"Demon Quenching Stream—Fourth Form: Void Step (Level 301)"

WHOOSH!

Lu Cang had already fled back into the city of towering ruins.

But this time, a terrifying amount of Magic Power overflowed!

In an instant, Magic Power flooded the entire city!

"Releasing his Magic Power?"

Lu Luwei was confused. ’What’s the meaning of this?’

His reserves of Magic Power were terrifyingly immense, almost like Izparut’s.

’But isn’t this just a pointless waste of Magic Power?’

Lu Luwei was unfamiliar with the Magic Tide. She had only challenged Izparut once, and their interaction had not been deep.

The Void Pillar Guardians that had been destroyed regenerated once more!

’If I want to chase Lu Cang, I’ll have to get past that wall-like horde of over three hundred Void Summoned Creatures.’

"Tsk..."

’If I don’t finish this fight elegantly, people will really look down on me.’

’I’m a Level 4 fighting a Level 3, after all.’

’If I still look this pathetic...’

Lu Luwei could already imagine what the audience was saying.

’Bullying a kid, picking on a junior. The only reason you’re winning is because your Level is higher. Facing a Level 3 Mage, you only dare to keep your distance and won’t engage...’

’And you call yourself the strongest Level 4 Archer?’

’You can’t even beat a Level 3 Mage, yet you want to challenge Izparut, who’s at your own level?’

’Izparut is the strongest Mage. If you can’t even defeat a Mage from a lower tier, just stop embarrassing yourself.’

Lu Luwei was extremely sensitive and cared deeply about what others thought of her.

On top of that, a thought that she might actually lose was now creeping into her mind. ’What a joke!’

’Me, lose to this Mage?’

’I won’t lose... Not only will I not lose, but I’ll win perfectly and beautifully!’

Lu Luwei’s heart was filled with simmering anger.

She had developed a festering resentment for the current state of the battle and could no longer fight with a completely rational mind.

"Hmph."

SWOOSH—

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Nine beams of light shot out, instantly destroying the Void Pillar Guardians blocking the front line as Lu Luwei burst forward in flight.

However, the obliterated Void Pillar Guardians restored themselves in an instant.

After comprehending "Source·Body is Law," the speed at which he could repair these Summoned Creatures had also become incredibly fast.

It was just like how Lu Cang could instantly regenerate numerous layers of his Shield.

These Summoned Creatures were also regenerated in a flash.

But even though they regenerated, Lu Luwei fired a few more arrows and destroyed them again.

’Was his speed that fast just now?’

At this moment, Lu Cang’s speed had erupted to its absolute limit. He was a streak of light flashing through the city’s many layers of ruins.

"Lu Luwei, why don’t you just surrender? If we keep fighting like this, you’ll never be able to kill me."

Lu Luwei’s expression was cold, but a spark of anger ignited in her heart.

’Surrender?’

’No one has ever said that to me before.’

’Is he deliberately trying to provoke me, to get me to move closer?’

’Just because you ran for a bit, do you really think I can’t kill you?’

Lu Luwei’s Perception swept across the entire landscape.

She didn’t detect anything out of the ordinary.

"Tracking Arrow!"

"Blast Arrow!"

"Hasty Scatter Shot!"

"Broken Arrow!"

"Blast Flame Shot!"

"Light-Piercing Line!"

"Destructive Strike!"

SWISH!

SWISH-SWISH-SWISH-SWISH-SWISH-SWISH-SWISH—

A chaotic barrage, arrows arriving in an instant—how could any normal person possibly react in time?

But Lu Cang’s response could only be described as precognitive.

’Is this Mage really only reacting after seeing my attacks land?’

’No, he’s starting to counter before my attacks are even complete. He can predict what kind of attack I’m about to launch!’

’Is this combat intuition?’

’Such powerful combat intuition! Why does a Mage have combat intuition this strong?’

’Isn’t that something only Warriors are supposed to have?’

’Warriors tend to lack Spirituality, but they get a boost to their combat intuition to compensate.’

’Running around and around...’

It wasn’t that she couldn’t hit Lu Cang at all; it was just that his Defense Power was not to be underestimated.

The arrows that did hit lacked the power to break through his defense.

And the arrows that should have been able to break his defense, he was able to dodge.

"Tracking and Divine Destruction Arrow!"

SWISH!

Ten immensely powerful Divine Destruction Arrows were mixed in with tens of thousands of other arrows of varying power and shot toward Lu Cang!

Despite it being impossible to tell them apart at a glance, Lu Cang was able to discern with extreme acuity which arrows posed a fatal threat to him.

He tanked the dense rain of arrows.

He dodged the volley of Divine Destruction Arrows hidden in the "weaker zones."

