Chapter 250 - 145: Single-handed Suppression, Who Is the Monster?

Almost at the same instant Lin Ye entered the arena, a figure in purple appeared silently at the edge of the chaotic battlefield.

Her figure was slender and elegant, her face cold and detached, as if she stood apart from the surrounding clamor.

The moment she appeared, the five or six Martial Arts Puppets closest to her, regardless of their point value, all froze in place.

The red light in their eyes hadn’t gone out, but their sturdy metal bodies were strangely frozen. After struggling for a few moments, they became completely immobile.

A few short seconds later, the puppets collapsed powerlessly to the ground, having completely lost their ability to fight.

"Wei Shuying, 22 points. Qualified!"

At almost the same time the instructor at the tunnel entrance announced her score, the purple-clad figure turned and walked toward the tunnel without a backward glance.

From start to finish, she hadn’t spared a single glance for any of the other Martial Artists in the arena.

It was as if this contest, and these so-called opponents, couldn’t arouse the slightest bit of her interest.

Her eyes shimmered with a truly unapproachable aloofness.

CLANG!

A piercing shriek of metal on metal suddenly rang out from the other side of the battlefield, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.

Lin Ye’s Star-Piercing Spear was forcefully parried by a sharp claw covered in dark red scales, the immense force making the spear’s shaft hum.

A bloodthirsty and crazed light gleamed in Lu Jiuxiao’s crimson, vertical pupils.

"You think you’re worthy of competing with me?"

His voice was hoarse, filled with undisguised brutality.

Without a doubt, Lu Jiuxiao and Lin Ye had targeted the same puppet!

A clash was imminent!

The change in the arena made the silver-armored youth, who had been watching with his arms crossed, raise an eyebrow.

He had a tall, straight posture, the muscles in his arms looked as if they were carved from mountain rock, and he carried a menacing, silvery-white halberd on his back. His entire being radiated an aura as heavy as a mountain.

"Not bad, haha! Looks like I won’t have to worry about a lack of opponents this time!"

He laughed heartily, brimming with fighting spirit.

「In the monitoring room.」

All the instructors who were watching sat up a little straighter.

Yin Liulan watched the black figure on the screen, who had just entered the arena and immediately exploded with terrifying speed. A trace of seriousness finally appeared in her lazy gaze.

"Who is this person?"

"What’s his rank?"

She asked casually.

But this time, neither Nie Cang nor Su Yunjin, who were beside her, answered immediately.

Yin Liulan’s interest was slightly piqued.

No one knowing meant that this spear-wielding young man had absolutely no reputation whatsoever in all of Ninghai Province before this.

He wasn’t one of those geniuses who had already made a name for themselves.

Just then, as Wei Shuying on the screen scored 22 points at lightning speed and headed straight for the exit tunnel, Yin Liulan tilted her head and looked at Nie Cang beside her.

"Did she... freeze them?"

Nie Cang finally spoke. He nodded, his voice steady. "Wei Shuying, ranked fourth in this class. Her Martial Arts Spirituality is an affinity for Water Attribute Source Energy, one of the most common types of spirituality."

"But her Spiritual Power is terrifyingly immense, and her development of her spirituality far surpasses that of an ordinary person. She can instantly gather and freeze the Water Attribute Source Energy Particles over a large area."

"The puppets’ core structures weren’t destroyed, but all the delicate internal circuits and energy flows were instantly frozen solid."

Yin Liulan nodded, her finger tapping lightly on Wei Shuying’s name—ranked fourth—on the virtual light screen.

"Interesting."

"No wonder the higher-ups insisted I lead this class."

She chuckled and picked up her wine glass.

"Heh, you really need to use some drastic measures with these little monsters, otherwise they’ll be impossible to keep in check."

As she spoke, her gaze returned to the main screen, landing on the dark spear that had been parried by Lu Jiuxiao’s claw.

Full of interest, she manipulated the light screen, zooming in on the surveillance feed near Lin Ye and Lu Jiuxiao.

...

「On the battlefield.」

Lin Ye stared at Lu Jiuxiao before him, his expression indifferent.

LV31.

This was the level marker that now appeared above the man’s head. It was two levels higher than when Lin Ye had seen him before.

The Qilin Ancestor Martial Arts Spirituality had indeed caused his strength to skyrocket.

But in Lin Ye’s eyes, he was still...

’Nothing special.’

For the moment, Lin Ye ignored Lu Jiuxiao’s harassment and provocation.

His target remained the 20-point puppet.

Securing enough points to pass the assessment was the top priority.

BUZZ!

The red light in the puppet’s electronic eyes flared. It sensed their hostile intent and, with a flash of its alloy body, launched an attack!

Lu Jiuxiao gave a strange laugh. Instead of retreating, he advanced, temporarily abandoning a direct confrontation with the puppet.

In an instant, his target locked onto Lin Ye!

The object of his attack was also Lin Ye!

Meanwhile, the puppet, following its protocol to engage the nearest enemy, threw a heavy iron fist straight at the closer Lin Ye, the blow whistling through the air!

Suddenly, Lin Ye was attacked from both front and back.

However, Lin Ye’s figure blurred in place.

He was consistently a step faster than Lu Jiuxiao. Each time Lu Jiuxiao’s vicious and cunning claws struck, they only managed to catch an afterimage.

This scene was also clearly displayed in the monitoring room.

Su Yunjin’s delicate brows furrowed. "This is a little unfair to him, isn’t it? This is why I said they should be forbidden from attacking each other..."

But Nie Cang shook his head, his gaze sharp.

"No."

"This kid doesn’t see Lu Jiuxiao as a threat at all."

"He’s not actively avoiding a direct confrontation; he simply thinks that getting points is more important right now."

The words had barely left his mouth when the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed!

Faced with another harassing attack from Lu Jiuxiao out of a blind spot, Lin Ye’s figure unexpectedly didn’t dodge or evade!

CRACK!

A layer of dense, deep-purple crystalline armor abruptly materialized on the surface of his body, covering him completely!