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"The strongest on Earth?"

Shi Yu's eyes flickered. This was the first time he had ever heard someone address him like that. How could someone be so arrogant?

Even he wouldn't dare claim to be the strongest on Earth. Shigure is currently at his peak and invincible, with few rivals among the top-tier level.

You're the strongest on Earth? Can you withstand the Tsar's attacks with your bare hands? Are you a strategic-level fighter?

Shi Yu had three questions in her mind, but the opponent's combat strength was indeed not to be underestimated.

He shifted his feet slightly, his mental network expanding at full power, engaging in a mental clash with the mysterious man.

Om-!

Invisible cracks began to appear in the air, accompanied by intermittent buzzing sounds.

This is the result of a collision between two pinnacle levels of neural perception.

On the sea, in the area covered by Shiyu's spiritual net, even the swirling seawater slowly stopped in mid-air. The two remained locked in a stalemate, neither willing to yield to the other.

"Heh, this is interesting." The arrogant, sharp voice grew closer and closer. Shi Yu tightened his grip on the Heart of Africa, his gaze gradually turning cold and sharp.

Once he discovers the person's whereabouts, he will immediately activate his [Mind Light] ability to control the other party.

As far as Shigure knows, the control limit of [Heart Light] is equivalent to the power of three military artillery shells. In other words, as long as this ability is unleashed, it can at least trap beings of Shigure's level!

However, this is just speculation; we'll only know for sure once it's actually used.

But the mysterious person seemed to sense Shigure's thoughts, and slowed down more and more, until finally he stopped getting close altogether.

"What, scared?" Shi Yu said sarcastically at the right moment, her tone full of mockery.

Didn't you claim to be the strongest on Earth? Why are you still wary of [Heart Light]'s control?

Upon seeing this action, Shi Yu's lips gradually curled into a smile.

"If I kill you, I should be able to break through to the strategic level, right..." he said in a chilling voice, making no attempt to conceal his killing intent.

A dark red aura surrounded Shiyu, making him look like an executioner who had come out of hell—terrifying and tyrannical!

Shiyu clenched her left hand slightly, then threw it upwards with force.

"Heartlight!" Instead of making up a name like Geheros had before, he directly called out the original name.

Because given the opponent's strength, they could easily escape the ability's range before he activates it or before the Heart of Africa is thrown.

Let's just use the original name directly to increase the margin for error.

The moment those two words landed, space seemed to freeze. The surging waves, the billowing clouds, and the chaotic lightning all became background noise, waiting for the rise of the Heart of Africa.

Shi Yu pointed vaguely at the air, pointing to her left front.

boom!

A figure was pulled out of thin air!

"throat……"

The man grunted softly, staring at Shi Yu with admiration in his eyes.

"Have we been discovered...?"

He sneered, and as his laughter grew increasingly arrogant, the stagnant space around him emitted a series of wailing sounds.

The next moment, with a crack, as if glass had shattered, the [Heart Light] was instantly broken!

Shi Yu grabbed the other person's neck with her right hand, but even with all her might, she couldn't break the neck.

Only the long red mark on her neck proved Shigure's efforts.

"It's a trap!" Shigure suddenly realized that the other party seemed to be deliberately creating an opening to get close to him!

The moment that thought crossed his mind, everything went black before his eyes.

Boom boom boom boom!

Almost instantly, the man unleashed four punches, the shadows of his fists overlapping, even the afterimages seemed to disappear.

Shigure could barely keep up with his opponent's movements and just managed to avoid vital points, but he didn't miss a single one of the four punches!

"Pfft!"

He coughed up blood incoherently, and was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, carving a half-kilometer-long rift in the sea!

Seawater rushed in, filling the gap that had suddenly appeared.

The landing point was smashed by the rain, creating a giant water column more than 20 meters high, which cut the storm along the way in half!

"Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Linlang's Assistant, and I am Lord Linlang's right-hand man."

"Today I'll show you what...the strongest in this place truly is!"

The sound reached Shigure's ears from a distance of half a kilometer.

He slowly stood up, leaped out of the sea, and landed steadily on the surface.

"Ptooey, ptooey!" Shigure spat out the seawater and sand that had entered her mouth, and covered her half-caved chest with her right hand.

He got a solid punch there, but the rest of the body was unaffected.

"It's pretty durable." Linlang Zhizuo pursed his lips, his two golden eyes narrowing slightly.

The androgynous appearance was revealed to Shiyu for the first time: a pair of dazzling golden eyes, short golden hair, and a golden dress that would be worn by medieval nobles.

"This rich young master looks like he stepped right out of some ancient drama..."

Shi Yu couldn't help but complain, a few drops of blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, her whole body soaked and looking rather disheveled.

"Ahem!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Shigure's mouth and smeared onto his mask.

Shigure raised her left hand and pressed it against her mask.

[Do you want to consume...?]

"yes!"

Before the system could finish announcing the upgrade, Shi Yu immediately agreed to the upgrade request.

The next instant, the mask was enveloped in white light for a moment, and a brand new, silent face appeared on it.

The mask, which was originally stained with blood, was now brand new, a sight that amazed Linlang Zhizuo.

"As expected of the legendary Angel of Death, I really want that ability..."

He smirked, stepped forward with his right foot, and appeared in front of Shiyu in an instant, as if shrinking the distance between them.

The latter reacted immediately, using all his strength to dodge to the side and avoid the sudden punch.

Whoosh—Boom!

The opponent's attack did not explode immediately, but instead condensed into a beam of light that quickly sliced ​​through the air before landing at the edge of the field of vision and exploding with a bang!

The impact of the attack created a massive water column over fifty meters high, evaporating the water within a radius of one hundred meters!

This made Shi Yu's eyelids twitch; this must be strategic-level, right?!

He was certain that with his own strength, he could not possibly possess the destructive power that his opponent possessed.

His full-force attack was at most half the effect of this move, and the key point was that the opponent did not seem to be using his full strength.

"Are you kidding me...?"

If this Linlang Zhizuo truly possessed strategic-level strength, then there would be no need for him to engage in such a roundabout and stalemated struggle for so long.

He could probably kill me several times over in a single encounter.

Therefore, there is only one explanation for the current situation.

The opponent is not at the strategic level at all; they are still at the peak level!

A bold idea began to form in Shigure's mind, and his gaze toward Rinryō no Sō... subtly changed.