Come!

Zi Wu had just stepped out of the training room when he received a message.

"Within the next seven days, the Giant Axe Arena 'Duel Live Broadcast' will host 5,349 Universe-level Life-and-Death Battles..."

The message featured a specially bolded entry regarding a unique duel.

"The most anticipated duel will take place in five days. Both at the fifth rank of the Universe-level, Luoluobai Muye and Xia! Below are the detailed profiles of both combatants..."

"Luoluobai Muye, warrior, 924 consecutive wins..."

"Xia, psychic, 932 consecutive wins. The telepathic weapon she uses is the Thunder God Sword. This telepathic weapon is known as a simplified version of the Nine Great Divine Weapons' Thunder God Weapon, and it is extremely difficult to master..."

"For these two, the other is the greatest obstacle to obtaining the title of 'Giant Axe Warrior'. Regardless of who wins this match, the path to claiming the Universe-level 'Giant Axe Warrior' title will be almost entirely smooth sailing..."

"It's actually Xia. Luoluobai Muye is in trouble now..." Zi Wu thought to himself. Among the many duel broadcasts he had watched, there were quite a few featuring this "Xia," and she gave him the impression that her strength was even above that of Luoluobai Muye.

"Brother Jian Bi, did you receive the message about the duel broadcast?"

He quickly contacted Sharp Nose, who replied shortly after, and the two agreed to watch it together in five days.

Luoluobai Muye followed a step behind Bastian, walking toward the spaceship.

"I don't know what's gotten into the Giant Axe Arena this time, dragging their feet for nearly two years before arranging this..." Bastian muttered in dissatisfaction as he walked ahead. "They finally arranged it, but they put it at such a far distance..."

The location for this life-and-death battle was set on a desolate planet. Because the two combatants were extremely far apart, a random point in the middle was chosen so that both could arrive at roughly the same time.

The journey was long, and the spaceship flew through the Dark Universe for over three months before reaching its destination.

Following standard practice, the spaceship remained at a distance, and the combatants flew into the battlefield alone.

Luoluobai Muye, dressed in a black combat suit and holding his Thunder Staff, slowly descended to the ground. In the distance, a slender figure also landed.

It was a woman with a graceful figure, wearing a silver mask that revealed only her eyes.

The two were over a hundred kilometers apart, and after landing, they slowly closed the distance toward each other.

Taking the first step, Luoluobai Muye began to build up his momentum—a technique he had learned from the memories of Nan Qi. If he could build his momentum to its peak, the power of his first strike would be far greater than usual.

However, Xia had a higher number of consecutive wins than Luoluobai Muye and possessed incredibly rich combat experience. How could she not see what he was doing? Before Luoluobai Muye could take his third step, she attacked.

A distance of over a hundred kilometers was no different from being face-to-face for a Universe-level fighter. A shuttle-shaped flying weapon appeared beneath her feet, and with a forward dash, she closed tens of kilometers in an instant.

Nine golden sword lights shot out from behind her, piercing toward Luoluobai Muye like a bolt of lightning through clouds. The golden lights carried faint traces of thunder, moving with incredible speed, reaching Luoluobai Muye in an instant.

His domain was already expanded, but even with the pressure of the domain, the speed of the golden sword lights remained blindingly fast, sealing off his escape space from every angle.

Judging solely by the energy fluctuations, its power was far beyond that of the Moon Disk Arc Blade used by Sweep.

Moving his feet rapidly, his figure shifted constantly. Luoluobai Muye flicked his staff upward, and with two clangs, he deflected the two golden swords aimed directly at him.

Feeling the force of the golden swords, his heart sank slightly.

It wasn't as if he hadn't fought psychics with a fifth-level domain before; he had fought many in the Virtual Universe, but none had ever put this much pressure on him.

Looking at the way she controlled the nine golden swords, there was a sense of ease and surplus energy, clearly showing she hadn't used her full strength yet.

Under Xia's control, the nine golden swords constantly changed angles. Sometimes other swords would seal his escape route while one attacked, and other times three or four would strike in unison.

