Willis had already closed in. Jiang Kai couldn't shake off Willis's entanglement, so he had no choice but to draw the Purple Lightning Phantom Sword.
"Moonlit Immortal Trace Sword!"
"Shield of the Guardian Knight!" A huge silver shield suddenly appeared in Willis's hand, blocking Jiang Kai's strike.
"Heh heh, Jiang Kai, you think you're fighting me alone? No, you're fighting twelve of me!" Willis suddenly burst forth with power, knocking Jiang Kai back, then slashed down again.
Jiang Kai retreated a few steps, dodging quickly.
With a loud boom, a gully more than twenty meters long stretched out from the spot where he had just been standing.
"Jiang Kai, is this all you've got? You disappoint me too much!" Willis roared, instantly rushing to Jiang Kai's face. "Sword of Revelation!"
Willis swung dozens of times in succession, each strike forceful and heavy. Jiang Kai tried to parry, but each clash forced him back over ten meters!
"Absolve the Soul!" Willis closed in. His eyes suddenly turned into spheres of light, radiating blinding white rays.
Just one glance into those eyes, and Jiang Kai's mind felt as if it had taken a heavy blow. His reactions instantly dulled.
This guy even has spiritual attacks!
"Compared to my power, you are but the light of a firefly. How could you compete with the brilliance of sun and moon?"
"It's over. Holy Light Judgment!" A pillar of light fell straight from ten thousand meters above, striking Willis. He stood like a war god, wielding a massive sword, and slashed at Jiang Kai with merciless force.
With a single strike, Jiang Kai was cut in half!
Xia Zhuang saw this scene and his face turned pale with fright.
On one hand, the abilities Willis displayed were simply shocking.
He practically had no weaknesses, and every single ability far exceeded other level-four maxed professionals.
What did this mean? All stats maxed out—it meant Willis was the number one person under Transcendence in the truest sense!
On the other hand, even a super expert like Jiang Kai was powerless before Willis, utterly crushed, even killed outright.
In the national war between Huaxia and Country F, was Huaxia truly about to lose?
Fortunately, Hu Yan, who had just been terrified by seeing Jiang Kai split in two, hurriedly checked his own status.
Seeing that the Nation Soul state was still active, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh my god, when Captain Kai uses Substitute, there's never any sign. Even after watching him fight so many times, he still scares me half to death!"
Only then did Xia Zhuang realize Jiang Kai had used Deceptive Substitute.
He was stupid to forget that Jiang Kai still had this trick.
Of course, if everyone knew Jiang Kai had used Substitute, then it would hardly have the effect it should.
Ouyang Yi's commentary was already hoarse. As the battle intensity rose, his speech grew faster and faster.
On Luo Ping's side, he felt like he was listening to a heavenly book.
"One slash carved a twenty-meter trench, agility over thirty thousand, monstrous base stats, defense, plus light element? This… this guy, is he just bragging?" a military officer couldn't help but question.
Luo Ping shook his head. "To force Jiang Kai into a state of utter helplessness, Willis cannot possibly be weak."
"I knew Willis was strong before, but I didn't expect a mailman could be this powerful!"
"That guy, in some respects, has already surpassed the Transcendent threshold. He really is the chosen one!"
Although Jiang Kai had used Deceptive Substitute to survive, facing the overwhelming Willis, he still hadn't found any effective method.
This guy has no weakness at all!
Around them, Huaxia's army was still locked in battle with Country F's forces. Even with the support of the Nation Soul, Huaxia's warriors were too drained, and all injured. They couldn't last long.
The battle had to end quickly.
"So it was Substitute! Unfortunately, you won't escape! Change Contractor!"
"Holy Light Knight! Land of Radiance!"
With a boom, a white flash erupted across the battlefield. In the white light, a blurry figure appeared.
Willis sneered. "Found you!"
Then he rushed at Jiang Kai, slashing down!
This strike once again cut Jiang Kai in half, but in the strong light, Willis saw a blurry figure fleeing quickly.
He immediately slammed his heavy shield into that shadow.
