Rouge Dragon's Might · First Test of Annihilation

"One-on-one, second match! Li Family, Li Qiuqiu! Thick Earth Sect, Zhao Mang!"

The crisp announcement had barely faded when a fiery-red figure shot onto the arena like an arrow loosed from its bow and landed steadily. Li Qiuqiu wore a fitted combat outfit, her red hair tied into a neat ponytail. Her pretty face brimmed with excitement and eagerness, her eyes bright as flames. She vigorously waved her small fist and gestured toward her side as if to say, "Watch me," drawing chuckles from Li Xiaochen and the others.

Her opponent, Zhao Mang of the Thick Earth Sect, climbed onto the arena step by step like an iron tower. Though only nineteen, he possessed a rugged, ferocious bearing far beyond his peers. The muscles on his bare arms knotted tightly beneath dark skin, while his gaze was as savage as a beast of the wilderness. He wore only a sleeveless leather cuirass on his upper body and sturdy canvas trousers below, his feet bare. Every step seemed capable of crushing the arena floor inward. Behind him, the faint phantom of a massive rhinoceros stomping the earth emerged. His aura was brutal and wild, and his Soul Power had reached Level 74! He was one of the Thick Earth Sect's hidden trump cards in the one-on-one matches, a personal disciple of the sect master and an outstanding wielder of the Earth-Rending Rhino martial soul!

"A Level 74 Soul Sage!" Low cries rose from the stands. No one had expected the Thick Earth Sect to send out such a powerful contestant in the second match. They clearly intended to knock the surging Li Family down a peg, perhaps even reclaim a victory!

"Qiuqiu's luck is pretty bad. She actually ran into such a tough opponent." Li Xuanshu frowned.

"A Level 74 Earth-Rending