Chapter 1066: Chapter 1066

1066: Chapter 152 Facing 1066: Chapter 152 Facing “In consideration of the oral requests from both sides and contestant Lu’s current condition, the schedule for the upcoming matches will be slightly adjusted.

Match eight will be postponed by two hours, while the fights for the other contestants will be moved up…”

Above in the sky, the latest news was being broadcast, while Lu Ping’an, who had breathed a sigh of relief, watched Qian Xiaomu gleefully devouring tiny cupcakes on the ground.

Communicating with the Little Girl was a breeze, whatever Lu Ping’an suggested, she agreed to immediately.

Looking at the outcome, resolving the issue with some small cakes and grilled meat rolls was an incredibly good deal.

“…How is the equipment doing?”

At this moment, Lu Ping’an, who had gone back to “nap and rest,” also had time to check on the Logistics Team.

“…We’re not gods, it’s impossible to fix it in such a short time.

You’ll just have to make do with the backup equipment.”

That was the team’s response.

But having changed into the backup equipment and donned his clothes, at least he was much more comfortable moving around.

And the new gear had undergone some slight adjustments per Lu Ping’an’s requests…

“Add some holes to facilitate the movement of my ‘tentacles’.”

“Add some flame support and auxiliary equipment to help with my new abilities.”

“Defense can be lowered, make it a little lighter to facilitate my ‘transformation’…”

Real combat is the best mentor, and at this time, Lu Ping’an easily pinpointed his “needs” and passed them to the professionals for refinement.

“By the way, I no longer need the equipment for defending against arrows, I have something better…”

Defending against arrows, or the “ability to defend against projectile weapon energy” as an abnormal ability, is an incredibly common low-level feature…

It’s widely used in various nearly contaminated items, special magic potions, and taboo items.

The reason is straightforward, it offers excellent bulletproof capabilities.

It can create a kind of counterbalancing energy shield on the skin or outside the body, which effectively reduces the impact of remotely fired pure physical projectiles.

In all respects, it’s one of the “necessities” that high-order professionals choose to carry with them.

After all, you never know when an opponent might suddenly go crazy and tell you, “Your Excellency, the times have changed,” followed by a “bang bang bang.”

Not to mention, if you’re really hit by a demon-gun, even a high-order professional can be heavily…

but a possibly Brass-tier “little prop” could greatly reduce the effectiveness of guns and arrows, offering an extremely cost-effective necessity for combat.

But now, Lu Ping’an indeed no longer needed it.

[Domineering Three Faces’ Arrow Avoidance Blessing (Silver Lower Divine Grace): Automatically activates when you are aimed at or attacked by flying projectiles, significantly enhancing your dynamic vision, giving you a greater chance to dodge ‘projectile attacks.’]

A straightforward and powerful Divine Grace.

With it, Lu Ping’an naturally didn’t need to use props for compensation.

“Heh, that guy, he truly deserved to die, daring to offend a Deity in front of a divine ceremony, in full public view…”

This Divine Grace seems powerful, as avoiding “arrows” is often practical, but for a master of Lu Ping’an’s level, its effectiveness might not always be useful.

But then, the blessing that came down before the match…

let’s just say Dimon really had it coming.

Even without using the Eye of Truth, with this Divine Grace’s blessing, Lu Ping’an would likely receive warnings when those little flies attacked, making it possible to detect them in an instant.

“Deities can’t just punish their ‘ceremony’ participants based on their own likes and dislikes, that idiot’s cause of death was that he had already insulted the basic rules of the martial fight from the start.”

In the fight between Dimon and Eve, since they agreed on a “martial fight,” the fact that he dared to play with revival was a direct insult to the rules of the Secret Realm, leading to backlash.

“It’s not just that, revival could be grudgingly accepted, but you never planned for a ‘life-and-death fight’ from the beginning, and yet you gambled on life and death with another person, avoiding the punishment of death with your ability, thus real death came knocking…”

“Tsk, what a waste, if it weren’t for him, you might have been granted a better Divine Grace,”

“…If it weren’t for him causing the Secret Realm’s backlash, you wouldn’t have received another Divine Grace so quickly.”

Look at it this way, that guy was completely courting death.

“It’s a pity, it was a wasted round, his performance was too bad.”

On the other hand, Lu Ping’an also sensed the rules of this “martial fight.”

The more formidable the opponent and the harder the mountain to climb, the more significant the improvements Lu Ping’an would gain once he secured victory.

Although real combat is the best mentor, without Domineering Three Faces’ “festival ceremony,” it wouldn’t be possible for Lu Ping’an to evolve with such high-speed akin to cheating.

And that Dimon’s humiliating ceremonial awareness of battle, brought about a shameful destruction, but as a result, it also meant that Lu Ping’an did not gain sufficient benefits and experience from this fight.

“The next one, can be a bit easier…”

When Big Cat asked Lu Ping’an, he fell silent himself.

He was no fool, in fact, he was a conspiracy theorist who was particularly sensitive to his own “emotions”.

Before, he could play it off with “having a soft spot” or “loli-con” jokes, but now, when reality was laid out in front of him, there were some things he must consider.

“Why does Xiao Mu have power above the Silver apex…”

Reality was now smacking Lu Ping’an in the face, leaving him no room to dodge it again.

In fact, there were many doubtful points about the little one, but Lu Ping’an had subconsciously avoided them.

“…If possible, I really don’t want to do this fight.”

“Perhaps, this is your trial, the toughest trial.”

Lu Ping’an had already gathered information about the little one from professionals, and the results were exactly the same as her grandfather had said—just an ordinary orphan growing up.

“…What’s to come will come eventually.

Face it when it does.”

At this moment, Lu Ping’an surprisingly felt a sense of clarity.

At this time, the pace of the external competition was already heating up.

After forfeits in the seventh and ninth matches, it was without doubt that Lu Ping’an’s eighth match had entered the latter part of the series.

Many were betting, and new wagers were set…

“Bet on him to break through.”

“I don’t think so, at most by the eleventh match it should be almost over.

Those Excellencies have combat power capable of confronting Rule-level.”

“Yes, the tiers are different, not at all in the same league.

Some were optimistic about Lu Ping’an, naturally there were dissenting opinions too.

And at this time, the little contestant came bouncing over.

The young girl’s naive voice drew laughter.

But the staff also cheerfully responded.

“Of course you can, but due to the Secret Realm’s rules, ‘Martial Fight’ has only one opponent, so you can only bet on one at the same time…”

Explaining the rules, the staff was surprised by the little girl’s action.

She happily placed her candies and cakes as her bet.

“Bet on Brother Lu to break through.”

This wager, theoretically involving the premise of her own loss, should not have been possible.

But something bizarre occurred, and the staff exclaimed on the spot.

“The bet is accepted, the Deity has acknowledged it!”

Even more extraordinary events were unfolding before them.

“I bet that in the next match, I win.”

This too, was accepted.