Chapter 1416: Norgana vs. Jin Yuanbao

Of course, that’s # Nоvеlight # impossible!

The skill Norgana used was called Finger Gun.

It’s a Normal-type skill that gathers energy in the fingertip and releases it.

This skill has a unique characteristic: like Dragon Breath, the form of the attack is determined by the Transcendent creature’s attribute.

For example, a Fire-type Finger Gun releases fire bullets, an Electric-type releases electric bullets, an Ice-type releases ice bullets... and so on.

Don’t think this skill is similar to Fireball or Waterball.

It’s vastly different!

Can bullets be compared to ordinary throws?

Excluding special energies, including but not limited to internal energy, spiritual energy, profound energy, etc., the explosive power and lethality of firearms are something cold weapons can never rival.

By the same token, the energy bullets released by Finger Gun cannot be compared to ordinary Fireball, Waterball, and other skills.

Let’s just say, the two are not even in the same league.

A simple Finger Gun is a genuine Earth-tier skill!

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Norgana fired several shots in Golden Yuanbao’s direction.

It was only because the skill didn't have a lock-on capability and Golden Yuanbao's speed was fast enough that it wasn't headshotted.

Relying on its battle instinct and the assistance of Chasing Wind and Thunderbolt skills, it performed extreme evasions.

But just like on Earth, where guns are also known as the 'great equalizer,'

There's also a saying—beyond ten steps, the gun is fastest; within ten steps, the gun is both fast and accurate.

The Finger Gun skill also has a similar implication.

So, even though Golden Yuanbao’s speed was fast enough, the tip of its left wing was still grazed by an ice bullet, and the wound's surroundings were eerily covered in a thick layer of frost, as if corroded.

Its Flight speed plummeted.

Coupled with the influence of Time-Ice Domain, the spacetime causality around it was dislocated.

Although the Impact on Golden Yuanbao was not as great as imagined, it was still affecting it.

“Increase the distance, Abyssal Gaze!”

Finger Gun, huh?

If I can't dodge, then let's try a sniper duel!

Golden Yuanbao and Mingxi were connected telepathically, so even without her explicit explanation, it knew her purpose in asking it to use Abyssal Gaze.

It wasn't to attack Norgana, but to attack the ice bullets released by the Finger Gun.

“Bang!”

“Crack!”

“Bang!”

Two pet beasts, one looking up, wielding a 'gun' to commit violence, the other looking down, radiating 'laser eyes.'

This scene had the air of a top sniper's wilderness showdown.

Mingxi even felt a sense of déjà vu, like watching “Operation Red Sea” in the cinema years ago.

“Watch your Flight angle!”

Mingxi reminded.

Norgana’s Ice Heart Mirror Reflection ability was not to be underestimated; once Golden Yuanbao’s Flight angle and strafing angle deviated, it might suffer reflected damage from the Finger Gun and its own skills.

Therefore, not a single mistake was allowed during the attack.

Golden Yuanbao's concentration was extremely high, so it had no time to respond, but visibly, as the sniper duel between the two sides grew longer,

Its accuracy became higher and higher, while its consumption became lower and lower.

“So exciting!”

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a scene.”

“A sniper duel, how amazing.”

“Who is more amazing?”

“Norgana is attacking; it’s always targeting Deep Potential Cold Feather, while Deep Potential Cold Feather is defending, targeting the ice bullets released by Norgana’s Finger Gun!

Who do you think has the higher difficulty?”

“That must be Deep Potential Cold Feather!”

“Yes, if we’re comparing accuracy, control, and precision, then Deep Potential Cold Feather is definitely stronger!

However, we can’t say that Norgana is inferior to Deep Potential Cold Feather, because the reason Deep Potential Cold Feather can’t counterattack recklessly is precisely because Norgana is too strong.

They are strong in different ways, and neither is inferior to the other.”

“Sister, your analysis is excellent, thumbs up!”

“Will they keep sniping at each other like this?”

“Of course not, it just depends on who makes a mistake first.”

“In that case, wouldn’t Deep Potential Cold Feather be doomed to lose? After all, a mistake by Norgana wouldn't have much Impact on it, but if Deep Potential Cold Feather makes a mistake, it will suffer heavy damage.”

“It certainly looks that way, but Yushou battles change in an instant, and no one can say whether Deep Potential Cold Feather still has a hidden skill, like the Ten Thousand Thunder Heavenly Prison from the last round, that can instantly counter the opponent, or perhaps another Ten Thousand Thunder Heavenly Prison.”

“Can that terrifying skill really be used again in such a short time? I think it’s unlikely!”

“That’s not necessarily true, anything is possible.”

“No, no, the result of a stalemate will inevitably be Norgana winning. Do you know why? Of course, it’s because of Norgana’s Time-Ice Domain ability!

Don’t look at Deep Potential Cold Feather appearing evenly matched with Norgana now, but in the Time-Ice Domain, how long can it maintain this state?”

