The laws of the Sequence are unbreakable.
The Sequence No.17 Nether Raven Clan is infinitely close to the Origin Sequence, and the power it displays far surpasses ordinary high-tier sequences.
As a top-tier Contract Family of the empire, the Corvus family's profound heritage was fully revealed. As the eldest son of the family, the resource tilt Lysander received was unparalleled.
He did not dare to underestimate Kylen in the slightest. From the start of the battle, he activated his S-rank talent, Spider Web Prison.
Countless transparent threads as thin as cicada wings spread across the entire venue in an instant.
The threads were both sharp and tough, with only one weakness: they feared pure strength-type contracted creatures that could break free with brute force.
A soft click came from Avelia's fingertips. Deep crimson gelatin transformed into a drizzle of mist droplets falling onto the threads.
Those hidden threads were instantly soaked in the gelatin, and their scarlet trails were fully exposed.
Lysander furrowed his brows. Spider Web Prison alone might not be able to suppress Kylen, but as long as it could restrict his movement space and cooperate with the attacks of his two contracted creatures, his chances of winning were still high.
Before he could finish the thought, Avelia suddenly clenched her right hand tightly.
The threads stained with gelatin were instantly wrapped in deep crimson slime.
Screech screech!
The threads of Spider Web Prison couldn't resist the erosion and devouring of the gelatin. Most of them shattered in an instant.
Lysander's pupils contracted sharply. "How is this possible?"
Could this really be something a Vampiric Slime could do?
The threads of Spider Web Prison were extremely tough, and ordinary sharp weapons could barely cut them. Yet they were utterly powerless against Avelia's control of primordial gelatin.
Kylen flapped his wings and hovered high in the sky. Looking down, he said coldly, "After all that boasting, is this all you've got?"
Lysander's lips twitched, but he did not respond. He knew well that Kylen was good at psychological warfare, and silence was the best response.
The plan to restrain Kylen with the Spider Web Prison had failed, but this talent was by no means a mere attack method. It also had the trait of guiding magic power.
With a thought from Lysander, the Blazing Lava Demon beside him glowed with a dark crimson light in its chest, then opened its huge mouth.
"Lava Purgatory!"
Dark crimson magma mixed with blazing flames, guided by the remaining spider threads, transformed into several magma fire snakes. They encircled from all directions in irregular curves.
"It's not over yet!" Lysander shouted sharply. "Nether Tide!"
The Nether Raven raised its nether wand high. The ground instantly turned into a black-purple Nether River.
As bubbles burst, more than a dozen jet-black water columns gushed out, transforming into Nether Knights clad in black armor.
Guided by the spider threads, the knights and magma fire snakes closed in synchronously, as if they were going to completely devour Kylen and Avelia in darkness.
Facing the pincer attack, Kylen and Avelia neither dodged nor retreated.
They had long anticipated that Lysander would definitely carry high-tier Abyssal Armaments capable of weakening the gelatin's abilities, but those could only counter ordinary-state skills.
"No need to hold back. Go all out," Kylen said in a deep voice.
Avelia clasped her hands together. Her two core powers began to overlap. Deep crimson gelatin gushed out from around her, spreading into a semi-transparent viscous domain in the arena.
This was Primordial Assimilation enhanced by Eternal Symbiosis — dual abilities of physical restraint and mental interference empowered by the eternal trait.
"Awaken!"
"Crimson Tide sleeping in the abyss!"
"Hear the call of the True Ancestor!"
Behind Avelia, dozens of thick, deep crimson gelatin tentacles suddenly burst out of the ground.
The surface of the tentacles glistened with a viscous sheen, and gelatin droplets kept dripping from their tips.
The viscous gelatin domain spread rapidly, wrapping all attacks within it, trapping them in the gelatin's restraint and stagnating their movement.
The deep crimson gelatin seeped into the magma fire snakes and Nether Knights along the assimilated spider threads, converting part of their magic power into gelatin form and covering their bodies.
These inanimate magic constructs instantly became puppets controlled by Avelia.
Under Lysander's disbelieving gaze, the Nether Knights stepped on the semi-assimilated magma and actually turned around to attack him.
What shocked him even more was that even with the Lunar Light Protection Necklace forged from the skull of a Moon Apostle, given to him by his family, the Blazing Lava Demon and Nether Raven still fell into mental confusion.
