Chapter 139: The Day of the Decisive Battle
Chapter 139: The Day of the Decisive Battle
In the underground martial arts training room, at 8 a.m., Li Yuan had yet to enter the virtual network and was video-calling Lin Lan Yue.
"So early?" Li Yuan smiled, "You're not competing, so you shouldn't have any classes, right? Don't you have a general studies class in the morning?"
Every martial arts university offered general studies classes, teaching various subjects such as history, humanities, extraterrestrial races in the Star Realm, and technology and weaponry.
"Did you forget the time while practicing your gun technique?" Lin Lan Yue laughed, wearing a casual white outfit today. "It's already 1 p.m. here."
"I forgot," Li Yuan smiled and shook his head.
There was a time difference between the Lantis Continent and Xia Country.
"How's it going? Are you confident about beating Dantai Feng?" Lin Lan Yue smiled.
"The video you gave me was very helpful," Li Yuan nodded.
"Three percent chance?" Lin Lan Yue's eyes lit up, and she laughed. "A three percent chance is already quite high."
"You should know that when we just started our senior year of high school, you had only recently reached the Fourth Stage of skill, while he was already at the Fourth Stage."
"In our class, he has always been far ahead on the Blue Star Youth Ranking, and he's absolutely the best."
"In just one year, your skill level has almost caught up to his. That's already incredible." Lin Lan Yue said.
"I'm still a bit behind," Li Yuan smiled.
"It's a matter of millimeters. The outcome of victory or defeat can only be known after the battle. If you lose, no one will laugh at you, but if you win, it might be a different story. On the other hand, Dantai Feng is the one under immense pressure," Lin Lan Yue smiled. "Get online; the match is about to start."
"Okay."
...
After ending the video call with Lin Lan Yue, Li Yuan subconsciously glanced at his Divine Palace Panel with his peripheral vision.
[Life Tier: 13.9 (First Tier)]
Fist Power: 7,629 kg
Speed: 41.3 m/s
Mental Power: 23.0
Spirit Awakening Rate: 25% (Current Limit 25%, physical quality not strong enough to withstand spiritual guidance)
Skill Realm: Gun Technique (Fourth Stage)
Body Technique (Fourth Stage)
Fist Technique (Fourth Stage)
...
"Fourth Stage 83% Gun Technique."
"In just two days, my gun technique has improved by a full 3%." Li Yuan thought to himself. "My control over my entire body through the Mind's Eye has become even more exquisite, and I can already manipulate the most subtle forces."
This improvement in his gun technique was terrifying.
"The Stellar Intent, after my battle with Kimura Toshio, I've figured out some of the basics. If I had more time, my gun technique would definitely improve further, but unfortunately, I don't have the time." Li Yuan silently thought to himself.
"According to my teacher, he's just a hair's breadth away from comprehending the Radiant Intent, and his skill level should be higher than mine."
"Let's fight."
"As long as he hasn't reached the Mind's Eye, I have a chance to hold my ground." Li Yuan's eyes shone with determination. "If I can hold my ground, I have a chance to win."
Closing his eyes, Li Yuan stood in place for a moment, calming his mind completely.
Then, he directly logged into the virtual network and entered the Starfield Combat Network.
...
In the battle arena, even though the fourth round hadn't started yet, the spectator stand was already packed with tens of thousands of people.
"Swoosh!" Li Yuan appeared out of thin air and immediately realized that he hadn't appeared on the spectator stand.
Instead, he was in the 'Preparation Zone', very close to the battle arena.
Alone on a single seat.
"Li Yuan!"
"Li Yuan is here!"
"Li Yuan!" Just seconds after Li Yuan appeared, cheers erupted from the spectator stand behind him.
If the second round had just begun, and most students from the Xia Country's martial arts universities didn't know who Li Yuan was. By the fourth round, Li Yuan had already gained some fame.
Most students acknowledged that among the Xia Country's contenders for the Top Sixteen, Dantai Feng was the strongest, followed by Li Yuan and Yuming.
"Senior Brother! Go for the championship!"
"Li Yuan, go for it!"
"First place!" The students from Kunlun Martial University were the most excited, as their seats were right behind Li Yuan, not far away.
Li Yuan scanned the crowd and spotted many familiar faces, including Qiu Jing, Gu Qianghan, and Dong Hai Feng, who were all seated among the spectators.
"Li Yuan!"
"Li Yuan, you're finally here!" Two voices chimed in from his side.
"Yang Hong, Wu Luo? You both made it to the Top Sixteen?" Li Yuan looked at the two familiar faces sitting not far away, slightly surprised.
So, this time, Kunlun Martial University had three students in the Top Sixteen?
Yang Hong and Wu Luo were both stunned.
"What do you mean, Li Yuan?" Wu Luo couldn't help but ask. "We're in the Top Sixteen, you know?"
"My bad," Li Yuan smiled and explained. "Ever since the second round ended the day before yesterday, I've been practicing my gun technique non-stop. I didn't pay attention to who made it to the Top Sixteen yesterday."
Li Yuan genuinely didn't know.
Top Sixteen? Were they that strong?
"Oh, I see," Wu Luo realized that Li Yuan wasn't targeting him, and he smiled. "Then, let me introduce the other competitors to you."
"That's Li Jiao from East Sea Martial University. She's good at..."
...
As Wu Luo, Li Yuan, and Yang Hong chatted, the other Top Sixteen competitors gradually appeared.
At the same time, in many areas of the spectator stand, some quiet and low-key students were watching.
"Gung Mi, you're here too?" A towering white youth with a thick beard laughed, his eyes were blue, and he was very handsome.
"Salvatore, you're here too," the black-clad youth smiled, his appearance was ordinary.
Gung Mi!
