In the dense forest, where shadows danced with every whisper of the wind, Jeffrey and xin Yung stood face to face, each knowing that the fight that would break out between them would be only one of many battles that would determine their fate in this mysterious test.
Xin Yung ,with his ability to manipulate shadows, immediately began moving his hands slowly, as if he was playing a hidden symphony, and the shadows seemed to respond to his gestures and turned into dark threads that merged with the air.
Jeffrey watched with wary eyes, he knew he had to act quickly before the shadows became an unmanageable danger.
"You won't scare me with your shadows," Jeffrey said with a smile, taking a step towards Xin Yung. With a quick touch on the ground, he issued his rule: "Any shadow of Xin Yung is forbidden from entering the five-meter radius surrounding me." With these words, as the shadows approached him, they began to slowly fade away, as if they were melting under the rays of a hidden sun. Although he consumed a huge amount of Origin energy, he benefited greatly.
"This ability….weren't you kidding?"
Xin Yung, shocked by Jeffrey's ability, doubled down on his guard and tried to send shadows under Jeffrey's feet, trying to make him stumble and fall. But to no avail, as soon as the shadows entered the range, they completely disappeared as if they did not exist. Jeffrey jumped up, landing hard towards Shen Yong, causing the ground beneath him to shake. Fortunately, Xin Yung was able to avoid Jeffrey's attack.
"You don't know who you're dealing with,little boy," Jeffrey said, preparing to attack again.
With a sudden movement, he grabbed a branch of a nearby tree and shouted: "You are now a weapon." Immediately, the branch turned into a long, solid stick in his hand.
Xin Yung was still realizing that he was facing an ability holder from the rule path, but he remedied the situation, and turned back, returning his shadows to his side. After he regained his composure, he noticed that Jeffrey's 5-meter zone had disappeared, and then he understood the matter.
"He can only apply one rule, his ability is not perfect!" Xin Yung shot his shadows towards Jeffrey, taking advantage of his rush towards him in the air to quickly end the fight.
"I got you!" Xin Yung laughed as he saw his shadows approaching Jeffrey little by little, but his happiness stopped when he saw the smile of Jeffrey as if he knew about his plan.
" Foolish!" Jeffrey laughed and charged at Shin Young directly by throwing a rule on the air.
Shin Young was shocked and defenseless, his thoughts stopped when Jeffrey's stick came into his sight. "I lost.."
Xin Yung fainted.
Jeffrey inspected Xin Yung and warmly took the five gold necklaces and placed them on his neck. He took one last look at Xin Yung and then sighed.
"The kids of this world are truly terrifying, but unfortunately, they are still children after all."
After jeffrey defeated Xin Yung and took possession of his five necklaces, he headed toward the western side of the island, where the sunset appeared to paint the sky with orange and red hues.
On the western side, there was a fierce battle between two teams.
The first team consisted of seven individuals, led by a boy named Yu Jia, while the second team consisted of five individuals, led by a girl named Ming Xiao.
The referee did not mention anything about forming teams, betrayal, etc., so the contestants were free whether they formed a team or continued fighting alone, but many continued with the idea of forming a team for ease of survival and protection.
Yu Jia looked at Ming Xiao's team and sneered inwardly, then spoke out loud: "Why don't you hand over your gold necklaces without a fight? You'll make it easier for yourselves." His six followers burst out laughing mockingly, taunting the opposing team.
On the other hand, Ming Xiao was very calm, unlike her followers who were tense and fearful. Staring with her cold black eyes, Ming Xiao stood firm and did not utter a single word. Then, to the shock of both teams, she advanced towards Yu Jia and his followers alone without the slightest expression.
"What are you doing? Are you crazy?" One of Yu Jia's followers whispered in astonishment. Even Ming Xiao's followers couldn't hide their astonishment and worry.
Yu Jia looked at her deeply and sneered inwardly, then sent his followers to attack her.
