for his down-to-earth reputation, like the boy next door. He had never asked for any special treatment in the military, and he preferred to be treated like an ordinary kid.
In short, Li Shimin was not as mysterious as Patroclus the "hermit" and also the young Cardinal of Church of the Deity. But most importantly, he wasn’t as troublesome as Lie Kent the philanderer.
As for Hwo Quan, without a doubt, he was the perfect candidate to test how good Einherjar Wannabe really was. After all, everyone was curious if Einherjar Wannabe was really that God-like, or he was actually just an extremely vulnerable weakling who was only able to withstand a punch or two…
Li Ruo-Er and her Tactics of the Enchantress were just like a match made in heaven, not to mention Li Ruo-Er’s personality did resemble a lot to a real enchantress. As for Ma Xiaoru, her condition remained the same. Nevertheless, Li Ruo-Er still wondered how Ma Xiaoru able to achieve level five of Tactics of the Enchantress. But it would be fairly impossible to know the answer since Ma Xiaoru’s memories were sealed off for the time being.
Surprisingly, Li Ruo-Er had been incredibly friendly to Ma Xiaoru upon her arrival at Capth. The reason of them not being close back then was because they barely had time to get familiar with each other. Moreover, with Li Ruo-Er being able to freely manipulate her expression and emotions through Tactics of the Enchantress, she was able to turn herself into someone Ma Xiaoru was comfortable with. All it took was a little bit of time.
Li Ruo-Er’s next step was to use her influence to guide Ma Xiaoru into fancying Li Shimin, and when the right time came, the marriage between House of Ma and House of Li would be the biggest gossip of the entire universe. To be honest, Li Ruo-Er didn’t really care about the outcome; all she enjoyed was the fun and excitement of being the matchmaker and manipulator in this series of events.
Apparently, the reason Li Ruo-Er stopped her brother from killing Wang Tong was just because she saw him as a good chess piece to spice up this "drama". Somehow, the game would lose its excitement if everything went just as she had planned.
An impish smile seemed to be hiding at the back of Li Ruo-Er’s pure and elegant face.
The atmosphere in the auditorium was immediately altered by the presence of both Li Ruo-Er and Ma Xiaoru as they sat down. The students of Capth couldn’t help staring at those two beauties while concentrating on the match.
Finally, the match between Hwo Quan and Einherjar Wannabe had begun.
Hwo Quan was almost two meters tall, quite tall for a Martian, not to mention he seemed powerful indeed. Martian fighters looked distinctive from Earthlings and Ivantians. In fact, all three races were fairly easy to be told apart. Although Martians actually originated from planet Earth, yet their temperament had changed a lot after living on Mars for many generations.
Both fighters entered the virtual arena. Wang Tong had regained his strength after initializing Tactics of the Blade for one circulation during his break. As for Hwo Quan, he didn’t even bother to warm up his body.
Lately, Wang Tong noticed that his Soul Energy had improved a lot ever since his encounter with the golden light orb. With such an improvement, he would normally already become a Level Five Fighter. However, Wang Tong felt that his Cinnabar Field seemed to be holding back his Soul Energy, and automatically assumed that the failure to break through was due to the lack of Soul Energy. Hence, he had been training even harder lately and trying to accumulate more Soul Energy for the advancement.
Judging from Hwo Quan’s physical appearance, he was obviously an impulsive fighter. Nevertheless, Hwo Quan was well aware that a person’s appearance could be decisive. Hence, he had been spending some time looking into Einherjar Wannabe’s profile before the fight in order to understand his opponent thoroughly.
To be honest, Hwo Quan really wasn’t interested in Einherjar Wannabe since he wasn’t a PA fan. The reason Hwo Quan took on Einherjar Wannabe was because someone else was interested in this fella. So, he decided challenge Einherjar Wannabe in order to find out who on earth was hiding behind the "mask"!
As a matter of fact, everything in this universe could be imitated except for the Five Great Tactics. Even though Einherjar Wannabe had been surprising everyone with his ability to mimic the other fighter’s tactics, but definitely not his!
