Three minutes!
A long three minutes!
A torturous three minutes!
To Field Marshal Awesomo, it was the most painful three minutes of his life.
For the first time, he deeply realized how important air was to life. It was also the first time he realized how painful it was to be unable to breathe.
However, everything seemed to be too late. Even though he had used all his strength, his present strength was insufficient to tear open the spatial wall. The silver-haired demoness's demonic powers were extremely powerful and her will was tenacious and indestructible. It made him feel a deep sense of despair.
Gradually, his consciousness began to blur. He knew that once he fell unconscious, he would die completely. His long life of more than ten thousand years would come to an end.
He had lived for so long that he had long forgotten about death. But at this moment, he finally recalled the fear of being dominated by death.
By paying the price of being imprisoned in the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, he had obtained nearly eternal life. Therefore, he did not want to die. He did not want to die no matter what!
However, the more he resisted death, the more he feared it. The fear made Field Marshal Awesomo howl hysterically. However, without the transmission of air, he could not even transmit his voice.
The weight of his life flowed away like quicksand.
The extreme fear made him feel extreme hatred.
He hated the Daoist that forced him into such a predicament. He hated the azure-dressed girl that beat him to the point of being unable to retaliate. He hated the silver-haired demoness that locked his hope in another dimension!
At the same time, he hated the lord that sealed his strength 'to make the game more fun'.
There was hatred, but there was also a sliver of lowly extravagant hope.
Would that lord save him?
Even though he was already a failed toy, would that lord find his conscience on account of him abiding by his place for more than ten thousand years?
No, how could that lord have a conscience?
Extravagant hope and despair intertwined in his heart. His consciousness and hope were also gradually extinguished amidst his helpless struggle.
.....
"It's finally going to end, right?"
Liu Yu wiped the cold sweat that flowed down from his nervousness. Field Marshal Awesomo was already prostrating on the ground. He did not even have the strength to move. Everything was playing out according to his plans, but he did not dare to truly heave a sigh of relief.
Before Field Marshal Awesomo died completely and Shi Xiaobai was rescued, they could not relax.
However, sometimes, the most worrying things often happened the most easily.
Just as Field Marshal Awesomo was about to close his eyes, a black shadow suddenly descended from the sky. A black beam that suffused a cold luster flashed like a steel wire. The sturdy spatial barrier was instantly sliced into two. Field Marshal Awesomo's body was also taken out of the vacuum zone by the black shadow at the next moment.
The sudden turn of events shocked the nervous crowd, and they hurriedly turned to look at the source of the commotion.
The black shadow's speed was extremely fast. In a few seconds, it had brought Field Marshal Awesomo to the edge of the basin. When it came to a stop, Field Marshal Awesomo, who had been thrown behind it, took deep breaths of air that he had not experienced in a long time. It was as though a fish that had nearly been dried out had finally returned to the sea.
On a closer look, the shadow's true appearance was terrifying. It was much taller than Field Marshal Awesomo. Its hair emitted green flames that reached tens of feet tall. It burned like a candle.
One of its eyes was on the top of its head, while the other was on its chin. They were oddly shaped, some triangular, some half-moon.
One of its nostrils was facing the sky, while the other was facing the ground. It was like the antennae of a snail, extending and retracting at times.
One of its ears was in the front, while the other was in the back. The shape and contours were even more terrifying.
Its skin was a strange grayish-black color. It was especially eye-catching in the daytime. In its right hand was a black samurai sword that effused a terrifying aura.
Everyone turned vigilant. From the fact that it had sliced through the spatial barrier at a speed so fast that it could not be seen, the ugly monster was extremely powerful.
"Who are you?"
Liu Yu asked directly without beating around the bush.
"My name is Earthbound Yaksha."
The ugly monster did not plan on hiding its identity. It said with a hoarse and ear-piercing voice, "I'm the Level Lord of the eighth level. I've been ordered to rescue this trash and kill all of you. By the way, I'm at my full strength. There's no need for all of you to struggle."
