138: Chapter 138 Suppressing Ye Xiao

"Liu Yuming actually broke through to Rank 8 of Tier 5!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

"What a pity. If Qin Ou hadn't been severely injured, Shangjing University would most likely have won the championship this time!" someone lamented.

If Liu Yuming had possessed the strength of Rank 8 of Tier 5 when Shangjing University first faced Xinghai Martial Arts, it really wouldn't have been certain who would be sent to the losers' bracket.

There was also a slight stir over on Xinghai Martial Arts' side.

Yeqiao cleared his throat lightly, only then calming the situation within his team.

"We still have Captain Ye, what are we afraid of?" someone in the team laughed.

Many people let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

That's right!

As long as Yeqiao was in the individual match, their side wouldn't lose—this was the consensus formed over the course of the entire tournament.

Liu Yuming had already activated his battle form, his figure towering taller.

Liu Que's aura clearly weakened significantly.

Whenever their attacks collided, Liu Que would always fall back.

However, Liu Que wasn't overly anxious, as he felt no psychological burden.

Even if he lost this match, it didn't matter; this competition would ultimately be decided by the team match.

After enduring for a few rounds...

Liu Que stopped his movements and called out directly to the referee, "I concede!"

Even the referee was stunned.

Although Liu Que was at a disadvantage, he wasn't completely without a chance, yet he chose to forfeit the match directly.

On the other side.

Upon hearing the opponent concede, Liu Yuming still frowned, looking as though Liu Que had been the one to win.

"See you in the team match!" Liu Que chuckled lightly and jumped off the arena stage.

The audience was completely dumbfounded.

"This... is taking the individual match way too lightly, isn't it?"

"Do you think Shangjing University can win the third match?"

"That's definitely impossible!"

"Then that's totally normal. Once someone has a thick leg to cling to, they become lazy themselves."

"..."

Several of Liu Que's teammates also had indifferent expressions: "Just consider it conserving strength."

They didn't see any problem with Liu Que conceding when facing a contestant a rank higher than himself.

Yeqiao walked onto the arena stage with a face full of confidence, staring straight at Shen Xingchen.

As the final moment approached, his gaze scrutinizing Shen Xingchen grew increasingly unrestrained.

Shen Xingchen jumped onto the arena stage from the other side. "I'm very curious, what kind of designs do you actually have on me?"

The corners of Yeqiao's mouth curled playfully. "When this match ends, you will naturally know."

He really enjoyed this cat-and-mouse posture.

Watching the prey go from hope to disappointment and then to despair step by step right before him was such a wonderful process.

"Then I'd like to see just what capability you have," Shen Xingchen said, equally composed.

He gradually revealed his aura, spiritual energy surging out from his Lingtai, so pure it seemed as if it were about to condense into liquid.

Rank 1 of Tier 4.

Rank 2 of Tier 4.

Rank 3 of Tier 4!

Shen Xingchen had likewise made no small preparation for this match.

The thunder emperor armor instantly covered his entire body, its dazzling silver light seemingly illuminating the entire arena.

Blue-and-white lightning began to coil around his body.

Shen Xingchen's aura climbed higher once more.

Rank 4 of Tier 4.

Rank 7 of Tier 4.

Tier 5.

...

Rank 3 of Tier 5!

In just a few breaths, Shen Xingchen's aura surged at extreme speed.

This was his first time displaying his full power at Shanghai Shenwu, in this exchange tournament arena.

The entire crowd went into an uproar.

"Holy crap, what on earth happened? How did Shen Xingchen suddenly reach Tier 5?"

"He actually still had a trump card like this? Just what level can his peak power reach?"

"Things have suddenly gotten interesting!"

"Damn, this silver battle armor is way too cool! I declare that Shen Xingchen is my male god from now on!"

Within the Shangjing University team.

Liu Fei silently looked at Shen Xingchen on the arena stage, speechless for a long time.

Lin Su gave a bitter laugh, watching the young man shining brilliantly on the stage.

