Chapter 138: A Powerful Innate Gif (1/2)

Coco’s eyes flashed brightly and she hurriedly dodged the attack, leaving Zhao Yilong’s sword slashing through the empty air. His attack did manage to slice off a piece of clothing, but Coco herself was untouched.

“How many times are you going to dodge?” Zhao Yilong growled. Dazzling attacks rained down one after the other. Every single one of his attacks was actually the Ten Swords in One technique; this battle technique that had stunned so many people was casually and smoothly executed by Zhao Yilong with exceptional skill. Coco could only dodge so many of the attacks, and it was growing increasingly difficult for her to evade them.

Lu Yin had a grave expression on his face as he spectated this battle. Back when the Rain Observatory had been giving out gifts, Zhao Yilong had snatched most of them away. During that time, Lu Yin had witnessed Zhao Yilong’s sword skills, and he knew that the Ten Swords in One technique was definitely not his limit. Zhao Yilong had already reached that stage as a Sentinel, so now that he was a Melder, he was bound to be stronger.

Coco was panting heavily. She was constantly dodging and evading, and whenever there was an attack that she couldn’t dodge, she would use her syringe to defend herself. During Astral-10’s entrance examination, Coco had used her syringe to defend against the three aerial attacks without it suffering a single scratch. It was clearly extremely sturdy and was proving to be quite effective against Zhao Yilong’s attacks.

Before long, Zhao Yilong upped his power by changing from the Ten Swords in One technique to the Twenty Swords in One technique, and eventually, even the Fifty Swords in One technique. Finally, one hundred swords united in one, shaking the entire space and causing Coco to lose her footing. The sharp sword edge slashed through the syringe and violently shoved Coco back. Her face paled and her syringe fell to the ground by her side.

“That’s enough! Coco, admit defeat!” Zora yelled as she sprinted in front of Zhao Yilong to protect Coco.

Zhao Yilong sheathed his long sword, his eyes calm.

No one was surprised by the outcome, but they were surprised that she had forced Zhao Yilong to use his Hundred Swords in One technique. He lived up to the reputation of Ten Thousand Swords Peak, and the power of the Hundred Swords in One technique was enough to leave everyone in awe.

Whenever Lu Yin saw Zhao Yilong, he was reminded of his fiancée, who was also a disciple of Ten Thousand Swords Peak. If Zhao Yilong was able to use Hundred Swords in One, then she could probably merge a thousand swords together!

“Victor of the fourth match, Zhao Yilong,” Big Pao announced emotionlessly.

Coco mumbled, “I won’t compete with you. What if you decide to beat me up after you lose?”

Lulu was unhappy with her response. “What the- Your sister isn’t like that.”

“The fifth match. Begin.”

Lu Yin walked out and looked straight at Zora, who was standing in the middle of the battlefield with gleaming eyes. She was initially despondent when she first discovered that she would be facing Lu Yin in the first round, but after watching the first four matches, she wasn’t as upset anymore. Not a single one of the fighters so far would have been easier to deal with than Lu Yin. For example, she would never have been able to withstand Zhao Yilong’s Hundred Swords as One technique. Every single one of the students here was a freak. Even though everyone assumed that Astral-10 wouldn’t be able to recruit many strong students after being exiled to the Outerverse, reality seemed to be the exact opposite.

It was rumored that the difficulty of Astral-10’s entrance exam wasn’t the same as the other academies. If that was true, then anyone who could pass the exam would be strong and at least comparable to any genius from the Innerverse.

At this time, Coco coincidentally saw Schutz and politely approached him. “That, that injury of yours seems pretty serious. Would you like me to treat you?” As she talked, she brought out her syringe.

Schutz wisely declined.

Windrift Hall was known for its healing techniques, but no organization would be able to last for long without also having the means to defend itself. Coco’s display of extreme speed had piqued Lu Yin’s curiosity over what level Zora’s strength had reached.

“I know that I can’t beat you,” Zora suddenly said while staring at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin was astonished. “What?”

“I will use my strongest battle technique to attack you, and ask for your mercy,” Zora said seriously.

“Brother Lu, please show mercy!” Coco shouted.

Lu Yin laughed wryly before responding, “Alright, I’ll do my best.”

Zora took a deep breath and then took out a giant silver needle. The needle flashed with a cold sheen that caused Lu Yin’s scalp to feel numb. That’ll definitely hurt like hell if that even pricks me.

In the next instant, Zora rushed towards Lu Yin, the silver needle stabbing directly at his forehead. He easily evaded the attack, but Zora followed up with a finger attack at his stomach. Before the finger even connected, a gale washed over Lu Yin, numbing his body. He reflexively retreated, but Zora grunted quietly and pointed at him, causing her silver needle to shatter and spew shrapnel toward Lu Yin.

Coco’s eyes flashed when she saw this battle technique from Windrift Hall—Pulse Severing Finger. The attack targeted the opponent’s vital points and focused on sealing the opponent’s star energy and paralyzing their body. It was one of the highest ranked battle techniques of Windrift Hall.

Lu Yin could clearly feel that each finger strike from Zora was a purposeful attack. Since he didn’t want to lose like an idiot, he raised his hand and caused the air to vibrate. With a boom, the ground was sundered, the void trembled, and Zora was forced back more than ten steps. She exhaled bitterly; she had lost.

Lu Yin pulled his hand back. He hadn’t used Spacerender Palm in quite some time, but he had controlled his six-stacks Spacerender Palm quite well. Zora had been successfully repelled without any injuries.

“I admit defeat,” Zora readily acknowledged.

Everyone looked at Lu Yin with a strange impression. While he hadn’t shown any particularly strong skills, it was precisely this aspect of him that was the most terrifying. Like Xia Luo, who hadn’t used a single battle technique, Lu Yin’s strength was unfathomable.

“The fifth match’s victor is Lu Yin,” Big Pao announced.

Lu Yin acknowledged Zora with a nod and then walked to join the rest of the students. He held a hand against his stomach; there was still a bit of pain and numbness left after Zora’s attack. The Windrift Hall was not a simple power and there was a reason why they prospered in the Innerverse. Even though there had been a large gap between Zora’s strength and his own, she had still been able to affect Lu Yin.