Chapter 326: Brutal and Dominating
After Ling Zhan stepped off the stage.
The group matches for the top 12 to 6 continued.
It's worth mentioning that as the number of participants decreased, the strong clashes between the top-seeded contestants from various countries began to occur more frequently in other groups.
Of course...
The most attention-grabbing matches remained those involving Li Chaoge, Saint Luni, Norton, and Albert, the four top geniuses.
The excitement was no less than that of Ling Zhan VS Andy.
Their opponents were all either the number one or number two seeded contestants from other countries.
Moreover...
They still chose not to bring their contract divine beasts to the stage!
What was even more surprising was that these four top geniuses, seemingly to draw the audience's attention back to themselves, showcased their terrifying means in the 12 to 6 elimination matches!
When Li Chaoge faced the number one seed from the Tian Sha Empire, Prince Lu Ming, she finally drew her famous sword, classified as a 'superior spiritual weapon'.
'Zhan Kan'!
The name implies 'to exorcise and eliminate haunting spirits'.
This was originally the sword of Maoshan Grandmaster Zhao Gongming, who greatly admired Li Chaoge's outstanding performance on the front lines.
He gifted this famous sword to Li Chaoge.
Hoping that she could eliminate all evil spirits in the Ten Thousand Demons Cave.
The moment this famous sword was unsheathed...
Boom!!
An unparalleled sharp sword intent soared into the sky!
Even the layers of clouds above the Super Arena were instantly scattered by this powerful sword intent!
The swordsmen in the audience could feel their weapons trembling in fear.
As if they had encountered the lord of all swords.
Prince Lu Ming, also a second-tier swordmaster, faced the terrifying sword intent filling the arena, and his hand holding the sword trembled violently.
He could only suppress his inner fear and despair, forcing himself to swing the first sword.
Which also turned out to be his last sword in this match.
Crack!!
The final result was obvious.
Along with the shattering sound of his middle-grade spiritual weapon, his head, still filled with despair and fear, flew up.
Moreover...
Prince Lu Ming's contract divine beast, the Void Scorpion...
Also perished under this sword.
"Not bad! As expected of the most outstanding swordsmanship genius among the younger generation of Dragon Kingdom!"
"This sword didn't even use any professional skills!"
"None of the other swordmasters here could swing such a terrifying sword!"
Li Chaoge's brilliant performance naturally drew praises from the level 100 fourth-tier powerhouses.
"Not only Li Chaoge, the other three geniuses are equally powerful!"
"These four are destined to dominate the top four!"
Indeed...
On the stages of other groups.
Norton Lane, who inherited the bloodline of the Chaos Demon, fully revealed his true demonic form!
His originally 1.8-meter-tall body swelled to 3 meters!
His entire face seemed to have its features erased, leaving only a swirling mass of chaotic black.
Despite being a magical profession, his body bulged with muscles, and the terrifying power far exceeding that of ordinary martial kings filled his limbs!
Even the space around him was affected by the chaotic power, appearing twisted and blurred.
"Eek!"
The beautiful elf girl from the Blue Sakura Empire was terrified facing such an opponent, her face losing its color.
"I surren..."
The elf girl had just begun to speak.
However...
She was horrified to find that the chaotic, twisted face had already filled her vision!
So fast!!
This elf, who had transitioned from the archer profession to the Holy Spirit Archer, didn't even have time to use the 'Arrow Step' movement skill.
She was already struck on the head by Norton's instantaneous punch, shattering it!
The terrifying chaotic power formed a vortex, even shredding the elf girl's body along with it!
Wow!!
Such brutal treatment of a flower instantly caused an uproar among all the spectators.
At the same time...
Anger appeared on the faces of these spectators!!
Because they clearly saw that the elf girl was trying to surrender.
But Norton didn't give her the chance!
Not only domineering but also extremely brutal!
Moreover...
The overbearing attitude of the Free Federation had long been detested by countries and regions worldwide.
Now, with Norton relying on his strength and national background, he completely disregarded the relationship with the Blue Sakura Empire, directly killing mercilessly!
This was simply disgusting!
"Enough!"
"Stop!"
"You've already won!"
Seeing Norton about to continue tormenting the elf's source spirit body, the referee couldn't stand it any longer and intervened.
There was no choice.
Norton was exploiting a loophole in the rules.
While the rules mandated giving the loser a chance to surrender, as long as the opponent didn't explicitly say 'I surrender', it was permissible to kill their physical body.
"Hmph! Trash!"
Norton reverted from his chaotic demon form to his human form, snorted disdainfully, not even looking at the elf girl he had pulverized, and casually threw his clothes over his shoulder, stepping off the stage.
"Haha! Well killed!"
"Damn! So domineering! I love this 'invincible under the heavens' personality!"
"Crush that non-specialist in the top 16! Let him show off!"
"..."
Among the tens of thousands of spectators.
Some hated it, naturally, some liked it.
Most of these spectators were dissatisfied with their lives and could only vent in such settings.
Thus.
Norton Lane was labeled as 'brutal', 'domineering', and 'cold-blooded'.
Then there was the giant thunder mage Albert Love.
Though he looked ugly, there was no ferocity in his appearance.
He liked to squint his eyes.
Though a young giant in his twenties, he gave the impression of a lazy old man who enjoyed basking in the sun.
Whether in action or speech, he was slow and leisurely.
His opponent was also a girl, but this girl was a martial king adept at fighting mages.
However.
The moment the countdown ended, as the beautiful martial king was about to use 'Flash Step' to dash in close.
She was unexpectedly struck in the face by a thunderball imbued with destructive power!
What the hell!
Where was his casting chant!?
As the thought crossed her mind...
Boom!!
The thunderball exploded on the stage like a small nuclear bomb.
And...
After the explosion, the entire stage was filled with extremely violent lightning, as if it had been transformed into a pool of destructive thunder.
Unsurprisingly, the martial king girl didn't even feel paralyzed by the lightning.
Her entire body was charred.
Fortunately, unlike Norton, Albert was not brutal and domineering. Seeing his opponent lose combat ability, he stopped immediately.
He even cast a healing spell on her.
"Damn!!"
"A mage can heal others?"
"Haven't you heard? Albert has another S+ innate talent called 'Spring Growth'..."
"When this talent is activated, all his spells lose their damage and become healing spells."
Everyone: "..."