Worlds' Apocalypse Online Chapter 233
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Chapter 233: Breakthrough Elixir
The Game of Eternal.
The arena.
The bloody and frenzied slaughter fest has reached its final moments.
Two Professionist collided with each other, then quickly separated.
They were both very heavily wounded, but neither of them showed any weakness.
They knew very well, even the slightest sign of weakness will give their opponent the confidence they need to move in for the kill.
There could only be one survivor in this arena, so begging or pleading isn’t going to work.
“YARGGG!”
One Professionist managed to catch the other off guard, moved in with his two battle axes and bisected him at the waist.
The opponent couldn’t even manage to scream before they died.
Blood splattered on the ground, mixing with the rest of the corpses.
The blood silently soaked through the tiles.
“Hah, hah”
The winner sat down on the spot, throwing his axe to one side, breathing heavily like a bellows.
“Ahahahaha, I’m the Champion! Quickly, give me my rewa—–“
He only managed to burst out laughing for a second before stopping.
A sharp dagger had pierced through his throat from the back of his neck.
“Gah… gafu… ghah…!”
The Professionist held the dagger with his hand, wanting to say something, but his throat was already pierced through so he couldn’t manage to say a word.
The dagger sharply slashed outward, cutting off half his neck as well as the veins in there.
The Professionist eyes’ bulged out and fell down.
Since his throat wasn’t blocked off anymore, he mustered all the strength he had left, pointing at the figure behind and spoke in disbelief: “You clearly…”
At least, that’s what he tried to say, but with a slashed throat, all the sounds he made sounds like moans of agony to everyone listening.
He’s definitely going to die, but as a powerful Professionist, together with his unwillingness to accept, he managed to barely hold on to his breath for the time being.
He remembers this person very clearly.
He literally broke her heart with a punch, she should’ve died long ago.
Being stuck at Martial Eminence peak for the last few dozen years, with his wealth of experience fighting and killing numerous other Professionists, there’s no way he would make a mistake.
How is she still alive?
Did she revive somehow?
As he stared at her, she also stared back at him.
The female Professionist instinctively covered her chest.
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Right, it hurts a lot, but his strike slightly missed the target and only managed to knock me out for a short time before I regained consciousness.
Fortunately, she managed to barely returned from the verge of death in this slaughter fest.
The female Professionist knelt down, bracing herself with one hand on the floor while lifting up a rock sledge hammer with the other.
She’s an Earth Elementalist.
“I am the Champion!”
She lifted the sledgehammer up and smashed it down at his chest.
His chest instantly broke apart from the strike, flesh and blood splattered everywhere.
He died instantly.
Until his very last moments, he was still bulging his eyes out staring at the female Professionist.
There was no longer any anger or unwillingness, only unadulterated fear.
The old voice came.
『 This round of competition has ended 』
『 I must say, this round has been exceptionally exhilarating, especially the last moment of overturning the situation 』
The old voice praised: 『 Our Champion has appeared, for the sake of the Champion’s dignity, let us heal all the wounds on her body 』
A black coffin rose up from below the arena.
『 Please enter the coffin, your wounds shall be healed shortly 』the old voice spoke.
The female Professionist staggered inside the coffin.
The wounds on her body were horrific.
The majority of people watching would absolutely believe it if someone said she’ll drop dead any second now.
The coffin closed, then slowly rotated.
『 Between life and death, only the powerful deserves glory 』 the old voice chanted.
The coffin opened up again after a full rotation.
The female Professionist came out with all her wounds healed.
『 Our Champion, Liu Shi Man, an Elementalist, in this competition, you managed to kill the strongest opponent, gaining our arena’s Game of Eternal reward! 』
A treasure chest descended from the sky.
…
Space.
The S.W. Divine Temple.
Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes, then suddenly said: “Impartial Goddess, search for a woman called Liu Shi Man, just a bit over 20, long black hair, a beauty spot in between her eyebrows, about 1.67m tall, white skin, an Earth Elementalist”
Liao Xing quickly drew the woman’s portrait, then added: “She looks kinda like this, her three sizes are 88, 63, 90”
“How did you know her three sizes?” Ye Fei Li was surprised.