Everyone was appalled. The ugly monster was the eighth level's Level Lord, named Earthbound Yaksha?
How could the eighth level's Level Lord come to the seventh level? Wasn't this a violation of the assessment program's rules?
No, if the mastermind was the assessment program, the rules could obviously be changed at will.
Furthermore, from the strength it displayed, what it said was not a lie.
Could it really be as it said, that it was a Level Lord at its full strength?
If that was the case, the sudden appearance of Cheng Yaojin was a little too difficult to deal with!
Everyone was secretly anxious as they clenched the weapons in their hands, prepared to fight.
"Hahaha … is that Lord finally going to end this boring game?"
Field Marshal Awesomo laughed maniacally. Having survived a calamity, the hatred in his heart increased. However, he first looked coldly at Earthbound Yaksha that had called him 'trash'. He said with a deep voice, "You deliberately waited until This Field Marshal is about to die before appearing. Is that Lord's intention, or are you acting on your own accord?"
Earthbound Yaksha turned its head to glance at him and said calmly, "It's naturally that Lord's intention. If not, I would definitely wait for you to die completely before appearing. What's the point of keeping a trash like you?"
Field Marshal Awesomo said angrily, "Fool, if This Field Marshal were to use his full strength, you wouldn't even have the strength to fight me!"
Earthbound Yaksha said with a sneer, "Living in a dream."
Field Marshal Awesomo glared angrily at the Yaksha's back, but he knew that he needed its protection. He used all his strength to quell his anger and immediately directed his hatred in another direction. He said with a deep voice, "Earthbound Yaksha, do not harm the lives of those humans. Do not let them die so easily. This Field Marshal will definitely let them taste the pain of hell! Count it as This Field Marshal owing you a favor. "
Earthbound Yaksha gave Field Marshal Awesomo a deep, meaningful glance and said with a chuckle, "Although your favor is useless, it's better than nothing. I'll do as you say and spare their lives."
The two Level Lords were arguing as though there was no one around them. They completely disregarded the seven trial-takers present.
Sunless finally lost her patience. Although she could intuitively sense that the deterrence emitted by Earthbound Yaksha was much stronger than Field Marshal Awesomo's, she knew that she should not act rashly. Only by cooperating with the others would they have a higher chance of success, but she could not wait any longer.
Just thinking of how Shi Xiaobai was in danger, she did not want to wait another second.
When her calmness reached its limits, her rationality also crumbled. Sunless clenched her sword tightly and took a step forward.
At that moment, a voice that had been silent for a long while suddenly resounded.
"Sunless, wait a moment."
This voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. Sunless also subconsciously turned her head to take a look.
She saw Speechless slowly walking over from afar.
Mu Yuesheng hurriedly used Lightning Flashstep to appear beside him. After carefully examining him for a moment, she realized that the wound on Speechless' left chest had basically healed. She could not help but cover her mouth and say, "It's completely healed!"
Liu Yu said in astonishment, "Isn't your self-healing speed too astonishing?"
A distance away, Pulp Farmer's eyes were filled with admiration. Only he knew that the reason why Speechless was able to recover so quickly was not only because of his strong self-healing abilities, but also because he had endured an extremely intense pain.
Speechless' calm smile while he was ravaging his wound was deeply imprinted in Pulp Farmer's mind.
Sunless was slightly astonished as well, but she was not in the mood to care about that. She used a puzzled look to ask Speechless why he wanted her to wait.
Speechless also knew that Sunless was feeling anxious, so he naturally did not keep her in suspense. As he walked, he said, "What's urgent now is to kill Field Marshal Awesomo and rescue Shi Xiaobai. We do not have the time to defeat or kill Earthbound Yaksha. So, the best solution now is for you to wait by the side. The six of us will do our best to hold back Earthbound Yaksha while you seize the opportunity to directly assassinate Field Marshal Awesomo. "
"I know you are very anxious, but among the seven of us, the person most likely to kill Field Marshal Awesomo is you. My overall strength might be stronger than yours, but in terms of lethality and explosive power, I'm inferior to you. So, you have to wait patiently. Wait until the moment we hold back Earthbound Yaksha before you attack. Success or failure depends on this. "
Sunless fell silent for a moment. A sliver of rationality that returned to her told her that Speechless' plan was correct. She nodded and turned to retreat to a spot far away from the group. With sword in hand, she waited. Her sharp eyes were like a cheetah that would pounce forward at any moment.
