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Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant-Chapter 544 - 354: The Second Game
Chapter 544: Chapter 354: The Second Game
"We won!"
"A legendary victory over the Heavenly King, this is the first time in history!"
"Ji Xinghuo has made history!"
At this moment, billions of viewers around the globe were extremely excited. As they watched Ji Xinghuo, who had not yet left the Spirit Realm World on the screen, some shouted with excitement, some stared dumbfounded, and others still couldn’t believe it.
Li Xuan seemed to have the upper hand, but he was suddenly shot dead.
The vast majority of viewers were ordinary people. Even with a God’s-eye view of the battle and intelligent data analysis, they still didn’t understand how it had happened.
But that didn’t stop people from cheering for Ji Xinghuo.
Ji Xinghuo exited the Spirit Realm World, climbed out of the projection pod, and stood on the platform, waving to the audience and cameras all around.
The whole place erupted!
The entire internet was in an uproar!
He glanced at Li Xuan on the opposite platform and saw that his face was blank, as if he couldn’t accept reality.
Ji Xinghuo smiled calmly. This was just the beginning.
Tonight’s duel was best of five rounds; the first side to secure three wins would achieve the ultimate victory.
There was a five-minute preparation time between each round.
Ji Xinghuo flew back to his box, where his family, all excited, crowded around him. Liangqiu Feiyan shouted with excitement: "Big brother, you’re incredible! Woah woah woah... even the Heavenly King can’t beat you, I feel like I’m dreaming!"
The whole family was thrilled.
His friends, however, were somewhat calmer. They were all ladder mutants and legends and had a clearer understanding of Ji Xinghuo’s abilities.
Even so, everyone was still immensely shocked.
"Impressive!"
Wang Yinlong expressed his sincere admiration.
Su Ziyou looked incredulous, "The seven arrows you shot Li Xuan with, I could never achieve that in my lifetime."
"It’s decent,"
Ji Xinghuo smiled with a hint of pride and exchanged a glance with Zhao Manying, seeing the joy in her calm eyes.
If anyone on Earth had the utmost faith in him, it was Zhao Manying; she never believed he would lose.
"We need two more rounds," Ji Xinghuo said to her.
Zhao Manying nodded slightly.
Others might think he was referring to being two rounds away from victory, but what he really meant was that if they won two more rounds, they would make a huge profit from their 15 billion Ya Yuan bet!
Ji Xinghuo sat down, just as the host and commentators began to analyze the recent battle.
On the big screen, the last few seconds of the first round were shown in tenfold slow motion.
This was what everyone wanted to see.
Even at ten times slowed down, to most of the audience, it was still incredibly fast. They saw Ji Xinghuo shoot seven tungsten core heavy arrows in succession, with a distance of a thousand meters from Li Xuan, yet with absolute precision!
The seven arrows nearly formed a straight line, and on the crystallized black arrow shafts, a current-like glimmer flickered.
The arrows pierced through the air, creating shock waves like cavities.
Then, they hit Li Xuan one after the other.
The first arrow knocked Li Xuan back, flinging him through the air. The huge energy contained in the arrow made him lose control, unable to react.
The second arrow followed immediately, knocking him back again.
Then the third, fourth...
During this process Li Xuan was completely baffled. His entire figure kept retreating in the sky, like a vegetable on a spatula being continuously tossed, leaving him no chance to counterattack or escape. Instantaneous movement and body protection sword light were of no use to him.
By the sixth arrow, Li Xuan’s Ice Extreme Shield showed cracks. The seventh arrow then pierced through the shield, shattering him!
All the audience were stunned.
"Divine skill!"
One commentator surrendered completely, exclaiming, "Please pay attention, viewers, the impact points of these seven arrows were all the same, each one hitting the Ice Extreme Shield in the exact spot with less than a two centimeter margin of error. By attacking the shield repeatedly in this manner, accumulating stress in an extremely short time, he managed to exceed the shield’s defensive limit and break through it!"
Accompanying the commentary, the live broadcast footage slowed down even further, zooming in on the point of impact on the Ice Extreme Shield.
Everyone could clearly see the process.
Each arrow caused ripples on the shield, the shield vibrated, and before it could calm down, the next arrow struck.
The point of impact was exact!
Ripples stacked upon one another on the shield, growing more and more intense until it finally cracked like ice and was penetrated.
This one-second video was extended to over ten seconds, playing in a loop.
"Hiss..."
"Holy shit!"
"Is this even human?"
In the venue and online, numerous people were shocked, struggling to find the right words, resorting to the most straightforward and coarse language to express their current state of mind.
The host spoke rapidly, "I don’t think I need to elaborate further, to land seven arrows consecutively within one second on a fast-moving target a thousand meters away, with a less than two centimeter margin of error, everyone can understand how difficult that is!"
"This is absolutely a divine skill!"
"Even the mutant ability ’Absolute Hit’ wouldn’t be this precise. Perception, hand speed, neural response, strength, mental fortitude—none can be lacking."
"I declare, Ji Xinghuo is the strongest archer on Earth!"
Although this host was hired by Li Xuan, he was now frenziedly praising Ji Xinghuo, but no audience member saw an issue with that.
Several commentators also agreed with his opinion.
"No wonder Ji Xinghuo started as a ’Ranger’ but didn’t fuse with ’Absolute Hit.’ He used that precious Star-falling Species as a bet because he simply doesn’t need it."
