Li Chonglou glanced at the opponent, but his attention was drawn back to his own challenger.
At this moment, the staff member asked the two if they were ready. Li Chonglou had no choice but to put aside the matter of Yan Gui and nodded at the staff member.
His opponent was a rather thin-looking man, with sunken cheeks on both sides, giving an overall impression of frailty.
However, his eyes were filled with cunning and were extremely bright, showing no signs of weakness at all. He moved his limbs, and crisp cracking sounds emanated from his body. Those in the know in the audience already wore expressions of surprise.
"Is this guy in the Realm?"
"He must be. That sound just now is something an ordinary person can't make."
"But, who is this one?"
The contestants below the stage debated amongst themselves, their gazes all turning to Li Chonglou. His unremarkable appearance gave them no clue as to anything special about him.
After receiving the confirmation from both individuals, the staff member, holding a stopwatch, leaped off the stage and directly shouted, "Start!" while pressing the stopwatch.
Each battle had a maximum time of fifteen minutes. To conclude as early as possible, each staff member was using a stopwatch to officiate.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a glint flashed across the thin man's eyes. He bent slightly, and in the next second, like a coiled spring, he pushed off with his feet and surged towards Li Chonglou at high speed.
At this moment, the thin man no longer looked frail at all. As his figure flickered, exclamations erupted from below. The sharpness, like that of an arrow, could be clearly felt even from the audience.
For a moment, the scene that flashed in everyone's minds was: Li Chonglou, unable to dodge in time, would be directly pierced through the heart or have his head blown off by the thin man!
However, in the next instant, the thin man passed directly through Li Chonglou's original position and charged towards the edge of the stage.
His expression instantly changed, and he quickly twisted his body slightly, placing his right leg forward. He slid along, finally managing to stop himself at the edge of the stage.
The thin man breathed a slight sigh of relief but quickly showed a look of tension. He frantically scanned the stage, and finally spotted Li Chonglou on the opposite side.
"When did he get there?"
The thin man's face filled with confusion.
Not only him, but also the crowd below the stage had no reaction to what had just happened. Just a moment ago, Li Chonglou was about to be struck a fatal blow, but in the next second, they were standing on opposite sides.
"It's speed, this guy's speed is ridiculously fast!"
After a long pause, astonished cries finally arose from below. At this moment, the thin man also reacted, and his expression immediately turned grim.
He was most skilled in speed, and it was his pride and joy. However, he had now encountered an opponent who was equally skilled in speed.
"I really don't believe you can be faster than me!"
The thin man gritted his teeth, lowered his body slightly again, and then, just like before, launched himself towards Li Chonglou.
However, this time he wasn't charging directly at Li Chonglou. Instead, he suddenly stomped on the ground halfway, and a puff of white smoke erupted from the stage floor, after which the thin man flashed to the left.
A zig-zag dash!
The thin man had unleashed his ultimate move. This technique not only made his movement trajectory unpredictable and elusive but also directly sealed off Li Chonglou's other escape routes.
It seemed that if Li Chonglou wanted to continue evading his attack, his only option was to jump off the stage!
This was the thin man's thinking. However, for Li Chonglou, there was a better option.
With a light step, he leaped into the air. Then, with his limbs spread like a great roc spreading its wings, he gracefully hopped behind the thin man like a swift.
The thin man, who had once again stopped at the edge of the stage, was filled with astonishment.
There's still that option?
"Beautiful! Which hunting team is this guy from? His fighting strategy is so clear."
The crowd below, having perfectly witnessed the scene, erupted in applause. Because in that fleeting moment, they felt as if they themselves were in the situation, feeling trapped with no way out.
They never expected that a simple jump could resolve it!
In an instant, Li Chonglou gained the approval of all the contestants on Stage F. If nothing else, his combat strategy and the way he dodged just now had already impressed them.
However, Li Chonglou on the stage was not thinking so much. To conceal his strength as much as possible, his plan was to primarily stall for time in the first match, making others mistakenly believe he was just a speed-based fighter.
Therefore, facing the thin man, he had no intention of launching a proactive offense. The thin man, unaware of Li Chonglou's scheme, was currently feeling enraged.
So, he charged towards Li Chonglou again.
The two thus exchanged positions on the stage, neither touching the other. After five or six minutes, the thin man couldn't hold on any longer. His speed slowed down, and he hunched over on the stage, panting heavily.
In fact, ever since Li Chonglou evaded his first attack, he had a sense of apprehension. Judging by his physique, it was clear he was not skilled in endurance battles. Therefore, in these past five minutes, he had repeatedly tried to catch up to Li Chonglou as quickly as possible.
This had led to his rapid exhaustion. By the time he realized this, it was already too late.
The moment he caught his breath, Li Chonglou appeared behind him, lifted him up, and threw him off the stage.
The thin man hadn't even managed to catch his breath before he was thrown into the air. Helpless, he could only adjust his posture and land steadily below the stage.
"Li Chonglou wins!"
The referee quickly announced the result and then jumped onto the stage to announce the next group of contestants.
By now, the gaze of the crowd had shifted away from him. After all, one or two instances of brilliance could be astonishing, but repeating it so many times would lead to numbness. Therefore, in the minds of the crowd, the strength of both Li Chonglou and the thin man was nothing special.
There was nothing left to pay attention to.
Li Chonglou was naturally very pleased with this outcome. Returning to the crowd, he began observing the battles on the stage. He then realized that his stage had finished the quickest, while the other nine stages were clearly still locked in stalemates.
However, at this moment, Li Chonglou suddenly sensed another strong and obvious hostility. He instinctively turned his head, and a familiar figure came into view.