Han Chong was calm as he spread out his hands and used his star energy to draw a picture of mountains and rivers. Xia Ye's four-lined battle force fist was blocked by the seemingly weak star energy landscape. Han Chong was shocked at first, but when he saw the landscape clearly, his eyes flashed with a strange glint of ecstasy.
Boom!
The star energy landscape pushed Xia Ye back before enlarging and crushing the ground.
Xia Ye stood in place like a fool as his entire body was crushed to pieces by the landscape painting.
Everyone was stunned; this had happened too quickly. A four-lined battle force cultivator had been killed just like that.
Han Chong himself was stunned as well. Xia Ye should not have been this weak, but a win was a win.
Nightqueen Yanqing frowned, as she could not understand. Han Chong's attack had been powerful, but it should not have been enough to make Xia Ye unable to dodge it. How had he been killed so easily?
Starsibyl, Feng Shang, and the rest were all puzzled.
Lu Yin felt the same way, as he felt that Han Chong's attack style was too unconventional. He was truly a scholar when it came to painting.
Very quickly, the next two contestants appeared in the arena plains. Another student leader had appeared, and it was Astral-9's leader, Liu Yin. His opponent was Grandini Mavis.
The moment Liu Yin saw Grandini, he removed his earpiece with a solemn expression. No one dared to underestimate a powerhouse from the Mavis family.
Grandini clenched her fists and immediately attacked the moment Liu Yin appeared. Her stance was exactly the same as Lulu's, but she was much more violent.
Liu Yin opened his mouth and let out a deafening roar that caused the void to collapse like a bowstring being pulled. The sound waves formed a shockwave that spread out in all directions. Even with the energy barrier, many students still fainted from the shock.
Grandini's fist smashed into the sound waves, but she was unable to advance any further. She stomped her right foot on the ground and suddenly, there was an explosion as her body advanced an inch. Another explosion followed as her body advanced once more, and the sound waves were torn apart.
Lu Yin was shocked. Nine Stacks?
That's right, it was definitely Nine Stacks. He had not expected Grandini to know Nine Stacks as well. No wonder Nine Stacks could not be added to a powerful battle technique. However, the Mavis family relied on their monstrous strength, which made this battle technique the most suitable.
With Grandini's monstrous strength combined with Nine Stacks, Lu Yin could already imagine Liu Yin's tragic fate.
When the eighth explosion rang out, Grandini tore through the sound waves and punched Liu Yin in the abdomen. Liu Yin spat out a mouthful of blood, but he grabbed Grandini's arm and roared again. The space around them rippled as countless birds chirped. Grandini's eyes went blank as she was dragged into an illusion.
Liu Yin was the Realm Lord of the Dao of Seeds, and he had obtained the bloodline of the ancient Illusory Sound Bird. His voice could create illusions.
However, Grandini soon broke free from the illusion. At this moment, Liu Yin once again pulled away from her. High up in the sky, lines of sound waves converged to form a sphere that crashed down. Many students subconsciously covered their ears. Grandini's eyes widened as she punched out. Immediately, nine loud bangs rang out, followed by a tenth, an eleventh, and a thirteenth. She didn't know Nine Stacks, but Thirteen Stacks.
The terrifying monstrous strength combined with the Thirteen Stacks forcefully shattered the sound wave without losing any momentum. The force formed a visible shockwave that blasted towards Liu Yin.
Liu Yin suffered another blow and spat out a mouthful of blood. In front of him, Grandini leapt up and raised her right leg before smashing it down.
Liu Yin's eyes trembled, and he closed them. The space around him trembled, and everyone saw that everything within a hundred meters of him had turned dark. This was the Soundless Realm.
It was said that everything in the world had sound, and once all sound was removed, a Soundless Realm would be formed. A person would hear the sound of their own blood flowing through their veins, and this noise could be used to attack Liu Yin.
Grandini's face paled, and she clutched her forehead as she fell to the ground. Her entire body trembled as she endured the immense sound waves.
Liu Yin panted heavily. It was very difficult for him to maintain the Soundless Realm, and it all depended on who could last until the end.
However, Liu Yin had forgotten that even Lulu could comprehend battle force, let alone Grandini, who was even stronger than Lulu.
As Grandini's three-lined battle force enveloped her body, Liu Yin's Soundless Realm was shattered, and he became yet another defeated leader.
Many students heaved a sigh of relief, as they finally did not have to endure the sound waves anymore.
Grandini also heaved a sigh of relief, as the torture of the Soundless Realm was unforgettable. She decided that if she ever fought against someone with an innate gift of sound in the future, she would immediately use her full strength to crush them. She did not want to endure such torture again.
On the high peak, four out of the ten seats were empty. Although Liu Xiaoyun had won, a mutual destruction victory was not convincing enough, and she did not appear again.
In the previous Astral Combat Tournaments, very few leaders had been defeated, but this year was an exception. Not only were there freaks who had recently joined the Astral Combat Academy, but there were also hidden powerhouses like Xia Ye, Tu Bo, and Grandini. Feng Shang and the others had been caught off guard.
In the next match, Starsibyl went up against Silver.
Lu Yin was speechless. Were the mentors targeting Astral-10? Xia Luo's opponent was Dao Bo, while Silver's opponent was Starsibyl. There was no hope of victory, and no matter how confident Lu Yin was in Silver, he did not think that he could defeat Starsibyl.
