Chapter 633: Chapter 256: Warfare is Deception, Master Tactician

’Where am I...?’

’What am I doing...?’

Just as her consciousness was about to fade completely, a figure and a black spear suddenly flashed through her mind!

Memories came flooding back like a bursting dam.

Xia Lianxue’s eyes snapped open!

The next moment, she was surprised to find herself hanging upside down in mid-air.

And below her lay a boundless sea of elements, exuding a fatal attraction that pulled her toward its depths.

’This is... the Elemental Domain!’

’And below... the Sea of Chaos!’

The legendary place, said to permeate every corner of the Multiverse, the origin and final destination of all elements!

SPLASH—

A prismatic wave rose from the sea, instantly washing over the tips of her hair.

In that instant, Xia Lianxue felt as though her consciousness was being forcibly ripped from her body. Her Primordial Spirit and her physical form were both transforming into the elemental state of the Sea of Chaos.

She understood.

The boundless origin of the elements was calling to her.

It beckoned her to cast aside her identity as Xia Lianxue, to forsake all mortal emotions and desires, to return to the origin and become an element itself!

No!

Xia Lianxue snapped her head up, an unprecedented will to survive and an unyielding pride flaring in her ice-blue eyes!

She fought with all her might, resisting the force of assimilation and pulling her consciousness away from the sea.

...

In the meeting room, Yi Jiugao was just about to order a forced intervention.

"That won’t be necessary."

Hou Guanghe suddenly raised a hand, stopping him.

"She’s back."

All eyes instantly snapped back to the screen.

In the center of the battlefield, innumerable, kaleidoscopic motes of elemental light appeared out of thin air. As if drawn by an invisible force, they began to rapidly converge and reassemble.

Flowing black hair, a graceful purple robe.

Xia Lianxue’s figure appeared before them all once more.

A rare look of approval and admiration appeared on Hou Guanghe’s face.

"This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for her, an opportunity to touch the threshold of the ’Extreme Skill’ realm."

"Thankfully, she seized it... If she hadn’t, she might never have truly reached the Fifth Order in this lifetime."

Setting aside the battle itself, both Xia Lianxue and Lin Ye were the future hope of the Great Xia.

From the perspective of cultivating talent, they no longer cared who won or lost this battle.

They simply hoped that every genius would grow stronger.

...

「On the battlefield.」

Lin Ye stared at the reappeared figure, his expression graver than ever before.

The Xia Lianxue before him looked the same, yet she seemed to have undergone a fundamental transformation.

She floated silently in mid-air, the frenzied elemental fluctuations around her gone. She seemed ethereal and lucid, as if she had completely merged with the world itself.

Her ice-blue eyes met Lin Ye’s, no longer holding any cold killing intent, nor her previous pride and battle lust.

They were as placid as a bottomless, icy spring.

"I want to thank you."

Xia Lianxue spoke suddenly. Her voice was cool and crisp, but it carried a heartfelt sincerity that Lin Ye could perceive.

"If it weren’t for you, I would never have had such a profound experience..."

"It was like... seeing the truth."

The instant she finished speaking.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

For miles in every direction, the impossibly tall ancient trees of the primeval forest seemed to spring to life in an instant!

Innumerable branches and vines, thick as dragons and moving like living pythons, erupted from the ground. In the blink of an eye, they had coiled around Lin Ye’s limbs and torso, binding him tightly within a massive wooden cage!

Lin Ye didn’t even have time to react!

SLICE! SLICE! SLICE!

The next instant, dozens of wounds deep enough to reveal bone burst open across his body!

Blood gushed from them!

They were invisible Wind Blades, materializing all over his body to slice through his resilient skin and muscle!

The Xia Lianxue of this moment had reached a terrifying level of mastery, able to control a magnitude of elements far beyond her previous limits with but a single thought!

"Surrender."

Xia Lianxue’s tone was still calm, as if she were stating a foregone conclusion.

"This battle is meaningless now."

As she spoke, Lin Ye struggled to raise his head.

He saw, directly above their battlefield, a terrifying fireball over a hundred meters in diameter rapidly taking shape, as dazzling and brilliant as a second sun.

The destructive energy contained within the fireball made the very sky of the Eternal Dragon Tomb tremble.

With unstoppable momentum, it began its slow descent toward the bound Lin Ye, preparing to crush him!

A collective gasp went through the meeting room.

"So that’s a true opportunity... and she seized it..."

Hou Guanghe clicked his tongue in amazement, his eyes filled with admiration.

Zhu Mingyi couldn’t help but ask, "Hou, what exactly is going on with this girl? Did she really break through to the Fifth Order?"

Hou Guanghe shook his head.

"No."

"To truly break through to the Fifth-Order Extreme Skill realm, Martial Artists with elemental affinity need to completely immerse themselves in the Sea of Primordial Elements and fully convert all the Spiritual Arrays in their bodies. That is a long and perilous process."

"But right now, she’s in what you might call a ’Pseudo-Extreme Skill’ state."

Hou Guanghe paused, then delivered a conclusion that made everyone’s eyes widen in shock.

"In terms of her ability to control and command the elements, right now... she is a true master of the Celestial Human Realm!"

His words sent a shockwave through the room.

’The Celestial Human Realm...!’

How could Lin Ye possibly stand a chance?

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