At this moment, a trace of doubt surfaced deep in Liu Yuan's eyes regarding the fact that his ever-successful Extreme Speed had actually been blocked by Ma Rulong.
Because before this, it wasn't as if Liu Yuan had never fought against true experts.
For example, in the past, he had even fought against a six-ring Evil Soul Master Spirit Emperor!
But even that Evil Soul Master had been completely unable to make any effective reaction in the face of his Extreme Speed.
How could the Ma Rulong before him, a Spirit King who hadn't even reached the level of Spirit Emperor, react in time?
Liu Yuan's gaze subconsciously fell upon the uniquely shaped spirit tool goggles on Ma Rulong's face.
As if sensing Liu Yuan's gaze, Ma Rulong didn't immediately launch a counterattack, but instead spoke in a deep voice:
"Junior Liu Yuan, it seems you've already noticed."
"That's right, it's this."
He pointed to his goggles and said without concealment, "This spirit tool was specifically created to deal with you after I learned about your abilities."
"It is a Rank 6 spirit tool, and I call it 'Eagle Eye.' Its sole purpose is to lock onto an enemy."
"As long as it locks onto you in advance, then no matter how fast you are, under its motion capture and trajectory prediction, all your actions will be revealed."
Upon hearing this, the astonishment in Liu Yuan's eyes turned into a trace of genuine admiration.
To specifically develop a Rank 6 spirit tool just to deal with him...
This Senior Ma Rulong... indeed had some skill.
And this conversation, through the spectator screens above, clearly reached the ears of everyone in the venue!
After a brief silence, there was an even more tumultuous uproar like crashing waves!
"What? Those goggles are a Rank 6 spirit tool made specifically to deal with Liu Yuan?!"
"There's... actually such a thing!"
"Then doesn't that mean Liu Yuan's proud, unrivaled speed advantage is completely useless before Senior Ma Rulong?"
"Without his speed, how is he supposed to fight Senior Ma Rulong who is armed to the teeth? This... doesn't this mean he has no chance of winning?"
In an instant, the tide of opinion reversed.
The hearts of the spectators who originally held infinite expectations for Liu Yuan sank.
In the crowd, Ju Zi and Ke Ke's faces were instantly filled with worry.
But at that moment, Meng Hongchen, who was beside them, gently patted their shoulders and said with certainty:
"Don't worry, Big Brother Liu Yuan... he still has other methods!"
...
On the arena, the battle erupted once more!
Ma Rulong gave Liu Yuan no time to think!
The moment he finished his explanation, the spirit rings beneath his feet flashed, and he charged at Liu Yuan like a cannonball!
"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"
Liu Yuan's figure once again turned into a golden stream of light, launching a torrential storm of attacks around Ma Rulong, but every dash and every fierce attack from a tricky angle was intercepted with pinpoint accuracy by that "Barrier Shield," which seemed to possess foresight!
With the assistance of "Eagle Eye," Ma Rulong had completely kept up with Liu Yuan's speed!
Seizing a moment when Liu Yuan's old strength was exhausted and his new strength had yet to be born, a sharp light flashed in Ma Rulong's eyes!
The six-barreled soul tool cannon on his shoulder instantly lifted, and six miniature tracking spirit tool missiles, trailing crimson exhaust flames, blocked all of Liu Yuan's evasion space in a fan shape!
Liu Yuan frowned slightly, tapped his foot, and his figure narrowly escaped the explosion range of the missiles by a hair's breadth.
However, Ma Rulong's offensive was like an unending tide!
Instead of retreating, he advanced, taking a large stride forward, and slammed the Barrier Shield fiercely toward Liu Yuan, who had just landed!
Shield Bash!
Liu Yuan crossed his arms in front of his chest and took the hit head-on, his entire body sent sliding back over a dozen meters by the massive force!
And in the instant before he could stabilize himself, a crisis of death had already descended!
The barrels of Ma Rulong's shoulder-mounted six-barreled linked soul tool cannon began to spin frantically, as blazing energy beams formed an airtight barrage of death, bombarding the repelled Liu Yuan!
Facing this terrifying bombardment capable of melting steel in an instant, a cold glint flashed in Liu Yuan's eyes.
Second Spirit Ability, Storm!
A visible, violent tornado composed of pure spirit power erupted suddenly with him at the center!
The whistling energy beams, upon contacting this tornado, were like mud entering the sea—all were drawn in, shredded, and turned into a sky full of light specks!
Exclamations of surprise filled the venue!
But before they could react, Liu Yuan then performed an action that left everyone bewildered.
He actually... began to jump and spin rapidly in place with a profound and strange rhythm.
That posture was like some ancient sacrificial dance.
Everyone was stunned.
"What... what is he doing?"
"At a time like this, he's actually dancing?"
Even Kong Deming in the office couldn't help but frown.
But Liu Yuan remained silent.
He just silently repeated that strange dance, turn after turn.
Dragon Dance!
Within Ma Rulong's "Eagle Eye," the numerical value representing Liu Yuan's energy level was soaring at a terrifying speed!
Warning bells rang in his heart, and he launched another attack without hesitation!
However, this time, Liu Yuan didn't even pay attention, simply letting the tornado formed by the "Storm" Spirit Ability grind all attacks to pieces!
Finally—
The moment the fourth turn of the dance ended, an Aura several times more terrifying than any before it boomed into Awakening from within Liu Yuan's body!
Within his eyes, it was as if golden flames were burning!
The next second.
Extreme Speed!
This time, his figure completely disappeared.
It wasn't an afterimage, it wasn't a blur—it was a true, complete evaporation from everyone's visual perception!
On the arena, Ma Rulong's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints!
On the "Eagle Eye" goggles on his face, the red box that had been locked onto Liu Yuan flickered and jumped frantically before finally letting out a faint "beep" and completely collapsing!
Unable to lock on!
His "Eagle Eye" could no longer keep up with Liu Yuan's current speed!
An extreme sense of crisis enveloped Ma Rulong's entire body!
He didn't even have time to think, only able to rely on his tempered battle instincts to hold the "Barrier Shield" firmly in front of him!
And at this very moment.
A golden light appeared before Ma Rulong without any warning.
A fist that wasn't particularly large pressed against the shield in his hand in an unremarkable manner.
This punch had no earth-shaking momentum.
But Ma Rulong felt as if he were facing not a fist, but a burning meteorite crashing down from the heavens!
He frantically poured all his spirit power into the shield!
Then.
The fist and the shield made contact.
Crack—!!!
A crisp, tooth-aching sound of shattering echoed through the venue.
The Rank 5 spirit tool "Barrier Shield," capable of withstanding a full-strength blow from a Spirit King, was covered in spiderweb-like cracks in an instant, and then... it shattered!
And that golden fist, after crushing the shield, continued with undiminished momentum, slamming heavily into Ma Rulong's chest.
A terrifying, irresistible force like a mountain flood or a tsunami erupted!
Ma Rulong was hit head-on as if by an invisible giant hammer, his feet leaving the ground as he was sent flying back high into the air, tracing a pathetic parabola in mid-air before finally landing with a "boom" heavily on the ground outside the arena.
Dust rose everywhere.
The victory was decided.
The entire venue was dead silent.
And after seeing this scene, the entire audience was shocked.
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