116: Battle of the Pride

After killing Gu·Fusheng, Lin Chen still did not take the initiative to attack, but continued to stay in the hidden formation to cultivate, mastering and familiarizing himself with more application techniques of Causality Power.

He was now very sure that the points he had already secured the top spot on the leaderboard.

After all, Gu·Fusheng only had thirty to forty thousand points, and Gu·Fusheng was already among the most powerful players in this competition.

On the other side, Gu·Fusheng used his resurrection opportunity to return.

Gu·Fusheng, who had returned, still could not accept the fact that he was instantly killed by a human demigod; he couldn't understand why the other party was able to instantly kill him.

Why could such a huge gap in cultivation be erased by a demigod he looked down upon?

"Heh, you died once!"

"What's going on? Did you encounter Missar·Yuanhai and get killed by him?"

Gu·Fusheng fell into a state of obsessive rumination.

At this moment, a six-winged angel descended beside him and immediately noticed that Gu·Fusheng's state was not right.

"Why aren't you answering? It's just dying once, what's the big deal? Who among us hasn't lost? Giving up after one loss isn't like you."

"Midu, I was killed by that human player; he instantly killed me! A mere demigod instantly killed me, a God Ascension Second Level!"

Liu·Midu was startled by Gu·Fusheng's answer.

Among them, Gu·Fusheng's combat power ranked in the top five; as long as he didn't encounter the anomaly that was Missar·Yuanhai, he was basically invincible, and the other few could only fight him to a draw.

"How is that possible!"

"It's true. He was probably testing his combat power on me at the time and wasn't serious at all. In the end, he instantly killed me with a method I couldn't understand."

"Could that human be the one who set up the formation?"

Liu·Midu fell silent when she saw Gu·Fusheng nod. Gu·Fusheng wouldn't lie, so everything he said was true, which could only mean one thing: Lin Chen was stronger than them, even stronger than their strongest, Missar·Yuanhai.

Missar·Yuanhai couldn't instantly kill Gu·Fusheng; at most, he could overpower Gu·Fusheng in a short time, and only after a delay could he inflict fatal damage on Gu·Fusheng.

"Gu·Fusheng, take me to find that human. I want to see how strong he truly is, to be able to instantly kill you, the arrogant one."

Missar·Yuanhai appeared at some point, clearly having overheard their conversation. He had originally intended to take one life from each of them to seize their points.

Now, a stronger existence had appeared in the arena, and the other party also had a large number of points.

As a prodigy, Missar·Yuanhai naturally wanted to witness it, and more so, he wanted to obtain the points from Lin Chen. He felt that he would not be weaker than Lin Chen.

He could also instantly kill Gu·Fusheng if he went all out. After all, they were of the same race, and he usually didn't go all out; when sparring with others, he would stop at the right moment.

"Then let's go. I hope you can defeat him and reclaim our race's honor."

"Don't worry, I will pick up the honor you lost for you. It's impossible for our Yisha God Race to be weaker than the human race."

Gu·Fusheng led the way, with Missar·Yuanhai and Liu·Midu following closely behind.

Lin Chen sensed a change in his Causality Line. After a brief check, he understood that the strongest prodigy of the Missah God Country was coming for him.

Missar·Yuanhai also had a God Ascension Second Level cultivation, but he had comprehended the power of Yuan Xu.

The Dao of Yuan Xu is a main god-level Dao, and it is also the Dao cultivated by Misha Venerable God. As a descendant of the Venerable God, it is very normal for Missar·Yuanhai to cultivate the Dao of Yuan Xu.

If one's talent is inferior to their ancestors, then they should follow the path opened by their ancestors, relying on their ancestors' protection to grow until they reach the same height as their ancestors and advance together hand in hand.

The audience outside was very focused on the battle between Missar·Yuanhai and Lin Chen. One side was the strongest prodigy of this generation in the Missah God Country, a God Son who inherited the legacy of Misha Venerable God; the other side was the legendary Heavenly Demon.

Lin Chen waited for his opponents to arrive. He didn't fear any challenge; instead, he looked forward to opponents challenging him.

To improve Causality Power, causing trouble is the fastest way. All of Lin Chen's actions have causality within them. The more experiences he has, the higher the energy level of the events involved, the more he gains.

His killing of Gu·Fusheng was the cause, and Missar·Yuanhai coming to challenge him was the effect. This causal link had already become a foregone conclusion, and as the person involved, Lin Chen's Causality Power within him increased significantly.

The cultivation of the Causality Dao is like this.

It's difficult in a way, difficult in the sense of gaining initial comprehension; if one cannot grasp its abstract nature, they may never see its essence in a lifetime.

