Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

  “So that’s the Ares Plain?”

  “Strange! What is that high wall? A crater or something else?”

  “The Ares Plain is in the northern hemisphere of Mars. There are few impact craters and valleys. How could there be craters?”

  “Strange!”

  A group of people arrived in the Ares Plain. It was the group of veteran trainees who had gathered in front of the scoreboard earlier. They were here to rubberneck.

  Of course, Hao Shuai was among them. He was keen to find out how powerful Ling Jiu was now, and if Ling Jiu really could beat Hiram, just as the Ace brothers said.

  The group moved like a whirlwind and climbed onto the barrier in the blink of an eye. They saw Ling Jiu’s maglev airship and the Arcana forest, which had been planted in the past two weeks.

  “So this is Ling Jiu and Bai Ya’s forest? It’s that massive?”

  “There are at least tens of thousands of power trees, right? Didn’t they just join the matriculation camp two weeks ago? Since when did they start planting such a large forest?”

  “If they possess Earth or Wood Manipulation Arcana, it is entirely possible to plant so many Arcana trees in such a short time.”

  “You have a point. On the barren surface of Mars, Earth and Wood Manipulation Arcanas are the most convenient for planting trees.” ……

  Arthur Austin was furious. He was an extremely possessive man, who would try every way he could to get what he wanted.

  He would rather ruin it than let things fall into the hands of others if he could not get it.

  That man and woman are really sleeping together.

  Arthur Austin stared at the two while they ate. Jealousy burned in his eyes. When he saw Bai Ya, and her beauty, Arthur Austin’s heart bled.

  She was a perfect woman; God’s most perfect work of art. She was really out of this world.

  Such a perfect woman has been ruined by trash! Damn it! Damn! Damn! Bugger, I’m going to tear you into pieces!

  “By the constipated look on your face, it seems like you’re up to something.”

  Just as Arthur Austin gritted his teeth, a mocking voice rang out and startled him. He then realized that Ling Jiu was looking and smiling at him.

  He can see me?

  Arthur Austin was taken aback. His Molecularization Arcana turned him into a molecular form that not even a microscope could detect.

  Yet, Ling Jiu had seen him?

  “What are you talking about?”

  Bai Ya looked at Ling Jiu in puzzlement.

  “A mouse has sneaked into the airship. No, it should be a pervert,” Ling Jiu said. “This pervert has been staring at you for a long while. He must be coveting you. Be careful, don’t let him have his way.”

  “Who?”

  Bai Ya was startled, her beautiful eyes darting around. She trusted Ling Jiu very much, and Ling Jiu would never make a joke like this.

  He really sees me!

  Arthur Austin’s face was grim, and he revealed himself.

  “Who are you?”

  Bai Ya’s expression changed when seeing another person appearing in the airship.

  “Arthur Austin?”

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  Arthur Austin stared at Bai Ya and felt a knifelike pain in his heart.

  “Beautiful lady, why do you want to give up on yourself to be together with a trash like him?”

  “Hey, rascal, are you looking down on me?” Ling Jiu was not too happy.

  “Trash!” Arthur Austin stared at Ling Jiu with a frosty face. “How dare you defile such a beautiful woman? You are absolutely heinous! I will punish you on behalf of God today and get rid of you sinner!”

  “Heck!” Ling Jiu sneered. “It seems that your mouth isn’t as unassuming as your face!”

  “Damn you, trash!”

  Arthur Austin let out a low growl, and his cheeks instantly gleamed with a bright white light, as if it was a large 1,000-watt light bulb.

  The next moment, a white beam of light the size of a human face shot out like a bolt of lightning from his face at Ling Jiu like lightning.

  The white light beam was so quick, much like the light from a flashlight at the press of a button, that it arrived in the blink of an eye.

  Boom!

  As quick as the light beam was, it missed its target. Ling Jiu had vanished on the spot.

  Boom!

  The light beam hit the wall silently and left behind a hole in the shape of a human face.