A sneer suffused across Earthbound Yaksha's lips. The few humans had fearlessly mentioned its strategy. It was as though they were ignoring its existence.
Hold it back?
What a bunch of naive fools.
Fine, it did not mind letting them have a taste of the bitter taste of despair.
Speechless was always a man of action, so he immediately demonstrated his resolute execution. After he explained his plan to Sunless in front of everyone, he did not waste a second. His slow pace suddenly erupted as he charged at Earthbound Yaksha. He was like a crouching tiger that had suddenly pounced forward.
"Pulp Farmer, Feng Yuanlin, stand in a triangular formation. Seal off its movements with This Emperor!"
"Mu Yuesheng, Liu Yu, restrain it from a distance!"
"Mu Lengxi, forcefully teleport. Target: Field Marshal Awesomo!"
As Speechless ran, he shouted. He completed his tactical deployment at the fastest speed possible.
The six people whose names were called immediately took corresponding actions. Speechless had always been publicly recognized as' China's number one youth '. No one below the age of sixteen from China could match his fame. And corresponding to his fame was his talent that left others in the dust. Four years ago, he had represented China in the World Hero Tournament (Juvenile) that was held once every four years. He had competed with geniuses below the age of sixteen from all over the world. Back then, he was only ten years old and his cultivation level was only at the Psionic Mortal Realm. Yet, he had successfully entered the top eight, shocking the world.
Therefore, the rookies who knew all of this did not hesitate to carry out Speechless's deployment.
Pulp Farmer charged from the left with his spear in hand. Feng Yuanlin raised his gigantic shield and charged from the right. Speechless charged straight at Earthbound Yaksha. The three of them stood in a triangular formation as they approached Earthbound Yaksha, completely sealing off the basin's stone walls.
Mu Yuesheng propped her hands on the ground as icy-blue electric currents sizzled. Two electric bolts the size of vines shot out from the ground like pythons. They snaked forward and bit at Earthbound Yaksha's feet from a hidden angle.
Liu Yu threw out the few remaining charms and quickly chanted the incantation. Translucent chains extended out from the charms. The tips of the chains were sharp hooks that stabbed straight at Earthbound Yaksha's limbs.
Mu Lengxi flipped through the ancient spellbook and focused her attention on releasing her magic. Although she did not need to chant to cast her magic, a spell like 'forcefully teleport' that was nearly at the forbidden level still needed a period of time to gather her magical powers. The spellbook emitted light that went from weak to strong, from dark to bright. The magical elements trembled as they formed the power of space.
Sunless was waiting at a spot far away from the crowd. When she heard Speechless's deployment, she had already understood his plan. If nothing unexpected happened, Mu Lengxi would use 'forcefully teleport' to move Field Marshal Awesomo, who was hiding behind Earthbound Yaksha, to her vicinity. Speechless and company's triangular blockade, as well as Mu Yuesheng and Liu Yu's long-range restraint, would hold back Earthbound Yaksha, giving her a certain amount of time.
It was unknown how long they could hold back Earthbound Yaksha. And what she could do was to try her best to kill Field Marshal Awesomo in the shortest amount of time possible when he was teleported over.
This might very well be her last chance.
Sunless held her breath as she tightened her grip on her sword.
Earthbound Yaksha squinted its scarlet eyes as it scanned the crowd with contempt. A teasing smile suffused across its lips.
It's a perfect plan, isn't it?
But foolish human, you have miscalculated one thing.
