81: Fight Xiuyan!

Since Lin Xiu voluntarily refused, Elder Referee didn't say anything more. After announcing the start, he handed the arena over to Lin Xiu and Xiu Yan.

"Junior, you think you can beat me in fifteen minutes? Even at your peak, you couldn't do it."

Xiu Yan looked at the young man ten meters away, somewhat surprised.

He had prepared for two full years for a spot in the top five, and even against Su Xiao, he was confident he could win.

Now, facing a junior who had already fought more than ten matches, he was even more certain of victory.

This was also why he didn't speak up earlier when the Elder suggested Lin Xiu adjust his condition.

What if he recovered? The outcome was already decided.

"Don't speak too soon." Lin Xiu smiled faintly, full of confidence.

Azure wind-attribute Dou Qi and silver lightning-attribute Dou Qi surged out together.

They swirled around his body, forming an azure jade armor that covered his body, with silver patterns attached to the armor.

On the opposite side.

Xiu Yan's movements were not slow at all. His skin color turned an eerie grayish-white.

His arms continuously swelled, quickly becoming five or six times thicker than a normal person's, and his stature also grew a few points.

"Petrified Skin! Senior Xiu Yan is serious."

Seeing this, Wu Hao understood perfectly. In this state, Senior Xiu Yan's strength and defense would multiply.

Once, when encountering a villain from the Black-Corner Region outside the academy, at the same Realm, the opponent couldn't even block one punch from Senior Xiu Yan.

"However, Lin Xiu's strength is also immense. It's hard to say who is stronger yet."

Wu Hao didn't jump to conclusions. He had suffered from Lin Xiu's strength before, and the memory was fresh.

"Instructor, can Lin Xiu win?"

Han Pu and Qin Zhi stood together, the latter asking Huo Lan beside her.

At this moment, Huo Lan's expression was solemn.

To be precise, from the moment Lin Xiu drew Xiu Yan, his face had become heavy.

"Win? You clearly don't know enough about Xiu Yan."

Before Huo Lan could speak, Ge Mu couldn't help but say, "Let me put it this way: Lin Xiu's speed advantage from his wind and lightning attributes, and the lightning's numbing effect, are completely useless against Xiu Yan's Petrified Skin. And if Xiu Yan lands just one punch on Lin Xiu, he will be injured!"

In Ge Mu's opinion, among the four opponents on stage, Xiu Yan was the most troublesome for Lin Xiu.

Even if it were Su Xiao, known for his speed and tricky, cunning attacks, Lin Xiu would still have a chance to fight.

But against Xiu Yan, unless Lin Xiu could suppress him with strength, his chances of winning were slim.

However.

Wind and lightning attributes are always about lightness, agility, and explosiveness. Competing in strength with Xiu Yan, who Cultivates earth attributes, is a joke.

"What a pity. The spot he had in hand is just being given away like this. Someone is going to cry later. Good thing I didn't leave, or I wouldn't have seen this."

Ge Mu glanced at the silent Huo Lan, and his mood brightened again.

Looking at their speechless instructor, Han Pu and Qin Zhi understood that Instructor Ge Mu's words were correct.

Both of them couldn't help but turn pale, looking at the two figures already battling on the arena.

Qin Zhi clasped her hands to her chest, "Junior, come on!"

On the other side.

Su Xiao, Leng Bai, and others had already left the arena and stood not far away, watching the battle on stage.

"Why didn't such a good thing happen to me?" Leng Bai said with regret.

Even though Xiu Yan was already on the arena, he was still brooding.

"Su Xiao, don't you think it's a pity?" Receiving no response, Leng Bai looked at the young man beside him.

"If you really went up, you'd probably regret it too late." Su Xiao gave him a sidelong glance.

Cultivating the same wind attribute, he could see Lin Xiu's mastery of wind-attribute Dou Qi. At least his proficiency in its application was no weaker than his own.

In fact, Lin Xiu's wind and lightning alternated orderly, fully utilizing the agility of wind and the sudden strike of lightning.

If it were him, he would probably be at a disadvantage by now.

Su Xiao thought.

"What are you talking about?" Leng Bai felt mocked. He had prepared meticulously for many years; how could he lose to a junior who had only been enrolled for a year?

