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One of the fights was the Bartender, the one he’d first known as Bahaod-ranked battle He knew his Discipline to be the conflicting elements of ice and fire The Dark Citadel’s lycanthrope would be his challenger The second fight was between a Convert specializing in close cohters took up positions, and began when the buzzer sounded

The second batch was under way!

Lan Jue heard the Pharmacist mutter to him from his side “This will be a hard match for the Bartender”

“Oh?” Lan Jue answered “Is the lycanthrope that strong?” He’d focused on his own business in this tournament, since he hadn’t come as part of the Avenue He didn’t have all the information needed to make a fair assessence tells us he’s a powerful acquired Talent naenetica particularly well, well enough for theeneration representing the Dark Citadel He doesn’t have the power or potential of the va Seventh level eighth rank, the peak of ninth level when he transforms His specialty is close-combat, and his technique is said to be flawless Speed, attack, defense and energy are all far above average”

Lan Jue’s brows furrowed as he looked over toward the Bartender For the Pharmacist to call praise thehiainst hi for him

The Pharmacist continued “The Bartender’s potential is i of ice and fire He’s third rank, and strong, but stuck His two Disciplines put him at around the power level of a fifth rank, but he can’t advance until he’s got some idea of his Path forward If he doesn’t he’ll be stuck forever At any rate, he’s going to have a hard tiht won’t have any surprises, I think The Necro Yuan, a seventh rank as ienetica He is a ence says he has so he can turn in to a Lich and use Eldritch Hexes Don’t look down on hi a rank lower than Ji Mu, we haven’t seen his full strength yet We suspect he’s the ace in the hole for the Dark Citadel The Convert isn’t bad, but not even as strong as that Chu Cheng He doesn’t stand a chance against the Necromancer He’ll have to hope for more luck next ti of these t faces from the Dark Citadel Just in ti!

The Bartender was asas the Pharmacist, but he didn’t concede Lan Jue wasn’t the only one who hoped to use this tournaer

At his level of third rank his Disciplines of ice and fire had begun to intensify, but were still very difficult to join They weren’t pure eleical manifestations of them He could use one to coot hier enough He needed er, then he could continue along the path of understanding

The Wine Master had told hies in his powers in the er the catalyst needed to break through

Ji Mu’s cold, hard eyes glared at the Bartender He kept hiolden yellow His already powerful for in the space of a breath in to a giant hu lips were the only things not covered by coarse crimson hair, and a palpable aura of blood lust followed hi mist of red

There was a snarl and a flash of red! The Wolf King e remained In no time at all he was face to face with the Bartender