Everyone around the dueling ring widened their eyes in disbelief at the scene in front of them.

The arena fell into a strange dead silence.

Even those who had not yet decided on the outcome of the battle on the nine dueling rings stopped fighting at this moment and looked over.

This challenger that no one had ever heard of had actually defeated the Ripper?

And he had only used one move!

The spectators felt as if they were in a dream. This scene was simply too unbelievable.

Even Toby was stunned. Edessa also slightly opened her small mouth and stood rooted to the ground.

The two of them knew that there would definitely not be any problems with Joelson's strength defeating the Ripper.

However, they did not expect that Joelson had actually defeated the Ripper with just one move!

And it was a crushing blow without any suspense!

Perhaps it was because he was facing Joelson directly that he was able to sense how terrifying he was. The Ripper actually didn't even have the slightest bit of resistance, directly admitting defeat!

At the same time, a question arose in the hearts of the two.

Joelson's attack just now didn't seem as terrifying as the one which had killed a god.

But in truth, the lethality was even more concentrated. Clearly, it was even harder to block than before.

Could it be that when he faced the god, he had concealed his strength?

The two were shocked by this guess in their hearts.

If he could still conceal his strength when facing a god, just how terrifying was Joelson's true strength?

In addition, this time, when facing the Ripper, Joelson had only used one attack to easily defeat the Ripper, but he still hadn't used his full strength.

The two exchanged a glance, and they could see the deep shock in each other's eyes.

It wasn't just the two of them. Even the judges in the judges' seats next to the dueling platform all revealed looks of shock.

Even they didn't dare say how many times they would be able to block that attack.

It must be known that other than Clemente, these judges were all gods—and not just any ordinary gods. They were all geniuses of the same level.

But even so, they didn't dare to say with confidence that they would be able to withstand such a terrifying attack.

Clemente, who was seated in the very center of the judges' seats, revealed an extremely curious look.

He was extremely interested in the strange magic that Joelson had just used.

Perhaps the other judges didn't know that the magic array on the dueling platform had been strengthened by a highgod.

After all, the participants of this duel were all famous geniuses of the Orencia Empire.

If it was just an ordinary peak-stage demigod magic array, it might not be able to withstand their attacks.

It could be said that the magic array on the dueling platform could at least withstand a full-force attack from a mid-stage god.

But just now, Joelson's attack had directly pierced through the magic array.

Even the magic array had not been able to obstruct the metal lava that had been shot out.

Clemente's eyes flashed as he looked at Joelson.

The attack just now had reminded him of his experience of going to Supreme Academy two thousand years ago.

With his talent, he had not been able to successfully join Supreme Academy, but it had broadened his horizons.

He saw the reason why Supreme Academy was able to stand firm for thousands of years.

Arcane magic!

Even now, he could still clearly remember the power of that kind of magic, as if it hadn't been that long ago.

And that challenger's attack just now, although it wasn't true arcane magic and the power was still far from it, it made him feel a similar feeling.

Boom!

A huge explosion sounded.

Everyone recovered from their deep shock and turned their gazes to the other dueling platforms.

Only then did they realize that a challenger had taken advantage of the arena master's attention to focus on Ripper to directly knock him off the arena.

At this time, the people on the other dueling platforms finally reacted.

The competition hadn't ended yet. Everyone once again fought together.

Not long after, the other duels on the other dueling platforms had also ended.

This round of competition had exceeded everyone's expectations, with the exception of that weak ringmaster who had failed.

Even the Ripper that everyone had high hopes for had been forcefully crushed and that ringmaster from before had also been ambushed by the challenger and failed.

Of the ten ringmasters from the start, five had already gone down.

In fact, including him, there were already three arena lords on the dueling platform that Joelson was on.

After one round of duels, three arena lords had actually lost their qualifications!

Perhaps it was because of this reason that the passion of the spectators was completely ignited.

Many people who had originally only come to watch the duel were all trying to rush onto the dueling platform to see if they had any chance of obtaining the qualifications to enter the tomb of the sovereign.

Not long after, nine of the ten dueling platforms had already been filled with challengers.

The arena lords on those nine dueling platforms all had ugly looks on their faces.

These people had hurriedly rushed up. Were they truly underestimating him?

As for the middle-stage demigod who had taken advantage of the arena lord's weakness to defeat his opponent, his face was now even uglier. His opponent was an expert at the peak of the demigod level. Although he wasn't a genius like the other arena lords, this sort of power wasn't something he could deal with.

The excitement of defeating the arena lord had completely dissipated.

Only now did he remember that with his power, even if he defeated the weakened arena lord, it would still be impossible for him to win the next nine matches in a row.

And amongst the ten dueling platforms, one of them didn't have any challengers going up.

The crowd, who had been excitedly fighting for the opportunity to challenge, immediately stopped when they saw that all nine platforms had been occupied.

No one attempted to challenge Joelson. Instead, when they inadvertently saw this dueling platform, a trace of fear would appear in their eyes.

Toby and Edessa did not know what to say when they saw this scene.

They had never thought that such a situation would happen.

The strength that Joelson had displayed actually made everyone not dare to challenge him.

The two of them shook their heads. It seemed that their worries were unnecessary.

Joelson had far exceeded their expectations. How could he lose the match?

Just like that, everyone waited for a long time. However, no one tried to step onto the dueling platform to challenge Joelson.

Everyone had stunned expressions on their faces.

The duel had actually come to a deadlock because of the challenger from earlier, the current arena lord.

Even Joelson, who was on the dueling platform, had a strange expression on his face at this moment.

Was it because his performance just now was too terrifying?

Joelson was a little puzzled. He had only used one move in total.

Even he himself did not expect such a situation to happen.

No one dared to challenge him directly.

Then wouldn't he not be able to complete ten matches?

Then how could he win ten matches in a row and obtain the qualification to enter the tomb of the sovereign?

If that was the case, then why would he still challenge him?

Joelson was troubled and did not know what to say.