"What?!"
"The situation has changed!"
"The divine artifact Shield of Noah, which has accompanied The Molten Forgemaster through many battles over the years, has actually cracked!"
Commentator Ziyue slammed the table and stood up once more, her voice brimming with unparalleled passion:
"That was a divine shield that withstood the ultimate moves of many SSR spirits! We've all witnessed its resilience in previous major tournaments!"
The Molten Forgemaster looked utterly heartbroken.
He had forged a total of five divine artifacts, each one condensed with his lifelong effort and dedication!
Yet the shield among them, capable of defending against all things, had completely shattered!
Who wouldn't feel devastated by that?
Xia Yuan tilted his neck, cracking his joints. Hearing the term "divine artifact," he couldn't help but laugh.
"Divine artifact?"
"Calling that crude shield a divine artifact is a bit too arrogant, don't you think, old man?"
The Molten Forgemaster's face flushed with anger. "What do you, a little brat, know? That was a weapon I forged with extremely rare materials, pouring my entire life's effort into it! If they don't qualify as divine artifacts, then what weapons possibly could?!"
Xia Yuan placed his hands on his hips and sighed. "You're a weapon forger, old man. It's inevitable you'd have an inexplicable confidence in the weapons you create. I just think a real divine artifact should at least be able to withstand a casual Void Technique from me..."
The Molten Forgemaster was momentarily speechless, unable to think of a rebuttal.
He truly hadn't expected the destructive power of Xia Yuan's Void Technique to be this overwhelming!
Seeing him fall silent, Xia Yuan expressed some concern:
"Your Spirit Tamer absolutely must not become a cowardly lizard! You have to fight me to the very end!"
The Molten Forgemaster snorted coldly. "There are still four divine artifacts left. If you have the skill, go ahead and unleash four more Void Techniques!"
Xia Yuan waved his hand at him, smiling.
"I'm someone who generally dislikes repeating skills. It's boring. So..."
"Eight Gates Released Formation!"
"Technique Reverse Rotation Mode!"
"The Seventh Gate, the Gate of Shock..."
He raised one hand, clenched his fist fiercely, and shouted, "Open!"
Boom!
Xia Yuan's entire body seemed to ignite, erupting with blue steam generated by evaporating sweat, his aura soaring like a rainbow!
The imposing aura of the Gate of Shock, enhanced by Technique Reverse Rotation, produced blue steam that was a bit too terrifying!
It formed a towering vortex storm, spreading out intense waves of pressure in all directions!
Just like a Super Saiyan!
Behind him, Mo Shiyu and Little Black, standing quite far away, were blown backward, struggling to keep their eyes open.
He had already used the Morning Peacock from the Sixth Gate, the Gate of View, during the ranking matches...
Today, he just happened to test the power of the Seventh Gate—the last gate before the Death Gate—on an SSR.
Commentator Ziyue screamed once again:
"What an astonishing aura this is!"
"Eight Gates Released Formation!"
"It's unbelievable! God Yuan actually has such a powerful skill hidden up his sleeve!"
Seeing this, The Molten Forgemaster didn't dare to be careless. He struck his hammer down, and the remaining four divine artifacts emerged from the lava domain, swirling and flying around him.
The Divine Artifact: Sword of End!
The Divine Artifact: Axe of Devour!
The Divine Artifact: Bow of Superior Force!
The Divine Artifact: Halberd of Rakshasa!
Xia Yuan stood in place, curling his finger at him, signaling for him to make the first move.
The Molten Forgemaster snorted coldly, placed his hammer on the ground, and selected the Divine Artifact: Bow of Superior Force.
Due to his relatively short stature, he directly used his foot to draw the bow and notch an arrow!
Seeing this, Xia Yuan couldn't help but quip, "Oh, the same pose as Nezha!"
Rumble!
A vast, majestic power gathered on the Bow of Superior Force. Blazing flames surged upward, condensing into a fiery arrow as he drew the bow.
The temperature of the entire space rose sharply.
The fiery arrow radiated a suffocating, heart-palpitating sense of dread!
