Xu Lang stopped pretending.

The strong do not fear challenges.

Pretending to be weak only attracts trash like Bei Moting, who have no hunting value whatsoever.

Duel points are settled based on the opponent's win probability. Bei Moting had three wins, Zhao Quan had nine, giving Xu Lang a total of twelve duel points.

Although this "Li Gui" only had three wins, his strength was a bit more troublesome than Zhao Quan's, but Xu Lang wasn't the least bit afraid.

He wasn't absolutely invincible, but he could be invincible in a roundabout way!

There were some Taleblade Building players he couldn't deal with, or rather, he extremely didn't want to deal with, so he simply wouldn't!

If he couldn't beat them, he just wouldn't accept their duel invitations!

The value of the Nightmare Eye was still rising!

"Li Gui, what are you doing?!"

Suddenly, a group of seven Taleblade Building players teleported into the spectator stands.

Immediately after, more Taleblade Building players kept teleporting in one after another, showing a continuous, unending trend.

The appearance of these players attracted Li Gui's gaze, and also drew Xu Lang's attention.

"Brother Fei." Seeing the speaker, Li Gui's breath hitched.

"Did you send him a duel invitation?" Brother Fei was a man of short stature, his skin withered like old bark, his left face twisted, yet his expression was extremely solemn, making people dare not look down on him.

"Yes." Li Gui replied weakly.

Brother Fei was somewhat angry. He took out a ghost claw and handed it to Li Gui: "Take this..."

He couldn't just abandon his own underling.

Moreover, helping him win would also secure that divine blade!

These players had all rushed over urgently after receiving the news, but Zhao Quan died too fast, they didn't even get to see the duel...

"Thank you, Broth—" Before Li Gui could finish, he vanished.

Xu Lang had accepted the duel invitation.

Brother Fei clenched his fist, his face turning extremely ugly!!!

He made a decisive move, enduring the heartache as he used duel points to exchange for a Certificate of Survival and tossed it to a Taleblade Building player: "Chaoyang, challenge me to a duel!"

The man named Chaoyang's expression changed drastically.

The Taleblade Building players were all shocked by Brother Fei's decisive action, but they all maintained a tacit silence.

"Brother Fei..." Chaoyang wanted to say something.

Brother Fei waved his hand to cut him off: "I'll compensate you afterwards. That kid Li Gui isn't simple. If he scares that guy off and he stops accepting duel invitations, then our Taleblade Building will lose a building-stabilizing divine artifact. You should know the weight of that blade for us!"

Chaoyang's heart tightened.

If he kept hesitating on such a major matter, he'd definitely be skinned and have his tendons pulled out by the Floor Leaders after going out.

"Understood!" Chaoyang nodded.

The two vanished.

... 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

In the Taleblade Building lounge, Li Gui was just thinking about how to match his equipment when he saw Brother Fei and Chaoyang being teleported in.

"Brother Fei..." Li Gui was stunned.

Brother Fei said coldly: "I'm here to deliver equipment to you. This round, you can only win, you cannot lose!"

Li Gui's heart surged with joy: "Don't worry, I'll definitely beat that kid. But what if his weapon doesn't drop in the end..."

"Even if there's only a one percent chance, we have to try!" Brother Fei took a deep breath and asked, "Did you initiate a pure duel, or something else?"

"An ordinary duel." Li Gui replied.

"Good, tell me about that guy's methods so I can take off equipment for you!" Brother Fei nodded.

The connection between the lounge and the outside world was completely severed; this was the only way he could send equipment.

Although he lost a Certificate of Survival this way, it was worth it!

...

Five minutes later.

Brother Fei stood in the center of the Coliseum, expressionless, his silence terrifying.

Chaoyang stood opposite him, equally silent.

Their presence here meant the previous round of dueling had already ended.

The victor was still Xu Lang. That guy was currently in the Taleblade Building spectator stands, looking as carefree as if he had returned to his own home.

