Chapter 1053: Chapter 1053: Sudden Change
From the moment Gu Shenghui took the stage, he consistently controlled the pace of the battle from start to finish, hardly giving Di Xin any chance to counterattack from the air. Pei Yan, witnessing his strength for the first time, couldn’t help but marvel that experience really does count.
The strong acid was once again broken free by source energy, revealing Di Xin’s unbearable state. His face was completely unrecognizable; one side was thoroughly penetrated by the acid, exposing decaying blackened teeth. At this point, Di Xin was forced to use the last winning strategy bestowed upon him by his teacher. With resentment and bitterness, he pointed at Gu Shenghui suspended mid-air and sneered, "Perhaps you’re stronger than me, but I’m destined to win this match! If you survive, remember to thank me!"
"Watch out!" Seeing this, Pei Yan couldn’t help but shout in warning, even though he didn’t know what Di Xin intended, nor could he fathom what move could turn the tide. Yet, based on the small tricks used in the previous Blood Battle, this tactic surely was not a good sign.
Without Pei Yan’s warning, Gu Shenghui wasn’t a newbie who’d lose his composure immediately upon victory. After encapsulating Di Xin in glue once more, he instantly fortified his source energy defenses to the utmost. At this time, the liquors that had almost dissipated around the periphery of the arena suddenly gathered, concentrated, and compressed together. When the puddle of liquor condensed to the capacity of just a bowl of water, with a swish, it pierced through a hole in the defense made of Lego blocks before instantaneously crashing into Gu Shenghui’s body.
"Phew!" Watching the liquor blocked by Gu Shenghui’s source energy protection and scattering onto the ground, Pei Yan let out a long sigh of relief. No matter what the liquid was, it was no longer useful; Gu Shenghui had already stopped it! However, neither Gu Shenghui nor Pei Yan, nor Lin Junzhao within their bodies, noticed that a substantial portion of the liquor hadn’t been completely dispersed. A significant portion quickly fused with Gu Shenghui’s protective source energy, seeping into his body.
The battle proceeded, but it couldn’t be called a battle anymore, as it was purely Gu Shenghui tormenting Di Xin. During this time, Gu Shenghui even queried Di Xin on whether he’d choose to surrender and end the match, but only a continuous stream of curses responded.
This draining continued, and Di Xin’s self-healing and resistance weakened more and more. Just as everyone thought the match’s outcome was decided, Gu Shenghui began exhibiting abnormal behavior.
Initially, he merely swayed, and then the speed at which he controlled liquid transformation began to slow. As Pei Yan and the others noticed his anomaly, the situation worsened rapidly, almost instantly to the point where Gu Shenghui couldn’t even maintain flight, his body swaying and plummeting from the air.
Amidst the crowd’s exclamations, Gu Shenghui crashed to the ground, fortunately cushioned by the Lego blocks, alleviating the impact’s force. As he fell, the Lego blocks supported by source energy and the glue imprisoning Di Xin began to collapse and dissipate as well.
"Damn it! It’s happened again! Did Blood Blade cheat again?" Pei Yan saw this, punched the defensive array, and roared, "Big sister, what trick did they use? Is it the same source energy devour as Lin Daozi?"
"Uh~! No, I’m not sure; I didn’t sense any source energy fluctuations from Candle Dragon himself!" This time, Lin Junzhao was equally dumbfounded, watching the ring with bewilderment.
"Then what exactly happened? How could Gu Chu end up like this suddenly?" Pei Yan muttered as he looked at the ring again. At this moment, Gu Shenghui had no source energy fluctuations left, staggering like a drunkard with heavy eyelids, inching towards the edge of the ring.
On the other side, Di Xin, freed from the viscous glue, appeared much more tragic. Losing the support of chains and solidified glue, he collapsed to the ground with legs nearly eroded away. But he knew better than anyone that Gu Shenghui would soon fall into a deep slumber; any attack wouldn’t wake him up, and he had to seize this chance to shoot him dead.
"Gu Chu! Don’t persist; leave the match to me! Quickly withdraw from the battle!" Watching Di Xin forcibly elevate a handgun to aim at Gu Shenghui, veins popped on Pei Yan’s forehead as he roared furiously at the ring.
At this moment, sensing his impending collapse, Gu Shenghui fought against the tidal wave of drowsiness attacking his consciousness and finally managed to step into the area announcing withdrawal from the match. Supporting himself with one hand on the defensive wall of the arena, he whispered with all his might, "I withdraw...".
Boom! The bullet left the chamber, igniting a blast triggered by supernatural enhancement, instantly drowning Gu Shenghui’s next words. Watching his body blown into the air, Pei Yan flew directly into the sky, shouting toward the Daoist Realm, "He just yelled out his withdrawal; we admit defeat in this match! Hurry up and shut down the array to end the match!"
As he shouted, Di Xin aimed at Gu Shenghui’s descending body and pulled the trigger again, with the bullet leaving the chamber in sync with the arena’s disappearance.
Boom! Another explosion sounded, only this time the towering blaze included a silhouette; Pei Yan instantly teleported in front of Gu Shenghui, blocking all explosive attacks with one hand and catching Gu Shenghui’s descending body with the other.
With the match over and the array gone, the injuries on the two individuals in the arena immediately healed. Compared to Di Xin, who was left bare and embarrassed after recovering from severe injuries, Gu Shenghui, whose protection was lost, suffered only explosive damage; his skin injuries recovered quicker and more completely, though no external injuries were visible, no matter how much Pei Yan shook or called him. Gu Shenghui remained unconscious without response.
At this moment, both sides’ people rushed to the ring. Pei Yan handed Gu Shenghui over to Ye Ruozai behind him for care and examination, then stood up and walked toward Blood Blade. Seeing this, the Blood Blade side was on high alert, with Nero stepping out of the crowd first, blocking Pei Yan’s path and shouting, "Pei Yan, what just happened was a match, and you saw how terribly our people were tormented by Gu Shenghui. Don’t tell me the match only allows you to hit us and not retaliate! Under such circumstances, ensuring victory in the match requires...".
"Don’t give me this useless talking; give me a reason!" Pei Yan’s roar burst forth with a murderous aura.
Forced by this formidable momentum, Nero couldn’t help but take two steps back and questioned, "What reason do you want?"
"Why does my person remain unconscious after the match! What trick did you use to win? Speak clearly, or let’s declare war!"
Upon hearing Pei Yan’s demand, Nero chuckled and replied, "Though we’re not obligated to answer this, considering our previous actions, I anticipated your questioning on this matter." Turning back, he gestured to Di Xin, who had just swapped into new clothes and smirked, "They’re asking how you won. Give them a precise answer."
