While shattering the sword light, Ivan lunged forward, as fast as the wind, and circles of golden flames suddenly centered on his body, expanding and spreading. The intense light and heat enveloped the entire ring, and even Ivan in the center was covered by the light, and suddenly disappeared.

"What a great ability to conceal!"

The swordsman suddenly tightened his brows, feeling that his opponent seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, completely losing his breath, and could only swing a sword and slash beside him with instinct. The slanted light of the black sword's blade instantly crossed the ground of the ring, and after the sword blade swept over, the entire ring made a 'click' sound, and the wound was split into two.

Ivan's figure suddenly appeared with the sword light, and while the opponent's old strength had been exhausted and the new strength was not born, the palm of the flame lingering brought up a phantom, and smashed a clear palm print from the left front to the swordsman's chest.

"Ahem!"

The swordsman's face suddenly twisted violently, and he felt a scorching air flow rushing straight to his lungs, and when he opened his mouth, he spat out a bloody arrow, and his legs sprinted backwards with the help of his strength. While unloading the power of his opponent's palm blow, he swung his sword extremely whirl, and a half-moon-shaped cold light swept out with his figure, and suddenly swept in all directions.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh ——!

Hundreds of fine cold rays of light centered on the swirling blade, like a curtain of rain swept by a violent wind, shot outward, and in an instant, it was a three-digit blow, finally extinguishing the golden flames that covered most of the ring.

“......”

In the center of half of the ring, Ivan waved his arm and ate a few rounds of sword light, standing intact in place. The mouth exhaled slightly, and the voice was indeed getting louder and louder, like a cloudy thunder in early spring.

"I did underestimate you!"

The swordsman sighed slightly, the hair on his temples was windless, and a purple light gushed out from the depths of his eyes. Like a dazzling flare, centered on his body, it instantly covered a space of hundreds of meters in a radius. At this moment, everything between heaven and earth lost its form, leaving only a white and bright light.

"Ahhhh

"Ahhh

"Ahhh

The surrounding onlookers were hit one after another, screaming and slumping to the ground, covering their eyes and rolling repeatedly.

One by one, one by one

"If you can't beat it, do you want to play a little trick!?"

Evan stood there impassively, his eyes unblinking, as if nothing had just happened - this level of bright light was not worth it to him now, and it couldn't even affect his vision.

"Not really!"

The swordsman's head was slightly lowered, and the black sword was held horizontally in front of him, his legs were forked, and at the same time, he bowed his back and lowered his center of gravity, and the breath of his mouth and nose gradually increased: "Next, the lethality of my swordsmanship will be increased by one level, and they can effectively avoid accidental injuries by lying on the ground like this." ”

"Then correspondingly, I will show real skills!"

Ivan clenched his hands into eagle talons and crossed them against his opponent, took a step forward with his left foot, and at the same time exhaled, two molten golden flames suddenly exploded under his feet, and the ground was shattered with a 'boom' - the figure extended forward, instantly turning into a shining thunderbolt, penetrating the space between himself and his opponent.

“......”

The swordsman raised his face, there was a trace of the deepest flash in his eyes, his expression instantly became extremely solemn, and his five fingers clenched the narrow black sword in his hand - in an instant that it could not be observed by the naked eye, the blade of the sword swept across the cutting airflow, splitting it into two parts that were flat with a fracture.

Qiang ——!

The flash of sword wind erupted into a strong light, and the air ripples that rose into the sky pierced through like a slash, and the ring was instantly flooded with a violent hurricane.

Boom ——!

The sharp air blades that rose into the sky rolled up into the sky with a low roar, and the halfway wind beams actually split into translucent blades, making the expression of Evan, who was rushing straight away, change his expression, and his hands set off jets of golden light, smashing into the attacking wind blades.

Bang——!

The golden flame and the blade collided head-on, collapsing and exploding at the same time, and Evan's figure directly drilled through the explosion cloud, slamming through the tumbling air flow and moving forward—like a burning golden meteorite, dragging a shining light mark on the ground and smashing it into the place where the swordsman stood.

Sneer——!

The purple light in the swordsman's eyes burned brightly, and when he saw this, he swung his sword and slashed again—the dazzling sword swept awake the still air, and the narrow sword slashed at the target in front of him like lightning, and the huge wind pressure almost made the air freeze, emitting patches of dazzling white light.

