At this moment, in another specially invited player's login space.

"Oh? Is this... the power of an ancient Fighting Demon..." Devouring Sky Ghost Brave was watching the live broadcast of the match on the display screen with great interest. "No wonder even Chan-ge (older brother Chan) cares so much about this [Feng Bujue]. He is indeed extraordinary." His fists clenched subconsciously, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "This guy... is very interesting."

...

In the arena.

Xu Huaisang's golden light shone brightly, but Feng Bujue's black fighting energy was even more intense.

At this moment...

Sword Soul meets Fighting Demon, their fighting spirit shocks the clouds.

"I won't be polite." Feng Bujue whispered and lunged forward.

Xu Huaisang raised her blades, meeting him head-on.

A new chapter of the battle began, with both sides launching dangerous ultimate moves.

Xu Huaisang's dual blades came out together, the blade light exploding brilliantly, as if she had stabbed forward seven or eight times in the same second.

Her [Eight Directions Shattering] was like shrapnel formed from the blade's edge, extremely threatening to the enemy in front. But Feng Bujue didn't care...

The current Jue-ge (Brother Jue) is a level thirty-nine player, with extremely strong physical attributes and a B-level in Fighting specialization. The speed such a character can achieve in the fully activated [Fighting Demon Descent] and [Spirit Sense Gathering Technique]... is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

In his eyes, he could clearly see every strike Xu Huaisang made, the order, the weight, the speed... all in plain sight. And he could dodge, easily dodge...

"The feeling is different from when I used it last time..." Feng Bujue thought to himself. "This time, I've reached a new level." He seemed to understand something. "So... in the Fighting Demon Descent state, the stronger my own strength, the higher the level of power I experience..."

At this moment, Jue-ge's perspective on things was very close to that of a Derivative. As long as he concentrated, he could regard matter as a form of data stream.

"So that's how it is... is this the true face of energy? Hmph... it seems to be something that can be directly controlled." While he was thinking, he had already reached out. In the next second, he actually successfully grabbed a ball of black fighting energy and materialized it, turning it into a black energy beam with actual destructive power.

Feng Bujue's method of grasping clouds and forming a halberd was similar to the changing light blades in Xu Huaisang's hands, but his methods were undoubtedly more sophisticated.

Xu Huaisang was shocked to see this. She hurriedly launched three more moves, [Mind's Eye Blade. Water Moon], [Mind's Eye Blade. Shattering], and [Mind's Eye Blade. Heavenly Net], attacking from below, middle, and above respectively.

The blade light she slashed out this time was cyan-blue, and all three styles were as swift as lightning and unstoppable, defending her front perfectly.

However, Feng Bujue's actual speed had far exceeded her expectations...

"Hmph... slow as if it's frozen." Suddenly a laugh came, and Jue-ge had already appeared behind Xu Huaisang. The black energy beam in his hand was like a sharp blade, and he thrust it into his opponent's back heart.

A flower of blood bloomed on Xu Huaisang's chest, reflecting against the red cherry blossoms on her white clothes.

"Cough..." Xu Huaisang spat out blood, her eyebrows furrowed, and her face turned pale.

This heart-piercing wound was naturally painful. Her fans were heartbroken to see this scene, but she still endured and didn't give up.

In the [Soul Advent] state, survival value is positive infinity. This effect is even more amazing than the 300% survival value of [Fighting Demon Descent]. Simply put... as long as her body doesn't suffer extreme fatal injuries, she won't die.

Therefore, Xu Huaisang was far from admitting defeat, and she still had the strength to fight.

"Chance!" Ignoring the pain in her body, she gritted her teeth and turned around, taking advantage of the opening after her opponent's attack to turn defense into offense.

The long blade in her hand suddenly turned purple and blue, and with a concentrated burst of energy, she slashed down.

Seeing this, Feng Bujue retreated and covered his hand with black fighting energy, raising his arm to block.

Clang—

The two energies collided, and the fighting energy on Jue-ge's hand and the blade energy on Xu Huaisang's blade dissipated, leaving Feng Bujue's defense wide open for a moment.

Xu Huaisang would never let go of this opportunity. The long and short dual blades in her hand followed up with successive moves. One blue blade slashed upwards diagonally, and one purple blade thrust forward, followed by a finishing move of leaning forward and slashing horizontally with both arms.

This [Double Moon Formation. First Style Tai-dao, Second Style Tai-dao] is a defense-breaking combo technique of Yagyu Jubei, and it is also a unique skill of the two-sword style. Its characteristic is to break through defenses with force and kill enemies with skill.

