Golden-red flames bloomed across the sky, instantly illuminating the nearby area as if it were daytime.

In the firelight, Tianma Xingkong slanted forward in a charge, directly meeting the incoming black pulse.

He was completely enveloped in the Phoenix Sky Drive (fenghuang tianqu) energy, combining with the technique, breaking through the light, and plunging into the bottom of the pit.

Two seconds later, a loud explosion echoed from below...

Before the sound subsided, dozens of black rays scattered and flew out, forcing Honghu, who was standing by the edge of the pit, back several meters.

"Still can't take care of it..." Zhao Ying Wang, standing at the rear, could only anxiously watch. The aftereffects of forcibly activating the Rashomon just now, coupled with the heavy damage he suffered at the beginning of the battle, had temporarily deprived him of his ability to fight. Even if he forced himself forward, he would only become a burden.

"Ugh..." A few seconds later, Tianma Xingkong cried out in pain, flying backward from the pit and crashing onto the street.

"Is this the strength of a Deriver..." Honghu's face was covered in sweat, and the hand holding the bow was trembling. "Heh..." A bitter smile of despair appeared on his face. "How can we possibly kill this kind of monster..."

"It's not time to give up yet." Feng Bujue said in a very calm tone, "We're all still alive, aren't we?"

"That's right." Tianma Xingkong, lying on the ground, interjected, "Although I can't stand up or move, there's always a way."

"A way my ass?" Honghu shouted, "What's with confidently saying lines like that when you're practically dead?"

"Um... I want to ask..." Feng Bujue said to Tianma Xingkong, "How many times can you use your resurrection skill?"

"That was a one-time use skill." Tianma Xingkong replied without hesitation.

"Then... do you have any other killer moves?" Feng Bujue asked again, "Obviously, ordinary moves are ineffective. And my current state can't handle a second Spirit Energy Cannon (qigong pao)." As he asked this question, his hand had already reached into his satchel. As long as Tianma Xingkong said "I have a special move," Jue-Ge would not hesitate to offer him a panacea.

But...

"I only have Pegasus Meteor Fist (tianma liuxing quan) as an active skill." Tianma Xingkong answered bluntly, "The Phoenix Sky Drive (fenghuang tianqu) was bought by the studio at a high price and forced on me in the finals. To be honest... I don't really like that move."

This [Tianma Xingkong] was undoubtedly an incurable chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone who acts like a know-it-all). Everyone understood that a player like him was unlikely to achieve good results in the Peak Tournament. Unfortunately... the other players of "Star Cluster" were too disappointing, falling in the preliminaries and semi-finals. This led the studio's executives to have no choice but to place all their bets on Little Ma.

In fact, at this moment, the executives of Star Cluster were still grinding their teeth and stomping their feet in the meeting room, constantly complaining about Tianma Xingkong's words and actions...

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As an aside, the appearance of the Derivers did not have any impact on the broadcast. Although the players in the script could no longer hear the thunderous commentary, the audience watching the game in front of the screen could still hear it. In addition, since the broadcast only tracked "battle" scenes involving players, viewers were unaware of other events outside of combat.

For example, in the battle between Uncle Worthless and Corpse Blade King, the four stopped fighting when Devouring Ghost Brave (tun tian gui xiao) and Shiva entered; the audience did not see what happened afterward. Also, the players who were captured by the Derivers lost their ability to resist after being beaten, so they were no longer in a combat state, and the audience could not see them being taken to Luther and instantly killed.

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Back to the story...

"Ha! Hahahahaha..."

When Feng Bujue heard Tianma Xingkong's answer, he laughed. This was not ridicule, but laughter conveying three words—"You're ruthless!"

"Okay... now that it's come to this... I have to try it myself." Honghu drew his bow and nocked an arrow, seemingly preparing to use something. "But don't have too high expectations... In terms of destructive power, my trump card is definitely not comparable to your exaggerated skills."

He touched the bowstring with his finger, and with a thought, a light arrow radiating blue spiritual light was formed.

"Feng Bujue..." Y2-Shining's voice, with its bell-like rhythm, sounded again, "I have to thank you..."

Before the words were finished, a figure with black light all over its body slowly rose from the deep pit created by the Spirit Energy Cannon (qigong pao).

"Your attack is like a strong medicine... Heh..." Y2-Shining sneered, "It gave me a new life." He moved his neck left and right, talking to himself, completely indifferent to the technique Honghu was charging, "I thought that 'energy strengthening' was not as effective as 'beast-like strengthening,' but now it seems I was wrong..."

In that instant, the light on Honghu's bow shone brightly, and its energy had gathered to its peak. He released his fingers from the string, and a blue light arrow like a spear roared out.

[Name: Spirit Bombardment Rend (hong ling lie)]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Learned]

[Skill Category: Spiritual Arts]

[Effect: Condenses spiritual energy and unleashes a devastating blow (Cooldown time 30 minutes, can only be activated when a bow or crossbow weapon is equipped)]

[Consumption: All current spiritual power value (This skill cannot be forcibly overdrawn. The spiritual power value at the time of use must be greater than or equal to 1)]

[Learning Requirement: Spiritual Arts Specialization D]

[Note: A very simple but practical technique. It can infuse all the user's spiritual power into an arrow and shoot it out to kill enemies. The more spiritual power the user has, the greater the power.]

"Heh... an attack converted from more than three hundred spiritual power, huh?" Y2-Shining looked at the imposing [Spirit Bombardment Rend (hong ling lie)] coming at him, but he still spoke and laughed calmly, "For the current me, it's probably like a basin of water being splashed on my face..." The moment the arrow reached him, he swung his arm and shattered the light arrow...

"You should understand by now, right?" Y2-Shining's tone was aggressive, "With your data intensity, you can 'absolutely' not kill me." His gaze swept over the three still standing, "I want to see... what new tricks a useless cripple with a broken spine and three wastes who can't defeat me even in their peak state can come up with."

"Well... since you said that..." The only person who would respond at this time was Feng Bujue, "I can only use 'that' on you..." As he spoke, he reached into his satchel, "Actually... before I came here, I just made a deal with some big shots from the Necropolis and got something pretty powerful... I was originally going to use it on your boss, but..."

"You'd better save that." Suddenly, a woman's voice came from not far away.

Feng Bujue didn't even turn his head, and he recognized the owner of the voice: "Heh... Okay, if you say save it, I'll save it." At this moment, Jue-Ge finally showed a happy smile. He understood that the strongest reinforcements had arrived.