The Desert孤烟, using Eagle Stamp, resembled a soaring eagle spreading its wings in mid-air. The arena erupted in thunderous applause. They might not have grasped Han Wenqing's true intentions, but they had certainly witnessed Desert孤烟's Eagle Stamp connecting repeatedly, driving 君莫笑 into the lava. Even if Desert孤烟 fell in, it would only be a matter of moments! But that close call made the Tyranny fans feel like they had gained a significant advantage, summed up in one word: awesome.

"It's not that simple!" But some sharp-eyed observers noticed 君莫笑, already plummeting into the lava, still making moves. Was Ye Xiu someone who could be dealt with so easily? Of course not. He had just been in the mood to trash talk!

Hand seals!

Amidst the lava waves kicked up by the fall, 君莫笑's hands flashed, completing a ninjutsu hand seal in an instant.

Although he was falling into the lava, 君莫笑 had finally broken free from Desert孤烟's close-quarters combat, allowing him to use other skills.

*Chi!*

With a soft sound, 君莫笑 in the lava turned into a puff of steam. The shadow clone's meager life was instantly vaporized by the lava's heat.

Shadow Clone Technique!

君莫笑 was naturally using this ninjutsu, often employed as an instant movement skill.

Where would the real body go?

*Pa! Gulu!*

Two sounds echoed. The lava churned, and where 君莫笑's shadow clone had just evaporated, 君莫笑 reappeared...

What was happening? Everyone was bewildered.

This was definitely not where Ye Xiu intended his real body to be. There was only one explanation: the Shadow Clone Technique had been interrupted.

Replay! A replay was desperately needed. No one understood what had happened in that instant.

Only the two players on the field knew.

Eagle Stamp... sixth kick!

After five Eagle Stamps, Ye Xiu immediately used Shadow Clone Technique, but unexpectedly, a sixth kick followed the five. It was this very kick that interrupted the Shadow Clone Technique. What the lava vaporized was just a failed shadow clone. The real body hadn't escaped at all and was directly stomped down by this kick.

The sixth Eagle Stamp caught Ye Xiu off guard, but he didn't find it unscientific.

The original limit of Eagle Stamp was five kicks. After the level cap was raised to 75, the skill ranks also increased. However, the number of kicks remained at five. But this rank limit was only the maximum achievable by adding skill points on the skill tree. Equipment that improved skill ranks could break this limit and continue to improve the skill.

Clearly, Desert孤烟's equipment had improved the rank of Eagle Stamp, allowing the skill to unleash six kicks.

It was hard to know this without seeing the skill in action, as the attributes of silver equipment were hidden. Desert孤烟, a decade-old character, no longer had any orange equipment on his body.

The audience didn't understand what had happened, but it was clear that the Shadow Clone Technique had been destroyed. Regardless, applause!

Amid the applause, 君莫笑 brandished the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella and shot out of the lava like a dragon emerging from the sea. Flames and lava slid off his body, creating a crackling rain of fire.

The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella didn't change its form. It was hurled straight at Desert孤烟.

The unchanged form of the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was a weapon of the Holy Orders class. Some people had already deduced what skill 君莫笑 was using as he suddenly shot upwards.

Knight skill: Heroic Leap!

Han Wenqing was helpless! Too helpless. He could predict the Shadow Clone Technique. After all, that skill was below level 20 and a standard skill for unspecialized characters. It was very suitable to use in this situation, so he had deliberately paused slightly after the five Eagle Stamps, giving Ye Xiu an opening. Then, he had Desert孤烟 deliver the sixth kick as he performed the hand seals, accurately disrupting the ninjutsu.

But now, Heroic Leap...

Non-level 20 and below skills meant that this was a crafted skill on the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in its Holy Orders weapon form. Besides class change skills and awakening skills, any mid-to-high-level skill had the potential to be crafted as long as there was a skill scroll. The various teams often used this to adjust the crafted skills on their characters' weapons to surprise their opponents in matches. But no character had ever possessed a weapon like the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. Twelve forms, twelve crafted skills, encompassing six major classes. This surprise was too great, completely unmanageable.

