Chapter 196: A‑rank Genius 'Steam Assassin

Spirit Realm Layer.

Lamorel Steam Lighthouse.

It has always been a peaceful and natural Number 5 Satellite Lighthouse.

Today, suddenly, an anomaly erupted.

"Boom boom boom..."

The massive source energy steam engine began to emit a fierce roaring sound.

At the same time.

"Whooo..."

Extremely violent steam spewed wildly madly from the position of the source energy steam engine at the lighthouse's lowest level.

The steam was like substance; all the spellcasters originally stationed inside the lighthouse were pushed out of the steam lighthouse.

For a moment, the twenty or thirty spellcasters pushed out to guard the lighthouse were each furious beyond restraint.

"Damn it, I was cultivating, and that steam directly pushed me out."

"Although Saint Roland's steam has been a bit strange lately, today the lighthouse's steam is just too strange!"

"What are the spellcasters in charge of the source energy steam engine down there doing? How did they let the source energy steam engine suddenly become so violent?"

"We cannot even enter the lower core of the source energy steam engine; we can only monitor its operating status through instruments."

A fire-system mage who was also pushed out felt somewhat gloomy.

"Moreover, we were also pushed out."

"It seems… that the core at the bottom, that is, in the source energy steam engine… someone is doing something there."

While many spellcasters were discussing.

"Hummm..."

The powerful Bulwark force swiftly descended upon the entire lighthouse.

It enveloped the whole lighthouse inside and out.

In an instant, the entire lighthouse seemed like a bulwark.

As the Bulwark descended and protected the entire steam lighthouse.

Above the steam lighthouse, where intense light blazed.

"Whoosh..."

Obviously angelic sequence power was blazing within it.

At the same time, a towering, oppressive third-rank mage aura emanated from within.

Mighty steam sequence!

Mysterious angelic power!

And an extremely powerful third-rank mage aura was nurturing within it.

And this is still Lamorel Long Street.

For a moment, almost all the extraordinary beings pushed out from the Number 5 Steam High Tower realized what was happening.

"Quickly inform Lord Xielor, just say that Blasphemer Taku… might be breaking through inside the Number 5 Steam High Tower."

The fourth-rank mage administrator in charge of the Number 5 Satellite Lighthouse immediately ordered.

"Understood!"

A second-rank young assassin stepped forward and shot out.

"Rumble rumble... hummm..."

The mighty steam's roar accompanied the spreading angelic aura.

At that moment, all extraordinary beings in the Spirit Realm Layer Lamorel Lighthouse Area noticed this scene.

Inside the Lamorel Main Steam Lighthouse.

Count Oslin Lawrence stood silently by the window.

When the steam surged, he had already felt it.

"Is it… Blasphemer Taku?"

"Or perhaps… another mage?"

"After all, there have still been some powerful steam mages coming here lately."

Count Oslin Lawrence, tapping his fingers on the window balcony, silently pondered.

Just then.

On the outer wall of the main lighthouse.

"Whooo..."

In the urgent steam whistle.

Wearing fitted gray traveler clothes, "Kristel" drove his own steam mini train, conducting a rapid descent.

He seemed to need to reach the scene as soon as possible.

As a Steam Walker Sequence, it possesses various abilities for long-distance travel and direction finding.

Even in the mysterious Spirit Realm Region, he would not lose his way.

In the Lamorel Steam Lighthouse Area.

Accompanying the strange phenomenon of the Number 5 Satellite Lighthouse.

At this very moment, countless gazes converged on the position of the Number 5 Steam Lighthouse.

Even in the dark depths, some powerful gazes fell upon the Number 5 Steam Lighthouse within Lamorel.

After all, that fierce rumbling, the pervasive angelic trait, was too conspicuous.

The Steam Assassin 'Qiao·Fuli' who walks in the darkness.

Feeling that blinding holy light, he almost stepped on the rumbling wave of steam, following the sound.

He, 'Qiao·Fuli', is an A-rank extraordinary genius at level 44 of the Ashen Sun Church.

He has remained at this level for a long time.

It's not that he can't level up; he just likes this number.

The next number is 49.

