CSMCDB - Chapter 60
Chapter 60
"The match begins."
"Hah!" With a loud shout, a thin layer of golden light covered the bald-headed fellow's muscles, appearing to be some kind of body-refining combat technique. He then shot forward like a cannonball, his left palm suffused with Star Power, achieving a complete "jade-like" effect as he struck fiercely at Lin Jinyu.
From the spectator stands, the students could see a jade-colored palm print, about ten feet in size, form and press toward Lin Jinyu.
With the ring of a sword, Lin Jinyu swung her blade to meet it. The sharp sword qi collided with the palm print, and a ripple of Star Power energy washed out before completely dissipating.
The next second, Lin Jinyu tapped her toes on the ground and leaped into the air. She used her longsword as a foothold below her to briefly suspend herself mid-air. The moment she jumped, she saw her opponent, Wu Sheng, stomp his foot hard. Circles of golden Star Power rippled out across the entire arena. This energy expanded outward from him three times, and all three times, Lin Jinyu evaded by remaining airborne.
Wen Yuncheng muttered, "If it were me, I wouldn't have even known he would use a technique like that."
Yan Ling had been watching the match intently. Hearing Wen Yuncheng's sudden comment, she raised a hand and tapped her on the head. "Shut up." So embarrassing.
Wen Yuncheng looked aggrieved but was unwilling to tear her eyes away from the stage. She just rubbed her head and continued to watch Lin Jinyu.
Wu Sheng wasn't surprised that his charged-up attack had been dodged. He let out a low shout, his Star Power circulating in an instant as he fired off two palm prints. As Lin Jinyu descended, he executed a movement technique to close the distance rapidly.
An orange-red shockwave rose before him, and he charged forward with unstoppable momentum.
Lin Jinyu had been about to land, but upon seeing Wu Sheng's move, she changed her trajectory. Controlling her longsword with Star Power, she shifted it to dodge to the left. She watched as Wu Sheng brushed past her and crashed backward, nearly flying right off the arena stage.
Using such a skill resulted in a brief moment of disorientation. Lin Jinyu immediately turned one sword into eight, forming a sword array that trapped him. It tightened and then detonated!
With her longsword in hand, Lin Jinyu was gathering power to unleash a Star Power slash when she heard the referee shout, "Stop."
Instantly, the Star Power dissipated. She sat down in the center of the arena, still expressionless, and began to recover her energy.
Wen Yuncheng was about to open her mouth when she remembered Yan Ling behind her. She had no choice but to keep quiet and start chattering with 1947 in her mind: Lin Jinyu is so cool! This must be what it means to be unfazed by honor or disgrace!
[…Isn't that just being deadpan?]
No! Being deadpan is a medical condition! Little Ice Mountain can smile! She's just composed!
[Fine, fine, you're right. Everything you say is right.] 1947 waved a white flag. On matters like this, it was best to just let Wen-cub have her way.
The third person to walk onto the stage was Di Yuanhao.
He appeared completely at ease, as if taking a leisurely stroll. As he ascended the stage, he said with a smile, "They've had enough fun. Now, let's get serious~"
Di Yuanhao gave Lin Jinyu a thumbs-up. "You're certainly strong, but…" As he said this, he flipped his thumb to point downward. "You're no match for me."
Wen Yuncheng: "Ugh."
Hey, 1947, this guy's lines are just as hard to stomach as the ones you wanted me to say back then! How dare he provoke Little Ice Mountain like that? Does he really think my Little Ice Mountain will even acknowledge him?!
[…That level of provocation isn't in my script… is it?] 1947 was suddenly unsure. Although, to be honest, this old father actually kind of liked these kinds of harsh words. But with Wen Yuncheng complaining like this, it was too embarrassed to admit it.
"The match begins."
Di Yuanhao's Star Power was dark red, perhaps due to his family's cultivation method. He licked his lips and stomped his foot hard. Dark red Star Power erupted instantly, as if clusters of flames were igniting around him!
Like a string of sparks, Di Yuanhao shot toward Lin Jinyu. His palm strikes were like blades, unleashing several dark red Star Power palm prints that were exceptionally fierce.
Lin Jinyu raised her longsword horizontally to defend herself, her expression slightly grave. As the last palm print dissipated, she tightened her grip on her sword—
"Zing-"
The sword hummed softly, and Lin Jinyu's figure became elusive. None of Di Yuanhao's attacks could hit her; he could only watch as she drew closer and closer. Just then, Lin Jinyu struck. She began with a slash of ice-blue sword qi, followed closely by her blade. Di Yuanhao roared, and a red barrier enveloped his entire body. The sword qi slammed into the barrier, creating ripples, and then Lin Jinyu's sword move arrived.
"That sword art… it's the one from that fateful encounter," Wen Yuncheng murmured to herself. She could only see Lin Jinyu's movements. Countless sword shadows stabbed forward, and under the coalescing cold light, they actually formed a large, ice-blue flower that slammed into the blood-red barrier.
The barrier shattered in less than three seconds. Di Yuanhao coughed up a mouthful of stagnant blood and was sent flying, his body and face covered in a thin layer of frost.
"Good… good moves… It seems I must… get serious now!"
Lin Jinyu's expression remained unchanged as she quickly retreated to create distance. Although the sword art was powerful, Di Yuanhao had defensive armor to offset it, in addition to the combat techniques he cultivated. Lin Jinyu wasn't arrogant enough to think she could defeat him in a single blow.