When facing an opponent like Feng Bujue, it's not easy to gain any advantage by playing tricks. In front of zero-time difference calculation, there are no "strange" moves. Therefore, mature and fixed routines are more effective than strange and unusual moves.

Tear tear tear—

Three short, rapid sounds rang out, and Feng Bujue's right chest, left shoulder, and ribs were each struck; the wounds opened, and flesh and blood flew. However, his expression didn't change much, so it seemed that he wasn't in immediate danger of dying.

"Hmm... as expected... from a data perspective, the so-called 'injury' is just an abnormal code combination. As long as you know how to convert it, you can use pure energy to correct it..." Feng Bujue would not feel any fear in battle. It was almost impossible for the opponent to create any mental pressure on him, so he could remain calm and think during intense confrontations.

"Pure energy can be converted into various data, and should be able to do many things..." While thinking, he tried to directly guide the black fighting energy flowing out of his body to quickly cover his three wounds. As a result, the gushing blood was actually stopped...

"Skills... are simply pre-set formulas provided by the system to help players use their own energy more effectively." Feng Bujue summarized this untimely little experiment in his mind. "It's just... the complexity of these formulas is far beyond what the human brain can construct. Even an F-level medical skill is a million times better than what I'm doing now... If I were to make an analogy, the difficulty of my actions is only equivalent to shooting a basketball; while what the system does is like inventing the sport of 'basketball' in one second."

Jue-ge's thoughts all flashed through his mind in a few seconds.

And in these few seconds, the black energy beam that penetrated Xu Huaisang's body had dissipated on its own, and her wound had recovered in an instant.

Then, Xu Huaisang raised her wrist again, combining the dual blades in her hand into one. The weapon she chose this time looked simple and unadorned, with a standard blade shape, but the aura exuding from the blade was stronger than any of the previous ones.

This blade... is the [Engraved Blade. Pufferfish Poison].

At this moment, the duration of Xu Huaisang's skills had passed three minutes, and her opponent was obviously not the kind of enemy that could be defeated in three or two moves. Therefore, she had to press her advantage and not delay.

"Gale Crescent Slash!" she shouted softly, crouching and charging forward.

"Hmph..." Feng Bujue snorted coldly, leaning back and flipping in the air, taking advantage of the momentum to launch a Tempest Kick, "Tempest Kick - White Lightning!" This time, he was relatively serious when shouting the name of the move, and with his current ability, the power of the attack was not inferior to the level of [R2-Prism Wind].

Xu Huaisang didn't care about the loss of survival value, so she didn't shy away from using close combat to fight against the slash in front of her. Relying on the power of her own moves, she broke through the air waves and took another step forward.

"Quite durable... then try this again! Tempest Kick - Pack of Wolves!" Feng Bujue lightly leaped a few times, kicking his feet in succession, and four special slashing waves scattered, darting out like hungry wolves pouncing on their enemies.

"Hmph... durable? That's my line..." Xu Huaisang thought to herself. Her cheeks, waist, and outer thighs were quickly injured by the Tempest Kick's slashes. One of the attacks in the center even hit the side of her neck.

But this time, Xu Huaisang had made up her mind to kill... She endured the severe pain, didn't launch a single move, and relied on her tenacity and willpower to reach Feng Bujue's front.

In this second, the two looked at each other face to face, close at hand. One was in a posture of crouching and rushing forward, and the other was in a motion of leaning back and leaping.

Xu Huaisang was determined to kill, and Feng Bujue's fighting blood was rampant.

A shocking blow was suddenly unleashed...

[Secret Art. Heavenly Tyrant Severing Sky Rending Slash]

In Feng Bujue's eyes, he only saw a sharp light flash, and a frantic killing move swept over. An invisible power actually suppressed his body, making him unable to evade.

In an instant, the Death Poker's golden light flashed, and the [Shield "牌" (pái - card)] effect activated.

Feng Bujue used his only defensive skill, adding all his fighting energy to the shield formed by the light card, wanting to resist the fatal extreme slash.

However, after a moment, blood light burst...

Feng Bujue was actually no match for Xu Huaisang's blade force in the exchange. His chest was slashed open diagonally with a single blade, the wound was hideous, and blood splattered five steps away.

"I understand..." Feng Bujue was still smiling at this time, and he opened his mouth to say, "Before this skill ends, your survival value is also infinite, right... No wonder you can be so reckless and take damage... Pfft..." A mouthful of rushing blood interrupted his words.