"Hinder her! Show me your power!"
Yu Jia's team laughed sarcastically and the six surrounded her from all directions.
As soon as his followers approached her, Ming Xiao took a slow breath and raised her right foot slightly off the ground as it turned into a dark crimson fire. The six sensed something wrong and attacked her at once, but it was too late. She hit her foot on the ground and a huge fire wave erupted, completely burning them. He caused the protection arrays to activate and they disappeared in an instant, leaving behind six golden necklaces scattered on the ground.
After seeing the sight, Yu Jia stopped laughing completely, and was replaced with pure extreme caution, his features became serious, and he immediately took up a defensive posture.
"You...who the hell are you?!" Yu Jia spoke with his eyes narrowed.
Ming Xiao did not speak and continued to approach him, then took out her sword with a cold expression.
Ming's followers were just as surprised as Yu Jia and did not move from their place in shock.
"She's strong!!"
Just as Ming Xiao approached Yu Jia, the latter summoned his ability. He possessed the ability of partial space control, this ability enabled him to avoid attacks and enhance his strength, in addition to controlling his movements and speed, which made him a dangerous warrior in the First Heaven and was famous beyond this island.
Yu Jia used his ability and squeezed his muscles and then disappeared from his place in the blink of an eye, appearing behind Ming Xiao at a breakneck speed.
Ming Xiao barely avoided Yu Jia's grip and moved away from him briskly. Without any expression on her face, she took out a black long sword from its sheath, engulfing it with her glowing fire.
"Do you think I'm like those weaklings, hehehe, you underestimate me so much!" Yu Jia said sarcastically.
Yu Jia compressed the space around his arms, turning them into a deadly weapon. The two rushed towards each other with amazing speed. Yu Jia directed his fist towards her face, while Ming Xiao pointed her sword towards his neck.
The two met in a terrible collision, causing a massive explosion that threw the two away. The ground shook from the intensity of the impact, and the followers flew in every direction.
Yu Jia quickly retreated after the explosion, and looked at his injured arm.
It was full of blood and severe burns. He felt sharp pain, but it was within reach and he tried to hide it. On the other side a faint blood streak appeared on Ming Xiao's cheek, their eyes met for a moment, as Yu Jia's eyes was ablaze with anger and shock while Ming Xiao's eyes were still cold and unmoved.
"Damn you!" Yu Jia cursed inwardly, then decided to change his plan. instead of
Focusing on attacking Ming Xiao directly, he decided to use his strength to destroy the surrounding area.
Yu Jia compressed the space around his injured arm causing him unbearable pain, causing a dark aura to form around it. Then it hit the ground with all its force, causing a strong ground shaking. Rocks broke and trees shook, dust spread everywhere, making him unable to see.
Amidst the destruction and flying dust, Yu Jia laughed with conviction that he had gotten rid of Ming Xiao.
"Hehehe! Did you think you could defeat me? Who's laughing now!!" He laughed very confidently.
But before he could finish laughing, he felt a burning pain extending from his shoulder
To his foot. A fiery red line shot diagonally across his body, causing It led to the protection arrays being automatically activated and excluded from the battle.
At the last moment, seconds before he was excluded, Yu Jia raised his gaze, he saw Ming Xiao flying into the sky with two glowing fiery wings. She was a terrifying and beautiful sight at the same time, a force that could not be ignored.
The looks in Yu Jia's eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief gathered ratification. Then he disappeared from the field, leaving Ming Xiao alone, and four golden necklaces falling to the ground in regret.
Ming Xiao landed elegantly and took the necklaces that were lying on the ground, then she continued to move forward, wanting to leave, but soon she stopped and drew her sword towards a certain place, and as she expected, a young man with long black hair and mysterious black eyes came out from among the trees and looked at Ming Xiao, it was Jeffrey!
"What damned luck!!!" Jeffrey cursed inwardly.
It seems that his so-called luck is beginning to fade.