Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 178 Nothing More (Three more chapters for monthly votes)

While Lin Rui's other body raced through the night, on Tianji Star's Satellite No. 9, inside the Martial Arts Club of Mingde University at the Ninth Base City, a battle was about to take place that tens of millions of martial artists in exo-suits and martial arts enthusiasts were eagerly watching.

Not only had over twenty well-known TV stations sent journalists, aiming various long and short holo-cameras at the platform, but there were also several dozen popular martial arts commentators and hosts gathered here.

They were all waiting for the two individuals on the platform to engage, whispering and discussing fervently among themselves.

"The underground betting odds from the Third City are out, 'Demon Sword' King of Baili winning at 1 to 1.72, 'Immortal Sword' Shi Yan winning at 1 to 2.75. It seems no one favors the former number one of the 18-year-olds."

"That's quite normal. We saw the limit of Shi Yan's abilities the day before yesterday, but during King of Baili's two battles with Mingde University's Martial Arts Team yesterday, there was still a great deal left in reserve."

"Fang Ranran has already exposed the weaknesses of Shi Yan's martial arts. Moreover, with Lin Rui's sudden rise, Shi Yan's mindset must be affected; it's said she once challenged Lin Rui in private."

"She revealed it herself, said she was defeated with a single strike."

"No wonder. Lin Rui's sword drawing technique really is a bit overpowered, eight ten-thousandths of a second! That's almost defying the heavens. The Martial Arts Association rated it SS+, a super emperor-level secret technique. But I think it's more than that. The reason it didn't hit SSS is that the old fogies in the association believe that there isn't emperor-level bloodline power or secret techniques below the fifth realm."

"King of Baili is very smart, never fighting a battle unprepared. Since he decided to fight Shi Yan to determine the victor, he must be extremely confident of winning."

"Still, the two could hold out for a while. Shi Yan's strength is there, and it shouldn't be a problem for her to fight King of Baili for about ten minutes."

At this moment, the noise of the discussions began to decrease, and the martial arts hall gradually quieted down.

Simply because the countdown on the platform had started.

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This was a weapon he had specially prepared for Shi Yan, shaped like an ancient lance with a long sword embedded in the rear shaft, though the blade was longer, combining the strengths of both spear and sword.

His stance, optimized for thrusting with a long spear, was also advantageous for 'interception'.

However, to his surprise, the woman opposite him not only appeared a bit distracted but also very relaxed in her posture.

Standing there holding her sword in reverse, she seemed to be loose and relaxed, yet King of Baili dared not be the slightest bit careless; on the contrary, he became more serious.

From Shi Yan, he saw a perfect balance of strength and physique, as well as unmatched calmness and confidence.

Just two days apart, and this woman's martial arts seemed to have advanced a bit further?

Right after the countdown ended, King of Baili hesitated not a second before lunging his spear towards Shi Yan.

Since her strength might exceed his expectations, King of Baili believed he couldn't hold back at all. He must suppress Shi Yan's momentum from the start and not give her any chance to execute her sword techniques.

Fang Ranran was an excellent reference from two days ago. If you intercepted before Shi Yan completed her sword technique, you could reduce the power of her sword skills by more than half.

But the next instant, King of Baili's spear-sword was deflected by a whiplike streak of sword light.

"What?"

King of Baili's pupils shrank, his eyes showing surprise.

The sword of the woman just now was so fast! It wasn't like before, where certain preparatory movements were necessary before accelerating to the limit. Instead, she reached extreme speed from the beginning!

King of Baili found it hard to believe. He quickly pulled back his spear thrust and vibrated out dozens of spear blossoms, creating an air-tight mass of spear shadows enveloping Shi Yan.

A series of clanging sounds and sparks ensued between them.

The more King of Baili fought, the heavier his heart felt, sensing that the woman's sword was not only getting faster but also increasingly mysterious and unpredictable.

His spear was barely defending the central position in front of him; his seemingly dense veil of spear shadows was crushed and shattered by the wild sword light slashing from Shi Yan!

What was miraculous was that, despite the violent momentum of Shi Yan's sword, it seemed ethereal and mysterious as if imbued with an immortal essence.

King of Baili could only keep retreating to regain distance and reorganize his spear stance.

A spearsman who couldn't defend his forward central position was basically not far from defeat.

The trouble was the opponent's sword was too fast, causing his formation to be in disarray.

