allonlinenovel Chapter 301 Potio: His Darling
Chapter 301 Potio: His Darling
The second round of the competition was still effortless for Li Sushang, and she quickly moved on to the challenge against the reigning champion.
"Oh, I didn't expect that the first one to come in this round would be a young girl." These words were spoken by the champion of this round.
He had long silver hair and dyed black bangs, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura.
Especially his body below the head, Li Sushang could tell at a glance that he was definitely not an ordinary mortal, because she had felt this way with Otto.
It's obvious that the other person's body has undergone some kind of modification; there are hardly any normal parts of their body left.
"My name is Li Sushang. May I ask your name?" Li Sushang asked, clasping her hands in greeting.
"I didn't expect you to be a local from Xianzhou? But it doesn't matter, it's all the same who comes. My name is Potio, and I'm the one who's going to defeat you next." With that, Potio drew his revolver and pointed it at Li Sushang's head.
Li Sushang frowned at this: "Does this martial arts ceremony actually allow the use of firearms?"
Upon hearing this, Potio was taken aback at first, then said, "Isn't this obvious? The martial arts ceremony of the Immortal Ship has always been free of any taboos. No matter what weapon you use, as long as you can win, no one will say anything. How come you, as a member of the Immortal Ship, don't even know this?"
"Uh, you've misunderstood. I'm not from the Immortal Ship."
"Huh?" Potio looked at Li Sushang's appearance with suspicion. "You're not kidding me, are you? Your appearance and clothing style are exactly like those of the Immortal Ship?"
Those in the audience who recognized Su Chang from the Immortal Boat were also whispering in agreement. They really didn't understand what Miss Su Chang of the Cloud Cavalry was hiding, or whether she was carrying out some kind of secret mission.
But that doesn't make sense. What secret mission would be entrusted to a naive new recruit? Although this recruit was indeed very strong, able to fight Yan Qingxiaowei to a standstill.
With her keen hearing, Li Sushang naturally heard the discussions about her in the audience. Realizing that it might be difficult to explain no matter how she tried, she sighed, picked up her sword, and pointed it at Potio with her left hand.
“Li Sushang, the eldest disciple of the Supreme Freedom Sect, please give me your guidance.”
"Hahaha! Not bad, not bad. As expected of the people from the Immortal Ship, you still have some backbone. Many people came to me before, but as soon as they saw me pick up a gun, they broke out in a cold sweat and their fighting spirit vanished. They had no fighting spirit at all. I really wanted to shoot them to death, but unfortunately, I couldn't shoot those who surrendered because of the competition rules. As the first girl who had the courage to challenge me, I will love you to death."
"Um, please have some self-respect."
Potio naturally understood what Li Sushang meant.
"Who said he loves you, my darling! I mean I love you! Tsk, this synesthetic beacon of his, he'll have to get that little cutie to replace it sooner or later!"
"Although I don't know exactly what you mean, I understand that your 'I love you' doesn't mean it in the literal sense."
"Good to know. Come on, let's have a thrilling showdown between his precious ones!"
After saying that, Potio fired a shot into Li Sushang's forehead, signaling the official start of the match.
Faced with this shot, Li Sushang simply turned slightly to dodge it. Then, she lightly touched the ground with her right foot and used her light footwork to move gracefully towards Potio at an extremely fast speed.
Potio naturally wouldn't let Li Sushang get close to him easily. Although Potio did know a little about close combat, he was no match for the opponent, who was clearly a master swordsman.
Besides, what is Potio holding? It's a gun, a long-range weapon. Why would he need to engage in close combat when he can kite and kill the enemy from a distance?
Without saying a word, Potio began to retreat, firing a few shots at Li Sushang with his pistol. Unfortunately, either Li Sushang dodged the shots, or he was knocked away by her sword.
Portio raised an eyebrow with interest at this. He admitted that a pistol was not much of a threat to a master, but the revolver in his hand was also modified and used the company's technology. Its power was no less than that of some anti-machine sniper rifles. However, the fact that Li Sushang could easily deflect these bullets really piqued Portio's interest.