On the other side.

Old Huo kept transmitting messages to Hu Qian, urging him to hand over the other three black slips.

Because Old Huo felt that Hu Qian must have tampered with them.

Among the four choices present, Lin Xiu just happened to pick Xiu Yan, where his advantages were least effective.

No one could be that unlucky; there must be foul play involved.

"Stop nagging. I told you he drew it himself. I swear, I didn't tamper with anything." Hu Qian retorted impatiently.

At this moment.

On the arena, the battle was extremely fierce.

Xiu Yan was not good at speed; he used stillness to counter movement. Facing the agile Lin Xiu, he couldn't catch him.

"Junior, it's been a year. Why does your lightning seem to have regressed? It feels like a tickle when it hits me." Xiu Yan provoked him.

He had a huge advantage: as long as he could land one punch on Lin Xiu, he could make him lose his fighting ability.

This was confidence derived from his Dou Qi, Cultivation Technique, and strength.

Not long after his words fell.

Suddenly, Lin Xiu's figure paused, and he raised his hand to strike Xiu Yan with a palm, as if he had fallen for the provocation.

"A chance!"

His eyes lit up, and Xiu Yan also struck out with a palm. His palm was like a stone palm.

Lin Xiu's palm in front of his was like a baby's.

"Don't clash head-on with him!"

Seeing this, Huo Lan could no longer remain silent and shouted a warning.

Ge Mu laughed heartily beside him, "It's going to end. After taking a palm from Xiu Yan, Lin Xiu's arm will be either crippled or broken!"

"This... too reckless." Su Xiao was startled and shook his head.

Leng Bai sighed, "What a bargain for that guy."

Even the Elders shook their heads and sighed, stamping their feet in dismay.

"This shouldn't be. This kid has rich combat experience; how could he make such a mistake?" Hu Qian wondered.

Even the surrounding students felt that Lin Xiu's initiative to clash palms with Xiu Yan was ill-advised.

After all, from the appearance of their arms, one could tell whose strength was greater.

"Senior's explosive power in his petrified state is no less than an eight-star Great Fighter. Lin Xiu has lost this one."

Wu Hao remembered his godfather's assessment of Xiu Yan's strength.

And no matter how strong Lin Xiu's strength was, not specializing in strength-related Cultivation Techniques, it was impossible for a one-star Great Fighter to exert the strength of an eight-star Great Fighter.

On the arena.

Lin Xiu didn't know what others were thinking. After several exchanges, he had a preliminary understanding of Xiu Yan's strength.

Knowing that his strength was weaker than his own, Lin Xiu decided to thoroughly defeat him by targeting his advantage.

At this moment.

In Lin Xiu's arm Meridians, lightning-attribute Dou Qi converged and compressed, already forming a lightning plasma, just waiting to erupt.

Under everyone's gaze.

Their palms collided.

Bang!

The next second, a terrifying surge of Qi erupted from their palms, blowing their clothes and hair.

However.

The scene of Lin Xiu's arm breaking and him being sent flying, which everyone had anticipated, did not happen.

"Block? Blocked it? How is that possible?" Xiu Yan looked at Lin Xiu, his eyes filled with shock.

Having been in the Enforcement Team for many years, Xiu Yan always remembered to give his all against any opponent.

And his full-power palm strike was actually blocked!

The opponent was just a one-star Great Fighter junior!

"Hoo..."

Exhaling lightly, Lin Xiu's mouth curved into an arc, "Senior, that last palm strike didn't injure you, but this time it won't be the same!"

"Ben Lei Palm!"

His voice was like a command!

The lightning plasma in Lin Xiu's arm surged violently, gushing out.

His sleeve exploded into countless fragments.

Lightning covered his arm.

Rumble!

A clap of thunder from a clear sky, a roar of thunder echoed in everyone's ears.

Lightning, like a snake, shot out from Lin Xiu's palm and coiled around Xiu Yan's arm.

Xiu Yan's massive body was sent flying, continuously retreating.

The arena floor was marked with deep footprints, one after another.

He retreated all the way to the edge of the arena before Xiu Yan barely stopped. He looked back behind him.

He was only half a step away from being eliminated!