High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

The semi-finals began on time the following morning.

The Great Xia team's opponent is the Northern Federation, while the Sunset Empire's opponent is the New America.

Grand Duke Vladimir, the leader of the Northern Federation, immediately conceded defeat, and the Great Xia team advanced to the finals without even making a move.

Only one match remains from the morning session: Sunset Empire vs. New America.

Both sides made a straightforward choice: to field their star players in the starting lineup.

The gap between ordinary players and the team's ace is too great; there's no need for them to play in battles at this level.

Unless the two aces fight to the death, there will be no room for them to play.

On the ring, Joseph and Lawrence stood face to face, both wearing full suits of armor.

Joseph donned his Lionheart armor and held the pale gold Lionheart sword in his hand, exuding a strong aura of royalty.

His opponent, Lawrence, was equipped with a futuristic, blood-red armor that looked lightweight yet possessed formidable offensive and defensive capabilities.

Today, the referee drove an armored vehicle up directly, and he sat inside the armored vehicle wearing two layers of protective clothing.

Yesterday, Chen Mo's performance was incredibly shocking; a single flying throw shattered a ring made of supergravity metal.

If he were to be accidentally caught in the crossfire, he would probably turn into a Chaoshan beef ball.

Unlike the tense standoff between Chen Mo and the Gallic Parliament, Lawrence and Joseph looked at each other calmly.

Taking advantage of the somewhat somber atmosphere, that flamboyant commentator made another dazzling appearance.

"A clash between technology and tradition, a battle between emerging conglomerates and ancient aristocrats..."

"Let's see whether Lawrence's Blood Armor will tear through Lionheart's Armor, or Lionheart's Sword will pierce the core of the Blood Armor!"

"Just wait and see, this will be the most exciting battle ever!"

After giving a brief opening statement, the commentator fell silent.

This kind of battle needs no explanation; the clash of swords and blades is the best explanation!

Are both players ready?

The referee poked his head out of the armored vehicle's lookout and asked cautiously.

"Ready?"

Lawrence and Joseph said in unison.

Pale golden blood energy coiled around the Lionheart Sword, and the platinum-gold fur on its neck began to move without wind.

Crimson steam billowed from the heat dissipation vents of the Blood Armor, and the pair of incredibly ferocious-looking chainsaw swords began to hum.

"On your marks!"

The referee's face turned pale; the aura emanating from these two men made him tremble uncontrollably.

"preparation..."

"start!"

The moment the whistle blew, Lawrence transformed into a streak of blood-red light and charged forward.

The chainsaw hummed as Joseph gripped the Lionheart sword tightly and thrust it upwards.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

A sickening metallic clanging and scraping sound rang out as sharp serrated teeth relentlessly tore at the golden aura surrounding the Lionheart Sword.

"We're both level eight, and both equipped with armor that enhances our combat power. Let's see whose armor is superior!"

Lawrence's expression turned ferocious, and the armor plates on his back suddenly opened, revealing a gun barrel flashing with a purplish-red light, pointed at Joseph's head.

"What!?"

Joseph's pupils contracted, and before he could react, his face was covered in a purplish-red light.

"What kind of new equipment is this? We've never seen it in previous battles!"

The commentators were stunned. With this kind of equipment, wouldn't it be like having an extra attack method that doesn't take up both hands?

"Yes, this thing is recorded in Chu Tianliao's information. It is a method to convert blood and qi mutations into abyssal energy."

"This beam of light is a long-range attack method that mimics the Abyss Beast. It is extremely powerful, and even an eighth-level martial artist would die instantly if hit in the head."

After seeing the purplish-red energy beam, Geng Lianhu nodded. Chu Tianliao hadn't hidden anything and had told him everything that needed to be said.

"hiss..."

"That old guy can't be killed by this shell, can he?"

Gu Feng gasped in shock; he had never imagined that this thing was so powerful.

"No, Joseph will not die."

Yang Zuo shook his head. That was a powerful figure who could rival him at the dinner table. How could he be instantly killed by a small energy beam?

As expected, after the smoke cleared, Joseph's Lionheart Armor was unharmed except for some faint black marks.

"Technology is advancing; I really underestimated you."

Joseph nodded, only now truly acknowledging the value of the Blood Armor.

"However, your blood armor is of no use except for killing each other among humans."

"Once you enter the abyss, your armor and vitality will turn into scrap metal."

"Ridiculous, defeating you is enough!" Lawrence sneered and charged forward again.

This is only the second generation of the Vitality Armor. After further development, it will eventually be usable in the Abyss.

What he needs to do now is prove the practicality of the Blood Armor!

Sparks flew across the arena. Lawrence's speed was greatly enhanced by the Qi Blood Armor, making him far superior to Joseph in both agility and maximum speed.

However, Joseph's Lionheart Armor was so defensively powerful that Lawrence's chainsword could only leave faint scratches on it.

"I accept the progress of technology, and the Qi Blood Armor does have its merits."

"However, for the honor of the Lionheart family, I cannot lose here."

"I made a promise to meet Chen Mo at the final competition, and you're blocking my way!"

Joseph raised the golden sword of Lionheart in his hand, and golden energy erupted instantly.

"This is the moment we've been waiting for!"

Lawrence grinned and flicked out a hidden weapon that looked like a steel needle.

Joseph paid no attention and continued to build up his momentum.

"That bastard..." Chu Tianliao looked at Joseph with extreme anger. This bastard actually got the access to the space-based weapon?

The steel needle he just threw out was actually a locator for a space-based weapon!

Indeed, the World Youth Championship did not prohibit the use of firearms, since conventional firearms could not harm a mid-level martial artist at all.

However, unconventional weapons pose a certain threat to those at the top four ranks, or even to grandmasters.

Space-based weapons are among them!

At this moment, Joseph was completely unaware that the danger was coming from above; his momentum had reached its peak!

"Let this strike end the match!"

Joseph was radiating golden light, like a dazzling sun!

"That's right, the game is indeed coming to an end."

Lawrence grinned menacingly from beneath his helmet. The maximum power of the space-based weapon he could apply for was only 60%, but that was still enough to instantly kill a level 10 martial artist.

Logically speaking, space-based weapons are extremely powerful, but it is almost impossible for them to hit mid-level or high-level martial artists.

But once you have a locator, things are different. No matter how a martial artist tries to dodge, the space-based weapon will keep tracking the locator on the martial artist's body.

Until the signal is lost.

Almost no martial artist is tracked by a locator, but Joseph was indeed underestimating his opponent this time, never expecting Lawrence to use such despicable tactics in the arena.

To achieve victory, one must stop at nothing; this can be considered one of Lawrence's life philosophies.

Lawrence clasped his arms together, and a layer of blood-red transparent dome enveloped his body.

"three."

"two."

"one!"

"Lionheart Slash!"

Goodbye, old relic!