After Wa Yi drank the potion, he made a prompt decision and removed the stone prison.
The moment he removed the stone prison, Wa Yi's skin began to turn into stone.
With the disappearance of the stone prison, Wa Yi could see the situation outside. At that moment, Wa Yi's pupils shrank. From the reflection in Wa Yi's eyes, he could see a black devil mask. And this mask was worn by Spiritshadow!
This meant … Spiritshadow was waiting for him outside the stone prison! Right now, they were almost touching each other's face!
Wa Yi's heart skipped a beat as he directly attacked Spiritshadow.
When his palms overlapped, multiple earth spikes emerged from his palms. After increasing in length and increasing in speed, the sharp earth spikes could reach a threefold impact. They could break shields, drill holes, and shatter bones, layer by layer.
At the same time, the earth spikes released horizontally would form a reaction force, allowing him to immediately retreat and open up a distance.
The earth spikes successfully penetrated Spiritshadow's body, and Wa Yi also successfully opened up a distance. However, he didn't have a trace of joy because the recoil brought by the earth spikes was obviously wrong. It was soft, as if he had stabbed cotton, and not a real person.
While Wa Yi was still in shock, there was a sudden sound of wind behind him.
Wa Yi didn't turn around. He stepped lightly on the ground, and a stone pillar rose from the ground. Wa Yi stood on top of the stone pillar, and directly rose ten meters into the air.
Only then did Wa Yi turn his head to look below.
From the shadow of the stone pillar, a human figure slowly separated. The faint shadow gradually became solid, like a black outline that was painted by a painter.
After becoming solid, it was Spiritshadow!
Wa Yi immediately looked back at the place where he had released the earth spikes. There, Spiritshadow was gradually fading ….. disappearing into nothingness.
One side fading, the other side fading. Although he didn't know what the connection was, Wa Yi understood that the move just now didn't cause any damage to Spiritshadow.
At this time, the solid Spiritshadow turned his head, and Wa Yi could clearly see his face. Only this time, Spiritshadow wasn't wearing a mask. His face was pitch black, like a deep abyss.
Under Wa Yi's horrified gaze, Spiritshadow slowly raised his hand. A large number of black dots filled his hand, and finally combined to form a devil mask.
With one hand, Spiritshadow covered his face with the mask. As the mask covered his face, Wa Yi could feel that the face under the mask was returning to its original appearance.
Before the mask was put on, Wa Yi saw Spiritshadow's thin and thin lips.
The corners of his lips curled up, as if he was mocking him, but also as if he was declaring victory.
Wa Yi didn't understand why Spiritshadow had suddenly revealed his real body, and why he had deliberately taken off his mask and revealed a strange smile. But this didn't stop him from attacking Spiritshadow.
If Spiritshadow was still in his shadow form, Wa Yi wouldn't be able to deal much damage to him. But since he dared to reveal his true form, Wa Yi wasn't afraid of a direct confrontation.
Wa Yi's body, Spiritshadow Spiritshadow to Earth's face to face to face to the ground.
Rock spikes that looked like the ribs of a giant dragon emerged from the ground and spread out in an attempt to surround Wa Yi.
When these slightly curved rock spikes were placed in a circle, they could form a dome similar to that of a prison. Although this dome was the same as the Stone Prison and could trap the enemy, trapping the enemy was not its greatest effect!
This dome was called the Earth Cocoon. It was a secret technique passed down by the Noah Clan.
Since it was a secret technique, it naturally had its own uniqueness. It could create a huge space like a cocoon. When the cocoon was formed, it could directly strip the space of all non-Earth elements.
Once trapped inside, apart from using the power of the earth, he could only fight with his bare hands.
It could be said that if Spiritshadow was hit, the battle would basically be over.
Moreover, even though these rock spikes appeared one by one and seemed to come out very slowly, giving people the illusion that anyone could dodge them, this was actually not the case.
If an outsider learned the Cocoon of the Earth, it was indeed possible for people to avoid it. However, once the earth cocoon released by the Noah Clan was released, it would immediately activate the Noah Clan's bloodline. A powerful aura would spread out from every rock spike.
Once one was enveloped by the aura, there was basically no way to move.
Spiritshadow was currently in a state of power.
It wasn't that Spiritshadow didn't dodge, but Wa Yi had cleverly used the stone pillar under his feet as the first "Rock Spike" of the Earth Cocoon. Spiritshadow happened to be right next to the stone pillar, so he was immediately enveloped by its power.
Seeing the rock spikes spreading through the "enclosure" method, it would soon form an "earth cocoon".
But at this moment, Wa Yi suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and half knelt on the stone pillar. At this moment, the rock spikes also happened to pause for a second.
