I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

The next instant, the proboscis bug violently exploded, blasting a fist-sized, bloody hole straight through Bibo’s abdomen.

Bibo’s dark features contorted in agony. From the gaping wound in his abdomen, a swarm of small bugs resembling pill bugs swarmed out. They flew toward Su Ze and began to explode one after another.

These bugs could self-destruct, and their explosive power was considerable.

However, Su Ze simply waved his hand. Activating his Gravity Domain, a powerful gravitational force seized the kamikaze bugs and stuffed them right back inside Bibo.

Bibo was mentally linked to the bugs and immediately halted their self-destruction.

But since his Gravity Dust Sand skill had upgraded to Gravity Domain, the force wasn’t just stronger—it was also far more versatile. Su Ze used his gravity to crush the bugs one by one, forcing them to detonate!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of violent explosions erupted from within Bibo, instantly blasting him into a bloody pulp.

Just then, one of the three watching legendaries—a man with skin as dark as charcoal—gestured from a distance, plucking Bibo’s head from the fiery explosion.

With a flick of his wrist, he sent a beam of green light radiating with potent life energy into Bibo’s head. Bibo’s body began to regrow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With his body reformed, terror still lingered in Bibo’s eyes. The near-death experience left him trembling uncontrollably. Coupled with the weakness of his newly grown body, he couldn’t even stand steadily and nearly collapsed.

Someone from the Flame Emperor Continent immediately rushed forward to support him.

However, at this moment, the black people from the Flame Emperor Continent all had incredibly grim expressions.

In his current state, Bibo obviously couldn’t compete in the resurrection round. Both of their contestants from the Flame Emperor Continent had been eliminated in the very first round!

They were already out of the exchange match. The prizes for the top three spots were now completely out of their reach.

A total loss!

This meant that after traveling thousands of miles, not only would they leave empty-handed, but they would also be out a tube of a tier-six extract.

”Lin Hua Continent, Su Ze wins!”

As the referee announced the result, audiences in front of their televisions erupted in cheers.

This was the first victory for a Lin Hua Continent contestant against an opponent from another continent today.

The other contestants, however, looked grave. The match had given them a glimpse of Su Ze’s true power.

Bibo of the Flame Emperor Continent wasn’t weak. His methods were insidious and almost impossible to guard against.

But against Su Ze, he had been completely suppressed.

Su Ze had defeated him with just two or three casual skills. If the legendary from the Flame Emperor Continent hadn’t intervened, Bibo would likely be dead.

Only now did they realize that this eighteen-year-old opponent was far stronger than they had ever imagined!

After his victory, Su Ze stepped out of the arena and went to Mr. Ya’s side, quietly waiting for the final match of the first round.

The final match was between Jiang Yi of the Lin Hua Continent and Taka of the Snowfield Continent.

The match was white-hot from the very start. Jiang Yi was a powerful and aggressive fighter, immediately seizing the initiative with a frenzied assault.

Perhaps after witnessing Su Ze’s overwhelming victory, he didn’t want to seem inferior and opted for a swift and decisive battle as well.

He hadn’t expected, however, that Taka was a defensive specialist. He was tough as nails and incredibly durable.

Furthermore, his regenerative ability was astonishing. He had a recovery skill similar to the Regeneration Body. He was impossible to kill; just when you finally managed to wound him, he’d be back at full health in the blink of an eye.

This infuriated Jiang Yi. He had intended to take down his opponent with a lightning-fast assault, but it had turned into a battle of attrition.

In the end, he only managed to scrape out a win by relying on a powerful artifact.

By the time he won the battle, Jiang Yi was panting and drenched in sweat, a far cry from Su Ze’s effortless victory. The contrast between the two made their difference in strength immediately apparent.

With that, the list of the four victors from the first round was finalized: Mr. Ya, Reya, Su Ze, and Jiang Yi.

The Lin Hua Continent had taken three of the four spots!

The people from the Snowfield and Flame Emperor Continents seemed to have a sudden realization. ’No wonder the Lin Hua Continent was willing to pay such a high price—even putting up a Bloodline Crystal—to host this exchange match. No wonder they kept raising the stakes, pushing us to offer up tier-six extracts as prizes.’

’A trap. This whole thing is a trap!’

’The Lin Hua Continent dug a pit and waited for us to jump in.’

’They only held this competition because they were confident they would win.’

In this ”gamble,” the Flame Emperor Continent had already lost everything and been knocked out. Only the Snowfield Continent still had a sliver of hope of breaking even.

That’s right. The people from the Snowfield Continent no longer hoped to win the championship; they would be satisfied just to make it into the top three and break even.

Next, the four victors would draw lots for the semifinals and be paired off accordingly.

The two winners would advance to the final round, where the victor would become champion and the loser would be the runner-up.

The two losers from the semifinals would then compete against the two winners from the resurrection round for the last spot: third place.

The resurrection round was supposed to bring back two of the four defeated contestants. However, since the man with dreadlocks and Bibo had both forfeited, Huang Peng and Taka won by default.

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When Su Ze saw the results of the draw, he couldn’t help but glance at Mr. Ya beside him. Their eyes met.

”Why another internal match?” Mr. Ya grimaced. ”And against you, of all people, Boss.”

That’s right—he and Mr. Ya had been drawn as opponents.

”Looks like I have no shot at being the runner-up. I guess I’ll have to fight for third place,” Mr. Ya said, having already decided to forfeit the match.

Only those who made it to the finals could compete for first and second place. The ideal outcome would have been for Mr. Ya and Su Ze to face each other in the final round.