ASER - Chapter 167
Chapter 167: Kill Her!
Teleportation Point No. 4, this side hall, covered a considerable area of a thousand mu. Under A'Diao's detection, she quickly determined that the demonic spirit distribution here was extensive, ranging from 5th, 6th, to 7th level.
This meant it covered demonic spirits that could only be dealt with by combat power at the lower-grade Glimmer Realm at its upper limit.
Evidently, Lushan Academy knew there were quite a few Glimmer Realm cultivators among this batch of examinees.
Perhaps Dust Transcendence Realm was the bottom tier.
A'Diao wasn't surprised, but what did astonish her, based on her predictions about Lushan, was that if the 15 teleportation points were distributed among 15 side halls to reasonably avoid a chaotic melee of everyone crowding together upon teleporting, then the other four areas must have even higher-level demonic spirits.
8th and 9th level were certain; A'Diao wanted something higher.
Toilet: "If there's more than one Star Realm cultivator among the examinees, there might even be 12th-level demonic spirits."
A'Diao was looking for precisely those 12th-level demonic spirits, so she quickly left the side hall, not even glancing at the side halls in other areas.
Toilet: "Aren't you going to ambush them, try to eliminate some people, so they don't gang up on you later?"
A'Diao: "If I kill them, where will my points come from? I'm busy searching for demonic spirits right now, no time to farm points. Your thinking is too limited, too narrow!"
Hmm... you have a point, I was being narrow-minded.
In truth, A'Diao's current mental power was already comparable to a Grandmaster's. Coupled with her mental threads and the mental attack Dao Tablet, theoretically, she didn't need to avoid any examinee. However, she remained very cautious, suspecting that among the remaining two formidable examinees, there might be members of the Heterodox Race. Who knew what kind of talents they possessed?
Thus, A'Diao carefully searched the other four major areas one after another, conveniently dispatching some demonic spirits along the way, slowly increasing her points.
During this process, she saw other people's rankings also rising.
First place was Dantai Ke.
This royal seemed to have some obsession with being first, but it indeed served as counter-evidence of his strength.
One had to know that a 5th-level demonic spirit was only worth 1 point, a 6th-level 10 points, and a 7th-level 50 points. As for 8th-level, she didn't know; A'Diao was currently only dealing with those below 7th-level, temporarily bypassing any 8th-level ones she encountered.
Toilet felt this person was doing it intentionally.
When Dantai Yu saw A'Diao's rank climb to 30th, he knew she was farming points. Furthermore, by judging the rate at which her points increased, he deduced the level of the demonic spirits she was attacking.
Upper limit, 7th level.
"Seventh level? Lower-grade Glimmer Realm? To take out Qu Hanzhou and a group of people in such a short time, even a middle-grade Glimmer Realm might not be able to stop her."
"Still faking her combat strength."
Dantai Yu sneered to himself and quickly slipped into the forest, using a tracking technique to pursue A'Diao.
Since the imperial family could control Dantai Yu, forcing him to give up on Dantai Ke, it showed their dominance. Naturally, many people had gathered under their banner.
Therefore, even Cao Juanzhi was under Dantai Ke's command. Only Dantai Sheng, also a prince, operated independently, hunting on his own.
Dantai Ke glanced at the rankings and also saw through A'Diao's disguise.
This person had always been adept at swaying hearts and using others to achieve her goals. She was probably prepared to exploit their desire to kill her, waiting to set a trap later for a group kill to reap enormous points.
Taking a shortcut.
Dantai Ke didn't sneer; instead, he pondered carefully and finally decided, "Focus on points first, ignore her for now. But gather the personnel; the distance from the team must not exceed a thousand meters, lest she assassinate someone—if she could kill Qu Hanzhou and so many others so easily, her own combat strength is definitely not just lower-grade Glimmer Realm. Middle-grade is a given, upper-grade is the prediction. Everyone, be vigilant."
"If she wants to kill someone, she will strike swiftly, not even giving you a chance to withdraw."
It seemed Chen A'Diao was still exercising some restraint. Since she already had a deadly feud with the Qu family, it didn't matter if she offended them further. The others she eliminated were also disciples of other prominent families affiliated with the Qu family, essentially a thorough purge. But towards others, she had held back.
This kind of personality was troublesome.
She wouldn't lose control.
Originally, Dantai Ke had wanted to use Qu Jiangnan's death to provoke A'Diao into losing control and going on a killing spree. Now it seemed she hadn't fallen for it.
Then he would have to try other methods.
He didn't specify who "she" was, but everyone present understood. Cao Juanzhi's eyes deepened slightly. He thought to himself that based on his understanding of women, Chen A'Diao would definitely not let Qu Jiangnan's death rest—killing Qu Hanzhou at the very beginning meant she was confident of securing an excellent ranking and entering Lushan Academy with force, gaining Lushan's support, and thus, not fearing the Qu family.
But something was off with the Qu family too.
Yesterday, that dog Qu Hanzhou had contacted him, his tone quite arrogant, asking him to join his command.
What a lunatic.
Cao Juanzhi initially found it amusing, but later felt something was amiss. After seeing Qu Jiangnan killed today... and hearing Jiang Zhou's words, he understood.
This Qu family was formidable, one step ahead. If an old ancestor had truly awakened prematurely, then their four ducal manors would be in a very dangerous situation. The trouble was, the imperial family above was pressuring them. Should they continue to offend Chen A'Diao?
But his Cao family had clearly made a decision—to cooperate with the imperial family.
Why? Because with the Qu family's current rise, they could only cooperate with the imperial family, otherwise, under the Qu family's persecution...
But how did the Qu family's old ancestor awaken prematurely? Every ducal manor had its methods, but it was absolutely impossible to be this fast.
Was it some special means?
As Cao Juanzhi was thinking, he noticed Dantai Ke had already deployed personnel to clear out groups of demonic spirits in various areas, conquering them section by section.
He wanted to dominate the Central Courtyard's Myriad Demon Palace.
However, there was a group of shamans near the Myriad Demon Palace, very difficult to deal with.
A portion of the examination time on the wristband's countdown had already been consumed.
Six hours later, A'Diao finally confirmed that the remaining four major areas all had 12th-level demonic spirits.
Toilet knew what A'Diao needed the demonic spirits for. "The Biyan Demon King in the Forecourt Bamboo Forest, the Three-Headed Shaman boss in the Central Courtyard's Myriad Demon Palace, the Radiant Emerald Phoenix in the Backyard Garden, and the Green-Armored Crocodileman under the Back Mountain Waterfall Pool. Which one do you choose?"
