Translator: CinderTL
With the battle concluded, Liu Yue became the center of attention.
The battle group leaders watching from the sidelines had their eyes gleaming with interest.
Although all participants in the Rookie Tournament were freshmen, those who qualified were the elite of their respective Academy Combat Departments.
Among them were many promising talents with immense future potential.
Liu Yue's performance had already caught their eye.
As seasoned frontline warriors, they immediately recognized that he was using an extremely difficult-to-master sword intent.
He had become the most sought-after prospect in the eyes of these battle group leaders.
The other participating classes suddenly understood why Star City Academy's Combat Class Three dared to enter the tournament with only ten members.
While many participants from other academies were elites from domain combat teams, like the Xia Family Brothers and Yan Yue, Liu Yue was the only one who had cultivated sword intent.
The entire audience was now filled with anticipation for Liu Yue's next performance.
"Liu Yue, I give that performance a perfect score!" Lin Ran joked with a grin as Liu Yue approached.
Hearing these words, Liu Yue shook his head calmly and said, "I never try to act cool."
A chorus of boos erupted from the crowd.
"Good act! Keep it up later, really go all out!" Feng Qi grinned.
Liu Yue opened his mouth to reply, "I... I'll do my best."
At that moment, the announcer's voice rang out again, drawing everyone's attention back to the arena.
Next up was the Group C match:
Future Academy's Combat Class Six versus Victory Academy's combat class.
Although Victory Academy only had one class participating, its sixty students were the elite of the elite, making this class a top contender for the Rookie Tournament championship.
Victory Academy's performance in this battle sent shockwaves through the entire arena.
From the start, Victory Academy displayed exceptional teamwork and coordination, completely overwhelming their opponents. The battle could only be described as a complete rout.
The class captain, a student with ordinary looks and glasses, stood out in particular. His spirit talisman combat technique was so dazzling it made everyone's scalp tingle.
As a spirit cultivator, he took the initiative to charge with the team, facing three main melee tanks up close. He nimbly dodged their attacks while simultaneously channeling spiritual energy to create spirit talismans, each talisman capable of taking down an opponent.
The battle concluded in less than ten minutes.
Victory Academy's combat class secured their advancement from Group C with an overwhelming advantage.
Next were the matches for Groups D, E, and F.
Group D featured an internal clash between Star City Academy's own classes, with Class Six ultimately emerging victorious.
Star City Academy's combat department was never particularly renowned, and their performance in this match was unremarkable. However, the audience still cheered enthusiastically, showering the winning class with thunderous applause.
The most dazzling performance came from Group F's match.
Winterfrost Academy's Combat Class One showcased a brutal fighting style that perfectly embodied the "reckless brute" approach.
As the top-seeded team and favorites to win the championship, Winterfrost Combat Class One's entire roster astonishingly lacked a single spirit cultivator—they were all burly, muscular men.
From the opening bell, their captain led the charge straight into Seventh Class of the Old Days' battle formation, violently overwhelming their opponents and smashing them to the ground.
Winterfrost Academy had another distinctive trait.
Their students fought with ruthless efficiency, leaving several Old Day City Academy students unable to rise, completely unconscious.
The final six were thus determined.
By noon, the competition entered its intermission.
The medical teams outside the arena were the busiest, constantly carrying away the injured for emergency treatment.
Students with minor injuries were sent to Victory Academy's healing pods for physical restoration, allowing them to recover in time for the afternoon's matches.
After lunch, Feng Qi led his students back to the preparation area beside the arena.
The stands were now packed with Victory Academy students eager to watch the matches, and even the aisles were crowded with spectators.
Riding the home-field advantage, the arrival of Victory Academy's combat class members in the preparation area was met with thunderous cheers that shook the arena.
"Brother Qi, if we beat Victory Class here, we'll get mobbed, right?" Lin Ran leaned over to ask.
Feng Qi smiled calmly. "Then you cover our retreat. We'll run first."
"I'll protect you all," Mu Qing declared, clenching her fist with a determined expression.
"No, Senior Mu Qing, your attacks are too terrifying. I'd rather take a beating than become a murderer," Lin Ran said, quickly backing down.
Half an hour later, the referee appeared.
Immediately afterward, an announcement blared over the loudspeaker:
"Winterfrost Academy Combat Class Three, prepare to enter the arena."
"Star City Academy Combat Class Three, prepare to enter the arena."
Feng Qi turned to Liu Yue and the others, who were already standing up, and said, "Give it your all."
"Don't worry, Brother Qi. We'll definitely win," Xu Hongyun replied with a serious expression.
Moments later, both teams arrived at the arena.
After briefly reiterating the rules, the referee withdrew from the field.
The two teams retreated to opposite sides of the arena.
