Chapter 209: Shock (2/2)

This battle also ended quite quickly, creating a bit of a stir among the audience again. The Myriad Swords Peak disciple, Na Mu, had the ability to fuse 3000 blades into one, greatly surpassing Zhao Yilong. However, Grandini had still forcibly smashed his technique apart. She, like Lulu, used pure strength, but Grandini’s strength seemed limitless. Each shockwave that accompanied her punches had sent cold shivers running down the audience’s spines.

There were no highlights in the next few battles. All of them were completely one-sided, even when Area Masters were fighting. At this point, and on this stage, an Area Master was nothing much. Little Pao also had the strength of a top-notch Area Master, but he had still been killed near-instantly in his match.

Lu Yin only perked up when he saw Xia Luo appear, as he still had not seen how deep this person’s strength truly went yet.

Xia Luo’s opponent made Lu Yin feel that luck was on his side today; he was actually matched up against Jared.

The rivalry between Jared and Astral-10 had started when the Blaze Realm tried to take over Astral-10. But now, Arikar had been wiped out by Feng Shang and Long Yi had been stomped upon by Lu Yin, leaving only the Ross Empire’s Jared still in the tournament of the Blaze Realm’s three powers.

Jared was not worried about Xia Luo even if his performance during the Tribute to the Ancestors stage had been exceptional. Jared felt that, at best, Xia Luo had a firm willpower. However, his misconception was only because Jared did not clearly understand the details of that the Tribute to the Ancestors stage entailed.

The opponent who he wanted to face the most was Lu Yin, as they had a grudge between them. And that wasn’t even mentioning the fact that Lu Yin was definitely the weakest out of all the student leaders. If Jared beat Lu Yin, he would become famous throughout the universe, but unfortunately, he had not been that lucky.

“Senior, you seem disappointed,” Xia Luo said with a warm smile, his expression the same as always.

Jared shot a disdainful glare at Xia Luo. “There’s no need to spout nonsense. Just die.” He then raised his right arm. This posture was very familiar to the onlookers: wasn’t this Arikar’s Karmic Flame Sword that had never been fully displayed? Did this person want to have a repeat of that?

Xia Luo’s eyes flashed, and he eagerly watched Jared.

As an Area Master, and also as the strongest Blaze Realm disciple in his generation, Jared would naturally not make the same rookie mistake that Arikar had made. Jared had not received that strand of ancient flame, but his preparation time was much faster. As soon as his arm lowered, a strand of fire shot out of his fingertip and emitted a strange sword radiance that sliced towards Xia Luo while being propelled by star energy. As it moved through the arena, it scorched everything black, tore cracks through the void, and caused the ground to burn and melt.

This was the Karmic Flame Sword. Although this attack was not catalyzed with the ancient flame, it still possessed a powerful strength.

Many students backed away from the arena as they felt a searing heat wave wash over them.

Just this strike alone demonstrated Jared’s power as an Area Master. He could easily tear through the void, which was something that only someone with the strength of an Area Master could do.

Xia Luo took a single step forward with his right leg to confront this Karmic Flame Sword as he lashed out with a palm. The sword and palm collided, and the resulting shockwave rippled through the field, overturning the ground and shattering the nearby hills. However, the Karmic Flame Sword was stopped by Xia Luo’s palm, and when his palm started to vibrate, the sword shrank at a visible rate before finally vanishing.

Jared was shocked by the sight. “How is that even possible?! You actually dissolved the Karmic Flame Sword?”

It wasn’t only Jared; all of the observing powerhouses from the Blaze Realm felt a cold sweat appear on their backs. Even Arikar was gaping with his mouth open. Someone had actually dissolved the Karmic Flame Sword with ease.

Xia Luo waved his hand and smiled calmly at Jared as he extinguished the last strand of fire. “Has no one ever told you that the Karmic Flame Sword is not really that special? If even you can do it, then it means that it’s not very complicated.”

These words were shocking to Jared, but he could only stare at Xia Luo in disbelief. “That’s the peak inherited battle technique of my Blaze Realm.”

Xia Luo shook his head, seeming disappointed. “That’s impossible. The Blaze Realm has passed that technique down for countless generations. If the Karmic Flame Sword only amounted to this, then the realm would have been exterminated long ago. I could feel the power in Arikar’s previous sword, but the most important aspect isn’t the battle technique itself, but rather something else. In other words, it’s the primer, which you lack. Such a pity.”

Jared’s heart was shaken by Xia Luo’s words as he continued to stare at Xia Luo. “Such big words. You’re just a new student of Astral-10, but you actually want to spout off nonsense about my Blaze Realm.” He barked loudly, causing the star energy in his body to started simulating flames that burst out, engulfing his body in flames. After immolating himself, Jared swatted out with a palm at Xia Luo.

Xia Luo easily dodged Jared’s continuous attacks. Jared smoothly used various battle techniques of the Blaze Realm, and even some that did not belong to the Blaze Realm, but each and every one of them was easily neutralized by Xia Luo.

Atop the peak overlooking the valley, Dao Bo sighed. “Such astonishing Lockbreaking talent.”

Lu Yin also sighed as he thought back to how Xia Luo had entered Astral-10 with him and had searched for the gift at the Rain Observatory. Later, after Lu Yin Possessed Da Lei through his die, Lu Yin had been the first to grasp the realm of infinite changes of star energy control, but he had still been quickly surpassed by Xia Luo during the new students’ competition. Now, he did not even know how far Xia Luo’s grasp of star energy had become. This was Xia Luo’s real power.

In the arena, Jared panted heavily and stared at Xia Luo as if he were looking at the devil. Where did this bastard come from? He’s a terrifying fighter, and clearly a Lockbreaker. His method of dissolving attacks is definitely something that only a Lockbreaker could do. So Astral-10 actually has a Lockbreaker among its ranks.

There were around twenty Lockbreakers in the entire Astral Combat Academy, though only a few could reach this level of control. Xia Luo’s performance even astounded Dao Bo, let alone the other Lockbreakers. Liu Ji was completely stunned, as she could sense that Xia Luo was much stronger than her. How is this possible?

Jared’s eyes flared and he charged at Xia Luo again. Strangely, Xia Luo’s eyes also flashed when he saw Jared’s hands movements this time. The scene before them collapsed and then transformed. This was a completely different battle technique, an inherited one from the Dao of Illusion. Displaying this battle technique showed that Jared had become serious.

The two figures passed by each other, though there were no injuries on either. Following that, Jared’s body collapsed to the ground, leaving Xia Luo victorious.

No one saw how Xia Luo had achieved his victory aside from Lu Yin. He was keenly aware that Xia Luo’s unexpected attack was incredibly powerful. It was actually the attack that had once defeated Lulu. Even Lu Yin had only barely managed to avoid this attack. This guy seemed pure and kind on the surface but was actually very cruel at his core.

Xia Luo had beat Jared. He then turned around and smiled at Lu Yin.