At the same time, he unleashed a howling blast of Magic!

He knocked down and destroyed the Divine Destruction Arrows.

...

’That was close...’

Lu Cang truly felt that if he had been hit by a Divine Destruction Arrow, it would have been all over.

’Unless I revealed my Death Priest abilities and used the Death Exchange Technique to cheat death.’

’The main problem was the vast, unknown number of spectators. Lu Cang really didn’t want to expose any abilities related to the Death Priest. Even if he had to use them, it would be best to do so with extreme discretion.’

’The gossip from others was a secondary concern.’

’After all, his status as a Death Priest was, for all intents and purposes, legitimate.’

’The main thing was that many of his Death Priest abilities served as his trump cards.’

’But in terms of reputation... rumors might spread that Kumironi was determined to protect a Death Priest.’

’Rumors were troublesome. Once a misunderstanding took root, it became much harder to explain the truth.’

’So, it was best to hide it if he could.’

’If he couldn’t hide it anymore, then he’d deal with it then.’

’It was all thanks to Final Sense.’

’Otherwise, Lu Cang would have had a hard time spotting the differences between the arrows. To his eyes, every arrow looked more or less the same. Perhaps with careful scrutiny, he could have distinguished them by their Spirituality.’

’But the arrows were extremely fast. Who had that much time to think in the middle of a battle?’

However, Lu Cang glanced back out of the corner of his eye.

’Lu Luwei, you finally gave chase.’

’You really made me run for a long time, maintaining such a huge distance... What an unbeatable strategy.’

VMMMM—

In the sky, the Thousand-Seeing Eye of Emptiness that Lu Luwei had shattered instantly regenerated.

It immediately unleashed a Spiritual Shock!

Lu Luwei was startled!

’I just destroyed those eyes, and they didn’t regenerate. I thought I’d dealt with them for good.’

’Only the Void Pillar Guardians seemed able to regenerate. After all, they looked like some kind of Guardian-type summon, so it was normal for them to be able to recover.’

’But I never expected...’

’These eyes could regenerate too!’

The Spiritual Shock hit her in an instant, but the pendant on Lu Luwei’s chest lit up.

’We’re all powerful experts with money to burn. Who doesn’t have a few ways to block a Spiritual Attack?’

And just then!

"Source·Heart Spirit Break!"

BOOM!

Another blast of Spiritual Magic erupted!

This blast of Spiritual Magic caused Lu Luwei’s mind to tremble slightly, but she didn’t lose consciousness.

It wasn’t that Lu Luwei lacked the means to defend against Mind Magic.

’It’s just that Lu Cang is so far away right now. Shouldn’t it be impossible for any of his magic to hit me?’

’Why did a Spiritual Magic attack suddenly hit me out of nowhere?’

But before Lu Luwei could figure it out...

"Source·Shift of the Dipper!"

SHING!

The Root Magic activated. Lu Cang unleashed the Root Magic he had just copied from Dusk.

In that instant, Lu Cang appeared behind Lu Luwei, grabbing her ankle with one hand.

Shift of the Dipper.

"Mark two positions in space. Exchange all matter between the two locations, or add/delete a segment of spatial distance between them."

’A Root Magic that cuts in through space...’

’Exchanging two points in space.’

The reason the point in space Lu Cang swapped with was behind Lu Luwei was because of a "Source" he had left behind while he was fleeing.

"Source" could transform into any Magic, so naturally, it could also transform into any of the Basic Elements.

’How could a single particle of a Basic Element, mixed in with countless other Elements, ever be discovered?’

’One "Source" was used to launch the "Heart Spirit Break" that caught Lu Luwei completely off guard.’

’The other "Source" seized that opportunity to simultaneously activate "Shift of the Dipper."’

’If Magic can’t catch you...’

’Then what about my physical body?’

SHIING!

The surrounding scenery changed abruptly, yet he hadn’t been separated from Lu Luwei.

’Looks like... my guess was right.’

’She can break free from Magic and escape a lock-on...’

’But can she not break free from a grappling Combat Skill?’

"Demon Quenching Technique—Sixth Form: Grappling Combat Skill—Demon Trapping Body Lock!"

Lu Luwei looked back in astonishment, seeing her ankle held in a death grip by a small, youthful hand, from which an unshakeable force emanated.

She pressed her bow to his head!

But Lu Cang simply yanked Lu Luwei, bringing his body up and raising his knee, channeling an endless torrent of Magic Power into it!

"Demon Quenching Technique—Second Form: Demon Ascension Heaven-Shattering Strike!"

’Lu Luwei, if you can’t escape this, then what comes next is a close-quarters brawl, and I have absolutely no intention of letting go!’

Lu Cang yanked Lu Luwei and drove his knee forward!