Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2 - Safety Sector Notice
Chapter 3 - Greedy Eater
Chapter 4 - Hidden
Chapter 5 - Family
Chapter 6 - Sudden Change
Chapter 7 - Messed Up
Chapter 8 - Truth
Chapter 9 - Purgatory
Chapter 10 - Escape (Part 1)
Chapter 11 - Escape (Part 2)
Chapter 12 - Difficult Situation
Chapter 13 - Tang Ling, Fight! (Part 1)
Chapter 14 - Tang Ling, Fight! (Part 2)
Chapter 15 - Tang Ling, Fight (Part 3)
Chapter 16 - Extreme
Chapter 17 - Survive
Chapter 18 - The Path Ahead
Chapter 19 - Purple Wall
Chapter 20 - Choice
Chapter 21 - Kill Away
Chapter 22 - Dash
Chapter 23 - Black Robe
Chapter 24 - Breaking Su Yao
Chapter 25 - Grudge
Chapter 26 - First Reserved Camp
Chapter 27 - Dream Part 1
Chapter 28 - Dream Part 2
Chapter 29 - Dream Part 3
Chapter 30 - Welcome To The Dream World Part 1
Chapter 31 - Welcome To The Dream World Part 2
Chapter 32 - Wake Up
Chapter 33 - Kun
Chapter 34 - Mysterious Store
Chapter 35 - Brand
Chapter 36 - Reckless
Chapter 37 - Acknowledged
Chapter 38 - Wall
Chapter 39 - Inner City
Chapter 40 - Excited
Chapter 41 - Old Civilization
Chapter 42 - A Grand Morning
Chapter 43 - On Stage Part 1
Chapter 44 - On Stage Part 2
Chapter 45 - Bloody Cage
Chapter 46 - First Fight
Chapter 47 - Forfeit. No Rights.
Chapter 48 - Teen From The Settlement Part 1
Chapter 49 - Teen From The Settlement Part 2
Chapter 50 - Pass
Chapter 51 - Orston’S Show
Chapter 52 - Yu
Chapter 53 - Tang Ling’S Entrance
Chapter 54 - The Giant Leicester Silverback Bear
Chapter 55 - Precise Performance Part 1
Chapter 56 - Precise Performance Part 2
Chapter 57 - Precise Performance Part 3
Chapter 58 - Forced
Chapter 59 - Calculate, Count.
Chapter 60 - Toppled
Chapter 61 - Harlequin
Chapter 62 - Titan
Chapter 63 - Mad Dog
Chapter 64 - The Most Important Exam
Chapter 65 - Meet Again
Chapter 66 - Dark Room
Chapter 67 - Genetic Chain Measuring Machine
Chapter 68 - Fantasy
Chapter 69 - Genius
Chapter 70 - Crowd
Chapter 71 - Visualize
Chapter 72 - Thick Mist
Chapter 73 - Vortex
Chapter 74 - It
Chapter 75 - Anxious
Chapter 76 - Perfect Genetic Chain
Chapter 77 - Biggest Secret
Chapter 78 - Disqualify
Chapter 79 - Seniors
Chapter 80 - Standard Supply
Chapter 81 - One Month
Chapter 82 - Temperaments Of A Leader
Chapter 83 - Changed Rule
Chapter 84 - Way Of Eating
Chapter 85 - Risk
Chapter 86 - Enchanced
Chapter 87 - Standard
Chapter 88 - No Problem
Chapter 89 - Control
Chapter 90 - Cover
Chapter 91 - Prediction
Chapter 92 - Pass
Chapter 93 - Back When I Was Young
Chapter 94 - Cruel Data
Chapter 95 - Truth Part 1
Chapter 96 - Truth Part 2
Chapter 97 - Level 2 Sector Protection Machine
Chapter 98 - Hope Barrier
Chapter 99 - Battlefield
Chapter 100 - Monster
Chapter 101 - Level 3 Vicious Beast
Chapter 102 - Purple Light
Chapter 103 - Slash Part 1
Chapter 104 - Slash Part 2
Chapter 105 - Reasons
Chapter 106 - Universal Source Rock Part 1
Chapter 107 - Universal Source Rock Part 2
Chapter 108 - Authority
Chapter 109 - Farm
Chapter 110 - Crevice
Chapter 111 - Malicious Intent
Chapter 112 - The Person Known As Tang Ling
Chapter 113 - Information
Chapter 114 - Cave
Chapter 115 - Dead Weight
Chapter 116 - Move Around Freely Part 1
Chapter 117 - Move Around Freely Part 2
Chapter 118 - Hunter
Chapter 119 - Power Up
Chapter 120 - Chameleon Black-Winged Mantis
Chapter 121 - Blade Dance Fury Part 1
Chapter 122 - Blade Dance Fury Part 2
Chapter 123 - A Harvest