It was clear that Primordial Assimilation enhanced by Eternal Symbiosis had exceeded the resistance limit of the Abyssal Armament.
In the VIP area of the spectator stands, Xandros took a deep breath. "The eternal trait... It's actually the eternal trait!"
"Principal Orion, you've hidden this well."
"Should we say Kylen is too lucky, or is Avelia herself extraordinary?"
Orion took a sip of tea and sighed. "Whether it's luck or not, it's not as it seems on the surface."
Xandros raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Hehe, some secrets cannot be revealed," Orion replied.
Xandros shook his head helplessly. The principals of the empire's two top Contract Academies were always like this, scheming yet never willing to say more.
Earlier, when Garrick reported that Kylen had requested forty drops of Life Marrow, he had thought the young man was overconfident.
But now it seemed that this confidence was by no means groundless; this person was worth the empire's bet.
In the arena, the other spectators were already stunned. The intensity of this duel far exceeded all previous matches in the qualifying round.
If it weren't for the high-tier contracted creatures at the edge of the arena maintaining the absolute defense barrier, the attacks from both sides would have destroyed the entire venue long ago.
At this moment, it was Lysander who was truly trapped in a desperate situation.
Avelia's strength had completely exceeded everyone's highest expectations — this was the true combat power of the academy's top genius from last year.
Lysander took a deep breath. A look of determination flashed in his eyes. He had long anticipated that his contracted creatures might be affected by gelatin assimilation.
This was the core reason he had contracted the Nether Raven; apart from its powerful combat power, its racial talent, Nether Frenzy, was the key to turning the tide.
In the frenzied state, the Nether Raven would completely lose its sanity, becoming a mindless killing machine that even its master could not control. Naturally, it could break free from the gelatin's mental interference.
Lysander urged the remaining threads of Spider Web Prison to forcibly pierce into the Nether Raven's body, triggering its racial talent with external force.
"Nether Frenzy!"
Before the frenzy completely devoured its sanity, he issued his final order to the Nether Raven: "Destroy them!"
The Nether Raven, infinitely close to the Origin Sequence, actually broke free from the influence of Primordial Assimilation.
The price was a significant decline in magic power, replaced by unstoppable physical destructive power.
The Nether Raven stirred up the black water of the Nether River, instantly dispersing the counterattacking gelatin puppets and magma, decomposing them completely.
A glint of interest flashed in Avelia's gem-like pupils. "Oh? Able to break free from the eternal trait's influence?"
"Not bad. Unfortunately, you're still a little short otherwise; I could catch you as a second contracted creature for the little one."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Nether River on the ground was suddenly pierced by gushing, deep crimson gelatin tentacles. The black-purple river water was replaced by scarlet gelatin in the blink of an eye.
Avelia, who had been absorbing Kylen's blood all night, was now in peak condition.
The surging deep crimson gelatin condensed into countless gelatin swords, gelatin shields, and fully armed gelatin iron cavalry beside her.
As the blood-colored wings made of gelatin behind her vibrated, the cavalry followed the King's footsteps and launched a charge.
Bang!
Countless gelatin swords pierced the Nether Raven's body, but in its frenzied state, its vitality was extremely strong.
It actually temporarily blocked the fierce attack of the gelatin iron cavalry with its physical strength.
At that moment, Lysander seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Although the Blazing Lava Demon was still affected by Primordial Assimilation and couldn't move independently, the threads of Spider Web Prison could forcibly control its body.
Lysander manipulated the threads to pierce the Blazing Lava Demon's joints, driving the six-meter-tall giant to leap into the air.
Taking advantage of the gap when Avelia was focused on suppressing the Nether Raven and too focused to spare attention elsewhere, he charged straight at Kylen.
At the same time, the remaining threads of Spider Web Prison spread again, blocking all of Kylen's evasion routes.
Kylen flapped his Crimson Dragon Wings, stirring up a Dragon Roar Tempest to interfere with the attack.
The Blazing Lava Demon's heavy fist brushed past him, failing to hit a vital spot. But the sharp threads of Spider Web Prison still grazed his arm, leaving a bone-deep gash.
Blood dripped onto the arena floor.
A flash of ecstasy appeared in Lysander's eyes. He had finally found Kylen's weakness.