Chapter 499 - 263: Adhering to the Principles of Combat

Chapter 499: Chapter 263: Adhering to the Principles of Combat

She cut him in half with a single strike!

A golden light emanated from the cross-section of his body as raging Holy Flames engulfed his torso!

Divine Artifact: Sword of Purifying Fire and Judgment.

This was the Divine Artifact she wielded!

Xie Chen’s eyes were filled with astonishment. He never imagined...

It wasn’t that he didn’t expect her to attack, but that he never imagined Yelieya’s speed could be so fast!

It was as if she wasn’t affected by any speed restrictions at all.

The speed she unleashed in that instant was dozens of times faster than his own!

He had no time to react!

Yet, even with his body severed, Xie Chen still gathered all his strength and threw a furious punch!

CRACK—

A flash of light like a clap of thunder!

But in the split second before his fist could connect with Yelieya’s face, she vanished!

When she reappeared, she was already behind him!

’So fast!’

The whole exchange seemed complex, but it all happened in an instant.

Xie Chen tried to turn!

"HAAAH!!"

Xie Chen roared!

Even though his body was severed, he didn’t die immediately. He even blasted out a wave of Qi despite being scorched by the raging Holy Flame.

But... it was useless.

Golden flashes of her sword instantly covered every inch of his body!

Fast.

There was no other word to describe it.

This was pure, unadulterated speed.

Xie Chen wanted to counterattack, but he had no chance, no room to fight back, before he was shredded by the terrifying sword light!

In an instant, his body broke apart.

Sliced and diced into countless tiny pieces.

A faint golden flame licked at the edges of every fragment.

It was over.

In just two brief moments of combat, the burly man had been reduced to nothing but fragments.

So fast he couldn’t possibly react, so fast it was over before he could even make a move.

TING—

The faint sound of a blade being sheathed could be heard.

Yelieya had put away her sword.

"The Light of Zuya Inheritor—Yelieya."

A hush fell over the area.

The points above Xie Chen’s head officially transferred to Yelieya.

"A magnificent battle," a faint voice drifted from within Aigemisa’s mist.

Soon, the burning fragments of Xie Chen scattered across the ground began to reverse their course, reassembling themselves in a matter of breaths.

He was resurrected.

After reforming, Xie Chen’s expression was serious and grave.

He didn’t utter any harsh words.

He simply said to Yelieya, "You are truly strong."

Lu Cang watched from the sky.

He was well aware of Yelieya’s strength.

He had fought her many times in simulations. Yelieya’s speed was extreme; even his current self couldn’t possibly keep up with her when she went all out.

In addition to her incredible speed, she used that Divine Artifact to compensate for her slight lack of attack power.

’Without that weapon, she might have struggled to even break through his defenses.’

Lu Cang had a fair understanding of the Light Element.

Reincarnators who majored in the Light Element, whether they were Mages, Warriors, or Elemental Category Archers, all generally possessed extreme speed.

But along with that speed came a serious lack of killing power.

It wasn’t that the Light Element lacked high-power killing moves; in fact, its damage potential could be quite impressive.

But once the power ramped up, it required a charge-up time...

Ultimately, the performance of the Light Element tended to be a bit extreme: either high speed and low power, or a long charge-up for high power.

Originally, Yelieya should have had this same weakness of insufficient damage.

But... that Divine Artifact was just too strong.

"Does anyone else wish to challenge me?" Yelieya’s gaze swept over everyone present.

No one said a word.

They looked at the leaderboard. Second place now belonged to Yelieya.

First place was Lu-135145255.

Who was that?

No one knew.

Their gazes scanned everyone present, but there was only one person whose identity remained unknown.

But who was this person?

Many actually wanted to challenge him, but since they didn’t know who he was, they had no idea how to issue the challenge.

"An Su, can you tell the origins of the others here?"

’I could also verify their origins by touching them with my Core,’ Lu Cang thought, ’but I still haven’t made any rash moves.’

An Su replied, "I can identify a few. There’s an Inheritor from Naraku, one from Aigemisa itself, one from Pegga, one from Shanna, and one from Bani. The rest haven’t shown their hands, but they’re probably no good."

’Oh?

Aigemisa has its own Inheritor?’