Chapter 124 - Trade
Chapter 125 - Black Market
Chapter 126 - Black Market Part 2
Chapter 127 - Wolf Crunch
Chapter 128 - Promise
Chapter 129 - Happiness
Chapter 130 - Repay
Chapter 131 - Hank
Chapter 132 - Rascal
Chapter 133 - Engaged
Chapter 134 - Resistance
Chapter 135 - Prelude Part 1
Chapter 136 - Prelude Part 2
Chapter 137 - Unusual
Chapter 138 - Breathtaking
Chapter 139 - The Cruel Rotation Battle
Chapter 140 - Serendipitous Mistake
Chapter 141 - Level 6 Zombie King
Chapter 142 - Traping Themselves
Chapter 143 - The Speed Of Life And Death Part 1
Chapter 144 - The Speed Of Life And Death Part 2
Chapter 145 - Dark Web (2 In 1)
Chapter 146 - Destructive Battle (2 In 1)
Chapter 147 - The Slaughterer (2 In 1)
Chapter 148 - Meteor (2 In 1)
Chapter 149 - An Astonishing Lance Strike (2 In 1)
Chapter 150 - Exposed (2 In 1)
Chapter 151 - Monsterling (2 In 1)
Chapter 152 - Underground (2 In 1)
Chapter 153 - After The Battle (2 In 1)
Chapter 154 - Return (2 In 1)
Chapter 155 - Smash Your Face (2 In 1)
Chapter 156 - Dream Seed (2 In 1)
Chapter 157 - Seed (2 In 1)
Chapter 158 - Form (2 In 1)
Chapter 159 - 10 Year Promise (2 In 1)
Chapter 160 - Informing And Information (2 In 1)
Chapter 161 - Tower (4 In 1)
Chapter 162 - Dream Domain. Desolate Door (2 In 1)
Chapter 163 - Indistinguishable (2 In 1)
Chapter 164 - The Outline Of The Matter (3 In 1)
Chapter 165 - Really Mean (2 In 1)
Chapter 166 - Key (3 In 1)
Chapter 167 - It Is Love’S Fault (3 In 1)
Chapter 168 - Perfect Completion Rate (3 In 1)
Chapter 169 - Crazy Battle (4 In 1)
Chapter 170 - Chain Of Proof (2 In 1)
Chapter 171 - Final Rating (3 In 1)
Chapter 172 - Spoils (2 In 1)
Chapter 173 - Dark Turbulence (2 In 1)
Chapter 174 - Lucky (2 In 1)
Chapter 175 - Queen (3 In 1)
Chapter 176 - Black Market Level (3 In 1)
Chapter 177 - Madame'S Eatery (3 In 1)
Chapter 178 - True Capital Coin (3 In 1)
Chapter 179 - Astonishing Cultivation (3.5 In 1)
Chapter 180 - Extreme Flush (3 In 1)
Chapter 181 - The Wind Blows (2.5 In 1)
Chapter 182 - The Cloud Surges (3 In 1)
Chapter 183 - The Calm Before The Storm (3.5 In 1)
Chapter 184 - The Storm (3 In 1)
Chapter 185 - So-Called Holy (2.5 In 1)
Chapter 186 - Personality (2.5 In 1)
Chapter 187 - The Hidden Scheme (3 In 1)
Chapter 188 - Saddest Battle (3.5 In 1)
Chapter 189 - Die Young (3 In 1)
Chapter 190 - Before The Riot (3 In 1)
Chapter 191 - I Challenge All Of You (3 In 1)
Chapter 192 - Challenge Part 1 (3 In 1)
Chapter 193 - Challenge Part 2 (2 In 1)
Chapter 194 - Requiem Part 1 (3 In 1)
Chapter 195 - Requiem Part 2 (2 In 1)
Chapter 196 - Intelligence (2 In 1)
Chapter 197 - Lonely Night (2 In 1)
Chapter 198 - Burning Night (2 In 1)
Chapter 199 - Slay
Chapter 200 - Forbidden Medicine
Chapter 201 - Flames From Hell
Chapter 202 - Going Their Respective Ways
Chapter 203 - Dragon Army
Chapter 204 - Extremely Powerful
Chapter 205 - Bloody Splash Along The Way
Chapter 206 - Destruction Part 1
Chapter 207 - Destruction Part 2
Chapter 208 - A Secret
Chapter 209 - End
Chapter 210 - Shadow
Chapter 211 - The Mighty Su Siao
Chapter 212 - : Black Box
Chapter 213 - Dori Box
Chapter 214 - Freeze
Chapter 215 - Tang Ling’S Name
Chapter 216 - Taking The First Step Forward
Chapter 217 - Hey, Ms. Black
Chapter 218 - Barbarto Village
Chapter 219 - The Ambitions Of The Stardust Council
Chapter 220
Chapter 221 - Strange Stone & Dagger
Chapter 222 - Hand Gestures? Combat Techniques?
