Divine Seal: I, the Grim Reaper, am kept by the yandere Cai'er.

Chapter 42 Absolute Crushing Victory! The Devastation of the Earth Elemental Spirit

The round of 16 knockout stage proceeded extremely quickly.

After Long Haochen's effortless advancement in the first match and the intense second duel, the referee's resounding voice once again echoed throughout the Knights' Trial Arena: "Round of 16 Elimination Round, Match 3! Assassin Temple Number One versus Magic Temple Huang Yi! Please bring your contestants to the stage!"

Upon hearing her turn to appear, Cai'er, who was sitting in the corner, slowly stood up.

"This Huang Yi is no pushover," Bai Ye's voice rang out in Cai'er's mind at the opportune moment, carrying a hint of tactical analysis. "He's an earth mage, and his cultivation has reached the fifth rank. What's most troublesome is that he possesses a rare earth elemental spirit for support. His most proficient tactic is to use Earth Waves to alter the terrain, forcibly restricting the opponent's movement, and then bombard them with high-level magic. For assassins who rely on speed and agility, this kind of earth mage is practically their nemesis."

"Natural enemy?" A cool smile curved slightly at the corners of Cai'er's lips beneath her veil as she softly replied in her mind, "That depends on whether his earth waves can keep up with my pace."

After saying that, she nodded calmly, leaned on her bamboo cane, and walked step by step onto the wide arena.

On the other side of the ring, Huang Yi was already on high alert.

He was a sturdy young man with a calm and steady gaze.

Looking at the frail, blind girl opposite him, Huang Yi's forehead broke out in a fine layer of cold sweat.

He had personally witnessed how Cai'er had torn the sixth-tier Mighty Vajra Bear to pieces!

Faced with such a killing god, he dared not be the slightest bit arrogant.

"The match begins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Huang Yi took several steps back without hesitation and decisively completed the call.

"Buzz!"

A pure, earthy-yellow light shone on his shoulder, transforming into a tiny sprite, no bigger than a palm and as if carved from topaz.

This is the treasure that magicians have always dreamed of—the Earth Elemental Spirit!

With the amplification from the earth elemental spirit, Huang Yi's casting speed was simply outrageous. He slammed his staff into the ground, and a powerful surge of earth-attribute spiritual energy swept out like a tsunami along the ground.

"Fifth-tier magic, Earth Wave!"

"Boom—"

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The once solid and flat magic stone arena now seemed to have transformed into a raging sea.

The hard rock instantly turned into soft mud, which rolled towards Cai'er wave after wave, like ocean waves.

Roaring away!

This earthen wave is not only sticky, but also has a strong suction force. Once you are caught in it, even a high-ranking knight will find it difficult to move and become a sitting duck.

"Let's see where you can hide this time!" A glint flashed in Huang Yi's eyes, and the tip of his staff began to condense the next high-level attack spell.

However, faced with this overwhelming swamp tidal wave, Cai'er did something that shocked everyone.

She did not retreat, nor did she try to resist with her spiritual power. Instead, she lightly tapped the ground with her green bamboo staff, and her whole body rose into the air like a weightless purple feather.

"Whoosh!"

The dark gold dagger slid into her palm, and Cai'er's aura instantly turned cold and sharp.

Just as she was about to fall into the muddy wave, her toes lightly touched the crest of the rolling mud.

"Smack."

With a soft sound, the sticky wave of earth that was originally enough to swallow a person didn't even wet the soles of Cai'er's shoes!

Using the momentum of this step, Cai'er's figure, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, darted forward several meters again.

Dot, step, leap, fold!

Amidst the ghostly self-illumination that seemed to dazzle the entire audience, Cai'er brought the assassin's eerie movements to their fullest potential.

She was like a fairy dancing on the edge of a knife, each step precisely landing on the highest point of the rolling waves of earth, using the force of the waves to her advantage.

Huang Yi's proud fifth-tier control magic, "Earth Wave," which is capable of altering terrain, not only failed to restrict Cai'er's movements but instead became a springboard for her to accelerate her advance!

