Chapter 227: The Ultimate Showdown! The Terrifying Li Yuan!

Chapter 227: The Ultimate Showdown! The Terrifying Li Yuan!



Countless spectators were filled with excitement, shouting the names of Li Yuan and Bai Chuanming, especially those from the Cherry Blossom Country and Xia Guo, who were paying close attention.

Today's final round consisted of only three rounds, and reaching the final round from the second round gave one a chance to win the championship.

However, among the spectators, the truly formidable experts, such as Hoffman, Zhu Tong, Tian Dazhuang, and other top ten contenders who had not yet fought, like Yin Man, mostly had a good idea of the outcome.

Based on the displayed strength, they leaned more towards Li Yuan.

Whether it was defeating Hoffman in the group battle or defeating Kunar in the first round of the finals, Li Yuan had demonstrated overwhelming power in both instances.

...

On the battle stage.

A person's name, a tree's shadow. Facing Li Yuan, a first-year student who had dominated and swept through numerous geniuses, Bai Chuanming, the first genius of the Cherry Blossom Country, also felt immense pressure.

"Let's begin," Li Yuan smiled and said, "You should know that once I make my move, your chances of winning are slim."

Li Yuan usually wouldn't show hostility if his opponent expressed goodwill, and since Bai Chuanming wasn't as arrogant as Kunar, Li Yuan didn't act overly assertive.

"Alright, then I'll learn from Li Yuan's gun technique," Bai Chuanming said softly, holding his sword with both hands. With a flash, his figure flickered and he charged forward, covering dozens of meters in an instant as he rushed towards Li Yuan.

The sword struck out!

Whoosh! A dazzling stream of light slashed towards Li Yuan.

Clang!

Li Yuan, with his quick reflexes, didn't underestimate his opponent. Holding his gun with both hands, he thrust forward, and the tip of his gun touched the blade of the sword.

A terrifying force was transmitted through the long sword, causing Bai Chuanming's body to be slightly affected, and his figure involuntarily retreated backward.

It was too precise.

"Impossible," Bai Chuanming's face changed slightly, and his figure flickered again as he struck with his sword.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The sword's light flowed like a stream, and the speed of each strike was terrifying.

However.

Although Bai Chuanming's sword was fast, Li Yuan's gun was even faster. In an instant, Li Yuan's long gun burst forth with a terrifying gun glow, transforming into an overwhelming shadow of guns.

Clang! Clang! Clang! With each lightning-fast collision, every sword light was pierced by Li Yuan's long gun in mid-air, directly blocking them.

This was truly terrifying.

It should be known that Li Yuan wasn't blocking the sword with techniques like holding the gun or sweeping it across. He was purely relying on a straightforward thrust to counter all of Bai Chuanming's moves.

No matter how fast Bai Chuanming's sword technique was.

No matter how agile his movements were.

In front of Li Yuan, all of his actions seemed to be predicted, leaving him powerless to resist.

"What?"

"Such a fast sword technique, Bai Chuanming's skills are indeed formidable."

"But Li Yuan's gun is the truly terrifying one, with absolute control." Harmon, Nevsky, and Alicia's faces changed as well.

At this moment, Li Yuan had become the number one enemy in their minds.

There was no way.

Even if they had the confidence to defeat Bai Chuanming, they couldn't match Li Yuan's level.

As for Dantai, Jin Heguo, Raja, Amos, and the others, their hearts were even more shaken.

Not to mention Li Yuan.

Just based on Bai Chuanming's displayed strength, they didn't have the confidence to win.

Finally.

On the stage, after more than two hundred exchanges, Bai Chuanming was feeling the pressure and retreated violently.

"It's time to end this," Li Yuan finally moved his feet.

Indeed, during the previous two hundred exchanges, Li Yuan had remained in his original position, and this sudden movement was like a thunderclap.

Despite moving after Bai Chuanming, Li Yuan's burst of speed completely surpassed him.

With a flicker, he closed in.

"What?"

"Over 110 meters per second!" Dantai, Jin Heguo, Yin Man, and Nevsky's faces changed as they saw the projected data on the screen.

In that instant, Li Yuan had reached a speed of almost 110 meters per second within 0.3 seconds.

It was terrifying.

It should be known that all participants had a standard physical quality of level 18, with a standard speed of only 85 meters per second. When Fifth Stage experts unleashed their power and entered the state of spiritual enlightenment, they could also reach speeds of 110 meters per second, but that required acceleration and would take at least one or two seconds.

But Li Yuan? He had achieved this speed almost instantaneously.

This indicated that Li Yuan's control over his body and his integration with the surrounding environment far surpassed theirs.

