Chapter 776: Chapter 610: A Complete Dominating Victory
Crushing!
Crushing!
Crushing!
Domination all the way to the tenth round! Everyone realized that this Long Yi was too strong! It even seemed like he wasn’t going all out!
This was the most exciting part of the Ladder Tournament. As long as you could win a match, you could continue to fight! And all the spectators had the opportunity to place their bets live on the spot, which would then be transported to all corners of the universe.
"Long Yi! One more round! Long Yi! One more round!" the crowd chanted.
Long Yi, who had no intention of stopping, naturally continued to challenge others. As a half Mountain Giant, Long Yi didn’t experience exhaustion. His power was continually drawn from the ground, replenished into his body.
The eleventh round!
The twelfth round!
The thirteenth round!
Long Yi was still going!
Bigby was smiling widely. Yes, he loved this kind of star competitor. He didn’t care at all about the title of King of the Arena; its existence was only to attract the audience to spend money. When one King of the Arena falls, another will naturally step forward to replace him!
"Tell all the remaining competitors to warm up, let the King of the Arena also get ready, surely, he’ll have to go to the stage today!"
Long Yi stood in the center of the arena. The Crystal Stone armor on his body no longer needed to be removed. Since he had absorbed the power of the six Sacred Rocks, the power of his Crystal Stone armor was continuously replenished. Long Yi could maintain it without any effort. After one fighter was defeated, the next one would step forward immediately. It felt more like they were challenging Long Yi, rather than the other way around! Bigby knew that Long Yi was going to be a star. He was going to establish Long Yi as a celebrity this way!
In a blink of an eye, it was already the twenty-fifth round! There were only five more people before the King of the Arena!
The whole arena was boiling!
People had seen plenty of rookie ladder matches, but one where a competitor charged straight to the 25th round was incredibly rare. For ordinary competitors, such continuous fighting would be unbearable, not to mention their own exhaustion would be an issue. Hence, even the capable fighters would usually stop after winning a few rounds consecutively, taking a day off to recover their strength. This also leaves enough time for others to analyse their tactics.
But Long Yi was different - he was half Mountain Giant!
As long as his feet touched the ground, his power was limitless!
The people here had seen plenty of battles involving Mountain Giants. They knew how tenacious the Mountain Giants were. Regardless of how severe the injuries or fatigue, they could recover immediately upon touching the ground. However, their lack of prowess in combat arts was their only weak point. As long as they could be kept off the ground for a few seconds, victory or defeat is decided.
But Long Yi was different.
First of all, Long Yi was proficient in combat arts - more so than the Mountain Giants and even more than anyone in the arena.
Additionally, even when he was off the ground, his power did not diminish at all!
This made Long Yi seemingly an invincible machine!
The twenty-fifth challenger still couldn’t stop Long Yi! It was clear that Long Yi’s enemy was filled with fear. Most of their time was spent evading and escaping, but hoping to exhaust a Mountain Giant to death was just fooling oneself!
The twenty-sixth player forfeited, aware of his lack of strength, he didn’t want to go on the stage to be humiliated.
Following this example, almost all the remaining contestants conceded.
So in front of Long Yi, only one remained - the King of the Arena!
Bigby’s big eyes stared fixedly at the battlefield, his hands clenched tightly together.
Could this be a run to break through the ladder?
A breakthrough in the Ladder Tournament meant claiming the title of King of the Arena in one fell swoop. The King of the Arena could be directly promoted to participate in the medium-sized arena.
Although this was a small arena, it attracted many people who aspired to make a name for themselves with their skills, due to its well-known reputation and influence. However, throughout history, few were able to break through the ladder in one go. Especially at such an audacious speed as Long Yi’s, it was unheard of.
"Next up, please welcome our King of the Arena!" the host announced excitedly.
"Roar!"
With a roar, a shadow leapt high into the air, then landed heavily right in front of Long Yi.
The figure was black, covered in scales but had the face of a man. A dark aura rose from it, wings flapping rhythmically. He held a battle-sword in his left hand and a blazing whip in his right.
"So it was you they were referring to as the Half-Demon," Long Yi laughed.
The term "Half-Demon" refers to someone with half Demon Clan bloodline. For instance, the person in front of him had the power of the Demon Clan, but not the pure Demon Clan form.
Hearing Long Yi mention his lineage, the half-demon let out an angry roar, and tactically lifted his flaming whip towards him. Long Yi raised his arm to block it, with a layer of the crystal stone armor shattering from the blow!
"Impressive! Worthy of being the King of the Arena! You’re far stronger than they are!" Long Yi complimented.
