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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“I wish I could have heard a little more… It seems even my Soul-Snatching Demonic Eye Style has its limits.”
Vellus didn’t know. He didn’t know that the Seven Dragons Association’s Seventy-Two Martial Styles weren’t just peculiar martial arts.
He didn’t know that among them existed secret techniques capable of piercing the mind and dominating the soul.
The Soul-Snatching Demonic Eye Style.
A forbidden art, so difficult to master, and so dangerous, that even within the Seven Dragons Association, it was considered demonic. Nine out of ten who attempted to learn it either went mad or became crippled.
But its power was undeniable. One of the reasons the Black Dragon Princesses were so feared during the Seven Dragons Association’s reign as a demonic cult was their mastery of this technique.
‘I was manipulated by primitive psionic mind control?’
Vellus, who dismissed the Seven Dragons Association as nothing more than a fanatical cult, hadn’t bothered to learn about their true capabilities.
The realization that he had been momentarily enthralled by the Soul-Snatching Demonic Eye Style filled him with shame.
High-level players possessed strong resistance to mental attacks. Those susceptible to such attacks were considered either weak or foolish.
For a Level 97 Grand Duke to be tricked by a mere soul-snatching technique… it was a humiliation he couldn’t bear.
“‘Breaking Wheel, execute!’”
His solution was simple. Kill Li Chingwei, still bound to the wheel, and erase the entire incident. A typical Liberation Brigade approach.
Crack!
But then Vellus’s face contorted in surprise.
Li Chingwei shifted slightly, and the chains binding her snapped, falling to the ground. Like a serpent, she gracefully slipped free, her joints popping back into place.
Na-kyung, watching from Li Chingwei’s arms, gaped.
[…Princess, were you captured on purpose?]
“Indeed.”
[Why are you so nonchalant about it?!]
“There’s no reason to deny it.”
[There is! You should have at least told me! I was worried sick!]
“To deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your allies.”
Vellus gritted his teeth. He had been played. Again. He had already been manipulated by Li Chingwei once, and now, he had fallen for her tricks again. He couldn’t maintain his composure any longer.
He glared at her, his eyes burning with killing intent.
“I never intended to let you live… but now, you can forget about a clean death.”
Li Chingwei, unfazed by his murderous gaze, replied calmly,
“Don’t worry. I’m not interested in torturing you.”
“Ha! You think that cheap trick will work twice?”
“No, I don’t.”
“Then what are you relying on? You should have learned by now that you can’t defeat me.”
“That’s true… so far.”
Li Chingwei didn’t deny it. She had been on the defensive ever since Vellus invoked ‘Constellation Descent.’ But that didn’t mean she agreed with his assessment.
“But unfortunately for you, I no longer need to hold back.”
She had learned everything she needed. The charade was over. Now, it was time for the real fight.
Vellus glared at Li Chingwei, her words accompanied by a sweet smile. Their gazes clashed, a brief silence hanging in the air before…
“‘Impalement, proposed.’”
Crack!
A massive iron spike erupted from the ground, aiming for Li Chingwei.
Bang!
She spun around, dodging the spike and kicking it towards Vellus. The spike bounced harmlessly off the pages swirling around him, disappearing into thin air.
But that was only the beginning.
Before the spike even vanished, Vellus was already flipping through his law book, unleashing a barrage of attacks.
“‘Firing Squad, proposed.’”
“‘Hammer of Justice, proposed.’”
“‘Boiling in Oil, proposed.’”
“‘Burial Alive, proposed.’”
Bullets flew, a giant hammer swung, boiling oil splashed, and a mound of earth cascaded down.
It was a manifestation of hell, a torrent of historical punishments aimed at a single person, an atrocity that made even execution seem merciful.
But Vellus didn’t care. Deceiving and humiliating him, a vessel of a great Constellation’s will, was an insult to the Constellation itself.
For that alone, Li Chingwei deserved to die a thousand deaths.
Thud!
“…!”
But after unleashing his skills, Vellus’s eyes widened in surprise.
Li Chingwei, who should have been immobile, trapped by the ‘Law Prohibiting Bipedal Locomotion’ and ‘Law Prohibiting High-Speed Movement,’ had leaped into the air, effortlessly evading his attacks.
‘Could she…?’
Vellus, his surprise quickly turning into suspicion, unleashed another wave of attacks. But the result was the same.
Li Chingwei, no longer bound, leaped and dodged, effortlessly evading his punishments.
Vellus’s gaze turned cold, his suspicions confirmed.
“How… when did you realize?”
It was an unexpected question. But Li Chingwei, as if anticipating it, casually leaped over a swinging flail, replying with a playful smile,
“Perhaps when I realized you were a sentimental animal lover?”
Vellus clenched his fists, his eyes burning with rage.
“…You cunning bitch.”
“Thank you for the compliment, but I’m already engaged.”
“Talk all you want. You, with your paltry psionic abilities, will never defeat me.”
His rage subsided, replaced by a cold fury. He flipped through his law book, unleashing multiple skills at once.
‘Crucifixion,’ ‘Iron Maiden,’ ‘Cage of Thorns.’ Skills focused on restraint, his intent to capture and kill clear.
“A word of advice, as a princess of the Seven Dragons Association.”
Li Chingwei, anticipating his moves, effortlessly evaded the attacks.
“Don’t underestimate psionics.”
BOOM!
She launched a blast of dark energy, then closed the distance as it was blocked, continuing softly,
“The psionics and Seventy-Two Martial Styles bestowed upon us by our ancestors hold far greater potential than you realize.”
Vellus scoffed at her words, filled with the pride of a Seven Dragons princess.
“Ha! What could you possibly achieve with such primitive power?”
He had sensed her awareness of the ‘Rule of Law’s’ weakness, but that was all.
As long as she couldn’t break free from his restrictions, she couldn’t defeat him, empowered by a great Constellation.
“Let me show you.”
Li Chingwei smiled.
Bang!
She stamped her foot, and the psionic energy of the Soul-Binding Leg Severing Style surged through her body, from toe to knee, up her spine, and into her fingertips.
This energy fused with the steadfast psionic power of the Perfect Dragon Claw Style, amplifying and merging, erupting from her fingertips like dragon claws.
Slash!
Like a dragon tearing through clouds, her attack ripped through dozens of the paper barriers, each as strong as steel.
But Li Chingwei didn’t stop. This was just a warm-up.
She channeled her psionics, adding another style. The Black Heaven Dark Soul Style closed the distance, its misty energy seeping into her hand.
She folded and unfolded her palm eight times, condensing the psionic power of the Great Strength Eight Convergence Style.
Then, she channeled this concentrated power through the Flying Lotus Butterfly Style’s technique, releasing it from her fingertips.
Drrrrrr!
Double. Quadruple. Octuple. Sixteenfold.
With each added style, her psionic power multiplied, the air trembling, her body buzzing with energy.
“‘Law Nullifying Unarmed Attacks, enacted!’”
Vellus, sensing the escalating threat, hastily added another law to his book.
His eyes, shielded by the absolute power of law, gleamed with confidence and arrogance.
But Li Chingwei remained unfazed. She slowly extended her hand.
Seventy-Two Martial Styles, Five Secret Techniques
Eight Lotus Blossom
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