CSMCDB - Chapter 92
Chapter 92
She had thought she would be competing with Lin Jinyu for first place, but that battle ended with their premature encounter. And now that Lin Jinyu had returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect… Wen Yuncheng lay in her dorm room for a day, feeling rather listless.
Little Ice Mountain is gone, so what's the point of this tournament anymore!
Alright, the prize for first place was still very interesting. Setting aside the reward from the Empire, the experience and points offered by 1947 were already quite substantial. Wen Yuncheng calmed her mind. She was in the top four, with only two battles left. The remaining people…
Wu Qiuze, an elite of the younger generation from the Wu family of Wuyue City, twenty years old, Star Lord 1st Layer. Yan Fengxi, son of the master of Chaoyan Pavilion, twenty years old, Star Lord 1st Layer. Yi Hui, a confidant cultivated by Prince Fu of the Imperial Capital, twenty years old, Star Lord 1st Layer.
Wen Yuncheng was also a Star Lord 1st Layer now, so it had become a battle between four young Star Lords of the 1st Layer.
Wen Yuncheng didn't go to the Dueling Arena much, but she did make a trip to the Star Auction House and bought a large amount of Abyssal Crystals. She had plenty of Star Stones on hand and could afford even more expensive ores, but she couldn't think of a suitable substitute for the time being. If she were to continue pursuing biological ores… a rarer one than Abyssal Crystal was a translucent ore that could even emit a faint blue glow at night. This ore could only be extracted from deep-sea creatures and was called "Blue Sea Ore." A more grandiose name for it was "Azure Sea Crystals." One million Star Stones… would probably only buy enough to fill an eight-cubic-meter storage ring.
Wen Yuncheng wanted to build a Star Cannon. A single Star Cannon stood two meters tall and was over a meter wide. This was a true cannon, completely incomparable to the half-meter-tall turrets she had used before. The materials required for one Star Cannon were five to six times that of her previous turrets. If she used Blue Sea Ore… a dozen Star Cannons would bankrupt her.
For now, she would use Abyssal Crystals. Wen Yuncheng also bought some Azure Sea Crystals, spending 2.4 million Star Stones, though not all of it was for the Star Cannons. She planned to use it to upgrade Number One and Number Two, turning the two apostles into Azure Sea Crystals versions. Of course, this would require 1947's help.
Since the money-grubbing Wen Yuncheng was willing to spend Star Stones on such a luxury item, 1947 naturally had no reason to refuse.
After replacing the materials for Number One and Number Two, Wen Yuncheng didn't assemble the Star Cannon. The template was complete, but she only had one set of materials, so there was no rush. She planned to save up enough materials for three cannons and assemble them with Number One and Number Two, teaching them instantly. Number One and Number Two were capable of learning; they could also self-study and explore on their own, but for Mechanical Apostles, learning to assemble machinery by themselves was simply too difficult.
Wen Yuncheng drew lots and found she was up first again, facing Yi Hui.
Prince Fu… Wen Yuncheng thought for a moment. Yan Ling seemed to have mentioned that people from Prince Fu's faction had extended an olive branch, but she had refused it. On the imperial family's side, it was clear she was with the First Princess, so it was best to cleanly reject offers from anyone else.
Yi Hui, a Star Lord 1st Layer. She wondered what novel tricks he had up his sleeve. Among these young people, only Lin Jinyu had comprehended something as overpowered as sword intent. A normal Star Lord 1st Layer…
Wen Yuncheng thought that none of these people should be her match.
"His Highness the Prince has mentioned you, but I will let him know that I am the one most worthy of his investment." Yi Hui looked at Wen Yuncheng. Although they had no personal grudge, he felt a sense of crisis due to Prince Fu's interest. If he couldn't defeat Wen Yuncheng, then Prince Fu would definitely value her more, and his own worth would…
Wen Yuncheng glanced at the young man, somewhat speechless. "Relax, I have no interest in Prince Fu's recruitment."
"Heh." Yi Hui sneered, his expression suggesting he didn't believe her.
"The match begins!"
It began!
The moment it started, Wen Yuncheng rose into the air with her Mechanical Wings, and Number One and Number Two appeared on the stage instantly. As expected, Yi Hui quickly closed in, but his speed was ultimately a bit slower than Lin Jinyu's movement technique. This slight delay allowed Number One to fire freeze rounds to restrict his movement, while Number Two charged directly at him.
Wen Yuncheng maneuvered her Mechanical Wings through the air, pulling away to the other end of the stage as G-3 Predators continuously took shape. She knew that her battle with Lin Jinyu yesterday must have given her opponents some inspiration—inspiration on how to defeat her.
But so what? Not everyone knew sword formations, and not everyone possessed sword intent. Lin Jinyu could resist the freeze rounds, but could they?
Obviously not.
Number One fired three volleys of freeze rounds in one go. As one hundred and eighty rounds exploded, Yi Hui was instantly enveloped in ice shards. He unleashed his Star Power and stomped on the ground, shattering the ice. Only then did he dodge Number Two's charge. He wanted to keep pressing toward Wen Yuncheng, but he had no way to restrict or trap Number One and Number Two.
With a "swoosh," a silver, snake-headed halberd appeared in Yi Hui's hand, and a suit of battle armor materialized on his body. The armor was forged from golden stone. When infused with Star Power, the Profound-rank golden stone battle armor emitted a dazzling golden light, looking incredibly opulent.
