Chapter 241

On the ruins arena.

Li Lei, wearing a silver combat suit and possessing a burly physique, walked out slowly. He was over 2.1 meters tall, his build very similar to Wei Peng's, and he even used the same weapon—a battle axe—and shared the same fighting style.

It was just that his strength was not as formidable as Wei Peng's; he was equivalent to a smaller version of Wei Peng.

He looked at Han Zhen opposite him, who was also burly and strong, standing just over two meters tall.

With a crew cut and a round face, his body was packed with solid, dense muscle, as if magma-like power were hidden within.

The moment they faced off, a tyrannical aura erupted from his opponent, who held a red heavy battle saber in one hand.

Han Zhen chuckled and said, "Brother, I think it would be better for you to concede."

"Otherwise, you might lose very ugly later."

Li Lei shook his head firmly and gritted his teeth: "As a martial artist, how could I concede?"

"Come on!"

【The eleventh match officially begins!】

Lin Qi, in the spectator stands, watched the battle on the arena intently. As soon as the fight started, Li Lei took the initiative to attack.

He raised his silver battle axe high and slashed down with the force of a mountain-splitting strike, pouring all his strength and power into it. The axe blade was sharp, tearing through the sky and whipping up gusts of wind.

But facing Li Lei's attack, Han Zhen simply swung his red battle saber with his thick right hand, slashing upward ferociously.

"Whoosh—"

The air vibrated, and a terrifying momentum radiated outward.

Lin Qi's Heart Eye talent was pushed to the limit, sensing Han Zhen's strike as he tried to spy out the opponent's true strength.

"Bang!!"

The battle axe and battle saber collided; as the weapons clashed, the air exploded with a sound.

Then, everyone in the spectator stands saw Li Lei's body get sent flying directly, the battle axe in his hand knocked loose.

"Crack!"

His eyes widened as he felt an unstoppable force, his arm losing all sensation as the bone instantly fractured.

He was horrified inside, feeling as if his battle axe had struck a massive diamond; it was simply too hard.

Then, a cold light flashed before him. Han Zhen stomped the ground violently, cracks appearing on the spot, and even a burnt smell wafted up.

"Pfft—"

Han Zhen swung his saber, the tyrannical force smoothly severing Li Lei's head, which flew into mid-air. The scene was cruel, and many people even closed their eyes.

The battle ended in two strikes!

【Eleventh match: Han Zhen (Cangqiong) wins!】

Li Lei returned to the spectator stands, his whole person plunged into a daze, his hands seemingly still retaining the intense pain.

In his heart, he only felt despair—a sense of despair he hadn't even encountered during the Freshman Grand Competition.

It was like an ant facing an elephant, crushed to death by a single stomp!

……

"Let us congratulate contestant Han Zhen for his victory, successfully advancing to the ninth round."

"Clap clap!!"

Following Xu Wenji's announcement, enthusiastic applause erupted in the spectator stands once again.

The audience was also numb; Han Zhen was too powerful, defeating other contestants almost instantly.

Han Zhen also returned to the spectator stands at this time, in a pleasant mood. Bullying the weak is fun for a moment, and bullying the weak forever is always fun.

This was a feeling he could never experience within the Ten Academies.

"Bullying ordinary geniuses is fun, isn't it?" asked a girl with a pair of beautiful eyes beside him.

"Hehe, it really is fun. They are all too weak; they couldn't even withstand two of my strikes!" Han Zhen replied, laughing while rubbing his head.

"After all, we are different," a handsome man with a gentle temperament also spoke up.

The girl and Han Zhen nodded; they were simply not on the same level as ordinary geniuses.

……

In the spectator stands of Cangqiong Shanyu Wuda.

Jiang Tao exhaled and said: "Sure enough, I knew it; this Han Zhen is also terrifyingly strong."

"Li Lei's strength is ranked fourth in our Cangqiong Shanyu Wuda, yet he couldn't even withstand one strike from Han Zhen."

"How is this supposed to be fought?"

Everyone felt despair in their hearts.

Lin Qi, on the other hand, had a calm expression. Han Zhen only used two strikes, but the strength he displayed was not only strong, he was also very agile, and his speed was not bad at all.

He was superior to Li Lei in every aspect; if he went up, he wouldn't be able to repel Li Lei to such an extent either.

"However, the power Han Zhen used is not right!"

Lin Qi frowned; in an instant, he felt a scorching aura, like Golden Gangjin but slightly different.

This power was very peculiar.

Whether it was Tan Peier or Han Zhen, both displayed strength far exceeding others.

To win the final championship, he would definitely have to face these two.

……

Half an hour later.

"Pfft—"

Li Hanjiang swung his blue long spear, piercing his opponent's chest, declaring the end of the battle.

【18th match: Li Hanjiang (Minghai) wins!】

Li Hanjiang's gaze was cold; his only opponents were three people: Lin Qi, Tan Peier, and Han Zhen.

No one else could pose a threat to him.

……

Xu Wenji projected himself again.

On the screen in his hand, only 18 spots remained.

"I announce that the eighth round of the National Freshman Competition has officially ended."

"Let us congratulate the 18 contestants for successfully advancing to the ninth round; they will successfully receive 7 million Xia Nation coins."

"At the same time, they will also compete in the ninth round, and only 9 people will be able to enter the tenth round."

After Xu Wenji finished speaking, the screen dissipated and turned into 18 screens, each showing the projection of one of the 18 people.

Lin Qi and the other 17 people had different expressions; some were nervous, some had tense faces, and some had calm expressions.

As well as Tan Peier and Han Zhen, who had a relaxed posture this time as if they were playing. "Now, let us start the ninth round directly," Xu Wenji waved his hand.