...

On the stage.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Li Yuan no longer held back, his gun thrusts were like lightning, piercing through the air, one after another, like a rolling wave of stars.

He unleashed a barrage of attacks towards Bai Chuanming.

"Hmm?" Bai Chuanming's expression changed as he saw the long gun stabbing towards him at lightning speed. He swung his sword, attempting to block the attack.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

With twelve consecutive thrusts, each strike was faster and more powerful than the last. By the time the final attack came, it was beyond Bai Chuanming's ability to defend against it.

He couldn't block it.

Whoosh! The gun tip slashed across, directly slicing through Bai Chuanming's throat.

Due to the speed of the attack, there wasn't even time for blood to flow.

"I've lost," Bai Chuanming admitted.

"He's definitely at the Fifth Stage Intermediate level, and he's not a newcomer to this stage," Bai Chuanming realized, managing a faint smile and opening his mouth to say, "Thank you."

Bai Chuanming couldn't even speak.

He understood that if Li Yuan had unleashed his full power from the start, he would have been completely overwhelmed.

No matter how many attacks Bai Chuanming had launched, his final burst of power, in a way, had helped him.

Bai Chuanming conceded with complete respect.

Thus, the first winner among the top five was decided.

...

"Li Yuan won?"

"Li Yuan is indeed strong. Once he unleashes his attacks, Bai Chuanming has no chance of blocking them."

"He truly deserves to be the first genius of Blue Star," countless people from Xia Guo exclaimed, and in their discussions, they unconsciously began to ignore the 'contemporary' prefix.

"Champion!"

"Senior Brother, he's going to take first place!" The Kunlun Wudai students were ecstatic, as this thrilling showdown made them truly believe in Li Yuan's potential to win the championship.

Compared to Jin Heguo's stumbling performance, Li Yuan was indeed overwhelmingly powerful, sweeping through the group battles, the top twenty, and then the top five.

This dominant and powerful feeling in the Blue Star Competition was something none of the Kunlun Wudai students had ever experienced before.

...

"Li Yuan."

"Once he unleashes his full power, his attacks are terrifying, but what about his defense? Xing Chen Zhi Yi is best at defense."

"Bai Chuan Ming couldn't force out his strongest defensive state." Yin Man, Nevsky, Harmon, and other martial geniuses aiming for first place all felt the pressure and secretly pondered what to do when facing Li Yuan.

...

In the higher-level observation space.

"His progress is truly too fast."

"Where does he look like he just broke through the Fifth Stage Intermediate a week ago? It's as if he's been at this stage for a year."

"His Star Gun Technique flows effortlessly, it's already reached the pinnacle."

"I checked his records, and he only achieved Mind Palace Proficiency last October? He entered the Fifth Stage Intermediate during the group battles, and now he's showing this level of performance?"

"Amazing!"

"He's truly a monster, no wonder the Star Master values him so much." Among the hundreds of Flying Heaven Warriors observing the battle, some had just started to learn about Li Yuan.

But after being 'educated' by the other Flying Heaven Warriors and checking Li Yuan's records, they were all left in awe.

"Star Master."

"In terms of talent, he's even more terrifying than Yu Jing He. He's undoubtedly one of the best geniuses in human history."

"He could rank in the top three in Xia Guo's history." This became the consensus among these Flying Heaven Warriors.

Perhaps Li Yuan's true strength was still weak.

But his skill improvement speed was exaggerated to the extreme.

"The Star Master hasn't arrived yet."

"It seems like the Star Master isn't coming, but let's watch and see how far Li Yuan can go."

"Let's see if he can win the championship." Some of the Flying Heaven Warriors, who initially didn't care about new geniuses, were here to see the Star Master.

This was the mindset of most of the powerful warriors; geniuses could wait until they became stronger.

However, after seeing Li Yuan, many of the Flying Heaven Warriors changed their minds and became interested, wanting to stay and watch a little longer.

After all, even if a normal Blue Star Competition virtual battle participant grew stronger, they would eventually reach a level similar to these Flying Heaven Warriors.

Li Yuan? Once he reaches his full potential, he is destined to become one of the most terrifying existences among the Flying Heaven Warriors.

Perhaps even... a demigod!!

...

As the Flying Heaven Warriors exchanged thoughts, the other four matches of the top ten contenders began.

In the second round's second match, Yin Man faced Raja.

In this battle, Yin Man still only used a single sword, but this sword alone crushed Raja, the unparalleled genius from Tianzhu Guo.

After exchanging over a hundred moves.

The sword light slashed across Raja's head, accompanied by a splash of fresh blood, ending the battle.

"Yin Man!"

