Chapter 425: Three Kills in Succession

Chapter 425: Three Kills in Succession

"Is he dead just like that?"

For a moment, the countless spectators within Titanium Ring City remained silent for two to three seconds before bursting out in astonished exclamations that shook the heavens.

In their eyes, Ukuchalang, who had been invincible and unrivaled in close combat, had been slain in less than ten seconds. The sudden reversal left everyone bewildered. Ukuchalang's charge towards Ji Xinghuo now seemed like a suicidal move.

Amidst their shock, questions filled their minds.

Why had the formidable Ukuchalang been suddenly slain? The majority of the spectators couldn't comprehend what had just transpired.

On the platform before the Yuan Magnet Palace.

Some of the True Dragon race members beside the Titanium Cobalt Dragon King were equally perplexed and clueless.

Titanium Cobalt Yanluo's expression froze, her smile turning into a slight frown.

"This battle-maniacal Fei race member is truly useless!"

The True Dragon race members exchanged glances, unsure what to make of the situation. While Ukuchalang had been defeated in a single strike and ultimately ranked sixth, his strength was undeniable. Once he advanced to the Sixth Stage, he would undoubtedly be far more powerful than over ninety percent of Sixth Stage powerhouses.

Among those present, most wouldn't have been a match for Ukuchalang. Such peerless geniuses were rarely seen even in the entire Dynasty.

Of course, Titanium Cobalt Yanluo, as a Shepherding Star Saint, had the qualifications to call him useless.

"Yanluo."

The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King suddenly spoke up, gently shaking his head. "This isn't a matter of him being useless. He simply encountered an even stronger opponent."

A young girl wearing a dragon-patterned long skirt and a crystal tiara asked in a soft, demanding tone, "Father, how did Ukuchalang die? Tell me quickly."

Everyone turned to look at her.

In the Yuan Magnet Territory, only Titanium Cobalt Qingwei dared to speak to the Dragon King in such a manner.

She was the Titanium Cobalt Dragon King's beloved granddaughter. Not only was she exceptionally beautiful and talented, but her features and demeanor also resembled those of the Dragon King himself, which made her the apple of his eye. From a young age, she had been personally groomed by the Dragon King, and even before reaching adulthood, she had been bestowed the title of "Princess" and given a Titanium Cobalt Dragon as her mount.

Titanium Cobalt Qingwei was only fifteen seasons old this year, yet she had already advanced to the Legendary stage.

Although her talent and strength far surpassed those of the same stage, compared to peerless geniuses, she was still too young and lacked the necessary accumulation of experience. Hence, she hadn't participated in the World-Extinguishing Dragon Ceremony.

Nevertheless, she was highly interested in the developments of the ceremony.

Ukuchalang's swift defeat had left Titanium Cobalt Qingwei bewildered, and she hadn't even been able to see what had happened clearly.

"Qingwei, you didn't understand what happened?" The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King asked with a light laugh.

"No, I didn't," Titanium Cobalt Qingwei replied calmly. "I thought they would fight for at least a while, and I was rooting for Ukuchalang. I didn't expect the battle to end so quickly, and for Jin to emerge victorious."

The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King nodded and explained, "It's actually quite simple. Jin's overall strength far surpasses that of Ukuchalang. Ukuchalang might have been stronger physically, and Jin knew that, so instead of competing in strength, Jin focused on speed."

"Being faster gives you the upper hand."

"Jin possesses 'Acceleration', which grants him faster reactions, stronger bursts of power, and a higher martial arts realm. His combat instincts even surprised me..."

At this point, a hint of uncertainty and a subtle hint of doubt that others couldn't detect flashed in the Titanium Cobalt Dragon King's eyes.

The True Dragon race members listened, shocked to their cores.

Could it be that even Father has been astounded by this human's combat talent? The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King continued, "Jin's first strike tested Ukuchalang's vector displacement limit and confirmed that he could penetrate his defense. Then, taking advantage of the electromagnetic field, Jin's second strike directly exploded with a killing blow."

