209: Blindfolded Swordsman

When Xia Qi used his skill, the opponent immediately became vigilant.

His Divine Restriction Space couldn't disable innate skills, but there was only one innate skill, so the opponent couldn't possibly defeat him with just one innate skill.

"You have skills, and so do I!"

As Xia Qi cast his skill, the opponent also began to use his.

His talent was very suitable for group battles.

Therefore, the skills he learned were primarily area-of-effect.

Dozens of energy orbs smashed towards Xia Qi, accompanied by streaks of intense fire.

In an instant, Xia Qi was surrounded.

Absolute Zero!

Xia Qi activated his innate skill, Absolute Zero.

Under the effect of Absolute Zero, the surroundings quickly suffered frost damage.

In just a blink of an eye, the entire arena was covered.

In front of Xia Qi, those attacks were also affected.

They detonated in mid-air, and smoke billowed.

Xia Qi looked at the smoke in front of him, held his sword, and charged out rapidly.

The opponent immediately attacked, sending skill after skill towards Xia Qi.

Xia Qi merely glanced at him lightly and severed the incoming attacks with a single sword stroke.

Xia Qi advanced at an extremely fast speed, and these attacks had no effect on him whatsoever.

In just an instant, he arrived in front of the opponent.

The opponent immediately used a shield to block, and Xia Qi directly struck the shield with a sword.

Lingxu Sword!

Xia Qi held nothing back and directly activated his skill.

This was his self-created skill, not within the forbidden list of the Divine Restriction Space.

The opponent only saw countless swords seemingly appear in Xia Qi's hand, striking his shield.

The shield instantly collapsed, and in a blink, the sword was before him.

"You lost!"

Xia Qi's sword was only 0.01 centimeters away from his head.

If it had moved forward even a tiny bit more, he would have been struck.

The taste of that sword strike would not have been pleasant.

His back was instantly soaked.

Cold sweat poured, and the icy blade was right before his eyes.

"I, surrender!"

No one expected that the Divine Restriction Envoy, who was originally most likely to defeat Xia Qi, would be defeated so quickly.

In fact, Xia Qi even had room to hold back.

"Remember, relying solely on your skills is ultimately limited."

This second round ended with the opponent's surrender.

The situation changed so rapidly that the spectators outside the arena hadn't even reacted.

Xia Qi was teleported back to the square and found a place to meditate and adjust his Qi.

Some people who were originally restless now suppressed the agitation in their hearts.

How could they fight this?

He was clearly a mage, yet he possessed such strong close-combat abilities.

Moreover, his skill damage was not insignificant.

If only one aspect was outstanding, Xia Qi could completely compensate with the other.

Most importantly, Xia Qi had not lost in either of these two aspects so far.

He didn't even have an opponent who could match him.

Unlike the surprise of the audience, the God of War General Hu was now beaming with joy.

"I told you, this kid can do it."

"He's even a few points stronger than I was back then."

General Hu said with a big laugh.

He was fully in charge of this Professional Competition, and naturally, he was happy with Xia Qi's performance.

"This is just the beginning; there are many more matches to be played later!"

Tu Yuanshan reminded him.

"Don't worry, when has this kid ever disappointed us so far?"

"At that time, we'll just watch his performance."

...

The second round ended, and in this round, many people exerted a lot of effort.

Xia Qi's match was considered fast-paced.

When he came out, there weren't many people outside yet.

Among these people, there were strong and weak.

Xia Qi didn't pursue speed, so he wasn't the first to come out in either of these two matches.

There were always some unlucky people who encountered powerful individuals far beyond themselves.

They either surrendered or were instantly killed by the opponent.

And these strong individuals were the fastest to come out.

It wasn't that Xia Qi couldn't be faster than them; he just felt there was no need.

He didn't need to compete for these meaningless things; it was better to quickly improve his own strength.

With Xia Qi's current strength, he was fully capable of dealing with opponents above level 40.

He wondered what kind of strength he would possess after completing his second advancement.

Perhaps, even a level 50 expert, he could contend with.

In the ensuing third round, Xia Qi's opponent was neither strong nor famous.

She was a female, appearing to be around Xia Qi's age.

She was very aloof and hadn't said a word after entering the arena.

Xia Qi looked at her, and she looked at Xia Qi; their eyes met.

Seeing that neither of them showed any intention of making the first move, Xia Qi decided to act first.

No sooner said than done, Xia Qi instantly vanished from his original spot and appeared in the air.

The girl frowned and disappeared from her original spot.

"An assassin-type profession."

Through the opponent's behavior and abilities, Xia Qi immediately made a judgment.

Only an assassin could possess such strong mobility.

It was just a pity that she wasn't fast enough.

Xia Qi immediately unleashed several bolts of lightning.

The lightning twisted in the air, eventually converging to one spot.

There, the girl's figure immediately appeared.

She quickly threw a few flying knives, blocking Xia Qi's attack.

At that very moment, Xia Qi moved.

He approached the opponent at an extremely fast speed.

The opponent did the same; she wanted to use this opportunity to attack Xia Qi.

In just a blink of an eye, the two met in the air.

A cold light flashed in the arena, and the two brushed past each other.

Xia Qi retracted the long sword in his hand and turned to look at her.

This female assassin had already been struck by Xia Qi, and the blade in her hand even had a crack.

There was also a shallow scratch on her face.

"I lost!"

She glanced at Xia Qi, then slowly spoke.

This was the only sentence between the two, after which both were teleported out.

Xia Qi glanced at her, and then both disappeared from the arena.

This battle ended very quickly, and the audience hadn't fully enjoyed it.

But competitions were always like this.

Not all battles were equally exciting.

Sometimes, matches were just boring.

Three rounds of competition ended, and only the last match remained.

And in this final match, the overall level of the remaining people had improved.

Once everyone had completed the third round, the fourth round began.

Returning to the arena again, Xia Qi faced a warrior with blindfolded eyes.

In his hand, he held a sword sealed with cloth strips.

"Pleasure to meet you."

"Pleasure to meet you."

The two exchanged brief courtesies, and then the opponent moved.

Although he was blindfolded, he wasn't blind.

He did it intentionally to train his combat ability.

Now facing Xia Qi, there was no need for him to do so.

He directly tore off the blindfold, revealing a pair of clear eyes.

"I heard you are the National Champion. This time, I must have a good match with you."

"Show me your full strength, let me see whether you are stronger or I am!"