Alone and Infinite

"Thank you, that's already excellent."

Li Xia was sincerely grateful. Why were so many apostles unwilling to spend materials to upgrade their equipment?

The main reason is that it's too expensive and not cost-effective. The secondary reason is that even materials with high compatibility can change one of the equipment's attributes.

Looking at the palm-sized dragon scale in his palm, it seemed as if flames were burning faintly at the center of the dragon scale, which was originally like a ruby.

Li Xia slapped the dragon scale directly onto his chest, his brows furrowed, and he suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

The health bar slowly decreased, and the 6% health bar dimmed, with a small lock-like icon appearing on it.

Blazing flames appeared around his body, completely enveloping him like a lotus flower.

Licking at the flames, Li Xia felt as if a scorching power was flowing through his veins.

The scar between the eyebrows gradually appeared, and a red dot in the vertical scar slowly grew larger.

It was a phantom resembling the Jade of the Molten Mountain Dragon, and its pupils even looked like glass.

The flames gradually dissipated, the vertical scars remained, but the phantom of Baoyu quietly disappeared along with the fine dragon scales.

Aowu and Heitan did an excellent job in supporting the event, providing plenty of emotional value.

"Meow! (My owner is so handsome!)"

"Your Highness, that's cool!"

Li Xia:

Mada looked at his work with satisfaction and said earnestly:

"Young man, we'll meet again at Tier 3!"

Overall, the results were very good.

After absorbing its own life force, the brand-new [Molten Dragon] armor also showed its defensive tier.

7!

Comparable to ordinary purple heavy armor!

Now that his defense is almost on par with Kushala Daora, Li Xia suspects that if he were standing in front of Kushala Daora right now, they could engage in a passionate brawl and hurt each other.

"Your Highness, the old man's long-winded explanation wasn't just because he leveled up, was it?"

Although Aowu has no brain, it still retains some fragments of memory and can actually sense some things.

Unlike charcoal, the innocent kitten simply believes whatever people say and can't even lie.

"Ah."

Li Xia nodded and led the two children toward the arena:

"He explained it so clearly just to tell me that if employees want to be promoted, they need something beyond what is usually required."

For example, blacksmiths need special equipment, specifically high-level equipment.

Aowu and Heitan listened attentively:

"What Madaro means is—an alliance. He acknowledges my potential and is also using this equipment to upgrade and showcase his abilities."

"That's great. Having a capable employee can save a lot of trouble. It's a win-win situation, where everyone gets what they need and helps each other."

Li Xia looked at the bewildered black charcoal and patted its head:

"At least—he can definitely help if Black Charcoal wants to continue improving his equipment."

You have entered the Arena (Tier 2)

Current Arena Players: 38714

[Current ranking: 100]

A pale blue screen floats before my eyes; once I entered the top 100, I could no longer change my ranking on my own.

However, if you're on a winning streak, you can still jump a little based on your points.

Looking at his score, Li Xia realized that after defeating the fire mage apostle ranked 100th last time, his score had become exactly the same as hers.

It's quite humane; at least you don't have to foolishly play eighty or ninety games anymore.

"Your Highness, what do you mean? Do you need me and Heitan to make an appearance?"

Li Xia pondered for a moment, then shook her head:

"No need. You can go in with me, but don't make a move yet. Focus on getting a feel for the atmosphere."

"okay!"

Let's begin!

My finger swiftly tapped the button.

[Start matching!]

Tier 2 - Guild Area

In the Nightingale's quarters, Winnie leaned back in a luxurious chaise lounge, her slender fingers holding a cherry.

Her straight, slender, fair legs were crossed, and her nail-painted toes wiggled nimbly in the sunlight.

The screen in front of me is playing a currently popular TV series. Sometimes, watching a show with completely different details is a special kind of fun.

Ugh—this is so boring.

The next second, a notification from the Hall of Light suddenly popped up.

[The apostle you are following, number ****, is currently being matched.]

