Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Third Layer of the Supernatural Realm
In thousands of fighting rings, many participants were seen.
Matthew glanced around and spotted a familiar figure.
It was Marcus Kelly.
Unexpectedly, this guy went on stage in the very first wave.
Marcus Kelly's opponent was a monster with a human head and a snake's body, over ten meters long, with a pair of vertical pupils, which was very frightening.
Upon seeing Marcus Kelly, the monster flicked its tongue but did not rush forward.
Suddenly, the monster opened its mouth and sprayed a large amount of venom from its two fangs, spraying it towards Marcus Kelly.
The venom was red, and when it met air, it made a hissing sound.
This demonstrated the venom's potency.
Marcus Kelly naturally dared not let the venom touch him.
"Major Eruption"
He roared and threw a punch.
His fist quickly transformed into magma, forming a big fist shape, which he then blasted towards the serpentine monster.
The high temperature instantly evaporated all the venom along the way.
-Bang
The punch was swift. The snake-like monster couldn't dodge in time and was hit instantly.
The magma fist exploded with astonishing power.
A large section of the fighting ring was destroyed.
As for the serpentine monster, its entire upper body was blown to smithereens, leaving only a charred tail standing there, a testament to its presence.
Seeing his opponent's miserable state, Marcus Kelly snorted coldly and left the stage with a flourish.
After he left, the fighting ring was immediately restored to its original state by the supernatural realm.
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"Marcus Kelly...I didn't expect him to be so strong?"
"Although this guy is arrogant, you have to admit that he's powerful."
"How did he become so strong by getting an A-level mission rating once and an S-level mission rating once?"
"I heard it's because of the Magma-Magma Fruit. Even among Logia-type fruits, it's a top-tier fruit. This guy can increase his attributes by seventy or eighty points every month through training."
"No wonder..."
Denis Read and the others whispered among themselves.
Even Natalie was a little surprised by Marcus Kelly's performance.
Only Matthew remained calm.
That guy, Marcus Kelly, his "Major Eruption" move just now was nowhere near as powerful as Akainu's Major Eruption.
Of course, considering that Marcus Kelly was only a freshman, it was indeed quite impressive that he had such strength.
Matthew wasn't surprised that Markus knew the names of Akainu's moves.
After all, many people in the later layers of the Supernatural Realm had encountered these characters and learned their moves.
And if someone obtained a supernatural ability from the Holy Land, they gained access to that ability's database.
Therefore, they knew the original users' move names.
Then, among the second wave of players.
Matthew saw another celebrity. This guy was from the USA.
It was the one who used the green ring.
A Green Lantern.
This guy's fighting style was simply flashy and, to the extreme, unconventional.
Green light flowed freely across the stage.
One minute it conjured an AK-47, then a giant pair of scissors, and it could even transform into an axe, a fist, or a fly swatter.
Matthew even suspected that his opponent might have given up because he couldn't stand the other's flashy moves.
In addition, Matthew discovered that this "Green Lantern" was not very powerful at the moment and could only transform simple things.
...
A moment later, a notification popped up in Matthew's left eye.
"It's my turn." He said, and then his figure left his seat and appeared on the stage.
His rival also appeared at the same time.
It was a small giant, over three meters tall, with highly developed muscles, standing there like a small hill.
The other person's arm was thicker than Matthew's waist.
Upon seeing Matthew, the giant revealed a sinister smile and strode towards him.
Matthew was too lazy to waste time with such a minor character, so he threw a punch directly.
[Fist Impact]
-Bang
The giant's head, along with half of his shoulder, had disappeared entirely.
Due to inertia, its body took a few more steps on the ring before collapsing with a thud.
Matthew won easily again.
In the audience, many people noticed the scene and looked surprised.
"What's wrong with this kid? What kind of ability or technique does he use?"
"I don't know, I've never seen it before, but it's very powerful."
"A fist-like force? It doesn't seem like it."
"He seems to be that pretty boy who's with Natalie Russell."
"It's him? Impossible. Does he have that kind of strength?"
"His family must have gotten him some amazing supernatural skills."
...
Matthew's performance surprised many people.
He, however, took it for granted.
His strength attribute had now exceeded 1,000, and with the threefold boost from Super Strength, it was equivalent to 3,000 points of strength.
Previously, when he had 300 points in strength attribute, his punches could shatter a large tree.
Not to mention the "Fist Impact" with 3,000 points of strength attribute.
"Matthew, you're awesome."
As soon as Matthew returned to his seat, Filip Walker delivered his flattery.
Then, the guy immediately asked, "Matthew, that move you just used was really powerful... Is it a natural skill from your Kryptonian Bloodline?"
Matthew smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, it's a supernatural skill given to me by my family, called 'Fist Impact'."
Since everyone would lose their memory once they left the Supernatural Realm, it didn't matter if he talked about it.
"Fist Impact?"
Bobby Burns suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "I know this skill. My dad learned it too, but even though he's already in the upper layers, the impact of his punches isn't as powerful as yours, Matthew."
'That's because your dad isn't as good as I am.' Matthew thought, but he would never say that aloud.
He smiled and continued looking towards the stages, observing whether there were any strong individuals among them.
The second round of tournament matches was significantly better than the first round.
Most of the weaker players were basically eliminated in the first round.
So, in this round, many top contenders need to demonstrate their true abilities to win.
He observed for a long time.
And Matthew did indeed discover several rather formidable individuals.
One of the lizard-like humanoid monsters was incredibly fast and strong.
In the hands of this monster, a freshman student didn't have time to admit defeat before being instantly killed.
There was also a giant over ten meters tall. Even if it stood there motionless, his rival couldn't harm it.
Among these monsters, the most troublesome one, however, was a guy who didn't stand out in appearance.
It was a monster with a human-like appearance. Its facial features and limbs were precisely like those of a human.
The only thing that distinguished him from humans was a vertical eye between his eyebrows.
Until now, this vertical eye had not opened.
The opponent defeated the rivals with ease, killing them instantly with a single blow.
Matthew noticed him during the first round of tournament matches.
And his intuition told him that this guy was no ordinary person.
...
The second round of tournament matches was completed in just five hours.
With the conclusion of the second round of elimination matches, the number of participants has been reduced by half again.
After the second round, in the human zone, the team ranked first was still Marcus Kelly's team.
They earned 8 points in the second round, meaning only two of their teammates were eliminated.
With a total score of 18, they firmly held the first place.
The second place, with a total score of 17, was the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's team from Russia.
This was also a mighty Logia-type Devil Fruit.
It had formidable attack power.
The teams from third to fourteenth place all had 16 points.
As for Natalie Russel's team, which was hailed as a championship candidate.
Their current total score was 8.
And their current ranking was outside the top 10,000.
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