"The match in Arena Thirty... begins now!"
As soon as the words fell, every eye turned to Arena Thirty. Everyone knew this match would be the main event.
The match began, but neither fighter rushed to attack. Instead, they watched each other warily.
Mo Xie narrowed his eyes and raised a brow. This Xiao Haoxuan seemed a little afraid of him... No, wary of him.
He recalled how he had defeated Li Feng a few days earlier. Understanding dawned, and a faint smile touched his lips.
Looks like this guy's scared of me. That makes things easy. Let's test him first!
He took a deep breath. His gaze sharpened, and his whole bearing changed, turning keen and dangerous.
His body tensed, his center of gravity dropped, and one foot edged forward. He looked like an arrow ready to fly!
Xiao Haoxuan tensed at the sight. Convinced Mo Xie was about to use the move that had beaten Li Feng, he hurriedly summoned the Stars in his Spiritual World and began tracing a Star Map.
As expected of an Advanced Mage, he linked the Stars with practiced ease. Within seconds, his Intermediate Magic was ready.
"Rock Barrier: Stone Shield!"
He slammed both palms into the ground. A massive shield-shaped rock appeared before him, forming a huge, jagged wall that curved around him!
The enormous stone shield rose from the earth like a mountainside sheltering him. It was immensely thick and looked all but indestructible.
Xiao Haoxuan smiled. With Rock Barrier: Stone Shield in front of him, Mo Xie would surely think twice about charging straight at him.
But after waiting a moment, no attack came. Instead, several muffled peals of thunder sounded...
Wait. Thunder?
In the spectator stands, Jiang Tianchen chuckled at the scene.
"Xiao Haoxuan's afraid Little Evil will use