With a bang, Jiang Kai's true body was knocked out of invisibility, sent flying, and crashed heavily into the ground.
Jiang Kai's two consecutive Deceptive Substitutes had failed to completely fool Willis, and he was even injured by him!
When the light faded, Jiang Kai struggled up, spat out blood, and wiped his mouth.
Willis sneered. "Jiang Kai, you disappoint me."
"One who has been invincible too long yearns for an equal opponent. Back then, I chose you and Kuronojin."
"Up until the very last moment, your strength never matched Kuronojin's. So if you don't bring out your trump card now, you have no chance."
Jiang Kai stared coldly at Willis, narrowing his eyes slightly.
His mind raced.
Was it just an illusion earlier? When struck by the shield, it hadn't felt like being hit by something solid. It was more like an energy impact.
Could it be, what hit him wasn't Willis's actual body?
Jiang Kai had seen true qi attacks, sword qi. He had even seen Da Willow copy three of him. His mind was no longer limited to what his eyes showed.
The true form of Ghost Star—people had only glimpsed a part.
"That's right. My feeling just now was different from being hit by a solid object. What I'm facing now isn't Willis's real body!"
"He said he only delivers letters. Such power may not even be his own. He's probably borrowing it from something else."
At this thought, Jiang Kai seemed to find a breakthrough.
"Pursuing Fate Aura!" Jiang Kai shouted low.
Pursuing Fate Aura was a tier-three Trickster skill, able to sense fate and pierce through clones, substitutes, and invisibility.
After activating it, Jiang Kai suddenly discovered a faint aura of fate behind Willis.
That aura was always hidden behind Willis's surface form, never leaving its side.
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes. So that was the true Willis!
But Willis could transfer aggro, so even with Pursuing Fate, he might not be able to strike the real body.
He could only rely on close combat. To do that, he needed to circle behind Willis. But with his current agility, he couldn't. His only chance was through Trickster summons.
Before the battle, he had already reduced his stamina to 1%, meaning his sole role was to defeat Willis.
"No. I must win this national war!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Kai remembered another skill.
Meanwhile, Willis charged again.
Jiang Kai dodged several times, but Willis caught up, using "Absolve the Soul" to disrupt Jiang Kai's mind, then cutting him into several pieces with the Sword of Revelation.
After the Substitute was destroyed, the "Jiang Kai" appeared behind Willis.
"Another Substitute?" Willis turned, sneering. "If I remember correctly, you can only use Substitute three times. Now you've used them all. What's next?"
"I said it before. With me, Country F is invincible. You're nothing but my defeated foe!"
Up until now, "Jiang Kai" hadn't really answered Willis, but suddenly he tilted his head back, looking down at Willis with contempt.
"You delivery boy are pretty arrogant. To brag before me, Huaxia's undefeated, unyielding War God Jiang Kai—who gave you the courage?"
"And invincible? In front of me, Huaxia's undefeated, unyielding War God Jiang Kai, you're just a little brother."
"Sorry, everyone. Just now I let this clown boast for too long. From now on, I, Jiang, will take over this match."
"Once I kill this fool, all you trash from Country F, listen up—I alone will wipe you all out!"
Those familiar with Jiang Kai couldn't help but look at each other in shock.
"This… this is Captain Kai? His personality changed completely?"
"Yeah, Huaxia's undefeated, unyielding War God… Sure, Captain Kai could be cocky, but he's never described himself like that," Hu Yan muttered.
Zhao Tiequan frowned. "The words sound great, but… Old Hu, would Jiang Kai really be this arrogant?"
Hu Yan thought for a while, then suddenly understood. "I get it—he must've drunk Ruan Gui's wine!"
In a corner of the battlefield, someone in stealth heard Hu Yan's words and felt black lines on his forehead.
I didn't drink Ruan Gui's wine. If my true nature gets exposed in front of millions, that'll be a disaster.
More importantly, no one will be able to restrain me then, and the consequences would be unthinkable.
Still, this arrogant "Jiang Kai" was indeed outrageous. Who knew if letting him out was truly a wise choice…
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