"It's too late for you to know now!" Xu Huaisang slightly calmed her breath and gathered her strength again, wanting to cut the grass and eliminate the roots, "Heavenly Tyrant God Sealing Slash!"

The [Soul Advent] state is truly heaven-defying. As long as the conditions allow and her breathing can keep up, she can unleash secret arts one after another without any scruples.

"Then I'll tear you in half..." Feng Bujue said coldly. The fighting energy around him reignited, and demonic energy soared into the sky.

In an instant, the sky and earth were昏荡 (hūndàng - dim and turbulent), and the sun and moon were无光 (wúguāng - without light).

Feng Bujue was completely wrapped in fighting energy, like a demonic god. He used his fists and feet to meet the blade, advancing instead of retreating.

Xu Huaisang had no reason to retreat either, and the force of her blade didn't diminish.

Unexpectedly, after the move landed... the Heavenly Tyrant God Sealing Slash was actually shattered by Feng Bujue with his bare hands, and the light-forged blade body also suddenly broke.

"How... is this possible..." Xu Huaisang couldn't help but say a forbidden sentence like a death flag.

"Whether it's a blade or a hand, it's all data." Feng Bujue said while fighting, "The energy that transforms the blade body and the energy on the surface of my body are similar things... Therefore, the one with the higher intensity can naturally shatter the other!"

As Xu Huaisang's weapon collapsed, the battle between the two entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

Immediately, punches opened up the wind and clouds, and palms swept across the landscape. The two fought together, back and forth, every punch landing on flesh.

...

"Damn it! Get your hands off her!"

"You actually hit my Shang-Shang (affectionate name for Xu Huaisang), you scumbag, go die!"

"Xu Huaisang, 加油 (jiāyóu - add oil/go for it)!"

The hearts of thousands of viewers were in their throats. They had also heard the conversation between Feng Bujue and Xu Huaisang, so they knew that the latter had activated some skill with huge restrictions in order to barely fight until now.

"Too... too amazing..." Hua Xiong, the commentator, stammered a bit. "The strength and speed of the two players have obviously surpassed the limitations of their levels. They are engaged in a competition that breaks through the limits. Even though the system's camera can closely follow their pace, our eyes are about to be unable to keep up."

Pan Feng continued, "From the current situation, the two are evenly matched. Although Feng Bujue still has the advantage in absolute strength, we can see that Xu Huaisang's fighting skills are very superb. Under her full defense, Feng Bujue is indeed unable to make fatal attacks."

"Excuse me, Brother Pan," Hua Xiong said, "From the conversation between the two players just now, we have already learned... Xu Huaisang's survival value seems to be infinite, so is there still such a thing as a 'fatal attack'?"

Pan Feng replied, "Of course there is... Feng Bujue's sentence 'tear you in half' is not an ordinary threat. He means it literally."

"You mean..." Hua Xiong gestured for his partner to continue.

"Even if the survival value is infinite, if your head is cut off, you will still be judged as dead," Pan Feng said. "Also... if someone's body is broken or even divided, with a certain section of the spine as the midpoint..."

Before they could finish their words, Xu Huaisang's fans had already begun to cry and wail.

"What! He actually wants to do that!"

"Feng Bujue must die!"

"If you dare to do that to Shang-Shang, I'll come to your door and chop you to death!"

If it weren't for the system's restrictions, these guys would have already started cursing.

...

"I wouldn't have known if I hadn't been hit by that Heavenly Tyrant Severing Sky Rending Slash..." Feng Bujue thought to himself, "My current realm will actually get stronger and stronger in the Fighting Demon state... Like just now, after suffering serious injuries, the demonic nature and fighting energy will immediately surge..."

His gaze shifted to Xu Huaisang's eyes. The look in her eyes was tired, but still firm and full of fighting spirit.

"You can still fight to this point after losing your blade... commendable." Feng Bujue said, "But... it ends here." As his words fell, his palms turned over, and the moves in his hand changed instantly like clouds. Under the cover of black energy, his hand rapidly reached towards his opponent's nape.

Xu Huaisang seemed to have been prepared for this. Her footwork suddenly changed, and her soft body tilted to the side by half. Then, she actually turned into a stream of light and shadow in an instant, passing through Feng Bujue's body.

"Fēngmǎ Kè (Demon Sealing Moment)?" Feng Bujue reacted quickly, and immediately made a series of inferences in his mind, "Since she can use Fēngmǎ Kè (Demon Sealing Moment), it means that... she can use all of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's moves..."

