"I underestimated you a little!"
Leisijing still had a boyish voice that didn't sound very imposing. Combined with his appearance, it even made him seem somewhat cute.
Ninisha, however, didn't dare look down on him in the slightest. Her eyes narrowed, and a fierce fighting spirit flashed in her pale violet eyes.
In that brief clash, the Earth Divine Power that had suddenly erupted from Leisijing made her feel an irresistible repulsive force. She had never encountered anything like it before. It seemed somewhat like the Mysteries of Gravity Space from the Laws of the Earth, but also a little different.
"Your moves are unusual, and it looks like you haven't shown all your strength. Let me see what else you can do!"
Ninisha spoke, her cool, feminine voice entering Leisijing's mind. This was the first time she had spoken to an opponent in a long while. In her previous battles, she only ever said "Next" after each fight.
Ninisha had originally planned to challenge the Prefect after reaching a hundred consecutive victories. She hadn't expected to encounter someone on the Battle Arena who was no weaker than the Prefect. It was an unexpected stroke of good fortune.
"Since that's the case, let's fight with everything we've got!"
Fighting spirit flashed in Leisijing's eyes as well. At that moment, the boy felt the blood in his veins begin to boil. This was the kind of battle he loved.
"Shh-shh~~"
Earth-yellow divine power burst from Leisijing's body and instantly formed a spherical space, completely enclosing him and Ninisha.
In an instant, a hundred and eight different currents of divine power began to circulate according to the structure of the Amethyst Divine Beast's body. Ninisha immediately felt the pressure increase severalfold. A force centered on her enveloped her entire body, as if she were trapped and unable to move.
"What a strange power. But this isn't enough!"
Lightning flickered through Ninisha's purple hair. Purple divine power began to surge from her body, and the longsword in her hand let out a series of rumbling sounds.
"Whoosh!"
Lightning erupted as Ninisha moved. She shot upward at incredible speed, quickly rising beyond ten thousand meters and breaking out of the Amethyst Space.
The Amethyst Space could indeed exert enormous pressure and restrict Ninisha's movements, but the Laws of Thunder excelled at speed. She could simply put distance between herself and Leisijing before he attacked, escaping the restraints.
"Rumble~~"
As Ninisha rose into the air, golden lightning began gathering overhead, quickly forming a thundercloud more than a thousand meters across.
The Laws of Thunder excelled not only at material attacks but also at long-range attacks. Unlike the Laws of Wind, which specialized in close combat, they allowed Ninisha to make a swift decision after sensing Leisijing's move: leave the Amethyst Space and attack from a distance.
"Whoosh!"
Ninisha gripped her longsword with both hands and raised it high. The golden thundercloud seemed to come alive, swirling around the blade's edge like waves until it formed a huge golden vortex.
"Roar!"
With a tremendous roar, purple-black light flashed. A gigantic azure dragon, a thousand meters long, flew out of the golden vortex's center, roaring as it emerged.
"Whoa, what is that?"
"What is that terrifying power? Is that a legendary Seven-Star Fiend?"
"No way! Are we going to get killed by the shock waves?"
The audience erupted in screams. One after another, people leaped to their feet, staring at the scene in terror.
"My lord, what should we do?"
At the Battle Arena's registration entrance, a silver-haired elf woman looked pale as she turned to the old man beside her. Her body trembled uncontrollably.
"What should we do? There's nothing we can do right now!"
The white-haired old man gave a bitter smile. He stared at the terrifying thunder dragon on Ninisha's sword and swallowed, his expression full of helplessness.
The old man was Dulesi, the Battle Arena's supervisor. He was a Six-Star Fiend, responsible for maintaining order and ensuring that spectators weren't hurt by the challengers.
Most of the time, Dulesi didn't need to be there in person; his subordinates could handle things. He usually only showed up when a challenger with suspected Seven-Star Fiend strength appeared.
Although a Seven-Star Fiend was stronger than him, Dulesi could still prevent shock waves from hurting others. After all, the arena was large enough, and neither fighter would deliberately attack the people around them.
But now, Dulesi felt bitter inside. He couldn't help muttering, "How did two Asuras end up fighting on the Battle Arena? Aren't Asuras supposed to fight outside the city?"
Ninisha and Leisijing had no idea what the people around them were thinking, and they didn't care. The purple-black dragon roared and dove toward Leisijing, trailing arcs of lightning through the air.
"Good! Bring it on!"
Excitement flashed in Leisijing's eyes. Instead of retreating, he shot straight up into the sky. Earth-yellow divine power appeared across his body and spread outward in rippling waves.
"Shh-shh~~"
As the divine power condensed, layer upon layer of enormous spheres of light gathered, forming a dense defensive barrier around Leisijing.
Laws of the Earth Profound Mysteries—Pulsing Defense!
"Roar!"
A terrifying explosion rang out as the azure dragon slammed into Leisijing. Earth-yellow ripples shuddered again and again as layer upon layer of defense was broken through. But in the end, when the purple-black divine power was spent, a layer of Pulsing Armor still covered Leisijing's body.
"That guy's defenses are pretty impressive!"
At the sight, Ninisha's gaze sharpened. The Laws of the Earth had a significant advantage in defense, and breaking through them was no easy task.
"Hahaha! That was great! Now take one of my moves!"
Leisijing's voice rang with excitement. He put away his spear, and purple Amethyst Armor spread over and fused with his body. Then he lunged toward Ninisha, his fist tearing through space.
"What is that? Is it his innate ability?"
Ninisha raised an eyebrow, confused by the sight. The boy had put away his Pulsing Armor and weapon, then switched to fighting with purple armor and his fists.
But Ninisha had no intention of dodging. Given Leisijing's defensive power, the outcome would ultimately be decided in close combat. She moved and charged straight at him.
"Bang!"
The blue-purple longsword rumbled. Fine cracks appeared in space wherever its edge passed, and it collided with Leisijing's purple fist with a tremendous impact.
"What a hard fist!"
Ninisha felt the force transmitted through her blade and couldn't help but look startled. The boy's purple armor seemed to be some kind of special innate ability. It protected him while also enhancing his physical strength and power, allowing him to fight with his fists as weapons.
"Hahaha! That was great! Again!"
Leisijing laughed heartily as he darted about. Earth-yellow divine power surged, using the Amethyst Space to restrain Ninisha while he swung his fists at her from multiple directions.
The Super Divine Beast, the Amethyst Divine Beast, received an enormous boost not only to its soul but also to its body. Though its physical strength couldn't compare to that of a God-Eater Rat, it surpassed that of most divine beasts. Combined with the Amethyst Armor, it made Leisijing's punches astonishingly powerful.