"It's been a long time since I've used my full strength. Thank you for letting me familiarize myself with it before the final battle," Xia Ye said calmly as he kicked out. The Chaosgod Mountain disciple's reaction was extremely fast, and he kicked out the moment Xia Ye spoke. The two were less than half a meter apart. Xia Ye's right hand tightly gripped Cang Shi's right fist as he kicked out at the same time. There was a loud bang as the void exploded. Many students could not withstand the loud noise and covered their ears. In that instant, the void within a kilometer began to distort and crack.
Xia Ye's kick shattered the battle force on Cang Shi's leg and then landed on Cang Shi's abdomen. At the same time, he released his grip, sending Cang Shi flying and dissipating in midair.
Everyone stared blankly at the arena plains and then at the calm Xia Ye. This battle had been the most intense one so far in the Astral Combat Tournament, and it had also been of the highest quality. There had been a terrifying clash of physical bodies, extreme dodging, reflexes, and attack power, as well as shocking four-lined battle force.
In the entire Astral Combat Academy, there were less than a hundred people who had comprehended battle force, and only the Area Masters had raised their battle force to the level of two-lined battle force. There were no more than twenty people, and there were no more than fifteen of them. As for those who had raised their battle force to the level of three-lined battle force, Xia Ye was the only one who had revealed his four-lined battle force. Even the ten student leaders had never revealed four-lined battle force before.
This was the Astral Combat Academy, the top academy in the entire Human Domain. If this was the case, then when the scope of the entire universe's younger generation was expanded, the probability of this happening would be greatly reduced. At this moment, Xia Ye had become the idol of countless people throughout the universe.
Atop the high peak, Kuang Wang's expression was solemn and even a little unsightly. Xia Ye's strength had exceeded his expectations, and even he was not confident in defeating this person. Why had he kept such a low profile before?
The other student leaders were the same. Cang Shi was very, very strong, and even the other student leaders did not dare to say that they could defeat him with four-lined battle force. However, Xia Ye had still won. The strength of his battle force was even higher than Cang Shi's. This was someone who had hidden his true strength well. He had thoroughly received the Astral Combat Academy's teachings and was an elite who had reached his current level.
"Rumor has it that one of the Ten Arbiters broke through to the realm of five lines while in the Astral Combat Academy, and he was able to crush Explorers as a Limiteer. Xia Ye isn't too far off," Dao Bo praised.
Astral-1's leader smiled. "It's just a single step, but it's like a bottomless abyss. Over the course of countless years, many monstrous geniuses have appeared in the Astral Combat Academy. Although there aren't many who have broken through to four-lined battle force as Limiteers, there are still a few. However, there are only a few who have broken through to five-lined battle force and become one of the Ten Arbiters. Since ancient times, no one in the younger generation has been able to surpass the Ten Arbiters.
"It's also the beginning of a new era," Lu Yin suddenly interjected. When he saw Astral-1's leader, Dao Bo, and the others looking at him, he smiled and did not say anything else.
Nightqueen Yanqing snorted. "Don't talk about the Ten Arbiters." Just as she finished speaking, a number appeared in front of her. It was her turn.
Nightqueen Yanqing stood up and tapped on the numbers, causing her body to appear in the arena plains.
Many students silently looked at Nightqueen Yanqing, including those in front of their screens. Countless people were staring at Nightqueen Yanqing, as she was a Nightqueen from the Daynight royal family.
Nightqueen Yanqing's opponent admitted defeat. He was an Area Master from the Astral Combat Academy, and he knew that he was powerless against Nightqueen Yanqing, so he did not even show his face.
Following Nightqueen Yanqing was Xue Liuyun's opponent. Astral-4's leader also had no opponent, and his opponent immediately admitted defeat.
Two strangers appeared in the next match, but they could not be considered strangers. One of them was Astral-5's representative from the Knocking on the Dragon's Door, and his opponent was a beautiful girl.
When the girl's name was announced, Lu Yin was stunned. Angie?
What a familiar name. He thought about it and suddenly remembered that she was the young matriarch of the Umbral Butterfly Tribe. Ah Mu had mentioned that their young matriarch was in the Astral Combat Academy. So it was her.
The Umbral Butterfly Tribe seemed to be able to absorb the power of plants to infinitely strengthen themselves. Although they had their weaknesses, Lu Yin looked around. This was not a swamp, so there were no poisonous plants. There were quite a few ordinary plants, and although they could not provide much power, they could still strengthen themselves. He was curious to see how much Angie could strengthen herself.
However, the results disappointed him, as the battle ended quickly. Angie's strength was not bad, and she could be considered close to an Area Master, but against Tu Bo, she was defeated in an instant.
Lu Yin shook his head. The young matriarch of the Outerverse's Umbral Butterfly Tribe was too weak. It could only be said that the Astral Combat Academy had accepted too many geniuses, including geniuses from the entire universe. It was not something that a normal person could imagine, and even Schutz, the number one expert of the Great Yu Empire's younger generation, could not even make it past the first round.
Very quickly, a person appeared in the arena plains: Silver. His appearance attracted the attention of countless people, as his performance in the Three Academies Tournament had been too dazzling. His killing domain had caused many to tremble.
His appearance also attracted the attention of Dao Bo and the other student leaders. Although he was only a Melder, the fact that he could reach this stage meant that he was a freak.
Silver's opponent was from Astral-9, and he was not a nobody. He had also participated in the Knocking on the Dragon's Gate. His name was Mane, and his face was pale. His entire body exuded a suffocating aura of death, and he looked like a corpse.
One had a creepy smile, while the other gave off a chilling aura just by standing there. The two were very similar, and this was what many people thought.
