Jiang Jingwei's red hair billowed without wind, spreading like seaweed, with granular fire elements floating between the fiery red strands.

A spherical Qi boundary enveloped her body, its outer layer consisting of rapidly moving and colliding crimson particles, the interior of distorted air.

At this moment, Jiang Jingwei seemed like a different person, transforming from a boisterous and combative girl into a goddess of flame, majestic and violent.

"Kacha, kacha..."

Her bent forearm straightened, and the vengeful spirit on her shoulder emitted a shrill scream, seemingly scorched to some extent, but it still clung tightly to the girl's body, continuously extracting her essence.

To sacrifice everything for the master's command was the most basic quality of a spirit servant. "Enraged, indeed the purest bloodline of a Fire Master." Zhao Chenghuang's haughty face finally revealed a hint of solemnity.

Clearly, he knew the reason for Jiang Jingwei's sudden outburst.

"I'll deal with this troublesome Yin corpse first, then have a good fight with you." Jiang Jingwei grinned at Zhao Chenghuang.

Without waiting for Zhao Chenghuang to respond, she lowered her knees and transformed into a streak of flame, crashing into the Yin corpse's embrace.

"Bang!"

Amidst the fiery explosion, she pushed the Yin corpse all the way, with explosions constantly occurring. Jiang Jingwei was like a firecracker, pushing the Yin corpse toward the edge of the magma, away from Zhao Chenghuang.

Then, she gripped the Yin corpse's ankles, swung it overhead, and slammed it down. The Yin corpse crashed heavily into the magma, splashing large swathes of bright magma. Jiang Jingwei also plunged into the magma, pressing down on the Yin corpse's head as it was about to leap out, forcing it back into the "pool".

At this moment, Zhao Chenghuang was at the other end of the magma pool, dozens of meters away, unable to stop her in time.

Zhao Chenghuang immediately made a decision, calmed his emotions, closed his eyes, and remained still.

He would personally control the Yin corpse, engaging Jiang Jingwei in a fierce battle at the bottom of the pool.

The watching Way of the Extraordinary members stepped forward, leaning towards the crater and looking down.

They saw large bubbles emerging from the magma, with a constant gurgling sound, and streams of "dark currents" churning upwards, with a stronger smell of sulfur.

The battle in the magma seemed intense, but unfortunately, no one could see it.

Zhang Yuanqing watched the magma while listening to Guan Ya beside him.

"I heard elders in the clan say that the core ability of a Saint-level Fire Master is to stimulate potential. Impatience, recklessness, and impulsiveness are their flaws, but they become advantages at the Saint stage."

"Enraged are like explosives, detonating at the slightest touch, able to unleash potential anytime, anywhere. Other classes can't do that."

"Jiang Jingwei has the purest Fire Master bloodline in the world. Although she hasn't reached the Saint stage, she can easily unleash the power hidden within her bloodline when in desperate situations."

"I see!"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded. Unleashing battle power comparable to a Saint with an Extraordinary body, Jiang Jingwei's talent and bloodline were enviable.

In that case, dealing with the Level 4 Yin corpse wouldn't be a big problem, since it was just a Yin corpse, not a real Fire Master.

Without the Yin corpse, he wondered how Zhao Chenghuang would respond.

The Yin corpse was Zhao Chenghuang's important tool to be ranked number one.

While lost in thought, the magma "splashed" and surged. Jiang Jingwei leaped out of the scalding "liquid," holding the Yin corpse with its bent limbs.

A wave of commotion and discussion erupted from the crater.

Jiang Jingwei was ranked sixth on the Top 20 list, but she defeated Zhao Chenghuang's Yin corpse. This result surprised many people.

With this strength, she should be able to squeeze into the top three.

"Little Princess is awesome!"

"Long live Little Princess!"

A small group of people shouted especially loudly, led by a red-haired young man who crossed his arms with a proud expression. The lackeys behind him cheered and applauded loudly.

These Fire Masters looked like Siberian Huskies. Zhang Yuanqing shifted his gaze, looking into the distance, wanting to see the reaction of the Taiyi Sect, but was shocked to find that those guys were surprisingly calm.

Inside the arena, Jiang Jingwei casually threw the Yin corpse against a pillar and laughed wildly with her hands on her hips:

"That was so fun! I haven't had such a fun fight in a long time."

Zhao Chenghuang opened his eyes, not looking at the crippled Yin corpse. This loss was within his control. After the battle, he could nurture the Yin corpse with Taiyin power and repair it in ten to fifteen days.

