Chapter 67: Dominating the Arena
Chapter 67: Dominating the Arena
"Is it Wu Luo? This isn't good." Lin Lanyue's expression changed slightly as she noticed something amiss on the grandstand.
"What's wrong, Sister Lanyue?" Wu Dongdong asked.
"The one next to Li Yuan is Wu Luo from Han Shui Province. He scored 394 points in the January Martial Arts Skills Assessment," Lin Lanyue said solemnly.
"394 points?" Wu Dongdong replied nonchalantly, "Didn't you say Li Yuan scored 389 points? They should be pretty evenly matched."
"I'm worried about unexpected situations," Lin Lanyue frowned.
She understood the importance of this invitation activity for Li Yuan and was aware of the significance of the 500,000 Blue Star Coins to him.
"Sister Lanyue, does he know Wu Luo's strength?" Wu Dongdong asked in return.
Lin Lanyue nodded, "Yes, I told him about it."
"Then it's fine." Wu Dongdong, rarely being serious, said, "Sister, I have to criticize you. I know you want to help Li Yuan."
"But, he also has to be worthy of that help."
"He already has an advantage in terms of intelligence, and there's a good chance he can seize the initiative. If he still can't win?" Wu Dongdong continued nonchalantly, "Then that's his problem."
Lin Lanyue remained frowning, deep in thought.
"Sister Lanyue," Wu Dongdong waving her hand in front of Lin Lanyue's eyes.
Lin Lanyue looked at her.
"You need to think from a different perspective. Difficulties are sometimes opportunities," Wu Dongdong replied.
Lin Lanyue was suddenly puzzled.
"Meeting Wu Luo is indeed a significant threat," Wu Dongdong said, "But if he can defeat Wu Luo, won't the observers from the top five martial arts universities have a higher evaluation of him? Won't he have a higher chance of receiving a special training invitation?"
Lin Lanyue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "Dongdong, I didn't think as thoroughly as you."
"Alright, let's see what Li Yuan can do." Lin Lanyue's gaze fell on Li Yuan on the standard for the January Exam.
"You're so caring, Sister Lanyue," Wu Dongdong laughed, "I helped you, so you owe me a treat. I want Chef Liu's cooking."
"Sure, whatever you want," Lin Lanyue smiled, "I'll have Chef Liu prepare something special when the time comes."
"Sister Lanyue," Wu Dongdong pointed at the arena, "It's starting!"
"Wu Luo."
"There probably aren't many opponents for Wu Luo on this arena."
"Maybe he can even reach the top in this round." Some students from Han Shui Province also had high expectations for Wu Luo.
...
Cage Free-for-all, Round 4.
"Begin!"
The man in black stood high up, his deep voice reverberating throughout the entire combat space.
The 200 people on the arena were instantly released from suppression, and the battle erupted in an instant.
After witnessing the previous three rounds of the cage free-for-all, the participating students in this round understood that they needed to survive longer.
First, they had to eliminate their nearby opponents as quickly as possible.
Second, they had to show enough ferocity to deter others from provoking them.
If they tried to flee from the start? They would only be treated as easy targets and be swarmed by everyone.
"Boom!" "Clang!"
"Whoosh!" Countless figures moved with incredible speed, and the sounds of various weapons clashing filled the air.
"Boom!"
One on the left, one on the right, two opponents simultaneously launched an attack on Li Yuan.
"Wu Luo? 394 points in the January Exam? First place in Han Shui Province?" Li Yuan had already recognized the opponent on his right.
As for the other person, he didn't know him! In reality, at Li Yuan's level, he could roughly determine a person's skill level by observing their burst speed and footwork.
Under the same physical fitness, the higher the skill, the more they could unleash their physical potential, resulting in even greater speed.
Especially after reaching the fourth stage of skill, with the same body, fighting ten or even a hundred opponents was not an empty boast.
"I'll deal with the weaker one first, then I'll test this Wu Luo. He has a certain chance of breaking through," Li Yuan decided subconsciously.
