61: Chapter 61 Unable to break through the defenses?

National Hundred Schools Hegemony Competition · Grand Finals

Current Status: Decisive Battle at Fever Pitch

On the arena, a bloody wind blew. Ye Fan, now completely beastified, had been utterly reduced to a wild animal dominated by the desire to kill.

"Die!!!"

Accompanied by an ear-splitting roar, Ye Fan launched another charge. This time, he burned almost all the dragon blood genes in his body, moving so fast he left azure afterimages in the air.

That claw, powerful enough to crush a tank, carried the momentum to tear everything apart as it aimed straight for Lin Yuan's throat.

However, facing this lethal strike, Lin Yuan, with blood at the corner of his mouth, slowly closed his eyes.

Is he looking for death?

This was the thought that flashed through the minds of the hundred thousand spectators simultaneously.

No.

He was "invoking a god."

Invoking that... ancient malevolent god that suppressed his sea of consciousness.

SSS-grade Visualization Method · chaos grinding mill · Manifest!

Buzzing————!!!

At the exact moment Ye Fan's claws were less than three meters away from Lin Yuan.

In what should have been high noon with the sun blazing, Ye Fan suddenly felt the sky go dark.

An indescribable, vast aura that seemed to come from the primordial wilderness descended upon this world without warning.

Ye Fan subconsciously looked up. Immediately after, those vertical pupils full of tyranny instantly shrank to the size of pinpricks.

Directly above Lin Yuan's head, the void seemed to be forcibly torn open by some terrifying power.

The phantom of a massive, mottled, blue-gray grinding wheel engraved with countless Great Dao runes slowly emerged.

It was so large that it almost covered the entire sky above the arena.

Though it was only a phantom, the moment it appeared, the surrounding space began to warp visibly, as if even time itself would be drawn in and crushed.

Mental Suppression · Descent of the Divine Mill!

"Kneel."

Lin Yuan snapped his eyes open. Within his pupils, a deep blue light like two bolts of cold lightning pierced straight into Ye Fan's soul.

Rumble—!

The giant grinding wheel overhead let out a rotating sound and, carrying an invincible will, came crashing down!

"Awoooo——!!"

Ye Fan, who had been insufferably arrogant and radiating terrifying dragon might just a moment ago, was now like a crawling insect encountering its natural predator.

His proud "Fourth-Grade Dragon Might" was as fragile as a candle flame in the wind before this ancient chaos grinding mill, dissipating instantly!

Ye Fan felt as if his soul was being gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand and then rubbed against the grinding wheel.

The intense soul pain made him let out a shrill scream. His charge, which was originally as fast as lightning, actually froze for a split second in mid-air!

"Now!"

The killing intent in Lin Yuan's eyes surged. He didn't need any extra movements; he only needed to seize this one-thousandth-of-a-second opening.

"Since your turtle shell is so hard that I can't break your defense..."

Lin Yuan's right hand formed a sword finger and pointed sharply forward, his voice cold as a blade:

"Then I will drill right through you!"

cicada wing · Finishing Move · Dragon Drill!

The nine dark-silver flying knives that had been hovering by Lin Yuan's side instantly combined end-to-end under the control of his massive mental power.

And within 0.01 seconds, they accelerated to a terrifying speed of thirty thousand revolutions per minute!

From a distance, those nine flying knives had disappeared, replaced by a high-speed silver drill!

This was the ultimate move Lin Yuan had created last night after exhausting his fortune to engrave the "Spiral Penetration Patterns"!

Whoosh——!!!

The silver drill, carrying a piercing whistle, instantly crossed the three-meter distance.

It slammed violently into the thickest and hardest heart-protecting scale on Ye Fan's chest.

Dazzling sparks exploded like fireworks, flying several meters away.

"Roar!!"

Recovering from his paralysis, Ye Fan looked at the silver light spinning frantically on his chest, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief:

"No! Impossible!!"

"My scales are comparable to B-grade alloy! Even anti-materiel sniper rifles can't penetrate them! How could you..."

His roar came to an abrupt halt.

Because that silver drill, bolstered by its high-speed rotation and the [Absolute Penetration] trait, had forcibly drilled through the scales he was so proud of!

Next came the muscle, the bone...

Puchi!

An arrow of blood spurted from Ye Fan's back!

The flying knife drill had directly penetrated his half-meter-thick chest!

Although Ye Fan had instinctively twisted his body at the last moment to avoid his heart, this strike directly punched through his right lung and ground the ribs in that area into powder!

"Ahhhhh——!!!"

Ye Fan let out a heart-wrenching scream. His massive body, as if its spine had been removed, crashed backward.

Defeated?

That Fourth-Grade mid-stage monster was defeated?!

The entire stadium fell silent; everyone held their breath. But Lin Yuan did not stop.

"Taking your life while you're down."

