Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 226 Semifinals: Xia Fa vs. the Laughing Clown! They unexpectedly became relatives during the match? (Part 1)

"Three moves?"

Ruscond's words rang out clearly both inside and outside the golden barrier.

The entire room fell silent for a moment.

Many audience members wore expressions of extreme astonishment, wondering if they had misheard.

Three moves?

You should know that the one-act actor is an angel-level overlord who has mastered a divine battle technique!

Among the angels, who dares to say they can defeat Him in three moves?

Even Tefal and the Laughing Clown couldn't do that!

Many viewers immediately began to think hard and recall whether Ruscond had any particularly strong or amazing performance in the first or second round.

Xia Fa was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that such an unexpected and formidable player would emerge even in the quarterfinals.

After all, all thirty-two contestants in this competition are at least angels.

To be more specific, there are ordinary angels, angel-level overlords who have signed a hegemon-level secret contract, and top-tier angel-level overlords who have mastered a divine battle technique and signed a hegemon-level secret contract.

Although Ruscondro is only an angel-level overlord, his strength and status are enough to make him a king in the outside world.

In other words, He probably wouldn't deliberately do anything to make a spectacle of himself.

In other words... does this guy named Ruscond really have enough confidence to defeat a one-act actor?

Xia Fa immediately perked up and began to scrutinize Ruscondron more closely, trying to see what made him so extraordinary.
On the metal arena, Ruscond stood with his arms crossed, his face cold and domineering, with a hint of arrogance in his expression.

He had long, spiky hair that casually draped over his shoulders, adding to his domineering masculine aura. He had a broad, straight nose, thin lips, and indifferent, resolute eyes that conveyed a sense of looking down upon the world.

Coupled with his heavy armor, his agile, inverted triangular physique, and the way he crossed his arms, he exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Xia Fa suddenly realized that he seemed to have indeed overlooked this contestant.

At first, his attention was focused only on Tefal, Casimir, the Laughing Clown, the Painter, and the One-Act Performer.
Although Levi-Morley suddenly appeared later, Levi-Morley was no longer participating in the competition. Moreover, not only did he not pose any threat to me, he actually taught me a lot of extremely valuable occult knowledge.

With Casimir and the Painter eliminated, Shafa thought he only needed to deal with two of the three: Tefalo, the Clown of Laughter, and the One-Act Actor.

But now it seems that this Ruscond is not to be underestimated.

"By the way, what was the situation in His first round?"

Xia Fa tried to recall, and then somewhat embarrassedly realized that he had absolutely no recollection of it.

Because there were a total of sixteen matches in the first round, in the second half, seeing that the top angel-level overlords such as the Clown of Laughter and the Painter had easily taken the stage and defeated their opponents, leaving only the One-Acts Actor who had not yet appeared for a long time, he went to the toilet halfway through.

When they returned, the one-act actor still hadn't appeared on stage, but several more performances had already been completed.

Looking back now, it's likely that both Levimir and Ruskonjo easily defeated their opponents in the first round and advanced while they were in the bathroom.

"Do you remember this Ruscondo? What secret abilities did he use in the first round? Can you tell which overlord-level secret agreement he signed?"

Xia Fa nudged Alexander with his elbow, trying to ask him a question.

Unexpectedly, Alexander shook his head very directly and blankly:

"No, He seemed to have played in the later rounds of the first round. I fell asleep in the chair at the time... It's all my fault for making this mechanical massage chair too comfortable."

Tefalo, however, holding his scimitar, also stared at Rusconsin on the metal ring, his gaze slightly narrowed, and slowly spoke:
"This Ruscondo... In his first encounter, he faced an angel who had not signed a supreme-level covenant, and he won easily. As for the supreme-level covenant He signed, it seems to be the Primordial Stomach."

"Primordial stomach pouch?"

Xia Fa's eyes flickered slightly. This was probably the most difficult to predict and analyze among the top ten overlord-level secret contracts.

