Chapter 218: A Battle Between Lockbreakers (1/2)
Lu Yin raised his head. He had been relatively certain that the Leo clan would not dare to kill Zhuo Daynight when they found her. And it seemed like this woman had indeed escaped safely due to her background.
Lu Yin’s gaze turned peaceful. If he had the Daynight clan as his background, then he would not have experienced that desolate nightmare on Driftcharge Planet. Instead, he would have been rescued by the Leo clan before being respectfully escorted to the Innerverse. He would never have been dropped onto some slave planet to become white meat.
Unknowingly, Lu Yin’s wandering thoughts reached into his past and reminded him of something else. He retrieved a ring from the returned cosmic ring. This was the Great Yu Empire’s Ring of Authority. If Undying Yushan died, then anyone with this ring would be able to command the empire’s troops. He had originally wanted to reject this ring, but his mindset had changed after surviving that calamity on Driftcharge Planet. He put the ring on his finger and found that it fit him surprisingly well.
A day quickly passed by, and everyone once again gathered at the arena plains to watch the tournament. The entire Human Domain seemed to quiet down as everyone watched the broadcast screens with rapt attention. The round of the top sixteen was about to begin.
Atop the high peak overlooking the fields, Xue Liuyun and Kuang Wang did not appear at their previous seats since losers were not qualified to sit there. This was the harshness of reality.
When Lu Yin appeared, many gave him looks of fear when they remembered how he had killed Chao Zhi, a four-lined battle force user.
The battles between the strongest sixteen would undoubtedly be much more exciting than the battles of the previous rounds, and more people came to watch as well. The first match already included one of the student leaders. Dao Bo was Astral-6’s leader, the Dao of Purgatory’s Realm Master, and one of the brightest up-and-coming genius Lockbreakers in the Lockbreaker Society. Like Charon, he was a single step away from raising his rank to that of an Intermediate Lockbreaker. The main difference between the two was that Dao Bo only lacked the power while Charon lacked both power and actual lockbreaking ability. Hence, Dao Bo was much more terrifying than Charon.
His opponent was Xia Luo.
Lu Yin frowned when he saw the matchup. Xia Luo was definitely quite powerful, as he had easily dissipated Jared’s Karmic Flame Sword and inherited battle technique from the Dao of Illusion, but this battle would be against Dao Bo. He was on an entirely different level compared to Xia Luo’s other opponents, and Lu Yin wondered how far Xia Luo would be able to go.
Everyone in Astral-10 looked at Xia Luo sympathetically, but Xia Luo had a relaxed expression as he stepped onto the plains in a relaxed manner. He faced Dao Bo and cordially said, “Senior, please guide me.”
Dao Bo smiled. “I’m a Limiteer, and you’re a Melder. This battle’s not too fair for you. Since we’re both Lockbreakers, why don’t we compete by mutually trying to dissipate the other’s star energy?”
Xia Luo smiled. “I’ll follow senior’s suggestion then.”
Dao Bo nodded. “Alright then, let’s begin.”
As soon as Dao Bo finished speaking, the two simultaneously attacked each other. They both struck out with seemingly casual palms that collided without any no earth-shattering tremors. But between them, two seas of star energy clashed, as if heaven and earth had been split into two halves. This included not only the star energy within their bodies, but also the ambient star energy within the arena. The two students constantly dissipated the other’s star energy as if they were trying to take control of heaven and earth. This was a battle between Lockbreakers.
Lockbreakers only had eyes for star energy, and they specialized in dissipating all forms of star energy. This was the basis of Lockbreaking, and right now, in Dao Bo and Xia Luo’s eyes, their opponent was like a sourcebox, an item that had been sealed away by star energy.
Gradually, the two bodies of star energy formed vortices and began attacking each other. They collided in the sky, and although the impact was obviously formless, it still felt like heaven had crashed into the earth. Many audience members became dizzy from the massive impact, but before they could recover, two abnormal waves swept out almost simultaneously—domains.
Impressively, Xia Luo had also comprehended a domain.
A similar scene had once appeared before, when Sha fought against Xue Liuyun. Their battle had also been a confrontation between domains. The difference was that their battle had been one of direct confrontation where each tried to suppress the other, but in this current battle, the domains were trying to dispel each other. This was something at least a few levels more difficult than suppression.
The sky and earth contorted in a strange manner, as if one was looking into a running stream. One student couldn’t restrain his curiosity and extended his hand past the energy barrier separating the stage from the audience and into the space beyond. His entire body was instantly shattered, causing the nearby students to jump in fright.
Normal people could not understand a battle between Lockbreakers, only Lockbreakers could.
In Lu Yin’s eyes, the arena had become very dangerous. Between the two fighters, Xia Luo was on the losing end as his star energy was gradually being dissolved and replaced by an almost invisible silver grey energy.
Not long after, the two canceled their domains at the same time, and Xia Luo smiled. “Congratulations, senior. You win.”
Dao Bo replied, “You’re pretty good. No worse than Charon.”
Xia Luo smiled and left the Lifeseek Realm while Dao Bo silently returned to the high peak and sat down.
Many were perplexed by what had happened, but no one asked for clarification. Some people needed to act like they understood even if they didn’t.
Lu Yin glanced at Dao Bo and silently praised him admiringly. If Lu Yin did not use his Cosmic Art, he wouldn’t even be qualified to take part in such a battle. His control of star energy was still far too low.
After the first battle ended, the second one started, featured Liu Xiaoyun and Tu Bo.
Liu Xiaoyun had not originally thought much about Tu Bo. Although her opponent had also reached the top sixteen stage in the tournament, in her eyes, he was still just an Area Master and not at the Realm Master level. However, she realized that she had underestimated Tu Bo soon after their match started, as her opponent’s use of water was inconceivable.