Child of Destiny

Chapter 1743: Controlled Magic Versus Speed and Technique

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Boom!

When the live audience and online viewers saw the appearance of the giant iceberg, which quickly fell toward the ground like a meteor, they felt that it was the end of the battle. There was no way to escape such a fearsome destructive spell.

But when Diablo donned his shadow robe and threw a powerful attack that crushed that iceberg, everyone could not help but feel a sudden chill down their spines.

This was what a real battle between gods looked like.

These two combatants might not be an official god of the game, but they had already surpassed most of the Godlike Players who had participated in official matches and competitive tournaments.

This pair of Maverick Gods could already be ranked at any Godly Ranking List without being inferior to any of those who were standing at the top of the rankings.

Wizard King Julius and Dancer of the Shadows Diablo – truly an epic battle.

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Julius could not help but sigh helplessly when he realized that something might have gone wrong with his initial assessment, which led to the current situation.

But it was not much of a big deal. He even felt that this was for the better as he could now enjoy the battle without holding back.

It was quite rare to find a decent youngling with such an absurd potential. Julius had already encountered quite a lot of promising talents in his career as a professional gamer, but only a handful of them could leave a very deep impression on him.

Those who managed to do it were now standing at the peak of the virtual world, overlooking everyone.

Then here was another, who was trying to challenge that mountain and wanted to reach the same sky as them.

Thinking about this, Julius could not help but smile at Diablo before saying. ”Let me be your ʼgatekeeperʼ then. Iʼll test if you are worthy to join ʼus.ʼ”

With that, he waved his hand to command the mana in the air.

Swoosh!

Responding to his call, the shattered pieces of the iceberg – both small and huge – suddenly stopped falling. They hovered in the air for a couple of moments before suddenly moving at extreme pace, forming a hailstorm.

ʼLegendary Magic Technique (Self-Created): Magical Manipulationʼ

The entire area seemed to be enfolded by a fierce storm of ice and snow while a gigantic tornado dragged the fragments of the iceberg and turned them into deadly weapons.

ʼClass Fighting Style: Domain of Ice and Frostʼ

Standing at the center of this storm, Julius willed the glaciers spinning around him to attack Diablo with just a casual wave of his hand.

ʼClass Fighting Style: Glacial Erraticʼ

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Diablo, who was enveloped by his Divine War Robe, adjusted his posture. He watched the flying glaciers with his sharp eyes, waiting for an opportunity.

He then swiftly moved right after these glaciers reached his desired location.

Swoosh!

ʼClass Fighting Style: Death Danceʼ

Boom!

His figure disappeared as he dodged one of the giant glaciers that first reached him. He then continued to sprint forward, avoiding the rest of the glaciers.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His figure was constantly moving around, leaving an utter destruction behind with these glaciers. He did not stop there as he continued to increase his already insane speed.

He then started using his signature combat technique to dodge the huge glaciers while shattering the smaller ones with his dagger and stiletto.

ʼLegendary Combat Technique (Self-Created): Darkness Excursionʼ

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His footwork suddenly went with an unpredictable tempo while his body movements turned irregular, making it hard to read.

After realizing that the ice storm would never stop due to it being a domain spell, Diablo changed his approach and decided to take down the eye of this storm.

Swoosh!

His body turned into a shadow before he leaped into the air and started using the incoming glaciers as a platform to jump and elevate himself toward the sky, where his opponent was currently located.

Seeing this, Julius swiftly retreated while firing even stronger spells toward Diablo, who was rapidly climbing toward him.

He even removed the ʼplatformsʼ that Diablo was using to prevent the latter from moving freely in the air.

But he had underestimated the power of this guy. Right after realizing that the glaciers had stopped approaching him randomly and getting farther from one another, Diablo changed his approach and summoned a group of shadow daggers in the air, which became his new foothold to climb higher.

Shin had used the ʼMondiʼs Jumpʼ multiple times during their sparring matches, which gave him some inspiration.

Diablo originally had Demonic Powers and Skills as he was previously a member of the Demonic Churches. He would be having a much easier time in this battle if he still possessed them.

Unfortunately, he had already disregarded them as he now focused more on his Demon Eyes and Ancient Shadow Powers that he had previously acquired after fighting alongside Shin and Leonard against the larvae of the Grand Centipedeus.

He even removed all hint of demonic powers within him with the help of the Church of Light after asking a favor from Cloe and the Assassinʼs Guild within the Divinity City.

In exchange, he put all his efforts at studying the Martial Manuals that Shin had given him when he officially joined the Empyrean Talons.