After all, other overlord-level secret contracts either have fixed abilities, only differing in their fundamental secret techniques, such as the Silver Throne, the Gate of Stars, and the Fairy Tale World.
Some may not have any secret contract abilities at all, but they have a general direction. For example, those who sign with the Forge of All Things will definitely go in the mechanical field, while those who sign with the Star Spirit Master will definitely go in the spirit control field...

However, the primordial stomach is the only source of information. The means and abilities of the signatory depend entirely on which supernatural creatures or strange beings it has devoured and successfully absorbed.

"Let's see. Luckily, He's facing a one-man show actor."

Tefal sighed softly, the implication being clear: at least in this match, they could gather a considerable amount of information about Rusconsin.

In that case, we should know how to deal with it, if He really can defeat the one-act actor.

Xia Fa nodded, but didn't say anything more, focusing on watching the game.

At this moment, not only the top eight contestants like Shafa and Tefaro, but also the audience drawn from all over the universe, were extremely focused, afraid of missing any detail of Ruscond's battle against the one-man show.

After all, if it were true, as Rusconsin himself claimed, that He could defeat the one-act actor, a top-tier angelic overlord, within three moves,

Then...he is the favorite to win this Super Fighting Grand Prix!

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Bright and clear applause suddenly rang out from the metal ring.

He is a one-act actor.

This young man, with brown hair, a round face, and an ordinary appearance, yet arguably the most mysterious among the thirty-two contestants, was now clapping as if no one else was around.

He clapped slowly, a faint, mask-like smile on his face, as he looked at Rusconsin across the ring.

"Excellent, truly excellent. It's rare to find an opponent who can interest me this much."

After clapping, He seemed to sizing up his domineering and aloof opponent before saying:

"You signed the Primordial Stomach, a supreme-level secret contract, right? But you don't seem to have mastered any divine combat techniques, nor do you seem to possess any incomplete divine treasures. As for complete divine treasures, you certainly couldn't possibly produce them."

"so……"

The one-act actor took a step forward, and with that one step, a huge theater suddenly unfolded beneath his feet.

Inside the theater, the gold-trimmed curtains were drawn back, and a luxurious red carpet was laid out. Countless figures slowly emerged from behind the curtain, each one exuding an astonishing aura and appearing somewhat familiar.

"...How exactly do you intend to defeat me within three moves?"

Snapped!
The next moment, in the grand theater surrounding the one-act actor, the stage lights came on.

Everyone finally saw clearly the terrifying figures behind Him.

The moment they saw it clearly, the audience gasped in disbelief, their expressions filled with utter astonishment and disbelief.

"what?"

"I...I didn't see it wrong!"

"This is……"

"Oh my God!"

"Lord, how did He do that?"

Not only the audience, but also Chaphat, Tefal, the painter who had regained his senses, and Casimir Alexander, among others, nearly stood up from their seats.

They all looked at the grand theater behind the one-man show actor on the stage with varying degrees of astonishment, some even showing expressions of disbelief.

Inside the theater, on a luxurious Persian-style carpet, stood... The figures of Tefaro, Casimir, the painter, and others!
No, to be precise, it's a stage puppet made exactly like them!
Each puppet stood silently with a blank expression, yet it gave off a chilling feeling.

The puppets all have white lines running up to the very top of the stage, out of sight.

For some reason, there were only seven marionettes on this magnificent stage.

However, these are practically the seven strongest fighters in this Super Fighting Grand Prix!
These include the puppet-like Tefal, the puppet-like Casimir, the puppet-like painter, the puppet-like clown, and the puppet-like Alexander and Michel, among others.

However, Xia Fa was not among them.

Of course, Ruscond is not included either.

"Divine Battle Technique! This must be a divine battle technique! But... what kind of divine battle technique is it, and what are its effects?"

Alexander looked at the puppet that was exactly like himself, especially its mechanical arms that were suspended by wires, and asked a question with a chill down his spine.

