Chapter 1 The Swift Passage of Time

Time flew by.

In the audience, both sides were incredibly tense. Although they weren't fighting, all their attention was focused on the arena. The concentration required was no less than if they were participating in the battle themselves.

This was the final duel.

The outcome of this duel would determine the final fate of both sides. The victor would become the leader of the Ouroboros, and their supporters would rise with them, becoming winners in life. The loser would be banished from God's Domain forever, and their supporters would face equally dire consequences.

This caused an unusually heavy atmosphere in the audience, filled with the smell of gunpowder, as if it were about to explode at any moment.

Even the elders sitting on the sidelines felt a sense of heaviness and oppression.

Not to mention Bai Qingxue and Cao Chenghua's factions.

"Ling She, come out if you have the guts! It's been over twenty minutes, and you're still hiding like a coward! You clearly have a class advantage, yet you resort to such despicable tactics! Don't you feel ashamed?" Zhao Yueru watched Ling She, who remained motionless in the arena. Her brow furrowed, and she was tempted to roll up her sleeves and rush down to fight alongside Ziyan Liuyun.

Ling She was simply too cunning, using any means necessary to win.

To guard against Ling She, Ziyan Liuyun had to maintain a high level of concentration, alert to the movements around her, while Ling She didn't need to.

An ordinary person's concentration could last for about half an hour. After a long time, it would not only drain their mental energy but also cause mental fatigue, unconsciously revealing many flaws.

But this was the brain's protective measure, and it couldn't be avoided.

And the duel had already lasted almost half an hour.

Even Zhao Yueru herself felt that she was reaching her limit. If it dragged on, her mind would definitely become scattered.

In a battle between experts, even the slightest distraction could lead to death…

"Hahaha, we didn't set a time limit for this duel beforehand. The duelist is free to fight however they want. You can only blame yourselves for not making the request before the battle. Isn't it too late to regret it now?" Black Heart Arrow said smugly.

Zhao Yueru was speechless.

However, what he said was correct. There was no time limit for this match, but no one expected Ling She to be so shameless. She thought she had already seen Ling She's bottom line.

She underestimated Ling She. She didn't even have the basic dignity of an expert, insisting on dragging it out for half an hour.

"It was my oversight. Facing an assassin, I forgot to set a time limit." Bai Qingxue looked at Ziyan Liuyun in the arena, who was already showing signs of mental fatigue from searching for Ling She, and felt very guilty.

Such a crucial duel, yet she overlooked this…

This undoubtedly reduced Ziyan Liuyun's chances of winning.

"Everyone, don't worry. Let's just watch quietly. I think Ziyan knows what she's doing," Shi Feng said, looking at Ziyan Liuyun in the arena, trying to reassure them.

"But…"

"Don't worry."

Shi Feng was very relaxed and not worried at all.

Ling She's move was indeed good, but it was far from enough to defeat Ziyan Liuyun.

Finally, half an hour passed.

"It seems that girl is almost at her limit."

Ling She, who was hiding in the distance, had been carefully observing Ziyan Liuyun. In fact, he had several opportunities to strike in the past half hour, but he held back. To ensure victory and to be 100% certain of killing Ziyan Liuyun, he waited until now.

At this time, Ziyan Liuyun's forehead had begun to sweat, obviously indicating that her concentration was reaching its limit. Ling She even deliberately revealed a small flaw, probing Ziyan Liuyun from a distance of 10 yards, making a slight sound. With the keen senses of an expert player, she should have been able to detect it, but Ziyan Liuyun showed no sign of awareness.

"As expected, her previous high level of concentration has left her very tired."

Ling She was overjoyed and quietly circled behind Ziyan Liuyun, approaching silently, step by step.

10 yards… 5 yards… 3 yards…

Before long, Ling She arrived within the absolute sensitivity range of an expert player. He suddenly drew a gleaming dagger, tracing a silver arc as he thrust it towards the back of Ziyan Liuyun's head.

