Chapter 256 Random Deathmatch
Chapter 256
Before she could finish cultivating, Lin Xia was suddenly teleported to the fighting arena, her cultivation interrupted. She endured the headache and heard the system voice.
[Random deathmatch, starting in 1 minute.]
Upon hearing this, Lin Xia's face darkened, and the person opposite her, seeing her expression, flashed a hint of smugness.
A thunderous cheer erupted from the stands. When she appeared, a murmur rippled through the stands, followed by a chorus of boos directed at Lin Xia.
What a coincidence... A question flashed through Lin Xia's mind.
But she didn't have time to think about it. Holding the energy stone in her hand, her mental body rapidly changed its movements, completely abandoning the first nine moves and absorbing energy with the last three moves.
As the torrent of energy flowed through her body, it caused her meridians to ache terribly, but there was no time to balance it. Her mental strength was her foundation, so she could only ensure one thing first.
A minute passed in the blink of an eye, and the energy stone in her hand vanished in a flash. The other side unleashed earth-type abilities, instantly turning the entire surrounding area into an arena of earth-type energy.
The gravity increased instantly, locking down the space around Lin Xia and making it several times more difficult for her to escape into the space. Clearly, this person had some understanding of her.
After going through her memories, Lin Xia confirmed that there was no information about this person among the information collected by Ji Wei and Lazy Cat.
Although earth magic couldn't stop him, and these abilities were ones that Lazy Cat had used before and was very familiar with, her mental energy was limited at the moment, and she needed to end the battle quickly.
She glanced at the weapon she had customized. Fortunately, she had received it when she came out. Although it hadn't been refined, having a weapon was much better than having none.
Seeing the powerful attack from the other side, with layers upon layers of earth-elemental rules enveloping her, Lin Xia's mental energy quickly decomposed and digested them.
If her mental strength were intact, this would be a good opportunity to learn, but at this moment, it is a deadly move hidden in her hands.
In this life-or-death situation, Lin Xia's figure flashed repeatedly, as if the earth element rules had no effect on her. Lin Xia was extremely fast, and while dodging, her mental energy blades—flying knives—changed their speed at lightning speed, and the formation was completed in an instant.
He enveloped the opponent with Earth Release, which is the fastest ability besides spatial abilities. However, Lin Xia's understanding of Earth Release is also very deep, so he was almost unaffected by the speed.
The headache made Lin Xia's face even paler. She blocked out the headache and controlled her mental energy output more precisely.
The longsword was deadly, forcing him to dodge. Lin Xia used her mental power to calculate and analyze, then pursed her lips and instantly used spatial confinement, completely sealing off his several directions.
Having almost predicted the teleportation route of the earth-elemental ability, the flying knife array instantly enveloped him, and the energy of the killing array instantly strangled him.
Lin Xia didn't dare to hold back at all, unleashing a deadly move that tore him to shreds.
But she didn't hear the system's announcement of victory. Her heart tightened, and she dodged the golden spikes that shot out from the void.
The energy depletion made her feel unwell. She had never been forced into this situation before. Even when fighting the shadowy monster in the void, she was able to adjust her pace and reserve enough energy to deal with what followed.
This was the time when she had the least amount of energy in her body. Previously, she could at least draw energy instantly from her subconscious, but this time...
The thought flashed through her mind, but she immediately dismissed it. She still trusted her intuition and would never open her subconscious mind here.
The other party's current state was not too unexpected for her; after all, anyone who has managed to get this far must have their own backup plans.
The last throwing knife pierced the void with a whoosh, blood splattering everywhere, and the surrounding earth energy instantly dissipated.
The flying knives scattered, and the water-based energy pulsed, producing the sound of blood flowing. This was Ji Wei's understanding of the specific rhythm of human blood. After Lin Xia learned of this, she could discern it even more clearly.
Throwing knives shot out from all directions, and a blood gourd-like figure fell from the void, only to be torn to shreds by Lin Xia's spatial imprisonment.
She had a splitting headache, and only after hearing the system declare her victory and using energy stones to teleport back to her residence did she manage to relax her mental energy slightly.
Ignoring everything else, she immediately grabbed the energy stone and began cultivating rapidly.
She sat down in relaxation once she had fully recovered her mental and physical strength.
Two consecutive battles exposed her weaknesses completely; for one thing, she seemed to lack the courage to face death alone.
She probably always had a way out, so she never truly faced death.
Moreover, being too planned also made her less courageous to take a gamble.
Is this a flaw? Lin Xia lowered her eyes and pondered. Perhaps she was being too cautious. She really didn't think it was a flaw.
But now that she's in this situation, is she afraid of death? Actually, she's not that afraid. Lin Xia smiled and thought, "If that's the case, then this is fine too."
Ji Wei and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lin Xia walk out of the room.
"Seventh Sister is famous now. Her opponent in that life-or-death match was a veteran level 4 player. It's said that he didn't die. Analyzing the reasons for the defeat, she said that Seventh Sister is very likely also an earth-type ability user." Ji Wei was a little worried.
“As more and more people enter the ‘Colosseum,’ I think this is probably unavoidable. Many people have seen the island lord casting spells, and there are all sorts of rumors. But hopefully, we can keep it a secret for as long as possible.” A-Tong frowned.
Lazy Cat lounged on the sofa: "I've noticed one thing that's similar to the system here: strict rules!"
"Although there are loopholes to exploit, rules must be followed completely. Seventh Sister is already a level 4 player. Except for life-or-death situations, I think there's no need to worry too much."
"Hey, that's a pretty good analysis. Where did you hear that from?" Ji Wei looked at him in surprise.
"Haha, about that 'consumable item' that Seventh Sister has, he wants me to ask Seventh Sister what the conditions are for him to be set free." Lazy Cat chuckled, no longer pretending to be profound.
"Be careful not to get sold out!" Ji Wei rolled her eyes at him.
The lazy cat caught the peanut that was tossed into the air with its mouth, and said with a hint of smugness, "I don't think Seventh Sister will let him go. It's good enough that she didn't kill him."
"Oh? Why do you think that?" A-Tong asked with interest.
"Seventh Sister is clearly giving him the cold shoulder. If the person has had this kind of relationship, she could have made friends with him by doing him a favor. But he is obviously narrow-minded. Letting him go would only make an enemy of herself," Lazy Cat analyzed logically.
"Oh? He holds a grudge against Seventh Sister?" Ji Wei's tone was unfriendly.
Lazy Cat nodded: "Yeah, I can tell. They've given me a lot of benefits."
"You did a good job," Ji Wei rarely praised.
"Of course! By the way, Seventh Sister, could you demonstrate the earth-based rules that this person used? I feel like it's missing something."
...
After showing Lazy Cat the earth-elemental rules a few times, Lazy Cat was extremely excited, and the area where the person was located was almost completely enveloped in earth elemental energy.
Ji Wei gasped, muttering under her breath, "Domain..."
Lin Xia set up several formations, and the three of them retreated.
"People with simple minds are really different." Ji Wei pouted, full of envy.
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