"This person looks unfamiliar, I don't think I've ever seen him before."
In the B-class group, Li Fang looked at the figure standing behind many prodigies, with a blue scarf wrapped around his neck, wearing a black tight-fitting suit, and a light green combat vest, a hint of confusion on his face.
But he soon became relieved, as he saw a black shadow dragon engraved on the nameplate on the man's left shoulder, which was the insignia of the Dragon Country's Dragon Shadow organization members.
"It seems the country attaches great importance to this arena competition, even summoning members of the Dragon Shadow, who have always been hidden in the darkness, to participate."
During this period, relying on the sonic resonance method, Li Fang had rapidly improved from the initial B-class to the peak of B-class. A trace of origin power had been born within him, placing him only one step away from A-class, his cultivation no less than that of Si Junfang.
As if sensing his gaze, the man in front of him turned his head slightly and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Konohamaru!"
Li Fang was stunned for a moment, then also smiled, "Hello, my name is Li Fang!"
"Little brother, you're quite handsome, but for some reason, you look a bit familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before." Si Junfang, standing shoulder to shoulder with Li Fang, wearing a blue close-fitting combat suit, said with a slight frown.
The reason Si Junfang was able to participate in this arena competition was mainly due to a fortuitous encounter in the Eternal Night World. During an exploration of the Eternal Night World, she accidentally fell into an ice abyss and, by chance, obtained the Heart of Frost. At present, her ice power was even purer, and before even reaching A-class, she could transform her body into frost, her strength advancing by leaps and bounds.
Hearing her words, Konohamaru broke out in a sweat, secretly surprised by her keen observation.
This former team leader truly possessed a freakish sixth sense.
Strictly speaking, he was one of Yu Zhibo's will clones, but in reality, he had his own body.
This was all thanks to the "Yi Hai" (意骸) researched and developed by Tobirama Senju in conjunction with Orochimaru and the Super Research Institute.
Yi Hai was a new product developed based on the Immortal Demon Source, which could accommodate souls. Its specific function was to rapidly derive new physical clones according to the consciousness state differentiated by a person, equivalent to a low-level version of the Heavenly Demon Body and Heavenly Immortal Body. The consciousness owner could set a portion of their strength to adapt to the physical clone.
It sounded good, but it had many limitations. Firstly, the level of Yi Hai could not exceed the Law level, and secondly, its survival time did not exceed one week, as consciousness was not the soul and would gradually disappear over time, making it impossible to preserve for long.
And at this moment, "Konohamaru's" personality was mature and steady, which was deliberately assigned by Yu Zhibo. After entering the Law level, his brain had been fully developed, allowing him to control the separation of consciousness, and the clones he separated were no longer random as they were before.
"Silence!" The leading Law-level expert's spiritual power enveloped them, stopping everyone's whispering. He looked at the more than one hundred arenas in front of him and said, "The arena battles are about to begin, get ready."
This Law-level expert was named Qin Tiao, his ability was Mind Priest. The Dragon Shadow organization's badge was embedded on his shoulder. He usually served as a psychological therapist and combat support in the organization. His "Mind Song" could amplify his teammates' strength by 50% to 500% based on their level, which was extremely formidable.
"We're ready, we can start anytime!" said Wang Sen, the new head of the Exploration Department of the Ningcheng Shenhua Branch. A sharp blade intent emanated from him, giving people an extremely domineering and sharp feeling.
Wang Sen followed the path of his master Wu Boyue's "Blade Cuts Shackles," not relying on immortal energy. He was truly at the peak of B-class, and even had the strength to fight against those below A-class fifth tier, making him a popular contender among the B-class participants.
"Do we just need to fly to any arena next?" Lei Jun, also at the peak of B-class, pushed through the crowd. He was also at the peak B-class level, holding a long spear with faint arcs of electricity flickering at its tip. Although the vertical eye between his eyebrows was closed, it allowed people to feel the immense energy contained within, his aura equally terrifying.
In fact, he could have entered A-class long ago, but he was still suppressing his strength because he had integrated beast bloodlines into his body and wanted to fully fuse them with his soul and body before advancing to A-class.
Besides him, Zhong Yu, Xiong Chumo, Xia Buling, and others also indicated they were ready and could fight at any time.
Qin Tiao nodded, slowly closed his eyes, and spread his arms.
Soon, an invisible mental wave, starting from him, enveloped the 100 members behind him.
Instantly, everyone felt an impassioned battle song explode in their minds, and their auras began to rapidly climb.
"Holy crap, this is too awesome, I can fight ten of them!" Li Fang was the first to regain his senses, letting out a loud shout, his eyes filled with immense excitement.
As a sonic ability user, after reaching A-class, one could already convert sound waves into mental fluctuations. Therefore, his ability had common ground with Qin Tiao's Mind Priest, and he benefited the most. At this moment, his strength was amplified by a full five times.
Konohamaru, transformed from Yu Zhibo's will, was also extremely surprised because he felt that the fusion of his consciousness with this body had deepened, making it easier to use his original body's ninjutsu!
"Fight!"
Amidst the crowd, Lei Jun let out a loud roar, his aura also climbing to its peak, his voice echoing across the vast battlefield.
"Fight for the Dragon Country!"
The other participants also roared in unison, their terrifying fighting intent condensing into a beam, dispersing the clouds in the sky.
"Lord, the Dragon Country participants are cheating!" The leader of the B-zone in the Ghost Country faction had ghost fire flickering in his eyes as he accused the Ghost Emperor.
"Director Wang, you actually allowed Law-level experts to buff the team members, isn't that too shameless!" The Ghost Emperor, sitting on his skull throne, looked at Wang Shouyi with a gloomy expression.
"The competition only prohibits participants from carrying Law-level magical treasures. Has it ever said that buffs cannot be stacked? Can you fight? If you can't fight, then let's both go to the outer space battlefield and fight!" Wang Shouyi, who was sitting and drinking tea with Lin Yongfeng, slammed his teacup down heavily. His double pupils burst with divine light, and his expression was cold.
"Since you are not benevolent, do not blame me for being unrighteous!" The Ghost Emperor did not respond, snorted coldly, and flicked his finger. Instantly, a pure ghost path origin transformed into dark clouds, flew above the participating members of his faction, split into a hundred, and entered all the members' bodies.
Immediately, the aura of the Ghost Country's B-class warriors also began to surge.
"Playing dirty!" The Demon Country Queen smiled charmingly upon seeing this. She lightly parted her red lips and spat out a jade bead condensed from demonic origin. The moment it left her mouth, it transformed into liquid and flew towards the B-class participants of her faction. Then, like a sweet rain, the aura of the Demon Country's warriors also began to rapidly rise.
Sea King Ao Lie: "..."
The next second, a Dragon Origin flew out from between his eyebrows, emitting myriad auspicious signs and enveloping the crowd of demons.