Xia Fa, of course, had no idea. Although his knowledge of mysticism was now considered to be at a basic level, he was currently encountering questions that frequently involved mystical knowledge related to the Nine Great Gods.

This is like asking a college student who has just started studying physics to answer the most cutting-edge questions in quantum mechanics and string theory—it's simply impossible.

However, this also made Xia Fa secretly decide that he must study these most profound and top-secret esoteric knowledge thoroughly in the future, so as not to be completely clueless when facing enemies.

For example, what are the "incomplete divine treasure" and the "complete divine treasure" that the one-act actor mentioned earlier?
Xiafa had never heard of it before and planned to ask Tefaro about it later.

At this moment, Tefaro stared intently at "himself" in the theater, and slowly began to speak, communicating with Shafa and Alexander, mainly with Shafa.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the [One-Act Drama of Fate]. It is a divine battle technique created by the most mysterious of the nine righteous gods, the one whose name no one knows to this day."

"Of course, I don't know exactly what the effects of the [Fate One-Act Play] are. I've only vaguely heard the cardinals and archbishops mention the name of this divine battle technique."

"But at least for now, it seems that this 'one-act play of fate'... can replicate our abilities, turning us into puppets controlled by the one-act actor!"

Before Tefal could finish speaking, and before Shafa could reply, Alexander exclaimed in sudden realization:

"Oh—so that's why the one-act actor was trying to delay his entrance. Was he afraid of revealing this divine battle technique too early, giving us time to prepare and making it harder for Him to replicate it?"

Tefalo glanced at Alexander with some surprise, not expecting that this somewhat simple-minded fellow could make such a connection so quickly.

"Yes, that should be the case, and from this we can also deduce that what He signed should be the 'Eternal Conditions' hegemonic secret agreement."

"Why?" Alexander, who had just been thinking clearly for a while, was now somewhat confused again.

Xia Fa chuckled and shook his head, then began to explain to his younger brother:
"It's simple. The one-act actor's opponent in the first round, Becker, who was almost killed by Michel, was just an angel, not an angel-level overlord."

“In this case, if the one-act actor has signed any of the other six known hegemonic-level secret contracts, He has the ability to easily defeat Becker in a head-on battle.”

"Only the condition of 'eternity' might force Him to use the [Fate One-Act Drama] before He can achieve 'eternity' through the 'condition' when He faces Becker head-on. This would cause His divine battle technique to be exposed prematurely, and His plan would fail."

Alexander seemed to understand something, and then he realized:
"That's it..."

Tefaro lazily added:
"There's another point. In the Earthly Kingdom of the Natural Monarch, Becker is working under Hannes. The one-act actor must have investigated our rivals, who are competing with Him, as much as possible before this Super Fighting Grand Prix began. That's why we chose not to confront Becker directly."

Hennessy...

I've heard of that name before.

Because Glenn and Axel, both members of the "Church of Nature," had mentioned this name, and when they did, their faces were filled with awe, even a hint of fear and deep envy.

Hennessy, one of the strongest geniuses of this generation in the Earthly Kingdom of the Natural Monarchs.

Moreover, unlike the painter, Hannes... has already begun to attempt to ascend to the position of Sovereign and is about to become a transcendent monarch!
In this situation, the one-act actor must have considered that Becker, as Hennessey's underling, might have received some extremely powerful treasure from Hennessey. Combined with the one-act actor's own scheming, this is why he chose to avoid fighting in the first round.

"By the way, what is the divine treasure?"

Thinking of the secret treasure, Xia Fa simply took this opportunity to ask.

In any case, in Tefal's eyes, his current "Caesar" persona is that of a genius who has grown up from humble beginnings, so it's normal that he doesn't understand these advanced occult knowledge.

Sure enough, when Tefal asked this question, he showed no unusual expression and explained very naturally:

"You should know about the secret treasures, Caesar, right? They are basically crafted by secret treasure craftsmen using various extraordinary substances, extraordinary materials from supernatural creatures, and even parts of strange creatures."

