After the computer system review, the duel between Luo Feng and Candice will commence at 9:15 AM on July 29th.
July 29th, the morning already carried a hint of sultry heat.
Inside Jiangnan Pavilion.
“Luo Feng, Luo Feng!” Zhao Ruo’s clear voice echoed throughout Jiangnan Pavilion.
“Senior sister.” Luo Feng appeared on the balcony of the second floor, looking down at Zhao Ruo below. “You’re calling me so early in the morning; is there something urgent?”
“Urgent? You actually act so calm, as if nothing happened?” Zhao Ruo widened her eyes. “I heard it while having breakfast in the dining hall—you and that Candice are actually going to have a duel today… and you bet 10 billion credits with him?”
Ten billion credits was a huge sum even for a battle god.
Although these geniuses were pursued and supported by various countries and organizations, they were also quite wealthy. However, they still needed to spend money on secret techniques and combat suits. Without confidence, who would dare to bet ten billion?
“Quickly tell me, is this true?” Zhao Ruo urged.
“It’s true.” Luo Feng nodded.
“Damn it!” Zhao Ruo looked at Luo Feng with a gaze as if seeing a madman. “You’re crazy, absolutely crazy.”
“Senior sister, I need to meditate and prepare for the life-and-death battle this morning.” Luo Feng quickly returned to his meditation room. Facing this bold and fiery senior sister, who was even more fierce than most men, it was better to hide for now.
Inside the meditation chamber.
The scent of sandalwood filled the air as Luo Feng sat cross-legged, his mind as calm as still water.
As an experienced fighter who had already fought 36 battles in July alone, Luo Feng clearly understood that when two evenly matched opponents faced each other in a life-and-death battle, the outcome was unpredictable. For example, if one was in a low mood or poor condition, he might be instantly killed by his opponent. On the other hand, if one was in the best condition, he could defeat his enemy.
The condition!
The best condition was a mind as calm as still water, completely empty and tranquil. Although this was easy to say, how many people could truly achieve such a state without a single distracting thought?
…
Two hours later.
In the largest building of the Elite Training Camp—the Nine-Tiered Tower—the ninth floor’s grand hall was filled with over a hundred people. The entire training camp had only 183 students, and even including the battle god instructors, the total barely exceeded 200. Yet, over a hundred people had gathered here today—an attendance number far exceeding the previous battle between Luo Feng and William.
A duel worth ten billion credits!
Such a high-stakes bet was rarely seen in the training camp throughout the entire year. And the participants were none other than the well-established top student, “Candice Bolenas,” and the rising new star, “Luo Feng.”
“Candice has a slightly higher chance of winning.” Among the students from the European faction, a young man as elegant as an elf was surrounded by a group of admirers like a star among moons, offering his assessment of the duel.
“Luo Feng has great intuition and insight during life-and-death battles; his chances of winning are considerable.” On the Chinese faction side, Shi Jiang also gave his evaluation amidst a group of young men and women.
“Candice will win.” On the American faction side, a small, delicate black girl, like a high priestess, calmly and directly announced her judgment.
“Candice has a seventy percent chance of victory. Luo Feng has thirty percent!” From the Indian faction, a tall, muscular bald man, built like forged steel and resembling a Buddhist arhat, slowly stated.
…
Each of the elite training camp’s prominent figures made their own judgments.
The weakest among these prominent figures had the strength to challenge the top ten. Any one of them could easily defeat both Luo Feng and Candice. Luo Feng’s previous battle against William hadn’t drawn many of these prominent figures, but today’s match attracted a large number of them! After all, both Luo Feng and Candice were already quite strong, and the stakes were high enough to draw attention!
“Candice Bolenas, Luo Feng, enter the challenge chamber!” An electronic voice echoed through the ninth floor hall.
Luo Feng, who had been sitting with his eyes closed at the edge of the Chinese faction group, opened his eyes.
“Good luck, Luo Feng.” Teacher Jiang Fang encouraged him from the side.
Luo Feng looked at Teacher Jiang Fang, then at the fellow Chinese students beside her, nodded, and directly headed toward the challenge chamber.
Candice also stepped out of the crowd and walked toward the challenge chamber.
“Click!”
The challenge chamber door opened, and Luo Feng and Candice entered one after another, and the door automatically closed behind them.
Luo Feng lay on the sofa, picked up the deep blue helmet, and couldn’t help glancing at Candice beside him. Candice also turned his head to look, his sapphire-blue eyes staring at Luo Feng. If looks could kill, Luo Feng would have been cut into dozens of pieces long ago. “Luo Feng, don’t lose too disgracefully. That would be too boring.” Candice licked his lips, like a snake flicking its tongue.
Luo Feng smirked and put on the helmet.
Candice also put on the helmet.
…
Inside the virtual space.
Both Luo Feng and Candice quickly put on their combat suits and selected their weapons. Then, as the one ranked lower on the Black Dragon Rankings, Luo Feng chose the battle scene—a ruined city under heavy rain.
Plop! Plop! Plop! Plop!
Torrential rain poured down, each raindrop striking the long-abandoned city fiercely. The tall buildings were already rotten, some even collapsed. On a four-lane street, many overturned, rusted cars remained. At this moment, two figures simultaneously appeared on the street.
Luo Feng and Candice!
“You actually chose a battlefield under heavy rain?” Candice, wearing a black combat suit, looked at Luo Feng from dozens of meters away.
Luo Feng’s gaze was icy cold.
His sword style, “Thunderclap,” contained a hint of thunderclap intent. He had observed lightning before the storm, then trained hard in the rain at night, finally comprehending it! During his usual sword practice, he also discovered that under rainy conditions, his Thunderclap sword style felt more natural and fluid.