"The martial exam is three days long, time is tight. When are you planning to make your move?"
A'Diao: "Dantai Ke and his group are at the Myriad Demon Palace. Xia Yuanyuan is in the Backyard Garden. They've probably set their sights on these two territories. The final 12th-level demonic spirits are equivalent to regional bosses, with a huge point allocation. They won't give them up."
So she was going to give up those two areas? Duanmu Qingyang and the others were in the Forecourt Bamboo Forest, while Song Ling and her group were still in the side hall area. So, was she going to the Forecourt Bamboo Forest?
Not everyone would attach themselves to others. Wen Shaoyao and Yan Fengbai were quite independent, not fond of mingling. Similarly, Shen Huajing and Xiong Chumo were a pair. The four of them encountered each other in the bamboo forest area, not yet having clearly seen the others.
Swish!
Yan Fengbai abruptly drew his sword, a hundred swords flew out like shuttles, while he leaped onto a sword-shaped flying device, controlling the hundred swords to pierce forward.
So fast!
Shen Huajing's mental power was too strong. With a single glance, a psychic secret art!
The surrounding bamboo, already spiritualized, rapidly shot out a large swath of bamboo leaves...
Interception!
Swish, swish, swish, thousands of bamboo leaf tips were pulverized, but the hundred swords flew like shuttles, exuding an overbearing aura, heading straight for their faces. However, Shen Huajing had already vanished, and Xiong Chumo, who had been a Buddhist-like slacker for the first two major assessment stages, suddenly slammed a fist into the ground.
Just as the hundred swords were about to pierce through, the ground he struck abruptly heaved up a terrifying giant wall of earth element.
Bang, bang, bang!
Sword light pierced the earthen wall, but Xiong Chumo's main body melted, transforming into a colossal earth elemental... giant.
He roared, and the mountain forest trembled.
So strong!
This king of slackers was actually this strong, upper-grade Glimmer Realm, right?
Swish!
Yan Fengbai controlled his flying sword to return to its sheath, decisively transforming his main body into a sword... The moment he transformed into a sword, Xiong Chumo slammed down a palm.
A giant palm, five meters in diameter, branded a meter-deep palm print on the ground, but Yan Fengbai had already transformed into a stream of light and disappeared.
On the other side, Shen Huajing reappeared.
Xiong Chumo returned to his original form, extremely annoyed, "So frustrating! These sword players are all so fast, I can't catch them at all!"
He had an earth-type talent, and it was exceptionally strong, excelling in both offense and defense. As long as he was rooted to the ground, his endurance was superb, but he also had weaknesses.
"Sword cultivators are inherently like that. However, I didn't catch Wen Shaoyao either. She's also very formidable."
"Huh?"
"Her talent is to merge with nature. She utilized the spiritual nature of the bamboo spirits in this bamboo forest to hide. I couldn't find her."
Shen Huajing sighed softly but wasn't too disappointed. "We were all in the same strength bracket to begin with. Apart from people like Dantai Ke who can completely suppress us, when we encounter each other, we more or less have some life-saving skills. No need to rush."
Xiong Chumo nodded but was also surprised. "Jingjing, you previously said that the two hidden masters were most likely from the university group, or among these two, or perhaps that Handan Jidao. Looking at these two now, they don't seem like it. Neither like Heterodox Race, nor Star Realm level, otherwise we wouldn't stand a chance."
After the aptitude test, they had analyzed that the martial exam would most likely be a chaotic battle, so finding the two hidden masters could help avoid triggering a landmine.
Now, their combined points had reached over a thousand, totaling three thousand points, which was quite substantial. If the opponent was truly a master on par with Dantai Ke and the others, why hadn't they made a move?
Had their aptitude not yet been converted into strength? Similar to that Chen A'Diao?
"It doesn't seem like it. Since it's already the martial exam, there's no need to hold back. Perhaps it's not them. Then the suspicion on others becomes even greater."
Shen Huajing used a mental shock to stun a 7th-level Bamboo Charm demonic spirit that had darted out, while Xiong Chumo beckoned, and soil gathered... Mount Tai crushing down.
The Bamboo Charm was smashed until it vomited blood in minutes.
As the two analyzed, this scene also fell into the eyes of the audience, and everyone discussed it animatedly.
"Damn, these two are so strong! Xiong Chumo is middle-grade Glimmer Realm, and Shen Huajing is lower-grade Glimmer Realm, but it seems they both have the combat power to fight one small grade higher."
"Their aptitudes were already top-tier, so it's not surprising. It's just that I feel the competition is intense. Could it be that the top twenty all have Glimmer Realm cultivation? I heard that these geniuses basically focus on polishing their foundations in the early stages and don't pile up resources just to raise their cultivation level, so their cultivation is completely undiluted."
"However, that Handan Jidao is indeed the most suspicious. His results in the preliminary exam weren't bad, but he became so low-profile afterward, and his results weren't prominent. It's too abnormal. Moreover, the screen rarely shows him. Is he being deliberately avoided?"
The Duanmu family was also discussing animatedly. Brother Duanmu stroked his chin, thinking, "Originally, I thought that Yan Fengbai was also quite suspicious, but both their results are online, only in the top thirty range. It seems they aren't outstanding to that extent, it doesn't fit. Looking at it now, their combat power is indeed very strong. That Yan Fengbai should have an orthodox sword cultivator inheritance; that control of a hundred swords just now was unusually smooth."
So he sent a voice transmission to Zhao Yi.
The Zhao family mostly had talisman and Daoist arts talents, but Zhao Yi was an anomaly, a sword cultivator.
Zhao Yi: "He follows the flying sword stream; I'm a sword body stream. Different schools. However, he can also fight above his level. But compared to someone like Xiong Chumo who focuses heavily on defense, he's at a disadvantage. Plus, with Shen Huajing's interference, he would undoubtedly lose, so he retreated. But from what we've seen, he's not one of the two hidden individuals from the fifth stage."
"Comparatively, the fact that only three people from the university side are outstanding, I find abnormal."
These factions were also trying to find those two to recruit them, but unfortunately, there were no clues so far.
Terrifying, it seemed no one could find them.
Xiao Jin propped up her chin, lost in thought. "These two, Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao, are quite in sync. Wen Shaoyao fled almost immediately. I thought she would coordinate with Yan Fengbai to fight... Also, there's something off about Yue Xingxi's group. She and Guan Chen interact as equals, there's no leader among the three, yet they cooperate seamlessly. It's not necessarily that they are close friends—so there must be a leader above them whom all three trust and obey, and this person has stayed away from the vanguard from the very beginning."
