Chapter 355: People's Joys and Sorrows Aren't the Same

Mu Yi also came in high spirits; he had thought this round could be handled with Boundless Flat Push, but in the end he still had to rely on his true skill to spar.

Still, that's fine; this time is to test the limits of his ability, and the stronger the opponent, the more meaningful it is.

Hu~

Mu Yi exhaled a breath of foul Qi, the bird totem and ox totem burst into divine light, his twin wings spread behind him, and the entire arena was instantly filled with a fierce wind.

The nether spirit's seat emitted a grim underworld aura that rode the fierce wind, and the dark wind instantly swept over Ke Lisi Tuofu and the angel.

Not good, this wind is problematic!

Ke Lisi Tuofu's expression changed in an instant; he felt his body and soul as if being corroded, his blood seeming to solidify.

The Heavenly Divine Messenger also sensed the danger, spoke slowly, and brilliant light erupted at once.

The deity says, let there be light!

—Divine Art·Holy Word

The light, as solid as a tangible object, completely isolated the dark wind.

A flash of radiance swept by, as if illuminating the whole arena.

Clang!

Ke Lisi Tuofu swung his knight's sword to block Mu Yi's attack; the unicorn beneath him let out a painful wail, its hooves sank deep into the arena floor, and his body collapsed.

Ke Lisi Tuofu inhaled deeply, flipped off his horse, reined in the unicorn, and with his palm clad in bright light-colored arm armor, switched from a one-handed to a two-handed grip on his sword.

—Bravery (valor)

—Honor (honor)

…

Like a spoken spirit, each roar from Ke Lisi Tuofu amplified his aura by three parts.

—Sacrifice (sacrifice)

When the knight's eight virtues were fully recited, Ke Lisi Tuofu's entire being was completely twisted, a forceful will radiated through his body, almost like a deity descending.

Boom!

Accompanied by an explosive roar, fierce battle Qi turned into blazing fire surrounding the knight; his body emitted an immensely forceful power, tendons buzzed, muscles swelled, and blood surged like the Yangtze River.

With a single step, the ground trembled, and the knight launched a fearless charge.

Accompanying his fierce charge, a raging wind howled, trailing a twisted crimson light ribbon behind him.

Clang clang clang!

The sound of weapons clashing rang continuously, all forces and transformations were encompassed within the void.

The deity says, you are guilty!

—Divine Art·Holy Word

A tremendously forceful power descended from the heavens; in a daze, Mu Yi seemed to see the opponents he had slain before, their scarlet eyes glaring as they lunged at him.

Boundless sins rained down, nearly suffocating Mu Yi, who wanted to drop his weapon and kneel on the ground to repent.

Mu Yi's mind whirled with the true meaning of reincarnation; invoking the influence of the Holy Word, he swung his sword to cut through the boundless sins and roared.

Open!

It sounded like a thunderclap on a clear day.

The Holy Word's power shattered instantly; the Divine Art broken, the Heavenly Divine Messenger was struck as if by lightning, spitting blood and falling to the ground.

Ke Lisi Tuofu seized the chance, his muscles bulging, rotating his sword with full force, slashing toward Mu Yi at high speed.

The two swords clashed, locked in midair, as if frozen for an instant.

The clang of metal rang, and Mu Yi let out a roar.

Die!

The Book of Life and Death was activated by Mu Yi's power; a massive character for 'death' fell straight toward the Heavenly Divine Messenger on the ground.

Ke Lisi Tuofu immediately abandoned Mu Yi, turned back to rescue his teammate.

Watching a sword shatter the spoken spirit and the Heavenly Divine Messenger rise from the ground.

These two guys are both crazy!

Mu Yi's eye twitched; another madman—unlike the priest who sacrificed himself to summon the Heavenly Divine Messenger, who only drained faith, this guy was burning everything Mu Yi possessed.

While his attributes were fully enhanced and he took no mental attacks, he was like a rabid dog.

The crucial point is that this power did not make him lose his mind; his sword technique was as profound as Mu Yi's.

If he used a knife he might still suppress the opponent, but with a sword, his capability matched theirs.

Mu Yi could not fathom why such a reward would make these guys risk their lives so much.

Judging by how much this opponent is burning himself.

Even if the network resurrected him and returned him to his original world, he would still have to endure a severe soul-weakening penalty, likely requiring two or three months bedridden.

