152: Losing a game is nothing

Li Chao couldn't hold on any longer and had already been defeated.

He was worn down to death.

Despite possessing countless skills and ultimate Moves, he now regretted not learning a single S-rank Wind Element Technique.

If he had such a Move, he surely could have instantly killed the Water Clone, escaped the Water Mirror Array, and secured victory in one go.

As it turned out, because his instantaneous lethality was insufficient, the Water Clone relied on its extreme recovery power to stubbornly stall him, and once the Water Mirror Array took shape, it became even harder to escape.

While the Wind Killing Array and Spirit Power Armor were decent, they were Moves that only a Medium Grade Ability User could use.

As a Rank 3, he couldn't maintain them for long; after a bout of fighting, his spirit power was nearly depleted.

Originally, he wanted to rely on his advantage in Realm and the exhaustion Xia Weiyu suffered from her previous battle to outlast her, but in the end, he was overthinking it.

The opponent's spirit power was superior; he couldn't afford the attrition.

The Wind Killing Array's power ceased, and finally, the spirit power supply for the Spirit Power Armor could no longer be maintained.

Faced with countless Water Iron Bullet and the Water Clone's damage-ignoring offensive methods,

He ultimately failed to persist and lost this round.

The weapon in his hand was also snatched by the Water Clone and thrown toward Su Chen.

"Next, who's coming?"

Su Chen also chimed in:

"Hurry up, Long Hanjie. Whoever's next, get up here and don't waste time. It'll be dawn soon."

Xu Shaoqing and the others were speechless; in terms of strength, they were in the same league as Li Chao.

Analyzing the situation just now, their chances of winning if they went up were slim.

It looked like Xia Weiyu was quite exhausted, but that was just on the surface; her actual condition and how much spirit power remained in her body was a mystery.

This put them in a difficult position.

If they lost, they'd have to give up their weapons, and winning against a girl who had already won two consecutive matches wouldn't be honorable either.

"I'll go!"

Long Hanjie stepped forward first. He knew the others' predicament and also knew it was unseemly for his Rank 4 strength to be used against a Rank 2.

But he was the one who caused this mess, so he should be the one to step up and resolve it.

Long Hanjie held a long spear as the spirit power around him gradually solidified into Spirit Power Armor... Xia Weiyu took out a healing potion and drank it.

She had originally thought about dealing with five Rank 3s and wearing this Rank 4 halfway to death.

In the end, defeating only two Rank 3s had already used up more than half of her trump cards, which made her no longer dare to underestimate these Geniuses.

Especially the person in front of her; like her, he had an SSS-rank Talent and held the advantage in all aspects.

Su Chen made an OK gesture and reminded her:

"Weiyu, be careful. This guy is a Rank 4 with abundant spirit power; it'll be hard to wear him down.

You can just exchange a few Moves with him to adapt. Leave him to me in a bit."

"Understood!"

She responded, and seeing Su Chen's OK gesture, she complied despite being a bit unwilling.

Fight with everything she had.

She was still too weak; Su Chen didn't even have high hopes for her.

Of course, it wasn't hopeless; if she managed things well next, she could still win. Regardless, she had to exchange a few Moves. What kind of person gives up before even fighting?

She condensed a Water Clone and took out equipment from her Storage Space: black robes, long swords, gloves, and rabbit masks. She and the Water Clone each put on a set.

Now, whether through Divine Sense detection or outward appearance, it was difficult to distinguish which was real and which was fake.

Long Hanjie stood with his spear, his Aura radiating outward.

"Using this Move right under my nose—do you think I won't be able to tell the real body from the fake?"

"How will you know if you don't try.

You should also be careful. Don't think you can win just because you have the advantage in Realm."

Xia Weiyu perfunctorily circled around with her Water Clone, intending to disrupt the opponent's judgment.

This movement and the outfit were a ruse to provide cover for her use of the Water God-King Body.

In the God King Body state, the only abnormality was her white-blue hair, which could be well-hidden by wearing a hood.

Su Chen had her enter the God King Body mode not to win, but to prevent injury.

If she used the Partial Liquefaction Technique instead, it would require reaction speed; she didn't have much hope when fighting someone of this level.

With everything covered and wrapped tight, the opponent wouldn't know she was using the God King Body.

One chance.

She would forfeit after triggering the God King Body once. Otherwise, if she were beaten into a liquid Water Orb and the opponent noticed, she would bring trouble upon herself even if she won the match.

"Clang!"

As the stainless steel basin in A Gui's hand rang out, the third match began.

With such a huge difference in strength, Long Hanjie had no intention of dragging it out. He only wanted to decide the victory in one Move and then fight Su Chen.

"Hum!"

Long Hanjie's legs bent slightly as he charged power into his spear.

Xia Weiyu's heart tightened. She dodged quickly, but no matter how many steps she retreated, she felt locked on by the opponent's spear.

She couldn't dodge it; her sixth sense told her this spear strike was unavoidable.

No wonder.

No wonder Su Chen had her directly enter God King Body mode instead of relying on reactions with the Partial Liquefaction Technique; her current reactions were simply not enough!

Since she couldn't dodge and the opponent couldn't hurt her anyway, she would fight!

"Water..."

Before Xia Weiyu could finish condensing her technique, she felt a sense of crisis. Long Hanjie, who was fifty meters away, was in front of her in the blink of an eye, his spear already piercing her right shoulder.

Enduring the pain, she swung her sword to strike, but it felt like hitting a high-speed train. Her palm was stung by the shock, and the long sword was flicked away.

Seeing the clear stream of water flowing from the shoulder, Long Hanjie couldn't believe he had targeted the wrong one.

With just a flicker of doubt, he pulled out the spearhead and charged toward the distant Water Clone to kill it.

In an instant, the person in front of her appeared and then vanished.

Her reactions couldn't keep up.

Her right shoulder restored to its original state. Xia Weiyu didn't delay and controlled the Water Clone to meet the attack.

In terms of close-combat strength, the Water Clone was twice as strong as she was. Her ability to win against Long Yiyi and the other earlier was entirely thanks to the Water Clone.

Even with such strength, it had no power to fight back against Long Hanjie.

In a single encounter, Long Hanjie realized it was the Water Clone and smashed it directly.

Knowing it was a fake, Long Hanjie didn't hold back, causing the Water Clone to be smashed to pieces again before it could even recover.

"Is it the Partial Liquefaction Technique? I underestimated you."

Long Hanjie turned his spear and looked back at Xia Weiyu.

He didn't dodge or avoid the few Water Element Techniques she threw his way, tanking them with the defensive power of his Spirit Power Armor... "We forfeit."

Just as Long Hanjie was about to attack, Su Chen made the decision for Xia Weiyu. There was little point in continuing like this.

Letting Xia Weiyu reveal all her trump cards would be more trouble than it was worth.

This battle was originally meant to let Xia Weiyu adapt to fighting strong opponents in advance; once she had exchanged a few Moves and gained some experience, it was enough.

Looking at Su Chen walking over, Xia Weiyu felt a bit self-reproachful. Although she expected she couldn't win, she didn't expect to lose so completely.

Lowering her head, she waited for a lecture:

"Su Chen, I'm not playing around anymore. I'm going back right now to focus on my Cultivation and get my strength up to Rank 3 first."

"Losing one match is nothing. You just started late. Your Cultivation speed is already fast enough; any faster and you might risk Qi Deviation.

There's naturally a huge gap in strength between you and Long Hanjie; there's no need to take it to heart.

Just win it back during the Championship Tournament."

"Mm!"

[Ding! Gained Xia Weiyu's favorability, lottery ticket +999.]