Chapter 49: At Odds
This battle held no suspense; the Capital Star O'Brian's Temple was incredibly strong overall, but there was still a significant gap between Eric, ranked eighth, and the previous points leaderboard leader from Chloe Star's Temple.
People anticipated Eric's defeat but did not expect it to be so comprehensive. It could be described as a crushing battle, where Eric had no chance to showcase his skills from start to finish.
A lot of people turned their eyes to Augustus, who would also be a formidable opponent. Now, there were fewer than forty people left, with over thirty matches remaining, and anyone could be a potential opponent.
Augustus returned to the group from Chloe Star's Temple, his mood unperturbed. Though Capital Star O'Brian's Temple was formidable, not everyone had the qualification to make it to the end. In previous battles, few targeted the Transcendents of Capital Star O'Brian's Temple due to fear of retaliatory targeting.
But Augustus did not care; he was not deliberately targeting anyone but just felt there were indeed too many people from Capital Star O'Brian's Temple. Eric, who had acted before, wasn't that strong.
Several from Capital Star O'Brian's Temple cast a glance at Augustus.
Matthew's previous assumption was correct. This time, intentionally or unintentionally, Capital Star O'Brian's Temple was indeed technically eliminating the other great Temples, reducing their numbers, leaving their numbers in the majority.
This time, the quality of the Transcendents of Capital Star O'Brian's Temple was high. According to the plan, they couldn't lose to the previous edition; by the last ten, they needed to have at least four people remaining to surpass the last edition.
This is actually quite challenging; to secure four spots means kicking out the first person from three of the Temples. However, if left to those upfront, it might be achievable.
The Temple was established on Capital O'Brien Star, and then it gradually spread to various planets. They were both the headquarters and soul, and the true transmission quota of this edition shouldn't be taken by other Temples but should belong to their headquarters Temple.
Moreover, this time the first person of O'Brian's Temple is an exceptionally talented genius, with terrifying combat power and high prestige, which everyone respects and obeys. Because everyone respects him, he united O'Brian's Temple into one force, and they all listened to him.
His becoming the true transmission of the Temple is inevitable, without suspense, but he hopes to bring several people with him.
"Augustus was previously the first on Chloe Star's leaderboard, skilled in Gravity Domain. His control over the Gravity superpower reached an extremely terrifying level. Within the Gravity Domain formed in his surrounding area, he could arbitrarily change the direction of gravity and even enhance it," said a young man sitting beside the elder of Capital Star O'Brian's Temple. He turned his head back and said to the people behind: "For now, don't touch Augustus; his combat power can at least make it into the top twenty."
"However, it's necessary to remind them; Pugins, send Matthew out." His voice was calm, tone neutral, and a handsome figure with golden hair nodded behind him, stood up, and then walked towards the battlefield.
Seeing Pugins appear, many felt a sense of tension.
Many people looked up at the name above, and Pugins' name was already lit; his ranking was third at Capital Star O'Brian's Temple.
Third in Capital Star O'Brian's Temple, his combat power might even have reached the level of the first in other Temples.
At least in the previous edition, three people entered the top ten.
Pugins looked towards Chloe Star's Temple and said, "Chloe Star's Temple, Matthew."
In the last battle, Augustus from Chloe Star's Temple, ranked third, challenged the last-ranked person from Capital Star O'Brian's Temple. Now, it was reversed, with their third-ranked person challenging Chloe Star's last person, Matthew.
Matthew was surprised, then smiled bitterly; he knew he would likely lose. Though very confident in his combat power, despite being ranked fourth, he was second on the leaderboard before Xu Mo. Any other Temple's third person challenging him wouldn't be a problem for him, but the opponent was from Capital Star O'Brian's Temple.
People from all great Temples showed a tinge of different colors. Was this a warning to Chloe Star's Temple from Capital Star O'Brian's Temple?
It might also not just be a warning to Chloe Star's Temple but also a reminder to other Temples.
Previously, Capital Star O'Brian's Temple might have been eliminating people from other great Temples unconsciously, but now they no longer concealed it, directly showing it.
Xu Mo and Augustus frowned; it seemed the goal of Capital Star was very clear this time.
Before, they were in a head-on confrontation with Willton's Divine Temple, leaving Willton's Temple in a miserable state, with only one person remaining. But Capital Star O'Brian's Temple wasn't comparable to Willton's; always, Capital Star O'Brian's Temple was the strongest of the Ten Temples.
Matthew had already stepped out and started fighting Pugins. Both had strong combat power; Matthew showed an extremely tenacious stance in this battle, managing to fight Pugins and not being crushed like Augustus was before.