Following An Su’s reminder, Lu Cang looked in the direction he indicated.

He saw a man with messy hair that stood on end like snakes.

’That must be Aigemisa’s Inheritor.’

’I wonder what kind of preferential treatment he’ll receive.’

"I’ll... give it a try."

Another voice spoke up on the field. Someone wanted to challenge Yelieya.

It was a man whose body was half-frozen in Ice.

One didn’t even need to ask to know he must have received the inheritance of Shanna of the Cold.

"Mm, come."

Yelieya was a vision of holiness, her hair scattering a faint golden afterglow.

She looked at the Ice man before her. "Before we fight, I’d like to know your name."

"Pei Dong."

BANG!

The moment the name left his lips, a swift flash of white light shot out, completely enveloping and piercing through the Ice man’s body.

Yelieya had already appeared behind him.

The man whose body was covered in Ice was now riddled with countless sword slashes.

Again, in the first instant of combat, his body was completely diced!

It was a completely one-sided battle...

Zuya’s Inheritor now exuded an unstoppable aura on the battlefield.

After this battle, everyone fell silent once more.

’Is the gap really that huge?’

Yelieya just stood there in the center of the field.

Waiting for others to challenge her.

’Hmm...’

’It seems no one dares to make a move on Yelieya. Does this mean they aren’t confident they have what it takes to defeat her?’

Lu Cang mulled it over.

’If that’s the case, I might as well use this opportunity to practice the code of a Warrior.’

’It’s not like I can die anyway.’

"I want to—"

Suddenly, someone on the field began to speak.

But she didn’t finish.

It was as if she suddenly remembered something.

She shot her head up to look at the leaderboard and saw the name in first place.

’Lu Cang?’

’Oh right, there’s still him, the one with 3.2 billion points.’

’Why am I so fixated on challenging Yelieya?’

She was about to change her challenge.

However, before she could, another voice rang out!

"Aigemisa, I challenge Lu Cang!"

"That guy with 3.2 billion points!"

Lu Cang’s presence had been exposed.

Suddenly, everyone remembered his name, remembered that there was such a person!

And in the instant his real name was revealed, people started calling him out one after another.

’Do I look that easy to bully?’

SHH—

In a flash, Lu Cang arrived at the center of the field.

Yelieya gave Lu Cang a complicated look. "You..."

’Why couldn’t I remember this guy just now?’

’I have so many questions for him, but why couldn’t I think to ask him?’

’And since he could hide himself to avoid being challenged... why has he revealed himself now?’

’Is it a time-limited ability?’

’Did the time just run out?’

"You... don’t fight, do you?" This was still Yelieya’s impression of Lu Cang so far.

Although Lu Cang was mysterious, he hadn’t actually done anything bad.

Yelieya didn’t have any ill feelings toward Lu Cang.

On the contrary, now that he had 3.2 billion points and had suddenly become the target of everyone’s attention, she was actually a bit worried for him.

Being the object of Yelieya’s concern, Lu Cang gave a helpless smile. "I’m alright. I’m not an expert, but I know a little."

"We’ll see if it’s enough."

As they spoke, a man riding a Flame Warhorse, wielding a Long-handled Battle Halberd, and wreathed in roaring Flames had already arrived before Lu Cang.

You didn’t even have to think about it.

You knew exactly which inheritance he represented.

Bani of War and Fire.

"Weakling, you hid yourself well."

"But it’s a pity I still found you..."

Lu Cang said, "The very first to challenge me, are you?"

"A little reckless."

"Even if you beat me, you might not be able to hold on to these points."

The man on the Flame Warhorse spoke, his voice deep and resonant. "You think I was afraid of that woman?"

"No. I was waiting for you to appear."

’So that’s how it is.’

’It seems that even when I was hidden, it only prevented people from knowing who I was specifically.’

’But it couldn’t stop them from speculating.’

’It’s just that when there are enough hidden things... speculation is rarely accurate.’

Lu Cang said, "Alright. You seem very confident."

"In that case..."

WHOOSH!

In an instant, the entire field was set ablaze with roaring Flames!

There was no warning at all.

BOOM!

Almost simultaneously, Lu Cang’s body also burst into flames!

Flames surged around him, turning Lu Cang into a blazing figure consumed by fire!