273: Chapter 273 Delaying Tactics: Trading Life for Time

47th second.

Su Qingyue stood in front of Lin Ye.

Her moon-glory robe fluttered in the wind.

Her left hand was still holding Lin Ye's hand.

Her right hand was already raised.

Aiming at that giant hand that blotted out the sky.

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[Su Qingyue · Current Status]

[Rank: 83]

[HP: 1% (Forced Retention)]

[Divine Power: 0%]

[Vast Cold Spirit Body: Tier 3]

[Combat Power Assessment: 61,000 (After Imperial Might suppression)]

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She turned her head.

Looking at Lin Ye.

Looking at those transparent eyes.

3 seconds.

She smiled.

The smile was very light.

Very faint.

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"Lin Ye," she said.

"3 minutes."

"I will hold him off for you."

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48th second.

She turned around.

Rushing towards that giant hand.

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[Vast Cold Immortal Domain · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining HP + Vast Cold Spirit Body Origin]

[Effect: Create an Absolute Ice Seal Domain, lasting 3 seconds]

[Cost: Vast Cold Spirit Body permanently reduced in tier (Tier 3 -> Tier 2)]

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Ice-blue light surged from her body.

Instantly covering the entire sky.

That giant hand was frozen in mid-air.

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49th second.

The ice layer shattered.

Su Qingyue flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Vast Cold Spirit Body: Tier 3 -> Tier 2]

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She lay in a pool of blood.

Looking at Lin Ye.

She smiled.

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"3 seconds," she said.

"2 minutes and 57 seconds remaining."

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Lin Ye did not speak.

He only held her hand.

That hand was ice cold.

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50th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain broke free from the ice.

He lowered his head.

Looking at those ants.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

The smile was very ferocious.

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"3 seconds," he said.

"You still have 177 seconds."

"Let's see how many times you can block."

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51st second.

He raised his right hand.

The second palm struck down.

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Shi Potian stood up.

His left fist was already shattered.

His right arm was already broken.

But he still had his head.

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[Hegemon Without Frontiers · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining Hegemon Blood + Hegemon Body Origin]

[Effect: Enter Absolute Hegemon Body state, lasting 3 seconds]

[Cost: Hegemon Body permanently reduced in tier (Tier 4 -> Tier 3)]

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Dark golden light surged from his body.

He rushed up.

Using his head to collide with that giant hand.

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[Hegemon Body · Immunity]

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52nd second.

Hegemon Body state ended.

Shi Potian flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Hegemon Body: Tier 4 -> Tier 3]

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He lay in a pool of blood.

Looking at Lin Ye.

He smiled.

The smile was exactly the same as when he smashed the breastbone of the Rank 67 Holy Demon Race.

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"Boss," he said.

"3 seconds."

"2 minutes and 54 seconds remaining."

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53rd second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's third palm struck down.

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Pale Moon stood up.

Her Dragon Tooth dual swords were already broken.

Two-thirds of her dragon scales had fallen off.

But she still had dragon horns.

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[Dragon God Descent · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining Dragon Blood + Dragon Clan Origin]

[Effect: Summon projection of the Ancient Dragon God, lasting 3 seconds]

[Cost: Dragon Clan Bloodline permanently reduced in purity (91% -> 71%)]

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A golden Dragon God projection surged from her body.

Colliding with that giant hand.

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[Offset]

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54th second.

Pale Moon flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Dragon Clan Bloodline: 91% -> 71%]

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She looked at Lin Ye.

She smiled.

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"Rank 85," she said.

"What you owe me... has increased again."

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55th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's fourth palm struck down.

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Odin stood up.

His Sun God sword was already shattered.

His God Race armor was already cracked.

But he still had his Godhead.

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[Sun God Body · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining Divine Power + God Race Origin]

[Effect: Summon Sun God projection, lasting 3 seconds]

[Cost: God Race Bloodline permanently reduced in purity (100% -> 80%)]

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A golden Sun God projection surged from his body.

Colliding with that giant hand.

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[Offset]

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56th second.

Odin flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[God Race Bloodline: 100% -> 80%]

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He looked at Lin Ye.