As the starting gun fired, the battle was about to erupt.
Having witnessed Liu Yue's terrifying power in yesterday's match, the Winterfrost Academy Combat Class Three students immediately formed a human wall with their front-line warriors, hoping to block his sword energy.
The support personnel in the rear swiftly began casting art magic, conjuring several spiritual energy barriers in front of their battle formation.
"Liu Yue, can you handle this alone? If so, we'll stay back," the monk asked.
"Let's see," Liu Yue replied, stepping forward as his sword energy gradually materialized.
With a wave of his hand, frigid sword energy swirled around him, crisscrossing and leaving sword marks etched into the ground.
As Liu Yue approached alone, the students of Winterfrost Class Three glared at him, their expressions simmering with anger. Even knowing his formidable strength, they saw his solitary advance as a deliberate provocation.
Five melee fighters immediately surged forward, attempting to test Liu Yue's resilience with close-quarters combat.
Before they could even close the distance, a sharp pain pierced their foreheads.
A thin trickle of blood dripped down their faces.
"I've held back. Withdraw now and consider yourselves dead."
"We're not dead!" one student shouted defiantly.
"Oh? Shall I truly kill you, then?"
"I..." The student's mouth opened, his expression instantly turning bitter as he obediently retreated to the side.
Seeing their five teammates abandon the fight, the captain of Winterfrost Class Three roared in fury.
The backline spellcasters, who had already traced their spell trajectories, unleashed a barrage of art magic, guiding their attacks toward Liu Yue with their consciousness.
Faced with the dense magical onslaught, Liu Yue remained calm and composed.
With a flick of his wrist, he drew a strand of solidified sword intent from Jianlan, pointed it skyward, and unleashed a torrent of razor-sharp sword energy that shattered every spell in the air.
A rain of multicolored spiritual energy motes cascaded from the sky.
With another wave of his hand, the strand of sword intent transformed into a white arc of sword energy that swept forward, obliterating the magical barriers. The sword intent finally hovered at the captain of Winterfrost Class Three's throat.
"If this were a battlefield, you'd already be dead."
Hearing these words, the captain of Winterfrost Class Three wore a bitter expression before nodding in acknowledgment.
"We've lost."
The arena erupted in a roar of applause.
In this New World that revered strength, Liu Yue's performance had completely won over the entire audience.
On the other side of the arena, Xu Hongyun looked dejected.
"I really wanted to fight," he lamented. "Why did we end up being just background characters for Liu Yue, completely useless?"
Hearing this, the monk chuckled, slung an arm around Xu Hongyun's shoulder, and pinched his chubby cheek.
"You're such a melodramatic teenager," he teased. "Why can't you be more mature like me? If you can slack off, never work hard. If you can be a background character, never be the protagonist."
Xu Hongyun struggled against the monk's grip.
"No way!"
At that moment, the referee announced the results of the match.
Liu Yue turned and walked off the arena with his teammates.
Seeing this, Feng Qi and Lin Ran exchanged knowing smiles.
Liu Yue's strength here could only be described as a crushing blow from a higher dimension.
With his current power, he could easily be a main force member in a Top Domain Battle Group. Entering the Rookie Tournament with such overwhelming strength was nothing short of a one-sided massacre.
Liu Yue had now become the center of attention for the entire arena.
Next up was the second match between Group C and Group D: Victory Academy versus Star City Academy Combat Class Six.
The match unfolded at a breakneck pace. Star City Class Six stood no chance against Victory Class, their battle concluding in a mere five minutes.
Next came the matches in Groups E and F.
In this round, Winterfrost Academy's Combat Class One once again showcased their brutal dominance. Several students from their opposing class suffered head injuries, blood gushing freely in a disturbingly violent scene.
"Winterfrost Academy is way too violent, isn't it?" Feng Qi remarked, turning to Lin Ran after watching the match.
Lin Ran wasn't surprised by this observation. He chuckled, "On our first day at the academy, our teacher taught us a crucial lesson: as martial artists, we must cultivate a primal ferocity within our hearts. Only such warriors can endure the harsh realities of combat and unleash their full potential. If you cling to compassion, Winterfrost Academy isn't for you. This is a paradise for beasts, where only the most ferocious can claim their place."
Feng Qi was stunned by these words. They revealed the brutal reality of Winterfrost Academy's training environment.
He suddenly recalled something the driver at Star City High School had once said: that the graduates he drove to Winterfrost Academy all had multiple girlfriends.
Feng Qi couldn't help but turn to Lin Ran and ask, "Aren't you a national idol at Winterfrost Academy? How many girlfriends do you have?"
Lin Ran blinked in surprise. "No girlfriends. Why are you asking?"
"Zero wins? What a loser!" Feng Qi mocked, imitating the tone of the old driver.
