Chapter 826: Core Members Tournament 4

Chapter 826: Core Members Tournament 4"Well, well, it seems like you're not too bad." AP_Berzerker commented while clashing with Noble Soul.          

"I could say the same for you! Feels like I'm trying to wrestle with a fucking bear!" Noble Soul squeezed out with a strained smile as he began to sweat.      

He might be a great player, but bloodline wise he was purely human, limiting him to Tier 3 Control. His Legendary Class also lost out to AP's Divine Class. What's more, after Amber's successful extraction of the Xingtian avatar, the Werewolf had become the Pangu bloodline's equivalent to a God Serpent Inheritor.      

Sigh, comparisons are truly odious.      

Looking at it like this, it felt unbearable to even continue to watch the fight. Fortunately for the Guildmaster, his guild members weren't there to witness the ass beating he was about to receive.      

Nevertheless, as a proud member of Umbra's allies - a person treated equivalent to a core member in the guild - he certainly would not roll over and die for free!      

If he had to be beaten, it had to be while he ripped off a piece of flesh from his foe!      

AP decided to stop playing around and knocked back his opponent, easily breaking the clash. Noble Soul dragged two deep lines in the arena floor, digging his feet into them. His greatsword had lost almost 30,000 durability from that clash alone, whereas AP's axes were fine.      

After all, those axes were not in-game weapons, but weapons manifested from the Xingtian bloodline, which belonged to the Asian God of War. Noble Soul's Legendary greatsword might be good, but it could not match up to a bloodline based construct.      

AP simply used his Axe Throw skill to toss one of his axes at a curved angle towards the other. Noble Soul roared and blocked the axe barely, trying to knock it away. In the meantime, AP did not let up and focused his power into his feet.      

Like a cannon, he burst forth through the air at an inclined angle, bringing his other axe and weight down to bear on the struggling Noble Soul.      

BOOM!      

A crater formed, and a dust cloud obscured the sight of everyone. Just as they were wondering what was going on, Noble Soul roared in pain as he was sent flying out, spitting huge mouthfuls of blood.      

He crashed into the arena floor, digging deep trenches as he flew back, his armor cracking at different places as the durability dropped drastically. He struggled to get back up to his feet with the help of his greatsword.      

Meanwhile, AP simply walked out of the dust cloud with an axe slung over his shoulder casually, looking almost as bored as when the fight began.      

Noble Soul forced himself to his feet and breathed in deeply. He glared at AP and laughed, deciding to go all out in order to wipe that bored look off his face.      

However, he could only tilt his head in confusion when he saw AP stretch his hand out towards his body. The next second, Noble Soul's expression changed as he felt a huge force crashing against his back, then bisect him with ease.      

He saw with his falling upper torso that AP's other axe had returned to his hand, passing through his body to reach its destination. What Noble Soul didn't understand was how he couldn't sense the axe with his Void of Perfection at Tier 3?!      

Oh, could it be that AP suppressed his sense using his higher level Control? Noble Soul vaguely remembered that a technique like that existed in the information Draco had imparted them during his teaching.      

Noble Soul turned into pixels and lost the battle fairly.      

4th Battle: AP_Berzerker wins!      

5th Battle: Uno vs Intellectual Monkey, begin!      

Uno landed on the stage with his usual tower shield and bell hammer, grinning widely as he faced off against the handsome Armonia who walked onto the stage like an aristocrat… which he was.      

"Monkey brat, let's see if the great power of Wukong can break my defense."      

Armonia nodded sagely. "I will have you convinced by the time this ends."      

STOP!          

You seriously want to watch this fight without seeing half a chapter of stats and skills?      

Are you even a true reader of Kotario's novels?! (Editor's Note: Don't worry, I'm currently working on something so that dastardly author stops wast- *cough*, I meant to say, so he can focus on bringing you even more godly action!)      

｢Vanguard - Legendary Class (Rank 4)      

Skills: Sacrifice (Active), Lead by Example (Active).      

Exp gain rate: 100%      

Rank up difficulty: 30%      

Class weapons: Any defensive      

Class skills: Any defensive｣      

｢Sacrifice – Active skill      

Effect: Cast away your life for a noble cause, burning the remainder of your 10% HP to grant all your allies Invulnerability for 3 minutes. For the duration, your allies can't attack, but they cannot be attacked, tracked or interrupted.      

Cooldown: 1 month.｣      

｢Lead by Example – Active skill      

Effect: Charge forward with this skill activated to show your allies that you are ready to pave the way, your stats are boosted by 250% and your allies enjoy a boost of 70% to all stats. Upon activation,      

Duration: 1 hour      

Cooldown: 3 hours.｣      

｢Sage - Divine Class (Rank 4)      

Skills:      

Rank 1: Wisdom of the Ages (Passive), Scholarly Enthusiasm (Passive), Open Forum (Active), Sages of the Past (Active)      

Rank 4: Sage Mode (Active), Theory of Violence (Active)      

Rank 3: Sage's Will (Passive), Sage's Charisma (Passive)      

Rank 4: Research Findings (Active), Enlightenment (Active)      

Starting Stats: Str 10, Dex 10, End 10, Int 250, Spr 150, Cha 50, Lck 10      

Exp gain rate: 0.5%      

Rank up difficulty: 50%      

Class weapons: Any Staff/Rod.          