"The biggest difference between secret treasures and sealed artifacts is that secret treasures can be crafted by humans, and even mass-produced if enough materials are available. Sealed artifacts, on the other hand, are naturally generated under very coincidental circumstances, and often come at a higher cost when used, with some even carrying some curse effects."

"Upon reaching the Angel rank, one can forge secret treasures independently without signing the advanced secret contract of 'Secret Treasure Craftsman.' As for those above, such as Sovereigns, Extraordinary Monarchs, Extraordinary Great Sovereigns, Secret Emperors... and even Divine Intermediates, Outer Gods, and the Nine Great Gods..."

He paused slightly, intending to catch his breath before continuing.

However, Xia Fa was somewhat stunned, his pupils contracted slightly, and he almost couldn't maintain his tough guy persona.

"You mean... the divine treasures are treasures created by the gods?!"

If this is true, then the divine treasure... can simply be called the most precious treasure in the world!
Seeing that he understood what she hadn't yet said, Tefaro slowly nodded, gazing at the azure sky beyond the golden barrier, as if remembering something:
"That's right. Those crafted by gods are called divine treasures, those crafted by outer gods are called outer divine treasures, and those crafted by the nine righteous gods... well, those are naturally righteous divine treasures!"

At this point, He said with great interest:

“I have heard that in the Baron Ocean, the Shark Princess and the Thousand-Faced Prophet are not the rulers of the extraordinary monarchs. The reason they can contend with the Roaring Emperor and the Father of Ten Thousand Stars is because they each possess a fragmented mysterious treasure.”

Xia Fa paused slightly, suddenly remembering the platinum mask inlaid with tiny gemstones that Princess Shark wore.

So, it was a damaged, mysterious treasure?

As for the Thousand-Faced Prophet, the pirate emperor whose half-body and half-face were black and the other half-body and half-face were white, now that I think about it, the reason why he presented such a strange appearance seems to be because of the half-black and half-white swallowtail coat he was wearing.

Judging from this, it should also be a fragmented mysterious treasure.

"The Nine Great Gods need no introduction. These nine supreme beings could never allow the divine treasures they personally crafted to leak out, since they are all still alive and well."

Tefaro continued explaining to Xiafa with great patience, though his tone was slightly presumptuous.

"But as you, Caesar, know, the Outer Gods and the Outer Gods roam the Protoss Realm and inevitably encounter some unknown beings. If any Outer God or Outer God falls as a result, their treasures sometimes flow into the real world and are obtained by people."

"Of course, some were obtained by angels or rulers when they entered the Protoss Realm to travel and explore on their own."

"Among them, the divine treasures that are severely damaged are called incomplete divine treasures, while those that are nearly intact are naturally called complete divine treasures, and some people also call them true divine treasures."

After finishing his sentence, Tefaro suddenly and seemingly unintentionally pushed away the hilt of the curved sword in his arms with his thumb.

A sharp glint of light appeared, instantly illuminating the faces of Xia Fa and Alexander.

Xia Fa asked with some curiosity:
"Your scimitar... could it be a divine treasure?"

Tefaro chuckled:

"How is that possible? However, the blade of this knife does indeed contain several fragments from a mysterious treasure that is almost completely broken."

Xiafa: ...

Just now, Tefaro's heavy breathing almost made him think that a fragmented piece of a mysterious treasure had been incorporated into the blade of His sword.

Unexpectedly, it was merely a few fragments from the mysterious treasure that were incorporated into it...

However, even so, the knife He possessed was clearly the most powerful treasure among everyone present.

"By the way, my horse-slaying sword, it seems to be a sealed artifact, not a secret treasure, right? But something still doesn't seem right..."

Xia Fa suddenly remembered that when he divined the power of the Zhanma Dao (a type of ancient Chinese sword), he had divined a scene in which a being who seemed to be a god used twelve arms to wield the Zhanma Dao and kill an unknown monster.

