Published at 30th of October 2020 02:07:15 PM
Chapter 201
Chapter 201: Silver’s Art
Everyone was frozen when they saw a student tear through the void .
There were few who would go so far during the initial tournament stage of Three Academies Guarding the Gate . The stronger students would usually breeze through unprovoked as attempting to stop them would only prolong the battle . Dai Ao’s one attack made many truly understand the power of the Astral Combat Academy’s top students .
The student was unfortunately eliminated . It was because their actions had been deemed an attack even though they had held the strength of an Area Master .
Dai Ao sighed when he realized that he had actually tried to go all out against an Area Master .
At this time, only about a hundred students had been eliminated . Most of them had died to Chilian Daynight’s poison, but some had also died to Dai Ao’s gravity field .
It seemed that this first round was doomed to be a repeat of the previous Astral Combat Tournaments . In that tournament, the three guarding academies had all been eliminated, and from what everyone could see, this year’s first round seemed to be going the same way . No matter how strong a student from Astral-10 was purported to be, was it possible for him to stop so many students?
Many of the students from Astral-7 had fallen into despair .
Nightqueen Yanqing had a cold look on her face . This was the one Astral Combat Tournament that everyone was focused on, but she might not even have the right to participate . What a bunch of fools .
At that moment, on a spacecraft in space, Liu Xiaoyun was also frowning as her eyes flashed with helplessness .
Madam Nalan sighed . “Forget it, Xiaoyun . You’ll get plenty of opportunities in the future . ”
There was nothing that Liu Xiaoyun could do .
“Do you honestly believe that Silver can’t hold his own?” Lu Yin asked .
Liu Xiaoyun glanced at him coldly, not even bothering to reply .
Madam Nalan’s eyes lit up at Lu Yin’s words . “Do you think that he can do it?”
Lu Yin shrugged as he replied, “I can’t say for sure, but it’s definitely possible . ”
Lu Yin did not know how deep the Neohuman Alliance’s strength went, but he knew that Silver was more than he appeared to be . Even now, when Lu Yin looked at the screen, Silver’s sly, wolfish grin had yet to disappear from his face .
Outside the valley, the people from Astral-10 were similarly at a loss . They also thought that Silver was helpless .
There were people chatting amongst themselves not too far away . “Look at that disgusting smile on that Astral-10 bastard’s face . I wish that I could tear his face off and smash it . ”
“Right? His smile is so sneaky . It’s horrifying . ”
“He’s obviously not a good person . ”
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The people from Astral-10 silently took several steps backwards .
Within the valley, four hundred or so students excitedly charged towards the end . When they saw that the last guard, Silver, was nonchalantly leaning against a hill, their excitement peaked . Did he give up? Awesome! That’ll save us a lot of energy .
Among the crowd, Liu Ji instantly paused the moment she saw Silver . It’s him? He’s the person who made my scalp go numb and who made me realize that Astral-10 had secrets in it! Liu Ji remembered this person well and was sure that he was very powerful .
“What’s wrong, Liu Ji? Let’s go!” Gus tried to hurry her along . Liu Ji’s eyes flashed, but she did reply .
The first batch of students had already charged over to Silver . Many were furious and had started cursing Astral-10 for sending this piece of trash over; this student was about to be defeated, but he still didn’t have the courage to attack them .
Outside the valley, Wu Da’s eyes widened . A piece of trash? That person is definitely extremely strong despite him being only in the Melder realm .
Wind blew by as dozens of students rushed past Silver . Someone even mocked him as they passed him, calling him a piece of garbage .
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At that moment, Silver’s eyes completely opened . An indescribable chill that penetrated all the way to the bone spread out in all directions around him . All of the students felt a shiver creep down their spines from the startling change in Silver . Everyone who had run past Silver had died without a sound or struggle . All they had seen was a flashing butterfly knife stained with blood .
