One person: After starting with the academic atmosphere, I'll take down Xia He!

In a corner of the stands, a bearded man in a suit was recording Ma Long's match with great interest.

Then he turned to the burly old man beside him and asked, "How is Ma Long's close combat? Are you confident in your abilities?"

The old man was dressed in loose clothes, but it was clear that he was very strong. He just smiled contemptuously and said, "Heh heh!"

For someone his age to have this level of skill is indeed impressive, but compared to me, he is far inferior!

I can hold him off without any problem!

The old man patted his thick chest and assured him.

"Hehe, that's for the best."

……

At the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain, two elderly men were watching the broadcast as usual.

Lu Jin sighed, "Alas!"

This Malone is ridiculously strong. He hasn't played for only a few days, and I didn't expect him to be this strong.

Zhuge Qing is considered one of the top among his peers!

This kid looks like he's about to stand out!

The old master didn't pay attention to the match between Ma Long and Zhuge Qing, but instead looked at the man in the suit who was taking notes next to him.

"Old Lu, do you know who this person is?"

Lu Jin followed the old master's finger and looked: "Who?"

Hey, isn't this a reporter from Yaoxing Society?

"They're the ones responsible for keeping records, why are you concerned about this?"

The old master squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment: "Oh~ Yaoxing Society!"

"Nothing, just curious!"

Lu Jin continued watching the match, occasionally exclaiming in amazement: "Old Master, do you think that's all the Wuhou School's signature skills are?"

I've heard that their Samadhi Fire is the strongest.

Although it has never been seen in nearly a hundred years, it is said to be invincible and unstoppable!

This is the flame used to burn souls; all evil and malevolent forces can be annihilated.

If one's intentions are impure, even a slight touch will lead to immediate defeat.

This match is very unpredictable!

Lu Jin had done her homework and was clearly full of anticipation.

But the old master simply shook his head.

"Old Lu!"

In fact, what's truly terrifying isn't the Samadhi Fire, but rather one's own flawed soul!

Do you still remember the Three Demon Sect? The only successor now is Tu Junfang.

They possess the ability to manipulate the three corpses of a person, so they are invincible whenever they encounter an enemy!

It's simply because humans have inherent flaws!

......"

Lu Jin knew what he was going to say; it was nothing more than showing off how awesome he was and how he wasn't afraid of anyone.

He waved his hands repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay!"

Stop bragging, let's keep watching the game!

The old celestial master shook his head and looked ahead as well.

……

On the arena, Zhuge Qing's water tornado was defeated in an instant, and he was even unable to defend himself against the oncoming fire phoenix.

Ma Long charged in from behind, clearly not wanting to give himself a chance to retaliate.

Upon seeing this, Zhuge Qing smiled wryly and said, "Hehe!"

I'm so pathetic, so ridiculous!

I originally wanted to take advantage of playing at home and keep the game going for a while longer.

At least the techniques of my Wuhou School are not that weak.

I never expected you to be even stronger now. I couldn't even catch this little fire phoenix!

My combat power is only 8,000, but yours exceeds 12,000.

Ma Long!

You're very strong. Would you like to ignite a fire?

Let life be the catalyst to ignite a fire in the soul!

This is the pride of my Zhuge family, the foundation passed down for thousands of years!

Zhuge Qing was completely calm, with faint wisps of Qi floating around his body, appearing harmless.

But Malone sensed a hint of terror, a hint of danger from death.

He instinctively sensed a tremendous upheaval taking place within Zhuge Qing's body, and his soul seemed to be...

It seems to be ignited!

Malone slammed on the brakes; he dared not be careless at this moment: "Soul Fire?"

Burning the soul? That's outrageous!

Two bluish-green flames shone in Zhuge Qing's eyes. These flames were not intense, but they were incredibly pure, as if they could ignite everything and burn everything.

"Young Master Long, please excuse my rudeness!"

I intended to keep this trump card a secret, but I didn't expect that I would be unable to defend myself from the very beginning.

The fire of the soul, that's right.

But in our Zhuge family, we call it the Samadhi True Fire!

I won't elaborate on how domineering this fire is, Young Master Long.

We have no blood feud, so if you can't take it, call for a stop immediately and I will stop right away!

This fire is no joke!

Zhuge Qing's expression was indifferent, as if to tell everyone a fact: the Zhuge family should not be underestimated!

Not anyone!

Ma Long also became serious, drawing a series of talismans and sticking them all on his body, while also releasing the power of the Earth Flow Armor Xuanwu.

The Golden Light Mantra also lingered around him, and even the Bodhisattva pendant given to him by Ma Xianhong was activated and awaiting his arrival.

This was Ma Long's strongest defense. He was on high alert, watching Zhuge Qing warily.

"Young Master Long, not to spoil your fun, but these physical defenses are useless!"

Zhuge Qing waited no longer, and with a wave of his blue-green flames, the fire phoenix in front of him instantly disintegrated.

Zhuge Qing charged straight over, his elbow wreathed in blue flames, and delivered a powerful elbow strike.

"Bajishan, Danyang Peak!"

Ma Long didn't want to touch his opponent, so he immediately shrank back: "Kun character, Earth Dragon Swimming!"

He carried layers of defense, yet still dared not fight Zhuge Qing head-on, and immediately burrowed underground.

Zhuge Qing smiled slightly: "Earth Dragon Swimming!"

He then vanished from the ground, and the entire area fell silent.

"Hey, where did they go? They've all disappeared!"

"Silly boy, that's called magic!"

They've all gone underground to fight, and since we don't have eyesight, we naturally can't see them.

Look at those masters, each one possesses supernatural abilities; they can see clearly what's happening underground.

Many people at the scene could clearly see the fight between the two on the ground, but Lu Jin, who was far away in Longhu Mountain, could not.

"Oh dear, why did they both run underground?"

They really went looking for trouble. Now look what happened.

I can't see it anymore!

Seeing Lu Jin start to complain, the old master asked, "Don't you have the method of observing emptiness?"

Why can't I see it?

Lu Jin said with a look of disdain, "Heh, if it were on-site, there would definitely be no problem!"

How can I see this through a screen?

"Old man, can you see clearly? Tell me quickly, how's their battle going?"

The old master glanced at the screen, then stopped himself, about to say something: "No need!"

They'll be out soon.

……

As soon as the old master finished speaking, the center of the arena trembled, as if it were a slight earthquake.

"boom!"

A loud bang rang out, and a huge crater appeared in the ground in the center of the arena. A disheveled figure emerged from the crater, his body still wreathed in fragmented blue-green flames.

Although he was injured, he didn't care at all, his eyes filled with confusion, bewilderment and disbelief!

This was even more shocking than when he first lost to Feng Hou Qi Men; he really couldn't believe that he had been defeated again so inexplicably.

To be precise, Zhuge Qing's defeat was not entirely inexplicable. He had guessed a possibility, but he simply couldn't accept it!