671: Chapter 671: The First Battle 671: Chapter 671: The First Battle This ti, the draw not only determined the opponents for each combatant but also the order in which they would fight.
The first battle of the day would take place between the host, “Statue of Liberty,” and the “Pharaoh” from North Africa.
The “Statue of Liberty” from Arica and “Pharaoh” from North Africa both belong to the world’s seven great ta-Human organizations.
Their confrontation is undoubtedly a clash of titans—predicting the victor is difficult.
In previous records, “Statue of Liberty” always had the upper hand.
However, this year, the old leader of “Statue of Liberty” passed away, and a teenage girl took over.
Even though it was rumored that this young new leader was no less powerful than her predecessor, many believed this to be an exaggeration and thus few favored “Statue of Liberty” to win.
On the other hand, all ten mbers of the “Pharaoh’s” team were experienced veterans with formidable strength.
Their leader Dear had participated in six consecutive competitions, making him the oldest leader among the leaders of the seven ta-Human organizations.
Before the battle began, each leader called out five mbers to fight.
Once the five-mber lineup was determined, it could not be changed.
The Statue of Liberty’s five included Huo Niao and Isabella herself, making it the strongest lineup the “Statue of Liberty” could muster.
The “Pharaoh” naturally sent out their strongest combatants as well.
Clearly, neither side wanted to be eliminated in this first round.
The first encounter had the “Statue of Liberty’s” Huo Niao leading the charge against a venerable man nad Cecil from the “Pharaoh’s” side.
Cecil was short and emaciated, with sunken eyes, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
However, his eyes were sharp and piercing, like a razor-sharp sword that intimidated anyone he looked at.
In Cecil’s left hand was a white staff adorned with seven earthy-yellow, oval-shaped, translucent stones.
To the average person, these stones might appear to be gems, but to Fang Bai, they were seven low-grade Earth Elent Stones.
These seven Earth Elent Stones, embedded at the top of the staff, ford a mysterious pattern which Fang Bai recognized instantly as a Mini Gathering Array capable of condensing Earth Elent Qi.
Last night, Fang Bai moved like a ghost, changing his appearance to engage each leader of the other five ta-Human organizations in a battle, exactly as he had done in his previous fight with Isabella.
During the fight with “Pharaoh’s” leader Dear, Fang Bai had already witnessed Dear employ a staff like Cecil’s with an identical Mini Gathering Array mounted on it.
At that ti, Fang Bai had not anticipated that Dear could use the staff to focus Earth Elent Qi for close-range attacks and almost suffered a setback.
Cecil’s strength was evidently weaker than Dear’s, and though there would be an intense fight between him and Huo Niao, Fang Bai believed Huo Niao would ultimately prevail.
When facing his adversaries, Huo Niao always took the offensive.
After exchanging a few modest words with Cecil, flas flickered in his eyes, and fire Primordial Qi began to gather around him, his fists turning fiery red and hot.
Roar—
With a muffled shout, Huo Niao, surrounded by a blaze of fire, lunged forward, throwing a straight punch without any frills.
Huo Niao’s punch was incredibly powerful, unstoppable.
Seeing this, Long Da, Long Er, and others changed their expressions, knowing that facing Huo Niao ant certain defeat.
Within the “Dragon Guard,” probably only Leader Long Jingtian and Instructor Fang could withstand such a punch from Huo Niao.
Cecil was equally matched with Huo Niao, and having fought each other before with wins and losses on both sides, he remained unflustered in the face of Huo Niao’s fierce assault.
As Huo Niao charged towards him, Cecil pointed his staff from afar and quickly uttered an ancient and mystical incantation.
After he recited the incantation, the seven Earth Elent Stones embedded in the tip of his staff shimred faintly.
Imdiately after, Earth Elent Qi from all directions rapidly gathered, forming a skull the size of a soccer ball.
The skull trembled, as if it contained a kind of magical power.
Cecil’s eyes glinted fiercely, and he issued a low shout before swinging his staff vigorously.
The soccer ball-sized skull shot out like a cannonball towards Huo Niao, who had already charged to within ten feet.
Bang—
The skull, ford from concentrated Earth Elent Qi, collided with Huo Niao’s fiery red fist in midair, creating a loud noise and stirring up a large cloud of dust.
The skull was shattered, scattering with the wind, and Huo Niao’s body was also unsteady, stepping back three consecutive steps.
“Haha, it’s been five years, and Elder Cecil’s strength has improved quite a bit, eh?”
Huo Niao said, laughing.
Although he had just suffered a minor setback, there was no hint of dejection or unease on his face; instead, his fighting spirit was even more elevated.
“Hehe…
Huo Niao, you’ve also made great progress in these five years!
This battle, it seems we won’t be able to finish it any ti soon!”
Cecil’s mouth twitched into a smile, “Hehe,” he chuckled a few tis.
His gaunt appearance was like that of a skeleton; this smile did not give off a warm feeling but rather sent a chill from the soles of the feet.
Huo Niao slapped his chest vigorously, “Why end it so quickly?
If we’re going to fight, let’s have an enjoyable one!
Co on, let’s continue the battle!”
He advanced again, launching another punch, and Cecil responded with the sa counter as before.
However, this ti Huo Niao didn’t et force with force but dodged, attacking Cecil from another direction.
Huo Niao adopted a flexible fighting style, no longer charging straightforwardly but instead circling around Cecil, launching attacks from various angles.
His punches and kicks were incredibly quick, and his attack speed grew faster and faster, leaving the less powerful spectators only able to see a fiery shadow darting in and out around Cecil, suddenly advancing and retreating like a ghost.
If Huo Niao was always on the move, then Cecil always remained stationary, standing there solemnly, maintaining high vigilance.
Only when Huo Niao attacked would he defend or counterattack.
Huo Niao moved fast, and Cecil’s movent technique was equally swift.
Cecil neutralized every one of Huo Niao’s attacks, then struck back forcefully, forcing Huo Niao to defend with all his might.
One was still, and one was in motion; one attacked with all his power, while the other focused on defense; one wanted to close the distance for lee combat to leverage his advantage, and the other exerted all his strength to keep the distance, to play to his own strengths.
Since the two were evenly matched, neither could gain the upper hand for a ti, and the battle reached a stalemate.
anwhile, the spectators around the venue watched with dazzled eyes, even forgetting to applaud and cheer.
mbers from other ta-Human organizations watched not for the excitent but for the tactics; they silently analyzed every move and counter of Huo Niao and Cecil, pondering how they would handle these formidable opponents and defeat them should they face them in battle.
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