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# Chapter 1396: The Innate Hobby of the Sea Star People!
"No need to compete anymore."
"In a tie-break, it's impossible for me to outlast Her Highness Esdeath."
"After all, she is an Animal-type Ability User and also has Crimson Lotus Blood within her body."
"I lost."
Stussy waved her hand at Historia, indicating that she was giving up on continuing the match.
Esdeath, on the other side, was slightly displeased, but she also knew Stussy was correct.
However, through this match, she also gained a rough understanding of Stussy's strength.
Very strong, but slightly weaker than herself.
After all, she still had 'Maha Padoma' and 'Ice Storm Great General' that she hadn't used.
Inside the Star Pressure Palace.
Im 'looked' at Stussy and shook her head helplessly: "Truly a clever woman."
Does Stussy really lack stamina?
That's not necessarily true. She has a Tooth Imperial Arm called 'Blood Collection. Rapid Absorption'.
Its basic ability is to absorb blood to improve overall physical ability, or to recover injuries and stamina.
In recent years, Stussy had further developed it.
Not only does she have stronger control over blood, but she can also store large amounts of blood in the Imperial Arm in advance.
So, before this blood is completely consumed, Stussy will always have abundant stamina.
A real tie-break would probably take more than a day or two.
But Stussy felt that reaching this level was enough.
She didn't need to win the match, after all, Esdeath was the Heavenly Empress.
She just needed to let the other party know that she wasn't easy to provoke.
August 23rd.
The 'Top 8 Elimination Round' of the second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Powerhouses began.
Excluding Sasha and Doctor Tian Zhi, whose rankings were already determined within the Top 10, the other eight people would face off in duels.
The winners would enter the next round, the semifinals, while the losers would have their rankings determined based on their previous 'Swiss System' results.
In other words, there were four duels today.
Under the arrangement of the Competition Organizing Department, they were divided into two matches in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Ten o'clock in the morning.
The first duel was between 'Silver Fox' Foxy VS 'Night See Sword Princess' Yajime Hime.
However, no one expected that this combat would last about fifteen minutes and ultimately end with Foxy's defeat.
Although his Slow-Slow Fruit ability was not completely useless against Yajime Hime.
But as long as the latter unleashed a fierce burst of Armament Haki in one breath, she could directly dispel the slowing effect on her body.
Then the two would have to rely on their respective hard strength for a frontal confrontation.
Foxy's martial arts were not weak, coupled with the assistance of Water Breathing, his movements were also quite agile.
However, he was facing Yajime Hime, a 'Seventh Dan Sword Master', who was only one step away from the Great Sword Master Realm.
No matter what, Foxy would find it difficult to defeat Yajime Hime in melee combat.
And the audience also realized through this combat that even the most bizarre special ability could still fail against stronger Haki, martial arts, and swordsmanship.
The key was that Haki could resist these strange and varied supernatural abilities!
Of course, magic power and chakra also had similar protective effects.
Ten thirty in the morning.
After the Medical Ninja carried away the urgently needing treatment Foxy, who had a bloody wound across his chest, the Alchemist also repaired and leveled the arena.
The two randomly selected contestants slowly stepped into the duel arena amidst the passionate shouts of the host Gaz and the applause of the entire audience.
'Sky Island Strange Monk' Urouge VS 'Imperial Fist Temple Strongest Rakshasa' Ibara!
Urouge, under the layered enhancements of 'Stone Breathing', 'Iron Mass Fist Art', and 'Armament Haki', had his already incredibly powerful physique elevated to a terrifying degree.
Ibara also mastered various techniques and strength such as 'Wind Breathing', 'Sea Star Six Styles', 'First Stage Life Return', 'Armament Haki', and 'Hundred Cracks Fist'.
The moment Gaz announced the start of the match, both of them immediately entered the most intense combat state.
Although there was a significant body size gap between the two, neither was willing to retreat or dodge.
Veins bulged, muscles swelled.
Large fists and thick arms transformed into streaks of afterimages, tearing through the air along the way and emitting bursts of violent sound bursts.
Huge sound bursts continuously exploded between the two, and surging gale vented wildly in all directions.
[Bang bang bang bang bang bang...]
Punch against punch, punch against leg, leg against leg, wrapped in thick air current, colliding at an extremely high frequency.
The two, as if completely consumed by fighting intent, engaged in a terrifying martial arts battle.
The air around them was practically like boiling water, with dense black afterimages crisscrossing.
This scene even made Kaido laugh continuously, shouting that this was true combat!
The audience on site also watched with great pleasure, finding it extremely satisfying.
After all, most of them were Sea Star People, and the Sea Star People inherently loved melee combat.
And the final result also made them feel very satisfied.
Because Urouge won!
Ibara's martial arts and Haki were indeed very strong, even capable of frontal confrontation with Urouge, whose physique was nearly four meters tall.
