Ye Mingqiu also sensed the tone in Qing Yu’s words, but he didn’t argue, simply smiled and said, "I think she’s very strong."

"..."

Qing Yu was momentarily stunned, feeling that the other person wasn’t just being stubborn but genuinely believed it. So, he started to take a more serious tone, looked towards the audience, and said, "Then I’ll have to see how strong a person who can be recognized by the Divine Monarch really is."

"Okay, let’s wait and see."

Ye Mingqiu replied with a smile.

He knew very well that this is the advantage of directly showcasing powerful strength. If he had not displayed his strength, Qing Yu would not have easily recognized him and might have nodded superficially but still looked down on him internally, making Ye Mingqiu feel even more frustrated.

However, now he has shown enough strength and become the top of the Celestial Ladder leaderboard. His words as the leader carry weight for a smart person like Qing Yu.

This way, he will acknowledge and seriously consider this battle, avoiding those relatively naive plotlines.

....

In the arena, Tang Ruobing stood quietly on one side of the battlefield, watching her enemy without any unnecessary exchange before the battle, as her opponent was also a man of few words.

Lante, Level 10 Mage, relatively adept at earth attribute magic.

Information flashed in Tang Ruobing’s mind.

[Combat Begins]

As the Spirit Realm prompt sounded, both started casting simultaneously. Multiple techniques unfolded around them, forming complex arrays, with Tang Ruobing’s array constructing magic swiftly in a short moment.

[High-speed Cutoff Spellcasting]

"Extreme Cold Domain!"

"Frozen Land!"

"Ice Spear Skill!"

The triple skill exploded in a short time, instantly freezing the ground centered around her and summoning countless ice spears to shoot forward, with the extreme cold domain expanding terrifyingly.

Is she mad?

Lante frowned slightly, not understanding why the opponent dared to use magic this way, as such usage of [High-speed Cutoff Spellcasting] would greatly increase spiritual energy consumption. Her casting speed was so fast that she was likely consuming three to four times the normal amount of spiritual energy. If she continued this way, she’d soon run out of energy.

Going all in?

He chuckled disdainfully, being a veteran warrior mage, he obviously had seen this tactic and knew how to counter it.

Lante waved his magic staff, raising solid earth walls that quickly released various small-scale yet high-quality defense skills.

This casting method aims to minimize spiritual power consumption while providing the best defense against attacks, preventing the opponent’s spiritual power consumption from reaching its intended effect; this is the typical [Turtle Shell] tactic.

Then...

"Extreme Cold-Ice Dragon Shaping!"

"Ice Age!"

"Extreme Cold Storm!"

Tang Ruobing calmly continued casting, her magic becoming increasingly powerful, with terrifying spiritual energy consumption. The extreme cold aura enveloped the entire arena.

Within the turtle shell defense, Lante’s expression began to change. While defending, he solemnly muttered to himself, "No, this doesn’t make sense, right? She’s already consumed twice, even three times the normal spiritual power of a magic system Spiritualist, hasn’t she?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"This is off, isn’t it?"

"Even if she’s Hero Level, a Legendary Level Spiritualist shouldn’t have this much spiritual power to consume, right?"

And just as his mindset began to change, Tang Ruobing lifted the magic staff again, releasing numerous terrifying spiritual energy-consuming magic spells, with increasingly fearsome attacks erupting.

Ice Dragon Roar! Extreme Cold Burst! Wildly engulfing the earth walls completely! The cold ice on the ground spreads to earth magic! And completely devours them! The match is gradually undergoing irreversible change.