"Kill!" With a fierce shout, Di Yuanhao's pupils turned a pure blood-red. The whites of his eyes were replaced by pitch black. Black grooves appeared on his face, making him look extremely ferocious and terrifying.
This was his Di family's special cultivation method, the Blood Demon Transformation.
The wounds just inflicted by Lin Jinyu's sword qi now began to bleed, but Di Yuanhao's aura surged dramatically, instantly reaching the second layer of the Star Master realm!
"Fight!" Di Yuanhao leaped into the air. His Star Power erupted, condensing into a giant hammer made of Star Power. He gripped the handle with both hands and smashed it down viciously!
Lin Jinyu also leaped back, dodging the strike and the instantaneous ripple of Star Power. Then, she thrust her longsword forward, Star Power gathering as she stabbed toward Di Yuanhao. But Di Yuanhao didn't even try to dodge. His Star Power surged, and he threw a hard right punch, his fist actually colliding directly with the longsword!—
"Boom!"
An explosion of Star Power instantly erupted on the stage. At the center of the collision, the longsword was covered in moon-white Star Power, while Di Yuanhao's entire right arm was enveloped in blood-red! They retreated after one blow, each taking two steps back. Di Yuanhao shook his hand, flicking off the thin layer of ice on his fist. Lin Jinyu, meanwhile, wiped the blade with her fingers and tossed the longsword into the air.
"Is that all you've got? That might work on those at the third layer of Star Warrior, but it won't work on me at the second layer of Star Master!" Di Yuanhao sneered arrogantly. He leaped up to meet the eight Star Power swords, and his own Star Power exploded outward from him in an instant, shattering all eight swords in the air! His strength was still climbing! The more injured he became, the stronger he got, and he wouldn't feel any pain until the battle was over.
He was a madman.
Faced with her opponent's constant provocations, Lin Jinyu acted as if she hadn't heard a thing. She raised her hand and sent out two Star Power slashes, then used a movement technique to weave through them. The instant Di Yuanhao raised his hands to disperse the slashes, his feet were suddenly frozen to the arena floor. The sudden change made Di Yuanhao panic for a moment, and in that single moment, Lin Jinyu's longsword pierced directly into his chest—yet it was difficult to push it even another inch deeper.
"Ah, I sur— hahaha, you didn't actually think I was going to surrender, did you?" Di Yuanhao feigned panic for three words before suddenly grabbing the sword's blade with his right hand. Blood dripped from the edge as his dark red Star Power erupted, sending an incautious Lin Jinyu flying.
"Hahaha." He gripped the blade, pulled the longsword out, and threw it on the ground. His entire body turned into a red cannonball and shot toward Lin Jinyu, blood splattering across the arena. Di Yuanhao had wanted to enjoy the sight of his opponent's panic, but instead, he was met with Lin Jinyu's still-expressionless face.
Lin Jinyu casually wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and quickly formed several Star Power seals. Her own Star Power erupted in that instant, and she met the charging Di Yuanhao with a palm strike of her own—
Both were sent flying back.
Expressionless, Lin Jinyu spat out another mouthful of blood, her face already deathly pale. She raised a hand, using Star Power to pull her longsword back into her grasp, then tapped her toes and shot toward Di Yuanhao.
Just then, Di Yuanhao, who had just coughed up a large amount of blood, felt his Star Power surge. He had actually entered the third layer of Star Master!
Wen Yuncheng's heart twisted into a knot.
The three mentors' faces were also extremely grave.
Lin Jinyu immediately changed her course. She threw her longsword to once again deploy the sword array, followed by two Star Power slashes to wear him down. Di Yuanhao was now at the third layer of Star Master; a direct confrontation was clearly no longer an option. The rest of the fight… would be a competition of time.
It was a question of whether Di Yuanhao would succumb to his severe injuries first, or if Lin Jinyu would be defeated first.
The battle instantly became a stalemate. Di Yuanhao also knew his body probably couldn't hold out for much longer, and his attacks grew more frantic and fierce. However, Lin Jinyu refused to engage him head-on, pouring all her Star Power into her movement technique, single-mindedly dodging his attacks.
"How long are you going to keep dodging!" Di Yuanhao roared, clearly enraged. "Fine, I'd like to see if your Star Power can support this kind of evasion!" As he spoke, he leaped up and stomped heavily on the arena floor. Circles of dark red Star Power rippled out in an instant, their range covering the entire stage. Faced with such an attack, Lin Jinyu could only suspend herself in the air to dodge, and in that moment of suspension—
Di Yuanhao shot out instantly, transforming into a streak of red light that smashed toward Lin Jinyu in the air.
Lin Jinyu took a deep breath, controlling her longsword to block for a moment. The sword was sent flying by Di Yuanhao's body, and then the streak of red light—passed straight through the lingering afterimage of Lin Jinyu's Star Power.
"Cough." Lin Jinyu landed on the ground, unable to stay on her feet. She staggered and coughed up more blood. Although she hadn't been hit directly, the aftershock was not easy to absorb. As for Di Yuanhao…
The referee stared blankly at Lin Jinyu, who could only support herself with her longsword, then looked at Di Yuanhao, who had just charged off the stage, crashed to the ground, and fallen unconscious. He quickly shouted, "The match is over!"
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