I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 464: Dead

Think about it. Really think about it!

None of the three Star Sea realm experts had considered this before.

Sony, despite his infamy, had eluded the International Security Council for so many years, a testament to his strength! Having survived the pursuit of the Qing Emperor and Flame Emperor more than a decade ago, Sony was already on the list of top-tier fighters in the minds of nations worldwide.

And now, Wang Lan could fight Sony to a standstill? Even a temporary stalemate implied Wang Lan’s strength had reached that formidable level.

HISS! The moment they processed this, the four of them simultaneously drew a sharp breath.

Wang Lan, leveraging his Thor form, moved freely within the high-pressure environment. Though Sony had created this domain, it was, ironically, even more suited to Wang Lan. In the compressed air, the conductive medium for lightning was omnipresent. Was Sony, the master of this domain, now like an expert swimmer trying to compete with a true sea creature in its own element? What a messed-up situation for him.

Under the Void Purple Eyes, Sony’s speed was drastically reduced. Wielding platinum-level sword and blade techniques, Wang Lan pressed Sony relentlessly, frustrating him. For a moment, Sony was pinned by Wang Lan’s ubiquitous attacks, unable to retreat.

"HUMPH!" Sony suddenly clapped his palms together. Instantly, the condensed air exploded.

A heaven-shaking roar thundered. The dark clouds above instantly roiled and dispersed, and the clear sky, as if a light had been switched on, flooded everyone’s vision. Wang Lan’s figure was violently thrown backward, the terrifying impact force tearing at his body like knives.

Lightning flickered, then suddenly, the electrical current ceased. The arcs of electricity around Wang Lan’s body gradually faded, revealing the figure clad in the Phoenix Saint Cloth, hovering in mid-air. The air had become a vacuum. In a vacuum, electricity could not propagate, and Wang Lan could no longer maintain his Thor form.

"What’s wrong? Come on. Weren’t you incredibly fast just now?" Sony pursed his lips. Though the voice clearly didn’t emanate from his mouth, Wang Lan heard it distinctly.

A vacuum environment meant not only the loss of a conductive medium but also oxygen. Without oxygen, Wang Lan couldn’t guarantee he could last five minutes. More critically, without Thor’s speed, how could he evade Sony’s attacks? 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Sony, however, gave Wang Lan no time to ponder. Instantly, Sony attacked. A blade slashed across Wang Lan’s neck—a flicker of cold light, and the blow landed.

BOOM! Wang Lan’s body exploded. Nether Butterflies fluttered, their wings beginning the Dance of the Dark Butterfly.

A mocking smile touched Sony’s lips. Fifty butterflies, hmm? I wonder where he’ll reappear next... In an instant, Sony vanished.

Just as Wang Lan stepped out of the void, Sony’s attack descended. A sword strike slashed across Wang Lan’s waist, but it only met an afterimage Wang Lan had left behind. Wang Lan flickered repeatedly, Sony’s attacks landing the very instant he materialized. This was only possible while Wang Lan was in his Dance of the Dark Butterfly state; once the limited uses of its teleportation were exhausted, Sony would undoubtedly behead him.

His heart leaped into his throat, eyes feeling like they would burst as he watched the sword descend from above.

SWISH!

The blade light swept past, and Wang Lan’s figure vanished.

Sony froze. Familiar spatial fluctuations rippled out from where Wang Lan had been, like concentric waves on a lake’s surface.

Space Attribute... It really is the Space Attribute... Sony sheathed his tachi, all traces of mockery gone from his face. A Star Martial Warrior with the Space Attribute must die!

Suddenly, Sony looked down, his gaze meeting Lu Zhao and the other three on the ground. Seeing Sony’s attention turn to them, a chill shot through their hearts.

This is bad!

A cold dread surged up their spines, but before it could reach their heads, Lu Zhao saw only a blur before he was in Sony’s grasp.

"Wang Lan," Sony sneered, "your Space Movement ability might keep you alive, but can it protect everyone else? This man appears to be a Major General of the Tianjian Bureau, doesn’t he? If you don’t show yourself, I’ll kill him."

"Wang Lan, don’t come out!" Lu Zhao roared, Star Power flaring around him. "You’re not his match now, but in a year, you’ll definitely be able to kill him! Remember this debt of vengeance! When you can finally kill him, avenge me!"

As his words fell, Lu Zhao, to prevent Wang Lan from being forced to appear due to the threat against him, decisively attempted to self-destruct.

"Trying to die?" Sony’s voice was cold. "Not so easy."

BOOM!

Sony’s fist slammed into Lu Zhao’s chest, instantly dispersing the Star Power Lu Zhao had gathered.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Three more punches struck Lu Zhao’s chest. A cloud of star mist instantly condensed above Lu Zhao’s head, then abruptly shattered. His Star palace dissipated. With three blows, Sony had destroyed Lu Zhao’s Star palace. A Major General of the Tianjian Bureau, a formidable late-stage Star Sea realm expert, was reduced to a powerless cripple in an instant.

Sony released Lu Zhao with a cold sneer, and Lu Zhao’s body plummeted from the sky. A Nether Butterfly appeared beside him, its wings fluttering, and then both vanished.

Wang Lan reappeared atop a collapsed skyscraper, cradling Lu Zhao. A Life Lock Chain connected him to Lu Zhao’s body. But... Lu Zhao’s Star palace was shattered. He was now an ordinary man; Healing Star Martial Arts were useless on him.

"Wang Lan... go!" Lu Zhao gasped, his voice weak. "You’re more important than this entire city! Do you remember... what you promised me before the operation? I only agreed to let you participate because you guaranteed your Space Movement would keep you alive. Go, quickly..."

