Chapter 342: Reaching This Point (3.5k)
“Battle King Level… a strong individual on par with Grandpa.”
Taking a deep breath, Li Yi’s eyes blazed with fighting spirit. He clenched his fist, and the gigantic Blazing Flame Cleaver erupted with even more intense flames. The earrings on it made a “clang clang” sound, and his entire aura instantly reached its peak.
Phantom and self unite!
Without Su Jiu’s enhancement, he was already in the form of a Peerless Battle General.
His feet stamped onto the ground, leaving black fiery imprints. Under the gaze of countless onlookers, he slowly descended, his steps landing lightly on the plaza. Tilting his head slightly, he looked at the existence who was once unqualified to challenge him, his hand gripping the great saber tightening.
“Is it finally time to fight? The internet is exploding! Did the government deliberately send out Frost Blade?”
“Probably not… but after this battle, our country’s welfare policies for ordinary students should increase.”
“It still depends on this deciding match. If the Lazy Cats squad loses, then nothing will be proven.”
As Li Yi and Chen Qianyun faced each other, the atmosphere around the plaza grew increasingly excited. Everyone could feel the tense standoff. A commoner drawing a sword against an aristocratic disciple from a War God family, what a passionate topic—
If this battle truly succeeds, it could very well lead to the implementation of some policies beneficial to civilians. After all, in a great nation like this, there are not a few like Li Yi who have reached S-class bloodlines through mutation or post-natal Coagulated Blood cultivation.
However, their families and parents do not have enough money to cover the upgrade costs for higher-level bloodlines. In the end, those who possess S-class bloodlines through non-hereditary channels become those “ordinary people who can’t get enough to eat, lack strength, and whose talents and beauty are not displayed.”
It was like Liu Lin in the past. She chose to enroll in the military academy early, not only because her father was a retired veteran but also because the military offered more resources than normal universities, although it required enduring some hardship.
“What do you think of the impact of this competition…” Yun Mo, an old man, on the high platform, slightly turned his head and softly asked the secretary behind him, holding a mobile phone displaying the trending search page.
“Mr. Yun…”
Without any discernible emotion from the former, the secretary adjusted his glasses, took out his phone, and looked at the public relations issues sent by his subordinates. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said, “The domestic simultaneous online viewership has already reached over a million people, and this popularity continues to grow. Our government is also affected. In my opinion…”
“It’s fine if your ‘Silver Bullet’ loses, but if they win, the one whose forehead is hit by the bullet might not just be the ‘Blood Clan’…” Hearing this, the secretary paused, his eyes slightly sinking. He glanced at another follower beside him but said no more.
“Heh… perhaps.”
Waving his hand, Yun Mo smiled casually, his eagle-like gaze fixed on the audience below. He sighed inexplicably, “Originally, national resources should subsidize talented but poor civilians. However, more often than not, civilians cannot reach the level required to receive resources. This way, it is the aristocratic disciples who receive incentive resources, which is wrong.”
“Let’s wait and see… anyway, this momentum cannot be suppressed.”
Because of the heated anticipation from the trending searches, many people in the arena felt a surge of excitement. Despite being an internal conflict, Su Jiu’s team and Chen Qianyun’s team represented a clash of two different classes. Whether intentional or not, Su Jiu’s preliminary match has been elevated to another level.
On the tense plaza, Chen Qianyun gracefully raised her delicate eyebrows and glanced at Li Yi before her. His aura had actually reached the Peerless Battle General stage, no wonder he dared to face her directly.
“Heh, with your current strength, you could become a member of our team. It’s a shame you chose the wrong path, insisting on staying with my useless sister and giving up the opportunity to bring glory to Imperial Capital University, to join a team led by a Priest.”
Chen Qianyun’s voice was still arrogant and disdainful, casually revealing a hint of contempt for the temporary team formed by Su Jiu.
“Trouble you, Miss Su Jiu.”