"Battles between strong experts are sometimes that simple."

The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King gave his final evaluation.

Simple?

A perplexed expression appeared on everyone's faces.

They had all gone through countless battles and grown up amidst blood and fire. They understood how difficult it was to defeat an opponent of the same stage. As one's stage increased, the evolution of one's opponent at this stage would undoubtedly be accompanied by outstanding talent. Each battle was a life-and-death test, and the slightest carelessness would have meant that they wouldn't be standing here today.

Titanium Cobalt Qingwei was also listening with a mixture of understanding and confusion.

She stared at the human in the Spirit Illusion Realm, her eyes shimmering with a mix of curiosity, admiration, and surprise, as well as a hint of envy that even she herself didn't notice.

"Father, will Jin be the final winner of this World-Extinguishing Dragon Ceremony?" Titanium Cobalt Qingwei asked.

The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King nodded, "Most likely, it will be him."

The True Dragon race members were in an uproar, and Titanium Cobalt Yanluo couldn't help but feel a bit reluctant to accept this outcome. "It won't be that easy. Zhen He and Guxing Li's raw strength is stronger than his, and combat instincts are just one aspect of talent. There's also stellar power cultivation and exotic power systems to consider."

In fact, not only her but also the others believed that there were still variables at play, but they didn't dare to question the Dragon King like Titanium Cobalt Yanluo did.

The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King glanced at her and said, "Yanluo, how about we make a bet as well? The stakes are the same as Little Blue's, ten million ether crystals."

Hearing this, Titanium Cobalt Blue rejoiced in her heart.

If Father thinks so highly of Ji Xinghuo, then my bet is as good as won! "Father, you're joking with me.

The Titanium Cobalt Dragon King laughed heartily.

The True Dragon clan members around the throne joined in the laughter, and although Titanium Cobalt Yanluo forced a smile, everyone could see her embarrassment.

In the Spirit Illusion Realm.

[Spiritual Source Energy +330]



Upon confirming Ukuchalang's death, Ji Xinghuo immediately reduced his size, dispelling Dragon Maniac and Overload to reduce star power consumption.

Even though the battle lasted less than ten seconds, the final Thunder Cut move had consumed a significant amount of energy, leaving him with less than 30,000 star power. With the effect of the three ether resonances, his star power began to recover rapidly, and Ji Xinghuo turned his attention to the other two battlefields.

On one side, thunder rumbled, and on the other, massive waves crashed against the sky.

Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe was the Dragon Lord with a Titanium Cobalt Dragon, a martial artist, Iron Guard, and a Magnet Maniac. He didn't bring his true dragon and fought primarily in close combat, with electromagnetic fields as his secondary strength.

His weapon was a Heaven's Awakening First Star spear, and he manipulated the electromagnetic field to surround himself, creating a display of thunder and lightning that was awe-inspiring.

However, it only took a few seconds for Ji Xinghuo to make a judgment.

"Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe will most likely lose."

Not because he was weak, but because his opponent, Guxing Li, was stronger!

"Legion!"

Ji Xinghuo gazed at the large group of Guxing Li, and the information he scanned through electromagnetic induction made his heart heavy.

The Legion was an advanced form of the "Crowd" and "Commander" professions.

This profession was extremely rare, with only a handful of people on Earth possessing it, and Ji Xinghuo knew the strongest among them, "Champion Hou" Hawke, ranked 37th on the Global Power Ranking and a trusted ally of the President.

Hawke's fame resounded globally, earning him the title of a once-in-a-century genius and one of the youngest Beast Kings.

However, compared to Guxing Li, Hawke paled in comparison.

Guxing Li was still only at the Legendary peak.

If the two were to clash, there was no doubt that Hawke would be crushed, with not even a one percent chance of victory. The most crucial factor in the Legion's strength was the number of clones; the more clones, the stronger the power.

