"This time, I won't lose to you again," Ye Hao said, biting his teeth.
Luo Fengtian kept a straight face. "You'd better pray that you can make it to me first."
"You!"
Ye Hao was furious.
Yu Weihan looked at Ye Hao curiously. She asked Luo Fengtian, "Fengtian, who is this?"
Luo Fengtian didn't want to talk about it. However, he remembered who she was. He darted a look at Ye Hao and said, "He is the annual champion of the Phoenix Peak Academy, the one I told you about last time."
"So it's him …" Yu Weihan suddenly realized. She looked at Ye Hao strangely.
She had heard from other students that the champion of Fengshan University had been trampled by Luo Fengtian and was unable to fight back. She didn't know that the champion of Fengshan University was this guy.
Seeing the look in Yu Weihan's eyes, Ye Hao trembled with anger.
He wouldn't have been so angry if she were someone else. However, the shame of losing last time was heard by such a pretty girl. Ye Hao felt he had lost all his face. He wished he could find a place to hide.
"This time, I will wait for you in the Top 10!"
Ye Hao bit his teeth. He glared at Luo Fengtian and then at Su Lingyue. He had planned to talk to Su Lingyue. After all, she was from Fengshan University and she was Su Ping's sister. However, with Luo Fengtian around, Ye Hao was too ashamed to stay.
Ye Hao turned around and left after throwing out these vicious words.
Su Yanying tried to stop him but failed. She forced a bitter smile. She looked at Luo Fengtian and the girl next to him. She knew that the girl was also from the Berserking Blade Academy.
Su Yanying didn't like Luo Fengtian. After all, if it weren't for Su Ping, the dignity of Fengshan University would have been trampled by the Berserking Blade Academy.
"What do you want from Su Lingyue?" Su Yanying asked. She wanted to protect Su Lingyue. After all, for Su Ping's sake, she had to take care of Su Lingyue as well.
Luo Fengtian said coldly, "We don't mean any harm. We just want to talk to her since she's all alone."
"Take care of you?" Su Yanying looked at him suspiciously. Last time, they were opponents. Why would he take care of her this time?
"Hmph, what do you mean? Our teacher knows her brother. What's wrong with us taking care of her?" Yu Weihan's face darkened when she saw that Su Yanying didn't believe her.
Women especially disliked other women.
Su Lingyue saw that they were about to start a fight because of her. She said at once, "Let's sit down and talk. Senior Sister Su, they mean no harm."
Su Yanying glanced at her. Since she had already said so, she didn't say anything else. Moreover, since the other party mentioned Su Ping, she was already seventy to eighty percent convinced.
After all, Luo Fengtian wouldn't dare to mess with Su Lingyue since he knew that she was Su Ping's sister.
They all sat down. Just as they were seated, the competition below had just begun.
Following the commentator's impassioned call, the first two to fight were the two from Group A.
As the cannon salute sounded, the audience quieted down. The two contestants stepped onto the stage.
Those who could make it all the way from the branch venue to the Top 100 were, without a doubt, the elites of the younger generation in the Longjiang Base City!
"That's the one from the Ye family!" Su Yanying narrowed her eyes.
Luo Fengtian squinted his eyes as well.
Yu Weihan and Su Lingyue were taken aback. They saw a young man in black jump onto the stage. He was tall and sturdy, about 1.9 meters tall, but he wasn't muscular. His body was well-proportioned and he had both strength and agility. When he stood on the stage, he was like a dormant wild beast.
Even Su Lingyue, who was standing outside the stage, could feel the oppressive aura coming from him.
How intimidating!
He didn't even try to hide it!
He was the one who had defeated half of the participants in the previous trial!
Ye Longtian was the second most likely candidate for the championship!
The audience cheered as Ye Longtian stepped onto the stage.
On the other side of the stage, Ye Longtian's opponent stepped onto the stage as well.
He was an average-looking young man, about 1.7 meters tall, average-looking, and average-looking … hairstyle. The only thing unusual about him was that he had a gun on his waist and a saber on his back. It seemed that he was well-versed in using both weapons.
"He's using firearms. Isn't that against the rules?"
Someone questioned.
Of course, some were able to tell that the gun wasn't a technological weapon, but a strange artifact.
Sure enough, the commentator explained that the weapon had been tested and it wasn't against the rules. It was an artifact.