Lin Yuan looked at the massive creature on the ground with an expressionless face and hooked his finger again.

Disperse!

The silver drill that had flown out after penetrating Ye Fan's body instantly disassembled, turning back into nine sharp flying knives.

"Since you like being a beast, I'll help you trim your claws and teeth."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Nine streaks of light, like bloodthirsty piranhas, instantly circled back and lunged at the fallen Ye Fan.

Puchi!

The first knife severed the tendons in his right hand!

The second knife cut the tendons in his left foot!

Ye Fan's attempt to stand up stiffened, and he fell back into the pool of blood.

Then came the third knife, the fourth knife...

Every knife that fell was accompanied by a flash of blood and Ye Fan's screams.

Finally, the nine flying knives gathered together and chopped down fiercely at the thick, barbed lizard tail behind Ye Fan!

Crack!

Flesh and bone separated.

That tail, symbolizing his alien lineage, was cut off at the root!

"Awoooo————!!!"

The pain of the severed tail caused Ye Fan to completely break down.

Stimulated by massive blood loss and intense pain, the beastification potion in his body finally wore off.

His massive body began to twitch violently and shrink. Azure scales fell off in large patches, revealing the bloody skin beneath.

A few seconds later, the Fourth-Grade monster that had been insufferably arrogant like a demon god had turned into a blood-covered "human log" with even his tail chopped off.

He lay in his own pool of blood, twitching all over. In those vertical pupils that were once tyrannical, there was now only endless fear and pleading.

The sound of footsteps rang out.

Lin Yuan stepped over the shattered scales and blood on the ground, walking step by step to Ye Fan.

He looked down from a height at this Imperial Capital New Student King who had once been so high and mighty, calling him an "F-grade trash."

Then, he slowly raised his foot.

Bang!

He stepped heavily on Ye Fan's face, which had returned to human form but was still covered in blood and filth.

"S-grade bloodline?"

Lin Yuan leaned down, his voice calm yet carrying a bone-chilling coldness:

"That's it?"

"You turned yourself into something neither human nor ghost, and this is all the ability you have?"

"Mmm, mmm..."

With his face being stepped on, Ye Fan let out indistinct whimpers.

His pride, his dignity, and his future were all completely ground into the mud by Lin Yuan's foot at this moment.

"Stop!!!"

Just then, an enraged roar came from below the stage.

From the Imperial Capital Martial Arts University's rest area, a figure soared into the sky. It was the Grandmaster leading the Imperial Capital team. Seeing his most precious genius being so humiliated and mistreated, he could no longer sit still.

"The match is already over! Lin Yuan! You dare to take a life?!"

Grandmaster-level aura erupted as he tried to rush onto the arena to save the boy.

"Who dares to move!!"

Boom!

Another even more violent aura instantly intercepted him in mid-air. Lei Lie was surrounded by lightning, like a thunder god descended to earth, firmly blocking the Imperial Capital Grandmaster's path:

"The referee hasn't blown the whistle! The match isn't over!"

"Why didn't you call for a stop when Ye Fan transformed just now? Now that he's lost, you want to save him? Have you asked me first!!"

The two Grandmasters confronted each other at the side of the field, the atmosphere tense and explosive.

On the arena, Lin Yuan didn't pay the slightest attention to the commotion below.

He looked at Ye Fan beneath his foot. The nine flying knives hovered again, their tips pointed at Ye Fan's forehead, throat, and heart.

"They can't save you."

Lin Yuan's voice was like a death sentence:

"I'll give you three seconds."

"Either surrender, or..."

"Die."

Killing intent.

Substantial killing intent.

Ye Fan looked at the knife tips hanging before his eyes and at Lin Yuan's eyes that disregarded life. He knew that Lin Yuan truly dared to kill him.

Fear completely shattered his psychological defenses.

"I... I..."

Ye Fan used the last bit of strength in his body to let out a tearful roar:

"I surrender!!!!"

"Save me... quickly save me..."

As the surrender was voiced, the referee's whistle finally blew.

Toot————!!!

At this moment, the entire stadium erupted!

On the massive holographic screen, the red glow representing Imperial Capital Martial Arts University instantly dimmed, replaced by the dazzling golden light belonging to Modu Martial Arts University.

A line of giant golden characters exploded across the sky above the Bird's Nest Stadium, accompanied by a rain of gold:

Overall Champion: Modu Martial Arts University · Judgment Team!

MVP: Lin Yuan!

Lin Yuan slowly withdrew his foot from Ye Fan's face and sheathed his knives.

He stood in the rain of gold, bathed in the cheers and shouts of a hundred thousand people, without wild joy or excitement.

He simply raised his head and looked at the vast firmament above.

There, an ancient path leading to the starry sky seemed to be beckoning to him.

"It's over."

Lin Yuan whispered to himself.

"No."

"It's a new beginning."