The Blue Star Genius Battle semifinals had come to an end.
What left the Great Xia Kingdom's audience sighing with regret was that Lin Sheng was no match for Nikos.
That meant the finals wouldn't be an all–Great Xia Kingdom showdown.
Still, things could have been worse. There was at least still a chance.
After all, Lu Yuan had made it into the finals!
But then a new problem arose!
Nikos had awakened an SS-rank ability: Blazing Divine Fire!
And as everyone knew, fire was exceptionally effective against ice.
However, if Nikos's true strength was only what he had shown in his fight against Lin Sheng, then Lu Yuan had a pretty good chance of winning!
After all, when it came to peak explosive power, Nikos was inferior to Lu Yuan.
Of course, that was assuming Nikos had no hidden skills and that his true strength really was only what he had shown in his fight against Lin Sheng.
At the same time, a storm was sweeping across the internet.
Spellcasting! Nikos is actually a mage?!
Lu Yuan vs. Nikos—who will take the championship?
<The ultimate showdown of fire and ice: who will emerge victorious?>
Posts and videos with titles like these surged in popularity, spreading everywhere like locusts sweeping across the land.
It was hardly surprising.
Ever since the Blue Star Genius Battle had reached its most heated stage, the internet had been flooded with related content.
Even though the internet was abuzz,
Lu Yuan's attention wasn't on the internet, but on Xia Qingyin right in front of him.
"Xiao Yin, I'm the one competing tomorrow. How come you look even more nervous than I am?"
Lu Yuan reached out and patted Xia Qingyin's head, chuckling as he spoke.
Xia Qingyin folded her arms across her