Chapter 1862: 1859: Victorious All the Way!
Chapter 1862: Chapter 1859: Victorious All the Way!
Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, a vivid image of herself being thrown by Li Chen flashed through Ye Yu’s mind, causing her to lose her composure in fright and quickly raised her tiny hand, saying, “I concede, I concede!”
Immediately afterward, she fled the arena as if she were a thief.
With this round of competition, Li Chen successfully advanced to the top ten.
Except for him, the other nine were all from the Spiritual Academy.
Among them was an old rival, Qin Yang!
Qin Yang’s gaze towards Li Chen was full of malice.
If looks could kill, then Li Chen would have been dead a thousand times over by now.
Perhaps due to the twist of fate, Li Chen’s first opponent after entering the top ten was Qin Yang.
Just as he stepped onto the arena, Qin Yang glared at Li Chen and shouted fiercely, “Li Chen, last year I lost to you because of a moment of carelessness. Today, I must avenge that defeat!”
Before the words had even finished, a majestic aura surged from within him.
Feeling the oppressive force of this powerful aura, everyone present couldn’t help but be stunned.
“Is this a Golden Core Expert?”
“Who would have thought, Qin Yang has already formed his Golden Core. It seems this so-called genius Li Chen is in danger!”
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The spectators began to discuss amongst themselves. Aside from being amazed at Qin Yang entering the Golden Core Realm, all that remained was skepticism about Li Chen.
“Li Chen, prepare to die!”
Qin Yang quickly wielded his Magic Sword, and a flame like a dragon charged towards Li Chen’s Life Gate.
Seeing this scene, Li Chen had no intention of underestimating him and swiftly drew his sword to meet the attack head-on.
“Clang!”
A crisp metallic collision sounded in the air.
The longsword in Li Chen’s hand was just an ordinary Magic Sword, not nearly as tough as the Divine Weapon in Qin Yang’s hand.
As for the Breaking Army Sword he had acquired, although its quality far surpassed the sword in Qin Yang’s hand,
he wasn’t ready to use it just yet.
“Crack!”
After a crisp collision, Li Chen’s sword could not withstand Qin Yang’s and broke on the spot.
Seeing Li Chen’s broken sword, Qin Yang was overjoyed.
“Li Chen, although you have Innate Divine Strength, your talent is ultimately limited. The gap between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core is an insurmountable chasm for you in this lifetime!”
After Qin Yang arrogantly taunted, he prepared to deliver a fatal blow to Li Chen.
But in the next instant, his smug expression froze.
He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his ribs under his arms!
Looking down, he saw Li Chen had somehow managed to swing a fist at him.
“Crack!”
The crisp sound of ribs breaking rang out abruptly, sending chills down everyone’s spine.
“Ah!”
With a piercing scream, Qin Yang’s entire body flew back like a kite with a broken string.
He couldn’t believe what was happening before him, his eyes wide with shock.
Qin Yang tried to say something, but as he opened his mouth, no words came out. Instead, he spat out a large mouthful of blood and passed out.
“Gasp!”
Seeing this scene, all the spectators couldn’t help but gasp in disbelief.
They had long known that Li Chen was a prodigy, but never imagined he could be monstrous to this extent.
After all, Qin Yang was a genuine Golden Core Expert.
To be taken down with a single punch like this, was just too unbelievable!
After defeating Qin Yang, Li Chen went on to beat two more opponents, advancing to the final showdown.
This time, Li Chen’s opponent was named Jin Yao!
Known as the number one genius of the Spiritual Academy!
To ordinary people, Qin Yang might seem like a genius, but compared to Jin Yao, Qin Yang was merely somewhat talented.
Jin Yao’s apparent cultivation was at the Golden Core Middle Stage.
Not extraordinarily high, just one level above Qin Yang.
However, in terms of combat power, probably ten Qin Yangs combined wouldn’t be his match.
Jin Yao stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Li Chen from a superior position.
After sizing up Li Chen, he said with interest, “Who would have thought that among Body Refining cultivators, there would be someone like you!”
Li Chen could sense the contempt in the other’s tone and couldn’t help but furrow his brow slightly.
“Draw your sword!”
Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Jin Yao was taken aback.
It had been a long time since anyone dared to speak to him in such a manner.
“To deal with an ant like you, there’s no need for a sword, one hand is enough!”
As he spoke, he extended one hand, making gestures in front of Li Chen as an extreme provocation.
Li Chen did not respond verbally, but shouted sternly, “Defeating me with just one hand won’t be that easy!”
Before the words had even fallen, he suddenly launched himself forward with clenched fists, as if they were forged of Gold, and attacked Jin Yao.
Feeling the dominance in Li Chen’s punch, Jin Yao’s gaze tightened, showing a bit more seriousness.
Then, he swung his palm like a blade, stirring up a gust of Gang wind to meet Li Chen head-on.
“Boom!”
With the explosion of the impact, blinding light illuminated the sky.
“Thud, thud, thud!”
“Thud, thud, thud!”
After this collision, both Li Chen and Jin Yao were forced back at the same time.
Li Chen retreated nineteen steps.
While Jin Yao retreated just one step.
Even so, in Jin Yao’s eyes, this was still an enormous humiliation.
He seemed somewhat annoyed, and no longer held back in his next strike.
However, Li Chen remained unafraid.
He thrived on adversity and grew stronger the more he fought.
Since the first strike didn’t succeed, he prepared to launch a second attack.
Moreover, Li Chen’s attack style was straightforward and brutal, with no unnecessary flair.
In the face of such attacks, Jin Yao had two strategies to counter.
The first was to rely on agile movement techniques to dodge flexibly.
The second was to engage in a direct confrontation.
For a Spirit Cultivator, the first strategy was clearly the best response.
However, Jin Yao’s pride wouldn’t allow him to simply evade.
He gathered a vortex in his palm, like a spring, from which water spouted.
Then, the water solidified into ice, forming an Ice Shield.
“Boom!”
Li Chen’s heavy punch, like a cannonball, smashed into the Ice Shield.
From it came a sound reminiscent of Copper Bell and striking metal.
“Thud, thud, thud!”
“Thud, thud, thud!”
After this fierce confrontation, both Li Chen and Jin Yao were again forced backward at the same time.
This time, Li Chen again retreated nineteen steps.
Yet, Jin Yao was shaken back three steps.
Although, on the surface, it still seemed that Jin Yao had the absolute upper hand.
However, his expression turned dark and grim.
Being forced back even one step was intolerable for him.
Let alone being forced back three steps…