It's simple in a way, simple in that as long as one is alive, the growth of Causality Power and the comprehension of the Causality Dao will not stop, making it naturally suitable for pseudo-immortals like him.

"You will die!"

Liu·Midu's talent was called Death Perception. The moment she saw Lin Chen, she sensed the aura of death entanglement around herself. If she fought Lin Chen, death was the predetermined outcome.

She quickly looked at Missar·Yuanhai and saw that he was also enveloped by the aura of death, and its intensity was even greater than on her. This meant she had a chance to live, while Missar·Yuanhai was certainly doomed to die.

Having already known the outcome of the battle, she immediately transmitted a message to Missar·Yuanhai, telling him the result of her talent's perception, but Missar·Yuanhai was unmoved. Talents could also make mistakes, and he only trusted himself; he believed he would win.

Sometimes, prodigies are stubborn.

Liu·Midu quietly shielded everyone in front of her. Although "everyone" only consisted of Missar·Yuanhai and Gu·Fusheng, it could at least draw Lin Chen's attention away from her.

After doing so, the death aura on Liu·Midu quickly receded, becoming so thin that it returned to a normal, unnoticeable state.

"Still a schemer."

Lin Chen quietly watched Liu·Midu's actions and mentally labeled her a schemer; only a schemer would do such a thing.

"Fight!"

"As you wish."

Missar·Yuanhai pulled out a great halberd and charged at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen started with his domain skill, Tian Yuan Domain, directly sealing Missar·Yuanhai, who was filled with killing intent.

"Slash!"

With one strike, Missar·Yuanhai felt a chill down his spine, and death was infinitely close to him, even though the energy level of this attack was very low, not even breaking his defense.

"Yuan Xu Domain!"

"Halberd Annihilation of Heaven and Earth."

Missar·Yuanhai immediately went all out, using his own domain to collapse the Tian Yuan Domain, and then used a powerful attack to wear down Lin Chen's attack.

"Mirror Kill."

Lin Chen watched Missar·Yuanhai, who had worn down the saber qi and instantly arrived before him with his great halberd, without any panic. He merely took one step, leaving a Copy Body of Missar·Yuanhai in his original spot.

The Copy Body was relatively weak, its rank equivalent to Lin Chen's, but its purpose was not to fight; it was merely a vessel for detonating Causality Power.

If Missar·Yuanhai killed the Copy Body, he himself would die.

Lin Chen had already grafted the Copy Body's certain death outcome onto Missar·Yuanhai. Causality Power had already attached itself; he just needed to wait for the result to appear.

Missar·Yuanhai annihilated the Copy Body with one halberd strike. Before he could lock onto Lin Chen and prepare to use a powerful move to kill the opponent, he himself began to collapse.

He killed him.

The Copy Body was annihilated by his halberd, and he himself was also being annihilated.

"Run!"

Liu·Midu had expected a fierce battle, but to her surprise, after only two or three exchanges, Missar·Yuanhai was also instantly killed. She immediately pulled Gu·Fusheng and ran without any hesitation.

Lin Chen had always been wary of schemers.

Liu·Midu had just taken a step, but found herself back in front of Lin Chen, greeted by Lin Chen's light saber qi.

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!"

Although the saber qi was weak, the death intent contained within it stimulated Liu·Midu. Everything about her was conveying the message of impending death, but she was powerless and could only watch herself die under the saber qi.

As for Gu·Fusheng, who was still a bit dazed on the side, Lin Chen didn't attack him. Killing one of his lives was enough; there was no need to take both lives.

Afterward, he still needed to stay in the Missah God Country for a period of time to receive rewards, undergo Misa Baptism, and obtain the resources gained from the betting pool, all of which would take time.

So, it was best not to make enemies if possible.

Those who could cultivate to God Ascension Second Level before the age of fifty invariably came from great clans; otherwise, they wouldn't have a prefix clan name.

Passing by Gu·Fusheng, Lin Chen randomly chose a direction to proceed, taking one step and disappearing from his original spot.

"A terrifying opponent."

Gu·Fusheng commented.

His previously somewhat dejected mood had improved significantly. After all, Missar·Yuanhai was also instantly killed; since he was inferior to Missar·Yuanhai, being instantly killed was normal.

Intelligent beings are all like this: if only they themselves suffer hardship, it is painful torment. But if other people also suffer the same hardship, then the hardship is not so bitter, as if there is an emotional outlet.

In fact, Gu·Fusheng even had some darker, petty thoughts: he wanted other prodigies of his race to also encounter Lin Chen and be instantly killed, so that the fact of his own instant death would become insignificant among many examples.

Of course, these were just petty thoughts, the dark side of his heart. Having been recognized by the power of guardianship, he may not be perfectly righteous, but he still possessed basic moral conscience.