Chapter 357: Instant Kill (1/2)

Chapter 357: Instant Kill

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

In the fifth section, Michaux Odin was patiently dispatching his first opponent, an Ivantian named Miao Xiu. He too was a disciple of the Templar's court.

After having experienced combat against Patroclus, Miao Xiu feared no one by then, not even the young master of the Divine Master sect.

The atmosphere inside the arena was heavy. As a Templar's disciple, Miao Xiu had a basic understanding of his opponent's capability. He knew that the Divine Master sect's techniques excelled at attacking using soul energy. However, he was also very confident in his ability to defend against soul energy attacks.

The key in defending against the soul energy attack was to protect the head. As a matter of fact, a typical soul energy attack's effectiveness was greatly limited by this countermeasure. Some audiences who knew about the defense strategy reckoned that the young divine master had met a worthy opponent, as Miao Xiu channeled all his defensive soul energy to his head.

Luv Ma heaved a sigh of relief while watching the match from the audience seat, although everyone else from the Starry Sky Academy had been worried for Miao Xiu ever since they learned that he would be standing up against Michaux in his first round of playoff match. The tournament had always been a great stage for students from the S-Class academies. However, with the participation of the members of the great houses, many top fighters from the S-Class academy had tasted defeat. Even as the S-Class academy of the host city, the Starry Sky Academy had also been plagued by stronger fighters. There had been twenty students from the Starry Sky that had made it to the final playoff. However, in just a couple days, the number had reduced by half.

Miao Xiu had spent a lot of time coming up and practicing this soul energy defense strategy. Although the soul energy of the young master was a force to be reckoned with, many believed that the physical strength of the sect members was sub-par. Therefore, Miao Xiu had shutoff his sea of consciousness altogether, and instead, planned to rely solely on his physical prowess to overcome his opponent.

Miao Xiu was well prepared for this fight. To him, the young master was not nearly as powerful as his would-be opponent, Patroclus.

”Are you ready?” Michaux cracked a smile and then asked.

”I am whenever you are. I will try not to hurt you too much, only a little.” Miao Xiu answered with a threatening voice as he cracked his finger joints loudly.

With a whirl of air around him, Maio Xiu hurled a fist at the young master at lightning speed. He doubted that the wimpy looking young master would be able to evade his attack.

Michaux remained calm as he crossed his hands and made a simple sign.

”Break.” The young master announced lightly.

An unseen force suddenly struck the unsuspecting Miao Xiu, and landed a heavy blow on his forehead. The Ivantian suddenly collapsed to the ground and stopped moving altogether.

”The winner is Michaux Odin!

The young master's decisive victory crushed the dream of his would-be opponents of using deference strategies to counter his attacks. So powerful was the young master that a level five fighter was completely defenseless in front of him.

Meanwhile, Wang Tong had also met a tough opponent, the seeded combatant of the third section, Guan Dongyang, the heir to the sect of the Hidden Path. Guan Dongyang was 25 years old, and had established himself as one of the most fearsome fighters on Mars. Rumors had it that his mastery techniques were so deadly that even the Enchantress, Li Ruoer would not be able to best him in combat. Some still doubted the strength of the enchantress, and believed that it was mostly her family fame that had helped her make it to the list of seeded combatants.

Guan Dongyang's powerful abilities had not only shaped the Hidden Path into a formidable presence on Mars, but had also earned him a nickname—Agni, god of fire. He had annihilated all his opponents ever since he had entered the tournament.

In contrast to his opponent's reputation, Wang Tong was an unknown no-account. Therefore, in the public's eyes, Wang Tong had finally spent his luck that had helped him in winning over the previous fighters, and he was about to face his defeat. The public's sentiment was also shared by Wang Tong's classmates at Ayrlarng, as they sat nervously in the arena, fearing for his imminent defeat. On the other hand, the audiences from the Mars seemed much more relaxed, as they were confident that they already had gotten the victory in the bag.

Although Wang Tong had defeated a powerful opponent in his last fight, the public believed that Wang Tong's victory was due to Han Linu's puppeteer-equipment failure rather than his inferior power. In addition to marveling at Wang Tong's luck, the public was also deeply impressed by Han Linu's skills. Despite the minor setback, Han Linu had defeated both opponents he had encountered after the fight with Wang Tong, and pushed the popularity of the Lunar Mastery to a new height.