Chapter 841: 834: Transfer

Chapter 841: Chapter 834: Transfer

In a hidden location outside the Chiyan Safety Zone.

DING!!

Heimeng, who had been waiting, suddenly received a True Talisman message.

“Zhou Yuanjue, the 95th-ranked candidate on the overall leaderboard, has initiated a ranking challenge against you. Since the challenge was issued by a lower-ranked entity, you have no right to refuse. Please complete the battle at the designated time and location.”

Receiving this message, Heimeng’s expression blanked slightly, unable to process it immediately. Zhou Yuanjue had appeared? And not only did he appear, but he also took the initiative to issue a ranking challenge?

“This guy… there is a gap of an entire five tiers between us. Are you really that confident you can beat me?

“It seems I’ve been underestimated. Did your victory within the Dream Curse give you some unrealistic confidence? Do you think I’m nothing more than that?

“You still don’t know what kind of existence you are facing. But you will soon understand exactly what a fully prepared Curse Master means.”

Heimeng’s expression turned incredibly gloomy. This proactive challenge across five tiers made him feel despised and insulted. Then he would let him know what his true self was like.

Soon, the news that Zhou Yuanjue had emerged from seclusion to proactively challenge the Curse Demon Heimeng to a ranking duel spread throughout the entire Chiyan Safety Zone, drawing intense attention.

Originally, Zhou Yuanjue hadn’t shown his face for a full three months. Everyone thought he had grown cowardly, preparing to cower in his safe house and outlast his opponent’s patience rather than fight head-on. Some of the candidates from Jixian City who had come to watch the battle had already left one after another. After all, the entirety of Chaotic Paradise was now engulfed in the flames of war. As residents of Jixian City, they represented the elite class of Leyuan and couldn’t stay out of the conflict. Meanwhile, the names of Zhou Yuanjue and the Chiyan Safety Zone were gradually forgotten amidst the larger upheavals. Only the candidates within the safety zone still remembered them.

But now, three months later, Zhou Yuanjue actually took the initiative to issue a challenge, instantly causing jaws to drop everywhere.

“Why did he suddenly issue a ranking challenge? Could Zhou Yuanjue have achieved another leap in strength within these three months?”

“Bullshit. What could he possibly do in a mere three months? And locking himself in a room would make his strength skyrocket? By that logic, he should have just stayed in seclusion until he reached the top ten on the overall leaderboard.”

“Is he looking for death? Wasn’t it fine to just hole up in the safety zone? Why did he have to go and provoke a monster like that?”

The candidates in the Chiyan Safety Zone were utterly astonished by Zhou Yuanjue’s actions. The news of the ranking challenge spread quickly thereafter. Unfortunately, because both parties were located near the Chiyan Safety Zone and the challenge was scheduled to begin the very next day, combined with the ongoing war between Jixian City and the Chosen Alliance, it failed to attract many spectators outside the Chiyan Safety Zone by the time the battle started, aside from candidates from neighboring safety zones.

The next day, in an open area outside the Chiyan Safety Zone, figures flickered in the surroundings as two silhouettes, branded with the Duel Seal, slowly walked into the clearing.

Heimeng wore a black robe, his long hair fluttering in the wind. A smile covered his androgynous face as his pitch-black pupils locked onto his opponent, who wasn’t particularly tall. Beneath his opponent’s loose white Martial Arts Uniform, nearly perfect muscle lines could be faintly seen. From his outward appearance, there was no Energy leakage or oppressive aura; the opponent looked just like an ordinary creature.

But Heimeng knew that the reality was far from that. Zhou Yuanjue’s Data flashed through his mind.

Extremely proficient in Technique. His Technique Domain used a pulling Power to dissolve and guide attacks, allowing him to counterattack using the enemy’s own Power.

He possessed extremely strong combat experience and analytical abilities. Gegula, ranked 95th on the overall leaderboard, had been defeated precisely because his opponent analyzed the characteristics of his abilities.