However, Urouge had an ability within him that he called the 'Karma-Karma Fruit'.
The strength that Ibara unleashed with all his strength on him made him become even stronger and larger.
Ultimately, he couldn't withstand the 'karmic retribution'.
With a brilliant smile on his face, Urouge sent him flying with an earth-shattering giant fist, larger than Ibara himself and resembling a house.
First, it scraped out a long gully on the dilapidated cement ground.
Then he crashed into the magic barrier at the other end, spitting out a large amount of blood from his mouth, and after landing, his eyes rolled back, completely losing consciousness.
It must be said that Urouge's ability has a significant advantage in combat.
As long as the opponent cannot quickly defeat him, he will become stronger the longer the combat lasts.
Especially in this kind of bare-handed melee combat.
Of course, according to the known canon, he also cannot withstand consecutive battles.
He might win against one strong enemy, but if another strong enemy comes after, he won't be able to hold out.
This second duel took quite a long time, nearly forty minutes in total.
However, none of the audience felt it was long; instead, they felt they hadn't had enough.
Exciting!
Next was the break time, and the nearly 500,000 audience members left their seats one after another.
Some chose to teleport to other floors of the Multiverse Duel Arena to eat something, or go to the restroom.
Some chose to walk out of the stadium and find a place inside the city to have a gathering with friends.
Some audience members who were blood boiling from watching the matches directly ran to the duel arena to spar with each other.
After all, if they were to exchange blows outside, they would definitely be stopped or given a warning by the patrolling police officers.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
The audience returned to the Multiverse Duel Arena, waiting for today's third duel.
Soon, under Gaz's hosting, the avatars and names of the two duelists appeared in the air.
It was 'Swordfighter King' Kyros VS 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon. Fenrir' Hank Henriette.
Immediately, the grandstand, which was ten stories high, was filled with discussions.
Some thought there was no suspense, as Kyros's strength was clearly the strongest.
But others suggested that if Hank transformed into a Giant White Wolf again, even Kyros wouldn't be able to defeat him, right?
Then someone else questioned whether the Competition Organizing Department would still allow Hank, who had lost control before, to compete?
This caused many audience members to fall into contemplation. Indeed, it was possible that Hank would be prohibited from participating.
That Giant White Wolf looked too terrifying.
But when Hank, holding his four-bladed steel spear, strode out from the main gate on the west.
Everyone understood that the Competition Organizing Department didn't care about his loss of control issue at all.
Even if he turned into a Giant White Wolf again, what of it?
"No need to compete anymore."
"In a tie-break, it's impossible for me to outlast Her Highness Esdeath."
"After all, she is an Animal-type Ability User and also has Crimson Lotus Blood within her body."
"I lost."
Stussy waved her hand at Historia, indicating that she was giving up on continuing the match.
Esdeath, on the other side, was slightly displeased, but she also knew Stussy was correct.
However, through this match, she also gained a rough understanding of Stussy's strength.
Very strong, but slightly weaker than herself.
After all, she still had 'Maha Padoma' and 'Ice Storm Great General' that she hadn't used.
Inside the Star Pressure Palace.
Im 'looked' at Stussy and shook her head helplessly: "Truly a clever woman."
Does Stussy really lack stamina?
That's not necessarily true. She has a Tooth Imperial Arm called 'Blood Collection. Rapid Absorption'.
Its basic ability is to absorb blood to improve overall physical ability, or to recover injuries and stamina.
In recent years, Stussy had further developed it.
Not only does she have stronger control over blood, but she can also store large amounts of blood in the Imperial Arm in advance.
So, before this blood is completely consumed, Stussy will always have abundant stamina.
A real tie-break would probably take more than a day or two.
But Stussy felt that reaching this level was enough.
She didn't need to win the match, after all, Esdeath was the Heavenly Empress.
She just needed to let the other party know that she wasn't easy to provoke.
August 23rd.
The 'Top 8 Elimination Round' of the second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Powerhouses began.
Excluding Sasha and Doctor Tian Zhi, whose rankings were already determined within the Top 10, the other eight people would face off in duels.
The winners would enter the next round, the semifinals, while the losers would have their rankings determined based on their previous 'Swiss System' results.
In other words, there were four duels today.
Under the arrangement of the Competition Organizing Department, they were divided into two matches in the morning and two in the afternoon.
Ten o'clock in the morning.
The first duel was between 'Silver Fox' Foxy VS 'Night See Sword Princess' Yajime Hime.
However, no one expected that this combat would last about fifteen minutes and ultimately end with Foxy's defeat.
Although his Slow-Slow Fruit ability was not completely useless against Yajime Hime.
But as long as the latter unleashed a fierce burst of Armament Haki in one breath, she could directly dispel the slowing effect on her body.
Then the two would have to rely on their respective hard strength for a frontal confrontation.
Foxy's martial arts were not weak, coupled with the assistance of Water Breathing, his movements were also quite agile.