Chapter 223 - Accessibility
Chapter 224 - The Start Of The Maze And A Drastic Change Of The Era
Chapter 225 - Kun & Ya
Chapter 226 - Bubble Wall And The Underwater Rock Group
Chapter 227 - Ambitious
Chapter 228 - Ark Searcher Program
Chapter 229 - Leave When The Matter Is Done
Chapter 230 - Ling Vs Long. Path Crossed! Part 1
Chapter 231 - Ling Vs Long, Path Crossed! Part 2
Chapter 232 - A Tight Spot
Chapter 233 - Fraudulence
Chapter 234 - Engaged
Chapter 235 - Breakthrough
Chapter 236 - Setup Within Setup
Chapter 237 - Devil
Chapter 238 - Scammed A Kill
Chapter 239 - Holy Tree City
Chapter 240 - Poisoned Man
Chapter 241 - Therefore, We Met
Chapter 242 - Active Energy
Chapter 243 - Overlapped Paths
Chapter 244 - Ro Drifter Camp
Chapter 245 - Symphony Of Fate
Chapter 246 - The Price Of Usurping
Chapter 247 - Repel Poison
Chapter 248 - Bone Marr
Chapter 249 - Pineal Gland
Chapter 250 - Destiny? Choice?
Chapter 251 - Depart To The Ninth Ruins
Chapter 252 - Seven Bulls
Chapter 253 - See You Again, Higan
Chapter 254 - Strange Ruins
Chapter 255 - Confrontation
Chapter 256 - Solved
Chapter 257 - House Of Oddities
Chapter 258 - The Last Three Flights Of Stairs
Chapter 259 - Strange Mantle & Gift
Chapter 260 - A Stone Tablet
Chapter 261 - The Strangest Formation
Chapter 262 - Yellow Moon? Purple Mist?
Chapter 263: - Underground Shadow
Chapter 264 - House Of Legacy
Chapter 265 - Joshua'S Legacy
Chapter 266 - Shock The World
Chapter 267 - Composite Array
Chapter 268: - A Genius Like Him
Chapter 269 - Kill
Chapter 270 - Ending
Chapter 271 - Reward
Chapter 272 - Storm Summit
Chapter 273 - Here I Come
Chapter 274 - Welcome To Darkness Port
Chapter 275 - Giant Ship
Chapter 276 - First Encounter, Dream Seed!
Chapter 277 - You Have Gotten Into Trouble
Chapter 278 - 100 Years
Chapter 279 - Ding Ling And Ding Dong
Chapter 280 - First Day
Chapter 281 - Eight? Fifteen!
Chapter 282 - I Know Everything
Chapter 283 - Conditions
Chapter 284 - Unique Technique
Chapter 285 - Unveil, The Stage For Geniuses
Chapter 286 - The Obsessed Blacksmith
Chapter 287 - Body Technique
Chapter 288 - Secret Medicine
Chapter 289 - An In-Depth Introduction To Darkness Port
Chapter 290 - Dark Arena
Chapter 291 - The Truth Of The Purple Moon
Chapter 292 - Disaster Day
Chapter 293 - You Are Tang Ling
Chapter 294 - Unveil, Purple Moon Warrior
Chapter 295 - Perfect Breakthrough
Chapter 296 - Grand Entrance
Chapter 297 - The First Stage
Chapter 298 - Darkness Girl
Chapter 299 - Where The Lights Are Dimmer
Chapter 300 - This Is Embarrassing...
Chapter 301 - Who Are You?
Chapter 302 - Higan & Tang Ling
Chapter 303 - Torrential Teen Ranking
Chapter 304 - Shocking Chance
Chapter 305 - Calamity
Chapter 306 - How Does It Feel To Like Someone?
Chapter 307 - Desperado
Chapter 308 - All Eyes On You
Chapter 309 - The First Match! Beating The Undefeated
Chapter 310 - Engage, Dream Seeds!