A second later, Wa Yi didn't even have time to check why he spat out blood and immediately looked at the ground.
Spiritshadow was still in the same place. Fortunately …
Wa Yi was about to continue spreading the rock spikes, but suddenly, he thought of something and a small rock spike emerged from the ground, wanting to pierce Spiritshadow's body.
But when the rock spike entered Spiritshadow's body, it only felt a soft feeling. It was exactly the same as the first time he used the rock spike to test Spiritshadow's body!
This was a fake one!
Wa Yi was startled and immediately stopped the Cocoon of the Earth. Although this secret technique's effect was amazing, it also consumed a lot of energy. If it was completed and a fake Spiritshadow was trapped, then he would suffer a huge loss.
The dragon bone like words sank back into the ground.
Wa Yi observed his surroundings. He didn't know where Spiritshadow went, even the fake Spiritshadow from before had disappeared.
Unable to find Spiritshadow around him, Wa Yi could only look at the fog in the distance. If he wasn't wrong, Spiritshadow must have hidden in the fog again.
But when Wa Yi looked at the fog, his expression became somewhat fearful.
The Dense Fog Spell that Spiritshadow released earlier had clearly spread very fully. Why did it suddenly start to spread faster?!
Moreover, looking at the direction the fog was spreading, it was coming for him!
… …
"We've been tricked again." Dorcas sighed softly in the Spirit Bond.
Kael: "Did something happen? I think Wa Yi had the upper hand before. Although I don't know why he removed the rock spikes from the ground, they should still be evenly matched, right? "
Dorcas: "I don't know if they're evenly matched or not. This was because Ghost Shadow had never faced Wa Yi head-on. There was no direct contact, so how could they be evenly matched? Spiritshadow was purely relying on tactics to exhaust Wa Yi's mana. "
So far, the only cantrips Spiritshadow had used were Fog and Shadow Concealment.
As for the Mist Spell, it couldn't even be considered a magic trick. It could only be considered a trick. Shadow Concealment, on the other hand, was the foundation of all Shadow Manipulators.
Just like how illusion nodes were used by Illusionist wizards, Shadow Concealment couldn't be more basic.
Creating shadow clones was just an application of Shadow Concealment.
In the end, two simple tricks were enough to reveal Wa Yi's two trump cards. The outcome of the duel was still unknown, but Spiritshadow's tactics were completely superior to Wa Yi's.
Dorcas shook his head and sighed. "So many theories, but when it comes to the real battle, he's already exposed."
"Then why did you lose to him back then?" Angor's voice came from the Spirit Bond.
Dorcas hummed. "I was still young back then. Besides, Wa Yi knew all my tactics and abilities, but he liked to hide his own abilities. He always said it was a family secret. So, isn't it normal that I lost to him in a duel? "
"Also, Wa Yi was good at setting up traps. When we went out for training, he always controlled the pace and solved the puzzles. I just —"
"You just thought it was an accessory?"
Dorcas didn't know what to say. "My intuition wasn't that bad …"
"So you're saying that apart from your talent, you're nothing but an accessory?"
Dorcas remained silent and changed the topic. "Anyway, Wa Yi was pretty strong back then. It's just that he's been wasting away for so many years."
Dorcas didn't say too much because the reason for that was related to the Black Earl.
Wa Yi was always wary of the Black Earl and didn't dare to train too aggressively. This was why Wa Yi was still stuck at the peak of apprentice level, while Dorcas became a wizard many years ago.
To avoid being controlled, Wa Yi didn't leave Mesopotamia for many years. No matter how good a strategist was at setting up traps, they would all slowly lose their edge as time went by.
Dorcas didn't feel any mockery as he looked at Vay, who had been outshone in the battle. Instead, he felt helpless and emotional.
"Who knows, maybe Wai Yi is plotting something?" Kael stole a glance at the Dark Earl after he finished speaking, hoping to find some clues from him. Unfortunately, the Black Earl didn't react at all.
"If that's the case, then he's really going all out. Using his trump card to trick his opponent into using a basic cantrip? "
Dorcas shook his head. "Besides, didn't you notice that Wa Yi suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood when he used the cantrip?"
Kael naturally saw the scene of Wa Yi vomiting blood. In fact, he wanted to ask what had happened, but seeing Wa Yi recover so quickly, he didn't think too much about it. He just assumed that it was a side effect of Wa Yi's ability.
But now he heard Dorcas saying that there was something fishy going on?
"Of course there's something fishy going on. There's no way he would spit out blood for no reason."
When Dorcas said this, he didn't continue because another change had occurred on the stage.
The mist spread out and completely surrounded Wa Yi.
