Global Lords: Me and My Calabash Kiddos

"O spirits that dance in the flames! Turn your wrath into a wall of fire and separate everything. Flame Shield!"

Austin flipped through his magic book, chanting softly.

As soon as Austin uttered the lengthy incantation, the shield was already formed.

"Boom!"

The sword qi collided with Austin’s shield, but failed to break through the flame shield.

Yi Tian found it strange. He had fought mages before, but none could deploy a shield instantaneously against his attacks.

This demonstrated Austin’s deep knowledge of magic, fast casting speed, and that his fire mystical technique was on par with Yi Tian’s.

"Great Flame Main God, hear my prayer. Flame Ball!"

Austin’s slender fingers flipped open a page of the magic book, and over a dozen basketball-sized pink fireballs appeared, heading towards Yi Tian.

These fireballs seemed slow, but with Austin’s mind control, they could track their target.

Each of the pink fireballs boasted an attack power of over 2200.

Such a fierce barrage was something few could withstand.

Yi Tian wielded the Cyan Gang Sword, countering with close combat.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh..."

"Boom..."

Blow after blow, he struck down all thirteen fireballs.

"Great Flame Main God, you are the source of light, please lend me the Flame Divine Power to tear apart all darkness in the world."

Austin held up the magic book, praying sincerely with determination in his eyes.

In less than a second, Austin’s momentum skyrocketed, boosting his magic cultivation by 30% compared to before.

"In the name of the Flame Main God, I command the Flame Spirit to appear!"

Austin closed the magic book, and a flame spirit leaped from the book’s cover.

In a Dao Body form, it was enveloped in flames, wielding a flame longsword.

This was the first time Yi Tian genuinely battled a powerful mage, fostering curiosity about them.

Previous mages were cut down by a single blow from Yi Tian, leaving him uninterested.

He refrained from launching a fierce attack, wanting to see what Austin had up his sleeve.

So far, it seemed Austin not only possessed strong magic power but also remarkable spiritual power.

"Flame Spirit, help me eliminate this enemy!"

Austin pointed at the Flame Spirit.

Rolling in flames, the Flame Spirit charged at Yi Tian swiftly.

This flame spirit had an attack power exceeding 2500. In his plagued state, Yi Tian dared not be careless and activated Mountain Lifting and Cauldron Carrying.

He charged at the Flame Spirit with his sword.

"Plunge!"

With one sword strike, like a mountain crashing down, the Flame Spirit’s longsword shattered, and it was cut to dissipate on the spot.

Such fierce and unrelenting force led many in the audience to involuntarily cheer.

"I’ll give you one last chance!" Yi Tian spoke coolly in Celestial Dao Language.

Austin’s expression changed. It didn’t make sense! How could the world’s second best, plagued, still retain such combat power?

He took a deep breath and unleashed his ultimate move.

The disdain in the world’s second-best’s words made Austin uncomfortable.

"Flame Main God, turn your fury into an all-consuming blaze to cleanse all sins of the world. Purifying Fire!"

As Austin’s words fell, white flames ignited across the entire arena, even forming white fire lotuses above Yi Tian’s head.

The flames surged fiercely, enveloping Yi Tian.

In this scenario, within two seconds, the world’s second best might be burned to death.

The audience perceived the scene of Yi Tian being surrounded by a sea of fire, some worrying for the world’s second, others feeling gratified!

998, the strongest unbeaten streak to date, was finally about to end!

Yi Tian felt that even if he did nothing, he could disregard these flames.

Heavenless Bead!

The Heavenless Bead could avoid water and fire, cold and heat, wind and dust.

Yi Tian didn’t want to bully Austin. Even without using the Heavenless Bead, just deploying the Celestial Ice Palm, Austin would struggle to withstand it.

The Five Elements mutually aid and restrain each other; the water attribute is the nemesis of the fire attribute.

Constrained Five Elements Power would reduce its effectiveness by 10% to 20%, one reason why lower-ranked combatants often upset higher ranks in the arena.

These flame attacks exceeded 2500, but Yi Tian’s Celestial Ice Palm was enough to handle them.

However, Yi Tian was no longer interested in Austin.

"World-Edge Sword!"

As Yi Tian’s voice fell, the Cyan Gang Sword unleashed World-Edge Sword Qi, slicing through the flames, straight at Austin.

Spiritual Power + World-Edge Sword + Swordsmanship Mastery LV.13 + Cyan Gang Sword.

The sword qi also contained sharpness and oppression.

"Whoosh!"

Austin’s sea of flames was cleaved open by Yi Tian.

The parted flames couldn’t mend.

"Boom!"

After slicing through the sea of flames, the World-Edge Sword Qi showed no sign of weakening and struck Austin’s magic shield.

"Crack!"

The flame shield shattered.

Without shield protection, the mage was as fragile as paper. Before being hit by the World-Edge Sword Qi, Austin was teleported away, and the World-Edge Sword Qi vanished.

On the Golden Arena, not a trace of flame remained as if it had never appeared.

Some in the audience were astonished by the world’s second excellent sword technique.

Up to now, though the world’s second appearance wasn’t impressive, his "ruthless but concise" demeanor and unrivaled sword techniques won him a legion of followers.

There were still many Darklings, cursing Yi Tian to lose continuously.

For the thousandth match, have a big shot show up to defeat the world’s second.

To date, there has been no thousand-win streak.

If a Lord achieves a thousand-win streak in one phase, how would other Lords maintain their dignity?

The thousandth match!

"Blood Race’s Xue Hentian enters the arena, strength: Late-stage B-level!"

Blood Race, Xue Hentian.

Ranked fourth on the Combat Power Golden List, Xue Hentian.

On the fifth day of autumn, the Combat Power Golden List was updated: Xue Hentian’s combat power reached Tier 6542.

The world’s second combat power was Tier 9712.

The world’s second is growing too quickly, steadily touching the combat power ceiling.

The Celestial Dao Stone had reminded that throughout history, the strongest B-level had a power of Tier Ten Thousand, so the combat power tiers were designed with the strongest in mind.

Once stepping into Tier Ten Thousand and One, it would be a feat recorded in history, enduring forever.

Does a gap of over three thousand in combat power even matter?

In the exclusive chat room, debates raged. Some Lords believed the world’s second’s strength had clearly declined, giving Xue Hentian a chance.

Some Lords believed Xue Hentian came prepared, bringing treasures to temporarily cure the plague, allowing him to defeat the "exhausted" world’s second easily.

Some Lords believed Xue Hentian was biding his time, waiting to defeat the world’s second on his 999th consecutive victory to usurp his reputation.

Of course, some also believed the world’s second fought with ease so far, having not yet exerted full strength.

The Combat Power Golden List is a sum of explosive power, sustained combat power, talent, martial skills, abilities, defense power, endurance, recovery power, spiritual power affinity, and more.

The world’s second, blazing an unmatched trail, is not reliant solely on his sword and might have other means at his disposal.