Chapter 321 Ye Zhi: Defeated in one move, what else is there to say?

The stars are like diamonds inlaid on a black velvet curtain, and a silver moon hangs high among the twinkling stars.

Under such a clear night sky, Thomas was holding a dragon rhinoceros wood longbow, flying in the air with dark golden fighting spirit surging, quietly watching Ye Zhi's figure.

The invisible will, like two completely different beliefs, turned into flames and started a confrontation.

No matter if they were the nobles who came to watch the duel or the curious adventurers, everyone held their breath and waited attentively, fearing to miss any details of this heroic duel.

Neither side took the initiative to attack. Only the sound of the wind echoing in the wilderness made the strange silence appear. The atmosphere in the center of the battlefield seemed to be more and more solemn, and the cold of winter quietly climbed up the back of the neck of every spectator.

"Ye Zhi told me that masters are always silent, so they can show their power!"

In the distance, Gray and Hildreth stood on a high slope, looking side by side at the two figures confronting each other above the ruins. She turned her head and spoke to the little squirrel standing on her shoulder.

"To be precise, when the strong are silent, they are testing each other's will." Hilde nodded, "However, what Ye Zhi said is not wrong... Momentum is very important in a duel."

Zuan Ya looked at Ye Zhi, who was looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, revealing the temperament of a hermit, and said with emotion: "Ye Zhi really got it right!"

The battlefield was at a stalemate, and Thomas spoke again, breaking the silence.

"My only son, he has always admired you." Thomas murmured, "Your deeds are like legends in his eyes... This is not an exaggeration. After all, the brilliant achievements you left behind are destined to be recorded in history."

"Fighting the cold wave, winning the poetry competition, winning the championship, and exterminating the blood race..."

Thomas knew all about Yeats's deeds, as if he was always paying attention to Yeats's movements. He sighed with admiration:

"Now, you have wiped out tens of thousands of orcs. I cannot help but admire you, Ye Zhi. I admire your courage and bravery, as well as your good luck in always getting help from noble people..."

"You are my benefactor, too, Thomas."

Ye Zhi chuckled and said, "After all, you helped me before, and now you are going to personally deliver White Night City to me."

Thomas smiled and said, "The words of the bard cannot disturb my mind! And I just want you to know that I understand you and have always been paying attention to you."

Thomas narrowed his eyes, still smiling.

"I have always shown the utmost respect to powerful enemies, and I have spared no effort to find out information about them... Ye Zhi, can you surpass my expectations in today's duel? Let me improve my opinion of you, a powerful person, by a few points?"

"We'll know once we try it," said Ye Zhi.

"Well said!" Thomas praised loudly, his eyes suddenly sharp, "We'll know once we try it!"

He drew his bow and put his arrow on it, his muscles bulged, and a brilliant blue arcane energy gathered on the dragon rhinoceros wood longbow. Combat skills and spells merged, and the air continued to vibrate with the increasingly powerful energy! It was the five-ring spell that the Arcane Knight was good at, the Power Pulse!

When the powerful pulse explodes, it will form a terrifying arcane torrent that will flood a large circular area. Any creature in the range will be washed by the arcane energy. This pure magical energy is more destructive than thunder and fire! Although Thomas believes in the Holy Light on the surface, he is still an arcane knight who advocates wisdom in secret. He is particularly good at forbearance and has never shown any means related to the goddess of magic. At this moment, he aims to use the arcane to shoot down the rising star in one fell swoop! Thomas suddenly attacked, and the change caused a cry of surprise in the crowd.

However, facing the incoming arrows, Ye Zhi seemed to have no reaction, which made everyone look confused.

boom!!

Ye Zhi actually relied on his body-protecting fighting spirit to forcibly withstand this move! "Just standing there and letting Thomas attack?" The crowd discussed in surprise.

"Strange, why didn't the Duke of Honeysuckle fight back?"

"No! He's obviously accumulating strength!"

In an instant, Ye Zhi's body was filled with silver light that symbolized the divinity of moonlight. The condensed divinity was as substantial as silver satin moonlight, covering the entire battlefield!

The silver light surrounding Ye Zhi gradually gathered, expanded, and became dazzling, and the aura on Ye Zhi gradually rose, forcing everyone to look at him with doubt.

It is like a forbidden spell that requires a long time to chant. The longer the energy is accumulated, the more terrifying the power of the explosion will be.