The 18 screens condensed together and spun wildly. Under the gaze of everyone, they re-condensed into a single screen, which was the new match schedule.

"The match schedule is out; let us look forward to the exciting battles of the ninth round!"

Everyone looked at the brand-new match schedule.

Lin Qi also locked onto his opponent.

【Second match: Lin Qi (Cangqiong) vs Liang Yuxin (Shanyu)】

……

Lin Qi's eyes narrowed; he faced the strongest person from Shanyu Shanyu Wuda in the ninth round.

It seems the opponent's luck was truly bad.

After the match schedule came out, everyone in the spectator stands had different expressions.

Among them, the two people matched against Tan Peier and Han Zhen respectively suddenly had their faces turn ugly.

!

Because they knew they were doomed to lose!

The ninth round was their final match.

In the spectator stands of Shanyu Shanyu Wuda, Liang Yuxin, with her silver hair, also revealed a smile:

"Although I might not be able to win, I will do my best to go to the end."

"Lin Qi, let's start with him first!"

……

"Now, please invite the contestants of the first match to the arena!"

Xu Wenji announced; there was no rest time for the ninth round, and it started directly.

……

Four minutes later.

"Let us congratulate contestant Huo Wanyang for successfully advancing to the tenth round."

Huo Wanyang returned to the spectator stands, exhaled, and secretly clenched his fists; he was one step closer to his goal.

Entering the tenth round next, the other eight contestants were not easy to deal with.

"Next, let us invite the two contestants of the second match, who are contestant Lin Qi from Cangqiong Shanyu Wuda and contestant Liang Yuxin from Shanyu Shanyu Wuda."

"Both contestants are the champions of their respective martial university freshman grand competitions; this strong-versus-strong dialogue is destined to be brilliant."

As soon as Xu Wenji said this, the spectator stands boiled over.

Compared to the invincible strength of the two Ten Academies experts, the confrontation between the strongest of the two major universities was more worth watching.

In the spectator stands, Lin Qi stood up slowly.

"Brother Qi, try to end the battle in 20 moves this time; I've already bet on 20 moves," Jiang Tao laughed.

Lin Qi also raised the corners of his mouth and said: "I will try my best!"

After saying this, he turned into a crimson pillar of light and disappeared from the spot.

It was still the ruins arena; Lin Qi and Liang Yuxin descended separately.

Liang Yuxin had silver hair, which was now tied into a ponytail. She was wearing a silver combat suit this time, setting off her tall figure.

She held a silver sharp sword in one hand, dressed in silver from head to toe.

Her gaze was locked on Lin Qi; her goal was already set on third place.

She was likely not an opponent for the two Ten Academies geniuses, so she realistically set her goal on third place.

As long as she defeated both Lin Qi and Li Hanjiang, she would be third place.

"Lin Qi, the ninth round is your end point," Liang Yuxin said, looking up with a confident smile.

Lin Qi held his spear with both hands in a level spear stance, his face calm as he said:

"I return those words to you!"

【Countdown: 3, 2, 1……】

【The second advancement match officially begins!】

Above the arena, the intelligent voice announced the start of the battle without emotion.

"Whoosh—"

This time, it was Lin Qi who took the initiative to attack. His aura erupted, flickering like lightning and descending like a fierce tiger from a mountain, his momentum magnificent.

He suddenly rose from the ground; the road surface under his feet could not withstand the tyrannical force and split, forming cracks.

He erupted with tyrannical force, swinging his black great spear like a black dragon emerging from the sea, devouring toward Liang Yuxin.

Liang Yuxin's posture was light and graceful; she tapped her feet and dodged sideways. Her body technique was agile, easily dodging Lin Qi's fierce attack.

At the same time, an invisible force was wrapped around her long sword; the long sword, radiating cold light, collided with the great spear.

"Clang!!"

The fierce force erupted from the heart of Lin Qi's black great spear, but it encountered a soft force, different from the force of any previous opponent.

Lin Qi frowned, feeling that his force had been almost completely neutralized.

Neutralizing force!

Every martial artist knows it, but for top geniuses, they don't like this kind of thing.

Through tyrannical strength, speed, and exquisite disappearance, they can solve opponents, or even disaster beasts, the fastest.

Lin Qi is naturally the same; he doesn't need to neutralize force because his tyrannical physical fitness is enough to withstand the opponent's attack.

But this time, the opponent Liang Yuxin is different; she is very good at neutralizing force.

Or rather, she is very good at restraining strength-type opponents.

Looking at Lin Qi not far away, Liang Yuxin revealed a smile.

……

In the leadership spectator area, in the Shanyu Shanyu Wuda zone, a middle-aged woman in yellow smiled and said:

"It's Lin Qi's bad luck to encounter our Yuxin with such an opponent."

"Our Yuxin is not only good at speed but also good at neutralizing force. She practices the 'Flowing Water Sword Art'; this sword art is extremely difficult to practice and requires constant learning of force-neutralizing techniques."

"After practicing it, she is best at overcoming hardness with softness, neutralizing the tyrannical force and power released by weapons so they cannot cause any damage. Zhong Xinyan was defeated by Yuxin in this way."

"So Yuxin is the nemesis of opponents like Lin Qi."

"Liu Da'er, I heard Lin Qi is from your academy; sorry, this ninth round is his end point."

The woman in yellow looked at Liu Yuanzhang not far away and laughed.

Other school leaders watched the show one after another; there had been some "small conflicts" between the two.

Now that the academy heads led by the two were facing off, the conflict emerged again.

Liu Yuanzhang Da'er listened to the mockery, his expression still calm.

"Neutralizing force also has a limit and cannot neutralize all power."

……

(End of chapter)