Swhoosh! Everyone else, watch as normal! "
I returned to the edge of the arena and leaned against the railing. Then, I smiled at the girls. "Alright, the next three 1v1s are up to you guys!"
Beiming Xue replied, "Don't worry, everyone else, watch as normal!"
The second match was between Beiming Xue and Amber Eyes. Her opponent was a dark swordsman who was very similar to my Undead Swordsman.
The two people were teleported into the arena one after the other. The man with amber eyes was about 25 years old. He held a sharp blade and was dressed in black armor. He looked at Beiming Xue with a gloomy expression. After a low shout, the tip of his sword began to glow with a blood-red light. It was none other than Undead Energy. Unfortunately, Undead Energy was only effective against living units. Beiming Xue was an undead archer who was born as an Asura. This Undead Energy was destined to be useless.
Beiming Xue retreated quickly with small steps while holding her longbow. She wanted to put some distance between herself and her opponent first before waiting for the match to begin. Her amber eyes were already closing in on the edge of the barrier zone, and an aggressive aura was about to burst out of her.
“3！”
“2！”
“1！”
Battle begins!
His amber eyes locked onto a withered tree around Beiming Xue, and he abruptly activated Charge. Before he even stopped, he swung his sword horizontally and shouted, "Omnidirectional Slash!"
Boom!
Beiming Xue's blade split into two and swept in all directions. Beiming Xue was hit, and her HP dropped by a huge chunk — 62993!
We almost suffocated when we saw this. Thank goodness it was Beiming Xue who was wearing the Windchaser set. Any other archer would've been one-shot!
Beiming Xue activated Bow God and shot a Bone Eroding Arrow while retreating. She needed to lower the enemy's Defense first, or it would be difficult to win!
After the Bone Eroding Arrow, she used Evil Spirit Volley. She swung her bow and fired all the arrows at her opponent.
His amber eyes danced like sharp blades as he chased after the Evil Spirit Volley. Clang clang clang clang! His reaction speed and skill caused the spectators to gasp in amazement. This was especially true considering that he was blocking Beiming Xue's Evil Spirit Volley. His skill was simply too amazing.
Amber Eyes activated War Rampage and caught up to Beiming Xue in the blink of an eye. He raised his sword and shouted, "Die, dark archer — Dark Slash!"
His blade glowed brightly. Just as the attack was about to land, Beiming Xue suddenly pulled out a dagger from her waist and raised it!
Clang!
She … she parried the attack successfully. no one would've thought that an archer could do something like this!
Beiming Xue still lost over 10000 HP from the powerful impact. Sliding backward along the grass, she raised her bow and fired a Mountain Stagger Arrow + Spiraling Arrow Blade combo!
“69920！”
“81837！”
Amber Eyes paled in shock at Beiming Xue's proficiency in leveraging his opponent's strength, and at Beiming Xue's incredible Defense penetration. Amber Eyes' Defense was clearly high, but after being weakened by the Bone Eroding Arrow and the Windchaser set's Defense penetration property, it was reduced to a third-rate Defense. How could it possibly survive Beiming Xue's attacks?
"Die!"
Beiming Xue's eyes turned cold as she raised her bow to the sky. An arrow flew into the air and fell from the sky in the blink of an eye. It was the seventh-promotion skill, Skypiercer!
Boom boom boom...
Amber Eyes knelt in a deep hole in the ground. His last bit of HP was gone, and his body went limp. He died! 1: 0.
Beiming Xue won a small point for the team.
The second round quickly began, and the two of them stared at each other again.
Amber Eyes thought to himself for a moment, but he didn't say anything.
Beiming Xue pursed her lips and played with the bow and arrows in her hands. After hanging out with Lin Yixin for a long time, Beiming Xue had learned how to use a dagger. Her survivability in melee combat had increased exponentially. It was a good thing.
The countdown ended, and the battle began again!
Amber Eyes roared and used Charge again. Quadrangular Slash + Dark Slash came at almost the same time. Quadrangular Slash was an AoE skill that couldn't be blocked easily. Beiming Xue swung her dagger and parried the Dark Slash. But this time, Beiming Xue had miscalculated.
Amber Eyes smiled and grabbed Beiming Xue's arm with his right hand. He growled, "You're dead, Beiming Xue — Soul Imprisoning Rage!"
A giant bloody arm rose from the ground and grabbed Beiming Xue's body. Soul Imprisoning Rage immobilized Beiming Xue for 7 seconds!
"It's over!" He Yi and Lin Yixin said at almost the same time.
As expected, Beiming Xue couldn't move even with the protection of the Windchaser set. Amber Eyes swung his sword again, and Beiming Xue was sent out of the ring.
1: 1. It was a draw for now!
Beiming Xue returned to the edge of the ring and said, "I didn't know he had Soul Imprisoning Rage this time, but I won't give him a chance to get close to me next time. Don't worry, big bro and sister Eve, I'll get that 1 point for sure!"
I nodded. "Mn. Go, girl. We all believe in you …"
Beiming Xue: "..."
… …
We entered the ring once more. The final match was a favorite among book fans: Victory!
