Chapter 603: Chapter 603: High-Intensity Combat

Level 10 Star challenges are already rare, and those who can reach such progress are even rarer.

For these talented individuals, witnessing battles of this caliber is a precious opportunity to observe and learn.

A few quickly came to an agreement and hurriedly headed towards the Zone C access hall, putting aside their own training.

Not only them, but several other groups in the hall were also attracted by this rare challenge information, all converging towards Zone C.

Meanwhile, in the virtual arena, Duke had just defeated the eighth opponent.

This was an ancient Tree-man elder from the plant plane, controlling endless poisonous vines and deadly spores, now reduced to burning ashes.

Duke’s breathing was heavier, his forehead covered with sweat, the burden of continuous high-intensity combat becoming clearly evident.

Yet his eyes remained as bright as stars, fixed on the center of the arena, awaiting the appearance of the next opponent.

A significant amount of his Magic Power had been consumed, but it was quickly recovering.

With the Earth Spring spell and the Earth Blessing attribute, his Magic Power recovery speed was extremely fast.

The power of the Six-element Compound Spiritual Crystal also showed itself at this moment, with both Magic Power and Spiritual Power recovery remarkably swift.

This Six-element Compound Spiritual Crystal was like a powerful engine running wildly.

Especially in this continuous high-intensity combat, Duke’s Spiritual Power Crystal truly began to operate, barely utilizing even one percent of its capability in ordinary times.

In the arena, a grand and cold voice continued to announce without a trace of emotional fluctuation:

“Eighth challenger, Ancient Tree-man Elder · Thorn Crown, defeated.”

“Ninth: From the Trickster Goblin Empire—the Warlord · Bang Bang Doctor!”

Amidst a chaotic and piercing sound of metal scraping, steam jetting, and strange gibbering laughter, the arena scenery suddenly changed…

Duke took a deep breath, gripping the Blazing Sun Judgment in his hand, with sand silently swirling beneath his feet.

In just this short moment, his Magic Power nearly fully recovered, a speed that would leave an ordinary wizard in complete amazement.

However, the fatigue on his Spiritual Power couldn’t be quickly recovered, but for Duke, it was only somewhat tiring, still sufficient to support continued battle.

By now, he realized, this Level 10 Star challenge was not only about the powerful combat ability of these individuals, but also a test of a wizard’s endurance and sustained combat capacity.

Level 10 Star challenges are exceedingly difficult for those at the Level 1 mage stage.

The Level 1 Peak Lives that appear all hail from various planes with extremely powerful individual strength.

Not only are they strong, but their combat experience, techniques, and wisdom are top-notch, essentially making it a battle against a group of cunning old foxes.

Even the strongest Level 1 Crystalized Mages, lacking experience, would easily be outmaneuvered.

The Tree-man Duke just defeated was an absolute nightmare for many young wizards in the Seville Empire, simply unbeatable.

Even the young talents of the Seville Empire Royal Imperial Academy find these opponents a headache.

However, it’s also an opportunity to hone oneself, accumulating experience through repeated virtual deaths.

After all, this is just a simulated battlefield, where death is not real.

But the experience accumulated from each virtual death is substantial and beneficial for their future.

Duke, who upon his first encounter could succeed in initial kill, is a prodigy-level talent even within the entire Seville Empire.

He simply doesn’t realize this, nor does he know his own level, only finding it somewhat challenging.

Outside, Rhine and others reached the public observation area on the outskirts of the second access hall in Zone C.

Here, there is a huge one-way energy projection wall, vaguely showing an energy flow intensity simulation map inside the corresponding access pod, and very simple outlines of the battle scenes.

Duke was unaware of this feature; otherwise, he would certainly choose to turn off this spectator function.

While the spectator function obscures much information, he still didn’t want others to see the process, even if it’s just very basic information.

However, being a newcomer, his unawareness is quite normal.

At this moment, in the projection area representing pod 19, the intensity of the energy flow and the shifting attribute gleams captivated all onlookers.

Despite being unable to see specific combat details, the powerful sense of energy mixed with holy, heavy, blazing, cold, and corrosive auras, seeping through the barrier, was enough to make any Level 1 Extraordinary feel a chill.

“So strong… And, how can these energy attributes be so complex and variable?” The petite female apprentice adjusted her glasses, trying to analyze the energy spectrum, yet feeling dizzy and overwhelmed.

Rhine continuously watched the projection, softly speaking, “He’s about to reach the ninth stage… If he truly accomplishes a ten-in-a-row victory…”

They had just discovered more information, learning that this challenger was attempting the Level 10 Star challenge for the first time.

This was what astonished them even more; even if Duke didn’t achieve a ten-in-a-row win, just his current performance was already abnormal.

…

“Ninth challenger, Warlord · Bang Bang Doctor, defeated.”

With the grand announcement, the short, green-skinned figure that had turned the arena into a Hell filled with walking bombs, remote mines, and bizarre energy beams, finally fragmented into scattered parts and black smoke after Duke used the Sand Guardian to endure a round of saturation bombing and precisely detonated the core energy concealed in its mechanical armor.

Duke knelt on one knee, using the Blazing Sun Judgment to support his body, breathing heavily.

His wizard robe was blackened and damaged in many places, his face a mix of dust and sweat, the continuous life-and-death battles with nine Level 1 Peak beings yielding not just massive energy depletion, but also immense mental fatigue.

Each victory felt like walking on a razor’s edge, allowing no room for error.

Though appearing battered, his state wasn’t severely hindered, aside from his left arm having been wounded by the blast energy from a large bomb explosion, stripping away a piece of flesh.

To him, it was a minor injury; the bleeding had stopped and was quickly recovering.

The barrage by Bang Bang Doctor made one’s scalp tingle, and even with the protection of the Sand Guardian, Duke couldn’t entirely safeguard himself.

The recent big explosion shattered the fortress formed by metallic yellow sand, with the energy piercing through to cause such an injury.

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