CHAPTER 356: CHAPTER 289: AN INCH LONGER, AN INCH STRONGER

Jiu cilang’s live streaming room.

[Is it on?]

[The screen is so dark, let me see what I can see on the screen, a handsome face! Oh, I don’t have a face, never mind then]

[Don’t tell such cold jokes, this live stream is about to freeze to death]

[Star User *Short and Fat* has entered this live stream room, welcome!]

[Star User *ygs.qs* has entered this live stream room, welcome!]

[Whoa! Two star-level big shots are back! Welcome, welcome!]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: Where did you two go? How can you not hang around Jiu cilang’s wonderful live stream and still run away?]

[*Short and Fat*: Uh, no, we wanted to watch Jiu cilang, but our old master entered an instance, there was nothing we could do, you all know our situation, we couldn’t not watch]

[*ygs.qs*: Yes, because the two of us were cut down by the Guild Leader, of course, we have to keep an eye on him and watch him sit in the audience one day]

[*Short and Fat*: Yes, we only came over after watching the former Guild Leader’s instance, he cleared it smoothly, what a pity]

[...]

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[*Short and Fat*: Uh, what’s wrong, why aren’t you guys talking? Why suddenly spamming ellipses?]

[*ygs.qs*: Where’s Jiu cilang now? Why is it blacked out? When it used to be blocked for explicit content, didn’t they loop through highlights? What’s with this darkness now?]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: What if I say, Jiu cilang got sucked into that legendary Divine Staff Sheath space, and he’s in there battling your former Guild Leader? Do you believe it?]

[*Short and Fat*: ?]

[*ygs.qs*: ?]

[*ygs.qs*: Stop joking, it’s not April Fool’s Day today, we just went next door for a tribute to the former Guild Leader, can he be in two places at once clearing two instances?]

[*Short and Fat*: Uh, never heard the former Guild Leader had a doppelganger skill, what you saw can’t be the former Guild Leader, it must be an imposter]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: ? Imposter? But he’s got blond hair, blue eyes, wearing a purple mage robe, and holds a Divine Staff Fragment!]

[*ygs.qs*: Sounds like him really, which double is this dutiful?]

[*Short and Fat*: Uh, no wonder the former Guild Leader didn’t use his Matthew Fragment next door, turns out it was for the stand-in?]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: Screenshot.jpg]

[*ygs.qs*: Damn, it really is the former Guild Leader, looks exactly like him, what tool did he use to tailor-make a skin to look like the former Guild Leader?]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: Impossible, this is a pre-set identity-based factional instance]

[*Short and Fat*: Uh, in a factional instance, the system locks appearance based on identity, can’t use tools, unless... they use a skill]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: Does anyone in your former guild have the skill [String Manipulation], who can masterfully use [Network of Silk], and also have a skill to forcibly change skins in a factional instance?]

[*Short and Fat*: Uh, there isn’t any...]

[*ygs.qs*: Among the three great elders, there’s one, Cold-faced Meteor, who always followed the former Guild Leader like a dog, admired him greatly, mimicked his skill [String Manipulation], and even copied his use of [Network of Silk] to a T, just a tier lower in level and skill. This person you speak of sounds like him]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: Then it must be him]

[*Short and Fat*: Uh, but Cold-faced Meteor, in order to imitate the former Guild Leader, focused all his skill points on [String Manipulation] and didn’t have any skills to change appearance]

[*Don’t jinx it!*: Then what’s going on?]

[*Short and Fat*: No idea, we’ve missed too much, had we known it was this exciting over here, we shouldn’t have gone to follow the former Guild Leader from the start]

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Inside the Divine Staff Sheath, Test Space No. 2.

Once Wen Nan exposed the truth, Wei Zhe no longer had any way to bluff, much less continue disguising as the Guild Leader.

Now, what he relied on, [Network of Silk], had been taken by the puppet across from him, plunging him into extreme fear, leaving no attention for Wen Nan, the uninvited guest.

Wen Nan stood up, watching as Wei Zhe was forced step by step into the corner by the puppet holding [Network of Silk], raising the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

From earlier, standing outside the test space, when Wen Nan saw Wei Zhe’s gaze lingering at his feet, he vaguely guessed that Wei Zhe saw the golden light in his hands that could break through boundaries.

Tearing through the rift and getting ensnared by Wei Zhe, was merely Wen Nan deliberately luring him to the restroom entrance, giving the puppet the chance to snatch [Network of Silk] from Wei Zhe’s hands.

That’s why when Wen Nan pulled out the small sword, he meticulously found the right angle—so he could make sure he entered the place where the puppet refreshed each time.

Wei Zhe took the bait effortlessly.

It seems that players in the dreamlike test are intellectually impaired.

This was one of the reasons Wen Nan insisted on finishing off Wei Zhe in this test space—Wei Zhe’s cognitive and judgmental abilities were greatly diminished, making it the best time for Wen Nan’s ploys to work.

As for how Wen Nan found out Wei Zhe wasn’t the Guild Leader of the [Ghost Control Master Alliance]? He had already suspected from when he first entered Test Space No. 2 and saw the giant puppet.

The guild leader Wei Zhe was emulating had very distinctive features—golden hair, green eyes, and a tear mole under the corner of the eye.

These exact features were all on the giant puppet—it had a head full of golden hair, eyes made of emeralds, and even a tear mole marked under the corner of its eye, precisely at the same spot.

Moreover, the puppet’s attire looked more like the guild leader than Wei Zhe did—it was even wearing the guild leader’s favorite purple mage robe.

As a player, Wei Zhe could fake his identity and appearance, but the puppet in this test space was created by the Divine Staff Sheath’s system, there’s no falsification in its test elements—

Besides school bullying from his childhood, what Wei Zhe feared most deep down was his boss, the six major guilds’ leader.