"The second name in the top five is still from our Xia Guo!" The Xia Guo observers became increasingly excited.

The Xia Guo participants won the first two matches.

"It seems Raja is indeed no match for this Xia Guo woman."

"Raja is finished." The nearly million observers from Tianzhu Guo felt a sense of loss.

No matter how confident they were, facing such a crushing victory, they couldn't claim that Raja lost due to carelessness.

After all, Yin Man only used a single sword.

"She won."

"Top five." But there wasn't a hint of a smile on Yin Man's face, as her mind was set on one goal: "First place! Take first place!"

Li Yuan was powerful.

But Yin Man still had absolute confidence in her own strength.

...

In the third match, Nevsky faced Jin Heguo.

To reach the top ten, one must have defeated at least one Fifth Stage expert, and Jin Heguo's strength was unquestionable.

However, facing the mighty Nevsky, Jin Heguo still lost without any suspense.

Each axe strike was as fast as Jin Heguo's sword techniques.

And the power unleashed was even more terrifying.

In the end, after blocking eighteen axe strikes, Jin Heguo died in battle.

"He lost."

"He lost in a head-on confrontation." Jin Heguo accepted his defeat gracefully: "Even without facing Nevsky, I wouldn't have won against Li Yuan, Yin Man... I wouldn't have made it to the top three anyway."

"Top ten, top five, it's not much of a difference."

"Top ten is good enough." Jin Heguo returned to the observation platform with a smile.

He was greeted by the cheers of tens of thousands of Kunlun Wudai students.

Reaching the top ten in the virtual battle was enough to leave a mark in Kunlun Wudai's school history.

Even without Li Yuan, Jin Heguo's performance alone was enough to greatly enhance Kunlun Wudai's reputation in Xia Guo.

"Junior Brother Li Yuan."

"It's your turn now." Jin Heguo looked towards Li Yuan, who was still waiting in the 'waiting area' of the arena.

...

In the fourth match, Harmon faced Dantai Feng.

This was also a highly anticipated battle, as Dantai Feng, a freshman, had a great reputation, but even he couldn't outshine Li Yuan.

As for Harmon? He was the last remaining super expert from the Star-Spangled Nation.

Both sides quickly engaged in a fierce confrontation.

Dantai Feng used a sword and shield, while Harmon solely relied on his heavy sword, which was similar to Tian Da Zhuang's style.

In the initial dozen moves, Dantai Feng could still block Harmon's attacks with his shield technique, but Harmon noticed this.

"If you had another year, I wouldn't be your match." Harmon smiled: "But this year's protagonist is destined to be someone else."

"However, you have the qualification to face my full strength."

Whoosh! Harmon unleashed his full power, and his battle sword slashed through the sky like lightning, aiming straight at Dantai Feng.

"Boom!" After thirteen lightning-fast clashes, Dantai Feng could no longer hold back. A terrifying blade of light sent his battle axe flying, and another blade of light followed, crushing him.

Dantai Feng was defeated.

"Entering the top five, forcing me to unleash my full strength." Harmon muttered to himself, "It's time to aim for the top."

In his heart, he also yearned for the top spot.

...

"Fifth Stage Intermediate!"

"Indeed, a Fifth Stage Intermediate." Li Yuan, Yin Man, and Nevsky's faces all turned solemn.

Harmon, the martial arts genius who shone at last year's tournament, had improved even further after another year of secluded training, and he had indeed reached a higher level.

...

"Interesting."

"In previous years, a Fifth Stage Intermediate would have definitely made it to the top three, but this year, even the top three isn't guaranteed."

"Li Yuan, Yin Man, Nevsky, and Harmon—the winners of the first four rounds are all Fifth Stage Intermediate."

"Unbelievable." The Flying Heaven Realm warriors in the higher viewing platforms chatted casually, all relaxed.

...

The fifth match, also the last of the second round, was a showdown between Alicia and Amos.

This battle was exceptionally intense. After a thousand moves, Alicia finally emerged victorious.

"I won!"

"I'm not from one of the top three martial schools, and I haven't awakened my martial arts spirit, yet I managed to make it to the top five in the Bluesphere Tournament?" Alicia's face turned pale on the arena.

She had come so close to losing just a moment ago.

But in the end, she stood until the last, securing a spot in the top five.

...

"Congratulations to them."

"After five intense rounds of competition."

"Li Yuan, Yin Man, Nevsky, Harmon, and Alicia—these are the top five experts in this year's Global University Martial Arts Virtual Competition!" The host's voice rose with excitement, "Wow, among these five geniuses, there's Li Yuan, the extraordinary genius from the first year, renowned worldwide!"