His Energy reserves were overwhelmingly massive, and his Life Force and Recovery Ability were extraordinary. Attacks that couldn’t instantly destroy his body would have limited effect, so it was necessary to deplete his Energy as much as possible.

Finally, the opponent had a gigantification state where his Energy Intensity skyrocketed, reaching a level above the Second Layer Transformation Boundary. He could deploy his Technique Domain through concussive Power to affect his opponent…

He was different from Gegula. As a Curse Master, he needed to maintain rational thought at all times and make foolproof preparations to ensure his Curse Technique achieved its maximum effect. Therefore, he had long since memorized Zhou Yuanjue’s Data by heart.

“Very well. Proactively challenging me—did that brief clash give you confidence?” Heimeng said flatly to Zhou Yuanjue.

“Not exactly. I just came out of seclusion and wanted to find someone to test my skills on. You seemed like a good choice,” Zhou Yuanjue said indifferently.

“Just to test your skills? It seems I really am being looked down upon.

“The Dream Curse is nothing more than one of my trivial methods. Do you think breaking the Dream Curse means you can easily beat me?”

CLAP!!

Heimeng abruptly clapped his hands together in front of his chest. In his field of vision, countless black threads—which he had long since formed through special means and left suspended in the sky—suddenly wrapped around Zhou Yuanjue’s body.

This was the result of a full two months of preparation, a “surprise” gift for Zhou Yuanjue.

Black Curse Technique: Cause and Effect Transfer!!

At this moment, Zhou Yuanjue’s body suddenly jolted. He felt a hint of abnormality, yet he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was wrong. Because he had no Talent in Curse Techniques and couldn’t look directly into the deeper layers of the world, he was only able to vaguely sense the occurrence of danger. However, this abnormal feeling lasted for only an instant before vanishing without a trace.

He wondered if it was a Curse Technique. Zhou Yuanjue raised a brow slightly. He didn’t know what his opponent had just done, but Curse Techniques were indeed quite bizarre and unpredictable.

“Come on! Try to defeat me! Use all your abilities!” Heimeng laughed heartily.

He decided that since he couldn’t analyze his opponent’s abilities, he would just have to find out by exchanging blows. Zhou Yuanjue lowered his body slightly, adopting a fighting stance. On the other side, Heimeng also crouched slightly. Two gleaming silver daggers dropped from his robe and were tightly gripped in his hands.

He realized his opponent was the most difficult type to deal with—a combat-type Curse Master. As expected, an existence ranked 47th on the overall leaderboard wouldn’t be that simple.

BUZZ!!

Energy flowed around Zhou Yuanjue. His Technique Domain slowly unfurled, activating a transparent membrane.

“A Technique Domain?” A trace of a smile appeared on the corners of Heimeng’s mouth.

BUZZ!!

Around him, a ring of grayish-black membrane slowly unfurled. It was actually a Technique Domain as well! And right at the moment his Technique Domain expanded…

BUZZ!!

The transparent membrane surrounding Zhou Yuanjue suddenly exhibited a violent fluctuation, flickering as if it might disappear at any moment.

Zhou Yuanjue clearly sensed a strange phenomenon occurring within his own Technique Domain. A faint wisp of grayish-black smoke appeared within it, permeating his surroundings. It was as if another Technique Domain had perfectly overlapped with his own—not as an external influence, but as an internal superimposition. It was as though… that Technique Domain was being released from his own body.

And this suddenly appearing Technique Domain did not merge with his own Circulation Domain; instead, they interfered with each other. This made his own Domain difficult to control and maintain, feeling as if it could collapse at any second.

It was nearly impossible for two Technique Domains of entirely different natures to appear simultaneously on a single lifeform. He sensed it carefully, a strange look appearing on his face. That faint grayish-black smoke mixed into his Domain felt almost exactly the same as the Technique Domain executed by Heimeng! Yet the composition of this Domain was undeniably based on and released from his own Energy.

He wondered how his body could spontaneously release someone else’s Technique Domain, subsequently interfering with the operation of his own Technique and Energy. Could this be the result of a Curse Technique?