The blonde man said, "I''m always up for a challenge, but I''ll never lose. Do you get it?"


    "Of course," said Wilbur.


    The man got up from the ground, reaching out to grab the enormous handle hovering in the air. "Remember this: I''m not like Wind Sprite. You only get one chance with me, and if you lose, you can''t step foot into this forest for the next ten years."


    "I respect the rules, but I''m not losing," Wilbur replied.


    Wilbur summoned the thunder cleaver. "Oh, can I please know your name?"


    "My name''s Jerome."


    Wilbur and Jerome stood across from each other. The air seemed to tense up around them, and it only took two seconds before they both charged at each other.


    "Have a taste of the Earthly Hammer, young man!"


    Jerome leaped into the air, swinging the hammer towards Wilbur. To Jerome''s surprise, Wilbur did not block the hammer''s attack with his thunder cleaver. Instead, he stuck out his left arm, and it vibrated with the Earth-type defensive skill that Wilbur had cultivated to the maximum level.


    Now, Wilbur''s left hand could take on arge amount of pressure all on its own. Following that, Wilbur used his right hand to swing the thunder cleaver toward Jerome''s chest.


    Jerome widened his eyes in shock. "How could this be?"


    He could not believe that Wilbur had met such an attack head-on. It was important to note that one blow from the hammer could leave a ten-meter-wide crater in the ground.


    Yet Jerome did not know that Wilbur, too, was an Earth-type cultivator. Wilbur had mastered his Earth-type defensive skills to the highest level, and they came particrly in handy when fending off Jerome''s Earth-type attacks.


    That made Jerome''s attacks lose at least a third of their power, and the remaining power was hardly enough to cause any damage to Wilbur. However, despite being caught off guard, Jerome was prepared. He retreated in the face of Wilbur''s attack, avoiding the blow.


    Following that, Jerome came charging once more. Wilbur met him head-on, and the two of them exchanged a few blows. Jerome was growing more and more excited as he sent Wilbur several meters back with a single attack,ughing loudly as he said, "This is great! I haven''t had a battle quite this fun in a while! I''m in the mood for a battle now, Wilbur Penn. You''re going to die here today!"


    Jerome muttered a spell, and a clone split out of his body. It was holding the same enormous metal hammer, then it turned invisible.


    Wilbur was surprised when he realized he could not sense where Jerome''s clone was. He roared furiously, and a shield of white light spread outward. However, it did not get very far before Jerome struck it down with a swing of his hammer.


    The two men charged toward each other, and a battle broke out once more. Two roundster, Wilbur channeled his dragon aura to form a dragon that soared around him in circles.