Xiao Mieluo: "Comparatively, I'm more curious about what Chen A'Diao is doing. And she can also see the competition footage, so she should be able to quickly determine the identity of her true opponents."
He glanced at Zhao Ritian, who was gnawing on a chicken leg not far away.
Zhao Ritian had indeed seen these people's performance but didn't react much, just moved on to roast duck after finishing the chicken leg.
However, what stunned Xiao Mieluo, and also the crowd, was that—just as Shen Huajing and her companion left, the screen suddenly shifted.
In the shadow of a bamboo grove, a strange and terrifying dark figure was squatting.
Just squatting there, watching them...
It was unknown how long it had been squatting there. Anyway, after the two left, the camera focused on it, and the audience, caught off guard, almost had a heart attack from fright.
Was this a horror movie?
And upon closer inspection, this squatting, furtive creature... was breaking off bamboo shoots, all while peeking around sneakily.
Wasn't it Chen A'Diao?
"This damn hag!!"
"Damn it!"
"What a psycho, scaring people to death!"
"Let's see what she's going to do. Hunt them down? It seems their points are quite high. She loves robbing others to enrich herself. Just watch, she'll definitely stir up trouble."
While cursing, the crowd was also expectant. A'Diao indeed looked like she was pondering something at that moment.
Pondering while snapping crisp bamboo shoots.
What she was thinking at that moment was similar to Xiao Jin's thoughts, but because her main body was right there, she sensed more.
1. Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao indeed cooperated seamlessly, without any voice transmission between them, otherwise her mental threads would have sensed it. Yet, the two were almost telepathically connected.
2. Xiong Chumo's duo did use voice transmission, but Shen Huajing had hidden her strength. She used a mental secret art, but her body's energy fluctuations were calm, making it impossible to see her true cultivation level. Anyway, because her mental body was also strong, A'Diao didn't rashly try to probe her cultivation.
3. They didn't seem to have noticed her.
Then, in the next second, A'Diao put away the bamboo shoots and turned invisible.
Gone again.
Damn it!
A wave of curses erupted from the crowd; where was the admiration for a stunning beauty?
Impossible to love, too bizarre.
Dantai Zhuying wiped the coffee she had choked on, suddenly understanding a little why her younger brother always frowned when this person was mentioned.
She was a bit hard to deal with, wasn't she?
Was she a loach spirit?
However, what they didn't know was that Zhao Ritian outside, after confirming the screen wasn't tracking her, confidently ventured deep into the bamboo forest.
Toilet was somewhat puzzled. "Even if you're plotting something, it's fine if people outside see it. It won't affect your plans. Why be so cautious?"
A'Diao: "I have Zhao Ritian as a BUG, but what if other examinees also have doppelgangers outside? Of course, the probability is low because a doppelganger would split a portion of one's strength and mental power, which is detrimental to the assessment. But there are other means, like space-type attached spirit true eyes, Daoist techniques more advanced than 【Point Soldiers, Summon Generals】. Glimmer Realm cultivators can't control them, but what about Star Realm cultivators? At least Dantai Ke and his group can definitely manage it. If any of them also have spatial spirit cores, then... it's BBQ time."
Damn!
Toilet had almost forgotten about such maneuvers. Perhaps because it had a natural bias towards A'Diao, it always felt she was exceptionally talented, but in reality, this world never lacked geniuses.
This person was indeed as cautious as ever, deliberately surfacing to test the screen's capture of her.
The test results were out.
"This exam intelligence is omniscient. If it wants to see, it's like God, opening its eyes wherever it wishes. But it's also selective—it seems like the director of a suspense horror film, emphasizing suspense. So, whatever I'm up to, it won't broadcast it now. It'll probably reveal it at the end to stir up the audience's emotions."
A'Diao felt that Lushan's system was truly perverted, but for now, it was beneficial to her.
Then, she went deep underground... and started fiddling with things here and there, doing this and that.
Toilet watched her first tinker with an array, then take out an array disk made of materials worth trillions upon trillions.
One array done.
Onto the next one.
It was too intricate, too high-end; even she herself had to be extremely careful.
Toilet could sense various examinees above in the bamboo forest fighting fiercely, either with demonic spirits or chasing and killing each other. Only this person was purely following a technical stream.
It wondered if this martial exam would even see her go on a killing spree.
Would she only kill at the very end?
Xiao Jin suddenly saw a message from Tiangou. Below the dog head icon was a line—Are you familiar with dual cultivation secret methods for men and women?
Xiao Jin glanced at Zhao Ritian, "..."
But she replied: "Are you asking me as Chen A'Diao, or as Zhao Ritian? If Zhao Ritian is asking, it's somewhat fitting. If it's Chen A'Diao, it might be a bit difficult."
Damn! Is this auntie teasing me?
Tiangou: "Auntie, please conduct yourself with dignity. I'm serious. Forget it, you probably don't know. I'll go ask Brother Xiao."
Xiao Mieluo saw the message, his expression froze for a moment, he quickly glanced at Zhao Ritian, and replied: "You suspect Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao have a dual cultivation secret method?"
A'Diao: "If they do, the two of them combined could rival a Star Realm cultivator. I have to be on guard."
Xiao Mieluo pondered for a moment, then replied: "I've heard of some. If it's orthodox dual cultivation, such secret methods can indeed allow for telepathic connection, and when they join forces, they can unleash more than double their strength, basically allowing them to stably fight across a major realm, like Glimmer fighting Star Realm. But it has extremely stringent requirements on the couple's emotions, physique, and even talent. Just the aspect of emotional loyalty and deep affection stops many people. So, in the First Era, orthodox dual cultivation partners were as rare as phoenix feathers, perhaps even rarer than extreme Star Realm cultivators."
A'Diao: "What about unorthodox ones? What are the benefits?"
Xiao Mieluo: "..."
Tiangou: "OK, I get it. What are you shy about? You're old enough. Although I'm only eighteen, I'm an adult too. Loosen up."
Tiangou: "But still, thank you, Brother Xiao. Mwah."
Xiao Mieluo picked up his coffee and took a large gulp.
Turning back, he saw Xiao Jin looking speechless. He leaned over to look, and her Tengshe account also had a message.
Tengshe: "Trying to provoke me? You think I'll fall for it? Alright, I fell for it. As follows..."
Compared to Xiao Mieluo, Xiao Jin, who handled information, clearly knew more. She had written a long passage, like a thesis, about both orthodox and unorthodox dual cultivation, and even sent the names of some dual cultivation secret methods and partner information from the First Era.
Very nice service.
