Chapter 994: Chapter 753: Kill at the Start
Nielan looked very displeased towards the commentator’s booth, clearly feeling the commentary was biased. Long Yi was their own man, could it be that their Ancient Stronghold Alliance was the enemy? It seemed they truly did not wish for peace!
Lou Aran waved to the crowd while walking to Long Yi’s side and whispered as he pulled out a golden disk, "In a moment, I will use my golden disk to constrain him, you can rest easy."
The Rune began to appear on the golden disk as he spoke.
In fact, this was a magic hidden within the golden disk. Casting it from such close proximity ensured Long Yi would not be able to evade.
However, Long Yi gave a faint smile, raised his hand, and grabbed Lou Aran by the throat, "Your task is completed, rest in peace, traitor."
"How did you know..."
With a snap, Lou Aran couldn’t finish his words as his neck was twisted, and he died with a look of disbelief on his face. The golden disk fell to the ground, and the runes slowly faded away.
The audience immediately quieted down, completely unaware of what had just occurred.
"It seems that before the battle even started, Long Yi discovered a traitor. However, it is truly unbelievable that Lou Aran was the traitor. After all, Ai Lin is from The Divine Auffa Empire, and Lou Aran has always been closely related to it. What could this mean?"
The image in the sky replayed the hidden activation of the golden disk, and everyone saw that Lou Aran had tried to use the chance to speak as an opportunity to secretly attack Long Yi.
Long Yi dropped Lou Aran’s corpse and dusted off his hands, "As an ancient powerhouse, instead of thinking about how to defeat your opponent with strength, you resort to such schemes all day long. It’s shameful."
Nielan had always considered Lou Aran a trump card, planning to strike a fatal blow to Long Yi at a critical moment. But to his surprise, Long Yi had seen through Lou Aran’s disguise before the battle even began.
"This is the first time I’ve encountered someone bold enough to lie so blatantly in front of a group of Female Demons. He couldn’t have really thought his golden disk could block all divine powers, could he?" Little Zi said with a sneer.
Long Yi picked up the golden disk, dispelled the original Giant’s power within, and injected his own. Countless Runes appeared on the disk and began to rotate above it, forming various symbols.
Thinking it over, Long Yi handed the golden disk to Little Zi, "This is a magic-etching golden disk; by infusing Mana, you can etch various magics inside. It already had a few Giant magics recorded, but none of Lou Aran’s. It seems he didn’t really understand how to use it."
Little Zi took the golden disk and immediately unleashed her divine power, causing runes on the disk to whirl rapidly.
Nielan’s face turned ashen. The battle was about to begin, and not only had Lou Aran been of no help, but he had also died there. His death would have been bearable, but the fact that he let Long Yi obtain an important Giant relic was not. And Long Yi’s knowledge was so extensive that he could use anything he picked up?
Several staff members quickly carried away Lou Aran’s body, and at that moment, the Arena’s lights brightened.
On one side were thirty ancient powerhouses, and on the other, only five people, Long Yi and Ai Lin’s alliance.
From any angle, it seemed the odds of victory for Long Yi’s side were not high.
The Red Demon Scorpion leaped off Ai Lin’s head, transformed into its huge true form, and Little Zi summoned thirteen Female Demon Avatars.
In an instant, the numerical disparity between the two sides seemed less significant.
Despite the advantage in numbers, the ancient powerhouses did not launch an attack but instead spread out slowly, advancing little by little.
"It seems that even the ancient powerhouses do not dare to be careless when facing adversaries of Long Yi and Ai Lin’s caliber," the commentator spoke in a hushed tone.
Long Yi drew his Cosmic Stone Greatsword, covering his body with Crystal Stone armor.
"Come and meet your death!"
A Destruction Ripple slashed out, and the ancient powerhouses scattered, deploying shields to defend themselves, yet still, none attacked.
The Red Demon Scorpion let loose a barrage of noxious Beams, the kind that could nearly ignore shields. Though the poison didn’t cause significant destruction, being hit by it was intensely painful and could disturb the victim’s mind with repeated strikes. Adding to the annoyance was the Red Demon Scorpion’s natural Rune armor, which weakened the effects of any Magic cast on it, good or bad. Thus, any Mage, including ancient powerhouses, detested the Red Demon Scorpion.
At any other time, despite their aversion, these Powerhouses wouldn’t fear the Red Demon Scorpion, as its offensive capabilities were quite limited, and it was unlikely to kill someone instantly. But things were different now, with Long Yi and Ai Lin lurking ominously nearby!
As soon as anyone couldn’t resist charging forward, Long Yi and Ai Lin would absolutely teach you a lesson in an instant!
Any ancient powerhouses who didn’t believe this had already been killed by Long Yi and Ai Lin, and now disbelief wasn’t an option! Hence, without a leader, no one would do something as foolish as charging forward on their own.