After acquiring the horse-slaying sword, he almost instinctively regarded it as a sealing artifact, so he did not put it in his bag. He tried to put it in later and found that it was indeed impossible, so he believed it to be a sealing artifact even more.

But now it seems that the situation is not like that.

such as……

Shafa turned to look at the scimitar that Tefal was holding and tentatively asked:

"Could it be that you've been carrying this scimitar all this time because you can't fit it in your scabbard?"

Tefaro nodded slightly:
“That’s right. Any divine treasure, even a mystical treasure, far surpasses the level of ordinary sealed objects. Naturally, it cannot be placed in the Black Bag, nor does it allow itself to be placed in it. Even though my sword only incorporates a few fragments of a mystical treasure, it also cannot be placed in the Black Bag.” Xia Fa nodded thoughtfully.

Looking at it this way, could my horse-slaying sword really be a divine treasure?
It's unclear whether it's a mysterious treasure or an external mysterious treasure.

As for whether it could be a divine artifact of the righteous gods... that's completely impossible. The nine righteous gods are still alive and well, so how could the divine artifacts of the righteous gods they created have been passed down?

Moreover, the nine righteous gods themselves estimated that they would still need to use it.

Beep beep beep—!
Just then, a strange and piercing sound abruptly drew Xia Fa's attention back to the metal arena.

Then, he witnessed a scene that was both unexpected and yet perfectly logical.

Suddenly, the one-act actor had hidden himself in the deepest part of the grand and magnificent theater. Even so, he seemed not to feel it was enough, and his figure was slowly fading away, as if he wanted to truly blend into the theater.

At the same time, He raised both hands, and His ten fingers moved nimbly and continuously.

The Alexander puppet, under His control, is raising its exaggerated mechanical arms and firing its terrifying magical mechanical cannon.

boom--! ! !
For some reason, the magical mechanical cannon fired by the "Alexander Puppet" in the "Fate One-Act Play" gave Xia Fa a strange feeling that was very close to the real magical mechanical cannon, but also fundamentally different.

However, in terms of sheer power... it's almost the same as the magic-powered mechanical cannon fired by Alexander!

A beam of light, as thick as a water tank, roared in, stirring up countless gales and white currents of air. The extreme heat distorted and melted even the void itself.

As the magic-powered mechanical cannon was about to approach Ruscond, Ruscond remained standing with his arms crossed, his cold and domineering expression only amplifying the sense of oppression.

He seemed unafraid, remaining calm and composed.

But even though He was just an angel-level overlord, what He was facing now was a full-force attack equivalent to that of another angel-level overlord!
Finally, the magical mechanical cannon arrived in front of Him.

Then, an unbelievable scene unfolded!

Ruscondance slowly extended a finger toward the incoming magic mechanical cannon.

boom! ! !
This magical mechanical cannon, whose power was comparable to that fired by Alexander himself, was actually... blocked by a single finger of His!

The laser beam spread out like water in a vertical circular plane. Within a mere finger's width, Ruscon stood tall and firm, without taking even half a step back.

In that instant, the expressions of all the top angel-level overlords present—whether it was Tefalo, the Laughing Clown, or the already eliminated Casimir, the Painter, etc.—became completely solemn.

Because they knew that even they themselves could not have blocked such a powerful magic mechanical cannon so easily with just one finger!

"Oh my god, look! That's..."

"Eh, so disgusting!"

"I got goosebumps from being so scared..."

As the crowd outside the golden barrier gasped in surprise, several powerful spectators also looked astonished, as if they had just witnessed something.

That was the finger that Ruscond extended.

At this moment, those originally pale yellow fingers now appeared as if they were covered with a layer of jet-black paint.

But that wasn't all. From the darkness of the fingers, tentacles began to wriggle, and eyes began to dart around and peer out!
Because the area, which was only the size of a finger, was covered with that pitch-black paint, the tentacles and eyes appeared extremely small at first glance. The tentacles were only a few centimeters long, swaying like seaweed, and the eyes were only the size of steel balls, constantly rolling around.