Class skills: Any Tradeskill, Sage, Intelligence.｣      

｢Wisdom of the Ages – Passive skill      

Effect: As the bastion of wisdom and knowledge in this era, the Sage is the fount of honor of all researchers and knowledge seeking souls. You have the ability to learn any Tradeskill, Tradeskill technique or Tradeskill related path.｣      

｢Scholarly Enthusiasm – Passive skill      

Effect: A Sage is one who represents all scholars in the world with their enthusiasm to learn and seek new knowledge. Every time you make a new discovery in any field, you gain 1 Rank up title, which can be used on your class on or any of your Tradeskills, raising them past their current Rank up to the God Rank.｣      

｢Open Forum – Active skill      

Effect: Organize an open forum which all the respected scholars of the known world are required to attend, and share any of your notable findings or concerns for their scrutiny. If they unanimously accept your theorem, it becomes ratified as law in the world.      

Duration: 7 days      

Cooldown: 1 month.｣      

｢Sages of the Past – Active skill      

Effect: Summon the spirits of all Sages of the past, from this era to the old one and seek their advice or knowledge on any matter regarding knowledge and leanring. They are compelled to help you due to their achievements in life, and cannot be harmed by anything in the known world.      

Duration: 1 day      

Cooldown: 7 days.｣      

｢Sage Mode – Active skill      

Effect: A Sage is a scholar who loves learning, but can also become a fierce warrior when crossed. Enhance all stats and switch your Int, Spir and Cha stats for your physical stats and boost them by 300%.      

Duration: 1 hour      

Cooldown: 1 day｣      

｢Theory of Violence – Active skill      

Effect: One of the most researched fields by past Sages was the Theory of Violence, and how better to achieve violence. They had assisted many warriors in developing unparalleled fighting and martial techniques, so it was natural that a Sage could use all of them as well.      

Note: This skill is automatically activated in tandem with Sage Mode.      

Note: This skill allows the user to use any ability or skill they are aware of.      

Duration: 1 hour.      

Cooldown: 1 day.｣      

｢Sage's Will – Passive skill      

Effect: A Sage's will is unlike any normal scholar or learned person. A Sage can partake in many sleepless nights or tiresome activities in the name of knowledge, so their breadth of mind far surpasses the average mind. Intelligence and Spirit is increased by 200%.｣          

｢Sage's Charisma – Passive skill      

Effect: A Sage is knowledgeable, but how does he convince others of that knowledge? How does he trick the librarian to let him into the restricted zone? How does he convince the World Boss monster to let him study its living habits? It is all dependent on the Sage's Charisma. All negotiation checks pertaining to the acquisition of knowledge have a 40% chance to succeed regardless of circumstance.｣      

｢Research Findings  – Active skill      

Effect: Immediately utilize ambient Worldly Energy as well as your current Intelligence and Spirit stats to forcefully deduce a conclusion to any topic you are studying. The success rate is based on INT x SPR divided by 10,000.      

Cooldown: 1 year.｣      

｢Enlightenment  – Active skill      

Effect: With the help of ambient energy, overcharge your brain and forcefully enter an enlightened state. All mental stats are boosted by 1000%, gain the , , statuses.      

Duration: 12 hours      

Cooldown: 7 days.｣      

"Your class doesn't seem too suited for fighting." Uno commented with a look of surprise.      

"Yes, it's more of a research based class. Since Draco values my intelligence and ability to deduce things, I felt this was the Divine Class that would help me the most." Armonia answered truthfully.      

Despite his arrogance, he always treated his fellow core members as friends and equals, regardless of their situation or background. These were people who his master, Draco, valued so much. Not to mention, he was more aware than anyone that these fellows were terrifyingly special in ways that couldn't be conventionally understood.      

"Well, then this fight is going to be very tough. Smart fellows like you always deserve the best, I don't like fighting y'all." Uno admitted honestly with a look of respect in his eyes.      

Armonia's eyes narrowed in amusement. "Brother Uno, is there any need for this false pretense when I already know you're one of those 'smart fellows'? You were almost slated to become one of the best students in Central State history if you didn't discover your love for combat."      

Uno scratched the back of his head bashfully. "Oh, you know about that? Haha, yeah, I really loved studying back then, but battles just makes my blood boil better. It's also why I know who important people like you are."      

Suddenly, the warm moment was disrupted by RamButt and Boyd.      

"This is the trashiest trash talk I've ever heard!" RamButt crowed from the side.      

"Get off the fucking stage if you want to kiss!" Boyd added rudely.      

Uno's face became black as he made a 'you're dead' gesture to his fellow core members, who both simply responded with their raised middle fingers. Armonia simply shook his head and entered a battle stance.      

"Since my class isn't too suited to fighting, I hope you won't mind me reyling on my bloodline to do so. Please be ready!" Armonia roared as his body transformed in a bright golden light.      

A golden headband appeared on his forehead, and tufts of fur emerged all over his skin that were golden and glowing with power. His eyes became bright blue and his attire shifted to a battle outfit.      

Wind coalesced underneath his feet and thickened to form a small cloud, and a golden staff manifested in his hand that grew from small to large quickly. Armonia then charged towards Uno like a rocket, riding his cloud.      

"Good! I'm looking forward to experience just how strong the fabled Great Sage is!" Uno roared as he bravely jumped forward to meet Armonia's attack with his shield outstretched before him.      

The two collided, with Armonia striking upon the Legendary Reinhold shield with all his strength, using only his right hand and not his Ruyi Staff. Uno felt like he had been struck by a train, and his shield caved in slightly as he was sent flying backwards.      

Unlike Noble Soul before him, he didn't crash pathetically but retained his stance as he hit the ground and dragged a ditch with his feet, eventually dispersing the violent energy by swinging his shield outwards.          

Uno breathed out deeply, massaging his sore arm that had held the shield as he glared at Armonia who was calmly floating upon the somersault cloud.