He frowned, looking at Jiang Jingwei, and said:

"You can't maintain this state for long. Why didn't you use a tool just now, instead choosing to go to extremes?"

Zhao Chenghuang was puzzled by her actions. Fire Masters did lack methods to restrain spiritual bodies, but what was Jiang Jingwei's identity?

She was a person with a nobler status and deeper background than himself. Equipping her with a tool to restrain spiritual bodies was easy.

"Why use a tool? That's no fun." Jiang Jingwei put her hands on her hips again and said, "I'm here to fight. If I want to win, I want to win fairly."

Zhao Chenghuang's stern face clearly froze. After a moment of silence, he slowly said:

"Alright, then I won't use any tools either!

With that, he put away the small clay figure in his palm. "I'll rely on the power of the Night Watcher to defeat you."

Zhao Chenghuang opened his mouth and inhaled. The vengeful spirit that was clinging to Jiang Jingwei's shoulder and extracting her essence immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke, fluttering into his mouth.

As the spirit servant entered his mouth, Zhao Chenghuang's eyes immediately burst with blood vessels, his pupils trembled violently, and blue veins bulged on his forehead. His face was twisted, as if in extreme pain.

"Erh ah ah ah..."

He hunched over, letting out a painful roar.

His body suddenly became taller, his muscles swelled with blood, his skin turned cyan-black and reflected a metallic luster, and his nails grew rapidly, turning into dark and sharp ghost claws.

Within seconds, Zhao Chenghuang transformed into a ghoul exuding black Qi, with cyan-black skin, black ghost claws, and bloodshot eyes.

His aura was cold and powerful. The pillar he stood on was coated with a layer of white frost, which spread downwards. The scalding magma quickly cooled, turning into cracked black soil.

Zhang Yuanqing, who was watching from above, narrowed his pupils, greatly shocked.

It was a shock that only a Night Watcher could understand.

At this moment, Zhao Chenghuang unleashed an aura that surpassed the limits of the Extraordinary realm. He didn't use any tools, but relied on himself to transcend the Extraordinary stage.

The method was simple: to actively stimulate the Taiyin power within his body, causing it to go out of control and become violent, thereby producing an effect like adding oil to a blazing fire.

Zhang Yuanqing himself had encountered a similar situation, which was when he was "stared at" by the Devil Eye Heavenly King. The Taiyin power almost went out of control, corroding his body and transforming his body into a Yin object.

It was the same as Zhao Chenghuang now.

"What is he doing? This isn't just dancing on a knife's edge, it's pulling shit on Yama's table." Zhang Yuanqing's face was incredulous. Could it be that Zhao Chenghuang was a cold and arrogant Night Watcher on the surface, but was actually a rude and brainless Fire Master?

Amidst his shock, a piece of information suddenly flashed through his mind: Zhao Chenghuang deliberately remained at the Extraordinary stage, delaying his advancement to the Saint stage.

This was the note given by the official scholars on the Top 20 list.

"Like the Earth God, he deliberately stayed at the Extraordinary stage, repeatedly honing a certain ability. The Earth God is invincible in defense, and he has reached the peak of controlling Taiyin power?"

"Sure enough, the top three figures are not simple, they are all perverts..." After understanding, he sighed silently in his heart.

"Oh? You can unleash your potential like me?"

Jiang Jingwei seemed very surprised, but also very excited.

"You can understand it that way. Anyway, you won't understand any complicated explanations." Zhao Chenghuang's voice became hoarse and gloomy.

The two of them charged towards each other at the same time. One black and one red ray of light collided in the center of the magma, then separated and collided again.

Their speed was so fast that the red and black lines darted around, ramming and crashing, sometimes colliding in the corners, sometimes colliding in the center, like two irregularly moving bullets.

Each collision was a muffled thunder-like roar, which would set off a soaring burst of magma.

Zhang Yuanqing had to put on his Seer glasses to finally see the movements of the two. Their collisions were barbaric and lacked skill, separating as soon as they touched, leaving charred marks and bone-deep claw marks on each other.

The rough battle of venting violence was a style unique to Fire Masters. He could understand Jiang Jingwei's actions, but not Zhao Chenghuang's.

It seemed that the price of Taiyin power going out of control was the inability to skillfully use Night Watcher skills.

In one confrontation after another, Jiang Jingwei was covered in wounds. On the other hand, Zhao Chenghuang was burned again and again, and his bones were broken again and again, but his powerful self-healing ability quickly repaired the injuries, making his endurance astonishing.