Assassination!

This attack could stun the target for 4 seconds. In the early stages of the game, when skills that remove debuffs were scarce, being hit would definitely lead to a terrifying burst of combo attacks.

To ensure a hit, Ling She even used a second burst of speed. Even if Ziyan Liuyun noticed, it would be impossible to block.

Just as the dagger was about to strike, Ziyan Liuyun seemed to have been waiting for this moment. She let out a roar.

Fearful Roar!

This skill could inflict a fear state on enemies within 8 yards for 4 seconds, causing players to lose control of their bodies.

In an instant, Ziyan Liuyun was hit by the assassination, and Ling She was hit by the Fearful Roar.

Both sides were affected by crowd control skills. Ziyan Liuyun was stunned, and Ling She was in a state of fear.

"Ziyan is amazing! She managed to use Fearful Roar at the critical moment! This way, both sides can't attack, and Ling She has been revealed. He's lost the initiative. Next, she just needs to find a way to create distance and slowly wear him down!" Zhao Yueru said excitedly, seeing Ziyan Liuyun's performance.

"That's not right," Bai Qingxue said at this moment.

"Qingxue, is there a problem?" Zhao Yueru asked curiously.

"Ling She is level 24, but Ziyan is only level 22. Even though they are both affected by 4-second crowd control skills, Ling She is 2 levels higher, so the effect will definitely be reduced slightly. He might break free in just 3.5 seconds, while Ziyan will need the full 4 seconds. That 0.5-second difference is enough for Ling She to do a lot," Bai Qingxue said with a grim expression. Although Ziyan Liuyun's counterattack was beautiful, there was a subtle level difference between the two.

"Does that mean… we've lost?" Zhao Yueru's expression suddenly turned gloomy.

Cao Chenghua on the other side also revealed a victorious smile.

As soon as the crowd control effect wore off, the duel would be over.

However, Shi Feng suddenly spoke up and smiled, "No, we've won."

"Won?" Zhao Yueru turned to look at Shi Feng and said softly, "But Ziyan's stun duration is longer than Ling She's. How can Ziyan win?"

"You'll see," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"See?"

Many people wondered why Shi Feng said that, but since an expert like Shi Feng said so, there must be a reason.

"Stubborn until the end." Black Heart Arrow glanced at Shi Feng in the distance and sneered, "The level suppression in God's Domain is very severe. The power is greatly reduced when it's over 3 levels. Although Ling She is only 2 levels higher, it's enough to weaken the skill effect by a lot. To not even know this common sense, what a hick."

Before Black Heart Arrow could finish speaking, Ziyan Liuyun in the arena woke up first.

"No… how can this be? It hasn't even been 3 seconds!" Black Heart Arrow's eyes widened.

Not to mention Black Heart Arrow, everyone in the entire arena, except for Shi Feng, was in a state of chaos.

They couldn't understand why Ziyan Liuyun woke up first.

"It's a pity. Although you are 2 levels higher than me, you are a tier lower."

Ziyan Liuyun looked at Ling She, who was trembling uncontrollably in place, smiled slightly, and waved her staff. A black magic array slowly formed under Ling She's feet.

"Fortunately, I still have a chance." The originally despairing Ling She suddenly saw hope. Ziyan Liuyun actually used this time-consuming magic; she was simply stupid.

Although Ling She couldn't control himself, he could see and hear.

The magic circle under his feet would take at least 1 second to complete, and he was less than 1 second away from the 3.5-second mark. He had plenty of time to use the Vanish skill and perfectly evade the magic's attack.

However, Ziyan Liuyun didn't care at all and continued chanting the magic.

Seeing that the time had reached 3.5 seconds, Ling She was about to use the Vanish skill.

"What's going on?" Ling She realized that he still couldn't control himself.

And the magic array that Ziyan Liuyun had cast activated.

Tier 1 High-grade Magic Black Coffin!