Chapter 459: The Miracle of Magic
Seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, basin for the life-and-death battle
“Stop, don’t kill him!”
Just as Sunless thrust her sword forward, Liu Yu’s anxious roar sounded. It was timely because her sword being only a centimeter away from piercing through Field Marshal Awesomo’s heart.
Sunless subconsciously made a judgment. Although she believed that Shi Xiaobai was still alive and wished to wait for Shi Xiaobai to return safely, she was still flustered by her concern. Therefore, she would not give up any chance even if there was a minute possibility of helping Shi Xiaobai. Hence, she was already hesitant about killing Field Marshal Awesomo. Liu Yu’s shout for her to halt made her temporarily stop contemplating over her indecision.
With her precise control, Sunless managed to stop her sword just as it was about to pierce through Field Marshal Awesomo’s large heart!
However, what she did not expect happened simultaneously. When she stopped her sword, Field Marshal Awesomo suddenly took a step forward to crash into the sword.
Sunless failed to retreat in time as her sword pierced through Field Marshal Awesomo’s heart and out through his back!
Field Marshal Awesomo actually chose to commit suicide!?
The spectators watched in gaped surprise.. The rookies were left stupefied as Sunless stood in her spot.
“Sunless, quickly make way!”
Liu Yu shouted once again. He had already guessed the truth, so he was not as surprised as the rest. However, his expression was the heaviest. That was because if he had guessed correctly, the battle would be much tougher than they originally imagined!
When Sunless heard that, she immediately pulled her sword out and retreated back a hundred meters. For Field Marshal Awesomo to take the initiative to slam towards her proved that Liu Yu’s judgment of ‘not killing him’ was right. Therefore, Sunless chose to continue believing Liu Yu.
At the moment Sunless retreated, Liu Yu suddenly took out a huge stack of paper talismans from his Daoist outfit and threw them into the sky. He recited quickly, “Vileness Begone From the Heaven and Earth, Mysteries and Gods Encaved in Unfathomable Profoundness, Imbue Me with World Power of the Highest Order, Announcing to the Nine Heavens, Inviting the Purifying Generals and Ambassadors, The Slaying of Demons, A Sending for Myriad Souls…”
Liu Yu’s reciting speed was ridiculously fast. Despite it being a long incantation, it took him a few seconds to finish reciting it. When he finished saying the last word, he suddenly flicked his whisk towards the sky.
“Incantation for Purifying the Heaven and the Earth!”
The hundred paper talismans that were floating in the sky suddenly combusted. The flames produced a holy white light as the paper talismans were instantly burnt to ash. It turned into plumes of white smoke that merged into the sky.
A visible vanilla white beam of light suddenly scattered from the void and landed on Field Marshal Awesomo’s corpse that had already fallen to the ground!
“The Sending of Spirits. Pulverize, demon!”
At that moment, everyone realized for the first time that the youth in a Daoist outfit was a young Daoist who had inherited the orthodox learnings of Daoism!
The ‘Incantation for Purifying the Heaven and the Earth’ was the sixth incantation of the eight Daoist incantations. At a young age, Liu Yu was considered a true Daoist genius by being able to grasp it. However, due to his young age, he could only produce a tiny bit of the ‘Incantation for Pacifying the Heaven and the Earth”s power.
The true ‘Incantation for Purifying the Heaven and the Earth’ could genuinely purify the heaven and earth, but with Liu Yu’s present strength, all he could do was produce a purifying beam of holy light.
But even so, the effects when the holy light fell on Field Marshal Awesomo’s corpse were extremely evident. While Field Marshal Awesomo’s body was immersed in the white light, the body began to slowly melt like a piece of ice.
When Liu Yu saw that, he heaved a sigh of relief.
“Be careful!”
A loud shout suddenly sounded. It was the voice of Speechless, who was recuperating from a distance.
The alert could be said to be extremely timely because Field Marshal Awesomo, who was melting away from the holy light suddenly stood up!
Field Marshal Awesomo was not dead!
At the instant he stood back up, his wounds were rapidly healing at an exaggerated speed. The heart that had been pierced was instantly restored to its original state. The hole that was left from the stab through his chest had also vanished!
“Roar!”
Field Marshal Awesomo roared with his head up. The purifying light that was illuminating his body immediately dispersed. Field Marshal Awesomo suddenly brandished his battle axe and his strength seemed to increase to whole new level. His battle axe cleaved a wave that seemed like it could tear mountains apart straight at Liu Yu in the distance.
“Pu!”
Liu Yu spat out a mouthful of blood. The ‘Incantation for Purifying the Heaven and the Earth’ had been forcefully dispelled, and the power immediately caused a backlash on him. That instant left him extremely weak to the point of it being fatal. It caused his body to basically be immobile. He could not dodge the battle axe’s wave, while Sunless and company were rather far away from him. They probably could not save him in time.