"There's Alicia, from an ordinary martial arts university."

"And there's Yin Man, Harmon, and Nevsky, who shone last year... In short, each of the top five geniuses is exceptional."

"And they will bring us ten of the most intense battles!"

"The final battle—a life-or-death tournament!"

"Each participant will face off against another genius, and the one with the highest number of victories will be crowned the champion of this virtual tournament."

"In case of a tie in victories, there will be an additional match."

"Excellent!"

"I declare that the final battle is about to commence." The man in black exclaimed, "First match, Yin Man versus Harmon!"

...

At this moment, whether it was the Flying Heaven Realm warriors high above or the millions of spectators, everyone was watching intently.

Everyone knew that the upcoming ten matches would be the pinnacle of the entire virtual tournament.

Each battle would determine the ultimate champion.

"Yin Man and Harmon are both Fifth Stage Intermediate experts," Li Yuan's eyes gleamed, "They are the obstacles in my path to the top."

At the beginning of the virtual tournament, Li Yuan wasn't entirely confident about securing the top spot.

But now?

Even if he failed, it wouldn't matter much, after all, he was only a first-year student, and he had already secured the Martial God inheritance spot... But Li Yuan also yearned for the top spot.

After all, Li Yuan's most powerful move hadn't been revealed yet.

...

On the arena, the battle between Yin Man and Harmon had already begun, and both went all-out from the start.

Yin Man finally displayed her full strength in this match—dual swords! This eruption shocked and amazed everyone.

"What?" Harmon, who had been confident, was stunned.

Streaks of sword light enveloped his entire field of vision in an instant, easily blocking all his attacks, and then counterattacked.

Fast! So fast! The sword light was like a surging tide.

With dual swords in hand, Yin Man's strength had increased by more than just a fold compared to before. She completely suppressed Harmon.

"So strong?"

"Is this Yin Man?"

"Harmon is a Fifth Stage Intermediate, and he's being completely suppressed?" Whether it was Nevsky and Alicia, who hadn't fought yet, or Dantai Feng, Jin Heguo, and Baichuan Ming, who were already observing from the viewing platform, their faces were filled with shock.

"Such a formidable sword technique."

"This Yin Man might just take the top spot."

"Li Yuan's defense is strong, but he might not be able to withstand Yin Man's full power."

"In terms of skill level, Yin Man should be the best." The group of Flying Heaven Realm warriors in the higher viewing area couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

They had all seen Yin Man's terrifying potential.

Perhaps Yin Man and Harmon were both Fifth Stage Intermediate, but as Li Yuan said, 'Are a 30% Fifth Stage and a 40% Fifth Stage, or even a 50% Fifth Stage, the same?'

Clearly, Yin Man had progressed much further in the Fifth Stage Intermediate, and her strength far surpassed Harmon, who had only recently broken through.

"First."

"In terms of strength, Yin Man is undoubtedly the best in this virtual tournament," Vice-Principal Yu from Xinghuo Martial University sighed inwardly, "Yin Man has improved tremendously over the past year."

Why, before Li Yuan's rise?

Even with Dantai Feng, the higher-ups of Xinghuo Martial University were inclined to give the 'Second-Rank Martial God Inheritance Spot' to Yin Man.

Yin Man's strength was indeed formidable, and she had almost secured the top spot in the virtual tournament long ago.

"What a pity."

"She's up against a formidable opponent." Principal Yu sighed inwardly, "Knowing Yin Man's temperament, she'll definitely want to defeat Li Yuan."

"I hope she doesn't take this too much to heart." Principal Yu still cared deeply for Yin Man.

After all, Yin Man was his student.

Li Yuan might be a genius, but he wasn't closely related to him.

...

On the arena.

Harmon was thoroughly crushed by Yin Man, and after enduring over a hundred moves, his body was instantly split into two.

First battle, Yin Man wins.

...

Second match, Yin Man versus Nevsky.

In this battle, Nevsky unleashed a terrifying level of strength, his axe technique reaching an extreme level of ferocity... But even against the all-out Yin Man, after over three hundred moves, Nevsky still lost.

...

Third match, Li Yuan versus Alicia.

In this battle, Li Yuan also won easily, and Alicia did not display her 'Mid-Fifth Stage' strength.

"Alicia is probably going to lose four in a row."

"In terms of strength, Alicia is probably the weakest, and she'll likely be in last place."

"Last place? Even if Alicia loses all her matches, she's still the global fifth!"

...

Fourth match, Nevsky versus Alicia, Nevsky wins.

...

Fifth match, Nevsky versus Harmon, both of whom are extremely skilled attackers.

The same.

