Zhang Liang had calculated every possibility, yet he had never expected the battle to end in such a dramatic fashion.
However, he soon murmured, "Although the change came rather suddenly, the outcome is not entirely unacceptable."
Yet compared to Zhang Liang's daze, Xiao Tianyang, the one responsible for it all, was the calmest person present.
The moment he made his move, the outcome had already begun taking shape in his mind.
Ever since clashing with the Fire Lord and being placed at a disadvantage, Xiao Tianyang had developed a rather good habit.
He often assessed his own combat capabilities.
And his answers were generally conclusions drawn from battle.
His previous clashes with Kankuli and the others had already given him fairly accurate data.
First, there were the five great monarchs of the War God Kingdom.
From strongest to weakest, they were Kankuli, Kalmos, Doflamingo, Blackbeard, and Black Fox.
Xiao Tianyang could easily defeat the latter three within a hundred exchanges.
If he did not need to spare their lives, he could take their heads in around seventy exchanges.
However, that estimate was based on the assumption that they had no trump cards.
If Doflamingo and the others had hidden methods, then the number of exchanges would have to be recalculated.
Kalmos, on the other hand, was rather troublesome to deal with.
First of all, she was an extremely unusual close-combat mage.
The techniques she used most often for both offense and defense were curse and poison arts.
When Xiao Tianyang had first fought her, he had nearly fallen victim to her dirty tricks.
Fortunately, he was immune to all poisons.
Otherwise, Kalmos would definitely have been more troublesome than Kankuli.
Secondly, the quality of the weapon in her hand was also superior to Kankuli's.
It seemed to be made from