Amber Eye's expression grew darker and darker. He knew that the outcome of this match was incredibly important, and if they won, they would have a chance to turn the tide. If they didn't, there was no guarantee that they would be able to defeat Lian Xin in the third match. After all, Lian Xin had defeated Warsky, Blue Sky Scar, and many other top-tier experts at Poplar Valley. She had even fought the Fruit Knife Goddess to a standstill, and she had almost killed the Fruit Knife Goddess in the process. Anyone would be impressed by her strength.
Unfortunately, Beiming Xue wasn't easy to deal with either. The dark archer was famous in China since a long time ago, and she was the unspoken leader of the archer class. Moreover, Beiming Xue's skill and equipment were top-tier. If not for the fact that heavy armor classes countered archers, Amber Eyes wouldn't have stood a chance at all.
The battle began, and the ground trembled slightly. Amber Eyes stepped on the countless leaves and grass as he dashed forward. He only had one goal — to get close to Beiming Xue and use Soul Binding Wrath to one-shot her. Otherwise, he wouldn't stand a chance!
Beiming Xue kept retreating as she fired Spiraling Arrow Blade + Evil Spirit Volley at Amber Eyes, dealing huge chunks of damage to him. The Windchaser set ignored 40% of his Defense, and Amber Eyes was in so much pain that he wanted to die. In the blink of an eye, he had lost more than half of his HP.
When Amber Eyes only had 25% of his HP left, he finally decided to throw caution to the wind and activated Charge!
However, Beiming Xue immediately used Leap and appeared 20 yards behind him. Then, she fired a Skypiercer at Amber Eyes, causing him to grit his teeth in anger.
Bang bang bang!
Skypiercer slammed into his war helmet and hurt like hell. Amber Eyes knew that he was going to lose, but he wasn't willing to give up. He raised his sword and charged Beiming Xue.
"Hmph …"
Beiming Xue snorted. Finally, she couldn't hold it in any longer. She waved her hand and unleashed her Divine General Skill. Well of the Abyss appeared beneath Amber Eyes' feet and devoured the dark swordsman for 15 seconds.
Just as the 15 seconds were about to end, Beiming Xue's Spiraling Arrow Blade arrived and killed him before he could react!
It was now 2: 1, and Beiming Xue had scored a point.
… …
The overall score was now 2: 0. Not far away from the waiting area, a group of Sword Lord of Jianghu players was no longer as arrogant as before. Their confidence that they had won was now gone, and their priority now was to figure out how to deal with Lian Xin and how to explain themselves to the boss of China's VR department after they lost the match. After all, they had been paid a lot of money, and they had no choice but to perform well. At the very least, they had to enter the semi-finals and participate in the internationals. Otherwise, they would have no choice but to kill themselves first and thank Guo Jia later.
The third match was Lian Xin's turn. Wielding the Thunder God Scepter, she said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll win for sure. Ancient Sword Lord of Jianghu is destined to enter the semi-finals and become the champions!"
I nodded. "Don't underestimate your enemy, Little Xin!"
"Got it!"
… …
Lian Xin was VSLang Ash. Lang Ash was a balding uncle who looked to be around 35 years old. He was a magic swordsman with a blood-colored longsword in his hand, and no one knew how strong he was.
The moment the match began, Lang Ash charged forward and ignited flames all over his blade. It was a sign that he was a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts. If he infused fire magic into his sword, his attack would be several times stronger than a normal sword skill. Even Lian Xin might not be able to block it.
Unfortunately, Lian Xin wasn't planning to give her opponent a chance to get close to her. She raised her scepter and created three Origin Force Fields in front of her. Caught off guard, Lang Ash crashed into the Origin Force Fields and got a nosebleed. He probably didn't think that Lian Xin's judgment would be this terrifying. Fans of the book also loved to read:
Ice Spiral Matrix!
A giant blade of ice engulfed Lang Ash's body, and his HP dropped rapidly.
“90289！”
Her attack power was so terrifying that Lang Ash's face almost turned the color of pig liver. He hurriedly circled around the Origin Force Fields and summoned an icicle with one hand and a Blazing Sword in the other. Then, he growled, "Do you want to die?!"
As the name implied, a magic swordsman was still a swordsman. If you wanted to kill your opponent, you had to get close to them.
The straight trajectory of the charge was extremely fast!
Lian Xin moved in an arc with a smile on her face. It was another Origin Force Field!
"Bang!"
Lang Ash nearly got a concussion and lost a chunk of his HP. Before he could react, Lian Xin killed him with a Dimensional Storm!
1: 0. Lian Xin's win rate was so high that she didn't give her opponent a chance at all.
… …
In the second round, Smoke and Ash switched tactics. He tried to get close to Lian Xin while firing icicles at her. Unfortunately, he soon realized that something was amiss. Every time he hit Lian Xin, she lost 10% of her Psionic Shield's durability, but every time Lian Xin hit him, he lost 70,000 HP …
By the time Lang Ash realized what was going on, Lian Xin had already surrounded him with twelve Origin Force Fields. Then, an Ice Spiral Matrix later, the battle was over!
With a score of 3: 0, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls successfully eliminated Sword Lord of Jianghu from the semifinals. At the distance, Now and Forever was gritting his teeth with bloodshot eyes.