“The ultimate battle of the third round is a platform match. Well, although a one-on-one arena fight would be the most reasonable, that way, Yuanshi Tianzun wouldn’t have any advantage.”

“I was still hoping for another instance battle, exciting and wonderful, and beneficial to Yuanshi Tianzun. I read the post from the Grand Scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion on the forum. If the ultimate battle starts with a high-difficulty instance, then Yuanshi Tianzun could very well become a dark horse.”

“That’s impossible. Yuanshi Tianzun has already obtained a powerful item. If it starts with a high-difficulty instance, it would be unfair to Zhao Chenghuang.” “Looking forward to the ultimate battle, this battle will definitely be incredibly exciting.” “It might also end quickly. Didn’t you see the Grand Scholar’s analysis post? Zhao Chenghuang, from level to items, to Yin Corpse and Spirit Servants, completely overwhelms Yuanshi Tianzun.” “Zhao Chenghuang’s ‘Ghoulification’ bursts out with combat power comparable to a Low-Level Saint. With a Level 4 Yin Corpse, how can Yuanshi Tianzun win? Yuanshi Tianzun was too dazzling in yesterday's instance match, almost making me think Zhao Chenghuang was nothing special. After reading the forum's analysis, I realized.” Before the match even started, the audience was already eagerly exchanging opinions.

“Baby, they are not optimistic about your Brother Yuanshi.” Xie’s mother said, “Did you ask what I told you to ask yesterday?” Xie Lingxi shook her head:

“Brother Yuanshi doesn’t want our family’s sponsored items. He said he’d rather lose than use them.” Thank you, mother. Yesterday, she contacted the Xie family’s elders, deciding to lend Yuanshi Tianzun a few items. When the elders heard that Lingxi girl had hooked up with Yuanshi Tianzun, they were very happy and said no problem. So the Xie family elders gave three items for Yuanshi Tianzun to choose from.

The first item was the “Red Thread of Love.” The user ties the item to the target, which makes the target feel good about themself and fall in love with themself within half an hour. Only Musicians at the Saint level can unravel the red thread; other professions cannot.

Item Price: Love is two-way. When the target falls in love with you, you will also fall in love with the target.

The second item is “Mother’s Skirt,” as the name suggests, a woman’s skirt. After putting on the skirt, whatever you say will turn into a lullaby, hypnotizing the target. Item Price: Within 36 hours, you will hopelessly become a male mother.

The third item is “Horn of Inspiration.” Blowing the horn can excite you and increase your combat power by 20%. Item Price: After half an hour, you will fall into a state of mental exhaustion. Thank you, mother, she sighed:

“If he doesn’t accept the Xie family’s kindness, there’s nothing we can do. Baby, can he win? I bought two million betting on him to win.” Xie Lingxi looked at her mother in shock:

“Mom, if you have too much money, give it to me. Why waste it?”

Thank you, mother. She seemed to have caught the flaw in the white lotus daughter, and squinted at her: “So you also think Yuanshi Tianzun will lose?” Xie Lingxi was silent for a moment: “Of course I have confidence in Brother Yuanshi, but Zhao Chenghuang is not a pushover either.”

Having confidence doesn’t mean you can definitely win! She added in her heart.

“I bought Yuanshi Tianzun to win on the black market. His odds are 1:6. If Yuanshi Tianzun can win, this will be my most profitable business this year,” said Mr. Bill. Annie beside him said, "What if you lose?"

Today, she wears stretchy leggings and a dark top, her golden, dazzling hair is scattered, her face is fair, and her blue eyes are charming, making her exceptionally charming and moving. The surrounding men occasionally cast infatuated and fiery glances.

“That’s just a loss of five million.” Mr. Bill shrugged. “This doesn’t fit your cautious style,” Annie said.

“Yesterday, he asked me to buy pills to treat soul injuries, the kind that Chen Shu asked me to buy, a year’s supply at once, without paying.” Mr. Bill said:

“Yuanshi Tianzun told me that he will definitely win. If he wins, the cost of the pills will be waived. If he loses, he will pay for the bet for me and pay for the medicine. I agreed. This is called hedging risk.” “What a good hedge!” You Fenglaiyi looked at Ling Gou beside him:

“If Yuanshi Tianzun wins, you earn three million. If Zhao Chenghuang wins, you earn one million. Either way, you’re guaranteed to make a profit.” She turned to look at the back of Fu Qingyang’s head: “Chief, who did you bet on?”

Fu Qingyang said indifferently: “I didn’t bet!”

You Fenglaiyi said happily: “The Chief is worthy of being the Chief, rejecting gambling, drugs, and being a positive influence.” Fu Qingyang said indifferently: “I’m the bookmaker. I opened a betting pool in the elders’ group.”

