Chapter 156: The Semi-Finals Begin

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But his Rot Exploder was quite different.

You must know that the power of the Rot Exploder is linked to Zhou Chu's Soul Power attribute.

The explosion damage of this Rot Exploder is equivalent to 1000 times Zhou Chu's current Soul Power Value.

That calculates to over 700,000 in damage.

Compared to this, Lin Yue's Thunder Fire Bomb is like a small firecracker; it is simply not in the same league.

"This... how is this possible!"

Lin Yue widened his eyes, looking at this scene in disbelief, the cigar hanging from his mouth falling to the ground.

He never imagined that Zhou Chu could actually take his Thunder Fire Bomb, and still look completely unscathed.

In fact, Zhou Chu had already stacked enough Soul Shields on himself, so defending against Lin Yue's strike was, one could say, completely effortless.

It was just that the flames produced after the Thunder Fire Bomb exploded were quite intense, giving one a strong burning sensation.

Therefore, Zhou Chu could only perform Soul Entanglement with the Pain Banshee Xiduo, using her unique cold chill to resist the onslaught of the Thunder Fire Bomb's flames.

Consequently, amidst the mingling of hot and cold air, Zhou Chu initially looked as if he had been drenched in rain, his entire body soaked through.

Fortunately, the flames around him had not yet fully dissipated, and in just a few seconds, all the moisture on his body was dried up.

The audience off-stage was also shocked into an uproar by this dramatic scene.

"Wow, Zhou Chu actually took a Thunder Fire Bomb with his body and is fine! This is too fake!"

"Yeah, the power of Senior Lin Yue's Thunder Fire Bomb is quite something; just how many trump cards does this Zhou Chu have!"

"I just love this kind of back-and-forth duel, simple and brutal, it's just so satisfying to watch!"

"What do you guys think that ugly thing Zhou Chu summoned is? Is it also some kind of bomb?"

"Don't know, wait and see the effect and we'll know."

Zhou Chu looked at Lin Yue's shocked expression, smiled slightly, and said, "Senior, it's my turn now."

Lin Yue was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up straight and pressed his hand against his forehead, his entire face being tightly wrapped by a heavy mask.

Having prepared everything, he crooked his finger at Zhou Chu.

With a shift of Zhou Chu's intent, the half-blood Rot Exploder beside him roared and charged straight at Lin Yue.

In Lin Yue's view, this thing Zhou Chu summoned was likely just a small Corpse Explosion, and the power shouldn't be too great.

Moreover, the uniform he was wearing was an explosion-proof suit made of special materials, which could resist most explosions and flame attacks.

Even for his own Thunder Fire Bomb, there would be no problem defending against it once.

The moment the Rot Exploder collided with Lin Yue's body, its entire body suddenly exploded.

"Boom!"

The instant the Rot Exploder's body burst, a red mushroom cloud condensed from countless blood mists rose up.

The powerful shockwave instantly swept across the entire Arena, and the thick blood mist completely enveloped the stage.

The energy produced by the powerful explosion even cracked the Protection Barrier around the Arena.

Lin Yue felt as if everything before his eyes was blood-red, his body feeling as though it were being torn apart by some exceptionally terrifying force.

The explosion-proof suit on his body was like fragile paper, torn to shreds in an instant, and he was sent directly out of the Arena.

The audience off-stage was startled by this powerful explosion, which was like a nuclear bomb, and let out continuous gasps.

Many people subconsciously retreated, as if trying to dodge that terrifying force that seemed capable of breaking through the barrier.

"Holy crap, the power of this thing is too exaggerated, it's on par with a nuclear bomb!"

"This Zhou Chu is simply not human, he's a monster!"

"Bringing a nuclear bomb to the competition venue, is this something a human could do?"

"Everyone, hurry and mourn for Senior Lin Yue; he died too miserably!"

The next moment, the big screen finally displayed the competition results, and Zhou Chu had undoubtedly achieved victory.

At the same time, the screen kept replaying the exciting highlights of the match just now.

Zhou Chu's appearance of breaking through the flames unscathed and Lin Yue's body being instantly torn apart as he lost the match formed a stark contrast.

At this moment on the viewing platform, Principal Yu Dafu and the various teachers were also deeply shocked by this explosion that could rival a nuclear bomb.

At the same time, they were also sighing repeatedly at one astonishing method after another from Zhou Chu.

If one didn't mention that Zhou Chu was a freshman, it's estimated that after watching the match, no one would associate him with being a freshman who had just stepped through the university gates.

What was even more unbelievable was that three powerful seniors, all of whom were renowned contestants on the Peak Elite Tournament rankings, were actually all thrashed by him.

Beyond the shock in their hearts, what they wanted to see even more now was what the result would be when this Zhou Chu faced the one who was number one in the entire school.

After Lin Yue returned to the waiting area and saw the match replay, his heart could not be calm for a long time.

He sat on a chair at this moment, his whole person dazed.

Having devoted himself to research in the Demolition Department for nearly four years, he never expected that his most proficient Thunder Fire Bomb would be nothing but a joke.

He even felt that the Demolition Department should have been prepared specifically for Zhou Chu.

Bearing the many surprised gazes, Zhou Chu returned to the waiting area and sat in his seat.

The contestant waiting area at this time was a bit quieter than in the morning.

As the contestants participating in the Individual Tournament were continuously eliminated, there were almost no people left in the Individual Tournament waiting area.

After Zhou Chu completed his third round of the match, Li Er also stepped onto the stage.

Her opponent in the third round was also a junior student.

Because Zhou Chu and Li Er had eliminated several powerful opponents from previous Elite Tournaments early on, this junior student was fortunate enough to make it into the semi-finals of the Elite Tournament.

In other words, there were two duels remaining.

The winners of the two duels would compete for the final of the Individual Tournament in this Peak Elite Tournament.

The losers of the two duels, meanwhile, would continue to compete for third and fourth place.

Without any suspense, Li Er achieved victory in this duel, locking in a spot in the final early.

The opponent Zhou Chu had to face was the champion of previous Peak Elite Tournaments, as well as a peak-level figure who had defended the title for three consecutive years.

He was even the first senior student at Shenxia University to reach the Fourth Rank and complete his Soul Profession Awakening, Jiang Chen.

His original Soul Profession, the S-Grade "Drifting Cloud Swordsman," had awakened into the SS-level "Star Sword Envoy."

Precisely because of this, Jiang Chen was also called another heaven-sent genius who had successfully triggered a Soul Profession Awakening after the War Priest Lin Yue'er.

It was said that Jiang Chen's combat power was far more terrifying than Lin Yue'er's.

After all, Lin Yue'er's War Priest was inherently a Soul Profession biased toward support, which could not be compared to a true pure Combat Soul Profession.

Jiang Chen had won the Peak Elite Tournament several times and obtained the key to enter the God-Fallen Land Copy, finally having the fortune to receive the inheritance of Star Power, eventually succeeding in awakening his Soul Profession.

It could be said that winning first place in the Peak Elite Tournament was the most valuable achievement.

Aside from the massive amount of academic credit rewards, the most important thing was that extremely precious God-Fallen Land Key.