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Chapter 419: The True Overlord

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Looking at Arbiter's side, those people who were led by Beo were very calm, to the extent that this calmness even felt a little scary.

The gunshot by the referee sounded. The battle had begun. The distance between the mecha of both parties was only 200 meters. Was the Overlord going to use the Sky Rocket Cannon to run away?

There was definitely a chance, using this capability of the Overlord would definitely allow him to enter the forest ahead of time.

Without waiting for Adam's command, all of the team members immediately went towards Olivios' side to surround him. The Steel Desolate Beast was the fastest and at the point position. It was taking large steps forward. The Caucans were widely known for their brutish strength. Why would he even be worried of a single individual?

The Scorpion mech followed closely behind. The people of Naga liked the blood of the strong, and this prey was his. The rest of the mecha were around seven to eight meters behind, coming over to surround him. The Overlord had lost it's best opportunity to run away.

However, there was a type of solidifying atmosphere that was spreading.

But in the audience, the delegation from Caragal was feeling indignant at the injustice. They had hoped that somebody would be able to take revenge on their behalf. When Ghana drew Arbiter, the happiest people were the delegation of the Caragal. Max was clenching his fists tight. His injuries were very serious and he had not yet recovered. Yet his heart was even more seriously injured. Without considering Arbiter, no one else was as ruthless as them.

But instead, Olivios…

How could he belittle the Ghanaians so much? Max was very clear that this group of people was not only merciless, they also possessed formidable strength.

"Go to hell, you lowly human!"

The Caucan who was at the point position let out a thundering roar. The engine of the Steel Desolate Beast rumbled. Was he going to execute a defensive move?

The Caucan who had the strongest strength could easily tear a human to shreds. Why would there be a need to defend at all? Looking at the idiot far away who was raising his heavy shield, Gejoles would let everyone know that the greatest race in this universe were the people of Caucan!

At this point, the Steel Desolate Beast suddenly flew forward! This was the most vicious attack of the Steel Desolate Beast, similar to the Sky Rocket Cannon. However, it was even more violent than the Sky Rocket Cannon of the Overlord!

This move was called: Unstoppable!

Boom…

The Steel Desolate Beast activated its energy shield, with its spikes protruding all over its body. With intense speed and force, it charged towards the Overlord! It was also this very same collision that resulted in the bones of the Caragal member being smashed into pieces.

Roar~~

The was a roar from hell, facing the full-strength attack of the Steel Desolate Beast. But the Overlord was actually not dodging or avoiding the blow. Was he going to firmly resist it?

Boom… Buzz~~

It was an explosion that shook the sky and the ground. All the other mecha who were charging forward slowed down. These two were lunatics!

Broken stones were flying all around; however, when the smoke dispersed, everyone was stupefied.

God!

The heavy shield of the Overlord had fully withstood the impact of the Steel Desolate Beast's attack. But the most crucial thing was not this, it was that the Overlord had not budged an inch!

All of the power was obstinately blocked. The strong anti-shock forces exploded in the bodies of the two pilots, and what the Overlord had to withstand was 70% of it.

Gejoles' mouth was filled with dark green liquid. His whole body was unable to exert any more strength. He could not believe that there would actually be such a lunatic who would act this way.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a ray of shining white light approaching. The pike pierced directly through the cockpit of the Wild Steel Beast, immediately crushing the Caucan.

And for Olivios, this was like crushing an ant to death.

The Overlord soared into the sky. This was the Sky Rocket Cannon which the Overlord was best at.

But what was Olivios thinking of doing?

The Overlord descended from the sky. At this moment, all the mecha of the Ghanaians were moving away to break away from the turbulent area of the Overlord. This move was very potent, but it was a slow and silly move, as it had also caused the Overlord to be open to retaliation if he missed.

In the viewing hall, all the team members of Arbiter suddenly grabbed onto their chairs collectively.

Rumble, rumble, rumble…

A gigantic mushroom-shaped cloud rose.

Avalanche!

A terrifying hurricane force swept over, carrying away everything. Woo woo woo…

The ground exploded with wave after wave of blasts travelling outwards from the epicenter! The tempered glass of the viewing hall completely shattered, making everyone look like they had just experienced an earthquake. Only the people of Arbiter were prepared and were not shaken at all or in a complete mess.

Only after quite some time did the shaking stop. The air and dust cleared little by little, and only one mech walked out of it.

His name was Overlord!

Team Ghana was completely wiped out, all were dead and no one was left.

This was the immortal god of war, Olivios.

The arrogant expressions of the delegation from Ghana ended spontaneously. They were all petrified. While the first to rejoice was not the people of Arbiter, but the delegation from Caragal. The wicked would suffer their own comeuppance!

The impact of this round was even fiercer than Wang Zheng's. The skills demonstrated by the Wind God were marvelous, but Olivios had decimated everyone with a single, decisive blow. There wasn't even anything left to watch or admire.

Completely crushed!

The Sky Rocket Cannon combined together with the Ability X of Olivios created his special move, Avalanche!

This was definitely an Ability X that was above C-rank, but nobody knew exactly what type of ability it was.

When the first-aid staff entered the scene, they themselves also vomited. The pilots in the mecha had already been crushed into pieces, the mecha were also badly destroyed. The physical body was unable to withstand these kinds of shockwaves.

Everyone finally understood the real strength of the strongest person in Arbiter. This was also why Arbiter had sworn to be the champion for this year. With a god-like person like Olivios, any team would have the same confidence.

Who could stop such a person?

Would Aslan be able to?

Nobody knew.

Olivios walked out calmly. His physical body seemed to be immortal. After withstanding such an impact, he actually looked like he did not feel anything at all, even when the mech was destroyed. What kind of material was his body made of?

Arbiter's strength was indeed unfathomable. Just how were they able to nurture a warrior like this?

The pressure had immediately shifted towards the people of Aslan.

The first round of the quarter finals ended in an unconventional way, and the vicious name of Olivios was forever immortalized. Facing the number one most vicious person, it would be best for the rest of the people to keep a low-profile, as undoubtedly the Ghanaians had violated Olivios' taboo.

During the afternoon break, no one was discussing the battle between the Mayans and the Aslanians that was about to happen later in the afternoon. They were actually still discussing how they would be able to restrain Olivios, as it was evident that no one could not think of any solution.

"F*ck, must this fellow be so vicious? So unfathomable. He clearly defies the natural order." Zhang Shan could not help but to bawl. It was a little too much.

Lear took a glance at Zhang Shan coldly. "Don't be frightened. He is not as strong as you all think. His Ability X should be a C-rank shockwave type. It matched the Sky Rocket Cannon, thus resulting in super positioning of the shockwaves, amplifying the damage. The Ghanaian creatures' brains only thought of trying their best to escape from the range of the Sky Rocket Cannon, amd they did not even activate their energy shields. That's why they were shocked to death directly. Olivios was merely being pretentious to cover up his little trick."

Lear's words hit Zhang Shan, and he immediately shut up. However, after thinking through, it seemed that there could be such an argument.

The scene was very frightening, but that did not mean that there were no flaws.

"We must definitely not see Olivios as a boorish fellow. He was purposefully late, and calling for a Heavenly Battle should also be something he had calculated. This and that, indeed he has the strength, and killing the Steel Desolate Beast in one move using his pike had an intimidating effect, as it gave him a chance to use his Avalanche. If the Ghanaians were a little smarter and did not underestimate their opponent so much, Olivios would have had a headache because with the Overlord's mobility, it would be very difficult for it to chase after people."

Achilles laughed. "But we still have to admit, his strength was indeed top-notch. However, there is no need to worry about him. Don't you guys see how awfully calm the Aslanians are?"

Wang Zheng laughed, but he did not continue with this topic. There was no need to boost other people's morale and dampen one's own spirit. However, Olivios was definitely not just that, it was just that he would still not meet with the Solar System team for the time being, and it would not be easy for Arbiter to get through Aslan.

"Man, the more you think about it, the more it makes sense. Underestimating the enemy is something that can't be controlled. The Ghanaians should have dispersed the moment the battle started, and used their lasers to kite him to death! No matter how exceptionally talented he is at the Overlord, he could only be hung up and beaten to death when forced to fight at range. That or Olivios could have run into the forest like a rabbit. With the functions of the Overlord, it would not be that easy for it to exhibit its skills in the forest," Zhang Shan said while clapping his hands.

Lear drank a mouth of soup and said indifferently, "The simpler the logic, the easier it would be overlooked. The difficulty of his Heavenly Battle was below that of Wang Zheng's."

Although the scene depicting the Ghanaians being crushed was horrifying, after analysing things in detail, the Ghanaians had been courting their own deaths.

With the bodies of humans, no matter how strong one was with their Ability X, after such a move, one would probably also be like an arrow at the end of its flight. Olivios included.

The Ghanaians had really given up on such a great opportunity. There was no one to blame. No wonder the fate of aliens was to be governed by mankind. This cleverness was light years apart.

Coming to this point, to know your own strength and your enemies was the sure way to victory. There was not so much disparity in strength, and whoever hid deep enough would be the one who would be able to achieve the final victory.

So whatever popular name wanted to be the champion, they always die on the path of wanting to show off.

But… Lear had actually praised Wang Zheng? What rhythm of things was this…

Chapter 420: A Counterattack?

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Olivios had exposed his fangs. Arbiter had already displayed their dominance and was the first to advance into the top 4. If it was any other team, they would be getting carried away by their happiness, but to Arbiter, this was things going as expected.