Chapter 311 - A Slash
Chapter 312 - I Lost
Chapter 313 - No One Can Be Unfair To Tang Ling
Chapter 314 - The Ending Of The Competition
Chapter 315 - Who Is The Queen?
Chapter 316 - Won'T Stop Until My Last Breath
Chapter 317 - Higan'S Decision
Chapter 318 - Tang Ling'S Wait
Chapter 319 - Despair & Hope
Chapter 320 - God'S Eye
Chapter 321 - Gu Dao
Chapter 322 - Three Mystical Items
Chapter 323 - That Distant Her
Chapter 324 - Throbbing
Chapter 325 - Tang Ling'S Present
Chapter 326 - Ling, Long Meet
Chapter 327 - The Geniuses In The Dreamy Visitor
Chapter 328 - The One Who Set The Rules
Chapter 329 - What Is Monty?
Chapter 330 - Higan'S Desperation
Chapter 331 - Higan Left
Chapter 332 - A Strange Tacit Understanding
Chapter 333 - Hell Difficulty On Hell Ledge!
Chapter 334 - The Rules Of The Life And Death Ring
Chapter 335 - Twins
Chapter 336 - Boss Huang'S Weapon Refinery
Chapter 337 - Live Sword
Chapter 338 - Strong Weapon
Chapter 339 - Benefits Of Hell Ledge
Chapter 340 - Godnium
Chapter 341 - The Start Of Hell Ledge!
Chapter 342 - Gray Mist Street
Chapter 343 - Double Kill
Chapter 344 - Trigger The Sss
Chapter 345 - Microsenses
Chapter 346 - Infinite Hell
Chapter 347 - First Generation! Shaken!
Chapter 348 - Black-Robed Silver-Haired Young Master Twelve
Chapter 349 - Punishment
Chapter 350 - And I Will Never Look Back
Chapter 351 - Terrible Changes
Chapter 352 - Clash Between The Two Mightys
Chapter 353 - Strongest Form
Chapter 354 - Mysterious Interrupter
Chapter 355 - Debts Cleared
Chapter 356 - Protection And The Present For Tang Ling
Chapter 357 - Iron-Blooded City
Chapter 358 - Armored Up!
Chapter 359 - Dream Again
Chapter 360 - Demons & Nightmare
Chapter 361 - Meeting Liu He Again
Chapter 362 - Start
Chapter 363 - Strange Scene
Chapter 364 - Santos Demon
Chapter 365 - The Demon Of Marco Village
Chapter 366 - The Possessed
Chapter 367 - The Attacker
Chapter 368 - Sub-Mission
Chapter 369 - Monster Paradise
Chapter 370 - Fallen Knight
Chapter 371 - Are You Also A Dream Seed?
Chapter 372 - Risky Plan
Chapter 374 - Transformation Battle
Chapter 375 - The Truth Of Precise Instinct
Chapter 376 - Slash Your Enemy
Chapter 377 - Kun Is Breaking The Rules
Chapter 378 - Ominous Third Floor
Chapter 379 - Reaping
Chapter 380 - Demon Infant
Chapter 381 - Shared Mission
Chapter 382 - Demon Infant'S Absorption
Chapter 383 - Wrong Answer
Chapter 384 - Endless Pursuit
Chapter 385 - Caught Up In Some Huge Troubles
Chapter 386 - Two Tigers
Chapter 387 - Breakthrough! Opening The Strength Of Two Tigers
Chapter 388 - Impossible To Complete
Chapter 389 - Life Is A Cabbage
Chapter 390 - The Truth Of The Santos Demon
Chapter 391 - Mother, Did You Call For Me?
Chapter 392 - Spider Queen
Chapter 393 - Ending
Chapter 394 - Rewards (I)
Chapter 395 - Rewards (Ii)
Chapter 396 - Heaven-Defying Ring
Chapter 397 - The Mist Still Lingers
Chapter 398 - A Man Does Not Cry Easily
Chapter 399 - Confidential
Chapter 400 - Twelve
Chapter 401 - It Is Still Beautiful
Chapter 402 - The Perfect Form
Chapter 403 - Demon Infant'S Body
Chapter 404 - Talent Equipment
Chapter 405 - Final Solution
Chapter 406 - The Painful Heart
Chapter 407 - Seed Extraction
Chapter 408 - Filling Up The Liveliness
Chapter 409 - You Feed Me Urine?!
Chapter 410 - You Feed Me Urine?!