"How is this possible?!" Huang Yi was shocked, and his spellcasting rhythm was instantly thrown into chaos.

In just two breaths, the purple ghostly figure had already crossed dozens of meters, carrying a terrifying, tangible killing intent, and approached Huang Yi to within five meters!

"Earth Shield! Crystal Armor! Rock Wall!"

Faced with a life-or-death crisis, Huang Yi unleashed an astonishing will to survive. With the frantic assistance of the earth elemental spirit, he almost instantly cast three powerful fifth-tier defensive spells.

In an instant, three sturdy shields, shimmering with a thick yellow light, stood like three insurmountable mountains, protecting him firmly in the middle.

"No matter how fast you are, you can't break through my three layers of ultimate defense!" Huang Yi gritted his teeth, feeling a little more at ease.

However, he underestimated Cai'er's attack power and the sharpness of that dark gold dagger!

"break."

Cai'er remained expressionless, her red lips parted slightly, and she uttered a cold word.

She flipped her wrist rapidly, and the spiritual energy within her body surged wildly into the dagger like a flood bursting its banks.

The dark golden light surged instantly, transforming into a sharp ray of death that pierced fiercely towards the outermost layer of the Earth Shield.

"laugh!!!"

There was no deafening roar, only a piercing tearing sound like a hot knife cutting through butter.

Faced with Cai'er's attack, which was packed with extreme penetrating power, Huang Yi's proud fifth-tier defensive magic was as fragile as paper!

Earth Shield, shattered!

Crystal Armor, shattered!

The solid rock wall crumbled!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In less than half a second, Cai'er pierced through the three shields with a single blow, blasting them into countless yellowish-brown specks of light.

Huang Yi only felt a flash of purple shadow before his eyes, and a deadly chill that made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave instantly enveloped his entire body.

He stiffly lowered his head, only to see that the dark gold dagger, exuding a chilling killing intent, was already firmly stopped less than half an inch from his throat.

The sharp aura emanating from the dagger had even cut through the skin of his neck, causing a trace of crimson blood to seep out.

If Cai'er's wrist had moved forward even a millimeter further, he would have been decapitated instantly!

The entire room fell silent.

From the start of the match to Huang Yi having a dagger pressed against his throat, the entire process took less than ten seconds!

What should have been a close battle between top-tier fifth-order experts turned into a one-sided, absolute crushing defeat with no suspense whatsoever!

"I—I surrender—" Huang Yi's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, his voice dry and trembling.

His proud elemental spirits, control magic, and absolute defense were nothing but a laughable joke in front of this blind girl.

With a flick of her wrist, Cai'er's dark gold dagger vanished instantly.

She didn't even glance at the limp Huang Yi before turning and walking off the stage, leaving everyone with only a cold and aloof back view.

"Match 3, Assassin Number One wins!" The referee took a deep breath and announced the result loudly.

A thunderous gasp erupted from the audience.

However, the atmosphere on the podium at this moment was strange.

Lin Chen, the deputy temple master of the Magic Temple, had a face so dark it was almost dripping with water.

Huang Yi was a promising genius in their Magic Temple this year, yet he was defeated head-on by an assassin in ten seconds. It was a slap in the face.

In stark contrast is Shadow Wind, the deputy head of the Assassin's Temple.

This big shot, who usually hides in the shadows, was now acting like he'd been injected with adrenaline, standing ramrod straight and beaming.

"Oh dear, Old Lin, you flatter me!" Ying Suifeng patted Lin Chen's shoulder arrogantly, grinning so wide his back teeth were showing. "Huang Yi is a pretty good kid, just a little bit slow with his spellcasting. Your Magic Temple needs to strengthen its stress resistance training in the future, otherwise, if you encounter someone as fast as Cai Ji from our family, you won't even be able to cast a spell, how embarrassing would that be, hahaha!"

Seeing Ying Suifeng's smug face, Lin Chen was so angry that his beard trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal. He could only snort coldly and turn his head to the side.

The other vice hall masters also looked at Cai'er's retreating figure with a hint of amazement. They all knew very well that this blind female assassin possessed terrifying strength to compete for the championship of this tournament!