Both Nevsky and Harmon were well aware that they had already lost to Yin Man.

Li Yuan? He was also a formidable opponent in their minds.

Therefore, this battle was of utmost importance.

"Top three."

"Only by defeating the other can we securely enter the top three."

"Only by making it to the top three can we obtain the Martial God Heritage nomination." Both Nevsky and Harmon were clear on this point.

Ordinary students were unaware of the Martial God Heritage, but their teachers had already informed them about it.

Only the top three could go to Flying Star and obtain the Martial God Heritage nomination.

If they couldn't make it to the top three? Then they'd have to wait for the league's higher-ups to choose, and their fate would no longer be in their own hands.

Geniuses mostly disliked this feeling of having their fate controlled by others.

"Fight!"

The battle between Nevsky and Harmon was extremely fierce, and in the end, after a thousand rounds of intense fighting, Nevsky emerged victorious with serious injuries.

With one powerful axe strike, he chopped off Harmon's head.

"Haha! I won! I have a high chance of going to Flying Star!" Nevsky, a burly man from the extreme north, rarely showed such excitement.

"I've lost, and my fate is no longer in my own hands." Harmon's Skysoar Warrior teacher sighed lightly.

First losing to Yin Man, then to Nevsky.

Harmon now only had a theoretical chance of making it to the top three.

...

Sixth match, Yin Man versus Alicia, Yin Man wins.

With this, Yin Man achieved three consecutive victories, and he only needed to defeat Li Yuan to become the ultimate champion.

...

Seventh match, Harmon versus Alicia, Harmon wins.

Alicia lost all four matches, securing fifth place.

...

Eighth match, Harmon versus Li Yuan.

In this battle, Harmon went all out, trying to seize the theoretical chance of advancing.

Theoretically, as long as he defeated Li Yuan and Li Yuan defeated Nevsky, then all three would have a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, leading to a tiebreaker.

Unfortunately.

The more it was theoretically possible, the less hope there was.

In this battle, Li Yuan completely abandoned defense and attacked aggressively, ultimately defeating Harmon in a thrilling manner.

"His sword technique should have just entered the mid-Fifth Stage." Li Yuan had a vague judgment in his heart.

The 'Stellar Intention' that Li Yuan had comprehended was not strong in offense, but even in an all-out attack, he still managed to win.

And through this battle.

Based on the number of victories, the top three had effectively been decided—Yin Man, Li Yuan, and Nevsky.

...

"The top three have been decided."

"They're going to Flying Star? They are indeed very capable." In the higher-level observation area, the Skysoar Warriors discussed amongst themselves.

"The last two matches."

"Let's see who will be the ultimate champion."

...

Ninth match, Li Yuan versus Nevsky.

On the arena, the two stared at each other from a distance.

"It seems like the battle order is constantly being adjusted." Nevsky, holding his battle axe, smiled and said, "The higher-ups probably want to keep the suspense for the ultimate champion until the end."

"Probably." Li Yuan smiled and nodded.

"I've already lost, and I can't get first place... Second or third doesn't matter to me." Nevsky said earnestly, "But I won't give up without a fight."

"I know you're strong, but to defeat me, you'll need to bring out your full strength." Nevsky stared at Li Yuan.

He had already studied Li Yuan, and after watching the previous battles, he knew his opponent's strength.

"Okay."

"To show my respect for you, I'll also bring out my true strength." Li Yuan smiled and nodded, and he also had a good impression of this burly man from the extreme north.

"Your true strength?" Nevsky's eyes flashed with brilliance.

He understood Li Yuan's meaning, and even in the battle against Harmon, he hadn't shown his full strength.

Boom! Nevsky took the initiative and attacked, and his battle axe, a heavy weapon, became incredibly agile in his hands.

Whoosh! A dazzling axe light slashed through the sky.

"Boom!"

Li Yuan's long spear erupted with power, and the tip of the spear danced as if drawing upon the power of the stars, instantly creating a spear light like a starry river that slammed into Nevsky's battle axe.

"Boom~" The terrifying collision sent Nevsky flying backward.

He flew nearly ten meters before coming to a stop, while Li Yuan remained standing in his original position.

"How is this possible!" Nevsky almost cried out, his eyes filled with shock.

...

"What?"

"That spear technique?"

"He truly harnessed the power of heaven and earth, no doubt about it."

"A true monster!"

"True Intention Ultimate Move!"

"It's definitely a True Intention Ultimate Move! How long has it been since he entered the mid-Fifth Stage and already comprehended a True Intention Ultimate Move?" The Skysoar Warriors in the higher-level observation area, who were initially calm, now had faces filled with shock.

(End of Chapter)

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