Inside the scorching Thorny Flame Prison, Li Yao looked at the highest place of the auditorium casually through the invisible air field that was even hotter than the floor of the fire crystals.
Yuchi Ba, the master of the Skeleton Island, was as high and mighty as before. Two girls of the Feather Clan blocked the scorching sun for him with their broad wings. They flapped their wings now and then, bringing cool breezes. Next to him were eight loyal guards who were standing upright like javelins. They were all the dominating gladiators on the Skeleton Island in the past. Right now, they had a new name. "Death Teeth Guards of the Skeleton Island!"
Although Yuchi Ba's bean-sized eyes were blocked by the wings of the girls of the Feather Clan, Li Yao could still sense that they were scanning him with great interest.
Li Yao was very clear that Yuchi Ba and his Death Teeth Guards were paying attention to him, both in the past few games and in every minute of his daily training.
It was exactly what Li Yao needed. He had to convince Yuchi Ba and the Death Teeth Guards that he was truly a natural-born hunter with astonishing talents and that he was the person that they were looking for.
"Are you ready?" Li Yao asked without looking back.
Very soon, a cold grunt echoed behind him. It was Mo Tiesheng's affirmative reply.
Li Yao smiled.
In the death games on the Skeleton Island, except for the super experts who had dozens of victories, there were few one-on-one fights. It was because the more gladiators and demon beasts there were, the more changes there would be, and the more unexpected matches would be.
In the past few games, Li Yao had been fighting side by side with Mo Tiesheng. Even when they were training in private, they often practiced with each other.
For Li Yao, suppressing his strength to around 8% to fight a 'mad bull' such as Mo Tiesheng was not a bad training, either. It was exactly like how Fiend Blade Peng Hai, his senior brother, had suppressed his strength to 5% in order to practice with him.
After a month, Li Yao had to admit that Mo Tiesheng was a natural-born commander on the battlefield. There seemed to be a very special aura around him. Everyone, even those who were stronger than him, were willing to listen to his commands.
Even if there were loopholes in his slightly immature commanding skills, they were quickly blocked by his violent strength, astonishing aura, and fearless bravery.
Li Yao asked himself. He was not a person who liked to show his face and command others. He preferred to hide in the shadows, secretly controlling everything, and the feeling of winning without batting an eyelid.
In the arena, one of them was in the light while the other was in the dark. On the surface, Mo Tiesheng was in charge of the overall situation, while Li Yao was an assaulter who wandered outside of the battle formation.
In the dark, Li Yao was constantly testing how he could "interfere" with the battle by himself.
Boom!
In the middle of the arena, a fireball rose into the air and condensed into a deformed mushroom cloud. Then, it dispersed and turned into a deformed skull, slowly rippling and dissipating.
The bronze gate on the opposite side had just opened a gap. But it was knocked away by countless giants who were enshrouded in flames. Almost forty demons marched out with their heads held high.
They were all around three meters tall, like giant lizards that were standing on their feet. Their thick and long tails were full of bone spurs, with a thick and heavy bone hammer hanging at the tip, which made them look like heavy bombs.
This time, Li Yao's opponents were not demon beasts but out-and-out bronze-blood demons.
Not only did the Skeleton Island arrange for the gladiators to fight the demon beasts, it also welcomed the demons who came to Void Turmoil City to fight in person. The bronze-blood demons, as warriors, were particularly keen on such entertainment. Their masters, the silver-blood nobles, were proud of the bloody glory that their subordinates had won in the arena, too.
After Li Yao, Mo Tiesheng, and the other gladiators rose to fame on the Skeleton Island, many demons were attracted by them. One of the silver-blood demons who came to Void Turmoil City to buy strengthening drugs paid a high price for the right to let his guards tear apart the gladiators.
The tough demons, known as' Shooting Star Fiery Lizards', were notorious among the bronze-blood demons, too. Their bodies had naturally grown high-temperature glands that could absorb and spurt out flames. When the bone hammer on their tails smashed the ground brutally, the spiritual energy of the fire class would be triggered on a large scale, like the explosion of a crystal bomb.
The battle between the bronze-blood demons and the gladiators was definitely not fair. Other than the fact that the environment of the battlefield was naturally suitable for the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards, they were all wearing solid armor. Their claws were all sharp crystal claws carved out of crystals. The sabers and swords that they were carrying were all unparalleled demonic weapons produced by the best craftsmen of the Blood Demon Sector, too.
However …
In Li Yao's eyes, the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards, who were armed to the teeth, were nothing more than fancy-looking chickens and dogs!
"Yuchi Ba, open your eyes and watch my performance!"
The slaughter had begun!
At this moment, in Li Yao's eyes, the arena was no longer a simple three-dimensional space, and his opponents were no longer living creatures made of flesh and blood. The vast battlefield, the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards on his opposite side, and the gladiators behind him, had all turned into the most fundamental streams of data. The data were connected to each other through complicated, mysterious formulas and theorems. The change of every number would cause a chain reaction and subtle feedback of the other numbers.