If Wei Zhe were the Guild Leader of [Ghost Control Master Alliance], why would he be afraid of himself?

He’s not afraid of himself because he’s just an impersonating imposter.

As for how Wei Zhe managed to look exactly like the guild leader he feared in a scenario that disallowed "disguise" or "face-modulation" tools?

Wen Nan had a suspicion in his heart, but it wasn’t important.

The priority right now was to seize the moment and team up with this puppet guild leader to finish off Wei Zhe.

As Wen Nan pondered, the puppet guild leader had already raised its [Network of Silk], moving to attack Wei Zhe.

Wen Nan raised his perforated globe, ready at any time to draw the lightsaber from it but found there was no room for intervention.

Got to say, this test space is abstract in abstraction, but when it comes to restoration, it’s quite realistic—

Perhaps the source of Wei Zhe’s fear for that guild leader stemmed from the guild leader’s terrifying mastery over [String Manipulation] and [Network of Silk], thus this gigantic puppet’s use of [Network of Silk] was way more competent than Wei Zhe’s.

Wen Nan couldn’t even see the movement of the other side, only a trail of silver threads leaving afterimages in the air, forming a circular cocoon, seemingly about to completely trap Wei Zhe within.

Wen Nan squinted at the fluid movements of the other side, marveling that this was the level of strength a leader of the six major guilds should have?

If one day, Wen Nan had to face off against the real person, how much chance of success would he have? Thirty percent? Ten?

Just contemplating, he heard Wei Zhe scream from within the silver threads: "Ah—Guild Leader! I was wrong! I dare not defy you again! Please let me go! Spare me!"

Wen Nan gently shook his head, the next moment, heard Wei Zhe shout: "Heroic Sword, heed my command!"

In an instant, the cocoon that was about to crush Wei Zhe erupted with a silver glow.

The glow quickly engulfed the entire cocoon, and with a bang, it shattered directly.

Successfully breaking free from [Network of Silk], Wei Zhe wielded the sword with both hands, the blade pointing at the giant puppet.

The puppet raised its hand again, the [Network of Silk] attempted to re-entrap Wei Zhe, but Wei Zhe held the lightsaber tightly with both hands, let out a low shout "Sword Saint Armament", activating his skill, seemingly unifying person and sword.

With force in his arms, Wei Zhe slashed laterally, the next moment, the massive puppet split into two, rolling to the ground.

In the room, for a moment, only Wei Zhe and Wen Nan remained.

Wen Nan realized that the other side had first summoned a sword from who knows where, and then used the skill [Sword Saint Armament], reinforcing that sword, enough to overcome fear, and with a single stroke, finished the puppet guild leader wielding [Network of Silk].

This was indeed a bit of a thorn, but Wen Nan was prepared.

Wen Nan, with one hand, lifted the perforated globe, the other slowly drawing out the golden lightsaber he had hidden for a long time.

Gripping the sword in both hands, Wen Nan held the saber upright, confronting the opposite across space.

One gold, one silver, the two swords clashed in the air with sword light.

Instantly showing their size.

Wei Zhe’s lips tightened, thinking, the Root Breaking Slash really lives up to its name, the sword he maintains, isn’t the match.

Wen Nan’s lips curled, thinking, impressive, it was all achieved with true skill.

Wei Zhe’s [Sword Saint Armament] skill compared to Wen Nan’s pilfered [Root Breaking Slash], was indeed a bit lacking, clearly in a disadvantageous position.

But the gloom on Wei Zhe’s face dispersed quickly, replaced by a determined grin.

He suddenly pinched a gemstone on his sword hilt and triggered it.

Instantly, the originally one-arm-long silver sword in his hand transformed into a giant sword as tall as a person, towering and earth-penetrating.

This is... Matthew Fragment?

Wei Zhe, using his own Divine Staff Fragment, managed to infinitely enhance the summoned sword?

"Cheating, are we?" Wen Nan tapped the point of his sword at the opponent, "We agreed to solo, you hacked?"

Wei Zhe snorted, "If truly for a fair 1v1, why did you earlier exploit my fear, using that puppet to trap me? Talk about fairness, what gives you the right to breach and enter my test space? You started with underhanded tricks, don’t blame me for striking hard!"

Hearing this, Wen Nan wasn’t afraid, raised his chin, continued to provoke, "So what? Only grew that tad longer, if you’ve got the guts, pierce through the ceiling!"

Hearing this, Wei Zhe’s smile turned more sinister, "Hmph! You think I can’t do it?"

Then, he truly lifted the sword, shouting: "Fem Sword, heed my command!"

His words hadn’t settled, yet Wen Nan’s palm lightly moved, leading the silvery glow into a flicker.

After Wei Zhe’s shout, the expected extension of the sword didn’t occur.

He was momentarily dumbfounded, then repeated: "Fem Sword, heed my command!"

Still, not a hint of movement.

Wei Zhe’s face darkened.

The next moment, Wen Nan smiled and said, "Is it not working? Let grandpa show you."

With that, he shouted: "Mo Yu, come!"

The next moment, silvery light shot from Wei Zhe’s equipment slot, painting a graceful silvery-white arc in the air, landing atop Wen Nan’s sword blade.

A clear feminine voice echoed in the air: "Mo Yu is here, willing to go through fire and water for the master!"

The next moment, the silvery glow twined with Wen Nan’s golden light, twisting into a double-edged sword.

The twin swords swelled, piercing straight through the ceiling, breaking through the sky.

Wei Zhe never expected that his male-female twin swords, in the key moment, the female sword wouldn’t obey his summon and went to the opponent!

With eyes twitching from hatred, Wei Zhe ground his teeth and shouted: "How dare you! Stealing my sword!"