Chapter 58: Stubborn Mule
[The Competition Begins!]
Golden characters appeared in the sky above, the audience fell silent, and the Feather Race commentator on the stage also put down his microphone. Although his attire was flashy, he knew that speaking at such a time would only annoy the audience and the competitors.
Drip, drip...
Blood dripped from the blade tip onto the yellow sand. The Banishment clinging to Su Xiao's sleeve slowly dissipated, turning into barely visible fragmented blades.
Su Xiao did not charge forward immediately. When dealing with a mage, the first thing to do was to figure out what type of element they were manipulating.
A gentle and cool elemental aura spread out. Sensing this aura, Su Xiao immediately judged that his opponent was a Water Element user.
The gentle mage facing Su Xiao tensed her body. She was horrified to find that her hands were trembling. At that moment, she felt as if she had turned into a small rabbit, with a hawk circling in the sky above, coldly observing her.
"Vapor Sublimation."
The female mage tapped the ground with her staff. A white wave of air spread outward, and wherever it passed, the yellow sand became damp and scorching hot.
With a tearing sound, the entire yellow sand arena was covered in steam. The female mage in the white dress stood on the steam, floating with her feet off the ground, her white dress gently fluttering with the steam.
"Sudden Shift: Freeze!"
Crack, crack, crack...
The steam enveloping the yellow sand arena suddenly condensed. Large patches of ice crystals clung to the ground. The damage this sudden shift from hot to cold could cause to the human body was unimaginable.
Bang!
An explosive sound came from behind the female mage. The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. A wall of vapor appeared behind her.
Pfft!
Blood and shredded flesh exploded from the female mage's arm, splattering onto her fair cheek. A fair arm holding a staff flew up and landed on the ground with a plop. A large hole appeared in the vapor wall behind her, and the extremely pure water shield enveloping her was also pierced and shattered.
The female mage seemed to lose all her strength. Pale blue electric arcs flickered across her body's surface.
"Ah!!"
A scream came from within the steam. A long blade shot out with a whoosh, stabbing straight into the female mage's lower abdomen. Compared to the sharpness of Dragon-Slaying Flash, the female mage's body was far too fragile.
The long blade pierced through the female mage's abdomen, pinning her to the sand in a sitting position. Spatial fluctuations surged, and a hand grasped the hilt.
"Vapor Prison..."
The female mage raised her trembling arm. Her pupils had turned blue, and her mind was in a daze. The difficulty of manipulating elements was at least ten times greater than usual.
With a sizzling sound, pale blue electric arcs enveloped the female mage. Su Xiao used the long blade to lift her up, then, with full force, he threw her while slashing three times.
Bang!
The female mage crashed into the wooden railing at the edge of the arena. Three slash marks appeared on her arm and lower abdomen, staining her white dress with blood. Banishment followed closely, piercing her shoulder and pinning her to the railing.
The elemental fluctuations completely dissipated. Although this female mage was a contractor from Apocalypse Paradise, she was clearly no coward. Even after being beaten to this extent, she still wanted to continue fighting.
However, something terrifying happened to the female mage. She could no longer sense the elements. The water elements that were once so friendly to her were now rejecting her, or rather, they couldn't coexist with her. The energy within her body was on the same level as the elements, and the feeling was unmistakable: since this energy was already present, the elements would not enter this area.
"Vapor, high temperature, cold, thermal expansion, steam explosion."
Su Xiao muttered softly, then extended one hand towards the female mage. Although they were more than ten meters apart, as his hand clenched, a golden light flashed, enveloping the female mage. This meant that if not for the arena's protection mechanism, the female mage would have already died.
"I will... challenge you again..."
The female mage was sucked into a spatial vortex. Although she had a gentle and soft temperament, deep down she had the personality of a stubborn mule. Even though Su Xiao had beaten her to the brink of unconsciousness, she was surprised to find that the feeling of fighting Su Xiao was completely different from usual. That sense of pressure had actually caused her self-created "Vapor Sublimation" range to increase significantly, covering the entire yellow sand arena, even though it seemed to have little effect on her enemy.
Click~
The timer above stopped, frozen at 49.17 seconds.
"Uh... obviously, this female victim passed away peacefully. So, let's welcome the next one..."
The Feather Race commentator on the stage had a twitching cheek. Although his voice was still high-pitched, a storm was raging in his heart.
'This is a Shadow of Law Destruction, isn't it? No different from the legends.'
Various thoughts flashed through the Feather Race commentator's mind. In the end, he decided to pretend he hadn't seen anything. His race had no enmity with the Law Destruction Faction. The contractors of Reincarnation Paradise were already not to be trifled with, and a Law Destroyer within Reincarnation Paradise... pretending nothing happened was the best choice.
"My goddess couldn't be this weak..."
A worker from Apocalypse Paradise scratched his head, feeling both joy and heartache for the goddess. Joy because he had bet 40,000 Paradise Coins on Su Xiao winning, and heartache because his goddess had been cut down by Su Xiao to the point of doubting herself.
"Getting sent back home in 49 seconds at the same rank, you miners have nothing to complain about."
"Mining is very fun, don't look down on mining."
The audience became more and more lively. On the yellow sand arena, Su Xiao patted the ice crystals frozen on his shoulder. He wasn't happy about winning two consecutive matches. With his current ranking, most of his opponents were newcomers at the Fifth Rank.
"Ladies and gentlemen, here's another piece of good news. This competitor from Reincarnation Paradise has chosen to continue fighting. Take out your Paradise Coins and bet on him to win. This is a chance to get rich."
As soon as the Feather Race commentator on the stage finished speaking, a large number of contractors and workers began placing bets on Su Xiao. This was a gambling match certified by all the paradises, so the certification was absolutely reliable.
"Betting is closed. Please welcome the next victim... uh, competitor."
The Feather Race commentator had been too excited earlier and had directly said "victim." This time, he was clearly more restrained.
Spatial fluctuations appeared. A man with slicked-back hair and an average build appeared. There was a black cross on his face.
"This is the will of God."
The man's black wings spread out, feathers fluttering, creating quite a presence.
"Here comes a divine stick from Sanctuary Paradise."
The Feather Race commentator on the stage muttered softly, then changed his tone when he picked up the microphone.
"May God be with you. But preaching is forbidden here. There will be a fine."
The Feather Race commentator laughed loudly, and the audience booed. Obviously, Sanctuary Paradise didn't have a good reputation. If it were just divine sticks, they wouldn't be so unpopular. But a group of turncoat divine sticks who would worship whichever god was stronger was somewhat despicable.
The competition began. Su Xiao charged straight at his opponent, blade aura crisscrossing.
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Two hours later, in the rest room.
Green light particles enveloped Su Xiao. He had fought thirteen consecutive matches in two hours. As the number of consecutive wins increased, his opponents also grew stronger. By the thirteenth match, his opponent's ranking had reached 48,700, which was already above average.
Using his blade technique + Banishment, Su Xiao took 27 minutes to wear down that tank. By the fourteenth match, with his mana completely depleted, Su Xiao decisively chose to give up.
[Hunter has achieved thirteen consecutive wins.]
[Competitor: Su Xiao.]
[Status: Fatigued.]
[Paradise Arena Ranking: 47,305 (Fifth Rank).]
[Consecutive Wins: 13 matches.]
[Top Ten Honor Rewards: Not obtained.]
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