In the Great Yu Empire, Undying Yushan was seriously watching his screen. Ever since Silver had joined the Astral Combat Academy, the Great Yu Empire had been investigating his background, but there had been no progress. Silver's background was too ordinary, and he was definitely not a simple person.
Without wasting any time, the two figures attacked at the same time on the plains.
It didn't take long for the spectators to be astonished. The two's battle styles were very similar. Silver's style was silent and sharp, while Mane's was sinister and murderous. The two were like two ghosts that shuttled back and forth across the plains.
Xia Ye and Cang Shi's battle was earth-shattering, while Silver and Mane's battle was like a ghost's. Many people were bored by it, as they could only see two shadows constantly crisscrossing each other, and they could not see anything special about each other.
However, a significant number of people had serious expressions, and some were even shocked. Silver had already used his domain, but he was still unable to take down Mane. This was because Mane's body was covered by a layer of gray air — three-lined battle force.
Everyone's understanding and usage of power was different. Xia Ye and Cang Shi's usage of power was destruction, while Mane's was defense. He even used a layer of incomprehensible gray air flow to conceal himself, not wanting to be discovered. Silver's domain was like mercury flowing through the ground, pervasive yet undetectable. The only exception was the butterfly that separated from Hua.
Only Butterfly's butterfly blade could be seen.
Butterfly
Butterfly's blade was like a butterfly flying through flowers as it wantonly danced about, bringing with it a beautiful silver brilliance that blossomed across the arena plains. Silver's every blade was aimed at a vital point, and the smile on his face did not disappear even after Mane revealed his three-lined battle force. It was as if everything was within his expectations.
Atop the peak, Liu Yin suddenly spoke up. "He can't hold on much longer."
"Who?" Feng Shang asked.
"That man with battle force," Liu Yin replied.
"How do you know?" Feng Shang was puzzled.
Liu Yin pointed at his ear. "I heard it."
Dao Bo spoke up. "Mane should also be a genius who was sealed in ice, but he's been sealed in ice for too long. Even now, his body still hasn't completely adapted to his battle force. He won't be able to hold on much longer."
Sure enough, it didn't take long for streaks of blood to appear on Mane's body. Silver's smile grew even more brilliant, and soon, there was a flash of light, and Mane died.
The appearance of three-lined battle force should have been shocking, but it had been concealed by Mane. Furthermore, Mane had been defeated, so Silver's victory did not cause much of a commotion. Only those who had witnessed it knew how terrifying Silver was.
That butterfly blade had cut through three-lined battle force. In terms of threat, Silver was not inferior to Xia Ye.
He did not know if these people were really faking it or if they had improved too quickly over the past few months. Each of them had become so terrifying, and it seemed like there was no limit to Xia Luo and Silver's improvement.
Lu Yin's improvement was already abnormal, and there were very few people who could match up to an Area Master within a year or so of joining the Astral Combat Academy. However, Xia Luo and Xia Luo had done it, and they had even surpassed them. Lu Yin had no idea how these two had done it.
The next few battles were very ordinary, as Dao Bo and Kuang Wang each faced an Area Master. Just like before, anyone who had not recently joined the Astral Combat Academy automatically admitted defeat. Thirty-one battles had already been fought, and only one battle remained. Calcifer appeared, and his opponent was an ordinary-looking young girl from Astral-9.
Calcifer's origins had been revealed by Astral-1's student leader, as no one else would have known. He had instantly defeated Uro, and this had attracted the attention of countless people. Only the few people on the peak knew of his origins through Astral-1's student leader. He had assassinated Starsibyl and was a powerhouse who had been sealed in ice for a hundred years.
Starsibyl was a title, and no one knew her full name. All they knew was that she represented the future, divination, and the hope of countless people. Her sect was also known as a super sect, and this was the impression that the outside world had of Starsibyl. However, no one knew the specifics of her identity.
Over the countless years, Starsibyl had been praised as a form of faith. Lu Yin had heard rumors that Starsibyl had predicted a great change in the universe a few decades ago. Because of this, various powers in the universe had sealed geniuses in ice, waiting for the day of the great change to break out of the ice and fight for a sliver of destiny. This showed just how influential Starsibyl was.
Calcifer was definitely a madman who had dared to assassinate Starsibyl. Regardless of whether he succeeded or failed, no one would let him go. There was no place for him in the entire universe.
However, such a person had openly appeared in the Astral Combat Tournament, and he had even joined Astral-1, which was very puzzling.
Lu Yin had heard rumors about Starsibyl more than once. The first time he had heard of her was from Jeraldine, who was a student of the Great Yu Empire's First Military Academy. Even a remote place like the Great Yu Empire had heard of and even seen Starsibyl, which showed just how influential she was.
No one believed that this girl would be able to stop a powerhouse who could instantly kill Uro, except for Calcifer. He stared at the girl in confusion. He did not know why, but the closer he got to her, the more dangerous she became. This was especially so when he wanted to take another step forward. That sense of danger was like a giant blade that could slash down on him at any moment, and it made his heart palpitate. This was an assassin's intuition, and he had felt it more than once. He had always avoided it, except when he faced Starsibyl. But now, facing this girl in front of him, this feeling appeared once again.
His instincts made him want to retreat, but this was a competition, and retreating meant defeat.
Everyone looked at the arena strangely. Calcifer did not move, and neither did the girl. However, the two's expressions were completely different. Calcifer was staring at the girl, but the girl's gaze was drifting around, as if she did not care at all.
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Many thanks to Brother Lan Qiying for the Guild Master's reward, I'll give you the third update!!