Chapter 206: Chapter 133: One Against Three, the Most Monstrous Rookie

The three of them launched their strongest attacks simultaneously!

The skinny man’s speed, boosted by the yellow sand, was a great deal faster!

He could see it clearly: his dagger was less than a centimeter from Lin Ye’s abdomen!

And Lin Ye seemed completely distracted by Yv Chuang and Li Xinyue’s attacks, having not noticed this fatal blow at all!

A triumphant, twisted smile instantly appeared on Chen Mo’s face.

’I got him!’

’As long as even a drop of my poison touches him, he’ll be completely paralyzed within three seconds, left to our mercy!’

’He’s dead for sure!’

Just as the dagger, glinting with a sinister green light, was about to pierce Lin Ye’s body...

However, the next moment, the smile on the skinny man’s face froze.

The feel of his blade sinking into flesh, which he had anticipated, never came.

The poisoned dagger seemed to stab into thin air, meeting no resistance as it passed straight through Lin Ye’s body!

He could even see his own dagger emerging from the other side of Lin Ye’s back!

There was no wound.

It was as if he had pierced nothing more than an incredibly realistic illusion!

This scene not only left the skinny man in the middle of the action with a blank mind, but it also stunned everyone watching from the temporary command post in the southern suburbs via the high-altitude drone feed.

"This is..."

"A Martial Arts Spirituality?"

"A transparency or phasing-type Martial Arts Spirituality. You don’t see those very often!"

"This spirituality, how should I put it... its potential is extremely high, but its floor is also extremely low."

"In the hands of a true expert, even a single second of bodily phasing is enough to change the outcome of a life-or-death duel."

"But for a Martial Artist at the Vein Opening Realm, it’s of limited use."

Another officer nodded in agreement.

"Exactly. In battles at this stage, the transitions between offense and defense are frequent. It’s rare to be able to decide a fight with a single blow."

"One second of phasing can, at most, dodge a single attack. It’s hard to create a decisive opportunity to counter-attack."

Their discussion represented the common understanding most people had of Martial Arts Spirituality.

Whether a spirituality was powerful or not depended not only on its effect but also on the stage of a Martial Artist’s development at which it was awakened.

For newly advanced Martial Artists, awakening a spirituality that directly enhanced their attack or Defense Power was undoubtedly the better choice, allowing them to accumulate more advantages early on.

As for a functional spirituality like this, which required immense combat intelligence and timing, it wasn’t nearly as helpful for a newcomer.

Therefore, in their eyes, while Lin Ye’s "trump card" was rare, it wasn’t enough for him to turn the tables while being besieged by three elite peers of the same realm.

...

「Inside the rift valley.」

The second of intangibility passed in an instant.

The moment the skinny man froze, stunned that his attack had missed, Lin Ye’s form solidified.

Without the slightest pause, the Star-Piercing Spear in his hand whistled as it tore through the wind and sand, sweeping out violently!

His target was the skinny man, left wide open by his forward momentum!

The skinny man was ranked fourth, after all. His combat instincts made him let out a low shout.

"Sand Shield!"

At this critical moment, he pushed the Martial Arts Spirituality within his body to its absolute limit.

The yellow sand in front of him instantly gathered, solidifying into a half-meter-thick rotating sand shield.

However, before the Star-Piercing Spear, that sturdy sand shield was as brittle as a cracker.

Where the spear tip struck, the sand barrier shattered with a BOOM, sending yellow sand flying everywhere.

Chen Mo felt an unstoppable, immense force slam into his chest.

He let out a wretched scream and was sent flying backward like a broken kite, spewing a great mouthful of blood that traced a grim arc through the air.

But a vicious glint flashed in his eyes!

Even as he was flying through the air in excruciating pain, he still forced his right hand up, spread his five fingers, and clenched them violently in Lin Ye’s direction!

"Sand Binding!"

Lin Ye’s feet suddenly halted.

A powerful resistance came from his ankles, as if they had been tightly bound by several chains.

Looking down, he saw that the yellow sand beneath his feet seemed to have a life of its own, forming two giant sandy hands that gripped his ankles tightly and continued to constrict.

Lin Ye’s eyes turned icy cold.

’In a one-on-three fight, taking them down one by one is the only option.’

’That sturdy man with high-speed regeneration is thick-skinned and durable. I definitely can’t take him out completely in a short amount of time.’

’My original target was Li Xinyue, the one with the Flaming Warhammer.’

’But now it seems this skinny man who can control sand and constantly cause trouble is the primary threat.’

’I have to deal with him first!’

SWISH!

Just as Yv Chuang and Li Xinyue were regrouping to launch a second wave of coordinated attacks...

Lin Ye’s figure suddenly vanished from the spot!

The skinny man, who had fallen a dozen meters away and was struggling to get up, found his vision blurring for a moment.

He didn’t even have time to react.

The figure that, in his eyes, should have been bound in place had crossed a dozen meters like a phantom, appearing before him in an instant!

The skinny man’s pupils contracted to the size of a pinprick!

His eyes filled with nothing but endless horror and disbelief!

’How did he break free from my Sand Binding Skill so easily, even when I used my full power?!’

’And how did he appear in front of me as if he teleported?!’

He had just been feeling lucky that Lin Ye’s sweeping attack had sacrificed piercing power for a wider range.

Thanks to his earth-controlling ability and his sand shield’s defense, while he was injured, the blow hadn’t been fatal. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

As long as he could create some distance, he could become a perfect crowd-controller, using the omnipresent yellow sand to wear this powerful enemy down to his death.