nycdaug Chapter 171 - 123: Instant Kill
Chapter 171 - 123: Instant Kill
"Are both contestants ready?"
The ringside referee looked at the two people on the stage and asked the perfunctory question.
The crimson aura flaring from Xue Wangshu’s fists made his red hair blaze like a raging fire.
"You’re the first person to force me to use the Burning Fist."
Lin Ye couldn’t tell if that statement was meant as praise or an insult.
Previously, during the combat test, Xue Wangshu hadn’t used this trump card even when he was being miserably besieged by five puppets.
This was because while the Burning Fist was incomparably tyrannical, capable of doubling his combat power, the price was burning his own life essence.
Throughout the generations of the Xue Family, those who awakened this spiritual ability rarely died of old age.
It was a move you gambled your life on, so of course he wouldn’t use it in the combat test of the special mock exam.
But things were different now.
Someone had stolen both his glory and his first-place title.
He couldn’t accept it!
In Xue Wangshu’s eyes, battle intent and killing intent intertwined and boiled over.
"But this is as far as you go."
"A test is just a test, after all. In a real life-or-death battle, I hope you don’t... expose your true, worthless form!"
Below the stage, Yan Hui heard these words and felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head, his hands and feet turning ice-cold.
Last time, at the Dongjiang online exchange tournament.
After he defeated Lin Ye.
His opponent in the next match was Xue Wangshu.
And it wasn’t the first time they had fought.
But every single time, Xue Wangshu had never used the Burning Fist.
Even so, Yan Hui had never won. In fact, every match had been a crushing, undeniable defeat.
’If a normal Xue Wangshu is already like an insurmountable mountain, then how terrifying must he be now, empowered by the Burning Fist?’
Yan Hui didn’t dare to imagine.
Faced with Xue Wangshu’s undisguised provocation and killing intent,
Lin Ye chose not to respond.
With a mere thought, he silently adjusted his P1 health on his system panel to the minimum: 1 point.
"Match, start!"
The moment the referee’s voice fell, he instantly retreated, afraid of being caught in the terrifying aftershocks of the battle on stage.
As it turned out, his foresight was excellent.
Because in the very next instant after he announced the start,
two figures, one black and one red, collided violently in the center of the stage!
No probing attacks, only the most primal, violent exchange of blows!
A scorching, frenzied heatwave swept out like a tsunami.
The audience in the front rows could even clearly smell the acrid scent of their own hair being singed.
Some of the weaker students’ eyes stung, tears streaming down their faces, completely unable to see the scene on the stage anymore.
’Too fast!’
’And too brutal!’
The only sound left in their ears was the metallic clang of impacts, dense as a torrential downpour.
Every clash between the fist armor and the Gun Blade made the very air tremble!
「A few seconds later.」
The two entangled afterimages suddenly shot apart, each landing in a corner of the stage.
Xue Wangshu’s chest heaved, the look of shocked disbelief in his eyes growing deeper.
’He had thought that after activating the Burning Fist, it would be a crushing, one-sided victory. But his opponent had actually blocked him! Not only that, he even seemed to be handling it with ease!’
On the other side, after just a few blocks and parries, Lin Ye’s P1 health bar was emptied.
Phase 2 activated!
This was also why Xue Wangshu had chosen to pull away instead of continuing to tangle with Lin Ye.
Because at almost the exact same moment, his combat instincts had sent him the sharpest of warnings!
’It’s as if the opponent before me has unlocked some hidden power beyond my imagination.’
If he had stayed, he would...
In the second-floor viewing area, the unwavering smile on Li Kai Nian’s face froze slightly at this moment.
For the first time, a genuine trace of astonishment flashed through his deep eyes.
He had felt it too.
’It’s as if Lin Ye’s power on the stage has undergone a world-shaking transformation.’
[Frenzy]!
Without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Ye directly activated his exclusive Phase 2 burst skill.
A terrifying amount of Qi and Blood materialized within his body!
At the same time, Lin Ye compressed this boiling Qi and Blood, infusing it entirely into his feet!
Simultaneously, Lin Ye’s figure sank slightly.
He silently activated [Charged Heavy Strike]!
Lin Ye didn’t aim for a maximum charge.
Because he didn’t need a maximum charge to end this fight.
[Instant Body]!
In everyone’s eyes, Lin Ye’s figure simply vanished into thin air!
It wasn’t an afterimage left by high-speed movement, but a true, complete erasure from their vision!
"Hm?"
On the second floor, the expression on Li Kai Nian’s face changed, a sharp light glinting in his eyes!
Even he was stunned for a moment by Lin Ye’s inconceivable speed!
’This is absolutely not the speed a Vein Opening Realm Martial Artist should possess!’
BOOM—!!!!!!!!!!
A thunderous boom detonated the instant after Lin Ye disappeared!
Before, it was Lin Ye’s fist that broke the sound barrier.
But this time, it was his entire body that shattered the sound barrier!
On the stage, Xue Wangshu’s pupils shrank to the size of a pinprick, the hair on his body standing on end!
He hadn’t seen a trace of his opponent, not even having time to muster the slightest reaction.
But he subconsciously crossed his arms, gathering all the power and Qi and Blood in his body to desperately defend his front!
PFFT!!!
Amidst the violent, raging sonic boom, the dull, soft sound of tearing flesh was silently masked.
「The next second.」
When everyone’s vision refocused,
two figures appeared on the stage.
Lin Ye held his Gun Blade in one hand, maintaining a forward thrusting posture. The tip of his weapon was less than half an inch from Xue Wangshu’s throat.
The special-made, crimson, high-quality fist armor on Xue Wangshu’s arms had shattered to pieces, falling to the ground as a pile of twisted scrap metal.