Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 577 - 202. Canyue Desperate Battle (3)

Chapter 577: 202. Canyue Desperate Battle (3)

Canyue activated his private communication channel and spoke briefly with his subordinates within the ship, and soon Mo Zilan, along with his men, came out to greet him.

"Dad?"

Mo Zilan approached excitedly, Canyue hugged him, and discreetly slipped a card into his chest pocket.

"This is—"

"Say nothing, child," Canyue gently stroked his son’s hair. "This is all my savings. Should anything happen to me, take it and head to Valkyrie Fortress, a neutral area where you can regroup."

Mo Zilan nodded.

This was the coded conversation they had agreed upon, specifically to be overheard by the soldiers of the Night Butterfly Federation.

In reality, what Canyue handed over was undoubtedly a fragment of that forbidden knowledge, the Eye of Discernment.

"But what about you, Dad?"

"For the short term, I probably won’t be able to find that bastard Du Zexin."

Canyue turned and glanced toward Li Aozi, enveloped by The Dark Realm:

"However, I can at least bring you some Sequential Arcane Energy."

Only those who had undergone surgery in advance could see normally within The Dark Realm. In such a large area, the opponent would either bombard it with heavy artillery or come in close to fight a roving battle.

That amount of time would suffice for Mo Zilan to use that forbidden knowledge and resolve any issues with aftereffects.

Canyue touched his son’s face, then turned away and walked past the soldiers.

"Wait, where are you going?" a member of Bravo Squad quickly shouted.

"That Yita Phase in the sky, Stormbringer Nastisha, is yours to handle."

Canyue tilted his head, his body clad in pale blue armor, and a helmet shaped like a crescent moon covered his face:

"Her students are her weakness, I’ll go catch him!"

Dictator Form activated!

Canyue’s body was wrapped in Dimensional Fragments, his Arcane Energy fully integrated, and heightened efficiency as he surged straight toward Li Aozi!

Taking advantage of the cover provided by The Dark Realm, the opponent would definitely fail to detect him.

This time he would not behead; merely piercing the heart and using Dimensional Slash to cut him into pieces and bring back a part to extract his "Gravity" Arcane Energy would suffice.

Victory was within easy reach!

Canyue reached in an instant, swiping his hand blade toward Li Aozi.

As he silently tore through the dimension and swung down in that instant, he suddenly saw, within the void ripples around Li Aozi’s head, a pair of silver runes glowing brightly.

Summoning Arcane Energy - "Eye of Truth"

Canyue conversed with Bravo Squad, whispered to Mo Zilan, then transformed and lunged at him.

The entire sequence was plainly seen by Li Aozi.

But he did not act immediately; instead, he stood quietly, waiting for the right moment.

Canyue strode forward, silent and tearing through the dimensions with no reaction, firmly believing that his hand blade would split Li Aozi in two, just like many foes before him.

"Player ’Night Fighting Sword’ has traded the item to you—’Curtain’s Edge’."

As Canyue’s hand blade swung down swiftly, Li Aozi abruptly moved.

He suddenly grasped a long, black Tachi, its blade wreathed in purple grievances, swiftly slashing diagonally.

Sizzle—

Canyue’s right arm was precisely severed, radiative damage continuously eroding his Implant Gear.

Blood spurted and sprayed, Canyue’s expression drastically changed.

This weapon... It wasn’t physical slashing through the blade, but killing through radiative damage.

"Leoz, you—"

Canyue clutched his severed arm and swiftly retreated, his gaze filled with shock.

--This guy’s strength has increased so much in an instant?

It far exceeded the level during their previous encounter.

Whoosh—

Li Aozi calmly flicked the blood off the blade.

Compared to the truly damaging inflicted by Zaniya, the "Master of Metal and Gold," which would be blocked by Canyue’s hierarchical effects and quickly deplete his mana,

using the radiative damage from the ’Curtain’s Edge’ hardly consumed his mana, while still inflicting continuous erosive damage.

"I am waiting for someone to send a weapon, what are you waiting for?"

He had seen people discuss the task released by Li Aozi on the forums, and some were even live streaming the progress, maintaining an informational advantage at every moment.

Meanwhile, Canyue knew nothing about him, not even realizing he was holding his son’s "Canyue" Arcane Energy.

