With three Martial Qi Stones in hand, Su Fan directly upgraded Fire Meteor.
Fire Meteor Max
Summons a meteor to deal 30*30 area spell damage. Mana cost: 3000. Each 300 mana consumed increases range by 1 and spell damage by 5%. Cooldown: 20 minutes.
The range increased, the cost decreased, and the cooldown time reduced. Including the cooldown reduction effect, the cooldown time is only 12 minutes, which is not bad.
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Today is the first day of the Martial Arts Hegemony. The location is the mountain peak that Su Fan previously smashed with Fire Meteor, where a huge arena has now been built.
It covers an area of one million square meters, with a length and width of about one kilometer. From a distance, people at the very edge appear as tiny dots.
There are no spectator stands around, only a massive arena.
The main reason is that there are too many experts in the Martial Arts Hegemony. If spectator stands were set up, it would be unavoidable to injure the audience, so the audience segment was canceled.
The number of participating contestants on-site was already a sea of people, with long queues forming in front of several large gates.
Su Fan, holding his iron token, obediently joined the queue.
While queuing, Su Fan observed the participating contestants, hoping to find Long Jianye.
However, Su Fan was disappointed because there were too many people, making it impossible to see everyone. Su Fan didn't even spot a single familiar face.
When it was Su Fan's turn, he handed his iron token to a staff member.
"Arena 9"
The staff member took the iron token and said to Su Fan.
Once contestants enter, they cannot leave unless eliminated.
Due to the large number of people, each person was assigned a different arena. Su Fan was assigned to Arena 9.
Upon entering, Su Fan suddenly realized that each arena was different. Some were filled with strange rocks, some were forests, and some were plains.
Good heavens, the arenas even simulate different environments.
Su Fan waited for a long time in Arena 9. After all the contestants outside had entered, nearly five hundred people were in Arena 9.
And these five hundred people had to select one winner from Arena 9 to participate in the final competition.
"Number 338, 398, 438, 848, 1209... you ten, come to the stage!"
A staff member called out ten numbers, including Su Fan's.
Su Fan did not expect to be on stage so soon.
Ten people go on stage together. There are no rules. As long as one person remains on stage at the end, it doesn't matter if your opponent is injured, dead, or has surrendered. The last person remaining on stage is considered the winner.
Ten people per round, until all have been selected. The winners then continue to compete in this manner until only one person remains.
Su Fan went on stage and observed his opponents. Eight of the nine were level thirty-something, and only one had reached level forty. There was no threat at all.
Su Fan felt a sense of eagerness. This was his first time fighting others with spells, and he wondered how effective they would be.
He naturally wouldn't use Fire Meteor. That thing was too destructive, and Su Fan feared he might destroy the entire arena.
"Begin!"
With the referee's command, the competition officially started.
This arena was called complex. Rocks were everywhere, making it easy to hide.
Su Fan's Five Elements spells were not very advantageous.
"The terrain is unsuitable, so let's change the terrain."
Five Elements Spell! Fire!
Su Fan waved his Thunder Wood Sword, and a fireball shot out rapidly, directly hitting a large rock in front of him.
Boom!
With an explosion, the boulder instantly shattered, and fragments of rock flew everywhere.
Su Fan's hands didn't stop. The cooldown of just over a second meant Su Fan didn't need to think. Fireballs flew out one after another, hitting the rocks.
In a short while, the rocks around Su Fan turned into debris, and the line of sight immediately opened up, revealing the surrounding environment.
The other contestants were shocked.
What are you doing? Why did you blow up all the rocks?
Especially one contestant who specialized in assassination looked at Su Fan with some resentment.
My hiding place is gone, and you've ruined all my advantages!
Su Fan shrugged helplessly.
The other contestants exchanged glances, feeling that Su Fan was a threat. His attack power was too great. If this fireball hit them, they would have no chance to retaliate.
"Gentlemen, we'd best deal with him first."
Someone suggested to the other eight contestants.
"I agree."
The contestant specializing in assassination immediately agreed. It was because Su Fan had destroyed the rocks, causing him to lose his advantage, that he had no good feelings towards Su Fan.
The others silently nodded in agreement with the proposal.
The rules of this competition were indeed not entirely fair, and it was unavoidable for some people to team up to target a particular contestant. However, as the number of participants increased, this unfairness became less significant. Those without strength, regardless of whether they were ganged up on, would eventually be eliminated. On the other hand, strong individuals could win regardless of any alliances.
The nine people instantly reached a consensus and attacked Su Fan together.
Su Fan looked at the nine people围攻ing him, with no trace of fear in his heart. He was least afraid of being outnumbered. What if there were twice as many? A single Fire Meteor would make everyone equal.
Qiankun Coil!
A blue halo instantly appeared on the nine people, completely immobilizing them and preventing them from moving at all.
Su Fan's mana value dropped by nearly half.
And it was still decreasing at a rate of 15,000 per second.
Five Elements Spell! Fire!
Su Fan began his attack without hesitation.
Only by attacking could he regain mana. The passive effect of the Spirit Gathering Coil was that when dealing damage, it would restore 10% of the damage dealt as mana.
As long as Su Fan's attacks could keep up, his mana would not be depleted.
Su Fan's attack dealt 60,000 damage, directly increasing his mana by 6,000. Although it was a slight deficit, it provided Su Fan with more time.
After three fireballs, one person was killed.
With one less person, Su Fan's mana consumption greatly reduced. Su Fan did not stop and continued to attack.
Soon, the second person was also killed, leaving seven.
"I... I surrender!"
One contestant couldn't take it anymore. Unable to move, they could only be a target for Su Fan's attacks, and they didn't know if they would be the next target. This psychological pressure quickly broke them.
Choosing to surrender meant the opponent had given up.
Su Fan's heart stirred. The Qiankun Coil on the opponent disappeared, and Su Fan felt less pressure.
The person, finding they could move, frantically ran out of the arena.
Su Fan killed another person. The pressure decreased again, leaving only five people. The mana consumption was 8,500 per second, while Su Fan gained over 6,000 mana every second, allowing him to last much longer.
"I surrender too!"
"Surrender!"
"I surrender! Let me go quickly!"
"Damn it! I want to go home!"
"I surrender! I surrender!"
When the third person died, the remaining five contestants hastily shouted that they wanted to surrender.
No one wanted to become the next soul under Su Fan.
Su Fan shrugged. It was too easy, there was no pressure.