Rank 1 of the Heavenly Rankings, Rank 2, Rank 3 and Rank 4, at this moment, the top four experts on the Heavenly Rankings had all appeared on the same arena.
Nether's heart trembled slightly.
He clearly hadn't expected to actually be matched against Lin Mo in the Super God Arena.
At the same time, he was still haunted by what had happened in the Divine Tomb dungeon, where Lin Mo had completely nullified his SSS-rank Judgment and then killed him in a single strike.
Seeing Lin Mo again... a trace of respect unlike anything he'd ever felt before unconsciously appeared in Nether's eyes.
Meanwhile, Frost Dance, standing beside him... the surprise in her eyes vanished in an instant.
With her arms folded across her chest, her cold, beautiful eyes remained as aloof as ever.
"So he's Rulebound?"
"The man my godfather has gone to such lengths to deal with?"
"Good. Then let your big sister see just how capable you really are."
On the other side, when Ning Xi saw their opponents, surprise flashed across her clear eyes.
"It's actually him? Nether!"
Lin Mo, however, wasn't focused on Nether.
Instead, it was Nether's teammate, the level 61 Assassin, Frost Dance, ranked fourth on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings, who caught his attention.
Because Lin Mo realized something, he had kept an eye on every player on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings.
But before today, Frost Dance had never appeared on that list.
It was as if she had suddenly dropped into Inferno City out of nowhere.
And she was with Nether.
It was impossible for Lin Mo not to think of what Zhang Long had told him that morning.
"Could this Frost Dance be the one Zhang Long mentioned? The woman who killed Chen Jun and called the Boss her godfather?"
"If that's true... she might know something about the Boss's secrets."
Just as Lin Mo was thinking this, the system countdown ended.
"Let's finish the match first. We'll beat them before anything else."
With that, Lin Mo and Ning Xi immediately entered combat.
Frost Dance was eager to kill.
Less than 0.1 seconds after the countdown ended, she gripped her dagger, activated Stealth, and disappeared from the arena.
At the same time, Nether raised the golden tome in his hand and activated his talent.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than a dozen beams of golden light fell to the ground, transforming into level 61 Skeleton Warriors.
Following his usual routine, Nether activated his other enhancement talents, giving every Skeleton Warrior a full set of buffs.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three layers of A-rank talent auras enveloped the Skeleton Warriors, causing their presence to surge dramatically.
After stealing Love at First Sight's A-rank talent Enhanced Amplification, Nether's talent buffs had become even stronger.
The Skeleton Warriors he summoned were now even more powerful.
Each Skeleton Warrior was almost as strong as a level-equivalent Tier 3 Boss.
And it wasn't just the Skeleton Warriors, Frost Dance also received Nether's talent enhancements.
Feeling the explosive increase in her strength, Frost Dance, still invisible, charged toward Lin Mo at high speed, even more determined to kill him in a single strike.
At this moment, under Nether's command, the Skeleton Warriors charged at Lin Mo and Ning Xi.
As the third-ranked player on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings, and the owner of an SSS-rank hidden class from Divine Oracle, Nether opened with overwhelming force. Against ordinary players, such an assault would have been impossible to stop.
But Lin Mo and Ning Xi remained perfectly calm.
The instant the Skeleton Warriors entered spell range, Ning Xi raised the Heaven-Defying Staff.
The Elemental Mage's ultimate, SSS-rank World-Destroying: Frozen World!
Crash!
Countless shards of ice and snow poured down from the sky, covering over half the arena.
-369,852!
-352,463!
-359,999!
With the tenfold damage boost from the SSS-rank talent Supreme Emperor, the massive AoE damage instantly crushed Nether's Skeleton Legion, despite it having been enhanced by four layers of A-rank talents!
As Ning Xi wiped out the Skeleton Legion, Lin Mo raised Phantasmal World: Wrath of Thunder, locking onto the "empty air" ahead.
As he drew the bow...
Whoosh!
A beam of golden light descended onto Lin Mo.
[Ding~ Player Nether has cast Judgment on you. Final damage -99% for 10 minutes. (Effect ends after this match.)]
At the same moment...
Whoosh!
Another beam of golden light descended beside Lin Mo.
Wearing a golden princess crown and flowing golden robes, with divine aura surrounding her, the Divine Advent Seraph, Siya, descended from the light along a heavenly staircase.
Golden halos spread from beneath Siya's feet, dominating the entire arena.
The power of Judgment covering Lin Mo was instantly dispelled.
The next second, Lin Mo drew and released an arrow.
SSS-rank Phantasmal World: Revealing Strike!
Whoosh!
Frost Dance was forced out of Stealth as the arrow pierced her heart.
-291,325! (Critical)
Frost Dance hadn't even had time to react.
She couldn't even understand how she had been accurately targeted while still invisible.
She was instantly killed.
Immediately afterward, Ning Xi finished off Nether with an S-rank Dragon Command Spell, dealing over 400,000 damage.
[Ding~ Unfortunately, you have lost this Duo Couples Match! Arena EXP -1!]
As the system notification sounded, Nether and Frost Dance were teleported back to the Super God Arena waiting hall.
At this moment, shock filled Frost Dance's cold, beautiful face.
"They're actually that strong?"
Nether said, "The Divine Advent Seraph by Rulebound's side can nullify my Judgment."
"If it weren't for that Divine Advent Seraph, dealing with Rulebound after landing Judgment would have been much easier."
"Otherwise, we'll never be a match for Rulebound and Liuli."
Originally, Frost Dance had been full of confidence.
She believed that with her S-rank talent Deadly Critical, which guaranteed every attack would crit and increased the base critical damage multiplier to 200%, her overwhelming critical damage would kill Lin Mo instantly.
Only after this battle did she realize the gap between them was like heaven and earth.
She hadn't even gotten close to Lin Mo.
At this moment, she had no choice but to admit, "Fine. Looks like you were right."
"If we want to kill Rulebound, we'll have to start with his pet."
Back in Starshine City, the Elf race's Level 2 main city, Frost Dance was the undisputed number one on the Heavenly Rankings.
She also held the record for the longest winning streak in the Super God Arena.
Yet after arriving in Inferno City, she suffered the first defeat of her entire career.
Her perfect 100% win rate was broken by this very match.
The killing intent in Frost Dance's icy eyes reached its peak as she stared into the distance.
"Very good!"
"Rulebound, you've successfully caught your big sister's attention!"
"Don't worry. This will be the first, and the only chance you'll ever have in your life to defeat me."
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Meanwhile, after the match ended, Ning Xi, who had been teleported back to the waiting hall, said with lingering fear, "Good thing Siya was here."
"Otherwise, Nether's Judgment is practically impossible to deal with."
That was true.
Without the Divine Advent Seraph Siya removing the effects of Judgment, whether it was Lin Mo or Ning Xi in a one-on-one fight, neither would have been a match for Nether.
And after this battle, Lin Mo was finally certain of one thing.
"It looks like Zhang Long was telling the truth."