Chapter 396: Biochemical Demon

Chapter 396: The Bio-Magus

Li Wei let out a breath of relief as he drove away the spatial mage who had come to challenge him.

He turned his gaze outward.

Eris had already intercepted three people.

To say "intercepted" was generous—in truth, the trio had seen someone already on the stage issuing a challenge,

and thus hadn't charged forward yet.

Once the spatial mage departed, the restrictions on the arena were lifted.

The three challengers stirred once more with restless intent.

Li Wei looked over—two were alchemists, one a phantasmist.

They formed a triangular formation with Eris, each watching the others warily.

The two alchemists exchanged glances, their minds in sync.

One of them hurled a vial to the ground, which instantly burst into thick smoke.

This smoke also blocked psychic perception.

Their vision obscured and their mental senses dulled within the foggy area,

Eris lost sight of his targets.

But his reaction was swift—he cast a wide-range attack spell without hesitation.

"Hailstorm!"

Thud-thud-thud!

Fist-sized hailstones rained down like bullets from the sky.

Not aiming to wound, but merely to expose their positions.

Soon enough, figures began revealing themselves.

Without thinking, Eris unleashed a long-prepared spell.

"Frost Tornado!"

A frigid whirlwind surged forth, sweeping aside everything before it.

Freezing all things solid, then shattering them into icy shards.

Thud-thud-thud!

Countless fragments of ice scattered wildly, sharp as countless blades.

As the mist cleared,

a towering figure emerged from the frost-laden haze.

An alchemist stood beside a three-meter-tall magical golem wielding a shield, having blocked every strike.

Ice covered the golem's body entirely.

Its movements were stiff, like an old machine seized by rust.

Chunks of ice fell off its form with every motion.

Clank-clank-clank!

The shield in the golem’s hand transformed into a greatsword, and it strode toward Eris with heavy steps.

Its chest glowed red-hot, as if a furnace burned inside, melting the surrounding frost and snow with endless heat.

Whoosh!

The golem swung the greatsword, now glowing crimson.

A fiery sword beam shot forth.

With a casual wave, Eris raised an ice wall before himself.

Boom!

Flame met ice, exploding into clouds of steam.

Whizz-whizz-whizz!

Dozens of massive ice spears, two or three meters long, launched from the fog.

While suppressing the alchemist's golem, Eris kept scanning for the other two opponents.

Buzz!

The sound of the arena’s magic circle activating echoed behind him.

Eris glanced back, his expression tightening slightly.

Someone had slipped past him unnoticed and stepped onto the stage to challenge Li Wei.

"Don’t lose focus during battle."

Boom!

A blazing greatsword cleaved downward, smashing the ground beneath Eris to pieces.

His figure vanished from that spot.

Huff-huff-huff!

Frost condensed and took shape, revealing Eris’ face amidst the swirling cold—

Elemental transformation.

Staring at the nearby alchemist flanked by another giant sword-wielding golem,

he realized there wasn’t just one such construct.

Tap-tap-tap!

Footsteps echoed through the surrounding mist.

One… Two… Three… Four…

Four enormous golems surrounded him, each gripping a mighty blade.

The alchemist wore a smug grin.

On the arena floor,

the magic array had been activated—the space locked tight, preventing anyone else from entering.

Yet Li Wei saw no sign of his opponent.

His eyes narrowed sharply as he swept his gaze around.

His psychic awareness had long since spread across the arena like flowing water.

Anyone stepping onto the field would be detected immediately.

Yet what lay before him was deeply unsettling.

Leo could not see the challenger's figure.

Yet the activated magic array indicated that the challenger had already entered the arena.

To challenge him. Tick!

Leo heard a faint sound of liquid dripping onto the ground from behind.

He turned his head sharply to look back.

A translucent figure appeared behind him, raising a vicious and sharp claw, preparing to launch an attack.

Boom!

The claws came down, tearing through the invisibility armor on Leo’s body.

The invisibility armor shattered instantly across seven or eight layers.

The attacking power was astonishing.

After being attacked, Leo immediately unleashed his Flame Domain.

Forcing the hidden enemy to reveal its form.

Gurgle gurgle!

The transparent enemy in the air gradually emerged, transforming into a blue semi-transparent monster.

Leo frowned; what kind of creature was this?

The transparent monster opened its mouth wide, revealing a grin.

Its oral cavity was filled with tiny, sharp teeth.

“What the hell is this thing?”

Even looking at it made Leo feel physically uncomfortable.

Whoosh!

The monster’s figure flickered and vanished from where it stood.

Leo sensed it.

The monster rushed toward him at extreme speed from the side.

His mental energy could perceive the monster's silhouette, but he simply couldn't react fast enough.

Boom! Whoosh!

With one strike, the monster retreated.

The fireball missed its mark.

Sizzling sounds erupted!

The monster possessed extremely high magical resistance, able to ignore the area damage caused by the Flame Domain.

Leo attempted to use the laws of flame to attack his opponent.

But failed again due to his inability to lock onto the target.

Boom boom boom!

In the blink of an eye, more than half of Leo’s invisibility armor had already been destroyed.

He closed his eyes.

When the monster launched another assault, it noticed he remained motionless with his eyes shut.

It let out a hoarse voice, “Have you surrendered?”

Leo raised an eyebrow and asked with closed eyes: “Are you human?”

“I am certainly human! This is the power of biological alchemy—this is the bio-demon I created!”

“Hahaha, isn’t this strength incredible!”

“Even a sixth-rank warrior cannot possess such formidable power and defense like mine.”

“You’re too ugly.” Leo said calmly.

“You—!”

The bio-demon was so furious he couldn’t utter a word.

His current appearance truly was grotesque.

That was precisely why he cared deeply about others calling him ugly.

Enraged and humiliated, the bio-demon shouted,

“Hehehe! Damn it! Once I tear you apart, you’ll know whose looks are uglier!”

Boom!

His speed suddenly increased significantly.

No longer retreating after each strike, he launched the fiercest assault against Leo.

He intended to shred Leo into pieces!

Leo’s invisibility armor shattered at an alarming rate.

Shards of broken magical light scattered around, forming a hazy ring of colorful illusionary mist.

Beneath Leo’s feet, the Flame Domain began to boil.

An enormous dragon head of fire rose from within the Flame Domain.

Its range of attack covered the entire arena.

So your speed is quite impressive?

Then prove yourself by escaping the arena!

A smile curved at the corner of Leo’s lips.

Will you run—or won’t you?

The enraged bio-demon chose not to flee.

More importantly, he believed he could kill Leo before being struck by the Fire Dragon spell.

As long as he killed Leo, no matter how powerful the Fire Dragon technique might be, it would collapse on its own.

“Tenfold strength! Bull Rampage Heaven-Piercer!”

The bio-demon’s right arm rapidly expanded, becoming thicker than his whole body in just moments.

Muscles bulged like coiled dragons upon his right limb.

One punch roared forth, sending shockwaves exploding outward.

Terrifying force burst forth, denting the last remaining shield of invisibility armor protecting Leo.

“Die for me!”

(End of Chapter)