Chapter 207: The Realm Masters’ Entrance (2/2)

Dai Ao pressed down with his palm in an attempt to crush Lulu through pure power.

Traces of battle force appeared around Lulu’s body as she continued to resist the pressure. Her battle force cancelled out a portion of the effect that the increased gravity had on her, allowing her to counterattack with a fierce uppercut at Dai Ao.

He lowered his eyes and the gravity field in the arena suddenly seemed to vanish. But in reality, it had concentrated into a black halo that surrounded his palm as he suddenly struck out.

He met Lulu’s fist directly with his gravity-powered Starburst Palm, and the shockwave that resulted tore the void to shreds. Although it was not able to break through the barrier that surrounded the arena, the force was redirected upwards, causing it to sweep into the sky and shatter a square region of space. It was a shocking sight to behold.

Lulu was pressed into the ground by Dai Ao’s attack. The black halo of intense gravity had greatly increased Starburst Palm’s power, allowing the attack to reach her heart and crush it. Lulu had been defeated.

In an arena a bit further away, Grandini Mavis shook her head. Lulu was still young and had yet to grasp the true strength of the Mavis family’s innate gift. She had also learnt other clans’ methods in an attempt to increase her strength, resulting in her branching away from the main path.

A few meters away, in an arena neighbouring Grandini Mavis’s, a man looked at Grandini in alarm. At this moment, there was practically no more arena left underneath her feet, as it had all been smashed to dust along with her opponent. What a freak!

Neither Xia Luo, Silver, or Little Pao’s battles were exciting, perhaps because their opponents were not very strong. Either way, they smoothly passed the third round of the elimination battles. The upcoming fourth round was when the ten academy leaders would join the battles.

In the Lifeseek Realm and outside the field of arenas, all of the observing students grew solemn; the start of the true Astral Combat Tournament had finally arrived.

Most of the audience watching across the universe were indescribably excited as they stared at the screens, enraptured. The ten academy leaders were about to enter the fray. It was stimulating just thinking about if these pillars of the Astral Combat Academy would be able to prevail against the freakish geniuses who had only recently joined.

Wu Da was also excited, as this Astral Combat Tournament had already given him enough material to publish five weeks’ worth of articles.

Back at Astral-10’s space station, Madam Nalan was sipping her tea inside her spacecraft while she watched her screen. She was also full of expectations, as she had refrained from telling Liu Xiaoyun about how she had picked up Lu Yin in the middle of outer space because the story was just too unbelievable. No one would ever believe that a lowly Melder could actually survive in outer space, and because of this, Madam Nalan had huge expectations for Lu Yin’s upcoming performance.

Within the Great Yu Empire, Undying Yushan sat up with a grave expression; Little Yin was about to enter battle.

In the Auna clan, Jenny Auna was rendered speechless for a long time. She had long since heard that the Astral Combat Academy students were all freaks, but only now had she realized what this statement entailed. Was Lu Yin really going to fight against such freaks now?

On Earth, countless people were also excited as they focused on the screens before them.

At this moment, as long as one was near a screen, they would pause whatever they were doing in anticipation of the start of the true Astral Combat Tournament.

There was a full five hour break before the fourth round of the elimination stage began. After those five hours passed, Lu Yin and the rest of the leaders on the highest peak stood up.

At this point, the arena plains had transformed yet again. There were fifty four competitors remaining after the three elimination rounds, and with the ten seeds, there were now a total of sixty four competitors. Therefore, one would naturally expect there to be thirty two arenas dotting the field. But instead, the plains showed no sign of change. They remained the same without any traces of the previous fierce battles.

Someone commented, “The battles must be taking place one by one. That way, we won’t have to split our attention.”

“True, the previous tournaments were also like this. There was only ever one arena from the fourth round until the end.”

“No one reached this round with luck.”

“You’re wrong. There’s one guy who managed to get here through pure luck—Lu Yin. Not only did he defeat Craynor and Hart Phoenix with outside help, but he also stirred up a disgraceful scandal to boost his fame. He fabricated news that he had died at the pirate port, and he even released a doctored video. He’s pathetic.”

“That’s right! But the higher he climbs, the harder he’ll fall. This stage will take place before the entire universe. I can’t wait to see how he mucks this up.”

…

Atop the highest peak overlooking the valley, the number “1” suddenly appeared in front of Feng Shang. He raised his head, lightly tapped the number in front of him, and was promptly transported to the center of the arena field.

Lu Yin was astonished; he didn’t expect that a Realm Master would fight in the very first battle. It appeared that the Astral Combat Academy’s mentors felt that they had held themselves back for long enough; Feng Shang’s opponent was Arikar.

Everyone was stunned, but they quickly grew frenzied at the thought of witnessing this match. Feng Shang vs Arikar was a long-awaited match.

Arikar’s identity had been exposed after the first round of battles. It was now widely known that he was Feng Shang’s senior, a genius who had been frozen by the Blaze Realm. He had once fought for the position of Realm Master for Astral-8, but he had ultimately been defeated. This match would definitely be a highlight of the tournament, and it would also showcase the difference in power between Feng Shang and the previous student leader of Astral-8.

Arikar looked at Feng Shang excitedly. “I never thought that I would be able to face you in the first match! It turns out that the Astral Combat Academy’s mentors are very understanding.”

Feng Shang calmly replied, “Begin.”