At the Tree Arena, on the sandy field.
A fierce gale swept past, kicking up sand. The female war goddess, her nerves taut, lowered her body and stared at Su Xiao with pupils constricted to the limit. For a moment, she had almost forgotten that this was the Tree Arena, where death was not real.
Even after reminding herself of that, sweat still seeped from the female war goddess's palms. The pressure was simply too overwhelming. It felt as though she was not facing a contestant at all, but standing in a mission world, confronting an Apex Creature of the human race. The pressure rushing toward her made even her breathing grow heavy.
The spectator stands had fallen much quieter. Most of the contractors sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
"Ha!"
The female war goddess let out a low shout. Sand flew beneath her feet as she broke through a wave of air, thrusting her spear with a mournful whistle.
Wind pressure swept over. Su Xiao tilted his head slightly, and the sharp spearhead passed by his ear, lifting his black hair. His enemy's movements were far too slow.
Bang.
Before the female war goddess could react, she felt a blunt impact at the back of her neck. It seemed that the enemy had smashed her there with a hand blade. The nearly irresistible force made her vision flash black.
With a thunderous crash, the female war goddess slammed into the ground, leaving a crater in the sand. The impact pushed the surrounding sand outward in a ring. The force of the collision was so great that the instant she hit the ground, she actually bounced back up.
With a swish, a long blade pierced through the female war goddess's calf. Su Xiao flicked the long blade in