Chapter 1 The Unexpected Turn

As Gu Han's offensive abruptly stopped on the battle arena, the entire audience was taken aback.

"It didn't break? Isn't that a Tier 2 defensive magic?"

"Could it be that Gu Han missed?"

Everyone present was very familiar with the Ice Wall spell. When they were still Tier 2 classes and fighting Grand Lord-ranked Bosses, Elementalist would use this move to reduce the damage on the MT, so the MT could block the Grand Lord-ranked Boss's attacks when they couldn't react in time.

Now both sides were genuine Tier 3 classes. Although their attributes were suppressed to the same level on the arena, they were definitely still Tier 3 attributes. A Tier 2 Ice Wall could only buffer a Tier 3 attack at most, and could not block it at all, let alone a Tier 3 attack that used a combat skill.

"Can a Tier 2 Ice Wall block a full-force strike from a Tier 3 Berserker using a combat skill?" Fen Xiao, on another arena, looked at the intact Ice Wall, equally bewildered.

He had fought Tier 3 Elementalist before. Their Ice Walls could only reduce his normal attacks, and could never defend against them. He had tried it many times without exception.

Yuan Xiaoqian, also on the arena, stared intently at Miao Wuyin, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Mana!" Yuan Xiaoqian couldn't help but say as she looked at the dense mana emanating from Miao Wuyin's body, "The mana on her body is too dense. Her Mana Body should be completely unlocked!"

At this moment, not only Yuan Xiaoqian, a magic-type class, noticed the sudden surge of mana on Miao Wuyin's body, which was likely due to a fully unlocked Mana Body, but also many magic-type experts present.

"She actually unlocked the Mana Body?"

"Amazing! Even super guilds probably don't have anyone who has unlocked the Mana Body yet."

"This trip was not in vain. We can actually see an expert who has unlocked the Mana Body."

The audience members started discussing Miao Wuyin, and their attitude towards her also changed significantly. They no longer regarded her as just a member of the younger generation of the Azure Merchant Guild, but as a powerful expert.

"Hahaha, good! Excellent! Wuyin has actually unlocked the Mana Body, so there is hope for the top three!" Pang Wushang in the audience looked at Miao Wuyin on the arena, his eyes gleaming.

The sudden inability to contact Lingyue had almost made them give up. Now that Miao Wuyin had unlocked the Mana Body, getting into the top three was a certainty. After all, the effect bonus of unlocking the Mana Body compared to not unlocking it was completely different, equivalent to being half a tier higher than an ordinary Tier 3 class.

It could be said that apart from Gu Han present, no one else had mastered the Domain. Simply relying on the Vacuum Realm could not compete with Miao Wuyin, who was only half a step away from the Vacuum Realm, not even Yuan Xiaoqian, who was also only half a step away from mastering the Domain.

"Unlocked the Mana Body?" Gu Han on the arena looked at Miao Wuyin, who was surrounded by the Ice Wall, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. "No wonder you ran up to challenge me. I have never fought an expert who has unlocked the Mana Body before. Now let me see how powerful a Tier 3 class with the Mana Body unlocked is!"

With that, Gu Han raised his greatsword and jumped up, slashing down at Miao Wuyin, who had no defenses above.

Advanced Combat Skill: Seven-Hit Sword Flash!

This time, the silver greatsword transformed into seven sword lights, completely covering the inner area of the entire Ice Wall, leaving Miao Wuyin no way to avoid them.

Seeing the seven sword lights coming, Miao Wuyin flickered and appeared 30 yards away, directly dodging Gu Han's attack. At the same time, she waved her staff, instantly forming more than a dozen magic arrays around Gu Han, and fired Flames Spears, each with an attack comparable to a high-level Grand Lord, directly bombarding Gu Han in mid-air, who had no way to dodge.

However, Gu Han seemed to have expected all of this, and turned around with his greatsword.

Tier 3 Skill: Furious Wild Dance!

Gu Han began to spin, surrounded by blood-red light and shadows, directly blocking all the Flames Spears.

"He actually used Furious Wild Dance with more than 90% completion in that state. Is he a monster?" Fen Xiao looked at Gu Han, who was completely wrapped in sword light in mid-air, his heart filled with shock.

Tier 3 skills were certainly powerful, but their completion rate was generally not high, and the more powerful the skill, the more difficult it was to use. Even for a top expert like him, the completion rate of a Tier 3 skill like Furious Wild Dance was only about 85% in a normal state, but Gu Han used the skill in mid-air with a completion rate of over 90%.

Just as Gu Han blocked Miao Wuyin's wave of attacks and was about to land, rock spikes suddenly emerged from the ground.

"A double offensive? It might be useful to those top experts, but unfortunately, it's useless against Gu Han." The Tier 3 female assassin sneered when she saw the sudden rock spikes on the ground.

Experts who have mastered the Domain are fully aware of the movements around them. No matter how well-timed a surprise attack is, it is useless, because the moment they make a move, experts who have mastered the Domain will know.

Immediately, Gu Han, who was about to land, calmly waved the greatsword in his hand, directly facing the first incoming rock spike, and used the force to avoid the other rock spikes. His movements were so skillful that he was like a nimble monkey.

The moment Gu Han landed, he used Flame Charge against Miao Wuyin, and his steps became ethereal, directly transforming into six afterimages, attacking Miao Wuyin from six directions.

Advanced Footwork: Phantom Step!

Gu Han's movements were so fast that no flaws could be seen. They were completely smooth and natural, instantly rushing to an area less than 15 yards away from Miao Wuyin.

"It's over! Although you have unlocked the Mana Body, greatly increasing your casting speed and magic power, your control over the surrounding environment is too weak, and you can't take advantage of this at all!" Gu Han came to a place less than ten yards away from Miao Wuyin and directly slashed down with his sword.

Tier 3 Forbidden Skill: Triple Fire Scythe Flash!

Instantly, three blazing crescent moons engulfed Miao Wuyin. The power was even stronger than those high-level Grand Lords of the same level.

Just as the three fire crescents were about to completely engulf Miao Wuyin, a scarlet magic array suddenly appeared under the feet of Miao Wuyin and Gu Han.

The moment this scarlet magic array appeared, it spewed out a pillar of fire that soared into the sky.

The rising pillar of fire directly swallowed the three fire crescents that were less than a yard away from Miao Wuyin. Not only the three fire crescents, but also Gu Han and Miao Wuyin were completely swallowed.

"How could this be? Triple attack! She actually hid the Tier 3 Forbidden Spell, Red Lotus Fire, under her feet in advance!" Yuan Xiaoqian looked at the rising pillar of fire, completely unable to believe it was real.

She originally thought that Miao Wuyin was using a double attack, but she didn't expect that she would use herself as bait to lure Gu Han to the Red Lotus Fire that had been set up under her feet.

As the pillar of fire continued for two or three seconds and then disappeared, Gu Han was seen lying directly on the ground in the arena, his HP had been cleared. As for Miao Wuyin, she had already applied a Flame Shield to herself, which not only offset a considerable amount of damage, but also had a high fire resistance. She still had one-third of her HP left, and the outcome was obvious.

"My control over the surrounding environment is indeed not good, but in terms of power and the application of power, I am stronger than you!" Miao Wuyin glanced at Gu Han, who was lying motionless on the ground, and said.

As Miao Wuyin finished speaking, the end bell rang in the arena, and Miao Wuyin was displayed as the victor. For a time, the audience was silent.