At this moment, all the spectators watching the game through the screen couldn't help but squint their eyes and open their mouths to look at this terrifying sword—watching the sharp sword light that slanted to break through the obstruction of the air flow and sweep out of a narrow vacuum layer on a separate side.

A flash of light.

The audience's eyes were closed.

In the glaring light, Ivan appeared and disappeared like a swimmer against the waves, as if he might be swallowed up by the stormy waves. He resisted the violent qi waves, fully released the light energy in his body, and the light flame of his right fist accumulated into a small golden sun, and he threw a punch forward.

Boom ——!

The light flame exploded and expanded, could it be that the inclined sword light wrapped in the air flow was like a river rolling upside down, and it was smashed back by this punch.

"I won!"

After Ivan threw one punch, the other punch was already gaining momentum, and the figure rushed straight in front of his opponent, aiming for the chest as a heavy blow without hesitation.

Boom ——!

Pillars of golden fire erupted from the peak of his fist like magma from a volcano, and in an instant he lost his opponent - but in this moment, he didn't feel the real feeling of hitting his target.

"Afterimage !?"

When he locked onto the opponent's figure again, the third wave of staggered slashes had already been reflected in his black eyes, and the black sword blocked all the angles around him and tore apart in an instant, and in an instant, the entire space was filled with slender and sharp sword light.

Buzz——!

When the blue-purple arc of light erupted into a dazzling light, Ivan suddenly realized that all the opponent's previous attacks were false moves. And the only reason why the opponent did this was to appear in this position in the ring and then unleash the decisive blow.

Qiang ——!

When the blue-purple light extending from the edge of the blade burst out half the distance, it suddenly bloomed like a flower, and the slashes were stacked in layers from back to front, showing a circular distribution up and down. Immediately, centered on the opponent's body, it scattered into an airtight spherical sword domain, as if a sphere was completely woven from shining lines, and it was just upside down on the surface of the ring.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh ——!

In the ring where the two fought, a series of dense explosions suddenly sounded, and the overlapping sword light was woven into a hunting net, rotating and retracting inward, and the dense sword light that went forward and followed turned into countless shining points of light - as if it was a fluttering butterfly, covering Evan's figure inside, violently agitating and strangling.

Boom Boom Boom ——!

Only half of the ring was flattened in the blink of an eye under the sword light tumbling and circling, and the steel and cement foundations were all cut and shattered by the fine sword light, and instantly escaped into a cloud of exploding white smoke.

Bang bang——!

In the center of the layered sword net, Evan's figure flickered and moved like a ghost, his arms opened and closed, and his steps rose and fell. Sharp golden light marks spread out from his fingertips, turning into streams of shining silk threads, each silk thread hitting the sword light, bringing a sharp and dazzling light.

In this process, the layers of sword light that showed a circular diffuse distribution became more and more blurred, and deep in the core of the shattered light, the fine sword net was gradually engulfed by the golden silk thread. The spherical sword domain rotated slower and slower, and the speed of collapse became faster and faster. Vacuum bands of tearing air streams were distributed and suspended in space, making the battlefield where the two fought like an undercurrent surging at the bottom of the sea.

"Shhh...... Hiss ......"

Ivan's pupils had turned into a dazzling molten gold at this time, and the speed of the hand command dance cut became more and more aggressive, with his body as the center, circles of broken light spread outward like a torrent.

"It's over!"

After the sword light that followed him was cut out of a gap by him, Ivan suddenly withdrew his arms and his body spun and fell. The legs are split like riding a horse, the waist and back sink down with the falling momentum, and the strength is poured into the ground and then swirls into the two feet, passing through the knees, waist and hips, and the back and finally condenses into a little and pours into the right fist, and the light energy accumulated to the limit is also completely released in an instant!

Boom ——!

A faintly metallic pillar of molten golden light swept diagonally into the sky, a heavy blow from the inside out, blasting the entire spherical sword domain that blocked him into pieces. Pillars of light with a radius of several meters swept across the sky like giant guns, piercing through a rotating circular shockwave. The huge fluctuations of power were like a hurricane, and at once the swordsman who was forced to show his form was swept away, like a light leaf blown away by a strong wind.