At this moment, whether it was the angels, rulers, or even extraordinary monarchs outside the golden barrier, or the top geniuses like Tefalo and the Laughing Clown inside the golden barrier, their minds were all somewhat blank.

What... exactly is this?
It's called a secret bond ability, but it doesn't seem to resemble any other known secret bond ability.

Or rather, even if someone could use the "Tentacle Contract" and the "Secret Seeker Contract" to generate such miniature tentacles and miniature eyeballs on their own fingers, they would absolutely not be able to use them to block a magic-powered mechanical cannon that is equivalent to a full-force attack from an angel-level overlord!
Moreover, the pitch-black covering on those fingers... gave off an eerie and profound feeling, as if it came from the abyss.

And... a certain indescribable aura.

"Wait, this aura is..."

Xia Fa suddenly realized something, and his pupils contracted sharply.

The aura emanating from the darkness surrounding the finger that Ruscondor extended... was strikingly similar to the aura of the snow demons, giant jaw beasts, and shapeshifting monsters he had encountered.

These... are all bizarre.

So that was... an aura of being out of control!

Outside the golden barrier, in a place unnoticed by everyone.

Emperor Sharatul, Patriarch Osius, Pope Hercules... these three extraordinary rulers, who were almost at the pinnacle of the entire universe, exchanged glances and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes.

"On the verge of going out of control... This forbidden secret technique, prohibited by the nine great gods, has reappeared in the world..."

Patriarch Osius murmured, his face visibly darkening, but within that darkness lay a hint of awe and lingering fear.

At this moment, the conversation between the three extraordinary monarchs would not be heard in the slightest, and even the other humans sitting next to them could not hear it at all.

Pope Hercules said in a deep voice:

"What should we do? As soon as this Super Fighting Grand Prix is ​​over, should we go and capture Ruskonjo?"

Emperor Sharatu shook his head slightly and spoke thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, both Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules immediately turned their attention to Him, quietly awaiting His analysis and arrangements.

If the wolf king roars, the pack of wolves can only bow their heads and listen.

"No, if He absorbed this forbidden technique on the verge of going out of control by devouring some strange entity, then capturing Him would be wronging an innocent person. Moreover, in this situation, He would not be able to pass on this forbidden technique to others."

"But on the other hand, if this was taught to Him by someone, or even some unknown being... then we should let Him go so that we can track Him down."

"If this matter involves any clandestine organization, then there's no need to report it; we'll wipe out that entire organization first!"

As Emperor Sharatus finished speaking, Patriarch Osius and Pope Hercules both nodded in agreement.

The reason why the critical loss of control is listed as a forbidden secret technique by the nine righteous gods is because the user is extremely likely to lose control after repeated use.

However, on the other hand, before things spiral out of control, this forbidden secret technique of near-loss of control also provides an extremely significant boost to the strength of extraordinary individuals...

It's like a tempting fruit; although consuming it will lead to an abyss, it will always tempt people to keep getting closer and trying before they fall into the abyss.

"Hmm...it seems that He has only grasped the critical point of losing control once, and is far from reaching the critical point of losing control twice."

Patriarch Osius examined Rusconsin's jet-black finger, which was covered with tiny tentacles and fine eyes, and immediately gave his judgment.

Pope Hercules shook his head:

"Even so, it's impossible to determine whether He learned it from someone or absorbed and mastered it through His primordial stomach. But speaking of which, I've practiced for thousands of years and only just barely mastered the critical second-stage loss of control. It's already quite impressive that He can use the critical first-stage loss of control so skillfully."

Patriarch Osius remained silent, but glanced at Holy Emperor Sharatul.

All three were extraordinary rulers who had signed one overlord-level secret contract plus twenty-nine ordinary and advanced secret contracts, reaching the pinnacle of secret contracts that could be signed within the realm of "humans".

