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Chapter 50: Pitch-Black Flames, The Chosen One
Chapter 50: Pitch-Black Flames, The Chosen One
"This little rabbit sure can run!"
The man grumbled inwardly as he tracked Xue Jing with his prosthetic eye, locking onto his trail.
"Martial artists are such a pain. They're all as agile as monkeys, scurrying around everywhere. So annoying."
He crashed through another wall, waving his hand to disperse the dust and coming to a halt.
The trail he was following in his prosthetic eye's display ended here, and three question marks appeared in the upper right corner, indicating insufficient data and an unknown location.
"Did he get away?" The man's expression turned ugly.
"No, if he could run, he would've done so already. He must be hiding!"
The man adjusted the mode on his prosthetic eye, switching from 'Tracking' to 'Insight.'
"You damn mutt, you're not getting away."
In the dark red vision of his eye, he scanned every detail of the alley, analyzing it thoroughly and transferring it to his chip.
A holographic silhouette of Xue Jing appeared in his eye's vision, mimicking his movements as he darted into the alley with agile maneuvers. The silhouette turned its head, scanning the alley as if searching for something, then bent down to pick something up from the ground.
As the prosthetic eye continued its analysis, a sharp sound of piercing air came from above.
Instinctively, the man raised his right hand, extending two fingers and managing to catch a rusty nail between them just before it reached his eye.
But before he could react further, a figure descended at an incredible speed, throwing a punch at him! The figure's speed was unbelievably fast, leaving the man no time to react as the punch landed on his hand, still holding the nail, and forced it forward, driving the nail straight into his prosthetic eye!
"Ahhhhhh!!!!"
The rusty nail pierced his eye, sinking all the way in, and the man screamed in agony, blood gushing from the wound as he clutched his eye and wailed.
Seeing that his sneak attack had landed, Xue Jing seized the opportunity to press his advantage, unleashing a relentless barrage of punches on the eye that had been impaled by the nail.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."
With each consecutive blow, the nail that was already embedded in the man's eye sank deeper and deeper into his body.
"You're asking to die!"
The man roared in anger, gritting his teeth against the pain. He forced his other eye open, regaining his vision, and forcefully pushed Xue Jing's relentless assault away with both hands.
He then lashed out with a kick aimed at Xue Jing, who quickly raised both hands to block, guarding his chest.
The force of the kick sent Xue Jing flying backward, crashing into the wall and creating a human-shaped indentation.
"..."
Despite having braced himself with his qi, Xue Jing still felt a sharp pain in his arms, and his chest felt dull and sore.
"What strength," he muttered.
Xue Jing casually picked up some of the shattered wall fragments that had been reduced to rubble and clutched a large handful, throwing them at the man.
"Patter, patter..."
The stones, which were as hard as bullets in his grip, had little effect on the man, only causing him to cover his face and shield his eyes.
"I'm going to tear you apart limb from limb, you despicable brat!" the man bellowed in rage.
He never imagined that he would stumble and fall in such a rural place as the Outer Ring City, and on top of that, be bested by a mere Level 2 punk.
"You're just a lowly mutt with thick skin," Xue Jing taunted.
He glanced at his panel, noticing that the new divine ability was becoming brighter and more distinct.
Hearing the mockery, the man grew even more enraged. Like a heavy tank, he charged straight at Xue Jing.
Xue Jing activated his Twin Birth Speed, sidestepping nimbly to avoid the charge, while the man crashed through the wall behind him.
'Damn it!'
The man felt like spitting blood in frustration.
If it hadn't been for the fact that the ISE couldn't pass security checks and be legally brought into the Outer Ring City, this brat wouldn't have been able to run amok like this. He would've blown him to smithereens by now!
At that moment, as Xue Jing sidestepped, he seized the opportunity and lashed out with a kick, his foot grazing the man's chin with pinpoint precision.
It was a stroke of genius, a seamless strike as natural as a hanging horn on a gazelle. The angle and timing were almost flawless.
With Xue Jing's own leg strength, combined with the man's forward momentum, the impact sent a shockwave through the man's skull, making his head spin.
'Oh no!'
As the man watched the ground approaching, he knew he was in trouble.
The most valuable part of his body was the C5-grade protective film on his skin's surface, which offered excellent protection against a martial artist's energy attacks.
But even with that, he knew a blow to the jaw, targeting the brain, was something he couldn't withstand.
The man stumbled and fell to the ground, trying to stand but failing due to the disorientation caused by the impact.
Xue Jing narrowed his eyes, picked up a discarded pressure cooker lid from the trash in the alley, and approached the man.
"Clang!"
The lid struck the man's head with a loud bang, the corner hitting the back of his skull.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"
Xue Jing delivered consecutive blows, causing the lid's handle to break and the lid itself to fly off.
"Y-you wait... I'm going to... eat you alive..."
However, the man seemed unfazed, and his balance began to recover as he slowly stood up, his voice filled with rage.
"What a monster," Xue Jing exclaimed in awe.
This was far beyond the resilience of a human.
At that moment, his panel shone with a dazzling golden light.
[Divinity Absorption Complete]
Below the Twin Birth ability, a brand new divinity skill appeared!
[Shadowflame (Inactive): Divinity Skill, Activation Requires 539/500 Divinity]
[Condition Met. Activate?]
[Yes/No]
Xue Jing hesitated, unsure whether to upgrade Twin Birth first or activate this new divinity skill.
But [Shadowflame] seemed like an offensive ability...
After some thought, Xue Jing made his decision and clicked [Yes].
[Activation Successful]
[Shadowflame Lv1 (Upgrade Requires 39/100 Divinity)]
[Effect: Transform shadows into tangible shadowflames.]
[Divine Avatar: Locked (Unlock Condition: 39/2000 Divinity, Reach Lv10)]
In the alley, countless streams of black energy, like whirlpools, flowed from the shadows untouched by sunlight, converging towards Xue Jing.
Whoosh—
Black flames blossomed and danced on Xue Jing's body.
The black flames grew more intense, forming a magnificent cloak of dark fire.
The man, who was slowly regaining his senses after the daze, saw this spectacle, and his remaining eye widened in shock.
His mouth hung open, his expression shifting from anger to sheer terror.
"You..."
He seemed to want to say something, but the words caught in his throat.
An arm cloaked in black flames grabbed the lower half of his face and lifted it high.
His eye narrowed in fear, and he didn't dare to struggle.
'Otherworldly power, a chosen one...'
'He's a chosen one!!'
'Am I fighting a chosen one?!'
'Ha, hahaha, hahaha...'
'Am I dead? Am I going to die?'
'I'm doomed...'
"Mind your words next time," Xue Jing said softly.
"Boom!"
Countless shadowflames surged towards the man's mouth at Xue Jing's command, filling his mouth and throat.
The man's body twitched a few times, his skin swelling as his eyes rolled back, and he soon stopped moving.
Thin tendrils of black flame trickled from his eyes, nose, and ears, dissipating into the air.
"..."
Xue Jing gazed at the motionless body in his hand, then dropped it to the ground, his heart stirred by the emotions of taking a life for the first time.
The black flames coiled around him, pulsating gently, as if he were a god of death clad in a dark inferno.
...
(End of Chapter)
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