Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Because the primary consideration was dealing with the larger magical beasts, the King used the Moyun Halberd, which was 2.5 meters long. It was a typical long weapon and a heavy weapon, and the moves he used were mainly wide and sweeping. In ancient times, he would have been a fierce general who could make thousands of troops retreat.

Takikdo's pair of crescent-shaped scimitars, with hilts about 12 inches long, clearly follow a light and unpredictable style. It can be said that they are designed to deal with small magical beasts, or rather, compared to magical beasts, they are more like weapons for dealing with human mages.

Many people are eagerly anticipating what kind of sparks will fly between these two melee mages, both skilled in combat but with distinctly different styles.

As soon as the battle began, both sides charged at each other simultaneously, while also harassing and probing with some ranged magic.

The king swept away all the incoming wooden spikes with his halberd, his momentum overwhelming and unstoppable. Takikudo, however, dodged the rock spikes with just a few nimble shifts in position, showing no signs of the cumbersome feeling of being a vegetable.

The black gold tree body did not increase Takikudo's size much, so his agility was not affected in any way.

The two were twenty meters apart. As Wang Jiang charged forward, he raised his right hand and clenched his fist at Takikatsu. Takikatsu, in turn, opened his thumb and forefinger, which were gripping his sword, and remotely pinched Wang Jiang's body.

boom!

The next moment, a ball of flame suddenly exploded from Takigakudo's head. The flames rapidly expanded until they completely engulfed his upper body. In front of the King, a cage of spikes as hard as black iron shot out, its doors open, waiting for the King to willingly enter the trap.

Two intersecting cross-shaped blades sliced ​​through the embers of the flames, revealing Takito's shirtless, dry upper body, its dark bark now covered in a layer of charred black.

With a heavy stomp of his right foot, the charred bark on Takikatsu's body was shaken into charred dust, which drifted like smog.

Looking at the king, he had already shattered the iron spike cage with his halberd, his speed unimpeded in the slightest.

"This fireball is powerful enough, but its power is still a bit lacking." Takikudo exhaled a puff of black smoke, not surprised by the failure of the Iron Spike Prison. His rough voice accompanied his withered body as he approached the King first.

"If it's strong enough, take another puff." Wang pressed his palm down again.

This time, Takigaku honestly crossed his arms, which were gripping the Crescent Moon Blade, in front of his face. Clusters of branches grew from his arms, intertwining with each other until they formed a pair of arm guards.

Clearly, the damage inflicted on Takikdo by the King's Flame Burst was not as insignificant as Takikdo claimed.

While the Black Gold Tree Body greatly enhanced Takikdo's defenses, it also had its limits.

However, after Takikudo assumed a defensive stance, the King's Flame Burst was delayed.

Through the gap between his arms, Takikatsu looked up and saw that the king had already swung his black cloud halberd, slashing it diagonally down towards his right shoulder.

Before they knew it, the distance between the two had closed to within three meters, and Takikudo officially entered the attack range of the Ink Cloud Halberd.

"Cunning villain!" Takikatsu laughed angrily after being tricked. His arms, which were originally crossed in front of his face to deal with the Flame Burst, suddenly moved to the right and aligned. As he twisted his body, he gripped the Crescent Moon in reverse, bent his knees and lowered his shoulders to create a sloping blade slope outside his arms.

"All's fair in war." The king adjusted the angle slightly, and the Moyun Halberd, carrying the force of wind and thunder, smashed vertically into the center of the two crescent-shaped blades, giving Takito no chance to deflect the force.

clang!

The deafening roar of metal clashing resounded in Takito's right ear. Had Takito not already been in his Black Gold Tree form, his eardrums might have been punctured.

Even so, the immense force caused the Takigaku Crescent Blade to sink rapidly, cutting straight into the thick branch guard.

In an instant, wood chips flew everywhere, and two narrow grooves appeared, through which black and gold arms could be vaguely seen.

Fortunately, Takikto was prepared. He bent his right leg like a hunting bow and straightened his left leg outward, supporting his slightly thin body on the arena like hardwood, and was not sent flying by the king's halberd.

However, the immense pressure caused Takigaku's sneakers to burst into tiny fragments, revealing his black and gold wood-grained soles.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a little over a second, after which Takikuto couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"Very powerful."

"Not even close." Wang Jiang raised an eyebrow slightly and casually uttered three words, it was unclear who he was referring to.

To be honest, Wang Jiang did not expect that after Takikatsu activated the Black Gold Tree Body transformation, his power was not much inferior to his own when he released the Golden Light Body.

Currently, it seems that the boost that this transformation magic brings to Takikatsu is too powerful, both in terms of defense and strength.

After a brief exchange, Wang Jiang understood that the power and speed granted to him by his Golden Body and Flame were no match for Takito's Black Gold Tree Body.

Don't forget, Takikudo is also wearing the Seifu-ryu style.

Furthermore, judging from the design of Takigakudo's weapons, it can be roughly guessed that Takigakudo actually follows the close-quarters combat style, with agile and unpredictable movements and unpredictable and insidious moves.

If the King is a warrior, then Takikudo is an assassin.

But now this assassin's strength is no less than that of a warrior, and his defense is even higher. How can this be justified?

One can imagine that once the king is cut into the inner circle by Takikudo and engaged in close combat, the long weapon, the Moyun Halberd, will become a burden to the king, and it will be difficult to turn the tide.

This was something that not only the king understood, but Takikudo understood even better.

The next moment, the crescent moon scimitar changed its grip in Takikatsu's hands, becoming one upright and one reversed. Then, Takikatsu stepped forward, the blade clamping down on the body of the Ink Cloud Halberd, sliding forward rapidly, sparks flying, and slicing straight at the hands of the king who was holding the halberd.

This change of tactics allows them to continue closing the distance and gain a range advantage, while also attempting to force the king to abandon the Ink Cloud Halberd.

Although without the burden of weapons, the king might be better able to deal with the close-range crescent-shaped scimitar even unarmed.

However, don't forget that the Golden Body doesn't offer any defensive capabilities, and every strike from Takikudo is a critical hit that draws blood.

The previous spells were just minor skirmishes, at most a greeting between them. For these two, the real killing blows would definitely come after they engaged in close combat.