Li Yi acted as if he hadn’t heard her words, his gaze calmly fixed on her. The scorching External Qi within him was like a awakened lion.
“Rest assured, fight with all your might.”
Not far behind him, Su Jiu also smiled calmly, slowly circulating her formation and quickly weaving hand seals. Since Li Yi wanted to prove himself, she would not intervene.
She just needed to do her job as a Priest.
With Su Jiu’s enhancement, an aura exceeding the Half-King Level erupted from Li Yi, soaring straight into the sky. His dark face was flushed red, an obvious side effect of the enhancement pushing him to a very high position.
“Heh, a Peerless Battle General fighting me, a Battle King. Don’t think that the rumors about Peerless Battle Generals being able to contend with Battle Kings are true. Those are the weakest Battle Kings, not like me who has also experienced the Battle General transformation into a King.”
Li Yi’s disregard caused Chen Qianyun’s delicate brows to furrow. She sneered, her gaze falling on Su Jiu behind him, a chilling killing intent almost overflowing from her eyes.
She was the one who made her lose face repeatedly…
“Heh heh… Clown.”
Noticing Chen Qianyun looking at her, Su Jiu smiled softly and slowly extended a finger. This action not only made Chen Qianyun pause slightly but also elicited laughter from the spectators.
“Good, heh heh, your actions today have not only offended me but also many old forces in the country. If you lose, and once the hype dies down, don’t you dare sleep too soundly when you return home…”
At this moment, a cold chill spread across Chen Qianyun’s pretty face. Her beautiful eyes fixed coldly on Su Jiu. With a casual wave of her long sword, a formidable aura, no less than Li Yi’s, exploded like a detonated volcano, carrying brilliant golden light as it roared upwards!
“Just you?”
Su Jiu lightly drew her long sword, pointing it directly at Chen Qianyun, tilting her head and asking. Her words showed no sign of yielding. Then, incomparably lush green frost leaves began to flutter down from above her head, as if waiting for the match to begin to provide additional sustained healing for Li Yi.
“Bang!”
“The match begins.”
At this moment, the referee’s announcement of the start quietly sounded.
In the plaza, the two auras that enveloped half the sky suddenly condensed. Instantly, everyone felt their vision blur. Two silhouettes representing flames and holy light flashed violently, followed by the clanging of metal and sparks erupting from the center of the arena.
Most of the people in the stands could only see two blurry figures, one red and one gold, in the arena and hear the sonic boom of the Blazing Flame Cleaver tearing through the air.
However, even with Su Jiu’s enhancement, Li Yi could only barely fight Chen Qianyun to a draw. He could only try to find openings during their clashes, but after each collision, he would be pushed back a few steps further than his opponent.
After all, as the latter said, facing a Battle King who had also undergone the Peerless Battle General transformation, the attribute compensation provided by the Peerless Battle General was as good as empty talk. And when the base attributes reached a certain level, even techniques became a joke.
After several dozen more clashes, Li Yi was once again easily repelled by her long sword. Li Yi reversed his grip on the Blazing Flame Cleaver and retreated dozens of steps. Sparks erupted from the ground. He knew that if he continued like this, even with Su Jiu’s recovery enhancement, he wouldn’t be able to endure it…
“Cannot engage in a head-on confrontation.”
After a moment, Li Yi, with a grave expression, bent his knees and pushed off the ground. His body shot out, and the battle saber in his hand slashed behind him without any fancy moves.
“Overestimating yourself! To deal with you, I don’t even need to use my mental power. Only that little b*stard would fancy you.”
Seeing Li Yi take the initiative to attack, Chen Qianyun’s mouth curved into a sneer. Her feet were suspended an inch above the ground. When the Blazing Flame Cleaver was still a meter away from her back.
“Benevolent Sage Shield.”
She casually swung her long sword and then chopped backwards with her other hand, surprisingly bringing forth a golden, thick shield. The shield seemed to be made of holy light and actually stopped the cleave imbued with high-temperature blazing flames, causing the cleaver to be enveloped by holy light.