The second battle for advancement into the semifinals. Aslan Empire team vs Maya Empire team.

Anyone else might have felt restraining fear to be matched against the Aslan Empire, but not the Mayans. As a representative of one of the top forces of the Milky Way Alliance, the Mayans did not fear any country. Just like Atlantis, the Mayans had an attitude and a confidence of their own.

As for their heritage and cultural background, it was also something that the Ghanaians could not compare to. The Ghanaians was just a backwater race that was conquered by mankind. After mixing with mankind for so many years, they started to become megalomaniacs who thought of themselves as capable. However, the Mayans were different. Historically speaking, they were the second civilisation in the world to experience a renaissance, after Atlantis. The mechanical advancements and accumulations of mankind could only be ranked after them.

Aslan was possibly the representative of the highest level mankind had attained today. If Aslan's power was considered to be the third age of man, then the Mayans would definitely be considered to be the ones who ruled the prior era. This battle would be worth seeing.

Of course, winning was definitely not enough. Olivios was so arrogant, Aurora and Oz had been unable to sit still since much earlier. Moreover, the Royal Princess Highness was here personally to observe the battle, so a magnificent victory had to be attained.

The Mayans entered under the lead of Verus. The glorious, shining Mayan race. However, this group of crystalline people looked too weak. Why? Aslan possessed a deep understanding of their crystalline civilization. Their mecha were very brittle as befit a crystal. Furthermore, they also knew of their capabilities. The Aslanians were well prepared.

Regardless of whether it was Oz or Aurora, as the outstanding representatives of mankind, they would definitely be bringing glory to mankind.

Verus walked to the front of the stage, waiting for the opponents to show up. This day had finally come.

The Maya Empire had waited for this day for a very very long time.

Aurora walked to the front. Was it going to be another heavenly battle?

That was too unrealistic. If the opponent was the Ghanaians, he could also call for a Heavenly Battle. However, not if he was against the Mayans. The long-distance attacks of the Mayans were most suitable for group attacks, so without a doubt, he would definitely be kited to death.

The Aslanians were not as rash as the people of Arbiter, moreover, there was no need for them to humiliate their opponent on their home ground.

Even though the Mayans were low-profile, their strength was not to be underestimated.

The referee walked to the front. "Team leaders, please come forward to draw the lots, the red side will send up their first team member."

Verus did not move, he was looking towards the sky. His body was shining, and the shine was getting brighter and brighter. All the Mayans stood up, and they looked at the time on the Skylink.

Everyone was looking at the strange Mayans. What exactly were they waiting for?

Aslan time, afternoon 2 o'clock.

"Maya Empire's team will choose the Heavenly Battle!"

Aurora stood rooted to the ground. What did this mean?

Someone, there was actually someone who would dare to insult the great Aslan Empire?

Targeting the Aslan Empire and calling for a team leader Heavenly Battle?

Had he gone mad?

Had his brain been struck by lightning?

Everyone was dumbstruck and was looking at Verus. Nobody knew what was happening. Were they really challenging the Mayans?

All along the Mayans had kept a low-profile, the Mayans who were known to be yes-men, the Mayans who were cautious. In the Milky Way Alliance, they had always given away their benefits. And if they ran into any disputes, they would almost always back down. What was happening???

All the Mayans who were present raised their hands into the air, mumbling words in their mouths. It was the Mayans' language, not the common language of the Milky Way Alliance.

Of all the people present, there were only very few who could understand it. But Aina was one of them. The Mayans were celebrating. It seemed like some seal had been touched, and their agreement with a certain person had ended. And from now on, the Mayans had regained their freedom!

"Is this bunch of crystal people crazy? Retards, and behaving atrociously on Aslan's territory, they are going to have bad luck!"

"Maybe they are trying to find a way out so that it would not be too embarrassing when they lose."

"It doesn't seem like it. This should not be the case, considering the character of the Mayans. Seeing that they are being overly sensitive, could it be that something has happened?"

Lear's expression turned heavy. He could understand the Mayans' language. This meant that the Mayans had obeyed their agreement with God of not harming any human for three hundred years. Now that the agreement had been completed, the Mayans had regained their freedom and were no longer constrained. And from now on, they could act freely in accordance to their own rhythm.

Other people might not have understood, but Lear had guessed their intentions. There were only two people in mankind's history who had emerged to become gods. Actually, with the strength of mankind, they would never have had the ability to surpass Atlantis or Maya. The people of Atlantis had advocated for peace all along, and were both spiritual and religious. However, the Mayans were different. The Mayans were very powerful, and they advocated for the expansion of their powers. However, when they met the second god of mankind, they could only surrender before the power of God. During their days in the Milky Way Alliance, they were well-known as the country who always tried to never offend anyone. They had always given in.

But now, the agreement had been completed. They could finally return to being the prideful Mayans, and they were just in time for this year's IG.

Wang Zheng could also understand what was going on. Even though he had not learnt before, he was very clear about the meaning of those words. Not only was it clear, but a shadow of a person appeared in his mind. It was that master, Wang Tong, which Charcoal had mentioned. The one who had helped him perfect his Primordial Regression Technique, and the strange person who had entered the second round.

Was it him?

Hearing the Mayans respectfully addressing him as God, and because of his one sentence, they gave way to avoid conflict with mankind for three hundred years.

The Mayans who all along liked to walk with their heads slightly lowered all raised their heads.

The eyes of Verus were as sharp as the glint of swords. The Mayans confirmed the call for a team leader Heavenly Battle.

The glory of the Mayan Empire was going to blossom in the Milky Way Alliance.

Even though the agreement had ended, it was evident that war would not happen within a short time. Time had changed many things, the Milky Way Alliance was indeed very powerful now, there was no need to doubt this. Moreover, the Mayans had also gradually integrated into the Milky Way Alliance. However, the arrogance of the Mayans was going to burst forth; they were going to become the leaders of the Milky Way Alliance and not just act as a subordinate.

The noble Mayans, the rulers of the second era, had revived!

It was obvious that the other people had not come to realise all of this. Wang Zheng looked at Aina, and slightly shook his head.

He was trying to say that this was very dangerous.

Wang Zheng sensed a dangerous atmosphere. Anything that had any form of relation to the Rubik's cube was beyond common sense. He was afraid that the Mayans were going to make some trouble. After all, Aslan was the motherland of Aina, so Wang Zheng would not wish for anything to happen.

Sword Saint Aurora, the pride of the young generation of Aslan. He was born an aristocrat. He had an amiable character, was magnanimous, and could be said to be the role model of the Milky Way Alliance. But this time around, he was really enraged.

Anyone who offended Aslan's dignity in front of him was committing a capital offense.

But rules were rules. With a wave of Aurora's hand, the rest of the 11 Aslanian warriors immediately stood up. The Aslanians were enraged.

As the popular champion's choice, the Aslanians, who represented the top-notch strength of mankind, had never ever felt so insulted. They were going to use their blood and lives to teach their enemies a lesson!

The twelve warriors of the Aslan Empire were enough to form a set of the combined assault formation which Aslan was famous for. If it was not the Mayans who were insane, then it was the world.

Tongues were wagging around the whole venue. The generals of every country were all exceptionally excited, while the general of Maya had already calmed down.

Verus appeared. A type of crystal mech that was never seen before was transported out. The screen showed the name as "Maya's Mantis". This type of mech was clearly much more complex than the usual crystal mecha. It seemed like its structure was made up of layers upon layers, and under the sunlight, it was spreading out captivating rays of light.

Without a doubt, this was a type of super mech, and perhaps this was the trump card of the Mayans. Could it be that the Mayans had stayed low-profile for so many years but they had invented a super mech as a plan for them to rise again?

What's the use of just one mech?

Everyone really had no idea what the Mayans were arrogant about. Everyone was discussing spiritedly, but no one understood the significance of today to the Mayans.

Today, they must offer their victory as a sacrifice to their ancestors. And for the Aslanians, who were the representatives of mankind, this was no doubt a very good offering!

After seeing this mech, Aurora had already awoken from his anger. The Mayans were not weak people, and there was possibly some type of conspiracy going on. As the team leader, he ought to calm himself down.

"All of you, choose the mech which you are best at. Later on, let me fight alone. Oz, make your own judgement according to the situation later."

"Leader, I think I would be more suitable to be the vanguard. You are better at observing the big picture, so you should keep a lookout. I also feel that these crystal people are up to something."

Oz said. Even though the Sword Magician was frivolous, underestimating the enemy was really rarely seen on the Aslanians. They had already slowly calmed down from their anger earlier.

After all, the Mayans were a powerful civilisation. All these years they had been keeping a low-profile, and the performances of the crystal mecha also did not show that they were invulnerable. But who knew? After all, their heritage should not be underestimated. This was completely different from the aboriginals from Ghana.

Everyone started concentrating with full attention. They acutely sensed that the atmosphere was not right.

Was Aslan going to meet with unexpected failure?

Aurora chose the Sword Saint 9th Gen, Aslan's super mech, while Oz chose the Sword Magician K. They were all top-notch mecha to operate. The rest of the warriors also made their choices one after another, and they chose those that matched with their team formation.

Aslan's tactics were very comprehensive, their team cooperation was also very strong, and their discipline was even stronger. After Aurora's command, everyone also started to be on alert.

In the previous round of battle, the energy absorption and the energy splitting net of the Mayans was indeed very terrifying. However, the strength of Lya Sphinx was still not comparable to Aslan.

