Sterl had no clue. He only discovered through the Insight of the Stars that the abilities Faye mentioned didn''t match her stats panel.


    However, as a "master," Sterl intentionally used vague words to mislead her: "When did you conclude that I didn''t know?"


    Faye''s expression shifted repeatedly, disying a deep sense of dread.


    As they exchanged words, the audience and NPCs below were left bewildered. Faye''s control of the entire arena with a water screen wasn''t even her true strength.Wasn''t the difficulty of this hidden trial quest a bit too high?


    Two formidable characters in a row?


    At this moment, most people had subconsciously epted that the terrifying meteor from earlier was indeed the handiwork of "David."


    Moreover...


    Many yers started getting excited. If Faye was hiding her true strength, could she defeat this David?


    After all, he was a yer from the Earthlings, inherently having a poor rtionship with most of the people present. Moreover, all kinds of taunts had already been uttered earlier. At this point, the yers couldn''t back down and could only hope that "David" would lose as miserably as possible!


    But...


    yers looked at the slowly repairing ground of the arena, recalling the terrifying meteor from earlier.


    Could Faye win?


    Suddenly...


    A yer of an alien race, with purple-brown skin and wearing a cloak, stood up.


    "Faye,e on!"


    "You must defeat him!"


    His eyes were fervent, almost pleading as he shouted.


    Then came the support from countless yers in the stands!


    "Don''t lose! Use your trump card!"


    "Faye, we believe in you!"


    "David, you''ll be the one to be defeated!"


    Yes! They knew Faye''s chances of winning were slim, and even hiding a trump card wouldn''t match the meteor''s level of destruction!


    But it wasn''t about winning or losing now!


    She was their only hope! Faye was the only one still standing here!


    for a moment, the atmosphere was electric, and everyone was united in their collective hope.


    Faye, however, remained unaffected by the factors in the arena. She took a deep look at Sterl, closed her eyes for a moment, and then, as if making a resolute decision, said, "Watch closely for the next move."


    The girl''s previously gentle tone became extremely firm, her speech somewhat archaic.


    Boom!!


    A mighty torrent surged wildly. To Sterl''s surprise, Faye didn''t use Mastery, nor did she employ any skill from her stats panel.


    With a casual wave, she unleashed the same water screen as before, only with greater power, a higher range, and a deeper color.


    As the torrent approached Sterl, he remained incredibly calm.


    Until—his expression changed. Countless streams of water simultaneously froze into frost, transforming into thousands of piercing des!


    The vast water screen instantly turned into an unstoppable force of weaponry!


    After what seemed to be Faye''s full-force attack, countless yers in the stands showed looks of anticipation. In that split second, they had already begun their daydreams—


    For instance, yers spected that David might not be able to unleash another powerful move so soon after his previous one. They also wondered if Faye''s devastating attack might instantly defeat David.


    However, at this moment, Sterl didn''t use any celestial power. Instead, he tilted his head back and drank a stamina potion. Utilizing the dual teleportation abilities of the Starfield and Bloody Rush...


    He transformed into multiple afterimages within the arena. Despite the formidable power of Faye''s frost des, they couldn''t hit him!


    Instead, Sterl closed the distance between them. He conjured a longsword with the Star de and, thanks to the Proficiency in Multiple Martial Arts, easily dominated the closebat against the Water Blue n''s saintess.


    sh! sh! sh!


    Sterl swiftly swung his de. Faye couldn''t dodge in time and was repeatedly shed, while her frost-forged weapons couldn''t even graze Sterl''s clothes!


    The dual teleportationbined with the stamina potion allowed Sterl''s Bloody Rush to operate almost continuously. His terrifying mobility left Faye with no means of resistance!


    Sterl grew more exhrated with each strike, entering a flow state. Both his Proficiency in Multiple Martial Arts and Bloody Rush skills were rapidly advancing.


    [Your [Mastery: Proficiency in Multiple Martial Arts] has improved, proficiency +3]


    [Your...]


    ...


    [You have used the skill [Bloody Rush]. Proficiency +2, current proficiency: (4881/5000) Mastery.]


    [You have used...]