That strike was a well-timed sneak attack!
“Damn it. He should not have been underestimated!”
Liu Yu revealed a wry smile as he quickly racked his brains in an attempt to find a chance of survival in the desperate situation.
But he could not help but have a figure that he was worried about surface in his mind.
In the Daoist temple, there was his master, strict senior brothers, the playful junior brothers as well as…
The scenes in his mind came to a standstill. An adorable girl who was wearing a Daoist outfit was smiling with her babyfat cheeks as she ran around chasing butterflies in a bed of flowers.
“Senior Brother Liu, Master said that Daoists can’t get married. Is that true?”
“Junior Sister, you probably haven’t seen the Matron?”
“Ah? Matron?”
“Matron is the Master’s wife, although your Senior Brother, I, have only met her once.”
“What, Master is a big fat liar!”
“No, no, no, it’s because Junior Sister is gullible! Daoists aren’t monks, so they obviously can marry. Furthermore, in this day and age, there are even monks who have harems. You should have that bit of general knowledge, shouldn’t you?”
“Oh, so that’s the case! That’s great! Daoists can get married…”
“Eh? That’s great? Does…Junior Sister want to marry someone?”
“Ah? Not at all!”
“Haha, your face is so red that it’s like an apple!”
“Hmph! Senior Brother Liu is a baddy. You bully!”
…
Junior Sister!
Liu Yu widened his eyes suddenly!
How could he die here?
He could not die here!
The only thing left for him to do was…the exit command.
But if he were to use the exit command at that moment in time, the tiny bit of information he had barely analyzed would not amount to anything. He could only rely on the rest of the rookies to save Shi Xiaobai.
Damn it!
Damn it!
Damn it!
But he was out of choices.
“Open…”
Liu Yu bit his lower lip as his heart was filled with shame and disgruntlement.
But at that moment, a figure suddenly rushed in front of him. Liu Yu hurriedly shut his mouth!
Feng Yuanlin!
At the most critical juncture, it was unknown when Feng Yuanlin, who was near him, rushed in front of him!
He saw Feng Yuanlin raise his arms. With a deep bellow, a gigantic shield about five meters in size appeared out of thin air in his hands!
“Boom!”
The wave cleaved from the battle axe left a fresh scar on the ground as it slammed straight at the gigantic shield. Feng Yuanlin clenched his teeth and shook a bit. He had managed to take the strike head on!
The gigantic shield did not shatter. But from the front, there were a few shallow marks on it. The strength of defense was obviously good.
“Phew, thankfully I was nearby.”
Feng Yuanlin sighed with a lingering fear.
Liu Yu’s gaze quivered gently as he noticed that the shoe on Feng Yuanlin’s right foot was already gone. It was dozens of meters away.
Feng Yuanlin was near him, but the distance wasn’t that much closer. However, he had rushed over with all his might. Even though he had dropped his shoe in his moment of haste, he did not stop for even a second.
“What an…exaggerated shield.”
Liu Yu dragged his injured body forward as he was having mixed emotions. He still had a bit of lingering fear and also feeling somewhat lucky, but mostly, he was feeling touched and grateful.
Feng Yuanlin grinned and said, “This isn’t like those crappy shields from before. No, it should be said that I’m no longer the Feng Yuanlin of the past. For the past ten days in the Infernal Armory, I…”
“Got it.”
Liu Yu patted Feng Yuanlin on the shoulder and cut short his bragging that would have no end the moment he began. He said softly, “Thank you.”
Feng Yuanlin scratched his head and simpered. This was probably the first time he was thanked by Liu Yu ever since he got to know him.
Liu Yu gave Feng Yuanlin another grateful look and hobbled out of the side of the shield. At that moment, Field Marshal Awesomo’s wounds were basically healed. If not for his body still being covered in blood, who would believe that just ten seconds ago, the burly minotaur was filled with wounds, a pierced chest and a shattered heart?
Feng Yuanlin kept his shield and when he saw the situation, he wailed, “Holy shit, a full recovery and revival!?”
At that moment, Sunless, Pulp Farmer, Mu Yuesheng, and Mu Lengxi were standing on four opposite sides around Field Marshal Awesomo. Although they were rather far from him, they were in a formation that surrounded him. All four of them looked alert and wary. None of them acted rashly and even Sunless became more subdued.
Why was Field Marshal Awesomo able to revive and make a full recovery in ten seconds?
What were they supposed to do when facing such an unreasonable opponent?
The four were alarmed and puzzled, but at the same time, they cast their eyes at Liu Yu, who had walked out from behind Feng Yuanlin.
The youth in a Dao outfit had made two correct judgments consecutively. He seemed to know something.
Liu Yu did not plan on hiding the truth to which he inferred. With a sigh, he said, “It probably…isn’t only a full recovery and revival.”
