“He likes the feeling of being looked up to by thousands of people. It doesn’t hurt to let him enjoy it a little longer.” Ivy smiled lightly.
Night Orchid pursed her lips and said, “Ivy, this is flattery!”
“The next contestant with the number 1-100, please come up!” The main referee announced again.
“Ivy, it’s almost time. Go!” Billy said in a light voice.
“Okay!” Ivy nodded her head slightly and stood up to walk towards the fighting platform.
At this moment, Jade-Faced Divine Dragon was facing the direction away from Ivy and receiving the admiration of the women in the audience.
“Can we start now?” Ivy walked onto the fighting platform and looked at the back of Jade-Faced Divine Dragon’s head.
After seeing that it was Ivy, the sub-referee looked at Jade-Faced Divine Dragon, then his eyes widened and his mouth twitched.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. I…,” said Jade-Faced Divine Dragon as he turned around, but he stumbled and fell to his knees.
“How… can it be you?” After a while, he swallowed hard and spoke.
“Hurry up!” Ivy looked at him with an expression of disbelief and drew out her sword from her body, releasing a cold wave.
“Referee, I… I surrender…” Jade-Faced Divine Dragon stood up and ran towards the edge of the fighting platform. He suddenly felt like cursing. What bad luck today! Why did he have to draw the same number as this female monster!
He had seen with his own eyes how Ivy had sliced off a strengthened half-stepped into the God-Emperor Pinnacle Realm with one sword swing.
His cultivation may be okay among his peers, with the power of false God-Emperor Realm, but in front of Ivy Chandler, he was like an insect. This was just too unfair, so he decided to waited for a chance to “revive” in the competition; otherwise, he was going to end his journey in this competition here.
A mocking sound rose from the audience seats. Looked like this guy was doomed! A moment ago he was so confident, but now he was trembling like a leaf. What a joke!
Night Orchid giggled once she saw Ivy back in her seat. “Ivy, why didn’t you make him stay? You should have taught him a lesson.”
“I know him.” Ivy smiled lightly. “He’s a flippant person, but he doesn’t have too many bad habits. Overall, he’s okay. This is a chance for him to reflect and reform.”
“No wonder.”
Time flew and it was 8 p. m..
“Now, contestants with number 1-218, please come up!” The judge’s voice sounded again.
“Billy, it’s your turn!” Ivy looked at him and spoke.
“Yea.” Billy smiled slightly before getting up and walking towards the arena.
He knew that today, he had to go up.
“Commander Gardner” was not just a name for many people, but a belief. Especially when the matter of taking over the national fate gradually became known, the majority of the people instinctively associated Commander Gardner with the country’s luck. Everyone counted on him, the national Kylin, to take their country to an unprecedented height. Although there was no official announcement that the Dragon and Phoenix Tournament was for selecting the person who would inherit the national fate, it had been leaked by some unscrupulous people. If nothing unexpected happened, the person at the top of this Dragon and Phoenix Tournament would be the inheritor of the national fate.
And this morning, Billy had to appear in public and refute the rumors.
“Commander Gardner, how is your injury?” The main referee looked at Billy as he walked up and asked.
“Thank you for your concern, it’s fine!” Billy smiled slightly.
“Commander Gardner, come on!” One man shouted out as soon as Billy climbed onto the fighting platform.
“Commander Gardner, we love you!” Many people shouted at the same time, their faces filled with excitement.
Billy smiled and nodded slightly to everyone.
“Huh?!” the man in the blue robe who was sitting with Archer Conner narrowed his pupils slightly. Then he instinctively looked at the number on his hand and his face fell.
Unfortunately, he had drawn the same number as Billy.
“Go up there, it’s a good opportunity to test whether he is injured or not!” Archer Conner turned to the blue-robed man and said calmly.
“Conner, I’m not going!” The blue-robed man’s mouth twitched. “If he’s not injured or has fully recovered from his injuries, I won’t even have a chance to participate in the semifinal!”
“Look at how small-minded you are!” Archer scolded him. “If you go up there, go all out and use your best move to fight. Even if you can’t beat him, admit defeat and move on! ”
“His cultivation is in the same realm as Ivy’s, only one level higher than you. Even if he is at his full strength, do you think you can’t even withstand one of his attacks? His cultivation was on par with Ivy Chandler’s, only a level higher then yours. Even if he’s at his best, you will surely withstand one of his strikes, won’t you?”
“Well… I’ll try it!” The blue-robed man thought that this was also a reasonable argument.
With that said, he took a deep breath and stood up to walk towards the fighting platform.
“Commander Gardner, I have heard a lot about you, and I am honored to have the opportunity to spar with you!” When he was about 40 to 50 meters away from Billy, the man looked down at Billy and bowed slightly.
“Let’s start!” Billy said calmly.
“Commander Gardner, please!” Without wasting any more words, the man prepared for the fight.
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong energy soared up into the air, revealing his War God-Emperor Realm’s late stage cultivation. The strong pressure overwhelmed the entire fighting platform and even reached those sitting closest to it, making many of them shiver with cold. Immediately afterwards, the man activated his War God-Emperor power directly. A tiger-shaped illusion appeared above his head and lounged at Billy. As he vigorously pushed forward with both hands, the tiger-shaped illusion sprang towards Billy like a living thing. Wherever it went, there were clouds of smoke and strong winds.
For him, this was a full-out attack without any reserves left. For one thing, he had been told by Archer Conner to finish it quickly and admit defeat if necessary; for another thing, there was still a sliver of hope in his heart. What if Commander Gardner really was injured and couldn’t withstand his attack? Then he would truly be victorious.
And just as he was about to attack, Billy moved as well. Without any tricks, Billy took two steps and flipped his wrist at will. The Bloodshadow Fury Blade sliced through the air with a cold blade, sending out a threatening energy that made the man feel a sense of impending doom.
The man had naturally detected the martial arts aura around Billy, who showed no signs of injury. A look of extreme panic emerged on his face, and his pupils contracted rapidly.