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

After a brief silence, the entire stadium erupted in deafening cheers.

Everyone was chanting Chen Mo's name, a level two martial artist who had defeated an offensive mentalist!

After seeing the audience's performance, Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully breaking through the encirclement and advancing to the top 32]

[The third stage of the challenge has been completed, with an amazing rating of 'S'.]

[Reward: 1 Hero Ultimate Skill Draw Attempt]

[Reward: Temporary "Strengthen My Heart" buff *1]

[Reward: 3 Hero Skill Draw Attempts]

[Reward: 1 Equipment Draw Attempt]

The continuous stream of rewards made Chen Mo feel incredibly happy.

"By the way, is S-level the highest level of 'amazing'?"

[Note: The highest level of amazement is 'SSS', and the host's performance did not meet the standard.]

"?" Chen Mo was stunned for a moment. Even after all this, it still doesn't meet the standard?

"Alright, these rewards are pretty good."

Aside from that inexplicable temporary "Iron Heart" buff, the other rewards combined are worth a considerable amount of gold coins.

Not to mention that the system thoughtfully separated the various prize pools for him this time, so he wouldn't have to go into the big mixed pool to grab what he wanted.

Amidst deafening cheers, Chen Mo returned to the players' seat.

As for Chu Bai, she is a mentalist herself, and has a top-tier mentalist as her teacher, so naturally she is not in any danger.

It's just that his spine, heart, and two lungs were blown out; they can be saved as long as resources are invested.

The other contestants on the bench looked at him with strange eyes, and even Gu Feng and Yang Zuo couldn't help but glance at him.

"You're quite strong." Gu Feng had to admit that Chen Mo, a level two martial artist, already possessed combat power comparable to a level five martial artist.

"It's so-so." Chen Mo waved his hand. If the martial arts exam hadn't delayed his trip to the Abyss Rift to accumulate life points, he wouldn't have needed to accumulate enough heroic points to send Chu Bai away.

Just as Chen Mo and Gu Feng were chatting, the competition organizing committee arrived with several mentalists.

"Mr. Chen, don't you need treatment?" A mentalist looked at Chen Mo, who was covered in blood, and couldn't help but shudder.

She had just glanced at the weapon Chu Bai was using, and the effect of that thing on a person was no different from being slowly sliced ​​to death.

"No need, this minor injury will heal in a little while."

Chen Mo waved his hand. He just wanted the arena match to end quickly so he could go back and draw the prize, and also study the temporary buff.

After being rejected by Chen Mo, the organizing committee didn't say much and left the contestants' seats with the mentalist.

......

After Chen Mo's match ended, the audience's enthusiasm plummeted.

No matter how much the commentators tried to liven things up, the audience no longer had the same enthusiasm as before.

However, they also witnessed that offensive mentalists were not as weak as Chen Mo had described; on the contrary, they were terrifyingly strong.

Apart from Chu Bai, four of the remaining five-color teams successfully advanced to the next round.

This also proves that Chen Mo's ability to defeat Chu Bai was entirely due to his own superior strength.

At 9 p.m., the final list of the top 32 was released.

Apart from Chu Bai, who was defeated by Chen Mo, all of the remaining nineteen seeded players successfully advanced.

But in the next round, it will be a battle between seeded players.

Back in his hotel room, Chen Mo quickly washed off the dried bloodstains on his body.

Sitting on the spacious sofa, Chen Mo opened the system panel.

"Let me see what this 'tempered heart' thing is."

Of all the rewards, Chen Mo was most curious about the one called "Steel Heart".

He vaguely remembered that Steel Heart was a colorful Hextech item in the Soul Arena. Did his system even have something like that?

[Strengthen My Heart: Increases the number of stacks of Heart Steel that accumulate tenfold and increases damage fivefold for one hour.]

"Pfft!" Chen Mo spat out the cola he had just drunk. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the information panel in front of him.

"No way, ten times?"

"This thing is awesome. My health is basically made up of Heart Steel, which is equivalent to my health increasing tenfold."

"Although it's only been an hour, who can take away nearly 400,000 HP in an hour?"

"This isn't a purebred cow."

Moreover, with the amplification from Steel Heart, Chen Mo's Steel Heart Charged Attack and Deliberate Blast Fist damage are practically ten times higher.

A single punch dealing 100,000 damage is not a dream.

"System, can this buff be made permanent?"

[The BUFF Shop will be available after the host breaks through to level four martial artist.]

[More shops will be unlocked as the host's level increases.]

"That felt great!"

Chen Mo finished his cola in one gulp, feeling incredibly refreshed.

"Right, right, right, we still have some ultimate skill draws left to use."

Chen Mo rubbed his hands together and used the lottery ticket without any hesitation.

The roulette wheel started spinning and stopped after three seconds.

[Congratulations, host, you have drawn 'Endless Fury'. Would you like to use it immediately?]

【whether】

"..." Chen Mo was stunned for a moment before jumping up.

"Holy crap! I actually won!?"

[Endless Fury: For the next ten seconds, you will not die regardless of the amount of damage you take. Your health will be locked at 10 points. Cooldown: 24 hours]

Putting everything else aside, this is equivalent to Chen Mo having one chance to escape death every day!

Without any hesitation or delay, Chen Mo immediately equipped Endless Fury.

The moment Chen Mo equipped Endless Fury, an unprecedented sense of security enveloped him.

"It's safe, absolutely safe."

Chen Mo slumped onto the sofa like Ge You, thinking that if he didn't win the national championship this year, he might as well just die.

"While my hands are still warm, I'll have two more."

Chen Mo thought for a moment and clicked on the equipment draw.

As the roulette wheel slowly came to a stop, Chen Mo's expression became strange.

[Congratulations, host, you have drawn the 'Staff of Time'. Equipment slots are insufficient, so you cannot equip it at this time.]

"What use would I have for this thing..."

But after Chen Mo saw the passive effect of the Staff of Time, he was no longer sleepy.

"Great stuff, absolutely great stuff!"

[Staff of Time: 50 Ability Power, 400 Health, 400 Mana (converted to Spirit)]

[Passive: Gains health, mana, and spell power every 24 hours indefinitely. Upon reaching the maximum level (ten levels), it will also increase the host's martial arts level by one.]