Chapter 1069
Chapter 1069 - 1555 The Perfect Person
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Due to the unexpected participation of a certain young man, the 1999 world-end fighting festival was bound to be somewhat unusual from the very beginning.
Originally, many audience members complained... they wanted to see not only a few individuals’ performances but also a profusion of high-end professionals with their myriad traits and abilities.
Of course, how many of them felt that the "betting" was one-sided and they couldn’t make money, or that someone’s overwhelming strength made it impossible to manipulate or rig, is another matter.
But by the time the event reached this moment, even the most demanding spectators would not feel their visit was in vain.
"This, is this a Rule-level battlefield?!"
When Fei’er "died and was resurrected," the battlefield exceeded its expected intensity.
"Tyrannical."
Centered on the young man, numerous vines spread out, frantically whipping everything around.
However, unlike the original version, this time it’s a genuine whipping of the earth.
The kinetic energy transformed from "heat" accumulates on the tentacles, with the phantom of the Two-headed Snake overlaying the explosive War God.
Sonic booms are faintly heard in the air, and the earth touched by the burst of brute force crumbles like fragile ice cream, turning into dust.
The terrifying pure force completes its explosion in a matter of seconds, and that instant’s might is enough to tear down city walls, steel, and giant beasts.
But his opponent, the black-haired woman, simply clapped her hands lightly.
The once savage Magical Vine becomes soft, and amidst the young man’s incredulous gaze, a ton of Magical Vine disintegrates.
But that, the distance pushed back by the burst of brute force, was sufficient... Lu Ping’an extended a finger, shaking it in the void.
"Soul Binding. Sunflower."
A cute little flower, incongruent with the battlefield’s style, swayed onto the scene again, smiling at everything.
Clusters of highly concentrated Holy Fire swept across the entire battlefield.
In situations where the opponent’s abilities are uncertain, widespread, high-intensity AOE (Area of Effect) is the most reliable.
This time, unlike the ease facing physical attacks, Fei’er, when confronted with at least Rule-level Holy Fire, chose a temporary retreat.
"Clap. Clap. Clap."
And this gave Lu Ping’an the time and safe distance to activate his armor.
Shattered "Magical Armor" falls from the sky, and in just an instant, it’s fully assembled.
Unlike the previous "floating auto-cannons," this time the arms of "Zhi Xi" are embedded into Lu Ping’an’s shoulders, and the extra armor not only bolsters defense but arms his legs as well.
"Ha, Four Demonic Fists."
Playing around with a joke no one understood, Lu Ping’an waved his four arms, actively creating distance for a surprise attack.
And the jets beneath his feet, powered by a unique psychic force, granted him short-range hovering and flying capabilities... The Runner’s occupational traits allowed him to arrive at Fei’er’s location accurately and efficiently.
"Boom!"
𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
This time, the Four-armed Fighter and the floating phantom "mermaid" collided mid-air.
The frenzied Four-armed swung wildly, each strike imbued with abilities like "Life Drain," "Holy Flame," "Misfortune’s high-level Binding," and the most terrifying was still the monstrous physical force exploded out from the Magical Vine.
It was as if the sky had been breached, the atmosphere torn apart, and at that moment, Lu Ping’an, with all his might, swung his fists relentlessly as if he were a multi-armed, raging War God.
This was inspired by his previous fight with the Killer Ant; a martial monk with multiple arms should be fierce with just two limbs, and the external attachment from Zhi Xi was sufficient to become both Lu Ping’an’s "exoskeleton" and "artificial limbs."
At that moment, Lu Ping’an, with just one round of outburst, astounded all the spectators watching the battle.
If it had been one of the earlier rounds, just this one attack would have ended the opponent, but this time...
The shadows flickering in the woman’s twin eyes vanished in a flash, and Lu Ping’an, who was furiously throwing punches, suddenly found himself unable to move.
He tried to struggle, but realized what was truly binding him... was himself.
At some point, his force had gone awry; his left hand was blocking his right, and it seemed as though something on the shadow on the ground was entangling him.
At that moment, his extra iron arm suddenly punched himself in the face.
