"Blood Kill! Welcome back to the Abyss Arena!
Hmm, compared to a year ago, your strength seems to have advanced by leaps and bounds.
I can't wait to see you wreak havoc. Would you like to begin ranked matches?"
The moment he entered the Abyss Arena, that majestic voice rang out from the sky.
"Begin."
Xu Jingming did not hesitate in the slightest.
"Excellent! Matching begins now..."
"Match found. Your opponent is the Ninth-Order Star Radiance contestant 'Black Burial' from the Maya Empire!"
Whoosh—!!
The surrounding space rapidly shifted, becoming a dueling arena over 500 kilometers in diameter!
About 300 kilometers away from Xu Jingming, the figure of a tall, thin young man slowly emerged.
A Grandmaster badge floated above his head.
"183 wins, 34 losses. He's a Grandmaster with a high win rate."
With a sweep of his Mental Strength, Xu Jingming immediately obtained his opponent's record.
Generally speaking, Grandmaster-level contestants like this were genuinely quite strong.
"140 wins, 1 loss. Oh? Looks like my opponent this time is quite impressive.
Defeating you will earn me even more Victory Points!"
The young man opposite him had also checked Xu Jingming's record through his Grandmaster badge.
Not only was he not surprised, he even revealed a ferocious grin.
"Contestants, prepare yourselves... The match begins!"
The system's voice echoed throughout the arena.
Almost at the same instant, Black Burial's figure suddenly blurred.
He transformed into dozens of fiery-red afterimages that lunged at Xu Jingming from every direction.
Wind-Type Domain at completion! Fire-Type Domain at the seventeenth level!
This was where his confidence came from!
This T7 Grade Combat Skill, Phantom Assault, had caused countless opponents to meet bitter ends.
But this time—
Crackle!!
Golden lightning abruptly exploded!
Xu Jingming was instantly surrounded by brilliant golden lightning.
Every arc of electricity seemed