Chapter 411 - The Strange Changes Of The Little Seed (2 In 1)
Chapter 412 - In A Hurry
Chapter 413 - The Geniuses
Chapter 414 - The Advancing Path
Chapter 415 - The Miracle Kid Of The Sea (2 In 1)
Chapter 416 - Whale Gamble
Chapter 417 - Got Rich!
Chapter 418 - Floating Ice
Chapter 419 - Wealthy
Chapter 420 - Acting Like A Rich Master
Chapter 421 - Darkness Auction
Chapter 422 - You Have Quite The Luck
Chapter 423 - The Poor Kid Got Knocked Out Cold (2 In 1)
Chapter 424 - Tang Long'S Stabbing Knife
Chapter 425 - Mysterious Zoophyte
Chapter 426 - Ice Butterfly & Black Blood
Chapter 427 - The Truth Of The Black Blood
Chapter 428 - April 28Th (I)
Chapter 429 - April 28Th (Ii) (2 In 1)
Chapter 430 - Coming Closer To You Day By Day
Chapter 431 - : Repeatedly Provoked
Chapter 432 - The King Of The Era That You Want To Follow
Chapter 433 - The Outstanding Performances Of The Young Geniuses
Categories Genre: Action, All, Mature, Ongoing, Sci-fi Status: Ongoing Alternative names: 暗月纪元, ______
Total Chapters in book: 432
Estimated words: 1021819 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5109(@200wpm)___ 4087(@250wpm)___ 3406(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1021819 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5109(@200wpm)___ 4087(@250wpm)___ 3406(@300wpm)
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Chapter 209: End
“You killed almost everyone in my family.” Clyne was calm when he saw Tang Ling finally stepping into his room.
“But never mind.” He then pressed a button on the table as Tang Ling stepped closer to him. The heavy wall behind him started to move and slide apart, revealing a large space behind it.
It was a storeroom filled with rows and rows of racks. The top of the racks was filled with items while the area below the racks stored opened boxes that had gold, jades, and even crystals. Even in the Purple Moon era, these rare commodities were still used as a type of currency.
Other than the racks, in the center of the large storeroom was a huge ring that was covered by a giant steel cage. It reminded Tang Ling of the bloody cage exam. Was the exam inspired by this place?
As a matter of fact, the whole fifth floor of the Agnes manor only housed Clyne’s average-sized office attached to his chamber. The rest of the floor was occupied by this secret storeroom.
Tang Ling’s heart raced, not because of the wealth before his eyes, but because he saw two things on the racks that spelled treasure to him. He had a hunch that these two things should have been inside the manor early on. They were none other than his grandmother’s urn and his sister’s torn skirt.
Was it strange for these things to end up in the hands of the Agnes family who had taken over the safety sector?
“Although you aren’t wealthy, I kept them for you.” Clyne stood up to remove his sleeping robe and reveal his armor. He did not don the purple standard-issued armor. Instead, it was a brand new black armor with three stars carved on his chest plate.
He slowly walked to the side of the ring and started browsing the racks. Then, he selected a pair of turquoise fighting gloves and slid them on. After he pressed another button that opened the little door of the steel cage, he walked inside.
“I don’t mean anything ill. I’m just afraid that these bargaining chips aren’t sufficient to move you. That’s why I kept them for you, especially after I knew that you are from the settlement.” As he spoke, Clyne stretched his limbs and twisted his neck like a boxer entering the ring and warming up before a match.
“You can be more direct if you have something to say.” Tang Ling also walked to the ring though he was not in a hurry to enter it.
“This is the deathmatch ring. It was passed down from the first generation of the Agnes family leader who started off as a war family. I moved the deathmatch ring into the secret storeroom when I rose to this position,” Clyne said calmly.
“You know, it isn’t easy to select a new leader of the family. Everyone has ambitions, and in order to be fair, the few qualified candidates that can match each other in various aspects will have to enter the deathmatch ring. In the end, the survivor will become the new leader of the family. I became the leader this way too.” Clyne reminisced about his past.
He then added, “This ring is a grand gambling stage where you gamble your life away. I’m here to take a gamble with you, not just gambling with our lives, but the winner who walks out of the ring alive will get even more.
“In order to show my sincerity, if you win, not only will my life be yours, but everything you see in this storeroom will be yours.”
“Do I even have anything valuable that catches your attention?” Tang Ling had a hunch what the answer would be, but he asked the question nevertheless.
Tang Ling had glanced at the whole storeroom when he came in. Other than the few boxes of gold, jades, and crystals, the majority of the items on the racks were weapons, armor, art pieces from the old civilization, firearms, and a few boxes of ammunition, plus a whole rack of vicious beast meat that was more than a hundred kilograms in weight. Tang Ling also spotted Level 4 to 5 vicious beast meat. In short, it was a huge amount of wealth.