And Guxing Li had a total of 24 clones, including the original!

With the All-Seeing Star Pupil, Ji Xinghuo instantly discerned that out of the 24 Guxing Li, only eight were clone bodies. These clones were not mere copies but could each function as the original body.

Each clone body evenly distributed the star power, and in theory, the clone bodies' star power should be far inferior to those of the same stage.

However, each of Guxing Li's clone bodies possessed star power exceeding a thousand points.

Ji Xinghuo guessed that they averaged around 1,200 star power, which meant that Guxing Li's total star power was close to 100,000!

"How is this possible?"

Even Ji Xinghuo found it unbelievable. With the fusion of so many exotic species and the two ether resonances, if he stopped integrating new exotic species, he would only have around 60,000 star power at the Legendary peak.

Even if each clone body could cultivate star power and fuse exotic species, evolving in different directions, it shouldn't be this exaggerated, should it?

Each of the eight clone bodies had fused with the "Shadow Clone" ability, creating two shadow clones.

Thus, Guxing Li's total number of clones reached 24.

The core ability of the "Commander" profession was "Command," which granted power boosts from teammates, with the boost increasing with the number of teammates. Meanwhile, the "Crowd" profession created clones that replaced teammates, making every teammate a copy of oneself, resulting in mutual empowerment.

Shadow clones could also provide a boost, although not as effective as clone bodies, but they excelled in numbers.

Even an ordinary Legendary expert, with the power boost from 24 clones, could experience a surge in strength, bold enough to challenge a King.

Moreover, Guxing Li's clone bodies were no ordinary clones!

Clone bodies could cultivate, fuse exotic species, and following the Legion's ability system, select several profession templates, allowing a single person to form a complementary team.

For example, Hawke's four clone bodies had chosen the professions of Iron Guard, Flame Maniac, Psychic Hacker, and White Knight respectively.

However, there was one issue.

The higher the tier of the clone body, the fewer expansion curios were applicable, making it extremely difficult for clone bodies to complete a profession template. Most clone bodies only fused one or two core abilities, lacking the full set of abilities.

The success rate of fusion also played a factor, and even though Hawke was already a King, none of his clone bodies possessed a complete profession system.

Guxing Li, on the other hand, chose a different approach.

All eight of his clone bodies were Dragon Warriors!

Dragon Warriors derived their strength from the exotic species of true dragons, and with hundreds of variations, the Dragon Warrior system was vast, capable of mimicking most profession templates. For instance, the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Warrior was similar to the Magnet Maniac.

Furthermore, many of the exotic species derived from true dragon bloodlines were upper-tier abilities, with the power of one species rivaling that of two or three ordinary species.

Flame Dragon, Sky Feather Dragon, Tungsten Mountain Dragon, Mist Shadow Dragon, Holy Blood Dragon, Green Thorn Dragon, Stinging Dragon, and Whale Dragon! Each Dragon Warrior clone had its own role.

They could also bestow unique effects on the other clones, such as increased damage, acceleration, protection, stealth, recovery, healing, illusions, and mighty strength. They could transmit star power, distribute damage, rescue each other, and advance and retreat as one, with all 24 clones functioning as a single unit, achieving a level of cohesion that even the most well-coordinated teams couldn't match.

Each of Gu Xingli's eight Dragon Warrior clones was as strong as a King Stage Level Two.

The remaining 16 shadow clones also possessed peak Legendary strength.

"This is truly outrageous!"

Ji Xinghuo couldn't help but shake his head.

This Legion system was beyond imagination and broadened his horizons.

He wondered how Gu Xingli, a pseudo-dragon human, had obtained so many True Dragon exotic species.

From the start, Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe was in a tough battle. It was hard to fight four hands with two fists, and he had to face 48 hands, constantly surrounded by Gu Xingli from every direction and in every space.

