They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 122 Destroy! The Burning Cage!
Scáthach agreed with Danlei's suggestion and nodded in response.
"A legendary battle naturally needs spectators. Let's go, I'll take you to the largest arena in the city. Any citizen who isn't afraid of death can come and watch our battle."

After saying that, Scáthach got up and led the way.

Danlei and his two companions followed Scáthach, and soon they arrived inside a huge building that resembled an ancient Roman amphitheater.

Based on the route and the surrounding buildings, Danlei was certain that the arena was behind the palace.

All I can say is, Scáthach is truly worthy of the name; she puts the arena where most people would put their plants in their backyard.

After arranging for Genovia and the sleeping Orpheus to sit in the VIP seats where no one could disturb them, Danley and Scáthach went to the players' lounge to wait.

Dan Lei didn't have much to say about the pre-battle preparations. He checked the location of the food sacs on his body, placed the one containing his weapons in an easily accessible spot, and then simply meditated and waited.

Before long, a waiter in the arena reminded Danlei that the arena was ready and he could go on stage.

Dan Lei showed no stage fright, got up and walked towards the players' tunnel, and quickly entered the arena.

Danlei and Scáthach entered the arena almost at the same time.

At this moment, the entire arena was filled with spectators, numbering at least 100,000, but 99% of them were dead souls, with only a few hundred humans possibly still alive.

However, the sounds made by the spirits here are just basic stuff. As soon as the two appeared, the audience erupted in a deafening roar of cheers.

The noise woke Orpheus, who had been sleeping since entering the Shadow Kingdom space. She looked at the noisy ghosts with ill intent, wondering whether she should use an energy blast to destroy these guys who were disturbing her sleep.

Fortunately, her attention was quickly drawn to the two people in the arena.

Because Danlei and Scáthach have already begun to gather their strength.

This kind of duel has no referee and no rules.

Therefore, Dan Lei immediately summoned the [Soul Spirit Belt] from his waist. In a one-on-one battle, the Armored White Dragon Emperor clearly had the advantage over the Crimson Dragon Emperor.

Thus, Albian's soul was directly infused into the Soul Jewel by Danlei, and then Albian's voice emanated from the belt.
"Filling, Vanishing Dragon."

And the next second, the words "Vanishing Dragon, Balance Break!!" rang out from the belt.

With Albion's voice, the White Dragon Emperor's forbidden armor instantly covered Danlei's entire body.

At the same time, Danlei himself completed the possession of Drag and began to use the Balanced Fate to balance the two conflicting forces within his body.

On the other side, Scáthach's aura and magical energy surged into the sky like a Super Saiyan. The Land of Shadows was Scáthach's territory, and Dan Lei could feel that the entire world was providing her with power.

Moreover, just as Dan Lei had anticipated when he summoned the Heroic Spirit Scáthach, Scáthach, no longer concealing her aura, had reached the level of a Transcendent with the added advantage of the Land of Shadows.

In other words, at least in the Land of Shadows, Scáthach is equivalent to the level of a god-king in other pantheons. Although there is still a huge gap in terms of artifacts and special abilities, her power has reached that level.

However, Dan Lei was not far behind at this time. With the combined power of the two dragons, plus the continuous multiplication of his magic power and life force after being possessed by Draig, Dan Lei was also in a good position.

With all the buffs, Dan Lei's combat power has reached the level of a transcendent.

Moreover, with the dragon might of the two Heavenly Dragons supporting him, Danlei's aura was no less than Scáthach's at this moment.

To be honest, if the two of them were fighting in the outside world right now, regardless of whether it was the human realm, the underworld, or the heavenly realm, such terrifying power would deter anyone within a hundred miles from even approaching unless they possessed the strength of a demon king.

But the ghosts in this arena were all battle maniacs, and seeing that the two were evenly matched, they became even more excited.

However, before the official start of the match, Danlei still asked a question.
"Master, are the spectators in this arena really alright? With the arena's protective array, it'll probably be destroyed shortly after we start fighting."

By then, most of these spectators will probably have completely disappeared.

Regarding Danlei's question, Scáthach simply said...

"The souls here are all people who have died once, and as for the living, none of them are afraid of death."

Don't worry, the people here are already prepared to die while they're watching the fight.

As for Genovia, the aftershocks of our battle are not enough to harm Orpheus.

Seeing Scáthach's response, Danlei remained silent and instead asked...
Should we flip a coin before we start fighting?