The blessing performed by Ye Zhi has lasted for so long that it makes people feel uneasy! In the distance, a strange color flashed across Xilude's eyes.

Blessings can be strong or weak, and Ye Zhi's blessing from the Moon Goddess must be so powerful that it allows the divine power to affect such a large range!

The moon was high in the sky and the stars were vast. Yeats looked up at the night sky above his head, then fixed his eyes on Thomas's particularly stern face. He slowly raised his right hand and faced the bright moon.

"Have you ever seen Tianhe fall?"

Ye Zhi whispered to himself and replied: "You can see it today——"

"The Moon is surging in the Sky River!!"

The spell filled with magical power sounded like thunder, suddenly exploding in Thomas' ears.

At the same moment, he looked up involuntarily, his expression froze on his face in an instant, his pupils suddenly shrank into a point, and even his face looked extremely pale under the moonlight!

The waterfall...fell from the sky.

Thomas was faced with the shock of the Milky Way flowing back. All the starlight and moonlight were caught in a huge stream of light and fell from the sky.

The moonlight waterfall formed by the gathering of energy splashed out millions of silver moonlight, and fell from the sky thousands of meters high with the spirit of the Milky Way falling from the sky!

Any means of counterattack seemed extremely weak and ridiculous in front of this moon waterfall! Fear, shock, disbelief... all kinds of expressions were mixed on Thomas' pale face, and his forehead was already covered with cold sweat!

Is this a move that a five-ring hero can perform? How can I possibly defeat Ye Zhi? ! Even when fighting against the orcs, I have never seen Ye Zhi use this terrifying trump card. He has actually kept it hidden until now! !

The huge stream of light was enough to cover an entire city. As it fell, the dazzling light enveloped the entire castle ruins.

All the spectators who were watching the duel saw this extremely shocking scene, and their eyes showed horror and strong shock! There were uproars one after another.

"What kind of move is Duke Honeysuckle using?!"

"It looks like a blessing from the Moon Goddess!!"

"Isn't he the chosen poet? How on earth did he receive the blessing of such a powerful Moon God?"

The aftermath of the move created a terrifying impact that spread in all directions. Even though the audience was very far away, they could still feel the destructive power contained in the move. Some looked terrified, some were incredulous, and some were still scared.

Colin, the six-ring master who had already received Ye Zhi's commission and was responsible for maintaining the fairness of this duel, quickly took action and forcibly resolved the aftermath of the Moon Prosperous River.

He looked towards the center of the battlefield, and saw that the ruins of the ancient castle had been razed to the ground by the moon waterfall falling from the sky, and his expression was moved.

The power of the blessing performed by Ye Zhi was comparable to the full force of the Six Rings Master! Not to mention Thomas, even if he faced the Moonlight Waterfall that just fell, he would still feel difficult!

"Ye Zhi probably wanted to shock Thomas, so he deliberately deviated from the landing point of 'Moon River' and did not hit Thomas directly."

Colin looked through the rolling dust and found Thomas still showing signs of life. He thought to himself, "Even so, this is enough to leave a lifelong shadow on Thomas!"

In the crowd, the three demon hunters who came to join in the fun, who were smiling and joking a moment ago, have now become a little silent.

"Why aren't you smiling?" Jello, with white hair and a scar on his face, looked at Roger, who was wearing a wide-brimmed hat, with a stern face.

Roger pressed down the brim of his hat and asked, "Why aren't you smiling?"

"Because I really can't laugh." Jello said dryly, "Even if Duke Yeats wants to shirk his responsibility for the three of us, with his strength, we won't be able to do anything to him!"

"If you ask me, the Duke has chosen the right thigh!" The hot Eva's eyes were gleaming. "This power is almost as powerful as the killing move of the Six Rings Master. Not to mention Thomas, all the teachers in our academy have to greet the Duke of Honeysuckle with respect when they see him!"

On a high cliff.

Witnessing the shocking momentum of the Moon River, Gray couldn't help but let out a breath of cold air and said, "What an exaggerated blessing! It's even more powerful than the blessing of the King of the Wild Hunt!"

Hildre nodded deeply, exhaled, and said:

"This blessing... should not be used continuously, there is a time limit, but... Ye Zhi's performance is truly shocking!"

The giant wolf Fry stood beside Hildreth, with a somewhat tangled expression, and whispered:

"I really can't understand how a human can be both chosen by the God of Art and blessed with such a powerful gift from the Moon God... He doesn't seem to be afraid of divine conflict at all!"

