Chapter 481: Cloud Peak — Li Hao vs. Xilian

Li Hao has arrived on the scene; a fated duel, Li Hao and Xilian, meeting once again after five years.

Xilian revealed a smile; he felt the breath of life once more, feeling a long-lost sense of stimulation and excitement.

The cheers at the venue rose wave after wave. Supporters on both sides knew this was the final moment. Although only a theoretical chance remained, the Tianjing supporters at the venue continued to shout and cheer, though in terms of momentum, they had truly been overshadowed by the massive presence of the Moon People.

The situation in the livestream room was much the same; many Moon supporters had already begun celebrating the championship in advance, as they could not see how they could lose.

Ever since that damned Mu Jiang appeared, Huo Laoshi, who had been hammered to the point of doubting his life, was finally relieved. Perhaps there would be two, or even three matches, but all of this was a process to witness the collapse of Mu Jiang. After the match, he would definitely interview Mu Jiang in person to ask about his thoughts on failure. Just thinking about this made Huo Laoshi soar with excitement.

He glanced at Kuangwu Daren beside him; he hoped to see dejection and despair on Kuangwu Daren's face—how wonderful that feeling would be. However, Kuangwu Daren remained serious, analyzing the situation.

"Tianjing has already created history, but they haven't given up. The situation is a bit difficult, but Cheng Konghai fought for a draw, leaving us with a spark of hope. As long as the Puppet God defeats Xilian, anything is possible!"

"Haha, a spark? Kuangwu, your bluffing is too powerful. The slogan sounds good, but a loss is a loss. A theoretical chance is just a polite way of putting it. I can boldly say that Hailong Team will definitely win the championship. Hailong supporters, you can express your thoughts heroically!" Huonan laughed loudly. At this moment, it felt as if he had returned to being eighteen. At the same time, under his mobilization, the enthusiasm of the Hailong supporters surged like a tide, with all sorts of gorgeous and exaggerated gifts. There were too many rich Moon people, but unfortunately, every one of them made his heart ache with bitterness.

"It's not a bluff. To all the Tianjing supporters and Puppet fans, we have walked this path and encountered too many difficult situations. We chose to believe, so we will believe until the end. The Puppet God will definitely win; he has never let us down. Our prayers and our desires have all been answered. This is why I became a Puppet fan. Do you believe it?" Kuangwu Daren did not give an inch.

Countless Puppet fans, along with neutral parties who did not want to see the Moon dominate, joined in one after another. The wave rose, pushing up Li Hao's win rate. Currently, the pre-match predictions for Li Hao and Xilian remained very deadlocked, with a difference of less than five percentage points between the two. The frantic tug-of-war showed that the supporters on both sides were not backing down.

Kuangwu Daren awakened this point: why believe in Puppet? Because one believes in miracles!

"Audience members, the MVP of this S Tournament is about to be decided between Xilian and Li Hao, and the champion of this tournament is also about to be born. In this new decade, as the era of the Golden Zone arrives, who will be recorded in the history books?" Huonan roared, "The final game is about to begin, let us cheer!"

Huonan was quite good at handling passion, baring his biceps to highlight a powerful pose.

Li Hao and Xilian entered the combat selection:

Combat Environment — Kepler Desolate Jungle.

Li Hao directly revealed his signature Black Night Saber.

Black Night Saber, Super Type, medium mecha.

90-ton weight, Dual Core Fission Engine, "Blood Moon" and "Anger".

Xilian did not hesitate either, bringing out his Thunder Fire Zeus.

Thunder Fire Zeus, Super Type, medium mecha.

80-ton weight, LeihuoSiquhelietixitong, Mimicry system, K23 Thunder Blade, Titanium Shield, Laser Eye, Telescopic Shoulder Missile System, Thunder Fire Laser Gun.

The camera cut to both of them simultaneously; their expressions appeared very relaxed.

"Are these the two players at the ceiling of combat power? Facing such a critical final match, they are both so relaxed!"

"Xilian, one step to heaven, peaking upon debut. Facing a battle that is about to seal his divinity, he remains calm. This is the magnanimity of someone who holds the world in his heart!"

"The Puppet War God is also quite good. Although Tianjing has basically been eliminated, he is still quite confident. It can be seen that he has not given up."

"The battle of the two gods. Even if Puppet cannot win the championship by winning this battle, he will likely take the Single-Combat King title as the losing party. This would also be the second Single-Combat King in Tianjing's history."

Being a Single-Combat King is the same, but the gold content is different. In fact, the Single-Combat King title in the era of Wu Fa years ago didn't carry that much weight, but Tianjing really had no other honors to show off.

"If the Sun God wins, the Poseidon Team will be perfect. I think everyone at Sea God Academy will be the happiest people in the world at this moment."

"I'm envious. The Poseidon Team's match point. I'm at Kalabus Academy on Titan. This S Tournament has surpassed all previous ones. I look forward to the two War Gods presenting us with the highest-level duel."

"Puppet God, create a miracle; we believe in you!"

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Amidst the expectations of the masses, the two Mobile Suits descended into the Kepler Desolate Jungle.

Black Night Saber and Thunder Fire Zeus, the two mechas were thirty meters apart. The countdown ended, and the entire Kepler Jungle suddenly quieted down. Outside the battlefield, the Galaxy Center also quieted down. On the eve of the storm, the suffocating pressure felt as if the sky were about to collapse.

The centers of gravity of the two Mobile Suits lowered slightly. At almost the same moment, their eyes changed color—Li Hao's golden pupils and Xilian's purple-gold pupils. Immediately following, flames instantly enveloped the entire mecha. Two forces of burning flames soared into the sky, instantly splitting the battlefield. Then, at the boundary where the two forces met, an energy storm swirled, and everything around the storm was instantly torn to shreds.

