Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 156: Defeat in the First Battle (3rd Update)

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Defeat in the First Battle (3rd Update)

"Oh, is that so? Does this genius possess an exceptionally powerful special physique?"

Li Ze chuckled.

Vice Palace Master Wu hastily shook his head and said, "Mr. Li is jesting. Ling Chen is just here to see the world and to witness the grace of true geniuses."

Ling Chen is, after all, True Martial Academy’s secret weapon. Naturally, he would not easily reveal Ling Chen’s strength.

Originally, the Palace Master had bestowed Ling Chen with the Spirit Ascending Pill, aiming to boost him to the mid-phase of the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, a fairly common existence among people like Qin Guan Er, which would not draw attention.

Unexpectedly, Ling Chen had only advanced a minor level and remained at the seventh level of the Spirit Sea Realm,

Disrupting the Palace Master’s plan.

Nevertheless, he did not blame Ling Chen, as the latter usually relied on consuming elixirs to increase his cultivation, which was a hardship already.

Consuming so many elixirs and developing some resistance to the Spirit Ascending Pill was quite normal.

"Is that so?"

Li Ze eyed Ling Chen for a while but did not notice anything exceptional and withdrew his gaze.

Most of the students from True Martial Academy were at the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, with the highest being only equivalent to the lowest at Tianluo Academy. Hence, he was completely confident that they would emerge entirely victorious this time.

...

The next morning.

The entire True Martial Academy was abuzz, as countless people rushed to the Martial Arts Arena in the outer palace.

News of the talent exchange battle between Tianluo Academy and True Martial Academy had already spread throughout Zhenwu Prefecture.

Even the Palace Master, leaders of the renowned six clans, chairman of the Purple Cloud Commerce’s True Martial Branch, Hall Master of the Battle Holy Hall and other top powerhouses had come to attend.

In the center of the Martial Arts Arena, a massive floating battle platform had been constructed.

The floating battle platform was enveloped in a flowing light barrier.

Obviously, a very powerful Spirit Array was arranged on it.

Otherwise, the platform alone could not withstand the near-Primordial Pill Realm powerhouses clashing.

Even the energy dispersed from the battle aftermath could potentially harm bystanders.

To the north, east, and west of the floating platform, there were viewing platforms of the same height.

Among them, the north viewing platform was the largest.

This was built for dignitaries like the Palace Master, leaders of the clans, etc.

The east and west viewing platforms, on the other hand, were for the talented students from the two academies.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. I am the Palace Master of True Martial Academy. I welcome you all, especially Vice Palace Master Li from Tianluo Academy and his six genius students!"

The Palace Master stood up, and with a move, he appeared on the floating battle platform.

"Now, let us welcome the twelve genius students onto the stage with the warmest applause."

Upon the Palace Master’s announcement, Qin Guan Er and the other twelve students leaped from the east and west viewing platforms onto the floating battle platform.

"Boom!"

The applause thundered, nearly drowning the entire Martial Arts Arena in its thunderous sound.

This was, after all, a collision of the top geniuses from Zhenwu Prefecture and Tianluo Prefecture, naturally stirring excitement among the crowd.

"Qin Guan Er!"

"Yu Huai!"

"Bai Wangchuan!"

...

Shouts and cheers rang throughout the arena as countless students desperately roared out the names of True Martial Academy’s top genius students.

Occasionally, Ling Chen’s name was also mixed in.

"We will now proceed to draw lots to determine the order of battle and opponents."

Announced the Palace Master.

Two elders flew up to the floating battle platform, each holding a wooden box.

"Next, please allow one spectator to help us draw the lots, designated by Vice Palace Master Li Ze!"

The Palace Master turned his gaze toward Vice Palace Master Li at the west viewing platform.

"Alright!"

Li Ze stood up and randomly designated a spectator.

This was a young man with cultivation only at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm; an elder grabbed him and flew to the floating battle platform.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Inside two wooden boxes were the names of talented students from two academic palaces.

The audience member drew a wooden stick from each box.

The students whose names were drawn became opponents automatically.

"The first battle, Ye Xun versus Qin Feiyang."

"The second battle, Qin Wan Er versus He Mu."

"The third battle, Yu Huai versus Su Muyu."

"The fourth battle, Bai Wangchuan versus Xie Fan."

"The fifth battle, Gu Lin versus Lin Yi."

"The sixth battle, Ling Chen versus Ye Zhenzhen."

After announcing the battle order and opponents, the Palace Master and Vice Palace Master Wu showed a bitter smile on their faces.

Indeed, luck was still not on their side.

Qin Wan Er’s opponent was also a cultivator in the initial stages of the ninth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, He Mu.

Not to mention the others, their cultivation levels were inherently weaker.

Now, their only hope for victory rested on Ling Chen.

Ling Chen’s opponent was a cultivator of the eighth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. If Ling Chen used a mid-grade Divine Weapon and with the elusive attacking techniques of a Divine Thought Master, there was a good chance of defeating the opponent.

The Palace Master gave Ling Chen a deep look and then spoke, "Alright, unrelated personnel should leave now. Let’s leave the battle platform to the two talents of the first match!"

Upon hearing these words, the crowd took their positions and returned to their respective observation platforms.

Only Ye Xun and Qin Feiyang were left on the floating battle platform.

In this type of exchange battle, no referee was appointed, and the battle continued until one side conceded.

It was a format modeled after the Eight Palaces tournament.

In the Eight Palaces tournament, the battles were even more brutal, with many talented individuals getting injured, and even deaths occurring in each session.

Of course, being an exchange battle, most people still controlled their strength well.

"You are not my opponent."

Qin Feiyang looked towards Ye Xun and said.

In terms of talent, he possessed the Super Spiritual Body of Thunder.

And Ye Xun was merely a Dual Attribute Spiritual Body of gold and earth.

There was already a considerable gap in Spiritual Power between a normal Spiritual Body and a Super Spiritual Body, not to mention that his cultivation level was a small layer higher than Ye Xun’s.

No matter how one looked at it, Ye Xun had no chance of winning.

Ye Xun had already learned about Qin Feiyang from Vice Palace Master Li.

But, as the host, with countless students admiring him present, how could he consider retreat without fighting?

"Whether I’m an opponent or not, we’ll only know after trying!"

Ye Xun said coldly.

Golden Spiritual Power swept out as he aimed a palm strike forward.

A palm made of condensed Golden Spiritual Power furiously struck towards Qin Feiyang.

His initial attack was using the offensive-oriented Golden Spiritual Power.

However, he was facing Qin Feiyang’s Thunder Spiritual Power.

Although the Golden Spiritual Power was decent, it was naturally insufficient against the Super Spiritual Body of Thunder.

"Trivial tricks!"

Qin Feiyang’s lips curled into a sneer, as he struck with his palm too, a silver Spiritual Power palm effortlessly breaking Ye Xun’s attack and continuing to strike towards the latter.

"Whoosh!"

Ye Xun quickly used a movement technique to dodge the attack.

"Bang!"

The Spiritual Power palm hit the battle platform a dozen meters behind where Ye Xun had been standing.

"You’ve lost."

However, just as he was breathing a sigh of relief, a faint voice sounded from behind him, and a palm radiating with silver light touched his back.

As it turned out, when Ye Xun used his movement technique, Qin Feiyang had also executed a movement technique.

His Spiritual Power being nearly two layers stronger than Ye Xun, his speed was naturally much faster. Ye Xun’s defeat was indeed inevitable.