Chapter 550 - I’m Not As Despicable As You

Within the unnamed arena, Beast King Faido and Seraphim Aisha were locked in an intense battle. With every exchange, the sky fractured and the ground shattered, until the entire arena resembled an apocalyptic wasteland.

Faido turned into his battle form. Multicolored scales covered him, his left hand turned into a dragon’s claw, and his right hand transformed into a tiger’s paw. One leg took the shape of a horse’s, the other that of a cow’s. A rhino-like horn jutted from his face, and his frame was muscular like a gorilla’s. Behind him floated his Divine Ring, which was formed from the faces and bodies of 10,000 beasts. It rotated endlessly, reshaping itself without pause, while their howls and roars echoed from within.

Aisha appeared almost ordinary by comparison. She was gripping Judgment, her sword blazing with holy light. She was wearing her armor, and all six of her wings were shining with a blinding radiance. A Divine Ring of pure light hovered behind her, its surface engraved with runes whose meaning only she understood.

The two had already clashed hundreds of times, and Aisha was already exhausted.

Faido, however, still brimmed with vitality. His Divine Ring was the vitality and Life Energy of 10,000 beasts, granting him unlimited stamina and allowing him to fight continuously.

Aisha’s condition was different. Her Divine Ring amplified her light-attribute Skills by several hundred times, but it exacted an equal toll on her energy. After such a prolonged battle, her stamina was rapidly failing.

At this point, she considered retreat. She was there to help Han Wu, and fighting against Faido for such a long period was already her limit. If she continued, there was a chance that she would lose her life there. After weighing the risks, she decided to withdraw.

Aisha had just torn open a gate to leave when another gate split the space nearby. Two figures stepped through it. The first was Han Wu. The second was also Han Wu, or rather, it bore Han Wu’s face but had four arms, a snake tail, and a pair of wings. It was the Origin of Mutation!

Aisha frowned as the two entered the arena. “Leave now. You two are only Heavenrender life forms and will be killed instantly.”

Han Wu waved his hand, signaling the Origin of Mutation to respond. It nodded and released its new form. The aura of a World life form burst forth. Phoenix flames, intense cold, powerful wind, and immovable earth poured into the Origin of Mutation’s body. Behind it, a Divine Ring of water, fire, wind, and earth rotated slowly.

Faido and Aisha were so stunned that they forgot they were fighting.

“Your underling ascended?” Aisha asked, though she already knew the answer.

Han Wu chuckled. “Isn’t it obvious?”

Aisha fell silent, aware that she had just asked a stupid question. She turned at the Origin of Mutation, and a flash of excitement flashed in her eyes. To defeat Faido on her own, she would have to fight with everything she had, even at the risk of her life. Now, the situation had changed. With another World life form joining the battle, victory would only require effort.

A tremor of excitement ran through her as she imagined defeating another World life form. A Heavenrender life form’s corpse was extraordinarily valuable, much less a World life form. She would reap immense gains from this fight, even if she received only half of Faido’s remains.

She was reconsidering her decision to flee when Faido erupted in fury. He had sensed the presence of his four Divine Kings within the Origin of Mutation.

“You killed them?” he asked, his voice edged with disbelief.

Han Wu chuckled and taunted, “Lord Faido, who are you referring to? The four Divine Kings, or the Sage life forms you left behind?”

Faido suddenly realized his mistake. He had been so focused on fighting that he had forgotten his followers. Without his protection, those Sage life forms would be skinned alive in the Blood Coliseum.

The outcome wasn’t as exaggerated as he had imagined, yet it was uncomfortably close. By the time Han Wu and the Origin of Mutation exited their arena, almost all of the Sage life forms had been captured or killed. Those who refused to surrender met their end at the hands of the Earthsunder life forms, with no hope of resistance.

“Shit, shit, shit! Duel’s inheritor, are you this despicable?” Faido roared.

Han Wu showed no concern for his rage and asked, “Lord Faido, do you think it's honorable to challenge the Blood Coliseum after it just lost its previous owner? You are nothing more than a bully relying on brute strength. I’m not as despicable as you!”

Han Wu’s words enraged Faido. He decided to go all out, and his Divine Ring expanded to its full extent. The forms of the 10,000 roaring, howling beasts appeared from within it. At the same time, Faido transformed into his monster form and attacked the trio indiscriminately.

Aisha summoned her light shield to protect herself and the others. She focused on buying them time, waiting for the precise moment to strike.

The Origin of Mutation excelled at ambushes. It moved quickly and appeared behind Faido. Wind blades, phoenix fire, and a freezing breath hit Faido simultaneously. The combined elemental attack was devastating. Although it couldn’t kill Faido, it inflicted excruciating pain.

As expected, Faido shifted his focus to the Origin of Mutation. Aisha quickly seized this chance to gather Light Energy. Her Divine Ring expanded, runes drifting outward as it swelled with a holy aura.

She condensed all her Light Energy at the tip of her sword and amplified it a hundredfold. “Light Judgment, Spiral Aurora!”

She thrust forward, and the amplified Light Energy shot outward in a spiraling torrent. It resembled an unbreakable drill bit as it tore through Faido’s tough scales. Blood and flesh burst outward.

The Origin of Mutation exploited the opening and quickly launched a compressed orb of phoenix fire into the wound. The compressed fireball detonated inside, blasting charred flesh and blood thousands of meters into the air.

Even then, Faido was still capable of fighting. However, his heavy injuries made it clear that he would most likely die there if he continued to fight. He had to escape at any cost. In his panic, Faido decided to activate his authority as the owner of the Asura Coliseum to escape using the Permanent Coordinates.

He glowed as he was about to be transported away.

“I will repay this humiliation a hundredfold...” he snarled at Han Wu.

Han Wu had no intention of letting him escape. He activated Replicate, and the power of a World life form that he had replicated from the Origin of Mutation erupted. Potent energy coursed through his body, but since it was far more than he could safely contain, cracks began spreading across his skin.

Even so, he endured the pain and channeled the energy into Conversion, then redirected it into his Peace Aspect and activated Tranquil Domain. Within its boundaries, no one could activate Skills or powers, including Faido’s ability to transport himself back to the Asura Coliseum.

The Origin of Mutation and Aisha pressed their attack. Faido’s agonized screams echoed across the arena.