Lu Yin's eyes widened. This was Chilian Daynight's innate gift. It was obvious that the seaweed was highly toxic, so it was no wonder why he was so good at attacking groups of people.
There were about a thousand students from the ten academies participating in this competition, and this was under the control of the participants. Otherwise, all of the students would have chosen to participate.
Astral-3, Astral-7, and Astral-10 had been excluded because they had students guarding the valley. Currently, there were about seven hundred students who had rushed into the valley. One could imagine the pressure of facing seven hundred Astral Combat Academy students alone, but Chilian Daynight remained calm as two-lined battle force appeared around his body.
It was not surprising that an Area Master had two-lined battle force, but within the valley covered in poisonous seaweed, this scene caused many students to despair.
The first ten or so students who came into contact with the poisonous seaweed immediately collapsed to the ground before gradually disappearing. They had died on the spot. All of the students who wanted to break through the valley had to face the poison first.
In front of their screens, countless people in the universe watched this scene and felt the terror of the poison. At the same time, Chilian Daynight's name became known to countless people. He alone was enough to deal with almost half of the students.
At the very back of the valley, Silver leaned against a mountain wall with a relaxed expression. He still had that sly smile on his face.
He did not know how the Astral Combat Academy had done it, but they had been able to broadcast what had happened in the Lifeseek Realm in the form of a video.
The moment he saw Silver's smile, Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. He had a strange premonition that this guy, or rather, the Neohuman Alliance, was up to something!
Suddenly, the image of the valley on the screen changed. The sky was filled with blue frozen poisonous seaweed, and as far as the eye could see, blue had replaced green.
Liu Xiaoyun's expression changed. This was forcefully using star energy to simulate ice, and even the color had changed. A powerhouse had taken action.
Within the valley, Chilian Daynight's expression changed as well. He looked into the distance and gritted his teeth. "Sha."
Sha was a powerhouse from Astral-4 and the Area Master of the Path of Slaughter's Ice. He was also someone who Silver had joined after joining the Path of Slaughter.
"You want to let these people pass and eliminate Astral-3? Impossible!" Chilian Daynight was enraged. He soared into the sky and pressed down with both hands. "Flower Rain!" With a low roar, the frozen poisonous seaweed shook as it attempted to break through the ice and attack the students.
The students did not wait for him to attack, and they all rushed towards the back of the valley as fast as they could.
Before this, Chilian Daynight had already eliminated close to a hundred students. But now, he was being held back by Sha. More importantly, a gigantic creature had suddenly appeared and enveloped half of the valley. It rose into the air and separated Chilian Daynight from the students below.
Outside the valley, many spectating students exclaimed, "It's Long Ze! He's a powerhouse from the sylvan dragon tribe and one of Astral-4's Area Masters!"
"It looks like Astral-4 is going all out to ensure that at least half of the students pass this round. This way, they can eliminate Astral-3 and eliminate one of their opponents."
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In the southern part of the valley, there was a tall mountain that towered above all the other peaks. There were ten seats on top of it, and these were the seats for the ten academies' seeded contestants. The seeded contestants represented the student leaders, and this was a convention. At this moment, aside from the first, seventh, and tenth seats, all the other seats were occupied.
The third seat was occupied by a girl with long black and white hair that fluttered in the wind. Half of her beautiful face was covered by her hair, revealing only a pair of purple eyes. She was Astral-3's leader, the Realm Master of the Undying Realm, Nightqueen Yanqing.
Nightqueen Yanqing looked at the screen in front of her and glanced to the side. "Was this your idea?"
Not far from Nightqueen Yanqing, there was a man sitting in the fourth seat. His hair was red, and his expression was cold. There was also a faint red glow around his body. He was Astral-4's leader, the Path of Slaughter's Realm Master, Xue Liuyun.
After hearing Nightqueen Yanqing's words, Xue Liuyun did not say a word. He was colder than anyone else, but his eyes had turned scarlet.
Nightqueen Yanqing frowned, but before she could say anything, Kuang Wang laughed from further away. "Daynight woman, you still don't understand Old Xue after all these years. Does he look like that kind of person?
It's obvious that his subordinates are doing this behind his back. "
Nightqueen Yanqing snorted. "People change. It's no secret that Astral-4 wants to replace Astral-3, but Astral-7 is going to suffer as well."
Xue Liuyun's eyes widened, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I'll make Long Ze pay, but I'm not familiar with the other person."
"You're talking about Sha. He's not very sociable," Kuang Wang said.
Nightqueen Yanqing did not say anything else, as Xue Liuyun's intentions were clear. He had not been the one to instigate this. The sylvan dragon was too arrogant, and it had dared to go behind the Realm Master's back. Did it really think that it had established itself in the Human Domain? It was just a race that had betrayed the astral beast domain in the Blazing Mist Flowzone.
In the northernmost part of the valley, the poisonous algae finally broke through the ice and descended to attack the many students.
However, most of them were blocked by Long Ze's enormous body. The sylvan dragon was huge and possessed extreme speed. Although it could not actively attack Chilian Daynight, it could still defend itself. The next moment, the blue ice spread out once more and covered the sky above the sylvan dragon. This time, it completely isolated Chilian Daynight from the sky.
Nightqueen Yanqing's expression turned ugly. "That idiot."
In the middle of the valley, the students of Astral-7 had solemn expressions. They had thought that things would be easy, but they had not expected Chilian Daynight to be targeted. Astral-4 had gone all out, and even the powerhouses of the Daynight clan were helpless against them.
