"Alright, since it's a misunderstanding, let's leave it at that."
Xu Xiao met Katarina's murderous gaze with a relaxed tone.
With a wave of her hand, the Arcane chains vanished, and the bound female assassin regained her freedom.
"You!!!!! Go to hell!!"
Even though she had regained her freedom and her body was still convulsing from the electric shock, Katarina immediately launched an attack on Xu Xiao.
Even unarmed, this female assassin's close-combat skills far surpass those of many male warriors.
Unfortunately, just as she made her move, the Arcane chains reappeared.
Without any warning, Xu Xiao flicked his finger, and the Arcane chains crackling with lightning lashed hard across the beautiful back in front of him.
A flash of lightning struck, leaving a clear bloodstain on her wheat-colored skin. The intense pain caused the female assassin, who had just thrown the punch, to collapse to the ground again.
"I... I... I'm going to... kill you!!"
Undisguised murderous intent—this was the first time Katarina had felt such pure killing intent towards someone after being so humiliated.
It wasn't from mission orders, nor was it some unfounded vanity; it was entirely due to her insatiable hatred for the man in front of her.
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The chains lashed again, leaving clear bloodstains.
Gripping the Arcane chains, Xu Xiao looked at the beautiful woman convulsing on the ground, his eyes gradually turning cold.
"Don't test my limits with my mercy. I only spared your life because I had a good first impression of you. Don't be so ungrateful."
"Since you didn't come here to cause me trouble, the torment I just inflicted on you has already offset your disrespectful display of murderous intent. Don't test my patience."
"If you look at me with that fierce gaze again, I'll smash your limbs, then strip you naked and throw you into the dirtiest brothel, so you'll know what human malice is like."
Xu Xiao's cold words and malice made Katarina, who was convulsing on the ground, wisely close her eyes.
Tears streamed down her face, but she dared not open her eyes, afraid that if she continued to be defiant, the other party would actually put her words into action.
"Good, that's more like it."
"Remember this: if you dare look at me with murderous intent the next time you see me, I will keep my word."
Xu Xiao threw out a warning, then left without looking back.
He could tell that the female assassin had genuinely backed down, and there was no need to bully her any further.
If Katarina hadn't been one of his favorite characters when he played this game in his previous life, today's situation would have been more than just a lesson.
As he heard Xu Xiao's footsteps fade into the distance, Carter, who was convulsing on the ground, pounded the ground hard and then began to sob softly.
"I will! I will definitely get my revenge on you!!"
Rarely, Katarina doesn't portray herself as a powerful and ruthless female assassin, but rather as a girl who has been bullied.
In Noxus, being weaker than others is considered a disadvantage, and it's very common Noxus the weak to be punished by the strong for their mistakes.
Xu Xiao, this mysterious and unpredictable archmage, caused Katarina a great loss, and at the same time, she remembered this man deeply.
Until she has the strength to avenge herself, she will remember this humiliation until one day she washes it away with the enemy's blood.
Having bid farewell to the Katarina incident, Xu Xiao continued his journey towards Noxus.
Xu Xiao wasn't worried at all about whether letting Katarina go would lead to unforeseen problems when he used Noxus's power to find someone later.
"My power will continue to grow stronger. Noxus and Demacia are nothing more than the power of mortals."
"For now, I need to avoid your sharp edge. Once I've perfected all the magic runes and figured out the secrets of this world's power, I will control everything."
"For now, I'm just asking for your help to get things done."
Xu Xiao continued drawing the magic runes as he moved forward.
Perfecting the magic runes becomes increasingly difficult as you progress, because it represents Xu Xiao's complete understanding of a world's magic system.
His initial rapid progress was entirely due to the insight of a God. After witnessing many different power systems, he could easily analyze the basic knowledge of the magic system in this world.
They can even quickly discover that the combination of will and magic can yield Arcane Energy, a higher level of power.
But now, this process has begun to slow down. To further refine the magic runes, he needs to understand other completely different powers in this world that have developed based on the magic system.
Only by fully understanding and deconstructing them can Xu Xiao perfect the overall magic runes and reach the point of mastering or even transcending this power system.
This will take time. As time goes by, his power will only gradually increase until it surpasses the limits of mortals, which is inevitable.
As the reincarnation of a Golden Immortal who has attained enlightenment, Xu Xiao is fully confident in understanding the magic system of this world, thereby reaching the pinnacle of this world.
"However, the limits of this world seem to extend beyond just God; there are also other parallel universes."
"Magic is just one kind of power. The spiritual world I can sense is also a unique power. There are also the Void, Aspects, and even other developments in other universes."
Xu Xiao thought of some background stories from the League of Legends game. Although they couldn't be considered definitive clues, they could still serve as a reference.
"However, the most urgent matter right now is to find the reincarnation of the monkey."
"I don't need to concern myself with the wars and development of mortal realms. My goal is to change the course of this world, and incidentally, to understand and develop its power."
"The magic of this world is not so simple. Although I have comprehended Arcane Energy far beyond ordinary magic, I feel that it is still far from enough."
Xu Xiao remembered that among the mid-lane heroes and items he often played, there were connections to several beings who were said to be able to create or destroy the world.
Such beings, regardless of the size of this world, are at least Heavenly Immortal or Golden Immortal or higher.
As for whether there is an even higher level existing in this world, he couldn't say for sure.
The only certainty is that the power system of this world has considerable reference value, and if it influences the development of the entire world, it may bring considerable Power of Variables.
"Let's start by getting Noxus!"