169: Chapter 169 A Natural Prodigy—Lin Qingyue!

However, when Lu Youyou's eleventh strike fell with even greater speed and power...

Li Li's arms, gripping the hammer, visibly trembled.

There was a nearly imperceptible stagnation in his blocking movement.

Lu Youyou pressed her advantage relentlessly, her pretty face filled with seriousness and focus.

The giant hammer in her hands swung like a windmill, leaving trails of afterimages as the sound of breaking air turned into a continuous string of sonic booms!

The twelfth strike! The thirteenth strike!...

The hammer momentum was like overlapping ocean waves, each one higher than the last!

Li Li could only grit his teeth and endure. With every block, he felt his internal organs vibrate violently, his blood and Qi churning uncontrollably, and blood began to seep from the corner of his mouth.

He wanted to counterattack and break Lu Youyou's hammer momentum.

But under that storm-like continuous bombardment, he couldn't even manage to adjust his breathing, let alone organize an effective counterattack!

In a duel of heavy weapons, once you fall into a passive position, the defeat comes like a mountain collapsing!

“Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique—Nineteenth Form!”

Just then, Lu Youyou let out a clear, sharp cry, her face written with intense focus!

The giant hammer in her hand traced a profound arc, smashing down toward Li Li's head!

The power of this strike had jumped to a massive new level compared to the previous ones!

This was the ultimate killing move she could currently master, approaching her very limits!

Li Li's pupils constricted as he sensed a fatal threat. He roared, desperately lifting his giant hammer upward to block!

A deafening boom echoed.

The giant war hammer in Li Li's hands could no longer be held.

It was shocked right out of his grip and sent flying!

And Lu Youyou's giant hammer, after knocking away the opponent's weapon, slowed slightly but still landed heavily on Li Li's arms, which he had crossed in front of his chest for protection!

“Pfft—!”

Li Li spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs!

He felt the bones in his arms shatter completely, and his chest caved in.

His internal organs felt as if they had all been displaced, sending waves of heart-wrenching pain through him. His vision went black, and he instantly lost consciousness.

The referee immediately stepped forward. After confirming Li Li was unconscious, he announced loudly: “Arena Number Ten, Second Match!

Lu Youyou of Modu University of Martial Arts wins!”

On the arena stage, Lu Youyou leaned on her hammer, panting slightly. Her smooth forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and her chest heaved gently.

Two consecutive high-intensity battles, especially the head-on clash with Li Li just now, had taken a significant toll on her.

She didn't dare be careless and immediately used this brief interval to seize the time to adjust her breathing and recover.

Because she knew the third battle was coming right away!

Suddenly, her small nose twitched slightly, and her willow-leaf brows furrowed.

The air had become filled with a faint, ephemeral moisture, carrying a hint of saltiness and coolness.

This humidity was not naturally formed; it seeped in silently, causing a subtle change in the arena's environment.

“Could it be...” A name surfaced in her mind.

She jerked her head up, casting her gaze toward the opposite side of the arena. She saw a woman slowly stepping onto the stage.

It was a tall, graceful woman.

She wore a set of light blue martial robes that complemented the faint mist surrounding her.

Most striking was her deep blue hair, which fell like a deep-sea waterfall. It wasn't dyed but naturally born that way, flowing smoothly over her shoulders.

Her eyes were also a deep azure, as clear as a mountain lake yet seemingly concealing endless waves. Her gaze was as calm as an ancient well, carrying a sense of transcendent tranquility.

Her facial features were soft and exquisite, and her skin was so fine and white it was almost translucent.

Her entire being radiated an ethereal and quiet aura, as if she were an elf stepped out of oceanic legends.

She held a longsword in her hand; both the scabbard and hilt were deep sea blue, blending perfectly with her person.

“It really is... a Born Extraordinary!”

Lu Youyou whispered under her breath, her tone heavy.

Modu University of Martial Arts took Jingdu University of Martial Arts very seriously and had long since discovered that two peerless geniuses known as the 'Twin Stars' had appeared in this year's class.

One was Lin Qingyue before her, born with exceptionally powerful spirit, exceeding 9 Hz—a true extraordinary seed.

Her talent perfectly resonated with the tide-type martial arts she practiced, allowing her to create a unique 'Tidal Domain' that was extremely difficult to deal with.

The other was Chen Tian; though not a Born Extraordinary, his comprehension was god-like.

The speed of his strength progression was not at all inferior to Lin Qingyue's.

Facing such an opponent, Lu Youyou had no choice but to be on high alert.

In contrast, Lin Qingyue's expression remained calm.

She simply stood there, and her invisible Tidal Domain naturally spread outward.

“Match start!”

The referee's voice broke the stagnant atmosphere.

Lu Youyou knew well that she couldn't afford to delay against such an opponent; she had to seize the initiative!

She gave a sharp cry, suppressed the fatigue in her body, and swung her giant hammer once more, charging at Lin Qingyue like a vigorous leopard!

However, the closer she got to Lin Qingyue, the greater the pressure in her heart became.

The surrounding air seemed to turn into a viscous liquid.

The sense of dampness became incredibly clear, with invisible water vapor wrapping around her body.

It caused her forward speed to slow down involuntarily, as if she had fallen into an invisible quagmire.

Even the giant hammer, which usually felt like an extension of her arm, now felt several degrees heavier and was exceptionally difficult to swing.

But what shocked her most wasn't even this!

She clearly felt that the surging blood and Qi within her body were being suppressed by an invisible force!

Its circulation had become much more sluggish, and the power it could explode with had actually decreased by about 5 Cal out of thin air!

This all-around weakening made her feel extremely uncomfortable and powerless!

“Too slow.”

Lin Qingyue's red lips parted slightly as she uttered three cold words.

At the same time, the longsword in her hand suddenly unsheathed, the blade like autumn water, flowing with an azure glow.

“Tidal Sword!”

Lin Qingyue's wrist flicked, and atop the blade, six incredibly condensed azure Sword Forces instantly gathered and entwined!

Even more astonishing was that as this sword thrust out, the clear sound of 'crashing' tides actually echoed in the air, as if the power of an invisible ocean was converging at the sword's tip.

Lu Youyou's expression changed abruptly!

She hadn't expected Lin Qingyue to be so decisive, using a killing move the moment she acted, giving her no chance to adapt or catch her breath!

She didn't have time to leisurely build up momentum like before.

She could only grit her teeth and forcibly drive all the blood and Qi she could mobilize to execute her strongest current strike!

“Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique—Twentieth Form!”

She let out a sharp cry, swinging the giant hammer in a full circle with an indomitable aura, smashing it fiercely toward that azure Tidal Sword light!

However, because there was no buildup from the previous nineteen strikes, the power of this twentieth form was far from reaching its ideal state.