"This old man has lived his life, how can he be scared by a junior's trick! Come on!"
Long Tengfei had nowhere to escape. No matter where he ran, the meteorites were always aimed at him.
Long Tengfei had no choice but to grit his teeth and face it head-on.
He refused to believe that a junior's trick could still threaten him!
At this moment, Su Fan and Long Jianye had already run a considerable distance, almost at the opposite end from Long Tengfei, doing their best to avoid the range of the fire meteorites.
However, Su Fan couldn't imagine the power of five meteorites with a diameter of a hundred meters falling.
This was still in the game world, with data weakening the meteorites' power. If it were reality, such a large meteorite impact would cause a catastrophe.
Su Fan and Long Jianye watched the direction of the falling meteorites with solemn expressions.
Long Tengfei was equally solemn, and sweat beaded on his forehead.
"Come on!"
Long Tengfei roared, and a white light flashed on the mountain, attempting to use defensive spells to withstand the meteorite's damage.
Rumble!
The first meteorite struck Long Tengfei. His face turned pale, the white light instantly dimmed, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
If Su Fan were there, he would have certainly noticed that Long Tengfei's life had dropped by about twenty percent.
The damage exceeded a staggering four million.
The second meteorite fell, directly smashing Long Tengfei into the ground. The scorching flames melted the surrounding stones, forming a lava pool within the meteorite crater.
The lava instantly engulfed Long Tengfei.
The subsequent meteorites continued to crash into the pit.
Long Tengfei, submerged in the lava pool, was in an unknown state of life or death.
Su Fan's expression was somewhat grave.
He didn't know Long Tengfei's current situation, whether he was alive or dead.
A scorching shockwave flew from the direction where the meteorites had fallen.
"Careful!"
Su Fan quickly warned Long Jianye.
Mana Shield!
Su Fan dared not take it head-on. His mana had recovered by half, and he immediately deployed a mana shield to block the damage.
The shockwave hit Su Fan, and he was sent flying.
His mana rapidly depleted. Just one shockwave dealt him over thirty thousand damage.
"Holy crap! What is this thing?"
Long Jianye also experienced the terrifying damage from the shockwave. Fortunately, Su Fan's warning came in time, or this one blow could have ended his life.
Long Jianye was truly shocked by Su Fan's skill.
[Ding! Congratulations on leveling up.]
Su Fan suddenly received a system notification.
"Huh? Long Tengfei is dead?"
Su Fan was a little confused.
It shouldn't be. By all accounts, five meteorites should have dealt at most over ten million damage. How could they kill Long Tengfei, who had twenty million health?
Su Fan couldn't figure it out.
Suddenly, he seemed to recall something.
"Could it be..."
Su Fan suddenly remembered the title he obtained after killing the Four Great Eccentrics: Bane of Evil.
Damage dealt to evil forces increased by 100%.
Was Long Tengfei considered an evil force?
The original story ended around this point, and Su Fan didn't know what Long Tengfei's future held.
However, based on various clues from the earlier plot, some people speculated that Long Tengfei was the final boss.
But it was only speculation.
Could the speculation be true?
If the damage were doubled by the title, it would make sense.
Ten million damage doubled to twenty million damage was indeed enough to kill Long Tengfei.
At this moment, the Imperial Guard flew over.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the environment in the arena shifted. Especially around the meteorite crater, the terrain quickly returned to its original state.
"Number 7 is dead, and the scoreboard is damaged. All of Number 7's points are now attributed to Number 9. Only the two of you remain. If you determine a winner, the competition can end early,"
the Imperial Guard said, looking down at the two.
Su Fan hadn't expected it to come down to just the two of them so quickly.
But thinking about it, it made sense. If Long Jianye and Long Tengfei each killed two people, there wouldn't be many left.
Long Jianye looked at Su Fan, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
Universe Ring!
Su Fan didn't hesitate and immediately used a control skill.
"Holy crap! What are you doing!"
Long Jianye was startled.
"Nothing much, it's a competition, after all. Someone has to win. Don't worry, it won't hurt,"
Su Fan chuckled and prepared to attack.
"Stop! I surrender!"
Long Jianye immediately chose to surrender.
This kind of control skill was too unfair; he had no choice but to surrender.
Su Fan reluctantly retracted his hand.
He and Long Jianye would eventually have a battle, but having just fought together, Su Fan truly couldn't bring himself to strike a killing blow.
"Next time we fight, I won't let you off so easily,"
Su Fan said solemnly to Long Jianye.
"Alright, consider this me owing you one. Next time, I'll spare your life, okay?"
Long Jianye didn't seem to mind and said to Su Fan with a smile.
He was quite happy to meet a fellow countryman in this world.
"Since that's the case, then the winner is Number 9. Congratulations, you have become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader."
The Imperial Guard said to Su Fan with a smile.
"Are there any rewards for being the Martial Arts Alliance Leader?"
Su Fan was more interested in the rewards than the title of leader.
"Yes, a divine artifact. Tempting, isn't it?"
The Imperial Guard said to Su Fan with a smile.
Ever since Su Fan won, this person hadn't stopped smiling.
Su Fan felt an ominous premonition.
"What divine artifact?"
Su Fan asked warily.
The Imperial Guard took out a scepter from behind him.
The scepter was made of wood, with a light blue diamond-shaped gem at the top.
Upon seeing the appearance of the scepter, Su Fan's face turned to one of horror.
"I don't want it! You be the leader yourself!"
Su Fan immediately turned and ran.
"Too late!"
The Imperial Guard chuckled and threw the scepter at Su Fan.
[Ding! Mission complete. Acquired: Divine Artifact · Heavenly Mandate.]
The scepter appeared directly in Su Fan's hand.
Su Fan immediately wore a wry smile and also received a message from the system.
[Divine Artifact · Heavenly Mandate is bound to your identity and cannot be discarded or destroyed.]
Heavenly Mandate (Divine Artifact)
Description: All spell levels of the bound user are maxed out. Cannot defy the Son of Heaven's decree.
Su Fan wore a wry smile. Although Heavenly Mandate was powerful, it had a fatal flaw. This was an artifact of the imperial court. Whoever possessed it would become the emperor's loyal dog, utterly unable to defy imperial orders.
He had painstakingly tried to stay away from royalty, and now, it was back to square one.
"Hehehe, nice to meet you, my name is Guang Long, last year's champion. Thank you, hero, for rescuing me!"
Guang Long said to Su Fan with a smile, cupping his fists.
He was overjoyed. Four years! Do you know how I've spent these four years? I'm finally free!
"Heh, thank you very much,"
Su Fan said to Guang Long with a cold smile.
If he had known the divine artifact was Heavenly Mandate, he wouldn't have participated in the martial arts competition.
"His Majesty is waiting in the palace for the investiture. Let's go,"
Guang Long said to Su Fan.
Su Fan had no choice but to follow Guang Long to the imperial palace.