"I'm Earthbound Yaksha, do you know that?"
Earthbound Yaksha sneered as it slowly raised the black katana in its hand.
"Pāramitā Gate Heavenly Slash!"
With its hand raised, the blade slashed down. It looked like it was only a slash from above, but there were six ice-cold black blade beams that slashed in different directions at the same time.
Not only that, when Earthbound Yaksha raised its black blade high up, a power that left one's heart palpitating was like a black cloud pressing down on a city. It left everyone's souls shuddering as their bodies stiffened. Instantly, they could not move at all.
Six black saber lights flashed, and the situation was instantly reversed.
The armor in front of Pulp Farmer's chest was sliced into two as his body flew backward, spewing boiling blood.
The gigantic shield in Feng Yuanlin's hand was sliced into pieces as a deep wound appeared on his shoulder. His entire arm was nearly severed.
The talisman that floated into the air was reduced to dust by the blade beams. Liu Yu suffered a backlash as he spat out blood and knelt to the ground.
The lightning bolts that were crawling on the ground were sliced into two by the blade beams that descended from the sky. The blade beams followed the lightning bolts and surged into Mu Yuesheng's body. Thankfully, she had stopped her power in time, preventing the tragedy of her organs being ground to smithereens. However, due to forcefully stopping her power, she was instantly severely injured.
Mu Lengxi was still alright. She had released an ice shield to block the blade beam in time, but the ice shield had been released in a hurry. It was unable to completely block the blade beam. The remaining blade beam had sliced the spellbook in her hand into two.
Speechless had used 'Mirror Replication' and had barely used the katana he had conjured with psionic energy to cast 'Vashama Gate Heavenly Slash'. However, it was only enough to block the blade beam that was sweeping at him.
Earthbound Yaksha had only slashed once, but it had injured four people. Their spellbooks shattered, which was equivalent to five people losing their combat strength. Only Speechless barely managed to maintain his combat strength.
Earthbound Yaksha said with a sneer, "You have underestimated my strength."
No matter how perfect a plan was, it was useless in the face of an absolute difference in strength.
Speechless could not help but clench his fists. He had indeed underestimated Earthbound Yaksha's strength, but it was not because of the strike named 'Vashama Gate Heavenly Slash', but because of the 'Soul Suppression' that Earthbound Yaksha had given them before it struck.
That instant of intimidation was the true deciding factor in victory.
In the Psionic Cultivation realm, only those at the Psionic Might Realm and above could cast 'Soul Suppression'. Although Earthbound Yaksha's strength did not come from Psionic Power, it was estimated that its strength was at least above the Psionic Might Realm.
Psionic Mortal Realm, Psionic Soul Realm, Psionic Might Realm. Their cultivation levels were more than two realms apart from Earthbound Yaksha!
Speechless still had a certain level of immunity towards' Soul Suppression 'because he had been undergoing training to resist Soul Suppression from a young age. It was shortened to' Pressure Resistance Training '. He had already turned' Pressure Resistance 'into an instinct.
However, it was likely that the others had not undergone what could be called harsh 'Pressure Resistance Training'. Their resistance towards' Soul Suppression 'was purely a result of their willpower. That was because the stronger their willpower, the lesser the effects of' Soul Suppression '.
But from the outcome, Mu Yuesheng, Pulp Farmer, Liu Yu, and Feng Yuanlin were unable to withstand 'Soul Suppression'. Although they were intimidated for a short period of time, it was enough to be fatal. If not for Earthbound Yaksha fulfilling his promise to Field Marshal Awesomo and deliberately sparing them, they would probably be dead.
Mu Lengxi was barely able to withstand 'Soul Suppression'. She was able to release an ice shield to resist, but she was unable to prevent the outcome of her spellbook being destroyed.
From the looks of it, even if the five of them did not lose their combat strength, they would definitely be useless in the battle if they could not withstand 'Soul Suppression'.
Therefore, this battle was a battle that only Speechless, who could withstand 'Soul Suppression', could fight alone.