However, the final result was still the same; Matthew was defeated and eliminated, ultimately unable to shake the third person from Capital Star.
As a result, Chloe Star's Temple also only had three people left.
After the battle, Pugins glanced towards Xu Mo and the others, seemingly with a warning in his eyes.
Indeed, because of this battle, in the ensuing competition, no one touched the people from Capital Star O'Brian's Temple, nor did anyone challenge the remaining three from Chloe Star's Temple.
Xu Mo, Zero, and Augustus all seem not easy to provoke.
Matthew is already very strong, and Augustus must be stronger than Matthew. On the other hand, Zero, although with one victory, might be the weakest among the last three.
The battle also reaches its climax, becoming more and more intense. Those fighting are generally the top three, with strong opponents facing off against each other, making every battle thrilling.
When there are thirty people left, the Chloe Star Mystic God Temple still has three people remaining, while the Capital Star O'Brian's Temple has seven. These two temples together have ten people, while the other eight major temples together have twenty, most of them only having two people left.
In this way, the seven people left from the Capital Star Temple seem somewhat conspicuous.
"The other great temples are worried about being targeted. If there isn't only one person left, they probably won't make a move against the Capital Star Temple." Augustus spoke, "One for each?"
Xu Mo looked at Augustus, this guy, really... not only wants to attack the Capital Star, but also one for each.
"Alright." Xu Mo nodded, indeed, there are still too many from the Capital Star, leaving four would be about right.
"You choose?" Augustus asked.
"According to the ranking." Xu Mo replied.
"Then I'm taking advantage." Augustus replied, and then he went out directly.
Augustus's gaze turned to the Capital Star O'Brian's Temple side, making the Transcendents there taken aback, their brows slightly furrowed, and then hearing Augustus speak: "O'Brian's Temple Kore."
Kore, ranked seventh in the O'Brian's Temple, Xu Mo said to choose according to the ranking, and Augustus replied that he was taking advantage. According to the ranking, he's the lowest, so he challenges the lowest-ranked opponent.
Hearing Augustus's words, the Transcendents of the major temples were stunned, showing a strange expression.
Augustus, is he going against them?
Kore came out, eyes fixed on Augustus, holding a sword in his hand, flowing with crimson energy light, like crimson lightning, bursting with extremely terrifying destruction power.
With a flash of his body, crimson lightning erupted around Kore, transforming into destruction power, continuously branching out, striking towards Augustus.
Augustus saw Kore rushing towards him, that terrifying Gravity Domain appeared once again. Just as Kore was ready to block it, he was not repelled. On the contrary, it seemed a powerful gravitational pull emerged, causing Kore's speed to suddenly increase again, rushing towards Augustus.
Kore's face changed slightly, but his reaction speed was also extremely frightening. He instantly swung his sword, and a red sword glow containing terrifying cutting power swept out. If he continued forward, this sword would strike Augustus.
But just as he swung his sword, the direction of gravity suddenly changed. His heart pounded violently, his body was subjected to a strong resistance, as he himself also mobilized power to resist forward force. In other words, he himself was inclined backward, but under such circumstances, reverse gravity appeared, instantly bringing his body to an abrupt halt, and the sword light swept out horizontally, the sword of destruction slashing into the air.
The next moment, he saw Augustus's body charging towards him, applying gravity to himself, and Augustus had cultivated the same movement technique as Xu Mo, Meteor.
With the movement technique Meteor combined with a powerful Gravity Domain, his whole person shot out like a heavy cannonball, booming, slamming into Kore. Accompanied by a loud bang, Kore was directly smashed to death, disappearing from where he stood; before he left, his expression still carried disbelief.
This kind of battle, the first time he encountered it, he was completely unable to adapt to that back-and-forth power.
"Such strong control." Xu Mo also saw Augustus's powerful Gravity Domain for the first time. This kind of superpower in the hands of Augustus was terrifyingly formidable. The same ability, in different people's hands, the power varies, the strength differences are apparent.
Augustus achieved extremely strong control over gravity.
The people over at Capital Star Augustus's side furrowed their brows, their expressions not looking good. If they want to defeat Augustus, they might have to deploy their top three, to have absolute confidence.
Augustus walked down, everyone still immersed in the previous battle.
At this time, another figure came out, surprisingly also from Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple, the second-ranked Zero.
Zero's gaze also turned to the Capital Star O'Brian's Temple side.
This scene made everyone's heart stir slightly, showing a strange expression.
Chloe Star's Mystic God Temple, are they challenging the Capital Star O'Brian's Temple?