Chapter 180: Please Give Me Some Respect
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Lin Huang was alert when both of them were fighting to avoid any unexpected incidents.
As expected, since Xia Yu's attacks were rendered useless, she then shifted her aim back at Lin Huang.
When Xia Yu was coming for him, before she could even launch an attack, Lin Huang commanded, "Tyrant!"
The next moment, Tyrant appeared out of nowhere and stood before Lin Huang. He was completely blocked by Tyrant's large body. Xia Yu could not see a thing!
"Humph!" Xia Yu scoffed as she saw Tyrant appear. She turned the claws on her hands that were about to reach Lin Huang into her palm and slammed them against Tyrant's chest.
She thought that it would be impossible for gold-level rank-3 monsters, even those that had mutated to survive such an attack.
Tyrant retreated a few steps backward as her palm hit him. However, only cracks that looked like spider webs appeared on his chest. A strong shockwave came off Tyrant's body and hit her, causing her to retreat a few steps back too.
Xia Yu was startled and she took a look at Tyrant. The spider web-like cracks that appeared on his chest had healed quickly on its own while she was looking at it. After a few moments, the cracks had completely healed.
"He's a monster double mutated monster with impressive defensive and self-recovery abilities!" Xia Yu's eyes immediately brightened up.
Even Mu Lan who was standing right next to her was surprised, seeing Tyrant alive despite being struck by Xia Yu's attack. Mu Lan knew how powerful Xia Yu was as she had just fought her. Although she did not attack using her sickle and just used the claws on her hands, a gold-level rank-3 monster would be incapable of defending itself against such an attack.
However, aside than retreating a few steps back, the injuries to Tyrant's body had already healed itself. She instantly knew that Tyrant was a monster that had gone through two mutations.
"His defensive and self-healing abilities are indeed terrifying." Even Mu Lan was amazed by his abilities.
"Lin Huang, you really surprised me!" Xia Yu grinned and said, "Let me test and see the extent of this large creature's defensive abilities."
As soon as she finished her sentence, Xia Yu brandished her large sickle again.
At that moment, there was a beam of blue light that streaked across the sky, flying rapidly towards Xia Yu.
Xia Yu frowned and she had to defend against the attack.
The black sickle tore through the air and was about to slash at Mu Lan's body.
The large black sickle and the blue longsword then collided once again.
A sizzling sound was heard when the gold and black Life Power crashed into one another. The sound was similar to the sound of flowing electric current.
After a short while, the impact of their Life Power had reached its peak, causing an explosion.
Mu Lan retreated and landed on the ground, directing all of the forces acting on her body into the ground through her armor.
"Daughter of the Mu Family, are you sure that you're not going to give up?" Xia Yu stared at Mu Lan coldly.
"Lin Huang is a member of the Hunter Association. I won't allow you to bring him back. Furthermore, you're a transcendent. How capable are you if you're trying to bully someone who's only silver-level?" Mu Lan stood before Tyrant, having no intention whatsoever to retreat.
"Am I bullying him? I feel that Hunter Association can't provide him with the best training. Therefore, I've decided to bring him to the heretics so that he can be properly trained. I believe that he can shine with the heretics. Also, he hasn't passed the assessment yet so technically, he isn't considered to be a regular member of the Hunter Association yet." Xia Yu looked towards Tyrant's direction.
"He is indeed not a regular member yet. However, he's one of the candidates under my supervision. As the head examiner, I won't let you bring him back. In addition, the Hunter Association would definitely train talented hunters. You don't have to worry about that. I believe that Lin Huang can do well in the Hunter Association." Mu Lan then said.
"So you insist on getting in my way?" Xia Yu had a stone cold expression on her face.
"Yes, you're right." Mu Lan had no intention of retreating as she shot back a gaze at Xia Yu.
"That's good. There are some abilities that I've held back on but you've forced my hand." Xia Yu said as she put her weapon away and weaved an intricate sigil in the air.
Mu Lan's facial expression immediately changed as she turned her head around to yell at Lin Huang, "Leave! Quickly!"
"It's too late…" Lin Huang lifted his head and stared at the sky with fear.
