I Can Gain One Skill Point Per Second Chapter 578: Resurrection Tournament Begins!

Rage surged straight up to the crown of his head.

Betrayed as he was, Calamity could merely bottle that fury deep in his chest.

He knew perfectly well that, in polite terms, his role was merely that of a Divine Envoy.

In harsher words, he served as nothing but a hound owned by an Upper-Rank God.

His master had sprung a trap on him, so as the dog, what grounds did he have to bark at his owner?

"Well, well, well, kid."

"I want to see what makes you think you can beat me, the Divine Envoy!"

"Even if my Divine Power can’t threaten you directly right now, you’re still no match for me. I’ll show my superiors that I’m the one worthy of ascending to divinity and becoming a god."

"While you’re just a puny being born from the lower realm!"

While speaking, Calamity’s shriveled form started to transform.

Once the dark feathers shed away, the saggy skin beneath began to swell and firm up.

A closer look revealed the grotesque bird monster’s muscles plumping out.

The Blue Star professionals, having caught their breath, all fixed their eyes on this spot.

One after another, their gazes grew misty with emotion.

Right then, overwhelming relief washed over them.

Though their strikes hadn’t scratched Calamity at all, they’d still served a purpose.

In those brief seconds, Lin Yi had healed up and finished his Phoenix Rebirth.

He appeared unchanged from before, except his garments now bore bloody tears everywhere.

However, he radiated an even more imposing and grand aura.

Simply by standing there, Lin Yi’s presence assured Blue Star’s powerhouses that triumph was near.

In the throng, Xiyue’s captivating eyes welled with tears.

Spotting the man she’d fretted over once more, joyous sobs already streamed down her face.

Her lashes trembled faintly, beautiful eyes overflowing with sparkling droplets.

She nibbled her lower lip, holding back the cries threatening to burst out.

"I knew you wouldn’t abandon me like that!"

Calamity, within the Eternal River, had shed his earlier poise.

The human youth he’d dismissed as harmless now endangered his very existence.

Adhering to the rule of attacking first,

In an instant, the magic staff he gripped morphed into a razor-sharp purple scythe, slicing toward Lin Yi’s throat.

This time, Lin Yi stayed utterly composed.

Lacking the Saint Transformation Level Taichu Law, what gave this Divine Envoy such hubris?

He leisurely raised his right hand and flicked his fingers, unleashing a massive surge of Power of Law from the Eternal Ice River.

Infused with Divine Power into the Eternal Law, Calamity’s velocity plummeted sharply.

Next, the icy river’s surface quaked fiercely.

O~~

A soul-shaking roar boomed across the skies and lands.

The very next instant, a massive odd-shaped fish head burst from the depths.

Offering no chance for resistance, the colossal fish snapped its bloodied jaws shut, dragging Calamity into the River of Space-Time Condensation.

Gods boast vast spiritual energy and souls, plus incredibly tough physiques.

Nearly matching Balram, bearer of Harmonization Layer Immortal Law.

Facing a foe with boundless vitality and infinite respawns, sealing them proves the optimal tactic.

Sh~

Just as the [River of Space-Time Condensation] settled into calm for a beat, that pesky purple glow flickered back.

Like a mirror’s sheen, chilly bubbles bubbled up from the River of Space-Time.

Moments later, the giant fish head that swallowed Calamity drifted lazily to the surface.

Now, it floated still, devoid of life.

Then, purple flames ignited inside the fish head, cleaving it cleanly apart.

Covered in purple flames, Calamity gracefully vaulted out from the remains.

"Kid, even borrowing power, you believe you can trap the Divine Envoy?"

"What audacity!"

With those words, Calamity unfurled wings ablaze with purple fire, darting over the Space-Time River’s face.

So it failed in the end.

After a quiet sigh, Lin Yi deployed the sneaky neutral control ability anew.

Via the instant activation of [Divine Grace Chant], Lin Yi fired off the skill with zero cast time.

And being formless, the skill defied all blocks.

As Calamity raced through the sky, he suddenly nose-dived into the frozen river without alert.

Lin Yi stretched out his palm, turning it upward.

In mere moments, he chained together [Ice Manipulation] and [River of Space-Time Condensation].

His gaze intensified, fingers curling into a fist.

The [River of Space-Time Condensation], spanning from heaven to earth, twisted abruptly, squeezing shut in sync with Lin Yi’s gesture.

Not just shifting, the contents inside the [River of Space-Time Condensation] lay fully exposed to Lin Yi’s sight.

Shockingly, despite his careful scan, no sign of Calamity appeared.

"Arrogant fool!"

The black crow bearing purple flaming wings materialized stealthily behind Lin Yi.

His scythe’s edge gleamed with eerie light as he slashed rapidly at Lin Yi’s vitals.

"Kid, do you think you alone master space manipulation?"

"Before the Divine Envoy, you...."

Noting Lin Yi’s right arm cloaked in warped Power of Space, refusing to pivot, Calamity instantly recalled Lin Yi’s [Light and Shadow Interchange] skill.

This brat aims to switch spots, dodging my strike and countering from my rear?

Convinced he’d pierced Lin Yi’s scheme, Calamity boldly proclaimed his triumph.

His wrist flicked the scythe, whipping it savagely toward his own back.

No sound of blade severing neck echoed.

The scythe met zero resistance.

Calamity’s boast cut off short.

Lin Yi hadn’t activated [Light and Shadow Interchange] for a swap?

Then what about that forward punch?

"Exactly, I was bluffing,"

In his confusion, a voice striking terror into Calamity boomed from his rear.

[Strangle]

A Tier Seven Space Attribute skill clung to Lin Yi’s right arm before exploding outward, smashing into Calamity’s back with fury.

Shielded by Divine Power, the reality-warping force didn’t dissipate but crushed Calamity’s purple flames and flesh on his back.

In agony, Calamity gripped his scythe tight, coiling power to retaliate against Lin Yi. Yet the shadowy energy lurking in Lin Yi’s fist detonated, boring through Calamity’s torso.

In a blink, Calamity’s form blasted like a shell, slamming onto the polar ice.

The dozens of meters thick ice shattered brutally, spiderwebbing with cracks, as Calamity’s body plunged hundreds of meters into the sea depths.

True incantations spilled swiftly from Lin Yi’s lips, his Source Power raging inside.

By the moment Calamity recovered and surfaced, the heavens above had already darkened.