Ling Jun’s eyes lit up: “How did the elders bet?” The elders occasionally play with gambling, usually the younger generation cannot participate. But Fu Qingyang is a designated elder, promotion is a matter of time, and at the same time, he is rich! So he opened a betting pool in the elders’ group.

Fu Qingyang casually sold the elders:

“The Taiyi Sect all bought Zhao Chenghuang. Most of the elders of the Five Elements Alliance symbolically bought a little Yuanshi Tianzun, betting heavily on Zhao Chenghuang. If Yuanshi wins, I can earn the White Tiger Guard’s activity funds for the next five years.”

“Yuanshi Tianzun will definitely win!” A group of White Tiger Guards behind him said in unison.

Inside the arena, Zhang Yuanqing heard the Spiritual Realm notification sound:

【Ding, you can receive the "Unyielding Battle Armor", do you want to receive it!】 "Receive!"

【Ding, received successfully. This battle armor does not occupy the item usage quota.】

In the next second, there was an extra set of battle armor in the item bar. It was composed of five parts: chest armor, skirt armor, helmet, arm armor, and a battle blade. Zhang Yuanqing took out the battle armor and looked at its attributes. The function of the chest armor was pure defense, and the skirt armor was weak defense + lower body function enhancement. The so-called lower body function refers to waist strength and stance ability.

The wearer can transform into a pile driver, which can effectively prevent being knocked away by a punch.

The helmet defends against spirits, the arm armor amplifies arm strength, and the battle blade enhances output ability. “Wearing this battle armor, I should be able to fight Zhao Chenghuang in ‘Ghoulification’ hand-to-hand, without being at a disadvantage… The battle armor must be worn by the Yin Corpse. This was the battle plan written yesterday.

If Undead No. 1 doesn’t have battle armor, the ending will only be being blown up by the Level 4 Yin Corpse. At that time, Zhang Yuanqing will face the siege of Zhao Chenghuang and a Saint-level Yin Corpse. He is destined to be overwhelmed.

Using a set of battle armor and a Yin Corpse to exchange for one of Zhao Chenghuang’s strongest supports is very cost-effective.

As for the battle blade, Zhang Yuanqing decided to use it himself, so he wouldn’t need to use the Bloodthirsty Blade, saving a use quota.

"Hey, Yuanshi Tianzun gave the battle armor to the Yin Corpse." "A very smart choice. This way, his Yin Corpse can fight Zhao Chenghuang's Yin Corpse."..." Zhang Yuanqing thought, then manipulated Undead No. 1 to start wearing the battle armor.

"That's what they say, but how is he going to deal with Zhao Chenghuang? The Ghoulified Zhao Chenghuang's combat power is close to the Saint level." "Yuanshi Tianzun is a Night Wanderer and can use 'Night Wander' to maneuver." While the audience was giving pointers, the sword-wielding elder in armor strode towards the platform and said loudly: "Silence!" The chaotic and noisy voices suddenly stopped.

The armored swordsman then announced:

“Ultimate Battle. Yuanshi Tianzun vs Zhao Chenghuang, begin!”

Along with the start, the audience heard their hearts pounding wildly. Everyone was nervous and excited.

Some were looking forward to Yuanshi Tianzun defeating Zhao Chenghuang and becoming a dark horse in this arena competition. Some were looking forward to Yuanshi Tianzun lasting a little longer, not losing too quickly. Some were eager for Zhao Chenghuang to crush Yuanshi Tianzun, end the battle, and make them a fortune.

Zhao Chenghuang, dressed in black and with a cold and noble temperament, glanced at the Yin Corpse covered in battle armor, raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and said:

“Go!”

The Level 4 Yin Corpse, also wearing black clothes and black pants, lit up with scarlet eyes and pounced on Yuanshi Tianzun, its speed so fast that it was only a black shadow.

Zhang Yuanqing stood still and also snapped his fingers:

“Get him!”

In the sound of scales colliding, Undead No. 1 dashed out like a wild dog, meeting the enemy. The two Yin Corpses approached rapidly, each pulling back their fists, launching a straight punch.

Bang!

The two fists collided, bursting out with a crisp sound, and the shockwave荡 like ripples.

Thump, thump, thump... The Level 4 Yin Corpse staggered back, its right arm straightening like it was being pushed by an invisible force, which then led its whole body to retreat.

Undead No. 1 leaned back suddenly, but its lower body remained still.

Its lower body was as stable as a rock.

Undead No. 1 exerted force from its waist and back, pulling back its upper body. A pair of arm armor made a "crackling" sound, accumulating energy. It bounced its knees and pounced on the retreating Yin Corpse.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swift as thunder, the rain of fists fell, bursting again and again, causing the Level 4 Yin Corpse to raise its arms and barely block.

