The battle between Rin Qiao and Drakar was incredible to look at. Drakar's previous battle against Aerthion had been quite close, so the Demon was injured and tired. Therefore, when fighting together, Rin Qiao had the advantage. Moreover, being a woman who had become an undead, her ability to control hordes and tire her opponent further was incredibly annoying.
Drakar, therefore, was losing. The trend continued to go against him until Yasenia and Yan Bai's seniors clashed. The shockwave had destabilized both players, and Drakar actually managed to gain enough breathing room to regain some terrain.
Ran Qiao was, understandably, pretty upset about this. So, when Yan Huang said to resume the battle without further arrangements, she had an urge to complain. Drakar grinned, his body riddled with wounds and corroded in various locations by death and rot energies.
"I won't fall for the same things twice now, woman! Your face is quite ugly, but with that body, you might be good enough to carry strong children!"
Rin Qiao ignored him and stretched her hand. The space before her twisted, a dark portal opening to another dimension, and countless undead poured down from it. The numbers were well into the thousands, and the five who stepped out at the very end were literal mountains of flesh and iron.
Those five individuals were fully armored in black plates, each holding a terrifyingly large sword. Their height was well into the 100-meter range, and the red, glowing eyes below the helmet promised murder to anything that crossed them.
"[Five Rot Army Of Death], kill that demon."
HOWL!
The undead she summoned howled to the skies, their bodies billowing with auras of death and rot energies. Drakar grinned. "Useless! [Demonic Sky Meteor Rain]!"
His energy condensed and shot into the sky, exploding as it manifested tens of thousands of red-colored meteors enveloped in black flames. The army received the full brunt of the attack, most of it becoming ashes together with the attack.
Even one of the Rot Death Knights was decimated. Rin Qiao bit her lip. 'If he was entangled like before, there is no way he would've been able to complete such a large technique!'
Rin Qiao knew that, while she was extremely powerful and her exotic Rot Attribute made her a menace, Drakar was not someone easy to defeat. Even if he was injured, his battle power was not weakened. On the contrary, when he was in his last embers, his strength seemed to surge.
Drakar used a massive sword enveloped in black flames to fight everything like a battle lunatic. His body spewed magma and overheated flames everywhere he passed through, leaving the weaker undead to die from just the remnants of his attacks.
With the little space he gained previously, he used all of his strength to push out the mass of undead around him and gain terrain.
Rin Qiao was not still. During this time, she used several skills, curses, and other techniques that struck the Demon Monarch's body and damaged him further.
However, the Demon was like a force of nature, and each time he was struck, he became stronger. Rin Qiao was honestly confused. 'What is happening? Does he have a technique that transforms damage to power?'
Odd techniques like that were rare but not unheard of. Thinking as such, Rin Qiao decided to use a stronger technique and try to one-shot kill him.
She extended both her arms and closed her eyes, focusing her energy in front of her. "Deeper than Hell, Sacred Underworld. Please, bring forth your endless rivers of death and drown my enemies in the yellow waters."
Tatyana, standing in the stands, raised her eyebrows quite high. "A chant? She can even make a connection, even if very faint, with the Underworld as well…"
Ao Xianlan spoke with praise. "She is really talented."
Tatyana nodded and chuckled. "I almost want to snatch her from that Grave guy or whatever."
Drakar felt danger, real danger, and turned to look at Rin Qiao. His eyes spewed flames, and he roared. "[Magma Demon Overlord Body]!"
BOOM!
All the latent power within him exploded, pushing all lower-level undead back and scorching the area around him. Then, with a furious stomp, his body transformed into a blazing meteor as he swung his giant sword to clear the way.
Everyone tensed up, knowing that Drakar and Rin Qiao's battle was about to come to an early end. Both sides were going all out!
Rin Qiao opened her eyes, black with wisps of phantasmal green light pouring out of them. "[Water Thread Of The Yellow River]!"
The space before Rin Qiao twisted violently as a simple wisp of yellow light manifested. Yet, when this thread appeared, everyone felt as if the very Dao of Death had manifested.
Drakar's face twisted, knowing that he was not going to make it. "DAMN WOMAN! [MAGMA OVERLORD DEMON SPEAR]!"
He changed his hold of the weapon, grabbing it by the hilt as if it were a spear, and then used his entire bodily strength to throw it. His muscles twisted, all his strength gathering in his shoulder and traveling down his arm to his hand.
BOOM!
The sword flew toward Rin Qiao like a black line of light, and the yellow thread rushed toward Drakar with no less speed. Both attacks missed each other by a hair's breadth, rushing toward the chest of the competitors.
None of them had enough energy to block!
At this moment, the Graveyard Emperor and Drakar's master stepped into the arena simultaneously.
BOOM!!
Both attacks were stomped out by the seniors, leaving the participants unharmed. All flames and undead also disappeared, returning the platform to its previous peace.