The continuous humming of the aftermath directly interrupted and covered up the screams of the onlookers, and they could not be heard at all.

Sneer——!

There was a flicker of phantom in the smoke and dust, followed by a few rapid flashes of sword light, and the two figures immediately staggered and separated again - the swordsman stood expressionlessly on the ruins of the ring, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth, and stared intently at the black-haired warrior he was facing him.

“......”

Evan also stared at his opponent with full attention, the breath in his chest roared, his right eye blinked slightly, and a sword wound in the corner of his eye that was deep and visible in the bone healed instantly-—— as if it was a sharp blade cutting across the lake, with light and shadow, but it did not leave any traces.

"I was able to withstand my special move head-on, only minor injuries and heal quickly...... I have to admit that you are stronger in every way. The swordsman lowered his head, sighed, drew back the black sword, and threw it upwards with his right hand, instantly tucking the sword into its sheath.

"Are you going to throw in the towel!?" Ivan looked at him warily.

"No, the battle is over. The swordsman shook his head slightly, twisted his neck easily, and then pointed to the ground where the other party stood, and said in a tone of conspiracy that had succeeded:

"You are indeed better than me, but at this moment I am in the ring, and you are outside the ring, judging by the rules of the game, you must have lost!"

“......”

Evan suddenly looked down at the ground where he was standing, and found that it seemed to be indeed out of the range of the ring, and his eyes full of war intent suddenly fell.

One by one, one by one

Late at night, the martial artist apartment.

Evan walked through the corridor with a gloomy expression, his eyes scanning the night view of the city passing by the window, and walked to his temporary residence without saying a word. After scanning the identity information at the door, he pushed the door open and walked into the hall, where he found that Charmille and Karenz had not returned, and seemed to be working overtime to accumulate points.

He went back to his room and got a change of clothes, walked to the bathroom, and got ready to take a shower to wash away bad luck.

Opening the bathroom door, he stopped to look around, and found several women's clothes scattered on the floor. Leaning over to pick up a corset, he glanced at the slightly exaggerated curvature of the corset, and after comparing it with the shape of Charmille's chest in his mind, he was sure that it was the other party's underwear.

"I actually left my clothes here...... Is all her underwear disposable? "He sighed as he picked them up and threw them in the changing basket in the corner. Then he closes the door and fills the frosted stone bath with water, while he goes under the shower and opens the valve to clean his hair.

Uproar——!

The cold water rushed out first, flowing, the water gradually warmed up, and the bathroom slowly puffed up with bursts of white mist.

"Whew...... It's cool!"

Ivan stood beneath the stream of water, letting the warm water trickle down his hair, his tense skin and muscles slowly relaxing under the warm water. Hot water is poured over the back and runs down the muscle texture to the feet, washing away the salt stains that have accumulated after the sweat has evaporated.

"This MMA tournament is not just about force, it's about luck and brains. The reason why I lost to that swordsman today was because I was so focused on fighting him that I forgot that the preliminaries were going to be played in the ring. ”

He tilted his head, let the hot water run over his face, and then drenched his hair well.

"It doesn't matter, if you lose one game, you can lose one game, anyway, my points have been saved to eighty-two, and I can qualify by playing soy sauce. Thinking of this, Ivan reached out and rubbed his face vigorously, and then whistled easily.

"The victory or defeat of the battle is of course very important, but we must not forget the original purpose of my participation in the competition! The title of King of Fighters is dispensable, and the champion has no substantive meaning, but no matter what, I must use this opportunity to gather the soul fire. Ivan closed his eyes and sensed the strength of his mental power at this time, and found that his strength had increased slightly compared to before.

"The realm of a martial artist can only be improved by fully communicating with fellow martial artists! As long as the soul fire is condensed here, coupled with the knowledge stored in the memory chip, I will be able to play this game of chess! In the future, when I return to Hebolon Star, even if I can't beat Elu Lomei, I can fight against her!" Ivan closed the water valve, wiped the water stains off his face, and stepped directly into the pool to lie down.

After soaking for a quarter of an hour, he figured that Shamille and Karenz would be back soon, so he got up and walked out of the pool, wiped off the water stains, and changed into clean underwear.

Back in the hall, he called up the ordering page on the identifier and began to flip through the pages:

"What do you order?