World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others

On the way, Old Gao demonstrated some slightly complex magic to Du Ge, like chain fireballs, fire walls, wind walls, and the like.

When he cast these spells, he muttered some tongue-twisting incantations and made bizarre hand gestures...

Du Ge had an extraordinary memory, and he remembered the incantations Old Gao mentioned after hearing them just once.

Then, Du Ge discovered that when he cast spells, he didn't need those incantations at all. He could directly use his mental power to capture the magical elements in the air and shape them as he wished.

Although it wasn't as quick as using the Power of Poseidon to control water elements, it still amazed Old Gao.

So much so that whenever Old Gao looked at Du Ge, it was with a look that said, "Are you sure you're not the reincarnation of the Sea God?"

Indeed.

It only took one night for Old Gao to be utterly demoralized by Du Ge.

...

It wasn't just Old Gao who was demoralized; the head of Pan-Universal Entertainment's Exploration Department was also getting an earful from Ross.

If it weren't for the fact that the game arena had just started less than a day ago, Ross would have ended this damned game immediately and sent Du Ge to that planet of abilities.

He now only hoped that the deities of that planet could provide some challenges for Du Ge.

"Ross, with Du Ge's personality, he'll soon provoke those deities," the head of the Exploration Department said. "The deities on that planet have existed for tens of thousands of years. Their weakness is only relative to us. At this stage, Du Ge can't possibly be their match. The game arena is actually full of uncertainties."

"I don't need you to comfort me with these words. What you should be doing now is sending more people to find a planet more suitable for Du Ge," Ross glared at him and impatiently scolded.

The head of the Exploration Department forced a smile and slunk out of the meeting room.

...

The Duke's mansion was heavily guarded.

As soon as Du Ge and his companion stepped onto the street, they were spotted by hidden sentries.

The sentry rubbed his eyes and nudged his companion, "Am I seeing things? If I'm not mistaken, that guy should be Holly Arlaus! Shouldn't he be in prison waiting to be beheaded?"

The older companion's eyes were fixed on Old Gao, "Stephen Gao, is that him?"

"Stephen Gao? The guy who used a forbidden spell to collapse half of the Duke's mansion? What's he doing with Holly?" The previous sentry's eyes widened even more, then he snapped awake and immediately sounded the alarm.

Soon, the alarm bells rang out, quickly reaching the Duke's mansion.

This was the highest level of alert.

In no time, all the guards in the Duke's mansion quickly assembled.

Three middle-aged men in black swiftly flew out of the Duke's mansion and landed in front of Du Ge and his companion.

The leader appeared to be a mage.

He looked to be in his forties or fifties, tall and burly, with long black hair and a beard that seemed almost unkempt.

He held a staff nearly two meters long and looked at Old Gao with bright, surprised eyes, "Stephen, you actually escaped from prison?"

"Morris, long time no see," Old Gao glanced at him and said indifferently, "Step aside, we're here to see Grand Duke Lynch today."

"Stephen, you're as arrogant as ever! After spending a few years in prison, your magical power hasn't increased at all. Who gave you the courage to say such things to me?"

Morris laughed, "Your proud magical theories are outdated. I don't know how you broke free from your mental prison, but what you should do now is go back to your cell and continue your sentence..."

"Morris, please inform Grand Duke Lynch that I, Holly, am here today to seek justice. There was an error in his judgment against me," Du Ge stepped forward, elegantly bowed to the three men, and maintained his integrity and politeness.

"Hahaha!" Morris laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke, "Holly, I don't know what Stephen told you, but the backer you've found isn't very smart. If he helped you escape from prison, the right thing to do would be to flee, not send you to the guillotine..."

Du Ge looked at Morris, smiled slightly, and revealed his martial soul. Torrential seawater instantly flooded the entire street, even covering the entire Duke's mansion.

The guards rushing out of the Duke's mansion began to sway in the seawater.

Paul, holding the Sea God's staff, rose from the sea and stood on the water. Under the morning sun, his muscular body seemed to be covered in a layer of golden light.

...

The sudden release of the Sea God's martial soul terrified the three men opposite.

"Sea God!"

Morris stood in the seawater, staring in horror at the martial soul behind Du Ge, instinctively gripping his staff tightly.