Tiangou: "Auntie is so amazing, you know so much! I'm so impressed and envious, unlike Brother Xiao who was so perfunctory with me..."
Tiangou: "Emoji.ing"
It was an oily emoji of a chubby little evil dragon wagging its tail and winking at her.
Wait, where did she get so many cute emojis? They looked hand-drawn.
Anyway, there were no other original versions. Many people online were saying these were Chen A'Diao's hand-drawn personal emojis, and they had become very popular.
But... despite being flashy and a bit much, they were quite cute.
It just wasn't good to be two-timing in an oil slick.
Xiao Jin suddenly said, "Brother, I suddenly kind of understand why that Eldest Princess likes to find young, handsome consorts. Good physique, pretty, cute, and good at sweet talk. Zhao Ritian is a bit rough, hard to stomach, but she herself..."
Xiao Mieluo's face darkened. "Be serious, she's still young."
Xiao Jin: "I am being serious. I'll have her doppelganger turn into an eighteen-year-old youth to accompany me for a few days. She herself won't lose out, and might even gain something spiritually from the sharing. That's not too much to ask, right?"
Xiao Mieluo: "..."
Seriously, this generation of Tang Song, people around 30 like Xiao Jin, Qu Jiangnan, and Xie Jingyu, were all quite outstanding.
Excessively outstanding.
Perhaps it was the example set by those at the top.
He turned his head and saw the aforementioned Eldest Princess had already found her way to the private box of Principal Jiang Zhou and other principals, and was craning her neck to look at the Chen family next door. Although contact hadn't been made yet, those principals already looked utterly shocked.
They looked at the Eldest Princess as if she were an animal.
Xiao Mieluo: "..."
Zhao Ritian was oblivious, still staring at the screen and eating potato chips.
Don't you know your own mother or younger brother is being targeted?
A'Diao, having obtained information on dual cultivation, sneakily... disappeared, but not long after, she appeared in the back mountain area.
"Who is it!!!"
Yan Fengbai was startled. Upon seeing A'Diao, he and Wen Shaoyao were greatly surprised. While preparing to retreat, they also prepared to fight, but A'Diao quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, you two. I have no ill intentions. I just wanted to ask if you'd like to cooperate."
"Cooperate? Cooperate with you to fight Dantai Ke and his group? Aren't you overestimating us a bit?"
"To be precise, I think your dual cultivation secret art is formidable. If you combine forces, you might even be able to take on a Star Realm cultivator."
Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao's expressions instantly froze.
Awkward, wasn't it? The atmosphere was beyond awkward.
She had killed the conversation.
Even the audience felt the suffocating atmosphere.
Fortunately, A'Diao added another sentence to ease the tension.
"By the way, I have an impolite question: is your dual cultivation orthodox or unorthodox? This will help me judge your strength."
Indeed, a very impolite question.
Their faces could have dripped blood.
Judge their strength? You might as well just ask directly!!!
What kind of pervert are you?
In the spectator stands, Chen Xun covered his face and sighed, a mixture of helplessness and fond laughter.
Evidently, this highly intelligent genius, usually serious but very gentle and magnanimous towards others, was amused by his younger sister.
A colleague beside him asked, "Is she really your sister?"
Chen Xun, fair-skinned and scholarly, pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "Perhaps not. My father is somewhat unworthy."
Colleague: "..."
Old dog Chen Ran was indeed unworthy.
But suddenly, they heard a tall woman not far away chuckle softly.
The colleague couldn't help but look, only to see a young woman with an ordinary appearance and temperament glance over. He lowered his head in fear, somewhat apprehensive.
But Chen Xun didn't look back, adhering to some sort of etiquette.
A person with flawless intelligence and social skills only showed cracks when it came to his youngest sister.
The woman propped her chin on her hand and turned her face away, no longer looking at him.
She didn't seem to care much about him either.
But in the footage, Yan Fengbai had to take the initiative to skip this topic, asking A'Diao, "What means do you have to make me believe we can benefit from this, rather than being implicated?"
A'Diao was surprised. "Implicated by me? Do you think Dantai Ke and his group will let you go? Besides, I'm not just recruiting you. Duanmu Qingyang and the others, needless to say, will definitely help me. After all, compared to Dantai Ke and his group, they will definitely choose me. And Xie San likes my sister, Zhao Foshou likes my bestie, Duanmu Qingyang likes me. We're all on the same side, don't I have an advantage?"
Wen Shaoyao: "? No, it seems Xie San likes your bestie, Zhao Foshou likes your sister. As for Miss Duanmu, I'm afraid..."
A'Diao: "Huh? It doesn't matter, it's all the same. There's no 'afraid' with Duanmu. Look, I even stole her man, and she doesn't hate me. If she doesn't hate me for that, then it must be love! She loved me when I was ugly; now that I've had 'plastic surgery,' she must love me to death, right? The logic is obvious!"
Wen Shaoyao and Yan Fengbai: "..."
Audience: Uh, the logic seems to be sound.
Duanmu family members: "!!"
Damn!!
This oddball is at it again, with her demonic brainwashing techniques!
A'Diao continued, "And let me tell you, Shen Huajing and her companion have also been persuaded by me. They will help me too."
The two: "??? Really?"
A'Diao: "Really. I swear to heavens, if I'm lying to you, may my father be struck by lightning from the sky, never be reincarnated, and may his two stunning wives both elope! And may his youngest son get zero in his middle school entrance exam!"
Everyone: "..."
Chen Xun: "..."
From Daoguang Jingci +10,000,000!
From Chen Xun +722,222!!
From Xu Zhaoyin +6,666,666!
From Xie Yuqing +...
From Chen Yang +1+1+1+1+1...
Chen A'Diao was a demon, and a professional pyramid schemer at that, deceiving people so thoroughly she even believed herself—when were Shen Huajing and her companion persuaded?
But the demonic her was inwardly stunned for a moment.
She had deliberately triggered this surge of mental power to test two things.
1. The true nature of Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao.
2. Whether the person present with Chen Xun, under the guise of official business, was a certain someone.
The test results were out.
At this very moment, neither Yan Fengbai nor Wen Shaoyao gave her any mental power fluctuations.
They used to, but not recently, because they were already wary of her, so they perfectly maintained their composure.
These two were unfathomable, but they didn't seem to fit the profile of the two "hidden aces" either. Let's just consider them latent prodigies for now.
But the second point was extremely important.
Daoguang Jingci, this... future Empress, was in the audience.
And she was amused by her.
Being amused wasn't because this person's mental fortitude was insufficient, but because she didn't take the Lushan assessment seriously, or rather, she didn't take these examinees seriously. She was just here for the show.