How quickly had Silver killed all of those people? Out of all of the numerous students in the immediate vicinity, only the Area Masters were able to tell . Most hadn’t seen anything, and even the dead had only been able to grasp the moment they died when they saw the butterfly knife slide across their necks . The only evidence of Silver’s attack was a light redness on their necks afterwards . There were no other signs of injury on their body .
In just ten seconds or so, at least twenty people had fallen . Silver, meanwhile, was still standing in the middle of the valley as he smiled at the rest of the students with his same horrifying, wolfish grin .
If Chilian Daynight’s attacks were glamorous and Dai Ao’s attacks were shocking, then Silver’s attacks that were delicate and left no trace were the most startling .
The valley was smothered in silence now . All of the students stared at Silver in shock . In just an instant, he had killed more people than Chilian Daynight or Dai Ao, and he had done it without batting an eye .
Atop the peak to the south of the valley, Nightqueen Yanqing’s eyes lit up . “How interesting . His attacks were extremely fast—even most Area Masters can’t reach his level of speed . Is this the level of power in Astral-10? Not bad . ”
Kuang Wang was shocked as well . “I thought that only those two senior students who remained in Astral-10 despite its scandal were powerful, but he’s pretty good as well . ”
“I’m very excited to see what kind of person the leader of the tenth academy is . ” Far away, the man in the eighth seat mentioned Lu Yin with curiosity . His name was Feng Shang, and he was the leader of Astral-8 and the Realm Master of the Dao of Illusion . He was also one of the people whom Jared feared .
After making this comment, Feng Shang glanced at the person on the ninth seat . A man with a huge pair of headphones sat there, bobbing his head . He was the leader of Astral-9, the Dao of Change’s Realm Master, Liu Yin .
“Can you hear me, Liu Yin?” Feng Shang shouted .
Liu Yin continued obliviously swaying his head about, leaving Feng Shang speechless .
Silver’s ability to kill so many people so quickly had shocked everyone, including the ten academies’ students and mentors who were all watching the tournament . They had never imagined that there could be somebody this outstanding in Astral-10 .
Within the spacecraft, Madam Nalan looked at Lu Yin in shock . “This student is amazing . ”
Liu Xiaoyun was surprised as well .
Lu Yin merely smiled in response . “He’s definitely very good . Even I don’t know how powerful he truly is . ”
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“Aren’t you the leader of Astral-10?” Madam Nalan asked curiously .
Lu Yin burst into laughter . “My title came out of nowhere . He might have even been the one who gave it to me . ”
“Is that so?” Madam Nalan refrained from asking any more .
Within the valley, Liu Ji’s eyelids continuously twitched . She knew it! She knew that this guy was more than he seemed .
Even though Silver had revealed a surprising strength when he killed all those people incredibly quickly, the other students were still Astral Combat Academy students that had enrolled based on their own merits . Silver was still merely a Melder, which meant that his strength wasn’t terrifying enough to freeze all the other students in place . Before long, they resumed the charge forwards .
Silver grinned as he watched the tide of students approach . His butterfly knife twirled around like a dancer, and with each glint of light that it reflected, more people died . He was killing people way too quickly, and his attacks seemed to always completely disregard his targets’ defenses .
However, the people that Silver chose to attack were never Area Masters . He wasn’t crazy enough to think that he could stop everyone . Chilean Daynight and Dai Ao had adopted the same tactic, all of them choosing to avoid obstructing the Area Master-level students .
As the butterfly knife flashed out again, Gus clutched at his neck . He had nearly reached the level of an Area Master, and yet, he had also been killed . Beside him, Liu Ji also grew pale . She was weaker than Gus, and when she looked up, she found herself staring straight into Silver’s icy gaze .
Silver smiled at her, and after that, his butterfly knife flashed .
Liu Ji grit her teeth as her eyes flitted around . With the help of her innate gift, she was able to see the trajectory of the butterfly knife, but she still was not able to block his attack .
