Chapter 319: An Interesting Battle (2/2)

It was a pity that the astral beasts did not pay the Phoenix clan much attention. It wasn’t that they thought nothing of them, but rather that they had so many enemies that they could not be bothered to distinguish between them.

“Is Huayi a match for that human, Tian?” Feng Jiu asked Tian Hou as she glanced at him in his black robes.

Tian Hou answered in a low voice, “He can only block three moves at the best.”

Feng Jiu responded, “The humans will grow arrogant if we lose this first round.”

“That’s because humans are hypocrites. There’s no such thing as absolute fairness in tournaments, which is why it wouldn’t make sense for two humans to be matched against each other,” Tian Hou explained.

Feng Jiu was surprised. “Are you saying that somebody tampered with the lots?”

Tian Hou did not answer, but that was an answer in and of itself.

Feng Jiu grit her teeth as she glared at Lu Yin. That guy was a complete piece of trash.

“Look, Seventh Bro! She misses me! She’s looking over here!” the Ghost Monkey shouted in excitement.

Lu Yin was rendered speechless once more. “It’s not like she knows you’re on my arm. She’s not looking at you!”

“Huh? Then who’s she looking at?” The monkey grew enraged at Lu Yin’s reply, but then came to a sudden realization. He started whining, “You’re not going to steal her away from me, are you?”

Lu Yin sighed. He should probably screen the monkey.

Not too far away, Starsibyl glanced at Lu Yin with a strange look in her eyes. “What’s wrong? Are you sighing because Han Chong was defeated?”

Lu Yin froze, but then nodded. “Yes, it’s strange how he lost.”

Starsibyl eyed Yun. “It’s not that strange. That woman is more than she appears to be.”

“How so?” Lu Yin wondered.

Starsibyl’s eyes twinkled. “I know because I can’t divine anything about her.”

Lu Yin pursed his lips. He had never believed in Starsibyl’s so-called divination; it was all an act to him.

At that exact moment, the battle began. Hua Yishou took the initiative to attack, and his palm-sized body vanished in an instant as he travelled through the void to bite at Liu Shaoqiu. The mouse was going all out and had attacked as quickly as he could, as Hua Yishou did not want to even give Liu Shaoqiu a chance to pull out his sword.

Unfortunately, speed was not an issue for the Thirteen Swords. This was because the Second Sword was able to counter speed, and besides, Liu Shaoqiu also had his domain. No matter how quickly Hua Yishou moved, he would not be able to escape from Liu Shaoqiu’s senses.

Liu Shaoqiu took several steps backwards and avoided Hua Yishou's attack. He then raised his sword and slashed downwards as the sword released a grating, metallic sound. There was a shriek, and then Hua Yishou was sent flying by an invisible strand of sword qi. His body violently struck a mountain, shot through it, and then collided with the barrier before he started to slowly slide down.

Everyone stared at Hua Yishou’s limp body. Was it already over? That technique had been the first of the Thirteen Swords, and it had previously been enough to defeat an Astral Combat Academy student leader like Kuang Wang.

The person who was hoping for Hua Yishou to be defeated the most was actually Kuang Wang. He had been defeated by the First Sword during the Astral Combat Tournament, so if Hua Yishou blocked it, then didn’t that mean that he, Kuang Wang, was even weaker than a rat? It was for this reason that he stuck his head out and stared intensely at Hua Yishou, hoping that the mouse was done for.

Unfortunately, things rarely ever go as people wish then to. Hua Yishou twitched slightly and leapt up to disappear into the void once again. Meanwhile, Liu Shaoqiu’s gaze grew cold, and he slashed out horizontally with his sword. There was a clanging sound, and then the void distorted as a huge spatial tear opened up, splitting the arena in half. Hua Yishou was forced out of the void and sent tumbling to the ground, his beady green eyes staring at Liu Shaoqiu in fear.

This person was too terrifying. Those two consecutive attacks had been the limit of what he could handle, and this was only the First Sword. If Liu Shaoqui used the Second or even Third Sword, then Hua Yishou had no idea how he could survive.

Lu Yin sighed in admiration as he gazed at Liu Shaoqiu. Lu Yin had become a Limiteer, and Liu Shaoqiu had naturally become one as well. His First Sword was definitely much more powerful now compared to what it had been during the Astral Combat Tournament. If Liu Shaoqiu had been this powerful back then, Lu Yin might not have been able to defend against the Second Sword. The First Sword alone would have been enough to force him into using his five-lined battle force.

While Hua Yishou was wondering how he could deal with Liu Shaoqiu, goosebumps suddenly covered his body as he was struck by an immense sense of danger. He looked up, and his pupils shrank as he saw innumerable strands of sword qi pierce through the void and cover the entire battlefield.

Just like how Mavis had dealt with Domi, Liu Shaoqiu was using his Second Sword to launch an area attack. Speed was pointless against the Second Sword.

“Round three. Victor: Liu Shaoqiu.”

The results of this battle were not surprising to anyone. Even the participants from the Astral Beast Domain did not think that Hua Yishou would be able to block Liu Shaoqiu’s attacks. As Tian Hou had said, the battle was concluded in just three attacks.

After leaving the arena, Liu Shaoqiu glanced at Lu Yin. It looked like he wanted to say something, but it was hard to tell due to the distance. However, due to his domain, Lu Yin was able to read Liu Shaoqiu’s lips. “Don’t disappoint me.” These three words expressed the utmost confidence that Liu Shaoqiu had in his own abilities. They also fired up Lu Yin’s competitive spirit. This timing was great, because he was in the next battle. His opponent was Feng Jiu.

This was quite the coincidence. These two had apparently had some issues even before the tournament started, and coincidentally enough, they were now facing off against each other.

Everyone held their breath as they looked at the arena.

Lu Yin stood in the middle and gazed at the ice phoenix while feeling a headache coming on. The monkey kept shouting in Lu Yin’s head, “Be merciful, Seventh Bro! That’s your future sister-in-law…”