A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 850 - 836: Joint Execution

At that moment, Earth Fire was well aware of the crisis, but facing the terrifying Barbaric Beast before him, he had no means to counter it. A casual strike from the opponent could easily claim his life.

"Just focus on defense, help me withstand the Barbaric Beast's attack."

Baiyu said to him.

Earth Fire nodded, lifted his shield, and stood up again.

"Oh oh oh, our Warrior, after enduring the brutal strike from Helarul, hasn't fallen. He's back on his feet, he's truly back on his feet! Let's see, at the limits of his will to survive, just how strong he is!"

The enthusiastic commentary from the sphere in the air roused cheers from the surrounding spectators.

But Boss Bei and the others couldn't see the battlefield through Baiyu and Earth Fire's eyes; they could only witness Baiyu and Earth Fire grappling with a giant Minotaur that had suddenly appeared.

"Pathetic ants, let me grant you death."

With a bang, Helarul rubbed his two heavy swords together, bending his legs, and leaped like a mountain towards the two, swords swinging with relentless momentum.

His attack range was immense.

Having jumped up like this, the dueling arena left the two nearly no room to dodge. Baiyu glanced at Earth Fire, "Raise your shield; if you don't raise your shield, you won't make it."

Earth Fire snapped out of his daze, hurriedly raising his Rock Shield as Baiyu took the opportunity to roll beneath the raised shield.

The mighty heavy sword slashed down on the shield. But this time, Earth Fire wasn't knocked back. Instead, he forced the Minotaur to step back two paces. Baiyu seized the moment, leaped onto the shield, and brought the Soul-Devouring Axe down mightily onto the Minotaur's chest.

A blood-soaked scar appeared.

Although Baiyu couldn't wield Blood Qi or Spiritual Power, his inherent physical quality was unrestricted. With the body strength of a Tier Four Martial Artist, performing such a not particularly difficult action was quite effortless.

The Minotaur's fighting art itself wasn't remarkable.

Its primary strength was its overwhelming power and extensive attack range that made it unavoidable. In terms of agility, it was significantly lacking.

After delivering that axe strike, Baiyu felt invigorated. The injuries he had sustained from the attack earlier had almost completely healed by now.

"Does the Soul-Devouring Axe have such an effect?" Baiyu pondered silently.

In terms of power, the two of them weren't a match for the Minotaur, so the weapons they got had certain strength to make up for that shortcoming. Although not perfectly balanced, there was certainly some compensatory balance.

This arena wasn't meant to be lethal.

Having speculated the rules of the battlefield game, Baiyu felt more at ease, knowing that if it wasn't an unwinnable scenario, there had to be a way to victory. Surely, the audience was here to witness a well-matched contest, not a one-sided crush.

"Earth Fire, come with me."

Baiyu flexed his hands, lifted the axe, and advanced rather than retreating, charging towards the Minotaur who was still gasping from the previous strike.

Earth Fire didn't hesitate. If Baiyu died, he absolutely wouldn't stand a chance against the Minotaur, so now, no matter what, he had to fight.

He held the shield closely, sticking to Baiyu's back.

The Minotaur, enraged, swung its swords relentlessly, but Baiyu and Earth Fire hid behind the Rock Shield, blocking all those swings. After a storm of attacks, the Minotaur inevitably fell into a state of exhaustion.

By then, it was Baiyu's time to attack. With increasing familiarity of the Soul-Devouring Axe, he wielded it with increasing proficiency, striking with assurance, dodging and weaving adeptly. Even if counterattacked by the Minotaur and hurt, he could immediately deal damage with the Soul-Devouring Axe and recover.

The situation gradually shifted from disadvantaged to advantageous.

"It seems that the Warrior of the Barbarian Beast Race is indeed only of this level." A man in armor, wearing an iron helmet that revealed only two crimson eyes, said disdainfully from the audience.

His position was unlike others, seated on high platforms resembling VIP boxes, distinct from the general audience seats, positioned at the east, south, west, and north.

The chairs on the high platforms were adorned in gold and silver, plush and luxurious, indicating the occupants weren't of ordinary status.

"Great Knight Caesar, the Barbarian Beast Race is inherently an unruly kind; they lack high intelligence and are hard to tame. If not for their innate brute strength and formidable combat and physical prowess, they'd amount to nothing."

Beside the iron-plated man, a noticeably pale-skinned woman with captivating allure spoke with a charming voice.

The two chatted idly, when the iron-plated man suddenly inquired, "Did you bet this round?"

"Of course I did. I'm rooting for a remarkable young man from the Forest Race; he's been alive for three thousand years, with great accumulated strength. Perhaps this time, he might achieve Ascension."

"Haha, the Forest Race naturally loves peace, showing no interest in combat, killing, or resistance. They can scarcely ascend to the Scar God's Divine Country. I, however, favor a Demon Race individual, although the Demon Race hasn't been faring well of late."

Caesar seemed to muse aloud.

The enchanting woman beside him said, "The Human Race divine spirits are waging war against the Demon Race, and it's fierce. Other major Demon Clans seem to not intend to intervene. Look over there, at those satisfied humans."

Following the woman's cold gaze, the view settled on another high platform box where Loloya was fervently discussing with other City Lord's Attendants.

Caesar glanced at the opposite side, shaking his head, "It was they who initiated this battlefield. It's said to select a Human Race seed to compete for an Ascension slot. The Scar God's mother race is the Human Race, so there's some preferential treatment."

As the two continued their discussion, the duel's outcome gradually became clear. The Minotaur of the Barbarian Beast Race had been slashed with dozens of wounds, each bleeding continuously. The wounds inflicted by the Soul-Devouring Axe caused irreversible damage.

In the end.

Baiyu delivered a decisive axe strike, ending the Minotaur's life. As this massive creature fell, the scene erupted into a chorus of boisterous cheers.

"Oh, let's witness the birth of a new Warrior. He is the Imperial Savage Tiger! He has slain our mighty Barbarian Beast Race Minotaur Warrior, Helarul! Who can defeat this human beast? Let's anticipate eagerly in the following matches!!"

The passionate cheers emanated from the sphere above.