They can only continue to sign secret contracts if they become gods, but becoming gods is unlikely, since they will never be able to sign a second supreme-level secret contract in their lifetime.

In this situation, even though the number of secret contracts signed was exactly the same and they were all Great Lords, Sharatul was much stronger than Osius himself and Hercules.

One of the reasons, and the most important one, is that... Patriarch Osius himself, and Pope Hercules, only grasped the critical second loss of control.

Only Emperor Sharatul was able to reach the point of losing control three times...

Critical to the point of being out of control... This forbidden secret technique, prohibited by the nine righteous gods, is like an extremely tempting fruit, attracting countless people to pursue it, even knowing that an abyss lies ahead.

Not only are they trying, but the nine righteous gods are also trying.

Because it was the very gods they each served who taught them this forbidden secret art…

……

On the metal ring.

The brown-haired, round-faced, and ordinary-looking one-act actor showed extreme surprise and astonishment on his face the moment his figure was about to fade and disappear.

He seemed to have no idea that this unknown fellow named Ruscond could actually block the magical mechanical cannon fired by the Alexander puppet with just one finger!

The reason that the magical mechanical cannon could have power almost equal to that of Alexander himself at full strength was because... the one-act actor himself activated it using nearly one-tenth of his extraordinary power through the divine combat technique of [Destiny One-Act Play]!

"It seems we're indeed in some trouble..."

After whispering this sentence, the one-act actor completely disappeared from the theater of this "one-act play of fate".

The next moment, all seven replica puppets in the theater, whether they were the Tefaro puppet, the painter puppet, or even the clown puppet, came to life!
The Tefaro puppet first disintegrated into a sky full of starlight, then the starlight condensed in front of Rusconsin. The Tefaro puppet reappeared, and huge bubbles like the starry sky instantly appeared on its body. Then it drew its scimitar and slashed down at Rusconsin.

The painter puppet held the easel in his left hand and the paintbrush in his right, and began to paint Rusconsin, stroke by stroke.

The colors around Rusconsin suddenly became vibrant, full of the texture of oil paint, as if to pull him into an anti-realistic oil painting once again.

As for the Laughing Clown Puppet, it instantly split into three, each wielding a chilling emerald dagger, and charged towards Rusconsin, their figures quickly disappearing into the air.

In addition, there are Alexander the Puppet's Magic Mechanical Cannon, Michel the Puppet's Black Abyss Wrecking Ball, and Cotter the Puppet's Skyfire Projectile...

The seven puppets, replicas of angel-level overlords or top-tier angel overlords, all used the same killer moves they had used near the sea area of ​​the Sun Volcano or on the metal arena!
Every killing move looked so realistic that, apart from the person himself, almost no one else could tell the difference between the real and the fake!

If it weren't for the fact that those seven puppets were indeed puppets, with joints on their bodies and their faces pieced together, everyone would almost think that these seven angel-level overlords were attacking Ruscondor together!
"The one-act actor is really going all out."

Tefaro sighed slightly, even though the one-act actor was manipulating a puppet that was almost identical to Him, and even using His original secret technique of the Gate of Stars, Star Bubble, and the divine battle technique of High Dimensional Cutting.

However, Tefaro could still sense the significant difference, so he didn't care too much.

What He cares about is Rusconsin's true strength.

Faced with a one-act actor's almost all-out attack, how will Rusconsin respond?

Xia Fa didn't say anything, while closely watching the battle on the stage, but the image of Ruscond's dark finger covered with tentacles and eyeballs seemed to uncontrollably appear in his mind.

But at that very moment, something completely unexpected happened!

On the metal arena,
Faced with a devastating attack that was almost equivalent to the combined might of seven angel-level overlords or top-tier angel-level overlords, they were overwhelmed.

Ruscond finally lowered his arms, put his palms together, and clapped them eleven times.