Because of her background, her future status, she could view Lushan Academy as an equal platform, without needing to be wary or place importance on it.
But it also exposed another matter—just being amused could generate ten million mental power points. How terrifying was she herself?
Whether in terms of strength or aptitude, it was terrifying to the extreme.
Yet, such a terrifying person could be assassinated by those factions in the capital, indicating that her resources were hidden, unperceived by the outside world. Perhaps even the imperial family didn't know. To the outside world, she might just be the future Empress from the Heavenly Spirit Clan, here for a marriage alliance, bearing the mission of birthing the strongest crown prince for the two clans.
However, A'Diao still persuaded Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao, because one point she made was very true.
Dantai Ke was too dominant and would not let them go.
Another three hours later, at three in the afternoon, when the sun was shining brightly.
Song Ling and her group had roughly cleared some demonic spirit nests in the side hall. While resting, Song Ling glanced at the leaderboard on her wristband.
Overall, the rankings were still dominated by those with high overall ranks from before, but strength was now difficult to categorize by aptitude alone, as those who had converted resources into strength early on were ruling the martial exam.
At least on the surface, Yue Xingxi's university trio had broken into the top twenty.
All three were at least Glimmer Realm.
Also formidable.
But the ones with the strongest burst of power were still Xiong Chumo and Yan Fengbai. Both had broken into the top ten, on par with Cao Juanzhi and Dantai Sheng, forming a sort of "Strongest Glimmer F4" below Dantai Ke and Xia Yuanyuan.
Their side was inherently weaker; only she and Xu Ye had made it into the top thirty, while the rest were mostly ranked after one hundred.
But what was terrifying were Xia Yuanyuan and Dantai Ke.
Song Ling took a sip of water, analyzing these people's strengths, while checking A'Diao's ranking.
Already 28th.
Hunting solo and reaching 28th showed she had at least Glimmer Realm combat power.
It didn't seem like she was distracted with other business, but she definitely wasn't trying her hardest either.
Perhaps waiting to harvest others' fruits at the end?
But this battle was truly difficult.
Just as she swallowed the water, she received a secret message.
From A'Diao.
"Are your hands itching?"
The corners of Song Ling's mouth twitched upwards, a flicker of delight in her eyes.
Hands itching?
She had been fighting constantly, engaging with other examinees no less than five times.
But this was different.
Fighting alongside Chen A'Diao was different.
"Let's go!"
Her gaze swept over the hundred or so people following her. She stood up and led the others towards the other four major areas.
She chose the Forecourt Bamboo Forest, clearly having scouted the movements of others, avoiding Dantai Ke and Xia Yuanyuan.
However, just as they moved, one person among the hundred lowered their eyes and sent out a message.
Myriad Demon Palace area.
With a raise of his hand, lightning struck down an 8th-level Rakshasa Spirit. Dantai Ke saw the message transmitted on his goggles, but his technique remained extremely stable.
Then he sent a message to Ge Qian, "You and Fu Jiao go to the bamboo forest, cooperate to assassinate Song Ling, and force Chen A'Diao out—she's using Song Ling and these people for a setup. I need to check from the periphery if the bamboo forest has been laid with arrays. However, Song Ling's mental body is very strong. Although her cultivation isn't high, her psychic secret arts are powerful. Use the talismans I gave you to approach invisibly."
Qu Jiangnan's arrays were so formidable they had even killed three Star Realm cultivators from the Qu family; he had to be cautious.
Ge Qian acknowledged and quietly left with Fu Jiao.
Cao Juanzhi noticed, his eyes flickered. Had it begun?
Then Dantai Ke sent a private message to Xia Yuanyuan: "Chen A'Diao has surfaced. According to the original plan, kill her first. The other two will likely come out as well. Eliminate them all, then you and I will decide the victor."
Xia Yuanyuan sent an OK emoji, but after replying to Dantai Ke, she pinched her fingertips, and a transparent butterfly carrying a message flew out... vanishing into space.
The audience: "..."
It felt like these prodigies' minds were all like honeycomb briquettes, one scheme interlocked with another, making it impossible to tell who was whose prey.
Anyway, they were all plotting against each other.
"I thought the martial exam was just everyone fighting head-on, but now it seems they're still playing mind games."
"My brain isn't enough for this. Anyway, let's just see how they fight. Whoever wins in the end is right."
In the spectator stands, the Bai Li family head and other dukes glanced at Qu Zhen. This man was stroking the armrest, his expression unperturbed.
The Qu family had already been eliminated, but they hadn't left, seeming to be waiting for something.
It also seemed they hadn't gone to investigate the situation in Diannan. Truly inscrutable, but undoubtedly terrifying.
In the bamboo forest area, as soon as Song Ling led her people in, Xie San and the others knew, but they didn't rashly converge, instead maintaining a moderate distance.
Zhao Foshou: "Not going to help?"
Duanmu Qingyang: "If help is needed, it can only mean Dantai Ke has arrived. Can you beat him?"
Zhao Foshou: "For my beloved Song Ling, I am willing to fight to the death!"
Duanmu Qingyang: "Last time you confessed to Xu Ye. Xie San was the one who confessed to Song Ling."
Zhao Foshou: "Doesn't matter, good brothers, we share everything!"
Xie San: "Exactly!"
Duanmu Qingyang's expression was indescribable, looking at the two with utter disdain.
The audience was amused.
If the capital's pearl had better options, she wouldn't choose these two local ruffians, but there was no choice.
"Sister seems to have activated the permanent passive skill 'Surrounded by Scumbags'," Brother Duanmu sighed, covering his forehead.
Just as everyone was laughing, suddenly a loud noise erupted from the southern area of the bamboo forest.
Three minutes ago, as Song Ling passed through the bamboo forest, her pupils, using the Mental Admonishing Eye secret art, swept across and glimpsed some observation eyes attached to the tips of tall bamboo stalks.
Set by a mental power expert.
It was Shen Huajing, right?
On the other side, about three thousand meters away, Shen Huajing, who was fighting an 8th-level Dragon Carp Demon in the center of the bamboo forest lake, sensed it. "Song Ling and her group are in. So suddenly, they're probably up to something. Let's avoid them for now. If things go wrong, run. You're fat and slow, hold onto the 8th-level speed talisman I gave you. Don't be too late. Anyway, those three formidable ones kill without blinking, they won't give you a chance to withdraw and save your life."
In fact, Shen Huajing felt that Chen A'Diao might actually spare lives. Xia Yuanyuan was inscrutable. Before, everyone was together, but that was because they were all ordinary groups, with the benefit of factional solidarity. But after the martial exam began, she didn't dare to be with them.
