Chapter 207: The Realm Masters’ Entrance (1/2)
Apu grew more and more excited at his prospects as he hoped that he would continue to receive heavens’ blessing. Could he reach the fourth round? Maybe even the fifth? That would be enough to make him famous throughout the universe! His gaze wavered as he imagined a glorious scene of him returning to his home planet. How would those lofty figures welcome him? Would that loaded, snobby second uncle finally come fawn over him? And that beautiful Liana—oh the Liana of his dreams! He would definitely marry her this time, as after this, he would be a super powerhouse who had reached the fifth round in the Astral Combat Tournament.
Apu was still daydreaming about the future when the energy in the middle of the arena vanished, indicating that the battle had started. Suddenly, a light flashed in front of his eyes.
What is this toy? Apu was dissatisfied by this light. Who interrupted my dreams of living with Liana?
But then, in the next instant, Apu’s eyes readjusted to his surroundings and he blinked. Isn’t this the trial zone mountain? Did I die?
Apu’s name indeed became famous throughout the universe, but not because he was powerful. Rather, he had broken the record time for the fastest defeat.
Nobody who had reached the third round was average, and almost no one would be instantly killed. However, despite the general high leveled competitors, Apu had instantly died, and he hadn’t even noticed the moment of his death.
This scene dumbfounded many as Liu Shaoqiu’s name appeared as the victor.
Lu Yin looked closely at the arena and at the youth who had instantly killed Apu. So that’s Liu Shaoqiu. Isn’t he supposed to be a Limiteer?
Liu Xiaoyun also closely examined Liu Shaoqiu, whose eyes had turned to look at the highest peak, sweeping across each of the seated figures. This was no ordinary gaze; he actually seemed to disdain all ten of these student leaders.
Liu Xiaoyun did not care about this Astral Combat Tournament at all; to her, only Liu Shaoqiu mattered.
Astral-1’s student leader marvelled, “The Sword Sect has produced two top geniuses this generation. One is a member of the Ten Arbiters and the other is right before us. I really want to experience the terror of the Thirteen Swords.”
“You’ll regret it,” Liu Xiaoyun coldly replied as she clenched her sword’s hilt tightly.
Astral-1’s leader smiled but did not reply.
Suddenly, Liu Shaoqiu looked towards Lu Yin with a bizarre expression that also contained a hint of bloodlust.
As the distance was too far, no one knew who Liu Shaoqiu was looking at. Only Lu Yin felt his animosity, as Liu Shaoqiu had directed his gaze straight at him.
Can this person sense my strength? Lu Yin felt that Liu Shaoqiu’s reaction was strange, as the Invisible Aura Technique that he had learned from Undying Yushan was very useful. Even Liu Xiaoyun and those sitting beside Lu Yin could not sense his true strength. Of everyone so far, only Liu Shaoqiu reacted differently.
Bang!
In another arena, Michelle was defeated by her opponent, Yue Xianzi. All of Michelle’s attacks were rendered useless against the Blackwater Lake Area Master’s vortex, leading to Michelle’s defeat. The disparity between them was just too great.
Xi Yue also lost. Even though her strength neared that of an Area Master, she was still lacking when faced against a genuine Area Master.
Darkvoid was also defeated, but his defeat had been rather baffling. This battle had opened Lu Yin’s eyes, not because of Darkvoid’s powerful abilities, but rather because of his opponent, who had been very timid.
In Darkvoid’s arena, a pool of black ink slowly vanished, eventually revealing a youth in long robes. In one hand, he gripped an ink brush, an ancient writing tool, that gave him the aura of a scholar. This was the person who had defeated Darkvoid.
Many were amazed by the battle, and most could not understand this person’s attack methods.
On the highest peak, Astral-2’s leader, Han Chong, smiled. He never thought that those rotten archaic relics would allow their precious disciple to join this competition. How interesting.
But out of all the battles in the third round, the most attention-grabbing battle was a violent confrontation. One of the fighters was Astral-7’s Dai Ao, who had been Astral-7’s defender during the Three Academies Guarding the Gate stage. And his opponent was Astral-10’s Lulu Mavis.
No one expected that, when they had collided, a real fire would emerge. Lulu’s terrifying strength directly clashed with Dai Ao’s Starburst Palm, and their fight was a fierce struggle from the start. Countless onlookers felt their blood surging from watching, especially since one of the competitors was from the Mavis family.
The Mavis family had always been synonymous with wealth, and while everyone knew that this clan was powerful, no one was sure how well their members would perform. This battle served as a clear demonstration of their strength, and it showed that their power had no need to be concealed as it was able to shatter even Dai Ao’s Starburst Palm.
Dai Ao endured the intense pain coursing through his body and stared intently at Lulu; the girl was very strong.
Lulu rubbed her reddened wrist. “Eh? You’re not going to use your innate gift of gravity?”
Dai Ao frowned as he replied, “Then be careful.”
“How boring. You’re too confident.” Lulu pursed her lips and then vanished. She had used White Flash, and when Nightqueen Yanqing saw this, her brows lifted as the technique felt very familiar to her.
Dai Ao’s eyes suddenly widened as he did not expect that this girl would be able to use an extreme speed technique. However, gravity was the very nemesis of speed, and a moment later, the entire arena was enveloped by a black gravity field. A gravitational force no weaker than 150 times that of normal gravity caused the ground to crack and Lulu’s body to waver as she reappeared on the stage. Dai Ao then attacked her with another Starburst Palm. This time, Lulu did not find it as easy to withstand as before; the gravity had greatly impacted her attack speed. She collapsed after taking several blows.