Chapter 143: The Battle of Micro, The Curtain Falls (36,000 Monthly Vote Bonus)

Bang!

Bang bang!! The two fought like lightning.

Li Yuan's spear shook continuously, the spear rolling like stars, and even more like a dragon or snake dancing, already blocking the long blade in Tantai Feng's hand again and again.

Although Tantai Feng was still attacking with all his might.

His speed and power still surpassed Li Yuan's, but he no longer possessed an overwhelming advantage.

Every blade attack, in the face of Li Yuan's perfect defense, had already returned without success.

"Star Intent."

"Body like stars, spear like a swimming dragon! This is Star Intent." Tantai Feng felt that rapid transformation in Li Yuan.

Even, as time passed and the battle progressed, he couldn't even suppress Li Yuan with a single blade, let alone having the trend of being continuously suppressed by Li Yuan's defensive counterattacks.

"I thought I was genius enough."

"I didn't expect that there would be someone even more genius than me among my peers." Tantai Feng's mind flashed with many thoughts: "Breaking through in battle, what a cool thing!"

"How come I've never had it?"

"Should I, after my technique breaks through next time, not expose it first, and wait to pretend to break through in battle? Show off big?"

Tantai Feng was very composed; he still hadn't used the shield in his left hand.

"Fight!"

"Fight!" Li Yuan was fighting more bravely as the battle went on; he had completely transformed.

Winning or losing? Li Yuan didn't care; he just wanted to fight to his heart's content.

Just now, under Tantai Feng's extreme pressure, Li Yuan defended with all his might, plus the insights from his spear practice one after another these days, finally allowed him, who had already been on the verge of breaking through, to truly understand.

The most critical thing was his spiritual power, which was as high as Level 23; its advantage for his current Mind Entering Micro was truly too great.

It allowed him to truly take the most critical step in battle.

"Break!"

The long spear in Li Yuan's hand rolled, suddenly erupting with one spear strike after another, swift as lightning, actually turning from defense to offense, the violent attack forcing Tantai Feng to retreat step by step.

Star Spear Technique—Star River Falling Waterfall!

The same move, after Li Yuan mobilized all his strength with Mind Entering Micro, its power was already worlds apart.

……

"Star Intent! Mind Entering Micro!"

"Li Yuan actually broke through? In such a battle, under such huge pressure, he could actually break through?"

"Incredible."

"So fast? Li Yuan only hit the Mingyue rank in August; so fast he's going to charge to Fourth-Stage Perfection?"

"Tantai Feng is in danger."

In another spectator space, hundreds of teachers were completely shocked, looking at the two sides fighting fiercely on the arena in extreme shock.

Tantai Feng's sudden explosion was already astonishing enough, but it was still within their acceptable range.

After all, Tantai Feng had always performed extremely monstrously, and he had stepped into Fourth-Stage High-Tier in May this year.

So much time had passed.

Successfully achieving Mind Entering Micro, although surprising, was still acceptable.

But Li Yuan? He only broke through in August!

"This?"

"Mind Entering Micro!" Li Yang and Dean Xu were equally shocked in their hearts, even somewhat dumbfounded.

That's right!

In the previous battle, Li Yuan did indeed show signs of realizing Star Intent.

But showing signs and truly realizing it were worlds apart!

The gap was huge.

"Li Yuan, can he win?" Li Yang suddenly felt a trace of expectation in his heart.

……

"The battle is so intense."

"Holy shit!"

"Li Yuan is starting to occupy the advantage?"

"The situation is about to flip."

"Is Tantai Feng about to lose?" The entire spectator stand was completely boiling; everyone widened their eyes looking at this scene.

They couldn't quite understand the specific technique level, but they could roughly understand the general situation.

Li Yuan had originally been at an absolute disadvantage, but gradually, he was already starting to suppress Tantai Feng.

At this moment.

A thought appeared involuntarily in the minds of the vast majority of spectators: Could it be that Tantai Feng is about to follow in the footsteps of Garava and Yu Ming?

It had already been proven several times before.

Li Yuan was best at defensive counterattacks; he was absolutely the strongest defender in the Ten-School Freshman Battle.

……

"Entered Micro?"

"A freshman from Kunlun Martial Arts University actually achieved Mind Entering Micro?" Global top geniuses from Starfire University and Starry Sky University felt both shocked and complicated in their hearts.

They had all seen that Li Yuan had broken through.

Tantai Feng breaking through was one thing; he was originally the top genius of Starfire University.

Li Yuan?

Before this, many martial arts geniuses from the three top martial arts schools didn't even know this person.

……

Li Yuan's breakthrough explosion shocked everyone, stunning spectators from all sides.

But this 'Battle of Micro' on the arena had already reached a white-hot stage.

Both sides fought fiercely.

Finally.

"Clang!" When Li Yuan thrust out another spear strike like lightning.

That blade light was half a beat slow and couldn't block this spear thrust.

"Bang~" The huge shield moved horizontally, smashing heavily onto the spear shaft, causing the spear body to shift and misalign.

Boom!

Li Yuan retreated violently, widening the gap between them, staring fixedly at Tantai Feng.

Tantai Feng didn't take the opportunity to attack either, stopping as well.

"Why help me?" Li Yuan suddenly asked, his heart filled with confusion.

Just now, without that extreme pressure from Tantai Feng, even if he had only been a step away from a true breakthrough, he absolutely wouldn't have been able to break through.

In a sense, it was Tantai Feng who helped him.

"Didn't you help Tian Dazhuang?" Tantai Feng grinned: "I saw you were also on the verge of breaking through, so I thought I'd see if I could help you out. I didn't expect you to really break through."