Just after four breaths into the exchange, King of Baili's expression subtly changed, and with his pupils contracted, he looked at Shi Yan, "Abyssal Concept!"

This woman's sword, has it actually touched upon the concept?

"You noticed, huh?" Shi Yan laughed heartily, her lips curving up slightly, hair fluttering in the wind, "So do you think you can block my sword, Baili?"

Clang!

Right then, she suddenly thrust her sword, striking at the central position of Baili Wang's spear and sword.

If it weren't for Baili Wang swiftly changing his grip on the spear, his hand would have nearly been severed by Shi Yan's sword.

But at this point, his situation was extremely awkward, to the point where Baili Wang had no choice but to split his spear and sword into two, transforming them into a short spear and a long sword.

He was known as the Demon Sword, with his fundamental martial arts still focused on the sword.

Baili Wang's Sword Dao was equally strange and mystical; if Shi Yan's Sword Dao left people with the impression of 'Immortal', then his was 'Demon', with a devilish power that was also quite unreasonable.

However, his spear and sword still couldn't keep up with Shi Yan's sword speed, nor could he accurately predict the trajectory of Shi Yan's sword light, resulting in him being continuously hacked at and having no choice but to retreat awkwardly on the stage.

"You can't even block my sword, what makes you think you can block Lin Rui's knife at one-eight thousandth of a second?"

Shi Yan said with a sarcastic smile, "You proclaim that you can, but the problem is, it's too much. Those two seniors of mine who were defeated by Lin Rui's knife, you have belittled them like trash! Did you think just because you haven't crossed hands in the past half year, you could act so audaciously? And—"

Clang!

Yet another burst of sparks flew as Shi Yan's sword forcefully cut into Baili Wang's barrier of swords and tide of spears, flicking his short spear into the air: "You rely way too much on experience, data, and analysis. Those moves you prepared for me, haven't you found them all useless today? As a Martial Artist without a shred of bloodlust, relying only on your so-called 'wisdom', you won't make it very far!"

At this moment, the numerous reporters and martial critics below the stage all wore looks of disbelief.

The battle unfolding on the stage had greatly exceeded their expectations.

The 'Demon Sword' King of Baili had always been considered by the media as a genius on par with Shi Yan, the two most outstanding talents of the fifty-eighth cohort of special students.

Until today, Baili Wang had been the favorite of nearly all the media and martial critics.

However, in today's battle, Baili Wang was completely suppressed by Shi Yan, almost without any power to fight back.

Now everyone could see that Baili Wang was headed for certain defeat, merely hanging on by a thread.

'Magic Hand' Zhen Xiaoxiao, who was sitting below the stage watching the battle, also shook his head with a wry smile.

This teammate of his had indeed been struck by the boomerang he himself had thrown.

And at this moment, on the major video networks of Tianji Star, there was an uproar.

"So fast, Shi Yan's sword speed is incredibly quick!"

"That sword is too divine, completely unpredictable."

"What a pity! The picture is too blurred, you really need to be on site to enjoy it."

"Fuck! Worthy of Little Yan, I was fooled by those martial critics, I really thought she was doomed."

"Me too, I thought Little Yan's weaknesses were already exposed, but it turns out this Baili Wang is nothing special."

"It's Little Yan that has become stronger, look at the magical sword speed and trajectory, she must have also touched upon the deep abyss concept!"

"Speaking of which, just how strong is Lin Rui? Just the day before yesterday, Little Yan herself said she couldn't block Lin Rui's strike!"

"Are you kidding? That's a knife attack in one-eight thousandth of a second, rated as triple S+ level secret blade by the Martial Arts Association! By the way, have you guys followed Lin Rui's account on Tianhuan video network? The martial arts teaching videos he released are full of practical content, and the fees are very reasonable."

And just as the major video networks of Tianji Star were boiling over with the battle between Shi Yan and Baili Wang, Lin Rui, who was walking through the mountain forest of Tianyue County on Tianji Star, suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked towards a certain direction to his left.

He had already sensed the location of Fei Yunlai, not far ahead, on a small island in the depths of Tianyue Lake, although the latter's condition was very bad, not much better than that of the Dream Heaven Official.

Fei Yunlai's hiding spot was actually very concealed, and his aura was well contained.

However, his biological chip was frantically sending out distress signals to all the contacts in Fei Yunlai's communication book.

And Lin Rui, just happened to be one of the friends in Fei Yunlai's communication book.