"Feng Ye watched the battle inside the arena, shaking his head. 'Guess they're still too weak.' Even teaming up, Titan and Shadowblade were getting overwhelmed by a heavily wounded Black Knight. But the knight's mount was no ordinary beast. Occasionally, it would kick out a hoof or sneeze, blasting fiery snot globs from its nostrils that made Titan and Shadowblade gag in disgust.

Lin Chuan activated his katana War Spirit, eager to join the fray. He slashed out a chilling blade aura. But when it hit the dark aura surrounding the black warhorse, it vanished with a *pop* like a squeezed bubble.

This nearly made Lin Chuan's eyes pop out. 'What level is this warhorse anyway?'

But what happened next shocked him even more. Shadowblade and Titan were both sent flying backward by a sweeping strike from the Black Knight's spear.

As he knocked them back, the dark aura around the Black Knight suddenly boiled and condensed onto his long spear.

'He's about to unleash a battle skill!!'

Not only did Lin Chuan notice this, but Shadowblade and Titan's faces paled instantly. They were still stunned from the impact, frozen in place. In that split second, reacting was nearly impossible.

The dark aura swirling on the spear looked heavy and ominous. It seemed that with just a flick of the spear, a terrifying attack would unleash.

But just as everyone's minds went blank, the Black Knight's mount let out an ear-splitting whinny. Its head jerked sideways as if struck by an invisible force. With a rapid twitch of its skin, it blasted out two fiery snot globs that scorched two large craters into the ground. The sudden movement threw off the Black Knight. The dark aura gathered on his spear dissipated instantly—here one moment, gone the next. The chilling aura locking onto Shadowblade and Titan vanished without a trace.

'Holy crap!'

Shadowblade and Titan, who had braced to leap, felt like a million curses were galloping through their minds. They had clearly seen a brick fly out of nowhere and smash the horse's head sideways.

Lin Chuan also spotted the brick. He glanced uncertainly toward Feng Ye, thinking: 'My battle skill's phantom blade aura couldn't pierce that warhorse's defense, but Brother Feng Ye's brick made it blast out snot! His Awakened level rating must be messed up!'

If the warhorse knew what Lin Chuan was thinking, it would have kicked him down in utter fury. 'Screw you! Your nose is the one that shoots snot!'

Fortunately, Titan and Shadowblade had strong mental fortitude. Though stunned by the brick, they quickly seized the chance to counterattack. Swinging axe and spear, they charged forward and pinned the Black Knight down again.

Feng Ye, standing dozens of meters away, scratched his hair sheepishly. 'Haven't thrown a brick in ages. My aim was a bit off, but hey, same result.'

Lin Tang stared at Feng Ye like he was a monster. Her small mouth opened but no words came out. Finally, she just stuck out her pink tongue and closed her mouth. Yet her dark eyes kept darting over Feng Ye, as if examining some rare exotic creature.

With his gathered power dispersed, the Black Knight's strength plummeted. Under the relentless assault of Titan and Shadowblade, Shadowblade's spear tip struck his chest. The burst of Spirit Energy instantly blasted the Black Knight off his warhorse.

'Ah, he's been knocked off!'

Watching the Black Knight tumble clumsily from the air, Lin Chuan got excited. His whole body itched with Spirit Energy, eager to claim the kill.

But Titan was faster. Who knew what he ate to grow so strong? He leaped up with his War Spirit-transformed battle-axe—weighing hundreds of pounds—and soared over ten meters. In mid-air, he arched like a drawn bow, gripping the axe high with both hands, pulled back. Then he plummeted downward in a powerful overhead slash.

This was clearly another battle skill unleashed. Titan descended like a fiery mini-meteor. The impact cratered the ground by several inches. The shockwave blasted Lin Chuan away like a ragdoll.

'Crap, my glasses!'

Lin Chuan rolled on the ground a few times before getting up. He found his glasses shattered into pieces, feeling utterly helpless. Lin Tang couldn't bear to look at his sorry state. She covered her eyes with a sigh.

'Did we take him out?' The Speedster Brothers cautiously approached the large crater, obscured by rising dust. Meanwhile, Shadowblade was tangled with the black warhorse. After Feng Ye's brick hit it, the horse had turned furious, pinning Shadowblade down.

The next second, they saw Titan's figure flying out again...

*Thud!*

This time, Titan's body carved a deep trench in the ground. He finally came to rest buried in a pile of dirt his own body had dug up.

On his chest, a charred sword gash was visible!!

It slashed down from his shoulder, nearly splitting him diagonally in half!

'What the hell is this now.'

Lin Chuan squinted at Titan's battered form, stunned again. Then, from the dust, a figure emerged, walking with heavy steps.

The Black Knight drew his waist sword. His aura now felt different from before.

'Ah... his wounds!!'

The Speedster Brothers stared in horror at the Black Knight's chest where the broken spear had pierced. Somehow, the spear was gone. Instead, dark aura churned over the wound, healing it.

'Guess it's time for the protagonist to step in.'

Seeing the Black Knight suddenly stronger, as if he'd used a respawn token, Lin Chuan got inexplicably excited. 'The reborn villain pushes the hero to the brink. At the critical moment, the protagonist awakens the secret of the Blade Soul inheritance and strikes back. Such a classic script must be meant for me!'

As he spoke, he drew the Divine Artifact katana from his back. He fused it with the War Spirit katana in his left hand. Instantly, overwhelming Spirit Energy erupted from his body.

'Taste my blade—'

'Some dude’s yanking my zipper!!'

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