RNP Chapter 104 Individual Competition: Dai Youheng Makes His Debut
Chapter 104 Individual Competition: Dai Youheng Makes His Debut
Chapter 104 Individual Competition: Dai Youheng Makes His Debut
After the team fight ended, the entire arena fell into a deathly silence.
Shrek Academy, a name that symbolizes an invincible legend, suffered such a complete defeat in the team battle.
An uneasy feeling spread through the hearts of Douluo Continent viewers. Could it be that the myth that has lasted for ten thousand years is about to be broken by an academy from the Sun Moon Continent?
For the vast majority of Douluo Continent viewers, the Sun Moon Empire is ultimately an outsider, and deep down they absolutely do not want to see the championship taken away by them.
On the city wall, Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo stood with a solemn expression, his fingers unconsciously tapping the back of his chair. Beside him, Princess Xu Jiujiu clenched her slender hands slightly, her red lips parted, and she murmured in a voice only she could hear, "Dai Youheng, it's up to you now. We absolutely cannot let the Sun Moon Empire reap the rewards of victory."
On the scales of royal consideration, the potential threat posed by the Dai family was far less pressing than the aggressive ambitions of the Sun Moon Empire.
Her elder brother had already asserted that the Sun Moon Empire had grand ambitions, and the shadow of war might not be far off.
The atmosphere in Shrek Academy's training area was extremely tense. Ma Xiaotao gritted her teeth, a flame of resentment burning in her eyes.
Xu Sanshi stood guard beside the unconscious Jiang Nannan, his face ashen, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms.
Ling Luochen, Bei Bei, and the others also suffered heavy soul power, minor injuries, and looked exhausted and defeated.
Teacher Zhou Yi's face was extremely ugly. Her tactical arrangements not only failed to work, but also plunged the team into a deeper predicament.
She walked heavily to Dai Youheng, "Youheng."
Zhou Yi's voice was dry and tired. "You saw what happened in the team battle. Everyone is exhausted. Nan Nan is seriously injured. We need you to be the first one to play in the upcoming individual elimination rounds."
Zhou Yi's tone became extremely serious, "The Sun and Moon team has plenty of substitutes and their strength should not be underestimated. We need you to eliminate as many of their players as possible to buy Xiao Tao and Luo Chen as much recovery time as possible. Please!"
This is a desperate measure, and currently the only seemingly feasible strategy. Shrek has no one left to replace them; they've exhausted all their cards with little effect, and now it's a do-or-die situation.
Upon hearing this, Dai Youheng's face did not show any distress or heaviness. Instead, a calm smile, tinged with interest, curved his lips. He stood up, cracked his wrists, and his bones made a slight popping sound.
"Alright." He said casually, "I've long wanted to try out the fighting style of these pure Soul Masters in a one-on-one battle."
His gaze swept over the Sun and Moon team, past Ma Rulong's composed figure, and finally landed on Xiao Hongchen, who had just made a name for himself and was now surrounded by his teammates with an arrogant smile on his face.
Youheng's upright and composed figure stood in stark contrast to the pervasive frustration and anxiety in the preparation area.
The main reason is that he really doesn't care about the outcome of Shrek Academy's competition. If he loses, he'll just lose a soul bone, which won't affect him much. Because he doesn't care, he feels no pressure.
All eyes in the room, including the complex gazes of Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu, and Dai Hao, as well as the scrutinizing eyes of Ma Lao and Xiao Hongchen from the Sun and Moon Team, were focused on him.
The first round of the individual elimination tournament is about to begin.
Dai Youheng slowly stepped onto the arena. His appearance did not elicit much cheering, as the crushing defeat in the previous team battle was still fresh in everyone's mind. The audience cast more worried and scrutinizing glances at him.
On the Sun and Moon team's side, the first to take the stage was Li Yan. As one of the lower-ranked members among the regular team members, his martial soul quality was not high, and the Li Fire was mixed with impurities. Although he chose the path of a soul master and could use soul tools to add fire attribute attacks, its power seemed pale and powerless in the face of Dai Youheng's absolute speed and strength.
Li Yan attempted to suppress the attack with flames at the start. His Li Huo Martial Soul rose up, and impure flames, mixed with impurities, adhered to the soul-guided cannon barrel in his hand, firing a barrage of scorching fireballs at Dai Youheng.
Dai Youheng's eyes were indifferent, and he didn't even use his soul skills. With just a simple side step, his figure blurred like a ghost, and he easily avoided the area with the densest fireballs.
The Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade remained unsheathed; he merely used the back of the blade to deflect and parry, cleverly utilizing the force of Li Yan's attack to cause him to stumble. In that instant of Li Yan's loss of balance, Dai Youheng lunged forward, the immense power from the Evil Shadow Demon Tiger's possession concentrated in his palm, unleashing a simple yet lightning-fast tiger's paw strike directly at the core of Li Yan's soul tool!
"Bang!" The backlash of soul power caused Li Yan to grunt, and the soul cannon in his hand instantly went silent. He was thrown backward by the shock and suffered a clean defeat.
The whole process took only a little over ten seconds. A few scattered applause rang out from the stands, mostly expressing surprise at his speed and precision.
Dai Youheng said, "Next!"
Chen An, the second player from the Sun and Moon team, possessed a martial soul called the Flash Bird, which granted him considerable speed. His Flash Sword soul tool crackled with lightning.
However, witnessing Li Yan being defeated so easily, fear began to creep into his heart. As soon as the battle began, he tried to use his speed to move around and use his sword to find opportunities to launch surprise attacks.
Dai Youheng remained composed. He did not launch an attack, but simply wielded the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade in one hand, casually parrying Chen An's swift but not particularly ruthless thrusts. The blade clashed with the flashing sword, producing a crisp clang.
"His strength is immense—" Chen An grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. With each collision, his arms went numb from the impact. Fear amplified his weaknesses, and during a hasty retreat to create distance, his steps became slightly disordered.
"Now!" A glint flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes. His first spirit ring glowed faintly—the body of a demonic tiger! His speed and strength increased instantly.
He stopped parrying, thrusting his blade forward to deflect the flashing sword. At the same time, he pivoted on his left foot, his body spinning like a whirlwind, and his right leg lashed out like a steel whip!
"Bang!" Chen An had no time to react. His protective soul power was kicked away and he was swept off the field, landing heavily on the ground.
Two consecutive victories! And seemingly effortlessly at that! The atmosphere in the stands began to heat up.
"Next, it's your turn, isn't it?" Dai Youheng looked at Mika. This guy was rather arrogant, and it was hard to tell how strong he was. He had been injured by Jiang Peng's Heaven-Shaking Axe before, and he probably hadn't fully recovered yet.
"You bastard, don't be so arrogant."
Mika's equipment was extremely unique. The leg-mounted soul-guided thrusters allowed him to glide and change direction at high speed on the field like a ghost, while the thick cannons on his arms and the energy-gathering soul-guided device on his chest constantly flashed with dangerous light. Each trigger-activated timed soul-guided cannon seemed to have a life of its own, shooting at Dai Youheng from all sorts of tricky angles, exploding violently upon contact with the ground or upon approaching it.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Explosions echoed continuously across the arena, billowing smoke and dust. Mika's tactics were clear: use high-speed movement and sustained explosives to wear down and limit his opponent.
"That's not bad." Dai Youheng finally became a little more serious. The third spirit ring lit up—Shadow Boiling!
His figure became increasingly blurred as he weaved through the gaps between explosions, often narrowly avoiding the shells just before they were about to detonate.
He didn't rush in, but observed while dodging. Occasionally, he would use the blade of his knife to precisely deflect unavoidable shells, detonating them at a safe distance.
"These trigger-type projectiles are interesting. Let's try the Limitless Blade Technique." Just as Mika made a high-speed change of direction, his chest-mounted soul-guiding device shone brightly, preparing to launch a more powerful bombardment, Dai Youheng moved!
Wuji Blade Technique: Strip away the extreme and then return!
The Overlord Tiger Soul Refining Blade in his hand drew a mysterious arc, not by directly blocking, but by skillfully guiding and deflecting several incoming trigger shells, causing them to collide and explode, briefly clearing a path! At the same time, the blade's momentum shifted, cleverly absorbing and containing part of the shockwave from the explosions.
The next moment, the Limitless Blade Technique - Return to Limitless!
Following his previous move, Dai Youheng thrust his blade forward! The chaotic and explosive energy that had been temporarily absorbed merged with his own soul power, transforming into a chaotic and formless ball of energy that hurtled straight toward the massive, spherical soul tool that was gathering energy in Mika's chest.
Mika was shocked, but it was too late to stop the energy gathering!
"boom--!!!"
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The blade energy struck, instantly triggering a violent energy disturbance and explosion! Mika screamed as black smoke billowed from his chest device, and he collapsed to the ground, charred black by the backlash from his own device.
Three consecutive victories, including the formidable Mika! The entire arena finally erupted in enthusiastic cheers! In the Shrek Academy's preparation area, Zhou Yi's clenched fists loosened slightly, and hope ignited in her eyes.