However, the more insane the opponent, the more active the dormant blood within Mu Yi becomes.

Since you all are risking your lives, don't blame me for joining you in that gamble!

Mu Yi's eyes flashed with scarlet light.

Boundless!

Although Boundless cannot affect the Heavenly Divine Messenger, it can act upon oneself; there are many ways to secure victory, and a win that skips the process to reach the result is still a win, and vice versa.

The army's overhead Cloud Energy churned violently, pouring into Mu Yi's body.

Accompanied by the surge of Cloud Energy, a twenty-zhang scarlet magical formation rose from Mu Yi's surface.

Observing Wei Qing and Huo Qubing's battle against a deity was not without gain for Mu Yi; when he later consulted Huo Qubing, he also learned the ability to condense the army's war formation.

Previously, Mu Yi could not control this ability and could only achieve it by chance, but now he fully commands this great power.

Compared to the army, which is suited for battling numerous foes, this method of condensing war formations is better for confronting single targets.

Avici Crimson Lotus!

The dharma manifestation nine-tenths similar to Mu Yi held a huge spear and struck down heavily.

At that moment, the entire arena platform, and even the whole Six Paths Reincarnation Barrier, were groaning and wailing, as if the Comet Technique had erupted again; the platform collapsed into utter ruin under this powerful kinetic impact and energy bombardment.

The turbulent air currents surged wildly around, even kicking up huge shockwaves spreading in all directions; the overbearing aura swept away everything.

Mu Yi floated in midair, gathering the Six Paths Barrier together.

He temporarily lacked the strength to continue supporting the barrier.

That strike just now could be called his strongest; with the power of the Great Army Cloud, he expended all his essence, energy, and spirit, easily reducing the entire arena platform to ruins.

Although its destructive effect fell far short of the Comet Technique, compared to the uncontrollable Comet Technique, his strike just now was will-targeted, forcibly pouring all of it into the opponent.

When the smoke cleared, the platform was rewound by Zongwang, Christopher half-kneeled on it with his knight's sword, his face full of pity.

It is naturally impossible to withstand such a terrifying attack unscathed.

Yet to remain unharmed was naturally due to the sacrifice of the heavenly emissary, who actively bore this damage, turning to ash and departing.

But even with a teammate's sacrifice, Christopher now looks like a candle in the wind, seemingly lacking even the strength to stand up.

"How tragic and heroic!"

Mu Yi sighed, but at this moment he was also alone; sensing danger instinctively, he pulled out a bow and arrow he hadn't used in a long time from the void.

A loud bang!

The arrow tore through the air, howling toward Christopher's forehead.

"Damn it!"

As the arrow neared him, Christopher surged upward, a brilliant pillar of light shooting up toward the horizon.

Mu Yi dodged the light pillar as if taking a leisurely stroll; having sensed the danger in advance, hitting him from such a distance would be extremely difficult.

Christopher, who unleashed the final strike, disappeared from the platform with a face full of regret; even as he burned away everything of himself and the priest until the last moment, he still failed to kill Mu Yi.

Zongwang Prompt: Defeated opposing team, team gained victory in this battle, you earned 500 points!

"Wow, such high points!"

Mu Yi looked at the 500 points, somewhat astonished; no wonder it's a Legend group confrontation—one battle equals hundreds of his apprentice-era fights.

"Battle ended……"

"Now transmitting out of the arena……"

Back at the Red Earth Tavern, Mu Yi reminisced about the previous battle.

With Wujian active, he could cut down three different Legend-class professionals as easily as slicing vegetables—whether a barbarian berserker strong in physique or a spellcaster strong in arts, none were a match for him in a single exchange.

Even if their states were weakened beforehand, they still retained most of their combat power, showing how formidable the Wujian divine ability is.

But when Wujian cannot take effect, his methods frequently appear, yet he can barely manage a one-versus-two situation, of course also due to the opponents' formidable strength.

This gave Mu Yi a clearer sense of his own strength, roughly equivalent to a Legend-class team; in a sense, he has finally become a boss-level unit.

However, Mu Yi did not realize that the opponents were stronger than he imagined; as a Godslayer team, they each bore the title of Hero.

If their strengths were not comparable, Zongwang would not have matched them together.

"This is the reward I promised you all!"

Zagendis, face beaming with joy, handed over a spatial bag containing the corpses of five Legend Five-Colored Dragons to Mu Yi.

