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He drew his sword from beneath his professor's robe with a fierce, emerald-green light, and slashed through the air, striking "Ye Xiao's" palm with a streak of light.

Blinding sparks flew everywhere, sword energy shattered, and Elunge deflected the invisible cold light from his opponent's hand.

"It's you……?"

Ye Xiao seemed to recognize Elon, a hint of mockery flashing in his usually calm eyes.

"The defeated opponent is not quite dead yet."

"I certainly won't die completely before I drag you down to hell."

Elon's voice was filled with anger as he gripped the strangely shaped longsword tightly.

It is strange because it is more like a sharp stone bar than a "sword", and the stone bar is covered with regular cracks from top to bottom, like the teeth of a shark's bite.

"Then as you wish."

Ye Xiao spoke in a low voice, "Go to hell."

With a casual flick of his finger, countless glints of cold light instantly tore through the entire space like a net from heaven and earth.

It was as if countless blades were moving and slashing within this enormous pit, plowing out dense, deep furrows into the solid pit walls in an instant.

But Elon was no ordinary man. He crushed the stone sword in his hand, and the shattered fragments floated around him, simultaneously drawing countless arcs to meet the net's downward slash.

"Kengkengkengkeng..."

In an instant, swords clashed, and countless sparks flew like iron trees and pear blossoms, filling the field of vision.

However, Li Cheng had no time to pay attention to the fierce battle below. After using the grappling hook to create distance, he dragged Kui Zi Ge and sped towards the top of the pit.

This wasn't about betraying his teammates; he simply knew very well that battles involving Saint-level beings were not something he could get involved in. What he needed to do was run as far away as possible and avoid causing trouble for Elon, which was the greatest help he could offer.

If Elon can't get away, his presence won't help; if Elon can get away, his presence there will only be a burden.

Li Cheng's thoughts were clear, but before he could even run a hundred meters up and see the location of the next level of the Southern Continent, a dark rift opened up above his head.

There's another one.

Li Cheng cursed inwardly, only to see Kronos sigh as he emerged from the rift, his five fingers spread wide, gently pushing Li Cheng's fleeing figure from afar.

"Om-"

Space seemed to be distorted into a transparent barrier, and the overwhelming downward impact almost crushed Li Cheng's entire body.

But the moment he was hit by the spatial fluctuation, Li Cheng flung Kui Zi Ge aside, leaving only himself to be crushed down from the sky by the immense force.

"How come people can get out of here? This is really troublesome."

Kronos complained as always, turning his gaze to look for the other person Li Cheng had thrown out, but suddenly he couldn't see the other person's figure.

Hmm? Where did you go all by yourself?

He was slightly taken aback, not noticing a crossbow bolt flashing silver light suddenly shot out from the wall beside him, aimed straight at his temple.

It turned out that the spy had used his skill to pass through the wall in the blink of an eye, and while Kronos was not paying attention, he used the crossbow hidden in his sleeve to fire the magic-piercing arrow.

The rare ore attached to the arrow has the effect of suppressing magic and concealing its presence; a hit on Cronus at close range might be enough to kill him.

Just as Kui Zi Ge thought so, he saw Cronus suddenly raise his hand and catch the flying arrow just an inch away from his temple.

"So that's where it was hidden. How interesting."

It seemed like a critical moment, but Kronos's tone didn't even waver. He simply turned his gaze lazily to the spy hiding in the wall.

Is this... really a monster that humans can handle?

The back of the spy was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Chapter 171 Cat and Mouse Game

Cronus casually tossed aside the crossbow bolt and lightly tapped the wall with his finger.

A black ball the size of a marble shot out from the fingertip, leaving a spiral trail as it disappeared into the wall.

Peeping Brother's eyes widened, and without looking back, he rushed upwards, his body leaping off the wall like a flying fish soaring from the water, instantly transforming from a two-dimensional shape into a solid form.

At that moment, his boots were enveloped in a faint green magical light, transforming into wings of wind that lifted his body and propelled him twenty meters away like an arrow.

