CHAPTER 1010: CHAPTER 810: FINAL BATTLE, THE CURTAIN FALLS (EXTENDED CHAPTER)

On the arena,

The two were very familiar with each other,

Although Ji Kaipeng hadn’t challenged Duan Qin for two months, he knew he was likely not a match.

But in a battle, it’s not just about winning or losing, the process is also important.

The City Lord was watching, and many important guests were watching.

Even if losing, one must fight with their own style, besides... it’s not certain yet!

Swoosh!

Ji Kaipeng began with a Sword Qi soaring into the sky.

It was the same move Gu Tang used desperately, the dazzling Sword Qi branched in the sky, like falling meteors.

But on a larger scale, and Ji Kaipeng executed the Combat Skills more swiftly, naturally.

Duan Qin did not look up, sweeping the Yanyue Blade in a circle.

Swish——

The Sword Qi, like falling meteors, melted away like snow.

Duan Qin followed the routine of their previous duels and slashed out Sword Light.

The arena floor, just recently repaired, cracked open with splintering sounds, rubble flying.

Ji Kaipeng stood unmoving like a mountain, a large shield erected before him, with a ferocious face roaring at its center.

"Roar!"

Circles of earth-yellow light spread out.

The speed and power of the Sword Light diminished slightly, striking directly onto the large shield.

Boom——

Dust rose, but Ji Kaipeng did not step back a single step.

Duan Qin slashed a second, then a third time.

The Sword Light hit the large shield, while the arena around had become pitted and uneven.

Yet Ji Kaipeng still did not retreat whatsoever.

"Show your true skills, Duan Qin!"

Under Ji Kaipeng’s feet, circles of Huang Ming colored light spread, enveloping the entire arena in the blink of an eye.

Within the Barrier,

The world had turned a bright yellow.

"It’s a domain!"

Rex stood up suddenly, "Isn’t that a domain only the Transcendent Tier Third Tier can master? How could it be?"

The Witch beside him was much calmer, "Didn’t the Thunder God already master the ability of domain?"

"That’s different! The Thunder God Chairman is our Hero Club’s leader, but he... he’s just a..."

Rex opened his mouth, yet didn’t finish.

The truth was right before their eyes; the entire arena was shrouded in some kind of Earth Series domain.

The domain he had longed for.

The domain even he, a Second Tier Transcendent, hadn’t managed to grasp.

Easily unleashed by a First Tier junior.

"Are the young people of today really monsters?"

He murmured.

As if losing his spirit, he fell back onto his seat, his pupils reflecting bright yellow shadows.

Within the bright yellow, a sheen of bright bronze blossomed.

It quickly expanded, gradually gaining the upper hand.

"Another domain!"

He was surprisingly less astonished.

It seemed normal that the second-ranked Ji Kaipeng mastered a domain, while the first-ranked Duan Qin also mastered it... like what a ghost!

Both domains collided, dissolved, and vanished continuously.

Silently.

Only the edge of the arena, the Barrier Light Screen surface rippled faintly, demonstrating the intensity of domain confrontation.

Ultimately,

The bright yellow domain was pushed back to a fifty-meter radius around Ji Kaipeng.

From the outside, the bright bronze domain occupied seven-tenths, while the bright yellow domain took up three-tenths.

Ji Kaipeng raised the short sword,

Nearby, the shattered and flying rubble, each piece lifted into suspension.

Each piece of earth rapidly rotated, shedding outer dust, gradually turning into earth-yellow spheres.

In their spin,

They absorbed the power of the domain, and Ji Kaipeng’s Source Power.

The range of the bright yellow domain gradually shrank, from fifty meters to forty meters, then thirty meters.

Yet the imposing momentum of the earth-yellow spheres grew fiercely.

Even separated by the Barrier, the guests outside could sense that it couldn’t be underestimated.

"This move, I developed for three months."

Ji Kaipeng said, "Specifically prepared for you."

Duan Qin’s eyes flickered,

The expressionless face gradually showed excitement.

Finally... an opponent that’s not so easily defeated.

She didn’t use domain suppression, but started gripping the Yanyue Blade earnestly.

The earth-yellow spheres swirling ceaselessly shot from all directions, tracing various arcs.

Duan Qin finally moved.

A sudden sweep, and three earth-yellow spheres turned to dust.

Simultaneously, she Instant Step-ed a hundred meters away.

