After Master Jin left, Huo Yuanhong familiarized himself with the set of round shields.
The new round shields, forged from divine weapon materials, weighed only half as much as the previous ones. They were far less burdensome than heavy armor, while their toughness had increased by an unknown amount.
With his strength, even when he brought a hundred-forged blade down on them with all his might, he could only leave a shallow dent in the shield. It was still far from being chopped through!
Good stuff!
Before long, he had fully familiarized himself with the divine weapon round shields, making up for his weakness in weaponry. By the Research Institute's danger-rating calculations, he was indeed at the pinnacle of Level Fifteen.
With the remaining time, Huo Yuanhong went to see the Old Peak Expert of the Fang Family and delivered the drop of Source Blood that Master Fu had not used.
After discussing it, the Peak Experts who were about to take the field decided to keep that drop of Duke Source Blood in reserve. If anyone suffered grievous injuries in the arena, it could keep them alive.
Including Xuanqing's three elders, Shen Lingshuang, Eldest Senior Brother, Jiang Wenrui, Old Xu, and Old Fang, they now had eight top-tier Peak Experts. They only needed two more to make up the numbers.
The Old Peak Expert of the Fang Family, Old Xu, and the others began discussing their plan for the arena once more.
After more than a dozen simulations, they ultimately concluded that if luck favored them, they would lose one Peak Expert and have five or six injured, but should be able to deal with all the Foreigners.
If luck went against them, it was hard to say. Before actually fighting, no one knew how strong an opponent they