Relative to the lively audience, the commentary booth, which should have been full of tension, was surprisingly 'harmonious.'

It was as if Xie An Yan and Samuel had never been at odds before, proceeding with their commentary as usual.

Perhaps due to Bing Mei's losses in the previous two rounds, Samuel's demeanor was not as aggressive as before, and he no longer slandered Mingxi or set traps for Xie An Yan.

This is what is called: either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

However, the clash in their eyes, and their 'twitching' smiles that didn't reach their eyes, showed the underlying conflict between them.

Harmonious?

Non-existent!

On the battle stage, Golden Yuanbao and Norgana’s standoff continued.

It was as if they had gotten into a deadlock.

Bing Mei’s side probably also felt that such a stalemate was advantageous to them, so she remained unmoving.

But Mingxi was not so calm.

Sweat beaded on her forehead, looking flustered and chaotic.

Time-Ice Domain, Ice Heart Mirror Reflection, plus Finger Gun, indeed presented a rather difficult problem.

However, since it’s a problem, there’s no such thing as an unsolvable one.

Even Goldbach’s Conjecture, one of the world’s most difficult problems, will have a day when it is proven.

Can't solve it?

It's simply due to insufficient firepower.

In the commentary booth, Samuel, who had voluntarily reduced his aggressiveness, spoke with a hint of ease.

“Mingxi is in a tough battle.”

“Since Bing Mei appeared in this Starsea Cup, Norgana’s ability skill combination has always been successful, even against Deep Potential Cold Feather, which is called the T0 version among pet beasts, it still has a prominent advantage.

It has almost nullified Deep Potential Cold Feather’s offensive capabilities.

Miss Xie, do you think Mingxi will find a way to break the deadlock?”

Xie An Yan's expression was calm, her emotions stable, unaffected by her opponent's verbal jab.

She stated factually: “I don’t know how Ming Shen will break the deadlock. From my personal perspective, besides close-quarters combat, it might be about finding a weakness in Ice Heart Mirror Reflection, otherwise, under the influence of the Time-Ice Domain, Deep Potential Cold Feather will indeed become increasingly passive.”

Samuel smiled, imitating a certain high-pitched 'wow': “I didn’t realize, Miss Xie, you have quite a talent for battling.

However, does Ice Heart Mirror Reflection have a weakness?”

Xie An Yan: “...”

Pfft.

Mingxi also didn’t know if Ice Heart Mirror Reflection had a weakness, but she had never thought of changing the battle situation by finding a weakness in the opponent’s ability.

She didn’t have the chance to make mistakes repeatedly on the battle stage; even if Golden Yuanbao could endure it, she wouldn’t be willing!

“Thunder Walk.”

“Thirty degrees to the front-left, advance!”

The moment she spoke, Abyssal Gaze suddenly stopped, and Golden Yuanbao disappeared.

This sudden change caused Norgana’s next Finger Gun to miss its target, firing into empty space.

Almost simultaneously, Chasing Wind, Thunderbolt, and the new skill Thunder Walk, learned 'last night' in the Time Realm, boosted its speed to the extreme.

Even in the viscous spacetime, it still transformed into a high-speed moving lightning bolt, beginning erratic, high-speed directional maneuvers.

“She still had a trick up her sleeve?” Bing Mei was a little surprised.

This Deep Potential Cold Feather was becoming increasingly daunting.

Although the name Thunder Walk contains 'Thunder,' it is actually a Normal-type skill, intermediate level, an acceleration skill.

However, this skill has a bonus for Electric-type Transcendent Creatures; a trace of lightning energy can transform it into true lightning.

In short, for other attribute Transcendent creatures, the Thunder Walk skill is just an ordinary intermediate skill.

For Electric-type Transcendent creatures, it is a god-tier skill.

However, the difficulty for Electric-type Transcendent creatures to learn this skill is hundreds, even thousands of times greater than for other Transcendent creatures!

Moreover, according to statistics from the Alliance Beast Taming Center, the probability of Electric-type Transcendent creatures spontaneously awakening this skill is zero.

Yes, not even a shred of possibility.

Therefore, if an Electric-type pet beast wants to master this skill, it can only rely on Skill Stones.

After Mingxi successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, the elder surnamed Ding, on behalf of the nation, sent her a large number of Skill Stones suitable for Golden Ingot Eight to use, among which were a full 52 Thunder Walk Skill Stones.

52 Skill Stones, if used by other pet beasts, the probability of successful absorption and learning would probably be less than 10%.

But Golden Yuanbao was different.

Although it was an 'African Transcendent' (unlucky), it had high talent.

It understood upon seeing it, and mastered it upon learning... well, not quite, but it successfully learned it after absorbing 50 stones!

So, thanks to the people, thanks to the country!

“Trying to get close?”

