“Come on, then!” Sapo, transformed, seemed even more rampant and brutal. Compared to his previous "handsome man" image, the current Sapo was simply a demon embodied by ugliness and ferocity. "Inferior warriors, tremble before Lord Sapo! Be destroyed! Hahahaha..."

Shua—

Bang—

The next second, two unusual sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Beneath the arena, a purple figure suddenly leaped out, making a flamboyant entrance.

In the sky, a black pillar of light crashed down, standing proudly.

The two men entered the arena at the exact same moment.

"Eh?"

"Hmm?"

The two looked at each other, neither expecting the situation to develop this way.

"This match's challengers..." Sapo hadn't even made out the two figures when the arena's announcement statue spoke, "...Feng Bujue, Lu Bu."

The entire arena was stunned.

"Lu Bu? What's he doing here?"

"Didn't Lu Bu join Orochi? Why is he at the Martial Arts Tournament?"

"Could he have betrayed Orochi? Or... is he simply here to 'have some fun'?"

"In any case... his strength is undeniable..."

"And the one who went on stage with him... is that Feng Bujue..."

"Hmm... a demon god of the human realm, a madman without limits... this might be a good fight..."

Below the stage, groups of spectators discussed animatedly.

On the stage, Sapo sized up his two opponents and thought, "Ho~ this guy with two red feathers on his head has a combat strength of fifteen thousand... seems tough; but... this guy in the long purple suit, wearing a smiley-face mask... with a combat strength of only two hundred and fifty... is he kidding me..."

"Tch... where did these small fries come from..." After a few seconds of silence, Lu Bu spoke, "I say..." He ignored Sapo and looked at Feng Bujue. "Don't get in the way here, get off the stage." As he spoke, he pointed at Sapo. "This ugly monster is enough for me alone."

"What!" Before Brother Jue could respond, Sapo roared, "What did you call me?"

"Hmph..." On the other side, Feng Bujue sneered. "That should be my line..." He simply closed his eyes, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and struck a nonchalant, infuriating pose, replying, "Speaking of... didn't you join Orochi? What are you doing here?"

Brother Jue's habit was like this; he never forgot to test his opponents even when chatting.

"Hmph... I came to this broken Martial Arts Tournament to defeat Orochi," Lu Bu said, sweeping his gaze across the arena. "The only one who can defeat Orochi... is me!"

"Hahahaha..." Before the spectators could respond, Sapo burst into wild laughter. "What nonsense! You're an idiot!" He pointed. "With your combat strength of less than twenty thousand, you think you can defeat Orochi? Hahahaha..."

Whoosh—Clang—

A flash, a strike... interrupted Sapo's laughter.

A figure passed, a halberd fell. As the figures passed each other, a bloody cut appeared on the outside of Sapo's arm.

"Ugly monster..." After the attack, Lu Bu appeared on Sapo's other side. He rested his halberd on his shoulder and turned, saying, "Since you don't believe me, then I'll just have to kill you first, and let you experience the ultimate martial prowess!"

"No, no, no... this guy is my prey." At this moment, Feng Bujue loudly spoke to Lu Bu, "I've been waiting for two matches already, don't cut in line. First come, first served, right?" As he spoke, he took out the [Must-Break Defense Blade] from his bag and held it in his hand, eyeing Sapo with predatory intent.

At this moment, the heroes watching this battle, including Orochi, who was monitoring the arena from Gu Zhi Castle... all felt a strange sense of bewilderment.

Until the end of the previous match, Sapo gave the impression of an invincible, ferocious god, and it was best not to challenge him without a death wish. But in this match, Feng Bujue and Lu Bu's attitude towards Sapo was like two ferocious gods staring at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, feeling like... "If we're too late, he'll be gone."

"You bastard..." Sapo was furious when he heard this. He wiped the blood from his arm and glared at Brother Jue. "It's one thing for him (Lu Bu) to say some harsh words... but you, with a combat strength of only two hundred and fifty, holding a kitchen knife... what are you planning to do?"

"Shut up!" Feng Bujue's tone was even more aggressive than Sapo's. He shouted, "You trash with a combat strength of only thirty thousand! One *Bankai*, and I'll kill you in minutes!"

............

"Hey, hey... did he just say *Bankai*?" This time, Qisha, who was watching from afar, couldn't remain calm. "So, his kitchen knife is a Zanpakuto? No wonder..." He seemed to have suddenly understood something.

"Probably... not..." Xiao Tan denied, squinting his eyes. Knowing Brother Jue, he felt that the latter was probably talking nonsense with a straight face again.

"But..." Qisha wondered, "If it's not *Bankai*... then how do you explain him instantly killing Kuanglong Yishengxiao earlier?"