The Neohuman Alliance was very strong, but Starsibyl's sect was also a colossus. Furthermore, Starsibyl herself was a legend, and no one could understand how she had defeated Liu Tang.
Silver admitted defeat and left the Lifeseek Realm.
Although the crowd felt that it was a pity, they were not surprised. No one had thought that he could defeat Starsibyl.
Lu Yin frowned. He had been watching Silver the entire time, and the moment he left the Lifeseek Realm, Silver's gaze had been filled with helplessness. He really wanted to fight for something in this Astral Combat Tournament, but unfortunately, he had only made it this far.
At this point, Astral-10's Xia Luo and Silver had both been eliminated, leaving only Lu Yin.
This result made the other students heave a sigh of relief. This was how it should be. The top sixteen would determine the top eight, and even the leader had been defeated. If more than one person from Astral-10 advanced, it would be embarrassing for them. After all, Astral-10 was famous for being exiled.
Jared and the other students from the Blaze Realm had ugly expressions on their faces. With Astral-10's results, it would be impossible for them to be exiled after the tournament. Their plans to replace Astral-10 had failed.
In the next match, it was Feng Shang's turn to face Sha.
Many people were solemn. Sha had defeated Xue Liuyun and was one of the rare powerhouses who had climbed up the ranks by stepping on the leader's seat. Feng Shang would definitely feel some pressure against him.
Many people looked at Feng Shang and were stunned. At this moment, Feng Shang was smiling very happily. He was abnormally happy as he appeared in the arena plains.
Starting from the fourth match, Feng Shang had been the first to make a name for himself. His ability to crush Arikar had shown countless people what it meant to be a leader and a Realm Master. However, as the matches progressed, the pressure on the other student leaders increased. This was especially true after four empty seats had been vacated at the peak, which greatly reduced the prestige of the leaders. Feng Shang had long since wanted to face the people who had defeated the leaders, and now, his wish had been fulfilled.
"Senior Dao Bo, what do you think of this match?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
Dao Bo answered without hesitation, "Feng Shang will definitely win."
Lu Yin was surprised. "Why?"
"Feng Shang is not Xue Liuyun. Xue Liuyun specializes in studying his innate gift and improving himself, but Feng Shang likes to spar with all sorts of people. He's very famous in the ported battles, and he definitely has the most battle experience out of all the other leaders. He's already thought of a way to deal with Sha's first attack, and he's even fought so many matches."
Lu Yin was curious. "Senior Feng Shang is very famous in the ported battles?"
Dao Bo nodded. "That's him, Brother Da Feng."
Lu Yin was shocked, and he stared blankly down below. So this bastard was Brother Da Feng. He would never forget how he had been instantly killed during his first ported battle. He hadn't even been able to find his footing before he had been killed by Brother Da Feng. After that, he had also been instantly killed by Brother Da Feng when he had wanted to win consecutive matches.
Lu Yin had always assumed that Brother Da Feng was an Explorer, but he had never expected that it was actually Feng Shang. This guy had instantly killed him twice in the ported battles.
On the plains, the two stood at the same time, and Feng Shang attacked without hesitation. The world suddenly turned green as a fierce wind pressure pressed down on the plains. Sha's eyes trembled as blue ice spread beneath his feet. This scene was very similar to his battle with Xue Liuyun, a clash of domains. However, Feng Shang was one step faster and used his own domain to forcefully change the weather, turning the plains into a domain of wind.
The star energy above the plains changed color, turning green and suppressing the blue ice. Sha's domain was completely suppressed underground, and even though it was still cold, it could not spread above the ground.
Feng Shang raised a hand, and the green wind in his palm transformed into a spinning blade. It was so fast that it cut through the void and turned into black threads that extended outwards. Many people felt a chill run down their spines as they could feel the terror of that attack from Feng Shang's palm.
Feng Shang casually shot the attack at Sha, but Sha's face turned gloomy. He had been suppressed from the start, and when he saw the attack coming, he immediately dodged. An immeasurably deep gully appeared where he had been standing, and a huge spatial crack transformed into a crescent that tore into the distance. At the same time, Feng Shang appeared beside Sha, raised a hand, and slapped out.
Sha turned around to block, and blue ice covered his entire body.
There was a boom as Sha was pressed into the ground, and the ice on his body cracked before being crushed by the two colliding domains.
Everyone was stunned; this had been a complete suppression from start to finish. Feng Shang had not given Sha any time to catch his breath and had directly attacked him to death. It was not because of the difference in power, but rather because of Sha's battle experience and control of the battle's rhythm.
Feng Shang's final attack had not been simple, and there had been a miniature wind blade at the center of his palm that had shattered the ice on Sha's body. Otherwise, Sha would not have been defeated so easily. Had Feng Shang planned this from the start?
This person's battle experience was too terrifying.
The quality of this battle had been very high, but not many people had been able to tell. Many people felt that Sha did not live up to his reputation, and some even thought that he had gone easy on Lu Yin. After all, he was the powerhouse who had defeated Xue Liuyun, the leader of Astral-4.
Feng Shang calmly sat back down on the peak and proudly looked down at the ground.
"Big Wind?" Lu Yin called out.
Feng Shang looked at Lu Yin. "You called me?"
Lu Yin nodded. "I didn't expect you to be Big Wind."
Feng Shang's eyes lit up. "You fought against me in the ported battles?
Why don't I remember? "
Lu Yin smiled and did not say anything else. He was looking forward to fighting against Feng Shang and taking revenge for being instantly defeated twice in the ported battles.
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