Chapter 229 Soul-Forged

"I will…" Vincent said as his grip on the cane tightened.

To be safe, he still used all his Aura Skills since he has plenty of energy he could spare anyway.

"Ensnare!"

Vincent tapped the ground with his cane and activated the ensnaring ability as iron vines started growing around the black creatures…

Crank… Crank…

As expected, the iron vines that could wound barbarians were not even able to leave a scratch on its body.

'Xonid… What a peculiar race… It's not a Demihuman Race but it's probably friendly with Demihumans considering how she slipped up saying they're kind… I might be wrong but considering the situation of the Celestial Beings… They're probably enemies with many races…'

Vincent analyzed the opponent he was facing… He couldn't help but be amazed at how tough this creature was.

It was already weakened after being inside the chamber for a long time, it was also restrained by the Formation and received an attack from it. It then received the eight strongest elemental attacks of a Grand Magus…

However, it still managed to survive and is slowly recovering.

This means that not only does it has a strong Magic Resistance but also Physical Resistance.

At the very least, although the iron vines were not dealing damage, it was still helping with the restrictions that were already placed by Levent.

Vincent already used the Grimoire that has a Living Armor which could protect him from any harm that might bypass his other defensive Magic Tools.

He pounced at the black creature who was still sluggish and seemingly in a dizzied state.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Vincent smashed the creature several times and confirmed that the Crush Attribute was triggered…

Plop!

As he thought that he was hitting an impenetrable shell, he heard a cracking sound before hitting a soft part of the creature…

Hitting the same spot continuously worked! It's maybe because of the +40 Accuracy Attribute or he was just good at smashing things.

The already weakened creatures screamed in pain!

The black tentacles elongated by a few inches as it tried catching Vincent…

However, he was prepared for it as he slashed with his Astral Night Dagger.

Clink! Clink!

It didn't cut the black tentacles but it was still wounded!

As expected of a Celestial Weapon with Critical and Pierce Attribute!

They are only 100 and 200 points respectively but their effects are better than elemental attacks made by a Grand Magus…

'Ah, no---I think Professor Levent already softened this creature a bit so the dagger is now effective…' Vincent thought as he backed away…

Seeing that the creature consumed so much energy just to try and catch him, Vincent couldn't help but smile as he repeated the same moves.

He would pounce at the creature and smash it with his cane and use his daggers to parry its counterattack.

He did this several more times and he would sometimes get caught. But thanks to his Nightbane Robe and Living Armor, he only felt a brief moment of suffocation before being able to get away.

That was dangerous but he had no other choice. He's not fighting against humans after all. So he can't use the normal logic against this creature or he would be the one to suffer.

He's doing such a cowardly tactic right now but the creature he's dealing with is most likely an enemy of the Celestial Beings!

It could be a form of parasite or whatever it was, it must be very strong to invade the body of a Celestial!

'It's not enough… The crushed black shell is already recovering… What an amazing tenacity…'

Vincent thought for a moment.

He already kept his Damaged Brilliant Zeal Ring since losing 5 more durability points on it would destroy it and it can no longer be repaired. In short, he no longer has a defense against the Aether, or the Foreign Energy, that the Xonid is using.

Once he got struck again and was invaded by that energy, who knows if that thing could parasite him as well as what it did to the Celestial?

This is one of his concerns so he was doing his best not to get hit at all.

Right now, what he needed is a strong burst of attack that could kill this Xonid creature.

'Alright… Let me try this now.'

It must be remembered that his Soul-Forged Ironbark Cane has two skills already. It was the Ensnare Skill and Soul Manifestation.

[ Soul Manifestation ( Exclusive Soul-Forged Item Skill ): In exchange for 200 units of mana, the creator's soul will be summoned for five seconds that can be commanded to attack or defend. ]

He doesn't really know how strong it could be but since it's only worth 200 units of mana or 40 units of Pseudo-Celestial Energy, Vincent decided to go for it.

After gaining a bit of distance, he triggered the skill.

Soul Manifestation…

The 40 units is still a considerable amount so he was able to feel that his energy started leaving from his Synthetic Celestial Core.

Soon, a huge figure of an old man appeared. The figure seemed to be made of white mist but Vincent could still recognize him…

It was an apparition of someone.

However, even if it was blurry, he could easily guess what he was seeing right now.

'Grandpa Raizen…'

That's right, the creator of the Soul-Forged Ironbark Cane was no other than the one who had given it to him.

Vincent had a mix of emotions after seeing this blurry figure.

However, it will only last for 20 seconds so he has to quickly guide it to attack the Xonid creature…

Since the manifested image or the apparition of his grandfather doesn't have sentience, it only wordlessly followed Vincent's instructions.

Soon, he witnessed how it attacks. After it confirmed the target, it flew over the Xonid creature and manifested a cane similar to the Ironbark Cane he was holding…

Without any words, the apparition struck. It wasn't very fast nor slow but as soon as it hit the body of the creature, Vincent felt that the cane created a strong vibration!

It was as if it was trying to destroy the enemy from the inside!