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Chapter 213 The Prodigy

"what is that?"

Luo Yan wiped the sweat from his face, looked up with a solemn expression, gazed at the golden phoenix flying in, and tightened his grip on his battle sword.

"Could it be another Gemini?!"

"No." At this moment, Yu Zizi put away her large sniper rifle, adjusted her headset, and quickly walked towards the group. "The headquarters has confirmed that they have killed another twin."

"But this..."

Upon hearing this, the crowd was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Now that the twins have been eliminated, what exactly is that flying thing?
It was Wei Xuan, the leader of the Brave Association, who was the first to react. Looking at the golden phoenix in the night sky, he warned in a deep voice, "Don't let your guard down. Be prepared to engage the enemy at any time—"

But before he could finish speaking...

puff-

Old Master Wei was startled. He lowered his gaze and saw that his chest had been pierced by a hand, and blood was flowing freely.

"Xingduan, you...?!"

He stared in disbelief at the students around him.

Li Xingduan was also stunned.

"Teacher, no, this isn't..."

He didn't know what had happened; his body suddenly went out of control and launched a fatal sneak attack on his most respected teacher.

"?!"

The entire audience was stunned by this scene.

Wang Xi quickly noticed something amiss and shouted, "The disaster core hasn't been destroyed yet!"

Everyone was shocked.

Upon closer inspection, it became apparent that transparent threads connected the upper part of Li Xingduan's limbs, faintly visible in the moonlight.

He was manipulated like a puppet!

Looking further back along the thin line to the source, one can see that the "Yellow Mud Boy," who had been beheaded, has somehow stood up again, holding a cross-shaped string board in his hand.

Is the disaster core not completely dead yet?
No.

After several confirmations, they determined that the Yellow Mud Boy was indeed dead, and no signs of life or energy fluctuations could be detected.

But how can all of this be explained now?!
cracking--

The sugar-painted phoenix flying high in the sky let out a loud cry, opened its mouth and spat out a dark, enchanting shadow with a dog's head and a human body, which landed directly at the feet of the headless boy.

It seems as if the shadow has returned to its place.

Gulu.

Hiss.

The body of the "Yellow Mud Boy" underwent a bizarre transformation, twisting and writhing, and in the blink of an eye, it grew to the size of an adult.

In what seemed like an instant, the boy had grown up.

Even the head grew back.

He was a young man with his hair parted in a side part, wearing a plain-colored long robe, and appearing refined and cultured. However, his expression revealed a sinister quality; his eyes were dark, and a smile played at the corners of his mouth.

"Borrowing a shadow to revive the soul—"

The young man grinned.

"All laws are in harmony with the Dao."

In Wang Xi's view, the entry above his head suddenly appeared:
"Qilin'er (Disaster Core) · Zhang Fuyun (Nemesis/Title 3-Star/Legendary)"

Zhang Fuyun, a prodigy!

Gold-framed title, three stars!

This is his complete form!
"This disaster wasn't caused by the twins at all..."

Ning Meng suddenly realized something, and her pretty face turned pale.

"But a king!"

The King – meaning the disaster occurs only in the form of a single individual.

Everyone immediately understood, and their pupils contracted sharply.

The "dog-headed bride" and the "yellow clay boy" are originally one and inseparable. In a sense, they can only be considered as "separations".

At this moment, the true essence lies in merging into one.

"Watch out!" Li Xingduan's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he warned. But as soon as he spoke, his body began to move uncontrollably.

He pulled his hand out of his teacher Wei Xuan's chest, leaving a trail of blood, and then, after a blur of blue, he plunged into the crowd of the defense team.

shhhhh--

He produced a soft sword and, before anyone could react, slit the throats of several people.

puff!puff!
Blood gushed out, and the defense team members collapsed, clutching their throats. Seeing this, Li Xingduan was filled with guilt and rage, and roared hoarsely, "Stop me—kill me!!"

Qilin'er manipulated the cross-shaped marionette with one hand, her face beaming with smiles: "Don't rush, the exciting puppet show has only just begun."

Jiang Tianhao and Luo Yan were about to rush forward to stop Li Xingduan from killing his comrades, but their movements suddenly froze.

"?!"

Their pupils contracted.

They all found that their bodies were out of control.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that faint, visible threads were hanging from my body...

They had been manipulated by the other side!

This made the situation even more chaotic.

In addition to Li Xingduan, the vice president of the Yongxie Association, two more defense captains joined the force. Their strength was already formidable, and the defense team members and professional soldiers struggled to cope. Furthermore, they dared not use lethal force, leading to a series of defeats.

With Grandpa Wei suffering a severe injury, Ning Meng and Yu Zizi have no time to target Qilin'er, making the situation extremely critical.

Wang Xi made a decisive move and grabbed it.

A jet-black razor appeared in his hand, which he then swung at the Qilin child.

— "Occam's Razor"!
An invisible slash swept past Zhang Fuyun's body, causing his hand, which was controlling the marionette, to pause momentarily.

At this moment, it was as if he had suddenly lost the magic of "Puppet Mastery" and could no longer control the three people on the field.

