On the arena stage, the four were locked in fierce combat. Opposite them, the eighth War God's combat power was ridiculously exaggerated—facing three alone, yet not falling into the slightest disadvantage.
After a round of probing attacks, the three on this side had still failed to break through, so they finally activated their Extraordinary Talents.
Jiang Kai hurriedly asked Tech Bro about these three's talents.
"Ninth's talent is Divine Martial Protection. In the Extraordinary Stage of Martial Apprentice, it counts as an above-average talent." Tech Bro performed a few operations, calling up an interface on his wristwatch.
"Divine Martial Protection enhances a kind of defensive ability similar to a True Qi shield. It can effectively block special attacks. At the War God stage, talents related to countering or resisting special attacks are all considered high-grade. The only weakness is that this talent focuses on defense, so its boost to offense is quite limited."
Jiang Kai followed up with a question: "What profession is an Extraordinary Martial Apprentice?"
"That's not too certain. After reaching the Extraordinary stage, every major profession branches out. But judging from his talent, it's possible he's of the Guardian God profession, defense-oriented."
Jiang Kai nodded—Tech Bro really did know quite a bit.
"The twelfth War God is an Apprentice-stage soldier, with the talent Heavenly Soldier Assistance. His attacks come with Heavenly Soldier support, boosting True Qi attack power by about 30%, and at the same time the Heavenly Soldiers can help defend against enemy attacks. This talent is also above-average, but the amplification is a little small, and since Twelfth's own strength isn't too high, his compatibility with this talent isn't great."
"The sixteenth War God is also an Apprentice-stage soldier, with the talent Valiant in Battle. All attributes rise 50% to 70%, with an extra 30% boost in strength. A huge overall increase. Only pity—no amplification for special attacks. Probably because of this, he couldn't directly enter the Huaxia War God Hall."
Hearing Tech Bro's analysis, Jiang Kai noticed a pattern.
The Huaxia War God Hall placed great importance on special attacks. Ninth and Twelfth's talents were both special-attack related, so the two of them had directly entered the Hall.
Sixteenth's talent was actually very strong, but lacking special-attack enhancement, he ended up only in a regional War God Hall.
Speaking of which, Brother Jiang's Extraordinary Talent seemed to be Battle Will as Armor. Quite rare, but again, no special-attack boost, so he had always remained in the Jiangzhong City War God Hall.
Here, all three had already activated their Extraordinary Talents. Over there, the eighth War God wasn't willing to fall behind and unleashed his own.
"Who Competes for Supremacy!" The eighth War God let out a low shout, his entire body erupting with a powerful burst of Qi that instantly blasted all three opponents back.
"It's actually Who Competes for Supremacy!?" Tech Bro exclaimed in shock. He hadn't even checked the data on his wristwatch. Bewildered, he explained: "Who Competes for Supremacy is a rare talent among Apprentice Martialists. For a certain duration, it raises special-attack strength by at least 60%, while simultaneously boosting all attributes by 50%. Continuous attacking further increases special-attack strength. It can even condense True Qi into armor to defend against special attacks."
"No wonder he dares to take on three at once. This guy isn't just strong—he gets stronger the longer he fights!"
Jiang Kai frowned. Though the eighth's Who Competes for Supremacy could only last three minutes, within those three minutes, his strength skyrocketed!
Once activated, the eighth's power surged violently. From being defense-oriented at first, he now launched a fierce counteroffensive.
Only the sixteenth War God could keep up with the eighth's speed.
Using high mobility, the eighth quickly broke free from being surrounded.
The sixteenth immediately chased after him.
"No good!" Jiang Kai muttered.
Tech Bro frowned. "What is it?"
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes. "That eighth is deliberately luring him out of range. That guy plans to take them down one by one!"
Just as Jiang Kai's words fell, the fleeing eighth suddenly spun around with a surprise counterattack.
"With just trash like you, you still think you can stand up for someone else?" the eighth sneered coldly.