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Yesterday, while I was working and the air was blowing on me, I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

The lake-view room was very windy, and I felt quite uncomfortable in it.

I caught it today, as expected. My head is throbbing.

Chapter 197 Crazy Winning Streak

Winnie sat up immediately, her eyes sparkling.

The scene from that day seemed to reappear in her mind.

The forest was ablaze, flames raged, and the man's bare upper body was covered with illusory dragon scales like rubies.

He grabbed himself by the neck, lifted him up, and slammed him against the tree trunk.

Winnie couldn't help but touch her neck, and her face suddenly turned red again.

The suffocating feeling made her heart race, and Winnie remembers wanting to struggle.

But suddenly I saw his eyes, those cold eyes that seemed to hold a smile.

The firelight reflected in his eyes, and I was reflected in his eyes as well.

Winnie suddenly stood up and ran to the large mirror to look at herself from left to right.

The high-slit long skirt revealed glimpses of her voluptuous, straight, long legs, exuding a mysterious allure.

Isn't it too revealing?

[Matching successful]

[Audience size: 425]

[We have found an opponent with a similar current ranking, and we will soon begin preparing for the match!]

[Venue is being randomly selected]

[Battle begins!]

The lingering dizziness after the teleportation slowly subsided, and the randomized location this time resembled the venue of the World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament.

It's just much bigger, about 200 meters long and wide.

The two beams of light were a hundred meters apart, and the two sides in this battle were located within the beams.

This distance isn't far for close combat, nor is it close for ranged combat.

Just right.

Li Xia looked at it with great interest; this wasn't available when he played in the arena before.

Is this the kind of opening sequence only seen in matches between the top 100 players?

A countdown timer was slowly ticking in front of me.

10.9.8.7.

He tried to mobilize his true qi, but found that an invisible force was preventing him from doing so.

Even mobilizing power doesn't work? It seems the mage can't cast a shield for himself inside the pillar of light.

That's quite fair; it's probably to prevent the opponent from giving you a lot of buffs right from the start.

It also helped to create a first-strike skill.

Aowu and Heitan had already shrunk back a bit, ready to observe the whole thing.

6.5.4.

The number of viewers in the upper right corner slowly increased, reaching 682.

It seems that the top 100 matches are quite attractive, but won't that expose one's own skill attributes or something?

I wonder if there will be any private matches later on.

three.

Li Xia brought her thoughts back to the present.

His gaze gradually sharpened.

二.

The beam of light trembled slightly and gradually dimmed.

一

The battle begins!

Arena VIP Boxes

The suspended cabins constructed of dark crystal glass resemble egg pods detached from an interstellar mothership.

The interior, however, is decorated in an extremely classical and luxurious style, from the entire wall of crystal mirrors to the Baroque painted dome above the ceiling.

Even the thick carpeted floor highlights the extraordinary nature of this private room.

This is the VIP box for the top 100 players, an area that only the top 100 players in the arena can enter.

Winnie sat in a large, comfortable red velvet armchair, the gold thread embroidery of irises on the back of the chair shifting with the angle of the chair, revealing a dark purple sheen.

But none of this could compare to the allure in her eyes, where, due to the magic, her fiery red pupils seemed to truly hold two burning flames.

Staring at the man's indifferent face on the screen.

"Wow, ten consecutive wins, right?"

"Where did this monster come from? It jumped straight into the top fifty."

"The key is, did you figure out his style? He's too fast; he's never lasted more than thirty seconds in a single game."

"Could it be that we've encountered one of those extreme 'geniuses' who piles all their resources into one particular area?"

"No way, anyone who buys a strategy guide knows that this only gives you an advantage in the early game, and you'll start to struggle at level three."

"Who knows, what if there really is such a short-sighted fool—"

"Hehe—I think he looks like an idiot."

"Just take a look. I feel the same way. It's impossible for a company to develop at such a rapid pace at this stage with balanced growth."

"The Cave Wave, the Sword Light, and the speed of at least 20 points of agility are all major resource-consuming skills."