Snapped!
The moment He slammed His palms down, darkness spread from His index fingers, covering both arms with a paint-like black color, from which countless tentacles and eyeballs grew, swaying and turning.

next moment--

With a crisp "ding," it made a very clear sound.

Starting with the Tefalo puppet closest to Ruscond, then the three clown puppets that suddenly appeared in the air, and even the painter puppet in the distance... all seven puppets had solid ice appear on their bodies and froze!
Then, the entire grand and magnificent theater was frozen inside a huge block of ice!

For a fleeting moment, Ruscondra's long, black, spiky hair transformed into flowing white hair, much like the eerie hair of a snow demon.

But almost instantly, it changed back.

His domineering and indifferent gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at a certain spot in the theater, his eyes suddenly flashing with a terrifying red light.

In that instant, the darkness that had only covered His arms extended to His entire upper body, even covering His head!
This caused His inverted triangular upper body to turn completely black, with tentacles swaying wildly all over His body and eyes of all sizes popping out.

This extremely terrifying, bizarre, and chilling scene was so intense that if the golden barrier hadn't flashed and blocked some of the mental impact, many of the low-level superhumans at the fungus, insect, and eagle levels present would have lost control on the spot!

drop--!!!
Two extremely thin red laser beams shot out from Ruscond's eyes, instantly piercing through a certain part of the grand theater.

Click!

The huge block of ice shattered, and the theater shattered along with it. A brown-haired, round-faced, ordinary-looking one-act actor fell out, his brain pierced through, leaving two holes that were both transparent and blackened by the burning.

He had clearly passed out, but the powerful vitality of an angel prevented him from dying completely.

However, that's enough.

He no longer has the ability to fight.

boom! boom! boom!
As the replica puppets exploded and dissipated in the air, the black color of Rusconsin's upper body faded. He glanced coldly at the unconscious one-man actor, then leaped back onto the deck of the pirate ship.

There was silence.

Three tricks.

No one could have imagined that Rusconsin would defeat the top-tier angel-level overlord, the one-act actor, in just three moves!

Moreover, these three moves also include the one that blocked the magic mechanical cannon!

In the commentary box.

The commentator stared at Rusconsin's figure with a look of utter disbelief.

It must be said that even as a physical being who has lived for countless years, today's match was absolutely the most exciting and unexpected one He had ever seen!
First, "that one" transformed into Levimir and came to participate in this Super Fighting Grand Prix.

Now, another person has appeared who has mastered the forbidden secret technique of being on the verge of losing control once...

This is a forbidden secret technique prohibited by the nine righteous gods!

Even the commentator himself has only just reached the point of being on the verge of losing control five times!
Of course, He is a physical entity, and like other entities, He dares not cultivate this forbidden secret technique too deeply.

Because these entities are essentially equivalent to...

After calming himself down, the commentator felt increasingly excited, as if he were walking on the edge of an abyss, and picked up the microphone again.

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

"What an unexpected match! Rusconzo really did keep his word and took down the one-act actor in just three moves!"

"Therefore, I declare Ruskonjo-Zord the winner of the second match of the third round!"

"Then what's next."

"The third round, the third match, is..."

"Tefaro, against Cortés!"

But just after he made the announcement, he suddenly saw that on the deck of the pirate ship in the distance, Colter directly reached out his hand to indicate that he was withdrawing from the competition.

It's unclear whether it's because Cotter, as an angel-level overlord, hasn't mastered divine combat techniques and knows he can't defeat Tefaro, or because he was terrified by Ruscond's performance and became disheartened, knowing he had no hope of winning the championship, so he simply gave up.

The commentator paused for a moment, then immediately waved his hand.

"Alright, since Colter has withdrawn from the match, then Tefaro has successfully advanced!"

"According to the rules, there won't be any rest time coming up."

"In that case, the semifinals..."

"Officially begins!!!"

"First, by..."

"Caesar, against the Clown of Laughter!"

　Easter egg: Loss Control, meaning "out of control," did you guess it?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)