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"Spit it out, stop spouting nonsense," Xiao He said irritably.

"You can't do that, that's too unfair," Claude laughed on the other end of the phone. "Don't you want to see if this world is worth risking your life to save? Don't you want to know the answer?"

"I don't want to, because I know the answer," Xiao He replied with a smile. "If you're not convinced, then keep trying. No matter what tricks you use, I will definitely not let you succeed."

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Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief after successfully getting Nash off the court.

It's actually quite difficult to fight him; the key is that it's very troublesome. Nash is the kind of person who's very quick-witted, and on top of that, he's a ranged attacker, so fighting him feels like a warrior fighting a mage.

Although a warrior can kill a mage in two or three close-range strikes, the hardest part is getting close. Most of the time in a fight is spent chasing the opponent. If it were an ordinary warrior, he would probably be kited to death, but Xiao He's situation is special.

But this match wasn't over yet, because Nash was only the second player on the opposing team; there was still a third player.

Xiao He checked his condition. Although he had been hit by several explosions, the Kinetic Energy Absorption meant the damage was not high. The main damage came from the explosion Nash had planted inside him, which caused some internal injuries. However, he could continue fighting without any problem.

"Well then, let's win the first round first," Xiao He thought to himself, stretching his shoulders.

The host was still reciting his warm-up lines, boasting about Yinglong's strength, when he began introducing the next member of O Continent Team: "Let's welcome Ford from O Continent Team!"

A slightly chubby, somewhat goofy-looking man emerged from the preparation room, dressed in a simple shirt and casual pants. At first glance, he resembled the minor character in * Deadpool 2 * who suffered from two types of diabetes, giving off a harmless vibe. This sight left everyone in the audience momentarily bewildered: Was O Continent Team sending such a Mutant to fight Yinglong?

"Really?" Xiao He found it hard to believe, but he knew in his heart that since the other party dared to send this guy out, it meant that the other party must have some ability.

However, judging from this guy's attack and defense ratings, there's really no clue. His attack rating is only 8 points, even worse than an average person. Although his defense rating is over 200, it's only at the LV2 to LV3 level.

"Alright, then let me see what kind of amazing Superpower you have that's enough to make the European Team keep you here to deal with me." Xiao He sighed and got into a fighting stance.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Ford walked onto the field nervously and bowed to the audience outside the field to apologize.

"Ignore them, it's just you and me here," Xiao He replied to Ford. "Get ready, I'm about to attack."

"Okay, okay!" Ford jumped to attention in fright, but in the next instant Xiao He was already in front of him.

"Huh?" Ford was stunned, feeling as if Xiao He in front of him was a black demon about to devour him, and screamed in fright. But in fact, Xiao He simply raised his index finger and flicked it towards Ford's forehead, preparing to easily win the match without hurting anyone. However, when his index finger flicked out...

With a crisp "ding!", Xiao He felt as if his finger had struck an iron plate.

To be precise, it felt like an ordinary person's finger hitting a metal plate; the finger was jolted and a little sore. But with his strength and physique, even a steel plate would have been dented by his impact.

"Oh?!" Xiao He's eyes widened immediately, and without saying a word, he delivered a Russian Swing Punch to Ford's face.

"Whoosh!" A shockwave emanated from Ford, instantly blowing away the dust on the field and creating a strong gust of wind throughout the arena. However, Ford stood motionless for a while before realizing that Xiao He had hit him.

"Eek—!" Ford screamed, turning around and collapsing to the ground, clutching his head and trembling. Xiao He, however, clutched his fist in pain and took two steps back. "What's wrong with this guy's Superpower...?"

Xiao He was puzzled by his opponent's physical defense. He was currently at LV6 physique, and had just thrown a full-force punch, yet he hadn't injured his opponent and had even hurt his own hand?

"Such high physical defense?!" Xiao He didn't rush to attack, but instead observed Ford curled up on the ground. He guessed that the other party might have Superpower similar to "Perfect Cube," only at a higher level.

