“Wow, that was intense.” said Robert with a surprised expression.

“Wow, Jet never used that on me.” said Raven with an excited expression “I should fight that later.”

“Don’t tell me you’re a battle maniac too.” said Laura with a depressed tone, looking at Raven.

A faint giggle was heard behind them, coming from none other than Ur. “So I guess your battle will be as exciting as this.”

“It depends on the opponent.” said Raven with a proud tone. The scariest thing was, he had the power to back up the statement.

Stein had already turned back the time and fixed them to the point they weren’t in any mortal danger, sending them away to the nurse’s.

“Seeing as they are both out of bounds, that was a draw!” he shouted, looking at Peter.

He raised his hand and used a skill called [Concrete Stage]. Normally, only some mages who work at an arena would learn this skill, but Peter gave in after the countless years of babbling from Stein.

“Now then, seeing that the other contestants are unconscious, the next match is the finale.” Stein then fixed his voice “The Black Dragon Raven vs The Ferocious Tiger Qu Xin.”

“Go to hell with that name!!!” shouted Raven, but Qu Xin was unfazed by it and walked towards the stage. Raven soon followed.

Xin put his left hand on the right and said “Let’s have a good match.” Something Raven knew as modesty and it meant a spar, not a death match.

The fact that his fingers were straight meant that he wasn’t that skilled in his martial art, as it would be clenched otherwise.

“Battle Start!!!” shouted Stein at the top of his now-girlish lungs.

The two unexpectedly didn’t charge at each other, but instead walked.

Then Raven held his hand out, Xin didn’t hesitate to form a handshake, all the while having innocent smiles on their faces.

*Grab!*

That’s when the fight started.

The two were pulling at each other’s hand, trying to throw them away.

Veins pulsated on the side of their head and the arm muscles bulged, but they maintained their smile.

It was when Xin used his Aura that Raven was thrown away.

He softly landed on his feet by doing a backflip in the air, but a punch in the abdomen sent him away.

After flying dozens of meters, Raven stopped and coughed blood.

Then Xin appeared right before and sent a punch toward his face, which Raven ducked under and threw an uppercut.

His opponent moved backwards and threw a kick to his sides. A few of his ribs broke as he flew another dozen meters.

‘Shit, he’s way better than me in close-combat of this world. But boxing and taekwondo are another thing.’ thought Raven as he took a boxing stance looking at the side and his feet separated.

He had abandoned the style Tristan taught him. Now he was using his self-made martial art.

He then used his Lightning Aura and covered his body with it.

Not letting his expectation down, Xin came with a palm aimed at his throat at an unbelievable speed.

Raven then waited until it almost reached its target and moved sideways, jabbing Xin’s nose with considerable force, forcing him to take a few steps back.

But he slammed his head at Raven, seemingly unfazed by the punch.

‘That’s fantasy Kung Fu training for you.’ cursed Raven as he threw a headbutt of his own.

The two heads clashed, sending the dragonman another few dozen meters. It looked like Xin was playing baseball with Raven as the ball.

Xin came with the previous move, but when Raven tried to jab him, he ducked under it and threw a low kick.

Raven jumped over it and whipped his leg at the side of Xin’s head.

Xin only smiled and let his guard down. But Raven had lifted his leg up and threw it down in a axe kick manner.

[Thunder Clap]

The lightning landed right on Xin’s head, baffling his mind for a bit.

Raven didn’t waste this opportunity and used his full power to kick him away.

Then Xin flew to the edge of the stage and grabbed the ground to stop his movement.

Then Raven proceeded by a hook to the ears again, now standing before the dizzy Xin

But this time, Xin had grown cautious and had punched away the hook.

That wasn’t a problem for Raven, which used the momentum throw a spinning kick at his opponent.

Xin took a few steps to the side, and used a skill.

[Eight Desolate Palm]

A shockwave hit Raven at the solar plexus and made him unable to breathe for a few seconds after it faded away.

Xin had a big grin on his face, looking at Raven.

Raven then appeared before Xin and threw an uppercut. But his opponent didn’t even move.

Then he sent a punch at Raven’s abdomen and sent him flying up.

Raven coughed blood and saw that his Aura and armor had disappeared.

“That attack just now, it’s quite good.” said Raven, looking at his opponent.

“Of course, it’s a Martial Skill from the Blue Moon Dynasty.” said Xin while throwing away his shirt and jacket.

There was a blue-colored crescent moon shape on the left side of his chest.

“Kid, why did you come to our kingdom?” asked Stein with a serious tone.

“I thought you didn’t discriminate.” said Xin, now looking at Stein.

“Of course, just wondering.” answered Stein with a smile.

“Now then, give up now. I’ve sealed your dantian and mana pool, there’s no way you can fight back.” said he, glaring at Raven.

“Heh, so what!” shouted Raven as a colorless energy surrounded his body.

“Y-You aren’t from the main branch, how?!” shouted Xin in return. What he had used was Worldly Energy, something no one from the branches except Primus could learn, at least in the Cangard family.

“Just happened to discover it by luck.” said Raven, which was actually true. One late night, he was sitting, using [Soul Recovery].

He then thought of an incredibly revolutionary idea: absorbing energy from the world itself, replenishing his supplies continuously.

Although it didn’t work out as expected, he still discovered Worldly Energy.

A transparent snake then appeared out of thin air and was slithering towards Xin slowly.

“Heh, so it’s only this much.” shouted Xin who was oblivious to the fact that he had materialized his Worldly Energy to the most basic form of a serpent. “You’ll repent in hell for scaring me like that!”

“Oh, then may I beg for forgiveness now?” asked Raven with a sincere tone, acting.

“No, I’m a very short-tempered person, you see.” said Xin with an ego as tall as Everest, while slowly walking towards Raven. “But, if you kneel and beg for forgiveness now, I might grant you a painless death.”

*Bite!*

“Hahaha, dumbass!” shouted Raven while laughing, looking at the idiot who easily took the bait and swallowed it whole.

What Raven had done just now was, he injected Worldly Energy into Xin’s body. Through personal experience, he saw that Worldly Energy would dissipate anything concerning qi, including his mixture of mana and qi.

This would of course work if this was injected into an opponent. But the biggest weakness was, that he had to completely deplete his magic first.

Honestly, he wasn’t really sure if he could win the fight, but he never expected for his opponent to be an idiot. Now that he thought about it, most cultivators in wuxia novels are idiots, except the main cast that is.

“N-No way, my qi is gone, even my magic.” said Xin as he looked at his hands vainly.

“Let’s finish this up then.” said Raven, who ran up to him.

Raven threw an uppercut, lifting him off the ground. Although he didn’t have anything to boost his strength, he still had superior physical strength.

He then grabbed Xin by his head and threw him off the stage.

A round of applause was heard, as the principal announced the result. “The winner is, The Black Dragon Raven.” after a short pause, he continued “I hereby declare him as the Third Ruler.”

The audience chattered on “Wow, so Vivian isn’t a ruler anymore.”

“Thank god she was dethroned.”

“All hail Raven!” and the like.

But the recipient himself had lost consciousness standing up. This was the side effect of depleting all of his energies.

Although he didn’t have many side-effects, due to not overusing it, but stopping right before it went to the critical zone would make him lose consciousness for a few days.