How Could He Dare?

"Then what?" Rolando asked.

"Wouldn't 20 points be too little? If we're going to gamble, let's make it bigger!"

Li Qi smiled, his tone somewhat provocative. "50 points! I'll bet half my initial points against you! Do you dare?"

"50 points!"

Looking at the newcomer before him, whose face still carried a trace of childishness, Rolando was uncertain. Betting half his initial points right away! Where does this newcomer get such confidence?

50 points was no small sum!

If one's trial mission completion rate was low, the points earned would be around that amount.

Faced with such a high stake, Rolando hesitated. Is he bluffing? Or is he confident he can defeat me?

"So? Do you dare accept this duel worth 50 points?"

Li Qi asked again.

He isn't at the ninth planetary level, so he can't be a planetary-level domain genius!

Rolando's mind raced. Maybe he's just entered Stellar Training Camp and doesn't understand the situation. He thinks that because he stood out outside, he can beat me.

Or maybe he's bluffing, trying to scare me off with such a high stake!

Fifty points isn't a small number. Should I bet or not?

Finally, after weighing the pros and cons, Rolando gritted his teeth. "50 points! I'll bet with you!"

"Good!"

Seeing Rolando agree to the duel, Li Qi smiled. "I'll send you the invitation now."

Ding!

A light screen appeared before Rolando. It was the match invitation Li Qi had sent.

As Rolando tapped the accept button, the two transformed into streams of light and vanished from the plaza.

"They went to the battle space. Looks like the newcomer accepted Rolando's wager."

One of the trainees who had been with Rolando earlier said.

"I'm so jealous that Rolando's about to earn points. If I'd discovered that newcomer first, I'd have enough for my secret manual."

Another trainee spoke enviously. He was just a few points short of exchanging for a secret manual.

The first trainee looked somewhat annoyed. "Can't be helped. We were distracted at the time!"

"Once Rolando comes out, let's ask him how many points he won this time."

Battle space.

The blazing sun shone overhead, while the ground below was a vast expanse of yellow sand.

A gust of wind swept past, carrying sand and dust through the air.

Li Qi, clad in black battle armor, flew through the sky. A great silver-white sword hovered behind him, while genetic energy enveloped his body and blocked out the windblown sand.

Several kilometers away, another person was also flying in the air.

Ninth planetary-level bodies, one freely chosen first-rank psychic or force weapon each, plus one first-rank force battle suit.

Li Qi smiled somewhat wickedly. This setup greatly favors psychic masters. If that Rolando is a warrior, he can only consider himself unlucky.

Without a shield for defense, warriors were at a severe disadvantage against psychic masters. They had to deal with attacks from all directions and found it difficult to counter effectively.

Several kilometers away, Rolando wore black battle armor and stood atop a great silver-white sword, his expression cold.

This newcomer really didn't adjust the battle space configuration. If he's a warrior, then don't blame me!

He looked at Li Qi several kilometers away. The stake is 50 points, so don't blame me for using a little trick!

As an old trainee, Rolando knew that newcomers who had just entered Stellar Training Camp used the battle space's initial configuration, and that configuration was extremely unfriendly to warriors.

He was a psychic master, and he held an advantage under the initial battle space configuration. Since the number of points wagered this time was considerable, he said nothing to ensure a safe win.

Whoosh!

A violent gale swept through, filling the sky with sand and dust.

Whoosh!

Amid a faint tearing sound, a silver-white streak shot through the sandstorm toward Rolando!

A psychic weapon! This newcomer is a psychic master!

Seeing the silver-white streak flying at him, Rolando understood immediately. With a thought—

Clang!

More than twenty blades detached from the great silver-white sword beneath his feet, rapidly forming a small silver-white sword in midair.

With a sharp whoosh, the small silver-white sword turned into a streak of light and intercepted the incoming silver-white streak.

Ding!

The two silver-white streaks collided, producing a crisp metallic ring.

"Sky-Breaking Sword!"

Rolando frowned slightly. This newcomer is also using the Cloud Sky Sword. If I want a quick victory, I'll have to fight him at close range.

The Cloud Sky Sword was a first-rank mid-grade psychic weapon. It was not difficult to use, could split apart and recombine, and was suitable for many situations. It was extremely popular in Stellar Training Camp.

Since both used the same psychic weapon, unless there was a particularly vast difference in strength, it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short time.

"Hm?!"

Rolando's eyes widened, his expression filled with disbelief. "How could this newcomer dare?"

Amid the endless yellow sand, a black figure surrounded by several silver-white streaks charged directly at him!

He's a newcomer! And a psychic master! How does he dare charge in and fight me at close range?!

Anger surged from Rolando's heart as he flew into a rage. Is he looking down on me? I've fought through life-and-death battles! What gives a newcomer like you the right to fight me at close quarters?!

He opened his right hand, and with a whoosh, a Sky-Breaking Sword flew into his grasp.

Holding the Sky-Breaking Sword, he flew toward the charging Li Qi, several silver-white streaks following at his side.

The silver-white streak formed by the Sky-Breaking Sword launched later but arrived first, colliding with the opposing silver-white streaks. For a moment, a constant series of sharp dings rang out!

While the Sky-Breaking Swords on both sides were locked in battle, Rolando charged at Li Qi with his Sky-Breaking Sword in hand!

He was extremely fast!

Die!

Rolando roared inwardly.

Suddenly, a brilliant green light filled his vision, engulfing him in an instant!

Then he felt his body meet tremendous resistance, as though he had been bound by something invisible. His speed plummeted!

Rolando was horrified. What?!

Whoosh!

A silver-white streak darted through the green light, trailing a long tail like a meteor in the night!

This is a domain!

Rolando was stunned. He's a newcomer at the eighth planetary level! How can he possibly have a domain?!

The silver-white streak grew larger in his vision, but bound by that invisible force, he was powerless to stop it.

Squelch!

The silver-white light formed by the Sky-Breaking Sword pierced through his skull. His body, having lost the planetary-level force field, fell toward the ground.

On the other side, with their master dead, the Sky-Breaking Swords that had been fighting broke apart one after another, scattering into individual blades that fell from the sky.

Li Qi hovered in the air, the green domain enveloping the surrounding space as though he were the master of that entire area.

Looking down at Rolando's corpse as it fell, Li Qi was somewhat puzzled. "Why would a psychic master like you fight me at close range?"

Amid the light, Rolando was teleported out of the battle space and returned to the previous plaza.

A light screen popped up, showing that he had lost the wager and had been deducted 50 points.

"I lost!"

Rolando stood there in a daze. He's actually a planetary-level domain genius!

He could hardly believe it was real. He had actually encountered a planetary-level domain genius!

"The battle ended so quickly. Looks like that newcomer isn't very strong."

"Come on! Let's go take a look. I wonder how many points Rolando won."

The two trainees in the distance flew over as they talked...

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