Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Unlucky Cang!
When the matchup list was revealed, Veridia turned to look at Aster Grant.
After getting a nod of approval from Aster Grant, Veridia appeared on the platform like a phantom.
Watching Veridia on the platform, Aster Grant nodded in satisfaction.
He had absolute confidence in Veridia’s strength.
But Scarlett....
Only the first place in the grand competition could get the chance to come into contact with the Divine Pattern.
However, with Scarlett’s current attributes, it’s simply impossible to secure the first place.
Aster Grant turned slightly, only to notice that Scarlett’s face looked somewhat pale.
Clearly, she also understood that with her current strength, it’s impossible to win first place.
Seeing this, Aster Grant reached out and patted her shoulder.
"Scarlett, don’t be nervous, you can choose not to participate."
With Veridia’s strength, winning first place shouldn’t be a big problem.
By then, Veridia could directly transfer the chance to bond with the Divine Pattern to Scarlett.
It’s just that...
When Aster Grant mentioned this plan, Scarlett shook her head.
"Master, this won’t work! The Great Elder will never allow it."
Previously, Scarlett had told the plan to Qing.
At that time, Qing’s response to the plan was:
Impossible!
However, Aster Grant wasn’t there at the time, so he didn’t hear it.
Qing told them that the Ghost Race’s Great Elder would definitely be bonding with the Divine Pattern.
At this critical moment, even if Veridia achieved victory, the Great Elder would find various reasons to prevent her from approaching the Divine Pattern.
Let alone allowing Veridia to transfer the chance to touch the Divine Pattern to Scarlett.
This was why Scarlett’s face was pale at the moment, her eyes filled with worry.
She knew very well that with her current strength, it was impossible to compete against the Commander Level Ghost Race.
But the most critical part of Aster Grant’s plan was for her to bond with the Ghost Race’s Divine Pattern.
Now, after finally striving to get the tournament qualification, if the plan failed due to insufficient strength...
Such a result was something she couldn’t accept no matter what.
After listening to Scarlett’s response, Aster Grant frowned slightly but quickly relaxed.
"Since Qing has decided to leave the forbidden land, conflict with the Ghost Race is inevitable."
"If it doesn’t work out, we could just forcibly seize the Divine Pattern!"
After comforting Scarlett and telling her not to worry too much, Aster Grant’s gaze returned to the platform.
At this moment, Veridia was already standing on the platform, and her opponent...
Cang was nowhere to be seen.
The observing Ghost Race crowd started to discuss amongst themselves:
"Why hasn’t Lord Cang arrived yet? Hurry up and eliminate this Onyx-Horned Ghost Race!"
"What do you know? Lord Cang is just not showing himself because he thinks she’s not worth taking seriously!"
"You’re right! With Lord Cang’s strength, dealing with this Onyx-Horned Ghost Race wouldn’t even take a blink of an eye?"
But Veridia completely ignored these discussions.
She only vaguely felt that the name "Cang" seemed somewhat familiar, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t remember where she had heard it.
As time ticked by, Cang’s figure still hadn’t appeared.
Just as the crowd was about to lose patience, a spatial rift suddenly opened in the center of the platform.
The next second, Cang stepped out of the rift slowly.
This scene instantly ignited the atmosphere on site.
"Lord Cang! Take out this trash!"
"Lord Cang! Finish them quickly and drive them out of the Ghost Race!"
At this moment.
Having stepped out of the spatial rift, Cang kept his eyes closed, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention.
He deliberately arrived late just to attract more attention...
As the son of the Great Elder, he had never appeared in public.
And today...
Was his first high-profile appearance.
He took a deep breath.
The feeling of being the center of attention was truly intoxicating.
When he slowly opened his eyes, he had already rehearsed countless glamorous ways to defeat his opponent in his mind.
After all, most of the opponents in the first round were Low-level Commanders, with his Commander Tier Three, Half-step Myth Talent strength...
Facing a Low-level Commander Ghost Race, the result would be an instant kill!
However...
When he truly saw the figure standing opposite him, he was struck as if by lightning, frozen in place.
That familiar horn...
That familiar figure...
His nightmare!
"You, you... why are you here?!"
Cang’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
Veridia had long cast a deep shadow in his heart, and upon meeting her again, fear surged through his body, making his limbs weak.
Yet Veridia merely frowned slightly.
What is wrong with this Ghost Race?
Why do they look like they’ve seen a ghost?
Even though there had indeed been skirmishes during the Divine Realm...
But with Cang’s strength, he left no lasting impression in Veridia’s eyes.
It was then that a voice called out.
"The match begins!"
Ghost Qi around Veridia suddenly coalesced.
It’s just that...
Cang hurriedly waved his hand, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"W-wait a minute!"
He understood too well the terrifying strength of this Onyx-Horned Ghost Race.
Back when both were at the Extraordinary Peak, she could easily crush him.
Now she was at Commander Tier Four while he was only at Commander Tier Three; the disparity would only be greater.
But this was also his first time taking action, if he admitted defeat right away...
Cang gritted his teeth:
"We, we can negotiate!"
"I’m... the Great Elder’s son, if you concede, I can plead with my father to allow you to return to the Ghost Race!"
He tossed out all the leverage he could muster.
His voice was a bit broken and intermittent due to fear.
Meanwhile, the Ghost Race audience in the stands began to stir at this sight:
"What’s going on? Lord Cang seems scared?"
"It must be our illusion, right? How could the son of the Great Elder be afraid of an outcast defective?"
At this moment, Veridia’s eyes grew colder as she looked at Cang.
Son of the Great Elder?
Originally, she only intended to simply eliminate this opponent.
But now...
Since she knew this was the Great Elder’s son, she certainly couldn’t afford to hold back.
"Ghost King’s Body!"
The violent Ghost Qi instantly enveloped Veridia, her attributes rising frantically.
With her current attributes, combined with the Ghost King’s Body, Veridia was already invincible among those of the same tier.
When Cang saw the Ghost Qi rising around Veridia, his face turned instantly pale.
He dared not hesitate, immediately mobilizing his internal Ghost Qi and likewise activated the Ghost King’s Body.
However, the same skill in different hands exhibited vastly different levels of power.
Veridia’s Ghost King’s Body could enhance attributes by 1.5 times, while Cang barely reached 1.2 times.
More critically, the disparity in their basic attributes was already vast and was now being infinitely magnified.
In the face of this overwhelming power difference, Cang didn’t even have the chance to deploy a Domain.
"Boom!"
Veridia’s figure appeared before Cang like a specter.
With just a single blow, Cang was sent flying like a broken kite and crashed heavily into the wall, raising a cloud of rubble and dust.
Life and death unknown!
The entire venue was plunged into dead silence, all Ghost Race members widened their eyes, staring incredulously at this scene.
Lord Cang... was defeated?
Like this... with one move?
How is this possible?!
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