Rin Qiao slumped down, exhausted, while Drakar also tripped forward, his body losing all his strength.
The spectators held their breath, waiting for the results of the battle. No one knew who had won the battle since, at the very end, both sides seemed about to self-destruct.
Yan Huang appeared this time instead of Ao Yuelan. Then, he spoke up. "This battle… is a draw."
Clear gasps could be heard, not expecting such a result. Even Yan Huang was somewhat stumped. After all, from his previous observations, this battle was supposed to end in Rin Qiao's victory.
Drakar was too suppressed back then, and even if he used his ultimate card, Rin Qiao would've most likely defended it until Drakar tired out.
'What to do now…?'
Noticing his hesitation, the Graveyard Emperor squinted his only good eye. "Hey, Flame Sky Emperor, you are not thinking anything strange, right? It's clear that Little Qiao won. She had the advantage previously, but she was interrupted."
Drakar's senior counterargued. "You don't know that. As you have seen, Drakar still had many trump cards up his sleeve. If he used them appropriately, becoming victorious wouldn't have been difficult."
The Graveyard Emperor glared at the demon. "Are you really going to be so shameless? Here in front of everyone? Learn to get a loss!"
The Demon snorted. "Rin Qiao was just luckier. If Drakar was at his peak condition, that disciple of yours wouldn't have had a chance! How about we retry this battle tomorrow after they recover their strength?"
The Graveyard Emperor's aura turned dark and gloomy. "If you think that we are afraid, you are wrong. However, us being unafraid doesn't mean that we will let go of a win that clearly belongs to her!"
The Demon snorted. "Can she even face Yasenia Dravory? Your disciple will be eaten by Yasenia in just a few moves. Instead, how about you let someone who has an actual shot at winning give it a try? I promise to share our spoils with you."
The Graveyard Emperor almost laughed in anger.
Yan Huang spoke up. "Enough. Since you both can't come to an agreement, we'll go by the rulebook, and that's it."
Everyone paused, and some people quickly took out the rulebook. Someone quickly found the clause.
The Graveyard Emperor and the Demon also read it.
"If there is a draw, the winner of the other platform has the right to choose who they want to fight against for the next battle. This choice will be made by the judges if they take too long or the platforms start merging."
Yasenia, who was peacefully sitting on her platform, blinked a few times when she heard that.
Looking over, she noticed the Graveyard Emperor and the power Demon looking her way. The gaze of these two super seniors was heavy, making her feel a bit nervous. 'These people are too strong! Sometimes I feel like a little innocent sheep being stared at by hungry dragons…'
Who was this innocent sheep she was talking about!? Thankfully, there was no one to hear her thoughts, or they would've felt a terrible urge to smack her due to her shamelessness!
Yasenia elegantly stood up, her dress following her movements and her tail gently pushing up her body. Once she stood up, she looked at the two participants with interest.
'Hm… As the Demon said, I'd rather fight Rin Qiao. Most of her tricks are useless against me, so the fight would be quick and straightforward.'
'On the other side, we have Drakar. He looks like an interesting opponent to exchange swords with. He is quite strong, but again, I can't seem to feel a real threat from him. I feel faster, stronger, and more proficient with weapons when compared to what he has shown.'
As she looked back and forth, her eyes full of thoughts, her lips arched in a devious smile. Tatyana in the stands sighed, knowing that whatever was about to come out of her Little Treasure's mouth would leave everyone else slack-jawed.
"I've thought about it. They are both interesting opponents, but I just can't feel the threat from either. Therefore, since the rules don't really say anything against it, I'll choose both!"
Yan Huang, Graveyard Emperor, the Demon, and even Ao Xianlan, back in the stands, looked at Yasenia with stupefied faces.
Tatyana looked at the sky. She didn't want anything to do with whatever happened next. 'Daughter… you are on your own.'
Back in the Platforms, Yan Huang asked, his eyes twitching quite a bit. "That… Um, Yasenia, you should rethink it…"
The Demon, however, would not let a chance like this slip. "Hey, she has already made her choice. What are you stalling for? Also, didn't you say that you would give replenishing pills to all combatants to make the last fight fair? Where are they?"
The Graveyard Emperor didn't jump at the chance, though. He really liked the Dragon Girl, and he had strong respect for Tatyana. Therefore, he asked cautiously. "Child, are you sure? You can still choose one of them if you want. Fighting two is not as simple as 1+1=2. It's more like 10x10=100."
Yasenia grinned, her battle lust almost spilling out from her eyes. "I have not had the chance to use all my strength. I think fighting these two is the closest I will be to using it for the following years. I can't let go of a chance like this now, can I?"
Yan Huang sighed and spoke up, his tone dignified. "For the final battle, Yasenia Dravory will fight against Rin Qiao and Drakar!"
The whole stadium was silent for a second before it exploded in cheers. After all, most of them were here for the spectacle. What was more exciting than a 1 vs 2 when all three were super geniuses?
They couldn't wait!