"Hmm?" Qilin'er's dark eyes swept over Wang Xi, landing on him with a meaningful smile. "Sealing spell? Interesting!"

Li Xingduan, Jiang Tianhao, and Luo Yan regained their freedom and immediately cut the silk threads binding them.

Yu Zizi, holding her headset, spoke rapidly, "Hold him back! Mr. Gu and the Overlooking Bureau are on their way!"

"..."

Wang Xi didn't say anything; he had already made his move.

A jet-black hand materialized out of thin air, dozens of meters away, and grabbed Qilin's wrist, clamping it down with "Absolute Bit".

At the same time, Wang Xi's figure flashed like a still frame, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the other party.

— "Going against the current"

Bear!!

His right fist ignited with a white flame, and he slammed it towards Zhang Fuyun's face with lightning speed.

The latter was gripped by the black hand and unable to dodge.

Bang! !

A loud bang was followed by a powerful gust of wind.

Countless debris and fragments were blown into the air.

White sparks flew everywhere.

However, to everyone's horror, a fiery tornado erupted from the center of the battle, and Wang Xi was blasted away.

"?!"

Everyone immediately turned their gaze towards it.

Wang Xi was engulfed in flames, seemingly about to be burned to ashes at any moment.

However, a crown appeared on his head, an illusory cloak unfurled behind him, and dragon scales emerged on his body, yet he remained unharmed in the fire.

Wang Xi's fire resistance is exceptionally high!
Let's look at the Qilin'er again—

His image has also changed.

Zhang Fuyun suddenly sprouted a pair of horns on his head, and his facial features transformed into bull ears, fish eyes, a lion's nose, and a tiger's mouth, with fangs protruding from his mouth. Dragon scales also appeared on his body.

This……

How come both of them have dragon scales?!
Zhang Fuyun tried to break free from the control of the Black Hand, but Wang Xi would not allow it and immediately increased the output of magic power.

The two sides are locked in a power struggle from a distance.

A few seconds later, Qilin'er suddenly raised his other hand, made a hand gesture, and chanted: "Muddy waves surge in the abyss, golden scales bathe in fire against the heavens. Do not say that mortal bodies cannot have immortal bones, leaping over the Dragon Gate is to ascend to immortality!"

"rise--"

Boom! !

Suddenly the earth shook.

Centered on Qilin'er, an area exceeding one kilometer in radius was completely transformed into a mud pit. The remaining buildings began to collapse, sinking into the yellow mud at a visible speed.

The streets cracked, collapsed, and vanished without a trace. The yellow mud churned and churned, as if brewing something.

wow-

Immediately, two giant white marble pillars, each over ten meters in diameter, rose from the mud, lifting the Qilin child into the sky.

The jade pillar is carved with lifelike stone dragons, whose bodies coil around the pillar and spiral upwards to the top of the hundred-foot pillar, forming a relief of "two dragons playing with a pearl".

The Qilin child summoned a giant gate!
"?!"

Everyone gasped, looking up at this breathtaking spectacle.

Wang Xi looked at the stone carvings on the two white marble pillars and found a couplet among them—

The first line of the couplet reads: "Long, long, long, long, long, long, long."

The second line reads: "Day after day, day after day, day after day."

“This is…” Wang Xi murmured. “A carp leaping over the dragon gate?!”

The Qilin child wants to transform the mud carp into a dragon?!
Wang Xi's heart sank immediately.

That giant fish was already terrifying enough; if it crossed the Dragon Gate, it would turn into a mud dragon...

The consequences could be disastrous!

'I'm afraid I'm no match for him. I must hold out until Mr. Gu and Chu Nai arrive.'

The thought flashed through Wang Xi's mind.

Even with Unit-01, he only barely reached the "Taiko" level of strength, while the Orange Catastrophe would require at least three "Taiko" level experts working together to destroy it.

Boom!

At that moment, everyone felt a shaking as if an earthquake had struck.

The familiar yellow mud carp reappeared, emerging from the mud and staring intently at the top of the Dragon Gate—it was preparing to leap over and transform.

Bang! !

Wang Xi, however, was the first to leap up, taking flight from the spot.

His illusory cloak billowed wildly behind him, and he streaked across the incandescent trajectory, heading straight for the Qilin Child at the top of the Dragon Gate.

"Among these demons, you are the strongest."

Zhang Fuyun stood with his hands behind his back, coldly looking down at Wang Xi flying towards him, and said indifferently.

"I'll kill you first!"

After saying this, Zhang Fuyun made a hand gesture and opened his fanged tiger mouth, spitting out rolling flames—the color of the flames was golden, with auspicious cloud patterns faintly visible, quite extraordinary.

"Demons! Taste my Samadhi True Fire!"

Zhang Fuyun burst into laughter.

Bear!!

A terrifying flame, seemingly capable of incinerating everything in the world, descended from the sky and engulfed Wang Xi as he ascended.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Even though they were hundreds of meters apart, they could feel the intense heat radiating from the golden flames. Even with his strong resistance to fire, Wang Xi probably couldn't withstand it!
Just then.