He smiled.

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"Rank 82," he said.

"After today, I will only be Rank 80."

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57th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's fifth palm struck down.

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Zachariah stood up.

His Abyss Demon armor was already shattered.

His Abyss Devilish Qi was already exhausted.

But he still had the contract.

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[Abyss Contract · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining Devilish Qi + Abyss Origin]

[Effect: Summon Abyss Ancient Saint projection, lasting 3 seconds]

[Cost: Abyss Contract permanently dissolved]

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A deep purple Abyss Ancient Saint projection surged from his body.

Colliding with that giant hand.

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[Offset]

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58th second.

Zachariah flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Abyss Contract: Permanently dissolved]

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He looked at Lin Ye.

He smiled.

The smile was exactly the same as when he was defeated by Lin Ye.

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"Rank 82," he said.

"Now I have no contract."

"What you owe me is paid in full."

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59th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's sixth palm struck down.

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Chen Hao stood up.

His chaos unit no. 1 had already stalled.

His Mecha Master qualification had already burned out.

But he still had himself.

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[God King Body · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining HP + God King Origin]

[Effect: Fuse with chaos unit no. 1, erupting in a final strike]

[Cost: chaos unit no. 1 permanently destroyed, God King Body permanently reduced in tier]

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Silver-white light surged from his body.

Fusing with the wreckage of chaos unit no. 1.

Transforming into a streak of silver-white light.

Colliding with that giant hand.

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[Offset]

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60th second.

Chen Hao flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[chaos unit no. 1: Permanently destroyed]

[God King Body: Tier 2 -> Tier 1]

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He looked at Lin Ye.

He smiled.

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"Boss," he said.

"The mecha is gone."

"In the future... I can't pilot it for you anymore."

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61st second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's seventh palm struck down.

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Zhou Tieshan stood up.

His Xuanwu shield was already shattered.

His Xuanwu True Body was already cracked.

But he still had his Physical Body.

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[Xuanwu True Body · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining HP + Xuanwu Origin]

[Effect: Physical Body becomes a shield, blocking one attack]

[Cost: Xuanwu True Body permanently reduced in tier]

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Earthy yellow light surged from his body.

Transforming into a shield.

Colliding with that giant hand.

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[Offset]

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62nd second.

Zhou Tieshan flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Xuanwu True Body: Tier 3 -> Tier 2]

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He looked at Lin Ye.

He smiled.

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"Boss," he said.

"The shield is gone."

"In the future... I can't block for you anymore."

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63rd second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's eighth palm struck down.

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Chu Yunxi stood up.

Her flame feather bow was already broken.

Her Vermilion Bird feathers had already burned out.

But she still had arrow intent.

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[Vermilion Bird Arrow Intent · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining HP + Vermilion Bird Origin]

[Effect: Shoot the final arrow, offsetting one attack]

[Cost: Vermilion Bird Legacy permanently lost]

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Crimson light surged from her body.

Transforming into an arrow.

Shooting towards that giant hand.

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[Offset]

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64th second.

Chu Yunxi flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Vermilion Bird Legacy: Permanently lost]

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She looked at Lin Ye.

She smiled.

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"Boss," she said.

"The bow is gone."

"In the future... I can't shoot for you anymore."

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65th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's ninth palm struck down.

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Qin Ruoxue stood up.

Her thousand faces cloak was already shattered.

Her Heavenly Secret Pavilion had already burned out.

But she still had intelligence.

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[Heavenly Secret Intelligence · Ultimate Burn]

[Consumption: Remaining HP + Heavenly Secret Origin]

[Effect: Predict attack trajectory, perfectly evade once]

[Cost: Heavenly Secret Pavilion permanently disbanded]

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Silver-gray light surged from her body.

Enveloping the entire battlefield.

The trajectory of that giant hand was predicted 0.1 seconds in advance.

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Everyone dodged simultaneously.

The giant hand missed.

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66th second.

Qin Ruoxue flew back, crashing down.

Landing beside Lin Ye.

[HP: 1% -> 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 HP]

[Heavenly Secret Pavilion: Permanently disbanded]

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She looked at Lin Ye.

