Chapter 218: A Battle Between Lockbreakers (2/2)

Lu Yin and the other academy leaders were shocked as well. This Tu Bo is quite powerful.

On the arena plains, streams of sword qi criss-crossed while rampaging rivers wreaked havoc. An unstoppable sword qi battle technique was continuously blocked by the soft flow of water, neutralizing all of Liu Xiaoyun’s attacks.

Minutes later, Liu Xiaoyun looked at Tu Bo in astonishment. She solemnly raised her sword as her clothes fluttered on the windless plains. Her eyes gleamed as a shock wave burst out from beneath her feet. A cold shiver ran down many people’s spines, as if a knife was hanging above their necks. This was a domain, but among the student leaders, it was not uncommon to have a domain.

The void in the sky split open in a sword shape that covered the entire arena plains.

Countless spectators felt their jaws drop open as they stared at this scene in shock. Liu Xiaoyun’s domain had shaped the void into a sword that encompassed the entire arena plains, including the void. Tu Bo had no choice but to face it directly.

Outside the arena, Liu Shaoqiu’s eyes remained calm, and they even held a hint of disdain.

Then, an endless storm of sword qi descended on the arena. It was as if countless shards of the void were falling onto the earth. The entire space became unstable, making many observers feel numb. Each blade in this sword rain could instantly kill an Area Master by itself, and this move could easily eliminate a magnificent army.

The countless audience members viewing their screens throughout the universe were also shocked; this was a terrifying sight that had been caused by a mere Limiteer. Once Liu Xiaoyun became an Explorer, what would this move of hers look like? If it were able to destroy battleships, then she would definitely become an important strategic powerhouse.

A portion of the arena plains was destroyed by her domain, and Tu Bo was forced to crouch on the ground. Only the ground beneath him was still intact, even if he appeared rather unsightly.

Liu Xiaoyun looked at Tu Bo, who had not died yet.

At this point, a strong gale blew over and shredded the back of Tu Bo’s jacket. The torn cloth flapped in the wind, revealing three green leaves, the symbol of Shamrock Enterprises.

“Shamrock Enterprises? He’s a seed from Shamrock Enterprises!” someone cried out.

Many gazed at Tu Bo in wonder. It was widely known that Shamrock Enterprises actively looked for children with fantastic innate gifts in the universe and then marked them before allowing them to mature naturally. They would then join Shamrock Enterprises later on in the future. These people were called “seeds,” and each seed was an absolute genius. Astral-10’s Darkvoid was one, and this Tu Bo was obviously another.

Liu Xiaoyun was shocked by this development; it was no wonder why he had been so powerful as to stand up to her endless torrent of swords. He was a seed of Shamrock Enterprises.

Tu Bo slowly stood up, revealing countless bloody marks on his body even though he did not seem to be severely injured. He calmly looked at Liu Xiaoyun before suddenly raising his hand. Streams of water flowed around Liu Xiaoyun before tightly binding her. The ball of water sealing her then spun rapidly, directly isolating the void. WIth a wave of Tu Bo’s hand, the water ball was thrown into a spatial tear. Regardless of how strong someone was, it would be very difficult for anyone beneath the Explorer realm to escape from the void of nothingness.

Tu Bo did not need to defeat Liu Xiaoyun; his plan was just to throw her into the void.

But just before Liu Xiaoyun completely entered the void, a flash of light streaked through the arena, and Tu Bo collapsed directly; he had died. But not even two seconds after he died, Liu Xiaoyun’s body fully entered the void. That meant that she could only leave the Lifeseek Realm by dying. This match had ended in mutual destruction.

Many stared at Tu Bo’s corpse in shock, unable to comprehend how he had perished.

Only Liu Shaoqiu, standing outside the plains, understood. With gleaming eyes, he marvelled, “Elder sister, you actually managed to imitate the first sword of the Thirteen Swords. You’re still as stubborn as ever.”

No one had expected this match to end in both fighters’ deaths. In reality, if not for Liu Xiaoyun’s last sword strike, she would have been defeated. However, since Tu Bo had died before Liu Xiaoyun, it was actually her victory.

Feng Shang had an ugly expression, as every academy leader besides him had already fought a challenging battle. With Liu Xiaoyun’s death, three of them had died, and their prestige was gradually eroding. They could not afford to suffer any more defeats in the subsequent matches.

For the next match, a number appeared before Han Chong. Another academy leader was set to fight, although many felt strange that there hadn’t been any matches yet that featured two academy leaders. The Astral Combat Academy was being too blatant about avoiding such a match.

Han Chong’s opponent was Xia Ye. A lot of people gazed at Xia Ye respectfully as he had actually cultivated four-lined battle force; could Han Chong stand up to him?

The current rankings of the ten academies followed the previous season's tournament rankings. Aside from Astral-1 and Astral-10, whose positions had not changed for a thousand years, the other eight academies almost always saw some shifting in their positions. Although Han Chong was Astral-2’s leader, that did not necessarily mean that he could defeat Dao Bo or Feng Shang, two leaders of lower ranked academies.

“Old Chong, gain some face back for us,” Feng Shang said as Han Chong tapped on the number and appeared in the center of the arena. Xia Ye was already down there, waiting.

Many of the competitors’ trump cards had already been revealed by this stage, and Xia Ye was one of them. He immediately activated his four-lined battle force when he saw Han Chong. Xia Ye leaped across the arena and punched out, with the clear intention of using his physical strength to directly crush his opponent.

At the same time, on the peak, Starsibyl, Nightqueen Yanqing, and the few other remaining leaders stared at Han Chong. None of them had seen any of Han Chong’s hidden trump cards so far; just how far did his strength go?

Lu Yin also stared at Han Chong. This person’s strength-concealing technique was not inferior to Lu Yin’s own in any way. Rather, it could be said that all of the student leaders had various methods to conceal their strength, but for some reason, Lu Yin felt that Han Chong had hidden his strength especially deeply.