"He did it using the Fenglei Treasure Orbs." Suddenly, another voice joined their conversation.

"Eh? Sister Yu." Wang Tanzhi turned his head and saw Ruoyu.

Ruoyu had finished listening to Feng Zhihen's lecture on swordsmanship, and decided to take some time to greet Xiao Tan and the others.

"Oh, it's Miss Si Nvxia." Qisha had also met Ruoyu several times, so he naturally continued, "What are the Fenglei Treasure Orbs you're talking about?"

"No comment." Ruoyu replied succinctly.

"Uh... haha..." Qisha was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "Right, right... sorry, I spoke too quickly."

Qisha had also just realized that the question he asked was inappropriate. Not to mention that they were still in the midst of the Killing Game, even for the sake of the upcoming Peak Tournament S2, the other party couldn't possibly reveal the item and skill information of their team members.

However, we can still use God's perspective to take a look...

[Name: Qi Ji Ru Feng (Swift as the Wind)]

[Type: Other]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Effect: Allows the player to enter a state of silence, stillness, invisibility, and intangibility (lasts ten seconds, cooldown time five hours).]

[Note: A treasure orb containing the power of wind.]

And...

[Name: Dong Ru Leiting (Moving like Thunder)]

[Type: Other]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Effect: Increases the target's speed by 500% (lasts ten seconds, cooldown time 500 minutes, cannot be used on objects or creatures that cannot move independently)]

[Note: A treasure orb containing the power of thunder.]

Brother Jue had also learned about the information of these two items from Zhuanjiezun and Dianhe Wang.

Earlier, when he fought Kuanglong Yishengxiao, under the unfavorable conditions of having low survival points, stamina points, and spiritual energy points, he used psychological warfare to create an opportune moment, causing the opponent to enter a relatively low-alert, distracted state. Then, taking advantage of the lingering smoke, he activated the effects of the two orbs in succession, and used the [Must-Break Defense Blade] to deliver the fatal blow.

Just like Brother Jue saw through Ruoyu's tactical intentions when she fought Yaoni Tian... Ruoyu was also the only one who completely saw through and understood Feng Bujue's battle against Kuanglong Yishengxiao. Therefore, she could confidently say "Fenglei Treasure Orbs" as an explanation. Of course... she was only mentioning the name; she would naturally not tell outsiders the detailed effects of the items.

"Sister Yu..." Xiao Tan then asked, "Then... can Brother Jue use the same method to instantly kill Sapo?"

"Impossible." Ruoyu replied with a very certain tone, and cast her gaze towards the arena. "Even if he joins forces with Lu Bu, the outcome of this battle... is still uncertain."

............

At the same moment, on the arena.

The will to fight burned fiercely, and killing intent suddenly rose.

A knife, a halberd.

Madman, demon god.

The wildest combination, the most evil opponent.

A fierce battle, about to erupt!

"Then come! Arrogant inferior warriors!" Suddenly, Sapo, enraged by Feng and Lu, roared explosively. The energy around him surged out like a raging tide, soaring into the sky.

"Hmph... small fry... take this!" Lu Bu responded, adding peerless power to his Flying General's body, his Fang Tian Halberd tearing through the gates of life and death.

A crescent-shaped qi slash swept out, rushing towards Sapo with unstoppable force.

Beep beep beep—

"Hmm?" Sapo was shocked at the sight, because the combat strength detector showed that Lu Bu's instantaneous combat strength when he launched this move was actually twenty-two thousand. "It changed again... these guys' combat strength isn't high, but it increases to a certain extent when they release their ultimate moves... I can't be careless..."

While thinking to himself, Sapo stomped his foot and launched himself into the air. With his speed, he could mostly dodge such a horizontal, long-range attack.

Shua—

At this moment, another red figure came breaking through the wind, and a cold gleam ruthlessly slashed towards Sapo's neck.

Sapo had not yet gained his footing, and was almost ambushed. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, raising his hand and firing a qi blast in the direction of the approaching blade.

The power of this attack wasn't great, it only pursued speed. First, he could use this qi blast to slow down the enemy's momentum, and second, he could use the reaction force of the qi blast exploding at close range to create distance from the opponent.

"Tch..." As a result, Brother Jue, who had rushed up using the Shunpo-like Spiritual Awareness Gathering Technique, was indeed stalled for half a second by this move, failing to slash Sapo.

"How is this possible..." Sapo, who barely avoided the attack, trembled in his heart. "Just now... this kid's combat strength actually became five digits?"

Two seconds later, Feng Bujue landed abruptly, and together with Lu Xiaoqiang, assumed their fighting stances on the arena, gazing at Sapo floating in the air.

The three stood in silence...

The fierce battle had only just begun.