317: Chapter 317: The cause is wrong, but the ending is the same.

"What's wrong? Are you surprised to see me?"

Nie Ning looked at the two struggling men and said with a smile.

"How could you be here..."

As Jonnamon spoke, something seemed to occur to him, and his face suddenly changed drastically: "No! Those Corruptors were controlled by you!"

Before, he couldn't figure out why Corruptors would appear here.

One had to know, they had dealt with Corruptors quite often.

The camp was full of Transcendents; as long as there was even a hint of a Corruptor being born, they could basically detect that something was wrong.

Besides, they hadn't been gone for long.

Moreover, given the quality of the Transcendents in the camp, it was impossible for a Third-Order and a Fourth-Order Corruptor to be born!

Nie Ning chuckled: "Isn't it a bit late to realize that now?"

Jonnamon and the other man looked grim. Immediately, the energy within their bodies erupted, and the spells and knight techniques they released shattered the Ice Chains beneath their feet.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning felt a sense of realization.

The gap in strength between Transcendents was indeed vast.

Thinking back to Baudis, even though he hadn't used his full strength at that time, he was still a level below these two.

The two quickly fled upwards.

But sensing that Nie Ning was actually not pursuing them, Jonnamon couldn't help but look down at Nie Ning below, a look of confusion in his eyes.

'Bang! Bang!'

Just as the two thought they were about to escape, they were bounced back by an invisible, transparent wall of air.

"Gale Spirit-Shrouding Array!"

Jonnamon's expression was ugly as he spoke each word slowly.

"This array is indeed quite useful."

Nie Ning's voice drifted up from below.

Upon hearing the name of this array, Fowler couldn't help but think of something.

"Impossible! How could you have the Gale Spirit-Shrouding Array!"

Jonnamon questioned Nie Ning below loudly with a grim face.

Although he had faintly guessed the outcome, he still couldn't quite believe it in his heart.

After all, Vimos was a peak Fourth-Order Wizard. How could he be killed by a newly advanced Fourth-Order Wizard!

Even if Nie Ning's strength was great, given Vimos's power, he should have been able to escape even if he couldn't win.

Hearing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but be a bit dazed.

'Why does something feel off?'

Didn't these people realize he killed Vimos and then wanted to set him up?

But looking at Jonnamon's appearance, he seemed to have no idea that he had killed Vimos at all.

Could it be that he had gotten the wrong idea?

They had no idea Vimos was dead?

Or had he killed the wrong person, and Baudis was talking nonsense to shift the blame?

Nie Ning's mouth twitched slightly, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

After all, he was never someone who liked to kill the innocent, and today's farce was indeed a bit ridiculous.

"It doesn't matter. Regardless, you won't be leaving here alive today."

Nie Ning had no intention of letting the two go; he had planned to do this from the start anyway.

Adhering to the principle that it was better to kill by mistake than to let a threat escape, he would treat it as nipping potential danger in the bud.

"In that case, let's have you taste this array specially arranged for you!"

Killing intent overflowed from Jonnamon's eyes as he directly activated the Formation Plate in his hand. Instantly, a large number of golden chains attacked Nie Ning.

Seeing this, Nie Ning drew the xueyan bladeless from his waist.

The long blade swept out, and a white crescent of blade energy collided with the golden chains.

'Bang!'

The two forces collided and exploded.

But before Nie Ning could catch his breath, a large number of golden chains appeared again from all directions.

Although they weren't particularly strong, there were simply too many golden chains, which was still no small trouble for Nie Ning.

"It's useless! This is an array prepared specifically for you. Once you're dead, the transcendent items on you will all be ours!"

Jonnamon laughed manically.

This array was connected to the Elemental Pool below; no matter how powerful Nie Ning was, he couldn't compete with it.

The only drawback was that it wasn't very useful against Corruptors, because Power of Corruption would reverse-contaminate the Elemental Power, and the array would fail over time.

This was also why they hadn't intended to use this array to deal with the Corruptors.

But hearing the other's mad ramblings, Nie Ning figured some things out.

It turned out he hadn't killed the wrong people; it was just that the reason was different from what he thought.

These people were after the transcendent items on him, not because his killing of Baudis had been exposed.

"It seems you're happy a bit too early."

Nie Ning's expression was calm as an eerie white barrier burning with crimson flames lit up around him.

Light Break Impact!

'Boom—!'

As the barrier shattered, soaring crimson flames destroyed the approaching golden chains with unstoppable force.

Nie Ning summoned his Heavenly Universe Holy Wings and turned into a streak of light, charging towards Jonnamon.

Just as Nie Ning reached Jonnamon's vicinity, a figure blocked his path.

Fowler, holding a runic blade, closed in to attack Nie Ning, while Jonnamon cast spells to launch an assault.

Compared to fighting wizards, knights were indeed a bit troublesome for Nie Ning, especially knights with such rich combat experience.

However, it was only a bit troublesome. After all, he was no longer the same person who had dealt with Baudis back then.

Nie Ning forced Fowler back with a strike, and then his body began to change. Three conspicuous large horns grew from the top of his head, and his height increased to about two meters twenty.

Bloodline Wizard!

Seeing this, Fowler and Jonnamon's expressions couldn't help but turn solemn.

Bloodline Wizards were famously powerful among Transcendents.

Especially high-level Bloodline Wizards who had grown up; they were destined to possess extraordinarily powerful bloodlines.

This was because Bloodline Wizards were different from mainstream elemental wizards.

A Bloodline Wizard's strength was easily affected by their bloodline, which could lead to issues with insufficient bloodline concentration.

The difficulty of breaking through was very high, much like how it was rare for a low-tier magical beast tribe to break through their bloodline limitations.

But if one had a high-tier bloodline, then their cultivation speed would be based on that bloodline, and the difficulty of breaking through would decrease significantly.

More importantly, Bloodline Wizards mastered the arts of magical beasts, and high-tier bloodlines would give birth to powerful bloodline spells!

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At this time, a large number of golden chains had reached Nie Ning and wrapped around his body.

The Dou Qi within Nie Ning's body erupted, and his powerful strength directly shattered the golden chains.

Fowler flickered and appeared at Nie Ning's side, his runic sword hacking down towards Nie Ning's head.

Without too many flashy movements, Nie Ning raised his hand, and the xueyan bladeless already blocked Fowler's runic greatsword.

'Clang—'

The sound of clashing metal rang out.

Nie Ning didn't retreat a single step, while Fowler was sent flying by the shock.

Seeing this, Nie Ning turned his head calmly to look at Jonnamon.

Jonnamon's face was exceptionally ugly.

Although he knew Nie Ning was strong, being strong to this extent was somewhat unexpected.

He hadn't expected that Nie Ning was not only a Bloodline Wizard but also a Rune Knight with Fourth-Order strength!

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