    ...


    It''s often said that realbat can significantly boost a yer''s abilities. Sterl, without realizing it, was developing his potential under the intense pressure of Faye''s frost de pursuit!


    Not only did the proficiency of his Proficiency in Multiple Martial Arts skill skyrocket, but the Bloody Rush skill, which he had been using intensively, was nearing mastery—a qualitative leap!


    Meanwhile, Faye, after unleashing a wave of frost des, was starting to falter. But noticing David''s special state, she hesitated for a few seconds before closing her eyes in contemtion. Then, resolutely, she chose to persist, continuing to release her frost des and prolonging the battle.


    However, the yers below couldn''t fully grasp this strategy and grew increasingly anxious.


    "Hang in there! I can''t believe he can dodge forever!"


    "So close! Why can''t it just hit once?!"


    "Just one hit would do!!"


    They were desperate to jump in and rece Faye in the chase against David.


    Only a few stronger yers paused, then couldn''t help butmend, "The Water Blue n''s saintess has some tricks up her sleeve!"


    "David''s going to owe her a big one for this."


    They also realized that David was in a state of "enlightenment," and Faye, as his opponent, was helping him improve his skill proficiency at the cost of exhausting her own energy!


    For a moment, the atmosphere in the arena grew tense, filled only with the roaring sound of frost des sweeping through.


    About thirty minutester.


    The effects of the stamina potion Sterl drank had finally worn off. He gradually pulled himself out of the deeply immersive state of skill execution.


    Standing still, he noticed that Faye had conjured another dozen ice des.


    This time, Sterl felt a sudden rity. He channeled his inner energy and activated Bloody Rush, a technique originating from a God-level demon—the Blood Archduke. This time, it shone with unprecedented brilliance.


    Sterl felt that, unlike before when using Bloody Rush would make his body feel light and propel him dozens or even hundreds of meters, he could now distinctly sense the world slowing down. The once-speedy ice des seemed to crawl like turtles in his eyes. He could even see, from a distance, the veins and spittle of the spectators in the arena as they shouted.


    Sterl dashed forward at a leisurely pace, casually circling behind Faye as if on a stroll. Then, he thrust his de.


    To the yers and NPCs watching, it appeared as follows:


    "David" flickered and appeared right behind Faye. Before she could react, his de had already pierced her body, stabbing straight through her heart!


    Faye instantly turned into light and dissipated, reappearing on the spectator stands.


    She sat in her seat, shaking her head as if waking from a dream.


    Faye closed her eyes, internally eximing in astonishment, "LadyFelicia... did we lose?"


    Had any NPCs present heard Faye''s inner thoughts, they would have been immensely shocked. These NPCs, well-versed in history, knew that the name of the first semi-god yer born at the rise of the Water Blue n was—Felicia.


    ording to legend, Felicia, along with a demigod from the Earthling race and several other demigodpanions, ventured into a mysterious realm in search of an opportunity to ascend to godhood. Since then, all of them have disappeared, and it has been over 600 years now.


    No one would have guessed that the legendary figure was now inhabiting the body of a descendant from the Water Blue n.


    What left Faye in disbelief was that even when facing some powerful thirdss opponents, her ancestor''s possession would allow her to win easily. Her vast frost de array was nearly impossible to dodge, no matter how fast the opponent.


    Feliciamunicated with her descendant in the sea of consciousness: "That Earth human yer is highly unusual. One of his teleportation abilities is beyond myprehension, seemingly borrowing the power of the stars, which suggests a very high-level special ability."


    "The other appears to be a god-given skill!"


    "If he were using just one of these abilities, I could counter it. But with bothbined, we stand no chance!" Felicia''s tone carried a hint of surprise. Could it be that she had fallen behind the times? Could it be that I had already fallen behind the times? In recent years, there had actually been yers like this in[Transcendence]. A mere second ss, yet with such overwhelming strength?


    Upon hearing this, Faye was stunned. Was this a joke? Her ancestor was a semi-god!


    A demi-god, capable of etching her existence into history and optimizing her initial ss to an S-rank. Could "David''s" teleportation abilities really surpass even that?