The Dark King, Gilshak, was sent flying nearly a hundred meters by Bai Qiu’s strike, only coming to a stop after crashing through several buildings.
By all logic, it should have died from that blow.
Based on the attributes it had shown, it shouldn’t have been able to withstand Bai Qiu’s Noble Phantasm powered by C++ magic.
And yet—it was still alive.
Both of its arms had been crushed into dust by the overwhelming force while trying to block the spear.
The orb in its chest was more than half shattered, with the remaining portion riddled with cracks…
Its sternum and ribs had all been pulverized.
At this point, only a spine and half of a broken dark energy core remained.
The only intact parts left were its skull and the area below its sacrum!
Bai Qiu was about to press the attack when he suddenly felt a surge of dread—his heart tightening, his eyelids twitching violently.
Without hesitation, he immediately retreated at top speed!
At that moment, a black flag suddenly appeared within Gilshak’s eye sockets.
Instantly, an energy field unfolded around it, enveloping its entire body!
Bai Qiu swung his spear.
His magic power was nearly depleted, but with the Purgatory Darkflame Spear still in its released state, making a probing attack wasn’t difficult.
Rustle…
The moment the magic blade approached the black energy field, it was disintegrated and absorbed.
Bai Qiu immediately understood.
This field created by the black flag could decompose and erode energy, then absorb it.
It seemed that Gilshak… also had a trump card hidden up its sleeve!
Realizing that attacking now would be pointless, Bai Qiu decisively leapt onto a rooftop.
During the movement, he waved his hand, pulling out dozens of large magic recovery potions from his spatial ring.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
With a series of nearly simultaneous uncorking sounds, Bai Qiu activated magic absorption, fully drawing in the power from the potions…
At the same time, he received a private message from Zhang Shiyao, asking if he needed immediate support—if so, she could unleash her Noble Phantasm to bombard Gilshak.
Bai Qiu refused.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want her help—but the aura emitted by that black flag…
That was not something she could handle at her current level—nor even himself.
It was a transcendent artifact.
From the earlier exchange, Bai Qiu had roughly determined that the black flag was above C-grade.
To destroy it would require at least B-grade output; otherwise, any attack would simply be converted into pure energy and absorbed to replenish its consumption.
The magic absorption quickly drained all the potions.
Bai Qiu’s nearly depleted magic surged back to over 90% in a short time—and was still recovering…
In truth, the process was far from comfortable—it made him feel nauseated—but given the situation, he had no choice.
Bai Qiu threw out his spear again, then took out Fallen Dragon’s Bow and fired arrows, specifically targeting weaker Dragonfang soldiers to kill and stack his passive.
At the same time, he pulled out the Sword of Hatred and casually tossed it across the road.
The blade embedded itself entirely into the signboard of a cosmetic surgery clinic on the opposite side, leaving only the hilt exposed.
He took out another bottle of healing potion and drank it in one go.
The injuries Gilshak had inflicted on him weren’t too severe, but that black energy was difficult to cleanse.
Even after forcibly eliminating it, the wounds’ natural healing speed had slowed significantly.
After fully stacking his weapon passives, Bai Qiu looked at Gilshak still inside the energy field and frowned—this was taking too long…
A full twenty seconds had already passed.
One had to know that from the start until now, Bai Qiu and Gilshak had exchanged over a thousand moves in just a little over two minutes.
This period had placed an immense burden on both his mind and body!
As for the spectators, the experience had been like a roller coaster—twists upon twists…
From disadvantage, to even footing, to gaining the upper hand… then back to disadvantage… into desperation… and then a sudden comeback!
At this moment, the people of Zone 2225 were cheering with excitement.
They couldn’t see Gilshak—only that after Bai Qiu struck it down, Bai Qiu reappeared, while it did not.
The result seemed obvious.
“We won, brothers! Boss Bai Qiu won! I’m heading out to get his autograph right now…”
Many survivors, after confirming Bai Qiu was safe, grew restless and began stepping toward the edge of the safe zone—but just as they were about to walk out, Bai Qiu’s shout rang out.
“Don’t come out!! Everyone stay inside!” Bai Qiu roared angrily.
As each second passed, the ominous feeling in his heart grew heavier…
“…Forget it. Better to be safe and use it.”
Staring intently at Gilshak below, whose presence was steadily rising, Bai Qiu took out a Miracle Fruit.
A gentle breeze passed by.
In a few bites, Bai Qiu finished the fruit, even chewing and swallowing the core to ensure its full effect.
The torso portion of the Dragonslayer Set was almost completely destroyed, so Bai Qiu simply removed it and replaced it with a magic armor.
The remaining damaged parts could still barely be used.
The energy of the Flame Orb was also fully replenished.
Standing atop the building, Bai Qiu closed his eyes and began to comprehend the boundless effects granted by the Miracle Fruit…
This time, the miracle granted him wind—symbolizing hope and rebirth.
With a lift of his hand, Bai Qiu controlled wind magic within a thirty-meter radius around Gilshak, drawing away all the magical essence drifting in the air!
The black flag itself contained immense energy, and it could also absorb and convert surrounding magical essence into power.
After consuming the Miracle Fruit, Bai Qiu’s perception had improved once more—having sensed this, he naturally wouldn’t sit idly by.
While doing everything he could to suppress Gilshak, he also controlled the arrows of Fallen Dragon’s Bow and the Purgatory Darkflame Spear to continuously eliminate nearby monsters, keeping both weapons at full passive stacks…
After Bai Qiu’s shout, the players in the safe zone all retreated back inside and watched from a distance.
The Dark King, Gilshak, was terrifying—but so was Bai Qiu, who could fight it.
No one wanted to run out and act like a fool just to draw attention.
What if Bai Qiu went berserk and, in a fit of rage, treated them like monsters and killed them?
Who would they even complain to?
If anyone was foolish enough to go out anyway, then surviving this long was probably just sheer luck…
Fortunately, those who had survived until now were all fairly self-aware—or at least not too foolish.
None of them intended to go against Bai Qiu.
Instead, they stayed within the safe zone, chatting with friends, speaking in the chat channels, and even popping champagne to celebrate…
In Safe Zone 2239, Ye Lingtian let out a relieved smile.
Watching through the livestream, he now clearly understood that the gap between himself and Bai Qiu was like an insurmountable chasm.
But instead of feeling discouraged, his blood boiled with excitement.
Images of Bai Qiu’s on-the-spot breakthroughs in spear techniques flashed through his mind, and he thought—perhaps he could learn from them in reverse.
After all, the accomplished can be teachers.
Humanity, when not caught up in pointless competition and internal strife, could truly coexist in harmony.
Gilshak, sensing that all the surrounding magical essence had been completely drawn away by Bai Qiu, felt both furious and helpless.
It had never expected that in such a small, newly formed [Trial Ground], a monster among monsters like this would appear!
It had originally thought that even with its power suppressed, it would still dominate and slaughter everything in the Trial Ground.
Instead, right at the start, it had “stubbed its toe”—and hard…
Not only had its dark energy core, the source of its power, nearly been shattered, but it had even been forced to use the King’s Banner it had obtained from the Hell Overlord…
After maintaining the energy field for three minutes, it gradually dissipated.
The Dark King, Gilshak—both in appearance and attributes—underwent a drastic transformation.
That black flag also disappeared.
There was no doubt— It had entered Phase Two!
— The end of the Chapter–
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