Chapter 530: Twenty-Three Consecutive Wins, Charging to the Top of Combat Power, If I Say I'll Go, Then I'll Go! |
At this moment inside the Coliseum, Xu Lang could see quite a few strong players worthy of his attention, but none of them were willing to stake their lives on this matter.
"Pfft!"
"I despise all of you!"
"How weak is your will to fight?"
Xu Lang suddenly found himself deeply appreciating Song Fei. Couldn't there be at least one warrior as determined to fight to the death without retreating as Song Fei?
If it wasn't a deathmatch, how could he harvest Herd Spirits and invite players from other dormitory buildings into the Grave Pasture for a chat?
He had finally decided to go all out for once, and no one was playing along!
By now, he was long past being an inexperienced rookie, the Xu Lang of yesterday, the former nobody...
Before, he used to keep his distance and avoid fighting top-tier players. But now, as he looked around at all the elites, he felt they were nothing special.
But if anyone asked if he cheated, he would definitely say no.
Sleeping was also a technical skill.
How many people in peacetime lay awake at night unable to sleep?
So, being able to sleep was also an outstanding ability.
"Today, I just want to fight and have fun!"
Xu Lang pondered for a moment. Even though he was being looked down upon from the audience seats, he carried himself as if he occupied a higher position. His voice sounded like a declaration: "If it's not a deathmatch, then players with over five hundred Combat Power Points can challenge me to a duel!"
Boom!
The atmosphere in the Coliseum instantly ignited, reaching a new peak. Even the Mad King Building players were itching to try.
Even in non-deathmatch duels, players had to pay a significant price just to step onto the arena.
And there was no shortage of players willing to pay that price for the sake of fighting with their hearts!
In fact, many wanted to risk a small investment for a huge return!
With such a massive gap in combat power, if a low-power player won, the high-power player would suffer heavy losses. Meanwhile, if the high-power player won, they would only gain very little or nothing at all.
So, high-power players usually challenged opponents at the same level. Otherwise, getting ambushed and killed by some nobody using a disposable item would just be a terrible deal.
And Xu Lang didn't seem to care about this unwritten rule!
Many players with hidden Trump Cards all felt a murderous intent rise within them!
"I've already paid the challenge fee, and the bet is an Excellent Skill Scroll. Hurry up and accept the challenge!"
"Dammit, I actually have over five hundred Combat Power Points. I missed my chance!"
"Fuck, he's so arrogant. Let me go take him down!"
"Let me fight you!"
Challenges came flooding in without end!
For non-deathmatch challenges, the challenger had to pay a challenge fee. The higher the challenged player's combat power, the higher the fee. At the same time, they had to put up a bet; otherwise, there was a high probability the other party would refuse.
It was worth mentioning that the loser of a non-deathmatch would additionally drop a portion of their equipment or skills and enter a forced weakened state for a period of time. If they didn't spend that weakened time in the Coliseum, they risked being ambushed by enemies when they left.
Xu Lang selected a relatively strong player for his next match.
...
Bang!
The Finality Building player was kicked flying to the edge of the Coliseum, his entire body embedded into the wall!
The trajectory of his flight was perfectly straight, showing just how much force was behind Xu Lang's kick.
Flying Slashes swept across, reaping the last trace of his breath.
The Finality Building player dissolved into light and returned to the rest area.
[Winner, Mad King Building's Xu Lang!]
Unprecedented—twenty-three consecutive wins!
Moreover, Xu Lang became the first player to break through the five-thousand-point Combat Power Points barrier.
[Coliseum Combat Power Leaderboard—]
[1. Xu Lang (Mad King): 5256 points]
[2. Chu Tianhe (Vast Sky): 4977]
[3. Gongsun Qi (Vast Sky): 4260]
[4. Bai Yexing (Vast Sky): 3840]
[5. Ominous Sign (Finality): 3750]
Although it wasn't a deathmatch and he couldn't plunder all the duel points from his opponent in one fight, Xu Lang focused on efficiency and absolute domination. Any player who dared to waste time in the rest area would suffer a terrifying punishment.
In non-deathmatches, players could voluntarily surrender. After encountering that once, Xu Lang learned his lesson. Now he would kick them in the mouth and slice them thinner than Lanzhou beef!
Maliciously dragging out time was an unforgivable crime!
And so, within one hour, Xu Lang fought twenty-three consecutive battles and forcibly charged to the top of the Combat Power Leaderboard.
Xu Lang had a blast fighting, but there were regrets too.
He only encountered one player from the Vast Sky Building. Whether they were busy with something else or trying to preserve their combat power, the top few players from the Vast Sky Building on the leaderboard didn't show up.
In fact, there were plenty of players stronger than Chu Tianhe; they just didn't linger in the Coliseum.
Currently, the combat power of players in the Coliseum was too low. Even if someone climbed to the top, each round's settlement would only yield a single Combat Power Point, not enough to exchange for anything good.
"Yiyun, I thought you would at least make a move." In the Vast Sky Building seating area, a man in a python robe sounded slightly surprised.
He was in the same team as Yiyun, and their relationship was very close, so he wasn't trying to stir up trouble—he was genuinely curious.
This was also the team that had previously plotted the expedition against the Mad King Building.
"My equipment and skills are too important. If I lose them, the losses would be devastating." Yiyun's gaze was sharp. "Besides, if you want to be sure of defeating him, I think only the captain has a shot!"
"Unfortunately, the captain is busy right now." The python-robed man shook his head.
Yiyun's eyes flickered with hesitation.
Just then, a faint voice drifted over.
"Yiyun, I advise you not to act rashly. That man's strength is beyond both you and me."
The speaker was a long-haired youth with an ancient-style appearance and considerable charm. If he were in a historical drama, he wouldn't even need makeup to win over a large crowd of fans.
He was the Vast Sky Building player who had lost to Xu Lang.
Yiyun and the others all turned their gazes toward him.
"Wang Kun, just because you couldn't do it doesn't mean we can't!" The python-robed man's tone carried a hint of gunpowder.
"If you think you can, then go ahead." The ancient-style dressed man replied coldly.
"Then I'll go!"
The next second, the python-robed man's figure vanished. He had actually become a prepared competitor!