"Perhaps he has already fused with an Absolute Hit before."
"The likelihood of getting two of the same Star-falling Species is very low, I don’t quite believe it."
"Anyway, Ji Xinghuo has already won the first round!"
"This has made history."
"Even if Ji Xinghuo ultimately loses, he is the first Mutant in history to defeat a Heavenly King at a higher level, securing his name in the history books."
"Given Ji Xinghuo’s Archery Skill and his speed, I don’t think he will lose."
"The first round was probing. The Thousand Illusion Swordsman lost due to the unknown, but next he will definitely have countermeasures and be prepared. As a Heavenly King, he will certainly have more cards up his sleeve, still holding the greater chance of winning."
"What do you think the Thousand Illusion Swordsman should do to break the situation?"
The host and a few commentator guests began their analysis in a back-and-forth conversation.
While they spoke, the screen in the middle replayed the first round of the battle repeatedly, and on either side were split screens of Ji Xinghuo and Li Xuan in their respective lounges.
Li Xuan’s expression had already returned to normal.
He was communicating with his team, which included professional league coaches, competing Mutants brought in to consult, as well as his friends, among whom were legends listed on the leaderboard; all wearing serious expressions and creating a tense atmosphere.
On the other hand, Ji Xinghuo’s lounge was filled with laughter and chatter among friends, appearing not to be discussing tactics.
He was even drinking a glass of juice.
He spoke affectionately to Zhao Manying beside him now and then, looking very relaxed.
Five minutes were almost up.
Li Xuan quickly flew into the soundproof cabin, waiting to enter the Spirit Realm World. On the other side, Ji Xinghuo also got up and descended.
"He didn’t bring his bow and arrows!"
The host suddenly noticed something and exclaimed loudly.
The audience turned their attention and saw Ji Xinghuo entering the soundproof cabin without the Black Constant Crystal Battle Bow in hand, with only an Electric Potential Battle Blade on his back.
"He didn’t forget, did he?"
This thought immediately came to people’s minds. How could he forget his bow and arrows at such a crucial time? But then they realized it was unlikely — Ji Xinghuo had just showcased his superb Archery Skill, how could he forget?
A commentator exclaimed in surprise, "Ji Xinghuo is doing it on purpose. He’s not planning to use his bow and arrows in the second round!"
This statement caused a stir among the crowd.
The audience’s first reaction was that Ji Xinghuo was being too arrogant, completely disregarding Li Xuan.
Then they looked towards Li Xuan, and could see that the Heavenly King’s face had instantly darkened.
Ji Xinghuo, however, ignored him and lied down straight into the projection chamber.
"He’s being too overconfident." Sitting in the front row and in the lounge, many celebrities, superstars, and Mutants shook their heads, with one legend saying, "Facing a Heavenly King, he gives up his own advantage. How is that different from courting death?"
That’s what most people thought.
Some audience members even believed it might be a scripted event, with Ji Xinghuo intending to deliberately throw a round, manipulating the odds?
The international betting odds fluctuated in real-time. When Ji Xinghuo won the first round, his odds plunged from 1:8 before the match to around 1:2, and now that he wasn’t taking his bow and arrows, they shot up again to over 1:10. freewebnσvel.cøm
The host and commentators also didn’t understand why Ji Xinghuo was doing this.
Only Li Xuan understood.
He knew it wasn’t any scripted act but Ji Xinghuo’s personal decision. Ji Xinghuo wanted to defeat him in a different way.
"Then bring it on." Li Xuan suppressed the anger in his heart. "Since you’re not using your bow and arrows, don’t blame me for being ruthless."
He then also lay down in the projection chamber.
Start!
After the countdown returned to zero, Ji Xinghuo’s vision changed, and he once again entered the Spirit Realm World.
It was a random map again.
Ji Xinghuo surveyed his surroundings.
This was a vast modern city with towering buildings; skyscrapers over a kilometer high were everywhere, the skyline stretched out of sight, cars buzzed on the Superconductive Highway, and the ground between the buildings was a carefully planned forest garden.
It was daytime, but the city was deserted.
Electromagnetic Induction scans went out, and the entire city was operating as usual, all under the control of the smart system.
"Rong City!"
"The second round’s map is Rong City." the host introduced, and some audience members recognized it too.
However, Ji Xinghuo inside did not recognize it.
Nevertheless, this was not a problem for him. He immediately flew up among the tall buildings at high speed, spreading his Electromagnetic Induction fully in search of Li Xuan.
The Rong City map was half urban, half suburban, covering approximately 800 square kilometers.
On the other side, Li Xuan was also looking for Ji Xinghuo.
"Found you."
Two minutes later, Ji Xinghuo’s Electromagnetic Induction was the first to detect Li Xuan’s figure.
Li Xuan was enveloped in an invisible sword light, flying on a sword at a height of about a hundred meters off the ground at not too fast a pace, very cautious.
Ji Xinghuo immediately accelerated, blatantly flying towards him.
In supersonic flight, he had already grasped the Electric Potential Battle Blade, channeling Star Power into it, and instantly the heavy war blade was lit with electric light.
Crackle crackle crackle...
Streams of electricity erupted, piercing the air.
After accelerating, Ji Xinghuo broke through his cruising speed, approaching Mach 3, and while still hundreds of meters away, he swung the Electric Potential Battle Blade. It was akin to an intensely bright lightning bolt slashing diagonally towards Li Xuan hiding behind the buildings.