No, that's not right. There's still one more person.
Speechless shot a glance at Sunless, who was raring to go. With her willpower that could be described as' crazy ', it was likely that' Soul Suppression 'could not do a thing to her, right?
However, was it really alright to let her join the battle?
The pressing matter at hand was not to defeat Earthbound Yaksha, but to kill Field Marshal Awesomo and save Shi Xiaobai!
The plan could not be changed, so he had to hold back Earthbound Yaksha alone!
Speechless made a prompt decision and charged at Earthbound Yaksha once again. At the same time, he shouted at Sunless, "Sunless, take a roundabout route to find an opportunity. Remember, your target is Field Marshal Awesomo! I'll hold back Earthbound Yaksha. All you need to do is think of a way to kill Field Marshal Awesomo! "
Sunless nodded, indicating that she accepted the suggestion.
Earthbound Yaksha scoffed. "Why struggle?"
Struggle?
Speechless suffused a sneer in his heart.
Arrogance was a fatal weakness. People who belittled him would often pay a terrible price.
As he was God's darling, he possessed the most outstanding genes of humans. He had awakened an S Class superpower — 'Mirror Imitation'.
"Mirror Image Imitation" had a lot of limitations.
Firstly, 'Mirror Imitation' would automatically be triggered. When someone used a move around it, it would automatically imitate and store the move.
Secondly, 'Mirror Imitation' could store at most ten moves. When the eleventh move was stored, the first move would be deleted.
Thirdly, the storage of 'Mirror Imitation' could only last for an hour. After an hour, the move would be deleted.
Fourthly, moves that exceeded the limits of one's strength could not be imitated.
Although there were many limitations, the effects were relatively ridiculous. It completely matched the evaluation of an'S Class' superpower. Its effects were — no expenditure, no cost. It could perfectly imitate a stored move.
The concept of perfect imitation was the delay time, duration, release of power, etc. However, Dawn had seen through a loophole previously. It proved that it was not a perfect imitation, but there was an extremely minute difference.
However, even though there were many limitations and loopholes, Speechless' superpower still allowed him to have an immeasurable upper limit to his strength.
Although the moves of Mu Lengxi and company had been interrupted, he was fortunate that his automatic imitation had been triggered. He had already stored the moves in ten mirror images.
Therefore, he alone was able to complete a plan that required six people to carry out!
Speechless charged at Earthbound Yaksha. Using his adept Psionic Transfiguration, he instantly created a psionic katana. The first strike he delivered was' Vashama Gate Heavenly Slash! '
A look of surprise flashed in Earthbound Yaksha's eyes. It never expected that the human could ignore its' Soul Suppression 'and even slash out a' Vashama Gate Heavenly Slash 'that was similar in strength to its own! However, it still faced it in a composed manner. As though it was teasing its prey, it shattered the black blade beam with a gentle slash.
At that moment, Speechless suddenly leaped high into the air. With the momentum of psionic power, he paused in midair for a few seconds. He hurriedly chanted, "Nature of Heaven and Earth, Dispersing the foul air, Mystery in the Cave, Illuminating Grand Primordial, Mighty Gods of the Eight Directions, Make Me Natural, Numinous Treasure Talisman, Inform the Nine Heavens, Heaven's Path, Great Mystery, Slay Demons, Bind Evil, Deliver Millions …"
In the short period of time it took for him to recite the incantation, he used the deep memories stored in 'Mirror Imitation' to rapidly construct more than a hundred psionic talismans. At the instant he finished chanting the last word, he scattered them into the sky.
"Heaven Earth Cleansing Divine Incantation!"
A holy white beam of light descended from the sky and shot at Earthbound Yaksha.
Liu Yu was dumbfounded.
However, Earthbound Yaksha sneered, "Paltry tricks!"
Following that, it swept its blade into the sky, stirring up a plume of black smoke that instantly devoured the holy light.
But at the same time, Speechless had already landed on the ground. When his feet touched the ground, two bolts of lightning charged at Earthbound Yaksha's feet like pythons.