After being covered in battle armor, with strength and defense keeping up, the melee combat ability of the Seducing Fairy could be brought into play, showing the combat ability that a peak profession should have. Yuanshi Tianzun took the advantage at the beginning, and cheers roared from the audience.

Zhao Chenghuang glanced at the passively beaten Yin Corpse, but he didn't take it to heart. Instead, he chuckled:

"As I expected, you really put the battle armor on the Yin Corpse. So, you plan to use Night Wander to maneuver with me?" The two talked from a distance of more than ten meters. Zhang Yuanqing raised his eyebrows and asked:

"What's the problem?"

Zhao Chenghuang’s "Ghoulification" cannot last too long. As long as the other party Ghoulifies, he will immediately Night Wander, adopting hit-and-run tactics to delay time.

This is the most cost-effective response. Zhao Chenghuang said calmly: "No problem, I'm just telling you that I expected this step, so naturally I will make corresponding arrangements." As he spoke, he opened his palm and took out the first item - a grey mist rising from the palm, condensing into a small mud figure with vague features. This mud figure has vague features, rough hands and feet, like a mud doll casually pinched by a child. But it exudes an unexplainable sense of heaviness, looking at it as if seeing mountains. The small mud figure荡起 circles of soft earth-yellow ripples, and wherever the ripples swept, the hard bluestone ground quickly turned into sand, forming a soft beach. Zhang Yuanqing took two steps back, looked down at the footprints he had stepped on, and his heart tightened.

Night Wander cannot hide footprints. Fighting on the "beach" makes stealth meaningless.

"There are many ways to crack Night Wander." Zhao Chenghuang said lightly:

"Yuanshi Tianzun, I don't plan to give you a chance. Since you gave the battle armor to the Yin Corpse, then I will fight quickly." His tone was calm, but his expression was extremely confident and extremely proud.

Holding the small mud figure in his palm, Zhao Chenghuang bowed slightly, his muscles bulging piece by piece, and a painful hiss came from his throat.

After a few seconds of charging, his body suddenly became taller, his skin quickly turned blue-black, reflecting a metallic luster, and black blood vessels wrapped around his knotted muscles. His nails grew rapidly, turning into black, sharp ghoul claws.

The "beach" he stood on quickly became covered with a layer of white frost, and spread around, and a cold breath enveloped the audience. The audience's cheers echoed as they watched the changes in the arena:

"No, he's cheating, right? That mud figure is a Saint-level item. The Extraordinary Realm isn't that exaggerated in earth control." "Elder, he's cheating!"

In the elder's seat, nearly twenty rulers were silent, without any expression.

Zhao Chenghuang did not cheat. The most critical thing in judging whether an item violates the rules is the function of the item. For example, using a Saint-level item to directly defeat an opponent is definitely a foul. But if it is a support-type function, it depends on the strength of the function.

The Sandification ability is indeed stronger than ordinary Extraordinary Realm earth monsters, but it has not reached the Saint level, and it is a support function, not directly against the enemy. Compared to Yuanshi Tianzun's "Pollution" methods, it is lighter in nature.

Seeing that the protest was invalid, many Five Elements Alliance practitioners became anxious:

"It's over, Yuanshi Tianzun's Night Wander is restrained."

"This is the mud figure used in the last battle against Jiang Jingwei. I remember it has good defensive abilities. Using Ghoulification to increase combat power, and also having a mud figure for defense, Zhao Chenghuang is using his full strength from the start. He plans to defeat Yuanshi Tianzun quickly."

"+, he wants to slap the face of our Five Elements Alliance."

The audience all turned their attention to Yuanshi Tianzun. How would he respond to such a tricky enemy? As expected, it's not that easy... Zhang Yuanqing thought helplessly.

To deal with Zhao Chenghuang's "Ghoulification", he listed three countermeasures. The most cost-effective was to use Night Wander to maneuver, but this trick was also the easiest to restrain. Sure enough, Zhao Chenghuang didn't give him a chance to exploit loopholes. Then use the second plan... Zhang Yuanqing opened the item bar and summoned the Yin-Yang Dharma Robe. "Swish!"

The Yin-Yang Dharma Robe unfolded in the air, with flames below and waves embroidered above, carrying Yin and Yang on its back.

Streams of illusory water gushed from the black area of the Taiji fish, and streams of red flames erupted from the white area. The flames and water fell intertwined, forming a Taiji formation covering a radius of thirty meters.

Enveloping Zhao Chenghuang and the two Yin Corpses within it.

This was the first time Zhang Yuanqing used the formation of this Dharma Robe in front of everyone. This was one of his trump cards.

ps: Correct typos later after updating first.