A powerful aura spread in the air before something seemed to appear, filling the air of Little Devil Island with a terrifying aura.
Countless monsters crawled around in fear, bodies trembling as if they were before a king, worshipping him.
Although Tyrant did not prostrate on the ground, his body began to shake slightly too.
While both of them looked at the monsters, a large sickle made of pure gold appeared before Xia Yu.
"Regal Relic – Godslayer Sickle…" Mu Lan's face immediately turned pale as she spat out the words.
"This is the ultimate relic – Godslayer Sickle. In Heretics, only the three Saints and president were allowed to activate this relic. Xia Yu said with a smile, looking down at Mu Lan. "About the abilities this sickle gives me... You should've heard about it, right?"
"It cuts through everything…" Mu Lan frowned.
Yes, it cuts through everything. Be it the 5-Star Sea Chasm Sword in your hand, the 4-Star Relic - Revolution Armor or that huge creature with its impressive defensive abilities… With just one cut, everything can be cut in half!" Xia Yu lifted the large golden sickle that was even bigger than the previous one and pointed it towards Mu Lan.
Lin Huang's expression changed after listening to what Xia Yu had said. He never knew that a weapon with such horrifying powers existed in this world.
She brandished the gold sickle in her hand after she finished her sentence.
A golden glow appeared before of Mu Lan. Mu Lan was not able to dodge the attack and had no time to defend against it. The golden blade then slashed her body.
"Am I dead?" Mu Lan lowered her head and looked at her wounds. She then noticed her armor beginning to crack but she was not injured at all.
"Don't worry. I've just removed that annoying Revolution Armor that you're wearing. It's better to capture you alive than killing you. You are a hunter that is ranked fourth on the Gold Hunter Leaderboard and you're also the focus of the Hunter Association. It would be a waste to kill you. Perhaps the heretics would need you. If you upgrade to a holy fire transcendent, your abilities wouldn't be weak at all." Xia Yu's voice was heard coming from above.
Lin Huang frowned as he attempted to think of ways to solve this situation. The opponent's weapon was terrifying. She could slaughter any of the monsters he could summon with just one hit. If he were to summon Charcoal and Bai, they would definitely die and they would still be in danger.
On the other hand, Mu Lan was nervous as the Godslayer Sickle was a very dangerous weapon. It does not only cut through everything but it has invisible attacks as well. Even if she wanted to flee, she would have no way to escape under such circumstances.
"Daughter of the Mu Family, you can now bid farewell to your Sea Chasm Sword." Xia Yu grinned and attempted to cut it in half.
A golden glow appeared out of nowhere and slashed at the Sea Chasm Sword in Mu Lan's hand.
A purple laser beam appeared abruptly at just the right moment and collided with the golden glow of the sickle.
Unexpectedly, the impact had caused the golden glow to dissipate.
A large shadow then appeared beside Mu Lan.
It was a middle-aged man with thick brows that had a scar on the left side of his lips.
Lin Huang could recognize him immediately. He was the transcendent that fought the Ghastly Clown in Daxi City.
"Uncle Zhu Nian!" Mu Lan was surprised the moment when she saw him.
"You're Zhu Nian?" Apparently, Xia Yu had heard his name before.
"I'm surprised that you know me too." Zhu Nian looked at the girl floating in mid-air with a smile.
"Of course, how can I not remember the name of the nominated candidate for the position of executive officer in Division7." Xia Yu said with fear, knowing full well that her opponent was a transcendent that was about to achieve immortal-level. Once he was upgraded to immortal-level, he would become the executive officer of Hunter Association. With such authority, the powers that came with his position would be incomparable.
"Miss Saint, please don't put them through too much trouble." He said while looking at Xia Yu with a smile. Actually, it was his way of giving both parties a way to step down and save face.
The people respected Xia Yu. If she caught them, she would probably trigger a battle between the heretics and the Hunter Association. The entire region from Division1 to Division12 would then fall into chaos.
Xia Yu knew that she would not be able to catch anyone as Zhu Nian was there. Knowing that her opponent was trying not to embarrass her, she also understood that he was actually hinting at her, saying in his mind, "You should stop and leave now."
Her mission had failed and it was useless to continue any farther.
