The Devil Muscle gritted his teeth, exerting all his strength to perform a magic-like spell.
He opened his mouth and spat out—Hellfire!
The raging flames surged towards Bao Ligen, triggering the passive defense of the Magic Structure.
The Magic Light Shield was thin but firm, solidly blocking the Hellfire outside. Bao Ligen, standing within, didn’t even feel a trace of heat.
"So strong, I am so strong!" Bao Ligen incredulously clenched his fist, then looked at the Devil Muscle, who was desperately spewing fire.
He gently extended a single index finger.
The next moment, a bit of white light emerged from the fingertip.
The white light shot out, forming a thin line that directly pierced through the Devil Muscle’s body.
The Hellfire abruptly stopped, the Devil Muscle rolled his eyes, and slowly leaned back, then collapsed with a thud.
"What kind of Magic Structure is this?!"
"I’ve never seen it before; it should be a new type of military equipment from the Frost Kingdom."
"The speed at which it was donned is simply amazing, almost instantaneous."
"Let me see, its energy system seems to be different from the mainstream!"
"The most crucial thing is its excellent concealment effect. Before it was activated, I couldn’t detect it at all."
"Parameters, I need its specific parameters!"
In an instant, numerous Transcendents were alerted.
Many people directly walked out of the spatial layers and emerged from their independent Observation Rooms.
One by one, the Golden Level Transcendent auras quickly filled the entire dueling field.
The audience was in an uproar, suddenly realizing that so many Golden Level Transcendents were watching the duel.
The Mage Tide Heart of the Green Sea Kingdom stood with a Sea Star necklace on her ample bosom.
The Dwarf Iron Arm, a grand master of the Forging Kingdom, and the next chief warrior of the kingdom stood shoulder to shoulder.
Yellow Tooth Grime, a green-skinned troll from the Cavity Tribe of the Wilderness Continent, carried a three-meter-long thorny wooden club on his back.
Ye Suifeng, the Forest Elf Mage from Luoye Academy, was performing Reconnaissance Magic.
Wild warrior Lei Kuang from the Thunder Cloud Tribe of the Frost Continent, with blue hair like sharp needles, stood erect, the tips occasionally crackling with electricity.
Red Coral Seasing, a male bard from the Merman Clan of the Tide Song Settlement, held a shell-patterned dressing mirror in one hand and a powder puff in the other, applying makeup to his face.
Wind Walker Grass Feather, a Grassland Elf Archer from the Golden Grass Alliance, carried a One-Handed Sword, his face indifferent.
...
Goodness, the unveiling of the Magic Structure revealed numerous hidden powerful individuals.
"It turns out so many state guests have already landed on the island," sighed the Dragon-man youth.
Those sent as emissaries by their respective forces were without exception Golden Level.
It’s not that these forces don’t have Holy Domain Level members, but the Holy Domain Level should not be moved lightly. Unless specifically invited by the Frost Kingdom, according to the rules, they only send Golden Level members at most.
The individual combat power of the Holy Domain Level is too strong, causing too much destruction, and if they come rashly, they would be regarded as ill-intentioned enemies by the Frost Kingdom and be guarded against.
The duel arena owner announced the end of the duel, and Bao Ligen became the winner of this duel.
"Humph, relying on the Magic Structure provided by the military, what’s the big deal!" Many of the Devil Muscle’s supporters were indignant but could only accept it.
After all, equipping has never been prohibited in duels.
Subsequently, a military representative stepped into the field, stood beside Bao Ligen, and introduced loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to introduce our country’s flagship product, the Magic Structure [Cold Pudding]. It adopts our latest developed energy core [Vortex Energy Blue Gemstone], abandoning the mainstream 221 energy transmission framework and using our independently developed 741 transmission framework..."
The military representative’s series of introductions left the entire field silent, everyone pricked up their ears, listening attentively.
Finally, the military representative said: "This Magic Structure is only available in the Golden Level. If you are interested, this afternoon at the exhibition hall of the Warm Snow Cup in the Royal Capital, our country will present the corresponding product, and you can try it then."