“If I win, I want the seed you have,” Clyne finally uttered his purpose.
“I see. You are just afraid of Uncle Su Yao after all!” Tang Ling chuckled. He tossed his sword, dagger, and his bloody clothes away before he started to browse the racks in the storeroom for a weapon.
In fact, he could not distinguish the weapons from one another. Even if a superalloy weapon was in front of him, he might not recognize it or know how to use it.
Although he had limited knowledge, he was not an idiot. Would he fight Clyne with a mere grade B alloy weapon and the battle uniform that he had snatched from someone at the last minute? No way.
Clyne did not say anything about Tang Ling browsing the weapons on his own. In fact, he was more concerned about the silence from Mad Lion Su Siao.
If the Mad Lion did not say anything, that meant that he recognized this death match between him and Tang Ling. Should Clyne defeat Tang Ling in the end, given the Mad Lion’s character, he would have to accept the outcome.
Moreover, the people from the Stardust Council were on their way. Clyne had to kill Tang Ling before they arrived. Otherwise, he would not get a piece of the precious seed!
Tang Ling grabbed a grade A alloy spear. Compared to a longsword, his current state was more suited for a spear. He then wanted to get a set of armor for himself, but the sets in the storeroom were nothing stellar. The best one was only a grade B alloy armor which was just slightly stronger than the usual standard-issued purple armor of the Purple Moon Warriors.
On second thought, he chose to give up on the selection of armors and chose a fitting sewn protective inner armor which was similar to the innerwear that he usually wore in the Hope Barrier. The protective layer was only as strong as a bulletproof vest but it was better than nothing.
Nevertheless, Clyne was rather surprised by Tang Ling’s choice. His mouth opened and closed like a goldfish as he wanted to say something, but no words came out.
As a matter of fact, the inner armor that Tang Ling picked at random was very precious.
The overall integrity was no weaker than a Purple Moon Warrior’s armor. The best part was that it was a lot lighter than a standard-issued armor, so it provided more agility to the wearer. It only covered the knees, elbows, wrists, and torso. Despite lacking a headgear or helmet, compared to the heavy standard-issued armor, one could identify which was better.
The other precious thing about the inner armor was that it was sewn with a great amount of organic material from a certain monster, so it had exceptional tenacity and would fit any body size.
Did the kid spot something? This inner armor is actually the best gear for his size-altering transformation!
Unfortunately, since Tang Ling had used another type of enhancement, he could no longer use his little seed. Based on common sense, the extra enhancement to his body would consume a great amount of energy, hence exhausting him. Therefore, he could not possibly have enough energy to provide the seed for transforming now.
Clyne’s opinion was correct but not entirely so. After Tang Ling melted the war seed, he had a feeling about both the seeds and it was not as beautiful as he wanted it to be. Yes, the two seeds could be activated at the same time and the power would stack up so that he would get an explosive super form, which was probably four times stronger than his current form, but he did not have that much energy to support both seeds at once!
Every time he transformed, he usually used the energy stored in the little seed.
With the little seed’s current level of energy storage, there was no way for him to achieve an imaginative super form, but…
Tang Ling continued browsing. The weapon that he was most familiar with right now was the dagger, so he had to rely on one during the critical moment.
However, Clyne’s collection disappointed Tang Ling. There were no exceptional daggers on the racks. The best one that he found was a grade A alloy dagger and it only had aesthetics. While it was beautiful and exquisite, it was not practical enough.
In Tang Ling’s opinion, the simpler the dagger was, the better. After all, he sought the potential damage inflicted instead of aesthetics.
With that thought in mind, Tang Ling was prepared to simply pick a grade A alloy dagger. However, at that moment, he glanced over a special dagger in an inconspicuous corner.
The hilt of this dagger was made out of wood, a crookedly carved wood to be exact, and with the curves on the hilt, its grip was snug and secure. Above the hilt was a dried vine circling the hilt as the guard. He could not tell whether the vine was from the wood itself or if it had been added by someone, but the vine guard perfectly divided the hilt and the blade.
Other than that, the blade of the dagger was in a strange shape. It was dark gray in color, but the material was not iron, alloy, wood or even bone. It felt like rock that had the texture of wood. On top of that, it felt like it was naturally formed.
Similar to its hilt, the blade was also crooked like a snake. At the spine of the blade was a line of sawteeth and at the edge of the blade was a fuller. Both the sawteeth and fuller had no trace of artificial grinding as it looked like it came as it was.
