356: The blazing sun shines across the sky, illuminating all directions!

In the First-Year Field.

As Takizawa Hideaki died, the light curtain formed by the Contract Power directly dissipated, revealing the teleportation array beneath.

And at this moment…

With the result of the Life-and-Death Duel revealed, the atmosphere throughout the First-Year Field was utterly silent, everyone standing dumbfounded, as if a pause button had been pressed.

Even those foreign race powerhouses and fourth-year students, even Wei Mingyuan and Bai Ziting, were the same!

“Wang Chen won?”

“Wang Chen won!”

After a long silence, the atmosphere in the First-Year Field exploded as a trembling voice rang out.

“Awesome!”

“Too awesome!”

“Wang Chen actually achieved a Forbidden Ground comeback, counter-killing Takizawa Hideaki while severely injured, and surviving to the end!”

“It’s truly unimaginable; he was so severely injured, a normal person probably couldn’t even move, yet he could still persist in battle!”

On the spectator stands, exclamations thundered like crashing waves, making the air throughout the First-Year Field hum.

Especially when speaking of Wang Chen’s final performance, everyone’s faces showed admiration, shock, and deep respect.

He had seven or eight through-and-through wounds on his body, and the blood he lost probably had to be measured by the pound.

Under such terrifying injuries, an ordinary person would likely just kick the bucket, and even a powerful Awakener would probably be unable to move.

But Wang Chen…

Despite such severe injuries, he didn’t utter a single sound and continued to fight until the very last moment, never once thinking of giving up.

This tenacious and unyielding fighting spirit brought tears to the eyes of many on the spectator stands.

“Wang Chen is truly amazing!”

“His firm gaze in that desperate situation, I feel like it’s indelible from my mind.”

“I’m afraid from now on, I’ll never forget this severely injured young man, still daring to draw his sword against a strong enemy!”

“What did he experience? To have such a tenacious fighting spirit? I really want to hold him in my arms and listen to him tell his story.”

“…”

Especially the female spectators, ninety-nine percent of them were crying so hard their makeup ran.

The remaining one percent even fainted from crying.

In the spectator area below the arena, the fourth-year students and foreign race powerhouses with rankings in the First-Year Field also wore expressions of shock and admiration.

Shock at Wang Chen’s ability to achieve a comeback in a desperate situation, and admiration for his never-give-up attitude when facing desperation.

“This guy will become the goal I chase my entire life!”

Tamov Iron Hammer of the Barbarian, heavily patted his chest with his right hand, silently expressing his respect to Wang Chen.

If he had previously acknowledged Wang Chen’s courage, then now the will Wang Chen displayed in battle had completely won him over.

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“Unimaginable!”

“Incomprehensible!”

“Greatly shocked!”

“How can there be such a Prodigy monster in this world?!”

Xu Kunpeng and Ou Mingzhe looked at each other, the shocked expressions on each of their faces conveying the same meaning.

Takizawa Hideaki, who had hidden his strength, could be said to be able to defeat every single person present.

And such a formidable opponent died at the hands of a junior three years younger than them, and only a Rank 3 Awakener.

Especially at the moment Takizawa Hideaki was shattered into pieces, a sense of horror involuntarily arose in their hearts.

If the tables were turned, and they were facing Wang Chen, what would their fate be?

Although unwilling to admit it, reality forced them to clearly see themselves.

In front of Wang Chen, they no longer had any advantage; they were just a few years older!

“Blazing Dragon University!”

“It seems it will reach another peak due to Wang Chen’s appearance!”

“Both of you, control your expressions!”

Xu Kunpeng, who had always maintained a perfect persona in front of outsiders, suddenly tugged at his collar ungracefully, looking at Huang Yuanzai and Ou Mingzhe with a bitter smile.

“We are Geniuses in the eyes of the world, but Wang Chen is a monster! He’s a pervert!”

“Let’s go…”

“Now the younger generation has pushed us onto the beach; if we don’t work harder, we probably won’t even see his back.”

Xu Kunpeng sighed, turning to walk away with a desolate air.

Seeing this, Huang Yunzai and Ou Mingzhe exchanged glances, then both shook their heads and followed, leaving only the dumbfounded Kristoff and Amelia.

And on the other side.

“Old Chu, these young people nowadays are making it harder and harder for us old folks to live!”

Chai Yue’s tone was full of lament, his face still showing lingering shock.

He inexplicably felt as if he had become a thing of the past.

However, beside him, Chu Youxiong did not respond. He took a deep look at the teleportation array, then turned and walked away.

“Old Chu, where are you going? Wang Chen is your junior; aren’t you going to congratulate him in a bit?”

Chai Yue turned his head and asked in surprise.

“Congratulate him on what?”

Chu Youxiong paused, then continued walking and said:

“Next, it’s Wang Chen’s stage alone, his glorious moment in the spotlight.”

“If I, as his senior, stay here, am I to be a green leaf, accentuating his brilliance?”

“Wake up, Old Chai!”

As he spoke, Chu Youxiong suddenly stopped and turned to look at Chai Yue:

“After this kid’s Life-and-Death Duel, his strength is not far from ours.”

“If you don’t work harder, you’ll be forgotten like those opponents you once surpassed!”

With his words, Chu Youxiong summoned a giant eagle and departed gracefully.

“My goodness!”

“Are you stimulated and changing your personality?”

“I thought you’d say something like, ‘Holy cow, that’s awesome!’”

“Wait for me.”

Chai Yue was stunned, then quickly chased after him.

The nascent sun had begun to rise, radiating its own light.

If they, these Prodigies who had already made their mark, did not want to become stars obscured by daylight, then they must…

“Grandpa!”

“I want to go to the Eternal Slumber Corridor!”

In the private room, Talia’s heroic eyes radiated a bright light, brimming with an unyielding will.

“Go to what Eternal Slumber Corridor?”

“You finally came to the fortress and only spent a few days with this old man, and you want to slip away so quickly?”

Charles raised an eyebrow, a hint of complaint in his tone.

Hearing this, even though it was her grandpa speaking, Talia still felt goosebumps.

“I’m not trying to slip away!”

“I want to become stronger, to gain the power to suppress all opponents!”

Talia pouted, speaking with an undeniable tone.

“So you’re feeling the pressure?!”

Upon hearing this, Charles nodded:

“My dear granddaughter!”

“Actually, to defeat an opponent, you don’t necessarily have to do it on the battlefield.”

As he spoke, a mysterious smile appeared on Charles’s face, causing an ominous feeling to surface in Talia’s heart as she waited for an answer.

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