Chapter 143: The Battle of Mind's Eye, Conclusion
Chapter 143: The Battle of Mind's Eye, Conclusion
Bang! Bang bang! Li Yuan and Dantai Feng clashed in a lightning-fast battle.
Li Yuan's spear trembled, its movements as fluid as the stars, and like a dragon dancing, it repeatedly blocked Dantai Feng's long blade.
Although Dantai Feng was still attacking with all his might, his speed and strength, which were superior to Li Yuan's, no longer held a crushing advantage.
Each blade attack, faced with Li Yuan's flawless defense, returned without success.
"Stellar Intent."
"Body like stars, spear like a dancing dragon! This is the Stellar Intent!" Dantai Feng sensed Li Yuan's sudden transformation.
As time passed and the fight continued, Dantai Feng, relying solely on his blade, was no longer suppressing Li Yuan. Instead, Li Yuan was showing signs of counter-attacking and pushing back.
"I thought I was talented enough."
"I never imagined that among my peers, there would be someone even more talented than me." Dantai Feng's mind raced with various thoughts: "Breaking through during a battle, how cool is that!"
"Why haven't I experienced this before?"
"Should I, the next time I break through in skill, not reveal it right away? Should I pretend to break through during a battle instead? Should I fake a big breakthrough?"
Dantai Feng remained composed, still not using his left-hand shield.
"Let's fight!"
"Let's fight!" Li Yuan, on the other hand, grew more courageous as he fought, his entire being transformed.
Win or lose, Li Yuan didn't care; he just wanted a thrilling battle.
Just now, under Dantai Feng's extreme pressure, Li Yuan defended with all his might. Combined with the insights he gained from practicing the spear these past days, he finally achieved a breakthrough, having been on the verge of it.
The most crucial factor was his exceptionally high Mental Power level of 23, which gave him a significant advantage in achieving the Mind's Eye.
This allowed him to take the most critical step in battle.
"Break!"
Li Yuan's spear twirled in his hand, and with a sudden burst, he unleashed a rapid series of strikes like lightning, transitioning from defense to offense. His ferocious attack forced Dantai Feng to retreat step by step.
Stellar Gun Technique - Starfall Cascade! The same move, empowered by Li Yuan's Mind's Eye and full Vital Energy, displayed a vastly different level of might.
...
"Stellar Intent! Mind's Eye!"
"Li Yuan broke through? In such a battle, under such immense pressure, he actually broke through?"
"Unbelievable."
"So fast? Didn't Li Yuan just reach the Bright Moon Rank in August, and now he's about to advance from Fourth Stage High Rank to Fourth Rank Perfect?"
"Dantai Feng is in danger!"
In the spectator space, hundreds of teachers were stunned, watching the intense battle on the arena with amazement.
Dantai Feng's sudden burst of power was already astonishing, but it was still within their expectations.
After all, Dantai Feng had always been an incredibly talented individual, having reached the Fourth Stage High Rank back in May this year.
So much time had passed.
While achieving the Mind's Eye was surprising, it was still within the realm of acceptance.
But Li Yuan? He had only broken through in August!
"What?"
"Mind's Eye!" Li Yang and Dean Xu were equally shocked, their eyes wide with disbelief.
Indeed!
During the previous battle, Li Yuan had shown signs of grasping the Stellar Intent.
But showing signs and truly understanding it were worlds apart!
The gap was enormous.
"Can Li Yuan win?" A glimmer of hope suddenly arose in Li Yang's heart.
...
"The battle is intense."
"Wow!"
"Is Li Yuan taking the upper hand?"
"The tide is turning."
"Is Dantai Feng about to lose?" The entire spectator stand erupted, everyone staring wide-eyed at the scene.
Although they couldn't fully comprehend the specifics of the techniques, they could understand the overall situation.
Initially, Li Yuan was at an absolute disadvantage, but gradually, he began to suppress Dantai Feng.
At this moment.
Unconsciously, a thought emerged in the minds of many spectators: Could it be that Dantai Feng is about to follow in the footsteps of Galava and Yuming? It had been proven time and again.
Li Yuan's specialty was defense and counter-attack, making him the strongest defender in the Ten University Freshman Battle.
...
"Mind's Eye?"
"A freshman from Kunlun Martial Arts University has also achieved the Mind's Eye?" The top geniuses from Starfire University and Starfield University were both shocked and conflicted.
They could see that Li Yuan had indeed broken through.
Dantai Feng's breakthrough was one thing; he was already Starfire University's top genius.
But Li Yuan?
Before this, many martial arts geniuses from the top three martial arts schools had never even heard of him.
...
Li Yuan's breakthrough astonished the spectators.
However, the 'Battle of Mind's Eye' on the arena had already reached its climax.
The intensity of the fight between the two.
Finally.
"Clang!" As Li Yuan thrust his spear forward with lightning speed.
The blade light was half a beat too slow, failing to block the spear's sudden thrust.
"Boom~" The massive shield shifted horizontally, slamming into the spear and causing it to shift downward.
Boom! Li Yuan's entire body was sent flying backward, creating distance between them, as he glared at Dantai Feng.
Dantai Feng also stopped attacking and paused.
"Why are you helping me?" Li Yuan suddenly spoke up, his mind filled with confusion.
Just now, without Dantai Feng's extreme pressure, even if he was on the verge of a true breakthrough, he would never have succeeded.
In a sense, Dantai Feng had helped him.
"Didn't you help Dazhuang?"
