The "Defense" of Starry Bell

"Mr. Wild Lion, the 20th consecutive battle begins!"

"Boom!"

Before the arena manager could speak, "Wild Lion" raised the long knife in his hand, and lightning flashed as he slashed a thunderous blade towards Roy.

Evidently, "Wild Lion" intended to finish this swiftly.

After experiencing two challenging battles back-to-back, Wild Lion probably felt overconfident. If caught up in more prolonged fights, even achieving a twenty consecutive wins would be very difficult.

The rules of the Blood Battle Arena stated that once a fighter chose to participate in consecutive battles and failed before reaching the set number, even if they won nineteen times but lost the twentieth, no one would acknowledge them as a nineteen-time victor.

"Buzz!"

Facing the incoming blade energy, a virtual image of a yellowish-golden great bell appeared in front of Roy.

"Boom!"

"Crackling sounds..."

The thunderous blade energy struck the virtual image of the Starry Bell, creating a dull roar. However, this thunderous blade energy was directly dispersed by the reverberation force of the Starry Bell.

"Is this a defensive artifact?"

Witnessing this scene, Wild Lion's brow furrowed slightly.

Ordinary defensive artifacts were forged into armor. This was the first time he had seen someone craft a defensive artifact in the form of a bell.

"Let me break your artifact!"

The strongest power of a typical upper-grade defensive artifact could withstand the attacks of a Three-star Demon; the stronger ones could defend against a Four-star Demon's attacks.

Unlike offensive artifacts, which absorbed combat experience and killing intent from enemies to enhance their "spirituality," akin to a deity comprehending the mysteries of law and increasing their power, defensive artifacts primarily reached their peak by withstanding attacks from specific demon levels.

Even the most potent defensive artifact could only withstand attacks from a Five-star Demon. This was an achievement reached after countless life-and-death battles over millions of years with their master.

However, anything above that level was nearly impossible. Attacks from a Six-star Demon could cause folds or even tears in the fabric of godly planes and supreme planes, rendering even the strongest defensive artifacts unable to withstand space rupture.

Attacks from a Seven-star Demon could easily tear apart space. Aside from a primary divine artifact or being a divine beast with an extremely strong body defense, there were no defensive artifacts capable of resisting the chaotic currents after space ruptured.

Hence, when fighting Six-star Demons or above, everyone employed defensive techniques developed from law mysteries.

In such circumstances, if the technique could defend against the opponent's attack, it was fine. But if it couldn't, the consequences ranged from severe injury to death.

"Thunderous Slash!"

Wild Lion roared as his figure transformed into a lightning bolt. The destructive aura of thunder surged on his long knife, surrounded by thunderous light, slashing at Roy.

Where the thunderous blade passed, the arena's space was torn, leaving long black lines.

The power of this strike had reached the limit of a Six-star Demon, even tearing the space of the Blood Battle Arena.

"Boom!"

This strike landed on the Starry Bell outside Roy's body, shaking the divine force within it. But to Wild Lion's surprise, neither his attack nor the space rift he created could break the defense of the Starry Bell.

The divine light outside the Starry Bell rippled, gradually diminishing the lightning and space rifts upon contact.

"How is this possible?"

"Is this a defensive artifact? Is it a primary divine artifact?"

Wild Lion was shocked. His most potent attack had failed to break this artifact's defense?

However, Wild Lion was mistaken.

Roy's Starry Bell was originally an offensive artifact.

During its forging, Roy used a large amount of soul power, imbuing the Starry Bell with the ability to defend against spiritual attacks. Roy had enlarged the Starry Bell to cover himself, relying on its inherent hardness to defend against attacks.

At its current stage, the Starry Bell had reached the level of upper-grade attack artifacts. Although it couldn't enhance Roy's strength considering his current power, it could completely withstand Roy's law mysteries, allowing him to unleash his full strength.

Though Roy used the Starry Bell as a defensive artifact, in essence, it was an upper-grade attack artifact.

To destroy an upper-grade attack artifact, one would need the strength of a Seven-star Demon at least.

Moreover, continuous attacks would be required.

If one aimed to destroy an upper-grade attack artifact in a single strike, they'd need the strength of a manor lord level practitioner.

Roy's law mysteries surged, and he casually tapped the Starry Bell.

"Buzz!"

Roy's perfectly fused Earth Pulse law mystery erupted through the Starry Bell, releasing a powerful fluctuation that spread out instantly.

"Boom!"

Under this surge, Wild Lion had no chance to retaliate. His defensive artifact instantly shattered, and he spat out blood, being thrown away, landing heavily on the arena.

"I surrender, I surrender!"

Even before landing completely, Wild Lion had already conceded.

The difference in strength was too vast.

If he had waited for just a moment longer, Wild Lion feared he might have died.

"Wow, congratulations to Mr. Starry for defeating the three-time consecutive winner, Mr. Wild Lion. So, Mr. Starry, would you like to continue or take a break?"

The manager's attitude towards Roy was far more respectful compared to his conversation with Wild Lion.

It was a Seven-star Demon, after all.

"Continue."

"By the way, what do we need to do if we want to participate in a hundred consecutive battles?"

"A hundred consecutive battles?"

The arena manager was shocked. Though powerful Seven-star Demons like these who visited the Blood Battle Arena often chose to participate in consecutive battles, they usually stopped at ten or twenty at most.