"Lord Lancelot, you are an unparalleled powerhouse. How can you concede to a mere Hua Nation person?"
Amidst the onlookers, an esper shouted loudly. It was evident that this person was a fervent admirer of Lancelot.
Lancelot not only possessed extraordinary strength but also a very special charisma that allowed him to rally these unruly individuals to his side.
However, Lancelot's actions now were unacceptable to them. They even suspected that Lancelot might have gone easy on this Hua Nation kid deliberately, just to save face for Aurora Kuiite.
"I lost, completely lost. Everyone, I did not go easy. I have unleashed my strongest moves.
However, they caused no harm to Mr. Ling Tian. On the contrary, haven't you seen? Mr. Ling Tian has been holding back. He neither counterattacked nor initiated any offense.
You should be able to tell that he still has reserves!"
Upon hearing Lancelot's words, and recalling Ling Tian's heroic display during the fight, the crowd fell silent, truly speechless.
"Does anyone else wish to challenge me? Let's hurry, we still have to travel."
The crowd exchanged glances. At this point, no one dared to step forward.
Few could defeat Alexander, and Lancelot's strength was widely recognized. With both of them having lost, stepping forward would only be a futile gesture.
Just then, a young man emerged from the crowd. Judging by his age, he appeared to be in his early thirties, with blonde hair tied back in a ponytail.
Looking further at him, he was dressed like a magician, with a cape draped over his back.
He wore a half-face mask, revealing only his chin.
"Mr. Ling Tian, I am Karius, the Vice-Captain of the Ice and Snow Knights. May I have the honor of challenging you!"
Ling Tian nodded. This so-called Ice and Snow Knights was the name of the esper organization Aurora had assembled.
Lancelot was the Captain of this Ice and Snow Knights, and the man before him was the Vice-Captain. It was clear that anyone holding such a position must possess the strength to command respect!
"Very well, Karius, please begin your performance!"
At that moment, Ling Tian suddenly received a telepathic message from Aurora.
"Ling Tian, you must be careful. Karius is a very special esper. He possesses more than one ability!
You must be especially wary of anything he throws, as those items might explode..."
As Aurora spoke, Ling Tian saw a playing card appear in Karius's hand.
Karius held the playing card between his fingers and with a sudden flick of his wrist, the card spun rapidly and flew towards Ling Tian at an extremely high speed!
The playing card flew with incredible velocity, but it couldn't stop Ling Tian. Ling Tian tilted his head slightly, and the playing card whizzed past his ear.
At that moment, Karius threw a second playing card.
Ling Tian dodged the second card by turning sideways again, and then Karius threw a third playing card.
Ling Tian always felt that this matter was not that simple. Although the opponent's playing cards were powerful and could potentially injure him, Ling Tian sensed something peculiar. He immediately activated his Heavenly Eye divine sense and discovered the truth.
It turned out that the two playing cards that had flown towards Ling Tian, after passing ten meters behind him, did not fall to the ground. Instead, they accelerated their rotation and flew back towards Ling Tian!
Ling Tian's attention was currently drawn by the new playing cards thrown by Karius. If he hadn't possessed his Heavenly Eye divine sense, those previously thrown cards might have made a surprise return, and Ling Tian would have been hit.
Seeing this, Ling Tian lunged forward a step, then swiftly drew his sword. The Crimson Flame Sword glowed with a red light, striking directly at the incoming playing cards.
"Pfft!"
The surface temperature of the Crimson Flame Sword could reach thousands of degrees Celsius. This instantly ignited the playing cards.
Karius threw over a dozen playing cards in quick succession, all of which were neutralized by Ling Tian with his long sword.
Karius had not expected his foolproof technique to be so ineffective against Ling Tian.
With this thought, he raised his hand again, and three dice flew out from his white glove.
These three dice shot towards Ling Tian like bullets, arranged in a triangular formation!
Just as Ling Tian was about to block with his long sword, he suddenly remembered Aurora Kuiite's warning. In an instant, Ling Tian formed a hand seal with his left hand, and with a flash of thought, he vanished from his spot.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The next moment, the three dice struck the spot where Ling Tian had been standing, and then these three dice erupted in a fierce explosion. The power of each explosion was comparable to a hand grenade!
The crowd, except for Aurora and her companions, was ecstatic. They recognized Karius's strength, and the power of these three exploding dice was like three hand grenades detonating simultaneously.
Even someone as monstrous as Ling Tian would surely not fare well against these three grenades!
However, as the smoke cleared, the crowd was stunned. Ling Tian had disappeared from their sight!
And it wasn't as they had imagined, with Ling Tian blown to smithereens, reduced to a bloody mess.
Instead, before them stood a large tree that had been blown to pieces.
At this moment, a series of questions arose in their minds: Where did this tree come from, and where had Ling Tian gone?
"So this is your method? Not bad. Come on, let's continue!"
Hearing the voice, the crowd quickly turned around and saw that Ling Tian had reappeared behind them.
Ling Tian was using a minor spell called the Substitution Technique. As the name suggested, it involved using magic to swap oneself with an object in the vicinity, for the purpose of escaping or enduring an opponent's attack.
With Ling Tian's current strength, he could perform the spell and swap his body with any object within a 30-meter radius.
However, there were no trees around Ling Tian at the time, and he felt it inappropriate to snatch someone else to be his substitute. Thus, he directly conjured a tree, three to four meters tall, from his Spirit Realm space.
The three dice thrown by Karius directly hit the tree, triggering the violent explosions.
Karius possessed several abilities. On one hand, he could control objects, making them hover around him, just as he could skillfully manipulate those playing cards.