The last time Lan Jue had faced Sariel, they'd been allies. This time, however, they were enemies. It was a strange feeling.
Still, not even Sariel could have guessed that this masked Zeus was the same Jueti's disciple who'd wreaked havoc on the Pontiff's Citadel.
Lan Jue had no intention of reuniting with Sariel. Leaving her alone was the best option.
In the audience, Su Xiaosu couldn't help but sigh. Why did they have to fight each other?
"Three, two, one. Begin!"
Sariel floated up into the air. Six pure white wings unfurled from her back. She'd become a Six-Winged Seraph.
An immense amount of light energy surged toward her from all directions, like rivers flowing into the sea.
This was different from the previous fights. This time, Lan Jue was on the offensive.
There was a flash of blue light, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Sariel.
In terms of speed, what could be faster than lightning?
Sariel didn't even have time to summon her holy blade. All she could do was push out with both hands in an attempt to parry Lan Jue's attack.
Lan Jue's hands lashed out. Ten specks of light shot out, each one in the right place.
Devouring lightning!
Even Chu Cheng had never seen ten consecutive Spirit-devouring Divine Lightning strikes.
Sariel wasn't Liliana. There was a qualitative difference in their cultivation.
Lan Jue's lightning could suppress Liliana's darkness Discipline, but it didn't have that much of an advantage against light Disciplines. Add to that the disparity in cultivation, and Lan Jue couldn't defeat Sariel without some sort of special method.
She'd have to resort to a powerful technique.
Sally did not panic in the face of the Devouring Divine Lightning. She pulled out strands of pure white light from her ten fingers, blocking all ten Devouring Divine Lightning bolts. At the same time.
A crescent moon rose above her head.
A beam of moonlight shone down upon her, forming a protective barrier.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom … …" A series of explosions resounded as the Devouring Spirit Divine Lightning burst out with an intense light.
The greatest characteristic of the Devouring Divine Thunder was that it could devour all kinds of energy. Once it exploded, the devouring effect would be activated.
Charlie felt as if his energy was being sucked away.
The six wings on her back flapped, and she abruptly flew up, trying to escape the range of the Devouring Divine Lightning.
She actually felt a little strange.
The Pontiff's Citadel had done a lot of research on Zeus, because they'd had to deal with him before.
Of course, she knew about the Devouring Divine Lightning.
The Spirit Devouring Divine Thunder was actually more of a method to catch people off guard.
After being hit head-on, a lot of energy would be devoured and the body would become sluggish.
However, as long as it was not a direct hit, the consumption of energy for the opponent would be limited. At the same time, using the Spirit Devouring Divine Lightning required a considerable amount of energy.
Using ten bolts of Devouring Divine Lightning at once was already a huge consumption.
Although it was indeed because of the large coverage area.
He'd absorbed some of Charlie's energy, but Charlie could easily calculate that Lan Jue had to have expended even more than he did.
This was definitely not worth it, but why did he do this?
Charlie took to the air, but Lan Jue didn't pursue. Instead, she clasped her hands together in front of her, palms facing outwards.
Instantly, a blinding flash of lightning centered around her.
All of a sudden, it erupted outwards.
Forest of Lightning!
The blinding light covered half the arena in a flash.
It completely enveloped Charlie within it.
Charlie had no choice but to rely on his own Moonlight Ward to protect himself from the Forest of Lightning.
The explosive power of the lightning was immense. She had no choice but to deploy a Holy Light Formation to protect herself.
Lan Jue flipped her hands in front of her chest, and a ball of lightning began to form. The surface of the ball was a bluish-purple, but within it there was a golden glow.
As Charlie defended, he summoned his own holy sword. It hovered in the air, waiting for the Forest of Lightning to wear off. Then he'd face Lan Jue head-on.
But just as the Forest of Lightning was about to be extinguished, Lan Jue's body flared to life again. Another Forest of Lightning burst forth, and this time it enveloped Charlie within.
Charlie blinked. Did he really have that much energy?
According to his research, Lan Jue should be ninth level sixth or seventh rank. That was about the same level as her.
How could he be so wasteful?
Since they were about the same level of cultivation, it was only natural that they would fight to the best of their abilities.
In truth, Charlie's judgment had been wrong from the start.
She had placed too much trust in the Pontiff's Citadel's judgment of Lan Jue. Add to that the fact that Lan Jue had injured the Angel of War.
That was why she'd assumed she was the weaker party when the fight had begun.
How could she have known that Lan Jue would use an all-out attack when the battle began? She hadn't noticed that Lan Jue's area of effect attacks weren't bad, but they weren't as strong as she'd expected.
