Chapter 100: The Most Disgusting Opponent (Sixth Update)
"Matcha, don't side with outsiders."
The Divine Emperor couldn't bear to watch anymore. How could one of their own cheer against their teammate?
"Who told him to always bully me? Take last open world for example—that damn fox actually hung me on his scythe, claiming it was to protect my safety. Am I some kind of accessory?!"
"He was looking out for you."
The Divine Emperor tried to comfort her, but thinking back to the situation in the last world, he still wanted to laugh.
"Protect me? The moment the fight started, he threw me into a muddy ditch. By the time the battle ended, I was almost buried alive. Captain, tell me..."
Matcha began frantically ranting about Mad Fox, stepping closer and closer to the Divine Emperor. The Divine Emperor felt quite helpless about this. She was a fragile healer girl, the chief healer at that, the apple of everyone's eye in the team. Only Mad Fox would treat her like an accessory.
"And you too! Instead of learning good things, you imitate that damn fox swinging a scythe..."
Matcha turned her 'gunfire' toward Mad Healer. Mad Healer's mouth opened and closed, but even ten of him couldn't out-talk Matcha in a verbal battle.
"So, Bai Ye, keep it up! Cut him down!"
Matcha sat down indignantly, her chest heaving up and down—but it was very flat.
Down on the field, Mad Fox, carrying a legendary battle scythe on his shoulder, looked utterly helpless.
"Congratulations on defeating Huang Fen. His flames are quite troublesome. The arena somewhat limits his strength; his strongest point is using flames to continuously burn enemies from the inside. Many strong fighters have died bitterly because of it."
Mad Fox wore a black-and-white fleece outfit with a fleece hood. The hood's design was somewhat special—there was actually a fox head on top. Perhaps the name 'Mad Fox' came from this.
"Indeed."
Su Xiao had noticed during his fight with Huang Fen that after being burned by the opponent's flames, he would suffer seven types of debuffs. His health would drain like flowing water, and these abnormal status effects would grow stronger and last longer over time.
"Then, let's begin. Although you have good personal relations with our adventure group, I won't hold back."
Mad Fox spun his battle scythe, and with a clang, it struck the ground, sending stone chips flying.
"Don't call me shameless—this is just my fighting style."
Mad Fox gave a 'mysterious' smile, golden light flashing in his hand. At first, Su Xiao didn't understand what the Divine Emperor meant, but he quickly figured it out.
The match began. Just as Su Xiao was about to charge at Mad Fox, a pulse of golden energy surged forward, creating a powerful repulsive force.
Su Xiao thrust the Dragon-Slaying Flash into the ground, his gaze fixed on Mad Fox. A ring on the opponent's hand was emitting waves of pulses, blocking his advance.
While Su Xiao was held back, Mad Fox was busily working.
"Divine Protection."
"War Enhancement."
"War Enhancement Double."
"Weapon Amplification."
"Soul Cry."
"Purification."
"Super Purification."
"Heavenly God's Will."
"Demons Retreat."
...
Based on Su Xiao's estimation, Mad Fox had applied at least 30 types of buffs to himself in just five seconds. Even more shamelessly, while using the high-pressure pulses from the legendary ring, he also applied three debuffs to Su Xiao: reduced speed, increased air resistance, and accelerated stamina drain.
By the time Mad Fox finished applying his buffs, his body was shimmering with radiant light. Among those buffs, at least five were continuous health recovery effects, and one could restore mana. Enhanced defense or speed went without saying—there were even more of those types of buffs.
If Mad Fox's combat power was 8 before, after applying all his buffs, it had risen to at least 70 or more.
"We can start now."
Mad Fox swung his battle scythe with fierce momentum, and the shockwave stopped.
Su Xiao quickly charged forward, his long blade slashing horizontally...
A full seven hours later, only Mad Healer and Bubu Wang remained in the spectator stands. Each held a phone, seemingly playing a connected game.