“Begin the battle!” An electronic voice echoed over the desolate city.
Swoosh!
Candice’s figure flickered, seemingly merging into the heavy rain as he rapidly charged toward Luo Feng.
“Clang!” Luo Feng drew his blade in a flash and charged forward as well.
Whoosh!
The Blood Shadow Blade slashed sideways in a lightning-fast arc, its cold light slicing diagonally toward Candice’s neck. Candice’s gaze was icy cold, his entire body like a venomous snake in the rainstorm. His long sword darted forward like a snake’s tongue, directly aiming for Luo Feng’s head. At the same time, a whistling sound came from a broken steel plate torn from a nearby car!
The steel plate shot toward Luo Feng’s Blood Shadow Blade!
The sword aimed for Luo Feng’s head!
“Retreat!” Luo Feng made an instant decision. With his mastery of Perfect-Level Movement, he naturally understood that when the steel plate came flying, he had already fallen into a disadvantage.
As he rapidly retreated.
A brilliant white blade of light erupted! With 2.8 times his normal strength, the Blood Shadow Blade’s light was indeed dazzling, swift as lightning and hazy like mist. Under the heavy rain, it looked even more surreal. It managed to graze the steel plate and then intercept the lightning-fast sword strike.
Sword Style—Thunderclap!
“Clang!” “Clang!”
Two consecutive clangs rang out. With all his might, Luo Feng had already retreated over thirty meters away.
“Perfect-Level Movement?” Luo Feng gazed at the distant Candice.
“Hmph.” A cold snort sounded. The black-clad Candice spoke from afar, “Surprised? In the fourth and fifth years of the Elite Training Camp, as long as they aren’t completely hopeless, most have grasped Perfect-Level Movement! Some have even attained Movement with Intent! No matter how strong you are, you’re still just a new student.”
With that, Candice charged again!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Candice’s blurred figure neared, he suddenly seemed like two figures.
“Boom!” Luo Feng kicked a nearby wrecked car. With a force exceeding twenty tons, the entire car exploded instantly, scattering car parts flying toward Candice’s direction.
“Die!”
Luo Feng instantly surged forward, chasing after the flying car debris.
Whoosh!
As a brilliant white blade of light erupted, a series of blade strikes rapidly enveloped Candice. Yet Candice was like a hidden venomous snake in the night, evading with eerie precision. His long sword easily blocked Luo Feng’s continuous blade attacks, occasionally launching counterattacks.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
The surrounding car parts and debris became tools influencing both fighters. Every step, every body movement maximized the use of the environment, ensuring the debris didn’t hinder their own movements while affecting their opponent’s!
Perfect-Level Movement clashing with Perfect-Level Movement!
Luo Feng’s sword style was like a continuous chain of lightning bolts. Candice’s sword style was relentless, sometimes displaying eerie flexibility to block every attack, sometimes launching sudden strikes.
“Whoosh!”
A dark shadow followed the edge of a hexagonal shield. The slender long sword bent and circled around, the blade bypassing Luo Feng’s left arm holding the shield, slicing it lightly!
“Whoosh!”
From the elbow, the section of the arm wearing the shield fell to the ground.
“Ahh!”
Luo Feng’s figure seemed to teleport, retreating dozens of meters away.
“My left arm is gone.” Luo Feng’s face turned grim.
“Luofeng, my punch force is at 2.5 times. In terms of speed and strength, you are slightly superior,” Candice sneered, stepping forward like a death god in the rain. “Unfortunately, my sword techniques combined with movement far surpass yours.” Although Candice’s Chinese was not very fluent.
Luofeng’s face turned pale, partly from blood loss and partly from realizing the problem.
Candice’s movement was at the Perfect Level, and his sword techniques had reached the “Balance of Strength and Flexibility” stage, one level higher than Luofeng’s blade techniques. Moreover, the faint essence of Candice’s sword techniques was as eerie as a venomous snake. His movement techniques were also of an eerie style, combining eerily flexible sword techniques and movement for a more effective synergy!
“Without the shield, you will die without a doubt.” Candice’s eyes gleamed with a hint of madness.
Finally, he could take revenge.
“Hmph.” Luofeng retreated rapidly, darting into a nearby storefront along the street.
“It’s useless.” Candice also stepped forward, entering the store one step at a time.
This ruined storefront along the street was leaking under the heavy rain. On the ground inside the store was a puddle of water, and drops occasionally fell from the roof.
The puddle’s surface, like a mirror, reflected Luofeng’s image. Luofeng looked down at his reflection in the puddle. A drop of water fell, and the previously calm surface like a mirror rippled, spreading wave after wave.
“Mirror, ripples?”
“Nine Thunder Sword Power?” Luofeng frowned slightly.
“Mirror! Mirror?” Luofeng’s expression looked somewhat dazed.
“Mirror!” A look of joy appeared on his face.
At this moment, Candice, who had walked into the store like a gentleman attending a dinner party, held a slender sword and approached Luofeng with a smile. “Luofeng, this one hundred billion credits will be mine. I won’t thank you too much.” As he spoke, his body dashed forward like a ghostly shadow, and his black slender sword traced an eerie arc, slicing toward Luofeng’s neck.
“It’s you who will give me one hundred billion!!!” Luofeng roared.
His body suddenly surged forward!
Whoosh!
His speed reached a terrifying level, dodging Candice’s deadly sword strike. At the same time, a streak of brilliant white blade light appeared in the store like a sudden bolt of lightning from nowhere. The speed was so fast that Candice couldn’t possibly evade in time. “Whoosh!” A head rolled, flying into the air.
Luofeng’s charging figure had already appeared over ten meters behind Candice, standing under the heavy rain on the street.
Boom!
Candice’s headless body crashed to the ground!
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