Chapter 403: I Am the Extreme Evil

When Zhao Huiyin leaped out holding her golden crescent blade, the eyes of the entire audience converged upon her, followed by a wave of astonished murmurs.

"What's going on? Her resonant power seems to have become even sharper!"

"And her eyes don't look right either..."

"This must be her trump card; it seems she was forced to reveal it after being pressured by Miss Jiang."

"No matter what trump card she has, my confidence in Miss Jiang remains unshaken!"

"That goes without saying. Since Miss Jiang entered the academy, she hasn't lost a single time!"

"......"

The students of the Astral Sage College whispered among themselves. Although they were startled by Zhao Huiyin's transformation, their trust in Jiang Qing'e's undefeated record kept their confidence in her high.

"Captain, why does she feel like a completely different person? It's a bit like the state I enter when I'm researching spirit water and light," Bai Mengmeng said, watching Zhao Huiyin's figure with a thoughtful expression.

"It does look like it."

Li Luo nodded and mused, "I suspect it's caused by some secret technique she practices. Her emotions are dulled in her eyes right now; she likely used a secret technique to seal her emotions, forcing herself into an extreme state. In doing so, her own strength receives a boost."

"Can Miss Jiang handle it?" Bai Mengmeng asked with concern.

Zhao Huiyin's aura was currently too intimidating for Bai Mengmeng not to worry.

Li Luo turned his gaze toward Jiang Qing'e, who was also watching the drastically changed Zhao Huiyin. There was no fear on that beautiful face, only a hint of slight surprise and eagerness.

Zhao Huiyin in this state had finally piqued her interest.

"Jiang Qing'e's strength—even I don't know how much she's been hiding. For someone of the same level to defeat her... I'm afraid you wouldn't find many in this Eastern Divine Continent," Li Luo smiled. Although he sometimes felt a flicker of worry due to the changing situation, the idea that Jiang Qing'e could be defeated seemed impossible to him.

For no other reason than that he knew exactly what terrifying potential this girl, whom he had grown up with, possessed.

Even though Li Luo now possessed dual resonances and was doing his utmost to catch up, he still felt a sense of powerlessness at times.

This girl was simply too monstrous.

Sometimes he really wondered if his mom and dad had intentionally found such an outstanding person to bring back just to crush his spirit.

While the murmurs continued in the stands, Jiang Qing'e remained undisturbed. Her gaze stayed fixed on Zhao Huiyin before her, her slender, jade-like fingers curling slightly.

The brilliant light mirror above her head suddenly erupted with another pillar of flame, shooting toward Zhao Huiyin.

As the pillar of flame roared toward her, Zhao Huiyin tapped her toes against the ground, her lithe body shooting forward. Simultaneously, she gripped her golden crescent blade and slashed down with a cold expression. A golden crescent blade light, dozens of feet wide, erupted and tore through the sky, colliding with the pillar of flame.

Boom!

The violent resonant powers clashed, turning into a brilliant display of fireworks as the shockwave swept outward.

This time, Zhao Huiyin blocked the light and flame.

Without a moment's hesitation, Zhao Huiyin appeared directly in front of Jiang Qing'e. The edge of her crescent blade, wrapped in extremely sharp golden resonant power, instantly transformed into a continuous stream of blade light, raining down upon Jiang Qing'e's vital points.

As the blade light descended, Jiang Qing'e gripped her hand, and a heavy sword flashed into her palm.

Then, the blade light swept forth, and a brilliant light erupted.

She met it head-on.

Clang! Clang!

In a mere instant, the two blades clashed dozens of times in an extremely fierce manner. Neither figure budged, but the leaking blade light caused the energy of heaven and earth in the area to boil violently, and the surrounding ground was torn to shreds by the sharp, domineering blade light.

Zhao Huiyin had originally been unable to match Jiang Qing'e head-on, but thanks to this special state, she was now holding her own.

The two figures then dashed about, leaving behind afterimages as two immensely powerful energies clashed repeatedly.

Wherever they passed, everything in their path was destroyed.

In the stands, countless students watched with bated breath, not daring to make a sound. The battle between these two women could be considered the most intense of the ticket matches. After all, while the previous two matches involved higher levels, the battle between the Princess and Zhongnan was entirely one-sided in terms of offense and defense, lacking passion, and Gong Shenjun's match was a complete crushing of his opponent, offering little to see.

Zhao Huiyin had been completely suppressed at first, but no one expected her to have a special trump card. With it, she was finally able to fight Jiang Qing'e to a standstill.

"Zhao Huiyin's current strength is already very close to the Extreme Evil stage of the Third Stage of the Earthly Fiend General rank," the various bigwigs on the highest platform commented.

