Chapter 262: Another One Taken In

Jie Ming heard Levin Mills's "No" and couldn't help but sneer, his tone full of sarcasm:

"Relying on your half-crippled state now, if you really want to make a move, you will undoubtedly die. If you turn around and run away now, I might really not be able to stop you."

Levin Mills actually nodded, admitting the terrible state of himself, but then a triumphant smile of controlling everything appeared on his face:

"Jie Ming, geniuses like you often have a common problem—that is arrogance! It is precisely because of your arrogance that you gave me time to complete the final preparation!"

Before the words fell, he slammed his palm open, and a silver-white metal engraved with complex runes in his palm was emitting strong magic-prohibiting fluctuations and rapidly turning into fly ash!

Hum...

An invisible force field instantly spread out with him as the center!

Jie Ming immediately felt that his connection with the surrounding elements was rapidly cut off, and his spiritual power was like being put on heavy shackles, running sluggishly.

Not only him, but all the surviving wizards on the battlefield also changed their faces greatly.

They discovered that their ability to mobilize elemental energy was greatly suppressed, as if they had changed from free flying birds to crawling insects trapped in a quagmire.

Even Levin Mills himself was affected, and the wizardry to maintain flight failed, his body slowly descending to the ground.

But he was not panicked; instead, he stood firm unhurriedly, with a smile of winning in his hands:

"Jie Ming, you are indeed a genius! That 'array' formed by the special wizard tool combination behind you is simply a perfect masterpiece of war! Before the magic prohibition, if I were in my current state and confronted you head-on, I might indeed lose."

"However!" He changed the subject, his tone full of absolute confidence, "The gap in rank is the essence! It represents the all-around transcendence of the life level, including physical fitness and energy foundation! As long as your strongest trump card is sealed..."

His gaze swept over the "rune wizard tools" behind Jie Ming that were gradually dimming and falling one after another because the energy connection was cut off, and sneered: "—the rest, it's much easier to handle."

"Looks like you are very confident in your close-quarters combat ability." Jie Ming stopped smiling and looked at the rune wizard tools falling behind him with a blank expression.

Both to wait for the magic-prohibiting field to reach the optimal effect and to strike the confidence of the enemy in front of him, Levin Mills proudly declared:

"What I study is the 'vitality' rule under the life system! Even if external elements are stripped, I myself am the source of life that never dries up! Relying solely on this body strengthened by rules and surging vitality, my melee ability is also top-notch among Level 3 wizards!"

Jie Ming listened with a blank expression; behind him, the metal disc-shaped wizard tool that was the core of the Great Light Phase was also about to fall.

However, the moment the disc was about to touch the ground, a curve of success hooked up at the corner of Jie Ming's mouth:

"Coincidentally, looks like we thought the same thing."

Hum...

That metal disc that seemed to have lost its effect suddenly erupted with dazzling light, and the patterns on its surface lit up crazily.

A huge suction force erupted, not only instantly draining the residual energy of Levin Mills's magic-prohibiting field but also crazily plundering all free elements around!

In just a short moment, an "elemental vacuum" more thorough than the one Levin Mills created formed around the two!

If Levin's magic-prohibiting field was putting a "straitjacket" on wizards, then this move of Jie Ming was simply throwing fish directly onto the shore.

Several wizards beside him who were already barely standing due to serious injuries felt suffocating pain, their eyes seeing stars, almost collapsing.

Looking at Jie Ming's confident eyes, Levin Mills was both shocked and angry: "You... are really arrogant!"

Besides the blessing of rules, there is a huge difference in basic attributes between Level 2 wizards and Level 3 wizards.

Not to mention he also had the blessing of vitality rules, Levin Mills had the confidence that even if Jie Ming was a wizard specializing in strengthening the body, he could absolutely not be stronger than him in close-quarters combat!

Not to mention that since the person in front of him had already shown exquisite attainments in alchemy and rune studies, it was impossible for him to have outstanding abilities in physical strengthening.

... Or rather, Levin Mills was unwilling to believe this fact.

Jie Ming didn't say much; he was indeed very confident, but he should have been confident in the first place!

Hundreds of years of persistent tempering of his body, and the blessing of the most murderous body-refining cultivation method in the cultivation world, he had the qualification for this confidence.

It can be said that from the moment he discovered something wrong, Jie Ming had been intentionally guiding.

If the time wasn't wrong, Jie Ming would have wanted to stroke his hair back and say, "Finally took the bait."

Boom!!!

The two stopped talking nonsense, and their figures instantly turned into two afterimages, slamming together like two meteors!

Pure physical combat erupted!

Levin Mills attacked first, knowing that his biggest advantage was the basic attribute crushing brought by the life level of a Level 3 wizard.

He punched straight, seemingly simple, but contained the "vitality" rule used in reverse.