The two men beside him also revealed their martial souls.

Behind the man on the left was a ten-meter-tall cyclops; the martial soul of the man on the right was a soaring phoenix.

But after revealing their martial souls, they just stared at Du Ge, hesitant to take the next step.

Both of them had nine-star martial souls and had awakened their soul skills. They were always the ones suppressing others with their martial souls, but in front of the Sea God, their martial souls seemed so weak.

If it weren't for their duty to protect the Duke's mansion, they would have chosen to submit at the first sight of the Sea God.

Old Gao looked at the three shocked men opposite him with a satisfied smile. Yes, this was the feeling he wanted. Fools, did you really think I was the main character today? You probably haven't seen what a god walking the earth looks like.

However, he was equally shocked inside.

Last night, because of the high walls, Old Gao had only seen part of the Sea God's martial soul. If he had seen the vast ocean under the Sea God's feet last night, he would never have tried to stop Holly.

"Gentlemen, this is a matter between me and Grand Duke Lynch. I have no intention of fighting you. Are you sure you want to stop me?" Du Ge expressed his goodwill again, as elegantly as a gentleman, "If you insist on fighting, I will show mercy and apologize afterward."

Gulp!

Morris swallowed hard, looking at the extent of the seawater coverage, and asked, "Are you really Holly?"

"Yes, I am Holly. This is the martial soul I awakened last night," Du Ge stepped forward and said, "If you don't want to fight me, please step aside."

None of the three moved.

"Fake!" said the middle-aged man with the cyclops martial soul, "If Holly had such a powerful martial soul, why would he end up in prison?"

"An illusion-type martial soul?" The middle-aged man with the phoenix martial soul made the same judgment as Warden Levi.

"Bluffing."

Morris gritted his teeth, suddenly raised his staff, and chain fireballs shot toward Du Ge.

At the same time.

The cyclops's eye shot a scorching beam at Du Ge's body, and the phoenix flapped its wings, spewing a fireball that, combined with the cyclops's beam, swept toward Du Ge.

Everyone knew that to deal with illusion-type martial souls, attacking the body was always right. No one believed that the scumbag Holly would awaken a ten-star martial soul.

Paul, the Sea God, raised his staff, creating a water curtain that blocked the cyclops's beam. A massive wave crashed down on the phoenix, instantly extinguishing its flames.

Then.

Several water giants rose from the sea, surrounding the cyclops. Two grabbed its arms, another punched its stomach, and while it bent over, one water giant roughly pressed its head into the sea...

The other two water giants grabbed the phoenix's neck and also pressed the firebird into the water. The part of the firebird that touched the water sizzled as if the water was being evaporated by fire.

Puff!

Puff!

Their martial souls under attack, the two middle-aged men spat out blood in succession, their faces showing horror, "It's real!"

"Of course it's real."

Du Ge resisted the urge to use the seven-orifice touch on them, smiled, and nodded at them.

He conjured a water wall to block Morris's fireballs.

Other martial souls could attack physical bodies, but his martial soul could only deal with other martial souls and couldn't even block fire magic. Why was that?

Could it be because he hadn't awakened his soul skills?

"How can your martial soul block magic?" Morris asked in horror.

So martial souls couldn't block magic!

Du Ge got his answer and smiled at Morris, "Because I also use magic!"

Morris looked at Du Ge, raised his staff again, and began chanting incantations.

Du Ge clenched his fist tightly.

His hand itched!

He really wanted to use the seven-orifice touch!

No!

He couldn't ruin his upright image!

Du Ge sighed, too lazy to use magic, and took a step forward, landing a heavy punch on Morris's stomach, interrupting his chanting and embedding several life-and-death symbols into his vital points, planting a mental prison in him.

Foolish mage, fighting a warrior at such close range, did you really think those two nine-star martial souls could protect you?

"Who dares to intrude on the Duke's mansion? If I have offended you in any way..."

Sensing the anomaly of the martial soul covering the Duke's mansion, Grand Duke Lynch hurriedly flew out of the mansion. His expression was humble and anxious, but when he saw Du Ge beating Morris, he was so shocked that he almost fell from the sky, "Holly?"