“Is she trying to use that Spacetime Exile skill?”

Bing Mei frowned, unable to let the opponent succeed!

“Blizzard!”

Norgana's eyes flashed with a ghostly light, and the effect of Time-Ice Domain suddenly intensified. Golden Yuanbao felt the surrounding spacetime like a quagmire, its speed forcibly plummeting.

At the same time, snow began to fall.

It wasn’t a blizzard of goose feathers, but silent, vertically falling, dense ice needles.

They were soundless, yet carried an undeniable chill, quickly covering everything in sight.

Sound was greedily swallowed by the falling snow, and the world seemed draped in a thick, soft velvet cloth.

Norgana stood at the center of the snow curtain, its pair of azure eyes, in this pure white expanse, like two ice lanterns.

The world was being gently frozen, intending to block all possible routes for Golden Yuanbao.

At the critical moment, Golden Yuanbao's abilities, Supreme Vajra Subduing Demon's Immovable and Wrathful Gaze, were triggered simultaneously, and its powerful willpower allowed it to ignore the freezing caused by the Blizzard.

The higher the physical damage it endured, the clearer its mind became!

Heavenly Wind Seated continuously compressed the energy swirling around its body, and Abyssal Gaze continued to reflect damage back to Norgana.

So, from another perspective, the opponent's attacks were indeed continuously strengthening Golden Yuanbao's power!

But others didn't know that.

“But this level of harassment won’t change the course of the battle.”

Mingxi’s brain was working at high speed, “Blizzard still restricts Golden Yuanbao quite a bit. We can try to Impact it with a large-scale weather skill.”

“Wind Dragon Twister.”

A violent storm gathered around Golden Yuanbao.

The most effective and convenient way to break weather warfare is with weather warfare!

However, under the influence of Time-Ice Domain and Ice Heart Mirror Reflection, Wind Dragon Twister not only lacked sustained power but also caused harm to both sides.

“15 degrees to the front-left, Thunder Walk advance three meters, Z-turn!”

Golden Yuanbao completed the displacement almost instantly.

Almost at the same time, several Finger Guns grazed its afterimage!

“Go around to the back, Claw Strike!”

Lightning flashed again, and Golden Yuanbao appeared behind Norgana's side, its sharp claws wrapped in energy, landing on Norgana.

“Hiss!”

An invisible ice mirror reflected the damage.

But Claw Strike itself was a physical attack, and the reflective effect of Ice Heart Mirror Reflection was not as strong as imagined.

“Chasing Wind, ascend five meters, Cross Sky turn, Impact!”

“...”

Samuel exclaimed, “She’s predicting Norgana’s attack trajectory and then counterattacking with quick strikes and dodges!”

He was somewhat taken aback; could a human really do this?

Because she had to predict Norgana’s movement path and attack direction in advance to achieve this.

Mingxi could perform aerial predictions, but such high-density commands definitely couldn’t be achieved with simple aerial predictions.

What level of computational power must this be!

Xie An Yan glanced at him, “Heh.”

May you be shocked to death, you scoundrel!

Not only was Samuel astonished, but Bing Mei was also surprised.

Because she absolutely couldn't replicate Mingxi's maneuvers.

At this moment, she finally realized how formidable that Xiao Guniang across from her truly was.

To be honest, she felt a bit inferior.

“Boom!”

Golden Yuanbao slammed onto the ice, creating a shallow crater with its body, sending ice shards flying.

This was not a mistake, but a tactic.

“Hell Slash.”

Hell Slash is a skill formed by the mirrored fusion of Light Expulsion and Hell Ripping Slash.

Golden Yuanbao slashed fiercely upwards at Norgana.

Covered in darkness, from hell, cutting through everything!

“Substitute!”

“Boom—!”

“Crack!”

Ice Heart Mirror Reflection naturally cannot reflect damage indefinitely.

That wouldn't be an ability; it would be divinity.

When Ice Heart Mirror Reflection's damage absorption reaches a certain limit, it will also shatter.

Even if it could still reflect, Golden Yuanbao used Substitute to absorb the damage.

This series of feints, vision obscurations, and blind spot ambushes perfectly showcased Mingxi's tactical intelligence!

“Nor!”

Norgana had lost an arm, becoming a Venus de Milo.

Facing Golden Yuanbao's sudden attack, a look of determination flashed in Bing Mei's eyes: “I didn’t want to use this move, I wanted to save it for the finals.”

“But if I don’t use it, it really looks like I’m going to lose!”

Bing Mei took a deep breath, “End Times!”

The next second, an indescribable, terrifying fluctuation suddenly erupted with Norgana at its center!

When this fluctuation occurred, Mingxi's expression drastically changed; she felt a strong sense of crisis.

She didn't even need Emerald Green to bloom a flower of fate!

Guangguang, who had never had any presence during her matches, lit up.

“Oh oh, Master, you’ve hit the jackpot!”