Before the fist arrived, a corrosive force like a needle tip stabbed toward Jie Ming's chest, trying to disturb the operation of his muscles from the inside.

The air on the fist twisted, showing the power of this punch.

Jie Ming's eyes were sharp, and his extraordinary dynamic vision captured this attack.

He didn't choose to take the straight punch hard but tilted his body slightly like willow catkins, letting the fist wind graze his chest.

That bizarre life energy impact made a "hissing" sound on his tough body surface.

However, at the same time, the body-refining method in his body began to operate, and Jie Ming's body began to adaptively evolve against the erosion brought by the vitality rules.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Levin Mills was worthy of being a Level 3 wizard; the "vitality" rule gave him terrifying vitality and body strength.

At the same time the previous punch missed, he threw three more punches in a row.

His fists and feet carried sharp whistles tearing through the air, powerful and heavy, each strike enough to split mountains and crack rocks.

His movements seemed fierce and unstoppable, but contained weirdness and agility, like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole, specializing in attacking Jie Ming's weak points such as joints.

And Jie Ming was as elusive as a ghost, relying on the extraordinary dynamic vision brought by the body-refining method, as well as the exquisite body techniques learned from the "Great Dao Book Pavilion," his speed and skills far exceeded Levin Mills's expectations.

He constantly unloaded Levin's fierce impacts with exquisite skills and countered his joints and internal organs from tricky and ruthless angles!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every collision between the two erupted with dull roars, the shockwaves made the ground tremble slightly, and the air twisted.

If there were bystanders, they would never believe this was a battle between two wizards, but rather like two humanoid beasts fighting to the death!

But as the battle progressed, Levin Mills was astonished to find that he had fallen into a disadvantage.

Levin Mills had powerful strength and not-so-bad "vitality" rules, but was beaten into a bit of a mess by Jie Ming's storm-like attacks.

Levin Mills's attacks were fierce, but most were dodged or blocked by Jie Ming by a hair's breadth.

And every counterattack of Jie Ming was as precise as a scalpel; although he looked unharmed on the surface, he was constantly accumulating damage and eroding Levin's vitality.

His "vitality" rule was running crazily, repairing the damage, but the repair speed actually began to faintly fail to keep up with the injury speed!

What made him even more shocked was that he had been using the reverse vitality rule to erode this guy's body.

At the beginning, it was quite effective, but as time passed, the effect of his own laws became worse and worse.

"How is it possible?! How can his strength be so great? Can his physical strength have no end? And his physique... why can he resist my law erosion?!" Levin Mills became more shocked as he fought.

He tried to pull away to reorganize the offensive, but Jie Ming followed like a shadow, not giving him any chance to catch his breath at all.

Jie Ming had completely mastered the rhythm of the battle.

Sensing that Levin Mills's vitality repair began to appear sluggish, Jie Ming's eyes flashed with cold light!

He sold a flaw, deliberately letting his left shoulder take a heavy punch from Levin Mills.

Crack!

The shoulder bone made a slight cracking sound, and severe pain came.

But Jie Ming didn't even frown; what the body-refining method gave was not only defense, but also extreme tolerance for pain and free control of the body.

Borrowing the impact of this punch, Jie Ming's body rotated with the trend, his right leg swung up like a giant axe, and a powerful sweeping kick slammed into the side of the knee joint of Levin Mills's supporting right leg!

"Ugh!"

Levin Mills screamed, a clear bone-cracking sound came from the knee joint, his body instantly lost balance, and he fell backward.

Victory or defeat was in this instant!

Jie Ming's rotating body did not stop at all, his left knee was like a poisonous dragon ready to go, and the moment Levin Mills fell backward and his center was wide open, he slammed upward with all his strength and speed!

Bang!!!

This knee strike hit Levin Mills's lower abdomen solidly.

The terrifying force not only instantly destroyed his internal organ protection, but the severe pain also caused the "vitality" rule he was preparing to use to collapse.

Levin Mills's eyes bulged, bloodshot, and his body was like all bones being pulled out, arching into an exaggerated shrimp shape.

"Pfft!"

A large mouthful of blood mixed with internal organ fragments sprayed out from his mouth like a fountain.

His whole person was like a broken sandbag, blasted backward by this giant force, leaving a clearly visible trace on the ground.

Finally, with a loud bang, he was deeply embedded in the hard cloud and mist ground behind, smashing out a crater that cracked like a spider web.

Levin Mills's body twitched violently a few times, still wanting to struggle.

But the "vitality" that he was once proud of and surging endlessly in his body was now dissipating rapidly like a leaking balloon.

He finally slid to the ground powerlessly, limp as mud, with only complete disbelief and desperate gray defeat left on his face.

He, lost.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 263 =====