It wasn't that Charlie hadn't wondered why the Forest of Lightning was so weak, but in her mind it was Lan Jue's way of luring the enemy in.
That was why she hadn't taken the risk.
The ball of lightning in Lan Jue's hand flew out. It pierced through the Forest of Lightning, and as it did so, a track appeared. A bolt of lightning carried the ball of lightning directly in front of Charlie's Holy Light Formation.
Boom! Boom! A deafening rumble filled the arena.
Charlie strengthened her defenses to the limit.
She knew this was one of Zeus's ultimate attacks. Thunderbolt Explosion. It was a force to be reckoned with.
As it turned out, the attack wasn't weak at all. Charlie's defenses trembled.
But it was a far cry from what she'd expected.
It wasn't nearly as powerful as she'd imagined.
What was going on?
Was he holding back?
The Angel of the Moon, Charlie, was filled with questions.
Lan Jue took advantage of the opening to retreat to the other side of the arena.
Charlie found herself in an awkward position. Her Holy Light Formation was strong, but it limited movement. Once it was activated, it slowed down her speed, and increased her defense.
Lan Jue had retreated far enough to put some distance between them. But her Holy Light Formation was at full power, and if it dissipated, all the energy she'd expended would be wasted.
Still, there was nothing she could do. She had no choice but to disperse the formation. Moonlight shone over her head, and her six wings flapped. She flew toward Lan Jue.
She comforted herself in her heart. In any case, Zeus had used the Spirit Engulfing Divine Lightning, Forest of Lightning, and Thunder and Lightning Bombardment before, so he should have consumed more energy than she did. Even if he had suppressed his power, his overall consumption should still be greater than hers.
On the VIP platform.
Archangel Metatron was also watching. He'd been keeping an eye on Zeus. Mika, the Infernal Enchantress, and Zeus's enmity with the Pontiff's Citadel.
Metatron and the others knew the Jewelry Master was Zeus. They were curious as to why Lan Jue wasn't representing Skyfire Avenue, but rather Zeus.
They'd paid attention to the earlier matches, but hadn't seen much of them.
As far as they were concerned, Zeus's strength meant nothing to them.
In particular, there were a few matches that looked very strange. It was as if Zeus was toying with his opponents.
But in this fight, Metatron could see something was amiss.
He was well aware of Sariel's strength.
In some ways, Metatron could be said to have taught Sariel.
Therefore, he was well aware of Sariel's offensive and defensive capabilities.
In the fight just now, he'd seen Lan Jue's abilities.
When the two of them clashed, the outcome was completely different from what he'd expected.
"When did Zeus get so weak?" Metatron muttered to himself.
Lucifer, who sat beside him, smirked. "Maybe he's trying to lure the enemy in." He didn't like Lan Jue, but he hated the Pontiff's Citadel even more.
Seeing Sariel and Lan Jue face off against each other, Lucifer couldn't help but gloat.
Metatron glanced at him, but didn't say anything. The strange feeling in his heart only grew stronger.
In the ring, Sariel had just dispelled the Holy Light Formation when another bolt of lightning came crashing down.
A blinding light filled the arena.
In Lan Jue's hand, a golden spear of lightning appeared.
Sariel called forth her Moonlight Shield again.
This time she'd learned her lesson. She didn't use the Holy Light Formation.
Just as she'd expected, the Moonlight Shield was enough to protect her from the Forest of Lightning.
Bolts of lightning slammed into the Moonlight Shield, but they couldn't penetrate it. Sariel floated up into the air and flew through the lightning, heading straight for Lan Jue.
Lan Jue smiled. Instead of advancing, she retreated. In a flash of light, she disappeared.
She reappeared on the other side of the ring.
His mastery of the Forest of Lightning had long since reached the point where he could appear and disappear like a ghost. Once he'd transformed into electricity, he could move through anything that conducted electricity. Naturally, he could move through the lightning.
The Forest of Lightning could also be used as an instantaneous Domain. Unfortunately, it didn't last long, and it consumed a lot of energy.
But now it was perfect.
In a flash, Sariel lost sight of her target. She was surrounded by the Forest of Lightning, so she had to keep up her defenses. Her energy was also being drained.
Sariel was puzzled, but the fight had to continue. All she could do was fly back in Lan Jue's direction.
But just like before, Lan Jue's figure flickered again, then disappeared.
What was going on?
Why was he avoiding her?
After this happened a few more times, Sariel wasn't the only one. Even the audience, who'd been stunned by the Pharmacist's display of power, were beginning to recover. They looked at the strange fight that was Huali's. They couldn't help but be surprised. Discussions began to rise and fall.
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(To be continued)