Li Yao had a deeper understanding about battles. When he suppressed his strength to the minimum and stopped crushing the enemy with brute force and level, the importance of his wisdom in battles was more important than ever.
He was no longer focusing on his primary target and considering his specific moves. Instead, he was calculating what subtle influence the position of the body of the ninth Shooting Star Fiery Salamander would have on the battle after it was killed dozens of steps later.
By sensing the breathing, heartbeat, and temperature of the two parties carefully, Li Yao even vaguely grasped the mentality of the two parties to some extent. He could vaguely tell which Shooting Star Fiery Lizard was particularly excited and agitated, and which gladiator was slightly fatigued because of excessive training.
All the information was integrated in his brain instantly.
When dozens of Shooting Star Fiery Lizards charged forward, waving their sabers and swords and spurting flames in their roars, Li Yao took three steps to the left.
The brutality of 'Bloody Claw' had long been familiar to the bronze-blood demons. His brutal performances in the previous few games had been watched by the bronze-blood demons again and again, too.
Brutality and passion for battles were not synonymous with 'retarded'. On the contrary, the bronze-blood demons who had laughed to the end in hundreds of life-and-death battles were the most cunning and prudent warriors.
They immediately reacted to Li Yao's horizontal movement. The previous rhomboid formation had subtle changes.
Li Yao stomped on the ground. After moving fifteen meters to the side, he suddenly stopped and changed directions, as if he were going to attack the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards from the back of their leader.
The formation of the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards changed again. However, before the new formation was solidified, Li Yao changed mysteriously for the third time. He seemed to be lunging at the core of the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards.
After only three seconds, dozens of changes, and even without moving his body, the formation of the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards was gradually torn apart by the changes of his eyes and his breath.
Before, every Shooting Star Fiery Lizard was at a distance where the bone hammers on their tails could respond to each other, neither too far nor too close.
But right now, the Shooting Star Fiery Lizards were too crowded. Once they waved their tails, they would easily collide with each other, and they would not be able to carry out their speed. In the meantime, there was too much space between the other Shooting Star Fiery Lizards. If Mo Tiesheng and the other Red Blood Bronze Bulls charged forward, their formation would be penetrated through easily!
Mo Tiesheng, on the other hand, soon discovered the subtle gap. Leading the Red Blood Bronze Bulls, he charged forward!
The two torrents crashed into each other brutally and interweaved into the music of blood and broken bones that the demons loved to hear most.
When the sixth Shooting Star Fiery Lizard fell in front of him, Li Yao did not really take any action.
He had given up manipulating the battle in the stupid way of pushing or blocking. His every movement, every wave of his hands, and even every look could subtly influence the situation of the battle.
All of this would consume the least amount of strength and spiritual energy.
Li Yao could not help but recall the days when he had been surrounded by countless Grand Illusionary Soldiers in the Flying Star Sector.
At that time, he had only known to fight recklessly. His precious strength had been wasted for nothing, only to be surrounded by a bunch of Grand Illusionary Soldiers who were at most in the Building Foundation Stage. He had almost been killed.
At that time, I had the combat ability of a Yuanying, but I did not know how to make use of it. I was too stupid!
In the future, I will be involved in battles of a larger scale. All the more reason for me to practice brand-new tactics!
Most importantly of all, it is the ratio between killing an enemy and the consumption of my own strength!
I have to find the most cost-effective way of fighting. Only in such a way will I be able to fight a thousand enemies on my own in the vast sea of stars!
"Shua!"
Li Yao dodged a bone hammer that a Shooting Star Fiery Salamander waved at him brutally. It was not until he lowered his body that he was exposed to another Shooting Star Fiery Salamander that was charging at him from behind. The weird tails of the two Shooting Star Fiery Salamanders collided brutally, raising a series of sparks.
The two Shooting Star Fiery Salamanders felt that their bodies were numb. Out of their expectation, a black shadow that looked like a boa flashed past their hearts like lightning and pecked their breastplate three times in the blink of an eye. The first peck broke the breastplate, the second peck tore apart the bones, and the third peck pierced a feeble air current into their hearts!
The two Shooting Star Fiery Salamanders were as still as statues.
When they were finally blown down by the scorching tides, few Shooting Star Fiery Salamanders were still standing in the arena, ready to welcome the infuriated charge of the Red Blood Bronze Bulls.
The outcome of the battle had been decided.
Li Yao heard prolonged horns outside of the arena, as well as roars that were a hundred times louder than the horns. The intense smell of blood and slaughter could be sensed from the roars. Almost every spectator, including the silver-blood demons, stood up and bashed their chests while screaming in a twisted way.
Li Yao struggled to distinguish a high-pitched voice from the roars. It was Yuchi Ba, the master of the Skeleton Island, who was speaking.
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