From a small country in ASEAN, but his talent was exceptional, and his skills were almost on par with Dantai Feng's.
The three of them were Starfire University's undisputed top three geniuses of this year.
...
"Sis, look, Scarlett is here." Wu Dongdong pointed at an inconspicuous black youth not far away.
"Hmm."
Lin Lan Yue nodded and smiled, "With Dantai Feng participating in the Ten University Freshman Battle, and with Li Yuan, Galava, and several other top experts, it's almost like a preview of next February's Global Martial Arts Tournament. Naturally, there's a lot of interest in coming to watch."
...
Higher up, in the spectator space, was where the teachers gathered to watch.
"Old pal, you actually came?"
"I don't remember you coming to the Ten University Freshman Battle in previous years."
"This year's competition is extraordinary; I came to take a look."
"That's right, this year's competition has much higher stakes." As the finals day, the number of teachers from various schools who came to watch today had already far exceeded the previous two days.
The number of people had surpassed four hundred.
It was worth noting that each teacher was at least an Advanced Yuan Wu practitioner, and many were even top-tier Yuan Wu experts.
Although many of the teachers were from different schools, they had excellent private relationships and rarely got to see each other despite being thousands of miles apart.
Today could be considered a rare gathering, bringing together so many powerful Yuan Wu experts in one place.
...
Time passed.
Perhaps after the fermentation and promotion of the previous two days.
As the competition time gradually approached, the number of spectators in the spectator seats quickly exceeded 600,000 and gradually approached 700,000, setting a new record for the Ten University Freshman Battle's spectator count.
After all, this was just an internal competition and not a public event for ordinary citizens.
Finally, the time reached 8:30.
"After three days of competition, our Ten University Freshman Battle has finally reached the day of the final battle," the towering host appeared above the battle arena, his voice filled with enthusiasm: "Today's spectator count has set a new record in the past decade, reaching an astonishing 640,000."
"I believe that the sixteen martial arts geniuses from different schools will also present a series of thrilling and brilliant battles for everyone," the towering man's voice echoed throughout the entire battle space.
As the music began, the atmosphere on-site became even more heated.
"Great!"
"The first match of today's 'Top 16 to Top 8' is about to begin." The towering man's voice reverberated: "The first competitor is from Japan Martial Arts University, 'Daisuke Tomoe'."
Whoosh! A Sakura Nation youth with a height of 1.7 meters and an ordinary appearance appeared on the arena, holding twin swords.
"Daisuke Tomoe!"
"Daisuke Tomoe!" Nearly ten thousand Sakura Nation spectators cheered excitedly.
Daisuke Tomoe was another expert from the Sakura Nation after Kimura Toshio, with formidable strength. Yesterday, he had fought his way into the Top 16.
"The next competitor is the martial arts genius from Starfire Martial Arts University—Dantai! Feng!" The towering host's voice grew even more excited, as if he had become thrilled.
"Dantai Feng!"
"Dantai Feng!"
"Dantai Feng!" The entire spectator stand instantly erupted with a tsunami of enthusiastic cheers, the sound deafening and echoing throughout the battle arena.
Not only the hundreds of thousands of Xia Nation spectators but also many spectators from other nations were shouting Dantai Feng's name.
Unbelievable!
Strength represented everything.
Dantai Feng's actions of sweeping through the Cage Free-for-All with twin swords and his confident and composed decision to forfeit in the second round easily attracted the admiration of many students.
Whoosh! Dantai Feng was also teleported to the arena, twin swords in hand. He glanced at Daisuke Tomoe with a sideways look and then closed his eyes, seemingly unconcerned about his opponent.
"Damn it," Daisuke Tomoe cursed silently, feeling disrespected as his opponent didn't even bring a shield.
Most of those who made it to the Top 16 were highly valued martial arts geniuses by their schools, and they would naturally understand the strength and information about their upcoming opponents.
...
Below the arena, Yang Hong couldn't help but exclaim, "So cool!" "Li Yuan, Wu Luo, Dantai Feng's sideways glance is so cool."
"It's cool, but it's also quite provocative. I suggest you don't imitate it," Li Yuan smiled.
He suddenly understood why Tian Dazhuang felt annoyed with Dantai Feng.
Seeing someone show off and act cool every day, and not being able to beat them, would make anyone frustrated.
...
On the arena, as the final ten-second countdown ended, Dantai Feng and Daisuke Tomoe instantly burst into combat.
Indeed, it was instantaneous.
Because!
Daisuke Tomoe rushed towards Dantai Feng, and both used twin swords.
But after just one exchange.
Dantai Feng's twin swords howled, and after a few clashes of sword lights, a dazzling blade glow suddenly lit up, slicing through Daisuke Tomoe's head.
Dead! Until he defeated his opponent, Dantai Feng stood on the arena, still slightly raising his head, his face cold and detached, appearing incredibly composed.
"This should be cool enough, right?"
...
Upon seeing the battle scene, the entire spectator stand fell silent for a moment. Was it over after just one exchange?
At least it was a Top 16 competitor.
But the silence only lasted for a moment.
"Dantai Feng!" The next second, the vast spectator stand erupted with a tsunami of excited cheers.
Only the tens of thousands of Sakura Nation spectators looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
In reality, they knew that Daisuke Tomoe was likely to lose, but who would have thought it would be such a crushing defeat?
...
"So strong!"
"Such fast swordplay!" The layman watches the excitement, while the expert watches the technique.
Below the stage, more than ten competitors who were watching up close had their faces light up.
...
"The second match," the towering host's eyes seemed to brighten, and he exclaimed, "Let's welcome Galava from Tenzin Nation."
"And."
"The martial arts genius from Xia Nation's Kunlun Martial Arts University—Li! Yuan!"
(End of Chapter)
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