59: Chapter 59 Battle against Lin Yi, Powerful Military Formation

"What the hell, this is the quarterfinals. That Yang Yuntie from School actually withdrew..."

"That guy from School had a decent chance of winning. How could he withdraw..."

"No way, does Imperial Martial Arts University have that much influence? Withdrawing without even fighting? I thought Zhou Bai's draws and byes were already outrageous enough, but it seems there are even bigger players..."

"Another one from Imperial Martial Arts University, and another one with the surname Ling. I won't say more, you all can read between the lines..."

After the host finished speaking, the spectators around the martial arts arena voiced their opinions.

Clearly, they were dissatisfied with the Ace New Student from School withdrawing.

After all, Yang Yuntie possessed terrifying talent and strength. This was supposed to be an extremely fierce battle.

However, since Yang Yuntie had already withdrawn, there was nothing anyone could do, even if they had objections.

"Zhou Bai, I told you to just surrender. Are you really not considering it?"

Before stepping onto the stage, Lin Yi spoke indifferently to Zhou Bai, who was not far away.

Zhou Bai ignored him and directly stepped onto the stage.

"Hey, buddy, what gives you the right to tell God Bai to surrender?"

"As expected of someone from Tianbing University, backed by Tianbing Tower, you sure are bold. I think I know why Yang Yuntie withdrew..."

"God Bai, beat down this guy from Tianbing University..."

Lin Yi's voice was picked up by the cameras and broadcast to the entire spectator stands. The crowd, as if finding a vent for their frustration, unleashed a torrent of comments directed at Lin Yi.

"BOOM!!!!"

While the crowd was discussing, Lin Yi had already stepped onto the stage. Numerous weapons instantly formed a powerful Weapon Formation, charging directly at Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai channeled Dutian Divine Thunder, imbuing his blood shadow battle saber with it, and swung a slash forward.

"BANG!!!!"

The blood shadow battle saber, infused with powerful Dutian Divine Thunder, struck the Weapon Formation.

A burst of dazzling cyan spiritual light immediately erupted from the Weapon Formation, significantly diminishing the Dutian Divine Thunder attached to the blood shadow battle saber.

"As expected, this Lin Yi has switched to another set of Weapon Formations that defend against Thunder Power!"

Seeing his Thunder Power greatly diminished, Zhou Bai raised an eyebrow.

Then, Zhou Bai immediately executed Phantom Sky Travel, his entire body dashing to Lin Yi's side at an incredible speed.

Simultaneously, Zhou Bai instantly stacked Nine Heavens Thunder Saber to the third layer. The battle saber, now containing terrifying destructive force, aimed straight for Lin Yi.

After achieving Ninth Bone Tempering, Zhou Bai's Qi and Blood Power had increased tremendously, allowing him to support the use of S-rank Martial Skills multiple times.

"WHOOSH!!!!"

However, before Zhou Bai's saber could complete its swing, the surrounding Weapon Formation had already returned to Lin Yi's side.

With astonishing speed, these weapons rapidly assembled into a set of gleaming silver armor on Lin Yi's body.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, completed in an instant.

"BANG!!!"

At that moment, Zhou Bai's battle saber struck Lin Yi's body.

The immense impact force instantly sent sparks flying from Lin Yi's armor.

However, the silver armor showed no signs of damage whatsoever. Clearly, its defensive capability had reached an extreme level; the third layer of Nine Heavens Thunder Saber was completely unable to breach it.

"It seems I need to stack more layers..."

Zhou Bai's pupils contracted. The Dutian Divine Thunder within his body surged once more as he instantly began stacking more layers of Nine Heavens Thunder Saber.

"HUMMMMMMMM!!!!"

But just then, an extremely powerful attractive force emerged from the Weapon Formation armor on Lin Yi's body. This force firmly held Zhou Bai's blood shadow battle saber against the armor, leaving Zhou Bai completely unable to launch his next attack.

"SWISH SWISH SWISH!!!"

Immediately after, several sharp, gleaming flying daggers suddenly shot out from Lin Yi's body, directly charging at Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai's Psychic Power sensed a huge threat. Disregarding the adsorbed blood shadow battle saber, he executed Phantom Sky Travel again, dodging the assault of the flying daggers.

"Hahaha, without your weapon, no matter how strong your saber techniques are, what can you do? Can you withstand my invincible Weapon Formation!"

Lin Yi, holding the blood shadow battle saber in his own hand, laughed heartily.

"Zhou Bai, your Battle of the Dawn ends here!"

"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!!!"

After speaking, dozens more weapons flew out from Lin Yi's body. These weapons formed two sets of Weapon Formations with extremely ferocious killing power, swiftly and violently bombarding Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai dared not be careless and immediately activated Indestructible Thunder Body.

Golden Thunder Power instantly formed Thunder Armor around him. Relying on his extreme speed and formidable strength, Zhou Bai tangled with the two Weapon Formations.

Soon after, Lin Yi deployed another Soul Weapon Formation. On the stage, powerful psychic attacks also began fiercely assaulting Zhou Bai.

The coordination between the multiple Weapon Formations and the Soul Weapon Formation was extremely sophisticated.

Attacks covered almost the entire stage without dead angles, greatly restricting Zhou Bai's extreme speed.

However, even so, Zhou Bai, relying on his powerful Psychic Power and perception, dodged multiple lethal attacks.

Nevertheless, some attacks still struck Zhou Bai, causing his Thunder Armor to dim slightly.

"This kid Lin Yi is practically cheating. Who the hell can beat this..."

"Yeah, two offensive Weapon Formations, one Soul Weapon Formation, one defensive Weapon Formation... Damn... Is this what Tianbing University is like? A true pay-to-win warrior..."

"I think God Bai might really fall here. These Weapon Formations are too strong. Even though they're all composed of A-rank weapons, their combined power is no less than an S-rank weapon..."

"Isn't Lin Yi breaking the rules? Weapon Formations comparable to S-rank are practically invincible in this Battle of the Dawn..."

"How is that breaking the rules? They're all made of A-rank weapons. The guy's rich. If you're not happy, you can get Weapon Formations too..."

The spectators in the martial arts arena watched the battle on the stage and voiced their opinions.

Clearly, there was some dissatisfaction with Lin Yi's tactic of overwhelming with Weapon Formations. This wasn't about innate talent or strength, but reliance on external force.

However, Lin Yi's actions did not violate the rules...

"Old Lu, isn't this going too far? Equipping a freshman with such powerful Weapon Formations..."

In the VIP seats, a powerful figure from the Martial Artist Alliance spoke to the Vice Principal of Tianbing University, his tone carrying some displeasure.

Although Lin Yi hadn't broken the rules, this completely deviated from the original intent of the Battle of the Dawn.

The Battle of the Dawn prohibited the use of weapons above A-rank precisely to prevent prodigies from using weapon advantages to overwhelm opponents. Yet, the combination of Lin Yi's Weapon Formations was comparable to an S-rank weapon...

Not to mention, this Lin Yi had a full four sets of Weapon Formations...

The other powerful figures nearby also frowned slightly. Lin Yi's behavior was indeed somewhat excessive.

Especially the powerful figures from Imperial Martial Arts University and Huo Yun University. If their students encountered such a situation, they feared...

"Ah, I had no idea this brat had cooked up so many things. I'll definitely give him a serious talking-to after he comes off the stage!"

The Vice Principal of Tianbing University then said solemnly.

The Martial Artist Alliance powerhouse glanced at him faintly. He naturally knew these were just polite words from the Vice Principal.

But, as things stood, there was nothing he could do...