Liao Xing scoffed and looked at Ye Fei Li, about to say something, then he noticed Anna was standing behind him, arms crossed with a cold stare.
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He shut his mouth.
[Data registered, searching now] Impartial Goddess replied.
In the arena, the old voice declared: 『 Please touch the treasure chest and receive your rewards, Liu Shi Man 』
The Professionist called Liu Shi Man reached her hand out and touched the chest.
The chest then let out an intense shower of light.
As the light dissipated, a small, clear bottle appeared in front of her.
Inside the bottle was a glistening green liquid.
The old voice then sounded again: 『 Congratulations Liu Shi Man, you’ve received the Breakthrough Elixir 』
『 Even in any other worlds, this is still an exceptionally valuable Elixir. It is able to help you directly breakthrough to the next stage of your Elemental cultivation 』
Liu Shi Man seemed very shocked, hesitantly asked: “Is this real? It’s not a joke?”
The old voice responded: 『 Of course it isn’t a joke, you can experience it yourself! 』
The bottle floated up and into Liu Shi Man’s hands.
At this moment, countless Elementalists in the world couldn’t help but gulped.
Advancement as an Elementalist is simply too hard, each and every break through takes so long that many feel hopeless, unable to advance even until their deaths.
If this Breakthrough Elixir works as advertised, then a 4th stage Elementalist drinking this will instantly breakthrough to become a 5th stage Elementalist.
And being a 5th stage Elementalist is practically being unbeatable!
Liu Shi Man didn’t hesitate anymore and took the bottle, downing the green liquid in one gulp.
Seeing that, numerous Elementalists in every corner of the world sighed with regret.
From the previous battle, they all saw very clearly that this Liu Shi Man is only a 3rd stage Earth Elementalist.
Her drinking such an Elixir is a complete waste.
But no one can criticize her, since this is a treasure that she risked her life to get.
A thought formed in the minds of numerous bystanders.
Fuck!
Why her!
I’m stronger than every single competitor during this round, why is she the one that managed to get such a treasure!
As the Professionists watched this scene, a thought was silently growing at the corner of their minds.
In the arena, Liu Shi Man was trembling, kneeling on the ground while moaning in pain.
After a while, she slowly stood up.
“4th stage, feels so good” Liu Shi Man opened her palms and muttered.
She then casually swung her hand.
7-8 deep cuts instantly appeared on the arena surface.
Pointing her other hand there, she lifted it up.
The soil and mud from the cuts erupted like a geyser, spilling all over and hovered in the air.
The soft mud slowly formed a river in the sky, then they compressed themselves into a ball of dirt and rock about 3-5 fists large.
Liu Shi Man let go.
The ball fell down directly on the arena, letting out an ear-ringing noise.
The arena was broken into several holes that expanded outward, as if hit by a meteor.
Liu Shi Man then flicked her finger as three small balls of dirt and rock about the size of a fist flew out from the crater
The balls then floated towards Liu Shi Man, hovering above her hand.
One of them stayed still, while the other two circled around it like satellites.
At this moment, every Professionist who watched this scene was speechless.
What Liu Shi Man was demonstrating was in fact the power of a 4th stage Earth Elementalist ———-Summon Stars!
Although they looked harmless, once these balls of rock attacked, they’ll demonstrate power similar to that of a meteor.
Unbelievable! She really did become a 4th stage Elementalist!
More and more people’s hearts were beating in desire.
But now, the old voice came again.
『 Not just that! Our Champion has also earned her second treasure chest! 』
Another treasure chest descended.
Liu Shi Man lightly touched the chest and received a jet black small pill.
Eternal Pill!
The Eternal Pill that she’s been dreaming about!
Liu Shi Man didn’t even hesitate to swallow the black pill.
In a matter of seconds, her skin became whiter, smoother, her figure was becoming more slender.
She looked just like an 18-year old student.
“Ahahaha, finally, finally I’ve achieved eternal life!”
Liu Shi Man was so excited that she didn’t know what to do, laughing while crying, she picked up a random Blade on the ground and started to hack at the bunch of corpses on the ground to release her excess emotions.
After a while, she finally calmed down while breathing heavily.
The old voice then came again.
『 Not only that! Our Champion has also earned herself the 3rd treasure chest! 』
And the 3rd treasure chest descended.
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