The other team members also had various expressions on their faces.

They all knew Shen Xingchen had a silver battle suit as a trump card, but when he displayed it in its entirety, they were still momentarily dazed.

A freshman could actually achieve such a level!?

Yeqiao was also momentarily surprised.

The opponent's strength could actually become this much stronger so suddenly.

Elder Xuan's voice sounded, "Because his lightning origin is pure enough, combined with this mysterious battle suit, he can achieve such an amplification."

He licked his lips as he spoke.

The stronger that youth's power was, the higher the upper limit after he took over his body.

Perhaps he could even break through his former shackles and become even stronger than his original self...

Yeqiao looked at Shen Xingchen and smiled, "If your own realm weren't truly too low, I'm afraid I really would have capsized in a shallow ditch."

Elder Xuan's judgment was indeed sharp; this guy named Shen really had some skill.

Shen Xingchen snorted coldly, "Enough to kill you!"

Between his eyebrows, fourteen flying swords shot out one after another, bringing forth gusts of wind that sounded like dragon roars.

Turning his palm, blue-and-white lightning surged in his palm.

This Yeqiao definitely possessed a special "ability."

Most likely, he had obtained something incredible during his junior year.

Regardless of why the other party targeted him, he had to be extremely careful in this battle!

Yeqiao was also a master of swordsmanship.

Upon seeing Shen Xingchen's cyan sword lights, he knew that the opponent's swordsmanship martial technique was definitely far beyond imagination.

What kind of monster was this!

He himself only possessed such strength because Elder Xuan taught him at all times; on what grounds did this Shen Xingchen achieve this!?

"Wind Blades!" Yeqiao barked softly.

Flying swords similarly orbited around him, except his swords were invisible—pure white sword qi condensed from wind.

Two violent torrents of sword qi enveloped the entire arena.

The surrounding wind felt as sharp as cutting blades.

Tiny streaks of blood had already been sliced onto many people's faces.

Buzz—

This was a pure showdown of flying swords.

Shen Xingchen's cyan flying swords might have been somewhat lacking in quantity, but their power was several degrees stronger than the pure white sword qi.

Countless torrents of sword qi intertwined with one another.

Every cyan flying sword was entangled by several strands of pure white sword qi.

While the swordsmanship clashed, Shen Xingchen wasn't idle either.

His body suddenly charged forward, blasting out the Eight Desolations Dragon-Nurturing Fist wrapped in thunder.

Yeqiao's expression grew solemn.

Black thorn patterns appeared on his hands, spreading all the way from his chest down to his palms.

Heavenly Demon Body Refining!

As a top-tier genius, Yeqiao couldn't allow himself to have any shortcomings, so body tempering was a mandatory course for him.

Although he didn't possess an "amplification-type" Talent Divine Ability, the Heavenly Demon Body Refining could still enhance his physical body strength by several tiers.

Boom—

The most brutal clash of physical bodies.

How formidable was Shen Xingchen's [Tiancang Azure Dragon].

Even if the opponent was six realms higher than him and a top genius of First Academy, he still had to retreat a few steps!

Fist glimmers intertwined again and again.

Yeqiao's expression turned somewhat unsightly.

Heavenly Demon Body Refining plus an Earth-rank fist martial technique actually failed to gain the slightest upper hand against the opponent.

"This Shen Xingchen..." someone was speechless.

Shen Xingchen's combat strength had already exceeded their cognition.

The audience stands surprisingly fell into a brief, tacit silence.

Yeqiao stumbled back again and again under Shen Xingchen's onslaught, his face darkening completely.

"Elder Xuan!" Yeqiao called out internally.

"Alright!"

His pupils instantly turned an ultimate grey, his aura suddenly becoming dead silent.

Shen Xingchen had long been waiting for this moment.

At the same time, his pupils glowed with a dense, pure gold, a divine atmosphere seemingly spilling over from his eyes.

Strange patterns of intersecting lines naturally revealed themselves in his eyes.

"Fate's... Calamity!"