"Huff!"
As Wu Luo and the others moved, Li Yuan's muscles tensed, his feet shifted slightly, and his entire aura changed in an instant, giving off an indomitable feeling.
The next moment—
"Boom!" "Boom!" Li Yuan's legs burst forward like cannonballs, charging at the opponent on his right with terrifying speed, even faster than Wu Luo.
"So fast?" Wu Luo's expression changed immediately, "Fourth stage skill? Who is he?"
Wu Luo's skill was already at the perfect third stage, and someone was even faster than him?
On the observation deck, many from Jiangbei were also paying attention to Li Yuan.
In the meeting room of the War Fortress, the observers from Kunlun University also noticed Li Yuan's sudden burst of power.
His figure flashed.
The speed of his burst was far beyond what was expected.
"Huh?" The student who tried to attack Li Yuan panicked when he saw Li Yuan's burst and instinctively swung his battle blade, slashing towards the black figure rushing towards him.
"Clang!"
The long spear was like a raging dragon, unstoppable, directly knocking away the attacking battle blade, and the spearhead continued its advance, carrying an astonishing impact that pierced the opponent's neck.
"Pfft!"
The participant holding the battle blade was instantly blown away, and a horrifying wound tore open on his neck, blood splattering.
His body was blown into the air.
One spear, one life!
With Li Yuan's spear skill, at the fourth stage, he didn't care about the opponent's armor. Every spear thrust aimed for a vital point.
Witnessing this, Wu Luo saw Li Yuan glance back at him with cold eyes.
"Run!" Wu Luo's expression changed drastically as he turned and fled, "This is definitely a fourth stage expert."
"Run?" Li Yuan, having killed one opponent with overwhelming force, charged after Wu Luo.
"Just now, it seemed like you wanted to kill me."
Boom! Boom! The two charged and fled towards the center of the arena.
How big was the entire arena? "Huff!" Another participant, seeing Li Yuan rush past, instinctively swung his blade towards Li Yuan.
Among the martial arts beginners, those practicing with blades were the most numerous.
...
Action: "Get out!"
Li Yuan only spared a glance before his long spear rose swiftly, unleashing the 'Firmament Stabilization' technique. His body and weapon merged as one, and the gun barrel, especially the tip, erupted like a colossal boulder.
He fiercely swept his opponent with the gun.
If it were an opponent of equal caliber, Li Yuan would have easily seized the opportunity to finish them off.
But Li Yuan's strength far surpassed most of the second-tier advanced and third-tier initial stage participants in the battle.
He was simply on another level.
Before the blade could reach him, the gun arrived first!
"Boom~"
The 30-kilogram metal gun barrel instantly smashed onto the shield hastily raised by the participant, accompanied by a loud crash. The participant was sent flying backward, and his arm was instantly broken and fractured.
"I..." The participant spat out blood and was about to speak when a shadow of the gun flashed past.
It directly grazed his neck, and his body turned into nothingness.
"Pfft!"
Li Yuan's long spear whistled as he killed this participant. He took a step forward and, in the same motion, thrust forward again, piercing the chest of another participant who was frantically fleeing.
Two kills in one exchange.
"Damn, retreat!"
"Is he on the same level as Tian Dazhuang and Wu Dongdong? Is he a perfect score in skill?"
"Three already, and now another one?"
"So many perfect scores this year?" The surrounding participants were stunned, their faces changing as they retreated like a tide.
After three rounds of the cage free-for-all, almost everyone realized that, in theory, it would take dozens of casualties to surround and kill a perfect score in skill.
The key issue was the lack of unity among them.
No one was willing to risk their lives to help others, so it was inevitable that the perfect scores would dominate.
Secondly, Li Yuan's display of dominance and strength also made others' hearts quiver.
"Let's compete for second place."
"Let's avoid him." This was the thought of most of the participating students.
... On the spectator stand.
"Damn!"
"This guy is called Li Yuan?"
