Chapter 100: This fellow is still a bit fragrant.

Upon hearing this, the Water Lord was not merely surprised but utterly dumbfounded. Because at this very moment, he was releasing the Backwater Three Strike in its most perfect posture. The sharp trident carved out three elegant arcs, instantly slicing the lake into three distinct sections. This maneuver appeared almost dashing. Unfortunately, the next instant, Qin Chuan hacked two swords into the Water Lord's back, carving two deep, ghastly sword scars. "Ah!" "Ding! Triggered 40% slow effect."

Once the slow effect activated, Qin Chuan became nearly invincible in close quarters, and with the Water Lord stripped of all control skills, the outcome was inevitable. At this juncture, the hapless Water Lord had become nothing but prey, battered by a relentless storm of strikes. As the old saying goes, one miscalculation dooms the entire strategy. "Ding! Triggered freeze effect, duration three seconds." Even more devastating was that after those two strikes, the Water Lord who had just completed his skill had no time to react before Qin Chuan's third sword froze him solid. A cascade of events unfolded in under two seconds, and the observers' gazes were still fixed on that stunning Backwater Three Strike. Yet in the very next moment, they heard the Water Lord's agonizing scream as he stood motionless in his perfect stance. "Oh my god! What on earth just happened?" "Am I imagining things?" "Why did the lord's two skills both fizzle out?" "How did that sword suddenly appear beside him?" "Why isn't the lord moving? Is he showing off?" ... For a time, the water people bombarded him with countless questions. Meanwhile, Zi Zi and Sleepy Worm both let out a breath of relief, though only they grasped the true sequence of events. Seizing the opening, Qin Chuan unleashed relentless assaults, carving the Water Lord's back into a gruesome pulp of flesh and blood. The lord wailed in continuous pain, each cry a desperate plea as if he were invoking heaven and earth itself. "I hate you so much!"

Only now did the water people realize their lord had been frozen. The Water Lord raged inwardly with despair: "Why is the freeze time so long!" Three seconds was indeed lengthy, and combined with the one second he had spent casting the Backwater Three Strike, he remained immobilized for a full four seconds. Thus, he endured four seconds of unrelenting damage, an ordeal that felt utterly fatal. "Damn it, what are you idiots waiting for? Come save me!" "Ouch! It hurts too much!" The Water Lord was in such torment from the chopping that he frantically shouted for help. At that moment, all the Water Lord elites finally recalled their duty, each gripping their trident and swimming forward.

"Descent of Heaven's Flow Strike!" Qin Chuan unleashed his ultimate skill, striking a small cluster of Water Lord elites. If two hundred of them converged and activated the Unruly Wind Waves skill, it would not be a game. Suddenly, orange light flickered in the water as hundreds of sword shadows slashed downward like a barrage. "Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" Although the ultimate skill's sword shadows carried only 680 sharpness, it was more than enough to one-shot the elites. Caught off guard, several Water Lord elites were instantly slain by Qin Chuan. The remaining elites, terrified, immediately transformed into water form, activated Weak Water Peerless, and gained 1.2 seconds of immunity. Yet none could have imagined that the descending sword shadows above them bore down like a squadron of bombers. "Ding! Kill..." "Ding! Triggered Killing Streak. Sharpness increased by 10% and all attributes reduced by 10% in a ten-meter radius." "Ding! Rage increased by 10 points." ... "Ding! Rage is now full..." The supporting Water Lord elites not only failed to assist but inadvertently provided perfect back-up, pushing Qin Chuan's sharpness higher once more. Most importantly, they triggered a world-shattering critical hit. At this point, the scales of victory had tilted decisively in Qin Chuan's favor. The nearest Water Lord elites were still more than ten meters away, unable to activate Unruly Wind Waves. Moreover, a sudden 10% reduction in overall attributes had slowed their movements even further.

"Hahaha! You sly bastard, let me give you a fresh, hot spicy strip!" Qin Chuan laughed heartily, his mood utterly uplifted, and delivered a savage critical hit. "Boom!" "Ding! Triggered 150% increased critical damage and caused a knockback effect." "Ah!" The strike reduced the Water Lord to near-death status. Under the Killing Streak, Qin Chuan's sharpness had normalized, so his critical hit sharpness reached 1530+. Meanwhile, the Water Lord's toughness had been lowered to 720+ by the active Killing effect. The disparity between the two was immense. The Water Lord, now in full flight, was trembling with fear, his soul nearly shattered. Fortunately, the three-second freeze had expired, granting him a sliver of hope. "Transform into Water!" The Water Lord's body dissolved into a pool of pale blue liquid, intent on fleeing desperately. But suddenly he realized his speed had become as sluggish as a snail.

Indeed it was, for 50% slow had been stacked on his frame; his current 325+ speed felt precisely like a snail's pace. "Woo!" At that moment, Qin Chuan had already closed in with a basic attack, causing the Water Lord to panic and cry out, "No! Don't come near me! Weak Water Peerless!" Once Weak Water Peerless activated, the slow effect vanished instantly, restoring his speed to normal and granting another 1.2 seconds of immunity. "Good thing I still had an ultimate that grants invulnerability, or I would have been wiped out for sure." The Water Lord sighed in relief and fled desperately, yet remained under the Killing Streak's effect, limiting his speed to under 600+. With Qin Chuan's 700+ speed and a flash skill in hand, closing that short distance was effortless. Thus, even in this situation, Qin Chuan landed the basic attack, though it produced no effect. "Eh, damn! This guy actually has an immunity skill!" "Immunity or not, I'll still A you until you question your own existence!" So within the remaining 1.2 seconds, Qin Chuan stuck to the Water Lord, delivering blow after blow. "Big brother, please stop following me!" The Water Lord was driven nearly to collapse by the relentless attacks. He had believed that removing the slow effect would free him from Qin Chuan's grasp, but reality proved far harsher than expected. "I have to admit you're quite skilled, but in the face of absolute power, you're nothing but a joke." Qin Chuan repeated the words verbatim, leaving him speechless.

1.2 seconds passed in the blink of an eye. By then Qin Chuan still had 1.8 seconds of Killing Streak remaining. "Ding! Triggered 40% slow effect." "Big brother, are you never going to stop?" Qin Chuan ignored him and struck again. "Ding! Triggered freeze effect, duration three seconds." Although the Water Lord's toughness stood at over 1200, it had been reduced to just over 1080 under the Killing Streak. Because he was already at low health, any armor break would suffice to slay him. And in freeze status, an extra 5% freeze damage would be applied. This property had remained unchanged since level one, yet now it became the final straw that would kill the Water Lord. "Boom!" Qin Chuan shattered the frozen Water Lord with a single strike. To onlookers, it appeared as though he had simply sliced a piece of blue ice. "Ding! Killed 28-level Water Lord, awarded 270,000 experience points. Overlevel kill bonus 100% extra experience. Congratulations, host has received 540,000 experience points." Qin Chuan couldn't help but praise, "This guy still smells pretty good."