Chapter 599

Chapter 599: Revealing the Hidden Cards is Useless

For over ten minutes, Yi Chen struggled to break free.

Like in the previous match, even after draining Balk’s luck, he still seemed to have an unfortunate streak.

Throughout the repeated attempts to escape, Balk did not reveal any fatal weaknesses.

If things continued this way, with his current strength, Yi Chen began to show signs of defeat.

He had no interest in getting injured just to stage a desperate counterattack.

Although doing so would make it easier to manipulate the odds for the next match, it would also waste a lot of time for him to recover from his injuries.

His self-healing ability was incredibly fast, but it was still not on the level of the Undying Race, which could quickly recover even when their bodies were destroyed.

Even the terrifying self-healing ability of the Undying Race relied on depleting their blood.

They could repair their bodies quickly, but the blood expended would take a significant amount of time to replenish.

After a moment of thought, Yi Chen took out a pill from his storage ring and popped it into his mouth.

“Oh no, he has started taking the pill made from immortal materials.”

“I knew he had a hidden card. Just don’t know how powerful it is.”

“Hopefully, it’s not too strong…”

“Since he dared to apply to participate in the second life-and-death duel on the same day, this hidden card can’t be too weak. But there’s no need for concern. He has a trump card, and Balk will have one too!”

In the audience, as they watched Yi Chen suddenly take a pill, those who had been waiting for his defeat became tense.

However, they were only slightly nervous.

They believed that if Yi Chen had a hidden card, Balk would have one too.

The fact that Yi Chen was the first to reveal his card only suggested he was at a disadvantage and had run out of options.

Balk clearly understood this as well.

He immediately halted his attack, shifting to defense, wanting to see what Yi Chen’s hidden card was.

Once he confirmed Yi Chen’s hidden card, he would come up with a countermeasure and secure victory without a doubt.

Swish, swish, swish…

After taking the pill, Yi Chen swung his sword, continuously slashing at Balk.

One after another, the immortal swords, under his control, targeted Balk’s vital spots, intercepting his escape from all directions.

The power and speed of the Sword Energy had doubled compared to before.

Even Yi Chen’s movement speed increased twofold.

This left both Balk and the audience dumbfounded.

The effects of the pill clearly surpassed their expectations.

A pill that could double one’s speed, power, and attack speed was indeed a life-saving trump card.

In the coliseum, such scenes were rarely seen.

After all, those who possess such extraordinary pills had no need to participate in a Death Duel just to earn resources and treasures.

If they were truly in urgent need of resources and treasures, selling this kind of top-tier pill would yield far more than what they could gain from fighting in the coliseum.

Only a few geniuses, who desired to break through and improve their combat experience, would still sign up for such a Death Duel while possessing extraordinary pills.

Most of the audience had a vague sense of unease.

They had felt this same sensation during the last match.

Now, it surfaced again.

The few spectators who had bet on Yi Chen’s victory quietly raised their fists.

It seemed they were about to win again.

The situation in the arena quickly turned as they had anticipated.

Swish…

Before the doubled power of Sword Energy, Balk’s branches, though thick and numerous, could not withstand the attack of the Sword Energy.

Under the continuous onslaught, they were constantly severed.

As Balk switched from offense to defense, trying to dodge these Sword Energies, he found it exhausting to cope with the harassment and strikes from the dozens of immortal swords.

More importantly, Balk’s speed was nowhere near that of the equally boosted Yi Chen.

As Yi Chen closed the distance between them, Sword Energies began to slash against Balk, leaving deep cuts on his body.

While dodging, Balk hesitated over whether to use his hidden card to defeat Yi Chen.

He was confident that once his hidden card came into play, the current disadvantage would be reversed immediately.

However, this was only his second Death Duel.

His original expectation was to use his hidden card to earn enough resources and treasures, then not participate in any more Death Duels.

Using his hidden card in the second Death Duel would not yield enough rewards, especially since he had bet all his possessions on his own victory.

Another important reason for his hesitation was the astonishing pill that allowed Yi Chen to double crucial aspects of his strength, including his attacks and speed.

Even the best pills would have limitations on their effects.

If he could just hold on until the effect wore off, even if he was injured, he was confident he could defeat Yi Chen.

Swish…

The effect of drained luck finally became evident.

While Balk was caught in his dilemma, he completely failed to notice an immortal sword silently slicing toward his roots.

By the time he reacted, it was already too late.

The intertwined root system was sliced through at the perfect moment by Yi Chen, severing more than half of it.

Puff…

Green blood gushed from Balk’s entire body.

The roots were the greatest weakness of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and also the source of their power.

With one sword cutting through most of his roots, Balk was not only heavily injured but also saw a sudden drop in his fighting ability.

Swish…

The Sword Energies increasingly became harder for Balk to withstand.

The cuts on his body continually increased.

Balk instantly felt deep regret; he no longer hesitated.

While desperately dodging the attacks of Sword Energy, he quickly took out a treasure shaped like a grinding disc from the Space Stone.

As he input energy into this grinding disc-shaped treasure, it rapidly appeared beneath his feet.

Balk’s speed then doubled.

Unfortunately, despite his speed increasing, his heavily injured state meant he was only slightly faster than before.

While avoiding Yi Chen’s Sword Energy attacks became much easier, his injuries severely affected his reactions, allowing more Sword Energies to strike him, worsening his wounds.

As the injuries multiplied, Balk found it increasingly difficult to defend himself.

In the audience, everyone was silent as a grave.

Most spectators felt an overwhelming urge to go mad.

If they were defeated due to lack of strength, they would only feel frustrated.

But being defeated while clearly having the upper hand stirred up not just frustration but also anger.

Balk’s situation was exactly this.

When Yi Chen revealed his trump card, most spectators expected Balk to show his hidden card and decisively suppress.

However, the expected hidden card did not appear.

In this deadly battle, Balk made a rookie mistake that led to most of his roots being severed, leaving him heavily injured.

What infuriated the audience even more was that only after being seriously wounded did Balk finally bring out his trump card.

And it was not weak.

It could double his speed.

Although this trump card was far inferior to Yi Chen’s extraordinary pill, a doubled speed could have allowed Balk to easily dodge Yi Chen’s attacks.

If he could just wear out the effect of the pill slowly, victory would be in his grasp.

Sadly, Balk only revealed his trump card after getting heavily injured.

At that point, it was too late to turn the tide.

The audience felt that it would have been better if he hadn’t used his trump card at all.

At least then, they wouldn’t feel frustrated and extremely angry at the same time.