Zi Di’s eyes flashed: "The Extraordinary Level reached the Golden Level. This Magic Structure [Cold Pudding] seems to be high-end military technology that the Frost Kingdom is focusing on recommending to the international market."
Saying this, Zi Di looked at the Dragon-man youth, a look of obvious worry on her face.
"Bao Ligen might challenge the squad leader, you know," Zi Di said assertively.
It’s not just that the Dragon-man youth is growing, Zi Di is also learning quite a bit from Cang Xu.
Now, her insight into human nature is much deeper, and seeing Bao Ligen mastering a Magic Structure, she immediately realized the change.
Previously, Bao Ligen wasn’t much of a threat, but now that he holds a military heavyweight, naturally, killing intent arises.
There’s a high probability that Bao Ligen will actively challenge the Dragon-man youth!
Bao Ligen has this kind of personality, his dissatisfaction with the Dragon-man youth is evident. He is impulsive, and even if the Royal Family spoke, it would be hard to restrain his every move.
After all, this guy is an old offender of breaking military discipline.
The Dragon-man youth nodded, his face composed: "This way, Bao Ligen indeed becomes troublesome."
If he switches to Fishman Form, the youth is confident he can still crush Bao Ligen.
The Dragon-man youth himself is a tri-discipline practitioner of Divine Power, Mana, and Fighting Energy, all reaching the Golden Level. In terms of equipment, he is much stronger than Bao Ligen. Because he has the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale], and as a proxy god walker, he can fully utilize the power of the Divine Artifact, toying with Bao Ligen as he pleases, all within a single thought.
But the problem is, the Fishman Form cannot be overused, and the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale] cannot be exposed.
In participating in the National Ceremony Duel, the youth has to use his Dragon-man Form. This is about Faith, after all, what the public recognizes is this identity and image.
If the youth uses Fishman Form to duel, he would have to start from scratch and begin accumulating fame. It’s too late for that; simply insufficient for him to compete for the Duel Godhood.
And if he battles in Dragon-man Form, the youth can only use Fighting Energy, Combat Skills, and some magic-like spells, at most some equipment and items.
In this case, can he handle Bao Ligen with a Magic Structure?
Zi Di was unsure, and the Dragon-man youth was also unclear.
For he still did not know how much ability this [Cold Pudding] Magic Structure truly possessed.
Zi Di: "We lack critical information, but fortunately, [Cold Pudding] will be exhibited, and we can try it, greatly aiding our judgment."
The Dragon-man youth nodded, knowing what was most important right now: "Don’t say anything, just return quickly."
Although using the Divine Country Descent Technique, the Dragon-man youth could immediately return to the Royal Capital, the two ultimately decided on the teleportation array of the great soldier city.
After all, they had used the teleportation array to come openly from the Royal Capital over here.
Returning to the exhibition hall of the Warm Snow Cup, Zi Di and the Dragon-man youth found it already crowded.
Especially the military’s exhibition hall.
"The news really spread quickly," sighed Zi Di.
The Dragon-man youth squeezed through the crowd, after negotiating with the relevant staff, returned to Zi Di, shaking his head: "There are too many people, and only one Magic Structure is available for trial. If we queue now, it would take a month for our turn. Maybe we can find internal members of the guild?"
The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps already had some connections in the Alchemy Guild.
They themselves had supported the Cai Jing faction and had close ties with Elder Shuanglian, who held real power, so their influence in the Alchemy Guild was not weak.
However, their attempt to pull strings and cut in line failed.
The military side directly refused, standing firm, offering no room for negotiation.
This was quite understandable.
On one hand, although the duelist with military background temporarily paused against the survivors, the relationship between them wasn’t genuinely improved.
On the other hand, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps is backed by "arms dealers," also engaging in the arms business, which conflicts with the military’s sales plans, clarifying the competitive relationship as peers.
Lastly, the military would, of course, choose to prioritize elite customers, allowing them to experience first and promote more orders.