Su Yuan, relying on Wind Walking and Hardened Iron Skin, was managing to deal with the three Ninth Stage Stepping Fire Wolves quite easily while also glancing over at the battlefield between Zhuang Xun and the Green Flame White Wolf.
"This Zhuang Xun is indeed extraordinary..."
Su Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, noticing Zhuang Xun's swift execution of the Fire Stepping Wolves earlier; now, facing the Green Flame White Wolf alone, he remained calm and measured in his approach.
The black and red longsword was surging with Fierce Flames, and the variety of powerful sword moves enhanced by the Fire Element enchantment were repeatedly struck out. Even though the Green Flame White Wolf possessed some resistance to flames, it continued to suffer from the burn damage inflicted by the longsword's strikes.
In addition, Zhuang Xun used his Fiery Flame Sword Technique and Flame Explosion Technique skillfully, managing to hold his ground for the time being!
"That voracious Fire Sword Skill is at least of Green Grade, not to mention the Green Grade Flame Explosion Technique and that black and red longsword... The burning trait that comes with the attacks must be from that weapon, and it is almost certainly a Green Grade Weapon Card..."
Su Yuan's gaze fell on the black and red longsword in Zhuang Xun's hand, and he licked his lips in silent appraisal.
"Truly the scion of a wealthy family, no wonder he doesn't really care for the Demon Core of the Green Flame White Wolf."
The set of equipment on Zhuang Xun, with the long-range Flame Explosion Technique, was actually the cheapest, only about two hundred thousand.
Next came the Fire Sword Skill.
Skills like Sword Skill, Staff Technique, and Blade Technique, unlike those extracted from the Beast Cores of Star Beasts, are created through another method of producing Star Cards—inscribed by human experts.
Because of the higher costs and scarcer quantities, their value is also higher, possibly worth double that of the Flame Explosion Technique.
As for Zhuang Xun's black and red longsword, it was not something that could be compared with the standard-issue long knives in Su Yuan's hands; it was a genuine "Weapon Star Card" transformed into a Star Device!
Weapon Star Cards are different from regular Skill Star Cards; they are a groundbreaking craft created by humans. By combining forging techniques with Star Cards, ordinary items are transformed into transcendent objects capable of fully unleashing the power of Star Power, also known as Star Devices.
In the process of banishing Mythical Star Beasts and consolidating human dominion, Star Devices played a pivotal role.
A Star Device not only boosts the user's Element but also possesses certain Traits, such as the "burning" of this black and red longsword.
And the preciousness of a Star Device is higher than that of Sword Skills; its price is far above Skill Cards of the same Grade, and not much less than those of higher Grade Skill Cards.
Like Zhuang Xun's Green Grade black and red longsword, its price might be close to that of a slightly inferior Blue Skill Card.
So, all in all, Zhuang Xun's entire setup must cost at least three to four million!
And those who can casually spend several million during the Star Apprentice Stage are ninety-nine percent likely to be children of wealthy families, for it is very hard to earn so much money during the Star Apprentice Stage.
However, Su Yuan wasn't too envious.
After all, you have your wealth, and I have my... cheats.
The battle between man and wolf was incredibly fierce, with Star Power bursting forth and dust flying everywhere!
After a bout of fighting, accompanied by a muffled sound, Zhuang Xun was sent flying over ten meters by the Green Flame White Wolf and couldn't help but grunt as a trickle of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"Amazing, truly worthy of a Bronze Level Elite!"
The Green Flame White Wolf was stronger than expected, and Zhuang Xun had been under constant pressure, his temper rising.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Zhuang Xun gathered his Star Power once more, as the firelight scattered by the Green Flame White Wolf on his sword converged again. Gritting his teeth, Zhuang Xun was about to charge forward with his sword.
But at that moment, the Green Flame White Wolf seemed to have had enough, unwilling to tangle with Zhuang Xun any longer, it suddenly opened its mouth wide. The surging Star Power within its body rapidly gathered at its maw, quickly forming a highly compressed ball of gray-blue fierce flames.
Elite Skill, Gray Flame Strike!
Zhuang Xun immediately felt an extreme sense of oppression, wishing to dodge, but he had a feeling that this attack wasn't going to be easy to evade.
Zhuang Xun gritted his teeth and made a split-second decision to retract his longsword, stretching out both hands to rapidly conjure a huge fireball to confront it head-on.
Both being Elite Green Skills, the Flame Explosion Technique in Zhuang Xun's hands was significantly weaker in terms of energy fluctuation compared to the Green Flame White Wolf's Gray Flame Strike.
It was simple, the disparity in their Star Power was too great!
Zhuang Xun was but a Star Apprentice Ninth Rank, while the Green Flame White Wolf was an Elite Star Beast with a D-grade Star Power Talent!
Within a few seconds, both parties' power accumulation was complete, but Zhuang Xun's heart sank further and further, his mind flashing through countless thoughts:
"I was too careless. Since it's a Bronze Level Elite Star Beast, I shouldn't have challenged it to begin with. I'm still too young. After killing two ordinary Bronze Early Stage Star Beasts, I thought I could handle this Green Flame White Wolf as well...
Alas, am I going to meet my end here today? I'm still so young, so handsome, and I haven't even seen what a top-tier Star Power Academy looks like... Right, I haven't even held a girl's hand! All because my mom is so strict, forbidding me to date unless I'm admitted to a top twenty academy.
It's all over, everything is completely screwed up!
I should've never trusted others so easily. This Su Yuan is absolutely unreliable. Hasn't he dealt with those three Fire Stepping Wolves yet? Now he's nowhere to be seen—did he run away?
But even if he really came back, he wouldn't be a match for this Green Flame White Wolf... Huh? What's that above the head of the Green Flame White Wolf? Is that, that's Su Yuan?"
Zhuang Xun's somewhat dazed mind suddenly cleared, and focusing his eyes, he saw that it was indeed Su Yuan, who had appeared out of nowhere atop the Green Flame White Wolf's head!
Earlier, Su Yuan had also realized that the strength of the Bronze Level Elite Star Beast was greater than anticipated, and a direct confrontation seemed difficult.
So, after killing the three Fire Stepping Wolves, Su Yuan decisively used his remaining Star Dust to upgrade his Steel Flame Finger to the Transformation Realm and lay in wait for an opportunity!
With Zhuang Xun fully engaging the Green Flame White Wolf, the chance had come, and Su Yuan Instant Teleported over.
As the Green Flame White Wolf was about to unleash its Gray Flame Strike, Su Yuan's left arm transformed into gray iron and began glowing red-hot as if it were metal being tempered by high heat!
Then, he suddenly bent his fingers into claws and plunged all five into the Green Flame White Wolf's cranium!
"Awooo!!"
A piercingly miserable howl erupted as the Green Flame White Wolf, struck so violently, went into a frenzy, struggling madly. The fully charged Gray Flame Strike was forgotten and sprayed out, hitting the ground beside it, exploding into a plume of smoke and dust and leaving a crater several meters in diameter!
Su Yuan unleashed all his Star Power to resist the burning blue flames of the Green Flame White Wolf, regardless of how it rolled and thrashed, his fingers were clamped tightly onto its head!
Bronze Level Elite Demon Beasts were not endowed with an Undead Body; though their constituion was formidable, such a severe head injury meant there was no chance of survival. In mere seconds, the eyes of the Green Flame White Wolf rolled back, its mouth foamed with blood, and it collapsed to the ground.