24: Defeated, ten consecutive victories!
"Is that so?"
Li Canglan was not afraid.
"I hope you can still be as tough as you are now in a moment!"
"The duel begins!"
The referee's whistle blew.
Lone Wolf tapped his toes and charged out rapidly.
His seemingly plain punch was infused with scorching flames.
Li Canglan's pupils constricted slightly.
This Lone Wolf was the fastest enemy he had ever encountered within the Body Tempering Realm!
Li Canglan drew his blade, and Thunderbolt Slash descended!
A bright flash of thunderous light suddenly appeared.
Fist and blade collided.
Lone Wolf's body swayed slightly, and he retreated two steps to steady himself.
Wearing a pair of sturdy gauntlets, he was not injured by Thunderbolt Slash.
On the other side, Li Canglan also retreated two steps.
This scene stunned everyone in the audience.
Evenly matched!
"What the hell?! Did I see that wrong?"
"In the Body Tempering Realm, someone can actually be on par with Lone Wolf?"
The audience's eyes were wide as copper bells, filled with disbelief.
Even Xu Yifan was shocked, his mouth slightly agape.
He looked down on Lone Wolf verbally only to maintain his own Face.
It was not his first time at the Duel Arena, so he had naturally heard of Lone Wolf's reputation.
This was an existence in the Luofeng City Duel Arena that held almost absolute dominance within the Body Tempering Realm!
Even when he reached the Body Tempering Realm Late Stage himself, he didn't think he could fight against Lone Wolf!
"Old He, this kid you've set your sights on is really not bad."
As one of the backers of the Duel Arena, Guan Zhenyue also showed a trace of astonishment in his eyes.
Lone Wolf was the trump card of the Duel Arena's Body Tempering Realm fighters.
Li Canglan was just a high school student; how could he be on par with him?
Not just Guan Zhenyue, but Old He was even more shocked in his heart.
Because according to the information he had obtained, Li Canglan's strength was at the second level of the Body Tempering Realm!
He didn't know what had happened, but it would have been one thing if Li Canglan could defeat a bunch of Body Tempering Realm Late Stage fighters.
But now, he could actually fight against Lone Wolf, who was practically a quasi-Martial Artist?
Although the gap within the Body Tempering Realm was not as large as it was for Martial Artists.
But wasn't the number of levels crossed a bit too many?
Or had Li Canglan hidden his strength when he was at the Martial Arts Association?
Inside the octagon cage.
"Finally, a decent opponent has arrived."
Li Canglan steadied his posture and remarked sincerely.
However, these words sounded completely different to Lone Wolf's ears.
He boasted of his invincible strength in the Body Tempering Realm, yet he was only evenly matched with his opponent.
And then the guy on the other side says he's a "decent opponent"?
This was blatant mockery!
"With the next strike, you will undoubtedly be defeated!"
Lone Wolf roared, his Qi and blood, bordering on that of a Martial Artist, erupting outward.
Scorching flames suddenly rose on his fists.
"Is this… the Mastery level of Breaking Flame Fist?"
Even the referee, who had already reached the Martial Artist Realm, couldn't help but hold his breath upon seeing this.
His muscles and bones tensed, ready to intervene and rescue at any moment.
The authorities valued life extremely highly.
If Ghost Reaper died here, the entire Duel Arena would suffer!
"Mastery, is it?"
Li Canglan's gaze narrowed; his Thunderbolt Slash, which had only reached the Minor Achievement level, might not necessarily be a match for the opponent!
However, Li Canglan still resolutely slashed out with his blade.
Seeing this, many spectators sighed.
"The power of Thunderbolt Slash is still too weak."
Old He's eye was sharper.
He could see at a glance that Li Canglan's slash had already reached the Minor Achievement Realm.
To train a blade technique to Minor Achievement in half a day.
That was considering the time spent on the road and in combat.
Li Canglan's talent for Martial Skills was evident!
"In this battle, you will undoubtedly be defeated!"
Lone Wolf roared, and his Breaking Flame Fist shook away the long blade in Li Canglan's hand.
