"That woman's eyes are asking for a beating," the monkey commented.
Lu Yin laughed, as everyone else felt the same way. Had this woman's eyes been messed with? Her disdain was too obvious, and she really deserved a beating.
"How are you feeling?" Lu Yin asked Grandini.
Grandini looked at her snow-white fists. "Those androids are too hard. I can't hit them."
Lu Yin was speechless. Even if she couldn't hit them, she had still managed to cripple them.
At that moment, the battle began. Han Chong stretched out a hand and used his star energy to draw a picture of mountains and rivers. Boundless peaks pressed down on Yun.
Yun looked up, and the disdain in her eyes grew even more obvious. Just when everyone thought that she would take Han Chong's attack head-on, she raised a hand and waved it. Then, Han Chong's picture of mountains and rivers dissipated.
The entire arena fell silent as everyone, including Lu Yin, stared blankly at this scene.
What was this?
This was a lockbreaking technique, and it was no ordinary lockbreaking technique.
Lu Yin took a few steps forward and subconsciously activated his Sirius Art to stare at Yun. This woman's lockbreaking technique surpassed his own, and she was too fast and too practiced. It was as if Han Chong's picture of mountains and rivers had been torn apart as easily as a few threads.
Starsibyl's expression changed, and she stared at Yun with disbelief. She could not sense any aura from this woman that could be used for divination. It felt as if she had transcended.
Han Chong stared at Yun in shock. Above her head, the star energy in the picture of mountains and rivers gradually melted away before dissipating.
"Is that all you've got?" Yun asked disdainfully, the contempt in her eyes obvious.
"You're a Lockbreaker?" Han Chong was shocked.
Yun sneered. "You can say that. I'll give you one more chance. If you don't have what it takes, then scram."
Outside the arena, many students were enraged, and even those from the Astral Beast Domain could not bear to watch. Yun was too arrogant, and her arrogance targeted everyone, not just Han Chong. Not only was she arrogant, but there was also an indescribably strange feeling.
Han Chong frowned, as this battle had exceeded his expectations. The woman in front of him was unfathomable, and he no longer held back. He raised his hand and drew again, but this time, his speed was a bit slower. With every stroke, an indescribable pressure engulfed the entire arena, and the world seemed to darken.
Outside the arena, Lu Yin's eyes trembled. This was the exact same feeling that he had felt back in the Tower of Resonating Light. Han Chong had concealed an extremely deep sense of oppression, and this painting was enough to make him feel an intense sense of danger.
Starsibyl raised her head and stared at Han Chong's hand.
Outside, a strange look flashed across Xia Ye's eyes. During the Astral Combat Tournament, he had been crushed by this painting.
In the arena, across from Han Chong, Yun watched as Han Chong painted. The arrogance in her eyes disappeared and was replaced by shock. Then, a towering killing intent appeared in front of Han Chong in an instant. Yun raised a hand and pressed down with a single palm. Han Chong's eyes widened, and he flicked a finger. Ever since he had been able to paint this landscape painting, no one at the same level as him had been able to surpass him. Even Xia Ye, who had four-lined battle force, had been suppressed.
Yun's palm pressed down on the landscape painting, and for some reason, the heavens and earth shook as a strange wave of energy swept through the entire Lifeseek Realm. It was very subtle, and no one noticed it except for Han Chong and Yun. Even Lu Yin, who had both Sirius and his domain, was unable to detect it.
The wave of energy only lasted for an instant, and in the next moment, Yun's palm tore through the landscape painting and pressed down on Han Chong's chest. Han Chong was defeated in an unbelievable manner, and he disappeared from the Lifeseek Realm.
This battle had been very short, but it had overturned everyone's expectations. Yun, a girl from the Technocracy, had easily defeated Han Chong and even revealed an extremely high level of lockbreaking.
No one had expected this battle to end in such a way. It was just too strange.
Yun retracted her hand, and the killing intent in her eyes faded away. Instead, it was replaced by an unconcealable contempt and disdain. "Trash." She then left the arena.
"Second match, Yun, victory."
Many of the surrounding students had ugly expressions.
In the crowd, Xia Ye was shocked. He had not believed that Han Chong would lose. That landscape painting was invincible, but it had been defeated just like that. Why?
Lu Yin was shocked as well. Han Chong's landscape painting had given him an intense sense of danger, and it was definitely not fake. However, it had been torn apart as if it had met its natural enemy. What kind of technique did Yun have?
Watching Yun's battle was like watching Starsibyl's, and it left everyone confused.
The battle had been very short, and it had not caused any damage to the arena. Soon, the next battle was about to begin, and Hua Yishou appeared in the arena.
Facing Hua Yishou was Liu Shaoqiu.
When he saw Liu Shaoqiu, Hua Yishou felt his hair stand on end. He really did not want to face Liu Shaoqiu, as he did not have any confidence in himself. Many astral beasts had been killed by the Thirteen Swords, and this person in front of him was also known as a freak. A few days ago, he had defeated an arrogant powerhouse from the Cosmic Sea, and now he was challenging the human Lu Yin with the Fourth Sword.
Liu Shaoqiu did not care who his opponent was, but when he looked at the palm-sized rat, he could not help but frown. This rat was not even as big as his sword.
Among the spectating students, one of them had a gloomy expression. He looked at Hua Yishou with eyes full of grief and killing intent. He was Hart Phoenix.
To the Phoenix family, the Hua Yishou tribe was the enemy that they wanted to kill the most in the Astral Beast Domain. This tribe had devoured many of the Phoenix family's disciples, and they were a great enemy of the Phoenix family.