At this moment, Nielan was feeling anxious; he had indeed forgotten one extremely important thing—that was the cooperation issue among these ancient powerhouses. For a long time, after obtaining a suitable Giant relic, these powerhouses would retreat to a mysterious planet to study their artifacts in order to prevent coveting by others. Once their studies succeeded, their strength would naturally surge. However, none of the ancient powerhouses had ever cooperated with others. Now, even though there were a full thirty ancient powerhouses here, these people had no cooperation at all.
"Stop beating around the bush! Give me full-power magic bombardment now!" Nielan roared.
Immediately, all the ancient powerhouses unleashed their magic, and their numbers gave them a huge advantage as they started to suppress Long Yi’s side at once. But Long Yi and his team weren’t just on the defensive. The Red Demon Scorpion, with its thick hide, took the front, while Silver Light focused on protecting Ai Lin. Long Yi continuously unleashed Destruction Ripples that collided with the magic in the air, while Little Zi, with her thirteen Female Demon avatars, not only cast spells but also bombarded the enemy back and forth. Felpe focused on a few ancient powerhouses whose strength didn’t seem that great. He alternated between using Blazing Impact and Explosion Magic, causing them to be too busy to keep up the bombardment.
However, at a certain moment, both sides suddenly stopped their bombardment!
Over the heads of the ancient powerhouses, a cluster of black clouds drifted slowly, with tiny electric arcs snaking through them; and above Ai Lin’s head, a glowing orb had suddenly appeared. At the same time, a spot of light appeared above each of the ancient powerhouses’ heads.
Boom!
Countless bolts of lightning struck down at Long Yi’s side, like writhing silver snakes twisting their bodies to devour everyone; while thirty beams of light precisely bombarded the thirty ancient powerhouses, from which they couldn’t escape no matter how they dodged. The only response the ancient powerhouses had was to endure the strikes!
"My God, these are two strategic magic spells! Have they really resorted to strategic magic right from the start? Can our Arena shield even hold?" the commentator shouted hoarsely.
When the magic subsided, neither side suffered any injuries. But it was evident from the expressions of the ancient powerhouses that they were not pleased. Thirty people, and they were facing only five opponents—well, even if you count the Red Demon Scorpion and the Female Demon avatars, they still outnumbered their opponents by ten. These weren’t just any ten individuals; they were ten ancient powerhouses! To have ten additional ancient powerhouses and only achieve a draw against their opponents—didn’t that mean their own strength was far below that of the other side?
For a moment, the ranks of ancient powerhouses actually began to waver.
"Everyone, don’t hold back any longer. If you have any useful items, it’s best to bring them out now, rather than waiting until the moment before death," Borca said in a low voice.
Almost simultaneously, everyone opened their personal spaces and took out one artifact after another.
On this side, the Red Demon Scorpion and Female Demon avatars actually disappeared, while Ai Lin threw out the Suppression Magic Cube.
Twenty-seven cubical runes flickered, instantly creating a vast mana Suppression Field.
"Come on, do you want to play?" Long Yi shouted.
The faces of the ancient powerhouses immediately turned uglier.
"Ha! The Suppression Magic Cube! That’s Delas’ secret weapon, huh. Anyone with energy who enters within this range will be suppressed, and the more powerful the individual, the more severe the suppression. I wonder how Long Yi and his team managed to escape the suppression?" the commentator immediately screamed.
Although the ancient powerhouses couldn’t hear the commentator’s voice, they certainly knew what that was. In the past, Delas had dominated among the ancient powerhouses precisely with this Suppression Magic Cube. And now Long Yi had obtained it! What were they supposed to do?
Seeing that the ancient powerhouses weren’t advancing, Ai Lin immediately picked up the cube and rushed forward. A Suppression Field surrounded her, nullifying any mana. Of course, she herself couldn’t cast any spells, but the cube itself would counterattack against any magic aimed at her. This caused the ancient powerhouses endless complaints.
Although the attack power of the cube itself was mediocre, who would dare to stand there waiting? Once Ai Lin activated the field, anyone within the field would be doomed!
For a while, Ai Lin divided the ancient powerhouses into two groups.
Meanwhile, Silver Light pressed forward from another direction.
Due to Shadow Silver, Silver Light herself couldn’t cast any spells. However, she could continue to enhance the strength of Shadow Silver by pouring mana into it. This allowed her to advance under the frantic bombardment of the ancient powerhouses’ spells, because ultimately, all spells aimed to destroy, and these strong Shadow Silvers simply couldn’t be destroyed!
Thus, a group of ancient powerhouses watched in horror as Silver Light walked toward them step by step, while all the magic they hurled at her left no trace whatsoever.
Yes! Not even her hairstyle was disturbed!
Beyond horror, they couldn’t find any other words to describe their emotions. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
