Ch 111 - Battle of Strength
As both sides ascended the stage, the member from the Bai Da Battle Team was a short but stout fellow. He was only 1.6 metres tall or so, but his shoulders were almost as broad as his body's length! His arms were thick and muscled, and with a flick of his wrist, four Icy Jade Physical Jewels appeared in a thick mist, before two large heavy hammers appeared in his grasp swiftly – his Consolidated Weapons.
His two heavy hammers were almost 13 inches in diameter! Together with his well-built frame, it painted quite a sight.
Crow, seeing that this stout man had two Physical Jewels Consolidated into a pair of hammers, had a gleam in her eyes. Grinning, she brought out both her legendary hammers, crying out. "Shorty, you want to compete in physical strength with me?"
"Compete we shall. Your Father, I, have never been afraid of anyone in terms of physical strength. You big chick, do not think I might be small, but in terms of 'that', I am extremely powerful. Haven't you heard of the term, short but powerful? Heh... heh..." As he said that, he gave a lustful leer.
Crow struck her axes in front of her, giving forth a loud clash as she exclaimed as well, not backing down. "Shorty, this 'old mother' will sandwich you to death! Come on!"
Hearing the two exchange words, the judge immediately broke out in a cold sweat; he was almost suspecting what these two were here for. Quickly, he shouted out: "Both sides, mind your words, if not I'll suspend both of you. Do not forget that you are representing your empires. Introduce yourselves."
Hearing the judge's warning, both Crow and the stout fellow from the Bai Da Battle Team reined it in.
"Fei Li Battle Team, Crow."
"Bai Da Battle Team, Xu Chuan."
The judge did not bother reminding them of anything else, quickly saying. "Begin."
He then leaped back, not wanting to be caught between the two.
Zhou Weiqing could not help but laugh at their exchange.
*BANG!*
As soon as the judge shouted, Xu Chuan stomped his feet on the ground. His short body shot forth like a cannonball, his hammers striking down from the sky toward Crow's head.
As he jumped up into the air, a round-shaped pauldron appeared around both his shoulders. Naturally, those were his other two Consolidated Equipment. More importantly, all four of his Consolidated Equipment had sockets, and they were clearly all at least Grandmaster Consolidating Equipment or higher. At this point, all four of them lit up in a brilliant red light, as his shoulders were enveloped in a fiery red light, and as his entire body flew in mid-air, he seemed like a huge round fireball.
The light in Crow's eyes brightened, and she moved her legs apart in a ready stance, the axes in her hands sweeping upwards as she shouted. "OPEN!"
With a loud explosion that reverberated in the ears of the entire crowd, it almost shook the Plaza. The Battle Team members in their respective Resting Houses were the closest to the stage, and in that moment, many of their ears were ringing.
Zhou Weiqing raised his hand leisurely and formed a barrier in front of the Fei Li Team Rest House, discarding the entire force.
No one noticed that change since everyone was entirely focused on the battle going on the stage.
As the axes and hammers clashed, Xu Chuan bounced back upwards, while Crow's feet both sank deep into the stage. In the next moment, Xu Chuan struck down again, and the axes and hammers clashed continuously, a fierce fiery light sparking constantly, accompanying the loud explosive crashes as a clash of might happened on stage.
Xiao Yan, seated beside Zhou Weiqing, exclaimed suddenly, his face changing. "That's a Secret Arts Fire Warrior! Someone has actually cultivated in that route?!"
Xiao Yan was very familiar with it and quickly gave a summary of it to his team members.
Zhou Weiqing had no interest as he kept watching the fight with interest.
At this point, the fight on the stage was reaching its climax.
As a Secret Arts Fire Warrior, Xu Chuan's strength was not inferior to Crow's. As such, as both of them clashed time and again, the shockwaves reverberated around the plaza, causing the sturdy stage to tremble.
Crow's face was calm, the axes in her hands swirling about with all her martial skill, smashing hard into Xu Chuan's hammers as he flew about in mid-air, making use of the force of their blows to stay in the air, then using the downward force of his blows to increase their strength against Crow.
Such a contest of strength was definitely a crowd-pleaser, and the audience cheers swamped the entire plaza like waves. As compared to the first fight, this one definitely roused their spirits and fired their blood.
In their Resting House, Zhou Weiqing, Lin TianAo, and the rest of the team were smiling. They knew that barring any major surprises, they had secured this fight.
Although Xu Chuan's secret arts had allowed him to boost his strength to terrifying levels, it was still after all the boosts from his Consolidated Equipment AND Stored Skills.
On the other hand, Crow was only using Heavenly Energy to boost herself, mainly using her own physique inherited from being a member of the Gold Crow Tribe. She had not even used her Consolidated Equipment or Stored Skills at all!
In the next clash, when Xu Chuan's body bounced back upwards in midair, he gave an abrupt shout, the diminishing flames around his body suddenly flared out once more, blazing in a new life as the red flames turned orange. His entire aura suddenly changed as well.
Strangely, he actually paused in midair for a second, before he struck downwards at Crow once more.
This time, his speed was obviously slower than before, but the hammers in his hands were stained an orange-red flame, giving it a horrifying feel that struck the very soul.
Just like how all the members of the Fei Li Battle Team were so adamant about victory, so was the Bai Da Battle Team.
In order to achieve victory, Xu Chuan was not afraid to sacrifice himself.
In the Fei Li Battle Team Rest House, everyone except Zhou Weiqing stood up abruptly to see what had happened. What Xu Chuan was using was just too familiar to them… Igniting his Flame of Life!
However, in the next instant, everyone was stunned, as the scene played out in front of them in an unbelievable way.
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