The general public didn't have much of an idea of what an artifact was, but they did know that it was a special kind of weapon. Those weapons had all kinds of strange structures. Not even the most advanced technology in the Federation could decipher all of them.
"He's an explorer," Luo Fengtian said.
Luo Fengtian could tell right away from that man's cold temperament and appearance. If Ye Longtian was a ferocious beast, then that man was an experienced hunter hiding in the woods.
Of course, at this moment, no one believed that the "experienced hunter" could win. The ferocious beast he was facing was too horrifying. That was not something that could be hunted!
Su Yanying and Yu Weihan watched with rapt attention, afraid that they would miss out on any details.
Su Lingyue was also watching with rapt attention.
Bang!
The match began.
The stage was spacious and covered by a transparent seal. Everyone could use their skills to their heart's content.
"Admit defeat. Don't get hurt." Ye Longtian raised his head and looked down at his opponent indifferently.
"Hmm, I've been hurt enough. One more won't make a difference." The young explorer sneered. He knew that Ye Longtian was the future family head of the Ye family, a dangerous man.
Whoosh!
After the sneer, the young explorer made a preemptive strike and opened up a contract space.
Roar! Roar!
Two roars were heard as two battle pets crawled out of the summoning space. One was a wolf of the wind family, and the other was a bird of the fire family. Both of them were agile types.
"Go!"
The young explorer bellowed. The two battle pets dashed out at once. They worked well together. Many tornadoes were stirred up. In the middle of the tornadoes, flowers of fire appeared. The tornadoes turned into fiery tornadoes, which were much more lethal!
That was the combination of the wolf of the wind family and the bird of the fire family!
Clearly, the young explorer hadn't chosen the two battle pets randomly. He had chosen the two battle pets because of the "wind" and "fire" effect.
The moment the two battle pets made their moves, the young explorer drew out his gun.
Bang!
Astral powers were extracted from his body. The astral powers were compressed into an energy bullet and then shot out.
That was a gun that used astral powers as bullets. The bullets were as lethal as armor-piercing bullets!
Even a beast at the upper position of the seventh rank would be wounded. The bullet could even pierce through a tank!
Battle pet warriors were not as strong as beasts. A seventh-rank battle pet warrior's defense was weaker than that of a fifth-rank beast, unless the battle pet warrior used special defensive skills.
Boom!
With the sound of flames bursting out, Ye Longtian was engulfed by the tornadoes and the energy bullet.
Before the audience could exclaim in surprise, a man dashed out from the tornado. It was Ye Longtian!
He didn't have any battle pets with him!
"You're asking to be humiliated!"
A glint of cruelty appeared in Ye Longtian's cold eyes.
The young explorer was frightened out of his wits. He didn't expect that Ye Longtian would remain unharmed after taking so many attacks from him! Besides, Ye Longtian didn't even summon any battle pets!
How did he do that?!
While the young explorer was still in shock, Ye Longtian had reached him in large strides.
The young explorer's rich battle experience allowed him to come back to his senses. He stepped back quickly while he opened up another space behind him. He was going to summon a third pet.
"Secret skill, Inch — Cut!"
Ye Longtian said in a deep voice. He had been more than ten meters away from the young explorer. All of a sudden, he dashed forward and approached the young explorer.
Bang!!
Ye Longtian's huge fist landed on the young explorer's face. The young explorer was smashed into the seal.
The battle ended in an instant!
Ye Longtian defeated the young explorer with one move.
The young explorer didn't have time to summon his third battle pet. Ye Longtian didn't know what skills the battle pet had.
…
At the staging area.
"He's so strong!"
"Is he a freak?"
The ninety-eight people who were waiting for Ye Longtian were stunned by his strength.
More importantly, Ye Longtian didn't summon any battle pets. He had defeated the young explorer on his own!
The Mu family, the Liu family, the Qin Family, and the other major families were all wearing grave expressions. Only three or four people were able to keep calm.
Qin Shaotian was one of them. He put on a smile.
Another person was from the Liu family. Liu Qingfeng squinted his eyes and regained his composure.
On the Mu family's side, there was a thin young man with an indifferent expression on his face.
…
"What …"
Everyone, including Su Lingyue, could not believe what they had just seen.
That was too shocking. Ye Longtian defeated his opponent with one punch. It was a battle between battle pets, but he didn't summon any battle pets. He had won the match on his own!
