Chapter 61

Self-doubt deeply troubled the young Holy Warrior; the diversity of Zongwang shook his worldview, but being young, he had a strong ability to accept.

Soon the Holy Warrior shook off his doubts, took a deep breath, and Gars forced himself to calm down.

No matter what kind of person the opponent is, his current goal is only one: to defeat the opponent, even if the opponent is also a Holy Warrior, this cannot be changed.

Just as in regular training, he stayed calm, settled his emotions, and prepared himself.

"I can't tell his identity… is he a warrior-type class?" The now-calm Gars began observing his opponent.

He didn't look like those burly barbarians; lacking armor, he must be a light-armored warrior!

Is he someone who favors agility and skill?

Gars gripped his axe tightly; this wasn't good news for him, as he was better at dealing with opponents who relied on strength.

Soon the five minutes were about to end, and the retinal display began continuously refreshing prompt messages:

"10 seconds until the battle begins……"

"9 seconds until the battle begins……"

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"3 seconds until the battle begins……"

"2 seconds until the battle begins……"

"1 second until the battle begins……"

"Battle begins!"

Gars gripped his axe tightly and began to channel divine power.

When a Holy Warrior reaches level 3, he can swear a holy oath, which will forever accompany his Holy Warrior identity.

The Oath of Devotion, the Oath of the Ancients, and the Oath of Vengeance each represent a belief and an independent set of spells and divine power traits.

And the oath Gars swore was the Oath of Devotion, meaning the most sublime part of the ideals of justice, virtue, and order; he holds himself to the code of honor, seeking justice and greater good.

"Holy Weapon!"

Gars poured positive energy into his axe; the axe suddenly flashed with light, holy power clung to its blade, as if illuminating the entire arena.

"He's not hiding; he doesn't look like an assassin or thief class!" Gars breathed a sigh of relief, as he wasn't very good at dealing with opponents lurking in darkness.

"Looks like he's going to break through head‑on!" Gars watched Mu Yi's movements and held his breath.

Gars was a Holy Warrior selected as a Zongwang Player in the fifth batch of their Plane; in their Plane, Zongwang has become an element integrated into popular life, and information about Zongwang can be seen in many places.

As a Holy Warrior trained through the church system, he has undergone systematic training against various types of opponents.

At this moment, his sturdy armor gave him great encouragement; it was a full set of blue‑quality Holy Warrior armor granted by the church after he earned his Zongwang qualification.

Among the various armors of the apprentice period, full‑body armor's protection can be said to be among the best.

Although full‑body armor indeed has a major shortcoming in flexibility, its solid and comprehensive protection provides great reassurance.

Since the opponent excels in speed, he only needs to protect his vital points, then trade wounds for life, seizing the moment when the opponent strikes to fiercely chop down with his axe.

That way he could gain the glory of victory.

But Gars noticed the opponent never moved, seeming also to be wary of something.

Both sides fell into a strange stalemate; Gars decided first to break it, and as one who had sworn the Oath of Devotion, he followed the tenet of courage—prudence is wisdom, but one must never let fear prevent action.

"Protection from Evil!"

"Rend Evil!"

Gars naturally launched a charge attack; his understanding of the courage tenet does not allow him to stand still.

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"I remember, the helmet is adorned with angel‑wing imagery; this is a Holy Warrior who practices the path of devotion!"

Mu Yi recalled the Holy Warrior class description he had seen on the forum earlier.

"Strengthening power by swearing an oath sounds a bit like the Buddhist Sect's grand‑vow path!"

As his first opponent, Mu Yi still valued him greatly.

Seeing the Holy Warrior charging at him, Mu Yi slightly lowered his body and then erupted!

"Time Confusion!" Holding nothing back, Mu Yi chose to go all‑out.

The turbulent air from Mu Yi's high‑speed movement alerted Holy Warrior Gars; Mu Yi's sudden disappearance made Gars instantly feel something was wrong.

However, Gars did not panic; everything was as he had expected—the opponent vanished via high speed, so he would only reappear……behind him.

Gars, using only three‑tenths of his strength, forcibly halted his motion, then swung his axe in a sweeping arc.

"Supreme Holy Strike!" Gars held nothing back this time, knowing this might be his only chance, so he had to seize this opening.

"Clang!"

With a dull metallic clash, his attack was blocked!

Gars instantly felt his breath catch and his scalp explode!

He'd been tricked!

Gars instantly realized everything had proceeded on his assumption that the opponent was weak in strength, which the opponent had never shown.

"There's still a chance!"

Gars firmly trusted his armor; as long as he avoided vital spots, he could rely on healing to regroup, and next time he wouldn't give the opponent such an opening.

"Thunder!"

Immediately afterward, Gars was engulfed in lightning; he instantly felt full‑body paralysis, but his armor's excellent magical resistance prevented him from being turned to charcoal by the bolt.

"He's actually a dual practitioner of magic and martial arts!" Gars's thoughts were drawn out.

"Guardian Light!"

Holy light helped Gars shrug off the paralysis.

I still have a chance, as long as I can catch his movement trail!

Jiaersi encouraged himself in his heart, but before he could put the next step into action.

A huge force, like a surging tide, instantly lifted Jiaersi into the air; immediately after, at the moment he fell to the ground, a long sword occupied his entire field of vision.

The sword's shadow loomed over him like dark clouds.

The next moment, Jiaersi's vision turned completely black……

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"You defeated the enemy, gained victory, you earned 1 combat point."

"Your current combat points are: 1 point."

Mu Yi pulled the formation sword from the ground, then watched as the Holy Warrior's corpse gradually weathered and disappeared.

He felt that the other's inner monologue was a bit excessive; high perception always gave him some strange sensations.

Maybe later he could obtain a psychic perception type of Elite Talent?

Random battles don't even cause soul weakness, so Mu Yi has no psychological pressure.

Although his methods were a bit brutal, if he can't even withstand this pressure, it's better to quit the comprehensive net early.

"The opponent in the initial battle is a bit weak; it seems ten straight wins might not be a dream?" Mu Yi stroked his chin.

The arena matches opponents based on record, strength tier, and level; before his winning streak, the opponents he faced were all roughly the same level.

Even a team cooperating at Jiaersi's level would probably not be his match.

No matter how you say it, he is an existence capable of tearing apart a Plane secret realm leader with his bare hands; bullying peers of the same level should still be fine.