"boom"

The black singularity suddenly expanded into spatial turbulence, and the force of the expansion triggered a massive explosion, crushing large sections of the walls within the spherical area into dust.

This appears to be the very spell that initially bombarded the three-person team; its terrifying power was merely something Kronos casually conjured from his fingertips.

At the same time, Li Cheng, who was being pushed down by the force field, used a grappling hook to cling to the wall below and stabilize himself.

He was sweating profusely, and the sleeves of his clothes were torn, revealing his arm guards with some cracks.

But he was not afraid of this; instead, a slight smile appeared on his lips amidst his nervousness.

If we can block it, then we're not completely helpless.

In fact, normally speaking, Li Cheng was not able to completely withstand the defensive power of Kronos's invisible force field. After all, he was a Saint-level, and even if he had touched the physique of an ordinary Grandmaster-level warrior, it was probably only slightly harder than a piece of paper to the opponent.

However, physical attributes and skills are one aspect, but the impact of equipment and items on actual combat is also quite important.

To describe Ella as being richer than a country would be an understatement. The members of the Holy Light Revelation Society are naturally armed to the extreme with high-level equipment and items collected from all over the world.

Just now, Li Cheng activated a high-level Sanctuary Protection Amulet, and with the help of his "Iron Wall" skill, he barely managed to withstand Kronos's force field spell.

Although even such expensive amulets are only enough to block one attack once, he can carry a whole bunch in his pocket, just like his deceased wife's pendant, a friend's badge, or his father's ashtray. He can use one of these to block one attack at a time, and it can hold out for several rounds.

Kronos was somewhat surprised to find that the kid who had taken the first hit from him seemed to be alive.

He then held out his five fingers, and a series of black singularities immediately appeared from his palm like bubbles.

Li Cheng's smile instantly froze on his face. Blocking one serve at a time was fine, but throwing so many at once would probably scatter his ashes.

However, he was not one to be a sitting duck. Seeing that Kronos was floating above and blocking the high-altitude position, he suddenly stepped diagonally against the wall, and as he flew into the air, the space ring on his hand flashed, and two short muskets suddenly appeared between his palms.

Two swift shots rang out in quick succession, the two muskets firing a volley of bullets, dozens of pellets raining down on the enemy like a shower of flowers.

At the same time, the spy above finished loading his crossbow, took to the air, and pulled the trigger, casting a spell that caused the bolt to split into nine illusions that were chasing the target.

The barrage of comments from both above and below formed a vast net, but Cronus simply snapped his fingers with his left hand.

"knock"

Transparent ripples bloomed from between his fingers, overlapping to form an invisible wave that seemed to freeze time around him for a moment.

The dense swarm of bullets and arrows suddenly froze in mid-air, like a stop-motion animation.

"No way, this is way too much!"

Li Cheng couldn't help but curse angrily, but then a series of black balls flying down from the sky made him panic and run away with his head in his hands.

The spherical impacts erupted one after another on the wall, turning the once smooth surface into a pitted and uneven landscape, like land plowed by artillery fire.

But as the billowing smoke dissipated, massive stone pillars, like winding dragon spines, stretched across the sky, protecting Li City behind them.

"Holy crap... I thought I was going to die..."

Li Cheng, still shaken, lowered his arms from his chest, only to see the stone pillar that had been hanging in the air twist and turn into a giant hand that grabbed at Kronos.

"You can't let your guard down like this."

Kronos seemed to utter a complaint before his figure suddenly flickered into a crack and disappeared.

The earthen hand immediately grasped at empty air, and then a crack appeared on the back of the huge hand, from which a man with curly hair strolled out leisurely.

He gently lifted his foot and stepped down, and ripples spread rapidly under his feet, instantly shattering the enormous hand, which was as large as a mountain, into countless fragments of stone.

As the rocks and soil collapsed, a burly figure hidden within suddenly drew his sword and charged out.

Hundreds of cold glints swept across the land like a whirlwind, and in the blink of an eye, Elon appeared behind Kronos. The next second, the latter's figure was torn apart by countless sword marks.

