Chapter 116: On the Warship (Part-15)

There, two Upper Exalts from the Skeleton Warship were besieging a Western Mansion examiner.

The examiner was in a sorry state. His breathing was ragged, his movements sluggish, and several times he had narrowly escaped fatal blows. Exhaustion clung to him like a curse, and with each passing moment, his mistakes multiplied. His injuries deepened, and death loomed ever closer.

Ryan did not hesitate for even a heartbeat. His body shot forward.

In an instant, he arrived at the edge of the battle circle.

The two Upper Exalts sensed movement and turned in surprise. Seeing a young man in a candidate’s uniform flying toward them, confusion flickered across their eyes. One of them was even about to peel off to deal with Ryan.

That was when the sword light erupted.

The Afterimage Sword flashed, a cold arc tearing through the air.

Ryan’s strike was impossibly fast.

The two Upper Exalts saw only a blur of light. Before their minds could process danger, before their bodies could react, their torsos split cleanly in half. Blood sprayed as their divided bodies fell away, tumbling from the three-thousand-meter-high sky like broken dolls.

One sword.

Two Upper Exalts.

Dead.

“Ding. Congratulations to the player Ryan for killing an Upper Exalt, gaining 367,000 experience points. God of War value: 0.”

“Ding. Congratulations to the player Ryan for killing an Upper Exalt, gaining 385,000 experience points. God of War value: 0.”

“Ding. Congratulations to the player Ryan for obtaining 60 all-attribute pills.”

The system notifications rang out in Ryan’s mind, making him lick his lips in quiet satisfaction.

The Western Mansion examiner who had just been saved was still forcing himself to stay airborne when the scene unfolded before his eyes.

One moment, he was fighting for his life; the next, he saw the two enemies who had nearly killed him split apart and fall into the abyss below. He stared blankly at Ryan, noticing the candidate’s uniform and opening his mouth to ask what was going on.

Before he could say a word, Ryan was already gone, flying toward another battlefield.

The examiner hovered there, stunned and utterly confused.

Judging by Ryan’s clothing, he was clearly a Western Mansion candidate, yet he possessed the strength of a Upper Exalt and could freely fly at high altitude. More terrifying still, he had slain two Upper Exalts with a single strike.

Even among Western Mansion’s inner geniuses, who could do such a thing?

A single question echoed in the examiner’s mind.

Who… was this candidate?

Ryan paid no attention to the shock he left behind. After resolving the first battle, he turned and accelerated toward another war circle.

This time, it was a female examiner who was locked in combat with an Upper Exalt from the Skeleton Warship.

The female examiner was only a two-star Upper Exalt, while her opponent was a three-star Upper Exalt. From the start, she had been completely suppressed. Every exchange pushed her further into a corner, and her situation grew more dangerous by the second.

At that moment, the Skeleton Warship’s Upper Exalt raised his long sword. Cold light surged along the blade, and a terrifying aura spread outward. With a sharp cry, he slashed forward, releasing a brilliant golden blade of energy that roared toward the female examiner.

The golden glow carried overwhelming pressure.

Even without being struck, one could feel the destructive force contained within it. The female examiner’s heart sank. She knew instantly that this attack was beyond her ability to block.

The speed was too fast.

There was no time to dodge.

If that golden blade hit her, she would be annihilated on the spot, her body likely torn apart by the violent energy.

Fear flashed through her eyes, followed by a bitter resignation.

“So this is where it ends…”

Then, in that very instant, a blinding sword light cut across her vision.

The Afterimage Sword swept through the air, dazzling to the point that she reflexively closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, the golden blade of energy had vanished without a trace. In its place, she saw the head of the three-star Upper Exalt spinning through the air, separated from his body. The headless corpse followed, falling silently into the depths below.

Her mind went completely blank.

Before she could even process what she was seeing, a calm voice sounded beside her.

“Be careful.”

Ryan appeared at her side, grabbing her arm and pulling her gently but firmly behind him.

Almost simultaneously, Ryan’s palm turned. A wind blade condensed and shot outward.

With a dull, wet sound, an Upper Exalt who had attempted a sneak attack was sliced through midair, his body split apart as he died instantly.

“Ding. Congratulations to the player Ryan for killing an Upper Exalt, gaining 566,000 experience points. God of War value: 0.”

“Ding. Congratulations to the player Ryan for killing an Upper Exalt, gaining 384,000 experience points. God of War value: 0.”

“Ding. Congratulations to the player Ryan for obtaining 60 all-attribute pills.”

Two Upper Exalts slain in succession once again.

To Ryan, it felt effortless.

Whether one-star or three-star, none of these Upper Exalts could withstand even a few of his moves. His strength was terrifying beyond measure.

Turning back, Ryan glanced at the female examiner and asked calmly, “Are you alright?”

“I… I’m fine,” she replied instinctively, though her voice trembled and her mind was still in chaos.

She stared at Ryan, unable to reconcile his age, his attire, and his monstrous power.

Before she could ask anything, Ryan nodded and said, “Good. Leave the rest to me. You should go back and rest.”

With that, he turned and flew off once more, his figure quickly disappearing into the battlefield.

The female examiner remained suspended in the air, stunned and speechless, watching the direction Ryan had vanished into, her heart pounding wildly.

After killing the two Upper Exalts in succession, Ryan gradually felt dissatisfied.

Too slow.

Killing one or two at a time, how long would it take to level up like this?

If he wanted efficiency, he needed density.

So this time, Ryan directly targeted a battlefield of chaotic group combat.

In that battle circle, more than twenty people were locked in a brutal melee. Five Western Mansion examiners stood back to back, barely holding their formation, while fourteen Upper Exalts from the Skeleton Warship surrounded them like wolves circling prey.

The five Western Mansion examiners were already at their limits. Their breathing was heavy, their movements sluggish, and every exchange forced them further into desperation.

Among them, Ryan recognized a familiar figure.

Tang Wuying.

The examiner from Lingyin City.

Tang Wuying’s strength was not weak. He had already reached the level of a two-star Upper Exalt, but even so, being besieged by fourteen Upper Exalts left him drenched in sweat, his situation perilous to the extreme.

Ryan did not waste a single word.

The Afterimage Sword lifted.

“Heaven’s Guidance!”

A sharp cry rang out as a streak of sword qi tore through the sky.

The superior Sky rank martial art was unleashed in an instant, and the sword qi shot straight toward the cluster of Skeleton Warship warriors. At the same time, Ryan’s figure blurred and rushed forward like a bolt of lightning.

“What is that?”

“Not good!”

“Dodge!”

The Upper Exalts sensed the terrifying pressure and reacted in panic, trying to evade or block. But not all of them were fast enough.

Three Upper Exalts were caught head-on by the sword qi. Their bodies shattered under the impact, exploding into blood mist as they died on the spot.

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