Chapter 418: Heart Flow

Under the strain of taut nerves, he subconsciously thought he had to perish together with his opponent; this hand-thrown axe was his trump card, used instinctively, but it also caused him to miss the best opportunity for defense.

At this distance, there was no way Ma Long could miss, no matter what; all his firepower blasted over, and facing the thrown axe, he didn't even dodge, unleashing his attack to the very last second.

Finally, the Deep Sea Fighter's defense was breached, its chest pierced through; likewise, the thrown axe cut thoroughly into the Ming Wang Berserker, the terrifying power an unprecedented experience for Ma Long, who was taken out in one wave, but in that final second, he still reluctantly fired off one last shot.

Both Mobile Suits exploded simultaneously.

After a brief silence, the referee's voice rang out, "Fourth match, a draw."

777.

Ma Long looked at the screen that had turned black and white, the referee's announcement of a draw ringing in his ears.

A draw? A draw??!!

Then Ma Laoshi shouted crazily as he rushed out of the combat room; he had actually managed a draw.

Aaaaaah.

Ma Long didn't even know what he had done himself, but he hadn't lost.

And Mengnaluo didn't know what he had done either; how could he have failed to secure a victory?

That's not right, this guy was a piece of trash from start to finish, he had been completely played!

Mengnaluo didn't know how he walked out of the combat room; he felt the way his teammates looked at him could swallow him whole.

Not being able to win was one thing, but having his intelligence toyed with was utterly stupid.

Watching the match from below, Xilian actually laughed out loud; Mengnaluo's strength was more than enough to beat someone like Ma Long ten times over, yet he was toyed with and scared like this by Li Hao. Basta also bore some responsibility for this; he must have overemphasized Li Hao, putting too much pressure on his team members.

Never mind the audience, even Li Hao was stunned, and everyone else was pleasantly surprised, fearing that Ma Long might be injured.

Ma Long had already pounced toward him, "Hao Ge, you're awesome! Did you calculate it all? I was born specifically to counter him!"

Li Hao looked awkward; this... well... who should take credit for this? But looking at Ma Long's cheerful, adoring gaze, Li Hao helplessly accepted it.

Letting Zhou Naiyi maintain enough stamina for the team battle while also securing a draw was definitely a huge benefit for the current Tianjing Martial Arts team, and Ma Long himself wasn't injured; as for his opponent, he was probably already questioning his life.

The Tianjing Martial Arts team was filled with cheers, because this draw meant that the Tianjing Martial Arts team had already entered the team battle.

On the other side of the battlefield, the fierce battle between Anlita and Dumela had also reached a critical moment; the Phantom Fighter was constantly expanding its advantage, its delicate technique causing Dumela's stamina to drain rapidly, the textbook Light Type rhythm forcing Dumela's Death Penalty Mecha to struggle to keep up.

At the decisive moment, Dumela didn't want to drag it out; such consumption would completely exhaust her, and her technical movements had been completely seen through by Anlita—this kind of reading was top-tier.

Dumela revealed her Medusa Soul Origin, forcibly unleashing Flash Strike - Death Penalty Guillotine; the Death Penalty Mecha roared as it charged toward the Phantom Fighter. Such attacks had already been dodged by the Phantom Fighter many times; every time Dumela wanted to engage in a hard clash with Anlita, she would be met with Anlita's maneuvering. The feeling of having her power hit empty air time and again was enough to drive anyone mad.

But this time, simultaneously with the Flash Strike, a massive Medusa light-shadow appeared, and Dumela revealed the true form of her ability: Flowing Heart Martial Arts - Medusa Soul Origin.

At the same time, she released an indiscriminate Petrification Ability.

Sure enough, the moving Phantom Fighter suddenly paused in its movements; Dumela's attack arrived, the Sin Axe hacking fiercely at the Phantom Fighter. The Phantom Fighter exploded instantly, turning into bursting flames, while the real Phantom Fighter had already arrived behind the Death Penalty, two Titanium Swords executing a beheading on Dumela. Dumela keenly sensed it and wanted to counterattack, only to find her body unable to move.

Anlita's laughter came to her ears, "How dare you display such petty tricks in front of me."

The head of the Death Penalty Mecha was directly severed by the Titanium Swords; the Phantom Fighter landed easily and saluted the audience—the strong never look back.

The Hailong Team swept the Wailing Team four to zero. Although the Wailing Team's overall strength wasn't top-tier, it was still at the level of the final eight, and they had been playing really fiercely before. But no one expected the Hailong Team to win so easily; it felt like none of the team members had even used their full strength.

Team Leader Xilian wasn't even there.

Is this the legendary King of Pay-to-Win?

Where did they find these monster team members?

The Hailong Team and the Eternal Team entered the final four together. In the final four, the Moon had two teams; this year's championship was within reach, and many Moon People were already looking forward to an all-Moon final.

Amidst the cheers of the entire arena, Anlita and the others quickly exited. The reason they fought so fast was that they didn't want to miss the main event—Li Ge versus Basta, which would be very nice.

The player tunnel was fast; by the time they arrived, the fifth match hadn't started yet. Anlita and the others were already sitting next to Xilian. At this moment, the Moon audience at the scene immediately gave thunderous applause; they had already seen the news on the SkyNet: the Hailong Team had swept the Wailing Team to advance to the final four—Awesome Plus!