However, he was facing Yajime Hime, a 'Seventh Dan Sword Master', who was only one step away from the Great Sword Master Realm.
No matter what, Foxy would find it difficult to defeat Yajime Hime in melee combat.
And the audience also realized through this combat that even the most bizarre special ability could still fail against stronger Haki, martial arts, and swordsmanship.
The key was that Haki could resist these strange and varied supernatural abilities!
Of course, magic power and chakra also had similar protective effects.
Ten thirty in the morning.
After the Medical Ninja carried away the urgently needing treatment Foxy, who had a bloody wound across his chest, the Alchemist also repaired and leveled the arena.
The two randomly selected contestants slowly stepped into the duel arena amidst the passionate shouts of the host Gaz and the applause of the entire audience.
'Sky Island Strange Monk' Urouge VS 'Imperial Fist Temple Strongest Rakshasa' Ibara!
Urouge, under the layered enhancements of 'Stone Breathing', 'Iron Mass Fist Art', and 'Armament Haki', had his already incredibly powerful physique elevated to a terrifying degree.
Ibara also mastered various techniques and strength such as 'Wind Breathing', 'Sea Star Six Styles', 'First Stage Life Return', 'Armament Haki', and 'Hundred Cracks Fist'.
The moment Gaz announced the start of the match, both of them immediately entered the most intense combat state.
Although there was a significant body size gap between the two, neither was willing to retreat or dodge.
Veins bulged, muscles swelled.
Large fists and thick arms transformed into streaks of afterimages, tearing through the air along the way and emitting bursts of violent sound bursts.
Huge sound bursts continuously exploded between the two, and surging gale vented wildly in all directions.
[Bang bang bang bang bang bang...]
Punch against punch, punch against leg, leg against leg, wrapped in thick air current, colliding at an extremely high frequency.
The two, as if completely consumed by fighting intent, engaged in a terrifying martial arts battle.
The air around them was practically like boiling water, with dense black afterimages crisscrossing.
This scene even made Kaido laugh continuously, shouting that this was true combat!
The audience on site also watched with great pleasure, finding it extremely satisfying.
After all, most of them were Sea Star People, and the Sea Star People inherently loved melee combat.
And the final result also made them feel very satisfied.
Because Urouge won!
Ibara's martial arts and Haki were indeed very strong, even capable of frontal confrontation with Urouge, whose physique was nearly four meters tall.
However, Urouge had an ability within him that he called the 'Karma-Karma Fruit'.
The strength that Ibara unleashed with all his strength on him made him become even stronger and larger.
Ultimately, he couldn't withstand the 'karmic retribution'.
With a brilliant smile on his face, Urouge sent him flying with an earth-shattering giant fist, larger than Ibara himself and resembling a house.
First, it scraped out a long gully on the dilapidated cement ground.
Then he crashed into the magic barrier at the other end, spitting out a large amount of blood from his mouth, and after landing, his eyes rolled back, completely losing consciousness.
It must be said that Urouge's ability has a significant advantage in combat.
As long as the opponent cannot quickly defeat him, he will become stronger the longer the combat lasts.
Especially in this kind of bare-handed melee combat.
Of course, according to the known canon, he also cannot withstand consecutive battles.
He might win against one strong enemy, but if another strong enemy comes after, he won't be able to hold out.
This second duel took quite a long time, nearly forty minutes in total.
However, none of the audience felt it was long; instead, they felt they hadn't had enough.
Exciting!
Next was the break time, and the nearly 500,000 audience members left their seats one after another.
Some chose to teleport to other floors of the Multiverse Duel Arena to eat something, or go to the restroom.
Some chose to walk out of the stadium and find a place inside the city to have a gathering with friends.
Some audience members who were blood boiling from watching the matches directly ran to the duel arena to spar with each other.
After all, if they were to exchange blows outside, they would definitely be stopped or given a warning by the patrolling police officers.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
The audience returned to the Multiverse Duel Arena, waiting for today's third duel.
Soon, under Gaz's hosting, the avatars and names of the two duelists appeared in the air.
It was 'Swordfighter King' Kyros VS 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon. Fenrir' Hank Henriette.
Immediately, the grandstand, which was ten stories high, was filled with discussions.
Some thought there was no suspense, as Kyros's strength was clearly the strongest.
But others suggested that if Hank transformed into a Giant White Wolf again, even Kyros wouldn't be able to defeat him, right?
Then someone else questioned whether the Competition Organizing Department would still allow Hank, who had lost control before, to compete?
This caused many audience members to fall into contemplation. Indeed, it was possible that Hank would be prohibited from participating.
That Giant White Wolf looked too terrifying.
But when Hank, holding his four-bladed steel spear, strode out from the main gate on the west.
Everyone understood that the Competition Organizing Department didn't care about his loss of control issue at all.
Even if he turned into a Giant White Wolf again, what of it?
