Chapter 225
The comprehensive targeting of the "Reversal Moment," coupled with the preemptive sealing of Tu Lan's skills, could only mean one thing—he must have seen the ending in advance!
In that uncertain conclusion, where the victor remained unknown, when Mi Ya Si devoured her talent, she must have used the "Reversal Moment," with "Raging Moon" and "Thieving Dragon" playing crucial roles. His elaborate schemes were all aimed at sealing off these three abilities of hers.
Yet, in a twist of fate, while "Mind Snatcher" helped Mi Ya Si find herself, it also became the key for Yu Xun Ge to obtain the "Reversal Moment."
At this moment, Yu Xun Ge was suspended in a large "T" shape above Mi Ya Si's skeletal remains. Most of the materials in the water had already been activated, and the ritual was about to commence.
Tu Lan's various skills were merely scratching the surface of the giant whale.
This was inevitable. To counter the "Reversal Moment," Mi Ya Si had to suppress and weaken herself, which meant she would create a sanctuary to protect herself until she awaited Yu Xun Ge. The giant whale was her refuge, and now that Yu Xun Ge had entered, it became the best protective shield for the divine talent evolution ritual.
After a surge of intense anger, Yu Xun Ge's heart grew increasingly calm. Her limbs relaxed, as if she had given up the fight.
One person and one bone floated face to face within the giant whale, barely a meter apart. The water ceased to flow, and all the materials surrounding them came to a standstill, as if they had finally reached their destination.
At that moment, the thousands of sea demon characters etched on the skeleton glowed with a blue light.
Above the white bones and below Yu Xun Ge, two hexagram arrays lit up. The hexagrams spun, and two aggressive beams of light shot out like bullets, striking her and the skeleton right between the brows. In the water, silence reigned; there was no sound.
The world was terrifyingly quiet, and Tu Lan's roar, tinged with a choked voice, seemed to come from a great distance.
In this moment, she felt no fear. Her heart, driven by greed, became fearless, just as it had been the first time she saw Yu Xun Huan's divine talent in that dark room!
The two hexagram arrays slowly converged.
Below, Mi Ya Si's skull grinned, as if smiling at her.
Now's the time!!
—"Escape Gem"!!
All restraints were lifted.
Yu Xun Ge regained her freedom! The chains lunged at her again, but she dodged, not leaving immediately!
Not only because she couldn't pass up such a golden opportunity, but also because she realized she had been influenced by Mi Ya Si. When she tried to envision a safe place in her mind, the safest location that appeared was precisely where she currently stood.
She couldn't help but sigh again in her heart—perhaps there truly was no skill in the world that was perfect and without flaws.
Between her two fingers, a skill crystal appeared—"Cut and Paste": Use the skill on a target to cut and store it in the palm, and when the skill is used again, the stored object will be retrieved.
Unable to move her fingers to crush the skill crystal, Yu Xun Ge launched a "Magic Missile" from her palm, shattering the skill crystal instantly. The skill took effect! She aimed at the hand bone once known as "Mind Snatcher" and used "Cut and Paste."
As the shards of the skill crystal drifted in the water, Mi Ya Si's right hand vanished, entering Yu Xun Ge's palm.
In the next moment, the hand bone was retrieved, smooth and white as jade, with no sharp edges.
Feeling Mi Ya Si attempting to recall the hand bone, sensing it slipping from her control, Yu Xun Ge unhesitatingly drove the bone's finger into her left eye, then immediately let go. In the next instant, the hand bone, now embedded in her eye, was summoned back!
Blood gushed forth. With this single act, even if the first strike didn't count as Mi Ya Si attacking her, the second strike firmly pinned her down.
She reached out to touch the two hexagram arrays, only to find that the "Reversal Moment" was still unusable!
She could feel her limbs growing cold and sluggish again.
Blood from her left eye floated in the water, creating crimson patterns. Yu Xun Ge sensed her life force dwindling to just 3%. Was that not enough?
No... it wasn't that it wasn't enough; it was too much! She suddenly recalled the racial talent she had meticulously chosen during the internal test!
"Undead Will": You, who have long been dead, grow stronger in willpower the deeper you sink into despair. When health drops below 5%, all attributes double; when health drops below 1%, current attributes double again.
Yu Xun Ge immediately drank a healing potion from her false tooth, raising her health to 5%.
Then, she felt the "Reversal Moment" was ready to use.
She quickly aimed at the two hexagram arrays and activated the skill—Reversal Moment!!
From the moment she pierced herself with the hand bone to successfully using "Reversal Moment," it seemed long, but in reality, less than two seconds had passed. The hand bone had just returned to Mi Ya Si.