Unfortunately, the dagger was broken. Only half its blade remained and the cut at the blade was smooth like a log of wood that had been chopped and the cut had smoothened over time.
Tang Ling was somehow attracted to the dagger. However, when he held the lightweight dagger in his hand, he could not think of a way to make use of it, so he placed it back down. What use was a broken dagger in a death match?
Clyne heaved a breath of relief when he saw Tang Ling put the dagger back.
Truth be told, Clyne had been researching this particular dagger for a very long time now. Despite the methods he tried and even hiring a scientist to help him analyze the dagger, he returned fruitless. Nevertheless, he was unhappy with the result. Because the dagger was once a treasured item of a rank 5 powerhouse, he did not want to accept the fact that the dagger was useless! How useless would such a dagger be if it were to be restored?
In Clyne’s opinion, Tang Ling had already lost and he did not want him to use the dagger because he was afraid that it might be damaged in the process.
Tang Ling put the dagger back and picked a grade A alloy dagger up, but a moment later, he picked the dagger back up and sheathed it at his waist.
“Are you choosing two daggers?” Clyne was furious in his heart, but he kept his emotions in check as he feigned surprise.
“Is that a problem?” Tang Ling raised a brow and walked into the ring. Five minutes had passed since the storeroom was revealed. With his precious time having been delayed, he did not wish to waste anymore.
“It’s fine. I’m just curious why you’d choose a dagger that cannot cut. It’s just a symbol of victory of the past, a collection of sorts.” Clyne pretended like it was nothing.
Tang Ling did not respond either because his Precise Instinct sensed something unusual from the dagger, and factoring in Clyne’s reaction, he knew he had selected something outstanding.
Shuaaa!
Tang Ling pointed the spear at Clyne. “Let’s begin.”
Without further ado, both sides lunged at each other.
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It was as though time was in reverse. Tang Ling’s first battle in Safety Sector No. 17 had been the bloody cage exam. Now, his final battle in Safety Sector No. 17 was with Clyne inside a steel cage. This match would determine who walked out alive.
The steel cage was shut tightly after Tang Ling entered. Even if Clyne wanted it to open, he had to twist a lock and key in the password before opening the door. If either one of them wanted to break out from the grade C alloy cage, given their strength, they would still have to spend a great amount of effort and time to do it.
Who would have the time to escape or open the door in a deathmatch unless either side had great advantage over the opposite? So, who had the advantage in this deathmatch? Was it Tang Ling or Clyne? Neither!
Both of them were equally powerful on rank 3, and the battle started off on a climax.
In less than 30 seconds, Clyne released punches more than 300 times with each blow powerful enough to kill a Purple Moon Warrior-to-be. Tang Ling also brandished his spear more than 300 times, and each thrust perfectly blocked Clyne’s ferocious punches.
Without a doubt, it was a fight between two powerful people. Normal people could not possibly capture their movements or imagine the power in each blow, what more react to the reflexes.
With every block and defensive move in the ring, an explosive sound followed. The huge grade C alloy cage was shaking as the blastwave from the punches, the gale from the brandished spear, and every attack left irregular dents on the metal.
Tang Ling was a lot tougher than expected! All the predictions before the battle were only theories, and only in battle did Clyne finally realize the fact.
Although Tang Ling might not be a threat to him, he was somewhat stronger than Tang Ling in terms of basic stats. Nonetheless, not a single of his 300 punches actually landed on Tang Ling because the spear that the latter wielded always perfectly blocked his strike!
Is this the reason Tang Ling chose the spear? Is it because of its length so that he can block my fists in almost all directions?
Given Clyne’s understanding of Tang Ling, the kid was not skilled at using a spear, so him choosing the spear felt a little strange. At first, he suspected that Tang Ling had concealed the fact that he was a spear user, so he was prepared to see him show off his skills in the battle.
Still, Clyne was not overly bothered since the choice of weapon was not the determining factor of a battle anyway. However, after the battle started, he realized that he was wrong. Tang Ling was really lousy at using the spear!
The initial movements from the spear were awkward and stiff. Tang Ling knew none of the spear techniques: dive, stab, flog, beat, twine, circle, block, grab, lunge, point, not even entry-level knowledge!
Nonetheless, half a minute later, Tang Ling became more skillful wielding the spear. From the start to the end, he had been repeating a single technique of the spear: block. However, no matter how shocking it sounded, could he win with just one technique?
Clyne had his own plans. He paused for a split second and attacked Tang Ling again.