“Bad!”
Li Yi’s expression changed slightly as his attack was easily blocked. He gritted his teeth, trying to pull his battle saber back, but it seemed to be firmly gripped by the holy light, unable to move.
“Heh, if you lose… chances are, no one in your team will be able to stop me, right?” Smiling coldly at Li Yi, who was gritting his teeth and struggling to pull his battle saber back, Chen Qianyun suddenly extended her hand with terrifying force towards his abdomen! A fierce power erupted!
“Bang!”
With a dull thud of flesh, Li Yi retreated rapidly, his feet dragging a long mark on the ground. The hand holding the Blazing Flame Cleaver trembled continuously.
“Cough…”
A trickle of blood flowed down, finally dripping from the hilt of the battle saber, evaporating in the blazing flames. Fortunately, the healing from the scattered frost leaves prevented him from losing his fighting capacity instantly.
“The gap is too big. Even though he has united the phantom, Chen Qianyun is clearly not using her full power.”
Su Jiu, intensifying her Spring Bloom Technique, looked at the scene ahead and sighed. Unless it was the move obtained after perfectly practicing with her own power, there was no chance of reversing the situation against a Battle King. But the price of that move might cause Li Yi to fall unconscious for several days.
“Lazy Cats squad… is it over?”
“Isn’t this just the first member? Don’t be so disheartened.”
“But… this might be their strongest member.”
Watching the match, which seemed to have already decided the winner, voices of sighing and helpless exclamation rose from the spectators around the plaza. As expected, ordinary people could not contend with aristocratic families.
“As expected, they’re going to lose…”
On the high platform, Yun Mo, the old man, also had a hint of helplessness in his eyes, then a sense of relief. Being able to fight to this extent while being outmatched was already quite good.
Clenching her fists tightly, Chen Jia’er looked at the situation in the arena. She desperately wanted to forfeit for Li Yi right now. She glanced at Vivian, who was holding her wrist, and asked with a bitter smile, “He can no longer fight. Ask the captain to let him down.”
Glancing at her, Vivian gently shook her head, her gaze returning to the arena, and said softly, “He won’t give up until he reaches that final step. It’s not that the arrogant servant is preventing him from admitting defeat…”
“Why?” Looking at the figure barely supporting himself with his battle saber, Chen Jia’er felt an inexplicable heartache. She pinched her palm, not feeling any pain.
“Because he likes you. When one person likes another, they do many foolish things,” Vivian’s gaze shifted slightly to the petite figure and she said with a soft laugh, “It’s so foolish… yet it’s precisely this that makes us fascinated by it.”
“He will win.”
In the center of the arena.
“Cough cough…” Li Yi clutched his chest, using his battle saber to support himself. He looked at Chen Qianyun, who was walking towards him step by step, and coughed twice as he listened to her sarcastic words, as if speaking to the air with a bitter smile, “We still had to reach this point, didn’t we…”
“This point?”
Chen Qianyun smiled casually and slowly walked in front of Li Yi, her eyes half-narrowed as she observed him. She chuckled softly, “If you hadn’t offended me before, and had this kind of ability, perhaps I could have introduced my own sister to you.”
Chen Qianyun’s words made Chen Mengmeng, who was not far behind her, blush. She quickly raised her staff to explain, “Sister, didn’t you say I was betrothed to that young master from the Lu family? This person’s background and strength are not good enough.”
“Just kidding… how could he be worthy of you.”
Chen Qianyun smiled casually. Noticing that Li Yi was completely ignoring her, she frowned and was about to say something when continuous exclamations came from the audience – “It’s snowing!!!”
“Since it has come to this – then let’s fight!”
“Frost Ash!”
Immediately, a female voice filled with a fighting spirit suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire plaza. The falling snow seemed to be responding to some summons, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.
