Chapter 191: The Outcome Is Settled, Chu Sheng Lost?

In the arena, as the Flying Sword took shape, the aura of destruction Chu Sheng felt grew increasingly terrifying.

Worse yet, the Flying Sword slowly turned, aiming right at him.

The power of this attack likely surpassed the full-strength blow of an expert at the Fifth-Grade Middle Stage!

Chu Sheng couldn’t help but rub his roach-like hands together, letting out a hissing sound.

When he built the New Roach Battle Treasure, he had added the unique vocal organs of a large cockroach. Talk about attention to detail!

HISS HISS. ’Seriously, Master, are you really going this far?’

Meanwhile, Gu Yuexi faintly sensed Chu Sheng’s emotions, a proud smile gracing her lips.

"Scared now? It’s too late!"

’Tsk, looks like this woman is getting serious! In that case, I won’t hold back either!’

’First things first, I can’t let that Flying Sword lock onto me. Otherwise, I really don’t think I can take it!’

Chu Sheng feinted, then vanished on the spot, reappearing on the other side and continuously blinking between locations!

Across from him, Gu Yuexi’s expression changed slightly! She had assumed Chu Sheng had only grasped a hint of the Spatial Realm, but she never expected him to actually use Instant Teleportation!

’This Realm... He’s at least reached Minor Success!’

’But so what? Let’s see how far you can run!’

Gu Yuexi’s gaze followed Chu Sheng relentlessly, and the Flying Sword continuously shifted its direction to match.

Chu Sheng vanished again, reappearing directly above Gu Yuexi the next second. However, Gu Yuexi seemed to have anticipated it. She immediately looked up, a sharp glint in her eyes!

’I knew you’d try another sneak attack!’

From between her brows, an incredibly condensed stream of Mental Power surged forth, forming an invisible Spiritual Spike that lanced toward the newly appeared Chu Sheng.

Just as Gu Yuexi believed she had hit Chu Sheng and the match was decided... Chu Sheng showed no reaction whatsoever, continuing to plummet from the sky at extreme speed!

Gu Yuexi: ?

’My Spiritual Attack? Where did it go?’

Before she could figure out what had happened, a sharp, piercing pain suddenly erupted in her own mind!

’How is this possible! That was my own Spiritual Attack, how did it hit me? Could it be... a reflection?’

Even with Gu Yuexi’s immense combat experience, she had never expected Chu Sheng to be able to completely ignore her Spiritual Attack, much less reflect it. The intense, piercing pain instantly threw her into a brief stupor!

’Now’s my chance!’

A sharp glint flashed in Chu Sheng’s eyes mid-air!

He had used Instant Teleportation to get close to Gu Yuexi, wanting to end the battle quickly with a close-quarters assassination. After all, his Qi Blood Realm was much higher than hers! Moreover, Gu Yuexi’s Spiritual Attack was completely within his expectations; his Spirit Returning and Spirit-Extinguishing Technique had turned the tables and put her on the defensive!

In the blink of an eye, Chu Sheng’s sharp feelers had already pierced the spot between Gu Yuexi’s eyebrows.

HISS HISS. ’Heh, sorry, my dear Master, but this bug is taking the win for this match.’

Chu Sheng let out two smug hisses.

But the next second, it was his turn to be stunned.

Gu Yuexi’s body collapsed to the ground, but it didn’t dissolve into a flash of white light. Instead, it flickered like a hologram and slowly faded away.

’This is... a fake?’

’An Illusion Technique? Or...’

"To actually force this Empress to use a Divine Thought Substitute... Not bad, little mosquito... ah, little cockroach."

Gu Yuexi’s slightly smug voice sounded from behind Chu Sheng.

Chu Sheng looked up to see the Flying Sword, suffused with a terrifying Power of Destruction, hovering directly above his head, only 0.01 centimeters from his roach noggin.

"Sorry, but this Empress will be the one winning this match."

