Chapter 993: Chapter 752 Arena Battle
Ai Lin and Silver Light exchanged glances before Silver Light said, "Brother Long, actually, I think you don’t need to worry too much about these external things. Although we all know you’re doing this out of concern for us, wanting us to become stronger. But the fact is, we are already quite powerful, and even without these aids, we can still defeat any opponent."
Long Yi stopped, let out a sigh, and nodded. Of course, he understood all these principles, but as a man, naturally, he felt the responsibility to protect the women by his side. Whether it was protecting them personally or making them stronger, it was all the same.
"In that case, let these things serve as snacks for those energy insects."
Long Yi laughed as he opened his private space. Just as he was about to throw the small piece of the Cosmic Stone into it, a massive black cocoon fell out from inside.
Huh?
The entire cocoon was nearly two meters long, pitch black, with a seamless exterior, just like the energy insects. No energy fluctuations could be felt from the outside world, just like a black stone.
"Is this the cocoon of the energy insects?"
Long Yi looked it over from the left and right, feeling like it might be but not entirely sure. He checked his private space and found that a third of the enormous Cosmic Stone had disappeared, and the original six energy insects were nowhere to be seen.
Little Zi approached, placed her hand on the surface of the insect cocoon, and immediately connected with the mental power inside.
"They have merged into one," Little Zi said.
It turned out that, although there was enough Cosmic Stone in Long Yi’s private space, it was far from enough to support the evolution of six energy insects. So, they made a collective decision to merge all their consciousness, spirit, and energy together, and with the energy and material provided by the Cosmic Stone, it was enough to allow the unique energy insect to evolve.
The cocoon contained a fusion of the six energy insects and a third of the black Cosmic Stone. If the energy contained within were to explode, it would be enough to turn the entire Empire Imperial City into dust in an instant. But now, this energy was still quietly transforming into life.
"What will it become?" Long Yi was very curious.
"It doesn’t know, there is no knowledge about what comes after evolution in their memory."
"How much longer until the evolution is complete?"
"It doesn’t know."
Long Yi was speechless. He could only send the large insect cocoon back into his private space. As for Ai Lin and Silver Light’s situation, it seemed there was no solution for the moment, so they would just have to take it one step at a time!
Time flew, and finally, the day arrived for Long Yi’s appointment with the Ancient Powerhouses Alliance. On this day, the entire Stellar Realm Arena was packed with people. In fact, ticket prices had reached unprecedented levels, but even so, nothing could stop these crazy fans.
The duel was to be held in the largest of the arenas. The venue had been cordoned off so tightly, and other arenas were even broadcasting the live feed and sound simultaneously.
As time drew closer, the crowd, which was originally boisterous, quieted down instead. No matter what, today was a moment in history. Whether the legends of Long Yi and Ai Lin would end here or whether the era of the Ancient Powerhouses would conclude today, everything would come to a verdict.
Suddenly, the lights around the arena all went out. The field was engulfed in near-total darkness, then a high-energy melody began to play. A row of lights illuminated one side of the arena!
"Ladies and gentlemen! The moment to witness history has finally arrived! I stand here with an excited heart to present today’s match! If I sputter any gibberish, please do not doubt my professionalism. It’s only because I have never had the honor of commenting on such an important duel before! And now, I am thrilled to announce! The first party, the Ancient Powerhouses, have entered the arena!"
Beneath the lights, people began to walk out one after another!
"He is the famous Ancient Powerhouse Nielan! He is also the convener of the Ancient Powerhouses Alliance!" the commentator shouted.
All lights converged on Nielan, who smiled faintly. With a casual lift of his hand, a wave of Mana spread out and crashed against the Arena’s protective shield, which responded with a buzzing noise. The audience was initially startled, thinking that an attack had been launched by the Ancient Powerhouses. However, they quickly erupted into cheers!
"As everyone knows, Nielan was once the student of another Ancient Powerhouse, Adaman. After Adaman was killed by Long Yi, Nielan embarked on the path of avenging his teacher! One must say that Nielan is indeed a person of great loyalty!"
The commentator gave a brief introduction of Nielan, then the lights shifted to another person.
"What you see next is Borca! Perhaps many of you here are not familiar with this Ancient Powerhouse, but if you have been following Long Yi’s battles in the arena, you would know that Long Yi once killed a Sanctuary Mage here, and Borca is the student of that Mage! It seems that this time, it’s the teacher coming to avenge the student!"
Borca had a cold gaze and made no response; he didn’t show any action either, but luckily the lights quickly jumped to the next person.
Like this, the commentator continuously announced the names of one after another Ancient Powerhouse. Although few in the surrounding stands had heard of all of them, essentially, whenever a name was mentioned, someone would gasp in a corner and quickly explain to those around, clueless of what was happening, just how powerful that Ancient Powerhouse was and the remarkable deeds they had done.
