As soon as the explosion happened, all the stands were cheering! Finally, something interesting had begun! Previously, it seemed to ordinary people that Kai was just running around the arena uselessly. But those who perfectly understood the Fear Reaper's methods didn't think so....
This guy loved to slowly drive his victim into traps, slowly damaging them with his artefacts. Because of his attribute, he could make objects invisible. And if one moved them very slowly, they couldn't be detected even by air movement. Usually, after spending enough time in such a battle, the opponents would start to lose confidence. They were afraid to take an extra step to the side, for there might be a trap! But the Fear Reaper's sickles did not stop and did not give such a great opportunity as rest. Finally, Kai also experienced this strategy!
Naturally, Kai instantly used the Dance of Shadow Marks when he saw the sickle fly towards the 'ball'. Although he didn't know exactly what to expect, it was obvious that it was better to retreat a long distance.
'So that's it! He somehow put a large amount of energy into them and brought it into a fragile harmony. If it is disturbed, there will be an explosion!' - Kai suddenly realised, slightly covered in sweat.
At this moment, he watched dozens of such 'balls' surround him. With the help of the Eyes of Essence, he could safely dodge them. But there was a problem... The explosion itself had a large impact area! Just dodging wasn't enough! If he didn't get far enough away, he'd still get caught!
- How did you dodge, kid?! - Seeing that his opponent was unharmed, Fear Reaper shouted out.
He had been adequately evaluating Kai from the beginning, all arrogance was just an act. But now, he was even more cautious. Just as Kai had surmised, it was likely that this guy already suspected something....
- And why should I answer you? Hehe. - Laughing Kai gave out, and instantly rushed towards his opponent!
Kai had already realised that it was pointless to hide his trap detection ability any further. Earlier, he had counted on it to make a surprise attack. But now, there would definitely be no such outcome.....
He flew straight towards his opponent with lightning speed, dodging all the traps he encountered! At this moment, the Fear Reaper's sickles were just unfurling in the air, flying back into his hands.
- You think you're the smartest? Hehehe. - With a sneer, the guy gave out and swiftly swung his arms!
If Kai didn't possess the Eyes of Essence, he would have realised something was wrong just by the movement of the air. The Fear Reaper threw about ten needles that were coated with his energy. And each of them flew towards the 'balloon'!
Just as Kai wanted to take a step back and recoil, he realised that the sickles were flying straight into his back! It felt like he was caught in a trap! There were explosions from the front and sharp blades from behind!
'Damn! He's a very dangerous opponent! Why the fuck did Shuo recommend him if he forgot about my ability!' - Cai shouted out indignantly in his mind and was preparing the Shadow Mark in parallel!
He realised that if it wasn't for the Eyes of Essence, the battle would have been incredibly difficult! It just so happened that Kai was too unfavourable an opponent for the Fear Reaper. In addition to his unique energy sensitivity, Kai had the Shadow Mark Dance, which made it very difficult to fall into a trap!
- Bam! Baa-bam! Baaah! - Instantly, a whole cascade of flashes and rumbles resounded!
It seemed that some of the explosions even hit the orbs that weren't hit by the needles. Because of this, everything was instantly flooded with fire and a storm of chaotic energy. If someone was in the epicentre, they would definitely be in trouble....
Because Kai hadn't originally expected this, he started preparing the Shadow Mark late. At the last moment, Kai felt the tips of the blades slowly enter his back. But luckily, he still managed to move in time!
But he didn't retreat... He moved straight behind Reaper Fear's back!
- Don't yawn! - Kai shouted, stabbing his daggers right under his opponent's ribs!
He saw his blades coming towards the Fear Reaper's body. Just a little more, and he would retaliate by inflicting the first wound on his opponent!
But at that moment...
- Dum! - A resounding sound rang out, causing the entire surroundings to shake!
Kai's body instantly froze in space! He was missing literally just a little bit!
'What the?! When did he have time?!' - In shock, Kai mentally shouted out.
At that moment, he quickly surveyed his surroundings. Kai realised that around them, ten small diamond-shaped objects were placed around the perimeter! And most importantly, they began to glow strangely.
'During the explosion?! Shit!' - Cussed Kai.
It seemed like the Fear Reaper had scattered these artefacts right after he threw the needles! He had calculated Kai's next move in advance and prepared a trap a step ahead!
When they activated, a strong suppressive field was created. This formation seemed to make the entire space incredibly heavy. Kai couldn't even move a single finger!
At this moment, he watched as one of the sickles returned to the Fear Reaper. And in the other hand of this guy, the same rhombus was glowing as in this strange formation. Seeing all this, Kai already had a rough idea of what would follow next... But the worst part was that he couldn't use the Shadow Mark! It was just like the case with the Guardian of the Mountains!
As soon as the guy with a bare torso caught his sickle, a lightning strike followed! And he didn't spare Kai! The blow flew straight into his neck! The Fear Reaper had an evil smile on his face!
- Gotcha! - He shouted out.