Was this what a member of a major family was like?
Luo Fengtian was stunned. Ye Longtian's domineering way of fighting had shocked him. Up until then, he had been relying on his own pet, the Black Pit Dragon.
If he had to rely on himself, he didn't think he could defeat even one of the two battle pets, not to mention ignoring the skills of the two battle pets.
That was the strength of a major family!
Secret skills!
Besides, Luo Fengtian saw something else in that battle. Ye Longtian's way of fighting was different from the way battle pet warriors fought. It was similar to a person he had met before.
Thinking of that person, Luo Fengtian darted a look at Su Lingyue with mixed feelings.
"He's so strong. He's not on the same level as us!" Su Yanying exclaimed. She believed that Ye Longtian was a freak himself, even more horrifying than his battle pets!
Next to her, Yu Weihan's eyes were filled with reluctance. But after a while, she sighed in disappointment. She was very competitive, but she knew that some people were really hard to catch up with.
"That's … the person I have to fight later …" Su Lingyue murmured to herself.
Her face was turning paler. Putting aside her battle pets, she felt she was dozens of times weaker than Ye Longtian in terms of combat strength!
…
The audience burst into loud cheers after Ye Longtian's victory.
Ye Longtian's domineering way of fighting had ignited the audience's enthusiasm. As Ye Longtian stepped down from the stage, the second round of Group A began. But this time, the two parties seemed to be evenly matched. The outcome of the battle was not as straightforward. Both parties relied on their battle pets and fought back and forth.
Their battles were not as shocking as Ye Longtian's. Still, the two had shown a variety of thoughts and skills, which were a feast for the eyes. Many participants who had been eliminated felt that they had learned a lot.
As the battles came to an end, the audience's cheers went up and down.
Soon, all the battles in Group A came to an end.
The one who made it out of Group A was Ye Longtian, the favorite to win the championship!
While there were many others who had performed outstandingly, they still lost to Ye Longtian. That being said, Ye Longtian didn't have it as easy as before. He summoned his first battle pet to help him in the next round. When it came to the final round, he summoned two battle pets.
Both of those battle pets had ninth-rank bloodlines, which were more than enough to be the main battle pets of an average person. However, those two battle pets seemed to be Ye Longtian's secondary pets.
That was because Ye Longtian's fighting style was too domineering. It was as if he was crushing his opponents!
First, he crushed his opponents with his own strength!
Then, he summoned his battle pets and crushed his opponents again!
One battle pet wasn't enough. He summoned another battle pet and still, he crushed his opponents!
The longest battle he had ever fought was also over within three minutes!
Compared to the others, who would go back and forth for more than ten minutes, Ye Longtian's battle speed was amazing!
Everyone could tell that Ye Longtian was still holding back. After the battles in Group A were over, Ye Longtian's chances of winning the championship were even higher. His name was heard all over the venue.
After Group A, it was Group B's turn.
Group B also had a potential winner, Liu Qingfeng from the Liu family.
As Group B's battles began, more and more contestants stepped onto the stage. Liu Qingfeng's battle had attracted a lot of attention.
Of course, compared to Ye Longtian, Liu Qingfeng's performance was much simpler. He used his battle pets to fight and usually, he would defeat his opponents after a few rounds.
At first, people were disappointed.
However, as more and more contestants fought, Liu Qingfeng went all the way to the final round of Group B. Only then did people realize a problem.
Liu Qingfeng had defeated everyone in a row with only one pet with an eighth-rank bloodline!
When the final round was over, there was not much suspense in the final result. Liu Qingfeng won and became one of the top ten in Group B.
After Group B, it was Group C's turn.
The contestants in Group C were all average, ranked between the top 10 and the top 20. None of them were particularly outstanding, but none of them were particularly bad either.
Group C's battles lasted the longest. In the end, one of the contestants made it to the next round. That contestant was a graduate of the Ares Academy.
It was said that this person was a reserve member of an S-rank team among the explorers.
Even the weakest member of an S-rank team would be an eighth-rank battle pet warrior. The fact that this person could be a reserve member was proof of his talent and combat strength!
…
Su Lingyue sat in her chair and watched in silence. She became more and more silent as the matches went on. She had seen too many outstanding battle pet warriors there.
Back in the academy, she was the No.1 in her grade.
Although she was one of the youngest here, she was still the youngest one.
