490: Finals

But Lu Xingchen had no time to think more and immediately used "Divine Movement of a Hundred Changes."

His movement technique immediately became phantom-like.

Although Lin Xu could take the initiative and control the battle, Lu Xingchen could strike later but arrive first, reacting to his sword moves in time.

This was all thanks to the power of "Divine Movement of a Hundred Changes."

For a time, the battle fell into a stalemate.

The two went back and forth on the arena, clashing for over ten thousand moves.

That's right, over ten thousand moves without a winner!

The audience below the stage was speechless.

Battles between the strong are usually decided in a few moves; they've been fighting for an hour, and it's still not over?

Just as everyone was getting a bit impatient, Lin Xu's voice rang out from the arena.

"I concede!"

The two retreated at the same time, their figures becoming visible.

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "How about it, Senior Brother Lin Xu? Is your battle qi exhausted?"

Lin Xu nodded slightly and said in a heavy voice, "You guessed right. Every clash with you consumes a large amount of battle qi, and my secret technique accelerates that consumption. Moreover, my Realm is inferior to yours, and the battle qi in my body is almost gone."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Then, thank you for the match!"

Zhong Ruiyi announced loudly, "In the semifinals, Lu Dazhuang wins! Congratulations to Lu Dazhuang for entering the finals!"

Immediately after, both of them jumped off the arena.

Next was the second match of the semifinals: Luo Chen versus Lin Aotian.

Lu Xingchen sat cross-legged in the inner spectator area, took an eighth-grade qi recovery pill, and watched the match between Luo Chen and Lin Aotian while recovering his battle qi.

This kid Lin Aotian is quite impressive; his own Realm has reached Ten-Star Martial Venerable, and after using the Sacred Dragon Transformation, his Realm rose directly to Half-Saint, on par with Luo Chen.

The two immediately engaged in a great battle.

The battle drew constant exclamations from the crowd below as both sides gave it their all.

But Lin Aotian, after all, relied on the "Sacred Dragon Transformation" to boost his Realm; his control over battle qi was inferior to Luo Chen's, and he gradually fell into a disadvantage.

In a clash of their ultimate moves, Lin Aotian coughed up blood and was sent flying, falling directly off the arena.

Zhong Ruiyi immediately announced loudly.

"In the semifinals, Luo Chen wins! Congratulations to Luo Chen for entering the finals!"

No one was too surprised by this result.

Although Lin Aotian was strong, Luo Chen was the recognized head of the nine prodigies; his victory was only natural.

Immediately, Zhong Ruiyi said loudly, "I now announce: the Martial Arts Convention finals begin! Will the two contestants please take the stage!"

Lu Xingchen sighed softly, patted his clothes, and flew onto the arena.

His battle qi had been mostly consumed during the fight with Lin Xu, and with less than five minutes of rest, not even half of it had recovered.

He couldn't even use "Jade Shatter" and was about to face a tough battle against Luo Chen; this was not good news.

However, it wasn't a big problem.

Luo Chen had also spent a lot of battle qi defeating Lin Aotian; his condition wasn't much better than his own.

Moreover, he still had "Profound Light Shadow Splitting," which could summon two Clones that inherited all of the original's combat power.

Even if he had "Jade Shatter," he wouldn't dare use it.

If he shattered one Clone, there would be nothing he could do about the original and the other Clone.

As the two flew toward the arena, intense cheering immediately erupted from below.

"Holy crap, it's the finals! Finally, the finals!"

"As I expected, Senior Brother Luo Chen indeed made it to the finals. Although that Lu Dazhuang is also very powerful, there's still a huge gap compared to the head of the nine prodigies!"

"Needless to say, Senior Brother Luo Chen will definitely win! Senior Brother Luo Chen has already reached the Half-Saint Realm, only a Law Domain away from being a true Saint. How could Lu Dazhuang, a mere Ten-Star Martial Venerable, be a match for a Half-Saint?"

"Exactly, I'm also betting on Senior Brother Luo Chen to win!"

The audience was unanimously supporting Luo Chen, except for a few who were acquainted with Lu Xingchen.

This was the influence of the head of the nine prodigies in the Nine Provinces!

Lu Xingchen, however, wasn't the least bit annoyed.

Once he defeated Luo Chen, those noisy people would naturally shut up.

With a System mission at hand, he had to take the title of champion.

The two stepped onto the arena and looked at each other.

Luo Chen said in a deep voice, "Lu Dazhuang, I knew long ago that you would make it to the finals. I didn't take any of my previous opponents seriously, including Lin Aotian. Because you are the only one among them who has ever posed a life-threatening threat to me!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and chuckled, "Thanks. I didn't expect you to think so highly of me!"

Luo Chen continued, "In our previous battle, even with my full effort, I could only end up in a mutual defeat with you. This time, I won't hold anything back; I will defeat you fair and square!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Then bring it on!"

Seeing the strong smell of gunpowder between the two, Zhong Ruiyi didn't mind at all; instead, she was full of interest.

Young people should have some vitality and a competitive spirit.

These two, one the Human Race War God and the other the head of the nine prodigies of the central continent—what kind of sparks will they create?

I'm really looking forward to it!

"I announce, the match begins!"

"Profound Light Shadow Splitting!"

Luo Chen was as good as his word; without the slightest carelessness, he released his ultimate move right from the start.

The spiritual energy around the arena converged frantically, and two Clones inheriting all of his combat power appeared beside him.

"Three Talents Formation!"

Luo Chen gave another low shout. A white thread of battle qi appeared on the chests of his original body and the two Clones, connecting the three of them.

The three forces merged and poured into Luo Chen's original body. His battle qi intensity climbed frantically, far exceeding the level of an ordinary Half-Saint and even surpassing that of a common Saint.

Zhong Ruiyi, acting as the referee in the center of the arena, was stunned.

This "Three Talents Formation" was somewhat normal; the Human Emperor Hall also has Formations that can fuse power.

But this "Profound Light Shadow Splitting" was quite impressive.

She could certainly sense that the two Clones possessed combat power as strong as the original body.

She had never seen such a powerful cloning technique before.

With the coordination of "Profound Light Shadow Splitting" and the "Three Talents Formation," Luo Chen's battle qi intensity had already surpassed a common Two-Star Martial Saint and was even approaching a Three-Star Martial Saint.

But he was just a junior not yet thirty years old!

But his own Realm was only at the Half-Saint level!

To be able to explode with power comparable to the Saint Realm with a Half-Saint body, isn't this Luo Chen a bit too terrifying?

Gaining a peerless Prodigy like Luo Chen is truly a blessing for the Nine Provinces and the Human Race!

Unfortunately, Luo Chen belongs to the Righteous Path Alliance and not the Human Emperor Hall.

But this was also normal.

The Human Emperor Hall and the Righteous Path Alliance have a clear division of labor: the Human Emperor Hall is responsible for managing the lands of the Nine Provinces and controlling the nations, while the Righteous Path Alliance is responsible for cultivating top Prodigies and managing Sects.

Although the two sides were not in cahoots, they had a decent relationship.

Then Zhong Ruiyi looked at Lu Xingchen and thought to herself, "As the Human Race War God, he must have some skills. Lu Xingchen, can you break through this situation?"