Wa Yi activated his bloodline and petrified his skin to stop the virus from invading his body. However, he was now in a double trouble — getting lost and being ambushed.
Wa Yi was trying to find a place that wasn't covered by the mist, but no matter where he went, he couldn't find a way out.
As for the ambushes, Wa Yi was being ambushed by Phantom from time to time. Even with his petrified skin, he couldn't hold on much longer.
"Sigh, it's going to be hard." Dorcas sighed.
Cael looked at Wa Yi, who was running around like a headless fly.
Dorcas turned to Cael. "How is it? Do you understand? It's best if you understand. Maybe you'll be up against Phantom in the next round. "
Hearing Dorcas's question, Kael forcefully pulled his thoughts away from his worries.
No matter who won in the end, it would be best if he could analyze the situation himself and find the key to victory. Otherwise, he might fall into his opponent's trap in the next round.
And if Phantom was so cunning, wouldn't the others be cunning as well? They might be even more cunning.
Cael began to analyze the situation from the very beginning.
When he looked back at the previous battle, he found that the key point was that Wa Yi had suddenly spat out blood, interrupting the Earth Cocoon's casting and allowing Phantom to escape.
If Wa Yi hadn't been injured, Phantom might have already lost.
But why did Wa Yi spit out blood?
According to Dorcas, there was something fishy about Wa Yi spitting out blood. The so-called trick was definitely something that Spiritshadow had done.
It could be a sneak attack, or it could be something else.
If Phantom wanted to do something, he would have to come into direct contact with Wa Yi. Up until now, Wa Yi and Phantom had only come into contact once.
At that time, Wa Yi had been hit by Phantom's attack from above and was sent flying more than ten meters away.
That was the only time Cael could remember that they had come into contact. Could it be that Gui Ying had done something when they were fighting at close quarters?
Cael thought about it for a moment and rejected this guess. Because after that encounter, Cael hid in the stone prison and began to take medicine.
At that time, Lord Scarlet Sword and Lord Chaowei were still talking. From their conversation, Cael didn't hear that Wa Yi had been ambushed.
If he had really been ambushed, even if Lord Chaowei didn't say anything, Lord Scarlet Sword would have muttered a few words.
But excluding that one encounter, they hadn't come into contact with each other.
Then how did Wa Yi get ambushed?
…
On the arena, Wa Yi was constantly being ambushed. Every time Phantom attacked, he would retreat immediately. He didn't want to fight, nor was he greedy.
At first, Wa Yi was able to hold on, but when the attacks became more frequent and his petrification disappeared, he couldn't hold on any longer.
On one hand, he had to resist the invasion of the mycelium, on the other hand, he had to contend with Phantom. He couldn't do two things at once, and Phantom succeeded again and again.
Now, Wa Yi's whole body was covered in blood.
But until now, he still hadn't lost. This meant that Phantom didn't attack Wa Yi through pheromones.
So, the pheromone changing water Wa Yi drank before was basically wasted.
Below the arena, Cael was constantly reviewing the battle footage. Finally, from the countless clips, he found something that felt wrong.
Wa Yi had suddenly created a stone pillar. This was very strange.
But from his reaction afterwards, Wa Yi should have been dodging an attack from behind.
From Cael's perspective, there was no one behind Wa Yi. But in the real battle, Wa Yi's senses were the most important.
Creating a stone pillar was strange. But the strangest thing was that Phantom really did appear. But Phantom actually appeared from the shadow of the stone pillar.
That was very strange.
When did Phantom sneak into the shadow of the stone pillar? And why did Phantom leave from the shadow of the stone pillar? And why did it materialize?
Just as Cael was feeling that something was wrong, another scene appeared in his mind.
Wa Yi was standing on top of the stone pillar. Phantom left from the shadow of the stone pillar.
Kael's suspicions about Specter's motives stemmed from this scene. But now that he looked back, he found a blind spot.
When Wa Yi stood on top of the stone pillar, his shadow was actually connected to the shadow of the stone pillar!
In other words, when Phantom left from the shadow of the stone pillar, it was the same as leaving from Wa Yi's shadow!
Phantom was an apprentice of the Shadow Element. And the Shadow Element's specialty was to use the shadow to cause damage to the real body.
Just from this point alone, Cael could basically confirm how Wa Yi was ambushed.
Wa Yi spitting out blood was definitely related to this!
And Phantom was on the arena, an opponent, an enemy. He couldn't have been so merciful as to only injure Wa Yi once.
Since he was able to sneak into Wa Yi's shadow, he must have done something to Wa Yi that no one knew about.
And Wa Yi's current predicament, could it have been caused at that time?
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