The Perfect Cube absorbs the impact internally, while the Ford might be reflecting the impact back?

"Since that's the case, let's just inject the shockwave into this guy's body..." Xiao He thought to himself, and pounced on Ford on the ground. Ford had no fighting spirit at all, and after being lifted up by Xiao He, he only raised his hands to protect his head.

"This guy really makes me lose all desire to fight..." Xiao He frowned. "Let's end this battle as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he reached out and pressed his hand against Ford's chest, sending the impact deep into Ford's body, but the impact simply vanished without a trace.

"What the hell!?" Xiao He was immediately annoyed. He threw Ford to the ground, and Ford's body smashed into the ground, creating a huge crater. Then, Xiao He raised his hand and aimed it at Ford. After charging up for a while, he released the impact of the largest wheel. Ford let out a scream, but after the impact entered Ford's body, four whistle-like things suddenly grew out of his back.

Just as Xiao He was wondering what the steam whistle was for, a powerful blast of steam erupted from the holes of the four whistles, creating a sandstorm that caused the audience to scream.

"This thing..." Xiao He was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to Ford, wrapped Ford in his Psychokinesis and began to apply pressure.

The powerful Psychokinesis compressed Ford's body like a hydraulic press, making Ford's limbs appear to twist.

However, the next moment, Ford's body was indeed crushed into a flat plane, causing the audience to scream in fright. But only Xiao He realized something was wrong: although the other man was flattened, there was no blood...

He released his grip, and sure enough, Ford's body slumped onto the ground like liquid before returning to its original state.

Xiao He took a deep breath and then spewed a large amount of flames at Ford. Ford screamed, but a pair of strange membranes opened up behind him, covering his body and shielding him from the flames Xiao He spat out.

Xiao He then quickly transformed the flames he exhaled into freezing air, but still failed to break through the thin film.

"As expected..." Xiao He frowned as he stared at Ford. "This guy's abilities aren't fixed... he should be able to adapt his body based on the damage he takes to deal with all enemy attacks."

"Hey, what are you doing, you fatso! Hurry up and fight!" "Yeah, you think you're so great?! Then fight!" The audience was getting angry and started yelling.

"I'm sorry!" Ford waved his hand and explained, "But, I don't like violence! It's just that, they asked me to go on the field to stall for time! I'm a coward, I can't fight! I'm sorry!"

"Goodness..." Xiao He chuckled somewhat irritably: So O Continent Team had such a secret weapon up their sleeve. No wonder they put Nash second. O Continent Team was probably aiming for a draw.

Because with Nash's ability, he could basically knock someone off their team and force "Yinglong" onto the court, and then send Ford and Xiao He out to buy time.

This competition has a "draw" rule. If the two sides still cannot determine a winner after causing enough damage to the arena, or if both sides agree that a winner cannot be determined, it is considered a draw. This way, the number of matches for "Yinglong" can be consumed.

"Hmph, do you think you'll get away with this so easily?" Xiao He sneered. In the past, it might have been quite troublesome, and he would have had to make Ye Wanqing change her name. But now he had a good Trigger that could eliminate any Superpower.

"Invulnerable Domain!" Xiao He recalled his battle with Sebastian, then activated his Invulnerable Domain, reaching out to grab Ford, intending to knock him unconscious after eliminating his Superpower.

However, Xiao He's hand passed through Ford's body, and Ford's body became blurred, clearly indicating that he had entered another dimension.

"This..." Xiao He was stunned for a moment. He realized something: this guy's abilities were not so simple.

In terms of the effects of Superpower, the Invulnerable Domain should be able to eliminate all Superpower effects, including domain skills. However, there is one Superpower that can exploit this Superpower: "Dimensional Walker".

Theoretically, once the Dimensional Walker is activated, it is no longer in the same dimension, so the Invulnerable Domain, as a "domain Superpower," naturally cannot be effective against Ford.

