Demon King: Hero, don't run away!-Chapter 1018 - 1019: Shadow Hand

The host of the Dragon God Conference also received instructions from the higher-ups. He nodded to the referee and stepped onto the stage under the watchful eyes of the crowd,

"Please, all audience members, pay attention.

Since contestant Aslit has voluntarily withdrawn from the match...

To save time and also to entertain the audience, the Dragon God Conference Committee has decided to hold the final immediately.

Given that the last semi-final just ended, contestant Yang Yu might need some time to rest.

We will give him some time to adjust.

Contestant Yang Yu, how much time do you need?

Contestant Lorand is ready and can face you at any time."

To prevent Yang Yu from not hearing clearly, the host also used a barrier to establish telepathy with Yang Yu and repeated his words.

The audience, who were just in turmoil, turned their eyes towards Yang Yu, waiting for his response.

What seemed like a simple question was actually a clever way for the host to shift the conflict onto Yang Yu.

With a silent sigh, Yang Yu stood up from his seat.

This action instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Yang Yu didn't say a word, only silently walked to the edge of the stands and knocked on the invisible barrier protecting the audience.

The referee, understanding, opened the barrier, and Yang Yu flipped over the railing, landing firmly on the lawn, walking with steady steps to the battle stage.

The host tentatively said, "It seems contestant Yang Yu has accepted the challenge...."

Confirming that this statement did not provoke Yang Yu, the host raised his voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, after long deliberations, the Dragon God Conference has finally reached this moment.

Today, we will decide the winner of the Dragon God Conference here. I believe all of you are eager to see who will stand at the pinnacle of all the geniuses in this year's Dragon God Conference..."

The host of the Dragon God Conference used his oratory skills to warm up the atmosphere on site, passionately taking the audience through a review of this year's Dragon God Conference with impressive highlights.

To completely divert attention from Aslit, the host deliberately avoided Aslit's matches, focusing on the obstacles Yang Yu and Lorand faced en route to the finals.

The host said a lot about the highlights of Yang Yu's matches, but when it came to Lorand's matches, he could only briefly mention "Lorand showcased overwhelming strength and won rapidly using the traits of the Shadow Hand Clan."

The host of the Dragon God Conference has hosted numerous contests, excelling at stirring emotions.

Under his series of words, countless people temporarily forgot about Aslit, focusing all their attention on the arena.

Fully arousing the audience's emotions, the host then handed back the time to the referee and the two contestants.

Releasing his crossed arms, Lorand's black hands floated eerily in mid-air as he scanned Yang Yu from head to toe.

To this moment, Lorand found it hard to imagine Yang Yu defeated the Wind Wolf Clan's favorite to win.

"I've watched all your matches carefully.

Honestly, I never expected Wind Snatching to lose to you.

Using the Wind Wolf Clan's fur to deceive the perception of his Wind Vortex, you might not be the first, but certainly one of the most remarkable.

I don't know what method you'll use against me, but let me anticipate it today!"

At the referee's preparatory voice, Yang Yu drew his sword and shield,

"I don't have that many tricks up my sleeve; many things are hits of the moment.

Whatever skills you have, feel free to use them.

Today I'm in top form and want to test seriously what level I can reach when I go all out."

"That's what you said."

Lorand took a stance, the black mist that formed his arms suddenly burning violently like black flames, transforming his ordinary human-sized arms into massive claws twice their size.

Yang Yu had never seen Lorand in this form before, but he knew it was the release form of the Shadow Hand Clan.

In this form, the various Skills of the Shadow Hand Clan would be significantly enhanced, but correspondingly, each Skill's Blue Consumption and cooldown would greatly increase.

Switching to this form indicated Lorand intended to be serious from the start of the match.

Lorand also knew that the longer the match dragged on, the stronger Yang Yu would become, realizing that once Yang Yu figured out his pattern, he'd surely fall to Yang Yu's unexpected attacks.

Therefore, Lorand planned to use his full strength at the beginning of the match.

Lorand and Yang Yu stood face to face, the referee exited the arena, raising his right hand high.

Seeing both sides ready, the referee's raised hand fell heavily,

"Begin!"

The deafening sound instantly reverberated around, marking the start of the final battle of the Dragon God Conference.

Everyone held their breath, focusing on every move of the two on the battlefield.

The first to move was Lorand, raising his black right hand high above his head, slamming it down onto the ground.

"[Shattering Ghost Hand]!"

The ground was instantly smashed into a deep pit, and from Yang Yu at the center, a massive black shadow suddenly emerged.

A giant black hand emerged from the ground, reaching to grab Yang Yu.

Yang Yu jumped to the right, narrowly missing the five-meter-high black arm emerging from beneath him.

Without a moment's rest, another black arm appeared in front of Yang Yu, aiming for his head.

Lorand surprisingly launched his left arm like a rocket.

Only connected to him by a trail of black smoke.

This scene seemed familiar to Yang Yu.

"If my guess is correct..."

Just as that thought occurred, Lorand used the connection between the hands to rapidly fly toward Yang Yu, just like the Zero Technique, closing in swiftly with the launched arm!

It was as expected.

Before the match began, Yang Yu kept pondering what the Shadow Hand of the Shadow Hand Clan really was.

After gathering intelligence, Yang Yu was sure the Shadow Hand of the Shadow Hand Clan shared the same characteristics as a spiritual body.

Except, the Shadow Hand Clan could more freely control their hands, switching between spiritual and physical forms.

The Shadow Hand Clan, in essence, could be seen as spiritual ability users born without arms, using spiritual bodies as arms.

Only their precise control over their arms is beyond ordinary spiritual ability users, as their arms' spiritual bodies originate from themselves.

Knowing their arms have spiritual characteristics, there naturally are methods to deal with them just like with spiritual ability users.

Seeing Lorand getting closer, Yang Yu crouched and exploded with incredible speed, swiftly retreating, reaching the edge of the battle stage in a blink.