Before long, Xu Jingming and Reindeer Dominator had both stepped onto the arena.
"Xu Jingming, prodigy of the Human Race!"
Reindeer Dominator stood about five meters tall, with a slender build.
Soft, pale-gold fur covered his entire body.
A pair of branching antlers, delicate as coral, crowned his head. They were crystal clear, with a faint green glow of life flowing through them.
Most striking were his amber eyes, calm and deep, as though they could discern the path of all things.
"You may have beaten Black Bull in your last fight, but you showed signs of fatigue."
Reindeer Dominator's voice was gentle, yet it carried powerful confidence:
"Your lightning is strong, but you can't sustain it.
Your spearwork is precise, but too predictable. You will lose this fight."
As he spoke, a pale-green halo flowed around him.
Behind him, the faint images of hundreds upon hundreds of golden deer appeared.
Every one looked lifelike, their auras elusive and impossible to pin down.
"Thousand-Deer Phantoms! Reindeer's signature technique!"
"That move mixes illusion and reality. There's no guarding against it! Xu Jingming struggled enough against Black Bull. He's done for this time."
"Exactly."
"..."
Whispers rippled through the stands.
Xu Jingming simply stood there, his dark eyes utterly calm.
He did not even draw the Thunder Prison Annihilation Spear. He stood with his arms hanging loosely at his sides.
"You don't seem to take me seriously."
Reindeer Dominator narrowed his amber eyes. "You'll learn what pain is soon enough!"
"Both fighters, ready yourselves. The match—begins!"
The instant the electronic referee's announcement ended, Reindeer Dominator moved!
"Thousand-Deer Phantoms!"
Bzz—!
Hundreds upon hundreds of golden deer phantoms cried out together, their voices surging like a tide!
Then every phantom charged.
They became a skyful of golden streaks, bearing down on Xu Jingming from