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Chapter 141, Candidate No. 66, Shariel

Shariel's excessive arrogance greatly displeased the Patch tribe.

I plan to teach him a lesson. If it weren't for the restrictions, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the core of the earth element so easily.

And this Sharil was also one of the candidates that Lucci was paying attention to.

After all, he was the strongest among the candidates.

A powerful Nen user, skilled in the use of Nen, and adept at fighting earth elementals.

Through observation, Lucci could tell that the candidate was skilled in knife and sword techniques, but he did not demonstrate it.

Could he be a materialization-type ability user?

In the battle against the earth elementalist, although Nen was used, no special abilities were used; the level of power was insufficient to force someone to use their abilities.

But things changed from there.

After successfully defeating another Patch tribe earth elemental, Sharil finally used his ability.

As Lucci had guessed, the other party was a materialization-type ability user, skilled in using swords, and also a swordsman.

The opponent's knife and sword skills are not low.

The manifested swords possess a special ability: each time they attack the same spot, their defensive capabilities are greatly weakened.

Even the same applies to psychic energy.

Quite a rule-based ability.

However, the limitations are too great. First of all, depending on the gap between the two sides, the number of times required is also very large.

Furthermore, it is simply impossible for a truly powerful opponent to be attacked in the same spot multiple times.

If Sharil can keep attacking the same spot, then he is strong enough that he doesn't need to rely on his abilities to defeat his opponent.

Suitable for situations where the strength of the two sides is roughly equal and a protracted battle is desired.

Using his unique abilities, he once again defeated a Patch tribesman.

Of course, his abilities were also recognized by the Patch tribe.

"Do you still want to continue the challenge? You should know very well that you have no chance of winning next." Sharil's opponent was a female Patch tribeswoman.

Or rather, all the previous battles were fought against her.

Lily Patch, daughter of the High Priestess of the Earth Spirit Land, is also one of the most skilled earth elementalists in the Earth Spirit Land.

"Of course," Charlier nodded.

His current choice isn't exactly good. If he wants to continue taking the exam, then preserving his abilities is the most important thing.

It would be a loss if we were robbed by other examinees as soon as we left the Earth Spirit Land.

This time, Lily directly brought out a new earth element core.

Throwing it out into the air, an earth elemental instantly condensed.

"Why aren't you planning to hide it anymore?" Sharil smiled, gripping the knife in his hand.

"Since you've already guessed it, there's no point in hiding it anymore. Your strength and abilities are good, but that's all you can do."

This time, Lily will make further use of the power of the earth element.

The entire earth was undulating, and the ground seemed to be expanding.

"Hey, you can even do this?!" Charlier's tone was one of surprise, but his eyes revealed a great deal of delight.

It was as if this was exactly what he wanted to see.

It wasn't a matter of spatial manipulation, but rather Lily manipulating the earth to relocate the surrounding vegetation, since the upcoming battle might involve some more drastic movements.

"If you can defeat me next, then after two more challenges, you can proceed to the ultimate challenge of the Earth Spirit Land. If you also pass the ultimate challenge, you will receive the blessing of my Patch tribe."

Lily stood on the earth elemental's shoulder and calmly told Shariel all of this.

The Basen Challenge is divided into several levels.

As long as you can defeat the Patch tribe of the five great spiritual lands, then even the lowest-ranking general can activate their Nen with the help of the divine tree.

The subsequent levels are naturally related to divine seals, battle patterns, and cores.

The final challenge, the so-called blessing, is the "contract".

In fact, the Divine Seal is already a contract, but Lucci will not open up the ability to borrow Nen to everyone.

With the core of the contract, even a weak Nen user can quickly become a powerful one.

"I don't care about any of that. If I can defeat you, then can you tell me something?" Charlier asked.

Clearly, they had other motives.

"Let's talk after you beat me." Lily didn't think she would lose.

Once you get serious, your opponent will never be a match for you.

Earth element has similar abilities to nature-type abilities, and its effects are amplified when standing on the ground.

"Besides the ability to repeat attacks, your ability can also detect the type of Nen, right? But the difference in strength means that even if you can detect it, it won't change anything."

Lily doesn't need to do anything.

The core is directly manifested in the chest of the earth element.

It was as if they had already decided that Charlier had absolutely no chance of succeeding.

It doesn't even require the earth element itself to perform any actions.

Seven earth elemental puppets were formed.

But the Patch tribe watching the battle knew.

"Lily's serious now!"

The combat style of the earth element varies depending on the user and the development capabilities.

Some people simply like to use "elemental language" to attack.

Some prefer direct attacks like giants piloting Gundams, and their Nen abilities, particularly in the earth element, tend to focus on various attributes.

But Lily is different.

She wasn't just developing the earth element; she envisioned that one day her earth element would surpass the earth spirit bestowed upon her by Lord Lucci and take its place.

They are also one of the Patch tribes who learned the structure of the five major spiritual scripts.

Furthermore, based on her development of Nen abilities, Lily can also utilize them.

These seven humanoid dolls are more Lily's abilities than the abilities of the earth element.

Lily is also a Conjuration type.

Her abilities are geared towards "replication," which is different from Kubi's later role in the Phantom Troupe.

She "replicated" the earth element core and used it to control these puppets.

There is a core among these dolls, but it is manifested by Lily's abilities.

Faced with such an enemy, Sharil's abilities are rendered useless.

Even if Lily defeats an enemy, she can summon it again.

"Her abilities are well developed, but it would be better if she didn't need to rely on Nen." This Lily has the potential to be a summoner, but unfortunately her Nen level is not good enough.

At this moment, Lily was fighting with the help of Lucci's Nen. The previous battle had consumed a lot of Nen, and this time she was using her new ability.

It consumes a lot of mental energy.

The amount of Nen energy does affect the strength of an ability.

There's no need to worry about the depletion of Nen energy; Sharil's condition is quite predictable.

"Aren't you going to give up? You can't even keep going like this anymore?"

At this point, Charlier was in a very sorry state. He had tried to smash the clay figure several times, but to little avail.

Because Lily can be summoned at any time.

But he hasn't given up yet.

"Could you tell me why you have such a large amount of Nen? Do you have other ways to replenish your Nen?"