"What is up with the delay?" His voice, laced with annoyance, pierced the quiet of the room, echoing off the walls like a dissonant melody. As he strode purposefully inside, the familiar face of the seasoned practitioner of the flights emerged from the shadows, drawing the attention of all present. A collective gaze turned towards him, a silent acknowledgment of his arrival, yet the air remained thick with unspoken tension, pregnant with anticipation for what would unfold next. In that suspended moment, every breath held its own story, every heartbeat a whispered tale, weaving together a narrative of expectation and uncertainty that hung palpably in the stillness of the room."Contestant Yu Zhúlín relinquished the fight against contestants Ye Zhi Ruo," announced one of the practitioners in the room, his hands flipping over a stack of official tournament papers adorned with the authoritative seal. "The decision has received approval from the overseers. Contestant Ye Zhi Ruo is now sla
Zhi Ruo entered the arena, her steps imbued with a delicate grace that seemed incongruous for someone about to engage in combat. The softness in her footfalls contrasted sharply with the anticipation that hung in the air, as if she carried a secret that defied the expectations of those watching. A gentle, almost malleable smile graced Zhi Ruo's face, its softness belying the intensity of the situation. However, her eyes held an unsettling quality, devoid of any discernible light. Staring into them felt as though one was peering into the pit of the abyss, an abyss that held secrets and depths that remained concealed from prying eyes.In stark contrast to Zhi Ruo's serene presence, the masked man bounded into the arena, seemingly intoxicated by the pulsating energy of the crowd. With arms outstretched, he embraced the cheers that reverberated around him, reveling in the cacophony of sound. His gaze danced from one corner of the venue to another, absorbing the kaleidoscope of colorful l
"Introducing the woman in the mask, Ye Zhi Ruo! And opposite of her, the man in the mask Alberu Luminof!" The announcer's words set the crowd ablaze with excitement, Zhi Ruo could not help but et her lips quirk when she heard her name being chanted. A lot of banners was hung around her, offering her words of encouragement.It looked like one of those football games that you would go to. However, this was more spectacular and there were certainly more people in attendance compared to football games that Zhi Ruo went to at the past. But the excitement was delightful it seems, only to Alberu though.Zhi Ruo spared Alberu a tired glance before her attention was drawn back up again. But this time, it seems like the fight was officially starting.The announcer finally left the arena after a few words that Zhi Ruo tuned off. It wasn't until she saw the practioner step into her view did she realize that it was starting.Alberu looked around as the barrier went up to cover the arena. His eyes
There was pause, before Zhi Ruo frantically moved around to dodge the now Alberu who was covered in armor. From her veiw point, Zhi Rou thinks that even if she lets the wraith devourers out now, it would only cause damage to the surroundings rather than her opponent. It was conflicting thing for her, because if the wraith devourers melts the floor with her in it, it may not be able to hurt her, but it sure would make her actions slow down. And right now, she can't afford to slow down, not when her opponent is as fast as her senior brother in terms of speed. Alberu on the other hand, felt his injuries heal in a rapid rate the moment he let the light armor take over his whole body. He flexed his hands, and he could feel his whole body getting lighter. This time, Alberu was hellbent on taking Zhi Ruo on, he didn't even notice the conflict on Zhi Ruo's face as he did so. The girl got caught up soon enough, and she knew that she never stood a chance in running around in the first place.
And though it was only lifted for a second, it costed Zhi Ruo a injury. Because Alberu's fist hit Zhi Ruo directly into the stomach before she plummeted away opposite of her opponent's direction. Though it did help that her superior strength helped her lessen the damage that was done on her stomach.A injury was still an injury. Zhi Ruo had a feeling that Alberu was trying to capture her into place with that punch, but instincts made it so that she plummeted away from her opponent directly. And her instincts were correct, because by the second, the place where Alberu's fist connected suddenly burned.In haste Zhi Ruo tried to look down on the place where Alberu touched, only to find a mark etched directly on her pale skin. The clothes around the area was burned off directly. Zhi Ruo found out with wide eyes that she could not move even if she wanted to. Her eyes were the only thing that could move. Zhōngguó on her hand vibrated restlessly, and Zhi Ruo could feel the wraith devourers
Zhi Ruo always had the tendency to overwhelm her opponents, Alberu never thought that he would be the one that receiving this type of overwhelming attention from Zhi Ruo. However, even though it consisted half of Zhi Ruo's main tactics and attacks, and it may have given Alberu a hard time, but Alberu was keeping up.Zhi Ruo could only blame it in the fact that Alberu was without a doubt, had more than a few realms higher than her. Even if Zhi Ruo made it look easy keeping up with this type of attacks with Alberu (it really wasn't) Zhi Ruo knew that she would win in a prolonged battle. But that was under the premise that 'this' type of situation would keep on going. The situation being— Alberu keeping up this pace and just dodging and not pulling out any tricks up his sleeves. But Zhi Ruo knew that this would not keep up, Alberu was bound to change something.And she knew that she has to beat Alberu before he does it— and Zhi Ruo doesn't know how she would do it. Alberu's eyes was so
The girl didn't get to breathe not even for a moment, because the second the shackles of light went for the wraith devourers. Some were also instantly reaching out towards Zhi Ruo who was a distance away from Alberu. Zhōngguó on Zhi Ruo's hands vibrated restlessly upon sensing the numerous chains heading towards them.There was a sigh that left Zhi Ruo as she popped another pill unto her mouth, she faced the incoming chains with an impatient gaze. There was fractures in her skin from Qi overload, but that didn't seem to bother her, because as quickly as Qi entered her system, she was also expelling them at higher rate.Clang clang clang.Continuous clinging of metal echoed throughout the arena as Zhi Ruo smacked every chain that was heading straight at her way with Zhōngguó on her hand. Seeing this scene rendered not only Alberu speechless, but also the audience that were watching ; specifically those that had prior knowledge or experiences with the light element (via rumors, researc
Zhi Ruo was an impatient woman, never was patient and probably never will. The requirements for her to be able to make use of of her skills was there. And she wasn't about to pass up the opportunity. And so, without further ado, large amounts of sand crept up from behind Zhi Ruo steadily.There was a flicker in Alberu's eyes upon seeing the sand that Zhi Ruo was conjuring up. He could only watch helplessly with his hands up. As the sand crowded around Alberu's sheild, Zhi Ruo didn't try and make the sand slither unto the cracks. But rather, she merely did it so that it looks like it was hovering over the shield that Alberu put up.One of the empty capsule that was loitering around Zhi Ruo, floating idly without any spells inside, came up and hovered around Zhi Ruo's shoulders. Soon, Alberu noticed the capsule, instantly a bad premonition crept up to him that echoed inside his mind— nevermind 'echo' his thoughts was screaming that his sheild was about to be put down whether he likes i