Boyi vs. Du Kao

A barely perceptible cyan glint suddenly appeared, and in the next instant, the entire void was completely covered by the cyan blade light. Du Kao ultimately chose to strike first, and with just one strike, he completely stole the spotlight from the battle Weeks and Odoqi, drawing all the attention of the spectators to himself.

As bystanders, Gu Ding and the others saw a video that had been slowed down many times by Sea Emperor, but that one strike alone was enough to amaze everyone. Everyone, including Bigge, stared in astonishment with their mouths agape. The entire cabin was so quiet that not even a breath could be heard, except for the sounds coming from the video projection.

In the void where the battlefield was located, the light of blades was everywhere, sealing off all of Boyi's escape routes and leaving him with only one option—to confront them head-on.

But soon, something astonishing happened: Boyi was swallowed up by the blade almost without any resistance.

Gu Ding and his group, who were watching the battle from the spaceship, all looked rather grim upon seeing this scene.

Dokter exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no, Boyi has been completely swallowed up!"

"It should just be an illusion." Liliath's tone wasn't entirely certain when she said this.

No sooner had she finished speaking than a white shadow silently appeared behind Du Kao on the video projection screen broadcast by the Sea Emperor. The cyan paper umbrella suddenly closed, its tip like a sharp spear, silently carving a black crack in the void, pointing directly at the back of Du Kao's head.

Du Kao seemed to have anticipated this move. He tilted his head, dodging the fatal blow, and almost simultaneously reached out with his left hand to grab the tip of the umbrella. His right hand swung out the longsword, its gleaming blue light slashing directly at Boyi, seemingly poised to cleave him in two.

The long sword slashed through the air. The white figure was easily cut in two, and at the same time, the tip of the umbrella held in Du Kao's left hand naturally disintegrated and vanished.

This figure was clearly still an illusion. Du Kao showed no sign of impatience, calmly sheathing his sword and standing there. "No matter how strong your illusion magic is, it's ultimately just a minor technique. In terms of real Combat Strength, I can kill you with ease."

"You're spouting self-contradictory nonsense! Just now you said you'd kill me and transplant my pupils. And now, in such a short time, illusion magic has become a trivial skill in your mouth... Do you even know that the foundation of each of the twelve types of Dream Pupil is illusion magic? The reason Dream Pupil are so terrifying is because their most widely used offensive weapon is illusion magic. Legendary powerhouses can capture all living beings in an entire plane with a single illusion. And you, a former Lord-level powerhouse, actually say that illusion magic is a trivial skill?! If other lords heard this, I wonder if they would laugh at your naivety or call you ignorant!"

Boyi's words left Du Kao speechless. He had deliberately said that to provoke his opponent and force him to reveal his location, but instead, he had been mocked in return. What was most frustrating was that the opponent's voice had seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint his exact location.

"Hmph, no matter how strong your illusions are, they are still limited by your Pupil Power. The stronger the opponent, the more Pupil Power you consume when using illusions. I don't believe that your illusions can last forever. When your Pupil Power is exhausted, that will be the time for me to collect your corpse!" Du Kao also saw through Boyi's only weakness, which was that the casting of illusions required the consumption of Pupil Power.

"Trying to outlast me? You think I don't know your current state? You've used some special secret technique. I'd like to see whether your technique's effect lasts longer or my Pupil Power can sustain it." Boyi had already realized that the opponent's sudden increase in Combat Strength couldn't be permanent.

Du Kao's expression changed slightly as his opponent saw through his disguise. Using the Super Metamorphosis technique would greatly enhance his Combat Strength, but only temporarily. Moreover, once the technique ended, he would enter a state of severe weakness, his Combat Strength regressing by at least two ranks, requiring at least a month of rest to fully recover. If Boyi dragged him out until then, he would undoubtedly be the one to lose. He immediately searched his memory for methods to break illusions.

"There aren't many ways to break an illusion; they can be broadly divided into three types. First, if your soul power is strong enough, you can break the illusion with a soul attack. Second, if your Combat Strength is strong enough, you can break the illusion space with absolute Combat Strength. Third, you can use various methods to accelerate the depletion of the illusion caster's Pupil Power, causing the opponent's Pupil Power to be exhausted..."

"When the Combat Strength of both sides is not much different, only the third method can be used. And the methods to accelerate the consumption of the illusion caster's Pupil Power are generally divided into two types: one is soul consumption, and the other is physical consumption."

"The so-called soul consumption is to use soul attacks to deplete the opponent's soul power. Because Pupil Power needs the support of soul power, once the soul power is greatly depleted and cannot support the Pupil Power, the illusion will naturally be broken."

"The so-called physical consumption refers to the continuous vibration of the Illusion World created by the opponent through physical attacks. With each vibration, the opponent's Pupil Power consumption to maintain the illusion intensifies. The more powerful the attack, the greater the consumption of Pupil Power."

"There is another special way to escape an illusion: by moving away from the caster. The creation of an illusion is usually limited in scope due to the strength of the target's soul power. The farther away you are from the caster, the weaker the illusion's effect becomes. If you are far enough away from the caster, you can escape the illusion's control. However, it is usually impossible to determine the caster's exact location within an illusion, and every move you make is under the caster's surveillance, making it very difficult to escape..."

Having roughly reviewed the memories in his mind, Du Kao quickly came up with a plan. He smiled slightly, casually chose a direction, and swung his long sword out.

This scene left Gu Ding and his group bewildered, but then they witnessed something even more inexplicable. After Du Kao's first strike, he almost immediately unleashed a second, a third, a fourth... as if he were in a frenzy. His attacks were consistently directed in the same direction, where there was absolutely no response.

"What is he doing? Has he gone mad?" Dokter couldn't help but ask.

"He's disrupting the space, accelerating the depletion of Boyi's Pupil Power. So, whether he actually attacks Boyi isn't important; what's important is that each of his attacks disrupts the illusion Boyi creates, causing Boyi's Pupil Power to be consumed even more rapidly." As the owner of a special eye, Liliath was very clear about Du Kao's purpose.

Boyi, positioned at the heart of the battlefield, was naturally aware of this. Boyi wasn't surprised by the other's reaction, given their terrifying memories. Knowing how to properly break the illusion wasn't unusual either. This caused Boyi, hiding in the shadows, to frown slightly.

Just then, an aura appeared within Boyi's detection range, causing his furrowed brows to turn into a smile. (To be continued~^~)