However, she could no longer understand the strength of those who were six or seven years older than her. She didn't think she would be able to catch up with them even if she had six or seven years.
The feeling of being surpassed by her peers made her anxious. At first, she tried to find excuses for herself, saying that her opponents were from big families and they had more resources than she did.
But then, she remembered Su Ping …
That guy had nothing, but he was as strong as a monster.
He was even stronger than the ones she had seen on the stage.
Therefore, she could no longer use the excuse of having more resources.
She could only conclude that she wasn't talented enough and she wasn't working hard enough.
She would know better than anyone whether or not they were working hard. She remembered that she would occasionally relax and rest. Maybe, at that time, the others were still working hard on their cultivation.
This thought made her feel that time was running out. She even wished that she could start cultivating while she was at the staging area. She didn't want to waste a single second!
But she knew that she couldn't. Cultivating there would expose her rank. If someone were to disturb her, her cultivation would be counterproductive.
She finally understood why Su Ping went home as soon as the matches were over.
He would rather go home and train himself than watch the matches.
She could gain experience by watching others' matches. But she knew better than anyone whether it was an excuse for her to relax or not.
At the moment, she saw herself as someone with average talent but not outstanding.
If that was the case, she would have to rely on hard work to catch up with those talented people!
…
After the matches in Group C were over, Group D began as well.
First was the drawing of lots.
Everyone in Group D had their eyes glued to the big screen, their expressions extremely solemn and serious. Only one person was the most relaxed, and that was Qin Shaotian.
With anticipation in his eyes, he looked in the direction of the Liu Family.
Those in the Liu family were also staring at the screen. They were very concerned about Liu Jianxin's opponent.
Su Lingyue and Yu Weihan were also staring at the screen. They were in Group D.
"Please don't let it be those two …" Yu Weihan murmured. She wanted to be strong but she didn't want to go up against those two freaks. She wouldn't have a chance to show off.
After witnessing the battles of the people before her, her confidence in being superior to her peers was slightly shaken.
That was the stage.
A stage for geniuses and a grave for the weak!
That was the best place to grow because it was the most stimulating place!
Su Lingyue stared at the screen without saying anything. In the past, she would have prayed. However, after watching the matches in the previous three groups, she had changed her mindset.
Growth was something that happened in an instant. A change of mindset was the result of growth.
Since her goal was to win the championship, Su Lingyue knew that she would have to face her opponents sooner or later.
Worrying wouldn't do her any good.
Hiding? Strategies? None of that mattered to her. She had to rely on the Moonfrost Dragon that Su Ping had given her.
That was the only thing she could rely on!
Right then, the names on the screen froze.
All five groups had their names on the screen.
Yu Weihan was surprised to see the names of her opponents. At the same time, she breathed in relief.
She looked at Su Lingyue and smiled. "I didn't know that it would be us. I think we're all lucky that we didn't have to go up against those two."
Su Lingyue looked away from the screen and said to Yu Weihan, "Nice to meet you."
"You too. Do your best. Don't go easy on them." Yu Weihan smiled.
Su Lingyue nodded. "I will. You too."
Su Yanying was relieved that Su Lingyue had picked Yu Weihan. Su Yanying didn't know much about Yu Weihan because she had never seen her during the last exchange. But no matter what, Su Yanying thought Yu Weihan was better than the other two candidates for the championship.
Up until now, the combat strength of those in the top ten who were favored to win the championship had never disappointed anyone.
"Come on. You can do it." Su Yanying encouraged Su Lingyue.
Su Lingyue nodded with a smile.
When Yu Weihan heard Su Yanying's words, the corners of her mouth curled up into a sneer.
Sitting next to her, Luo Fengtian noticed the grin on her face. He whispered, "Be careful. She … is not that easy to deal with."
Yu Weihan darted a look at him. She didn't expect that the proud and aloof Luo Fengtian would be afraid of someone. Not someone from the major families, but a first-year student.
She smiled and set up a soundproof barrier with her astral power. She said, "That dragon is just strong. But no matter how strong it is, it has only just reached adulthood. I'm also curious to see how terrifying such a rare species in the top ten of the dragon rank is!"
Luo Fengtian frowned. He didn't say anything else.
He knew that Yu Weihan was right. But somehow, he felt uneasy. Shadows would flash across his mind every now and then.