Amidst the fierce fighting, the constantly rippling surface of the magma suddenly bulged, and then with a "splash," a large lizard covered in red scales broke out of the magma.

This lizard was huge, with half of its body sticking out of the magma, seven or eight meters tall.

Its amber-colored vertical pupils flickered with violence, and its cheeks bulged as it spat out scarlet magma towards the fighting Zhao Chenghuang and Jiang Jingwei.

The magma was as dense as rain and unavoidable. White smoke hissed from Zhao Chenghuang's body, and large patches of his cyan-black skin carbonized.

On the other hand, Jiang Jingwei, whose aura had declined slightly, seemed to have taken a breath from this. The magma pouring towards her spontaneously decomposed into dark red particles and merged into the Qi boundary that enveloped her body.

Her aura soared.

"Boom!" Flames erupted from Jiang Jingwei's body, piercing through the magma pouring down on her head, and she punched Zhao Chenghuang with towering flames.

Before the "Enraged" state ended, she would fight to the death!

Zhao Chenghuang didn't dodge or avoid, his face was cold, and he thrust his palm forward like a knife. "Kacha!"

A hook punch hit Zhao Chenghuang's cheek, and his neck snapped instantly, turning his head 180 degrees to see his back.

"Pfft!"

Jiang Jingwei also "crashed" herself into Zhao Chenghuang's hand knife, and black nails pierced out from behind.

Jiang Jingwei was exhausted and fell down with a crash.

Zhao Chenghuang slowly turned his head back, sat down weakly, gasping for breath. The big lizard sticking out of the magma bulged its cheeks, ready to spit out a second wave of magma.

The host of this competition, the red-haired elder who looked like a young man, shouted loudly:

"Zhao Chenghuang wins!"

The lizard wisely swallowed the magma back into its throat, snorted, and silently retreated back into the volcano.

The red-haired elder picked up the seriously injured and unconscious Jiang Jingwei and returned to the crater for treatment. The red tassel elder of the Taiyi Sect spat out a mouthful of Yin Qi, rolled up the Yin corpse and Zhao Chenghuang, and rolled the person and corpse back to his side, handing them over to the disciples for treatment.

A deafening roar immediately sounded, and the scene exploded.

"Are those two really at the Extraordinary stage? They're too strong, too exciting. This is the strongest showdown since the ring competition."

"Jiang Jingwei's ranking is too low. This girl is simply terrifying. How can she unleash such powerful power, almost defeating Zhao Chenghuang."

"This also proves from the side that Zhao Chenghuang is really strong. What move did he use just now? I have never seen a Night Watcher of the Taiyi Sect perform it."

The noisy discussions continued for a long time. This battle was too unexpected and gave the Extraordinary Way of the Extraordinary members a great shock.

In the first five days of the competition, although everyone marveled at the strength of the star players, marveled at their calculations, and marveled at their many props, all of this was within acceptable limits.

It was understandable that they were strong.

However, the combat power shown by Jiang Jingwei and Zhao Chenghuang just now was incomprehensible. Was this the power that the Extraordinary stage should have?

In the next two matches, Sun Miaomiao and the Tone-Deaf lived up to expectations and defeated their opponents, successfully squeezing into the top eight list.

The Crimson Fire Gang elder with the image of a red-haired youth shouted loudly:

"The fourth group of players enters the arena."

The audience at the crater was energized, and the second anticipated battle of the day was coming.

The River-Crossing Pawn, ranked tenth, will face Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord.

The former is known as Little Qingyang, and the latter defeated the highly famous Maoshan Taoist on the first day of the ring competition.

With Jiang Jingwei and Zhao Chenghuang's performances as a benchmark, the audience's expectations have increased. I don't know what kind of surprises Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord and the River-Crossing Pawn can bring them.

"This battle should be no suspense, right? Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord will definitely win. The River-Crossing Pawn is a Scout, and no matter how strong a Scout at the Extraordinary stage is, there are too many weaknesses."

"Not necessarily. The River-Crossing Pawn must be prepared, and neither of them are Fire Masters. The scene crisis must also be considered."

"Looking forward to this battle of dragons and tigers. Jiang Jingwei and Zhao Chenghuang fought too exaggeratedly. They were strong, but there was no technical content. Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord and the River-Crossing Pawn are both types with very strong micro-management."

Amid the crowd's eager anticipation, Zhang Yuanqing entered the arena with the Yin corpse. On the other side, the River-Crossing Pawn, wearing rattan armor and camouflage military pants, jumped down and landed steadily on the stone pillar.