She smiled.

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"Boss," she said.

"The pavilion is gone."

"In the future... I can't investigate for you anymore."

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67th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain's tenth palm struck down.

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Yun Qianxue stood up.

Her green lotus staff had already broken.

Her healing arts had been exhausted.

But she still had life.

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[Green Lotus Life · Ultimate Combustion]

[Cost: All remaining Health Points + Green Lotus Origin]

[Effect: Restore 1 Health Point to everyone]

[Price: Permanent loss of Green Lotus Sacred Body]

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A pale green light surged from within her body.

It sprinkled over everyone.

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19,000 people.

Simultaneously recovered 1 Health Point.

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The 68th second.

Yun Qianxue flew back, crashing down.

She landed beside Lin Ye.

[Health Points: 1% → 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 Health Point]

[Green Lotus Sacred Body: Permanently lost]

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She looked at Lin Ye.

She smiled.

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"Boss," she said.

"The last healing."

"In the future... I can't help you all anymore."

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The 69th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain brought down his eleventh palm strike.

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Lu Xinghe stood up.

His star compass had already shattered.

His Formation had burned out.

But he still had Formation Intent.

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[Star River Formation Intent · Ultimate Combustion]

[Cost: All remaining Health Points + Star River Origin]

[Effect: Deploy the final defensive Formation, lasting 1 second]

[Price: Permanent loss of Star River Legacy]

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A silver-white light surged from his body.

It transformed into a Formation.

It enveloped everyone.

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The giant hand slammed against the Formation.

[Negated]

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The 70th second.

Lu Xinghe flew back, crashing down.

He landed beside Lin Ye.

[Health Points: 1% → 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 Health Point]

[Star River Legacy: Permanently lost]

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He looked at Lin Ye.

He smiled.

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"Boss," he said.

"The Formation is gone."

"In the future... I can't deploy it for you anymore."

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The 71st second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain brought down his twelfth palm strike.

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17,000 reality Awakened Ones stood up simultaneously.

They only had Rank 8 combat power.

Their attacks were only 47 points.

But they all charged up.

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The 72nd second.

The first wave was knocked away.

The 73rd second.

The second wave was knocked away.

The 74th second.

The third wave was knocked away.

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The 90th second.

17,000 people.

All fell into the ruins.

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The 91st second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain brought down his thirteenth palm strike.

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Lin Ye stood up.

He raised his sword.

That chaos sacred sword.

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The 92nd second.

The giant hand slammed down.

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A golden light shone.

The final prayer of 19,000 warriors.

[Power of All Sentient Beings Wishes · Remnant]

[Intensity: 19,000 units]

[Effect: Block one attack]

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[Negated]

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The 93rd second.

Lin Ye flew back, crashing down.

He landed beside Su Qingyue.

[Health Points: 1% → 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 Health Point]

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He lay in a pool of blood.

He looked at the sky.

He looked at that giant hand still raised.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

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"How many seconds are left?" he asked.

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Su Qingyue looked at the countdown.

[Ultimate Sublimation · Remaining Time]

[1 minute 47 seconds]

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"1 minute 47 seconds," she said.

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Lin Ye did not speak.

He just held her hand.

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The 94th second.

The Lord of Undying Mountain brought down his fourteenth palm strike.

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Shi Potian stood up again.

His Hegemon Body had already downgraded.

But he still had his head.

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He used his head to ram into the giant hand.

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[Negated]

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The 95th second.

He flew back, crashing down.

[Health Points: 1% → 0%]

[Forced retention of 1 Health Point]

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He lay in a pool of blood.

He smiled.

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"1 minute 46 seconds left," he said.

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The 96th second.

Pale Moon stood up.

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The 97th second.

She flew back, crashing down.

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The 98th second.

Odin stood up.

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The 99th second.

He flew back, crashing down.

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The 100th second.

Zachariah stood up.

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The 101st second.

He flew back, crashing down.

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The 102nd second.

Chen Hao stood up.

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The 103rd second.

He flew back, crashing down.

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The 104th second.

Zhou Tieshan stood up.

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The 105th second.

