Free Web NovelChapter 850 - Divine Authority Mirror Shield
Winning the match meant Han Wu was among the top 4.
Before he could even catch his breath, the fifth match—the semifinal—began. Han Wu entered and read the display in the sky.
This round’s rules were different again. No units. No Divine Skills. The match was a Divine Authority duel.
If Han Wu had encountered this a month ago, he would’ve had no choice but to surrender. Back then, his use of Divine Authority had been shallow at best, limited to intimidation and suppression.
Fortunately, under He Xu’s instruction, his Divine Authority control had improved greatly. Though Han Wu hadn’t fully mastered it by any means, he was still firmly competent. It was thanks to this that he didn’t panic upon seeing the rules.
Han Wu calmly drew his Divine Authority greatsword. Forged from his first Divine Authority, it radiated the aura of death, destruction, war, and darkness. One look was enough to know this weapon meant business.
His opponent was a woman with tan skin and fierce eyes that radiated a wild energy. She looked at Han Wu not as an opponent, but as prey.
“So you’re Han Wu? The man who drove the Butcher to his death?” she asked. Her voice was androgynous. Not beautiful, but not unpleasant either.
“More or less.”
Han Wu knew the Butcher wasn’t actually dead. He had merely implanted himself into Huang Shengjun’s body using the Nine-Eyed Evil God’s power, though his whereabouts were presently unknown.
There was no need for the War Families to know this, though—not that they would even believe him if he told them. The Will of the Divine Civilization had verified the Butcher’s death, hence the declaration of the Wisdom Faction as the victors. Even if they believed him, Han Wu feared the Butcher’s former subordinates would regroup and target the Wisdom Faction if they learned the truth.
Only Xu Hai was aware that Han Wu was secretly searching for the Butcher in Huang Shengjun’s body.
His vague answer irritated the woman. “Yes or no. What does more or less mean? Either way, it doesn’t matter. I’m Lie Ying, and I won’t go down like that coward the Butcher did. You’re not strong enough to beat me.”
Han Wu eyed Lie Ying. The vast majority of the War Faction were male. For a woman to have fought her way to the top 4 meant her strength had to be formidable.
As Han Wu readied himself, Lie Ying flicked her wrist, and her Divine Authority condensed into a long whip. It radiated the aura of war, darkness, and lightning, along with two other energies Han Wu couldn’t identify.
Lie Ying attacked before Han Wu could react. The whip cracked toward him like a lunging serpent, and Han Wu blocked with his Divine Authority greatsword. Its Annihilation trait was devastating against non-living matter, but unexpectedly did not affect Lie Ying’s whip.
The whip struck from impossible angles. Before long, Han Wu’s body was covered in lacerations. Darkness and lightning seeped in through the cuts. Unfortunately, Han Wu couldn’t convert these energies without access to his Divine Jurisdictions. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
His Black Dragon King bloodline could resist the darkness's corruption, but it could not fully negate the lightning’s paralysis. As the wounds accumulated, Han Wu slowed down, which only led to a flurry of deeper gashes.
Lie Ying, meanwhile, was completely unscathed. She maintained a relaxed posture and toyed with Han Wu like he was a caged monkey.
If this continued, Han Wu would inevitably lose. Still, he had fought his way to the semifinals, and Leng Ning had been seriously injured for his sake. He simply could not let everyone’s efforts go to waste.
“My Divine Authority whip is specially designed for training prey. Those wounds hurt, don’t they? There are two more Divine Aspects woven in. They’re called Pain and Hunt. Little boy, you’re nothing but prey before me!” freeweɓnovel.cѳm
Han Wu’s struggles only delighted Lie Ying. This was the thrill of the hunt.
Gritting his teeth through the pain, Han Wu forced himself up, right hand tightly gripping the Divine Authority greatsword. He held out his left hand, where a second Divine Authority weapon was taking shape.
Lie Ying’s eyes widened. Divine Authorities weren’t rare, but she had never seen anyone possess two. That made Han Wu an ultra-rare prey.
Interest piqued, she pulled her whip back and cracked it against herself twice. Her tan skin flushed crimson as she entered a state of heightened frenzy. An ultra-rare prey like Han Wu was worth taming properly. The mere thought of conquering him made her pulse race.
She lashed the whip in quicker strikes than before. The serpentine weapon snaked through the air with a barrage of sonic booms.
At the same time, Han Wu’s second Divine Authority had taken the form of a massive shield with a surface polished smooth as glass. Han Wu called it the Mirror Shield.
Han Wu raised the Mirror Shield as Lie Ying’s whip lashed forward.
The whip entered the mirror as if it were passing through water. Once inside, it went limp. No matter how Lie Ying pulled, she couldn’t get it free.
This was the effect of Han Wu’s second Divine Authority, born from his Peace Aspect.
Lie Ying frantically yanked the whip with all her might. Han Wu angled the Mirror Shield to let the reflective surface capture her fully. She saw a mirror image of herself inside the shield, furiously pulling the whip. It looked as if she was locked in a tug-of-war with herself.
This was the combined effect of his Creation and Life Aspects. The Mirror Shield created a living copy of Lie Ying to match her strength. As long as Han Wu’s energy remained active, the mirror image of Lie Ying could fight the real one to a draw.
Nevertheless, Han Wu had not created the Mirror Shield just for a stalemate.
The Mirror Shield abruptly erupted with blinding light. Lie Ying failed to dodge and was hit full-on.
The frenzy she had induced from whipping herself rapidly faded. The Light Aspect’s purification effect dispelled all active buffs from anyone caught in its flash.
Despite this, the mirror image of Lie Ying remained buffed in her frenzied state. The balance tipped instantly, with the mirror Lie Ying wrenching the whip away from the real one.
Han Wu seized the opening, charged forward, and battered her with his Divine Authority greatsword. The unarmed Lie Ying was eliminated with ease, marking Han Wu’s victory in the semifinals.
