Faced with Ba Yan’s immense and almost tangible battle intent, Qin Feng spoke no more.
He simply, and slowly, brought the Long Spear in his hand to a horizontal position before his chest.
HUMMM—!
The spear’s shaft let out a low hum, like the cry of a dragon.
An aura, just as powerful but more restrained and profound, began to quietly emanate from within him.
If Ba Yan was a towering, majestic snow-capped mountain with its sharp peaks on full display...
Then Qin Feng, at this moment, was a bottomless, boundless starry sky, teeming with hidden currents.
The battle was on the verge of erupting!
In the stands, tens of millions of eyes were locked dead-on the two figures in the arena.
Everyone knew this would be the most spectacular, the most intense, and the most suspenseful peak showdown since the start of this year’s rookie tournament!
The referee’s voice rang out at the perfect moment.
"Match... begin!"
The moment the words were spoken!
BOOM!!!
The black alloy ground beneath Ba Yan’s feet erupted!
His body, as heavy as a mountain, moved with a terrifying speed that completely defied his frame. He transformed into a silvery-white afterimage, instantly crossing hundreds of meters!
The Horse-Slaying Saber in his hand moved without a single flourish or flashy technique; it was a simple, ferocious upward slash aimed directly at Qin Feng!
[Second-level Killing Technique - Mountain Splitting Style]!
This slash was simplicity itself, embodying the very concept of "strength" to its absolute limit!
Wherever the blade passed, the air was violently displaced, creating a piercing sonic boom. A massive, crescent-shaped wave of silver blade energy shot forth from the saber, surging toward Qin Feng like a monstrous tidal wave!
Faced with this earth-shattering slash, Qin Feng’s pupils contracted sharply.
’So fast! So heavy!’
Ba Yan’s life force index was nearly forty points higher than his.
But Qin Feng’s physical constitution was on another level entirely—comparable to that of a monstrous Embryonic Stage Starry Sky Beast!
In terms of stamina, recovery, and instantaneous burst power, he was even stronger than Ba Yan!
"Bring it on!"
Instead of retreating, Qin Feng advanced. With a powerful stomp, he charged forward to meet the monstrous wave of blade energy head-on!
In an instant, the Long Spear in his hand seemed to transform into a flood dragon heading out to sea!
[Dragon and Snake Spear - Dragon and Snake Joint Attack]!
The spear struck like a dragon, its power coiling like a snake!
A beam of spear light, condensed to its absolute limit and wreathed in the phantoms of a dragon and a snake, slammed into the crescent-shaped wave of silver blade energy!
CLANG—!!!!
A deafening clash of metal, loud enough to seemingly shatter the entire Glory Colosseum and pierce the heavens, exploded outward!
A terrifying Energy Shock Wave, centered on the point of impact, formed a visible white ripple in the air that furiously swept out in all directions!
The entire massive arena groaned under the force of the impact, as if on the verge of collapse!
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
Under the force of the violent impact, Qin Feng was knocked back three steps uncontrollably!
Each step left a footprint several inches deep in the hard alloy floor!
He felt an overwhelming force, like a collapsing mountain, surge up the spear’s shaft, shaking his entire arm until it went numb.
’Such immense strength!’
Qin Feng’s heart tightened.
Across from him, Ba Yan wasn’t faring much better.
Although he held the advantage in raw strength, Qin Feng’s Control Realm spear technique had sent a bizarre, yielding, spiraling force into the body of his saber.
This energy continuously dissipated his power, leaving him with the frustrating sensation of punching cotton.
He too slid back several meters before steadying himself.
"Again!"
The battle intent in Ba Yan’s eyes blazed even hotter!
His first strike having failed to decide the match, he renewed his assault!
The Horse-Slaying Saber in his hands became a silver storm of death, each slash flowing into the next without end. Like quicksilver flooding the ground, his attacks were inescapable, madly enveloping Qin Feng!
[Second-level Perfection Killing Technique—Seven Styles of the Raging Torrent]!
Faced with this ferocious, storm-like assault, Qin Feng’s gaze grew incredibly focused.
His footwork fell into a profound rhythm as he constantly moved and dodged.
The Long Spear in his hand became an impenetrable shield, sometimes blocking, sometimes parrying, and sometimes, like a Spiritual Snake flicking its tongue, stabbing at Ba Yan’s openings from impossible angles.
[Thousand Soldiers Spear - Thousand Soldiers Guarding]!
[Fierce Bird Fist Art - Fierce Owl Technique]!
For a time, the entire central arena was transformed into a deadly Purgatory filled with the ringing of steel!
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The Horse-Slaying Saber and the Long Spear clashed madly at a terrifying frequency of tens, even hundreds, of times per second.
Flying sparks bloomed across the arena like brilliant fireworks!
The two fought from the east side of the arena to the west, then from the south to the north!
Everywhere they went, the hard alloy floor was carved up by crisscrossing waves of blade energy and spear light, leaving it a complete, ravaged mess.
In the stands, the tens of millions of spectators were utterly dumbfounded, their blood boiling with excitement!
"Too... too incredible! Now this is a true peak showdown!"
"Senior Ba Yan’s saber work is absolutely domineering! Every slash looks like it could split the heavens and earth! Is this the power of a Second-level Perfection Killing Technique?"
"Qin Feng is no less impressive! His spear work is like a form of art! His offense and defense are one, completely impenetrable. He can even find opportunities to counterattack amidst Senior Ba Yan’s torrential onslaught!"
"They’re evenly matched! They’re actually fighting on even terms!"
Everyone could see it.
This battle had already gone far beyond a simple comparison of their stats.