He flew back, crashing down.

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The 106th second.

Chu Yunxi stood up.

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The 107th second.

She flew back, crashing down.

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The 108th second.

Qin Ruoxue stood up.

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The 109th second.

She flew back, crashing down.

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The 110th second.

Yun Qianxue stood up.

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The 111th second.

She flew back, crashing down.

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The 112th second.

Lu Xinghe stood up.

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The 113th second.

He flew back, crashing down.

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The 114th second.

17,000 Awakened Ones stood up again.

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The 115th second.

17,000 people fell down again.

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The 116th second.

Lin Ye stood up.

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The 117th second.

He fell down.

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The 118th second.

Su Qingyue stood up.

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The 119th second.

She fell down.

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The 120th second.

Shi Potian stood up.

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The 121st second.

He fell down.

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The 122nd second.

Pale Moon stood up.

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The 123rd second.

She fell down.

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The 124th second.

Odin stood up.

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The 125th second.

He fell down.

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The 126th second.

Zachariah stood up.

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The 127th second.

He fell down.

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The 128th second.

Chen Hao stood up.

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The 129th second.

He fell down.

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The 130th second.

Zhou Tieshan stood up.

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The 131st second.

He fell down.

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The 132nd second.

Chu Yunxi stood up.

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The 133rd second.

She fell down.

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The 134th second.

Qin Ruoxue stood up.

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The 135th second.

She fell down.

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The 136th second.

Yun Qianxue stood up.

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The 137th second.

She fell down.

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The 138th second.

Lu Xinghe stood up.

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The 139th second.

He fell down.

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The 140th second.

17,000 people stood up again.

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The 141st second.

17,000 people fell down again.

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The 142nd second.

Lin Ye stood up.

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The 143rd second.

He fell down.

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The 144th second.

Su Qingyue stood up.

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The 145th second.

She fell down.

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The 146th second.

Shi Potian stood up.

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The 147th second.

He fell down.

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The 148th second.

Pale Moon stood up.

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The 149th second.

She fell down.

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The 150th second.

Odin stood up.

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The 151st second.

He fell down.

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The 152nd second.

Zachariah stood up.

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The 153rd second.

He fell down.

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The 154th second.

Chen Hao stood up.

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The 155th second.

He fell down.

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The 156th second.

Zhou Tieshan stood up.

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The 157th second.

He fell down.

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The 158th second.

Chu Yunxi stood up.

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The 159th second.

She fell down.

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The 160th second.

Qin Ruoxue stood up.

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The 161st second.

She fell down.

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The 162nd second.

Yun Qianxue stood up.

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The 163rd second.

She fell down.

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The 164th second.

Lu Xinghe stood up.

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The 165th second.

He fell down.

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The 166th second.

17,000 people stood up for the last time.

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The 167th second.

17,000 people fell down for the last time.

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The 168th second.

Lin Ye stood up for the last time.

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The 169th second.

He fell down for the last time.

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The 170th second.

Su Qingyue stood up for the last time.

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The 171st second.

She fell down for the last time.

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The 172nd second.

Shi Potian stood up for the last time.

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The 173rd second.

He fell down for the last time.

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The 174th second.

Pale Moon stood up for the last time.

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The 175th second.

She fell down for the last time.

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The 176th second.

Odin stood up for the last time.

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The 177th second.

He fell down for the last time.

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The 178th second.

Zachariah stood up for the last time.

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The 179th second.

He fell down for the last time.

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The 180th second.

[Ultimate Sublimation · End]

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The Lord of Undying Mountain fell from the sky.

His Rank: Rank 300 → Rank 200 (Permanently -100 Ranks)

His Health Points: 17%

His Status: Origin exhausted

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He knelt in the ruins.

He looked at those ants lying in pools of blood.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

That smile was very complex.

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"3 minutes," he said.

"You... really dragged it out for 3 minutes."

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Lin Ye lay in a pool of blood.

His eyes were still open.

He looked at that kneeling figure.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

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"Rank 200," Lin Ye said.

"17% Health Points."

"Now, it's our turn."

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The 181st second.

He stood up.

He raised his sword.

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[Chapter 273 · End]