  The air in the airship gushed out of the hole while the temperature dropped drastically.

  The inside of the airship became a freezing ice cellar in an instant.

  The food and soup on the table were all frozen, turning into lumps of ice.

  Ling Jiu, Bai Ya, and Arthur Austin spontaneously put on their Venom Suits to cover their bodies.

  “You’ve ruined all the food.”

  Ling Jiu’s voice was calm, but his tone was colder than the temperature in the airship.

  “So, you have to die. But don’t worry, I won’t let you die so quickly. I’ll make sure that you regret coming here first!”

  “You dodged my attack?” Arthur Austin twisted his neck. “But you won’t be so lucky next time. Absolute Zero!”

  A terrifying cold radiated from Arthur Austin and spread throughout the airship.

  Everything in the airship—tables, floors, and walls—froze over, turning into crystal clear ice sculptures.

  “This cold current……”

  Ling Jiu’s expression changed. He grabbed Bai Ya and was about to perform a Blink Arcana to leave when the surrounding space was frozen. His Blink Arcana was useless now.

  The next moment, the cold current hit Ling Jiu and his body was turned into an ice sculpture. Amazingly, the cold current had cleverly avoided Bai Ya.

  Bai Ya was still standing on the spot, unharmed. But her delicate body was shivering at the extreme temperature.

  “Ling Jiu! Ling Jiu!”

  Seeing Ling Jiu being frozen, Bai Ya called out to him. But there was no response from Ling Jiu. She glared at Arthur Austin. “What have you done to Ling Jiu?”

  “Miss Bai Ya, don’t worry!”

  Arthur Austin walked over slowly, and as he walked past a table, he tapped it lightly with his finger.

  The table shattered in an instant, turning into lumps of ice scattered on the floor. He then let out a smile.

  “My Absolute Zero can freeze everything, even dimensions. No one can escape it even if that person has Dimensional Arcana.” While he spoke, he walked slowly toward Bai Ya. “Miss Bai Ya, I don’t want to kill you. If you break Ling Jiu’s ice sculpture, I will let you go and allow you to follow me!”

  He wanted to ruin Bai Ya, but seeing what a perfect woman Bai Ya was, he could not bring himself to do it. Hence, he planned to take her.

  “Perish your thought!”

  Bai Ya spat those words in a frosty voice. At the same time, a bright purple electric arc had sprung to life in her hand, and she lashed it at Arthur Austin like a lightning whip.

  “Why are you doing this?”

  Arthur Austin shook his head, and his body vanished from the spot.

  The lightning whip missed and hit the floor, which broke apart on impact. Everything—the walls, ceiling, even the entire airship—fell apart, becoming shards of ice on the ground.

  “Ling Jiu!”

  Bai Ya’s face sank. She quickly looked at Ling Jiu’s sculpture and saw nothing but a large pile of ice shards scattered on the ground.

  Ling Jiu had been shattered?

  “No!”

  Bai Ya screamed, and bright electric arcs erupted from her body. She shot out of the icy layer and looked at Arthur Austin, who had reappeared outside.

  “I’ll kill you!”

  The next moment, several bolts of lightning pierced the air and struck Arthur Austin.

  “Not bad. It’s just that……”

  Arthur Austin shook his head and vanished from his spot again. He was right behind Bai Ya when he reappeared.

  “Absolute Zero!”

  A strong cold current quietly fell on Bai Ya, and a layer of icy debris appeared on the surface of Bai Ya’s body instantly. Her entire body had frozen over except for her head.

  “Jerk!”

  Bai Ya tried to fight back.

  “Don’t move.”

  Arthur Austin chuckled. “Your lower body is frozen in ice. If you struggle, it will break apart like that airship.”

  “Damn it!” Bai Ya’s expression changed.

  “Miss Bai Ya, you didn’t really do as I say, but you’re doing it indirectly at least. I meant what I said. I’ll let you follow me!”