"Yes, Li Yuan! He's the top-ranked in the arena!"
"Li Yuan? Never heard of him."
"From today onwards, you will have."
"Another perfect score?" The elite students from various parts of Jiangbei Province were all shocked by the figure holding the gun, and they were all amazed.
While others were still fighting, Li Yuan had already killed three, and at this moment, he had taken down another.
Four kills, what a fierce display!
"Sister Yueyue!"
Wu Dongdong, who had been lying powerless with his limbs spread out on the chair, suddenly lit up: "Li Yuan is also a fourth-tier expert? Good! Good! You just lied to me, and I was even worried."
"Damn!"
Gu Qiang, who had been lying helplessly on the chair, suddenly jumped up and shouted excitedly: "Awesome! Li Yuan is awesome!"
"That Li Yuan is my brother." Gu Qiang waved his fist, instantly attracting the attention of many students around him.
"My brother, Li Yuan!" Gu Qiang exclaimed, as if he himself was on the arena, dominating the battle.
While roaring, Gu Qiang also turned back and shouted: "Sister, I told you your attitude towards Li Yuan changed. It seems you knew he had broken through to the fourth tier."
"Me?" Lin Lanyue was completely shocked. She wanted to explain, but couldn't find the words.
Moreover, her heart was also extremely shaken.
"Fourth tier?" Lin Lanyue stared at the figure in the arena.
Li Yuan had already caught up with Wu Luo, striking with one gun strike after another, forcing Wu Luo to retreat continuously.
"Li Yuan, when did you break through to the fourth tier?" Lin Lanyue was puzzled: "Didn't Teacher Xu know about this? Why did he ask me to help Li Yuan?"
"With his skill, why would he need my help?"
Lin Lanyue understood the difficulty of breaking through from the third to the fourth tier.
"That's great!"
"Fourth-tier skill." Lin Lanyue smiled: "Li Yuan's special training list is definitely no problem. It depends on which school is willing to provide an A-class training contract."
She wasn't clear about Li Yuan's mental strength talent.
"Li Yuan?" The students from the same school were all shocked, their eyes wide open.
"Li Yuan? This..." Dong Haifeng stared, his initial thoughts in his heart instantly extinguished.
Compete?
Compete for what?
...
War Fortress, in the conference room.
"That student?"
"Fourth tier!"
"Definitely a fourth-tier skill! Li Yuan? How come there's no information about him on my pre-invitation list?" The dozens of observers, who had been relaxed, were all shocked.
"Not even a B-rank?"
"He's only seventeen and a half?"
"No awakened martial spirit? And he's not on the list?"
"Useless! The intelligence gathering of the admissions office is a bunch of useless iron! With a fourth-tier skill, even without an awakened martial spirit, he should at least be an A-rank!" The numerous observers started to panic and quickly took notes.
A fourth-tier skill!
Students with such skill levels were rare, and their birth was often a matter of luck.
Sometimes, a province might not have any in a year.
Sometimes, like Jiangbei Province this year, four or five might emerge.
Worldwide, normally, only about two hundred would be born in this age group each year.
"Fourth tier?"
"Even stronger than the information Director Zhao gave me?" Fan Jin's heart skipped a beat, feeling excited and a bit anxious.
If Li Yuan's skill was only at the perfect third tier, then the other top five martial arts universities might not be interested.
A fourth-tier skill? Even without an awakened martial spirit, he would undoubtedly be sought after, and at the very least, all universities would be willing to offer special training invitations.
"Old Fan." A voice sounded in Fan Jin's mind.
"Principal Li." Fan Jin looked at the bald, muscular man not far away, who remained silent.
"After the meeting, let's go and invite Li Yuan immediately. While the other schools are unaware of his mental strength, let's offer him a direct A-class training contract." The voice continued: "And make a promise to him."
"It's fine if he hasn't awakened his martial spirit. Kunlun Martial Arts University will do its best to help him become an Origin Martial Artist and create his own martial arts technique."
(End of Chapter)
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