Sometimes, those who rise from humble beginnings strike even more ruthlessly, because they have no retreat or foundation, and can only build their way up by constantly slaughtering others.
As long as they could enter Lushan, factions and recruitment were all superficial. After all, they had nothing to lose, no family burdens behind them, and no need to maintain a power base.
So, Shen Huajing decisively chose to hunt solo with Xiong Chumo in the martial exam.
Among everyone, she only trusted this fatty.
"I know, I know." Xiong Chumo curiously looked towards the southern part of the bamboo forest.
"I wonder how they'll fight."
No need to wonder, they were already fighting. A terrifying wave of energy light swept over. This area of bamboo sea undulated, bamboo leaves rustled and flew, all rolling towards the lake.
With a flick of her fingers, the lake's water vapor dynamically formed twisting ripples. The sharp bamboo leaves split apart, not harming Shen Huajing in the slightest. But the Dragon Carp Demon under the lake suddenly attacked with all three heads!
The lake surged with turbulent waves.
However, they soon abruptly discovered that underwater in the lake where Shen Huajing and her companion were... the scene shifted. Deep underwater, a furtive shadow flickered in and out of view.
The camera zoomed in, capturing a scene of a certain damn hag luring the Dragon Carp Demon upwards to attack Shen Huajing and her companion.
Everyone: "?"
Wait, you sent Song Ling over to lure people, while you're here driving fish demons to scheme against Shen Huajing and her companion? What are you thinking?
But this pervert was definitely scheming something.
Everyone immediately became excited. The various family heads also subconsciously put down their teacups and coffee cups, lest they spray again.
However, the screen intelligence was so damn cheap; the image disappeared again, so they didn't see A'Diao herself teleporting away from underwater, but releasing several mental threads that sank into the depths...
Buzz... Under the energy fluctuations, in the southern bamboo forest, Song Ling, who was ambushed, had her 8th-level defensive talisman explode, blocking most of the attack's power, but she was also immediately hit with mental stun.
Ge Qian was lower-grade Glimmer Realm, but Song Ling was currently only middle-grade Dust Transcendence Realm. The cultivation gap was a bit large.
Fortunately, she used mental attacks, which weren't heavily dependent on cultivation level... Ge Qian was stunned for a second. Han Zhuo, already at upper-grade Dust Transcendence, immediately summoned bloodfire to attack Ge Qian.
Boom! Han Zhuo's bloodline was very strong, the bloodfire vicious. The stunned Ge Qian's back armor was immediately corroded by a layer, weakening its resistance. But he also quickly regained consciousness, formed a seal with his left hand, and a binding secret art landed on Song Ling, clinging to her, preventing her from using psychic secret arts to escape and hide. On the other side, he raised his hand and waved his staff.
Gold element erupted, coalescing into a Vajra longsword, which he slashed at Song Ling.
So strong, Glimmer Realm cultivators were indeed different; their speed and armor resistance were exceptionally strong.
Han Zhuo was momentarily annoyed that he hadn't reached Glimmer Realm yet.
Damn scoundrel, who knew how many resources Dantai Ke had used to feed these lackeys.
In a critical moment, the spiritual power within Song Ling's body rotated. Spiritual power and mental power were released simultaneously. A miniature twin-fish vortex of rotating ice and fire appeared at her brow—a dense mental attack: Mental Vortex.
In an instant, Ge Qian felt his just-recovered mental body being dragged into a spiraling vortex.
More than just stunned, it was as if the world was spinning...
And in that instant, a rose of frost descended from the sky, and a red-tasseled long spear pierced through space in an instant.
It was actually lower-grade Glimmer Realm cultivation, the damage from a bloodline eruption... Bang! The spearhead critically struck and pierced.
In just a moment, Ge Qian felt the armor on his body explode.
Danger, danger!
Boom!! Ge Qian was blasted by the spear, flesh and blood flying, sent flying over ten meters.
Not dead, but severely injured, losing combat capability.
A one-shot KO?
The two women cooperated flawlessly. But at the same time, Song Ling also endured Ge Qian's golden sword. It didn't matter; the spiritual power in her body, under her control, was released, forming a transparent, rotating defensive energy mirror in front of her.
Ah, a Xie family ultimate technique! Also Xie Jingyu's most proficient defensive secret art.
In just one exchange, a middle-grade Dust Transcendence cultivator actually blocked Ge Qian's attack.
Terrifying!
However, just when everyone thought the counter-kill was successful...
A bloodline array diagram abruptly appeared, and a transformed black flood dragon suddenly pounced on Song Ling from behind!
Its dragon claws were savage, directly swiping at Song Ling's undefended back!
Death?!!!
Suddenly, a coffin, carrying a massive amount of attacks... Boom!!!
Fu Jiao's dragon claws were blocked.
"You scoundrel, I've been waiting for you!"
"Brothers, gang up on it!"
Yin Canghe and others' attacks converged. The power of the masses was immense. If an A-grade would fear a swarm of barnacles, why wouldn't a Glimmer Realm cultivator be beaten to death by a group of Dust Transcendence cultivators?
As Fu Jiao was sent flying, Xu Ye split off a spear shadow, fiercely descending upon a stirring cultivator within their own group.
This person was a traitor.
A traitor bought by Dantai Ke in the south.
When he sent the secret message, Song Ling already knew, so they could judge the ambush position of Fu Jiao and his companion by counter-monitoring this person's situation.
Kill him!
When this red-tasseled spear descended, it was too fast. The traitorous cultivator's face changed... He didn't even have time to activate his protection and withdraw before he would be killed.
When it came to eradicating threats root and stem, were the two sisters carrying on a family tradition?
But in an instant... a teleportation array suddenly activated beneath him.
A personal, portable teleportation array.
Buzz, someone teleported over. A slender, pale hand grasped the long spear.
A woman?
No, it was a weak-looking pretty boy.
Wanqi Jian'ai had arrived, and upon arrival, he erupted with upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivation, swinging an axe at Xu Ye in mid-air!!!
This scene was too terrifying, an absolute counter-kill.
Xu Ye's main body transformed into a rose, but she didn't know if she had the ability to escape with the same luck as Chen A'Diao's pig transformation Daoist art.
It seemed not.
The gap was too large.
This Wanqi Jian'ai... was too terrifying.
A killing intent second only to Star Realm cultivators, a hidden trump card beyond Cao Juanzhi's group of four.
Evidently, this person was also affiliated with Dantai Ke.
"Die!!"