In an instant! The two hexagram arrays rushed toward each other, swapping places, and she received a notification:
"You are devouring the sea demon Mi Ya Si's divine talent 'Thieving God' to evolve your own divine talent."
So much had happened, yet it had only been a brief moment. Not far away, the Fountain of Light continued to bubble with healing waters.
Tu Lan relentlessly used skills on the giant whale, remembering Yu Xun Ge's command to stay away from it.
Yu Xun Ge had time to reassure Tu Lan: "It's okay, it's okay now!"
Tu Lan calmed down a bit at her words: "Really?"
Yu Xun Ge replied, "Not sure. Don't come in, stay outside, and wait for my signal."
Celebrating prematurely was a big taboo, just like Mi Ya Si, who had just smiled at her. Look at him now—can he still smile?
**Chapter 292: Arrogance is the Prelude to Destruction**
Yu Xun Ge's body was now immobile. Her hands kept pulling out various healing and enhancement potions from her bag, taking out one after another, letting these valuable items, worth dozens or even hundreds of gold coins outside, dissolve into the water.
Since her rebirth, she had never been this generous with herself.
She wished she could throw all her best items at Mi Ya Si, just like how Mi Ya Si had showered her with treasures as if she were his own daughter.
A potion appeared in Mi Ya Si's hand, and the Mind Snatcher held it tightly as it flew toward Yu Xun Ge.
At this moment, Yu Xun Ge's panel showed that the first two skills of her divine talent had just finished evolving, and the words "Thieving God" flickered as if there was a poor connection.
She looked at the potion; from its color and the crystals inside, it resembled the potion that the Mist Blade Moon Emperor had once given her—a master-level potion that restored all health and mana, boosting all attributes by 300% for half an hour. The one in Mi Ya Si's hand, however, shimmered with colors, looking even more extraordinary than the one given to her by Mist Blade.
So spoiled! Mi Ya Si!
The mechanical mask on Yu Xun Ge's face had already floated away.
She still dared not use Mist's Essence, fearing it would interrupt the devouring process.
Just as she was about to encircle herself with a lightning cage, an extremely terrifying frost aura enveloped the entire giant whale!
In that moment, she felt the insignificance of humanity in the face of nature, as if she were standing amidst an endless glacier, looking around with no sign of sunlight or life, her breathing and heartbeat the only sounds in that place.
The mysterious waters within the giant whale froze completely, and Mi Ya Si's hand bone hovered just in front of her, a mere palm's distance from her face.
Only the hexagrams and various runes continued to spin slowly.
Outside, Tu Lan's voice finally broke through: "Aurora Shield!!"
So cool it made her want to cry; the kid finally learned to unleash the big move before shouting the name of the skill!
—"Little Yu, little Yu! Did you see that? Did you see it!!"
—"Isn't it impressive!"
—"And I only froze the water, didn't affect you at all. Super awesome, right?!"
If her face hadn't been completely frozen, Yu Xun Ge would have loved to smile at that adorable kid outside.
What an impressive Tu Lan!
Dozens of seconds later, the hexagram arrays dissipated in the water, and all the sea demon characters on Mi Ya Si's bones faded completely.
At that moment, a voice echoed in her mind, reminiscent of the words she had heard when she first obtained "Thieving God": "Greed, madness, restraint, and the art of disguise—you are qualified to walk the earth as the Thieving God." However, this time, the tone was less flamboyant and arrogant, infused with a lightness and nonchalance.
The androgynous voice said:
"Arrogance is the prelude to destruction; ascending to divinity is the beginning of your fall."
The talents in her panel had completed their evolution, and the three sealed items returned to normal.
However, Yu Xun Ge did not let her guard down. When Tu Lan asked if she should解除 the Aurora Shield, she told her to hold off.
Yu Xun Ge used her disguise skill to transform into a small goblin, instantly gaining mobility within the massive ice block. After retrieving the potion from the hand bone, she aimed outside the giant whale and used "I'm in a hurry." With a flash of light, she appeared in the air outside the giant whale, the array that had covered half the dungeon dissipating. Yu Xun Ge then shadow-stepped to Tu Lan's side.
At that moment, both the girl and the dragon finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tu Lan immediately used "Expert Mode" on Yu Xun Ge, who then took out "A Big World, A Small Me," attempting to shrink the giant whale back into a food box. She planned to use multiple boxes to chop Mi Ya Si's skeleton into segments, tossing them into the temporal chaos, and later taking a small portion to the tower...
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