From the perspective of selecting candidates, Ma Junxiao was definitely not an outstanding candidate. In terms of overall ability, he might not even be as competitive as Jin Fugui, let alone someone like Shi Long.
However, Death, the oldest and wisest of the Four Horsemen, still chose to place his bet on him. There must be a deeper meaning behind this.
Even Ma Junxiao himself did not know that he was born with an extraordinary talent, or rather, a "superpower". This ability allowed him to reach a level that ordinary people could not reach when he was performing "neural connection". It allowed him to break through the limitations imposed by some programmers. To put it simply, he did not need any training to reach a certain level of "transcendence".
At this point, someone would definitely ask, "If he had never played a neural connection game in his life, or if he was born in an era where such games did not exist, wouldn't this ability be useless?"
That's right … That's it.
People's understanding of "superpowers", "supernatural abilities", and "psychic abilities" was basically obtained from literature, anime, and movies. Therefore, people generally believed that the so-called superpowers were powerful and cool abilities such as "telekinesis", "fire-breathing", "super physical strength", "flying in the sky and burrowing under the ground", and "foreseeing the future".
However, this understanding was obviously very one-sided.
Based on the scale of the planet Earth and the current scale of human society, even if there were people with superpowers like those mentioned above, they were definitely very rare. Otherwise, the world would have been destroyed a long time ago.
If there were superpowers in this world, most of them would be … "the ability to quickly master any musical instrument", "the ability to never tremble when performing precise operations", "the ability to never fall down when walking down stairs", or "the ability to stand on one leg and bark like a dog to increase metabolism". They were not that powerful, cool, or even strange abilities that were hard to detect.
In reality, perhaps there were people with superpowers among those reading this, but they did not know about it.
This was also a very normal phenomenon. For example, if a person with the ability to "quickly master any musical instrument" happened to be a farmer who was born at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he had never seen any musical instrument in his life, it was naturally impossible for him to discover that he had a supernatural ability related to it. And if the ability to "never tremble when performing precise operations" was possessed by a rich and powerful official of the Elizabethan Era, it was obvious that this brother of his, who even needed servants to wait on him when he woke up in the morning and put on his clothes, obviously couldn't become a surgeon, right?
As for the ability to "never fall when going down the stairs" or "jump on one leg and bark like a dog to increase metabolism", these were abilities that one wouldn't know if he didn't try, and if he didn't know, he wouldn't even try. To put it more bluntly, if a person who could "catch a blade with his bare hands" had never been slashed head-on in his life, his ability was as good as useless.
Of course, Ma Junxiao's superpower had been put to good use. It was this innate power that had created the character Phantom Dawn.
Even though Phantom Dawn was horrible as a candidate, his superpower gave him a great advantage in this' new candidate game 'designed by Woody.
That was the intention of Death. He did not want a 'qualified candidate' but a 'person who was most suitable to the rules of the game'. He wanted to use Phantom Dawn to point out the 'loophole' in the current game format to prove that this' new game format 'was a failure and thus prove that Woody's idea was wrong.
A candidate who was not qualified at all, just because he had the superpower to be stronger than a normal person in the game, would be able to bully other candidates who were better than him or even defeat the winner of the candidate game. If that happened, it would be a great irony.
This was Death's plan, a brilliant move that was beyond the scope of a 'gamble'.
It did not matter to Death who the winner of the Candidate Game was. As long as his pawns could be undefeatable in a head-to-head confrontation, he would be able to shake Woody's overall plan and the results that he had already obtained.
Currently, there was only one person who stood in his way — Feng Bujue.
As the winner of this' new candidate game 'designed by Woody, as long as Brother Jue defeated Phantom Dawn, it would be the best proof that the game was correct. Even Death would have nothing to say.
However, regarding that, the current Feng Bujue did not know …
Since he had lost contact with Woody, no one came to inform him of this information. Michael, who had been in contact with him, even if he had noticed Death's plan, he would not share it with Brother Jue. First, he had no obligation and no interest to help a demon like Woody. Second, even if he agreed with Woody's idea and wanted to help, he would have to think twice before offending the Four Horsemen. Third, Feng Bujue was too cunning, and Michael was not too happy with him.
Thankfully, even though he did not know the severity of the situation, Feng Bujue's desire to win was quite strong, but … other than that, he still had a 'playful' attitude.
Therefore, when Kieran was facing the air bomb from [Judgment Left Hand], he wasn't absolutely cautious.
He only used the fourth special effect of the [Akzodia Prison Set], [Sealing Defense Wall (Can be activated at any time. Consume Mana to create a defensive force field. The amount of Mana consumed is determined by the size and strength of the defensive force field)] to deal with it.
In the end, he was almost killed by this ordinary air bomb ….