As Wanqi Jian'ai's giant blood axe was about to cleave Xu Ye, Xie Yuqing and Chen Yang cried out in fear. Xu Zhaoyin also frowned.
Wow, a beauty shedding tears, so pitiful.
Dantai Zhuying actually smiled, her cruel nature laid bare. Because... she and Dantai Ke were probably on the same side, right?
However... an accident occurred.
A hammer, a giant hundred-ton thunder hammer, appeared out of thin air.
Why out of thin air? Because it was already hidden in space.
Because it was born from a Thunder Spirit Pill, augmented by a Space Spirit Pill.
Dual Spirit Pill fusion + Thunder Descent Daoist art + Toilet's transformed form integration + an explosive burst of ten billion mental power points—multiple energy eruption.
A critical hammer strike.
No matter how formidable the axe, one hammer strike, moving at the speed of space, directly smashed into Wanqi Jian'ai.
When masters fight to the death, who needs back-and-forth exchanges?
One ultimate blow, smashing you without discussion!
Wanqi Jian'ai's plan to instantly kill Xu Ye was also this hammer's plan for him.
Boom!!!
The entire southern central area of the bamboo forest erupted with the impact force of a Category 15 typhoon.
Countless bamboo stalks were swept over, bent at the waist?
Anyway, within a five-hundred-meter diameter, all bamboo stalks snapped.
One hundred thousand bamboo stalks broke.
And Wanqi Jian'ai was hammered into a pit. His top-tier armor, worth tens of billions, absorbed most of the damage. It was still trying to absorb energy from his body to repair itself and resist further damage. But he himself, after all, was an upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivator. Though bloodied and vomiting blood profusely, he still had some strength left and tried to get up.
However, he sensed something and looked up.
Swish! A'Diao appeared in the sky, her robes fluttering, her jade-like face cool and detached. She pointed her fingertips downwards.
"Turn into a pig!"
Bang!
A dignified upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivator, after his armor was mostly destroyed, was forced to shed it directly.
Damn!!!
Wanqi Jian'ai, intending to deliver a killing blow to A'Diao and her group, had naturally researched all available information and had taken precautions against the "turn into a pig" skill. But they had also seen the skill's weakness—as long as the armor was sufficient, it wouldn't work.
He had never imagined that he, a dignified upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivator, would be directly one-shotted by Chen A'Diao.
Just three seconds ago, his thought was: Chen A'Diao, oh Chen A'Diao, I'm about to kill your bestie and your sister, still not jumping out? Actually, my real target is you.
Then, three seconds later, he turned into a pig.
Terrifying. Chen A'Diao was very terrifying.
"Peak Dust Transcendence Realm beating upper-grade Glimmer Realm?"
"Her energy attribute is wrong, why is it so complex? It's completely a fusion..."
"Fusion?!"
"Damn, am I blind? Why does she have two Spirit Cores!!!"
The spectator stands were in an uproar.
A group of family heads abruptly stood up, nearly knocking over the teacups and coffee cups beside them.
"Two Spirit Cores? This is impossible, not even in the First Era were there such people!!"
"How is it possible!"
Qu Zhen's expression was as if he had eaten shit. He quickly sent out a message.
This news was terrifying; he had to inform the old ancestor.
At Lushan Academy, a group of experienced teachers were all dumbfounded.
They all knew these prodigies definitely had some ultimate trump cards and hidden skills, but two Spirit Cores were a completely unique super ace.
"No wonder, no wonder she was scamming, swindling, coercing, and luring everywhere. She needed so many resources."
"No wonder she can always fight across a major realm. Two Spirit Cores, and it's the ultimate combination of Thunder and Space, perfectly complementing attack and speed."
"Terrifying, too terrifying!"
"Then when she breaks through to Glimmer Realm... will she be directly comparable to upper-grade Glimmer Realm? And when she's at upper-grade Glimmer Realm, will she be comparable to Star Realm?"
"Holy shit, this is a permanent BUG!"
The entire nation was in shock.
Even the Mountain Head was somewhat astonished, but he quickly figured it out.
"A fractured foundation, fractured? Haha, brilliant, truly brilliant. This child is so smart."
"The higher the cultivation, the more impossible it is to create two Spirit Cores. So, she must have completed this design when she was creating her spirit cluster. Given her experiences, she must have done it right after entering Danzhou Academy. At that time, she had no assistance whatsoever; she did it all by herself."
A young girl who had just climbed up from a small place, what kind of imagination and boldness was this?
Because she had racked her brains to repair her foundation during the aptitude assessment, they had all assumed the fractured foundation was her greatest weakness. But now it seemed, she had long since used this foundation to become her greatest cheat.
Peak Dust Transcendence Realm, but she had two Spirit Cores. Because her foundation was terrifying, after fusion, she was instantly comparable to middle-grade Glimmer Realm, plus the amplification from various ultimate moves... directly overturning an upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivator.
"She can defeat an upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivator now. What about when she advances to Glimmer Realm? And she doesn't even have a bloodline... If she had a bloodline, perhaps that Wanqi Jian'ai would have been insta-killed just now. But why isn't she using the bloodline I gave her? Could this child still be plotting something?" The Mountain Head narrowed his eyes. For the first time, an examinee had provoked so many thoughts in him.
"Glimmer Realm fighting Star Realm? In the history of the First Era, perhaps only a handful of peerless prodigies, countable on two hands, could achieve that."
And those who didn't die all advanced to the Great Spirit King level, and were powerhouses among Great Spirit Kings at that.
Two Spirit Cores, an unprecedented BUG in history!
Even if there were others, they all died in the long river of history. To survive and be known, that would be a once-in-a-generation hegemon!
The Mountain Head's eyes gleamed, but he quickly calmed down.
This oddity must be protected, absolutely protected.
A peerless oddity.
Compared to her, geniuses like Dantai Ke, who shone by standing on the shoulders of the imperial family, were trash!
Skills, it's fine if they're not perfect, as long as they're useful at critical moments.
Upper-grade Glimmer Realm plus tens of billions in top-tier armor, even a lower-grade Star Realm cultivator would find it difficult to insta-kill. A'Diao wasn't using a cheat, so she could only break the defense first, then remove the armor, and finally...
Just as A'Diao was about to bring out a second hammer, her expression suddenly changed, and she turned to flee.
She escaped into space, but space... Bang!!
Space was barricaded.
A square, three-dimensional spatial cage suddenly appeared, sealing off an area of a thousand meters.
Then space tore, and Dantai Yu suddenly appeared, his main body transforming into a dimensional space blade in an instant... Even Song Ling's mental power completely failed to capture its trajectory.
