst forth with golden light. He had actually undergone a transformation.

  "Next stage, variation changed, boss variation changed, evolved."

  "Xiao Er Nai and them have hit the jackpot, might even need to hang up their cleats."

  "Haha, I told you so, wasn't the White Silver boss easy to kill? How's that, mutated now?"

  Ye Chen and Ding Yuan's faces changed drastically, but Ling Hu Shen Yue's face wasn't good either, yet she seemed to have known all along.

  "Ding, the Silver-level boss Frost Sacrifice King has evolved into a Gold-level boss - Frost Sacrifice Emperor for unknown reasons."

  Frost Emperor of the Ice Shrine (Golden Boss)

  Level: 30

  Life: 9326

  Skills: Advanced Ice Arrow, Advanced Frostbite, Advanced Ice Seal Thousand Miles

  "Golden-level boss, Ye Chen was stunned. The Silver level was already so difficult to deal with, and the Golden level was unknown how much more brutal it would be. Even the System God didn't mention that he would mutate. Could it be that even the System God could make mistakes? He quickly asked: "System God, your data didn't mention that the Frost Sacrifice King would mutate either. Is this random? You don't know either?"

  "The variation of the boss is not random, only designated bosses will mutate, or special conditions can also cause the boss to mutate." The system immediately negated Ye Chen's speculation.

  "Querying the mutation reason of [Frost King] (ID 0001), searching... Mutation reason: A player in the team (Ling Huo Shen Yue) has accepted a special quest related to Frost King, which will cause Frost King to mutate. Quest description [Curse of the Frost King]: Go to the Frost Highlands and attack Frost King. When Frost King's HP is less than 9000 points, it will mutate into the Golden Boss Frost King Emperor. Defeating Frost King Emperor can drop Nether Grass. Nether Grass: Main material for refining Nether Curse Pill. Nether Curse Pill: Apply to a weapon, when close-range attacking an enemy, the enemy will be poisoned and all attributes will decrease by 50 points. The poison effect lasts for 15 days."

  Looking at the string of information provided by the system, Ye Chen's face had already darkened. Ling Huo Shen Yue, no wonder she was willing to take a great risk to join the team. It turned out that she was just using herself and Ding Yuan and Shang as pawns. The most despicable thing was that she knew the boss would mutate but didn't say a word, obviously wanting to take advantage of the situation and use Ye Chen and Ding Yuan and Shang for her own gain.

  The variation of the Ice Emperor's sacrifice is nearing its end, and it's too late to leave now. Moreover, Ye Chen couldn't bear to give up this golden-level boss that was within his grasp. He took a deep breath, making up his mind that after killing the Ice Emperor, he would absolutely not hand over the Ghostly Grass to Ling Huo Shen Yue. Not only did this woman plot and use him, but just the attributes of the Ghostly Curse Dan alone made it impossible for him to let go - a 50-point decrease in all attributes for half a month was enough to completely ruin an expert's account at this stage. This kind of thing had to be kept in his own hands before he could feel at ease.

  As he thought, Ye Chen glanced coldly at Ling Huo Shen Yue again. Coincidentally, Ling Huo Shen Yue also looked towards Ye Chen at this time. Their eyes met, and Ling Huo Shen Yue's body trembled slightly before quickly avoiding Ye Chen's gaze with a guilty conscience.

  "Rooooaaaar! Foolish mortals, you have succeeded in enraging me. You will pay the price for this!"

  Golden light disappeared, the Ice Sacrifice King had thoroughly evolved into the Ice Sacrifice Emperor. The golden-level boss already possessed a certain level of primary intelligence, and speaking human language was naturally not a problem.

  As soon as the voice of Emperor Hanyue fell, he waved his staff and shot a cold ice arrow at Dingyuan and Shang.

  Bang! The Frost Arrow accurately hit Ding Yuan and Shang's chest, and a yellowish damage number suddenly appeared on Ding Yuan and Shang's head: "-879!"

  What a terrifying attack power, after transforming into the Frost Festival Sacrifice Emperor boss, the damage of his attacks has doubled. Just one ordinary Frost Arrow was enough to take away one-third of Ding Yuan and Shang's blood, this powerful tank. The almost violent attack power made the onlookers in the distance collectively lose their voices. Ye Chen and the other two people's faces changed greatly, especially Ding Yuan and Shang, who were already scared white, where was his calmness? He shouted loudly at Ling Huo Shen Yue: "Sister Shen Yue, heal me, heal me, quickly heal me! If the boss goes into a frenzy I'll be dead!"

  Although Ling Huishen had mentally prepared herself, she was still frightened pale at this moment. Hearing Ding Yuan and Shang's loud cries, she didn't dare to delay, hurriedly waving her staff, casting a Holy Light Healing Spell, adding over 600 points of blood to Ding Yuan and Shang. Immediately after, she hastily cast a Holy Light Shield on them.

  Boom! - 1028!

  At the same time, Ye Chen's black fireball also landed on Han Bing Zhi Huang's body. Seeing the damage value dealt by Ye Chen, Ding Yuan and Shang He as well as Ling Huo Shen Yue all let out a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, the boss's defense hadn't changed, otherwise they would have been hopeless.