Karn’s face twisted with anger.

He immediately pulled back all four arms at the same time as violent energy surged through his body. "Don’t get cocky!"

His muscles expanded slightly, and dark bronze energy wrapped around his fists like heavy armor.

The ground beneath his feet cracked as he activated his battle skill.

[Fourfold Iron Fist]

BOOOOM!!!

All four fists shot forward at once.

The attacks landed against Dahlia’s chest, stomach, shoulder, and jaw almost at the same time.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The impact echoed across the entire arena.

A wave of force exploded outward, causing dust to rise around them.

The crowd stared closely at the battlefield.

But when the dust cleared... Dahlia was still standing in the same spot without stepping back at all.

Karn’s eyes trembled in disbelief. "How...?"

Dahlia slowly lowered her gaze toward his fists and grinned. "Not bad."

Karn’s expression brightened slightly.

But the next second, Dahlia added casually, "For a warm-up."

His face instantly darkened. "Damn you!"

Karn roared and pulled out his heavy axe with one arm, holding it with his two upper arms.

At the same time, he drew two curved blades with both lower hands.

His entire presence changed instantly.

The heavy axe released a deep bronze glow, while the two curved blades hummed with sharp energy.

Dahlia raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Finally using weapons properly?"

Karn gritted his teeth. "Shut up!"

He stomped forward.

BOOM!

The arena floor cracked beneath his feet as his four arms moved in perfect coordination.

His upper arms swung the heavy axe down with brutal force, while his lower arms slashed from both sides with the curved blades.

[Four Arm War Dance]

The attacks came like a violent storm.

Heavy pressure from above and sharp blades from left and right with almost no gap to dodge.

The crowd instantly became excited.

"That’s Karn’s real fighting style!"

"He’s using three weapons at once!"

"That woman can’t just stand there anymore!"

But Dahlia did exactly that and stood there waiting for the weapons to get close to her.

Then, at the last moment, Dahlia moved.

Her right hand shot upward and caught the axe blade directly.

CLANG!!!

The impact shook the entire arena.

At the same time, her left arm blocked one curved blade, while her knee struck the other blade from below.

Karn’s eyes widened. "What...?"

Dahlia grinned. "Good. This one actually has some weight."

Karn roared again and twisted his body, pouring more energy into his weapons.

[Bronze Battle Rotation]

His four arms spun rapidly, making the axe and twin blades blur into a storm of metal.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Dahlia finally moved around him, but not because she was being pushed back.

She looked like she was testing his rhythm.

Karn attacked faster and faster but every strike was either caught, blocked, or slapped aside.

Dahlia’s grin widened. "Not bad. Four arms are pretty convenient."

Karn’s face twisted with humiliation. "Stop looking down on me!"

His aura exploded.

[Fourfold Crushing Strike]

The axe and both blades gathered into one brutal combo, all aiming to crush Dahlia at once.

But Dahlia suddenly stepped forward instead of retreating.

Her hand grabbed the axe shaft, and she tightened her finger.

CRACK!

The weapon handle shattered instantly.

Then she twisted her body and kicked the two curved blades at the same time.

SNAP! SNAP!

Both blades broke apart in Karn’s hands.

The entire arena fell silent.

Karn froze, staring at his broken weapons in disbelief.

Dahlia tossed the broken axe head aside and smiled. "Now that you’re finished, it’s my turn."

Karn’s eyes widened slightly.

Before he could retreat, Dahlia slowly pulled one fist back.

At first, nothing happened but then the air around her arm suddenly began twisting.

Whoooosh...

A small spiral of wind gathered around her fist and in just a few seconds, a violent tornado wrapped around Dahlia’s entire arm, making the arena floor crack beneath her feet.

The crowd instantly reacted.

"What is that?"

"Wind ability?"

"No... that feels heavier than normal wind!"

Inside the private viewing room, Garion leaned forward slightly with a grin. "Oh?"

Alira stared at the screen carefully. "That’s her ability?"

Garion smiled proudly. "One of them."

Back in the arena, Karn immediately felt danger as his instincts were basically screaming at him to move, but Dahlia was already in front of him.

She grinned like a playful senior sister about to punish a lazy junior. "Try not to break too fast."

Then her fist shot forward.

[Tornado Punch]

BOOOOOOM!!!

The moment her punch landed against Karn’s chest, a violent tornado exploded outward.

Karn’s body was instantly swallowed by spinning wind pressure. His four arms crossed defensively, but it was useless.

CRACK!

His defense shattered. "GAAAAHHH!"

Karn was blasted backward like a broken cannonball.

BOOOOOOM!!!

His body smashed into the arena wall so hard that the entire protective barrier trembled.

Dust and broken stone scattered everywhere.

The whole arena fell silent.

Dahlia lowered her fist as the wind slowly disappeared around her arm.

Then she looked at Karn buried in the wall and grinned. "See?"

She cracked her knuckles lightly. "That’s how you punch someone."

For several seconds, nobody spoke.

Karn remained buried in the cracked arena wall, his four arms hanging weakly while his broken weapons lay scattered across the battlefield.

The medical formation quickly scanned his body, and the referee immediately raised one hand. "Karn Voskar is unable to continue!"

The giant holographic screen above the arena flashed brightly.

[Winner]

[Dahlia Draconia]

The silence lasted only a moment before the entire arena exploded with noise.

"She won!"

"That was too fast!"

"She only used one proper skill!"

"What the hell is God Gym training their disciples with?!"

Dahlia looked up at the screen, then grinned proudly.

She turned toward the nearest broadcast camera and lifted her fist. "First round cleared."

Then she laughed loudly. "Hahaha! Don’t disappoint me too much, Cosmic Universe!"

Inside the private viewing room, Garion leaned back with a satisfied smile. "Good."

Alira looked at the arena screen silently, her expression serious.

Dahlia had won the first round far too easily.