  Arthur Austin grinned. “Don’t worry, I’ll handle you with care and treat you well.”

  “I won’t let you touch me even if I have to die.”

  Bai Ya glared at Arthur Austin in disgust. A bright lightning bolt burst out of her eyes and spread throughout her body.

  Her body would be annihilated with the terrifying destructive power of the Annihilation Thunder.

  “Stop, Bai Ya!”

  Just then, a calm voice rang out. Bai Ya was shaken, and the lightning bolt around her disappeared. She turned her head and looked around to see him behind her.

  “Ling Jiu, you…… you’re still alive!” Bai Ya was overjoyed.

  “Everyone has to die one day, and I’m probably no exception,” Ling Jiu said. “But don’t worry, I can’t die in his hands.”

  “You’re really still alive!”

  Arthur Austin’s face sank.

  “Go home and train for 10,000 years more if you still want to kill me.” Ling Jiu shook his head. “You’ve made your move. Now, it’s my turn. Don’t worry, I’ll be very gentle, and I won’t let you die too quickly. Six Hundredfold Gravity!”

  A terrifying gravity force fell from the sky, instantly enveloping Arthur Austin.

  “Gravity? It’s useless against me.”

  Arthur Austin sneered. Just then, his body molecularized. Defying gravity, he then reappeared in another spot in his body.

  “This is……” Ling Jiu’s heart skipped a beat. His brows then eased up. “This is Molecularization. No wonder! It’s no doubt a good Arcana, but……”

  “But what?” Arthur Austin asked. “My Molecularization is unaffected by any Arcana attacks. Even your Dimensional Shackle is useless against me.”

  “You are right. Dimensional Shackle is useless against you.”

  Ling Jiu nodded in agreement. Dimensional Shackle could confine bodies at best but not the mind. As long as the conscious mind was not subdued, Arthur Austin could perform Molecularization, turning himself into molecules to avoid Dimensional Shackle.

  “However, there is one Arcana that can get to you.”


  Chapter 193: The Ten Biggest Families, Banished to Another Dimension

  Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

  “They’re fighting! These two guys are finally fighting!”

  “Who do you think will win?”

  “I’m really eager to see if this rookie is as badass as the Ace brothers say he is.”

  “Although he defeated Hiram, it doesn’t mean that he’s Arthur’s match. Arthur’s three Arcanas are sick, especially the Molecularization Arcana, which is simply unbeatable. It’s unaffected by not only all attacks but also manipulative Arcanas. He’s sick!”

  “There’s also Absolute Zero and the Face-inlaid Energy Cannon, which are equally sick.”

  “Indeed. Absolute Zero can freeze objects and dimensions as well, while the Face-inlaid Energy Cannon claims to destroy everything.”

  “One for defense, one for control, and one for offense. With three OP abilities in one, there are few perfect Arcanists like Arthur. If Ling Jiu is thinking of defeating Arthur, it will be a difficult task.”

  “You have a point, but Ling Jiu has defeated Hiram. That shows he’s not a weakling, so it’s hard to tell who will prevail.”

  “Let’s just wait and see.”

  Hao Shuai and a group of veteran trainees had also scaled over the barrier. Before long, they saw the scene they had been desperately wanting to see.

  Ling Jiu versus Arthur Austin was finally on.

  “Show me what you got, Ling Jiu.” Hao Shuai clenched his fists. “Are you a Level 8 Arcanist now?”

  Facing Arthur Austin, who was full of confidence, Ling Jiu just smiled faintly. “Your Molecularization Arcana is indeed sick, but you can’t escape me even if you can transform into molecules, atoms, or even quarks.”

  “Really?” Arthur Austin sneered.

  “Listen!” Ling Jiu warned. “Your head will say goodbye to you before you know it.”

  Arthur Austin sneered again. Just then, a mysterious force suddenly descended and enveloped him.

  Arthur Austin knew that Ling Jiu had made his move. He willed his Molecularization Arcana in his mind, but he was soon frozen in place.

