After Vay finished the potion, he immediately dispelled the stone prison.
In the instant the stone prison was dispelled, Vay’s entire skin also exhibited petrification.
With the disappearance of the stone prison, the situation outside came into Vay’s view, and at that moment, Vay’s pupils suddenly shrank. In the reflection of Vay’s pupils, one could see a pitch-black evil ghost mask, and this mask was worn by the ghost shadow on its face!
This means... the ghost shadow is waiting for him outside the stone prison! Now it is almost face-to-face!
Vay’s heart skipped a beat and he immediately launched an attack against the ghost shadow.
With both palms converging, multiple earth spikes emerged from the palms, after continuous section increase and acceleration, the sharp earth spikes could reach triple impact — breakthrough shields, drill holes, crush bones, layer by layer.
Simultaneously, the horizontally released earth spikes would create a counterforce, allowing instant retreat to increase the distance.
The earth spikes successfully penetrated into the ghost shadow’s body, and Vay also managed to break away, but he showed no sign of happiness, because the force feedback from the earth spikes clearly seemed wrong. Soft as if piercing into cotton, not an entity.
As Vay was uncertain, a sound of wind suddenly arose behind him.
Vay didn’t turn around, he simply stepped lightly on the ground, and a stone pillar rose from the ground, Vay stood on the top of the stone pillar, elevating directly to ten meters in the air.
Only at this time did Vay turn to look below.
From the shadow of the stone pillar, a human form slowly separated out, the fading shadow gradually transformed into an entity, like a black ink silhouette being colored by a painter.
After becoming an entity, the person was indeed the ghost shadow!
Vay immediately turned to look at the spot from which he had released the earth spikes earlier, where the ghost shadow was gradually fading away... disappearing into nothingness.
One side fading, one side fading out. Although he didn’t know the connection, Vay understood that the previous move did not cause any harm to the ghost shadow.
At this time, the ghost shadow transformed into an entity and turned its head, and Vay clearly saw the face of the opponent. However, the ghost shadow was not wearing the mask at this moment, its face was pitch black, like a deep abyss.
In Vay’s astonished gaze, the ghost shadow’s hand slowly lifted, and countless black dots permeated his hand, finally assembling into an evil ghost mask.
The ghost shadow covered the mask on his face with one hand, and as the mask covered the face, Vay could feel the face beneath the mask transforming from an abyss into true features.
Just before the mask was fully worn, Vay saw the ghost shadow’s lips, thin and sharp.
The corners of the lips curled into an arc, as if in mockery, yet also announcing victory.
Vay didn’t understand why the ghost shadow suddenly showed its entity, nor why it deliberately removed the mask, revealing a sinister smile. But this didn’t stop Vay from attacking him.
If the ghost shadow were still in shadow form, Vay might not have been able to hurt him much, but daring to reveal true form, Vay didn’t fear facing him head-on.
Vay crouched down, his hand touching the top of the stone pillar, channeling the power of earth downward.
One after another, spikes resembling dragon ribs emerged from the ground, branching out, attempting to surround Vay.
When these slightly curved spikes formed a circle, it created a dome-like structure similar to a prison. Although this dome and the stone prison technique both trapped enemies, trapping isn’t the main effect!
This dome is called the Earth Cocoon, a secret technique inherited by the Noah Clan.
Being a secret technique, it naturally has its unique aspects. It can create a huge space like a cocoon, and when the earth cocoon takes shape, it directly strips away all non-earth active elements inside the cocoon space.
Once trapped inside, besides using the power of earth, only physical combat is possible.
If the ghost shadow falls into this, the battle should be nearly over.
Besides, don’t be fooled by the spikes appearing one after another, seemingly slow, giving the illusion that anyone can dodge them, actually, that’s misleading.
If outsiders learned the Earth Cocoon, it might indeed allow evasion. But when the Noah Clan releases the Earth Cocoon, upon release it activates Noah’s bloodline, a force spreads with each spike’s emergence, extending outward.
Once enveloped by the force, there’s almost no way to move.
The ghost shadow is currently enveloped by the force.
It’s not that he didn’t dodge, but Vay cleverly used the stone pillar underfoot as the first "spike" of the Earth Cocoon, and the ghost shadow happened to be beside the pillar, immediately covered by the force.
Watching the spikes spread through "enclosure" techniques, they would soon form the "Earth Cocoon".
But then, Vay suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and half-knelt on the stone pillar. At this moment, the spikes also paused for a second.
A second later, Vay, having no time to check why he was vomiting blood, immediately looked at the ground.
The ghost shadow was still in place, thankfully...
Vay was about to continue spreading the spikes when suddenly he thought of something, trying to pierce the ghost shadow’s body with a small spike from the ground.
But after the spike penetrated the ghost shadow’s body, there was only a soft feeling, exactly like the feedback from trying the earth spikes on the ghost shadow the first time!
This is a fake!
Vay was startled, immediately stopping the Earth Cocoon. Although this secret technique has amazing effects, it consumes a lot too, if completed to enclose a fake ghost shadow, he would suffer great loss.
The bone-like words retreated back into the ground.
Vay observed the surroundings, the ghost shadow was nowhere to be found, and even the previous fake ghost shadow had disappeared.
Unable to find the ghost shadow around, Vay looked into the distance at the mist. There’s no surprise, most likely the ghost shadow hid in the mist again.
Yet as Vay looked at the mist, his expression showed some shock.
This mist technique released by the ghost shadow, although initially spreading fully, why suddenly, it began to accelerate in spreading?!
Moreover, looking at the direction of the mist’s spreading, it was coming straight towards him!
...
"Fooled again." Dox lightly sighed in the Mind Ribbon.