But this phenomenon illustrates one thing: Ford's Superpower is based on laws.

Like his Superpower, Ford's abilities will likely have similar effects, such as...

"No matter what kind of attack he receives, he won't get hurt..." Xiao He frowned and muttered to himself. If this was the Superpower, then it was troublesome. Even having Ye Wanqing change her name probably wouldn't solve the problem. Because his Superpower was "100% able to defeat someone named Lin Tiannan," while Ford's ability was "no matter what kind of attack he receives, he won't get hurt."

This is a classic case of spear and shield. If Ye Wanqing were to change Ford's name, the likely outcome would be the same as if he changed his own: both of them would continuously increase in strength. Xiao He would keep getting stronger to defeat Ford, and Ford would keep getting stronger to survive. The final result would be that both of them would self-destruct and die...

"What should we do?" Xiao He was immediately caught in a dilemma: should he let Wanqing change her name and see who could hold out the longest?

But it's just a game, surely it doesn't have to go this far?

Even if he and Ford tie, it's only a tie in the first round; there will be other opportunities later. But having Ye Wanqing change her name here is a huge risk. Winning the match would be fine, but what if they both self-destruct in the end...?

Then it would truly become a story of spear and shield.

"Anyway, let's give it a try!" Xiao He thought to himself after taking a deep breath.

The key now is to figure out whether the other party's Superpower is based on laws, and if so, what those laws are. Perhaps there are loopholes in the laws of both of them.

"Hmph, does that mean I can finally go all out?" Xiao He muttered to himself with interest, then pounced on Ford. He punched Ford in the stomach, knocking him to his feet, followed by two hooks and a swing, and finally a heavy uppercut to Ford's chin. Ford was sent flying into the air by this punch.

Xiao He up and slammed his fists into Ford's head. Ford let out a wail and flew to the ground.

"Boom!" A deafening roar echoed, the impact spreading outwards. Ford lay sprawled on the ground, clutching his Stomachache. "It hurts! It hurts so much!"

Xiao He waved his hand, Psychokinesis formed a sharp blade in mid-air, which flew towards Ford on the ground.

A dense rain of swords pierced around Ford fled frantically on the ground. In fact, the Psychokinesis swords did not cause any damage to him; instead, they sparked a lot of sparks, as if they had pierced steel.

The next moment, Xiao He suddenly blocked Ford's path. Ford screamed in fright, and Xiao He punched Ford in the face, followed by a series of punches, culminating in a sweeping kick to Ford's face.

Ford screamed as he flew through the air and crashed to the ground. Xiao He tensed up, took a short run-up, and leaped high into the air, using the momentum of his fall to slam his right elbow hard into Ford's chest.

The violent impact caused the audience to scream. Xiao He's full-force strike even caused the entire arena to shake. If it weren't for the Pseudo-Perfect Cube structure, the arena would probably have collapsed.

"Cough--!" Ford cried out in pain, his body arching like a shrimp from the blow, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. Seeing this, Xiao He immediately raised an eyebrow: Oh?! This guy is injured! His attack worked!

However, when Xiao He struck with all his might, the ground beneath Ford began to crack, and the cracks spread rapidly, even causing cracks to appear on the walls of the arena.

Ford's body suddenly melted, then crawled away like an earthworm, coalescing into a shape a short distance away. He clutched his Stomachache, but it was clear that his injuries were not serious.

"Alright, keep attacking..." Xiao He clenched his fist and laughed, but at that moment the host's voice suddenly came from the arena.

"Well... after discussion among the organizers, according to Article 23 of the competition rules, 'If a situation occurs that damages the arena to the point that the match cannot proceed, the match will be declared a draw,'" the host cleared his throat and said, "Therefore, this match is declared a draw! We kindly request that Your Yinglong... exercise a little more restraint during the fight."

As he spoke, the host explained to the audience, "The match has to be suspended due to damage to the stadium. Please take shelter as directed by the staff. We will complete the repairs on the stadium in the next few days..."