All the mecha which the Aslanian warriors chose were good at charging forth, but the only thing which they would need to guard against was similar to an attack which had no distinct range. That was the reason why Aurora especially urged again and again that they need to be ready at any moment to activate their energy shields.

The Mayans were good at energy attacks. And since they actually dared to call for a Heavenly Battle, they would certainly have a trick that would end both parties in mutual destruction.

This was also the reason why Olivios dared to call for a Heavenly Battle. As for Wang Zheng, that was…completely different. It was really a 1v1 from the start till the end as he picked each individual off. He had practically been using a cheat mech.

However when one looked at ranged attacks, it was a double-edged sword. If one miscalculated, the whole game would be lost if the opponent closed the distance or if the pilot missed. One would need to possess calm judgment to make the right decisions for victory. Yet it looked as though the Mayans had staked everything on one throw.

Aurora and Oz went to different sides on the arena. This could ensure their victory by preventing them from getting hit by a single, surprise area of effect attack.

Both parties went into their mecha, then the referee sounded the gunshot for this exotic game. Facing the majestic Aslan Empire team, this shining mech, with a name of Maya's Mantis, which people were unable to make heads or tails of, could it actually be strong enough?

Oz drove his Sword Magician K and launched a sudden attack. Aslan's strategy was an appropriate one. First, regardless of what the Mayans were conspiring, considering the individual strength of Oz, he would be no weaker than any opponent here. Even though the opponent had called for a Heavenly Battle, Aslan could still choose to fight a 1v1. A victory like this could likewise bring about glory.

Looking at the opponent, Oz was soaring with fighting desire. The Princess was present as well, so Oz decided to end this in the shortest time possible.

Bursting forward suddenly, the distance of the mecha was decreased to less than 30 meters. Verus was still not moving. Could it be that he was still thinking of using the energy splitting net?

Sword Magician of Oz suddenly had rays of light radiating all around himself, Ability X!

Boom boom boom…

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Rays of Sword Qi that split open the earth and ground radiated outwards. This was Oz's ability, C-rank energy control. Once the beam saber was in his hands, it could practically attack in unfathomable directions. This was like how Ao Ziwei and Astina controlled fire freely. However, in terms of control and strength, Oz was much stronger.

High Pressure Energy Slash! Kill!

Chapter 421: Unbelievable!

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Verus spread his arms out. The Mayan mecha were the only ones that did not need energy shields. Even the runic mecha of Atlantis required energy shields.

A ring-shaped barrier appeared in front of the Maya's Mantis, and the energy of Oz's Sword Qi was completely absorbed by the barrier.

However, with the first round of attacks as a distraction, Oz had already charged to the front. Whoosh!

The freakish energy net of the Mayans appeared. If you dashed in, your body and bones would be sliced into pieces.

However, his opponent was Oz, one of the Aslan's twin stars, Aslan's pride. The energy net did not appear out of nowhere. There would first be energy fluctuations, then it would appear. And the time taken for it to appear in a flash was at least more than a second.

And while the energy was fluctuating, the Sword Magician had already made its move. It was the move "Papaloukas' Triangular Steps!"

There was not too much loss in mobility from the instantaneous forceful maneuver which shifted the mech sideways. After the energy net appeared in empty air, Oz had already appeared right in front of the crystal mech. The rays of lights from its beam saber were increasing in intensity, and the length and width of it had doubled.

Heaven and Earth Split Apart!

This sword attack was the method to shred the Mayans like tofu.

The Mayans were too pretentious. This time around they were pretending to be stupid c*nts. Aslan had only sent out one of their warriors, yet the Mayan team leader was already disorientated by the attack. Yet he still wanted to fight a whole team on his own.

Everyone was discussing spiritedly. Compared to the Mayans, everyone still preferred the Aslanians a little more. The key thing was that the Mayans were not Aslanians. They did not have the strength to brag, but they still wanted to pretend that they did.

Boom…

At this moment, Maya's Mantis made a move. The sword of Oz had not even reached the top of his head, but Oz's chest had already suffered a violent kick. Immediately after, the Maya's Mantis dashed forward like a flash of lightning.

It dashed forward, delivering a punch and immediately parrying the Sword Magician's strike. Verus quickly followed up with a roundhouse kick. He was incomparably violent… Boom!

The Sword Magician was directly kicked over ten meters away, but Oz forcefully maneuvered the mech so that it did not have to fall flat on its face.

What just happened???

Was this a Mayan?

Weren't they bad at close combat? What was happening?

It was a fast and fierce close distance attack. The rhythm of the attack of the Mayans was clearly one beat faster than that of Aslan.

Verus was very calm and collected. He had the utmost respect for the previous generations and his Mayan seniors. They obviously had such strong abilities, but they had to pretend to be weak and small. How much humiliation had they endured since then?

But now, the Mayans would no longer need to endure such things ever again.

As it was understood, the mecha of the Mayans belonged to a different type of system from mankind. They were even more willing to call it a suit of armor. As a whole, due to the connection to their mech being closer than that of mankind, they were able to deliver attacks with even greater frequency and speed. How could such mecha not be good at close ranged attacks? Even if they were not good at it in the past, the Mayans were also not pigs; it would not be possible for them to have ignored such shortcomings for such a long time.

With unthinkable and incomparable energy weapons at range, coupled with monstrous close combat ability, this was the Mayans demonstrating their might.

If it was someone else receiving those blows previously, they would probably have collapsed straight away. Oz still managed to withstand it, but the extremely tyrannical strength of the Mayans was something that could not be ignored.

The evolutionary path of the Mayans was different. The reason for their sparkles was not for the purpose of saving energy!

After beating back Oz, the Maya's Mantis suddenly advanced towards the Aslan team to attack them. He was taking the initiative to attack?

His speed of movement was quick. Yet the most crucial point was that the Maya's Mantis had suddenly disappeared!

Warping abilities?

One of the Aslanian's mecha was pierced through by a beam saber. The movements were quiet and fast.

Aurora was the first to react, but just as he was about to attack, the Mayan disappeared about.

Consecutive warping abilities???

The Maya's Mantis appeared ten meters away. There were rays and rays of lasers lancing out. All the Aslanians dispersed. At this moment, it was no longer a 1v1.

After losing one mech, Aurora rapidly led his team members to surround Verus.

Verus stopped moving again. The movement of the Mayan mech was very strange, but it was not enough for a fight of one against twelve.

That was one thing which Aurora had guessed correctly. However, he had just made another mistake, Verus had deliberately attracted their attention to gather them.

From this distance, everyone heard a strange sound. A song could be heard coming from the Mantis. Strong rays of light burst out of the crystal mech. Rays and rays of light pillars appeared unexpectedly from the sky, and every light pillar locked in on one Aslanian mech.

The reactions of the Aslanians were very fast. They immediately activated their energy shields. However, their energy shields were unable to stop the light pillars from descending upon them.

The energy shields were ineffective?

The Mayans were the strongest at manipulating energy. This was something that the energy shields would not be able to defend against.

The song heralds the coming of death!

It was a force that could penetrate energy shields!

There was no way to escape!

Buzz~~

After three seconds, the light pillars exploded and the mecha of Aslan that were moving froze all at once.

All their pilots had lost consciousness. This was not an attack on the mecha, it was a spiritual attack on the pilots.

Only Aurora and Oz were able to hold up against it. Moments ago, they had felt like their brains were going to explode; however, their mental strength managed to withstand it.

In an instant, the Aslan team was only left with the two of them.

Was Aslan's pride going to be ruined in just one day?

They had completely fell into their opponent's trap.

In terms of battle tactics, everyone understood the importance of knowing yourself and knowing your enemy. However, the problem was whether mankind had even understood the Mayans. What mankind had understood about the Mayans was just what they had chosen to show them. It was superficial, so of course the Aslanians could not be blamed entirely. The Mayans had lived cowardly for three hundred years. They themselves were probably almost going crazy with all the things that they had to hold back.

Such strength was also used for the first time in the IG. This was also why the Mayans dared to call for a Heavenly Battle, as this ability was even more harder to dodge than the Sky Rocket Canon of Olivios. This was a genuine crowd control ability.

Aurora and Oz took a quick look at each other. Even though they did not know what Verus' condition was after using such an ability, they knew it was necessary for them to continue to attack.

Oz adeptly charged forward. However, he did not dare to use his energy control Ability X, as the Mayan's understanding of energy had surpassed his and they could totally subdue him. To be exact, the evolutionary direction of the Mayans was with regards to energy transformation. This was also why their bodies were glistening. To play with energy manipulation in front of the Mayans would be like displaying one's slight skill before the experts.

Close distance attack, Verus was not afraid of it at all. He had suppressed his abilities for a very, very long time. Even if he had lost his energy control, with just his physical body strength and skills, Oz would not lose out. Perhaps he could even catch up with Verus' speed.

Aurora threw away his beam saber. They had all brought the wrong weapons. The beam saber was ineffective against the Maya's Mantis. If it was a titanium blade in his hand, things would be much easier. For now, Aurora could only endure. He was waiting for an opportunity as dashing in blindly would not guarantee a good result.

He had to wait for a flaw to expose itself. Any man or any mech would have their own flaws. They must not be frightened by the energy attainments of their opponent.

There must surely be a weak point!

Aurora's eyes released shining rays of lights. The world was disappearing, and the Maya's Mantis and the Sword Magician, who were currently in a battle, appeared before Aurora's eyes in another light.

Where was the weak point of the crystal mech?