"Ye Zhi is like this." Zuan Ya said casually, "He can absorb any divinity and use it for his own benefit... He has very good compatibility!"

In the crowd, Calvin showed a painful expression and kept sending messages to Thomas, asking about his father's safety.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"Father, are you okay?!"

"It's okay... Calvin... I'm not dead yet..."

Calvin heaved a sigh of relief when the hoarse voice came back. Recalling the shocking scene just now, he said bitterly: "Father, Duke Yeats obviously spared your life... Let's surrender!"

Thomas was silent for a long time, his voice full of fatigue, and he said hoarsely:

"If Yeats had not shown leniency... would you have surrendered to Yeats?"

"No," Calvin answered resolutely, "You are my father."

Thomas let out a long, complicated sigh, his voice showing both the helplessness of realizing the facts and deep fear.

"Calvin, I am no match for Yeats... I am unwilling to fight any more in vain."

"What I don't want to see is you and Ye Zhi becoming enemies... You are also no match for Ye Zhi..."

Calvin called out in a low voice: "Father..."

"I have made my decision. Please step back. I don't want you to see this embarrassing scene."

Thomas wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up precariously from the ruins.

He looked up at Ye Zhi who was falling from the sky, with complicated meanings in his eyes, and finally laughed at himself: "I have made a lot of preparations for this duel... I really didn't expect that in the end I couldn't even survive one of your moves!"

"It's a half move." Ye Zhi said, "I let it go."

Thomas hesitated, his eyes dim, and murmured, "In the final analysis, I overestimated myself and didn't know you well enough..."

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "So, you still want to continue fighting?"

Thomas knelt down with a thump and bowed his head, saying, "I... give up."

The battlefield was silent.

Everyone stared at the two figures in the center of the battlefield and held their breath, as if watching the handover of the throne of overlord of the northern province.

No one could have imagined that this long-brewing war would end so quickly!

In just one round, the famous Duke Thomas was defeated by the Duke of Honeysuckle!

The scene of the Moon River falling from the night sky is destined to bring an indelible memory to the spectators watching this duel.

The shocking scene was still replaying in everyone's mind.

The once arrogant Lord of Baiye City now knelt before Ye Zhi and said humbly, "I only beg you... to spare my life."

Yeats said, "You don't look like a coward, Thomas."

Thomas said: "The older people get, the more they fear death, because they have more weaknesses than when they were young."

Ye Zhi looked deep in his eyes and said, "You are worried that after you die, Calvin will fight me to the death, and he is no match for me, so you beg me for mercy?"

Thomas remained silent and said calmly: "It's just that I can't help myself."

Ye Zhi laughed and turned around and said, "You are a man who knows the times, Thomas. You have managed Wick Harbor in an orderly manner. In the future, my White Night City will have the opportunity to cooperate with Wick Harbor."

Thomas' eyes flashed with a gleam, and he knelt on the ground and said, "Will you spare me?"

Yeats thought that killing Thomas would do more harm than good. Firstly, it would cause Calvin to rebel, and secondly, it would make the nobles in the northern provinces feel insecure. Besides, he had helped him before.

It is better to adopt a gentle approach.

Ye Zhi stopped and said, "You are a good father, Thomas. You should enjoy your old age. White Night City... I will accept it with pleasure!"

Thomas' eyes flickered, and without any objection, he knelt deeply before Ye Zhi and said:

"Thank you... Your Excellency the Duke!"

The night was dead silent, and everyone looked at the back of the Duke of Honeysuckle as he left in the night, their expressions moved.

After this duel, the entire northern province's situation will undergo earth-shaking changes!

Yeats Browndi will take over the White Night City and expand his territory once again. He will also become the most powerful lord in the northern province of the Golden Lion Kingdom!

The eyes of the crowd were filled with awe, shock, reverence and other emotions.

Ye Zhi supported his weak body and returned to Gray and Hilde's side. With the support of the two, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The power and consumption of the Moon River were far beyond Ye Zhi's expectations.

"No wonder there is a cooling limit. It can only be used once a month." Ye Zhi thought, "If I use it continuously, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."

Zuanya jumped onto Ye Zhi's shoulder and said dissatisfiedly: "This duel ended too quickly, Ye Zhi, I didn't even get enough of it!"

Ye Zhi: “…”

It was killed in one move, what else is there to say?

(End of this chapter)