What Potio didn't know was that Li Sushang on the other side was also suffering in silence. When she saw that the other party was using a revolver, she subconsciously thought that its power was similar to the corresponding weapon she had learned about on Earth. However, she did not expect that the power of the other party's revolver would be so great.
The moment her sword made contact with the incoming bullet, Li Sushang instantly realized that the opponent's revolver was no ordinary weapon. If she hadn't used Honkai energy to envelop her sword and enhance its durability, it would have already broken in two.
Moreover, the enormous kinetic energy of the bullet was amplified by the sword and transmitted to Li Sushang's hand, causing her wrist to go numb. After subtly twisting her wrist a few times, Li Sushang realized that this couldn't go on. The sword in her hand was ultimately just an ordinary sword, originally kept in her bamboo umbrella for self-defense. It was already quite good that it had lasted this long without being broken. If she continued to use it, it would break sooner or later.
Therefore, Li Sushang first raised her hand to signal Pottio to wait for her, and Pottio also put down his gun in a very gentlemanly manner. After all, he knew that the sword in the other party's hand would definitely break if he continued to fight, so he also wanted to know what the other party would do next.
Then, Li Sushang first took out her umbrella, put the sword back in her hand, and then put it away. Next, she took out a one-handed sword that was entirely golden and looked at Potio with great concentration.
Seeing this, Potio realized that his opponent was serious, so it was time for him to show his true strength. He put his revolver back into its holster, his right hand resting on the buttstock, ready to draw and fire at any moment.
At this moment, the aura emanating from both sides changed, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere, with neither side daring to act rashly.
The audience members held their breath in tension, and the entire venue fell silent for a moment, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
In the end, it was Li Sushang, the challenger, who made the first move. She used her qi to control her sword and casually sent several flying swords flying towards Potio.
Portio seemed to be inspired by this move. He instantly pulled out his revolver with his right hand, and several shots rang out. The bullets in the gun were emptied instantly, and he quickly retreated to create distance from the flying swords. At the same time, he did not forget to load bullets into the revolver.
After reloading, six more bullets were fired in an instant. These six bullets deflected the flying swords at precise angles, knocking down all the flying swords flying towards him.
On the other side, facing the oncoming bullets, Li Sushang calmly swung the Xuanyuan Sword in her hand. At this moment, the sword in her hand began to transform, turning into a long sword with a dark blue body. Then, a sword aura was swung forward.
Wherever the sword energy reached, all the bullets were cut in half and flew past Li Sushang's body. Then, as Li Sushang moved forward, she blocked all the bullets flying towards her.
As Li Sushang approached Pottio, she swung her sword downwards. Pottio quickly dodged the fatal blow and drew his gun to retaliate. But this was just a feint by Li Sushang. Before Pottio could even fire, Li Sushang's left hand was already on Pottio's chest. Then, she exerted force, and a powerful surge of energy burst forth from behind Pottio.
Potio was sent flying by the force, and before he could regain his footing in mid-air, Li Sushang's attack followed.
Several more flying swords flew in from the sky. This time, Potio was no longer as calm as before. The bullets he fired in haste did not knock down all the flying swords. Potio had no choice but to use his own hands to protect his vitals from the remaining flying swords.
Fortunately, Li Sushang did not go for the kill. She knew this was just a competition, so she chose to stop short of killing. The flying sword in the air changed its attack method the moment it hit Potio, changing from piercing to striking.
After Potio landed and stood up, Li Sushang asked him, "How is it? Do we still need to fight?"
"No, no, I concede." Potio waved his hand somewhat irritably. "I already know your strength very well. I'm not going to fight someone I can't beat at all."
Upon hearing this, Li Sushang put away her weapon, clasped her hands in thanks to Potio, and with the referee announcing the end of the match, Li Sushang had won the ring fight.
Meanwhile, Luca was also playing in the second round of matches, but compared to Li Sushang's smooth sailing, Luca was facing many difficulties.
It's not that all the players he encountered were top-notch, but rather that he ended up with a scoundrel who liked to pull dirty tricks off the field.
This person, named Shuo Jin, is different from Li Sushang. He is a genuine Xianzhou native and also a well-known online influencer.