It would be very tough for an energy attack to be effective. The energy absorption power of the Mayans was definitely not unlimited; however, with the current attacks by their mecha, it was definitely would not be able to reach its saturation point immediately. Only physical attacks would work.

Finally, Aurora realized that while Verus was attacking, the left arm of the crystal mech was constantly shielding the left side of its chest.

Since it was a humanoid mech, it showed that its vital part was where the heart was supposed to be!

As he thought about it, it made sense! Aurora took the opportunity and attacked!

Boom…

Just like a bolt of lightning, the ground exploded as Aurora dashed to Verus' front frantically.

This attack was startling.

And at the next moment, Aurora's hand had already pierced directly through the breast of the crystal mech.

Oz and Aurora had worked together for many years, and they were each other's biggest competitors and also best friends. And many times, there was no need for them to communicate anything to each other.

In the instant where Aurora succeeded, Sword Magician had quickly grabbed the head region of the mantis, and started twisting it abruptly, attempting to snap the entire area off.

Crack crack crack…

The crystals on the mech started cracking. This was finally over.

The sudden madness of the Mayans shocked everyone. These techniques and styles were all never exhibited by the Mayans in the past. It could be said that for this match, the Aslanians were totally stifled by their techniques. However, the teamwork between Aurora and Oz was impeccable, their minds were very calm, and they were not at all frightened by the marvelous strength of the Mayans.

If one's heart was scared, then there would really be no chance at all.

But now they managed to overturn the situation even though they were faced with an unfavourable scenario!

Suddenly, Oz shouted and immediately threw himself over Aurora.

The crystal mech had rays of lights radiating all around. This… was it going to explode?

Rumbling…

A ball of light which was even more frightening than the one Olivios had created exploded, and the whole sky and ground shook.

Everyone was stunned, even the expressions of the generals who were present also slightly changed. What was happening to this year's IG? Had everyone gone mad? Even though it was not banned, this kind of large-scale killing had violated the rules. And the most crucial thing was, it was a self-detonation!

This was absolutely prohibited. A suicide bombing attack, this was already no longer a competition!

After all, the IG was not an all out war with enemies, there was still a need for a base line!

The Mayans had stirred up the anger of everybody!

Even if one's understanding of energy was that good, one also should not accumulate all of it, make it into a bomb, and end everyone in mutual destruction!

The reactions of Aurora and Oz were both first-class. Oz had the same type of energy control ability, and in an instant, formed a gigantic energy barrier. However, it was still unable to block the explosion and was immediately destroyed. The energy shields of both the mecha were also destroyed from the deadly explosion. Both the mecha were blasted out ten over meters and had fallen onto the ground.

This was definitely an overbearing technique.

When had the Mayans made such a mech? What were they thinking?

Teleportation and self-destruction???

However, after the lights had totally dispersed, all the bits and pieces of crystals rapidly came together and reformed. After a few minutes, a brand-new Maya's Mantis reappeared.

The whole hall was extremely silent. This would not be considered a suicide attack.

This was merely one of the abilities of the Mayan mech? Memory-based reconstruction and revival?

What about the current functionality of the mech? What was the condition of the pilot?

Nobody knew, because this had never happened before.

All along everyone had focused their attention of the people of Atlantis. People seemed to have forgotten how the Mayans had joined the Milky Way Alliance.

Aurora and Oz were unable to stand up. The both of them did not lose consciousness; however, their mecha were damaged from the explosion, and they had lost their ability to battle.

Wrong judgments were made from the beginning to the end, but Aurora and Oz were not to be blamed. Who would have thought that the Mayans had been playing dumb to take advantage of them?

The biggest unexpected win up till date had just occurred in the IG.

The previous champion, the Aslan Empire, had unexpectedly fallen out on their way to the semifinals. And it was the Mayans who had terminated their rise!

With his shining mech, Verus appeared on the ground. He could no longer control his tears. The Mayans' lives had been humiliating, but now they could finally obtain their long-deserved, proper dignity and pride in the Milky Way Alliance.

Chapter 422: Style

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

All the Mayans had changed from their usual, gloomy selves. Right now they were howling presumptuously. Everyone was stunned, not just about the victory, but they had also not seen the Mayans being so liberated.

It was as if they had finally broken the chains and had gained their freedom.

In reality, starting from today, they had truly gained their freedom.

In the Mayan Empire far away, the whole nation was celebrating, and countless people had flocked onto the streets. Today was the revival day for the Mayans; the great Mayan civilization was finally going back to their rightful place.

There was probably still a very long way to go for Maya to return to the position as the most powerful country in the Milky Way Alliance. However, in the IG, Maya had created the most unexpected win by eliminating the Aslan Empire and advancing into the semifinals.

Fortunately, the Aslan team members did not die in the battle. Eight of them had suffered minor injuries, and three of them serious injuries. This was the most consoling part out of all the misfortune.

However, this shock was indeed a huge blow to the Aslanians, who were determined to be the champion.

However, Aslan was not the first, and also not the last.

This feeling was a little like having the minor player upstaging the main player in the IG that was organized by mankind.

And also, because in the second half, there was still the strongest Atlantis team.

Two places out of the top 4 had been filled, Arbiter and Maya, and both had reached that position by winning the team leader Heavenly Battle. Arbiter had displayed the valiant strength of one of their individuals, while the Mayan team leader fully demonstrated the technological strength of the Mayans.

The team members might have left the scene, but to the scientific and technical staff of every country, it was definitely going to be a sleepless night. The level of technology displayed by the Mayans was on the level of Atlantis, which was something that mankind did not understand.

For the Maya's Mantis, this mech displayed many usages of energy, especially the last one where the fragments reorganised themselves. It practically could be called a miracle!

Could it be that this mech could revive itself an unlimited number of times?

It was evident that the people of Arbiter were more concerned about this, because in the semifinals, they would be meeting the Mayans. And mecha that would not get worn out would be a big headache to handle. However, all mecha surely had a weakness. To a very large extent, the reason the Mayans could have such a performance was because they had won with a surprising move. Everyone was totally clueless about the capabilities of their mecha.

The Mayans had brought about lot of "surprises" for the Milky Way Alliance. In fact, many of these surprises were unlikely to be superceded in the near future. However, the IG competition still had to go on.

The second day of battle was about to start. The first round would be the Solar System Federation team against the Hail Cloud Alliance team. It would be the pivotal meeting between the miracle team led by Wang Zheng and the icy team led by Snow Lee.

Before the battle, everyone thought highly of the Solar System Federation team. From the look of things, this dark horse seemed to have the momentum to be an unexpected winner. However, it was rumored that Wang Zheng was injured and his injuries had not yet fully recovered. As a result, his fighting strength might be adversely affected if he chose to fight now.

And looking at their abilities, the abilities of the Hail Cloud Alliance team were able to restrain the abilities of the Solar System Federation team. As for now, it was known that Snow Lee and Xu Dongsheng both had C-rank abilities. Furthermore such abilities were able to restrict the performance and capabilities of mecha such as the Golden Wheel and the Wind God.

No matter how nimble or fast their attacks were, once they were frozen, what else could they do?

The Hail Cloud Alliance was very confident about advancing into the semifinals. In the quarterfinals battle, no matter which team was matched up against the Solar System Federation team, it would have been considered as being lucky.

The battles between the first four were too intense and too scary. As for the second group of teams, only Atlantis was unfathomable. The Hail Cloud Alliance's goal was just to enter the semifinals. They did not believe that they stood a chance in beating Atlantis to arrive in the finals.

The third round of the quarterfinals should've been the match least worth watching, but all the representatives of each country still came, including the group from Aslan, who were just defeated.

It was evident from their expressions that regardless of Aurora or the other members, they had not yet walked out from the shadows of their defeat. However, as the Aslanians were gentlemanly, they could not avoid the scene and thus still had to appear. Aina also appeared. It was heard that yesterday, the Royal Princess had still given encouragement to the team members. Failing once did not mean failing for a lifetime. Moreover, only people who had gone through defeats would be able to truly become people who could bear heavy responsibilities.

Jade must be chiseled before it could be considered a gem. Since ancient times, who had succeeded with just a smooth sailing life?

Aslan was able to endure this minor blow. No one would be ever-victorious, and the crystal mech of the Mayans warranted a proper study. The body of the Mayans had a resonance of around 50% with the energy emitted by the mech. Meanwhile, mankind was only able to produce an effect of about 5%. This ability enabled the Mayans to be able to manipulate energy in countless different ways. This was something that had never showed, and it seemed as though they had finally used their trump card.

The internal affairs of Maya had also caught the attention of the Milky Way Alliance. The Alliance deliberated all decisions and chose to stay quiet in the midst of further observation.

After that liberating fight, the Mayans seemed extra quiet. After keeping their calm for so many years, they had also changed. Besides, they had only entered the semifinals; they were still two steps away from winning the champion. Although they had managed to defeat Aslan with their surprising moves, their future opponents would definitely have a greater understanding of them. Even if their core techniques could not be deciphered, the basic functionality and data of the mecha could not be kept as a secret.

At least the Arbiter warriors which Olivios represented did not care much about the Mayans.

Revival?

Olivios' way of thinking was very simple: he would hit you until you did not feel like living anymore.

But of course, before the semifinals, the technical staff of Arbiter would obtain the analysis data of the new Mayan mecha.

...

Snow Lee and Wang Zheng both reached the front of the stage. Snow Lee was sizing up Wang Zheng. "Team Leader Wang Zheng, the warriors of the Hail Cloud Alliance really admire your combat skills. Regardless of the outcome of battle, we welcome you as a guest at the Hail Cloud Alliance."