The two faced each other across twenty or thirty meters, each nodding.

"The competition begins!"

As soon as the red-haired elder announced, Zhang Yuanqing and the River-Crossing Pawn drew their guns at the same time.

"Bang!"

The River-Crossing Pawn pulled the trigger, but Zhang Yuanqing's gun failed to fire a bullet. It wasn't the gun that had a problem, it was him. The moment the River-Crossing Pawn raised his gun to aim, Zhang Yuanqing felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart. This sense of crisis forced him to stop shooting and dodge.

But he had a feeling that no matter whether he went left or right, he would be hit. He fell into a dilemma.

In the short hesitation, the River-Crossing Pawn's bullet came.

"As expected, no one can shoot against the River-Crossing Pawn. Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord can't do it either…" Seeing this scene, the audience above was already used to it.

No matter who the opponent was, the River-Crossing Pawn's classic opening was firepower suppression.

The bullet hit "Undead No. 1"'s tall figure, and was blocked by its strong and full muscles.

If you can't dodge, then don't dodge!

Zhang Yuanqing reached out from behind the Yin corpse, aimed at the River-Crossing Pawn thirty meters away, and pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang… Dark red trajectories drew parallel lines, forming a barrage covering the enemy. The River-Crossing Pawn had already seen through Zhang Yuanqing's shooting angle. When he raised his gun, he lowered his body and rushed out to the side.

Da da da... The River-Crossing Pawn leaped quickly between the stone pillars, went around to the side, and raised his gun to shoot.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly changed his angle and went around to the side of the Yin corpse.

The bullets were blocked by the Yin corpse's flesh again. Undead No. 1 absorbed the materials of the Earth Monster class, its skin was extremely tough, and it had no pain, making it an excellent shield.

While Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord dodged, the River-Crossing Pawn put away his pistol, his leg muscles swelled, and he ran wildly between the stone pillars, like an agile leopard.

Zhang Yuanqing used the Yin corpse as cover, reached out again, and opened fire.

Bang bang bang...

The River-Crossing Pawn didn't dodge like last time, but charged forward despite the bullets, and the rattan armor exploded with clusters of fire.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing decisively moved away from the Yin corpse and issued an order to engage the enemy. Undead No. 1's eyes flashed fiercely, and it bent its legs and bounced up high. Its right knee moved and a whip leg "slapped" out.

The River-Crossing Pawn seemed to have expected its movements. He kept charging, lowered his head, and avoided the whip leg. At the same time, his shoulder happened to hit the Yin corpse's crotch.

Using the inertia of the leap, the River-Crossing Pawn exerted all his strength with his shoulders, throwing the Yin corpse far away, while he landed smoothly on the stone pillar where the Yin corpse had been standing.

The River-Crossing Pawn didn't look at the Yin corpse that was thrown high. He spun his feet, changed direction, and pounced on Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord two pillars away.

Zhang Yuanqing calmly opened fire.

The River-Crossing Pawn in mid-air had no way to avoid it, and explosive bullets exploded in front of his chest again.

"He can't break through his defensive items..." Zhang Yuanqing decisively entered Night Wandering. As soon as his body was "erased," the magma under his feet "boomed" and set off bright waves, spewing out blazing flames.

Under the indiscriminate coverage attack, Zhang Yuanqing was blasted out.

At this time, the River-Crossing Pawn, who had taken off, happened to land on the same stone pillar as Zhang Yuanqing.

"Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord was approached."

"What a coincidence, the flames just erupted. He's so unlucky."

"This isn't a coincidence. The River-Crossing Pawn is calculating the time. Everything is within his expectations. He really deserves to be Little Qingyang."

The audience above gave low calls. From the ring competition until now, every player who has been approached by the River-Crossing Pawn has been unable to escape a miserable defeat.

Guan Ya, Xie Lingxi, the Queen, and others, as well as those who were optimistic about Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord, were immediately concerned.

Even Zhao Chenghuang, who was closing his eyes and concentrating on recovery, opened his eyes and began to pay attention to the direction of the battle.

At this moment, the River-Crossing Pawn suddenly felt a chill on his shoulder.

"A spirit servant..." He kicked in the direction Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord had escaped in, hitting his shoulder. Then, the River-Crossing Pawn took out a horn without panic and blew it with a mournful wail.

The sound of the horn was sad and desolate, containing the baleful aura and hostility of the battlefield.

The chill on his shoulder disappeared instantly. The spirit servant retreated.

This horn was a Scout profession item. The sound of the horn had the effect of deterring the enemy and could also ward off evil spirits.