Han Wenqing could anticipate the Shadow Clone Technique, but there was no way to predict the Heroic Leap.

But Han Wenqing had taken some precautions.

Steel Bones!

Desert孤烟 had activated Steel Bones before the high kick that preceded the Eagle Stamp. He was still under the effect of this skill. Han Wenqing wanted to use the super armor state to resist any unexpected disruptions Ye Xiu might create. He had never believed that he could completely restrain Ye Xiu; otherwise, the early days of the alliance would have been the Tyranny Dynasty instead of the Excellent Era Dynasty.

At this moment, Heroic Leap allowed 君莫笑 to soar high above the lava, and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella came down with a seemingly terrifying force. But Han Wenqing knew that this strike was just for show. The attack judgment of Heroic Leap was generated at the moment of landing. No matter how exaggerated 君莫笑's stance was in the air, one punch from his Desert孤烟 would be enough to send him flying.

But Han Wenqing didn't want to do that.

If he sent him flying with a punch, that guy might take advantage of the momentum and find his way back to the ground. Then he would fall into the lava himself, which would be courting death.

Unchanged plan!

He wasn't afraid of falling into the lava, but he had to drag this guy down with him, no matter what.

Desert孤烟 in the air had already adopted a stance. Han Wenqing stared intently at the path of the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in 君莫笑's hand.

*Shua!*

The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella changed!

As expected!

Han Wenqing wasn't surprised at all. He had guessed that Ye Xiu would never use the flimsy attack of Heroic Leap in the air to attack him; it couldn't even break through Desert孤烟's super armor.

It would definitely change, definitely have another attack.

Han Wenqing guessed correctly. His eyes had never left the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella.

The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella rapidly changed its form as it swung towards Desert孤烟.

Just waiting for you!

Desert孤烟 crossed his arms, Empty-Handed Weapon Catch!

Locked!

The crossed fists firmly locked the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. A blocking and breaking skill. After blocking, it was breaking.

Go down!

Desert孤烟 borrowed force from the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella and delivered a palm strike, trying to knock 君莫笑 back into the lava. But unexpectedly, the palm strike missed.

How was that possible?

Han Wenqing, who had immersed himself in the Striker class for a decade, had never missed after using Empty-Handed Weapon Catch to lock a weapon. The blocking and breaking skill, though divided into two parts, was a single entity. After the block, there was no way for the opponent to avoid the subsequent break.

At this moment, although the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's attack was blocked by Empty-Handed Weapon Catch, its form change was complete. The umbrella handle was pulled open, but the umbrella ribs, along with the umbrella surface, were squeezed into a ball, hanging precariously at the front end.

This form was... a battle scythe!

From a knight's sword to a battle scythe, it was still a Holy Orders weapon, meaning this change didn't affect the skill transition at all, as the skills that could be used were still Holy Orders skills.

Holy Orders skills...

君莫笑 pulled back the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella with one hand, and its form changed again, quickly splitting into two halves, flying to 君莫笑's left and right hands like wings.

Flying...

Han Wenqing finally realized.

Soul Release!

Exorcist skill Soul Release, a skill that directly launched a weapon to attack the target. In other words, the attack judgment of the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, which had changed from a knight's sword to a scythe, was from a projectile, as the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella wasn't in 君莫笑's hands.

Blocking and breaking skills against projectiles could only block; there was no way to break. How could you break when someone was dozens of steps away from you?

At this moment, although 君莫笑 was extremely close to Desert孤烟, the judgment method was the same. Empty-Handed Weapon Catch had grabbed a projectile, so the block hadn't completely locked 君莫笑's body. Then, 君莫笑 could naturally dodge the break.

Having neutralized Desert孤烟's attack, the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella split into two nunchucks. A cold light flashed out.