…

Snow Lee's remarks stunned everyone. Snow Lee was known as the top beauty of this IG. This princess who was blessed and born in the year of the Dancing Ice Dragon had been cold all along, but she was so amiable to this guy. This felt a bit unacceptable.

This people of Hail Cloud team were also smiling. Even though the outcome of the battle was admittedly important, to both sides, to be able to reach the current position already ensured that they had no regrets. Additionally, they were able to establish their own style from the battles. Essentially, the IG was supposed to test the development progress of the mecha of the various countries, and to understand the skill level of the younger generation. However, up till now, the fights had already turned sour. Everything was about winning, and winning was the focus here. There were not many friendships made, but rather enemies.

Of course, this was also normal. However, Wang Zheng had been displaying his exquisite skills and performance all the way from the beginning, especially with his understanding of the mecha. This was still something which the Hail Cloud team really admired. This was different as compared to Olivios' violence, the advanced technology of the Mayans, and the magical abilities of Atlantis. He had truly showed the excellence of mankind.

It would not be an exaggeration that he was so amazing that he could change something rotten to something everyone would fight for.

"I have long heard that the Ice City is one of the top 10 places of interest in the Milky Way Alliance. If there's a chance, I will surely go experience it for myself. Even though all of you are beautiful women and handsome men, our Solar System Federation is definitely not going to start off leniently. Whoever wins can treat the loser to a meal," Wang Zheng said grudgingly.

Looking at Wang Zheng's expression, Snow Lee could not help but to smile sweetly. "I feel the same!"

"F*ck, our boss is so amazing. Even in such a situation, he would still dare to pick up girls. Unbelievable, he is my idol!" Yan Xiaosu could not help but say in adoration. Ye Zisu, who was standing at the side, glared at him. However, Tyrant Su was not receptive to her reaction. Wang Zheng was ballsy. His actual girlfriend was right before him, yet he still dared to flirt with someone else, and what was more was that it was on the territory of that certain Princess. That was just too brave of him.

People liked to gossip. At best, Snow Lee had a little admiration and nothing more, but outsiders always liked to think differently. But at least it changed the current scope of the IG up till now; that cruel and harsh atmosphere became more mellow.

After drawing lots, the Hail Cloud Alliance would be the first to choose their player for the battle.

Without a doubt, the Hail Cloud Alliance's vanguard, Xu Dongsheng, appeared. This person possessed a C-rank ice Ability X and was definitely not easy to be dealt with.

And even though Snow Lee had said it in a relaxed manner, everyone knew that once the battle started, it would be that of life and death.

Meng Ao, Lie Wuqing, and Drachmach all felt a little surreal sitting here. The performance of this bunch of young fellows was too breathtaking. Before the battle, Meng Ao had communicated with Wang Zheng. Meng Ao represented the military and said that they were already very satisfied with their current achievement, and that it would not be good to aim too high. The most important thing right now was to ensure the health of everyone. There would still be another decade of time for them to grow, and the strength of the Solar System Federation would be completely different.

The strength, ideology, and aggressiveness which all these youngsters had exhibited would definitely allow them to play a leading role in the army in the future. The most crucial thing was that they possessed the confidence that the preceding generations of people did not have, and they were fearless of all the other countries.

Wang Zheng swept through all the team members of the Solar System team. Not sure at what point in time, there was no longer anyone who was indifferent. Even though Wang Zheng was still Wang Zheng, with regards to his identity as the "team leader", everybody had already accepted it in their hearts.

At the beginning, Wang Zheng had made a wise choice of letting all his team members go up to battle. This was because as they advanced further, many of his team members would have no chance at all. Although they had come for this IG, they could only be part of the cheerleading squad. This would definitely be more painful than suffering a defeat, and it would not bring about any improvement.

Even though it was quite a tough decision to field the weaker members at the start, it was no doubt a good thing for the whole team. To be the team leader of the Solar System Federation was not an easy thing, especially with Lear and Achilles around. However, the two of them would not object to Wang Zheng as the team leader now.

For the first battle, the one chosen would definitely be either Achilles or Lear. Lie Xin's gaze was brimming with fervent desire because for the Lie Family, their flame arts would require such a battle to perfect it. However, looking at the odds of success, it was definitely Lear and Achilles who were more capable. Even Lie Xin would find it embarrassing to ask to be sent up for battle.

"For the first round, Lie Xin will go first."

Everyone was stunned. In the delegation, even Lie Wuqing could not help but to frown. Even though Lie Xin was his own, wouldn't it be a foolish move to send Lie Xin up now?

What was Wang Zheng up to?

While Student Wang was indeed unperturbed, if he bothered with everyone's opinions up till now, he might as well find a piece of tofu and kill himself with it.

Even though it caused quite a few doubts, it was not like before, where everyone doubted him. The performance of the Golden Wheel and the Wind God had shut everyone's mouths. Moreover, the Solar System Federation had already advanced into the quarterfinals. If it was anyone else, who could have achieved such a feat?

When she heard her own name, Lie Xin totally brightened up. And when she passed by Wang Zheng, she could not help but give a charming smile. "You seem to be getting more and more handsome. Why don't I take you out today?"

Looking at Lie Xin's fit and sexy figure, Student Wang rubbed his nose. Even if he was silly, at this time he was also keeping still without looking sideways. Aina, who was in the delegation, looked like she was smiling yet not smiling, and Student Wang felt chills down his spine.

It was said that the Royal Princess Highness was magnanimous, but if she started getting jealous…

Lie Xin was already mentally prepared. She chose the super mech of the Mars mecha of the Solar System Federation – Flame Executioner.

Chapter 423: Heart of Raging Fire

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Humanoid warrior-type mech. This mech of Lie Xin's was somewhat different from the usual fire type mech. This was because it was a limited edition mech, and the right shoulder of the mech had a logo of a flame on it. It was not just for show, though; the material used to construct the mech was different from that of the usual fire type mech, it would even improve the abilities of the Lie Flame Technique

The reason why Wang Zheng had sent Lie Xin up for this round was because he was absolutely confident that she would win this battle. Worse come to worse, he would just call for a Team Leader Heavenly Battle. Since he had already called for one, he could definitely call for a second one. His injuries were a small matter, so long as his physical injuries were cured. As for those other spiritual energies or whatever that was within him, his Primordial Regression Technique had already restored him to peak condition. But of course, these doctors that treated him would not understand, especially the doctors of Aslan.

On one hand, it was to train the team, but since everyone had already come for the IG, they would want to display their strengths as far as possible. On the other hand, Wang Zheng also had his own thoughts, which was that he really wanted to understand the techniques of his teammates.

There was nothing much to hide when it came to the flame arts of the Lie family. Even though Lear and Achilles also had their own techniques, their techniques were rarely put to use during battles. Theirs was something more indirect, unlike the flame arts.

As for the training of the Primordial Regression Technique, Bonehead and Charcoal did not tell him how he could improve. Thus, he had to completely rely on his own understanding. They were also not afraid that Wang Zheng would be obsessed over their words and something would go wrong. However, it was always good to seek reference from others.

Xu Dongsheng was very cautious. At this point, no one would belittle the Solar System Federation team, especially their super boss, Wang Zheng. It was said that he was injured, so why did he have such confidence?

Snow Lee was also quite baffled. If Wang Zheng was at his peak condition, she would also not be completely sure of the outcome. Even though they would be able to restrain their abilities, who knew whether the opponent still had any hidden trump cards? But so long as Xu Dongsheng won the first round, she would be confident that they would win the second round. Then, in the circumstance where they had already attained two points, she would be entitled to call for a team battle. And under a 5v5 situation, the problem of the large disparity in skill level within the Solar System Federation team would be exposed.

Xu Dongsheng changed his mech again. It was not the Frost Gaze which he was proficient at, but the masterpiece which he had been training hard in to protect Snow Lee.

Heavy Mech – Snow Country Defender.

Humanoid tank type mech. It possessed a gigantic shield with a frost greatsword. It was the absolute pinnacle when it came to attacking and defending. Furthermore, it was currently highly valued amongst the special forces teams of the Hail Cloud Alliance.

Warrior type against a tank type. Everyone was excited to see who would dictate the tempo of things.

Lie Xin was very clear about what would happen in this kind of battle. Without saying anything else, once the battle started, the Flame Executioner immediately made use of its speed to gain the upper hand. Xu Dongsheng was indeed someone who was steady and calm. To be exact, the one he most feared was Wang Zheng. He defied common sense, but in the end he still always managed to attain victory. Someone who utilized conventional tactics, like Lie Xin, was more to his liking. Ice and fire mutually restrained each other. Perhaps this woman called Lie Xin had some deadly skill.

Anyway, his choice was a tank type mech. It was best at defense and counter-attacking.

The Flame Executioner which Lie Xin was piloting started a frantic attack. In Mars, the reason why this was called a Flame Executioner was because regardless of which opponent, when faced with this mech they would all be suffering from a pain that was similar to undergoing an execution by fire.

Just that on the battlefield of the IG, to be honest, it was not worth mentioning at all.

The flame arts of Lie Xin was operating at full strength. She was trying her best to deal ferocious blows. Even though she was a girl, the flaming blade of Lie Xin was more skillful and aggressive than Lie Guang's. The Flame Executioner indeed transformed into a crazy fire devil, it was violently bashing the Snow Country Defender.

