Chapter 675: Chapter 675

Fang Bai shook his head and said with a serious tone, "Securing first place brings many benefits to the ’Dragon Guard,’ so we must still strive to obtain it! During breakfast, speak to Long Da, Long Er, and the others. Tell them to perk up, as today, I have a way to enhance their cultivation level by a minor realm in a short period of time!"

Knowing the myriad of miraculous methods Fang Bai possessed, the Dragon Maiden nodded excitedly upon hearing his words.

Later at breakfast, the Dragon Maiden quietly relayed Fang Bai’s message to Long Da, Long Er, and the rest.

Long Da, Long Er, and the others revered Instructor Fang like a deity and believed without a doubt. Upon hearing that Instructor Fang could enhance their cultivation level by a minor realm, albeit temporarily, they were thrilled beyond measure.

For someone like Long Da, an Earth Level middle-rank Martial Artist, advancing a minor realm meant reaching the Earth Level high rank, equating to an increase in strength by several folds. Even if he were to confront the Statue of Liberty’s Huo Niao, he’d have a chance at victory.

Aside from their leader Isabella, Huo Niao was the strongest member of the "Statue of Liberty" team. If Long Da could defeat Huo Niao, the "Dragon Guard" would have a much greater chance of victory when facing the "Statue of Liberty."

As for the most formidable of them all, Isabella from the "Statue of Liberty," the members of the "Dragon Guard" firmly believed that Instructor Fang, who they regarded as divine, would surely defeat her.

If Long Da could defeat Huo Niao and Instructor Fang could defeat Isabella, then the "Dragon Guard" would be able to overcome the "Statue of Liberty," and might even ultimately clinch the championship.

Around eight in the morning, the "Statue of Liberty" team’s bus arrived on time, carrying Fang Bai and the others to the "Light of Freedom" venue.

After the bus had traveled some distance, a black sports car began tailing it, casually following behind.

The driver of the black sports car was none other than the black-clad woman who had been spying on Fang Bai.

The black-clad woman’s eyes were fixed intently on the bus ahead, and a murderous intent flickered through her naturally enchanting, watery, and wide eyes.

However, the Martial Artist Aura and the intense murderous intent emanating from her were concealed by the Jade Thumb Ring she wore on her finger, and except for Fang Bai, who knew they were being tracked, no one else on the bus was aware.

Only after the bus stopped outside the "Light of Freedom" venue and Fang Bai and the others had entered did the black-clad woman’s sports car stop at a distance.

"Fang Bai, the ’gift’ I’ve sent you will be arriving soon..."

The black-clad woman stepped out of the car, removed her sunglasses to reveal a face of stunning beauty.

A man hurried past her, and when he turned his head for a glance at the black-clad woman with a seductive smile playing on her lips, his gaze could not be moved away, as if his soul had been hooked. It was only after his body crashed into a car parked on the side of the road, eliciting painful exclamations, that he snapped back to reality.

The woman in black gave the man a glance and couldn’t help but let out a "giggle" of laughter.

She laughed so hard she was bending forward and backward, causing onlookers to turn their heads in attention. Her beauty astounded everyone, men and women alike, compelling them to take several more glances, which resulted in a series of accidents.

Inside the "Light of Freedom" venue, members from the five Meta-Human organizations gathered, all rubbing their hands together and looking excited, ready to fight for the championship of this grand tournament.

In contrast to the excitement of their subordinates, the leaders of the five major Meta-Human organizations, except for Fang Bai, all had solemn expressions and serious demeanors.

The Battle of the Top Five today also adopted a lottery system to determine the opponents; one team would have a bye and would not need to fight, advancing directly to the top three.

Clearly, the team that drew the bye was undoubtedly fortunate, and it all hinged on the luck of the drawer.

For Fang Bai, who possessed Divine Sense, his "luck" was without question the best.

What others could not see, Fang Bai could detect with just a sweep of his Divine Sense. Thus, the position of "bye" during the lottery fell into his hands, much to the envy of the other four top contestants, who inwardly lamented that the "Dragon Guard" really hit the jackpot this time, managing to break into the top three with just one fight.

Of course, those happiest with this result were the Dragon Maidens, Long Da, and other "Dragon Guard" members, as their set goal had been the top three, and now it was achieved. Every victory from now on was a bonus.

"There’s no helping it, I’m just lucky!"

After drawing the "bye," Fang Bai, facing the envious glances of the other four leaders, clasped their fists and said with a smile, "After the event is over, I plan to go to a nearby casino to gamble a few hands. I might win a big sum of money, by then I’ll treat all the leaders to a meal... Haha..."

The other four leaders, looking at Fang Bai’s smiling face, itched with the urge to slap him as a way of venting their irritation.

But that was all they did, think about it. First, no one wanted to provoke the formidable enemy that is the Huaxia "Dragon Guard" without good reason, and second, Fang Bai’s mysterious aura gave them no confidence that they would win against him.

The intensity of today’s Battle of the Top Five was beyond imagination, with the four contenders going all out to secure one of the advancement spots, resulting in almost every battle leaving someone injured.

After a morning of fierce combat, America’s "Statue of Liberty" and Europa’s "Holy Temple" each defeated their opponents and advanced to the top three.

Although they achieved their goal of making it into the top three, both the "Statue of Liberty" and "Holy Temple" could only be considered as having won by the skin of their teeth. Even though they defeated their opponents, they too sustained considerable injuries, with all five members of their teams injured to varying degrees.

Fortunately, each squad had brought ten members, so the five injured members, who weakened the fighting power, could be replaced by the other five in the next battle.

After four hours of rest at noon, the battle for the top three resumed around three in the afternoon.

The rest during this interval allowed for the near full recovery of the spent energy, spirit, and vitality, aiming for fairness.

What provoked envy and resentment was that in this round of lot drawing, Fang Bai continued his previous good fortune and once again received a bye, essentially advancing to the finals while resting.

The "Dragon Guard" members were overjoyed and celebrated while the "Statue of Liberty" and "Holy Temple" teams lamented their poor luck, having to fight another tough battle.

The battle for the rights to the finals between the "Statue of Liberty" and the "Holy Temple" was considered the most exciting and intense confrontation since the start of the grand prize competition. All four members who fought at the forefront gave it their all, resulting in a tie with a score of two to two.

The decisive fifth round naturally featured the leaders of both sides, Isabella and Sardin.

In this battle, Isabella, the American beauty who had not been much favored before, was suppressed by Sardin, wielding his Holy Sword and executing the "Holy Light Cross Sword," for most of the time. Only in the final moments did she suddenly unleash her power, staging a comeback to win by a narrow margin.