Feng Yuanlin said in appallment, “What does that mean?”
Liu Yu said with a heavy expression, “If This Penniless Priest didn’t guess wrong, not only will he fully recover, every revival would also enhance his strength!”
With that said, everyone had a drastic change in expression as they revealed looks of disbelief.
Not only could he have a full recovery and revival, he would become stronger after revival?
What sort of perverse ability was that?
How could there exist such a perverse ability?
However, Field Marshal Awesomo did not seem like he planned to deny it. He stretched his body as though he was getting used to the newfound strength he had obtained.
He looked at Liu Yu and said with a chuckle, “Interesting, can you tell This Field Marshal how you guessed that? Did This Field Marshal expose a flaw?”
Liu Yu said with a sneer, “That’s because you are too weak and it was too deliberate!”
Field Marshal Awesomo pricked his eyebrows and said, “What does that mean?”
Everyone gave Liu Yu puzzled looks.
Liu Yu hesitated for a moment before saying solemnly, “Your strength is not at the level of a Level Lord, but the ‘plot’ you fabricated makes you match the requirements of a Level Lord. This Penniless Priest was stumped initially by the question of ‘are you the Level Lord or not’, so nothing could be figured out. But thankfully, This Penniless Priest recalled of a method used by a boy that likes to address himself as This King—Supposition!”
“This Penniless Priest assumed that if you were the Level Lord, and believed that this assumption was true, This Penniless Priest continued pondering from that starting point.”
“Since you are the Level Lord, why are you so weak?”
“Since you are so weak, why did you make such a bold statement at the beginning, to the point of claiming to have killed Shi Xiaobai to attract aggro?”
“Since you have already attracted aggro, why did you deliberately emphasize that again at the end? It was like you were afraid that Sunless would not be ruthless enough to kill you.”
“This Penniless Priest thought of many answers, but there was no way for This Penniless Priest to convince himself. Only when Sunless was about to pierce through your heart did your expression enlighten This Penniless Priest. That expression was not hysterical madness, fearless mockery, or release from giving up a struggle. Instead, it was complacency, a complacency of your scheme having succeeded!”
“Thus, when This Penniless Priest realized that, the act of being killed was the goal of this series of machinations! The reason why you were so weak but you still continuously attracted aggro was deliberate, because you were trying to be killed! And through reverse thinking, the reason why you wanted to be killed is because you are too weak!”
“Therefore, This Penniless Priest came to a conclusion. Even if your heart is pierced, you would not die and instead become stronger! However, what caught This Penniless Priest by surprise is that your recovery ability is too terrifying!”
“If This Penniless Priest did not guess wrong, the reason why you do not possess the strength required of a Level Lord is because of a limitation. ‘Fatal damage’ might be the condition for lifting that limitation.”
Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded by Liu Yu’s series of explanations, but they could tell the rationale behind it. However, all of this was established on the assumption that Field Marshal Awesomo was the Level Lord. It was unknown if Liu Yu should be said to have amazing insights or if he had been led astray by a particular boy to be able to come up with such an astonishing conclusion based on an assumption.
Field Marshal Awesomo was clearly given a fright. He was stunned as his expression turned capricious.
“To be able to do deduce so much with that bit of information…”
Field Marshal Awesomo’s eyes flashed with killing intent as he pretended to remain calm. He said with a sneer, “You are half right. It doesn’t matter even if the truth is told to you. All of this is actually a tiny game designed by that Excellency. In order to make all of you struggle a little, that Excellency had greatly reduced This Field Marshal’s strength. If not, This Field Marshal would smack all of you to death with a single strike.”
“That Excellency?”
Liu Yu muttered, “To make a Level Lord address the existence as ‘that Excellency’ and also be able to freely restrict a Level Lord’s strength can only be the assessment program. But the assessment program is a program after all. How can it have such a strong level of self-awareness?”
Field Marshal Awesomo gave a disdainful smile, but he did not answer Liu Yu’s question. Instead, he said with a sneer, “The real game has only just begun.”
Liu Yu said with a sneer, “Your scheme has been exposed. The game is over! Although your strength has been enhanced after being ‘killed’ once, but from the strike that you produced just now, you are still far from the strength of a Level Lord. Unfortunately, if the trial-takers here combine forces and attack with all their might, they can even match a real Level Lord in battle. We might not be able to kill you, but we can definitely subdue you!”
Although it was somewhat exaggerated, after seeing Sunless’s strength in her ‘crazy’ mode, Liu Yu believed that once Speechless recovered from his injuries, the combined forces of the seven trial-takers present could battle a Level Lord in his optimum state.
‘”Hahaha…”
Field Marshal Awesomo seemed to think of something as he suddenly guffawed. His maniacal laughter eventually turned into a sneer.
