Chapter 329: Struggle To The Death (1/2)

Many were dazed as they could not understand this battle at all. No one understood if Lu Yin could or could not effectively attack Tian Hou.

Lu Yin panted heavily as a palm imprint gradually faded from his chest. He looked at Tian Hou with a grave expression, as this fellow was very difficult to deal with—it was way too challenging to even hit him.

Tian Hou also looked solemnly at Lu Yin. “If this is your limit, then this is a great disappointment.”

Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed, and he suddenly felt very sullen. If not for the live broadcast, he would have been able to use the Cosmic Art without restraint. If that were the case, then no matter what Tian Hou did, he would be attacked as soon as he approached Lu Yin, and he would be able to easily defeat this Cosmic Hou.

“It looks like you’ve already reached your limits. Still, for you to reach this step and strike me once can already be considered pretty good,” Tian Hou said in a quiet voice before once again merging with the void and attacking Lu Yin with another Phantom Soul Strike. Lu Yin used both hands in an attempt to counterattack, but Tian Hou easily avoided it. Although the creature could not use extreme speed, nothing could beat its ability to merge with the void.

There was a bang as Lu Yin’s hands landed on nothing. Once again, his entire body was launched underground by Tian Hou, and this time, a trace of blood appeared on Lu Yin’s back.

Tian Hou’s attacks were all very powerful, and he lived up to his reputation of being one of the finalists in the Tournament of the Strongest. If he were from the Human Domain, he would be a Ten Arbiters’ candidate without a question. It was not easy to withstand his attacks once, twice, thrice…

Under the watchful gazes of many observers, Lu Yin fell to a complete disadvantage. As soon as Tian Hou started fighting seriously and using his battle techniques, many experts from the Astral Beast Domain believed that the match was already over.

Lu Yin was already doing pretty good, after all. Tian Hou had not displayed his battle techniques against anyone else in this competition, and nor had he taken the initiative to evade anyone else’s attacks, not even Starsibyl’s. Lu Yin was the only who had been able to force him to this extent, but it seemed to end there.

Lu Yin hit the ground with a bang and spat out a mouthful of blood. He had endured more than ten strikes from Tian Hou, and even if his physical body was tough, he still found it extremely difficult to tolerate such physical abuse as he lay there, flat on the ground.

On Zenyu Star, Huo Qingshan and the others felt powerless. It was time to close their screens, as watching on would be disrespectful to the Royal Regent’s image.

On Earth, Zhou Shan and the rest felt sorrowful. Earth was too small, and they could not help Lu Yin at all. After stepping onto the universe’s biggest stage, he could only count on himself.

Some sighed, while others were secretly elated, but no one revealed such emotions. In spite of all the possible grudges out there, Lu Yin represented the Human Domain right now.

Starsibyl’s gaze flickered. Did her divinated result actually show a different path? She was not confident, as Tian Hou was just too difficult to deal with.

There was an intense shout as Lu Yin spat out another mouthful of blood. However, he endured the intense pain and charged up from underground, only to pant heavily as he looked at Tian Hou.

Tian Hou’s gaze regained its indifference. “Your physical body is powerful, and among all the Limiteers in the same generation as you within the Astral Beast Domain, even when including those famously tough beasts, few can rival you. But even if that’s the case, if we drag things out, you will only end up being more embarrassed.”

Lu Yin spat out more blood and heaved a few breaths. “Actually, I’ve been wondering. Is this all your attacks are capable of?”

Tian Hou’s eyes widened, and all who heard Lu Yin’s reply felt caught off guard as well. What did this mean? Was Lu Yin taunting his opponent?

“What do you mean?” Tian Hou grew serious.

Lu Yin licked his lips. The bloodstains were unsightly, so he wiped them clean. He looked at his own blood and then grinned. “If your attacks have only reached this level of strength, then the outcome of this fight is still unknown. Let’s put it all on the line and see whose luck is better!” With that, Lu Yin stretched out both hands, only to suddenly clasp them together and interlock his ten fingers. His star energy even formed a chain that twisted around his hands as he firmly tied both hands together. “This way, I can’t separate them even if I wanted to.”

Tian Hou was bewildered, and the many people who were watching were also confused.

No one could understand Lu Yin’s actions. How would tying his hands together help him deal with Tian Hou?

“Seventh Bro, are you crazy? Don’t be discouraged! No one will blame you if you can’t beat Tian Hou. There’s really no one who can win against him,” the Ghost Monkey cried out desperately.

Lu Yin softly but firmly replied, “You’re wrong. I believe that, if the Ten Arbiters were in the Astral Combat Academy right now, they would definitely be able to defeat Tian Hou.”

The Ghost Monkey wanted to retort, but it could not find out the words to do so. The Ten Arbiters were ten freaks who represented the changes in the universe. Since ancient times, no one of the younger generation had ever been as terrifying as those ten. Their power was incomprehensible to most people, and they would likely have been able to triumph over Tian Hou in single combat even as Limiteers. The monkey did not believe others could do the same, but he was forced to accept that the Ten Arbiters were capable of this feat. Although it was said that those on the Astral Beast Domain’s Skymender List could rival the Ten Arbiters, the Ghost Monkey knew that that was just a saying and that it was likely not true.

This saying originated from Yao Gu’s battle against the Ten Arbiters’ Undying Phoenix, where they had been evenly matched. This had caused news to spread that the beasts on the Skymender List could match up against the Ten Arbiters. However, at the border warfront, the Ghost Monkey had seen that Yao Gu had been at a disadvantage against Wen Sansi and that he had not been able to match up to the Ten Arbiters’ Scholar. No one could prove how the outcome of the battle would have turned out if Yao Gu fought against another Arbiter.

Lu Yin was certain that the Ten Arbiters would have been capable of winning because of the Rainmaster’s remark that the Ten Arbiters’ Divine Fist had been able to use Thirty Stacks of the Overlaying Stacks Path. What sort of level was that? Even with Lu Yin’s current physical strength, it would be difficult for him to reach that degree of strength. That was the true terror of the Ten Arbiters.

“Even if the Ten Arbiters could defeat Tian Hou back then, what do you want to do now? Do you think tying both your hands together will let you catch up to them?” The monkey felt that something was strange.

Lu Yin did not bother explaining. He readied his bound hands; one used Cosmic Palm while the other used Shockwave Palm. His reasoning was that, if his hands were separated, it would be easier for Tian Hou to disrupt a weaker attack and disperse the energy. By binding his hands, although Lu Yin’s movements would be a beat slower, there would be a greater strength behind his attacks. He intended to burn all bridges and use his body to forcibly endure Tian Hou’s attack in exchange for an opportunity to strike back on his own. He was staking everything on this method, and gambling on a bit of luck as well.