Entering the dueling arena once again, the powerful dragon-human race warrior!

The night was deep.

Within the Wuyuan Mountain Range, the roars of monsters echoed, sending shivers down one's spine.

Yet, within the insect nest at this moment, it was unusually quiet.

Chen Ming sat cross-legged alone in a room constructed from [Eternal Stone]; with just a thought, a notification popped up before his eyes.

[Ding, would you like to enter the Duel Arena immediately?]

[Yes/No].

"There are still a few days left before the beast tide erupts."

"It's the perfect time to climb the ranks in the Duel Arena."

Chen Ming moved his mind and decisively chose to enter.

The next moment, a milky-white beam of light descended from the sky. Chen Ming felt his vision go dark, and the surrounding environment began to blur.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in the [Duel Arena].

[Current Duel Arena Rank — Gold Grade 9, Ranking: 13.5 Billion (Tier 2)]

Chen Ming's original ranking in the [Duel Arena] was 850,000, but as his tier increased to Tier 2, the number of players included had grown significantly, and his ranking had dropped to 13.5 billion.

"The Hunter class awakening quest requires raising the rank to Master..."

Chen Ming muttered to himself.

From Gold to Master, one must pass through three major ranks: Platinum, Emerald, and diamond.

For ordinary players, wanting to climb three major ranks in a short time was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Even for some, ordinary players couldn't reach Master rank in their entire lives.

After all, to be promoted to the Master rank, every aspect must be maxed out.

Technique, strength, attributes... nothing can be missing.

It can be said that players who can be promoted to Master in the Duel Arena are undoubtedly top-tier players in reality, almost invincible among their peers.

However, for Chen Ming, it was not a big problem.

After all, in his past life, he had climbed the Duel Arena rank to Supreme Grade 9, hailed as the number one solo fighter beneath the gods.

Furthermore, if it weren't for the level restrictions, he would have likely already been promoted to the final Supreme King rank.

[Please select the duel mode you wish to engage in.]

[Solo Battle], [Team Battle 2vs2], [Team Battle 5vs5], [Team Battle 10vs10].

"Solo Battle!"

The moment Chen Ming's voice fell, a white beam of light descended, enveloping him and causing him to vanish from the spot again.

When he appeared again, he had arrived in the ruins of a temple.

Surrounding him was an illusory spectator stand.

"Brother Battle Dragon, go for it, give that brat a taste of your power."

"Brother Battle Dragon, I bet 100,000 gold coins on your victory, you must win!"

"Hahaha, this round is in the bag. That brat on the opposite side is ranked over ten billion; I don't know what kind of bad luck he had to get matched with Brother Battle Dragon."

"Brat, surrender. Brother Battle Dragon is ranked 500,000; you can't compare."

"Damn, I regret it. If I had known, I would have bet on Brother Battle Dragon too."

...

Noisy voices came from the spectator stands.

Chen Ming looked up.

He saw that on the other side of the temple ruins, a player covered in dark red dragon scales was striding towards him with an arrogant expression.

He was over two meters tall, his muscles bulging, and most notably, his head was actually a dragon's head.

"A Dragon Kin Race player?"

A trace of surprise appeared in Chen Ming's eyes.

One must know that although dragons had disappeared in "Eternal", they had left behind some mixed-blood descendants.

This group is collectively known as the Dragon Kin Race.

They have more or less dragon blood flowing in them, and they retain some dragon characteristics.

Besides that, the strength of this race's players is generally much stronger than players of the same level.

The dragon blood in their bodies grants them extremely high growth attributes and special Dragon Kin-type skills.

However, the number of players of this race is very rare.

"Human, although I don't know why I was matched with you."

"However, one thing is certain: you will lose this battle."

"If you are sensible, surrender voluntarily to avoid physical suffering."

Battle Dragon said arrogantly.

His ranking was around 500,000, and his duel rank had reached Emerald Grade 9.

In terms of paper strength, his power completely crushed Chen Ming's by a wide margin.

Chen Ming ignored him!

He simply took [Beyond] down from his back and skillfully drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

[Miracle] — Charge!

"Heh, an ant that's a bit interesting!"

"Since you want to fight, I'll grant your wish."

"I will break the bones in your body, one by one."

Battle Dragon smiled coldly.

The dragon blood in their bodies, while granting the Dragon Kin Race powerful strength, also made their personalities generally arrogant and conceited.

In the eyes of Dragon Kin Race players.

All living beings fall into only three categories.

Ants, powerhouses, and those not to be provoked.

At this moment, in Battle Dragon's eyes, Chen Ming's category was clearly that of an ant.

[3...]

[2...]

[1...]

[Countdown finished, the duel begins.]

As the countdown ended, there was a loud "boom."

Battle Dragon suddenly charged out like a cannonball.

The terrifying force left a huge crater in the ground.

"Here it comes, Brother Battle Dragon has made his move."

"Any bets on how long that brat can last against Brother Battle Dragon?"

"I estimate he'll be insta-killed in one move."

"The gap is too big; the two are not even on the same level."

Amidst the noisy clamor, Battle Dragon's speed was frighteningly fast, leaving a series of afterimages behind.

In less than the blink of an eye, he crossed more than half of the temple ruins.

But suddenly, a feeling of extreme mortal danger surged in his heart.

"This feeling..."

Battle Dragon instinctively stopped and looked up.

What met his eyes was an arrow glowing with flames; the scorching firelight kicked up waves of heat, as if it were about to melt the surrounding space.

"Whoosh!!"

Immediately after, a violent sound of breaking air rang out, like a horn of death.

"Not good!"

Battle Dragon instinctively raised his arm to block.

But the next moment, a painful tearing sensation accompanied by an extreme burning sensation arrived.

- 120,000 points.

- 50,000 points.

- 3,000 points (true damage).

- 24,000 points (true damage).

...

A series of damage numbers floated above Battle Dragon's head.

Battle Dragon's health bar was wiped out in less than the blink of an eye.

Even his flesh and blood were directly incinerated into ash by the terrifying high temperature.

[Ding, the battle is over. You have won this battle, and your rank has been promoted to Platinum Grade 1.]

As the notification sound faded.

Chen Ming's figure disappeared from the spot,

and the scene fell into silence.

Everyone had an expression as if they had seen a ghost.

"Battle Dragon... he actually lost!"

"Insta-killed by one arrow!"

"Holy crap, is this fake? Can someone pinch me? I feel like I'm dreaming."

"No matter what, Battle Dragon is an expert ranked 500,000; he was actually insta-killed by one arrow."

"This must be a master pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger."

"It's over, I'm bankrupt. One million gold coins down the drain; that was my entire net worth."

"I was planning to earn a bit and go find a Succubus sister to chat with tonight, but now I don't even have enough for a Goblin."

"I'm crying to death."

"Battle Dragon, you useless piece of trash."

...

At the same time, on the other side, after easily resolving the first battle, Chen Ming directly started the next one.

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