As he thought of this, he had already turned around to meet the enemy, but Xu Huaisang's next move was already waiting there—[Demon Subduing Summoning Destruction].

A circular black magic circle appeared under Feng Bujue's right foot, and a force similar to gravity bound him in place, unable to move.

Xu Huaisang had already completed the opening move, and the subsequent ultimate move began to gather power... a blue-black energy ball quickly condensed in her hand, and the violent energy increased at a visible speed.

Feng Bujue naturally knew the power of this [Fierce Netherworld Ten Killing Formation], and his survival value wouldn't allow him to take such an attack again.

So, he did something crazy...

He saw a hand raised and a card dropped, a flash of golden light, and blood like rosy clouds.

Feng Bujue actually used the Death Poker to cut off his right leg...

And while cutting off his right leg, his left leg had already activated Moon Step, causing his whole body to pop out backwards.

[Fighting Demon Descent] gave him nearly infinite fighting energy, which he could use at will as long as his mental strength was sufficient. Therefore, during the retreat, Feng Bujue had already silently used black fighting energy to heal his broken leg and the wounds on his body. In the blink of an eye, his leg had begun to recover; red blood cells, bone marrow, and granulation tissue... grew wildly like plants in a horror movie, spiraling and intertwined.

Xu Huaisang really didn't expect that the other party could come up with this kind of method... After the blade was broken, she deliberately hid Amakusa Shiro's skills and gave the offensive to Feng Bujue. She relied on her infinite survival value to defend bitterly... She finally waited for an opportunity to reverse the situation, but it was broken by Jue-ge.

The failure of this secret art also plunged Xu Huaisang into despair. Because... the time limit for [Soul Advent] had arrived... she had no second chance.

She saw that graceful figure fall to the ground. The shock after the skill ended left her unable to do anything, and she could only lie face-up in the center of the arena, at the mercy of others.

Feng Bujue only needed to launch a Tempest Kick at Xu Huaisang's location to determine the winner.

Unfortunately...

Just as Jue-ge stabilized his body, his broken leg had barely grown back completely, and the time limit for [Fighting Demon Descent] had also arrived...

Taking advantage of the momentum of the retreat, he sat down on the ground with a thud, and then... he also lay down on his back.

...

In the mall... there was silence once again.

The last time the audience was silent was because of the shock that the confrontation between [Nanto Flying Dragon Fist] and [Hokuto Cross Sparrow] brought them (of course, if they knew what this battle would turn into next, the scene at that time wouldn't be anything).

And this time they were silent because of confusion.

"What's going on? Who won?"

"Neither of them turned into white light..."

"But they're not moving..."

After a long while, many questioning voices came from the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after an intense confrontation, both players have fallen to the ground!" Hua Xiong shouted, "It seems that the match has reached its final moment!"

Pan Feng also said in a very nervous tone, "Who will stand up and give the other the final blow?"

...

Suddenly, a hunched figure hopped into the arena.

"Ssissississi..." Musashi Koganai smiled with his unique口癖 (kuchi癖 - verbal tic), and came to Feng Bujue's side, "Boss, I'm back at the agreed time."

"Hahahaha... ah hahahahaha..." Feng Bujue laughed wildly.

Xu Huaisang sighed, she understood, it was over...

"How is this possible..." A bitter smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"From the beginning of the script, the instruction I secretly gave him was... to go out for twenty minutes and come back before the summoning time limit expired." Feng Bujue heard his opponent's sigh and replied with a smile, "At that time, I naturally couldn't have imagined... that the situation would develop into what it is now. My idea at that time was... since he's going to disappear sooner or later, then why not have him come back and show his face before he disappears? Even if his appearance can only have a tiny bit of interference effect, it's good, it's better than disappearing outside the arena."

"Heh..." Xu Huaisang also smiled, "I really lost to you... Even for a skill that has nothing to do with combat, you made the most appropriate arrangement..." She paused, and then continued, "A seemingly unimportant detail has become the key to victory or defeat... Hmph... I'll give it to you, I have nothing to say."

"Thank you." Feng Bujue turned his head to Musashi Koganai and said, "Go kick that姐姐 (jiějie - older sister) once."

"Okay." Musashi Koganai nodded, ran to Xu Huaisang's side, and lightly kicked her arm.

As Xu Huaisang's last 1% of survival value was depleted, Feng Bujue's first battle... was finally declared a victory.

After this extremely dangerous contest, Jue-ge finally advanced to the final of the Peak Hegemony War.

However... the real battle has just begun...