Chapter 157: Yue Kai

Chapter 157: Yue Kai

"Team Seven failed, Team Nine steps up!" Dean Bai shouted.

It was now Team Nine's turn to step up, and they chose the relay battle method!

The two martial artists who faced off against Team Nine came from Ling Martial Academy; they were middle-aged men who lightly leaped onto the arena.

Team Nine consisted of sixteen people. After discussing, they sent one member to fight the Seventh Rank martial artist.

This member had decent strength, managing to hold out for several dozen moves before retreating from the arena, allowing another to take his place.

The next person fought for several dozen moves as well before stepping down... This continued for half an hour until the Seventh Rank martial artist on the stage was finally defeated!

However, Team Nine could not celebrate yet, as there was still another Seventh Rank martial artist waiting for them to wear down.

The previous Team Seven watched with deep regret. They believed that if they had used this method, they might have passed the test!

Half an hour later, Team Nine managed to knock the Seventh Rank martial artist off the stage at the last critical moment, passing the third round of the assessment!

The members of Team Nine cheered wildly; they had successfully passed three rounds of assessments and would finally be able to enter Heavenly Profound Martial Academy!

Only Team Ten was left to step up!

Qin Yun's four-person team faced a Seventh Rank martial artist from Heavenly Profound Martial Academy!

Xie Wufeng said, "Meng Rong and I will take out one first, then it’s up to you and Huo Lao San to handle the other! Meng Rong, go ahead!"

Meng Rong had already stepped onto the arena.

The Seventh Rank martial artist from Heavenly Profound Martial Academy was a middle-aged man in black.

In such battles, injuries or even death were allowed, so one had to be extremely cautious!

Meng Rong's lightness skill was excellent, and he was very adept at using internal energy for long-range attacks. He did not get close to his opponent but instead ran around the edge of the arena, occasionally firing a burst of Adamantine Internal Energy to attack the middle-aged man.

His main task was to deplete the middle-aged man's internal energy. When the time was right, Xie Wufeng would step up, giving him a chance to observe the middle-aged man's fighting style.

"Brat, don't let me catch you, or I'll kill you!" the middle-aged man in black shouted angrily, unable to catch up with Meng Rong due to his slower speed.

"Hehe, we'll see about that!" Meng Rong laughed mockingly, firing several more bursts of internal energy.

After about half an hour, he jumped off the arena.

Xie Wufeng took the stage, using his single arm as a sword. In a few swift strikes, he covered the middle-aged man in sword wounds, and soon knocked him off the stage, securing victory.

Seeing Xie Wufeng win so easily, the members of Team Seven felt even more envious, regretting their choice of strategy. If they had chosen differently, they could have passed this round as well!

The Seventh Rank martial artist from Heavenly Profound Martial Academy losing so quickly was quite unexpected.

At this point, everyone could see that Xie Wufeng was very strong, and he seemed to have held back.

Next, Qin Yun and Huo Zhong only needed to defeat another Seventh Rank martial artist to pass the assessment!

Suddenly, many people who were standing halfway up the mountain floated down and gathered around the arena. It was unclear why they had suddenly come down.

Among them, a young man landed on the arena. He looked to be around eighteen years old, with a handsome face, dressed in luxurious blue robes and wearing a golden crown. His eyebrows were sharp like swords, and his eyes were filled with cold arrogance.

When he looked at Qin Yun, a sneer of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this young man, Huo Zhong's face turned furious, and he said in a low, stern voice, "He is Yue Kai from Heavenly Profound Martial Academy!"

Qin Yun knew Huo Zhong as a straightforward and hearty giant, but he had never heard about his past or asked about it.

Duan Qian came to Qin Yun's side and whispered, "Yue Kai entered Heavenly Profound Martial Academy at fourteen and is now at the peak of the Seventh Rank. He possesses the 'Explosion' martial soul, a very special and legendary martial soul that can easily detonate energy, making him extremely dangerous. Most of those who have fought him have had their inner energy blown away."

"A Kai, you must show them what a powerful martial artist truly is," a man in blue robes said with a slight smile.

The depth of the blue in this man's robes matched that of several elders from Star Palace, indicating his high status.

Standing beside Yang Shiyue, Qin Yun carefully observed him. He was certain that this man was the Crown Prince of Tian Xiao Empire, Xiao Yanglong!

Xiao Yanglong was thirty years old but looked only in his twenties. He wore a luxurious blue robe from Star Palace and a blue crystal hairpin, with a pair of mustaches, slightly thick eyebrows, a prominent nose, and a very handsome face.

Xiao Yanglong also looked at Qin Yun, his eyes filled with disdain and a hint of menace, as if issuing a warning.

Feeling Xiao Yanglong's hostile gaze, Qin Yun turned his head to look at Yue Kai on the arena.

Yue Kai, with his legendary martial soul and youthful age, was a very strong Seventh Rank martial artist. Now, he was arranged to fight Qin Yun's four-person team. Clearly, Heavenly Profound Martial Academy intended to block Qin Yun and his team from entering Star Profound Martial Academy.

So many people flying down must have been to watch Yue Kai's battle, given his exceptional talent as a young hero.

"Huo Lao San, do you have a grudge against Yue Kai?" Xie Wufeng asked coldly.

"Yes, a blood feud!" Huo Zhong gritted his teeth. "We must win!"

Xie Wufeng said in a grave tone, "Given the special circumstances, we need to change our tactics. Meng Rong and I will go first, then it’s your turn."

Both Meng Rong and Xie Wufeng still had some internal energy left, so they decided to wear down Yue Kai.

"You'd better hurry, time waits for no one," Dean Bai said softly.

Meng Rong leaped onto the arena and, as before, began using his lightness skill, running back and forth across the arena.

However, before Meng Rong could run far, Yue Kai caught up to him!

Yue Kai's lightness skill was even more terrifying. In the blink of an eye, he was beside Meng Rong, and with a gentle wave of his sleeve, he condensed a meter-wide sphere of air, which he hurled at Meng Rong.

Meng Rong had no time to dodge and was struck by the sphere, being thrown into the distant mountain wall, sustaining severe injuries and bleeding profusely.

Guo Cheng sneered, "Among those below the Ninth Level of Martial Body in the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy, Yue Kai's lightness skill is second to none, perhaps only Xiao Yuelan can match him. He actually wants to compete in lightness skill with Yue Kai, what a death wish!"

Xiao Yanglong smiled faintly, "In the last competition among Seventh Level martial practitioners at the Xuan-level Martial Academy, A Kai took first place. He can even stand against an Eighth Level practitioner!"

Qin Yun came to Murong Daren's side, helping him put on his light-patterned equipment and offering a few words of comfort.

The other students were secretly amazed by Yue Kai's strength—not only was he handsome, but he was also exceptionally talented, reaching the peak of the Seventh Level of Martial Body at eighteen, which meant he had a very good chance of advancing to the Eighth Level, or even the Ninth Level, before he turned twenty!

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely teach Qin Yun a lesson for daring to defile Yue Mei," Yue Kai said coldly.

"Hmm, I look forward to it!" Xiao Yanglong replied coolly.

Yue Kai, a young prodigy with a bright future, actually addressed him as Master!

The young students all looked at Xiao Yanglong with admiration!

Yang Shiyue's face was cold, refusing to even glance at Xiao Yanglong, knowing that he detested Qin Yun and would certainly have Yue Kai use all his strength against him.