"Mr. Zhu Nian, since you've offered, then I'll let it go." Xia Yu shifted her gaze towards Lin Huang and Mu Lan and grinned. "We still have time. I'll let them stay at the Hunter Association first. I'll look for a chance and bring them back to the heretics."
Obviously, she was trying to provoke them. Zhu Nian laughed after listening to what she had said and held his tongue.
Putting away the gold sickle, Xia Yu summoned a dimensional portal before the three of them and went in. Before the portal closed, she waved at them.
Right after Xia Yu left, Lin Huang finally recalled Tyrant.
Zhu Nian looked at Lin Huang as if he was in deep thought. He then told both of them, "Let's go back to the assessment location first. Tell me what happened."
After bringing the both of them back to the assessment location, the candidates were released from the pseudo-prison. Zhu Nian then began to ask about the incident.
Lin Huang and Mu Lan told him everything. Zhu Nian nodded his head after listening to them.
"I will report this to the superiors. The assessment may need to be paused. We'll have to wait for the official announcement to determine if the assessment will continue. You may stay on the island during this period of time." Zhu Nian quickly came out with a solution.
Mu Lan and the rest of the candidates had no objections. They then set up their own tents.
Chapter 181: The Assessment Ends
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After some arrangements, Zhu Nian brought the 10 dead bodies of the heretic members that Lin Huang and Mu Lan killed to the headquarter. Since the incident, everyone built their tents accordingly and rested inside, including Mu Lan. However, Lin Huang headed to the middle of the Little Devil Island on the next morning. After activating one Double Card, he started killing gold-level monsters with Tyrant's help.
An hour later, he did not only obtain 20 Cross-Ranking Reward Cards but he even managed to accumulate two complete gold-level Monster Cards. They were the Enchanted Poisontail Scorpion which was an enchanted monster and a Gold-Armored Skeleton of the undead species. He decided to combine the card pieces into cards as he wanted to keep them to replace his epic cards during emergencies.
Before heading back to the assessment location, Lin Huang got Xiao Hei to list all his cards:
"You have 14 Monster Cards as below."
"Epic Monster Cards: Charcoal, Bai, Tyrant, Ghastly (Ghastly Clown), Bloody (Demonic Dandelion Vine)"
"Rare Monster Cards: One-Eyed Swordfiend, Alexandrian Eagle."
"Normal Monster Cards: Gold-Armored Skeleton, Enchanted Poisontail Scorpion, Ox Devil, Lion-Headed Troll, Viridian Wolf, Demonic One-Eyed Ape, Spectre."
"You have 21 Skill Cards as below."
"Talent Card: Superhuman Strength (Rare)"
"Life Seed Card: Sly Hands (Rare), Life Replacement (Rare), Sensing Circle (Rare)"
"Combat Skill Card: Great Sword Scripture (Epic), Wildfire Sword (Epic), Fatal Tactics (Rare), Thunder Sword (Rare), Mountain Blade (Rare), Hundred Flowing Blades (Rare), Spectral Snowsteps (Rare), Cloud Steps (Rare)"
"Monster Skill: Blood Spirit, Immense Strength (Intermediate), Advance Disguise, Super Robust, Magic Eye Deterrence (Intermediate), Absolute Defence (Beginner), Blood Hunt (Beginner), Boundless Vision (Beginner), Third Eye (Beginner), Mask - Control"
"These are the 20 cards for your cross-ranking reward:"
"Advance Card x3, One-Time Skill Card x3, Double Card x2, Item Card x3, Provisional Transformation Card x2, Provisional Summoning Card x1, Healing Card x1, Skill Combination Card x1, Treasure Card x1, Mission Card x1, Challenge Card x1, Transportation Card x1"
"You have 40 Functional Cards as below:"
"Provisional Transformation Card x7, Advance Card x5, Healing Card x5, Treasure Card x4, Double Card x4, Prop Card x3, One-time Skill Card x3, Mission Card x2, Flawless Card x2, Skill Combination Card x1, Provisional Summoning Card x1, Transportation Card x1, Challenge Card x1, Small Destruction Card x1"
Seeing a couple of Functional Cards that he had never seen before, Lin Huang read the detailed description.