"Tian Dazhuang? Tian Tian Dazhuang?" Li Yuan was stunned, unable to react for a moment.

How did Tantai Feng know?

"Tian Dazhuang is one of my best friends at school; we often spar together." Tantai Feng laughed: "I know about you helping him."

"You're not a bad person." Tantai Feng gave Li Yuan a 'good guy' card.

Li Yuan nodded slightly, understanding the reason.

But he still looked at Tantai Feng strangely.

Best friends? Would a best friend ask you to help beat Tantai Feng up?

But Li Yuan also suddenly remembered that Tian Tian Dazhuang had said a few days ago that he had just sparred with Tantai Feng.

"You helped me, aren't you afraid of losing?" Li Yuan said in a low voice.

"Is winning or losing important?" Tantai Feng asked back with a smile.

Li Yuan was stunned, then couldn't help but laugh: "Not important, the rewards are about the same."

"You're wrong again."

"It's very important." Tantai Feng said earnestly: "If I lose, I won't be this batch's global number one. Even if you want to surpass me, at least let me be in the limelight for a while."

Li Yuan was dumbfounded; this guy didn't play by the rules at all.

"I helped you."

"But I also said, I brought a shield, so you don't have a single chance anymore." Tantai Feng laughed: "Li Yuan, being able to force me to use a shield, you are absolutely the global number two of this batch."

"Next, I won't hold back."

Before Li Yuan could say anything else.

Boom! Tantai Feng erupted again, his speed soaring instantly, charging at Li Yuan like lightning, a blurry blade light already slashing down fiercely.

This blade strike was vaguely faster than before.

"Puff!"

Li Yuan's spear roared, trying to block the attack of this blade.

"Bang~"

The shield in Tantai Feng's hand raised suddenly like a heavy hammer, actually colliding with the spear tip, followed by the shield cutting horizontally, crossing the spear tip, and smashing the spear body away fiercely.

Approaching Li Yuan like lightning.

"Boom!" Li Yuan seemed to have anticipated it, pulling the spear back, his legs exerting force, and he retreated backward.

"Bang~"

"Bang! Bang!" Both sides fought like lightning; although Li Yuan tried his best to erupt and defend carefully, facing Tantai Feng's blade and shield explosion, he fell completely into a disadvantage.

Blade like flowing light, swift and fierce as lightning.

Shield like a heavy hammer, either smashing or guarding.

With the cooperation of blade and shield, Tantai Feng's strength soared more than twofold, completely suppressing Li Yuan, forcing him to retreat and unload force again and again.

……The entire spectator stand had become a bit quiet at this moment.

A large number of spectators were holding their breath, looking at this scene.

No one had expected.

This final would reach such a point, after Li Yuan erupted with unprecedented strength.

Tantai Feng used his shield, and with the cooperation of blade and shield, he suppressed Li Yuan again.

"Ultimate, ultimate."

"Blade technique! Shield technique! Movement technique! Tantai Feng has already reached the Fourth-Stage Perfection level, and is probably close to the limit."

"Very close to the Fifth-Stage." These teachers were all watching in shock.

……On the arena, Li Yuan was struggling to block and retreat again and again.

At this moment.

How could Li Yuan not understand that Tantai Feng's true strength wasn't his blade technique, but his shield technique.

That shield seemed to have come alive in his hands, both offensive and defensive.

Moreover, after completely erupting, Tantai Feng's movement technique was clearly much more brilliant.

Even if Li Yuan realized Star Intent and Mind Entering Micro, he couldn't block it at all.

Mind Entering Micro and raising spear technique and movement technique to over 90% of the Fourth-Stage were two different concepts.

It required a lot of time to continue practicing; what Li Yuan lacked was time.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh!" Another blade slashed down fiercely; Li Yuan raised his spear to block.

At the moment of blocking.

Tantai Feng's left-hand shield suddenly let go and smashed out, like a cannonball, smashing directly into Li Yuan's chest.

At close range, this shield was truly too fast.

Fast enough that Li Yuan couldn't react at all.

"Bang~" Li Yuan only felt a terrifying force impacting his whole body through his armor, and his whole person flew backward.

Whoosh! Tantai Feng stepped forward to follow.

Whoosh!

That strange blade light lit up, along the spear shaft Li Yuan had raised to barely support, slashing down fiercely, slashing across Li Yuan's face and neck like lightning.

Blood splattered.

Li Yuan's figure became illusory.

"Lost." Li Yuan felt no disappointment in his heart, revealing a smile instead: "Mind Entering Micro, I have already gained a lot from this battle; in terms of true strength, I am indeed no match for him."

In the end, Li Yuan was quite grateful to Tantai Feng.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's figure disappeared completely.

"Truly monstrous!"

"I had to erupt with all my strength and even risk throwing my shield to completely defeat him." Tantai Feng muttered to himself: "The information said he was only Third-Stage technique last year?"

"This progress speed is much faster than Gong Mi and the others, and faster than me."

"It looks like I won't be able to sit in this global number one position for long." Tantai Feng shook his head.

……

"Tantai Feng!!"

"Tantai Feng!" Hundreds of thousands of spectators on the spectator stand were excitedly shouting his name.

In this battle, both sides fought with all their might, and the battle was extremely intense.

In the end, Tantai Feng erupted with all his strength and took the victory.

"Refreshing!" Tantai Feng listened to the cheers from all directions, feeling happy in his heart.

He didn't care whether he would be surpassed by Li Yuan in the future; at least in today's battle, he won.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 144 =====