However… Xu Dongsheng's defense had no loopholes. The height of the gigantic shield was about two-thirds of the mech, forming a gigantic, steel barrier. It definitely hindered the strikes of weapons. In Xu Dongsheng's hands, the shield was used very skillfully and proficiently. It did not feel cumbersome at all.

This was a clever tactic!

The attacks and defense of Xu Dongsheng were not useless. His defense managed to obstruct the attacks, and he has also done so efficiently. In other words, this meant that he would not take excess actions.

Lie Xin was currently holding the upper hand. However, her fighting spirit and stamina would eventually deplete, but the opponent had yet to even show his own cards!

This was absolutely playing with "fire".

"What was Wang Zheng thinking? Lie Xin lacks the ability to deal with a battle on this level."

Lie Wuqing was a little anxious, even though it was his own family member competing. Martians were still pretty straightforward and preferred a confrontational style of battle. The strength of Lie Xin was slightly weaker than Lear and Achilles, but this could not be helped, as the flame arts was originally more suitable for a man to exhibit. It was not easy for Lie Xin to practice it unyieldingly to this stage. However, once she ran into a tyrannical opponent like Dongsheng, she would run into complications

Meng Ao and Drachmach looked at each other. "Old Lie, don't be anxious, we have known Wang Zheng for a period of time already. He might seem like a rash youth, but don't you realized that every step he made was intentional? He was never perturbed by the outside world."

Drachmach suddenly said.

"From the first training of IG, this fellow has walked his own path. While other people were arguing, he was never anxious. While other people were anxious, he was instead thinking of other things. But no matter what happened in the end, we still let him become the team leader. Even at the beginning he was also being doubted by others. Even I was not too satisfied with his way of thinking. It was too childish of me. In fact, since we have arrived at this stage, even I am also not too sure who is the childish one."

Meng Ao was full of praise for Wang Zheng. "Don't you all think that this young fellow's vision was much more long-term? Our gain from this IG was definitely not just our ranking."

After all, the three generals were just bystanders, so it was easier for them to calm down. Looking back carefully at the time when they first met Wang Zheng and compared to now, a tremendous change had unknowingly occurred that even they themselves had not felt it. It seemed like it had been a very long time since they mentioned the achievements and moves of Lear and Achilles. Now they only ever talked about Wang Zheng… that he should not do this, and should have done that. But regardless of right or wrong, it was proper for Wang Zheng to be in this position.

"F*ck this, Lie Xin should not fight like this, she will not have enough stamina to last. That ice turtle is too wretched, is he even a guy?!"

Zhang Shan could not help but to complain. This was too unthinkable, that damn idiot's defense was without any loopholes. Unless an ability like his was used, he was afraid that even those extremely fast Ability Xs might not be able to bypass it. The gigantic shield coupled with accurate judgement made the Snow Country Defender look like an icy fortress … and this fellow still possessed a C-rank Ability X. This was practically a nightmare.

Lie Guang was also frowning. "The burning impact of the flame arts on a person with ice attribute Ability X will be limited, so if she is only thinking of accumulating a burning effect, it will be quite risky."

Lie Guang was very clear about the formidable power of the flame arts, and Lie Xin was significantly stronger than him. But after all, a mech was not a human body, so it would not be so easy for the flame arts to permeate through. And sometimes Lie Guang also felt quite a headache about this issue. This was the sorrow of the people of the Lie family. When they started to practice the flame arts at the start, it had resulted in their Ability X being affixed with a fire attribute. However, it was also not that powerful, hence sometimes it really felt like a disadvantage. To be honest, he was pretty jealous of Zhang Shan's ability to warp.

However, the Lie family people had no choice. If they did not practice the flame arts of the Lie family it would be considered as betraying their ancestors. No matter how weak the flame arts was, they also could not go against their family tradition. To be honest, Lie Xin really should not have practiced this as with her innate skill, she might had been even stronger if she had walked the normal path.

Wang Zheng was staring at the screen intently. However, seeing that the attacks did not seem to have any effect, he slowly closed his eyes, let the Primordial Regression Technique operate, and his mental power was slowly infiltrating through.

During this period of time at the IG, Wang Zheng had also improved a lot. The range in which his mental power could proliferate was also much larger than before, and very soon he could sense the two who were on the battlefield.

His field of vision could show the mental power of both parties. Xu Dongsheng's power was like a pure life form which contained ice attribute energy.

As for Lie Xin, the fire energy was operating in a very systematic way. But the weird thing was that the fire energy that was contained inside Lie Xin's body seemed to be even more powerful than what was being exerted.

The flame energy on the move was used being used for movement…?

What was exerted seemed to be only Lie Xin's fire Ability X

Did she did not know how to use her abilities?

Wang Zheng was shocked. It seemed like the Lie family treated the flame arts as a way to upgrade their Ability X, but all it did was strengthen their bodies with their misuse…

The battle situation was very intense, but Xu Dongsheng was feeling increasingly strange. Did this person from the Solar System Federation really look down on him that much?

The Ability X of this person was at most D-rank and could not be relied on to fight against a C-rank like him. Moreover, it was just fire energy permeating through him… just what was happening?

What was the true power of the Solar System?

Boom…

The gigantic shield suddenly made an offensive move. The immense strength jolted the Flame Executioner away.

"Lie Xin, let's stop warming up and bring out our true strength!" Xu Dong Sheng said directly on the public channel.

Lie Xin was stunned, and only clenched her teeth. She had already used up 90% of her strength, but the opponent only thought that this was just a warmup?

It was truly an invulnerable defense. Lie Xin had never felt so powerless. In the past, she could gradually gain an advantage with her fire energy. But in the face of a true expert, she had no means to retaliate. Would she just be defeated here?

With Wang Zheng, Lear, and the rest slowly achieving victories step by step, it had made herself think that she was also qualified enough to fight a battle.

As soon as Xu Dongsheng stopped speaking, he immediately attacked. A greatsword hacked towards the ground.

Boom!

The ground cracked apart, and a line of ice cold air shot out, striking the Flame Executioner.

Lie Xin was distracted for a moment, and unexpectedly did not dodge. In an instant, the cold air entered the mech and her whole body froze up.

Xu Dongsheng was also shocked. What was this?

She really looked down on him that much and did not even bother to dodge?

Everyone was discussing spiritedly. What happened to the Solar System team? Looking at what happened to the Flame Executioner, everyone was a little stunned. This was a team who got into the top 8, and as the first fighter, her strength should be very astonishing… yet how come the performance was like that of a rookie?

Lear's gaze was still unfriendly as he looked at Wang Zheng. He did not know what Wang Zheng was doing. Winning the championship was the major premise, and he had decided to work with Wang Zheng temporarily. But every time he thought that this person was okay, he just had to cause some disturbance.

They would not be so lucky to win every Heavenly Battle!

Even if they were able to win this time around, the next battle would be against the people of Atlantis. Would you still want to call for a Heavenly Battle then?

Sometimes, Lear also felt a little confused. How could such a person reach such a level? This country bumpkin was baffling.

Lie Xin got up again with much difficulty. As she was going to launch an attack towards her opponent, she was swatted away by the shield of the Snow Country Defender just as she got up…

Chapter 424: Eruption

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Xu Dongsheng was speechless. So, the opponent had sent such a representative up because they were going to let him win this round intentionally. What a shameless thing to do!

Initially, he thought that this would be a hearty battle as neither the Solar System nor the Hail Cloud Alliance would stand a chance against Atlantis in the semifinals. Furthermore, they had a rather favorable impression of each other and so they had really hoped to be able to swap pointers or learn from one another so that both parties would be able to improve. He had really come with the notion of wanting to swap pointers and learn, but!

"It is really an insult to a warrior for you guys to do this!" Xu Dongsheng said with a deep voice.

Lie Xin was clenching her teeth so hard then they were going to break. She would rather die than to lose face for Lie family. Right, she was a woman. But since young she had never, ever seen herself as a woman, she only knew that the Lie Family only had her as their direct lineage, and the thousand years of glory could not be ruined by her hand. As a person of the Lie family, her head could be broken, her blood could be spilled, but she must absolutely live with dignity.

The Flame Executioner slowly stood up. It was very forced. However, Xu Dongsheng on the opposite side was even angrier, he felt disdained, and it felt like he was being cheated. Could it be that he was really being taken for granted?

Perhaps Team Leader Snow Lee was wrong about Wang Zheng?

Snow Lee looked over at Wang Zheng. Her womanly instinct was telling her that Wang Zheng should not be such a person. Her instinct had never, ever been wrong. Did he choose to give up this round?

Wang Zheng's eyes were slightly closed. It seemed like he did not want to be bothered with all the gazes surrounding him.

"Lie Xin, listen to me and follow my words."

Just as Lie Xin was getting ready to get up to fight with all her life. Suddenly, there was a voice. This was… Wang Zheng's voice. Why?

Just that at this moment, there was no time to think of anything else. However, Lie Xin felt like there was suddenly a little more strength in her body, and something seemed to be guiding it. The flame arts then naturally followed this energy guide and circulated around her body.

Wang Zheng was also surprised by Lie Xin's trust. This was because if there was even a little resistance by the consciousness of the main body, his weak external consciousness would be immediately be rejected from the body.

In an instant, the flame arts had completed one circulatory cycle. Xu Dongsheng stepped forward. He was going to end this meaningless battle.

Boom…

An air billow exploded outwards. The Flame Executioner was vibrating tremendously and a strong blastwave surged out.