A moment later, Chaoyang looked up at Brother Fei: "Brother Fei, I want to give it a try."

"Try your mother!" Brother Fei roared.

A semi-transparent crimson giant ghost materialized behind him, its six-fingered massive palm violently clenched Chaoyang, crushing him on the spot!

The giant palm loosened, and the blood mist reformed into Chaoyang. His face was deathly pale. Not daring to mess around anymore, he hurriedly used the Certificate of Survival.

...

Brother Fei didn't linger. After winning, he directly returned to the Taleblade Building spectator stands.

At this moment, Xu Lang sat imposingly on a seat, looking around casually, like a lion surrounded by a pack of wolves yet utterly fearless.

These Taleblade Building players were all cowards.

No one else challenged him.

The leaders of the Taleblade Building had arrived, and those players didn't dare act recklessly, waiting for their superiors to make a decision.

"Song Fei, you're back." A man completely wrapped in bandages looked at Brother Fei. He was the Floor Leader of Song Fei's floor and also Song Fei's Dorm Owner.

"Mm." Song Fei glanced at the crowd, his pupils contracting slightly.

Out of twelve Floor Leaders, ten were present.

It was important to note that he hadn't seen two of those Floor Leaders for two entire game cycles. They were usually elusive, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, yet they had actually arrived at the Coliseum now.

"Have you all discussed how to deal with Purgatory?" Song Fei asked.

The bandaged man shook his head: "We just finalized the usage rights for the divine artifact. The candidate is still being discussed."

"This Purgatory just rejected my duel application." A man covered in repulsive feathers said.

He was also a Floor Leader, and his mere presence gave people a sense of ominousness and nausea. Non-Taleblade Building players who saw him might genuinely develop some mental issues.

"Mine was rejected too." Another Floor Leader shook his head.

"My attempt was also rejected. Maybe I was too proactive, and he became wary." Yet another Floor Leader said.

"Is Purgatory done fighting? He doesn't look like it from his demeanor."

"Is he picking his targets?"

"Has that Beast God guy not been notified yet? That guy hasn't fought in the Coliseum; Purgatory will definitely agree."

The Floor Leaders conversed, the atmosphere tinged with a bit of impatience.

The blade in Xu Lang's hand was too important to them.

The bandaged man frowned, looking at Song Fei: "Song Fei, are you confident you can defeat him?"

"Yes!" Song Fei nodded decisively.

"What's your win rate?" the bandaged man continued.

"When the equipment wasn't lost by Li Gui, it was one hundred percent. Now it's ninety-nine percent!" Song Fei replied gravely.

"Good. Bloody Robe, give him your equipment to make up for that last one percent!" the bandaged man made the decision.

He had a feeling that if Song Fei issued the challenge, Purgatory would very likely accept.

A man wearing blood-red robes immediately couldn't hold back: "Hey, your Tenant is the one fighting, why take my equipment?"

"After obtaining the Blood Blade, the first usage right goes to you... This duel is crucial. Only your item can guarantee absolute victory!" the bandaged man stated unequivocally.

The man in blood-red robes cursed, then took out a blood-red box and handed it to Song Fei: "Don't blame me if you suffer backlash!"

"Thank you, Blood Floor Leader!" Song Fei was overjoyed.

"Send the duel invitation to Purgatory." The bandaged man looked at Song Fei.

All the Taleblade Building players were staring at the bandaged man.

This moment was critical.

Song Fei's mood was heavy. He looked at Xu Lang and sent the duel invitation.

Xu Lang, propping his chin with his hand, gazed casually at the group of Taleblade Building players. Upon receiving the invitation, his relaxed aura receded slightly. He raised his eyes and looked at Song Fei.

The Taleblade Building players held their breath.

The next moment, Song Fei and Xu Lang vanished together.

The Taleblade Building players erupted in cheers.

"He accepted!"

"Hell yeah!"

"So cool!"