Unfortunately, the Hua Yishou tribe did not pay much attention to the Phoenix family. It was not that they looked down on them, but that they had too many enemies, and they could not tell who was who.
"Tian, is Hua Yishou a match for that human?" Feng Jiu asked, looking at the black-robed Tian.
Tian answered, "He can block three swords at most."
Feng Jiu was helpless. "If he loses in the first round, the human will be proud."
"That's how hypocritical humans are. There is no such thing as absolute fairness in the tournament. Humans will almost never face each other in the first round," Tian said.
Feng Jiu was shocked. "Are you saying that someone tampered with the draw at the beginning?"
Tian did not answer, but his meaning was clear.
Feng Jiu gritted her teeth and glared at the distant Lu Yin. Despicable human.
"Seventh Bro, look! Little Sister Feng Jiu is thinking of me! She's looking over!" the monkey shouted excitedly.
Lu Yin was speechless. "She doesn't know that you're on my arm. She's not looking at you."
"Eh, who's that?"
The monkey was furious, but then he suddenly reacted. "Seventh Bro, you're not trying to steal my sister, are you?"
Lu Yin sighed. He really should have blocked this bastard.
Nearby, Starsibyl looked at Lu Yin with a strange expression. "What's wrong?
Are you sighing because of Han Chong's defeat? "
Lu Yin was taken aback, but then he nodded. "Yes, Brother Han's defeat was too strange."
Starsibyl looked at Yun. "It's not strange. That woman is not simple."
"Why is that?" Lu Yin was curious.
Starsibyl's eyes lit up. "Because I can't divine her location."
Lu Yin's lips twitched. He had never believed in divination; it was just a pretense.
At that moment, the battle began. Hua Yishou took the initiative to attack. His palm-sized body instantly disappeared as he pierced through the void and bit at Liu Shaoqiu. He had done his best and attacked as fast as he could, not wanting to give Liu Shaoqiu a chance to draw his sword.
Unfortunately, speed was not invincible to the Thirteen Swords. The Second Sword specifically countered speed, and Liu Shaoqiu also had a domain. No matter how fast Hua Yishou was, he could not avoid Liu Shaoqiu's perception.
Liu Shaoqiu retreated a few steps and avoided Hua Yishou's attack. He raised his sword and slashed down. The sound of metal clashing rang out, and Hua Yishou shrieked as he was swept away by the formless sword qi. He crashed into the mountain peak and broke through it before crashing into the light screen that separated the stage.
Everyone stared at Hua Yishou. Was it over?
That was the First Sword of the Thirteen Swords, and it was a sword technique that could defeat a student leader like Kuang Wang.
At this moment, Kuang Wang was the one who wanted Hua Yishou to lose the most. He had lost to the First Sword, and if Hua Yishou could block it, then that would mean that Kuang Wang was even weaker than a rat. Thus, Kuang Wang stuck his head out and stared at Hua Yishou, hoping that he would lose.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Hua Yishou twitched twice before leaping up and disappearing into the void. At the same time, Liu Shaoqiu's gaze turned cold as he slashed out with his sword. With a bang, the void distorted as a huge spatial crack appeared, splitting the stage into two. Hua Yishou was sent flying by Liu Shaoqiu's sword, and he tumbled twice before landing on the ground. His small green eyes stared at Liu Shaoqiu in fear.
This was too frightening. Two consecutive swords had reached the limit of what Hua Yishou could withstand, and that was only the First Sword. If this person had used the Second or Third Sword, Hua Yishou would not have known how to block it.
Lu Yin stared at Liu Shaoqiu in amazement. Since he had broken through to the Limiteer realm, Liu Shaoqiu had naturally broken through as well. The First Sword was much stronger than it had been during the Astral Combat Tournament. If Liu Shaoqiu had been as strong as he was now, then Lu Yin might not have been able to block the Second Sword. The First Sword had been enough to force Lu Yin to use his five-lined battle force.
Just as Hua Yishou was thinking about how to deal with Liu Shaoqiu, all the hairs on his body stood on end as an endless sense of danger descended upon him. He looked up, and his pupils shrank as he saw boundless sword qi pierce through the void and cover the entire ground.
Just like how Grandini Mavis had dealt with Domi, Liu Shaoqiu's Second Sword covered the ground and attacked from all directions. Speed was meaningless against the Second Sword.
"Third match, Liu Shaoqiu wins."
There were no surprises in this battle, as even the Astral Beast Domain's participants did not think that Hua Yishou could block Liu Shaoqiu. Just as Tian Hou had said, Liu Shaoqiu would only be able to block three swords at most.
During the match, Liu Shaoqiu glanced at Lu Yin and opened his mouth to say something. Although he couldn't hear it due to the distance, Lu Yin was still able to sense it through his domain. "Don't disappoint me." These five words reflected Liu Shaoqiu's current confidence in his own strength, and it also ignited Lu Yin's fighting spirit. It just so happened that he was up next.
His opponent was Feng Jiu.
Lu Yin did not know if it was a coincidence or not, but the two had already had a conflict before the tournament, and now, it was their turn to fight.
Everyone held their breaths as they watched the arena.
Lu Yin stood in the middle of the arena and looked at Feng Jiu across from him. His head hurt, and the monkey kept crying out, "Seventh Bro, have mercy! Have mercy! That's your future sister-in-law …"
Across from him, Feng Jiu was excited. She had not expected to be able to avenge the monkey so quickly. In reality, she was not interested in the monkey, but he had helped her a lot in the past, so they could be considered friends. It was only right for her to take revenge, and that monkey knew many secrets.