The arena floor.
Influenced by Lin Ran, Yuan in the air was becoming restless.
He maneuvered frantically left and right in the air, his long saber on his back, staring intently at Lin Ran, who remained motionless below, preparing to strike like a predatory vulture, waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.
It was clear that this fellow had also mastered a method of aerial movement similar to Moonwalk, allowing him to fly freely without any landing points, achieving a seemingly infinite flight.
Seeing this, Lin Ran finally felt a flicker of interest in this opponent. He lazily drew a sharp blade and then used Moonwalk to pursue Yuan into the sky. For Lin Ran, the significance of these opponents lay in whether they could provide him with more amusement and a more thrilling experience.
As for winning or losing, it was completely unimportant—he was bound to win anyway.
This was why he often used methods similar to his opponents to fight them, in order to better achieve his goals.
Scythe Slash!
Lin Ran's saber strike was incredibly swift, fast, and surprisingly sudden, locking onto Yuan in the air.
Startled, Yuan hastily drew his saber to block, but it was clearly too late.
After all, the weapon in Lin Ran's hand was far more formidable than his own blade.
Scythe Blade Divine Sword - Blade of Undying Slaughter!
This scythe-shaped divine weapon possessed an incredibly terrifying cutting force. Coupled with Lin Ran's upward momentum and his robust physique, it directly cleaved Yuan with a single strike.
Lin Ran nearly severed the great saber Yuan used for blocking.
Moreover, the most monstrous aspect of the Scythe Blade Divine Sword - Blade of Undying Slaughter was not this.
As their names suggested, this was a divine weapon imbued with special effects!
It was given this name primarily because the Scythe Blade Divine Sword - Blade of Undying Slaughter possessed a unique function.
That is, wounds inflicted by it would be subjected to an irresistible curse that prevented healing, and it possessed the miraculous ability to nullify immortality and sever causality.
Unless Lin Ran actively withdrew the curse, any wound inflicted by it would leave the victim to live out their life with that scar.
Clearly, Yuan was unaware of this. After being sent flying by Lin Ran's strike, he quickly nullified the impact and continued his evasive maneuvers, preparing for an aerial battle with Lin Ran.
This was precisely the outcome Lin Ran desired most. He naturally did not shy away and resolutely met Yuan's offensive, engaging him in combat.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...
Like two eagles, they engaged in a cat-and-mouse chase in the air.
Their speed was so immense that they left trails of afterimages.
Even the sparks from their colliding blades seemed remarkably clear in comparison.
Arthur sighed as he watched.
"Lin Ran's fighting style is always the same..."
"He pretends to fight on equal footing at first, then gradually increases the pressure, step by step, until you can no longer withstand it."
"That's why when you watch him fight anyone, it always looks so evenly matched from the start."
"It's so easy to create a false impression!"
Caesar smiled.
"Indeed... why else would they call him the Great Demon King..."
"Besides this common tactic of soul-crushing, what's most infuriating is that the effect of his 'boiling frog in warm water' approach has no visible upper limit in terms of water temperature!"
"It's as if no matter how powerful the person who faces him is, Lin Ran can always pull out a bigger trump card from his trousers and crush them completely..."
"It's incredibly disheartening!"
Anfiah, contemplating, rested her chin on her hand and sighed.
"I wonder if Petrey's few strikes back then truly forced out Lin Ran's strongest attack..."
"Honestly, even without appearing to go all out, it would likely have been enough to crush over 90% of us."
"And once he enters that state, it's probably a situation where anyone who faces him dies."
"Only an old turtle like Old Pei could withstand an arrow..."
"Anyone else might turn to dust."
Petrey, who had been eliminated but was still watching, overheard this and his face contorted.
"What do you mean 'old turtle'?! That was tactics! Do you understand tactics?!"
Arthur burst into laughter.
"And was the subsequent surrender also part of the tactics?"
"I must say, your country's tactical acumen is quite profound... at least in terms of the execution of such tactics, no one in the world is more stylish than you."
Arthur's Sunset Federation was an old rival of the Rooster Country for who knew how many centuries. How could he miss this opportunity to taunt Petrey?
Petrey's face indeed twisted with anger as he stretched his old face.
"You don't know anything! Do you think you're so great? Huh?"
"I'm not saying this to brag, but you guys have the nerve to mock me?"
"It's just that I was unlucky this year, encountering the Great Demon King who could end the match early..."
"If I had faced you lot, I would have beaten you till you shit yourselves!"
Arthur rolled his eyes.
"Give it a rest... with your old three-trick moves, you'd at most make someone hold their shit in..."
"Hiding behind your tortoise shell and playing endless defense, who are you trying to scare!"
"Our Holy Light system with full sustained power isn't afraid of you. At most, we'd just drag the match out into a staring contest."
"Even if I can't break your defense, can you break the defense of my Excalibur?"
Petrey's face twisted further. He let out a long sigh and turned away from Arthur, no longer arguing, and focused on watching the match.
Inside the arena.
After dozens of consecutive saber clashes, Yuan felt his hands were almost numb from Lin Ran's blows, and his footwork was showing fatigue, his aerial speed significantly reduced.
But Lin Ran, on the other hand, was like a beast, growing stronger with each battle, all the while displaying a grotesque and excited smile that sent shivers down one's spine.
In that case, I'll stop messing around!
Yuan first unleashed two fierce slashes to force Lin Ran back, then threw his saber at Lin Ran, clasped his hands together, and began chanting.
The saber thrown by Yuan, lacking the force amplification from its wielder, was easily cut into two by Lin Ran in mid-air, shattering into countless energy fragments.
Going to pull a trick again?
Seeing Yuan charging up, Lin Ran wasn't in a hurry to press forward and interrupt. He just watched with a smile as Yuan made his preparations.
Lin Ran could guess with his toes what the guy below was about to use—his so-called Dragon Power...
Having long been interested in this system of power, Lin Ran was already prepared with his Rinnegan to absorb it and study it thoroughly.