As her words fell, the translucent Flying Sword instantly lit up!

Teleport!

Chu Sheng hadn’t given up. His figure vanished in an instant, reappearing at the very edge of the arena.

Gu Yuexi shook her head faintly.

"Heh, it’s useless. The Flying Sword has already locked onto you. Running is pointless!"

The outcome was settled.

’Even if that mosquito summons his Insect Race Demon Beasts to defend himself, it’ll be useless. That swarm of Peak of Second-Grade Insect Race Demon Beasts couldn’t even block it for a second!’

’Besides, summoning the Insect Race Demon Beasts is too obvious a move. He’d likely be recognized. The stinky mosquito shouldn’t be that stupid!’

VMM! With incredible power, the Spiritual Flying Sword shot toward Chu Sheng in an instant.

...

「In the spectator stands.」

Qin Wudao had already risen to his feet, his gaze turning away from the arena.

The match was decided. There was no need to watch any further.

He pulled up his system panel, preparing to exit the room.

「Elsewhere.」

Zhao Hongwu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Heh, that cockroach certainly has some tricks, but unfortunately, it’s still no match for Miss Lin."

"Everyone, get ready! The moment Miss Lin wins, we’re going to let out the most enthusiastic cheer and try to get her attention!"

Zhao Hongwu and his companions shared Qin Wudao’s view: the match was over.

Next, the Spiritual Flying Sword, fused from four Perfect Fulfillment Realms, would relentlessly pursue the giant cockroach, and there was no way it could continue using Instant Teleportation indefinitely.

In the stands, some of the Empress’s supporters had already begun to celebrate.

Only the people from the Beast Taming Academy felt their hearts sink.

Shepherd Mountain sighed.

"I can’t believe Lin Zhixia has even mastered the legendary Celestial Tier Secret Technique, the Divine Thought Substitute. If it weren’t for that move, the Divine Locust would have already won!"

"It’s a pity, but it’s all right. The Divine Locust is already incredible. We..."

Before Shepherd Mountain could finish, the system announcement rang out.

[Congratulations to ’Havoc Spitfire-Pow 13’ on your victory. Current win streak: 31]

[Congratulations to ’Havoc Spitfire-Pow 13’ for achieving a 31-win streak and breaking the all-realm win streak record.]

The match was over.

Wait... hold on a second.

’Havoc Spitfire-Pow 13’... isn’t that the Divine Locust’s ID? The Divine Locust won?’

Shepherd Mountain froze.

At the same time, Zhao Hongwu also froze.

Qin Wudao, stunned, found his finger hovering over the exit button, completely frozen.

All at once, they snapped their gazes back to the arena.

However...

The massive arena was now completely empty.

The giant cockroach was gone, and the Empress was gone too!

???

What was going on?

Shepherd Mountain immediately turned to the instructor beside him.

"What in the world happened? Why did the Divine Locust win? And how did they both disappear?"

The instructor beside him was also baffled.

"I don’t know. I just saw the Flying Sword hit the Divine Locust, and the Divine Locust disappeared in a flash of white light."

"But right before that, I think the Empress disappeared even earlier!"

No one in the audience, not even those who had been staring intently at the battlefield, understood what had just happened.

Everyone was getting anxious.

Especially Zhao Hongwu and the other "Empress" supporters!

Just then, the system initiated a battle replay.

A massive virtual screen appeared above the arena, replaying the last ten seconds of the fight.

...

「Ten seconds earlier.」

After using Instant Teleportation to reach the edge of the arena, Chu Sheng didn’t try to dodge again.

He lay flat on the ground, his gaze fixed on the rapidly approaching Flying Sword. ’No choice... I have to use that move. I was planning on keeping it as a trump card.’

Then, he glanced at Gu Yuexi.

Two red, comma-shaped symbols materialized in his compound eyes.

"Heavenly... Flame!!!"

In an instant, black flames erupted on Gu Yuexi’s body.