The Molten Forgemaster drew the bow, building up power, aiming directly at Xia Yuan's direction.
Xia Yuan frowned slightly.
He thought that with the opponent's seasoned combat experience, he should know that no matter how powerful an attack was, it couldn't harm him in front of his Limitless Technique...
Unless...
Whoosh!
The fiery arrow shot towards Xia Yuan with lightning speed, carrying terrifying high temperature and heat, seemingly about to strike him directly.
The Molten Forgemaster's old eyes gleamed sharply, a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.
The next second.
Just before the fiery arrow could collide with Xia Yuan, it suddenly split apart, scattering into a sky full of flaming arrows!
They swept past Xia Yuan, attacking Mo Shiyu behind him from all directions!
The Molten Forgemaster naturally knew such an attack couldn't breach Xia Yuan's infinite defense line.
However, even a Contracted Spirit with the most invincible defense has one fatal weakness.
That is his Spirit Tamer!
Commentator Ziyue exclaimed in shock:
"The Molten Forgemaster's arrows were actually aimed at Spirit Tamer Mo Shiyu!"
"He never intended to use this move to break through God Yuan's defense!"
"That's so sneaky!"
"A feint! Can God Yuan react in time?!"
Mo Shiyu had already prepared her Spirit Tamer barrier.
However, the moment the fiery arrows split apart, Xia Yuan moved. He had anticipated it, instantly flashing to a position in front of her.
Facing this sky full of attacking fire-rain arrows, he had too many ways to handle it.
But right now, he wanted to try a new skill!
At the critical moment.
Xia Yuan crossed his hands, brilliant golden light flashing at his palms!
"Yasakani... no Magatama!"
Centered on him, countless beams of golden particle light shot out, blanketing the sky and earth, striking towards that rain of fire arrows.
The golden rain of light, with its even denser barrage, intercepted all the fire arrows with all-around, dead-angle coverage!
Both sides collided mid-air, exploding one after another!
It staged a spectacular, visually stunning fireworks show!
Commentator Ziyue was dumbfounded. Although her eyes were nearly blinded by the flash, she forced them wide open, determined to see this scene clearly.
The live stream audience went wild, spamming exclamation marks, utterly astounded:
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Ahhh, my eyes!"
"Golden, glittering light, so much light! God Yuan seems to have turned into light, blinding my titanium alloy dog eyes!"
"Holy crap, what skill is this? So damn flashy!"
"Brothers, I learned from God Yuan and wore sunglasses, haha! I can see everything clearly! He even gave the other side a magnificent light show!"
"God Yuan still has ultimate moves hidden! Just how many skills does he have? And they're cross-type! Even an SSR shouldn't be designed this shamelessly!"
"......"
Mo Shiyu looked up at Xia Yuan, who had transformed into golden light, utterly stunned. Her rosy little mouth hung open, unable to close.
What skill is this again?!
Forget others not knowing;
even she, his Spirit Tamer, had absolutely no idea!
Her eyes were also nearly blinded by the flash...
The Molten Forgemaster watched his sneak attack fail so spectacularly and gritted his teeth. "This youngster is anything but young!"
He hadn't expected Xia Yuan to have detected it long ago and prepared a countermeasure.
Commentator Ziyue covered her slightly aching, flash-blinded eyes, roaring with passion:
"It's just too magnificent!"
"God Yuan actually turned into light, fired countless rays of light, intercepted all the attacks, and put on a grand fireworks show for us!"
She listed all the skill names Xia Yuan had previously announced as if counting her treasures:
"Limitless defense!"
"Domain Expansion!"
"Technique Forward Rotation: Cang!"
"Technique Reversal 'Red'!"
"Imaginary Technique 'Purple'!"
"Eight Gates Released Formation!"
"And now, the flash series skill, Yasakani no Magatama...!"
"Just how many skills does he have?!"
The golden light faded, the fireworks burned out.
The feeling of becoming light was quite nice.
Xia Yuan's pale blue eyes sparkled with excitement as he looked back at The Molten Forgemaster, his smile disarmingly kind:
"Alright, old man. Now it's my turn!"