Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 489 Third-Tier Close-Combat Technique Type NO.1
You have won this match!

[Special Phase Event: Progress on the Path to Glory has been increased!]

Current Rank: 2nd (Tier 3)

[You have obtained the stage reward: Top 10 in Competition (Tier 3)]

[Winning streak: 14]

【Whether to continue? 】

Li Xia checked his own condition and found that he hadn't expended much energy.

Besides its obvious attributes, the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts definitely has many hidden attributes, coupled with its powerful recovery ability.

He felt he could play all day long!

He clicked "match" again, and now only one person remained blocking his way.

Li Xia gently extended her finger to confirm!
A notification from the Hall of Light immediately popped up.

[Matching successful]

[We have found an opponent with a similar current ranking, and we will soon begin preparing for the match!]

Oh? They didn't waste time; they must have been waiting for a while.

Li Xia walked towards the teleportation array, but another notification popped up in front of him.

[Executioner, opposing team selects a fixed map: Fair Arena]

【agree or not? 】

[If you choose "No", this match will still use a random map.]

Li Xia paused for a moment, then calmly nodded:
"agree."

The Fair Arena is similar to the World Martial Arts Tournament in Dragon Ball, without any other additional factors.

It is also the purest battle map, and generally only the two sides that want to fight will choose this map.

The darkness of the teleportation slowly faded away.

The huge circular arena was covered with neat white bricks.

Many spectators with viewing privileges were already seated around the room, which was inevitable.

To receive the reward, you must bear the price.

Don't want others to see you? Want complete secrecy? Ideally, even what your rivals see should be blocked, so they can't speak of it or share it with others?

Those apostles who viewed the temple as a service institution and themselves as the masters died quickly.

The surviving apostles all clearly perceived the rules of survival within the temple.

The light screen slowly disappeared, and unexpectedly, the other side did not attack immediately, but instead took a few steps forward.

The metal boots made a 'crunching' sound as they stepped on the bricks and stones.

The newcomer hoisted the massive broadsword onto his shoulder, a slight smile playing on his rugged face.
"summer?"

Before Li Xia could answer, the burly man continued speaking to himself:
"Let me introduce myself. I am a member of the Dragonblood Oath Chapter, nicknamed 'Mad Lion'."

I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to chat with you for a bit.

This burly man was surprisingly talkative, which was incongruous with his appearance.
"Although we Dragonblood and the Garbage Collectors are both among the top eight, even among the top eight, many people dislike the behavior of those Garbage Collectors."

But there's no way around it; when you're in it, you're not in control of your own destiny. There's no right or wrong, no justice or evil.

There's no such thing as liking or disliking, only one's stance and position.

He slowly squatted down, his full head of golden hair truly appearing fluffy like a lion's mane under the influence of some mysterious force.

Tiny golden lightning flashed around his body, and Li Xia's figure was reflected in his eyes, as if he wanted to etch the person opposite him into his gaze.

"Even with the most sympathy and recognition, when it really comes down to fighting."

I will kill you without hesitation!

The guild rates you as the No. 1 Tier 3 melee fighter. Let me see if you truly live up to the rumors and can take this Tier 3 supreme medal from my hands!

An invisible wave of energy surged from his body, spreading outwards, and a very familiar power enveloped the Mad Lion's body.

The light slowly extended to the broadsword he carried on his shoulder, and the golden lightning gradually turned red and black.

"Come on! Let's fight to our hearts' content!"

The stone slab beneath their feet instantly cracked with countless lines, and then, under the immense force, it flew outwards like bullets.

The mad lion's figure vanished without a trace in an instant.

Li Xia's gaze suddenly sharpened, his eyes also reflecting the image of the golden-haired lion.

shave?
His figure also disappeared, and suddenly two figures appeared in the center of the field and collided.

A tremendous roar, accompanied by shockwaves from the impact, spread outwards. A long spear had somehow managed to block the broadsword slashing down by the mad lion.

Tiny dark red lightning also appeared around Li Xia's body. The clash between the two Conqueror's Haki, which would be at the level of a Yonko commander even among pirates, produced a terrifying change.

The emanating domineering aura cracked the ground, and even the entire arena trembled.

Behind the overlapping weapons were two pairs of eyes, both filled with a dark red color.

The mad lion slowly grinned, revealing its dazzlingly white teeth that gleamed with a chilling light.

It truly resembled a lion baring its fangs.

"You're not weak!"

Li Xia remained silent, but slowly released one hand. The Mad Lion's gaze suddenly froze for a moment, then turned somewhat surprised.

His gaze swept over the broadsword he held in both hands, then fell on the spear that Li Xia held in one hand.

Then it swept across Li Xia's left hand, which was gradually shrinking back to his waist and clenched into a fist.

The smile on his face faded quickly, but Li Xia's fist was already incredibly fast, the transition from slow to fast seemingly instantaneous.

"boom!"

The left fist slammed into the lion's abdomen, and the lion, caught off guard, was even lifted off the ground by the terrifying force.

As his body flew straight into the sky, the mad lion felt a churning in his stomach, and his initial joy was completely replaced by terror.

If it weren't for his heavy armor and Armament Haki, Mad Lion even thought that this punch might have shattered his abdomen.

No, it's a heavy weapon—one hand against both of your own!
Even though it's already a stalemate, it wasn't the most intense clash at the beginning.

But are my 42 points of strength fake?

Before he could react, Li Xia's follow-up attack had already begun.

The mad lion felt as if the entire world had lost its color, with only a long spear gleaming with cold light getting closer and closer.

It was as if all the colors had been absorbed by the spear, and a sense of crisis that made his scalp tingle instantly enveloped his entire body.

His hair really did stand up as if it had been electrified.

Driven by the threat of death, the mad lion roared wildly, its broadsword, as wide as a shield, held horizontally before it.

The spear suddenly stopped and vanished before the incredulous eyes of the mad lion.

Immediately afterward, a sharp pain shot through his abdomen. He looked down at the spear that had somehow pierced his lower abdomen from the side.

Besides feeling bewildered, a faint sense of dread even crept in.

At that moment, he finally understood what 'dominant melee combat' in the guild rating truly meant.

Damn, monster!

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)