  “All your Arcanas will be useless against Time Halt.”

  Ling Jiu appeared in front of Arthur Austin, and the Emissian war blade materialized in his hand. He slashed Arthur’s throat lightly with the blade and a streak of blood appeared on his neck.

  The low-level Venom Suit on Arthur Austin was akin to a piece of paper before the Emissian war blade, which had severed his head from his neck.

  Ling Jiu waved his hand, and Arthur Austin’s body vanished, leaving only his head suspended in the air.

  Ling Jiu then lifted the Time Halt.

  “Molecularization Arcana!”

  Arthur Austin continued from where he had left off when his consciousness resumed its function, but his head disappeared from the spot.

  The next moment, his head reappeared 100 meters away, and he spoke disdainfully, “As I said, you can’t do anything to me at all.”

  “Oh, really?” Ling Jiu sneered. “If you look at yourself carefully, you’ll be pleasantly surprised!”

  “Huh?”

  Arthur Austin looked at himself suspiciously, only to discover that his body was gone and only his head remained.

  “What’s going on? Where is my body?!” Arthur Austin screamed in horror.

  “This is the horror of Time Halt.”

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  Looking at Arthur Austin going hysterical, Ling Jiu could not help sighing.

  As time came to a standstill, Arthur’s consciousness also entered into a suspended state. He could not feel a thing even if his body had been destroyed.

  So, the Time Halt was the most terrifying, manipulative skill in the world. When time was paused, one’s thoughts and consciousness were stopped at that moment.

  Fighting back was impossible.

  To be precise, not even the thought of struggle existed.

  “What happened just now? Why did Arthur Austin suddenly freeze?”

  “I heard that Ling Jiu has Dimensional Arcana. Could it be that he has used Dimensional Shackle on Arthur? It shouldn’t be. Even if the dimensional is frozen, Arthur’s consciousness could still function. He could have performed Molecularization in an instant.”

  “Was it an illusion or some mind control Arcana?”

  “It’s possible. The only way to stop Arthur’s Molecularization is to manipulate his mind. Only illusions or mind control Arcana can do that.”

  The veteran trainees who watched the battle were all shocked by what they had seen. They were whispering to each other and speculating about what was happening. Everyone thought that Arthur was most likely experiencing an illusion or being affected by a mind control Arcana.

  However, Hao Shuai had a different opinion. “It wasn’t an illusion or a mind control Arcana but……”

  “Huh?”

  Those veteran trainees looked at Hao Shuai.

  “It’s Time Halt.”

  Hao Shuai’s face was grave. This bugger had secretly replicated his Time Halt. Damn it!

  “Time Halt?”

  Those veteran trainees looked at each other. Time Arcanas were very rare, and they had never appeared in the history of the matriculation camp. That was why they did not think of Time Half at first.

  “How did you know it is Time Halt?” a veteran trainee asked in puzzlement.

  “Because the Time Halt Arcana was originally mine.”

  Hao Shuai’s face was grim. “But that bugger secretly replicated it from me.”

  The veteran trainees were in an uproar.

  “Incredible! Someone actually has Time Halt!”

  “Time Halt might be powerful, but this guy’s Arcana Replication is more extraordinary. He will get your Arcanas if you are not careful.”

  “Absolutely.”

  On the other side.

  “What the hell have you done?”

  Arthur Austin finally came out of his shock and glowered at Ling Jiu. “Where’s my body?”

  “You want me to give it back to you?” Ling Jiu sneered. “You’re about to die, so why do you still need your body? Can you even reattach your head to your body?”

  “Return my body to me!” Arthur Austin growled.

  “What makes you think I’ll comply?” Ling Jiu snickered.

  “Just because he’s Arthur Austin!” A crisp voice came.

  Ling Jiu turned his head and saw a tall figure shrouded in a Venom Suit appearing out of thin air.

  “Euphemia Athena?”

  Ling Jiu cocked an eyebrow. He recognized the woman’s voice—it was the former camp beauty.

