Chapter 136: The New Student Competition (2/2)

“Alright, number one against number two. Let’s begin,” Big Pao announced as he looked through the crowd.

Xia Luo walked out from the students with the number one lot. His opponent was Meng Yue.

Lu Yin’s eyes shone when he saw Xia Luo step out. Between all Astral-10 students, Lu Yin was the most curious about Darkvoid’s innate gift, most cautious of Silver, and the most confused about Xia Luo. To Lu Yin, this person was an endless void. Regardless of whether it was on Earth or here in the academy, Xia Luo had never revealed his true powers. Thus, Lu Yin was curious to see if anything would be forced out this time. However, when he saw that Xia Luo’s opponent was Meng Yue, he assumed that Xia Luo wouldn’t be forced to reveal any of his hidden cards.

Xia Luo calmly looked at Meng Yue with a gentle gaze.

But Meng Yue was looking at Lu Yin with a frosty glare; he didn’t care about Xia Luo and only wanted to fight Lu Yin and Lulu. Those two were the only opponents that he wanted to face.

“It’s not a good habit to be distracted during a battle,” Xia Luo said with a light smile.

Meng Yue swiveled over to look at Xia Luo. He wanted to get this battle over as quickly as he could, so he lifted a hand and said, “I won’t hold back. Be careful.” He then rushed at Xia Luo, and with every step he took, the grass beneath his feet wilted. He aimed his palm at Xia Luo while using the Vastdearth Sect’s battle technique—Palm of Desolation.

Meng Yue had found a ruin within Astral-10, though it would be more accurate to call it a desolate area in the shape of a palm print. He had felt a terrifying desolate energy there that seemed to be able to swallow souls. This had astonished Meng Yue, as he had not felt such terrifying desolation energy even in the Vastdearth Sect, where he had first learned the Palm of Desolation. He had meditated at the site of the palm print for a month before breaking through to become a Melder. The location had helped him strengthen his Palm of Desolation, which now had a faint trace of that ancient palm print’s aura.

Meng Yue’s palm intrigued the Sandmaster who was watching from the sky. “It can absorb souls and cause everything to wither away. It’s an excellent battle technique.”

Xia Luo felt the energy in his body disappear and saw the sky turn dull as the Palm of Desolation drew close to him. The attack consumed everything in its path, stunning everyone present. No one had expected Meng Yue to have such a large increase in power. Even Lu Yin was surprised.

However, his growth wasn’t enough. This palm just wasn’t enough to defeat Xia Luo.

Bang.

The sound reverberated in all directions, tearing the air itself apart from just how vast the star energy contained within it was. Meng Yue’s Palm of Desolation clashed with Xia Luo’s palm, but Meng Yue was the one who was blasted backwards dozens of steps. His palm shook and a thin bloodtrail could be seen on the grass; he had lost.

Everyone looked at Xia Luo, surprised that he had countered Meng Yue’s Palm of Desolation that easily.

Although there was still a smile on Xia Luo’s face, the smile had turned cold. “Senior, I’ve won, right?” Xia Luo said as he looked at Big Pao.

Big Pao’s eyes gleamed as he nodded. “Xia Luo has won the first round.”

Meng Yue’s palm was still trembling as he tried to dispel the remnants of Xia Luo’s attack. He stared at Xia Luo with a shocked expression. He hadn’t expected that there would be such a terrifying person among the new students.

Lu Yin had known that Xia Luo would win, but he didn’t expect him to do so that quickly. Xia Luo’s palm hadn’t been a battle technique, but it had easily defeated the Palm of Desolation. How did he do that?

Most of the onlookers didn’t understand what had happened either, but Michelle was staring at Xia Luo in disbelief. She had never expected someone like this to be among the new students.

In the distance, the Trialmaster opened his eyes, his gaze filled with surprise. “That was a powerful attack, but he used an astounding method to dissolve the opponent’s star energy. This person has the potential to become a lockbreaker.”

“The second round begins now,” Big Pao announced.

Schutz walked out; he had drawn number three while Lulu was number four.

Schutz was stunned when he saw Lulu walk out. He wasn’t particularly good at fighting girls.

“Hey, what’s with that face?” Lulu was annoyed and clenched her fists.

Schutz coldly answered, “I don’t like to fight with girls.”

Lulu’s gaze turned cold and she smiled deviously. “Really? Then don’t fight back and just let me attack you.” She suddenly charged at Schutz, the strength of her stride cracking the ground with every step.

Lu Yin and Meng Yue were both well aware of how strong Lulu was, so they winced when they saw Lulu clench her fists.

Schutz’s battle experience was extensive, and he immediately felt an incredible sense of danger overtake him as soon as Lulu raised her fists. He instinctively dodged, and Lulu’s attack left a massive pit in the ground, stunning everyone.

Schutz was astounded. The ground in this place was very sturdy and should be able to easily withstand a battle between Melders. However, Lulu had carved out a huge pit with a single punch. If Schutz had been struck by that fist, then he would have definitely been badly injured.

“Don’t hide if you’re a man,” Lulu taunted before punching at Schutz again.

Schutz’s eyes widened and he pulled out a blood red blade, blocking Lulu’s fist with the back of his blade. It wasn’t a fair matchup, fist against blade, but the results surprised everyone when Schutz was launched away along with his blade.

“Tsk, she’s a Mavis, but that guy still dared to go easy on her,” Big Pao exclaimed.

Before Schutz could even land on the ground, Lulu appeared behind him with her extreme speed movement technique and then fired off another punch. She was like a monster in human form at this moment, and her attack shattered Schultz’s blade and caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood as he was smashed into the ground.

Hui Daynight’s eyes flickered when he saw Lulu’s extreme speed. Why did that technique look so familiar? Why did it resemble a movement technique of the Daynight Clan?

Crash!

Another deafening bang rang out as Lulu’s fist shattered the ground, but Schutz had long since disappeared from there.