Lin Ran: ...
By now, the top three teams had been determined.
The next stage was the draw, and Feng Qi stepped onto the arena as the representative to draw lots.
Unfortunately, he didn't draw a bye.
Their next opponents were Victory Academy.
Meanwhile, Winterfrost Academy's musclebound class drew a bye.
Half an hour later, the announcement came, and Liu Yue's team took to the arena.
Before the battle began, Cai Guo applied several enhancement buffs to Liu Yue, while Xia Long and the others surrounded Yang Xiaoxin and the rest, leaving Liu Yue as the primary attacker.
When the starting gun fired, the battle erupted.
This fight was far from easy.
Liu Yue, fighting without his sword, unleashed waves of sword energy, only to have them immobilized by the Victory Class captain's spirit talismans. The opposing team then worked together to shatter the energy waves.
It wasn't exactly easy, but when Liu Yue turned serious and unleashed dozens of sword energy streams in a relentless assault, the Victory Class captain decisively conceded.
As the referee announced the match result, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the crowd, but there were no signs of unrest.
After the battle, Feng Qi was deeply impressed.
He realized he had underestimated Liu Yue's current combat prowess. This was the strength he displayed without even drawing his sword.
Liu Yue's brilliance completely overshadowed his classmates, reducing them to mere supporting roles.
The happiest person about this was the monk, who had no intention of fighting and seemed content to coast through the competition.
The final match began after a one-hour break.
Before the finals, medical staff checked the physical condition of Liu Yue and the other competitors from the previous match, asking if they wanted to postpone the start of the final battle.
Liu Yue and his teammates immediately declined.
Having conserved their energy throughout the earlier rounds, they saw no need for recovery time.
When the two finalist classes stepped onto the arena, the entire venue erupted in thunderous applause.
The starting gun fired, signaling the start of the final battle.
The arena was buzzing with excitement, and the live broadcast chat was even more frenzied.
Liu Yue's performance had stunned viewers in the live broadcast chat. Awestruck by his skill, they flooded the chat with their single popularity votes, propelling him to the top spot as the "Most Popular" competitor in the Rookie Tournament.
Across three matches, Liu Yue had single-handedly carried Star City Academy's Combat Class Three to the finals, earning him the title of "Deity Teammate" among viewers.
Liu Yue had become a viral sensation overnight.
The group leader of the domain combat team in the audience had already prepared to recruit him.
The final battle once again became Liu Yue's solo show.
As the match began, Winterfrost Academy's Combat Class One reverted to their brute-force, mass-advance strategy.
They quickly closed the distance on Liu Yue, who was striding forward.
But unexpectedly, not all of them charged at Liu Yue. A group swiftly broke off from the main force and surged toward Monk and the others.
Seeing this, Xu Hongyun clenched his fists, while Monk's face paled.
Winterfrost Academy's strategy was brutally simple:
If we can't beat Liu Yue, we'll beat his teammates until they surrender.
Even if Liu Yue was incredibly strong, he couldn't turn the tide once his teammates chose to surrender.
Feng Qi watched the strategy unfold, utterly stunned.
The following scenes were brutal.
The monk and his eight companions were surrounded by a group of burly Winterfrost Academy students, who pummeled them with relentless punches and kicks.
Witnessing this, Liu Yue unleashed his full combat power, using sword energy to knock out the Winterfrost Academy students around him one by one.
To buy Liu Yue time, the monk and his teammates began rolling around on the ground, dodging blows.
The Winterfrost Academy students, naturally unwilling to inflict fatal injuries, focused their attacks on painful spots, aiming to wear them down until they surrendered.
Xu Hongyun, already bruised and battered, his words slurred, turned to his classmates and declared:
"Brothers... we... must not become Liu Yue's burden! Fight on!"
Hearing this, the others gritted their teeth and braced themselves.
The monk, still with the most energy, roared across the arena:
"Where the hell are you grabbing, you son of a bitch! I'll pull out my dick and whip you to death if you don't stop!"
"Whoever kicks my ass again, your future sons will be born without dicks! May Buddha curse your entire family!"
"Brothers, please don't hit my face! I make a living with this face!"
From initial arrogance to groveling surrender, and finally to furious cursing, the monk endured a relentless beating while verbally retaliating, drawing much of the enemy's fire away from his teammates.
After struggling to hold out for a while longer, Liu Yue finally finished his own battle and rushed to support them, knocking out the remaining members of Winterfrost Class One.
The final match concluded, and the arena erupted in thunderous applause.
This battle could only be described as a "pyrrhic victory" for Combat Class Three.
Feng Qi watched as the bruised and battered monk and his teammates were carried away on stretchers, feeling deeply ashamed.
It was a truly miserable sight.
(End of the Chapter)
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