Scáthach simply laughed at this question.
"Actually, the battle has already begun the moment we step into the arena, and you can attack at any time."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei spoke frankly.

"Master, then I won't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, 24 runes suddenly appeared out of thin air behind Danlei.

Then, Danlei, carrying the 24 runes, flapped his wings and took off.

At the same time, long, drawn-out chants began to emanate from his mouth.

"My magic is a blazing cage!"

Scáthach knew what Danley was planning as soon as she heard him sing the first line.

Then a series of green runes appeared all over its body.

In terms of using runes, Scáthach is far more skilled than Danley.

Danlei was able to depict Rune without any medium by relying on the technology on the Tongtianlu.

However, the cost is that Danlei needs to control energy to weave both the Great Rune (the divine rune used by Odin) and the Lesser Rune (a simplified version of the Great Rune used by humans).

As for Scáthach and Rune, releasing them is instinctive; they can be done entirely with willpower.

Just now, she used the small rune to cast two rune spells on herself: acceleration and flight, before taking action.

So she took off directly and threw her right-hand spear, intending to catch up with Danlei and interrupt his chanting.

After Scáthach hurled her spear, it instantly transformed into thousands of identical magical spears that hurtled towards Danlei.

This is one of Cú Chulainn's Noble Phantasms, [Spear of Death Piercing], which Scáthach can use directly as a probing move.

Moreover, it's an enhanced version, because when Cu Chulainn in his Heroic Spirit form throws something, it's just a barrage of arrow-like projectiles.

Facing the countless deadly spears being fired at him, Dan Lei had only just finished chanting the second line of his incantation, "The green giant like thorns."

However, as the Danlei Armor continuously emitted "Divide" "Divide" "Divide", the Death Spears aimed at Danlei all slowed down, and their impact and magic power were also reduced by more than half.

At the same time, the diminished power was also amplified on Dan Lei, increasing his speed once again. He easily dodged the already weakened Piercing Death Spear and chanted the third sentence.
"Cause and effect, purify the shrine of human suffering." Furthermore, Dan Lei also took the time to release several high-level gems from his Devouring Pouch, each engraved with an imaginary number impact formation and pre-stored imaginary number energy.

It blasted at Scáthach, who was accelerating her pursuit.

Imaginary energy is still unfamiliar to Scáthach, and there are no angles to dodge this kind of large-scale, indiscriminate attack.

Therefore, she could only gather her own aura and use her spear to parry.

As a result, she was knocked back to the ground by the Imaginary Number Impact.

Although he was not injured, it was too late to stop Danlei from singing his final song.

Dan Lei sang loudly.
"Destroy! The burning cage of flames!"

As the incantation ended, the 24 large runes flew to the front of Danlei and linked together to form a huge circle. In the center, an extremely complex summoning circle appeared.

The summoning circle was then imprinted directly onto the arena floor.

At the same time, flames shot into the sky in the arena, creating a huge heat wave that instantly burned through the protective array of the audience seats.

The move that Dan Lei used was also a Noble Phantasm of the Heroic Spirit Cú Chulainn, but it was a Caster-class Noble Phantasm.

Due to the limitations of Servants, Cu Chulainn's Noble Phantasm is also a basic version. The summoned bamboo puppet is small, and it doesn't even have much flame.

Danlei is now using the authentic Great Rune technique, complete with a full incantation to increase its power.

Even if this move was originally taught to me by Scáthach, once I unleash it, it is enough to pose a threat to her.

Amidst the raging flames, a colossal bamboo puppet, over fifty meters tall and engulfed in flames, rose from the center of the magic circle. Even Dan Lei, inside the White Dragon Emperor's armor, felt the intense heat emanating from its body.

As for Scáthach on the ground, she had already cast several large runes related to water and ice to cool her down, otherwise she would have been set on fire as well.

However, simply cooling it down was useless. As soon as the bamboo puppet came out, it immediately slapped Scáthach with its huge hand.

This attack was impossible to hit Scáthach; she instantly took off, transforming into a purple meteor and dodging the attack.

But this was the moment Danlei had been waiting for. Although casting [Destroy! Burning Cage!] had almost used up all of Draig's previously doubled magic power, the White Dragon Emperor Armor's enhancement after being halved was useless.

Moreover, Draig was still energizing himself.

Therefore, Danlei, empowered by the Hunting Fate, unleashed the Sun Wheel Greatsword while simultaneously wielding the Holy Demon Sword [King Albion], directly slashing at Scáthach's flank as she charged and dodged.