His strike was fast, precise, ruthless. A single sword thrust aimed at the sixteenth's chest, shooting out over a dozen streaks of sword Qi.
The sixteenth, completely unprepared, had no time to dodge—he was directly hit by one of the sword Qi blasts, sent flying!
When he crashed to the ground, Jiang Kai saw his chest torn into a bloody mess. He lay there, unable to rise for a long time.
After crippling Sixteenth, the eighth clashed again with the other two.
Immediately, sword light and shadows filled the battlefield. Blades of sword Qi swept out, each strike causing huge energy fluctuations.
After a bitter struggle, the eighth heavily injured the twelfth. Just as defeat loomed, he suddenly leapt down from the arena.
Ninth stood on stage, glaring at him furiously.
"Your Who Competes for Supremacy wore off, so you forfeited? As a War God, to think you're so cowardly!"
The eighth, standing below, smiled faintly. "Don't forget, our match is three against nine. It wasn't agreed to be counted as best-of-three rounds."
"In other words, you must defeat all three of us to win, while we only need to cripple all nine of you. This round, I've already disabled two of your three. Why should I fight to the death with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Kai's side erupted in uproar.
"With them fighting like this, we have no chance of winning!"
"So it was never really one against three. If each round they just cripple one or two of us, and then rotate, we'll lose sooner or later."
"You said it so nicely at first—one against three—but now you claim it's three against nine! When setting the rules, why didn't you make it clear?"
Just then, the third War God from the opposing side leapt onto the arena. Looking down at everyone, he said coldly: "Enough nonsense. We never said it was only three matches. Since the rules were already set, either you admit defeat and get out of the training camp, or keep fighting!"
Ninth War God's face turned ugly. It was true both sides had agreed to these rules. The other side exploited a loophole, but it was only because they hadn't been cautious enough.
Now, all they could do was swallow the bitter loss.
What's more, to secure the first round, they had already sent out very strong fighters. They could have won, but now, with two heavily injured and still not having taken down the eighth, they were at an absolute disadvantage!
"Hey, if you don't send people up, we'll count it as forfeiting," Third urged.
Ninth glared at his opponent, but Third showed no fear. "I'll give you one minute. If no one comes up, it's your forfeit."
"Don't tell me you can't handle losing."
Helpless, Ninth had no choice but to jump off the stage.
Immediately, people rushed up to carry off the heavily wounded Twelfth and Sixteenth.
Ninth looked at the others. "Brothers, who's up for the second round?"
Jiang Kai squeezed his way to the group of War Gods, but they had already chosen.
"Hey… I, I'll go!" Jiang Kai spoke up.
Ninth, in no mood, glanced at Jiang Kai's gray clothes and said irritably: "I've got enough on my plate—don't make trouble."
"I really want to go!"
Ninth shook his head, ignoring him. He whispered a few words to the three about to go on stage, and they went up.
Ninth stared fixedly at them as they entered, muttering, "This round we must at least take down one, or else the next matches will be impossible!"
Jiang Kai saw Ninth had no intention of paying him any mind, so he could only retreat to Tech Bro's side.
Tech Bro glanced at Jiang Kai and said: "Not to be harsh, but everyone's mood is heavy right now. Even if you want to contribute, at least have some sense of your own strength. Don't mess things up."
Jiang Kai looked at the earnest Tech Bro and shook his head. "Weren't you the one who asked me to come here?"
"I wanted you to make use of your backing, not jump onto the stage yourself! You're only ranked in the forties. That Third is ranked second. Do you realize how big the gap is?"
"I…"
"Don't give me that. Honestly, I feel like you're not even Fifth Stage yet, are you?"
Jiang Kai lowered his head and sighed. "I'm not."
"I get it. You got into the training camp at Fourth Stage, and even placed near mid-rank. At Fourth Stage, you're definitely a master. But can a Fourth beat a Fifth? Can a mortal beat an Extraordinary? Brother, use your head, okay?"
Jiang Kai really didn't want to talk to Tech Bro anymore.
Looks like he could only jump onto the stage in the next match directly.
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