"Wait a minute!" Xiao He raised his hand, then raised his left hand and rotated it counterclockwise to activate Entropy Reduction. The damaged arena immediately began to repair itself by reversing time. "Is everything alright now? We can continue the match."

A draw? No way!

In reality, Ford's Superpower in this arena can only target "Yinglong" because it's a defensive Superpower with no offensive capabilities. If any other Mutant were to take the field, the effect would be the same, resulting in a draw. And after a draw, both sides would be forced to leave the arena and could not continue fighting.

Therefore, Ford can only be used as a counter-pick to Xiao He. Otherwise, if Ford is played first, they can easily find someone to draw with Ford, and the game will be over.

Xiao He can now confirm that Ford's Superpower is indeed rule-based, but... it does not conflict with his rules.

Ford was just injured by his attack, which means that Ford's Superpower should be "he will not die no matter what kind of attack he is attacked". Of course, it is also possible that he "cannot be defeated by anyone", but Xiao He thinks that possibility is not high, because Superpower are the manifestation of "wishes", and given Ford's personality, he does not seem to be the type who refuses to admit defeat.

Otherwise, Ford would have shown a much stronger fighting spirit, instead of running around in fear like he is now.

Therefore, Xiao He believed that "no matter what kind of attack he receives, he will not die" should be the correct answer.

"Darling, what's wrong?" Cui Man asked, and Xiao He replied through his earpiece, "This fat guy seems to have a law-based Superpower... If I'm not mistaken, it's probably a rule like 'he won't die no matter what kind of attack he receives'."

"Is that so?" Cui Man pondered for a moment, then replied decisively, "Then declare it a draw. Your rules are clearly conflicting. It's only the semi-finals now; there's no need to go that far."

"No, I want Wanqing to try changing his name." Xiao He shook his head and refused.

"That's too risky!" Cui Man said discontentedly. "If your rules conflict, won't the final result be the same as that experiment? Both of your abilities will continue to improve until one of you self-destructs first, or even both of you!"

"I don't think so," Xiao He replied. "Anyway, let Wanqing give it a try, and if it doesn't work, we can change it back."

"Sister Man, I think it's worth a try," Ye Wanqing replied. "If the two people have conflicting abilities, there's a certain buffer time before they self-destruct. If it doesn't work, I can just change it back."

"Hmm..." Cui Man hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright then, if there's a conflict, we'll change it back immediately."

After a while, Ye Wanqing finished changing her name: "Old Xiao, it's done."

Xiao He stared at Ford in front of him, a strange feeling coming over him, indicating that his Superpower had worked, but his body did not glow, which meant that the two people's laws did not conflict.

"Just as I expected..." Xiao He laughed, raising his hand towards Ford. Ford jolted, then turned to the referee, raising his hand with a blank expression, and said, "I concede."

Ford's Superpower is that he "cannot die no matter what attack he is attacked," while Xiao He's Superpower is that he "can defeat anyone named Lin Tiannan with 100% certainty." But in fact, Xiao He does not need to injure Ford to "defeat" him, so there is no conflict.

This is somewhat similar to the Superpower that Zhang Yuxin triggered for him: Absolute Command.

A simple command solved everything; no violence was needed and no one was injured.

"He..." The host was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "He conceded! Ford actually conceded! He wasn't even injured, yet he just gave up like that! It makes one wonder if he really came to compete!? But this man seemed very scared from the beginning, and facing an opponent like Yinglong, it's not surprising..."

"To be honest, I was a little worried halfway through..." Xiao He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It must be said that Ford was the first enemy in this game that Xiao He couldn't defeat without Ye Wanqing changing her name.

Of course, in hindsight, Ye Wanqing didn't need to change her name to Xiao He to defeat him; Zhang Yuxin could have been used as the Trigger, and the effect would have been the same. The effect of Absolute Command is strongly resisted when the opponent's brain resists, but Ford himself didn't want to fight; he was just forced to be thrown up to take the beating, buy time, and wear down Xiao He's stamina.