“You are really smart. Indeed, if none of you kill me, This Field Marshal would be in trouble, but unfortunately, all of you have to kill This Field Marshal, because there is no choice but to kill!”
Liu Yu said with a sneer, “No choice but to kill?”
Field Marshal Awesomo nodded and with squinted eyes, he said, “Aren’t all of you eager to know where that boy is? This Field Marshall shall now tell you where he is!”
When Sunless heard that, she immediately lifted her head and took a step forward. A moment ago, she was like a mild and beautiful azure lotus but at that moment, she was like an unsheathed sword.
Liu Yu was appalled but he thought of something shortly after. He said warily, “What are you plotting now?”
Field Marshal Awesomo sneered and said, “Just as you believed, This Field Marshal did not kill that boy. It’s of course that all part of that Excellency’s game. In fact, that boy and the person you call the Hero King are being trapped in an array world. But unfortunately, that is no ordinary array. It is a God Slaughtering Formation that even gods will have trouble escaping from!”
“This Field Marshal has no idea if they are still alive or not, but it is for certain that they will definitely die. They will die out of exhaustion sooner or later!”
“So, all you can do is pray that the boy is still alive and think of ways to kill This Field Marshal.”
“That’s because only by killing This Field Marshal will the God Slaughtering Formation be nullified! And it’s best you do it as fast as possible because every second now, might be that boy’s last second!”
Field Marshal Awesomo laughed maniacally as he said, “Do you understand? The game has only just begun!”
Liu Yu immediately turned pale as his body began to tremble slightly.
So that was the truth behind the nefarious plot. That was the true goal of Field Marshal Awesomo!
If what he said was true, Shi Xiaobai could only be saved by killing him. Furthermore, if he was not killed quickly enough, every additional second Shi Xiaobai spent in the so-called God Slaughtering Formation was an additional level of danger!
If they attempted to kill him, he would use his astounding self-recovery ability to revive and become stronger!
This was a choice with only two options, but none of the options were correct!
What should they do?
How should he choose?
What needed to be done to make it the best choice?
At that moment, Liu Yu was once again at a loss. However, he was not the only one at a loss because the rest were momentarily unsure as to what to do.
But it was during such moments where difficult choices needed to be made that Sunless, who was the most worried, could be able to quickly come to a decision!
Without any hesitation, she raised her sword and charged at Field Marshal Awesomo!
Shi Xiaobai was in danger, so any additional second of delay would only spell danger for him.
But by killing the minotaur in front of her, she could save Shi Xiaobai.
Then, what was there to hesitate?
Of course she needed to kill him!
As for his self-recovery ability, full revival, and becoming stronger after his revival?
So what about that?
“As long as you are killed completely!”
Sunless’ eyes were cold as killing intent flashed in her eyes!
Field Marshal Awesomo immediately sneered when he saw Sunless charging towards him alone.
Previously, the azure-dressed girl had indeed been suppressing him alone.
But he was no longer the same as before. Be it in terms of strength, defense, or agility, they were all on a completely whole new level.
Now, the situation would be completely reversed in a one-on-one situation!
“Although being killed by you another time will make This Field Marshal stronger, This Field Marshal does not want to experience such pain anymore! As long as you are killed, the rest are just negligible. This Field Marshal’s current strength is enough to finish you!”
Field Marshal Awesomo thought in his mind and he no longer hesitated. He raised his battle axe and cleaved at Sunless!
“Go to hell!”
However, it was unknown if it was an illusion on his part because when Field Marshal Awesomo cleaved his battle axe, he suddenly felt that the girl’s speed was faster than before!
But immediately following that, he felt an intense pain in his back and he was immediately jolted awake!
It was not an illusion, she had really become faster!
Despite realizing that, he could not react in time because a new storm was ushered in by the azure-dressed girl!
Furthermore, the new storm was more brutal and devastating than before!
It was no joke!
No matter how powerful his self-recovery was, it was not true revival. He had survived even with his heart shattered because of his strong vitality!
But at that very moment, the girl in front of him clearly wanted to shred him to pieces, causing him to die completely!
Field Marshal Awesomo was alarmed but he could do nothing about it. All he could do was harden his vital spots and squat down while hugging his head so as to reduce the surface area which he could be injured before thinking of a way to strike back.
However….
He could not counterattack. There was no chance for it!
She was too fast and too brutal!
He had a feeling that if he acted recklessly, he would immediately be killed!
He had clearly become stronger, but why was he still suppressed by her alone?
Field Marshal Awesomo could not accept the reality in front of him, but he could only silently endure the pain of the lacerations that constantly appeared on his body.
Thankfully he had done his best to protect his vital spots. Furthermore, with that Excellency providing him with an amazing self-recovery ability, about one of his wounds could be recovered every second!
Most importantly, those humans had yet to realize the real truth. In fact, it will become stronger just from injuries. There was no need for it to receive a fatal blow!
