Sun Fei interrupted him, half-laughing, half-crying, "Alright, alright, let's talk about this later. You guys take care of your own business first."
Shaarawy opened his mouth, then shook his head dejectedly, ceasing his persuasion. He turned to Collina and Hening and said, "You two, choose an opponent yourselves, lest you say we're bullying the few with the many, and you'll die with regrets."
By this time, Collina's expression had become increasingly calm.
His willingness to die for his cause gave him an air of great courage that commanded respect.
He shook his head and said firmly, "No need. Let's attack together. God's people never fear powerful enemies or evil. When it comes to protecting the Glory of the gods, Collina will not back down. Evil will one day be vanquished by the light."
Shaarawy scoffed, "Stop joking around. What are you pretending for? Do you think we, as ninth-level imperial nobles, would resort to ganging up on you despicable bastards? The reason we set this up today is simply to seek a fair fight. Enough talk, choose yourselves. Pick one of us five as your opponent. If you win, you can leave here alive today."
"Is that really true?" Fat Pig Hening was overjoyed, his cleverness showing again. He pointed at Shaarawy impatiently and said, "I choose you, I choose you! If I beat you, will you really let me leave?"
The reason Hening was so eager to choose Shaarawy was because Shaarawy had suffered serious injuries in the previous battle and had been chased for thousands of miles, which had depleted his strength. He was the weakest of the five powerful young supreme beings in front of him, which greatly increased his chances of escaping.
Collina shook his head.
Sun Fei also shook his head.
He Hening is truly as stupid as a pig.
Who is El Shaarawy?
Every single person present here today is no ordinary individual—more than that, they are all the most brilliant and the Storm Riders figures in the entire Central Region.
The reason why Pato, Milito, and others did not interrupt was because they also implicitly agreed with Shaarawy's statement.
Their agreement with Shaarawy's statement was not because they hadn't considered this point.
It's not because of them, but because each of them possesses strong self-confidence and ability. If Hening thinks he's picked an easy target just because Shaarawy is injured, then he's really courting death.
Shaarawy spat in annoyance, saying, "To expect me to kill a coward like you is hardly satisfying, it just dirties my hands... But I keep my word. Come on, if you can withstand three of my moves, you can leave here alive today."
"Hahaha, you said it yourself!" Hening was overjoyed, a sinister grin spreading across his face.
With his still somewhat concealed strength, surviving three moves was no problem at all.
This descendant of the Red-Black Empire is truly arrogant. Heh heh, once I've successfully left this place and found the main force of the Judgment Division and other experts, I'll definitely come back for revenge, slaughtering all these heretics. And that King of Chambord, he's no good either. You care so much about those two women? I'll just have to get them and play with them. You're just a minor vassal King, the pope of a nearly extinct branch of a religion, what can you do to me?
In that instant, Hening was already planning his revenge.
Full of confidence, he chanted repeatedly, Summon numerous protective shields for himself. Then, he slowly floated in the sky and began to cast Holy Power magic.
As a high-ranking divine master, he still possessed a considerable number of extremely powerful offensive spells.
Hening needs to adopt an offensive strategy to defend and hold out for three moves.
"I choose him." Collina remained silent for a long time before making his decision.
His finger pointed to the tall, thin man with short hair, a long braid at the back of his head, and a faint smile on his face.
Ridge Palacio.
The rising Young Supremes of the Blue-Black Empire.
Compared to Pato, Shaarawy, and others, Palacio, known as the " Wind-Chasing Wolf," was a late bloomer. Born into poverty, he was a wandering knight in his early years, unknown and destitute. It wasn't until later, by chance, that Palacio demonstrated his formidable strength and saved Emperor Moratti during an assassination attempt by political enemies against the Blue-Black Empire Emperor Moratti. Only then did he rise rapidly in rank and gain important positions.
Compared to Pato, Milito, and Cassano, Palacio was much less famous, and his aura seemed weaker. At first glance, he appeared to be the weakest among the four Young Supremes.
Therefore, Collina chose him.
At this time, it would be foolish not to pick the softest persimmon.
Despite Collina's impassioned words, when faced with a real opportunity, making the best choice is human nature.
Palacio showed no expression.
As if he had expected it, the man with the small braid made a slight starting gesture, without saying anything unnecessary. In the next instant, while his afterimage remained in place, his real body had already appeared beside Collina, conjuring up more than a dozen real and fake figures that surrounded Collina from all directions and began to attack him.
Wow, that's fast!
The two battles began at almost the same time.
Sun Fei remained a detached observer throughout.
In fact, ever since Pato and the other three appeared, Sun Fei had lost interest in the battle itself and instead began to observe these five most illustrious martial arts geniuses of the Central Region Continent.
Pato, Milito, Palacio, and Cassano, along with Shaarawy, are the martial gods in the hearts of hundreds of millions of martial artists in the vast Central Region Continent. They are idol-level figures who are worshipped and revered. In the previous list of Young Supremes, they were all ranked above Sun Fei. They were known by name but never seen in person.
Having seen him today, His Majesty the King could not help but sigh, truly, his great reputation is well-deserved.
[ Little Pharaoh ] El Shaarawy is as fierce and unrestrained as a burning flame; [ Ice Venerable ] Pato is as aloof and unapproachable as ice; [ Prince ] Milito is majestic, ancient, and unsharp; [ Wind-Chasing Wolf ] Qinglie is like a gust of wind; and [ Freak ] Cassano is unpredictable...
These five individuals are all exceptional in terms of both ability and charisma.
Only truly strong individuals with such self-confidence, arrogance, and pride have the courage to confront a behemoth like the Holy Church head-on.
Some time ago, rumors circulated on the mainland that these people had perished one by one under the pursuit of the Church, and Sun Fei had lamented their loss.
In retrospect, it all seems to have been nothing more than a scheme by these brilliant geniuses to feign death and manipulate the Holy Church.
If Sun Fei's guess is correct, the word "we" that Shaarawy frequently used earlier definitely represents more than just the five people in front of him; there is an even more terrifying force at play.
Third update.