Chapter 463
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Chapter 463: Life and Death Game
Outside the warehouse.
Lin Qiye and Jialan stood on a spacious open ground, their eyes locked on each other.
Jialan held a golden spear in her hand, draped in a deep blue Han robe, with a wooden bow slung across her back. Her long, flowing black hair cascaded down to her waist, and her bright eyes scanned the empty surroundings before finally settling on Lin Qiye across from her.
Lin Qiye stood there in black clothing, his gaze serious and filled with deep emotion as he looked at her.
It seemed she recalled something, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks as she quietly lowered her head to look at her toes, lost in thought.
Lin Qiye gripped a straight knife in one hand and the “Zhanbai” in the other, intently staring at Jialan.
How should I win against her?
This was his first time facing Jialan directly. Her “Immortal” ability had always been a powerful weapon for their team, but now that it was his turn to confront her, Lin Qiye truly felt how tricky the situation was.
If this had been before Jialan obtained the “Tianque,” Lin Qiye could have easily trapped her, if not defeated her outright. But now, with an extremely powerful spear in her hands, the difficulty had increased several levels.
This fight is going to be tough…
“Jialan,” Lin Qiye said seriously, “I’m coming at you.”
Jialan was taken aback.
In the next moment, Lin Qiye’s figure flickered and shot towards Jialan like a wisp of shadow!
Jialan finally snapped out of her strange reverie, seemingly a bit angry. She swiftly drew the pale yellow wooden bow from her back and shot an arrow at Lin Qiye!
Lin Qiye knew that this arrow was likely imbued with Jialan’s “Immortal” ability and could not be taken head-on. He tossed the straight knife into the air with his left hand, freeing up his hand to summon a magic circle, which instantly appeared. The “Qiyuan” sword materialized in his grasp.
The blade of “Qiyuan” struck the arrowhead!
Ding——!
The arrow’s kinetic energy was instantly nullified, and under Lin Qiye’s control, it reversed direction and shot back at Jialan with even greater speed!
Since he couldn’t destroy the arrow, he would make it change direction.
Seeing the arrow rebound towards her, Jialan quickly retracted the “Immortal” property from the arrow, catching it barehanded and placing it back in her quiver.
With a tremor of her right hand, the golden spear erupted with a blinding beam of light, surging towards Lin Qiye!
Lin Qiye’s eyes narrowed, and his figure vanished from the spot.
In the next moment, he appeared behind Jialan, holding the straight knife controlled by the night, and swung it down!
Clang——!!
The blade struck Jialan as if hitting metal, producing a dull thud.
Jialan quickly turned around. At such close range, she chose not to use her spear but instead delivered a whip-like kick aimed at Lin Qiye’s waist.
Lin Qiye raised his arm to shield his side, taking the kick head-on. He then seized her ankle with one hand, placing the other in the air, murmuring:
“Wild winds rush on the lonely road!”
“Flames burn bright in the crimson sky!”
As the two lines of poetry were spoken, a fierce wind erupted around Lin Qiye, followed by crimson flames swirling within the gust, instantly engulfing the entire open space.
Jialan’s robe was lifted by the wind.
At that moment, one of her legs was still caught in Lin Qiye’s grip. As her robe billowed, the hem of her Han robe was lifted, revealing her fair thigh, with the embers of the burning flames dancing in the air, a glimpse of spring emerging.
Lin Qiye, about to continue his attack, froze in place at this sight.
Jialan’s face turned bright red in an instant, her eyes filled with a mix of embarrassment and anger. She forcefully broke free from Lin Qiye’s hold, stepping back a few paces and glaring fiercely at him.
“Uh… um…” Lin Qiye had never encountered such a situation before and was momentarily at a loss for words. “I’m sorry, Jialan, I didn’t mean to. I didn’t see anything white, oh no, I didn’t see any color at all…”
Jialan’s cheeks flushed, her teeth clenched as she glared at Lin Qiye, her grip on the golden spear tightening.
Lin Qiye keenly sensed…
Killing intent, rolling in waves!
He swallowed hard, suddenly realizing that today’s training might very well turn into a life-and-death situation…
…
A few hours later.
An Qingyu, having fully set up the laboratory, stepped out of the room, stretching his stiff neck. Upon seeing the scene in the warehouse, he froze in place.
“Draw a cross here, you need to draw a cross here!” Bai Li Pangpang, clad in jade armor, radiated a powerful “sea” realm aura, floating twelve forbidden items around him, pinning the madman Cao Yuan to the ground.
“Hehehehehe…”
Madman Cao Yuan was brimming with malevolent energy, desperately trying to break free from the two forbidden items restraining him, wearing an expression of defiance.
“Old Cao, I beg you, can we stop the silly laughter? It’s been an afternoon, and you haven’t even drawn a single cross!” Bai Li Pangpang said, exasperated. “I’ve taken your weapon from you over a dozen times, why are you still so stubborn?”
“Hehehehehe…”
Bai Li Pangpang: …
An Qingyu adjusted his glasses and walked over to the two, asking in confusion, “It’s been an afternoon, and still no progress?”
“No progress at all, I’m about to drop dead from exhaustion,” Bai Li Pangpang wiped the sweat from his forehead. “After transforming, no matter how much I call out, there’s no response…”
A hint of gray light appeared in An Qingyu’s eyes as he crouched down, examining the small string of prayer beads on Madman Cao Yuan’s wrist. After a moment, he spoke:
“Try using this thing to disarm him.”
Bai Li Pangpang was taken aback, and a massive Taiji Bagua diagram unfolded beneath his feet, the positions of heaven and earth shifting. The string of prayer beads suddenly erupted with a faint golden light, enveloping Madman Cao Yuan’s body.
Madman Cao Yuan’s struggles immediately weakened somewhat, and a faint glow emanated from his crimson eyes.
“The ‘Concentration Beads’? Did he bring this out from the forbidden item collection?” Bai Li Pangpang asked in surprise. “If he’s wearing this, why can’t he control himself?”
“Because in his mad state, he cannot channel his mental energy into the beads,” An Qingyu replied calmly. “Thus, this string of beads has no effect after he transforms. Only when he can initially control his will can he barely use these beads.”
“So, this thing is useless until he can control his consciousness?”
“Exactly. But as long as he can slightly control his consciousness, combined with the enhancement from these beads, his control over ‘Black King Annihilation’ should significantly improve.”
An Qingyu watched Madman Cao Yuan, whose eyes flickered with light. He struggled to extend his hand, grasping a half-broken branch that had fallen to the ground, shakily placing it in the corner of the tic-tac-toe board…
He drew a crooked cross.