Yes, that’s right. As long as he received damage, his strength, defense and speed would constantly increase!
It would continue till he had the ability to counterattack!
Yes, that was the theory!
But why…
Why did he feel that the girl that was wantonly abusing him was also quickly becoming stronger?
Was it an illusion?
No!
It wasn’t an illusion!
She really, really was becoming stronger!
Furthermore, the speed at which she was becoming stronger was not slower than him!
That was because from the beginning, all he could do was defend. He did not even have the chance to strike back. He could not find that sliver of opportunity to do so!
“Madness! This is madness!”
Field Marshal Awesomo roared angrily and fearfully in his heart. He never expected that a frail human could force him into such a situation.
Not only was it Field Marshal Awesomo, even the other rookies were dumbfounded
As objective bystanders, they were able to sense the killing intent and that madness but firm will exuded by Sunless.
They could also sense that Sunless’s speed was clearly increasing. Every strike of hers becoming fiercer as though the thunder in the storm had begun to resound incessantly!
This time it was not a suppression but a one-sided abuse!
The way Sunless beat him was too brutal. She was constantly moving at very fast speeds and attacking from various angles. There was no way to tell where she would appear from. It prevented the rest from intervening so all they could do was watch in stunned silence from afar.
Mu Yuesheng exclaimed, “Sunless is actually that strong!”
Pulp Farmer shook his head, “No, the most exaggerated thing should be the speed at which she is improving…”
Feng Yuanlin muttered to himself, “Hey, even the ‘power of love’ shouldn’t be this crazy, right? Her speed is increasing every second. The way she is breaking through is like she turned on a hacking program.”
Liu Yu remained silent for a long while before he suddenly sighed and said, “It’s not that she is improving quickly, but that she is that strong to begin with!”
Feng Yuanlin said in astonishment, “Strong to begin with?”
Liu Yu said with a nod, “Everyone thinks that Sunless is very strong, but that is all to it. At least when compared to Speechless, there would be a huge gap. Even Sunless probably thinks so herself. But that could not be further from the truth. Sunless possessed potential that she does not even realize herself. She has always mistaken 50% or 30% of her strength as her full strength. But when she requires, desires, or needs strength, she would produce the remaining part of her strength. Therefore, instead of saying that she is constantly holding back, it should be said that in order to save Shi Xiaobai, she has finally forced herself to approach her limits.”
“Sunless is what a true prodigy is.”
Liu Yu said with mixed emotions. He had previously heard of such prodigies, but this was the first time he encountered one.
Although Shi Xiaobai and Speechless were geniuses, they were under the category of talents with innate endowments. Their perceptions exceeded others, so even if their talents were extremely impressive, their improvement still required the accumulation of time and a process of progression.
But a genius like Sunless usually would not even realize her potential. However, once she was forced into an adverse situation, she could immediately produce strength that far exceeded the norm. She possessed talent from the moment she was born, talent she did not even know of herself.
In other words, Sunless possessed a treasure mountain that could be excavated at any time. That was what a prodigy was!
In the past, Sunless only had her eyes on swords, so her mental state had never been perturbed.
But now, with an additional Shi Xiaobai in her eyes, her heart began to really beat from the moment she liked Shi Xiaobai!
At that moment in time, with Shi Xiaobai in danger, every second could be his last.
Therefore, every second was not something she was willing to waste. In order to kill Field Marshal Awesomo at a faster speed, she finally began to excavate her potential and approach her true limit!
A distance away, Speechless was deep in thought. A smile suffused across his lips. “So China is filled with all sorts of hidden talents. Shi Xiaobai. Sunless. This was meant to be a meaningless selection, but who knew that there will be two geniuses that even This Emperor has to be serious about. Looks like this year’s World Youth Tournament will be rather interesting. Even This Emperor only reached the round-of-eight back then. Who knows how far they could go?”
The ‘abuse’ continued for three minutes but there were no signs of Sunless stopping. Field Marshal Awesomo had also failed to find an opportunity to launch a counterattack, but he similarly was not killed. Although he was covered in wounds, he was still able to barely protect his weak spots and survive through excruciating pain.
Feng Yuanlin scratched his head and said impatiently, “Sunless is clearly becoming stronger, but why isn’t Field Marshal Awesomo’s defense breaking apart yet?”
That was only something Feng Yuanlin said without any intentions, but although he did not have any intentions, the ones who heard it thought deeply about it. Liu Yu’s irises constricted as cold sweat began oozing out of his forehead.
Sunless was becoming stronger, but there was only one reason why Field Marshal Awesomo was still undefeated—Field Marshal Awesomo was also becoming stronger!
Why didn’t he realize such a simple matter!?
Idiot, to think you call yourself the world’s smartest Daoist!
You are a retarded idiot!
Liu Yu cursed silently as his eyebrows knitted together while he began thinking.