"Go?" Sony’s voice echoed from above. "Wang Lan, if you dare leave, I’ll slaughter Suzhou City! I recall Suzhou City has a population of about ten million, correct? So many people in such a small city? I wonder how many of my attacks it can withstand."

"Wang Lan, go!" Lu Zhao urged again.

"You... deserve to die!" Wang Lan shot to his feet, his gaze fixed fiercely on Sony in the sky.

"Void Purple Eyes!"

An intense purple light erupted from Wang Lan’s eyes, illuminating the sky like a vast canopy. Sony, high above, showed a slight change in expression, but then a smile spread across his face.

Interesting... you can actually lock onto me.

"Star Sky God Arrow!"

Wang Lan pointed towards the void. Under the lock of his Void Purple Eyes, even Sony’s incredible speed could not evade the Star Sky God Arrow’s targeting. Wang Lan’s body became the bow, his Star Power the arrow. His left hand slowly drew back, and a dazzling arrow materialized at his fingertips.

WHOOSH!

A sound like tearing air exploded.

One would have expected Sony to dodge, but instead, he stood proudly in the void, his eyes fixed gravely on the approaching arrow.

"HAH!"

With a sharp exhalation, the space before Sony instantly solidified.

CRACK!

With a crisp sound, several cracks appeared in the sky out of thin air. The arrow was already half-embedded in the solidified space. Once fired, the Star Sky God Arrow would not stop until it hit its target. Even though the arrow was now stationary in the sky, it stubbornly quivered, inching towards its target.

Slowly, the entire arrow buried itself into the solidified void. Sony’s expression changed drastically. He brought his hands together before his chest. The solidification in the sky grew even denser; from below, it looked as if a massive diamond had condensed there. Yet, the Star Sky God Arrow stubbornly pushed through the diamond, advancing inch by inch.

What Star Martial Skill is this? Quite interesting!

For the first time, Sony regarded Wang Lan with true seriousness. Whether it was the earlier close call or the subsequent battle where Wang Lan, in his Thor form, had fought him for dozens of rounds, Sony had never considered Wang Lan a genuine threat. After all, there were only a dozen or so individuals in the world who could match him. Killing Wang Lan should have been as easy as reaching into his pocket. But this arrow forced Sony to reassess.

He had encountered skills that locked on and couldn’t be dodged before. So what if it couldn’t be dodged? He just wouldn’t dodge.

But this could actually break through his proud absolute defense?

The world knew only of Sony’s unparalleled speed, but who knew he also possessed the world’s strongest defense? If not, how could he have survived Wang Ling’s pursuit? Under the heavens, apart from Sony himself, who could withstand even a light punch from the Flame Emperor?

CRACK!

Another soft crack sounded as Sony twisted his hands fiercely. The solidified space instantly shattered and became misaligned. But even the distorted Star Sky God Arrow stubbornly pressed towards Sony.

"DAMN IT!" Sony roared furiously. The solidified space before his chest exploded outward, and the Star Sky God Arrow, like a streak of light, pierced through Sony’s shoulder.

If the Star Sky God Arrow hadn’t expended so much of its power while stalled, Sony would have been dead or crippled by this strike.

Sony stared blankly at the bloody hole in his shoulder. This time, he was even more furious than when he’d been wounded on the neck. The neck wound had been due to his carelessness, but this shoulder injury was a wound sustained despite his utmost efforts to defend against it.

"YOU WILL DIE!"

In an instant, Sony crossed hundreds of meters, appearing beside Wang Lan. Wang Lan, having just fired the Star Sky God Arrow, had no strength left to dodge. A flash of blade light swept past, and Wang Lan’s head soared into the sky.

The Star Sea realm experts near Lu Zhao didn’t even have time to cry out before they saw Wang Lan’s head fly upwards.

Dead?

The hope Jade Country had placed in him, the one hailed as capable of supporting Jade Country for the next fifty years—had it all been shattered so easily?

Wang Lan’s death was not merely the demise of a Star Martial Warrior; it was the death of an era, the death of hope. While it couldn’t be said that no one would ever rise to take Wang Lan’s place, for now, there was no one. Not even Yu Ruoyun. Yu Ruoyun was the Yu Family’s second princess, destined never to earn Jade Country’s unconditional trust. But Wang Lan could have...

No one saw that in the instant Wang Lan’s head flew off, a streak of light shot out from his chest. Nor did anyone know that a round, diamond-like bead had fallen into a hidden corner.

The bead rolled amidst the debris of a collapsed skyscraper, CLATTERING until it settled in a corner. Suddenly, the bead cracked open, and a mass of flesh rapidly writhed and swelled.

In ten seconds, the flesh had formed into an infant. The infant then grew rapidly, and in less than a minute, a brand-new Wang Lan lay on the floor.

The floor was somewhat cold. The occupants of the building had long since been evacuated by the Tianjian Bureau. Wang Lan’s eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He struggled to push himself up. Even the simple act of standing was incredibly difficult and strenuous for him.

Duplicate Rebirth... After rebirth, the body is as fragile as a newborn’s and won’t regain combat strength for twelve hours. Using this ability for the first time... it really is tough. It wasn’t that the process of rebirth or its aftermath was so bad, but the experience of true death just before it... At the moment of activating Duplicate Rebirth, my consciousness enters the Fetus Bead, while my external body becomes a mere shell of flesh. I could clearly feel the blade slicing through my neck, a sensation like a utility knife cutting through paper.