When the Sealing Wall of Defense collapsed, Feng Bujue changed his tactic immediately. He instantly activated Body Enhancement Spell, Extreme, and retreated as fast as he could. He quickly took out the two pearls, Moving Like Thunder and Immovable Mountain. As he ran away from the enemy's attack, he activated the second layer of defense. Even so, he still lost two-thirds of his body. Other than his head, neck, part of his collarbone, right shoulder, and right arm, the rest of his body was blown away by the air bomb.
One second later, Feng Bujue used REWRITE to recover his body. He landed on the ground with cold sweat on his forehead. He thought to himself, What the f * ck … I used all the Mana that I accumulated from the Dragon Ball level battle (the first effect of the Axodia Prison Set) to activate the defensive barrier, but I failed to block it. I thought it would only happen through direct contact, but from the looks of it … even if it is an energy bullet fired by the Left Hand of Judgement … it will still have the property of 'data erasure'.
With that in mind, he adjusted his breathing. Phantom Dawn returned from the distance and switched from defense to offense.
His energy rose, and the golden flame appeared again.
When the sound of battle rose again, the two figures crossed each other again. Their attacks and defenses clashed. Their movements caused the ground to shake.
"Humph … That attack earlier seems to have drained your stamina quite a bit." When Phantom Dawn attacked, he said in a rather smug tone, "And I thought you had unlimited stamina in this form …"
In the battle between these two, Life Points were not the focus because after they received a blow that would have been fatal to a normal person, they could use methods like 'Negate' or 'Rewind' to recover. Therefore … whoever ran out of stamina first was the key.
"It is not unlimited to begin with, but the pressure that you gave me … compared to the pressure that Infinite gave me back then, it is still lacking. Therefore, I did not lose much stamina in the early stages of the battle." Brother Jue replied in the middle of the battle. "Of course, compared to when I was at S2, I am no longer at the same level of strength." Then, he used a [Rascal's Lower Whip Kick].
Phantom Dawn was prepared for this' lower leg 'attack. He pulled back his leg and jumped to avoid it. "Tsk … Say what you want. I just want to know … Now that your stamina is lower than mine, what do you plan to do next?"
"Do you even need to ask?" Feng Bujue laughed. "When you are at a disadvantage, you have to play harder …"
"And then expand your disadvantage?" Phantom Dawn asked.
"Stop wasting my time!" Brother Jue retorted, and a Level 10 Wild Ball Punch flew at him.
"It's useless!" Phantom Dawn retreated and dodged the attack. He said, "Of the skills that you use, which ones are fatal and which ones are strategically useful … I know them very well. Using 'surprise' might work on other people, but on me … it will only be a waste of stamina."
When he said that, he had already turned around and charged forward. He did not give Brother Jue any chance to take a breather or make a detour.
"Since you can see it, let's be honest …" Phantom Dawn said as he fought. "Admittedly, I don't have much stamina left, and I can't use the next Left Hand of Judgement … But if we continue like this, you will be the first to run out of stamina …" He paused for half a second before continuing. "I will not give you the chance to use Bi An. If you insist on using it, you will have to use a skill like 'Hiding in Phase Space' to buy time and create an opening. If you do that, I will use that opening to reattach Sega San San Lang's Black Belt.
"The few A.VG.N equipment that you are wearing did not recover with your body. I believe it is because you do not have enough stamina or ability to repair them. In other words, after I reattach the black belt, you will only be able to fight me with the two remaining NES accessories on your head and right hand. Even if you will not lose quickly, you will not have any advantage over me.
"With regards to … Body Enhancement Spell — Mastery, if you want to use it, feel free to use it. I'm afraid if you use it … your body will break down before mine."
At this point, Phantom Dawn laughed. "Ha … Feng Bujue, initially, when you said that you wanted me to fight to my heart's content, I scoffed at that, but now, I have to admit that you have done it. Honestly, I did not expect you to push me to this stage and even have me calculate so many things during the battle. But because of this, the final victor will still be me!"
Phantom Dawn's confidence was well-founded. He had already helped Feng Bujue come up with several strategies. At this point in the battle, if Brother Jue wanted to turn things around, he would need to have a large increase in his basic attributes, and this kind of increase had to be something that could be sustained for a certain period of time and did not consume too much energy. Things like Body Enhancement Spell — Mastery would definitely not work. Brother Jue's God's Combat Aura was pointless because it would affect his speed. Blood Rakshasa would not be able to transform because his Life Points had not reached zero. Ultimate Martial Art — Shura Transformation was also a self-damaging transformation. With regards to the Soul Advent that Brother Jue had not used in the match, the version that he could use was Xu Huai Shang's Soul Eye and not the version that had 'infinite Life Points, Stamina Points, and Sorcery Points', which was a consumable item like Eight Jing Xia Pill. Therefore, there was the problem of consumption.
Now that he thought about it, he really did not have anything that he could rely on.
At the end of this battle, it was still a battle of the most basic value in the game — Stamina. Even though both parties had reached the realm of superhuman and could use one Stamina to do something that a normal player could not do with ten Stamina Points, since they were both at the same level, it was still essentially the same as a normal duel.