Mu Yi glanced, kept two for himself, and gave one each to the remaining three.

Lily and the others had no objections; in this match Mu Yi was undoubtedly the MVP, having contributed nearly ninety percent solo, so it was only reasonable for him to distribute the rewards.

Even if Mu Yi didn't give them a share, it would still be reasonable.

"This is another arena victory reward I promised you all!" Zagendis placed four crystals before everyone.

【War God's Blessing Crystal】

Quality: Gold Legend

Type: Divine Blessing

Special Effect:

The war spirit never fades, resists impending death, blocks lethal damage for 3 seconds.

Mu Yi had some impression; this is the most common reward in the Star Arena points shop, obtainable for 3000 points to take home.

Christopher, who had clung to life and still wanted to land a desperate counterstrike on Mu Yi earlier, had likely exchanged for this item.

What reward could there be after a winning streak, worth such a great cost? Mu Yi voiced his doubt.

Whether it's the opposing Legend team's desperate effort or Zagendis's generosity, both seem somewhat beyond the norm.

There's nothing to hide; after defeating the War God's illusion in the combat training ground, one can receive a mission: achieve seventy consecutive victories in the arena, after which one gains a chance to meet the War God in person.

Zagendis tried to remain as calm as possible, but his words still carried a hint of excitement.

"Just that?" Mu Yi blinked, somewhat unable to comprehend.

"Just that? Meeting the War God can grant his guidance; if lucky, one can directly obtain a Legendary combat ability!" Zagendis seemed to feel he hadn't explained clearly, adding.

Mu Yi blinked; if he remembered correctly, this War God is of the same level as a chief god, one tier stronger than the Beast God who died before him.

As someone who has seen the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, the Weapon Master Chi You, the Queen Mother of the West, and other great gods, Mu Yi felt that seeing the War God was not at all difficult.

Looking at Lily and the others' expressions, Mu Yi realized that what Zagendis said was indeed a tremendous reward.

Mu Yi reflected that reaching this point was inseparable from the fortune of encountering those great gods.

He actually had the 'why not eat meat?' attitude.

However, this also seems unlike the customs of Jiuzhou; in Jiuzhou, encountering these big shots seems easier than encountering deities elsewhere?

No wonder Zagendis is willing to pay such a high price, and the opposing team is also willing to fight desperately.

"Besides, would you two like to join our Dragon Slayer Brotherhood?" Zagendis directly extended the invitation to Mu Yi and La Ge Na.

"La Ge Na brother, everyone in our Dragon Slayer Brotherhood is a Zongwang Player who walks the path of dragon slaying; if you join us, you need not worry about those dragons' warrants."

In the future, who knows, we might be able to join forces and slay that dragon god beneath our swords!

I'll consider it.

La Ge Na hesitated for a moment, not directly agreeing.

For him, this was a rare path where he could see hope.

Although Mu Yi had once invited him to Jiuzhou for cultivation, which was also an option, La Ge Na still did not want to do that.

One reason was that he owed Mu Yi a great favor; another was his own concerns about Jiuzhou, and also his reservations about joining Mu Yi's faction, after all, Mu Yi's faction also had dragon kin.

One or two collaborations would be fine, but long-term cooperation might bring about other problems.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Slayer Brotherhood rooted in Dis seemed much more suitable, and everyone shared the common goal of slaying dragons, seeming like a good place to go, but since it was a major matter, he also needed to make some preparations.

After all, once he chose to break through, his peaceful life might be completely shattered.

"Why would you invite me?"

Mu Yi blinked, somewhat puzzled as to why Dis would invite himself.

"Brother Mu Yi, you also carry the aura of a Dragon Slayer; I cannot miss that!" Dis also frankly laid it all out.

Mu Yi blinked, then recalled that he had once slain a white dragon and undergone a dragon blood baptism, possessing partial information of 【Dragon Slayer lv1】; that was probably what Dis referred to as the Dragon Slayer aura.

"I'll consider it."

After a moment's thought, Mu Yi gave the same answer as La Ge Na.

"You two need not rush; once you have considered it, just tell me. The Dragon Slayer Brotherhood is itself a loose organization; even if you don't join, it's fine. As long as it concerns dragon slaying, give me a heads-up, and I will certainly lend my full support!"

Dis nodded, speaking sincerely.