“What a craft minotaur, to fool me with his deceit. But I’m also to be blamed for being stupid enough to not realize that injuries can also make him stronger. I subconsciously ignored the crazy possibility and subjectively believed that only fatal damage would trigger his strength enhancement. I’m really dumb.”
“No, now is not the time to blame myself. If Field Marshal Awesomo is constantly becoming stronger, then the situation is disastrous. No matter how much of a genius Sunless is, her talent is ultimately limited. If she excavates her potential to her limits, while Field Marshal Awesomo constantly becomes stronger, the situation will eventually reverse. When the time comes, Sunless will be in trouble!”
“But it’s impossible for Sunless to stop now. Even though she knows she is in grave danger, she would ignore everything else. To her, saving Shi Xiaobai is something that cannot be delayed. It’s something more important than her life. I can’t stop her.”
“If she can’t be stopped, the only way is think of something else. Before the tide reverses on Sunless, I need to think of a method to kill Field Marshal Awesomo completely!”
Liu Yu began surveying his surroundings as he tried his best to think of every possibility. He did not have the strength needed to reverse the battle situation. Furthermore, he had received the backlash when he previously used the Incantation for Purifying the Heaven and the Earth. However, he possessed an intelligence that was above average. The only weapon he had now was his brain that was filled with knowledge.
Hurry up!
There is no more time left!
Rack your brains and think of something!
Suddenly, Liu Yu’s eyes captured a petite figure while he was surveying his surroundings. An odd flash of brilliance appeared in his mind.
The idea was somewhat risky, and the outcome was completely in the hands of that person.
But with the present situation, all he could do was trust her!
Liu Yu clenched his teeth and steeled his heart. He endured the pain his body was suffering and ran towards a particular direction at the fastest speed he could muster.
“Miss Lengxi!”
The sliver of hope Liu Yu saw was all in the hands of the bespectacled silver-haired girl!
Mu Lengxi gave a cursory glance at him but most of her attention was on Sunless. She was equally worried for Shi Xiaobai, but Sunless’s close-quarter combat with constantly changing positions prevented her from intervening. All she could do was stand by the side in nervousness.
As she could not speak, she could only gesture with her eyes to inquire about Liu Yu’s purpose.
Liu Yu did not delay and went straight to the point. “If this continues, Sunless might eventually lose, but you can help Sunless. Furthermore, it can kill Field Marshal Awesomo completely. Are you willing…”
When Mu Lengxi heard half of his sentence, she had quickly turned her head over and nodded her head vigorously. Although she did not know what Liu Yu was talking about, she was willing to give it a try regardless of the cost and effort if she could help Sunless and kill Field Marshal Awesomo.
Liu Yu gave a satisfied smile. He could long tell that Mu Lengxi had affections for Shi Xiaobai. Although it was not as intense as Sunless’, she clearly wouldn’t sit idle.
However, how much she was willing to help Shi Xiaobai would depend on how important Shi Xiaobai was in her heart.
Bro, it’s time to reveal the fruits of your flirting.
Liu Yu quickly said, “According to This Penniless Priest’s observations, when you helped suppress Field Marshal Awesomo, you likely used the soon-to-be lost art of ‘Magic’. First, This Penniless Priest has a few questions he needs to ask. Please answer truthfully.”
Magic was an art that was about to be lost in the present day and age.
Thousands of years ago, the human world’s combat system was filled with all sorts of techniques. Magic, Arcana, Ninjitsu, Dao Arts, Buddhist Dharma, Cybernetics, ESP… It could be said that humans had all sorts of combat systems, and each of them was different.
But ever since Psionic Power was discovered and researched, the other combat systems like Magic and Arcana quickly revealed their flaws, once the initial Psionic Power system was established. As for Psionic Power, it nearly perfected all the flaws of the other combat systems, and was approaching perfection. Its low barrier of entry gave it its biggest advantage. Therefore, the Psionic Power system gradually became mainstream.
When an extremely rewarding cultivation system like ‘Cogitation’ appeared in the world, it announced the decline of all other non-Psionic Power combat systems!
Magic was one of the combat systems that had waned. Although magic could do many things that the Psionic Power system could not do, the flaws magic had were huge. Using magic was extremely draining on one’s mental energies and most importantly, magic required an incantation to trigger it. The more powerful the spell, the longer the incantation.
In a high-level battle, Psionites could use movement techniques to close the distance, but magic needed a long period of time to produce a high-level spell that would possess any threat.
The Psionic Power system was not omnipotent, but it restrained the other systems. Furthermore, it did not have any clear nemesis that could threaten its spot; therefore, it became the only mainstream system in this day and age.
However, even though it had waned, there were ‘stubborn’ groups of other combat systems that passed down their heritage. Liu Yu’s Daoist temple was one of the inheritors of the Dao Arts, but Daoists these days would not only focus on Dao Arts. Psionic abilities were still mandatory.