"Ha!" Several seconds later, Feng Bujue laughed drily and replied, "Looks like you've given it some thought …" At that moment, a wicked smile appeared on his face. "But … haven't you missed something?"
Fear, that was the most direct feeling that Phantom Dawn had at that moment.
Even though he believed that Feng Bujue was bluffing, that wicked smile was still enough to make him shiver.
The reaction of the audience was similar to Phantom Dawn's. Even though they had no idea what Brother Jue was referring to, they could not help but think that since it was Feng Bujue, there was an eighty percent chance that he had a plan.
"All of you, open your eyes and watch carefully! Something amazing is about to happen! " Two seconds later, Feng Bujue also raised his voice as if he was making an announcement to the audience.
When he finished, there was a "xiong" sound. In that very short moment, a golden flame that was stronger than the one around Gui Xiao flashed across Brother Jue's body before disappearing.
"What!" After that flash, Phantom Dawn's face was filled with shock, and he yelped in shock.
The battle between him and Feng Bujue instantly changed from a stalemate to a situation where he was losing ground. Furthermore, Brother Jue's movements appeared to be more than smooth.
"How is that possible!" Phantom Dawn roared as he retreated. "With your current stamina, how can you withstand the Super Saiyan's power?"
"Even though we are both super one …" Feng Bujue cut him off and said directly, "there is something different about mine …"
Since Brother Jue had no hair on his head, and there was no burning flame around him, it was not until this point in their conversation that the audience realized that Brother Jue had also activated Super Saiyan 1.
"If yours is' Super One Level One ', then mine is' Super One Full Power '." Feng Bujue said. "Obviously, mine is more efficient, and the exhaustion is no different from normal."
"Why?" As Phantom Dawn spoke, his breathing was getting erratic. "You are just stealing someone else's skill! How can you perform a transformation that the original user did not? "
"Huh?" Feng Bujue dragged his voice and glared at him. "Of course, that is because you are too weak."
"What … did … you … say …" Phantom Dawn repeated each word. Obviously, he was going crazy again.
"Your overly powerful innate power is like a double-edged sword." Feng Bujue did not let him finish. "If I have to make an analogy, it is like a man who is three meters tall playing basketball. Even if he does not use any technique, he only needs to raise his hands, and no one will be able to block his shots. Therefore, there is no need for him to train his anti-blocking skills …" He paused. "You are in that situation … Others have to go through a lot of training to reach that level, but you only need to let nature take its course and you will be able to reach it. The result is that … you cannot become stronger like other people through countless battles where the gap is not that big. Things like Soul's Eye and Sorcery Weapon are things that you have no access to. Even though you have obtained the transformation skill a long time ago, you have no chance to use or train it. "
Phantom Dawn had nothing to say to Brother Jue because he was telling the truth.
"Those who have inherited a great fortune and those who have earned a great fortune are naturally different. For the latter, things that are common knowledge might not be common knowledge to the former," Feng Bujue continued. "Therefore, I said … you are too weak!"
Then, Feng Bujue's body froze. He gathered all his remaining energy into one skill and used Roundhouse Kick!
This was the only time that he had used his full power in this battle.
Phantom Dawn's' bald form 'was already on par with him. After using Super Saiyan 1's' fifty times combat power ', it was easy to imagine what the result would be.
Even though Phantom Dawn had used Right Hand of Negation to block the attack at the last moment, Roundhouse Kick, which was also a skill based on the law of causality, was not overpowered.
The kick landed, and the result was decided.
On the stage of the S3 finals, Sky-swallowing Phantom Dawn, who had never lost in a one-on-one battle before, had tasted his first defeat.
Feng Bujue's last two comments of 'too weak' had given the viewers, who still had doubts about Woody's game, a 'result' that they believed in.
…
Even when he dissolved into white light and was transported back to the viewing platform, Phantom Dawn's face was still blank because this feeling of being the 'loser', this feeling of admitting defeat and not being able to say anything about it … was too unfamiliar to him.
After a full minute, he finally came back to his senses. At this time, tears of unwillingness and bitterness of failure suddenly surged up … like a dam bursting.
His teammates had not seen him like this before, but from another perspective, a seventeen-year-old boy had tasted such a loss in the finals of such a big competition. Was it not normal for him to cry?
"Don't be sad …" Several seconds later, Brother Zen walked to Phantom Dawn's side. "You've done very well …" He patted Phantom Dawn on his shoulder. "The competition is not over yet. Leave the rest to us."
Even though Zen Dream was not cut out to be a team leader, his presence that had been through the vicissitudes of life was very persuasive when persuading others.
"Okay." After all, Phantom Dawn was a man. When he heard that, he used his sleeves to wipe his face and swallowed his tears.
However, to everyone's surprise, the next second, Brother Zen gulped down a mouthful of wine and added, "But … personally, I think … the tide has turned … Haha, burp …"
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