He could hear Chilian Daynight's angry roars, but it was difficult for him to break through the defenses of two Area Masters of the same level.
On the spacecraft, Liu Xiaoyun's expression was ugly. This sort of situation rarely occurred in the Astral Combat Tournament. The Astral Combat Tournament was about fairness, and the Astral Combat Tournament was only about eliminating students who did not qualify to participate in the drawing of lots. It was very rare for someone to intentionally eliminate the Guardian of the Three Academies, as this would only lead to conflict. Last time, the students of Astral-10 had been too weak, which had implicated the other two academies. Now, even Chilian Daynight had taken action, and more than half of the students had broken through. This meant that the Astral Combat Tournament was halfway to success.
"Xiaoyun, what about that student from Astral-7?" Madam Nalan asked.
Liu Xiaoyun answered, "Dai Ao is very strong, and his true power is not inferior to Chilian Daynight's. However, he specializes in single combat and not group attacks. Astral-7 has a battle technique called the Astral Palm, which allows him to display his full strength with every strike without consuming any energy. This palm technique is very advantageous in single combat, but it is not very effective in group attacks. Furthermore, Dai Ao is not proficient in speed."
Lu Yin was helpless. Not being proficient in speed meant that Dai Ao had been eliminated. How much could he block?
These Astral Combat Academy students all had their own unique techniques, and even an Area Master would not be able to defeat them easily. Most of these students were Limiteers, and there were very few Melders.
As he thought about this, Lu Yin turned to look at the very back of the valley. Silver was still casually leaning against the mountain wall, but there was a butterfly in his hand.
A butterfly knife.
No matter how angry Chilian Daynight was, he had still been defeated. With two Area Masters holding him back, it was very difficult for him to catch up.
In the middle of the valley, Dai Ao took a deep breath. In front of him were many students who were trying to break through the valley, but his eyes remained calm.
When the first student stepped within a hundred meters of him, Dai Ao attacked. It was not the Astral Palm that Liu Xiaoyun had mentioned, but rather … gravity.
When the black gravity descended upon the valley, the ground shattered. Countless people were shocked, especially those from Astral-7. Dai Ao had never revealed his innate gift of gravity, but he had directly used a hundred times the normal gravity. Even a Limiteer would find it difficult to withstand.
Even Liu Xiaoyun did not know that Dai Ao had an innate gift of gravity.
Lu Yin's eyes widened. Gravity and a Astral Palm that did not consume any energy reminded him of Zhang Wuji, his opponent in the ported battle. The two had exchanged twenty-three blows before Lu Yin's organs had been crushed to death by his opponent's gravity.
Lu Yin smiled bitterly as he looked at Dai Ao rampaging through the valley. He had thought that he could fight against this person, but Dai Ao had not even used his full strength. Perhaps the Astral Palm was only a small part of his strength. It was no wonder that Lu Yin had been defeated as soon as he used his gravity.
Within the valley, Dai Ao had killed seven people in a row, but the eighth person had blocked his attack.
Dai Ao was shocked and glanced over. It was an Area Master, but he had ignored him. His goal had been to eliminate half of the students, but Area Masters were not included.
If the Astral-7 students were shocked, then the other students who had entered the valley felt like they had eaten sh * t. They had thought that Dai Ao would be easy to deal with, but he had turned out to be a freak. His innate gift of gravity had isolated them from space, making it impossible for them to avoid him.
This Dai Ao was not as easy to deal with as Chilian Daynight.
Outside the valley, Coco was shocked. "There are so many strong people. Sister Zora, are we really going to compete with these people?"
Zora was helpless. "These are the most powerful people. There's no need for us to compete with them."
Michelle's eyes blazed as she looked into the valley. The stronger these students were, the more eager she was to fight.
The entire valley was shaking. Regardless of whether they were in the valley or watching the light screen, they could all feel the suffocating power of that power.
Within the Great Yu Empire's palace, Undying Yushan sighed, "This is the gap between the younger generation."
Gerbach and the others were speechless. If they were thrown into the valley, they would not even be able to fight back.
On Earth, everyone was watching the screen and marveling at the terror of the universe's powerhouses.
Dai Ao's sudden outburst had pushed the Astral Combat Tournament to its climax. From the very beginning, this Astral Combat Tournament was destined to be extraordinary.
Just as everyone thought that Dai Ao would be able to continue, a melodious tune caused him to pause. A beautiful woman was singing in the sky, attracting everyone's attention.
"That's Xi Yue, the superstar!"
"The Souldream Tribe's young matriarch has made her move. Xi Yue's tune doesn't seem to be within her attack range, and it's not powered by star energy. It can't even be considered a battle technique. It's just a type of music."
"Astral-8 and Astral-4 are trying to attack Astral-3 and Astral-7."
…
Xi Yue's tune was very unique. Even without star energy, her Psychedelic Song still managed to catch Dai Ao off guard. It was not an attack, but rather a vortex of desire.
One by one, the students swept past Dai Ao and rushed towards the back of the valley. Everyone was excited as there was only one student from Astral-10 left. That academy had been eliminated. Although the report had emphasized that there were powerhouses among the students of Astral-10, so what? Did they really think that they could compare to the other academies?
Impossible.
Xi Yue's tune did not trap Dai Ao for long. He suddenly opened his eyes just in time to see a student trying to sweep past him. He did not hesitate to use his Starburst Palm, but that student curled his lips and raised his leg to kick him.
Bang!
The void shattered as a spatial crack spread across the sky and tore through the valley.
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