And when all the introductions were over, there stood under the light no less than thirty Ancient Powerhouses!
The Ancient Powerhouses had actually sent out thirty people to deal with Long Yi and Ai Lin, these two newcomers! This was unbelievable! Were Long Yi and Ai Lin truly that strong?
At this moment, on the other side of the Arena, the lights suddenly blazed to life.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Now entering the arena is the King of the Stellar Realm Arena! Undefeated in every battle to date! Long Yi!"
Compared to the introductions of ancient powerhouses, the announcer’s tone was noticeably more fervent. That’s because Long Yi’s legend began in the Stellar Realm Arena, and this announcer had commented on every classic match of his. He knew very well that Long Yi was more than willing to cooperate with his commentary!
Sure enough, Long Yi walked out slowly with his head down. Then, he raised his fist high.
"Long Yi!"
"Long Yi!"
"Long Yi!"
The entire arena shouted in unison, the sound deafening.
Most of the audience here were extremely passionate about the dueling competition; many had watched Long Yi grow from a humble gladiator to the King of the Stellar Realm Arena. To them, Long Yi was one of their own! Over the past, whenever Long Yi did something earth-shattering, his fans would boast about it endlessly to their friends. And now, Long Yi had returned with the record of having killed three ancient powerhouses in a row, how could these fanatics not be excited!
Nielan, with his eyes slightly trembling, listened to the thunderous cheers all around. He knew Long Yi would be popular here, but he hadn’t anticipated the bastard would be this popular! This place was practically Long Yi’s home field!
Borca, however, sneered and said, "Cheer all you want, cheer all you want, soon Long Yi will die miserably at our hands, and you will know who the true power of this plane is."
No sooner had he spoken than all the cheers vanished. Everyone turned to look at Borca, who, looking up, found his image being magnified on the sky above and his voice amplified and spread to every corner of the arena.
"In the Stellar Realm Arena, anything you say will be amplified," a nearby ancient powerhouse reminded him. "But the amplification is only for the audience, what you say won’t be heard by Long Yi."
Borca nodded slightly, but didn’t care. Even if it was heard, what of it? You’re just ordinary people, would you dare defy an ancient powerhouse?
Yet at the same time, the cheering for Long Yi grew louder still! Clearly, people liked Long Yi even more!
"The next contender to enter is Ai Lin and the Silverlight Sisters! Up to now, Ai Lin is the only one who has defeated Long Yi in a non-combat situation!" the announcer called out.
Under the spotlight, Ai Lin and the Silverlight walked out hand in hand.
Identical faces, identical figures, their silver tight bodysuits reflected dazzling light under the spotlight, showcasing their already perfect curves even more vividly.
Actually, the entire audience had been ready with boos, since after all, the announcer had just mentioned that Ai Lin was the only one who had defeated Long Yi. But when Ai Lin and Silverlight appeared, the boos did not come, and after a brief silence, there was a burst of intense cheers mixed with whistles. Some people suddenly realized.
"I think you all understand why Long Yi lost, right?" the announcer said, and immediately, the audience replied in unison, "Understood!"
The audience understood, but Nielan was confused. He knew that one Ai Lin was troublesome enough; now there was another sister? Looking at the two sisters who were nearly identical, could their strength also be identical?
"Next to enter is our lovely little maid, Little Zi!"
As the announcer spoke, Little Zi immediately jumped out.
The cheers in the arena erupted once again; everyone had a very good impression of Little Zi. Not only because she was strong, but also because she was on Long Yi’s side.
However, when the crowd got a clear view of Little Zi, confusion arose. Compared to the past Little Zi in a maid outfit, this Little Zi seemed a bit grown-up, and her figure had improved.
"After experiencing constant battles, our Female Demon, Little Zi, seems to have grown up, eh? But she is still adorable!" the announcer said, laughing.
"Adorable! Adorable!" the audience also cheered along, yes, they didn’t care at all what the changes in Little Zi were. Thrilling battles and beautiful girls were what mattered most!
"And finally, the last to enter are ancient powerhouses, Lou Aran and Felpe!"
the announcer shouted.
Lou Aran walked out with a big smile, while Felpe was somewhat nervous. Despite being ancient powerhouses, he had never fought in front of so many spectators, which made him quite uneasy.
Although there was applause from the surrounding audience, it wasn’t enthusiastic, and there seemed to be a murmur of confusion.
"Lou Aran and Felpe, two ancient powerhouses, have now joined Long Yi’s side, so they are our own!" the announcer bellowed.
Suddenly, the cheers rose sharply. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