"One-Time Skill Card: It can seal the skill that is being used before you (monster and human combat skills) and release the skill upon reactivation of the card."
"Remark 1: Your ability is restricted, the highest skill that you can seal at the moment would be holy fire-level skills."
"Remark 2: This card is limited to one use only. Once the skill is activated, the card will disappear."
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"Provisional Summoning Card: One monster can be randomly summoned upon activation. Summon limited to one hour only."
"Remark 1: The combat strength of the random monster will be one level higher than the highest level of monster the user owns."
"Remark 2: A monster that is related to the monster that the user owns will also have the highest chance of being summoned."
"Remark 3: Consumable upon activation, each card can be used once."
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"Transportation Card (3): You will be sent to the location you specified for one time upon activation."
"Remark 1: 10 seconds waiting time upon card activation."
"Remark 2: Can not be used when you are moving."
"Remark 3: The location has to be somewhere you have been before."
"Consumable, each card could be activated for three times. The card will disappear after three uses."
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"Challenge Card: You will be transported into a challenge dimension upon activation. There would be a random monster in the challenge space. Once the user kills the monster, the user will obtain a Monster Card of the monster that he killed."
"Remark 1: The monster that will appear in the challenge dimension would be exactly the same combat strength as the user. The monster species and rarity would be randomly chosen."
"Remark 2: The user would have to fight using his own strength in the challenge dimension, no Monster Card or other Functional Cards are allowed."
"Remark 3: Each Challenge Card will disappear when the user defeats the monster. The maximum number of challenges is three times. If the user fails three of the challenges, the Challenge Card will disappear."
"If the user dies in the challenge dimension, the user will actually die. Therefore, if the user encounters an invincible monster. It is recommended that the user backs out from the challenge dimension."
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After looking through the new cards, Lin Huang was in a good mood as the cards had strong practicality. As usual, Lin Huang activated three Item Cards. Whenever he received Item Cards, he would activate them without hesitation. However, there was nothing useful as he only got weapons. This time, he obtained two weapons and a bottle of elixir.
He then took a look at the green elixir.
"Insanity Elixir (For monster use only): After the summoning beast is injected with the elixir, it will go insane. Its strength, defensive abilities, and speed will be increased tenfold. Effective Time: One hour."
"Remark 1: After the elixir is injected, the summoning beast will completely lose its mind. It will attack everything it sees, including its master."
"Remark 2: After the effect wears off, the summoning monster will be exhausted for 100 hours. It will fall into deep sleep."
"I got a bottle of elixir!" Lin Huang raised his eyebrows while looking at the remaining cards.
"Oh, I have a Skill Combination Card!"
"Activate Skill Combination Card!" Lin Huang instructed.
"Skill Combination Card has been activated"
"Choose from the packages below."
"1. Combine Sword Skills: Great Sword Scripture, Wildfire Sword, Thunder Sword, Mountain Blade, Hundred Flowing Blades"
"2. Combine Movement Skills: Spectral Snowsteps, Cloud Steps"
"3. Combine Vision Skills: Magic Eye Deterrence, Boundless Vision, Third Eye"
"Please choose one."
"I would like to choose the third one." Lin Huang decided without hesitation as the monster skills that he could manage were limited to 10. Combining the monster skills could give him empty slots to obtain more monster skills.
"Skill Combination Card has been consumed. Monster skills Magic Eye Deterrence, Boundless Vision and Third Eye has been consumed. The new Skill Card is on the way…"
"Congratulations, you have received a new vision card: Kaleidoscope "
"Kaleidoscope: With the combination of many vision skills, it will combine more vision skills automatically with increasing vision strength."
"Remarks: The basic functions at the moment would be Magic Eye Deterrence, Boundless Vision, Third Eye and Illusion."
"Besides the three original skills, there was one extra skill - Illusion after the skills were combined. Besides, the skill could improve as time goes by." Lin Huang smirked while looking at the new skill. He then took a look at his monster skills which had reduced to eight skills from the original 10 skills so he had two empty slots. However, he was not in a rush to extract the skills. He then rode on the Alexandrian Eagle and headed back to the assessment location.