Ma Lu lost 27 Health Points in the first round of exchange, but at this cost, he had mostly figured out the strength of the four opponents.
None of the four could be considered true masters, as their Internal Strength Cultivation was mediocre at best.
As the croupier Qing Lian from Merry Woods had said, these were all people who had seen blood, and they likely had more than one life on their hands.
They didn't use any fancy moves or complicated mechanisms in their attacks; instead, they directed every bit of their True Qi to enhance their power.
Their obvious aim was to kill their opponent in the shortest time possible, the purest form of killing technique.
However, once one withstood their attacks and became familiar with their patterns, they weren't much to speak of anymore.
Ma Lu first played the Ice Skin Jade Body Technique, adding 9 points of True Qi to himself and entering the Ice Skin State.