Although Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe was also strong, far surpassing Gu Xingli's Dragon Warrior clones.

But he hardly had any opportunities.

Sometimes, just as he finished a tough exchange with a Tungsten Mountain Dragon Warrior clone, he would be attacked by several other Dragon Warrior clones, taking more damage. Before he could pursue, another Dragon Warrior clone would take its place.

Even the constant switching of opponents was wearing Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe down.

He tried to use his speed advantage within the electromagnetic field to create more space on the battlefield and look for opportunities to defeat them one by one.

However, Gu Xingli was experienced and used his shadow clones to take damage in order to hold off Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe.

Moreover, the Sky Feather Dragon Warrior clone's speed was no slower than his.

The other clones formed a encirclement from the outside, like a heavenly net, and bombarded Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe with long-range attacks. The front line of Tungsten Mountain Dragon Warrior clones charged forward, the Flame Dragon Warrior clones breathed fire, the Mist Shadow Dragon Warrior clones seized opportunities to launch sneak attacks, and the rear line of Holy Blood Dragon and Green Thorn Dragon Warrior clones provided healing.

Only Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe's strength allowed him to hold on until now.

If it were any other exotic, even a top powerhouse at the King Stage Level Three, they would have likely fallen by now.

However, Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe's defeat was only a matter of time.

Ji Xinghuo watched intently, thinking about how to defeat Gu Xingli.

On the other side.

The battle between Cang Ya and Cai XiaDawn Blade had also reached its climax. Cang Ya's power came from the Cang Dragon, similar to the Water Master, with her core ability being the manipulation of liquid water. Half of the remaining safe area was an ocean, allowing her to display even stronger power.

Countless seawater poured into the sky, and huge waves crashed.

Cang Ya merged with the water, disappearing from sight. She also possessed the star-falling ability "Triple Transformation," manipulating seawater in its liquid, gaseous, and solid states to create various effects through their interactions.

But Cai XiaDawn Blade was equally formidable. The Vacuum Stringer was a rare but extremely powerful profession template.

This was the first time Ji Xinghuo had seen a Vacuum Stringer.

This star spirit beauty had a graceful and enchanting figure. She treated space as her home court, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, light and elusive. But each time she made a move, it was earth-shattering. She drew zero-point energy from the "Dirac Sea" and released attacks.

Rays, energy balls, force fields, storms, secret fire floods...

The ordinary creative energy-type abilities in her hands had extraordinarily powerful might.

A casual ray was a thousand meters long, piercing through Cang Ya's giant waves and ice walls.

The battle between these two women was much more spectacular than Gu Xingli and Titanium Cobalt Zhenhe's fight, attracting the attention of most of the audience.

Ji Xinghuo was in no hurry to make his move.

He kept an eye on both battlefields and occasionally looked up at the World-Extinguishing Black Flame Dragon in the sky. The safe area on the ground continued to shrink.

A few minutes later, his star power had recovered significantly, nearing its peak.

"There are still 10 star marks left."

The Spirit Illusion Realm was entering its destruction countdown.

Suddenly, Cang Ya's figure was forced out of the raging seawater and appeared in mid-air, her abdomen bloody and mangled. At the same time, Cai XiaDawn Blade was heavily wounded by a giant ice spear that pierced through her protective force field, causing her face to pale.

Both women had expended more than 80% of their star power in the intense battle, and it was becoming difficult for them to continue.

They faced each other in mid-air, their gazes seemingly about to spark.

Then, they both simultaneously sensed danger.

Far away, Ji Xinghuo, who had been watching the battle, suddenly made his move. Eight shadow clones appeared beside him, and they fired a barrage of electric arc arrows into the sky. In the midst of the thunderous roar, the two exhausted women were unable to dodge and were instantly engulfed by the electric light.

Boom! Boom!

Two loud explosions signaled the simultaneous deaths of Cang Ya and Cai XiaDawn Blade.

(End of Chapter)

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