72: Chapter 72 Fighting a Late-Stage Martial King Across Ranks

The fourth day of the tournament.

The semi-finals!

The moment the match-ups on the big screen finally locked into place, the entire Magic City exploded with excitement!

"The first match of the semi-finals!"

"Representing the Huaxia Region and Beijing Martial Arts University—Su Yu!"

"Versus!"

"Representing the Huaxia Region and Magic City Martial Arts University—Li Yifeng!"

...

Li Yifeng.

The undisputed absolute Prodigy of Magic City Martial Arts University in recent years!

Born into an ancient martial arts family, he seemed like a natural born spearman. He began practicing with the spear at three, comprehended Spear Intent at ten, and at eighteen, he stepped into the Late Stage Martial King Realm with an unstoppable momentum!

In the previous matches, he had also been winning by instant kills. No matter how powerful his opponents were, they couldn't last more than three moves before his masterful silver spear.

In the spectator stands.

The Star Envoy looked at Li Yifeng, who stood on one side of the arena holding a silver spear, his eyes once again revealing undisguised admiration.

"This is also a fine talent."

"Star King Su, this tough battle of your son's, I'm afraid it won't be easy," the Star Envoy said, turning his head to look at Su Wu.

Su Wu merely smiled slightly, his gaze directed at the arena below. "Whether it's easy or not, we'll only know after they fight. Being able to encounter an opponent of this caliber is a blessing for Yu'er."

On the arena.

The silver spear Li Yifeng held had starlight faintly swirling on its tip, emitting a sharpness that could pierce even space itself.

To ensure nothing went wrong in this competition, Magic City Martial Arts University had spared no expense, utilizing its century-long foundation to bestow upon him their school's treasure—the Tier 2 Ancient Martial Weapon: Silver Dragon Spear!

Facing such a formidable enemy.

Su Yu did not underestimate him either; he flipped his wrist.

Clang—!

A crimson longblade was slowly drawn from his Storage Ring.

It was the Tier 2 Ancient Martial Weapon Su Wu had lent him!

"A fine blade!"

Li Yifeng's eyes brightened slightly as he looked at the crimson longblade in Su Yu's hand. He gripped his silver spear tighter, feeling the terrifying, abyssal Qi and blood emanating from his opponent, and a supremely confident, fanatical smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Su Yu."

Li Yifeng's voice was clear, revealing the frankness and pride unique to a martial arts Prodigy. "I heard from the mentors above. This time, the Aolan Star Domain will select a total of four 'seed' spots on our Earth."

"The two of us, being able to reach the final four, have actually already obtained our tickets to the starry sky."

Li Yifeng pointed his silver spear diagonally at the ground, the tip creating sparks on the alloy arena floor. "Since we have already become seeds, this match no longer carries any pressure, nor the burden of victory or defeat."

"Now, let's cast everything aside."

Li Yifeng's eyes burned with monstrous Battle Intent. "Let us unleash ourselves and have a pure, exhilarating battle between Martial Artists!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu's cold, stern eyes also erupted with a ball of long-suppressed, scorching fire of Battle Intent, like the blazing sun!

"Good!"

Su Yu looked up and let out a shout, his voice like rolling thunder. "Then as you wish! Let's fight to our hearts' content!"

Boom!!!

The moment his voice fell.

Both of them moved simultaneously!

No probing, no flashy opening moves. The two top Prodigies of Earth's younger generation instantly pushed their speed and power to the absolute limit!

"Silver Dragon Emerges from the Sea!"

Li Yifeng moved with his spear, transforming into a brilliant silver meteor. The Tier 2 long spear in his hand shook violently, and the tip instantly morphed into hundreds of silver spear shadows, indistinguishable to the naked eye. Like a hundred roaring silver Dragons, they sealed off all of Su Yu's escape routes, carrying a sharpness capable of piercing through everything as they aimed directly for Su Yu's vitals!

Su Yu did not retreat but advanced instead, pouring his Martial King Qi and blood into the crimson longblade without reservation.

In an instant, a terrifying thunder-fire blade aura erupted from the blade.

He gripped the blade with both hands, like an ancient god creating heaven and earth, and swung down fiercely against the sky full of silver spear Dragons!

Clang—!!!!!

Blade and spear, red and silver.

In this high-speed collision, the two Tier 2 Ancient Martial Weapons erupted with a deafening clash of metal, like the explosion of a nuclear bomb!

A visible, materialized energy shockwave, originating from the center of their collision, spread wildly in all directions like a raging sea, slamming fiercely into the arena's energy shield and creating ripples of intense distortion!

"Exhilarating! Come again!"

Having failed with one strike, Li Yifeng used the rebounding force to forcibly twist his waist in mid-air. His long spear struck out like a venomous Dragon leaving its den, his spear technique erratic and unpredictable—sometimes continuous like a storm, other times vicious and sinister like a viper. Every thrust targeted the weak points in Su Yu's movements.

"Break!"

Su Yu's eyes were cold; the crimson longblade in his hand seemed to transform into an impenetrable wall of thunder and fire. The dominance of the Three-Fire Thunder Blade and the extreme speed of the Void-Breaking Blade were perfectly fused. No matter how exquisite Li Yifeng's spear technique was, Su Yu used the most unreasonable violence to forcefully hack it apart and smash it to pieces!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the arena, the two figures were so fast that only afterimages remained. Red and white lights constantly intertwined, collided, and exploded!

Every second, the two exchanged dozens of blows! Each collision caused the sturdy arena to groan under the unbearable pressure.

The three hundred thousand spectators in the stands were long since dumbfounded.

...

The battle lasted for a full ten minutes.

Under such high-intensity confrontation, both had pushed their Qi and blood to the limit.

Gradually, the gap began to appear.

Li Yifeng was, after all, in the Late Stage Martial King Realm. His internal Qi and blood were theoretically several levels higher than Su Yu's in the Early Stage Martial King Realm. However, for Su Yu, who possessed the Chaos Body, this gap was greatly reduced. Furthermore, because Su Yu could absorb Qi and blood through his Chaos Body, he was clearly superior in terms of endurance!

Gradually, Su Yu gained the upper hand.

"It's over."

Su Yu gripped his Star Meteor Blade in reverse with both hands.

He no longer used any flashy Martial Skills.

He poured his remaining Qi and blood into the blade without reservation, then, facing the silver Dragon that had charged before him, he swung upward with a fierce, sweeping slash!

Screech—Boom!!!!!

In the face of this completely unreasonable, absolute power.

Snap!

The white phantom of the Dragon was instantly split in two by the thunder-fire blade aura upon contact, completely shattering!

"Pfft—!"

Li Yifeng was struck as if by lightning.

Although the Tier 2 Ancient Martial silver spear in his hand did not break, the terrifying rebounding force shattered the webbing between his thumb and index finger. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, landing dozens of meters away.

Thud.

Li Yifeng fell heavily onto the arena, struggled a few times, but could no longer stand up.

And less than an inch in front of his neck.

A dark red longblade radiating intense heat hovered steadily in mid-air.

"I accept your concession."

Su Yu slowly sheathed the Star Meteor Blade and gave a slight bow to Li Yifeng on the ground.