"Fool!"
Earthbound Yaksha shook its head in derision. It coolly slashed its blade into the ground, creating a tiny crack. When the bolts of lightning struck the crack, they were reduced to black smoke that sizzled. However, they were unable to take another step forward.
However, in that split second, Speechless had already traversed a distance of more than a thousand meters. With a psionic spear in hand, he thrust it at Earthbound Yaksha.
"Courting death?"
Earthbound Yaksha finally lost its patience. It raised its katana and was prepared to cleave the human that was charging at it head-on without any regard for death. However, just as it raised its katana, it acutely sensed something amiss.
A sneer suffused across Speechless' lips. Behind Earthbound Yaksha, a six-pointed star formation had lit up with a resplendent light.
Charging forward with the spear was only a means to divert attention. From the beginning to the end, his only goal was to use 'Forced Displacement' to move Field Marshal Awesomo, who had been hiding behind, to Sunless's vicinity!
"I'm counting on you! Sunless! "
Speechless shouted in his heart!
However, just as he believed that he was about to succeed, he saw Earthbound Yaksha suddenly turn around and stab at the ground behind him. Its abdomen was completely exposed to his spear.
"What!?"
Speechless never expected Earthbound Yaksha to notice his goal so quickly, nor did he expect it to make such a choice.
Did it want to completely ignore his destructive power?
Foolish monster, you will pay the price for your arrogance!
Speechless roared angrily as a cold beam arrived first. Following that, his spear struck out like a dragon, stabbing straight at Earthbound Yaksha's waist. However, the spear felt like it was stabbing into a quagmire. The spear was engulfed by Earthbound Yaksha's body!
At the same time, Earthbound Yaksha's black saber pierced through the six-pointed star formation, stopping the casting of 'Forced Displacement'.
"You never expected it, right? Weak human!"
Earthbound Yaksha scoffed as it turned around and slashed out with 'Vashama Gate Heavenly Slash'!
Speechless hurriedly retreated, but the distance was just too close. Although he narrowly dodged the saber beam, he was injured by the saber beam. His already heavily injured face immediately turned pale as he knelt to the ground.
Just a little more and he nearly succeeded.
But he ultimately failed.
He never expected Earthbound Yaksha to be able to acutely sense the scent of magic, nor did he expect its body to be like a ghost.
"I am Yaksha, an evil ghost from hell. I am most sensitive to magical elements. Unfortunately, you are clever enough, but you have used the wrong method."
Earthbound Yaksha sneered as it raised its saber and pointed it at Speechless. "You are extremely dangerous, so it's best you die."
Earthbound Yaksha had already treated Speechless as a threat, so it decided not to spare him.
A distance away, Sunless sighed as she raised her sword and walked towards Earthbound Yaksha.
Although Speechless had failed and wasted a lot of her time, the kind-hearted her could not leave him in the lurch.
However, in the end, she still needed to defeat Earthbound Yaksha before she could kill Field Marshal Awesomo.
In the end, she still had to fight alone.
In the end, she could only trust herself.
Sunless was slightly disappointed.
Earthbound Yaksha shot a glance at Sunless as a smile suffused across its lips. From the looks of it, the game was about to end. Its appearance had completely destroyed the balance of the game. It only wished that the final toy could struggle a little longer, but before that, it had to slice the youth that nearly made it lose all its dignity into pieces.
Earthbound Yaksha slowly raised its saber and was about to cleave it down.
Speechless knelt to the ground and held his chest. His face was extremely pale and his eyes were glazed over, as though he was powerless to resist.
The rest of the injured people staggered forward, but when they made contact with the invisible 'Soul Suppression', their weak bodies immediately froze in their spots.
The haze of despair had already enveloped the firmament.
Who could save the battle that was in shambles?
"Lalalalalala …"
A song that sounded like a prelude suddenly sounded at that moment.
At the moment the song sounded, a miracle happened.
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