'You're rejoicing too soon!' - Kai replied in his mind.
- Bang! - There was another massive explosion!
A huge amount of energy and black fire erupted! And mixed in with it all, small purple sparks flew. It was a tandem of Astral Sacrifice Fire and Kai's destructive energy!
Although he couldn't use techniques... But there was nothing stopping him from unleashing his full power!
At this second, the Fear Reaper was almost close to Kai. It was impossible to avoid the explosion! Kai in turn directed all of his fire at his opponent, limiting the area of effect to those ten rhombuses. He wanted to break the formation!
- Bam! Ba-bam! - Immediately followed by a new series of explosions! Kai's fire hit the remaining orbs!
Because of all this, the Fatuma High Arena was in chaos! Because of the explosions, it wasn't clear what was happening there at all! Even the protective barrier trembled! The entire arena held its breath! But in the next second, two burnt figures flew out from both sides!
Landing on his back and recovering from the second shock, Kai began to slowly get up. It was obvious that this was not going to be easy for him... Now, he was also flaunting his bare torso like the Reaper of Fear.
From the back of the arena, the Fear Reaper was also rising, holding a sickle in one hand and a crumbled artefact in the other. The tips of his hair were smouldering, and wounds were visible on his body.
At that moment, that strange pressure from the artifact trap disappeared. Kai was able to move calmly again... The smoke and fire slowly dispersed, and no one was in a hurry to take the next step. In the previous exchange, each of them had taken serious damage.....
''It seems I've seriously underestimated the Personal Disciples of the Top 100... If Shou says this guy is one of the weakest... Then what level are the others at? It's not even about cultivation level... It's about battle techniques and strategy... Even when I was already imprisoned in an overwhelming formation, those orbs continued to surround me.' - Breathing heavily, Kai thought.
It seemed that the Fear Reaper had been watching Kai's fights... He knew that the latter had powerful fire in his arsenal. Therefore, he had purposely surrounded him with extra explosive traps. He didn't expect that even in such a situation, Kai would dare to let him loose and be at the epicentre of the explosion. If he chickened out, then the battle would instantly end! One of the Elders would have just stopped them, as that sickle strike could have easily killed Kai.
But because the Fear Reaper made the wrong assumption, he found himself in the same situation as Kai. He had fallen into his own trap!
Kai in turn was confident in the strength of his body, so he wasn't worried about losing instantly. Yes, he had taken an impressive amount of damage... But that didn't mean he couldn't continue the battle!
All the stands were just squealing with excitement! The fight seemed very intense indeed! Previously, many people had been confident in Fear Reaper's victory. But now... Now... Now it seemed that both opponents were quite equal!
Even the old men who were hiding from everyone's gazes were watching this battle with interest.
- This guy never ceases to amaze me. Where did Moe dig him up? He's strange...' Elder Traen looked at Kai.
- With my modest understanding, I couldn't understand much either. It seemed to me that you should... - Elder Ovian said in admiration.
- I don't know how this guy lived... But he has many interesting methods. If he continues to grow... In the future, the Shadow Sect will have a very powerful ally! - Starting to smile, Traen gave out.
Each of these old men had their own honour, and they did not claim the legacy of the younger ones. Especially since it was already useless to them... But if they supported him, then they would strengthen the overall strength of the Shadow Sect. Because of the amount of time they had lived, waiting even a dozen years didn't seem like a huge amount of time to them.
- Hehe... Hehe... Boy, you're crazy! - Breathing heavily and coughing, the Fear Reaper swore.
The smoke in the arena had finally completely dispelled....
- Fuck you! You're no better! - Kai shouted back, clutching the daggers in his hands.
Looking at them, Kai mentally gave out:
'Master Mo, it won't be long now... Soon, with the daggers you gave me, I'll cut my place in the Top 100!'
As soon as Kai thought of this, he instantly rushed to attack! He was ready to deliver the final blow! Clubs of black energy and fire began to swirl around him once again!
- Don't force me! - The Fear Reaper shouted in rage!
He himself was badly injured and had used up almost all of his prepared artefacts in the last explosion. Still, first, they needed to be produced beforehand and he didn't have an endless supply. It was no longer possible to continue fighting in the old manner!
As soon as these words were spoken, a strange hemisphere instantly appeared in front of the Fear Reaper! It was hollow on the inside, which also had a handle to hold it, and covered with long spikes on the outside! It was large enough to hide half of the Fear Reaper's body. At the same time, there were many holes in it, through which, he could see what was going on outside.
- That's it! It can't be! - Shouted someone from the stands!
- What is that?! - Quickly asked the other one.
- A personally developed artefact of the Stach Reaper! A Shield of Terror! If the Immortal Drunkard were to be attacked, he would only be left with a pool of blood!
At this moment, the Reaper of Fear raised his hand upwards, catching the Shield of Terror. He quickly covered half of himself and began to pour energy into the artefact. At this moment, it began to glow with a strange blue colour!