Everything around was leveled, as two figures fiercely clashed.
Yet the tree Wen Wen was sitting on remained intact, because neither side wanted to involve Wen Wen in their battle.
Wen Wen placed a table in front of him, grabbed a handful of coffee beans, and while watching the catastrophe-level battle, he handled the beans single-handedly.
Peeling, roasting, grinding... Soon the coffee beans turned into powder, and then Wen Wen waved his hand to conjure a stream of water, mixing the powder with the water and quickly bringing it to a boil.
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However, the coffee beans used by Wen Wen could only be considered high-grade, but not top-notch.
Somehow, the Federation's coffee industry took a wrong turn, becoming inseparable from 'feces' and such.
It all started with a small animal called a civet cat, that would eat the coffee fruit and defecate whole coffee beans. These beans went through extremely unsanitary processes to eventually produce the top-tier 'cat feces coffee'.
Cat feces coffee had a very unique flavor, which made it very popular.
Well... It's just unique, not tasty.
This unique flavor, in Wen Wen's view, is simple, akin to how mushrooms that pass through the human digestive system taste different from fresh mushrooms.
Because of the cat feces coffee craze, now the Federation's top coffee is all related to feces, like elephant feces coffee, bat feces coffee, and so on, which is simply unsightly.
Ultimately, the observing Wen Wen was very relaxed, even managing to sip coffee calmly.
Watching the two almost beat each other to a pulp, hearing the intense noises that tore through the air, and savoring the coffee he just ground, there was a certain pleasure to it.
Both of them pulled out all the stops, fighting as if mountains were collapsing, with every punch and kick carrying immense power.
However, as the fight continued to a certain point, both realized that persisting further was futile.
Kyogoku had a skilled mastery of his powers, with shockwaves strong enough to shatter space, yet he was still somewhat inexperienced in catastrophe-level battles, having just leveled up not long ago.
Houqing, on the other hand, purely relied on physical toughness and overwhelming strength, though seemingly lacking prominent abilities, his attack and defense prowess was enough to cause headaches for most peers at the same level.
Houqing occasionally gained the upper hand with his rich battle experience, but Wen Wen would play with the Black Blade whenever Houqing was about to gain an advantage.
Sometimes Wen Wen would stroke the blade, sometimes flick its tip, or use the Black Blade to perform the 'Electric Light Poison Dragon Drill'. Whenever Houqing saw Wen Wen's movements, he felt a sudden clench in his gut.
The situation reached this point where Houqing considered retreating; if another strong opponent appeared, he might not even have the chance to escape.
So he advised Kyogoku: "Give up, kid. After so long, you should realize that I'm stronger, and if it weren't for that boy's constant meddling, I'd have defeated you already."
"Even though that kid is disturbing my mind, you still lack the ability to kill me, so you should just give up."
Kyogoku Kura withdrew two steps, laughed at Houqing: "You're right, so... big brother, come over here and give me a hand, I've had enough fun!"
Wen Wen put down his coffee cup, stood up, gripped the Black Blade, and stood beside Kyogoku.
There were only a few minutes left of today's catastrophe state, which should be sufficient to team up with Kyogoku Kura against Houqing.
Kyogoku tilted his head towards Wen Wen and said: "Big brother, just output at full strength later, I will coordinate with you."
Wen Wen gave Kyogoku a puzzled look, wondering if this guy planned to watch him and Houqing desperately fight without participating himself?
The time period for the catastrophe state was short, so Wen Wen didn't intend to waste it, as the Sanctuary's energy once again covered the Black Blade.
As long as he managed to get close enough to Houqing, he could inflict effective damage on him.
"Big brother, my assistance starts now, get ready."
Wen Wen nodded, suddenly realized he'd already appeared in front of Houqing, promptly waving the long blade down, leaving a deep mark on Houqing's chest.
Furious, Houqing grew several bone spurs from his palm, but when attempting to counterattack, he found Wen Wen had already returned to Kyogoku's side.
Wen Wen looked at Kyogoku Kura in surprise: "So that's what you meant by cooperation."
Kyogoku chuckled: "When I'm not fighting myself, my level of control over my ability increases several folds. Big brother, you just focus on fighting."
Wen Wen grinned at Houqing, readying another attack, then sent behind Houqing for a vicious slash, creating another deep wound.
The ideal support system is one that's unnoticeable in its existence, so Wen Wen quickly adapted to this combat style, leaving multiple wounds on Houqing.
Kyogoku's ability seemed like space manipulation at first glance, but was actually a rather advanced power.
The teleportation achieved through space transfer was completely incomparable to Kyogoku's ability.
Teleportation doesn't require time during the move, but there's a minor rigidity during the preparation stages before and after, and in high-level battles, strong opponents can interfere with the surrounding space at any time, which is extremely fatal in catastrophe-level battles.
But Kyogoku's ability is fully instantaneous; even if nearby space is disturbed, his power can still be exerted.
Soon Houqing was covered with injuries, appearing as a living target before Wen Wen and Kyogoku, even finding it difficult to escape, as Kyogoku could pull Houqing back from a distance.
His body was devoid of intact flesh, covered in torn wounds, his body was weaker than tofu before the mouth of the Black Blade.
However, what Wen Wen found troublesome was Houqing's overly robust life force.
Clearly on the verge of being diced into pieces by the Black Blade, yet maintaining vigorous life force, making it impossible for Wen Wen to capture him within the Sanctuary.
Seeing the transformation time nearing its end, Wen Wen felt somewhat anxious.
If they hadn't taken Houqing down by then, he might be the one needing to flee.
At this moment, Kyogoku stepped up, ceasing his auxiliary support to Wen Wen. An orb covered in cracks appeared in his hand, making Kyogoku surrounded by unusual fissures, looking somewhat intimidating.
"No wonder he stayed on support duty earlier, turns out he was preparing a major move himself."
Kyogoku obliterated part of the space, appearing behind Houqing, took a deep breath, and said: "Indeed, I can't kill you, but I can banish you forever!"
He pressed the orb against Houqing's back, countless cracks emerged, ultimately forming a passage of human size.
Houqing was absorbed into the passage, several hands exuding terrifying aura attempted to emerge from the passage, but the passage abruptly disappeared, and those hands were retracted to their rightful place...