167: Chapter 167 Murong Wu Reveals Her Brilliance!

Global League Day 2 · Individual Battles

As the dawn light washed over the Shattered Archipelago once more, the crystal stele lit up with an orange glow, revealing the second round of matchups.

After the first day of slaughter, only 24 contestants remained, and the atmosphere in the arena was even more tense than yesterday.

Dragon Country · Chu Yao (Arena 11)

Her opponent was the 'Vine Master' Lina from Liechtenstein, a young girl who brought a potted plant to compete.

Lina's ability was similar to Chu Yao's; both could control plants, but her vines were as thin as silk and better suited for binding rather than attacking.

As soon as the whistle blew, Lina overturned her pot, and countless silver, silk-like vines burst from the soil, covering Chu Yao like a spiderweb.

The spiritual jade box in Chu Yao's arms trembled slightly, and the Young Flood Dragon's Lightning Radiance seeped out through the jade walls. The vines at her fingertips were instantly dyed with purple-gold patterns—this was a new change after absorbing the Young Flood Dragon's spiritual power.

'Your vines are too weak.'

Chu Yao said softly, waving her wrist. Her vines darted out like living snakes. They appeared slow, but they precisely dodged Lina's silver threads and wrapped directly around her opponent's pot.

The moment those purple-gold vines touched the soil in the pot, Lina's silver threads withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

'How could this be...' Lina's eyes turned red with anxiety. She desperately channeled her spiritual power, only to find that the soil in her pot was losing its vitality.

Chu Yao's vines had already crawled along the pot to her wrist. With a gentle tug, the spiritual medium in Lina's hand slipped out and fell to the ground.

'I lost.'

Lina looked at her withered silver threads, her voice laced with tears.

Chu Yao withdrew her vines, and the purple-gold patterns gradually faded. She looked down at the spiritual jade box; the Young Flood Dragon seemed to be rubbing against her palm inside.

This duel was surprisingly fast. Chu Yao hadn't even used her full strength, winning easily with just the vines enhanced by the Young Flood Dragon.

When the referee announced the result, many people looked at Chu Yao with a bit more inquiry—this Dragon Country girl, who had always kept a low profile, seemed to be hiding an unknown trump card.

Dragon Country · Murong Wu (Arena 19)

Her opponent was the seed player from Pharaoh Country, the 'Astrologer' Sayid.

This man wore a robe embroidered with star charts and held a bronze Star Orbit in his hand. It was said that he could predict his opponent's movements based on the stars, and just yesterday, he had eliminated the Eagle Country's Windwalker Lily using the 'Star Orbit Prison'.

'Little girl from Dragon Country, you'd better concede early.'

Sayid rotated the Star Orbit. The stars on the disk lit up, projecting a complex star chart onto the arena. 'My astrology never fails. Your defeat today was already written in the trajectory of the Orion constellation.'

There was a buzz of discussion in the stands. Most people felt that Murong Wu had little chance of winning—Sayid's Star Orbit predictions were too bizarre; almost no one could hide their movements in front of him.

Even Principal Gongsun had sent a warning before the match: 'If it's really impossible, just forfeit. Don't get hurt.'

Murong Wu said nothing, simply raising her hand to let the Star Orbit above her head rotate slowly.

Her Star Orbit was different from Sayid's star chart; it had no fixed trajectory, resembling more of a flowing galaxy, with tiny, fragmented points of light flickering within it.

Sayid sneered and abruptly stopped his Star Orbit at the 'Orion' position: 'You will dodge to the left and then try to make a Breakthrough from the right—unfortunately, that's where I've laid my Star Orbit trap.'

As soon as he finished speaking, several star chains indeed lit up on the right side of the arena, forming a tight barrier.

However, Murong Wu neither went left nor right.

The Star Orbit above her head suddenly accelerated its rotation, and countless points of light broke away from their orbits, smashing into Sayid's star chart like a meteor shower.

Those points of light appeared chaotic, yet they accurately hit the weak points of the star chart, turning Sayid's prideful astrology prediction into a mess.

'Impossible!' Sayid's Star Orbit trembled violently, and the stars began to jump in disorder.

Murong Wu had already closed in on him. Her fingertips brushed across her Star Orbit, and a condensed starlight pierced straight into the center of the Star Orbit.

'Star Orbit - Return to Ruins!'

The bronze Star Orbit cracked with a 'snap,' and Sayid's star chart instantly disintegrated.

'My stars... do not obey your orders.'

Murong Wu withdrew her hand, and the Star Orbit above her head slowly dissipated. Sayid held his cracked Star Orbit, his face as pale as paper—he had never thought that someone could break astrology using a Star Orbit.

After three seconds of dead silence in the arena, a thunderous gasp erupted.

Arthur in the stands frowned: 'That girl's Star Orbit... how is it different from the information we have?'

When Murong Wu walked off the arena, the warmth of the starlight still lingered on her fingertips.

Day 2 · Other Arenas

The 'Ascetic' Ajit from Nepal upset Sakura Country's contestant Shin-no-suke, as his 'Immovable Zen' could actually immunize against most attacks.

It just so happened that Shin-no-suke was the type to defeat enemies with a single move, but Ajit relied solely on his Physical Body to withstand all his attacks, knocking him out of the barrier with one punch.

Elsa, the 'Aurora Messenger' from Iceland, used ice mist to hide her form, dodging three heavy punches from Kangaroo Country's Springer, and when he was exhausted, she froze his ankles with an aurora to secure the victory.

As twilight fell, the crystal stele updated the list of the top 24. Five people from Dragon Country were on the list: Zhang Wen, Su Qing, Xiao Zhan, Murong Wu, and Chu Yao.

In the stands, the team leaders from various countries had different expressions.

Principal Gongsun's message talisman rang again, his voice filled with relief: 'Tomorrow is the final round of individual battles. Ling Feng, you're the only one left. Good luck.'

Ling Feng patted his chest and said, 'Don't worry, even if I can't beat them, can't I run away?'

Everyone laughed and then dispersed...

Murong Wu looked up at the starry sky. Her Star Orbit was flickering at her fingertips. Tonight, the Orion constellation seemed to have truly changed its trajectory.

And the spiritual jade box in Chu Yao's arms was emitting a faint halo, facing the direction of the core area of the Shattered Archipelago.