Chapter 72

It wasn't only because the Pingyi Society possessed the power of the magical spirit.

This also explains why the Mingfuzhi Sect, the Demon Heart, and the Six Mo generals chose to form the Lamutong Alliance to jointly oppose the Pingyi Society—more than anything, it was out of fear of the terrifying power held by the top four of the Holy Ten Grand Magicians on the Pingyi Society's side.

"The old gentleman's strength is truly terrifying."

Ace looked at Ulfheim, which had just pierced through his elementalized body in an instant, and said with a smile: "I really was just a tiny bit away from being hit by the old gentleman."

"An old gentleman of such a great age still possessing such terrifying power—this reminds me of a rather terrifying fellow."

"That fellow is also well advanced in years, yet still terrifying beyond words."

"Every single time, he always manages to beat me until my head is covered in bumps."

Saying this, Ace directly used his Observation Haki to predict Ulfheim's movement trajectory, grabbed Ulfheim's ankle in one grasp, and slammed Ulfheim heavily onto the ground.

"Bang!"

The dull sound of impact caused the chandeliers in the hall to sway slightly.

The hard marble floor, at the very instant of impact, was smashed into pieces.

However, in the very next instant, Ulfheim stood back up as if nothing had happened; although he looked a bit disheveled, there really were no injuries on Ulfheim's body.

The seemingly heavy and forceful smash from just now had absolutely no effect on Ulfheim.

"Interesting magic."

"It can turn a magician's body into flame without substance?"

Ulfheim glanced at Chairman Crawford not far away, sighed, and said: "Truly bad luck—this just happens to be the type that this old man is least adept at dealing with."

As he continued speaking, Ulfheim's build gradually grew burly, dense hair began to sprout across his body, and an aura like that of a primordial beast erupted from Ulfheim in an instant.

A little old man who originally still looked somewhat kindly had directly transformed into a hulking brute nearly three meters tall.

This was Ulfheim's beast-man state.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ulfheim still, much like before, threw a fist toward Ace's body, and Ace, watching Ulfheim whose movement trajectory was almost identical to before, slightly furrowed his brow.

Ace instinctively felt that, if he still elementalized his body like before, there would definitely be no good outcome.

Thinking of this, Ace directly stepped out in the direction of Ulfheim, and likewise threw a fist over.

Ace, an A-rank two-star, had not only improved in his use of the Flame-Flame Fruit; in hand-to-hand combat and in the three types of Haki, he had also gained considerable improvement.

An Admiral-level powerhouse is not merely one-sidedly skilled, but rather has no weaknesses across the board.

Boom!

The instant Ulfheim's fist collided with Ace's fist, a blood-red light surged forth from Ulfheim's fist like a tidal wave.

At the same time, a dark luster also surfaced on Ace's fist; Armament Haki directly wrapped around Ace's arm, colliding with the blood-red light on Ulfheim's fist.

Rolling waves of air, taking the collision point of Ulfheim's and Ace's fists as the origin, surged toward the surroundings like a tide.

As if it were a signal, Ulfheim and Ace officially crossed hands.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Ulfheim's and Ace's fists, in the eyes of the crowd, directly transformed into streaks of afterimages; every collision could stir the atmosphere, every collision could send rolling waves of air, leaving the crowd's ears ringing.

Formless air was blasted apart, intangible currents were severed.

The continuous collisions between Ace and Ulfheim directly formed a vacuum zone that made one's scalp tingle.

Wave after wave of formless ripples swept toward the surroundings, and the entire meeting hall of the Pingyi Society began to shake and tremble violently.

"Bang!"

Another violent sound of collision.

Ace and Ulfheim collided once again.

Only this time, the result was utterly different from the evenly matched clashes before; the Armament Haki on Ace's arm directly shattered the blood-red light on Ulfheim's fist.

Under the disbelieving gazes of the crowd, the beast-man-transformed Ulfheim staggered backward several steps, a faint trace of crimson faintly visible at the corner of his mouth.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on obtaining 25,487 Emotion Points!】

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on obtaining 20,244 Emotion Points!】

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on obtaining 12,547 Emotion Points!】

'To think it provided so many Emotion Points.'

'It's just that the number of spectators was a bit on the low side; otherwise, there should have been quite a decent haul.'

Inside the small tavern, Lin Cheng looked at the system panel in his mind, and the corners of his mouth curved upward slightly.

At this point, through the earlier drama of Blackbeard encountering Ace, and the drama of the Pingyi Society battling Ulfheim, a Heavenly King-level magician, Lin Cheng had harvested over a million Emotion Points in total.

All in all, Lin Cheng was quite satisfied.

Once the Emotion Points exceed ten million, Lin Cheng will be able to draw another guaranteed A-rank puppet.