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Chapter 147 ISE, Shadow Flame Armor, Is This the Chosen One? (4K)

The black arrow flew towards the horizon like a shooting star flying backwards, and a large amount of blood gushed out from the long-haired man's body, which was severed in two.

Everyone present was stunned by what had suddenly happened.

"Damn it, inhuman power, that's a gift from the beneficiaries!"

The tall man named Wanbang exclaimed in surprise.

"Tan Hao fell down; his 'Dragon Wing Device' was at his waist and was damaged by the shot!"

Wanbang watched as the long-haired man's body, severed in two, fell straight to the ground. He stopped moving forward, preparing to save him.

The tall woman immediately stopped her, saying, "Ignore him! That recipient is very powerful; if he's too obvious, he'll be picked off one by one!"

"Tan Hao is dead. He didn't receive a reparative graft, and there's no way to save him from being cut in half at the waist. Let's retreat!"

She started to back out.

Wanbang roared, "Damn it, we've already lost one of our comrades, how are we supposed to retreat now, Brother Zhong?"

He looked at the burly man leading the group.

Zhong Ge's expression remained unchanged, and he said succinctly, "Go."

After saying that, he sped up and flew toward the semi-transparent black giant standing on the plane.

Wanbang followed without hesitation, and the gaunt woman gritted her teeth, hesitated for a moment, and then flew over as well.

On the other side, after seeing the arrow, Xu Ren immediately turned around and saw Xue Jing hiding among the shadow giants, and he immediately felt a little dizzy.

"Xue Jing? What happened?"

"Wait, you're a recipient? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

One of the requirements for entering Roaring Falls is to be a natural human with a 0% mutation rate.

Those who receive the gift have their minds and consciousness corrupted by the power of the alien god, making it absolutely impossible for them to enter.

In that case, wouldn't asking Xue Jing for help become a farce?

Upon hearing Xu Ren's question, Xue Jing stroked his chin and said, "Things are a bit complicated... Have you heard of the 'Chosen One'?"

Xu Ren was taken aback.

Chosen one...

She was aware of this concept; it was another name for those born with a gift, beings actively chosen by the gods.

It is said that these chosen ones are not troubled by pollution and alienation... but whether they are considered 'natural persons' and whether they meet the conditions for entering Roaring Falls is questionable.

After all, Bai Ya wasn't extravagant enough to specifically find an underage chosen one to take the test.

This is an extremely rare individual, with fewer than twenty in the entire world.

Xu Ren felt a bit of a headache. She really wanted to have a proper discussion with Xue Jing, but the situation was a bit urgent, so she could only say, "...we'll talk about it later. Let's deal with the immediate problem first."

Xue Jing activated [Twin Instinct] and looked at the burly man who was leading the three sky pirates opposite him.

His heightened intuition, heightened by twice the normal level, sent shivers down his spine, telling him just how dangerous this man was.

Xue Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Captain Xu Ren, leave the leader to me."

"I'll leave the other two to you."

Without waiting for Xu Ren's response, he stepped on the fuselage and charged towards the three people opposite him like an arrow.

The Shadow Flame Giant he was wearing also charged forward, but because the six-meter-tall giant was so large, the wind resistance was also very high, which seriously affected his speed.

Upon realizing this, Xue Jing immediately controlled the Shadow Flame Giant, condensing it into a magnificent suit of armor burning with specks of black flame. He then donned it, completely covering his body, leaving only his eyes visible on his face.

Unlike the translucent Shadowflame Giant, this armor was jet black, almost like a black hole, as if it would suck in all the surrounding light. Sharp, black bone spurs grew on the joints of the limbs and the back, and the tips of the five fingers of the hand armor were sharp claws.

"This move is called—Entangling Armor."

The people present reacted differently to Xue Jing's actions.

Of the remaining three sky pirates, the leader showed no sign of backing down. He simply increased his speed with a calm expression and charged straight toward Xue Jing.

The other two lagged behind and turned their attention to the Void Blade.

The latter, in perfect unison, raised the sharp blades he was holding with both hands.

"King versus king, general versus general?"

The gaunt woman spoke, looking at the current situation with a sigh of relief.

"That recipient should have just used ranged attacks like before, instead of thinking of engaging in close combat with Brother Zhong... What a reckless decision."

A slight smile appeared on her lips.

In the air, the leader of the sky pirates, who was about to engage Xue Jing in close combat, suddenly underwent a change.

The purple rhomboid crystals embedded in its spine at the waist emitted a faint glow.

Subsequently, the crystals rapidly wriggled and multiplied like living things, spreading and covering the entire waist and abdomen, then extending up and down to the chest, thighs, and finally even the feet and head were enveloped by the purple crystals.

In less than a second, a complete set of amethyst armor was formed.

Purple and black collided in the air under the sun's rays.

"boom!!"

A massive, ring-shaped shockwave, powerful enough to distort light, exploded between the two, carrying with it a great deal of purple crystal dust and black flame fragments, which then spread rapidly.