When Liu Yu noticed that Mu Lengxi was using the nearly lost art of magic, he was rather shocked. That was because in an eastern country like China, the handing down the teachings of magic was more difficult than Dao Arts. Most mages were only dabblers.
But he immediately recalled that Mu Lengxi was the top scholar of Beijing. She was a super rookie among super rookies and was officially forecast to be second. She was one rank higher than Sunless, so he could only come to a conclusion that Mu Lengxi must be a genius among genius mages.
It was definitely an arduous undertaking for magic which was restrained by Psionic Ability in an age where Psionites were everywhere.
In his flash of brilliance, Liu Yu had thought of a solution. He needed the help of Mu Lengxi’s magic, but it was actually not simple because the premise required Mu Lengxi to possess extremely high attainments in magic.
However, he could only choose to believe in her. he had to believe that the beautiful girl had what it took to be labeled as the ‘king of super rookies’.
Towards Liu Yu’s request, Mu Lengxi naturally nodded her head in agreement.
Liu Yu immediately asked, “Do you know Spatial Magic?”
Mu Lengxi nodded her head without any hesitation.
Liu Yu asked once again, “Can you do spatial severance? Something like isolating Field Marshal Awesomo into a tiny space?”
Without any thought, Mu Lengxi immediately nodded.
Liu Yu heaved a sigh of relief but he meticulously asked for confirmation, “While Sunless is moving quickly and randomly, can you precisely isolate her from Field Marshal Awesomo, and trap Field Marshal Awesomo in an independent space? Can you really do that?”
Mu Lengxi nodded her head as if it was taken for granted. Her helpless-looking eyes seemed to say, ‘Can you go straight to the point and cut the nonsense?’
Liu Yu faltered secretly.
She was indeed a genuine king of super rookies.
But due to his meticulous personality, he immediately asked an extremely crucial question, “Then, last question, how long can you trap Field Marshal Awesomo?”
The question finally made Mu Lengxi ponder for a moment. After contemplating her own abilities, she stretched a finger out.
Liu Yu said in astonishment, “Just one minute?”
It was pretty excellent for a young mage like her to be able to trap Field Marshal Awesomo for a minute, but one minute was not enough!
Just as Liu Yu was somewhat disappointed, Mu Lengxi shook her head in a speechless manner. She looked at him with a disdainful look. It indicated that one minute was simply belittling her.
Liu Yu immediately said in pleasant surprise, “That can’t be. Could it be an hour?”
Mu Lengxi shook her head as she pouted angrily.
That look was extremely adorable, but Liu Yu was only left in shock.
It was not one minute, nor was it an hour.
Could it be…
“One…one day?”
When he said those two words, Liu Yu felt like smacking himself in the face.
How stupid was he to say one day?
“Spatial Severance’ was a channeling spell which needed mental energies to be constantly injected into it. To be able to last an hour despite such intense consumption yet guaranteeing that Field Marshal Awesomo could not free himself was heaven-defying.
But a day? Why haven’t you ascended to heaven?
Liu Yu denigrated in his heart, but when he saw Mu Lengxi nod her head slowly, that adorable expression seemed to say, ‘How stupid are you to only realize that’.
Liu Yu stared agape and was momentarily at a loss for words.
Heh, this lass looked rather cute, but who knew that she liked to brag this much?
Liu Yu found it unbelievable but he did not know what to say. Although he did not understand much about magic, he knew how ridiculous it was to conjure a channeling spell for an hour. However, now wasn’t the time to debate about the matter.
Of course, the moment he fell into a daze, the silver-haired girl stared at him viciously once again.
“Cough, actually being able to maintain it for ten minutes is sufficient, but of course, maintaining it for an hour would be more assuring.”
Liu Yu did not dare waste any time as he said, “Then, now use your magic to isolate Field Marshal Awesomo. The time needed to chant such a high-level spell like Spatial Severance might be a bit long, so…”
Just as Liu Yu wanted to tell her to do her best at reducing the time it took to chant the spell incantation, he noticed that Mu Lengxi had taken an aged spellbook from her backpack and quickly flipped it open.
The instant the spellbook was flipped open, a six-pointed star runic formation bloomed from the spellbook like colorful petals.
Mu Lengxi stretched out a finger towards the battle in the distance.
Liu Yu turned his head in disbelief as he saw a colorful sprinkling of light. The sword Sunless slashed out seemed to hit an invisible wall and was blocked.
And Field Marshal Awesomo who was kneeling on the ground seemed to notice something. He suddenly looked up and roared angrily. He suddenly raised his battle axe and cleaved it into the air, but his cleave halfway was blocked by an invisible barrier.
The formless and invisible spatial barrier only produced a fleeting fluctuation like a ripple.
