Chapter 594

Chapter 594: Hidden Strength

“What a pity! He came at the last minute, after all.”

“This guy really knows how to put on a show, only appearing at the final moment. If something came up last minute and he couldn’t make it, he would be in trouble.”

“He doesn’t seem special; he’s probably not a match for the Flame Tribe fighter!”

“Strolling up to the stage like that, he definitely lacks confidence!”

As the audience murmured their criticisms,

Yi Chen slowly flew up onto the stage.

It was just a fight between level 150 fighters, so the stage was not very large.

The stage measured about ten kilometers long and wide.

Around it, powerful beings had set up special barriers.

These barriers could not only withstand external attacks but also prevent internal attacks from spreading outside.

Only when one side is killed do the barriers close.

As Yi Chen entered the stage, the Shadow King also quietly slipped into the arena.

This was naturally to ensure Yi Chen’s safety.

A double safety measure.

Despite his terrifying talent and strength to kill opponents across major realms, Yi Chen remained very careful.

Not only did he secretly draw out the luck of the Flame Tribe fighter before the match began,

but he even arranged for the Shadow King to infiltrate the stage in case of any unexpected situations.

This way, even if there were a one-in-a-billion chance that the Flame Tribe fighter was stronger and he was defeated, the Shadow King could use his ability to conceal himself to make him disappear from everyone’s sight

and pass through the barriers to leave the coliseum.

In fact, Yi Chen’s teleportation ability could also cross these barriers.

The reason he allowed the Shadow King to enter the arena was purely as a precaution against a potential one-hit knockout.

In terms of strength and reaction speed, the Shadow King far surpassed him.

If something went wrong, the Shadow King could react much faster.

“The duel officially begins!”

With the referee’s command, the barriers on the stage activated.

“Come on! Once I make my move, you won’t have another chance to resist.”

The Flame Tribe fighter looked arrogantly at Yi Chen.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe was one of the three dominant races in the super star cluster. Although they were not as haughty and aggressive as the other two dominant races, the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe, due to their mastery of the causal path,

deep down, they still looked down on other races.

The Flame Tribe fighter came to the Tree Star Cluster for the life-and-death duel because he had once encountered a Tree-Dwelling Tribe member who had disdained him.

This time, to make a breakthrough and gain combat experience, he specifically chose to sign up for the life-and-death duel in the Tree Star Cluster coliseum.

He could earn a vast amount of resources and treasures and accumulate enough combat experience.

Additionally, he could also take revenge for the wrongs he suffered in the past.

However, the more times he participated in these life-and-death duels, the higher the chance of death.

After all, the more he fought, the more he revealed his strength, making it easier for opponents to target him.

For this reason, he planned to leave the coliseum completely after winning this match, participating in no more than one additional fight.

If he had to continue, he would choose another coliseum to fight in.

Inside his body, energy circulated rapidly, keeping him on high alert.

The arrogance on his face was all an act, deliberately put on to provoke Yi Chen, aiming to put Yi Chen in an angry state and unable to maintain his strongest condition.

He also aimed to provoke Yi Chen into attacking first.

Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy guarantees victory in every battle; without understanding the enemy’s methods, he felt it safer to take a defensive stance.

Unfortunately, he did not know that Yi Chen was much more cautious than he was, and while drawing out his luck, he had also let the Shadow King hide on the stage as a backup plan.

Even Mares was currently inside a flying treasure near the arena, ready to strike at any moment.

Yi Chen smiled calmly.

Suddenly, a powerful immortal sword appeared on the massive tree branch.

In various coliseums, ordinary duels would restrict and ban the use of various treasures, especially those beyond one’s strength realm.

Even ordinary weapons had to be registered in advance.

But to increase uncertainty and excitement, life-and-death duels had no such restrictions.

This meant that if one side used a treasured item, it was permitted within the rules.

Of course, the resources and treasures brought onto the stage by the losing side would belong to the winner.

In other words, some powerful figures could manipulate matches by allowing participating fighters to bring powerful treasures.

But if the contestant lost, all those powerful treasures would go to the opponent, leaving them wiped out in their bets and losing even more valuable treasures.

“Wow, he’s actually using a sword-type weapon?”

“This is interesting; no wonder someone placed a big bet on his victory.”

“Looking at the level of that immortal sword, it seems quite impressive!”

A few Tree-Dwelling Tribe spectators who bet on Yi Chen’s victory became slightly excited.

However, the vast majority of Tree-Dwelling Tribe spectators had somewhat grim expressions.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe mainly focused on developing various attack methods and tactics with their countless branches and leaves.

Very few members studied the use of weapons and offensive strategies.

Even if they did use weapons, it was typically to assist their leaf and branch assaults.

For example, they might attach blades to the ends of branches to enhance their attacking power or add poison to their leaves.

But the focus would always be on the branches and leaves.

Fighters like Yi Chen, who used sword-type weapons, were extremely rare in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Under normal circumstances, it would only surprise a few people.

However, at that moment, Yi Chen was up against the Flame Tribe, which was very effective against the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Not using branches and leaves to attack significantly reduced the Flame Tribe’s counter against Yi Chen.

This was precisely why most spectators who bet on the Flame Tribe fighter’s victory looked somewhat displeased.

On the stage, the Flame Tribe fighter’s expression also turned sour.

Sure enough, after participating in several duels, opponents began to appear who could target him among the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

His decision to participate in one or two more duels before leaving this coliseum was indeed a wise decision.

He even changed his mind, deciding to leave this coliseum after winning this match.

“You can die now!”

Yi Chen gripped the immortal sword with the massive branch and slashed at the Flame Tribe fighter.

A sword energy surged towards the Flame Tribe fighter with a fierce sweep.

However, compared to Yi Chen’s full-force attack, the power of this sword energy was at best around one percent, and its speed was only a tenth.

With his strength, it wouldn’t be too difficult to defeat the Flame Tribe fighter in an instant.

But he was here to earn resources and treasures.

If he were to eliminate the Flame Tribe fighter in one blow, the odds of winning the next match would likely lead most spectators to bet on his victory.

He wanted to continue gambling against the majority of spectators, lowering the odds of his win to a point where there would be minimal profit.

This would also significantly discourage the Tree-Dwelling Tribe spectators from betting on his failure, which would not be beneficial for him in acquiring a massive amount of resources and treasures.

Winning a fierce battle against the Flame Tribe fighter through luck, perhaps after eight hundred rounds, would align best with his interests.