Betrayed by the Succubus, I Raise a Twelve-winged Angel

Chapter 311 - 312: Laney, Choose an Arena!

Upon seeing the familiar figure, Aster Grant immediately attempted to use a Spiritual Link to contact Lazuli.

However...

His spiritual power approached Lazuli but was blocked by an invisible barrier.

Unable to get close!

Realizing this, Aster’s gaze sharpened, landing on the profoundly auraed old Angel beside Lazuli.

This is Lazuli’s Guardian?!

A Totem Ninth Tier existence!

It seems it’s because of this Angel’s presence that his spiritual power was hindered from approaching Lazuli.

Aside from spiritual power....

The scene was a cacophony of voices.

Trying to rely on sound to let Lazuli detect his presence was nearly impossible.

If that’s the case, to see Lazuli, there seems to be only one way—

Let Laney participate in the competition and seize the first place!

At the same time.

At the same time, on the high platform, Milos was advising Lazuli in a low voice:

"Before officially entering the Trial Space, a clan-wide competition will be held first."

"The winner has the right to challenge your three inheritors."

His tone became heavy, "And you... among the three, you’re the weakest, that winner is very likely to choose challenging you."

"Therefore, you’d better make early preparations!"

Lazuli nodded lightly.

Since she was determined to become the sole successor of the Angel Race, she naturally wouldn’t fear the challenges along this road.

Even though she lost Aster’s support, she remained one of the top among the Totems solely by her strength.

"I will be careful!"

Seeing Lazuli prepared, Milos said no more but shifted his gaze to the grand competition at hand.

The Angel Race had a considerable number of tribe members, even a lot.

But those eligible to participate in this grand competition....

weren’t many!

Firstly, the first requirement to enter the grand competition was to have over four wings.

This alone eliminated at least 90% of the Angels.

The second point was having Monarch Level strength.

Even fewer met this qualification.

Ultimately, excluding those who didn’t meet the criteria, those who gave up participating, and those not in the Holy City...

The participants for this grand competition were down to...

hundreds!

And Laney was one of them.

After registering with a Six-winged Angel, Laney gained the qualification to bring one relative into the assembly arena, allowing Aster to accompany her into the grand competition venue.

The arena battle had already begun.

Eight platforms stood tall, with simple yet brutal rules—

Anyone could go up a platform to defend.

Anyone could challenge the defender at any time.

Ultimately, the Angels standing on these eight platforms as the final ones would successfully advance.

The Angels who remained on the platforms would gain advancement qualifications and compete in subsequent rounds until only one remained victorious.

After understanding the rules, Aster nodded slightly.

As long as one could stand on the platform at the last moment, they could advance.

Logically, the later the challenge, the higher the chance of winning.

After all, each battle would consume a certain amount of energy; the later the challenges, the higher the hope of victory.

However...

Aster had no intention of doing so.

Although there were only two days, yet...

Under the extreme mobilization of the "Sovereign" and "Soul-devouring" dual talents, he had forcibly elevated Laney’s rank to Monarch Tier Nine.

This was also due to the temporary contract, with the Beastbond not being affected by his own rank suppression.

Thus, he could hunt the Demon Clan without reservation to help Laney raise her rank.

Besides elevating to Monarch Tier Nine, Laney’s talent was also boosted to Legendary Nine Stars.

The current Laney was among the top challengers of this batch.

"Laney, choose a platform!" Aster calmly commanded.

"Ah?"

Laney momentarily froze at the words, then quickly comprehended Aster’s intent.

"Alright, Lord Aster!"

The experiences of this period had made Laney’s respect for Aster reach its peak.

She would not hesitate to follow Aster’s orders.

At this moment, the platform defenders were relatively weak, nearly all hovering at Low Tier Monarch, with true experts still observing.

Laney unhesitatingly chose the eighth platform and leaped onto it.

The Monarch Tier Three Angel on the platform had no power to resist her, being swiftly knocked off.

Laney thus became the defender of the eighth platform.

The Angels below, witnessing this, whispered among themselves:

"Isn’t this just the beginning? Why is there such a powerful Beastbond on the platform already?"

"Isn’t this bullying us Low Tier angels? We didn’t plan to take first place, just wanted to showcase ourselves a bit."

"This Monarch Tier Nine Angel is so lacking in chivalry! Let’s all go up and teach this Angel a lesson."

"Together, we can wear her down, even if she’s a Monarch Tier Nine."

However...

This was precisely the effect Aster wanted to achieve.

Now, he could see Lazuli, but Lazuli could not sense him.

Thus, he could only create some commotion to attract everyone’s attention.

Having Laney provoke was the simplest way to capture attention.

Meanwhile, on the high platform—

Gabriel’s gaze coldly swept by Lazuli’s figure, a flash of undisguised malice in his eyes.

Milos, strongest among the three Guardians, was initially whom he fervently wished to recruit.

He once personally invited Milos to become his Guardian, only to be bluntly rejected with "Unrighteous disposition, unfit for Divine Position."

Moreover, last time, Milos had even disregarded Identity, publicly threatening him...

All these planted deep hatred in Gabriel’s heart.

If that’s the case...

His gaze darkened, hiding a sinister glint.

Milos, if you insist on protecting her, you can’t blame me for ensuring she can’t even partake in the final trial!

He slightly tilted his head, casting a cold glance at a nearby Totem Level Angel attendant.

The attendant took note, nodded silently, and discreetly retreated, his silhouette dissipating like mist among the bustling crowd.

Gabriel’s lips curled into a cold smile.

Once his arranged person seizes the grand competition’s top, they can challenge Lazuli by rule.

By then, under the guise of a "fair competition," this unforeseen third inheritor can be utterly defeated and expelled from succession!

Not far away, another female inheritor—

Leah!

She had long taken note of Gabriel’s actions.

Yet she did not speak up or interfere, merely lowering her gaze indifferently as if the happenings were irrelevant to her.

If Lazuli were to be eliminated, not only would it be of no disadvantage to her, it would actually reduce a competitor.

She was pleased to watch everything unfold coldly!

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