Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts

Chapter 432: Chapter 47: There are heavens beyond heaven (For your pleasure, you can call me Brother Ma with 50,000 rewards for 5/5 additional updates)’_1

Lan Bo had just returned to the seat for Sequence Number 10, and before he could catch his breath, he was pulled once again into the Challenge Space.

”What the hell...”

Lan Bo grumbled angrily, somewhat regretting not challenging Joshua immediately.

Lan Bo and Joshua were both super powerful experts from the Earth Community and had interacted before. According to Lan Bo’s estimation, his probability of defeating Joshua was one hundred percent!

”If that’s the case, I’ll challenge Joshua next time. I’m definitely not being this gatekeeper anymore!”

Lan Bo mumbled something incoherently, then raised his head to look ahead.

A tall young man with fair skin and long, light blue hair gave Lan Bo a slightly reserved smile.

His fair skin wasn’t the kind of paleness from lacking sun exposure; on the contrary, it had a well-moisturized luster. Coupled with the young man’s gentle facial features, Lan Bo’s impression of him undoubtedly improved.

He spoke with a hint of seriousness, ”We haven’t met before, friend. Are you an Independent?”

The young man opposite him nodded shyly. From his demeanor, he seemed quite reserved and unaccustomed to interacting with others.

”My name is Walter. I used to live on an island in the Pacific Ocean...”

”Oh... In that case, how about joining the military? Our Earth Community...”

Lan Bo babbled on, but the young man didn’t interrupt, simply standing there quietly and listening to Lan Bo’s rambling.

This professionist named Lan Bo, despite inheriting Kuangliu’s power system, had a personality completely different from Kuangliu’s stern and cool demeanor. He was a chatterbox and a bit of a clown.

After talking for a while, Lan Bo seemed to finally remember why they were on the platform. He said decisively, ”You should just surrender. I’m very strong.”

It wasn’t surprising Lan Bo was confident. After all, Kuangliu was once Sequence Number 3. Strictly speaking, even if Lan Bo’s strength was slightly weaker than Kuangliu’s, the gap wasn’t significant!

Lan Bo’s ambition was to be in the top five of the Sequence rankings! His ultimate goal was Sequence Number 3—to defeat Kasu!

Upon hearing Lan Bo’s words, Walter gently shook his head.

”I want that thing called the Eternal Sky City. If I get it, I can invite Uncle Tom and Little Tom to live in a big house that flies in the sky. And then, the children in the town won’t have to face attacks from sea beasts anymore!”

Walter spoke with utmost seriousness, his gaze as earnest and clear as a blank sheet of paper.

Lan Bo, however, shook his head and said to Walter with earnest gravity, ”Listen, those two guys at the top are monsters! Don’t even think about challenging them!”

Walter nodded gently and said unhurriedly, ”Actually, I’m a monster too...”

The next moment, an immense sense of threat washed over Lan Bo. All he saw was a droplet of water speeding towards his forehead...

...

BOOM!

A giant white light enveloped the entire skill competition arena, and a terrifying shockwave even caused the arena’s protective barrier to deform slightly.

Then, a series of explosions thundered, the deafening blasts echoing relentlessly. In less than three seconds, the white light of teleportation flashed, and Lan Bo, pale-faced, found himself sitting in the seat for Sequence Number 13. He looked up incredulously at Walter, who was now seated in the Sequence Number 10 spot.

In his mind, Walter’s words echoed: ”Actually, I’m a monster too...”

Thinking about the power of that skill, which seemed like a nuclear bomb detonating, Lan Bo immediately fell silent.

...

The dazzling light and intense sound from the arena naturally drew everyone’s attention.

Wen Yu squinted, staring intently at Walter, who was curiously looking around. A sense of urgency grew stronger within him—this was definitely an opponent capable of threatening him!

”A nuclear bomb...” Wen Yu murmured, looking at the crater left in the arena as the smoke dissipated.

