Earth's Greatest Magus

The second place was actually the famed Colosseum of Rome.

There were no games being played at the time they visited, leaving the two of them just standing around in the massive arena filled with yellow sand.

"What are we doing here?" She asked before jokingly saying with a smile, "Do you wish to fight? With me?"

To her surprise, Julian nodded his head at her teasing. Showing his seriousness, he quickly accessed his storage ring and took a shield and a short sword for himself. Then, he smiled at her.

"You can use anything." He said in a casual tone. But then, a cheeky grin appeared on his face. "As someone in the top 36 of the Magus Tournament, surely you wouldn't be intimidated by a lowly top 200, would you?"

Even though she knew the Roman was deliberately provoking her, Klea couldn't stop her brow from twitching. Chuckling, she took her stance as the spirit energy within her body started to churn.

"Fine. Just make sure you don't cry later from being beaten up by a girl."

In spite of the time they spent together, the two of them had never actually dueled before. Not even a spar, in fact. Hence both of them quite anticipated the fight that would take place between them.

"Don't hold back for me!" Julian said as he swung the sword at the shield. A gesture that meant he would soon start the fight.

Klea knew the Roman well enough to know that the man wouldn't joke around at these kinds of things. He must definitely have something to show off for him to purposely provoke her into a fight.

However, she herself too had improved quite a bit in the last few months. As harsh wind began to whip around her, a smile appeared on Klea's face as she was prepared to wipe the Roman arrogance off his face for once.

Klea brought out her Lavender Sword and brandished it towards him. The blade glistened beautifully as the sunlight glinted on its surface.

"Are you really serious now? You intend to fight against me with a sword?" Julian said, his eyebrows raised while a smile was seen on his lips.

"Just shut up and fight!"

Annoyed by his continued provocations, Klea took the first move and used her [Immortal Gate], which the Roman quickly responded to by doing the same. A layer of blazing energy quickly enveloped their bodies as the buff skill took effect; Klea was at stage five while Julian was at stage six.

Knowing that there was still a difference between their strengths, Klea tried to further close the gap by casting another spell [Energized].

Their figures disappeared before reappearing in the center of the arena, their swords clashing violently. Klea found herself pushed back, indicating that her physical strength was still not enough to match Julian's.

However, that didn't mean she was at a disadvantage. She still had the [Hexagram Steps] which greatly helped her evade Julian's relentless attacks that came after their initial clash. Sand around them flew everywhere as they continued to attack each other.

After several missed attacks, Julian skillfully used his [Shield Bash] to instantly dash towards where the girl was. However, to his surprise, he only encountered empty air as his attack struck an illusion of her; without him realizing, Klea had been playing with his mind.

"Very nice, well done!" said Julian as his gaze scanned his surroundings, spotting her in the distance.

He wasn't just praising the prowess of her illusion.

It was only now that Julian realized while he was under the illusion, Klea had been taking her time to draw on the sand with her Lavender Sword. There was nothing he could do when he finally realized it, as with a smile, she nonchalantly threw eight bronze coins to their predetermined spots.

It was done so tacitly and beautifully that he couldn't even be mad.

In a matter of seconds, Julian was trapped under Klea's formation.

The Roman sported a wry smile when he saw the formation that was trapping him. It was the exact formation capable of containing Olivier the Sword Saint, and as one of the witnesses, Julian knew very well how powerful it was.

"You really are a mean girl, aren't you?"

"No, no…" A sweet smile hung on her lips as she spoke playfully. "I just did my best so you can really show me what you have been hiding."

Not even waiting for Julian to answer, Klea quickly sheathed her sword and promptly began to cast the combination spell, hoping it would push the Roman to reveal his hidden card.

[Hexagram Elemental technique]

As the bronze coins began to emit a brilliant light, the first spell [Misty Cloud] quickly hindered the Roman' senses. Immediately after, the second spell of the formation [Violent Gale] activated, summoning powerful gusts of wind that restricted his movement.

Just as she was about to cast the third spell, Klea smiled and said, "Are you ready to surrender?"

When there was no response whatsoever, Klea unhesitatingly added the third spell [Chain Lighting] into the fray. However, when huge bolts of lightning began to materialize and struck the figure within the formation, she couldn't help but grow anxious.

"You are not dead, are you?!"

To Klea's surprise, a powerful wave of power suddenly surged out from the Roman's body like a tsunami. His eyes were shrouded by a bright light before he forcefully broke out of her Hexagram Formation.

The sight was exactly the same as what she saw Julian do on Nexus, that one move which left him crippled for weeks after. This time, however, Klea was certain that he hadn't consumed anything like last time, therefore she was confused as to how he did it.

As Julian approached her with a confident gait, Klea didn't remain idle. She quickly concentrated all of her spirit power to one final move.

[Mind Blast]

The spirit attack was Klea's most terrifying move at the moment, one that she was honestly a little reluctant to use.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, her worry did not occur.

Her most powerful attack only managed to make Julian stop for a second in his tracks before he let out a deafening roar followed by a surge of golden waves. Before Klea could have any reaction, he placed both his hands on the ground, causing her to be covered with rocks that emerged from under her feet.

"I give up!" Klea said quickly, irritated by all the sand and stones all over her body.

Moreover, seeing that Julian was able to break her formation was a clear testament to his strength.

"Just… Don't tell me that I'm going to see you bedridden again for a few weeks."

"No, I wont"