"————"
As if all the cheers around them had been isolated, for a moment, an indescribable silence emerged between Fang Li and Amagiri Ayato.
Watching Fang Li's calm expression and hearing his indifferent words, Amagiri Ayato seemed to comprehend the kind of determination that lay within him and his expression slowly became solemn.
"Ayato…"
On the side, Sasamiya Saya seemed to sense the atmosphere between the two and she softly called out to Amagiri Ayato.
Although her voice lacked some fluctuations, giving a sense of absence of enthusiasm and emotion, as childhood friends for many years, Amagiri Ayato could still perceive the seriousness carried in Sasamiya Saya's voice.
It was a tone that said that they should not underestimate their opponent's strength.
At this moment, Amagiri Ayato nodded and whispered, "This might be a tougher opponent than Toudou-San and Julis San. We must be careful."
"Understood," Sasamiya Saya immediately responded.
In response, Cecily, who was standing at Fang Li's side, smiled defiantly and said, "Don't forget about me. As the one who defeated the combination of 'Shippuu Jinrai' and 'Glühen Rose,' let me see how much weight you carry."
Hearing this, the expressions of Amagiri Ayato and Sasamiya Saya became even more tense.
The two did not doubt Cecily's strength.
After all, in the previous "Phoenix Festa," videos of Cecily securing the runner-up position were still widely circulated. At that time, Cecily had not yet learned Seisenjutsu.
Despite that, she had the strength to achieve the runner-up position. Now, having mastered the Seisenjutsu technique and even becoming the leader of Jie Long's Water Faction, the strength she possessed was evident.
"So, let's reveal our true abilities in action." With these words, Cecily stepped back.
Fang Li also looked deeply at Amagiri Ayato, then reached towards his waist, retrieving the pure white activation body.
"Zing————!"
Dazzling white light emanated from the pure white Urm Manadyte, causing Mana to converge extremely fast, forming an energy sword blade.
The sword blade flowed with a sacred radiance, illuminating all around, prompting the voice of the live broadcast announcer.
"Oooh! Contestant Fang actually took out an Ogre Lux right from the start!"
"Finally seeing this Ogre Lux again. Indeed, even Contestant Fang, who was deeply hidden and never revealed his strength, can't continue to hide his abilities in the finals."
The fact that Fang Li possessed an Ogre Lux was no longer a secret.
However, after the battle with Ardi and Rimsy, Fang Li did not use the Ogre Lux again. Coupled with the lack of much information about Bo Xie from the operations side, everything about this Ogre Lux remained mysterious. Now, seeing it again naturally aroused attention and excitement among the audience.
Among others, Amagiri Ayato and Sasamiya Saya seemed to have some information about Fang Li's Ogre Lux.
After all, this Ogre Lux had been in Seidoukan Academy for analysis and research before. Claudia, the Student Council president, had already shared this information with Amagiri Ayato and Sasamiya Saya.
"So, this is Bo Xie?"
At this moment, Amagiri Ayato, gazing intently at Fang Li's Ogre Lux, took a deep breath and also took out the pure black activation body from his waist.
"Hum————!"
Amid the trembling sound of the air, the red Urm Manadyte on the activation body lit up, causing three-dimensional image-like building blocks to flash at the hilt of the activation body. It constructed a massive sword's range, resembling the activation of a mechanical device. Suddenly, a black giant energy blade extended, as if activated.
Holding such a weapon, Amagiri Ayato swung it effortlessly, pointing the sword tip toward Fang Li.
"Oooh! Contestant Amagiri is also using Ser-Versta!"
"The clash between Ogre Lux and Ogre Lux truly lives up to the finals rank!"
Under the enthusiastic commentary of the live broadcast, cheers erupted once again from the audience.
Shortly after, the live broadcast began its declaration.
"So, the 24th 'Phoenix Festa' Finals————"
"————Commence! The match begins!"
On the stage, school emblems simultaneously emitted light.
In that moment, Amagiri Ayato moved.
"Bang————!"
In the resounding sound of the ground, Amagiri Ayato transformed into a released arrow, like a gust of wind as he charged forward at an astonishing speed, closing the distance between himself and Fang Li in a blink.
The entire process took less than a second.
"Ha————!"
The next moment, Amagiri Ayato let out a shout. The Ser-Versta in his hand flashed like a streak of light, slashing towards Fang Li.
"Hum…"
The sword body of the Ser-Versta emitted a humming sound as the vibration of the energy blade emitted out.
This was the sound of the energy blade trembling.
The ability of this Ogre Lux was to burn all things. The sword body itself was condensed from an exceedingly high temperature. Anything standing in the way of the Ser-Versta would be incinerated by the sword's slash, which harbored an exceedingly high temperature.
So, during the semifinals, Toudou Kirin had consistently avoided the edge of the Demon Sword, not allowing it to cut her.
In the face of the Ser-Versta, the so-called divine armaments that could cut iron like mud probably couldn't compare at all.
With such a weapon in hand and coupled with high-speed assault made Amagiri Ayato unreasonablely strong.
With just this move, Fang Li was sure that eighty percent of the participants in this year's 'Phoenix Festa' would be defeated directly.
If there was something in the world that could withstand the slash of the Ser-Versta, it was only one thing.
They were another Ogre Lux similar to the Ser-Versta.
"Clang————!"
Bursting sparks and scattered heat waves appeared simultaneously under a crisp collision sound.
The pure white sword's body suddenly flashed, forcefully blocking the incoming pure black blade. They rubbed against each other, sparking intense flames.
"Is it really not working?" The expression on Amagiri Ayato's face tensed as he saw this scene.
When facing an opponent with the same Ogre Lux, the unique ability of the Ser-Versta was not very effective.
Through the fiercely erupting sparks, Fang Li firmly blocked the Ser-Versta with Bo Xie, then glanced at Amagiri Ayato's face, smirking.
"Greetings end here, so you should quickly bring out your true abilities unless you plan to lose here"
"After all, your time isn't very abundant, is it?"
Amagiri Ayato's complexion tightened, then he smiled.
"Of course, I understood that."
While saying so, Amagiri Ayato suddenly retreated, swiftly pulling away from Fang Li.
"Hum————!"
At this moment, the air trembled once again.
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