The scattered stone fragments in the air gathered back into Elon's hand from all directions and reformed into a sword.

The lightning-fast strike amazed Li Cheng, but Elon, stepping on yet another stone pillar he had summoned, turned around without any joy of success on his face.

Without saying a word, he pointed at Li Cheng in the air, and a stone block suddenly emerged from the wall, propelling Li Cheng's body high into the sky.

"You're quite perceptive, old man. I can't fool you with this."

Just as Li Cheng was thrown away, the space where he was originally located suddenly collapsed, and objects within a radius of more than ten meters suddenly shrank into a small ball, which was then held in the palm of Kronos, who appeared at some unknown time.

The body of Cronus, which had been "dismembered" by the shattered rocks, swayed and disintegrated into dozens of black snakes, which fell from mid-air with a whoosh.

"He can sense everything he touches through rocks, so don't bother with your silly little tricks."

A voice drifted over, and "Ye Xiao," clad in a black robe, flew up from below like a bat, landing on another stone pillar beside Kronos.

"Thanks for the reminder, but instead of explaining this little bit of knowledge, wouldn't it have been better if you had just stopped him?"

Kronos replied listlessly, "Look at those two people overhead, they're about to run away."

"Tsk."

Ye Xiao curled his lip. "Don't think I don't know what you're doing. Do you think two Grandmaster-level lackeys can hold out with you for that long?"

"Hey, you've misunderstood me."

As Kronos spoke, he even had the leisure to take out a hookah, put it in his mouth, and light it by rubbing two fingers together to create a flame. "They are very well equipped."

"Come on this."

"Ye Xiao" said coldly, "I can pretend I didn't see your little schemes behind the master's back for now, but don't go too far."

A flicker of surprise flashed across Cronus's usually calm eyes, before he curled his lips into a half-smile.

"Oh dear, you're being too formal with your words."

Ye Xiao turned her gaze and gave him a cold look.

"Fine, fine, just like a foreman, not even letting you slack off."

Kronos exhaled smoke from his nostrils and sighed, "Phew... They're not really going to run away, why the rush?"

Chapter 172 The Eldest Son of Time and Space

As soon as he finished speaking, Cronus vanished from the spot.

Elon sensed something was wrong upon seeing this and looked up worriedly in the direction of Li Cheng.

"Take care of yourself first."

A cold voice rang out, and "Ye Xiao's" ghostly figure flashed in front of Elon in an instant.

Another round of swordplay ensued. At the same time, Li Cheng and Kui Zi Ge, who were rapidly climbing up the grappling hook above, had already reached the third level.

A howling wind blew out from the huge window hanging on the opposite cave wall, and Li Cheng, who was covered in sweat, felt his body frozen by the biting cold.

Just as he was about to swing the grappling hook to continue climbing, a dark crevice suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"coming!"

Li Cheng's shout was not only directed at himself, but also served as a warning to the nearby Kui Zi Ge to be on high alert.

As Cronus emerged from the rift, he was met with two spinning alchemical bombs.

"You guys have so many gadgets, but I don't really need them."

With a casual slash, Cronus created a rift in his chest.

The bomb flew into it and disappeared without a trace. Immediately afterwards, a crack appeared above Li Cheng and Kui Zi Ge's heads, and two alchemical bombs fell from them respectively.

"What??"

This move stunned Li Cheng, who immediately raised his hand to block.

The alchemical bomb he had thrown exploded on his head, and roaring flames instantly engulfed his body.

"It's quite powerful."

Cronus took a drag of his cigarette and smiled faintly.

Amidst the flames and thick smoke, Li Cheng, a seasoned veteran of the battlefield, reacted swiftly, activating his defensive talisman in a flash, thus suffering only minor charring on his body.

But Kui Zi Ge wasn't as experienced. He had never seen such an intense battle before, and before he could even take out his talisman to defend himself, he was turned into a falling fireball.

"Brother Kuizi!!!"

Li Cheng, his eyes blazing with fury, leaped down and swung his grappling hook to grab the smoking body of the spy.