However, Scáthach, whose spear skills are unparalleled, would not be defeated by such a simple flanking attack.

She simultaneously unleashed the Death Spear in both her hands. The Death Spear in her left hand directly blocked King Albion's slash, and was then sent flying towards the side of the Bamboo Puppet.

At this moment, the bamboo puppet was still recovering from its previous strike due to its sluggish movements, leaving its side completely exposed.

Thus, Scáthach, who was sent flying by Dan Lei's slash, relied on the protection of the Ice Water Rune around her and directly plunged the Death Spear in her right hand into the left shoulder of the Bamboo Prison Puppet.

By the time Dan Lei realized Scáthach's plan, it was too late. As Scáthach poured magic into the Death Spear, the spearhead released a massive magical spear body that instantly pierced through the Bamboo Prison Puppet and smashed the central cell.

Upon seeing this, Danlei immediately transferred the magic power that had just increased twice to the bamboo puppet through Draig's authority, and then ordered it, which was about to dissipate, to release its last flame with all its might.

Instantly, the bamboo puppet burst into flames, sending raging fire into the sky and melting the entire arena.

At this moment, all the original spectators in the arena, except for Genovia who was protected by Orpheus, would be burned to death by this heat if they did not run out of the arena area.

Scáthach, on the other hand, was directly hit by the flames.

However, Dan Lei did not believe that Scáthach would be defeated so easily, and did not even think that he had caused her any effective damage.

Sure enough, when the flames subsided, Scáthach stood unharmed on the ground that had turned into lava.

However, Dan Lei laughed and said directly...
"Master, it seems you've already used up that spatial rune that can't be used continuously for a short time. Is it really appropriate to give up your life-saving skill so soon?"

Spatial Runes are actually the specific manifestation of the Evasion status (1 turn) granted by the Heroic Spirit Scáthach's [Wisdom of the Demon Realm] skill.

This rune can instantly teleport its body to another dimension, dodging all attacks in front of it.

Unless you have the ability to lock onto a space, causal skills are useless because you're no longer in the same space. Causal locks without spatial support can be broken. This move is a guaranteed dodge, even if it's performed by a human.

Moreover, there are no such things as guaranteed hit skills in reality. They usually have tracking capabilities, and more advanced ones have causal characteristics.

However, Scáthach did not respond to Danlei's teasing. Instead, she shouted "Piercing Death Spear!" and unleashed her ultimate technique on herself.

Scáthach knows that Danlei started chatting to buy time for Draeg's multiplication effect; the longer they chat, the stronger Danlei will become.

Therefore, Scáthach can launch a quick attack here.

Normally, the Piercing Strike Spear is a so-called guaranteed hit skill, which is due to both the effect of causality and Scáthach's ability to see the future and lock onto targets.

Unfortunately, Danlei has stated more than once that he will not be able to see the future of Scáthach, and Danlei believes this to be true.

Since I am from another world, I am outside the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements, so it is perfectly normal that I cannot see the future with my Thousand-Mile Eyes.

As for the causal relationship of this move, one can only say that the law of causality in reality also depends on the individual.

Generally speaking, causal techniques are very useful in low to mid-level battles because at this level, few people have the ability to defend against forces like fate.

But things are different at the Demon King level. Low-level people can kill Demon King level powerhouses with just a causal weapon, and the world would have been in chaos long ago.

At this level, the powerful energy within the individual will influence the calculation of cause and effect, and the influence will become greater as one progresses.

If one understood the power of fate, the law of cause and effect would become completely ineffective.

It should be noted that Dan Lei is currently possessed by the Two Heavenly Dragons and is also protected by the power of destiny. The law of cause and effect is almost ineffective against him, so Dan Lei dodged this move with a simple displacement.

Moreover, Danlei immediately switched positions in front of Scáthach and, taking advantage of her momentary lack of a gun, slashed down with his sword.

However, Scáthach easily dodged Danlei's sword strike by sidestepping, and when it turned to slash horizontally, she easily dodged it with a somersault. At the same time, two Death Spears reappeared in her hands, as if her clairvoyance had returned, allowing her to anticipate Danlei's movements.

However, Danlei quickly dismissed this possibility.

Because Danlei realized that he had trained with Scáthach for a long time and she knew his close-range moves very well.

With her many years of combat experience, she might not even need clairvoyance to judge how someone will attack from their movements.

(End of this chapter)