Canyue stepped back a few paces, ready to call for Bravo Squad’s help.

Whoosh! Crack!

Thunder pierced through The Dark Realm, and Dean Nastisha, clutching her Magic Wand, enshrouded in electricity, descended onto the earth. The storm brought her information from all directions as she clenched her wand and smashed it into the ground.

Boom!

In an instant, countless Magic Circles unfurled behind her, densely packed and spinning rapidly like swarms of locusts, nearly suffocating to behold.

"I originally didn’t want to enter the battlefield, but you forced my hand, and you even hurt my students..."

Nastisha twirled her wand, a smile lifting the corners of her mouth, and said, "Storm—Unrestricted."

The next moment, thousands of Magic Circles burst into electric light, hurling fiery silver lightning toward Bravo Squad’s position.

"Bravo Three! Open the magnetic field Shield! Bravo Seven! Chant the scripture—Bravo Five and Four, set up close-defense cannons for interception!"

Bravo Squad calmly responded to the furious "Stormbringer"; they probably couldn’t spare any attention for Canyue for the time being.

"What are you looking at?!"

Li Aozi’s figure instantly arrived; he lifted his Long Sword, and with a swift slash, danced around Canyue in a circle. Taking advantage of the opponent’s dodge, he deftly moved behind him and slashed again, cutting open the flesh on his back.

Canyue was instantly put on the defensive, his ability to dimensional jump restrained, and it was impossible to dodge in such a short time; under the absolute power of "Bloodline," Li Aozi was simply a peer in the Hierarchy of Martial Artists.

Close-quarters combat was extremely unfavorable for him.

Just as Li Aozi was about to pierce the opponent’s heart with a sword, suddenly, the blade was precisely hit by a burst of bullets and deflected off target, stabbing into the ground.

He turned his head and saw Mo Zilan holding a precision sniper rifle, struggling to reload the weapon while glaring at him through gritted teeth:

"Don’t touch my dad!"

Canyue showed no gratitude but instead was incredibly frightened, shouting loudly to his son:

"Don’t come out!"

[Player ’Cumin Powder’ has offered you a trade for an item—Dust Sealed Sanctum]

"Light-Forged Blade, its edge dispels shadows and evil."

Li Aozi grasped the Dust Sealed Sanctum with his right hand in the Void, as if opening a box-like Giant Sword, bursting forth with radiant light, rapidly transforming into a Light-Forged Blade. As Li Aozi infused his energy into it, the blade extended rapidly, positioning itself at Mo Zilan’s throat.

"Scoundrel!" Canyue’s eyes bulged in fury, about to lash out.

"Don’t move!" Li Aozi said coldly, "Otherwise, your son’s life is over."

"Uh—"

Flakes of light scattered, searing streaks of burn marks on Mo Zilan’s smooth skin, the intense burning made Mo Zilan scream, his eyes instinctively welling up with tears.

Even so, he still shouted loudly:

"Don’t worry about me, Dad! Kill this bastard!"

"Let him go!" Canyue roared, his tone softening considerably, "I’ll give you anything you want, Li Aozi. You’re not that kind of person, right? You kept your promises at school, not the type to break rules—please, don’t harm the child, he’s just a kid."

Li Aozi thrust Canyue Shadowblade into the ground and raised his right hand, motioning to the other:

"Give them back to me."

"Don’t rush, take your time."

Canyue pacified him, taking four cards out of his pocket:

"You want people, right? Your good classmates are all here."

"Place them on the ground, then turn around, walk one hundred meters, hands on your head, and crouch down."

Canyue obediently did so, placing the cards on the ground, turning around, and loudly counting, "One step, two steps... "

Until one hundred steps, he raised his hands, shook his arms to indicate he had no weapons, then clasped his head and slowly crouched down.

Li Aozi, holding the Light-Forged Blade, walked over to the cards, sheathed the blade, and picked up the cards.

He flipped them to see their backs, listed in order were James II, Maria, and two students he did not recognize.

Hobbs and Lucite were not among them.

"Tricked!"

Canyue smirked, instantly turned around, and ripped open a Dimensional Rift with a backhand, severing Li Aozi from him, then quickly ran toward Mo Zilan.

This was the victory of experience!