Without a doubt, the scene that befell everyone’s eyes was the phenomenon created by ‘Spatial Severance’.
But, but…what about the spell incantation?
Ignoring the spell incantation, Mu Lengxi did not even open her mouth!
Holy shit, doesn’t she need to do an incantation?
Furthermore, she was able to instantly use such high-level magic like ‘Spatial Severance’?
Was this fucking magic?
Could she fucking still be considered a mage?
Eh, that’s not right. Isn’t Mu Lengxi…a mute?
Liu Yu finally thought of the foolish question that could be considered a blind spot.
Since Mu Lengxi was a mute, how could she chant a spell incantation?
This problem should be something he should have realized from the beginning!
So she did not chant?
But, isn’t a mage that doesn’t need to chant a bug in reality?
Liu Yu’s mind was filled with ‘holy shit’.
“Pa!”
Suddenly, when he felt like his head was being smashed in by something, Liu Yu was jolted awake and realized that Mu Lengxi had used the spellbook to smack him in the head. She was looking anxious and was constantly pointing in the direction of Sunless.
Liu Yu suddenly remembered what was important. He turned his head and saw that not only was Field Marshal Awesomo attacking the spatial barrier, even Sunless was also maniacally striking the spatial barrier. She was abnormally furious with the ‘Spatial Severance’ that prevented her from killing Field Marshal Awesomo.
Fractures began appearing in the spatial barrier from their assaults as though it was glass that could shatter at any moment. Clearly, it was unable to withstand the full force of the two.
Mu Lengxi’s expression appeared in pain, but her eyes were filled with determination. The spellbook in her hand was blooming with resplendent radiance as she constantly repaired the spatial barrier that was about to shatter.
Liu Yu jumped in fright as he hurriedly shouted, “Sunless, quickly stop! Now that Field Marshal Awesomo is being isolated in an independent space, quickly use your superpower and extract all the air from it! Suffocate him to death!”
That was the brilliant plan Liu Yu had come up with.
Sunless’ superpower, ‘Air Abjuration’ had very little use in battle, because she could only remove a fixed amount of air in a small region of space. It was basically useless against moving enemies.
But this attack was a deathblow to enemies that could not move!
No matter how powerful Field Marshal Awesomo’s vitality and recovery was, there was no way he could survive if he did not have air! Although suffocating needed a rather long period of time, it was definitely better than not being able to kill him and causing him to constantly become stronger!
Sunless naturally understood that but her eyes flashed in disgruntlement. If it was possible, she did not want Shi Xiaobai to risk his life for even a second, but she could not help but admit that it was very unlikely that she could kill Field Marshal Awesomo. The method Liu Yu took the liberty to implement was the best method.
Sunless sighed and began using ‘Air Abjuration’ in the independent space that trapped Field Marshal Awesomo.
As such, it was a flip of the coin of fate. It was two completely different fates whether Field Marshal Awesomo would first suffocate or if Shi Xiaobai would be killed by the ‘God Slaughtering Formation’.
And what she could only do now was to sincerely pray for him.
Sunless took a few steps back as she lowered her head. There was a trace of exhaustion in her eyes. The way she suddenly turned silent made her resemble a quietly blooming azure lotus. It was as if the storm from being with tumultuous thunder and lightning was just an illusion of the rest.
Having been isolated in a vacuum, Field Marshal Awesomo finally could not appear as calm as before. The light green skin on his face gradually turned purple with the passage of time. He began sucking in big mouthfuls of air that did not exist. His eyes were slowly turning white as he brandished his battle axe while striking the spatial barrier with a grimacing look. He was struggling maniacally with all he got.
Fractures constantly appeared on the spatial barrier as though it was about to shatter, but it managed to withstand Field Marshal Awesomo’s attacks before his death. Furthermore, the power of magic was constantly repairing it, so it formed a balance with the damage.
Liu Yu was extremely astonished. Field Marshal Awesomo’s strength was much stronger than before despite being ‘abused’ by Sunless. It had exceeded his expectations, but the silver-haired girl beside him was still able to perfectly carry out her mission. She responded in an outstanding manner towards his extremely risky plan that had no room for mistake.
She indeed lived up to being the king of super rookies.
However, the biggest problem now was whether she could last till Field Marshal Awesomo died completely?
Liu Yu glanced to his side. Mu Lengxi’s forehead was covered in beads of sweat. Clearly, constantly repairing the spatial barrier was not an easy task, but she looked calm and composed. She was apparently not bragging when she indicated that she could last an entire day.
A mage like her, who did not need to chant spell incantations and had precise control over magic, as well as unimaginable amount of mana and mental energies, was practically a lost goddess of magic. She bestowed miracles on the human world!
“All the best.” Liu Yu sighed in his heart.
I’m really sorry to place such a heavy task on you. But now, the coin of victory is held in your hands!