144: Chapter 144 The Battle of the Champions, the Holy Tower of Light
The next day, at the central square stage of the Xuanhuang Fortress.
At the edge of the stage, many ability users gathered, waiting for the start of the championship battle.
Although Country M had a huge advantage, this was the final match of the World Martial Arts Competition, and everyone wanted to witness the birth of a Champion.
“Just do your best today, don't leave yourself with any regrets!”
In the Xia Country team, Ye Wushang watched Wang Tianba, who was about to take the stage, and spoke slowly.
The other team members nearby also cheered for Wang Tianba.
At this stage, there was nothing more to be said.
“Leave it to me!”
Wang Tianba slowly raised his head and said in a deep voice.
“Sister Qinghuang, what's wrong? Didn't you recover a bit yesterday? Why do you seem in even worse shape today?”
After a while, Xu Xiu noticed that Mu Qinghuang's face was pale and she was even trembling slightly while walking, which clearly wasn't the case yesterday.
“It's nothing, I was bitten by a dog in a dream last night!”
Mu Qinghuang said indifferently.
Hearing Mu Qinghuang's words, Xu Xiu's heart skipped a beat. Was that even logical?
The others nearby noticed Mu Qinghuang's mood was off, so none of them dared to provoke her.
“Next is the final battle of this World Martial Arts Competition, the championship match. This team competition will determine the final winner of the World Martial Arts Competition!”
Above the square, Ivan continued slowly,
“The first match of the championship battle will be between Wang Tianba of Xia Country and Eva Green of Country M. The battle will begin in five minutes. Please prepare yourselves!”
Then, Ivan announced the contestants for the first match.
Eva Green didn't do any warm-up; she went straight onto the stage, waiting for the battle to begin.
“Country M is actually letting that Eva Green take the lead. I thought they would let Aaron Helens go first!”
“I think they want Eva Green to get some exposure. After all, this girl hasn't fought yet...”
“True, Eva Green didn't even take the field yesterday before Perfume Country was KO'd...”
“If Aaron Helens went up and swept them, she wouldn't have a chance to fight at all...”
“Let's see how much strength this little girl from Country M has. Those Rank 5s from Xia Country are quite fierce...”
The ability users from various countries around them discussed fervently, focusing on the upcoming match.
“Tianba, Aaron Helens probably wants these Rank 5s to get some experience. Don't consume too much energy in the early stages. If you can take down Country M's four Rank 5s and then wear down one Rank 6, that will be enough!”
Seeing that Aaron Helens hadn't appeared, Ye Wushang continued to Wang Tianba.
“Don't worry, Big Brother Ye, I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!”
Wang Tianba said confidently.
Then, when the time was almost up, Wang Tianba went straight onto the stage, where Eva Green had been waiting for a long time.
The two sides had no communication on the stage, simply adjusting their states and waiting for the match to begin.
“Time's up, let the battle begin!”
A moment later, Ivan immediately announced the start of the battle.
“Boom!!!!”
Wang Tianba erupted with the power inside his body. Like a fierce beast, he charged out rapidly, heading straight for Eva Green.
“Swish swish swish!!!”
Seeing this, Eva Green showed no fear. With a wave of her hand, several powerful blades of holy light blasted toward Wang Tianba.
Seeing those seemingly light blades of holy light, Wang Tianba didn't take them seriously at all. He ignored them and charged straight at Eva Green.
“Rip!!!!”
However, those light-looking blades of holy light were incredibly sharp, directly tearing through Wang Tianba's flesh. Blood dripped out instantly.
The sudden physical damage affected Wang Tianba's charging rhythm, and his heavy hammer strike missed completely.
“You... you've broken through to Rank 6!”
Seeing the blood on his wound, Wang Tianba's face turned extremely ugly as he spoke in a deep voice.
“Yes, I am already Rank 6!”
Eva Green nodded with a gentle smile. “So, don't underestimate me. Use your full strength, otherwise, you won't even get past me!”
“Hmph, a little girl who just broke through to Rank 6 thinks she can stop me!”
Wang Tianba snorted coldly, his face full of grimness.
Then, Wang Tianba erupted with his talent again, and his strength suddenly climbed significantly.
“Boom!!!!”
But before Wang Tianba could charge out, he felt a mysterious force firmly binding him.
The powerful spiritual pressure made it difficult for Wang Tianba to move.
“This... what the hell is this...”
Feeling the inexplicable pressure, Wang Tianba's expression changed slightly as he spoke in confusion.
This pressure was too terrifying, making it difficult for Wang Tianba, who was already Rank 6 and had opened seven spiritual apertures, to break free.
“Buzz!!!!”
Not far away, Eva Green smiled slightly. Then, with a wave of her right hand, a brilliant light flashed, and a tower dozens of meters high appeared on the stage.
The tower was revealed for a moment before vanishing into the air.
“You... you set up the Holy Tower of Light here!”
Seeing the Holy Tower of Light appear for a split second, Wang Tianba's face suddenly stiffened.
The Holy Tower of Light was a very famous S-rank mystic technique of the Light Element. It could create a holy tower that greatly enhanced the strength of light ability users, equivalent to a powerful domain.
Furthermore, the Holy Tower of Light had a very strong suppressive force that could restrain enemies.
However, setting up the Holy Tower of Light required a lot of time and a massive amount of light spiritual energy. Therefore, there was usually no opportunity to set up the Holy Tower of Light in this kind of stage battle.
“You went on stage early just to secretly set up the Holy Tower of Light!”
Suddenly, Wang Tianba realized the problem and spoke up.
“That's right, I started setting it up as soon as I stepped onto the stage!”
Eva Green didn't deny it and spoke calmly.
Hearing Eva Green's words, Wang Tianba's heart sank to the bottom.
Eva Green had a top-tier light talent, had reached Rank 6, and now had the blessing of the Holy Tower of Light...
He...
“Country M intentionally let Eva Green go first, not to give her experience, but because they really want to win the match without any risks...”
“Yeah, who would have thought this girl from Country M had reached Rank 6 and even secretly set up the Holy Tower of Light...”
“Country M already has such a huge advantage, yet they're still playing it so safe?”
The surrounding ability users saw the situation on the field and spoke up one after another, their eyes full of shock.
After all, Country M's advantage was already infinitely large; their chance of winning had reached 99.9%.
“Now, it's time for you to be eliminated!”
Eva Green raised her right hand slightly and spoke indifferently.
“Boom!!!!”
As she finished speaking, the power of the entire Holy Tower of Light converged in Eva Green's hand, and a Light Spirit Seal containing world-suppressing power blasted directly toward Wang Tianba.
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