Chapter 233 (2/2)

Seeing Howard step down, Rota let out a huge sigh of relief and thought to herself, “I’ve finally succeeded.”

After this victory, Rota entered the top eight. Now, regardless of whether she were to win or lose, she would still pass the Regional Selection.

A few more rounds of the competition followed, with both Anderson and Wei Leng winning their matches with great ease. It was finally Manny’s turn. His opponent was the Astral Ancestor’s grand disciple, Hoult, who was cheered on by the crowd to clinch the position of first place.

In the whole battle coliseum, everyone were looking at Manny as though they were looking at an unlucky fellow. The truth was in fact like that. Who would be more unlucky than Manny, who had picked Hoult as his first opponent? It could only be the person who had Fang Xingjian as his opponent.

Rota frowned and looked to Manny as she said, “You should just give up directly and conserve your energy to vie for the ninth or tenth position.”

Fang Xingjian did not comment.

Manny smiled as well. As though he could feel all the gazes of pity and ridicule, he said, “It’s fine. Xingjian, I’ll go up first and test out his skills for you before I fight for ninth place.”

Hoult was already on the arena. When he saw Manny walking over, Hoult smiled gracefully and said, “You’re very courageous. You can be considered to be a true Knight.”

Manny smiled and shook his head. “In my last Regional Selection, I was defeated by a great genius like you and ended up missing the chance to go for the second transition. I even ended up being dispirited for many years. In this battle, no matter if I win or lose, if I were to cower back again, I can probably forget about going through the second transition for my whole life.”

“So, that’s how it is,” Hoult said. “Although I admire your courage, I never give in to others in the arena.”

“I can’t ask for anything better.” Manny let out a breath and said, “Draw your sword.”

Hoult shook his head and tossed his level 29 Superior Divine Weapon, Crimson Fire, to the side. That crimson red longsword immediately drew everyone’s attention.

Hoult said, “If I were to use the Crimson Fire to deal with you, I would be too much of a bully. In today’s arena battle, I’ll only use the Crimson Fire when I’m up against Fang Xingjian.”

Manny smiled. Although his eyes were smiling, they held a majestic fury.

“It’s always like this… I really don’t understand geniuses like you… Why do you always look down on others?”

After saying this, there was a sudden loud slap across space, and the area within a hundred meter radius seemed to become two times heavier. The ground cracked, and the air turned heavy. It was as though they were now in the deep seas.

Such a strong pressure was enough to make ordinary Knights drop to their knees.

However, Hoult smiled as though he had not felt anything and said, “The gravity seems to have become stronger? But the difference is so small that I can’t really feel anything.”

Manny’s brows furrowed. To think that his opponent did not even flinch under the pressure of him doubling gravity…

“That’s right, have you seen the milky way before?”

The next moment, countless flashing spots of light spurt out from Hoult’s palms, circulating around him like the nebula and the milky way in the universe. They spread out endlessly, causing the whole place to appear very magnificent and luxurious. It was said to be the most beautiful attack performed since the start of the arena battle, giving rise to cries of amazement from countless young aristocrat ladies.