The fight had ended too quickly. Moreover, the dust and light effects from the explosion had obscured the entire battle. However, Wen Yu’s perception was definitely not wrong; that kind of explosive effect was undoubtedly from a nuclear weapon—or at least, something similar to one!

What was more terrifying was that this professionist named Walter could continuously launch such attacks. Combined with the enclosed environment of the skill competition arena—if Akad had been disadvantaged by the arena’s rules, then Walter’s power was, in effect, significantly amplified by the arena’s environment!

Before Wen Yu could finish processing this, Walter initiated another challenge, this time against Sequence Number 9—Joshua!

BOOM!

This time, the fight ended with just a single explosion.

And Wen Yu finally saw Walter’s attack method clearly—it was just a droplet of water, one that shot from his fingertip and rapidly rushed towards Joshua.

”Such a powerful ability!”

Even Tang Haofei, seated above, couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. However, his face showed no other emotion, just simple praise.

Upon witnessing this, Wen Yu’s roasting spirit fiercely ignited: ”Go on, keep up your act. A guy who uses water droplets as micro-nuclear weapons poses no threat to you at all?”

Tang Haofei just shrugged, his expression not appearing to be feigned composure.

...

The sound of explosions rang out again. The military’s powerful expert, Michael, was also knocked down by Walter. Only Fang Bai and Akad, who were currently locked in a grueling battle within the arena, prevented Walter from advancing further.

Lan Bo put in another burst of effort, sweeping both Joshua and Michael down and taking the seat for Sequence Number 9. Then, another unknown powerful expert challenged the current Sequence Number 10, Michael!

Michael’s fight with this little-known professionist was fierce, but in Wen Yu’s eyes, it was nothing special.

Their skill combinations were quite standard—defense, attack, physical enhancement, and then close-quarters combat.

However, the unknown powerful expert’s strength was quite decent. He fought Michael for a good twenty minutes before narrowly losing. Michael, too, was covered in wounds and panting heavily.

Before Michael could catch his breath, he was dragged once again into the Challenge Space.

At this moment, Michael desperately wanted to curse: ”Dominator, why the hell are you wasting energy teleporting me back and forth? Wouldn’t it be much better to just let me stay in the arena?!”

It had to be said, this was the tragedy of being a gatekeeper...

...

Michael was soon defeated by someone else. The one who beat him was a hidden powerful expert from the military, a professionist named Dugu Jian.

Carrying a longsword and dressed in a neat combat suit, his overall appearance was quite striking, and the abilities he displayed seemed somewhat familiar to Wen Yu.

”Isn’t this the ability of that guy, Yang Pengguang?”

Tang Haofei nodded.

Wen Yu then mentally reassessed the military’s strength—this technology, capable of extracting skills from deceased professionists, could elevate the military’s power by several levels!

Kuangliu’s abilities, Yang Pengguang’s abilities... Then, the former Andre, Suzuki Masao, and Claire—they would surely be repurposed by the military as well...

Although it was somewhat inhumane, the military’s supreme leader, Lin Haifeng, was a thoroughgoing pragmatist!

...

While Wen Yu was lost in thought, the battle between Fang Bai and Akad finally saw a change.

It wasn’t that a victor had emerged between the two; rather, it seemed the Dominator simply couldn’t bear to watch any longer. Akad had currently died 1,086 times, and Fang Bai had expended about three-tenths of his stamina; they could have probably fought for a while longer.

The Dominator probably felt it was dragging on too long and directly adjusted the flow of time within the arena. Subsequently, the battle between them seemed to fast-forward. In just a few minutes, Akad—staking his life on it (though Akad’s life wasn’t worth much)—finally thrust a longsword condensed from blood into the exhausted Fang Bai’s heart.

The battle was over. Akad had died over eight thousand times...

It had to be said, Akad was an absolutely top-tier gatekeeper. To defeat him, one would have to kill him hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of times—a figure that would absolutely drive anyone to despair!