A curve appeared on the corner of Xilian's mouth, his pupils contracted, hum...

The two Mobile Suits vanished instantly, and the next moment they appeared directly in the center of the field. Thunder Blade in hand, Blood Moon unsheathed, Clang~~~~

Hum... Boom!

The Thunder Blade and Blood Moon twisted together, the heads of the mechas almost touching. Light radiated from both their eyes, the ground exploded with a bang, and the golden flames and purple-gold flames slammed into each other violently.

Boom boom boom boom rumble...

Terrifying energy poured out, the Thunder Blade and Blood Moon crossed crazily, lightning flashed, thunder roared. The two Mobile Suits bombarded each other violently, almost simultaneously performing a Flash Strike. After the collision, they immediately sprang apart. The moment they landed, the legs of the mechas exerted violent force, engines roaring, and they immediately charged at each other again.

Hum...

Blood Moon and the Thunder Blade swept past with intense light, the two mechas crossing paths, then spinning and flashing, arriving in front of their opponent once again.

Clang clang clang clang clang clang...

Blood Moon and the Thunder Blade bombarded each other crazily. The two mechas constantly changed positions, leaping and tumbling, then spiraling into the air, continuing the terrifying bombardment in the sky. With every strike, Space Ability vibrated, and with the bombardment, the entire battlefield trembled along with it.

Boom...

With a loud explosion, the two Mobile Suits were blasted dozens of meters apart in the air, landing slowly.

The Black Night Saber's Blood Moon returned to its sheath, its center of gravity lowered. The Thunder Fire Zeus's Thunder Blade pointed obliquely at the ground. The battlefield suddenly froze. Their Golden Zone illuminated the entire battlefield. Unlike the previous blur, a clear boundary appeared between the two Mobile Suits, and their Golden Zones filled their respective worlds, leaving no room for anything else.

This is the King of Kings of S11!

Boom boom...

The two Mobile Suits charged toward the center of the field simultaneously, Blood Moon unsheathed.

Undying Draw Slash - Radiant Moon!

Puppet's invincible draw slash was unleashed. Everyone's eyes widened. The Thunder Fire mecha took a step back, the Thunder Blade blocked instantly, then followed with a dragging blade pull, backhanding a slash toward Blood Moon.

Extreme Broken Blade Slash!

With a deafening explosion, the Thunder Blade pressed down on Blood Moon, then the Thunder Fire mecha kicked the Black Night Saber. The Black Night mecha's center of gravity shifted, the Thunder Blade cut in, and the Black Night mecha swung its scabbard, but its center was wide open, and Thunder Fire kicked it directly in the middle.

Li Hao's invincible blade technique was completely broken and suppressed by Xilian. If not for the resilience of Blood Moon, the blade might have been snapped.

Boom...

The Black Night mecha retreated more than twenty meters before braking, while the Thunder Fire Zeus had already arrived in front of it again, the Thunder Blade aiming straight for the center.

Just when everyone thought this was a pursuit strike, the sky was instantly torn by countless grids.

In an instant, the battlefield was severed, the ground exploded, the sky was torn, and everything above the blade net was annihilated.

The Black Night Saber's scabbard and Blood Moon were raised simultaneously, and a golden light shield once again enveloped the entire Black Night mecha.

Boom... swish swish swish swish...

The sky was filled with violent Dimensional Slashes, hacking indiscriminately toward Black Night Saber; in an instant, the Black Night mech was sent flying fifty or sixty meters away.

——Thunder Fire Extinction Moon Flash!

The Thunder Fire mech remained motionless on the spot, like a deity.

It was madness; the Galaxy Center instantly became an ocean of cheers. The Moon People were afraid, truly afraid. Puppet had brought them too many Nightmare Modes; the Galaxy Team and Eternal Team had carried their immense hopes, yet they had been crushed by Puppet, at one point making Puppet a taboo on the Moon. All Puppet merchandise was pulled from the shelves on the Skynet shopping platform. The S Tournament was the passion of all Moon People, and the championship was their everything; they would never allow anyone to destroy it.

Finally, Sea King Xilian had sanctioned this person, a true suppression, and the Moon People were no longer afraid!

In the distance, the Black Night mech finally halted its decline; the power of this strike was quite considerable.

In just a short while, the Kepler Jungle had been leveled into ruins by the power of the two, and the earth had been sliced into a crisscross of gullies as if it were tofu.

However, such an attack could not break Black Night's defense. Without any pause, the Black Night mech vanished from the distance in an instant. Only then did the sound reach everyone's ears, as the Black Night mech had already arrived before Thunder Fire Zeus.

Blood Moon brought forth a golden light dozens of meters long, slashing toward the Thunder Fire mech.

Undying Slash—Hidden Flow Two-Directional Blade.

Clang~~~~~

The Thunder Blade firmly sealed off Blood Moon, and with two muffled booms, the ground exploded, but the Thunder Blade had once again blocked Black Night's ultimate move.

The hearts of all the Moon People were ready to take flight, and their cheers soared straight into the clouds. Xilian had blocked the attacks time and time again; this was not dodging, but direct neutralization. What did this mean!

"The great Sea King is striding toward the throne, and the clownish little Puppet is running out of tricks. Just like this, crush his confidence and will; Mu Jiang only has these few moves. Counterattack, counterattack!" In the livestream room, Huonan had transformed into the Roaring Heavenly Venerable, cheering wildly.

No one had expected that Li Hao's invincible moves would be defended against so easily.

The moment the Two-Directional Blade was blocked, the Thunder Fire mech vanished like a Ghost, appearing the next moment behind Black Night Saber, the Thunder Blade cutting in like a Ghost.

Shift Position Thunder Ghost Blade!

Clang~~~~

(End of this chapter)