Chapter 604 - 249: Scorched Earth Spreads, Burning All to Ash
Chapter 604: Chapter 249: Scorched Earth Spreads, Burning All to Ash
The serpent’s fire breath was utterly insignificant, instantly assimilated and devoured by the domain’s own superior, more tyrannical flames.
Only the wind and poison breaths managed to travel a few dozen meters before they too were incinerated by the terrifying, omnipresent heat.
At the same time, an indescribable, excruciating pain shot through its body.
SIZZLE SIZZLE SIZZLE—
On the giant serpent’s body, its thick scales rapidly blackened and curled under the extreme heat. Flames seeped through the cracks and began to frantically scorch the flesh within!
"ROAR—AWOOOO!!"
Screams of unbearable agony erupted from all four of the serpent’s heads at once!
"This is... a domain?!"
Dong Dongchen stared at the miraculous scene, his face a mask of disbelief and shock.
"His Ancestral Celestial Dragon Spirituality... comes with its own domain?!"
After a moment of stunned silence, the chat absolutely exploded!
"HOLY SHIT!! The world of ice and snow instantly became a scorched, apocalyptic wasteland!"
"What a terrifying domain! Is this a fucking technique someone in the Gang Condensation Realm can even use?!"
"If I remember correctly, when Lin God used his Gang Sha before, it was the Wind Attribute! Now he can control fire this terrifying! Fire and Wind Dual Attributes? What kind of monster is he?!"
On the battlefield, the tides had completely turned.
Lin Ye floated in the center of the Scorched Earth Divine Domain, like a god of scorching flame.
With his cold, Molten Gold Vertical Pupils, he simply gazed down at the four-headed giant snake writhing frantically in the lava below.
He didn’t even need to act again.
At his command, the temperature within the domain rose another notch.
BOOM!
Roaring golden flames erupted from the giant serpent’s body!
The giant snake had become a massive, living torch burning upon the scorched earth!
Amidst its piercing shrieks, the madness and malice in the four heads’ eyes had long been replaced by endless panic and desperate pleading.
Its massive body was visibly shriveling, a sign that all the moisture within was rapidly evaporating.
As countless viewers watched, the head that controlled the ice attribute was the first to be burned to a crisp in the roaring flames. It slumped lifelessly, all signs of vitality gone.
And its terrifying regenerative ability, which had given even Lin Ye pause, was rendered completely useless before the absolute power of the Flame Law!
One, two, three...
Finally, after a fourth and final, soul-searing shriek, the entire, massive Eight-headed Giant Snake was reduced to a pile of black charcoal. Moments later, the rolling heatwave turned it to ash, scattering it into nothingness.
The spectator view faded to black.
[Battle Over]
[Winner: Goblin Soldiers (Great Xia District)!]
Lin Ye’s figure rematerialized within the familiar white light of the Battle Hall.
[Placement Matches Complete!]
[Initial Ranking: 82,341]
A rank of over eighty thousand.
Lin Ye didn’t have much of a grasp on what this number meant, only that he was currently ranked near the bottom of the list.
「On the Starfire Live Platform, in Dong Dongchen’s stream.」
Dong Dongchen stared at the final number on Lin Ye’s profile, looking as if he’d been struck by lightning. His voice was hoarse with excitement!
"My God! Five straight wins in his placement matches, and he shot straight into the 80,000s!"
"Everyone! Do you have any idea what this means?!"
"There are just over 107,000 people in this entire bracket! Every single person who qualified is a monster!"
"Normally, even if you win all five of your placement matches, your initial rank will hover around 95,000 at best! And that’s already considered the mark of a top-tier genius!"
"The most insane case I’d seen before this was some monster from the France District. He won all five matches and placed at 91,000, which caused a huge stir on the global server!"
"But Lin Ye... he placed directly in the low 82,000s!"
"What does this mean? It means the system gave him an unbelievably high hidden score!"
"That Kujo Myoyu he just defeated was ranked 48,000! The system judged that Lin Ye possesses strength far exceeding his current bracket, so it boosted him to a height that’s simply impossible to reach through normal placement matches!"
Hearing Dong Dongchen’s explanation, the viewers in the chat finally understood.
"Damn... so he’s *that* strong?"
"So you’re saying this one placement match of his is worth dozens, maybe even hundreds, of hard-fought matches for someone else?"
"More than that! The higher you climb, the harder it gets. This saves him a ton of effort!"
"So this is the prestige of our Great Xia’s number one?"
「In the Battle Hall.」
[Powerful Enemy Defeated! Received 1 Skill Point. Excess conversion progress is accumulating and will be awarded at the next whole number.]
The system’s notification sounded in Lin Ye’s mind.
His eyes lit up.
He opened the detailed progress bar and saw that his skill points converted from the [Infamy] quest were now at 1.67. The battle with Kujo Myoyu alone had earned him more than 0.8 points.
’It seems the skill point conversion progress isn’t just related to the number of opponents I defeat, but also their strength.’
Lin Ye clicked "match" again.
However, as he watched the spinning matchmaking vortex, he noticed the queue time seemed much longer than before.
’Perhaps the system is searching for an even stronger opponent for me.’
However, just as he thought the match was about to be found.
"BUZZ—"
The personal terminal on his wrist suddenly vibrated faintly.
Lin Ye glanced at it subconsciously.
He was a little surprised by the sender’s name.