Hmm, a definite homebody.
However, the stereotype of Card Makers being homebodies is pretty typical since many Card Makers are like that.
According to them, they need inspiration during the quiet, late hours when no one else is around.
"Should we go down and remind him?"
"In theory, his strength should pose no problem against Yan Minghu, who's just at the early stages of initiation," Li Chengyi said, stroking his own chin.
"That's right, after all, when he was in the early stages at Great Liang, he already hammered you down."
"What do you mean hammered me down?!"
"We were clearly evenly matched!"
"Yes, yes, evenly matched."
Watching Li Chengyi getting embarrassed and angry, Ye Jinhuan couldn't help but laugh.
Amidst their laughing, Jiang Yuan below had already begun preparing for battle.
"A newcomer? Who just broke through? Quite courageous."
Yan Minghu recognized Jiang Yuan in front of him.
Jiang Yuan was indeed very famous.
Not to mention the Summoning Card, just being the group leader in the Four Schools Joint Examination alone was enough for them to recognize Jiang Yuan.
Moreover, this past month, there had been plenty of news about him.
His military exploits in the Elemental Spirit Clan's Grotto Heaven were already the envy of many.
And in the later battlefields of All Clans, he even came across the Time-Space Gate Temple.
The one with nine bells!
It's just unknown whether Jiang Yuan successfully challenged the ninth trial.
It's only known that he successfully overcame the eighth.
Only five people knew that Jiang Yuan had successfully tackled the ninth trial.
Jiang Yuan himself, Mu Qianshan, Huang Huanqing, and those two fellows from the Undead Clan.
But those two from the Undead Clan were taken out by Jiang Yuan just as they stepped out the door, naturally, they had no chance to release that information.
As for Mu Qianshan and Huang Huanqing?
The two of them naturally wouldn't say much.
So no one knew whether Jiang Yuan had successfully passed the ninth trial.
"It's fine."
Jiang Yuan chuckled and then raised his hand to signal that the battle could begin.
Yan Minghu didn't care, as he entered the Martial Arts Arena and watched the countdown above, he sneered to himself.
[Each Realm before the Sixth Realm is different from each other.]
[In the past, I, too, thought like you, but reality is harsh, and I understand it far better than you.]
The countdown soon ended, and after three seconds, the arena lit up with a purple glow.
"Guess if the newcomer will use his own special trait."
"I don't think he will, considering his timeline, he must have just broken through recently."
"Although Yan Minghu's strength is indeed weaker, he does have abundant combat experience. It remains to be seen whether Jiang Yuan, who has control over thunder and lightning in lower-tier games, can defeat Yan Minghu."
In the spectator stand, as the battle between the two commenced, some people started joking and making wagers as well.
However, all their words weren't optimistic about Jiang Yuan.
Traits for humans provide too significant an enhancement.
Li Chengyi and the others might not understand, but others do.
Some people aren't ranked purely because their traits are too poor.
Traits unrelated to combat, or more precisely, traits that provide no enhancement to combat capabilities.
For instance, a trait that enhances the strength of those nearby.
Such a trait might be fine if possessed by an Amplification Card Master, but it poses a challenge for a Combat Card Master.
A trait that gives no enhancement whatsoever to oneself truly offers no help in the battles of the Martial Arts Arena.
"I'm not sure what Jiang Yuan's trait is, but Yan Minghu's trait seems to be able to increase penetration effects."
"Yes, a fairly conventional trait."
Although my own qualities are secret, for people like Yan Minghu who often frequent the Martial Arts Arena, their traits are well-known to others.
Although not certain, since Yan Minghu himself has not confirmed, this is still most likely the case.
"Ha ha, die for me!"
In the midst of a purple glow, fully armed Nezha appeared in the arena, charging directly at Yan Minghu.
Yan Minghu, holding a pure black long spear, reluctantly glanced at Jiang Yuan, then blocked Nezha's attack.
Unfortunately, the end of the battle came too quickly, otherwise, he would need to make a card specifically targeting Jiang Yuan.
Such as the "Shadow Duel."
Due to Jiang Yuan, or rather most Beast Taming Card Masters, this card also sold out.
Liu Xiaofei made a fortune from this opportunity.
It can't be called a windfall, since, with Jiang Yuan and Beast Taming Card Masters around, the revenue from this card continuously flows.
"Bang!"
"Damn!"
Two voices sounded one after another; Nezha did a half turn in the air, tensed his waist, and swung his spear downward while spinning.
Yan Minghu, although he blocked Nezha's attack with his spear horizontally above his head, still felt intense pain in his hands.
Nezha's strength was too terrifying, just a brief contact nearly made him lose his grip on the spear.
"It seems that we don't need to make a move."
Zhao Gongming, Shi Ji, and Laojun stood beside Jiang Yuan and said with a smile when they saw this scene.
"Indeed."
Jiang Yuan nodded, slightly squinting his eyes, observing his opponent.
Looking at the opponent, neither his strength nor his skill was as good as Nezha's.
Indeed, the same with his weapons.
In just a moment, Nezha had already left wounds from the Yin Yang Dual Swords and two penetrative injuries from the Fire-tipped Spear on his opponent.
And this was when Nezha hadn't even used the Sky Shattering Arrow, Qiankun Ring, or Hun Tian Ling.
"But indeed, I feel like my strength has increased a lot."
Nezha shouted excitedly, then spun his spear, thrust the Fire-tipped Spear into Yan Minghu's throat, spun the handle again, and the force transferred from the base of the spear instantly burst out from the tip.
Although Yan Minghu had undergone bodily reconstruction and had strong physical resilience, under Nezha's strike, his neck instantly shattered.
The bloody scene didn't occur because, after the Martial Arts Arena judged Yan Minghu's death, both were simultaneously removed from the arena.
"He had several chances to end Yan Minghu right there."
In the spectator stands, another player ranked in the 3000s observed the scene with a serious expression.
"Definitely, not to mention the two swords in Nezha's hands, just the long spear alone gave him two chances to finish Yan Minghu."
"If he used the technique that finally killed Yan Minghu."
"One in the chest, one in the shoulder; if both times he used that last technique, at least one would have killed and one would have injured."
The speaker chuckled: "If Yan Minghu had two lives, that is."
"This newcomer's strength is indeed terrifying, worthy of being the champion of the second group."
"Too strong! I feel my blood boiling, do you think I should also pick an opponent and challenge?"
The stands buzzed with talk, and Li Chengyi naturally did the same. After seeing Jiang Yuan's victory, he excitedly asked Ye Jinhuan beside him.
"I advise you it's better to drop that idea, after all, Jiang Yuan is the top of the fifth graders, though he just broke into the Sixth Realm, beating a few unknowns is still normal."
"Especially opponents of similar strength."
"Hmm..."
After Ye Jinhuan said this, Li Chengyi fell silent for a moment.
Then, looking up at Ye Jinhuan: "Is there a possibility that the reason Jiang Yuan is ranked first among fifth graders is because he beat me, thus becoming the first?"
"Oh, I forgot you used to be first."
Ye Jinhuan smiled: "If you want a challenge match, that's fine, but you better choose your opponent well, lest you lose the first battle."
"That's natural, I understand very well, I can't compare to Jiang Yuan, he is simply a freak, I just need to compare with normal people."
Li Chengyi looked up confidently, his gaze returning to the Martial Arts Arena where another person was stepping up.
Jiang Yuan's next opponent!