On the current trending list, Anlita had become the most popular female pilot in this S Tournament. Ye Tong, who had already entered, and Zhou Naiyi, who might enter, were left far behind by her. Her enchanting and versatile temperament—elegant when not smiling, charming when she did—and the beauty mark at the corner of her mouth made an even deeper impression. It was very likely that Anlita would become the strongest female pilot of this tournament.

"Huh, it was actually Zuo Xiaotang and Ma Long who took it down," Anlita couldn't help but laugh.

"Ant actually flipped the car? This guy lost to a Substitute?" Klein opened his mouth wide, simply unbelievable, "Is he crazy?"

The previous match had no impact on them at all; they quickly flipped through the previous battles. Xilian didn't speak either; looking at it now, the few pieces of trash from Tianjing Martial Arts seemed quite meaningless.

The final match turned into a blind pick again. Although the victory in this match was irrelevant to the team battle, it was still an important point; once there were variables in the team battle, the role of this point would become apparent. The commentators were all showing off their skills. On the Tianjing Martial Arts side, they chose Li Hao and Zhou Naiyi, while Fire God chose Basta and Amituo; the initiative still lay with Fire God, who was leading by one point.

But just at this moment, the Tianjing Martial Arts side had already reported their candidate for the next match: Li Hao was taking the stage.

Directly revealed to the opponent, no need for a blind pick, playing with cards face up.

Now it was Fire God's turn. Actually, if they had confidence, letting Amituo go up to consume Li Hao for a round—even if he couldn't win—could allow Basta to conserve his strength to play a role in the team battle; the team battle was the decisive match.

There were also those who thought letting Basta go up to defeat Li Hao and crush the opponent's spirit would make the team battle a sure thing.

Li Hao stood on the stage waiting, but in the Fire God lounge, Basta was silent.

"Boss, Zuo... Zuo Xiaotang is a bit strange," Davalishi asked suspiciously.

"This little fatty is too strange. He clearly looks weak, but in actual combat, he's so strong. This kind of combat ability is a bit mind-boggling." Klein was also stunned; with this level of Golden Zone, he was definitely trash, so how could he beat Guma into slag?

Xilian glanced at Anlita, "What's your judgment?"

Anlita frowned, "It's very strange. No more than five people can achieve this kind of combat control; only top-tier Flowing Heart Martial Arts could possibly do it."

"You are all wrong. The Red Pupil of the Golden Zone, Burning Will, and Flowing Heart Martial Arts are essentially the same state. The outside world only values the strength of the Zone and does not understand the true meaning of Flowing Heart Martial Arts. Flowing Heart Martial Arts refers to the ability to enter the state of Heart Flow, the unity of Celestial and human, and the ability to control the entire field. Simple increases in Mental Power strength are no different from brute force. Zuo Xiaotang is one of the few who has mastered Heart Flow. As long as he enters the state of Heart Flow, it is not an easy task to defeat him," Xilian said with a smile, "Normally, to understand Heart Flow, one must have sufficient strength, but Zuo Xiaotang is far from enough; it's just that the Sniper position has covered this up."

Anlita and the others understood; as long as he was forced out of the Heart Flow state, Zuo Xiaotang would reveal his true colors.

"Could Zuo Xiaotang be faking it?" Klein suddenly asked, "Li Mo likes to play the 'Old Six' (sneaky player) very much."

Without enough Zone Value, how could one understand Heart Flow? Even among those who have mastered a Soul Origin, how many truly understand Heart Flow? Zuo Xiaotang is nothing more than a Burning Will.

"It's possible. Anlita, find an opportunity to test him," Xilian said. Currently, in the Tianjing lineup, only Zuo Xiaotang had a variable; he couldn't see through him. From the moment he started investigating the people around Li Hao, Zuo Xiaotang had caught Xilian's attention. Sure enough, this person was an X-factor.

However, now that it had been discovered, it wasn't too late.

"Basta, is he chickening out? Is he going to fight or not?" Klein curled his lips, "He doesn't even dare to fight this? Does he really think he can win the team battle?"

People in the player area were also discussing it. The Fire God Team used their delay permission. It wasn't that Amituo and the others were stalling, but Basta had been keeping his eyes closed and not speaking, and the team could only wait.

When the time was almost up, Basta opened his eyes. His state of mind had completely returned to calm, his eyes filled with tangible killing intent, and his whole person exuded a powerful aura.

The Wolf King had arrived.

Basta appeared, and the entire arena erupted.

"This is the War God in the hearts of the Martians, Wolf King Basta! He has arrived! Go and conquer, blast Mu Jiang into smithereens!" Huonan roared, waving his arms; they could not give Tianjing Martial Arts another chance. A real man must dare to face challenges and thoroughly destroy Li Hao; then Tianjing Martial Arts would instantly become vulnerable, as all their miracles stemmed from the power given by Puppet.

"The decisive battle between Puppet God and Wolf King, the fifth match! Brothers and sisters who support Tianjing Martial Arts and support Puppet God, shout for your Warrior!" Kuangwu Daren was not to be outdone, his emotions surging; this was a battle of grudges from the Apocalypse, unrelated to team battles, and perhaps even unrelated to the match itself.

Li Hao looked at Basta, and Basta looked at Li Hao; after their gazes crossed, both sides entered their combat rooms to calibrate their equipment.