Chapter 505 - 322: Obtaining Hidden Quest News, Confirming the University Alliance Training, and Selecting the Venue for the 3rd Round Exchange Competition
Chapter 505: Chapter 322: Obtaining Hidden Quest News, Confirming the University Alliance Training, and Selecting the Venue for the 3rd Round Exchange Competition
For a mortal, running a five-hundred-meter track would take over a minute, even at top speed. But for these five chosen Demigod students, all of whom were at least Eighth Transformation Demigods, covering the distance at full power was a matter of seconds. If not for the restrictions within the Xuanwu-III Type Integrated Warship, they could have been even faster!
Once ensnared by Entwining Thorns, the Ninth Level Divine Technique released by Zhang Yi, they would lose any chance of claiming the sphere of light for their desired mission world and obtaining the hidden mission.
Therefore, when the thick, barbed vines of Entwining Thorns—the Ninth Level Divine Technique unleashed by Zhang Yi—suddenly shot out in front of them, the other four student representatives, who had been monitoring their surroundings, reacted immediately.
Candidate Saint Child Elias snorted coldly. The Holy Light erupting from his body surged into a sphere of Holy Fire, which blazed fiercely upon his wings. He then manipulated his wings to envelop himself. The moment the Holy Fire touched the thorns, a SIZZLING sound erupted. The thorns, like giant green pythons, instantly turned from green to dark green, then became charred black. Even so, they didn’t instantly turn to ash. On the contrary, the charred thorns whipped violently against his winged defense. Elias’s defense trembled visibly, and his entire body tilted further to the left, momentarily disrupting his advance.
Seeing that even Elias—the only other Ninth Transformation Demigod besides Zhang Yi—couldn’t withstand the attack, the other three student representatives quickly learned their lesson and changed tactics. Andre, who had originally intended to brute-force his way through by ripping the thorns apart with his claw-like hands, immediately abandoned the idea. Instead, he swapped out some of the ferocious animal phantoms protecting him and chose to go around.
I may not be able to beat it, but surely I can evade it? Andre thought to himself.
Seeing Andre’s move, Royal Princess Sofia and Harimo made similar decisions. This delay allowed Zhang Yi to double his lead over them.
Five seconds passed. Zhang Yi was now only three hundred meters away from his desired sphere of light. After unleashing the Ninth Level Divine Technique, he immediately used his Natural Divine Position to release his own Natural Domain. However, its range was limited by the Xuanwu-III Type Integrated Warship to a diameter of only two hundred meters. For Zhang Yi, this was more than enough.
Naturally, the other four student representatives wouldn’t just stand by and watch Zhang Yi extend his lead.
Watching Zhang Yi pull ahead, Elias fired feathers from his wings. Wreathed in Holy Fire, they shot like arrows directly toward his target. If Zhang Yi were hit, his movement would be severely impaired by the sheer pain and the feathers embedding themselves in his flesh. Once his movement was impaired, losing this stage would be inevitable.
Sensing the attack, Zhang Yi prepared to dodge. At that moment, however, Andre from the Giant Bear Federation and Princess Sofia from the Holy Roman Federation also made their moves. As if coordinating with Candidate Saint Child Elias, both Andre and Sofia used support-type Divine Arts.
Andre took a deep breath, puffed out his chest, and leaned back slightly. A sound as loud as a lion’s roar suddenly erupted from behind Zhang Yi, forming a circular sound wave that surged toward him. This was a spiritual attack. If it hit, his Divine Soul would surely be shaken. With his Divine Soul in turmoil, Zhang Yi would be unable to advance. It was a pure stalling tactic; the goal wasn’t to defeat him, but simply to slow him down and create an opportunity to take the lead.
Princess Sofia’s tactic was similar. At some point, a Magic Staff formed from the Wind Element had appeared in her hand. She gently waved the cyan staff, and a hurricane howled to life in front of Zhang Yi, attempting to blow him backward.
The only one who didn’t attack was Harimo from the Third World Federation. He simply continued to run forward in silence, clearly not wanting to offend anyone.
Zhang Yi was now caught in a pincer attack. A hurricane blocked his path from the front, while from behind, he was assailed by winged arrows blazing with Holy Fire and a Sonic Attack capable of disrupting his Divine Soul. The situation seemed dire.
However, facing this assault from both front and back, Zhang Yi showed not the slightest hint of panic. On the contrary, a faint smile played on his lips. "Petty tricks!"
Ignoring the attacks, he continued to charge forward. Just as the hurricane was about to block his path and the attacks from behind were about to strike, something unexpected happened. In the blind spot of the other four students, just behind where Zhang Yi had cast Entwining Thorns, a few minuscule blades of grass sprouted from the track. They were less than a centimeter long and a millimeter wide, growing as if it were the most natural thing in the world.