Meanwhile, Xia stood leisurely on her Dark Thunder Shuttle in the air, thousands of meters away.

"It seems relying on the Lightning Domain alone won't work. I must suppress the speed and power of these golden swords..."

A streak of cyan secret patterns suddenly appeared within the Lightning Domain surrounding Luoluobai Muye, like a drop of cyan ink falling into white mercury, dyeing the entire domain a pale green.

The power of the domain climbed a level instantly. The nine golden swords controlled by Xia faltered, and Luoluobai Muye swept his staff horizontally, knocking four of the swords aside.

Taking advantage of this rare opening, Luoluobai Muye exploded with speed, crossing thousands of meters in an instant, and brought his staff down in a heavy overhead strike.

Although Xia had anticipated Luoluobai Muye's intention to close the distance after his domain power surged and had begun to retreat in advance, a warrior's burst speed was in no way inferior to a psychic's, and perhaps even greater.

Psychics who pilot flying weapons excel in agility, but in terms of straight-line speed, they are not necessarily stronger than warriors.

Despite being closed in on instantly, Xia felt no panic. A blade and a shield appeared in her left and right hands respectively.

Facing the overhead strike, Xia tilted her left-hand shield, intending to deflect the blow, while her right-hand blade turned half a circle and slashed upward. Before the blade even arrived, one could feel its chilling, murderous intent.

At the same time, the nine golden swords, driven by her telepathic power, folded back like nine meteors.

Xia had underestimated this strike from Luoluobai Muye. Although her skill with the shield was not low, how could she defend against such a heavy, powerful blow with just one hand and a shield?

In the split second before the staff made contact with the shield, the staff in Luoluobai Muye's hand vibrated slightly. In that same moment, seven consecutive bursts of force slammed into the shield in rapid succession.

With a sharp hiss, the shield was knocked from her hand, and Xia's left hand was twisted like a pretzel from her fingers to her wrist; it could be said that it was effectively crippled.

In the instant before the shield and staff collided, Xia had keenly sensed something was wrong, so she was already adjusting her posture, using the recoil to retreat. The upward slash naturally missed its mark.

Luoluobai Muye did not let up, quickly pursuing her. Using his staff like a spear, the tip struck toward Xia's chest and abdomen like a viper flicking its tongue.

With a clang, Xia blocked with the blade in her right hand and was sent flying back, but she used the momentum to retreat further. The Dark Thunder Shuttle beneath her feet traced a zigzag trajectory, dodging Luoluobai Muye's third strike.

Having failed to kill his opponent in three strikes, Luoluobai Muye knew things were looking bad, as the nine golden swords had already returned to defensive positions, building several lines of defense between him and Xia.

Having suffered a loss in close combat, Xia would never give Luoluobai Muye another chance to get close.

Luoluobai Muye stopped his pursuit. Strangely, Xia did not immediately command the golden swords to attack either, but instead looked down at her twisted left hand and the shield lying in the distance.

"932 consecutive wins in life-and-death battles, and for the last two hundred or so, I haven't even suffered a scratch. Although I kept reminding myself not to slack off, I still couldn't help but feel a hint of complacency..."

Xia looked at Bai Muye, speaking for the first time since their fight began; her voice, muffled by the mask, carried a raspy texture. "You are very impressive, completely different from any warrior I have encountered before..."

Bai Muye stared at the Nine Golden Swords between them, remaining silent.

"Originally, to prevent encountering strong enemies while seizing the Giant Axe Warrior, I wanted to keep my trump cards hidden and avoid revealing my true strength..."

The eyes behind Xia's mask glinted sharply. "Although you crippled my left hand, you also destroyed my complacency. To thank you, I will go all out and send you on your way with my greatest strength..."

Bai Muye, hovering at the same altitude as her, watched her calmly. He held his staff diagonally at his side with his right hand, reached out with his left, palm facing upward, and beckoned with his index finger:

"Come!"