"The Blue Abyss Sage College has a deep foundation indeed. Such an outstanding young person has a limitless future."

"However, Jiang Qing'e's response is also effortless. No matter how fierce the attacks Zhao Huiyin unleashes, she receives them all. This sense of ease makes her unfathomable."

"She gives the impression that she is enjoying the thrill and interest that Zhao Huiyin is bringing her."

"Jiang Qing'e... I'm afraid she is still hiding something."

"But this situation shouldn't last long. The match time is almost up; Jiang Qing'e likely won't allow Zhao Huiyin to drag this into a draw."

As the bigwigs on the platform exchanged words, the battle in the arena grew increasingly intense. Two fierce pillars of resonant power rose, stirring the winds and clouds, and the entire rocky terrain was shredded to pieces, leaving the ground covered in rubble.

Clang!

Another extremely violent collision occurred.

Jiang Qing'e slashed down with her heavy sword, instantly tearing the earth apart. The golden crescent blade in Zhao Huiyin's hand trembled violently, and her slender figure drifted backward, ripples of golden light flickering in her cold eyes.

"Time is almost up. Is this your limit?" A rare, faint smile appeared on Jiang Qing'e's usually calm and beautiful face. The previous battle had been a rare, hearty one for some time.

If it were her initial state, Zhao Huiyin would have certainly giggled and said something teasing, but now, she remained coldly silent, her jade-like hand slowly tightening around the hilt.

She extended a slender finger, and blood dripped from the tip onto the golden blade.

On the blade, there was a deep golden vertical mark, resembling a golden eye.

Clearly, the golden crescent blade in Zhao Huiyin's hand was also a high-grade Golden Eye Treasure. No wonder the blade energy it emitted was so sharp and domineering.

As the blood fell into the golden vertical mark, the golden crescent blade began to vibrate violently. Faint blood-colored patterns spread from within, gradually covering the entire blade.

The energy of heaven and earth began to boil. The next moment, as if drawn by some force, it began to surge toward the crescent blade in Zhao Huiyin's hand. A moment later, the blade light flared, refracting into a golden blade shadow about a hundred feet tall in the void behind Zhao Huiyin.

The golden blade shadow hung in the air, motionless, yet it exuded a heaven-toppling blade energy that even caused the white clouds in the sky to show signs of being torn apart.

The blade energy soared into the clouds.

In the stands, some of the four-star senior students who had reached the Earthly Fiend General rank began to change color. A very small number of them had reached the third stage, the Extreme Evil stage; they were at the very top level within the academy, led only by the Seven Star Pillars.

But even they felt a sense of immense crisis at this moment.

This Zhao Huiyin was clearly only at the Fiend Body stage, yet she could make them, those at the Extreme Evil stage, feel fear. Truly terrifying!

Under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, Zhao Huiyin parted her lips slightly, and a puff of golden breath was slowly exhaled.

The golden light in her eyes reached its peak at this moment.

Then, she gripped the blade with both hands and slashed down violently, her cold voice ringing out.

"Jiang Qing'e, this strike of mine can slay the Extreme Evil."

Hum!

As Zhao Huiyin slashed down, the hundred-foot blade shadow in the void behind her also swung down simultaneously.

In that instant, a shrill whistling sound echoed through the world, and the energy filling the area began to churn, as if it were being forcibly cleaved apart by that incredibly sharp blade light.

On the ground, a massive blade mark appeared instantly, almost bisecting the entire battlefield.

The massive blade light descended from the sky, striking directly toward where Jiang Qing'e stood.

Jiang Qing'e looked up at the blade light, a hint of appreciation appearing in her golden eyes. Zhao Huiyin's strike had indeed revealed her full strength; as she said, even an ordinary Extreme Evil stage practitioner might be slain by this blow.

To kill across ranks—it was no exaggeration to call her a prodigy.

However...

That was all.

Jiang Qing'e slowly tightened her grip on her heavy sword, her red lips curling slightly.

"Can slay the Extreme Evil..."

"I am the Extreme Evil... but you, you cannot slay me."

In that instant, a brilliant light resonant power erupted. Jiang Qing'e held her heavy sword and slashed down violently.

Swish!

A sword light, a full hundred feet long and burning with light and flame, erupted. As soon as this sword light appeared, the world itself seemed to be split in two!

The eyes of the entire audience were drawn to it, followed by expressions of shock. Even the bigwigs on the highest platform had their expressions turn slightly solemn.

Because they could all feel that Jiang Qing'e's sword strike was not simple.

Flowing upon that sword light was a cyan, exotic glow—wisps of mysterious brilliance that seemed to slice through the void itself upon their appearance.

That is...

Fiend Aura!

So, Jiang Qing'e had already entered the Extreme Evil stage!