This time, something bizarre happened, and Lu Ping’an was able to break free from the bind.
He casually threw another ring of fire, trying to widen the gap again... He had confirmed that even in his "Asura state," he still couldn’t beat her in close combat!
"Eh? You know about my ability? How did you find out..."
The scene before her left Fei’er somewhat surprised.
Her ability was extremely tricky and hard to guard against; it had undergone numerous transformations and left no trace when used... How could you counter it if you didn’t even know what hit you?
Now, Lu Ping’an had instantly come up with a solution, which seemed entirely beyond normal.
"...Heh, maybe it was told by your mother. Perhaps, you could call me fa...uh, go away."
Lu Ping’an ducked to avoid a beam of light that really might have finished him off.
"It looks like you really want to die..."
At that moment, the woman leisurely adopted a pose as if drawing a gun.
"Descend... rise after three seconds."
"Defend the rear."
"Attack to the left."
The voice giving continuous instructions in Lu Ping’an’s ear was what had allowed him to hold out until now.
Meanwhile, Chris was rapidly relaying information to Lu Ping’an.
"I’ll explain Fei’er’s traits and abilities as simply as possible. In short, she’s strong, she really has potential beyond mine..."
This time, with both their lives on the line, Chris didn’t hold back any information.
"Her core rule is ’Twin’..."
This concept appeared baffling at first glance.
Initially, this ability was nearly negligible, perhaps merely due to Fei’er and Eve being born as twins, constraining and supporting each other, eventually forming this odd rule.
In some sense, it was her inherent rule-based creature’s "Talent Ability"... The strength of Talent Abilities often doesn’t come from the ability itself, but from who the wielder is. And Fei’er was probably a top-tier genius who could make even the most garbage ability shine, not to mention that Twin was far from garbage.
"Her first awakened Twin trait was ’Positive’ and ’Negative’..."
Merely the first trait made Lu Ping’an’s scalp tingle.
He finally realized why he had run straight into it when he clearly wanted to escape, and why his attempts to attack had bizarrely teleported him to the outskirts.
"Can it really work like that?"
"It’s her inherent rule, why not? Stop interrupting, we don’t have much time! From ’Positive and Negative,’ she developed her second and third rules, which are..."
The retreating Fei’er was not in a hurry. She simply spread her arms wide.
Countless rays of light converged among them, and a massive fireball began to form above—this attack was no mere "finger gun."
"...The second rule, light..."
Lu Ping’an tried to distance himself to dodge the incoming bombardment, but Big Cat stopped him.
"...Light and shadow. Don’t move, she’s used to making predictions, and if you do move, she can ’bind’ you with her shadow, making you a sitting duck."
"Hey, that’s outrageous!"
Below Lu Ping’an’s feet, his shadow was smiling at him.
It seemed to be waiting for him to start running, then use "reactive force" to bind him.
The more you want to move, the less your shadow moves, the less able you are to act... The only simple and effective way to break free is to be pushed or interfered with by someone else, which was why earlier Lu Ping’an had used a Zhi Xi arm to "hit himself."
"...What do you think a Rule-level is? Why do you think I told you to escape when you face a Rule-level? Do you really think that just because you killed two Rule-levels in distress, you can face a real Rule-level?"
Big Cat bluntly stated the fact, managing to struggle against a Rule-level as a Decree-level was already an achievement; they weren’t even in the same league.
"...Does she have any weaknesses?"
"Yes, she needs to lock on with both eyes to use her traits, and she must use two traits at the same time. Both light and shadow, or positive and negative. This also means she can only use one set of abilities at the same time..."
The conversation was cut short there and then.
Because Eve, in mid-air, had already begun preparing an AOE attack in earnest.
Above her head loomed a massive fireball, on her left shoulder was an equally incredible "iceball," and on the right shoulder was a "fireball."
Clearly, Fei’er’s third rule was "High temperature (fire)" and "Low temperatures (ice)," but even more deadly was...
"...She can now use two sets of traits simultaneously? Heh, she’s broken her own limits again."
"Ha, is this the time to feel proud?!"
But in that moment, the overwhelming bombardment had already swept over everything.
— End of Chapter 1069 —