CHAPTER 129: CHAPTER 128: TIANYI TOURNAMENT (PART 20)

The wind array bestowed by Chu Yunyi on Lin Caier did not completely dissipate, and it felt the change in aura, auto-initiating an attack.

Just as he was about to tighten the bind on the vine whip, Li Xing suddenly felt a sense of danger. He deftly sidestepped, hiding behind Lin Caier, and several transparent wind blades flew past Lin Caier’s cheek, strands of curly hair gently drifting to the ground.

Lin Caier was so frightened her face lost all color, and Li Xing was equally surprised. The remaining power of the wind array still had such strength, which clearly showed that the protective wind array Chu Yunyi cast on his teammates was no mere display but truly formidable.

To maintain such a powerful wind array all along, Chu Yunyi’s primordial spirit reserves and spiritual power were indeed beyond the reach of ordinary Heaven Rank talisman masters.

From when Lin Caier launched an attack to her capture, it all ended in a flash. Even the persons involved barely grasped the situation, let alone the spectators watching the competition.

Though they couldn’t clearly see the process, the result was evident, sparking a wave of comments in the live chat.

The host, Zhou Jun, looked at the bewildered Lin Caier, then at the gloomy Lin Zhian, and decided against explaining this segment.

Just as Li Xing was about to search Lin Caier, Chu Yunyi made a move. Eight almost tangible wind blades attacked simultaneously from the front, back, left, and right, showing no regard for the hostage situation.

Li Xing muttered to himself that things were bad, abandoning Lin Caier, pressing his toes forcefully on the ground, leaping high to dodge the wind blades’ onslaught.

Left behind by Li Xing, Lin Caier, with adrenaline surging, also reacted swiftly, summoning her battle pet Spirit Plant at a critical moment.

A strange nut-like plant appeared out of thin air, splitting open from the top to envelop Lin Caier inside.

The nut’s shell had barely closed when eight wind blades struck it. Everyone expected the nut to be sliced apart, but the outer shell only showed slight cracks.

Spectator Square.

The host zoomed in on the strange nut and excitedly asked Zou Huali, "Master Zou, contestant Lin Caier’s battle pet Spirit Plant should be defensive, right?"

Zou Huali nodded, "Yes. This is the Rocky Bodhi Seed, a plant existing in fruit form, grows slowly, but the defense of its mature form is excellent. It’s the best defensive battle pet Spirit Plant."

"Such a large Rocky Bodhi Seed as seen in the live stream must be quite old."

"Indeed, this one is at least five hundred years old."

"Wow, that’s incredible."

A five-hundred-year-old battle pet Spirit Plant was obviously not cultivated by Lin Caier herself, thanks to the noble family resources. Thus, neither Zou Huali nor the host commented much on Lin Caier’s personal ability.

Li Xing had never seen such a peculiar plant before, but she hadn’t forgotten her purpose here. Tossing out the Heavenly Wolf Saber to wedge in the opening of the Bodhi seed, she prevented it from fully closing, then leapt forward to unleash a fierce barrage of punches on the Rocky Bodhi Seed, determined to pummel Lin Caier out of the shell.

Having seen Li Xing’s skills, Lin Caier realized she wasn’t her match and decided to turtle up. But inside the Bodhi seed, bits were already falling, and the thudding punches seemed to beat on her heart, striking fear into her.

"Brother Yun, come save me—!"

Chu Yunyi was anxious; he’d wanted to stop Li Xing from attacking the Rocky Bodhi Seed long ago, but a large fireball suddenly appeared, blocking his path with an almost sentient agility and determination, preventing him from rescuing Lin Caier.

Although the fireball couldn’t harm him, he also couldn’t deal with it either. He couldn’t fathom how Li Xing managed to attack the Rocky Bodhi Seed while simultaneously controlling the Fire Elemental Spirit to attack him.

For a moment, Chu Yunyi couldn’t break free, so he could only launch wind blades at Li Xing from a distance, most of which she skillfully dodged, inadvertently causing additional damage to the Rocky Bodhi Seed.

//Holy cow! Li Xing’s fists are creating sonic booms; imagine the arm strength needed for that!//

//It’s just average; compared to me, it’s a 70-30 split; three punches from her, I’d have a week off.//

//Li Xing looks delicate, but who knew her physical strength was this strong? Could she be trained in Body Refinement?//

//I don’t know if she practices Body Refinement, but I do know the Fire Element she’s using to stall Chu Yunyi is extraordinary. Li Xing can multitask brilliantly, a rare talent of Double Heaven Armor in a thousand years.//

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"Boom—Crash!"

Under a barrage of relentless punches, the Rocky Bodhi Seed finally reached the brink of collapse, and Li Xing’s thunderous punch shattered it into pieces, revealing Lin Caier’s terrified and twisted face.

"Li Xing, you’ll regret hurting me! I’ll never forgive you!"

Li Xing rolled her eyes dramatically, delivering a chopping hand to knock the incessantly whining Lin Caier unconscious, then searched her, finally discovering the special dimensional button containing the Competition Token.

"Haha, it was indeed on you. Thanks!"

She pressed down on Lin Caier’s Transmission Array, its light flashing and then fading, as the intelligent system issued another announcement:

"Tianyuan Academy, Lin Caier, eliminated! Tianyuan Academy, Lin Caier, eliminated—!"

Li Xing dusted her hands as if ridding herself of something dirty, orchestrating the return of the spinning Heavenly Wolf Saber to her hand with a gentle gesture. Little Fatty also ceased its entanglement with Chu Yunyi, floating back to Li Xing’s side.

Chu Yunyi maintained a stoic expression, as if his teammate’s elimination was inconsequential to him. His eyes were solely fixed on Li Xing.

The two stood facing each other at opposite ends of an open space, without speaking, and suddenly, they simultaneously launched attacks at each other.

Two gigantic wind blades formed a crossing cross, emitting a nerve-racking buzz, slicing towards Li Xing at lightning speed.

Li Xing gripped her saber with both hands, spun, and swung it over her shoulder, slicing at the crossing point of the wind blades, causing them to spiral away from her body, flying sideways and rearward.

Suddenly, two wing-like walls of fire sprouted from Li Xing’s back, and the dozen or so wind blade shurikens came from behind, only to be swallowed by the Three Thousand Lotus. A firework-like flash appeared and vanished instantly.

The wind is colorless and formless, making wind element attacks hard to evade. Chu Yunyi, using Big Cross Wind Slash to lure the enemy at the front, had truly deadly attacks lurking within the soundless wind blade shurikens. Yet, Li Xing could see through Chu Yunyi’s actual intentions, showcasing a tactical mind that was almost matched by none.

After the Three Thousand Lotus devoured the wind blade shurikens, Li Xing’s thoughts raced, and the Three Thousand Lotus instantly grasped its master’s intentions, extending its blazing wings to close around Chu Yunyi.

The wind stokes the fire, and should Chu Yunyi dare to use the Wind Elemental Spirit now, it would inevitably lead to the Three Thousand Lotus’ flames surging explosively, with a result equivalent to a detonation. Injuries were unlikely, but his clothes would certainly be in tatters.

However, Li Xing underestimated Chu Yunyi. He suddenly clenched a fist, and in a ring around his body, the air was immediately exhausted.

The Three Thousand Lotus strained tightly, striving to extend the fiery blaze towards Chu Yunyi, but even a Fire King cannot touch a vacuum.

All it could do was watch as Chu Yunyi manipulated the vacuum ring, ever-expanding, gradually squashing it into a thin disc, and gently pushing it away.