Chapter 543: Overestimating Oneself
Yuan Kongye wasn’t weak.
If a more experienced fighter had possessed her abilities, Zhang Yi wouldn’t have had such an easy ti executing his plan.
Of course, maintaining this stalemate wasn’t easy for him either.
Without the boost from Xing Tian’s Legion and his constant intake of Superhuman food, he wouldn’t have lasted this long against her.
An Epsilon-level Superhuman represented the pinnacle of human evolution.
The sheer amount of energy in Yuan Kongye’s body was overwhelming—even Zhang Yi found it difficult to deal with.
Luckily, he had external energy sources.
"Yuan Kongye, what’s wrong? You’ve been fighting for so long—are you about to surrender?"
Zhang Yi kept up his attacks, refusing to give her a mont to breathe.
"If you surrender now and disable your abilities, I might consider letting you live."
His words were laced with temptation, ant to shake her resolve.
Yuan Kongye’s vision was blurry, but her raw combat strength remained terrifying.
She had dozens of abilities.
Even though she couldn’t see clearly, her enhanced physique allowed her to sense everything around her.
Her response was a massive ice spear hurled at Zhang Yi!
But he simply swallowed it into the Dinsional Gate.
She was running out of ways to deal with him.
At the start of the battle, she had planned to wear him down.
After all, she far outclassed him in raw power.
And as an Epsilon-level Superhuman, her energy reserves were several tis greater than Zhang Yi’s.
But what she hadn’t expected was just how much Superhuman food Zhang Yi had stockpiled in his Dinsional Space.
It was like a low-level player bringing 10,000 healing potions to fight a world boss.
Sure, his attack power was weak, but he could outlast her.
And if that had been the only issue, she could have endured it.
But the biggest problem was that her body had started to fail.
By now, she had realized the truth.
Her mutation wasn’t natural—it had been caused by the Ice Soul she had given to Zhang Yi and the others.
She had planned everything out carefully.
The Ice Soul could awaken Superhuman abilities, enhance potential, and was sothing any faction leader would want to keep for themselves—either for their own use or to empower promising newcors.
Then, when those people died, their abilities would return to her.
But what she hadn’t expected—was that soone would deliberately use the Ice Soul as a trap.
Soone had given it to a Superhuman with a devastating genetic defect, ensuring that when she absorbed their power, she would also inherit its flaws.
And by the ti she realized it, it was already too late.
The mutation’s side effects had already taken root, ravaging her body.
Not even her healing abilities could counter it.
Mutations occurred at the genetic level—and they were irreversible.
Yuan Kongye’s face twisted with fury.
Through clenched teeth, she demanded, "You… When did you do this to ? Tell ! I need to know!"
Zhang Yi smirked.
"Go ask the King of Hell yourself."
With that, he fired an Origin Bullet straight at her head!
"Hmph!"
With a flick of her wrist, a massive ice wall ford in front of her, blocking the shot.
But the mont she used her ability, a piercing pain shot through her skull—
Like thousands of needles stabbing into her brain.
She clutched her head in agony, her body staggering in midair.
"I can’t… I can’t keep fighting like this!"
She finally realized the truth—this battle was pointless.
The man in front of her was her perfect counter.
She had to retreat, fix her body, and return stronger.
When she fully adapted to her newfound power—she would co back and kill them all.
Making up her mind, she ignored the pain and suddenly turned around, fleeing in the opposite direction!
Zhang Yi wasn’t surprised at all.
He had predicted every possible move Yuan Kongye might make.
And no matter what—she wasn’t leaving this battlefield alive.
"Didn’t you claim to be a god?" he taunted. "Then why are you running?"
Casually munching on more Superhuman food, Zhang Yi chased after her.
But he didn’t rush.
He kept his distance, careful not to get too close.
After all, she had absorbed the powers of multiple Superhumans, including those with enhanced close-combat abilities.
If he got within lee range, she could still be deadly.
But none of that mattered.
Because her condition was only going to worsen.
All Zhang Yi had to do was wait—
And let her own body kill her.
He was a hunter, and he had endless patience.
Yuan Kongye’s flight speed was impressive.
With telekinesis, she soared through the sky as a streak of white light.
But no matter how fast she was—
She couldn’t outrun Zhang Yi’s spatial teleportation.
And as she fled, the watching survivors—Baili Changqing and the other faction leaders—grew excited.
Yuan Kongye was running.
Which ant—
Zhang Yi had won.
Baili Changqing’s eyes darkened as he stared at her retreating figure.
An Epsilon-level Superhuman, heavily injured and fleeing—
If soone took her Core, their power would skyrocket.
And he wasn’t the only one who realized this.
All around him, the other survivors’ gazes burned with greed.
In the apocalypse, power was everything.
They had witnessed how terrifying Yuan Kongye had been.
An Epsilon-level Superhuman was on a completely different level—an unstoppable force against weaker opponents.
Who wouldn’t want that kind of power?
And right now, Zhang Yi wasn’t nearby.
He was trailing Yuan Kongye, keeping his distance.
Which ant—this was their chance.
In the ruins, Wei Dinghai stared at his crippled arm.
He gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"Tianhai City is finished. My strength is crippled. If I don’t take a risk now, I’ll lose everything."
His eyes turned ice-blue, and a storm swirled within his pupils.
The next mont—he rged into the snow.
As Yuan Kongye fled,
A massive vortex suddenly ford on the ground beneath her—
Then, in an instant, it transford into a razor-sharp spear, shooting straight toward her!
Even though her vision was gone, her senses remained sharp.
Snarling, she punched downward—
The ice spear shattered like it had slamd into an iron wall.
An invisible force crushed it to dust.
"BOOM!"
The entire ice storm exploded into fragnts.
Wei Dinghai was slamd into the ground.
The ice armor covering his body shattered like glass.
He lay motionless, buried deep in the earth.
A mont later—
Blood began seeping from underground, staining the snow a deep, ominous red.
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