Only when his source energy experience is sufficient will he proceed to level up.

He will jump directly from level 44 to level 49.

That is the number art he follows.

His pickiness about assassination techniques surpasses his pickiness about numbers.

For every assassination, he perfectly hides within the wonderful rhythm fluctuations.

Then he pursues the prey.

Finally, when the prey relaxes.

Or when the prey notices nothing at all.

Or, like now, at the crucial moment when the prey advances.

With a sharp blade, he performs a perfect dismemberment.

This is what can be called a chapter of perfect killing art.

The art of killing!

It lies not in death, but in the manner of death.

God-defier Ta Ke.

He had heard that name long ago.

When he heard that name, and learned of the other's deeds.

Qiao·Fuli felt a certain sensation.

That this unfathomable genius would meet his end at his hands.

Especially when he learned that God-defier Ta Ke possessed the legendary S-rank extraordinary talent.

Qiao·Fuli was even more excited.

Thus he stationed himself near the Laomoer Lighthouse.

Because he could sense.

That God-defier Ta Ke would appear here.

Opportunity always belongs to the prepared.

Today, he finally waited for it.

He followed the light, stepping on the fluctuations of steam source energy.

His blood boiled with excitement.

A sharp rune dagger danced at his fingertips.

He felt it.

Today, the art of killing will reach its peak!

The power of the Barrier, Qiao·Fuli has already felt.

This power originally came from their Ashen Sun Church, brought from a distant foreign land.

It is said that God-defier Ta Ke not only mastered this strange means, but also broke free from faith in the Barrier.

Damn God-defier, daring to desecrate the great Barrier, he truly deserves to die!

The strength of the Barrier is not high.

For Qiao·Fuli, who possesses the Spirit Realm Traversal ability, it's not a problem; he only needs to accumulate a bit more Spirit Realm Traversal power to jump straight in.

Spirit Realm Traversal, by borrowing spirit realm power, directly jumps over the barrier, hindrance, and seal of the material realm.

It is a very high-end stealth assassination method.

If the opponent's Barrier power is strong enough, he may not be able to phase through.

But as it stands, this God-defier Ta Ke who is advancing to the third stage.

His grasp of Barrier strength seems not high.

Although using Spirit Realm Traversal posed a slight hindrance, Qiao·Fuli still successfully entered the No. 5 Steam Lighthouse.

Just as Qiao·Fuli took his position upon entering, while casually surveying the surroundings and seeking prey.

"I heard you like art?"

A calm and natural voice sounded.

At the same time, a figure slowly emerged from the misty steam in a nearby corner.

That Steam Mage, whose portrait he had seen many times in the newspaper, an S-rank extraordinary talent, the God-defier Ta Ke, stood before him for the first time in truth.

The God-defier Ta Ke appeared in his truest form.

This made Qiao·Fuli instinctively feel that something was wrong.

"Isn't he breaking through?"

"Or... is this... a trap?"

In an instant, Qiao·Fuli, versed in the art of killing, understood.

"I also like art."

Ta Ke scrutinized the Steam Assassin who had willingly walked into the net, and said seriously.

But I don't agree with your so-called art of slaughter.

I believe true art demands devotion, but the question is: who is to devote themselves?

Now it seems I have a goal.

Ta Ke's words had just fallen.

Qiao·Fu Li moved in an instant.

He turned his whole body into an ultimate dark blade, rushing here to slaughter Ta Ke.

Even the rune mysteries of the Dark Canon blossomed to the extreme at the same time.

Hum~~

The blade's brilliance, having torn the air, had just blossomed and already faded.

Qiao·Fu Li was horrified to discover he could not move at all.

When he examined himself, despair, fear, and horror flooded his thoughts in an instant.

Only saw.

Invisible threads had at some point seeped into every corner of his body.

He was like a tiny insect trapped in a tightly bound spiderweb.

What's more terrifying, while he listened to the other expound their so-called art, he remained on guard.

But even so, he detected no abnormality at all.

He had absorbed two Steam Sequence Cores, a fourth-rank A-grade genius steam assassin.

Before the God-defier Ta Ke, he didn't even get a chance to strike.