Chapter 550: Let’s End This Game of Pretend
The world of ice streams and intertwined lightning was stained with a glaze-like hue, boundless and gorgeous. The blond man, with flames engulfing him, seemed to be in an oil painting. From nothingness to reality, ten rhombic crystals condensed one after another. The crystals were iridescent and sealed within shattered mirrors, their sharp tips flashing with a wild radiance.
This was the Blade of the Glazed Domain. It possessed the ability to cut through space, not targeting living beings, but directly attacking the spatial coordinates of the target point. Even if an enemy hid in another dimension, it would slice through their flesh and soul, simultaneously ripping apart the alternate dimension, making it inescapable!
Ye Li Kong stood with his right hand behind his back, suspended in mid-air. His Demonic Fox pupils gazed down indifferently. As the divine mark flashed between his eyebrows, “Buzz—!!” The ten rhombic crystals instantly broke free from the mirrors, flashing five hundred meters in the blink of an eye as if teleporting, encircling Xia Feng.
Xia Feng did not move. Of course, being bound by the ‘Spirit Imprisonment Cage,’ he was fundamentally unable to move. He had become a sitting duck. Xia Feng, however, was unfazed by this. He had likely understood that the Heart Stealing Ring, Spirit Imprisonment Cage, and Blade of the Glazed Domain were Ye Li Kong’s ultimate trump card combo to kill enemies. It had to be said, few could withstand this combo. Even without the Spirit Imprisonment Cage, Ye Li Kong could likely take down an enemy with a single combo, leaving them no time to resist or escape.
Ye Li Kong’s gaze was calm as he quietly awaited the death of the arrogant man in the distance. The ten rhombic crystals, like blades carrying magnificent brilliance, instantly crisscrossed and flashed across the black-haired boy. Theoretically, the black-haired boy and the space he occupied should have been torn to shreds, his flesh and soul sliced into pieces, leading to instant death and the end of his short and shallow life.
But the anticipated spatial annihilation did not occur. Under Ye Li Kong’s confused gaze, the ten Blades of the Glazed Domain abruptly halted in the air, twisted, and formed vortices, all surging into the black hole mask of the black-haired boy. The black hole mask, due to the spatial tearing characteristic of the Blade of the Glazed Domain, was forced to shatter, revealing the true face beneath. It was a tender and handsome face, appearing not very old. But these were not the main points. What truly caused Ye Li Kong’s pupils to widen in surprise was that the boy’s right eye also possessed twin pupils?! Absolute Twin Pupils, identical to his own! All ten Blades of the Glazed Domain were completely absorbed into those twin pupils!
The blond man’s mouth parted slightly. Could it be that this guy also received the bestowment of Ye Li Dongjun’s spirit artifact? But how was that possible? The black-haired boy was unharmed. His black eyes and twin pupils looked up at him with a cold gaze. Ye Li Kong’s dilated pupils began to contract inwards. This situation… was completely beyond his expectations. However, he was very familiar with Absolute Twin Pupils and quickly and keenly realized that the black-haired boy’s mask was not the source of the absorption. The truth lay beneath the mask. *What a trickster!* Ye Li Kong’s eyes grew cold.
[Current Stored Attacks: 1 Nascent Ten Sacred Bow · Level 6 Light Arrow; 2 Double Eight Dragon Demon Cannon Enhanced Version; 3 Shiva Dharma Aspect · Thunderfall Halberd; 4 Blade of the Glazed Domain · Ten Blades]
[Remaining Storage Time: 16 seconds]
[Remaining Uses: 1]
Xia Feng couldn’t help but feel pained. The Blade of the Glazed Domain was truly outrageous; each blade counted as a separate attack, not as a whole. It seemed that only by obtaining the main body of the Absolute Twin Pupils could the issue of easily consuming usage counts be resolved. While contemplating, Xia Feng raised his eyes and glanced at the frowning blond man, “So, Ye Li Kong, is this your trump card?” Ye Li Kong’s expression was indifferent. Before he could say anything, he heard the black-haired boy suddenly chuckle lightly, his tone flat, as if a god looking down: “If this is all you have, then let’s end this game of pretend.”
Ye Li Kong: “!”
“…” Mu Qingtong, in the distance, had spoken very little throughout. She silently watched Mr. Xia show off. She had to admit, she really liked Mr. Xia’s words. She also admired Mr. Xia’s invincible posture. Of course, admiration aside, the methods Mr. Xia was now revealing were perhaps what she should focus on. Mr. Xia had only copied a sub-spirit artifact. If he could copy the main body spirit artifact of the Absolute Twin Pupils, his combat power would undoubtedly rise further. In the future, if he could copy true S-grade spirit artifacts, or even fill all his spirit artifact slots with S-grade… the increase in combat power might be far more terrifying than her Alpha-class spirit artifact. This inheritable spirit artifact was indeed a difficult point to deal with, but Mu Qingtong did not fear it; instead, she felt a hint of anticipation.
The strong would not fear challenges. The more powerful Mr. Xia became, the more worthy he would be of her suppression, of taking him into her service.
!
The battle was far from over, and the victor had yet to be decided. Of course, she wouldn’t be so pedantic as to wait until Mr. Xia had all S-grade spirit artifacts before trying to conquer him. After all, luck, time, personality, deception, and emotions were all parts of a living being’s strength. Mr. Xia’s previous death had forced her plan to emotionally conquer and subdue Mr. Xia to be put on hold. And now, the incomparably arrogant Mr. Xia had returned from the Nightmare River after resurrection, so it was time to put that long-planned conquest plan on the agenda.
At the same time.
“If this is all you have,” hearing Xia Feng’s calm voice, Ye Li Kong felt a crack in his defenses. *’All you have’? ‘Game of pretend’?!*
“You’re truly… arrogant,” the blond man’s face turned grim, a grin spreading across his lips. “Kid, since you have absolute defense, I’d like to see how you’ll break through my defense—”
However, before he could finish, he saw the black-haired boy snap his fingers casually. The surrounding space twisted, and a terrifying scene appeared in Ye Li Kong’s twin pupils. The black-haired boy hovered in the glazed sky. A flaming arrow leaped out of the boy’s twin pupils, its tip flashing with terrifying black light. Following the arrow was a giant trident constructed from thousands of extremely red lightning serpents. Sixteen intertwined thunder dragons circled the shaft of the halberd, roaring as ice flows and clouds within a hundred-mile radius swirled, shaking the heavens and earth. Above the thunder dragon swarm were the ten rhombic crystals, the space they flashed through shattering and reforming like mirror fragments, the spatial explosions letting out sharp, tragic cries.
The heavens and earth changed color! Ye Li Kong’s complexion also changed drastically. His pupils, reflecting the terrifying scene, contracted into mere stars. The horror and fear could no longer be hidden. *What in the world is this?! Why are all these attacks that were previously released?!! Is this an illusion?* But the stinging premonition on his skin and soul told him that all of this was real! Could it be time reversal? Or perhaps, skill replication? How could such an outrageous ability exist?
*No, calm down!* Ye Li Kong’s thoughts raced with unprecedented speed, a thousand thoughts flashing in an instant. Now was not the time to ponder the opponent’s ability. He had to leave this dangerous place quickly; otherwise, being hit would mean death, and a death without burial! Luckily, he still had his life-saving trump card for escape. This guy simply couldn’t stop him!