Dantai Feng smiled, "I saw you on the verge of a breakthrough, so I thought I'd give you a hand, but I didn't expect you to actually break through."
"Dazhuang? Tian Dazhuang?" Li Yuan was taken aback and didn't react for a moment.
How did Dantai Feng know about this?
"Dazhuang is one of my best friends at school, and we often spar together," Dantai Feng explained with a smile. "I know about you helping him."
"You're a good person." Dantai Feng gave Li Yuan a thumbs up.
Li Yuan nodded slightly, understanding the reason.
But he still gave Dantai Feng a strange look.
Best friends? Would a best friend ask him to beat up Dantai Feng?
But Li Yuan suddenly remembered that Tian Dazhuang had mentioned a few days ago that he had just sparred with Dantai Feng.
"If I help you, aren't you afraid of losing?" Li Yuan asked in a low voice.
"Does winning or losing matter?" Dantai Feng smiled and asked in return.
Li Yuan was taken aback and couldn't help but smile, "It doesn't matter. The rewards are almost the same."
"You're wrong."
"It's important." Dantai Feng said seriously, "If I lose, I won't be the global champion this year. Even if you surpass me, I should at least have my moment of glory."
Li Yuan was surprised. This guy was completely unpredictable.
"I'll help you."
"But I also said that I brought a shield, so you have no chance at all." Dantai Feng smiled, "Li Yuan, if you can force me to use my shield, you're definitely the second-best in the world this year."
"From now on, I won't hold back."
Before Li Yuan could say anything else—
Boom! Dantai Feng unleashed his power again, his speed skyrocketing as he charged towards Li Yuan like lightning, a blurry blade of light already slashing fiercely.
This strike was subtly faster than the previous one.
"Puff!"
Li Yuan's spear howled as he tried to block the attack.
"Boom!"
Dantai Feng's shield in his hand rose like a heavy hammer, colliding with the spear tip, and then he slashed horizontally with the shield, crossing paths with the spear tip and forcefully knocking the spear aside.
He closed in on Li Yuan like lightning.
"Boom!" As if expecting this, Li Yuan quickly withdrew his spear and retreated, releasing his power.
"Bang!"
"Boom! Boom!" The two exchanged blows at lightning speed, and although Li Yuan tried his best to defend, he was completely overwhelmed by Dantai Feng's explosive sword and shield combination, falling into a disadvantaged position.
The sword moved like flowing light, swift as lightning.
The shield, like a heavy hammer, either smashed or defended.
With the sword and shield working in tandem, Dantai Feng's power increased by more than just a fold, completely suppressing Li Yuan, forcing him to retreat awkwardly to relieve the pressure.
... The entire spectator stand became quiet at this moment.
Countless onlookers watched this scene with bated breath.
No one had expected this.
For the finals to reach this point, and after Li Yuan had unleashed his unprecedented power.
Dantai Feng used his shield, and with the sword and shield combination, he once again suppressed Li Yuan.
"The strongest of the strong."
"His sword technique, shield technique, and body technique have all reached the perfect Fourth Stage, and he's probably close to the limit."
"He's very close to the Fifth Stage." The teachers watching were all filled with awe.
... On the arena, Li Yuan struggled to defend and retreat.
At this moment, Li Yuan realized that Dantai Feng's true strength lay not in his sword technique, but in his shield technique.
The shield in his hand seemed to come to life, both offensive and defensive.
Moreover, after fully unleashing his power, Dantai Feng's body technique was evidently superior.
Even if Li Yuan had comprehended the Stellar Intent and the Mind's Eye, he couldn't defend against it.
The Mind's Eye and improving his spear technique and body technique to the 90% range of the Fourth Stage were two different concepts.
It required a lot of time to practice, and what Li Yuan lacked was precisely time.
Suddenly—
"Whoosh!" Another fierce slash came, and Li Yuan raised his spear to block it.
In that instant of blocking—
Dantai Feng's left hand let go of the shield and smashed it like a cannonball, flying directly towards Li Yuan's chest.
At such close range, the shield was too fast.
It was so fast that Li Yuan didn't have time to react.
"Boom!" Li Yuan only felt a terrifying force penetrating through his armor, and his entire body flew backward.
Huff! Dantai Feng took a step forward.
Huff!
That eerie blade of light brightened, following the spear that Li Yuan had barely managed to lift, and the sword slashed down, lightning-fast, passing through Li Yuan's face and neck.
Blood splattered.
Li Yuan's figure became ethereal.
"I lost," Li Yuan thought, but he didn't feel dejected. Instead, he smiled, "With the Mind's Eye, I've gained a lot from this battle. In terms of true strength, I'm indeed not as good as him."
In the end, Li Yuan was quite grateful to Dantai Feng.
Huff!
Li Yuan's figure completely disappeared.
"He's a real freak!"
"I fought with all my might, and even had to risk throwing my flying shield to completely defeat him," Dantai Feng muttered to himself. "The intelligence said he was only at the Third Stage last year?"
"His progress is much faster than Gung Mi and the others, and faster than me too."
"It seems I won't hold the title of global champion this year for long." Dantai Feng shook his head.
...
"Dantai Feng!"
"Dantai Feng!" Tens of thousands of spectators on the stands shouted his name excitedly.
This battle was intense, with both sides fighting with all their might.
In the end, Dantai Feng unleashed his full power and claimed victory.
Dantai Feng listened to the cheers from all directions, feeling satisfied.
He didn't care about whether Li Yuan would surpass him in the future; at least, he had won this battle today.
(End of Chapter)
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