It just appeared instantaneously, then directly struck A'Diao's body.
Clean and decisive, without any hesitation.
Penetration.
Star Realm level killing power, insta-kill!
This assassin, openly arranged by the imperial family, had finally tracked down his prey.
His first move was a king-level bomb.
However, the insta-killed Chen A'Diao... changed upon landing.
She turned into an extremely obnoxious doll with a Wang Nima expression, and it even made a sound: "Stupid idiot, are you blind? Daring to hit your father."
So damn cheap!
Damn! Puppet technique!
Dantai Yu's expression was cold as he suddenly locked onto a location!
But before his attack could be launched, A'Diao spatially shifted, appearing three hundred meters away on a bamboo tip. Stepping on the bamboo stalk, she raised her hand to control an array disk...
Buzz!!!
The large-scale array beneath the bamboo forest was about to activate...
Bang!!!
The array exploded.
It exploded before it could even activate.
Someone had destroyed it beforehand. Then Dantai Yu released the cubic spatial barrier, letting in Cao Juanzhi and others.
They surrounded everyone, including A'Diao.
Song Ling and her group were also all within.
"Chen A'Diao, you are too conceited." Dantai Yu sneered on the surface, but in reality, his wariness of A'Diao had reached an extreme.
Two Spirit Cores, this person was too terrifying. If she broke through to Glimmer Realm, they would all die!
Including Star Realm cultivators!
While he locked onto A'Diao, about to launch a powerful assault, Song Ling and her group were also surrounded by Cao Juanzhi's forces, who were far stronger and more numerous.
Not only stronger, but also more people.
Such a grand display, were we worthy?
No, it was Chen A'Diao who was worthy.
These people had long been terrified by A'Diao's revelation of two Spirit Cores, fearing that a moment's delay would allow her to break through to Glimmer Realm.
Quick, quick, quick, kill them all!
But at this very moment...
A'Diao raised her hand, holding an ordinary-looking staff.
"Want a group fight? Very well, 【Point Soldiers, Summon Generals】!"
"Come to your granny!"
Dark clouds roiled in the sky, three thousand thunderbolts crisscrossed, then descended!
Upon landing, they became black-armored golden generals. A giant array disk spun on the ground...
Within her body, three thousand dense golden meridians appeared, controlling three thousand great generals with three thousand meridians.
Three thousand!
Where did the energy come from?
Two Spirit Cores weren't enough, but she had three thousand meridians, each of which already stored a large amount of spiritual power. Otherwise, where do you think the energy from those tens of thousands of remains and spirit cores went after she got stuck in her cultivation?
This much energy was more than enough to burst a peak Star Realm cultivator.
Her foundation was excellent, so good that ordinary geniuses like Duanmu Qingyang only had a hundred or so meridians. Those like Cao Juanzhi had more, three or four hundred. And Dantai Ke?
A thousand? Definitely not exceeding twelve hundred.
But she had three thousand!
Three thousand? She definitely hid a lot during the ABC aptitude tests.
The five dukes clutched their hearts.
Tea? Let me calm my nerves.
The Bai Li family head, for the first time, felt his daughter was brainless.
Such a prodigy, if she became your sister-in-law, why would you provoke such a formidable deity for a trash like Cui Liang... Otherwise, my Bai Li family would have profited immensely!!!
If that didn't work, I wouldn't even mind my son marrying into her family.
Imagine future grandsons and granddaughters inheriting their mother's aptitude and brains, being both smart, cunning, and powerful, and acting outrageously when handling important matters... Ah, I could wake up laughing from such a dream!
A dense troop of black-armored great generals charged forward like a tide.
The several hundred people who had just rushed in, intending to surround and kill Song Ling and her group, were instantly: ???
Boom!!!
Song Ling had known the plan all along, so she directly cooperated with a 【Confinement Art】... Then others also coordinated with the large-scale charge of the generals.
Boom, boom, boom!
More than half of the bamboo forest collapsed... The consequence of the two sides clashing was that, apart from a few like Cao Juanzhi who fought their way out, all those below Glimmer Realm had their armor shattered!
My god!!
Then... A'Diao, capable of instantly casting Daoist arts, brought her left fingertips together, about to activate a curse attack.
Dantai Yu arrived.
Boom!! A powerful attack, kill her, he must kill her!
Hit, hit, hit again!
Then... the person hit turned into a shattered illusion.
Dantai Yu: "???"
Audience: "???"But Xiao Jin and Xiao Mieluo smiled.
Star Realm? So what if it's Star Realm?
Three thousand meridians plus two Spirit Cores gave her energy reserves basically comparable to an upper-grade Glimmer Realm cultivator, plus she had long mastered Grandmaster-level Dao intent, and possessed space talent.
How were you going to kill her?!
Even locking onto her was difficult.
Dantai Yu, having missed completely twice in a row, felt his mind go numb. And as he faltered, A'Diao, who had teleported out, pointed her staff.
Sky Meteor Thunder.
Thunder Dao secret art: 【Thunder Waterfall】!
A torrential rain of thunder fell like a waterfall, rustling down, densely packed.
Cao Juanzhi and the others were naturally unharmed, but A'Diao's target was to demolish those below Glimmer Realm...
Their armor was already damaged by the 【Point Soldiers, Summon Generals】, and now this kind of thunder?
"Resist!!"
After all, they were the strongest group. A crowd of them collectively raised defensive shields...
Boom!!! The thunder rain exploded on the defensive shields.
They held on, but these defensive shields were then shattered by the combined attacks of Song Ling's group and the 【Point Soldiers, Summon Generals】...
At this moment, the originally dissipated thunder power was controlled by mental threads and re-condensed.
A second downpour!
Damn!!
A group of people had their armor completely shattered, tactically retreating as a group... Simultaneously, a teleportation array activated behind them.
Duanmu Qingyang's trio appeared with a group of people, launching a flanking critical strike from the rear.
Among them were the two masters, Yan Fengbai and Wen Shaoyao.
Smashed.
Dantai Ke's core team was jointly smashed.
A terrifying tactic... a terrifying outcome.
But A'Diao's internal energy was also mostly depleted, and her mental threads were all extended...
At this very moment, Dantai Ke finally appeared, descending from the sky.
Myriad Swords Converge.
To execute Chen A'Diao!
What is sought must be planned for; what is planned for must be endured.
He had hidden in the background, coldly watching Chen A'Diao exhaust all her means, decimating his core team, yet he remained utterly unperturbed, not even giving a single point of mental power, just watching her deplete her resources.
Then, he chose the optimal moment.
Kill her!
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