Chapter 820: Fire God's Trident
A delicate divine beast maiden VS a grotesque and savage Pigman!
Under the eager gazes of the crowd, the death duel was finally about to begin!
Everyone rushed toward the arena.
No matter who it was, enjoying a spectacle was human nature.
The referee at the arena had already received the notice, assigning him as the official overseeing this death duel.
The Pigman, Taric, wielded his heavy hammer, taking massive, thunderous steps as he ascended the floating magic arena.
Considering the top-tier strength of both combatants…
The floating magic arena had already activated its "Colossal Battle Mode."
The battlefield instantly transformed into a vast, open wilderness plains arena.
However, for the spectators in the external seating, the visual perspective remained locked onto the two combatants.
This was achieved through the interaction of magic and spatial technology, allowing a 360-degree seamless view of the duel.
Yun Man, draped in her fiery-red feathered dress, stepped onto the arena with an ice-cold expression.
In the end, Taric didn't dare challenge Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang all at once.
In fact…
He was already beginning to sense something was off.
He was supposed to be the one with the advantage. Normally, the audience would be cheering him on.
But instead, the way the crowd looked at him was… strange.
That expression—
It was as if they were watching a man walk straight into his own grave.
Could it be that this 150-level girl was actually that strong?
But so what if she was?
He was a level 170 Hammer Destruction God!
Even some level 180 warriors weren't his match!
With that thought, Taric's slight unease quickly faded.
"Both sides, take your positions!"
At this moment…
The referee on the arena raised his right hand, signaling both sides to enter combat mode.
Boom!!
Taric lightly placed his massive black war hammer onto the ground, yet even that caused the earth to collapse under its weight.
More shockingly…
The hammer exuded an overwhelming aura of death. Wraiths howled in agony, as if they were about to turn the entire battlefield into a land of the dead.
"Here it comes..."
"The 'Death War Hammer' cursed by ancient divine spirits!"
"That's a real sacred artifact!"
"It's also the key to why Taric can defeat level 180 warriors!"
In the audience, someone exclaimed in astonishment.
Indeed…
Every top-tier warrior present had already locked their gazes onto the war hammer in Taric's hands.
A Sacred artifact.
Even for warriors of their level, such treasures were coveted beyond measure.
Sacred artifacts were rarely dropped in dungeons, and even when they did, the drop rate was abysmally low—only achievable through record-breaking clear times.
Most Sacred artifacts in the world weren't dungeon drops but were instead crafted by Professionals.
However, their success rate was ridiculously low, and the materials were insanely rare.
Only nations and mega-guilds had the resources to afford such an extravagant expense.
Which was why every single Sacred artifact was an invaluable treasure.
Taric's Death War Hammer was a drop from the "Cursed Cathedral" dungeon.
A level 150 Mythic-tier dungeon.
Its drop rate was a staggering 0.00001%.
And the clear time requirement? Under 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Theoretically, this Sacred artifact was almost impossible to obtain.
Yet, Taric's luck was just that insane. He cleared the dungeon and miraculously got the drop.
His natural talent in the Beastman race was already exceptional, and with the Sacred artifact in hand, he had been unstoppable, rising to prominence without a hitch.
"Taric already has the level advantage, and now he has a Sacred artifact… The Phoenix Maiden might be in trouble."
"Yeah, if she doesn't have a Sacred artifact, then just on paper, she's at a huge disadvantage."
"Who said she doesn't have one?"
"Look over at that non-specialist!"
With this reminder…
Everyone turned their heads toward Ling Zhan—who stood with two divine beast cubs clinging to him.
Buzz!!
A radiant glow suddenly flashed in this non-specialist's hand, revealing a three-pronged divine spear that radiated an overwhelming aura!
"Holy shit! The Sea God's Trident!"
"This…"
Most people might not own Sacred artifacts, but they could definitely recognize one.
Swoosh!!
Without any hesitation, Ling Zhan hurled the Sea God's Trident forward.
The divine weapon streaked through the air like a falling meteor, landing directly in Yun Man's hand.
Fwoosh!!
The moment Yun Man grasped the Sea God's Trident, its water-based power instantly transformed into fire!
The Fire God's Trident!
This was the advantage of a Sacred artifact.
It could automatically adjust its attributes based on the wielder's power.
Because it originated from the Atlantis Ruins dungeon, its default form was water-based.
But now that Yun Man wielded it, and her affinity was fire, the weapon had automatically adapted.
"Hmph! So what if you have a Sacred artifact? My level and combat stats are still superior!"
"You'll lose all the same!"
Seeing his opponent also wielding a Sacred artifact, Taric quickly spouted some tough words.
In response…
Yun Man didn't even bother acknowledging him.
It was as if merely speaking to this disgusting Pigman would taint her.
She turned to the referee, "We can start now."
The referee nodded. He raised his right hand and swung it down.
"Three-second countdown!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Begin!"
The instant the countdown ended…
Swoosh!!
The referee's figure instantly vanished from the arena!
No joke!
At this level of battle, if he stayed inside, he'd be dead in seconds!
And he was right to escape.
Whoosh…
At that moment…
A terrifying wave of death energy and wailing spirits spread across the battlefield at an unimaginable speed.
This was the Death War Hammer's Sacred artifact effect!
"Land of Death!"
It corrupted the surrounding area with cursed death energy, turning the battlefield into a Death Zone.
Within this area, the wielder of the Death War Hammer gained immense stat bonuses, and every five seconds, they received two seconds of invincibility.
Meaning…
Taric's invincibility window only had a three-second gap.
And if you couldn't kill him within those three seconds?
He'd enter invincibility again.
Extremely difficult to kill.
Many of Taric's past victories had been because of this Sacred artifact effect.
Yun Man lightly tapped her toes against the ground.
Boom!!
A pair of magnificent blazing phoenix wings burst open behind her as she soared into the sky, escaping the death-corrupted land.
At this moment, her eyes burned with dazzling golden flames, as if divine fire was raging within her pupils.