Carrying scorching flames, he smashed toward Li Canglan's chest.
However, just at this moment, Lone Wolf suddenly noticed that his opponent's gaze was extremely calm.
Even terrifyingly calm!
His heart skipped a beat, and subconsciously, he wanted to retreat.
Only to see surging thunder gathering in Li Canglan's hand.
The range covered by this thunder was very small, concentrated only on Li Canglan's palm.
The moment his palm touched Lone Wolf's Breaking Flame Fist.
Thunder clapped!
Lone Wolf's body trembled, a cloud of blood mist burst from his arm, and his entire body flew out instantly.
With a thud, he slammed onto the ground and passed out inside the octagon cage.
And Li Canglan, following the momentum, took a few steps back, clutching his chest to put on a show of being injured.
The entire Duel Arena was so quiet you could hear a pin drop!
All the spectators and gamblers had their pupils shrink to the size of pinpricks.
Their gazes were filled with an expression of disbelief.
The referee, who had originally intended to intervene to save Ghost Reaper to prevent him from dying, was also struck dumb, frozen in place.
After a brief silence, the sound of people gasping in shock spread one after another.
The entire Duel Arena spectator stands instantly boiled over.
"What the hell? What the f*ck did I just see?"
"The quasi-Martial Artist Lone Wolf, with his Mastery-level Breaking Flame Fist, actually lost?!"
"Not only that, he was knocked unconscious by Ghost Reaper in a single blow!"
"Did anyone see clearly what Martial Skill Ghost Reaper just used?"
Beside Xu Yifan, the lackeys who had been waiting for Lone Wolf to defeat Ghost Reaper were completely dumbfounded.
This… so much for Lone Wolf being invincible in the Body Tempering Realm?
That's it?
They turned their heads and discovered that their boss was actually shivering all over.
Even his lips were trembling non-stop.
The Martial Skill Xu Yifan had mastered to the highest degree was Breaking Flame Fist.
And the Breaking Flame Fist he had mastered was only at the Minor Achievement level.
It was not difficult for any Martial Skill to reach Minor Achievement.
Higher levels of proficiency like Mastery, or even Perfection.
This required not only years of hard work but also the addition of one's own realization of the Martial Skill!
Lone Wolf being able to master Breaking Flame Fist to the Mastery level showed his strength.
Yet, such a Lone Wolf was instantly defeated by Ghost Reaper?
If it had been Xu Yifan in the ring, his head would probably have been blown off!
Old He pondered the scene that had just occurred, deep in thought.
He had not cultivated Wind Sweeps Ten Thousand Thunders.
But he knew that Li Canglan currently only possessed two Martial Skills: Wind Sweeps Ten Thousand Thunders and Thunderbolt Slash.
What Martial Skill Li Canglan had used was obvious.
"Old He, you really hid this deep!"
Beside him, Guan Zhenyue's eyes held not only admiration but also envy.
"I thought you had been depressed because of what happened before, but looking at it now, I'm afraid you haven't been skimping on teaching this kid, right?"
Old He smiled without saying a word.
Both being D-rank Martial Skills, Breaking Flame Fist was merely a basic Martial Skill among them.
While Wind Sweeps Ten Thousand Thunders was one of the most powerful D-rank Martial Skills.
Coupled with that kid's dual talent for Thunder and Wind.
And Thunderbolt Slash first weakening the power of Breaking Flame Fist.
With the two combined, defeating Lone Wolf, while shocking to him, was understandable.
Inside the octagon cage.
Li Canglan looked at the referee.
"It's time to announce the result, right?"
"Huh?"
The referee responded with a dazed look, then finally came to his senses.
"Winner: Ghost Reaper! Ten-match winning streak!"
After saying this, the referee looked at Li Canglan with a complex expression.
Even Lone Wolf had lost; the Duel Arena probably really had no one who could stop the other party, who was now just picking up money with a sack!
The audience didn't care about that.
The moment the words "ten-match winning streak" left the referee's mouth.
The entire Duel Arena was plunged into an ocean of cheers!