However, as the King of the Arena, the opponent had no need for Long Yi’s compliment!
He raised his arm for another whip. This time, Long Yi took a step forward, dodged the whip, and sent back a heavy punch. The Half-Demon, with a smirk at the corner of his mouth, swung his combat sword under the cover of demonic aura. But Long Yi simply clapped his hands together, then made a swift turn. With a crisp clank, the sword was broken in half! At the same time, Long Yi hit the opponent’s chest with a palm, and the broken half of the sword jammed into his chest! Then, with a rotation, he kicked the opponent’s chest. Suddenly, the entire half-sword smacked into the chest of the half-demon!
The Half-Demon, with a face full of disbelief, looked down at his chest, completely taken by surprise that he had been defeated so quickly!
"No! I have not lost yet!" the Half-Demon roared, struggling, his body engulfed in dark haze.
"He’s transforming! He’s transforming!"
The audience was in an uproar.
As a Half-Demon, he could undergo a complete transformation in a short time and acquire the power of a pure Demon Clan.
However, Long Yi didn’t have time to watch his transformation process.
Fighting Aura was rising!
Dragon Tooth Strangulation!
One punch, straight into the chest of the Half-Demon. The unrestricted power of the Dragon Tooth Strangulation displayed terrifying power. Like the tooth of a giant dragon, the fighting aura around his fist rapidly swirled into the chest of the Half-Demon. Before his transformation could be completed, the Half-Demon’s chest had already been pierced through fully!
Long Yi pulled back his fist, then raised both arms high.
Thud!
The Half-Demon behind him fell heavily to the ground. Medical staff rushed up immediately to stop his bleeding and momentarily save his life. As for whether he could survive, it would depend on his own luck.
"Now, a new King of the Arena is born!"
The host shouted excitedly.
"King of the Arena! King of the Arena!"
The audience was ecstatic, for they had witnessed the rise of a new King of the Arena. From being a low-ranking rookie gifted from the Sky Ladder to the current King of the Arena, Long Yi had continued to fight without any rest, penetrating through the Sky Ladder and becoming the new King of the Arena!
Today’s ticket was worth it!
Countless headhunters had realized that this was a rising star full of potential. A man who could penetrate the Sky Ladder might surely have the power to force his way to the strongest arena and compete with those long-famed warriors. By that time, this newcomer named Long Yi’s value would probably be amazingly high.
So, almost immediately, several headhunters contacted Long Yi, offering prices to introduce him to serve some of the grand families. However, after hearing the names of those grand families, Long Yi just politely rejected them. Please, there was only one name on Long Yi’s list, and that was The Divine Auffa Empire!
Long Yi still needed to use The Divine Auffa Empire’s teleportation gate!
Although Long Yi was under contract, Bigby couldn’t stop him from interacting with those people. After all, once Long Yi decided to follow those headhunters and leave, someone would naturally pay his liquidated damages. But Bigby really didn’t want Long Yi to leave so soon, because he believed that Long Yi was capable of greater achievements. He should join a stronger family, or even serve a more powerful empire directly!
Eventually, Long Yi’s refusal of the headhunters made Bigby very glad. It proved that Long Yi was ambitious, and ambition was a driving force for a warrior’s growth.
Later, Bigby found Long Yi and told him that according to general rules, Long Yi must fight for at least three months in this arena before participating in the upcoming touring challenge. However, Long Yi was too strong; he didn’t need to prove himself through a full three months of fighting. Bigby was going to arrange for Long Yi to participate in the touring competition next.
The so-called touring competition referred to the contest where the Kings of the smaller arenas would go back and forth challenging one another. This was known as a field trip competition, where the challengers were obviously pleased with a win, but those who lost would feel humiliated and would definitely seek revenge. Over time, this led to a lot of grudges and drama, making the competition incredibly entertaining.
Long Yi was the first fighter to join the touring competition so quickly.
Bigby had high expectations of him.
Indeed, Long Yi didn’t let Bigby down. In the first week, he won all seven matches with an overwhelmingly superior advantage. However, because it was too time-consuming, Long Yi asked Bigby to increase the number of matches. So, in the second week, the number of matches per day was increased to three. Again, Long Yi won all of them!
In the third week, Bigby directly increased it to five matches a day for Long Yi! And, again, Long Yi won all of them!
By then, the entire Stellar Realm’s Arena knew about Long Yi.
"It seems it’s time for you to go to the medium-sized arena. But, I think it will just be a stepping stone for you as well." Bigby, looking at Long Yi, who had just won in the ring, nodded and said with a smile. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read it.)