Xu Dongsheng was stunned, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Was it finally going to start? This was interesting.

For a heavily armored warrior, they were most unafraid of pressure. For them, the stronger their opponent was, the stronger they could become. They were most afraid of cowards, especially now. It was such a rare opportunity, and competing one round with a coward meant one round wasted, and one less round to become stronger.

Boom…

The Flame Executioner suddenly moved forward, Swift Horizontal Blade!

Buzz…

The flaming titanium blade and the gigantic ice frost shield clashed. The Snow Country Defender of Xu Dongsheng retreated two steps back from the blow of that blade.

As one who possessed a heavy armor mech with absolute defense, he was unexpectedly being pushed backwards by a smaller mech.

Xu Dongsheng's arm even felt a little numb… this girl was really powerful!

His mind had just started to wander, but the flaming blade had already arced towards him.

Skywards Explosion! This was an overhead smash!

Boom…

He raised his gigantic shield and there was a loud noise. The Snow Country Defender was directly beaten back and was kneeling on the ground. The ground beneath him exploded!

The Flame Executioner bounced back and landed easily onto the ground. A sword was pointing at Xu Dongsheng. "You won't get another opportunity. Show your strength now."

At this moment, Lie Xin felt like there was raging heat coming out of her body, like she would be able to defeat anyone. So long as that person was around, she would no longer have any fear of any opponent.

The Snow Country Defender stood up. Xu Dongsheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and suddenly a roar echoed.

The Snow Country Defender… attacked!

Carrying the gigantic shield, the Snow Country Defender suddenly slammed the gigantic shield onto the ground.

Boom…

The ground once again blew apart. A blast of cold air gushed straight at the Flame Executioner that was not far away. In an instant, the whole Flame Executioner mech was turned into an ice sculpture, and at this time, the Snow Country Defender also rushed out.

This was the actual strength of a person with a C-rank Ability X.

Zhang Shan and the rest were also astonished. They had suddenly recalled that Wang Zheng had once done this too, just that they had forgotten about it. Xu Dongsheng, who was before them, was also a person with an Ability X of such rank, and this was simply not something an average person would be able to defend against.

However, just as the Snow Country Defender was charging over, flame waves were emitted by the Flame Executioner. The ice chunks immediately turned into steam. The Flame Executioner moved to the flank of the Snow Country Defender instantly and started launching attacks.

Boom boom boom…

The Snow Country Defender of Xu Dongsheng was completely engulfed by the energy of the flaming blade. Did this woman also possess a C-rank Ability X???

To be able to melt his frozen seal meant that she possessed strength of the same rank. However, the opponent did not only cause fire injuries. This power…

The flaming blade was frantically slashing at him. Xu Dongsheng no longer held the arrogance from before. His Snow Country Defender was kind of in a difficult situation. As all these attacks were severely pressurizing him, his defenses were not as calm. What made things worse was that the frantic strikes were getting faster and faster, so fast that he was almost unable to catch up.

Whoosh!

The Flame Executioner slashed upwards with its blade ferociously before immediately giving a kick.

Boom…

Target hit!

She had disarmed the gigantic shield of the Snow Country Defender. The kick that followed immediately after caused the Snow Country Defender to stumble backwards for ten over steps before regaining balance.

Immediately there was cries of joy from the Solar System Federation's side, while Lear and Achilles were looking at each other in dismay. They were well aware of Lie Xin's strength, and she definitely did not have a C-rank Ability X. How did she suddenly improve?

Inside Lie Xin's heart, it was as though a ball of raging flames was being completely set free within her! She was not rushing to attack. The flaming blade was pointing directly at the opponent. "I will give your sword one chance. Bring out all your strength, and do not regret it!"

Xu Dongsheng howled with laughter. "Okay, okay. This is my first time meeting such an opponent. C-rank fire against C-rank ice, I want to see which of us is stronger!"

Whoosh!

With both hands holding onto the greatsword, cold air suddenly appeared and could be physically seen floating around and surrounding the Snow Country Defender.

Xu Dongsheng's Ability X had totally erupted. As for Lie Xin's side, not only the titanium blade, but the whole mech was in flames. This mech had been specially created for the people of the Lie family. At this moment, for the first time, the flame arts was fully released. Lie Xin felt like she was also going to combust with all the pent up energy. If she did not release it all, she felt that she might even explode.

All along Wang Zheng had been thinking the Lie Xin's condition was a little strange. Her body contained a very strong heat, but she was unable to release it. Perhaps it was that she did not dare to, or maybe it was because there was no appropriate situation, or that she was afraid that she would really burn herself. This skill was indeed not too suitable for women, but Lie Xin had found a way to rigidly perfect it. It was practically a miracle that she had not become mad perfecting it.

Facing an opponent who was a size bigger than her, Lie Xin had completely no fear. The people of the Lie family were born for such battles, and she would have no regrets even if she died.

Lie Xin had completely opened up her inner heart to Wang Zheng. This state of mind gave Wang Zheng a tremendous shock, as he had never thought that a girl could be like this. In Lie Xin's world, everything that she did was for the Lie family, for her close family and relatives; she had not thought about herself at all.

Wang Zheng's consciousness was currently driving the flame art to operate at a high speed, circulating faster and faster. Suddenly, the color of the flaming blade had turned slightly blue amidst the red.

Lie Wuqing's jaw looked as though it was going to fall off… how was this possible?

There had not been anyone who had been able to reach such a state for the last few hundred years. Had God just opened his eyes?

Both mech were committed and there was no turning back. They both launched an assault and advanced courageously.

Boom!

Both mecha intertwined and passed each other. It was obvious that the smaller Flame Executioner had slightly lost its balance, and it slid for ten over meters before it stopped. The whole mech was covered with a layer of ice. Meanwhile, it seemed as though nothing had happened to the Snow Country Defender.

The whole audience was extremely quiet. Who had won? Up till now, this was only a high-level clash…

Even in the gaze of Olivios, who had all along looked down on the whole world, there seemed to be an extra trace of interest.

Bang…

The greatsword in the Snow Country Defender broke in half. The mech was alright, but because the flames were not defended against, fire energy had entered the pilot's body. Xu Dongsheng's complexion was red, but his expression was considerably satisfied.

"What a blazing hot… blade!"

Boom…

The huge Snow Country Defender suddenly fell, while the ice frost of the Flame Executioner melted.

Unbelievably, Lie Xin had won the round. If it was not for that trace of blue flame, she would have been the one who would have lost.

At this point, Lie Xin had already used up all her strength. However, she was still carrying a smile on her face. What she was thinking of now was not her victory, but that just now she had actually let Wang Zheng's consciousness invade her own body. This was baring even more than physical nakedness, that gangster had actually gotten to take advantage of her…

First-aid staff immediately rushed in and brought out the two pilots. Lie Xin was only feeling weak. After all, she had defended against the attacks of the opponent. But for Xu Dongsheng, it was dreadful that he might need to take time to properly recuperate. For people with Ability X, they would be most fearful of their bodies being invaded by an opposing type of strength, as this might hamper their abilities in future. Furthermore, this time around, his injuries were pretty serious.

Out of everyone, Lie Wuqing was the most excited. This general had totally lost his self-control, and his eyes sockets were completely red. Meng Ao and Drachmach knew what this victory meant to the people of the Lie family, and they also could not help but to feel deeply moved. Nobody would have expected Lie Xin, who was believed to be the weakest symbol of the Lie Family, to overturn everything and become the most outstanding one in centuries. She had actually managed to practice to the extent of releasing blue flames.

Chapter 425: Snow Princess' Battle Invitation

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The Martians in the delegation were going crazy. The traces of pure blue light in that flame were so beautiful. This was not just ordinary blue flames. This type of blue colored fire energy was also known as fire essence. This was also the key to beating Xu Dongsheng in the end.

Both possessed low grade C-rank abilities, and Xu Dongsheng would still be considered much stronger than Lie Xin, who just had a break through and jumped two grades. It was just that a condition like Lie Xin's was just too rare. For Ability X, every advancement would require great effort and luck. Lie Xin, on the other hand, had actually ascended two grades higher. This outburst was a little too ferocious. The problem was that at the start Lie Xin was evidently much weaker than Xu Dongsheng, but how could she suddenly have such an outburst?

Lie Wuqing did not care too much about that. He was the happiest. This was a signal that the Lie family would rise again. Lie Xin's advancement in strength was nothing much. Even if it was in the martian army, there would also be many mature warriors who would be able to defeat Lie Xin. But the fact was that the Lie family represented political and religious power. For Lie Xin to have a breakthrough at this age, this was equivalent to breaking the shackles surrounding them. Even when they were at their lowest, the Martians were always firm about supporting the Lie family. And now that a turning point like this had appeared, the influence of the Lie family would definitely rise!

This would definitely be a change that would make a difference. There would definitely be an extremely important role for Lie Xin to play in stabilizing the internal situation of Mars.

Lie Wuqing was so happy that he did not know what to say. Just this gain had made this whole IG worthwhile. Of course, Meng Ao and Drachmach also understood this point. But it was just that the Solar System Federation team really kept encountering such situations. Looking from their actual strength, it was simply impossible for them to win this round. But as it happened, Wang Zheng had sent Lie Xin up and she had even won this round, and such a strange scene actually occurred.

Had Wang Zheng calculated such an outcome?