Rogue skill, Poison Needle!

Another crafted weapon skill. And at this close range, there was no time to dodge.

The poison needle hit, dealing little damage, and the bleeding status wasn't scary, but the poison needle could break super armor!

君莫笑's Poison Needle was only at level one, but even at level one, it could break super armor for up to five seconds. In this situation, that was enough to kill. Five seconds was enough for both characters to fall into the lava eight times.

Almost simultaneously with the Poison Needle, 君莫笑's foot stepped out.

There was no way to dodge in the air, and the super armor state was broken. Han Wenqing could only control Desert孤烟 to block with a punch.

*Pa pa pa... Putong... Pa pa...*

Eagle Stamp!

君莫笑 was actually using Eagle Stamp. At this moment, he didn't care about damage or whether the opponent blocked it. Three Eagle Stamps sent Desert孤烟 into the lava, and 君莫笑 was still stepping on him with the remaining two kicks!

The applause was still ringing...

Tyranny fans would never applaud Ye Xiu. And in Tyranny's home stadium, Excellent Era fans couldn't create such momentum. This applause was the applause that had been raised earlier when Desert孤烟 had broken 君莫笑's Shadow Clone Technique, sending him back into the lava.

But the situation on the field changed so quickly. Amid everyone's applause, 君莫笑 used Heroic Leap, then Soul Release to trick Desert孤烟 into using Empty-Handed Weapon Catch, then Poison Needle to break super armor, and finally Eagle Stamp to send Desert孤烟 into the lava!

This was the reaction and operation of top professional players. Calculating by seconds was too slow. Before the Tyranny fans could even stop applauding, Ye Xiu had completed a series of operations, and it was their captain who had fallen into the lava.

No words could describe how fast this exchange was. How long could a character stay afloat? But in that short time, the two had fought out so many changes.

Desert孤烟 finally fell into the lava. 君莫笑, with the force of Eagle Stamp, was floating in the air. No one dared to guess if the unspecialized character, with his endless tricks, had a way to return to the land.

Han Wenqing had no choice, but he knew that if he let 君莫笑 return to land, he would lose this match!

He had to drag him down, no matter what!

Desert孤烟's figure flashed in the lava, Cloud Step! With a swift single-handed grab, he reached out from an extremely tricky angle for 君莫笑's foot, which was about to retract after the Eagle Stamp.

Just a little bit more!

Desert孤烟 hadn't reached the bottom yet. His figure was still sinking, and although his hand had reached out, the upward movement made the grab seem just a little short.

But then, 君莫笑's figure suddenly sank rapidly. His ankle fell into Desert孤烟's palm as if it had been delivered.

Was it a conspiracy?

Many cautious people immediately regarded this as a trap deliberately set by Ye Xiu, but experts immediately saw that this wasn't intentional. He was also helpless, he was also passive. And the single hand that Desert孤烟 had reached out with wasn't an ordinary move.

Judo skill: Overhead Flick!

This was the crafted skill that Han Wenqing had chosen for his Desert孤烟 in this life-or-death battle today.

Overhead Flick, a grabbing skill with extremely strong judgment against airborne targets. It was with the strong judgment of this skill that he could forcefully pull down a target that hadn't been fully touched.

Swing arm!

Lava splashed.

君莫笑's action wasn't a fall; it was simply sinking. With Desert孤烟's single-armed swing, his entire body cleaved through the lava horizontally. But then the lava flowed back, instantly swallowing 君莫笑 whole.

Everyone was stunned. No one knew how being directly submerged in the lava in this map would be judged. Intuitively, it should have melted him into nothing, not even bones left, right?

But Han Wenqing didn't dare to relax. Desert孤烟 stepped forward. Based on his judgment, he was about to continue attacking the sunken 君莫笑, but as soon as he took two steps, with a whoosh, a figure suddenly flew up behind Desert孤烟, crashing into him like a burning flame.

Ninjutsu? Earth Tunneling Decapitation!