Therefore, Xiao He's Absolute Command to "surrender" was very easy to execute; Ford surrendered almost immediately after Xiao He issued the order. Xiao He also won the match smoothly, with the Dragon Country leading 1-0.

Ford then came to his senses and looked around. "Hey!? What happened? What's going on?"

"If you don't like fighting, why did you come to this place?" Xiao He asked, arms crossed.

"Because...because..." Ford nervously counted on his fingers, "They said there are some things only I can do. Only I can stop the Dragon Country from becoming the ruler of this world, otherwise the world will be...be..."

"So, there's no problem with the M Country becoming the hegemon?" Xiao He sighed and asked. Ford lowered his head and muttered, "I don't really want to care about any of this. I just want to live a good life..."

"Then refuse them," Xiao He waved his hand and said, "I won't hold back in the next match either."

"Yes..." Ford replied dejectedly, turning and walking towards the preparation room.

Xiao He also took the elevator back to the downstairs common lounge to catch his breath.

"Darling, well done!" As soon as they got off the elevator, Cui Man hugged him and ruffled his hair.

"Hey, don't treat me like a child!" Xiao He complained a little, then looked at his hands. "To be honest, this is the first time I've attacked with my full strength. I used to be hesitant to use my full strength against my enemies, afraid of killing them."

"Alright, alright, you did well. Now you can rest well for the next match and leave it to the others," Cui Man said with a smile.

"Old Xiao." Ye Wanqing looked at him expectantly, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Xiao He knew that this girl was waiting for his praise, so he patted her head and said, "Thanks to you for this."

"Hehe!" Ye Wanqing laughed happily, "It's what I should do."

We won the first game of the BO3 series smoothly, so the second game is crucial. Winning it will allow us to advance. The difficulty lies with Nash and Ford. Although Ford has lost his effectiveness against Xiao He, he is still a reliable player to secure draws against other opponents.

"Second round, Darling, you can rest now," Cui Man said, patting Xiao He's head.

"I..." Xiao He was about to be polite, but the games against Nash and Ford had really taken a toll on his energy, so he nodded. "Alright... then I'll leave the next round to you guys, I'll take a short rest."

"Leave it to me," Xie Haining said with a smile. "You should get some rest. There shouldn't be a third round in today's match."

"Oh? Old Xie, you seem quite confident," Xiao He asked with interest.

"If it's just the current enemies, I should be able to handle them," Xie Haining nodded. "Including Nash."

The second round of the competition began, Cui Man was thinking about who to send out in the second round when Yue Feng stood up.

"I'll do it!" Yue Feng said with great enthusiasm, but Cui Man shook her head. "No, your abilities are better suited for team matches. Let the arena matches be left to those with better individual combat skills."

As she spoke, Cui Man turned to Xie Haining and winked. Xie Haining nodded, stood up, stretched, and smiled, "Hmm, I wonder if it's possible to take on three at once? Sometimes I like to show off like Yinglong."

After a short break and commercials, the players from both sides took to the court. Surprisingly, the opposing team sent out Nash as their first player, which surprised Xiao He. Clearly, the European Team had also guessed that "Yinglong" was exhausted and intended to take advantage of the situation to win the second game.

"Old Xie should be fine, right?" Xiao He muttered to himself with a hint of worry.

As before, while the host introduced the players from both sides, Nash began planting bombs on the court.

"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed." Nash stared at Xie Haining and sneered, "I thought Yinglong would continue playing, but I didn't expect it to be you..." At this point, Nash sighed, "Well, you're not a bad opponent."

"You don't need to be so serious," Xie Haining laughed. "I know you're setting up a minefield, even though I can't see it."

Nash's face darkened. "I don't like you. I guess your ability is something like slowing down time?"

"Oh?" Xie Haining was slightly surprised. "You actually noticed?"

