Chapter 191: Self-harm, a relatively fair fight.
"What are you doing!?"
In front of everyone's astonishment, Reid actually raised the sharp blade in his hand and slashed at himself.
"Puff!"
As the blade fell, a line of blood spurted out from Reid's chest. Then, on Reid's chest, a knife mark half a centimeter deep appeared across his upper body.
"Hmm!"
After doing all this, Reid couldn't help but groan, but his face remained expressionless, as if nothing had happened.
"Senior Reid, what are you doing?"
Xuan Mo's pupils shrank slightly, and he couldn't help but ask.
Reid didn't rush to answer Xuan Mo. Instead, he put the sharp blade back into the soul guide and used his soul power to stop the blood from spurting out. Only then did he look at Xuan Mo in front of him.
"My fight with you demands fairness."
Reid gestured toward Lovki, Jin Sanqian, and Wilda in the audience, then continued, "Although you're a Soul Sect leader and I'm a Soul King, I'm not doing this for that reason, nor am I seeking fairness. Rather, you've already fought three others, and your soul power must have been depleted. So, I want to have a real fight, just like you, when we're in comparable condition, to fulfill our earlier bet."
Xuan Mo glanced deeply at the slightly pale Barlot Reid and nodded slowly.
"Alright, then, let's fight it this way."
"Referee..."
...
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"Whoa! Crack!"
A frantic Lovki swung his arms across the table, sweeping the bowl of medicine away, sending the entire bowl crashing to the ground. Some of the scalding liquid even splashed onto Lovki's forearm.
However, Lovki remained unmoved, his attention riveted by Reid's actions.
"Is he stupid?!"
Lofuki slammed his fist down on the nearby stone platform. "Didn't I tell him to cripple that traitor? Why is he hurting himself?"
Everyone around him rolled their eyes at Lofuki's words, thinking, "You're so clueless! You think you can give orders to Soul King Didong Ryder." The injured Jin Sanqian and Wilda sneered, mocking his lack of self-awareness. But then something happened that stunned Team Barak. Perhaps Lofuki had lost his mind, but he shouted at Ryder at the top of his lungs.
"Ryder, cripple that traitor right now! Otherwise, you'll face the consequences!" Just as the referee was about to announce the start of the match, Lofuki's voice interrupted him, and Xuan Mo and Barlot Ryder's expressions darkened.
Without a word, Reid drew his blade again, this time concentrating his soul power on it. He then flew directly towards Lovki, piercing his legs between his legs, where his third leg had been disabled. He ignored Lovki and instead looked at Xuan Mo. "Ignore that idiot. Let's begin our battle and see who will prevail. Let's begin..."
Then, at the referee's command, Baltred moved instantly. With a light tap of his toes on the ground, he soared upwards as if weightless, his martial spirit instantly possessing him.
However, unlike last time, the blood mist that had enveloped him had vanished, replaced by a faint red glow emanating from him. A pair of enormous bat wings appeared behind him, their wings extended, appearing enormously wide. Furthermore, the bloodshot in Baltred's eyes had intensified compared to last time. Two fangs darted from his lips, and a strong smell of blood instantly emanated.
But what shocked the entire audience were the five spirit rings.
On the podium, Salas, sitting next to Ning Fengzhi, couldn't help but stand.
"How is that possible?! A Soul King!"
"Oh? What? Are you the only ones allowed to have Soul Kings in the Spirit Hall?" Emperor Xue Ye looked at Salas with a visibly sour expression.
"Your Majesty, this isn't a talent from Tiandou," Salas said, his eyes darkening.
"Haha! Bishop Sa, you're joking," Ning Fengzhi suddenly said. "The Kingdom of Barak has been a vassal kingdom of the Tiandou Empire since ancient times, guarding the gateway to the Tiandou territory. So, how could the talents of the Kingdom of Barak not also be talents of the Tiandou Empire?"
"Hmph!"
Salas, upon hearing this, walked off the stage without a word, slapping Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xue Ye in the face, then ignored their displeasure.
After stepping down from the podium, Salas glanced around and, finding no one around, said, "Someone, come here."
A black-robed Spirit Hall member appeared before him, a look of respect on his face.
"Go and investigate this person's identity, report it to His Holiness the Pope, and then send someone to recruit him. For future plans, we must retain the talents of the Spirit Hall. If that doesn't work, hmm..."
Salas made a beheading gesture before saying, "You know what I mean. Go ahead."
"Yes," a respectful voice emanated from the black robes. He took a step back, then slowly turned and hurried away.
"Hehehe! Soul King... This can only belong to the Spirit Hall. The Heaven Dou Empire and the Snowy Night Emperor, unaware of the vassal kingdom of Barak... hehe!"
Even as Saras was issuing his orders, the battle between Xuan Mo and Barlot Rider officially began.
...
At the very beginning of the match, Rider activated his third spirit ring and grasped the umbrella-shaped blood sword.
Rider's five spirit skills offered limited offensive options, so he relied on the sharpness of the blood sword and his swordsmanship to break through Xuan Mo's formidable physical defenses.
"I didn't expect your spirit possession to change, Senior."
"Hehe! Isn't that perfectly normal?"
Rider chuckled, then spread his wings behind him and quickly took off, soaring towards Xuan Mo below.
In mid-air, Rider's right hand held a sword, the blood sword radiating a vibrant, juicy quality, as if dripping with blood.
A sharp whistle pierced the air, and then Reid's entire speed suddenly increased. He aimed the sword's tip at Xuan Mo, charging straight at him through the air, a radiant light dancing.
"Gravity's Rolling Dragon Rain!"
Xuan Mo, upon seeing this, waved his hand.
The rocks in the fighting arena flew, transforming into roaring dragon heads that descended like meteorites, crashing down on Reid one after another. The barrage of attacks would have made it impossible for anyone else to dodge.
But Reid was different. Last time, he had simply shattered them all, but this time, his actions were different.
Reid didn't choose to shatter them. Instead, facing Xuan Mo's barrage of attacks, he displayed an incredibly powerful evasive ability. His entire body was like a fish swimming in water, constantly dodging with his wings. He managed to dodge the incoming attacks at the last second, charging forward without being hit by a single blow.
"Junior brother, let me show you the abilities I've gained from my martial spirit during this time."
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