The Shadowless Art and Ultimate Assassination Method had created a new Martial Manual after he combined them, thus he called it the Ultimate Shadow Art.

Unfortunately, his mastery over it remained at entry level, making it somewhat useless in battle for the time being.

Aside from the shadow techniques of Shadowless Art that had practical use in battles, he did not dare to use the enhanced versions due to his lack of mastery over them.

It was better to use the techniques that you had full mastery in battle rather than those you had yet to fully understand.

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Bang! Bang! Bang!

This somewhat aerial battle continued for a while longer, showcasing the skills of the two Maverick Gods even in such a situation.

This dragged on for a while longer before Julius was forced to land on the ground by Diablo, who almost caught up to him.

People thought that it would be over for Julius. After all, if he could not fully suppress Diablo in the air, where there was not much of a foothold, then it would be even harder on the ground as the latter could move with much freedom on the ground.

But they were later proven wrong as Julius started casting a series of spells with large area-of-effect, which forced Diablo to be in a constant retreat.

With this, Diablo could not help but admire the other party due to his insane control over his spells and full understanding of them.

Diablo had to admit that he was inferior to the Wizard King when it came to this area.

In the end, he could only sigh helplessly as he understood his weakness was still not something that he could solve with a single enlightenment.

He would not be stubborn and a hypocrite in this time as he decisively used the third phase of the Demon Eyes.

But this time, the meaning and purpose of using this special ocular skill were different. Instead of using it to defeat his opponent, he was using it to further improve himself and his fighting style.

Swoosh!

With the sudden change in tempo, Julius could not help but match his opponent, forcing him to increase his pace. This led to a messed up tempo, making it harder for him to keep up with Diablo.

Realizing that he was slowly losing his footing in the battle, Julius abandoned the idea to keep up with Diabloʼs pace and focused on his own tempo, which resulted in an even more intense battle that blew the minds of everyone watching the battle.

This was a peak contest between somewhat with pinnacle speed and complex attack pattern and mage with absolute control and complete understanding of his magic.

The clashes between the two were so stunning that the blood of those watching this battle boiled with full intensity.

This situation continued for quite a while, making it much harder to breathe.

While their eyes were starting to focus intently at the ongoing battle, the main characters of this battle were about to reach their limit.

Pausing a little, the two prepared their final move respectively, planning to end this match.

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Julius suppressed the fatigue weighing his mind and solidified his will. He slowly hovered in the air while chanting incomprehensible words along with the glowing runes around him.

In response to his actions, the Domain of Ice and Frost stopped and gathered at a single point. It formed a cluster of energy floating above him, spinning rapidly and violently.

A moment later, it turned into a huge magical sphere that shot out a swarm of dragons that suddenly plunged from the sky and flew straight to Diablo.

ʼIce Magister Spell (Unranked): Forbidden Magic – Arctic Dragon Nestʼ

Roar! Roar! Roar!

In the meantime, Diablo adjusted his stance as the stiletto and dagger in his left and right hands respectively transformed into shadows and melded with his shadow robe.

He then joined his palms together, controlling all the shadow elemental mana in the surrounding.

Swoosh!

A huge block of dark ravens suddenly emerged from the shadow underneath his feet and flew into the sky.

They circled in the air, forming a spiral storm that spun around Diablo and made the Divine War Robe wrapped on his body flutter violently with the chaotic wind.

Diabloʼs figure was suddenly devoured by the black feathers, transforming him into a giant black bird that flew straight to the sky.

ʼClass Fighting Style: Ultimate Move – Dawn of the Shadow Worldʼ

Shriek!

Challenging the swarm of dragons, the black bird flew straight to the sky!

Swoosh!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions immediately followed as the two sides clashed against one another, forming a violent storm of energy.

This continued for quite a while until a pair of figures were revealed before everyoneʼs eyes.

Julius, who used to look majestic with his mage robes, was currently riddled with shadow swords that looked like feathers of a raven. It was clear that he was already on the verge of dying just by looking at his miserable appearance.

But his opponent was not in a better position either.

Diablo was currently standing on a shadow platform a couple of distance away from his rival. There was a huge hole in his abdomen as a massive ice spike punctured its way through his body.

Everyone did not know if he was still alive, especially after seeing the frostbites covering every part of his body.

It was hard to guess who the winner was with just this information, so everyone subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the health bars displayed there, reflecting the current states of the two combatants.

Seeing the two empty health bars, everyone knew the result even before the system had announced it.

*Ding*

”First Match Result – Draw!”

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