It was not just the two of them who had doubts, it was also the same for the rest of the people in the team. Everyone had spent such a long time together. Other than the fact that they were still unclear about the strength of Lear and Achilles, they more or less already had a grasp of Lie Xin's strength. She was not someone who would be able to defeat Xu Dongsheng.

"Wang Zheng, please don't tell me that you foresaw this!" Zhang Shan said as he wrapped his arm around Wang Zheng's shoulder. However, his eyes were still staring at Lear. Even though they were teammates, Zhang Shan still did not trust Lear.

In any case, since Lear also did not care much about Wang Zheng, if Wang Zheng did something right, it was something that he ought to, and Lear would be able to do better. And if Wang Zheng did something wrong, it would be like him being guilty of terrible crimes. He should have have let Lear done it.

Wang Zheng laughed. "How would I know? Maybe luck played some part."

He really did not expect Lie Xin to win, despite his confident demeanor. He had actually planned to let this round go, but mainly it was because he felt that Lie Xin's flame arts had reached a new level.

Hence, on one hand it was for him to observe her, and on the other hand he also hoped to give Lie Xin a chance. He did not expect for this to be such a win-win situation, that the flame arts of Lie Xin could have made use of this opportunity to break through a realm, and this also reflected on her Ability X.

Lie Xin knew best. How many years had it been since someone from the Lie family was able to break through this level? It was like the flame arts had reached the peak already. But just now, she had accomplished something that was almost a miracle. The subsequent improvement of Ability X was nothing much, as the Lie family was able to improve their Ability X through their arts, and this was something that others were not capable of.

However, all these improvements actually stemmed from Wang Zheng's help. He actually possessed telepathy as well! This Ability X was very rare. And the key thing was, it seemed like he understood the flame arts more than her, this was practically a miracle.

Lie Xin was filled with questions. Suddenly, she was reminded of the Sage's words. The Sage had once mentioned before that she would meet someone fated to change her destiny.

Was he referring to this?

After thinking carefully about it, Wang Zheng was an unfamiliar junior from Earth. What did he have that rendered the Sage to want to specially meet him, and even give him such special treatment? Could it be that Wang Zheng came from an influential background?

Lie Xin could already walk on her own when she came out. A sexy and beautiful woman when appearing to be slightly weak was even more lovely and delicate. It was rare to see this side of the high and mighty Miss Lie.

Looking at the people who were flocking over, Lie Xin suddenly said one sentence that got everyone split their sides laughing. "Mister Team Leader, you have to take responsibility now."

Wang Zheng was about to say his congratulations, but he was terrified…

What was she saying…

This ignited the gossip amongst everyone. While everyone was gossiping, Zhang Shan pulled Wang Zheng to the side. "F*ck, that's not right. When did you win Lie Xin's heart? You are too capable. Tell me, have you slept with her?"

Wang Zheng gave him a kick. "Go to h*ll. Even I am unable to make heads or tails out of this."

Lie Wuqing still did not feel assured about the Lie Xin's physical condition. He was going to personally bring Lie Xin for a checkup, but Lie Xin insisted in watching the rest of the battles. Her victory was nothing much; only when the whole team won could it be considered a success.

On the Hail Cloud Alliance's side, they had run into a little trouble. Snow Lee was sure that they could easily win the first round. However, it was unexpected that such an accident would occur. That was impossible. One's ability improvement was not like eating. How did she improve just like that?

Looking at Wang Zheng, that guy looked extremely calm and collected. It looked like it would not be easy to mess with him.

Who would be the representative for the Solar System team for the second battle?

With the Hail Cloud Alliance's current situation, Snow Lee would probably have to go up for the second round. If they let the Solar System Federation team get two points first, then the Solar System team would have the right to choose if they wanted to start a team battle. However, the Hail Cloud Alliance would prefer to hold the rights to initiate the team battle.

Wang Zheng also looked at Snow Lee. She clearly wanted to fight him. It was evident that this favored girl from the snow country wanted to fight at least one round with Wang Zheng.

Lear looked at Wang Zheng. "Let me take care of this round. No matter who the opponent is, I will be able to win."

Wang Zheng laughed. His rivalry with Lear had always existed. To be honest, Wang Zheng's personality was considered not bad, as he was able to befriend many people. However, for Lear, neither of them would ever be able to become friends; this was actual ice and fire. Since the start of the IG, Lear had lots of dirty tricks, as if he really thought that Wang Zheng was stupid. But it was just that Wang Zheng had no time or effort to spend on such trivial matters.

However, as the team leader, he would not allow Lear's voice to overwhelm his voice as the leader. If it was to volunteer to take the initiative for the whole team, Wang Zheng would naturally be supportive. But it was just that the attitude of this fellow was always as though he owed him something, and he himself could rise up to the position.

Wang Zheng smiled and shook his head. "I think I will handle the second round. Team Leader Snow Lee has already gone up herself."

Without noticing, Snow Lee had already gone up. For this battle, it should have been the Solar System Federation to send up their player first, but the team leader of the Hail Cloud Alliance went up first. It was obvious that she had the intention to force Wang Zheng to have a battle between leaders. This trick could kill two birds in one stone. If it was Wang Zheng who came up, then Snow Lee would just need to win to turn the tables. And if it was not Wang Zheng who came up, then she would also have gained the momentum. As this was a battle that Snow Lee must win, regardless of whether she faced Lear or Achilles, she could not underestimate anyone.

Lear frowned. "Wang Zheng, this is not a trifling matter. Even though you are the team leader, you are still injured. And the opponent also restrains you."

Even though on the surface he was pretending to be righteous, in reality, regardless of his tone or what he said, all of it was a challenge to Wang Zheng's authority as the team leader. It was like the team leader was a child he was taking care of, it was just an empty title.

"Lear, honestly, please just sit down. You seem to have forgotten that he helped us to fight and brought us all the way here. Don't act pretentious."

The one who spoke was Taros. It was like Taros had disappeared for the last few battles. No one was willing to pay attention to him. He was once the focus of attention, like a steamed bun whom everyone would want. However, no one was interested in him anymore. Taros was no doubt the one who hated Lear the most. This person was despicable and treacherous, hostile and heartless, he abandoned people just like that. And at this moment, he did not care about spilling salt on Lear's wound.

Zhang Shan was very happy. "Taros, you are finally saying something sensible, haha."

"Lear, just follow what the Team Leader says. We are the Solar System Federation team, we have to stay united and follow our commander." Lie Xin said.

This was the first time where she had clearly stood on Wang Zheng's side. And saying such a thing also meant that she was willing to follow Wang Zheng's commands and that she recognized Wang Zheng as the team leader. This was not an easy thing to do for the prideful people of the Lie family. It would not have been possible if she was not sincerely willing to.

As for the people of the Lie family, to support one so publicly meant that he had become a friend of the Lie family. At least it meant that he had a friendly relationship with Mars.

Lear took a look at Achilles. Achilles had no reaction and did not declare his position, so it was evident that he was in a neutral position. It was obvious the Achilles would not obey anyone. However, since they were at the IG, victory would come first before any other thing.

"Wang Zheng, are your injuries alright?"

"It's a small matter. It's not like we are calling for a Heavenly Battle." Wang Zheng stood up and exercised his muscles and bones for a bit. Coming to this stage, how could he have missed a battle of this level, especially when the opponent also had an ice Ability X? To be honest, in terms of Ability X, he was still a rookie. Except for letting it burst outwards, he knew nothing else. This battle was just nice and would allow him to learn.

The second round was very likely to be able to determine the direction of the competition, as it was a team leader battle.

Snow Lee laughed. "You are really courageous, very different from the rest of the people from Earth."

Wang Zheng shook his head. "That means that you know too few people from Earth."

At least from the people who Wang Zheng were familiar with, there were quite a few real men, such as Qiangsen. A person's strength might be big or small, but as long as he was pressing forward courageously in his own world, it would be sufficient.

Unknowingly, Wang Zheng blinked his eyes at Aina, and Aina smiled. Snow Lee, one of the most eye-catching rookies of this round's IG. The Hail Cloud Alliance had not had a female warrior from the year of the Dancing Ice Dragon appear for a very long time.

"I guess the chance of Wang Zheng winning is higher," Aina suddenly said.

Even though Aurora was a little dejected, facing the question from the Royal Princess Highness, he was still very respectful. "The performance of Wang Zheng was indeed breathtaking, but I think Snow Lee still has a higher chance of winning. As she is a girl, she is being highly underestimated. And actually, the Hail Cloud Alliance has not had a fated girl of the year of the Dancing Ice Dragon appear for a very long time. The information that I have states that Olivios once fought against Snow Lee when he was in Academy X."

"So what was the result?" Aina was stunned. She was initially very calm, but suddenly she felt a little worried as it was clear the Olivios would not wantonly challenge people.

Aurora smiled bitterly. "With Olivios' character, anyone who fought against him would definitely have to lie down for a week at least. And in his eyes, he doesn't distinguish between males and females. But on the second day, Snow Lee was completely fine, and since then, nobody had dared to provoke Snow Lee in Academy X. I guess it was a draw."

Even though Aslan had been extremely ambitious in this year's IG, Arbiter was their biggest rival from the start because regardless of Aurora or Oz, they were not as good as Olivios in a 1v1 fight. Perhaps when it came to innate skill and training, everyone was about the same, but after leaving Academy X, all Olivios had experienced were real battles, and they were of the most cruel types. And it was only Arbiter that was able to provide such training, and the disparity had started to widen from there.

Aslan… they were not cruel enough. At least when it came to the strength of their individual warriors, a disparity still existed.