A black and white ink mark suddenly flashed past Zhang Fuyun, the Qilin'er. He glanced at it with his golden vertical pupils and discovered that it was a pair of yin-yang fish.

next second.

A figure suddenly appeared in the ink stain.

Wang Xi stepped out, his ink still gleaming.

— "Swimming Fish Dotting the Inkstone"

He was enveloped in a crimson aura, gripping a black sword, and slashed diagonally at Zhang Fuyun's neck with a "撇" stroke.

—"The Bloodthirsty Madman" and "A Brushstroke Through Mountains and Rivers"

Zhang Fuyun didn't have time to dodge, but he didn't panic. He simply raised his arm to block the sword.

Clang! !

The black sword struck the dragon scales on his forearm, producing a metallic clang and sparks flying.

"Samadhi burns the heavenly palace, true fire refines the mortal world."

Qilin'er opened its mouth and spat out another burst of Samadhi True Fire towards Wang Xi, who was standing right in front of it.

Not to be outdone, Wang Xi also opened his mouth and spat out incandescent flames.

— "Dragon's Breath"

The golden and white flames collided, distorting the air, like two raging dragons tearing and entangled, exploding into a sky full of sparks.

Fragments of ice crystals glimmered within the white flames, while starlight shone within the golden fire. As the two flames clashed, it seemed as if they were about to melt the night sky.

Boom! !
A loud bang came from above everyone's heads.

They all looked up and saw a huge mushroom cloud, and felt their hearts stop.

Given the intensity of the battle, everyone knew they were powerless to intervene and could only silently pray that Wang Xi would be safe and sound.

"A single spark of pure devotion will remain untainted through countless eons."

From the fiery clouds atop the Dragon Gate came Zhang Fuyun's indifferent voice.

"At the place of Kan and Li's calamity, the Qilin appears to signify war."

Bang! !

The Samadhi True Fire ultimately overwhelmed the White Blazing Dragon Breath, and Wang Xi, who had already turned into an ice coffin, was blasted away, tumbling in mid-air.

There was a crash.

The ice coffin shattered, and Wang Xi, covered in soot, stepped out and stood in mid-air.

"You've got some skill." Qilin'er glanced at him but ignored him, raising her hands and clasping them together on her own.

Snapped!
"Carp leaping over the Dragon Gate!"

boom! !

The hundred-meter-long yellow mud carp flipped over and sprang to the surface, creating mud waves tens of meters high.

It is leaping towards the top of the Dragon Gate.

'We must never let it transform into a dragon!'

Seeing this, Wang Xi took a deep breath.

With a flick of his wrist, a dreamlike array of seven-colored starlight appeared, instantly coalescing into a toy wooden sword.

It is one of the trump cards, the purple card.

——"The Playful Sword"

"Get down here!!" Wang Xi, holding a wooden sword, did not attack Qilin'er, but instead slashed at the leaping giant fish out of thin air.

The magic power within him burst forth like a dam breaking, with nearly half of it being drawn out in that instant and gathered into the wooden sword in his hand.

Immediately, Wang Xi's eyes turned bright white, and his entire body was enveloped in dazzling white flames.

A white, waterfall-like slash descended from the sky—

However, during this process, the white fire sword energy twisted and changed. It was as if an invisible hand was kneading clay, shaping the white fire sword energy into a spatula.

With a scoop of the spatula, the giant fish was flipped over in mid-air and then slammed down.

Bang! ! !
The mud carp fell vertically from a height of seventy or eighty meters and slammed heavily into the ground, forming a giant mud pit.

Muddy waves surged skyward, and a strong wind howled.

The crowd gasped and raised their arms to cover their faces, but were still forced to retreat.

They were all shocked.

It's unclear what method Wang Xi used to summon a "spatula".
They even intercepted the yellow mud carp in mid-air and knocked it back to the ground.

"..."

The Qilin boy stood upright atop the Dragon Gate. He watched silently as the mud carp fell, saying nothing.

at this time.

As if sensing something, he suddenly turned his head to look at the horizon.

Two beams of light, one red and one gold, flew in like shooting stars.

Wang Xi saw it clearly.

It was Mr. Gu and Chu Nai.

At this moment, countless red nematodes sprouted from Gu Li's back, weaving into four pairs of twisted tentacles. He had a burlap sack over his head, and his right arm transformed into a terrifying cleaver.

"Gu Cheng Tai Yu · Ming Tan Ke · Gu Li (Friendly/Title 3-Star/Hero)"

Chu Nai has golden wings on his back, wears golden armor, and holds a halberd—with a semi-transparent blue and white flag tied to the blade, wrapped with ribbons, fluttering in the wind.

"Sacrificial Maiden Chuna (Friendly/5-Star Title/Legendary)"

Chu Nai's silver hair shimmered with golden light in the night sky. Her face was expressionless, and her eyes swirled with flame patterns.

He raised his halberd and swung it at the Dragon Gate from a distance of about a kilometer away—

At that moment, the night was as bright as day.

hum! !

A blinding beam of light swept across the Dragon Gate, and the two white marble pillars snapped instantly.

(End of this chapter)