Its master was the River-Crossing Pawn's superior, a swordsman.

Kicked, Zhang Yuanqing, who had just stood firm, heard the desolate horn, and only felt a tremor in his heart, and an unspeakable fear and timidity rose.

Seizing the opportunity, the River-Crossing Pawn put away the horn, took two quick steps, and rammed his right knee into Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord's lower abdomen.

Zhang Yuanqing once again felt the sense of crisis that no matter how he dodged, he would not be able to avoid it. This time, he was not affected by his mentality, no longer hesitated, and moved to the left.

Peng!

His lower abdomen was in severe pain, and his insides were churning. He really couldn't avoid it.

After the knee strike, the River-Crossing Pawn retracted his leg, spun around, and delivered a fierce elbow strike. His style was to use skilled punches, kicks, knee strikes, elbow strikes, and other basic movements. There were no complicated routines. He pursued the most practical and efficient way to defeat the enemy, with a series of fierce and sharp blows.

Combined with specialized perception skills, he anticipated the enemy's movements and firmly suppressed his opponent. Fists, feet, elbows, and knees repeatedly hit Zhang Yuanqing's chest, throat, and even his crotch, because he knew that the Night Wanderer had strong vitality, so he fought without any scruples.

Zhang Yuanqing tried several times to use the force to fall into the magma, but was pulled back by the River-Crossing Pawn and continued to beat him.

"What a terrifying close combat ability. This is a close combat master that even Guan Ya has to be wary of." "Drink!"

The River-Crossing Pawn roared lowly, his waist sank, and his leg muscles supported his trouser legs, leading the power of his whole body into his right arm. His fist pounced out like a poisonous snake and slammed into Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord's throat.

His Adam's apple shattered in response, and the severely injured Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord raised his head sharply and fell backwards.

But then he was grabbed by the arm and pulled back by the River-Crossing Pawn.

"You were careless. To deal with me, you should have used all your strength from the beginning and used all your props, because as long as I get close to you, you will definitely lose."

The River-Crossing Pawn looked at Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord who was falling towards him, summoned his pistol, pointed the muzzle against his abdomen, and decisively pulled the trigger.

Bang bang bang!

The sound of gunfire sounded as if it was also sounding in the ears of the audience outside the arena, and there was silence all around. Many people were frightened by the River-Crossing Pawn's brutal close combat ability.

This battle did not last more than a minute from beginning to end, because the flames erupted twice, and the third time had not yet come.

The monsters under the magma did not appear either.

It was an upset.

The River-Crossing Pawn, who was ranked lower than the Maoshan Taoist, actually defeated Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord.

And he won so quickly.

I have to say that players who specialize in a certain aspect can indeed unleash unexpected power as long as they seize the opportunity and make full preparations.

The River-Crossing Pawn quickly emptied his magazine, and frowned slightly, a doubt flashed in his heart: Why haven't the referees called to stop yet?

Just as this doubt arose in his heart, he suddenly felt a pain in his back, and a bright, shiny sharp knife pierced out from between his breasts.

The River-Crossing Pawn looked down at the sharp knife in front of his chest, slowly and stiffly turned his head.

He saw another Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord, standing behind him.

"You lost!"

The voice of Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord came from his ear.

Zhang Yuanqing did not use the Scarecrow in this game, nor did he use the Thug Gloves. It was not good to use the props all at once. Under the premise of having a sound plan, using the right props according to the progress of the plan was the right way.

The core of this operation plan was "Mirage in the Water and Moon", so the opening was to show weakness and take the initiative to give the opponent an inconspicuous flaw, and when he thought he had the chance to win, he would kill him with one blow.

The River-Crossing Pawn was a player who specialized in perception and was seriously biased. Once such a player seized the opportunity, he would unleash all his strength and would definitely not dare to entangle.

Because there were too many shortcomings, delaying time meant giving the enemy a chance.

So Zhang Yuanqing determined that as long as he sold an inconspicuous flaw, the River-Crossing Pawn would definitely take the bait.

Sure enough.

"You…"

"From the beginning, you were not dealing with my real body."

The River-Crossing Pawn opened his mouth, although surprise and confusion flashed in his eyes, he ultimately chose silence.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. There was nothing to say. He covered his bleeding chest and collapsed to the ground in pain.

At this time, the River-Crossing Pawn saw that the Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord in front of him, who had been shot several times by him, was like the reflection of the round moon in the water, distorted and then dissipated.

The red-haired elder announced: "Yuan Shi Heavenly Lord wins!