The other two sky pirates and the Void Blade were swept away by the spreading air currents. The plane hovering not far away was also tilted by the air currents, and the mandrill, who was secretly aiming and looking for an opportunity with a large-caliber sniper rifle in the cabin, suddenly fell headfirst.

Once the shockwave subsided, everyone was able to open their eyes and look at the scene.

Two figures, one in purple and one in black, were seen wrestling like two bulls, each gripping the other's hand and locked in a struggle.

"Click—click-click—"

The two stared at each other through helmets that only revealed a pair of eyes. Purple crystal powder and broken black flames kept falling from their gauntlets, making a dull crackling sound.

Xu Ren lowered the arm that was shielding him from the strong wind, glanced at the purple crystal armor on the leader of the Sky Pirates, and his expression changed.

ISE!?

She immediately shouted, "Xue Jing, watch out for his crystal armor! It's a living thing!"

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the wind was fierce and sound was hard to travel, but Xue Jingwu had already mastered the Five Great Trainings and his kidneys were strong, so his hearing was excellent and he could barely hear what Xu Ren said.

"Living thing?"

While Xue Jing pondered the meaning of those words, his hands moved quickly, and spiral indentations began to appear on his arms and shoulders.

The air pirate in front of him had ridiculously strong physical abilities. Even when he used the power of twins to make contact with the other's hands and competed in grip strength, he was only evenly matched, and even seemed to be overwhelmed.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation since he began practicing martial arts.

If we can't compete on basic attributes, then we'll have to compete on skills.

With a burst of energy, the dragon let out a soft roar, thunder roared, and a whirlwind of lightning was unleashed. Under the enhancement of the spiraling compression force, grip strength increased dramatically in an instant.

The jet-black gauntlets formed by the shadow flames shattered instantly under this unparalleled grip, exposing all of Xue Jing's fingers.

The pirate leader let out a soft exclamation, as Xue Jing's sudden increase in grip strength made him somewhat unable to cope.

But his expression remained unchanged, and he did not try to put on a brave face. The amethyst armor on his chest writhed and multiplied, bursting out several crystal spikes that quickly stabbed towards Xue Jing.

Xue Jing originally planned to rely on the Shadow Flame Armor to withstand this move and crush the opponent's hand first, but the [Twin Instinct] that had been activated since the beginning issued a warning.

His intuition told him that he couldn't tough it out.

Without the slightest hesitation, he trusted his intuition, flung his hands away from the pirate leader's palms, and then kicked the man in the stomach, sending him flying backward.

The crystal spike missed its mark, and after Xue Jing, who was flying backward, exhausted his kinetic energy, he began to fall downward.

At this moment, his body did a backflip in the air, and then his legs bent slightly.

Black energy emerged from beneath its feet, transforming into a thin plate.

He stepped onto the thin board with both feet, pushed off with all his might, and transformed into a cannonball, shooting towards the leader of the sky pirates.

Along the way, his eyes, which peeked out from the gap in his helmet, turned into a divine silver-white, and his pupils transformed into vertical pupils. Black energy condensed on his palm, materializing into a black longsword.

At this moment, the amethyst armor on the sky pirate leader's arm changed.

Proliferation and transformation resulted in the formation of... a Gatling gun.

"Hmm?" Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.

The amethyst Gatling gun was aimed at Xue Jing, and its six barrels began to spin rapidly.

"Da da da da da-"

A torrent of bullets, dozens or even hundreds per second, came crashing down. Because he was in the air and unable to move easily, he couldn't dodge for a moment, so Xue Jing simply raised his long sword.

Driven by his twin instincts, he intuitively sensed the trajectory of every bullet. He activated his twin speed and swiftly swung his sword, either slicing through the incoming bullets or deflecting them.

However, the Shadowflame Longsword, with its steel hardness, could not withstand such a crystalline storm and shattered in no time.

"Da da da da da-"

Xue Jing condensed a thin plate of shadow flames under his feet and began to move around in the air, with a torrent of bullets following his movements like a shadow.

While dodging bullets, Xue Jing took out a dark red seed from his pocket and threw it into the air.

Dozens of thick, green roots immediately sprouted from the seed, each tens of meters long, stretching out in the air like a giant octopus.

The pirate leader, Zhong Ge, was taken aback.

Another ability. Which sect does this person belong to as a recipient?

Plants? Is it the Flower Goddess Society?

However, his ability to manifest black matter is not exactly related to the Flower Goddess Society, but at least it has absolutely no connection to it.

Well, no matter what the opponent's abilities are, we still have to fight.

Without pausing, Brother Zhong continued firing the amethyst Gatling gun. The green roots were as brittle as paper in the face of this torrent, instantly shattering into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere.

Xue Jing didn't take it seriously. He summoned the oxygen-absorbing tree, not expecting it to do anything anyway.

It has only one function.