A dirt sphere slammed onto her previous standing spot, the hard thick floor collapsed with a bang, forming a hemispherical pit over a meter in diameter.

As if the land in the middle was bitten off.

Countless earth orbs shot towards Duan Qin.

Duan Qin slashed a few times and frowned, appearing beside Ji Kaipeng with an Instant Step. The condensed blade light was no longer white, but a bright bronze color.

A single slash fell.

Clang—

Ji Kaipeng’s large shield instantly blocked behind him, his grimacing face roaring... The sound was interrupted by the blade light before it could be made.

His figure violently retreated to the edge of the Barrier, having tossed away his short sword, gripping the large shield tightly as it continued to tremble.

"At most three more strikes, I can withstand at most three more, but..."

He looked over,

Duan Qin had swept away many earth-yellow spheres.

But as long as the ground split open, earth-yellow spheres would condense again.

Using the floor, mixed with Divine Weapon materials, as raw materials, the effect of the spinning earth orb spell was unexpectedly strong.

Duan Qin could only completely shatter the earth orbs with a hit that had condensed intense blade light.

The number of earth orbs on the arena was increasing, the space limited, and it seemed Duan Qin no longer had room to dodge.

The overwhelming earth orbs surged forth, causing the Transcendents outside the arena to widen their eyes involuntarily.

"Ghost... Slash!"

Boom!!!

Thick smoke and dust spread in the air, the loud explosion echoing above the venue.

The Barrier around the arena fluctuated intensely, causing the students on the open space to the left to quickly back away a bit.

In a moment,

the smoke and dust cleared,

a silhouette slowly emerged.

Duan Qin still held the Yanyue Blade, with bright bronze dragons circling her, the wind howling, exuding an imposing aura.

And she was unharmed!

Ji Kaipeng found it somewhat unacceptable, spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

But he did not give up, frantically burning Source Power.

More and more earth and stones began to float.

"This is my last move..."

The earth and stones rushed upward, continuously merging, forming a gigantic meteor.

The meteor rotated, circles of bright yellow halos spread out.

Blue Thunder Arcs also jumped around it, the air warping incessantly.

Threads of power leaked through the Barrier, spilling outside.

"This move..."

Rex stood up abruptly again, swallowing hard.

The power of this move couldn’t even be locked in by the Barrier.

Weaker students had already fled far away.

It gave him a direct judgment.

This move, he couldn’t stop.

The earlier small attacks, he might not have stopped them either.

In other words, if he faced this student Ji Kaipeng directly, it would likely be two to eight in his favor.

He at two, the newly graduated student at eight.

If he faced Duan Qin... Rex was no longer optimistic.

He wasn’t a match at all.

...

Ji Kaipeng’s big move had flaws, it needed time to build up.

But Duan Qin didn’t interrupt him.

She just waited for the gigantic meteor to gradually take form.

The battle time passed the three-minute mark, batches of gamblers who had bet on the first two rounds looked pale, deciding to head for the rooftop... but wait, jumping off the rooftop wouldn’t kill you either!

Was it possible to jump off the Floating Island directly?

In a moment,

the meteor took form, crashing down with a rumble.

The speed wasn’t fast, yet it carried the force of ten thousand catties.

The space in front of the meteor seemed to freeze.

Duan Qin’s expression also turned serious.

Bronze dragons were absorbed into the Yanyue Blade.

Her momentum surged.

She still didn’t make a flashy slash.

One Strike Divine Teaching!

The blade light, dozens of meters long, seemed to tear through space, erupting with dazzling light within the confined arena.

All around, the Barrier shook violently, the clash between the meteor and bright bronze blade light already fully penetrating, leaving those below the Transcendent tier, whether students or guests accompanying their elders, all pale-faced.

Even the Transcendents in the stands secretly summoned Source Power.

After all,

the arena wasn’t far from the audience stands.

"Shouldn’t we stop them?"

Seeing Tang Yu still calm, Grandmaster Meng Jingran, seated not far away, couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s a minor matter; let the academy handle it themselves."

"...Alright."

At the peak of the collision, Ji Kaipeng was swept up in the intense energy flow, crashing against the vibrating Barrier.

Already at the end of his strength, he suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood, his energy listless.

Simultaneously,

the constantly assaulted Barrier finally couldn’t withstand it, shattering with a bang.

A terrifying shockwave, centered on the arena, swept towards all directions.