Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 973 The Grand Duke is truly merciful
As Su Weiyu removed the ribs, she said, "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly! Actually, I don't think even Plan A would necessarily succeed. I still have to come and try it myself. I don't think my fighting spirit will be broken by him."

Xia Shou: "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."

To be honest, Xia Shou felt that the first sneak attack was absolutely impossible to succeed. To carry out that tactic, three skills were indispensable.

Reaching the pinnacle in solitude, a trio waltz, mirror magic, and finally, the forbidden knowledge that Su Weiyu is well-versed in.

The "Peak of Perfection" and "Waltz" skills are actually not that important, as long as they can be activated. The most crucial skill is the mirror magic. For the mirror magic to be successfully performed, a mirror is required, and it is not so easy for a mirror to remain intact after getting close to Sprite.

Before this, Sprite's slashing aura was constantly erupting, never stopping for a moment.

If the slash cuts through the mirror from the side, it will shatter the mirror itself, which acts as a spatial gate. If it passes through the space head-on, it will pose a huge threat to Su Weiyu on the other side, essentially pulling her directly into the fatal slash area as well.

Therefore, Xia Shou was very careful and cautious. He initially only wanted to try it out, and if that didn't work, he would implement the second tactic.

The second tactic is more complex and requires the use of a self-destructive rewind, rewinding time to before the minister was defeated by Sprite and after the traitor was killed by Sprite, so that the minister can also join this final siege.

Having a minister who can defend against slashing attacks will make fighting much easier. Xia Shou even thinks that, combined with his and Su Weiyu's new tactics, they might be able to achieve a fatal blow!

However, Xia Shou's intuition prevented him from immediately adopting this more successful tactic, because deep down, he vaguely sensed that Sprite before activating the domain and Sprite after activating the domain were no longer the same person.

While it's impossible to say there have been any changes, there have definitely been irreversible and irreversible changes in some aspects.

At least in Xia Shou's mind, Sprite, before entering the domain, would never have wasted a word with him during their second encounter, much less fail to activate his indiscriminate slashing domain.

Just now, when Sprite greeted him, Xia Shou had a feeling that Sprite wanted to say something to him, as if he had a strong desire to communicate.

Xia Shou even felt that if he hadn't attacked immediately, but instead had talked to Sprite a few more times, Sprite wouldn't have started the fight right away, but would have chatted with him instead.

This difference is like a crack appearing on the body of an absolute powerhouse, like Achilles' heel.

Even after the first successful sneak attack, Xia Shou clearly noticed that Sprite seemed to have lost his fighting spirit, and his final expression could even be described as one of relief.

The best evidence of his loss of fighting spirit is that he allowed Su Weiyu to land a second punch.

He was able to sense Su Weiyu's presence, and after being ambushed the first time, he should have immediately activated his slashing domain to prevent the mirror's ambush tactic from being used again.

Even back then, he should have been able to do this easily; even if he lost half his head, he should still have been able to survive for a while.

Xia Shou didn't know whether Sprite's brain had been partially damaged, so she didn't have time to figure it out, or whether she suddenly lost the will to continue.

However, they were killed in the end.

At this moment, several large vampires on the upper level jumped down, knelt on one knee in front of Xia Shou, and respectfully and cautiously greeted him: "Grand Duke".

Xia Shou glanced at them. He knew that this group of people had become somewhat suspicious of him. After all, they had all seen how disheveled he had been during the fight.

However, it's still easy to fix.

Although he appeared to be suppressed in the battle against the Rift King, he ultimately won. Even without the Staff of Night and Fire, the superpower he borrowed from Xiao Gao was still enough to hold his own.

Xia Shou's body, composed purely of blood, suddenly transformed into flames. As the flames slowly burned, his normal physical form gradually emerged. This scene, witnessed by Charles I and his companions, was tantamount to observing a real-life demonstration of the Bloodfire Secret Technique up close!

As Xia Shou's body returned to normal, the Blood Demon's Satisfaction Mask on his face gradually disappeared. Xia Shou was completely naked, which only made him appear even more unharmed.

Xia Shou placed his hand on Charles I's shoulder, tore off the half-tattered cloak, and wrapped it around his waist. Throughout the entire process, none of the vampires dared to raise their heads, obediently keeping their heads down, marveling at Xia Shou's power in their hearts.

Only Su Weiyu, standing behind Xia Shou, held her breath and stared at Xia Shou's buttocks, her mind completely blank.

Charles I bowed his head, recalling the earth-shattering battle that had just taken place.

He even mentally reviewed the battle that had just taken place and came up with a reasonable explanation.

At first, Grand Duke Xia Shou fought the Rift King alone. That process was just the two kings testing each other. But soon, the red-haired woman, who was Grand Duke Xia Shou's attendant, took the Rift King away on her own. Whether she pulled him into her domain or something else, it is unknown for the time being.

Charles I believed that the woman's spirituality was not comparable to that of the King of Rift, and he did not know how she had taken the King of Rift away. However, these were all insignificant details. The key was the mysterious person who suddenly appeared and interfered with the battle.

The mysterious person who was later instantly killed by the Rift King obviously used some means to prevent Grand Duke Xia Shou from entering the Invisible Technique, and also spent a lot of time fighting Grand Duke Xia Shou.

Although the Grand Duke did not have the upper hand in the battle, the final result showed that the mysterious man was clearly inferior to the Grand Duke, since the Rift King easily killed him.

Of course, the Grand Duke's female subordinate was indeed no ordinary person; she was able to create a situation that suppressed the King of Rift for a period of time.

Although the woman was ultimately defeated without injury by the Rift King's domain, there is no doubt that she was an absolute powerhouse, at least much stronger than these incompetent vampire elders.

Even so, the battles that have taken place so far are merely an appetizer; the real battle begins only from this point.

It must be said that the battle between absolute powerhouses is simple and unpretentious. After a brief exchange, the Grand Duke chose to retreat tactically.

To be honest, it really startled me at the time, but now that I think about it, their distrust of the Grand Duke was incredibly foolish.

Now, the outcome of the battle is clear: with just a little bit of tactical maneuvering, victory or defeat has been decided so quickly.

The once-powerful king who had brutally murdered the red-haired woman and instantly killed the mysterious man had now had his entire head blown off. He was now lying pathetically against a pile of rubble, looking as miserable and ugly as a stray dog ​​that had been kicked to death on the roadside.

On the contrary, the great Grand Duke of Summer, the true successor of Grand Duke Rosa, stood before them unharmed!
Yes, truly unharmed!

He even personally demonstrated the Bloodfire Secret Technique for them!
Why does the Grand Duke need to display it?
In the past, Charles I might have thought that the other party was putting on a brave face to consolidate his own position.

But after witnessing such great power, he would no longer entertain such foolish and despicable thoughts.

Why display it?

Does this need to be said?
The Grand Duke was using this demonstration to deter them from any thoughts of offense or provocation, and to leave behind a few successors for the nobles who had almost all perished.

Of course, it's more likely that he didn't want to see their foolish and ignorant behavior again after the battle.

Ah, how merciful the Grand Duke is!

(End of this chapter)