Damned Healer-Chapter 718: Beyond Their Understanding

No one expected this scene. Limdiss's attack was neither fast nor slow, but… he had been sealed by that fire technique!

With Darian's cultivation, it was absolutely impossible for him to break free…

"Ah? What happened?" The Palace Supervisor, who had expected Darian to be instantly injured by the attack, raised her eyes and slightly opened her mouth.

"Oh… what an impressive movement skill. This kid is really out of the ordinary."

Baynod spoke loudly, and his voice was heard throughout the entire hall. It was obviously a hint to his niece.

Limdiss was shocked and couldn't hold herself back. However, the moment she turned around, her face showed overwhelming arrogance.

"Hehe. Not bad, kid. That last move was just a greeting. Since I've got five moves to use, it wouldn't be fun if I finished you off right away. With your cultivation, I was worried you wouldn't even be able to dodge that move. Looks like you didn't disappoint me. Come, come, come, let's continue!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the surrounding crowd immediately showed understanding.

Although Limdiss tried her best to pretend she was just playing with Darian, she knew very well what had just happened. Being able to instantly break free from the fire seal was definitely not something someone at his cultivation level should be able to do. It gave her a faint sense of unease.

'Could that be his so-called special ability? Does he have some near-supernatural spatial movement that can even surpass cultivation realms?' she thought seriously.

But… that wouldn't change anything. No matter how fast he was, his low cultivation was a huge limitation. Now that she had already been caught off guard once, she wouldn't fall for it again.

"Darian, I want to see how you escape what's coming next!" Limdiss muttered, rapidly condensing two streams of fire runes in both hands.

Then, with a step forward, she launched herself ahead, releasing the two streams of blazing energy that instantly transformed into two gigantic fire tornadoes. Both shot straight toward Darian.

"Wow!"

The surrounding crowd immediately cried out in shock. Her control and execution were perfect; those two fire tornadoes had become solid like barriers.

"She… does she really want to kill him?" a frightened young cultivator asked.

The blazing force released by the two tornadoes pressed down on Darian's body. Limdiss's move this time clearly showed no restraint. Even a cultivator at the ninth level of the Celestial Origin Realm would struggle to move under that suppression.

Limdiss's face revealed a delighted expression. With a shift of her hand posture, the fire tornadoes suddenly accelerated, attacking Darian together.

*Bang!*

With the explosion of flames, a wave of scorching heat slammed into everyone in the hall. However…

…a slowly fading phantom remained in the devastated area.

Limdiss's pupils shrank, but she reacted instantly. The two fire tornadoes that had not yet exhausted their energy suddenly fused together, exploding amid her fierce shout.

The power she had been meticulously holding back was violently unleashed, and a terrifying tornado instantly engulfed everything within a huge radius inside the hall.

Fortunately, when they started fighting, everyone had given them plenty of space in the center.

"Let's see how you escape this time!!"

The watching cultivators were immediately shocked and couldn't help but retreat even farther in panic.

The Palace Supervisor frowned and quickly raised her hand; she couldn't allow Darian to die there, but… she soon lowered it again, keeping her eyes fixed on Limdiss ahead.

When the flames dissipated…

Even after facing an energy that could easily turn someone at his cultivation realm into charcoal, Darian stood only ten meters away from Limdiss.

His expression was completely calm.

Darian spoke with cold indifference, "That was the third move."

His voice deeply startled Limdiss.

As if the entire world had completely frozen, absolute silence fell over the hall.

Those young people who had managed to reach this point today were all talented cultivators, far above average. Even they would have to use their full strength to escape the fire tornado Limdiss had suddenly unleashed.

The reason she allowed the tornado to cover such a vast area was so Darian would have nowhere to run.

But judging by Darian's position, it was obvious he had always been somewhere not far from her and had never left the fire tornado's range.

Yet he was still completely unharmed!?

"Ah? This… what just happened?" Pyreus was stunned once again, while surprise also flashed through the Palace Supervisor's eyes.

She suddenly realized she had greatly underestimated this extremely strange young man.

All the spectators were left dumbfounded. This time, even idiots wouldn't believe Limdiss was still "playing" with Darian.

"You… you obviously used some kind of protective artifact!"

Limdiss shouted, pointing at Darian. She simply couldn't accept that someone who was only at the fifth level of the Celestial Nascent Realm could remain unharmed under her power.

"Meh… after losing to me in the exam, you claimed I cheated. After failing to hurt me in this exchange, now you say I used a protective artifact." The corner of Darian's mouth curled slightly, revealing blatant mockery. "Looks like you're all talk, but your actual ability is pretty lacking…"

"You…" Limdiss's chest heaved so violently it looked like it might explode.

In truth, Darian wasn't mocking her. He wasn't talking about her power, but her inner faculties. If her mind were more focused and resolute, she would be able to sense the reality… she would never even dream of touching him.

Limdiss roared. "I was right on the mark! The three attacks I launched earlier were instantly dodged, which proves you were benefiting from some kind of spatial artifact. With such low cultivation, how could you possibly stay safe under my flames? Aside from help from a protective artifact, there's no other possible way you could've done that! Other than using artifacts to dodge and defend, you never once dared to clash with me head-on! That's the best proof!"

The audience fell silent. She... hadn't she told him to use those things before?

"In that case," Darian slowly raised his hand. "Please use a full-power attack this time. I definitely won't dodge."

The moment Darian's voice fell silent, Limdiss had already shouted and lunged straight at him, as if afraid he might take back his words.

A surge of fire wrapped around her open hand as she struck mercilessly toward Darian's chest.

This time, he truly didn't dodge. Instead, he took half a step forward and threw a greeting punch with his right fist.

"You're courting death!" Seeing that he actually chose to face her attack head-on, Limdiss's eyes flashed.

The power in her body surged dramatically, and her entire hand was wrapped in her Celestial power. She would make up for the losses from the previous three blows with this single strike!

*Bang!*

A violent vibration rang out as their fists met under everyone's watchful eyes.

The two unremarkable attacks collided, and space trembled slightly.

The savagery on Limdiss's face instantly turned into terror and disbelief, because what she felt was not the complete suppression of her opponent. Instead, it was like striking an impossibly tall mountain.

She stared into Darian's eyes… and saw a faint multicolored light flicker out rapidly.

In the next instant, amid the explosion of energy, the two were blasted backward at the same time.

Darian landed steadily, while Limdiss staggered and nearly dropped to her knees. She lifted her head to look at Darian, her eyes trembling intensely. Her entire right arm was shaking slightly and was completely numb.

"So this is your real strength?" Darian sighed and casually mocked, "I was wondering how powerful you were, acting that arrogant earlier… but it looks like you're only at this level…"

After a second of silence, he smiled. "You still think I cheated in the test?"

The current development completely exceeded everyone's expectations. At first, they thought they were watching a joke. Those enjoying the spectacle believed the only outcome would be the exposure of the "cheater." Facing Limdiss, he basically shouldn't have been able to offer any resistance.

But… something beyond their understanding had happened.

Everyone clearly realized this had been a genuine head-on clash. That shocking surge of power was proof that Limdiss had been fighting with everything she had.

Yet not only did she fail to defeat Darian… he didn't even seem to have tried yet.

Emina stared at Darian in silence, her eyes faintly shining.

"That's… that's fake, right?" a young cultivator asked in horror.

"He… he's really only at the fifth level of the Celestial Nascent Realm? That's impossible, isn't it?"

"How… how could this happen!?" Baynod spat, overcome with fury.