Chapter 431 (1/2)

Chapter 431: Combat Power

Translator: Radiant Translations Editor: Radiant Translations

On an island, somewhere in the ocean.

Xue Ying descended upon a beach with sand as pure as snow, contaminated by neither dirt nor soil.

The air permeating the entire scroll world was relatively cold. From a cursory glance at his surroundings, Xue Ying spotted a hourglass floating in mid-air, filled with shining sand. As soon as he laid eyes upon it, the sand started flowing!

Hu!

A current of black power converged on the island, forming into ten black-robed people. They all wore identical garb, and even their appearances were all the same. The only thing setting them apart from each other were the weapons on their backs. Some used twin swords, some spears, pikes, whips, even shackles… Regardless of weapon, they charged in to attack as soon as they materialized.

All of them were able to move at very high speeds—some even penetrating into the Mirage, others into the shadow space, a select few turning into fiery spheres…

They were all employing different techniques to increase their speed, and their battle styles all differed from one another.

“Come then.” A thought from Xue Ying’s part caused another Xue Ying with the same starry robes and similar appearance to appear beside him.

There were two different images of him, but both held onto spears.

One used a black spear, while the other one’s was fiery-red in color; the one holding onto the fiery-red spear was none other than a Mirage avatar!

“The more of you I kill, the higher my rank will be, so I should get to killing!” The two Xue Yings moved simultaneously.

Pu!

Their spears thrust out with lightning-speed, piercing one of the black-robed men before him all the way through—the man instantly dissipated! Back in mid-air, the hourglass flipped, and the allocated time repeated.

Xiu xiu xiu! The Mirage avatar thrust out another three times, each strike carrying the Profound Mysteries of Extreme Piercing as it pierced the throats of three different black-robed men. The hourglass in mid-air reversed once more to restart the countdown.

For the moment, Xue Ying did not even have to use any of his secret skills.

His third level Time Immemorial body gave him the strength and speed necessary to easily kill his enemies using the Profound Mysteries of Extreme Piercing and of Star alone.

With every black-robed man dealt with, a new one would appear on the island. At the same time, the hourglass would also restart its flow. If one did not kill any enemy for a long period of time, and if that the flow of sand within the hourglass reached its end, the contestant would be immediately expelled! Even so, the majority of people would end up expelled because of admitting defeat or dying in the battle. It was very rare that someone would be sent out due to running out of time.

Their combat power increases this fast? Xue Ying frowned.

He killed these men at a rapid pace.

After all, his true body was working in concert with his Mirage avatar to focus on dealing with the men as quickly as possible. Their moves were nothing short of ruthless. At the very beginning, the black-robed people only had combat power at the peak of the Deity realm. Later on, however, they were growing stronger by the second. Within the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the combat power these black-robed people could use was of a new World Deity. And that was not judging solely by their strength or speed; even their usage of the Laws of Profound Mysteries continuously increased.

Not only were they powerful, every time they attacked, they would do so in groups. Xue Ying was therefore forced to further increase his killing speed, so that he would not end up surrounded.

The only positive fact about this trial was that they were separated all throughout the island. As long as Xue Ying kept killing and moving, he could prevent a situation where he was surrounded.

I have to start showing my secret skills already… Once faced with enemies at the level of new World Deities, Xue Ying’s usage of spear techniques transformed. He was primarily displaying the offensive skill, Chaotic Suppression.

Peng peng peng! His spear swept across, space crumbling apart and falling into darkness wherever it passed. A first attack caused the shield held by a black-robed man to vibrate and be thrown to the side, while a second lashed directly against his torso which immediately caved in. The third strike struck his body directly, and he was forced to finally dissipate.

Violence.

Brutality.

On the outside, Xue Ying seemed to have a very reserved nature, but today, the moves he displayed were all incredibly ferocious. Even then, it still took a full three attacks to kill a single black-robed man, and in the meantime, the others had already begun homing in on his location. Not only that, another black-robed man, stronger than the previous ones, now emerged not too far away. The amount of pressure placed on Xue Ying was accumulating, which actually helped him further his comprehension regarding the usage of Chaotic Suppression.