Before the match, Shuojin privately approached Luca, hoping Luca would throw a match against him and intentionally lose. Shuojin had already prepared the payment. However, Luca refused, so Shuojin resorted to his usual methods.
First, he posted a video online of Luca meeting with Topa after the match, using it to smear Luca by claiming he used company technology to get to where he was. His indignant and hypocritical words were on full display, and with the help of his hired online trolls fanning the flames, negative comments about Luca on the internet skyrocketed.
This greatly increased Luca's mental pressure, and even using the Dream Eater was to no avail. He then appeared in front of Luca again and began to provoke him. Just as Luca was about to lose control and hit him, he preemptively shouted that Luca was breaking the rules, intending to seriously injure him before the match and win without a fight.
After this series of blows, no matter how Luca explains, he has no way to defend himself. Although Xing and Camille are also very angry and want to help, they know that taking action rashly in the current public opinion environment will only make the situation more serious.
Luca was confused. He just wanted to fight fair and square and win every match, but this time his opponent was manipulating public opinion to damage his reputation. Even if he won the next match by legitimate means, he would still be scrutinized and doubted by the audience.
Seeing Luca's dejected state, Hoshino also showed a troubled expression. Faced with such a barrage of public opinion, Hoshino seemed powerless and could only offer Luca dry words of comfort.
Fortunately, there was some good news as well. With the situation escalating, the other protagonist affected by the incident couldn't sit still any longer.
Topa first found the three who were discussing countermeasures and told them his purpose. He also told them to come to the training arena inside the Competition Ship later, where the negative public opinion they were carrying would disappear.
After saying this, Toppa left. The remaining three exchanged glances and unanimously decided to go and see what was going on. After all, Xing and Camille were helpless right now, so since the other party claimed to have a solution, they might as well go and see. As the saying goes, a dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water; given their current situation, it wouldn't make much difference which way they went. What if the other party really had a way to resolve the current rumors? Wouldn't that be a win for them?
When they arrived at their destination, they found that Shuojin was also there, but strangely, there was a row of company mechs standing behind him.
Judging from his words, it seems that Toppa found him and hoped that he could endorse the mecha, but this move has caused dissatisfaction among his fans.
After all, his previous persona was that of a successor of Xianzhou Ancient Martial Arts, and he always used promoting Xianzhou Ancient Martial Arts as a pretext for his activities. But now he's saying that the company's mechs are also a branch of Xianzhou Ancient Martial Arts. How could his fans not see through his true intentions?
Shuojin understood this principle, but the price Toppa offered him was too high for him to refuse. He had no choice but to force the issue here. Just then, he saw Luca and his group who had come to watch the show and immediately came up with a plan. He pointed at Luca and asked him to have a one-on-one spar right now.
This is to prove whether his own Immortal Ship Ancient Martial Arts Mech is more powerful or the mechanical arm of the company endorsed by Luca is more powerful.
Luca scratched his head helplessly. At this point, even someone as slow-witted as him would understand what Topa was going to do.
Although reluctant to fall into Toppa's trap, Luca agreed to the challenge for the sake of his reputation.
The final result was self-evident. Shuojin was all show and no substance and didn't know any of the ancient martial arts of the Immortal Ship. In addition, he had only recently started working with the company's mechs and was not proficient in operating them, so he was quickly defeated.
At this point, Toppa also took the opportunity to accuse Shuojin of his behavior. After all, Shuojin's behavior had essentially damaged the company's reputation, and as an employee of the company, Toppa naturally would not sit idly by.
It was only then that Shuojin realized he had messed with the wrong person, or rather, he shouldn't have dragged the company into it. Unfortunately, it was too late; the die was cast, and his public image was now completely ruined.
After resolving the issue with the gold, Topa officially announced that Luca would be the spokesperson for their company's latest robotic arm. Although Luca initially intended to refuse, Topa had done him a great favor, and he felt it would be impolite to refuse outright, so he agreed.
Thus, Luca's crisis was resolved, and because of Sojin's self-destructive act, Luca directly advanced to the ring match to face Portio head-on.