With a clang, the butterfly knife was blocked by a palm that suddenly appeared in front of Silver; Charon had stopped his attack .
“I’m sorry, but she’s not someone who you can touch,” Charon said coldly .
Silver smiled and fluidly transitioned to attack another nearby student . The butterfly knife struck his neck, and the unfortunate student collapsed in disbelief before disappearing from the Lifeseek Realm .
The rear of the valley was now the site of a gigantic massacre . For Silver, killing was an art form, but in the eyes of the general populace, he was a terrifying murderer . This became even more true when his butterfly knife wondrously split from one blade into two, and then from two into three . Everyone felt a chill run down their spines . “It’s a domain! That guy has comprehended a domain!”
Quite a few were shocked by this scene . Not just anyone could comprehend a domain, and even a genius Lockbreaker like Charon had only just begun comprehending his own .
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At this moment, everyone understood why this Melder had been able to cut down everyone in his path with ease, even those above his level . For those who had comprehended a domain, battling above their realm was not a problem .
A lucky few students managed to slip through the valley while many others collapsed . Though Silver was the last line of defence, he killed more people than even Chilian Daynight and Dai Ao combined . His domain was extremely suited to slaughter .
As the audience watched Silver, even the Realm Masters seated atop the peak looked grim . Anybody who had comprehended a domain was not to be underestimated, even if they were only a Melder .
On the sixth seat, Dao Bo’s eyes twinkled; he was interested in all variations of domains .
To the south of the valley, there were ten large battle drums . There was one person standing in front of each one . They were the students who had been selected for the second section of the tournament, one from each of the ten academies . These battle drums had ten arenas marked out behind them, and at this moment, the first students were beginning to arrive .
The first arrivals were all Area Masters from the various trial zones, and they were all very powerful . The three students guarding the valley had not attacked them, which was why they’d managed to reach this point without much difficulty . When the rest of their fellow academy branch students who passed through the valley arrived, they could immediately start striking their drum .
In front of Astral-10’s drum, Lulu was looking up at the screen, shocked . She never expected that Silver, who had never revealed his skills, would actually be this amazingly powerful . He had activated a domain of all things, and he could even easily kill those who were a realm above him . He was definitely no weaker than Lu Yin—no, he might even be stronger . While Lu Yin had indeed comprehended battle force, his was still only at the elementary level . Silver’s domain was clearly not something recently comprehended, which made him terrifying . It was no wonder why he was always grinning in such a disturbing manner .
With this in mind, Lulu glanced at the war drum that was the furthest away . That was Astral-1’s war drum, and a girl stood in front: Grandini Mavis, someone else from the Mavis family .
Perhaps she felt Lulu’s gaze on her, but Grandini turned around to smile at Lulu .
Lulu pursed her lips pensively and scanned the rest of the students standing in front of the war drums . They were among the strongest of their respective academies, and they might even be second only to the realm masters . This was because it took an inordinate amount of strength to make these war drums sound out . Only those with the strength of an Area Master had the required power .
The other students standing by the drums didn’t really stand out, but the person from Astral-5 caught Lulu’s attention . It wasn’t that he seemed particularly powerful; rather, he seemed far too weak . This man gave Lulu the impression of extreme frailty . Could someone like him even strike the war drum? It required great physical strength .
Lulu looked away and glanced to the side . Astral-9 had chosen a grim young man with a pale face . He emanated coldness from every pore of his body . If his eyes were closed, Lulu might have even assumed that this person was a corpse . The Astral Combat Academies really took in all sorts of people .
In the middle of the valley, Dai Ao managed to stop a hundred or so students; his innate gift of gravity had reached the limit . These students were all powerful, and even if they did not fight back, they had all kinds of different methods to save themselves . Dai Ao had a menacing expression as the gravity covering the middle part of the valley vanished . Right after, he pushed his speed to the maximum and even applied antigravity to himself to increase his speed even further .
Without the gravity holding them back any longer, a new wave of students immediately charged forward
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