At the same time.
The Liu family.
"Our luck is not bad. We managed to avoid the first battle." A Liu Family disciple's tense expression immediately relaxed as he spoke softly.
Liu Jianxin let out a sigh of relief.
He didn't run into Qin Shaotian in the first battle, but someone else.
Qin Shaotian's opponent was someone Liu Jianxin didn't care about.
Liu Jianxin felt lucky that he didn't run into Qin Shaotian in the first battle.
"It's a pity that we didn't run into that arrogant girl either," another young man from the Liu family said.
The others followed his gaze and saw a girl in the distance. Their expressions grew colder.
"It's okay. She's unlucky to be in this group. You and Qin Shaotian will teach her that there is always someone better than you," Liu Qingfeng said indifferently.
The other young men from the Liu family smiled. He was right.
At the Qin Family's place.
Qin Shaotian's gaze retracted from the screen with some regret. He seemed to have lost some of his interest.
The other young men from the Qin Family were relieved. They didn't want their young master to take such risks.
As the lots were drawn, the battles began.
The order of the battles was also randomly selected from the five groups.
When the result came out, Yu Weihan was surprised. She didn't expect to be the first contestant in Group D.
Su Lingyue stood up with a straight face.
Yu Weihan came back to her senses. She darted a look at Su Lingyue, only to find that the girl seemed to be a different person. She wasn't nervous at all.
Yu Weihan was a bit angry but she didn't show it.
"Let's go."
"Sure."
The two of them went to the stage together.
The two beauties caused a round of cheers.
When someone saw Su Lingyue's face, her name was heard all over the venue.
Yu Weihan pulled a long face when she heard the crowd calling her name. She knew about Su Lingyue's situation. However, she only treated the slogan of "guaranteed championship" as a publicity stunt. Like everyone else, she didn't take it seriously.
However, it seemed that everyone's attention was on Su Lingyue, which made Yu Weihan uncomfortable.
As the barrier opened, phosphorescent light flickered, and the two entered the arena through the barrier entrance.
The seal was closed.
The crowd cheered even louder.
Su Lingyue and Yu Weihan walked to the two sides of the stage. There was a red line on the edge, just like the goal line on a football field. No one could cross the line before the battle began.
"Junior Sister Su, don't show any mercy. I will do my best!" Yu Weihan said with a serious look in her eyes.
Su Lingyue nodded.
Show no mercy?
Of course she would.
She had to win. She couldn't lose!
As the judge announced the result, Su Lingyue summoned the Moonfrost Dragon at once.
The space twisted and the cold air swept out. The Moonfrost Dragon came out!
Many participants in the staging area were shocked. After all, the Moonfrost Dragon was a rare dragon. Any dragon that could make it to the Top 10 was a rare species.
Yu Weihan had foreseen that Su Lingyue would use the dragon. She sneered and opened up two swirls. Two battle pets crawled out from the swirls.
"Penetrating Ray!"
Su Lingyue sent out her order.
When she summoned the Moonfrost Dragon, she knew that she had accomplished half of her mission. The other half was to command the Moonfrost Dragon to attack.
Roar!!
The Moonfrost Dragon let out a roar that resounded throughout the venue!
The two battle pets that had just crawled out of Yu Weihan's space were stunned by the dragon's roar before they had a chance to see their surroundings. Their vision was blurred.
The next second, an almost transparent ray of light gathered in the Moonfrost Dragon's mouth!
"No!!"
The judge, who was standing in the air, saw the energy gathering in the Moonfrost Dragon's mouth. He raised his hand and gathered astral powers in his body. Many astral shields were erected in front of the other participant.
There were over a dozen astral shields stacked on top of each other, turning the originally transparent astral shields into a light blue color.
Yu Weihan was stunned by the sudden appearance of the astral shields. She didn't know how to react.
But the next second, she saw something she couldn't comprehend.
The astral shields were shattered in an instant!
It was as if a dozen sparkling and translucent mirrors had suddenly cracked open!
At that moment, she thought she saw light.
She felt her hair was fluttering behind her.
Then, she heard an earth-shattering noise. Yu Weihan felt the stage, the seal, and the stadium were shaking violently!
That ray of light didn't hit Yu Weihan. Instead, it brushed past her and landed on the seal behind her.
It was as if the God of Death had brushed past her.
Yu Weihan was in a daze.
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