Chapter 200: Breaking Through The Three Academies (2/2)

“Xiaoyun, how’s the student from your Astral-7?” Madam Nalan asked.

Liu Xiaoyun solemnly replied, “Dai Ao is strong and no weaker than Chilian Daynight. However, he specializes in one-on-one combat and not against a crowd. Astral-7 has a battle technique called the Starburst Palm that allows the user to use their entire strength in every attack without excessive energy consumption. This technique is very potent in single handed combat, but not so much in a large battle setting. Also, Dai Ao himself is not adept at extreme speed.”

Lu Yin felt that they did not have much hope. In this situation, a slow guard could essentially be disregarded; how many students could Dai Ao possibly block with a slow speed? These Astral Combat Academy students each had their own unique skills, and it would not be easy for even an Area Master to defeat them. Many of the students were Limiteers, even though there were a few Melders.

想着，陆隐(Lu Yin)转头看向山谷最后方，银(Yin)依然很轻松斜靠在山壁旁，不过手中，多出了一把蝴 蝶刀(butterfly knife)。

Lu Yin thought about it some more and then shifted his gaze towards the rear of the valley, where Silver was still leaning against the mountain in a relaxed manner, though a butterfly knife had appeared in his hand at some point.

No matter how furious Chilian Daynight was, his blockade had already been broken through, and he was now tangled in a fight against two Area Masters. It would be difficult for him to chase after the students now.

In the middle section of the valley, Dai Ao took a deep breath. His face was peaceful despite facing the horde of students attempting to charge through the valley.

When the first student stepped within a hundred meters of him, Dai Ao attacked. It was not the Starburst Palm that Liu Xiaoyun had mentioned, but instead—a gravity field.

When the black gravity field descended upon the valley, the ground shattered, shocking countless people. The students from Astral-7 were especially shocked because Dai Ao had never revealed his innate gift of gravity. Additionally, his field immediately intensified gravity by a hundred times, which was so powerful that even a Limiteer would find it difficult to endure.

Not even Liu Xiaoyun had known that Dai Ao possessed an innate gift of gravity.

Lu Yin’s eyes widened. Gravity, and an energy-efficient Starburst Palm... This combination reminded him of someone, Invincible Palm, whom he had met in the teleportation battles. They had exchanged twenty three strikes before Lu Yin’s organs had been crushed by the opponent’s gravity.

Lu Yin grimaced as he watched Dai Ao act completely unhindered in the valley. He had only been able to hold out against this person for so long due to pure luck; Invincible Palm had never revealed his full strength during their battle. Rather, it would be more accurate to say that Starburst Palm was only a portion of his strength. It was no wonder why Lu Yin had been finished the moment he had unleashed his innate gift of gravity.

Within the valley, Dai Ao consecutively eliminated seven students, though the eighth managed to block his attack.

Dai Ao was shocked and glanced at the surviving student. It was an Area Master who immediately slipped away. The goal of the three academies guarding the gate was to eliminate half of the students, and an Area Master was obviously not chaff to be tossed away.

If the Astral-7 students were shocked, then those who had barged into the valley felt condemned to doom. They had all thought that the second student would be easy to deal with, but they had actually run into another freak. His innate gift of gravity affected the entire region, and they could not avoid it even if they tried.

This Dai Ao was no easier to deal with than Chilian Daynight.

Outside the valley, Coco was shocked. “There are so many powerful people here. Sister Zora, are we really going to compete against them?”

Zora felt helpless as she replied, “These are the cream of the crop of the Astral Combat Academy. We don’t have to compete with them.”

Michelle’s gaze burned as she stared at the commotion inside the valley. The stronger the students were, the greater her desire to do battle.

The entire valley was trembling. Regardless if one was present in the valley or merely observing the events through a screen, they could all feel that stifling strength.

Within the Great Yu Empire palace, Undying Yushan sighed as he remarked, “This goes to show the disparity that exists within the younger generation.”

Gerbach and the rest were speechless. If they were the ones running through that valley, they would not even be able to react before they were killed and eliminated.

On Earth, everyone watched the screens and marvelled at the terror of the universe’s powerhouses.

Dai Ao’s sudden eruption of strength had elevated the Astral Combat Tournament to even higher heights. From the very start, this tournament was fated to be different from the previous ones.

Just as everyone assumed that Dai Ao would be able to persevere and hold the line, a melodious tune pierced through the air, stunning him. In the sky, an absolute beauty sang and captured everyone’s attention.

“That, that’s Xi Yue! The celebrity!”

“The Souldream Tribe’s young leader has made her move. Xi Yue’s music can’t be considered an attacking technique. And since it’s not based on star energy either, it’s also not a battle technique. At its core, it’s just music.”

“It looks like Astral-8 and Astral-4 are intent on eliminating Astral-3 and Astral-7 here.”

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Xi Yue’s music was extremely unusual. Even though it held no star energy, her dreamlike tunes caused the unprepared Dai Ao to fall right into her trap. This was not an attack, but it dragged him into an inescapable vortex of desire.

Student after student streaked past Dai Ao and charged towards the end of the valley. Everyone was very excited as there was only an Astral-10 student left blocking their path. In their minds, they had already won. Astral-10 was nothing in their eyes. The academy newspaper had stressed that there were powerhouses amongst Astral-10 students, but ultimately, everyone had deemed it impossible for Astral-10’s students to truly compete against the other academies’ students.

Xi Yue’s music could not hold Dai Ao for long. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that a student was trying to sneak past him. Without hesitation, he struck that student with a Starburst Palm. That student pursed their lips and lifted their leg before sweeping it across.

Bang!