Previously, after clashing with the General five or six times, the Nine-tailed Fox would be left critically wounded and forced to use healing abilities.

But now, the Nine-tailed Fox can withstand nearly ten attacks before it is reduced to a ’nearly fatal injury’.

Lin Xun’s eyes began to brighten.

The General deploying the Malice from his weapon in preparing his armor meant that the original offensive Malice was being distributed defensively.

If this explanation holds, the General’s weakened attack power could also be justified.

As long as the total amount of the General’s Malice continued to be reduced, his attack and defense power would continuously weaken.

"I’ve got it!"

He slapped his thigh, coming up with a brilliant idea.

[You quickly ran towards the black spear stuck not far away, resembling a giant pillar...]

[The ’General’ and the ’Nine-tailed Fox’ are in fierce battle, completely oblivious to your actions...]

Lin Xun opened the item bar, clicked on the key prop to break the odds - the ’Evil Fruit’.

’Evil Flower’ or ’Evil Fruit’ could only be effective against targets who do not resist.

To directly use this item on the General, he must be beaten into a weakened state.

Hence, this item cannot be applied to the healthy and vigorous General... but it can be applied to his pitch-black spear!

[You take out a tiny dark seed and extend your hand to bring the seed closer to the huge spear.]

[The seed suddenly erupted with a tremendous invisible suction force, like a river flowing into the sea, continuously absorbing the malice on the spear.]

[This suction was extremely powerful. The Malice flowed constantly towards the ’Evil Fruit’, causing the seed to gradually become full and robust.]

[Absorbing Malice]

[Current Malice Reserve: 24% (↑)]

[...]

[Current Malice Reserve: 28% (↑)]

[...]

[As the Malice from the giant black spear diminishes, the other five weapons in the hands of the General and his armor begin to fade.]

[His attacking might grows weaker, and from aggressively pressing the ’Nine-tailed Fox’ , he gradually becomes evenly matched, unable to suppress.]

[The General turned towards you abruptly, only to behold your minuscule self continuously absorbing the divine power bestowed by gods..]

[He roared and ignored the ’Nine-tailed Fox’’s attack, charging towards you!]

"Valkyrie, it’s all up to you now!"

Lin Xun continued to absorb Malice, giving orders to the Valkyrie.

[The ’Valkyrie’ suddenly halted her attack, pulling a lantern made of flesh and blood from her sword sheath!]

[The soft light from the lantern illuminates the ancient battlefield. The General wants to charge at you, but he can’t help but repeatedly look back at the warm light.]

[Eventually, he couldn’t stand the light of the lantern, threw his long spear at you, and turned to attack the Valkyrie.]

[The gigantic long spear flies towards you, but due to the rapid decrease in the General’s attack power, its momentum is far from being as fierce as the giant spear.]

[You hastily interrupted the Malice absorption and fled hastily on your sword...]

[With a crashing sound, the long spear brushed against your sleeve and fell to the ground. The violent shockwave knocked you into the air.]

[You were hit by various rocks splashed by the shockwave. Despite not being hit directly, the intense impact resulted in some injuries.] 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

[The General turned to run towards the Valkyrie and quickly approached...]

If the Valkyrie was to face the General alone, she would fall in no time.

Lin Xun had no other choice but to use the Valkyrie to draw fire and buy time.

"Valkyrie, I’m sorry. I’ll reward you with some powerful arrows later..."

[Unexpectedly, the ’Valkyrie’ swiftly shook her wings and quickly flew to the ’Nine-tailed Fox’, shoving the ’Abyss Lantern’ into the ’Nine-tailed Fox’’s hands.]

[Then, she shook her wings again, swiftly escaping...]

[Leaving behind a shocked ’Nine-tailed Fox’ and a furious ’General’.]

[The ’General’ roared and once again attacked the ’Nine-tailed Fox’...]

Lin Xun was dumbstruck.

"Since when did the Valkyrie become so clever?"

He hadn’t expected this diversion of firepower, but the Valkyrie’s decision was unquestionably correct. Currently, only the Nine-tailed Fox could hold its own against the General.

Redirecting the General’s aggro to the Nine-tailed Fox was now the optimal strategy.

[You once again took out the ’Evil Fruit’ to absorb the Malice.]

[In addition to the giant spear, another long spear appeared, making the absorption speed of the ’Evil Fruit’ even faster...]

[Current Malice Reserve: 86% (↑)]

[...]

[...]

[Current Malice Reserve: 100%(↑)]

[The two weapons in front of you are becoming blurred. The Malice force is greatly reduced compared to before.]

[You looked at the General, and saw that his weapons and armor were likewise.]

[The ’Nine-tailed Fox’ once again clashed with the ’General’, this time gaining some upper hand!]

[The continuous attacks from the three brilliant divine swords damaged the ’General’s’ armor, causing it to crumble gradually.]

[The damage to the armor resulted in further allocation of Malice to the weapons, weakening the ’General’s’ attacking might...]

[You even feel that you might withstand the General’s full-strength attack... Of course, that’s your illusion.]

[The ’Nine-tailed Fox’ fought courageously, continuously draining the ’General’s’ Malice...]

[...]

[...]

[Finally, with the ’Nine-tailed Fox’s’ sword swinging again, the Malice on the General’s weapons and armor was no longer sufficient to materialize.]