  “My advice to you, Ling Jiu, is to return Arthur’s body immediately,” Euphemia said in a frosty voice. “He has Molecularization Arcana. As long as the body is not completely dead, he can use Molecularization Arcana to reconnect with his head.”

  Euphemia had a stern look in her eyes. “But, once the vitality is gone, and the body is dead, Arthur will be dead. Therefore, time is running out!”

  “Now I know,” Ling Jiu said.

  “That’s a really buggy ability. To be honest, I am starting to covet it now. But too bad, time is running out.”

  “What do you mean?” Euphemia frowned.

  “I plan to kill him, so why should I return his body to him? I’m not brain-damaged, okay?” Ling Jiu shook his head. “Take his head and go. At least there’s something to be buried.”

  “You’re playing with fire, Ling Jiu!”

  Euphemia’s face was icy as she warned, “Arthur is the direct heir of the Austin family, one of the world’s top ten families, and Arthur’s father is a Level 10 Arcanist. Anyone who dares to hurt Arthur will earn the wrath of the Austin family and the Level 10 Arcanist. Are you sure you can risk that?”

  “Ling Jiu, hand over my body now!” Arthur snapped.

  “The top ten families in the world, and a Level 10 Arcanist father…… That sounds pretty scary.”

  Ling Jiu nodded, looking as if he was intimidated. Euphemia and Arthur Austin thought Ling Jiu was going to hand over the body. Yet, Ling Jiu suddenly waved his blade in a flash, and a bloody cut appeared on Austin’s face.

  The next moment, Arthur’s head split in half.

  “You…… You……”

  Arthur Austin scrambled to perform Molecularization and went back to his original state a few hundred meters away. His face was grim, and disbelief filled his eyes.

  “You…… How dare you……”

  “You should have talked nicely to me. I hate being threatened.”

  Ling Jiu shook off the blood from the blade. “Besides, when you piss me off, I won’t hesitate to kill you even if you are the King of Heaven.”

  “Ling Jiu, do you know what you are doing?” Euphemia trembled with anger. “You will pay a heavy price for what you have done. Even your parents, your brothers and sisters, and your friends will bear the price for your stupid action.”

  A blade flashed across the air in front of Euphemia all of a sudden.

  She was so frightened that she quickly performed Blink Arcana and reappeared hundreds of meters away.

  She looked in horror at Ling Jiu, who had appeared in the spot where she had stood earlier. “Madman! You’re a madman!”

  “I told you, don’t threaten me!” Ling Jiu shot a glance at her. “Otherwise, my 40-meter war blade will not hesitate to do its work even if you are a camp beauty.”

  Euphemia was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she backed away.

  “As for you…… go to hell!”

  Ling Jiu glanced at Arthur Austin and pointed his finger into the void. A dimensional crack appeared behind Arthur Austin with a terrifying suction force. The dimensional crack then swallowed Arthur Austin’s head entirely.

  He was banished to another dimension.

  “Brutal! This guy is brutal! He killed Arthur with no hesitation. What can he not do?”

  “Stay away from him in the future. Don’t provoke him. Otherwise, Arthur’s fate will be our end.”

  “Arthur is over.”

  “The Austin family is based in America. It is one of the top ten families in the world. It’s said that the family has Level 10 Arcanists among them. Arthur’s father is an authentic Level 10 Arcanist and Vulcan Arcana Combine’s Department Manager.”

  “So anyone in his sound mind would not want to offend Arthur in the matriculation camp. Yet Ling Jiu killed him. Who is Ling Jiu? Isn’t he afraid of the Austin family’s revenge?”

  “Who knows? Just don’t mess with him and we will be fine.”

  “That’s right! Stay away from a killer like him—the farther, the better.”

  “Let’s go! Hurry before he silences us by killing everyone.”

  “Right.”

  Those veteran trainees’ hearts skipped a beat, and they fled the place like bats out of hell.