"This kid actually used the Tide Whirl!" In the competitors’ area, the middle-aged man who had been chatting with Ma Jizong furrowed his brow.
Even though his brows were furrowed, his eyes sparkled with pleasure and satisfaction.
"It seems that Ma Zongji really wants to win," remarked a younger-looking man beside him.
"Win my ass!" the middle-aged man spat, "I know him too well. He just wants to fight with Bingke Xilu a bit longer."
"Should I talk to him about it when he comes back later?" the man asked tentatively.
The middle-aged man coughed, "There’s really no need for that."
I knew it... The man’s gaze shifted to the arena, and then he smiled:
"Ma Zongji has made great progress. We’ve all seen how hard he’s worked this past year. At this point in the competition, I believe that he wants not only to fight Bingke Xilu for a bit longer but, even more, he might actually want to win."
The man’s voice was low, as if containing a convincing power.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was stunned and looked at Ma Zongji on the stage. He really does want to win against Qiao Sang, huh? I couldn’t tell at all...
...
Perfect! The Tide Whirl successfully defended against the Ice Flower Seal, allowing him to fight with Bingke Xilu a bit longer... Ma Zongji felt a rush of excitement.
At that moment, a jet of water shot towards the location of the Thousand-Whorl Bear from Lubao’s mouth.
Seeing this, Ma Zongji’s expression flickered with surprise.
Does Qiao Sang not know that my Thousand-Whorl Bear has a water storage characteristic and won’t get hurt from water attribute attacks, but will recover instead?
That shouldn’t be a secret, right?
Qiao Sang, of course, knew.
Just as Lubao had finished spouting the water jet, she said, "Frost Wind."
"Bingke."
Lubao opened her mouth, and an intensely cold wind swept over the tip of the water jet at an extremely fast speed.
Chill spread, and the water jet visibly encased in a layer of ice.
At this time, the Thousand-Whorl Bear was still holding up the now frozen water whirl to block the falling snowflakes.
Upon seeing the approaching water jet, it showed a look of disdain.
But when the water jet in front of it suddenly turned into an ice pillar, the gaze of the Thousand-Whorl Bear changed, and it swiftly raised its muscular lower right limb.
A layer of white energy encased the limb as it lifted.
"Bang!"
It kicked out, shattering the ice pillar into pieces that scattered on the ground.
The ice shards obstructed the view slightly.
Through the falling ice fragments, the Thousand-Whorl Bear caught sight of five gleaming scars heading its way.
"Thousand-Whorl!"
The combat-hardened reflexes of the Thousand-Whorl Bear made it instinctively squat down to dodge.
"Boom!"
The squat had changed the positioning of the icy water whirl, and the five gleaming scars struck the frozen water, causing it to shatter and explode.
Among the scattered ice shards, the Thousand-Whorl Bear saw its opponent’s aloof expression.
On the spectator stands, the crowd who witnessed this clash erupted with cheers.
"Well done! Bingke Xilu did brilliantly!"
"Brilliant! Freezing the water jet with Frost Wind as a cover, but the real aim was to use Ice Claws for a close attack on the Thousand-Whorl Bear!"
"I think Qiao Sang’s goal wasn’t to attack the Thousand-Whorl Bear, but to shatter the water vortex turned to ice, just like now."
"Exactly! If the Ice Claws had hit the Thousand-Whorl Bear, considering its thick skin, it wouldn’t cause much damage. But shattering the water vortex over its head is a different story! Without that frozen water vortex for protection, how is the Thousand-Whorl Bear going to defend against the Ice Flower Seal!"
"To be fair, Ma Zongji is quite impressive as well, thinking of using Tide Whirl as a defense against the Ice Flower Seal. If it were me, I couldn’t have thought of that."
"Fair’s fair, Qiao Sang is kind of awesome, calculating the opponent’s moves with deadly accuracy! It’s like he knew the Thousand-Whorl Bear would attack the frozen water jet and duck to avoid the Ice Claws."
"Are you stupid? Wouldn’t you attack an ice pillar that appeared right before your eyes?"
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