"Your fighting style," Nash said, pointing at Xie Haining, "Is like Tai Chi. That kind of technique isn't suitable for real combat because there are too many variables. No one can make so many decisions in that short time unless your sense of time is different from others. Considering your performance in the Death Amusement Park last time... it's basically safe to say that your Superpower has a similar effect."

"You're really smart," Xie Haining clapped his hands and laughed, then his tone turned serious. "You're a threat..."

"What? Planning to get rid of me?" Nash joked, stopping in his tracks, clearly having already laid a minefield.

"It's not that serious. It's just a competition. If someone dies, it will damage our country's image," Xie Haining said with a smile. "Your abilities aren't that great. Once you master the tricks, you'll be easy to deal with."

"A trick? Interesting." Nash scoffed. "I'd like to see if you've got the trick up your sleeve!"

Xie Haining smiled slightly, pulled two guns from behind his clothes, and held them in his hands. Instead of advancing, he retreated until he reached the sidelines. So, he and Nash stood one at the southernmost end of the court, and the other at the northernmost. Seeing this, Nash paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard..."

"What's wrong? Attack!" Xie Haining said with a smile, "Otherwise, I might open fire."

As he spoke, Xie Haining pointed his gun at Nash and pulled the trigger.

"Ugh!" Nash groaned, having taken a bullet to the shoulder, and stumbled back two steps, collapsing against the wall.

This left everyone present completely bewildered: What's going on? Why does Nash suddenly seem like a normal person?

Nash's defense was only slightly higher than LV1 but less than LV2, so Xie Haining was equipped with a low-powered pistol. The bullets could hurt Nash but not kill him. However, the problem was not actually with the pistol.

"What's wrong with this guy? Why didn't he detonate the bomb just now?" Xiao He wondered to himself.

The arena is approximately 100 meters in diameter. At this distance, the trajectory of a pistol's bullet can be easily affected. Even if Nash were to detonate a bullet in front of him, it could alter the bullet's trajectory.

But for some reason, Nash seemed to have lost his fighting spirit.

"Why isn't he attacking?" Li Zhengliang also seemed puzzled. "This guy can plant bombs remotely, so why doesn't he attack Candle Dragon? In terms of ranged attacks, he should be much stronger than Candle Dragon, right?"

"Let's see Candle Dragon's answer," Cui Man said proudly with a smile. "He said he has found Nash's weakness."

At this moment, Nash actually moved closer to Xie Haining on the court.

"Is it because there are range restrictions for setting up the detonation points?" Xiao He muttered to himself curiously.

"Oh? You went up?" Xie Haining laughed. "Then I'll go up too!"

As he spoke, Xie Haining raised his gun, aimed it at Nash, and pulled the trigger. Nash then used the Explosive Leap to create distance, setting up a circle of explosive points, and the game suddenly returned to normal. But it only lasted for a few seconds.

Xie Haining kept firing at Nash dodged while setting up explosives, but not a single explosion occurred, as if all the bombs Nash set up were duds...

"Ugh! What's going on with this guy?!" Xiao He scratched his head in frustration, completely baffled: Why did the usually awesome Nash suddenly fall silent in front of Xie Haining?

"Don't you think the Candle Dragon's movement trajectory is a bit strange?" An Xiuru replied, and Han Tianyu nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it seems like it's always avoiding something, almost as if it can see the blast radius of those bombs."

"You fucking..." Nash gritted his teeth, glaring at Xie Haining, too angry to speak, "You found out, didn't you?"

"That's right." Xie Haining smiled. "It's all thanks to our Yinglong that I was able to find the 'flaw' in your abilities."

"A flaw!?" Xiao He's heart skipped a beat.

Xie Haining pointed at Nash and laughed, "The blast radius of the detonation point you set is always five meters larger than the area you set!"

Xiao He pondered for a moment before understanding Xie Haining's meaning: Nash could indeed set the detonation point remotely, but the farther the detonation point was, the larger the explosion range would be.