New Cards! Challenge Tournament Begins!!

Lin Xia widened his eyes, his mouth hanging open in a daze.

He truly could not believe everything that had just happened.

Meng Bo had harmed him, yet he hadn't killed him...

No! To be more precise, he hadn't even harmed him—because the wound had clearly been healed by Meng Bo; otherwise, Lin Xia would have long since gone into shock from blood loss.

"What exactly is your goal?"

Lin Xia stood up and walked toward the entrance of the Secret Realm, thinking, "After the challenge tournament is over, I must go to the Meng Family and ask you clearly!!"

"Whoosh—!"

In the next second, Lin Xia's figure vanished.

Inside the Secret Realm, it was just as sweltering, still permeated with the pungent scent of sulfur.

Lin Xia used the same old method.

First, he summoned Buou and worked with him to wipe out the small mobs.

Then, once the leader appeared.

Lin Xia had Buou hold it off while he began to charge up the Neo Tri-Beam.

10 seconds later.

"Neo Tri-Beam—!!"

Following Lin Xia's furious roar, a heaven-shaking, powerful energy wave instantly swallowed the figures of both the leader and Buou.

Before long, the aftershocks gradually subsided.

The exit to the Secret Realm appeared behind Lin Xia.

But he was in no rush to enter, instead squinting his eyes as he looked at the pop-up window.

[Killed Flame Snake Leader, EXP +1500!]

[Level Up!]

[Level increased to LV8!]

[Obtained new Card!!]

[Card Type: Transformation Card (SSR)!]

"It's an SSR Gold Card!!"

Lin Xia's eyes shone, and he couldn't wait to read the name of the card aloud: "Great Ape!?"

[Great Ape: Also known as 'Great Ape Transformation'. After using this card, a tail will immediately grow, and you can instantly transform into a 15-meter-tall Great Ape without needing to stare at a full moon for a long time. Combat power and defense are greatly increased, and you gain the passive skill 'Raging Kong'.]

[Raging Kong: After taking damage, absorb the damage, then multiply it by 2 and automatically launch an attack back at the source! Note: This skill can only be triggered 20 times per transformation period!]

"Gulp~!"

Lin Xia swallowed hard and blinked.

As a Dragon Ball fan, he naturally understood the so-called 'Great Ape Transformation' very well.

This was the standard skill for every Saiyan, after all.

It was just that Lin Xia hadn't expected that he would actually have to grow a tail...

Fortunately, the tail only grows after using the card, and once the Great Ape Transformation ends, the tail disappears.

Otherwise, a human walking around with a tail... would be a bit strange.

"Raging Kong—absorb damage, then double-rebound... that's a bit broken!"

Lin Xia rubbed his chin, first excited, then becoming disappointed. "It's a pity there are only 20 trigger charges, otherwise I really could solo the whole world..."

[Hidden Weakness (Visible only to self): You will not lose your sanity after the Great Ape Transformation, but the tail is a fatal weakness. Once the tail is grabbed, you will become powerless, and if the tail is cut off, you will revert to your normal state!!]

"Hiss..."

Lin Xia drew a sharp breath. "As expected, even the weakness is exactly the same as in the anime..."

However, the good news was that there was no Dragon Ball anime in this world.

Therefore, he felt that no one would be able to guess that the weakness was in the tail, right?

Lin Xia took the card floating before his eyes into his hand.

The card felt cold yet possessed a distinct texture.

The pattern on the card face depicted a Great Ape wreaking havoc in a city, with a bright moon hanging above its head.

"Swish~~"

Lin Xia put the card away and immediately left the Secret Realm.

By the time he returned to his dormitory, the sky had already turned dark.

After chatting with Xu Jian for a while, a wave of drowsiness washed over him.

The next day, nine o'clock in the morning.

There was one hour left until the start of the match.

Looking down from high above.

An endless queue had already formed around the perimeter of the largest fighting arena in City S.

The exterior of the arena resembled a football stadium, but the center of the venue was not a grass field; it was a square Otherworld arena.

"Don't rush at the back, enter in an orderly fashion, one by one!"

Standing at the entrance, the tall ticket inspector looked at the dense crowd before him, cursing inwardly while still forcing a smile onto his face. "Have your tickets out, everyone! Those who didn't manage to get a ticket, leave the line voluntarily; don't waste everyone's time..."

It was impossible for capitalists to pass up an opportunity to make money.

Today, as the life-or-death battle to determine the home of the "Great Xia's Premier University" title, it was naturally a business opportunity!

Aside from the more than 3,000 students from Imperial University and Huajing University who were admitted for free.

The remaining 47,000 seats in the arena had all been sold at high prices.

As for the mindset of those who bought the tickets, it was anyone's guess.

"Hey, kid, where's your ticket!?"

The ticket inspector stood with his hands on his hips, glaring.

Hearing this, Lin Xia helplessly pointed to the giant poster behind him.

The ticket inspector frowned and glanced back at the figure of Lin Xia on the poster, his brow instantly smoothing out.

By the time he turned back around with a fawning smile, he found that Lin Xia had already bypassed him and walked into the arena.

Lin Xia had just stepped into the dim tunnel when his path was blocked by three figures.

Although he did not recognize the middle-aged men on the left and right.

But the young woman standing in the center made Lin Xia's expression turn stern.

"You didn't think you could kill my brother and still be perfectly fine, did you?"

Zhang Ting crossed her arms, casting a sharp gaze. "And you actually dared to provoke Qin Tianyu... It seems today will be your funeral!"

"You're wrong."

Lin Xia dropped his shoulder to shove past Zhang Ting and the middle-aged men, walking straight between them with a cold tone. "It was Qin Tianyu who provoked me."

At this, Lin Xia paused his steps. "I could kill your brother, and I can kill you too. If you come to provoke me again, I'll send you to reunite with your brother!"

"Gulp~!"

Zhang Ting swallowed subconsciously. She watched Lin Xia's oppressive back, momentarily speechless.

It was not until Lin Xia's figure disappeared into the tunnel.

That Zhang Ting muttered, "Tch, poser! Once the match starts, you're dead meat!!"

"The third challenge match initiated by Huajing University against Imperial University is about to begin!

This is also the final installment!

Furthermore, this session has abandoned the original 5v5 format and adopted a new 1v1 format to decide the victor!

If the representative from Imperial University wins, they will retain the title of 'Great Xia's Premier University'!

If the representative from Huajing University wins, they will become the new 'Great Xia's Premier University'!!"

On the arena stage, a thin young man wearing a black suit, dyed yellow hair, sunglasses, and holding a microphone was speaking with great passion:

"My name is Shan Ming, an Awakener from the Commentary Department, and I am the host for this match!"

Whoosh!!

The over forty thousand spectators in the stands erupted in cheers in unison, appearing extremely excited!

"Next, allow me to introduce the contestants for this match!"

Shan Ming pulled out a cue card and read: "The contestant from Huajing University is..."