Wen Yuncheng was almost instantly reminded of Lin Jue's golden sword… What kind of aesthetic did the creators of these things have? Was extreme luxury the new elegance?
The Predators finished forming, and the six small machines sped forward. The golden stone armor glowed, and a translucent, small ingot shape materialized above Yi Hui's head, attracting all of the small machines' attacks.
"That works?" Wen Yuncheng started to doubt reality, but she couldn't stop her attacks. She controlled her Mechanical Wings to land and instantly created an Ex-S Viper Cannon. Yi Hui, somewhat shamed and angered by Wen Yuncheng's tone, shook off Number One and Number Two and charged straight at her with his halberd.
Unflustered, Wen Yuncheng had Number One charge forward and then teleported it in front of herself.
Yi Hui didn't retreat. His Star Power erupted, pouring into his halberd and his stance. He took a position and thrust his halberd out in a series of rapid strikes. The silver, snake-headed halberd flashed several times, like a venomous snake baring its fangs as it lunged to bite its prey!
Number Two's freeze rounds arrived late, but they were blocked before they could even touch Yi Hui. Countless ice shards exploded in the air and then drifted down slowly, as if a heavy snow had begun to fall.
After getting a general sense of his strength, Wen Yuncheng had no desire to drag things out. The bracelet on her wrist flashed with black light, and a shadow figure shot out, closely followed by the Flying Sky Shuttle. She herself was shielded by Number One. Yi Hui clearly intended to defeat Number One first before dealing with her.
Wen Yuncheng began to run quickly. She circled around Number One, which charged straight into Yi Hui's halberd. The snake-headed halberd and the Azure Sea Crystals body collided, creating a shower of sparks, and Number One's new body was instantly dented again. The Star Power in Yi Hui's hands suddenly exploded. He retracted his halberd and thrust it out fiercely, sending Number One flying in an instant.
And just then, the shadow figure rushed over! Yi Hui's brow furrowed in extreme tension. He swept his halberd, temporarily dispersing the shadow, then swung it up and chopped down, knocking away the Flying Sky Shuttle's follow-up attack.
"Bang!"
She started with a stun grenade. Having just dealt with the Flying Sky Shuttle, Yi Hui failed to react in time and was hit directly by it. Even worse, Wen Yuncheng was now extremely close to him!
Three grenades and a flame exploder were thrown, while a Pursuer and a Self-Destructor were created and immediately detonated. Stunned, Yi Hui was unable to dodge. The Ex-S Viper Cannon, which had so often missed its mark since she started using it, finally hit an enemy!
A series of Star Power explosions erupted in an instant. Wen Yuncheng then threw the Mountain River Seal. The massive seal pressed down, and Yi Hui violently spat out a mouthful of blood. The translucent little ingot above his head seemed unable to hold on and vanished with a "pop"! The defense of his golden stone battle armor was temporarily broken!
The laser attacks of the six small machines immediately converged on Yi Hui's head and then coursed through his entire body. Just as he managed to shake off the stun, he was electrocuted into a series of shudders. Before he could use a new technique to escape his predicament, Wen Yuncheng's Launching Slide Kick arrived.
A Topspin Kick, a Piercing Kick, and just as Wen Yuncheng extended the steel spike from her mechanical armguard and prepared to move in, the referee announced the result.
"Wen Yuncheng is the winner."
Victory and defeat in a match are often decided in an instant. The moment Yi Hui was hit by the stun grenade while Wen Yuncheng was so close, he had already lost. However, Yi Hui hadn't conceded or lost his ability to fight at that point, so the referee couldn't declare his defeat, which is why he had waited until now.
Only the final duel remained.
Wen Yuncheng recalled Number One and Number Two, bowed in all four directions, and calmly walked off the stage. She stayed behind to watch the next match. Although she couldn't fully grasp her next opponent's strength from a single match, it was always good to learn a little more.
The battle between Wu Qiuze and Yan Fengxi, was it?
Wen Yuncheng looked at the name Yan Fengxi and felt it was a bit strange and awkward. However, the lineage of the Chaoyan Pavilion's master all shared the surname "Yan." Paired with the sect's name, it seemed to carry a domineering, powerful connotation. Did it mean all directions would come to pay tribute?
…If one was powerful, all directions would naturally come to pay tribute. If not, she feared it would be more like all directions coming to mock.
Wen Yuncheng shook her head, not dwelling on the strange pun, and focused on the match on stage.
However, just as she heard the introductions, she was shocked!
She had assumed the young man in the long white robe, carrying a bow and with a short blade at his waist, was Yan Fengxi. But that was Wu Qiuze.
And his opponent, a man in a tight-fitting vest with dark skin, bulging muscles, and a giant hammer who looked every bit the warrior, was actually Yan Fengxi.
Wen Yuncheng raised a hand and pinched her own cheek. It hurt. She wasn't dreaming.
Alright, alright. It seemed you couldn't judge a person by their name.
Wen Yuncheng's gaze shifted to the bow and quiver on Wu Qiuze's back. In a tournament like the Youth Tournament, someone was actually using a bow and arrow. It wasn't that bows were weak, it was just… in a ring-style battle like this, a bow was somewhat difficult to use to its full potential.
But those who had made it this far were no empty names. Wen Yuncheng leaned back on the sofa. As the referee announced, "The match begins," the two on stage erupted with power simultaneously.
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