Be it intentional or the advantage that he had from the start, Clyne was able to slightly lead the fight. He was bringing Tang Ling around the cage in circles.
Even if his punch could not effectively land on Tang Ling, he tried as if he did not know the meaning of fatigue. He tested every angle of attack in the attempt to find out if there was any weak spot that Tang Ling’s battle wisdom missed out.
The intense and rapid battle lasted for another minute. After that, both sides were a little exhausted.
Should this continue? Would it be a battle of stamina? No, both Tang Ling and Clyne did not plan to drag it out!
At that moment, Tang Ling shook his spear while drawing the dagger that he sheathed at his waist. He had gotten used to the spear and it was time for his new tactic coupled with his Precise Instinct to come into play.
He chose to attack this time! The spear and dagger matched each other perfectly, meeting Clyne’s punches offensively and defensively.
The sudden change caught Clyne offguard. He never thought that Tang Ling could fight with divided concentration.
Compared to the spear, Tang Ling’s mastery of the dagger was a lot more amazing. Every time the grade A alloy dagger attacked, it was as ferocious as a jumping viper, striking the second Clyne was most unaware.
It was not exactly fighting with divided concentration but it was close, and Clyne could not do the same. It was the first time he was forced to react passively, defending Tang Ling’s dagger strikes. His black armor had suffered a dozen cuts from Tang Ling’s dagger, but none harmed his body.
It’s time! Tang Ling hopped back, gripping his dagger in reverse and sliding the spear forward as he held the near end of the handle.
What is he trying to do? Clyne was stunned. In that fraction of a second, Tang Ling’s spear dove towards Clyne’s armor at an unimaginable speed.
Clunk!
The tip of the spear poked a little hole in Clyne’s body, causing him to bleed.
The minor injury did not affect the battle, but it infuriated Clyne who bellowed and raised both his fists for a barrage of punches at Tang Ling. Less than five seconds later, he realized a shocking fact: Tang Ling was the one who was controlling the pace of the battle.
Tang Ling had used the spear defensively at first, then he swapped to the dagger and spear combination to attack and defend at the same time, ultimately turning the spear into an attacking tool and the dagger into a defensive tool.
The changes in his battle style were drastic. Clyne needed time to adapt to such an illusionary battle style, but during the switch, he had fallen into Tang Line’s pace and inevitably suffered an attack while he tried to adapt.
It’s just a small jab that won’t affect the battle! But what the hell is with that absorption of knowledge? How did use the stab of the spear to such a godly extent in such a short amount of time? But this will end soon!
Clyne was an old fox in the battlefield. He decided to break the pace and reveal the trap that he had set from the beginning. Right after the thought arose in his mind, he changed the way he punched. He discarded the offensive and defensive punching, and went all out, exchanging damage for damage madly.
Ten seconds later, a dozen more holes appeared on Clyne’s body and every single one of them was bleeding, but Tang Ling also endured three punches.
Every of Clyne’s punches had chills that would freeze the spine. They hit Tang Ling in the limbs, and albeit not being lethal, they were able to slow his movements down a little.
However, judging by how things had panned out, Tang Ling still had the advantage. Such an advantage was turned into nothing when Clyne flashed a cunning smile on his face.
“It’s time to end this!” Clyne stepped back and jumped up. He then released a powerful punch on the ground.
His punch was enveloped in a layer of white light. A closer look would reveal the light as countless ice crystals. The punch landed on the ring powerfully, and a thick layer of ice spread from the point of impact, blanketing the entire ring in an instant.
Tang Ling instinctively wanted to jump, so he did, but when he landed and smashed the ice in the ring, it threw him off balance a little.
Clyne seized the moment and lunged towards Tang Ling, attempting to land a powerful punch on his chest.
Tang Ling turned his body sideways and dodged the punch, but due to the slippery ice, his movement was not as smooth as before. As a result, he was unable to dodge Clyne’s punch completely, so the punch grazed his chest and hit his right arm.
“Freeze!” Clyne roared. When his punch grazed Tang Ling’s body, the ice on his fist made contact with Tang Ling. Then, an unbelievable scene happened. Tang Ling’s limbs started to freeze as a thick layer of ice enveloped his hands, legs and ultimately his body.
“This ends now!” A thread of worry flickered over Clyne’s face, but there was no movement from Su Siao outside the manor.
Total Chapters in book: 432
Estimated words: 1021819 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5109(@200wpm)___ 4087(@250wpm)___ 3406(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1021819 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 5109(@200wpm)___ 4087(@250wpm)___ 3406(@300wpm)
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