"Quick, this boss is almost out of health—nice!"
Mad Healer stared intently at his phone. As for the fight on the field? Don't be ridiculous. He had watched for five hours and almost fell asleep. It wasn't that the battle wasn't intense, but both fighters had powerful attack capabilities and astonishing endurance.
On the field, Su Xiao crouched low, covered in slash marks, panting heavily. Not far away, Mad Fox looked similar, though his slash marks were deeper.
Since entering Reincarnation Paradise, Mad Fox was the most disgusting opponent Su Xiao had ever encountered. He could fight, heal, and tank. Aside from not being able to give birth, it seemed he could do everything.
Mad Fox also had unspeakable bitterness. His proud mana recovery ability had met its Waterloo this time. He had surprisingly discovered that once his mana was depleted, that blue energy posed little threat.
Whenever his mana recovered to a certain level, Mad Fox would immediately apply healing buffs to himself, while Su Xiao relied on the Dragon-Slaying Flash's life absorption ability to restore health. That was why they had fought until now.
The Dragon-Slaying Flash couldn't overcome that legendary battle scythe, and the legendary scythe couldn't overcome the golden growth weapon Dragon-Slaying Flash. Thus, the two sides remained deadlocked.
As the stalemate dragged on, Su Xiao's stay time in Reincarnation Paradise was nearly reaching its limit. If that happened, it would be judged as Mad Fox's victory.
Given the current situation, it wasn't impossible for them to fight for several more hours.
Su Xiao spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his gaze fixed on Mad Fox. Now that his mana was depleted, he couldn't even activate the Cyan Steel Shadow energy.
The good news was that the active effect of the Wood Spirit would recover in just over two hours. He had never imagined using the Wood Spirit twice in a single battle.
The struggle continued. Finally, even Mad Healer in the spectator stands couldn't take it anymore and directly exited, leaving only Bubu Wang, who was sound asleep.
Su Xiao's Dragon-Slaying Flash and Mad Fox's battle scythe pressed against each other. Compared to the start of the fight, both were now so weakened that they could collapse at any moment.
At that moment, the Wood Spirit's cooldown ended. Su Xiao assumed a crouching posture.
Seeing this somewhat familiar stance, Mad Fox's eyelid twitched.
A whining sound of wind-breaking approached. Just as Su Xiao activated the Wood Spirit, Mad Fox's figure had already disappeared. Mad Fox knew he absolutely couldn't withstand that kick a second time.
Su Xiao's kick hit nothing, stumbling forward a few steps before steadying himself.
[Announcement (Third Rank): The top position in the Arena (Third Rank) has changed.]
At that moment, all third-rank contractors and workers received the same notification—the top spot in the third-rank arena had changed hands.
...
In a lavishly decorated lounge, Su Xiao sat slumped on the sofa, not wanting to move even a single finger.
[You have become the top of the Arena (Third Rank).]
[You have gained 3 attribute points. Total gained: 25.]
[Glory of Victory (Mark) will be upgraded to an exclusive Arena title.]
[Upgrading...]
[Upgrade complete.]
[You have obtained 'Skilled Fighter' (Title).]
[Skilled Fighter]
Origin: Reincarnation Paradise
Quality: Special
Category: Title
Durability: None
Title Effect 1: Health +800 points, Mana +800 points.
Title Effect 2: Facility usage costs in Reincarnation Paradise reduced by 10%.
Title Effect 3: Damage dealt to contractors increased by 12%.
Rating: Special item, no rating
Description: You are now the strongest in the third rank. This is a reward for the strongest.
Selling Price: Cannot be sold
...
Seeing the three abilities of the [Skilled Fighter] title, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. What he needed to do next was simple: collect debts, then return to the real world for a good sleep. After relaxing his body and mind, he would face the promotion assessment in the new world.
PS: (Guests came over yesterday, so I really couldn't write. Today, six updates to show sincerity.)