"Yo, ready to get you’re a*s kicked?" Hwo Quan yelled across with huge confidence.
Wang Tong smiled while giving him a signal to strike at him anytime.
Hwo Quan was holding two warhammers when he arrived, but he decided to drop them on the ground when he saw Wang Tong wasn’t armed, "Well then, here’s a couple of punches for you!"
Roar!
Hwo Quan’s body was surrounded by a reddish glow as his GN Force ignited, looking dangerous and intimidating like a ferocious ogre.
Hwo Quan’s warcry was immediately followed by him thrusting a fierce and hard punch towards Wang Tong. That punch was totally different from Wang Ben’s Fist of the Racing Tiger. As it turned out, Fist of the Racing Tiger’s fierceness was generated from the inner strength. However, Hwo Quan’s powerful punch was instead generated from the outer physical strength of his body, like he was born with such a monstrous ability.
Wham…
Wang Tong couldn’t wait to witness his opponent’s Tactics of the Blaze. He was curious of the secret behind these extraordinary tactics which was also known as one of the Five Great Tactics.
But as Hwo Quan’s punch approached, Wang Tong’s "spidey sense" kicked in and noticed the grim smile on Hwo Quan’s face. Suddenly, Wang Tong sensed another ginormous pressure coming towards him, and at the same time, he noticed Hwo Quan’s left arm puff up, like magma-hot flame was trying to burst through his arm. Then, a thunderous roar shocked the whole arena as Hwo Quan’s fist landed on Wang Tong.
Being one of the younger generation’s "Fab Five", and also the successor of House of Lie, Lie Kent had been receiving the toughest training from the best coaches since childhood. He was even sent to a special department to enhance his Soul Energy. With Hwo Quan as his sparring partner, Lie Kent had been trying out his tactics and techniques against him, and using him as a sandbag day after day. This was why Hwo Quan’s capability was definitely not something to be taken lightly.
That punch immediately reminded everyone that Tactics of the Blaze was not something that could be learned by anyone else!
Bam…
Bullseye!
The impact from the punch sent Wang Tong flying across the arena. It was a brutal and forceful punch indeed…
That was the power of Hwo Quan’s "Arm of the Blazing Kirin"!
Hwo Quan stretched his neck after throwing that punch. To be honest, it wasn’t very satisfying. He did warn Einherjar Wannabe that he was going to throw him "a couple of punches", yet Einherjar Wannabe didn’t get his hint at all. Perhaps the fella was dumber than he expected?
To him, it seemed like both Earthlings and Ivantians had become extremely weak recently, and TPA seems to be filled with nothing but weaklings. No wonder a jackass like that was able to "succeed and dominate". Furthermore, those No.1’s from various academies seemed to be even worse. Perhaps the era of Mars had finally arrived!
Hwo Quan took a quick glance at Einherjar Wannabe, who was currently lying on the floor, while waiting for the system to declare a one-hit knockout. It seemed like his young master was right about that fella.
All of a sudden, Hwo Quan flung his fist towards the ground and followed by another downward thrust that shattered the arena floor.
Wham… Bash…
A burst of flame then engorged the shattered arena floor. Einherjar Wannabe, who was lying on the ground earlier seemed to have vanished.
Suddenly, he reappeared and charged towards Hwo Quan with a chopping attack. Hwo Quan noticed his presence and immediately leaped and dodged without breaking a sweat. Surprisingly, he was able to perform such nimble movements despite his colossal and well-built body.
Swoosh…
Both fighters took a few steps back as they landed on the ground almost at the same time. Einherjar Wannabe’s abdomen was scorched by Hwo Quan’s burning fist.
Hwo Quan’s thick brows frowned. He didn’t expect Einherjar Wannabe would be able to withstand his Arm of the Blazing Kirin. Perhaps he wasn’t that weak after all!
On the other hand, Wang Tong was still feeling the burning sensation in his abdomen. Aside from EMF, the other strongest defense in his body would be the Field of Qi, which was generated by the circulation in his abdomen. If it weren’t because of the circulation from his Tactics of the Blade, Wang Tong would’ve been knocked out instantly a moment ago.