46: A spot at Red Dragon Pool secured!

"He won! Lin Yi won!"

"And he defeated Wan Yong in just two breaths. This strength is simply too overwhelming..."

"Indeed! Wan Yong's brute strength is famous in the Dongshan Martial Academy. Even those top five prodigies wouldn't have had such an easy time defeating him."

"In my view, Lin Yi likely has the strength to break into the top three, or even the second spot!"

"This talent is truly terrifying! Too terrifying!"

...Watching this scene, the Disciples and spectators cried out in surprise one after another.

However, Lin Yi remained indifferent.

Wan Yong was a mere nobody who had never been in Lin Yi's sights. Aside from the pleasant surprise of winning five thousand taels of silver, defeating him couldn't cause the slightest ripple in Lin Yi's heart.

His true goals and opponents for this Grand Competition had never been Wan Yong, but the three geniuses who ranked in the top three during the last competition at the Dongshan Martial Academy.

In fact, it was only the person ranked first among those three—Lin Tianqing!

"Teacher!"

Thinking of this, Lin Yi immediately spoke to the burly man below the arena stage.

"I wish to continue challenging."

"Good!"

The burly man nodded.

"According to the rules of the Dongshan Martial Academy, every Disciple has three challenge opportunities in the second round. You have already used one, so you have two left. Who do you want to challenge this time?"

"The runner-up of the last Dongshan Martial Academy Grand Competition, Wang Yue!"

Lin Yi answered directly.

Wang Yue, ranked second in the Dongshan Martial Academy, cultivated the Fourth Grade Martial Art "Cold Moon Sword Technique" and had reached the level of Major Achievement.

Furthermore, her cultivation and exertive force Realm were at the Sixth Rank, Late Stage and Lesser Mastery of Power Extreme respectively, making her a standard top-five level combatant of the Dongshan Martial Academy.

Moreover, among the top five combatants, Wang Yue's accumulation in martial arts skill, exertive force Realm, and martial cultivation was considered quite profound.

Thus, in past Grand Competitions of the Dongshan Martial Academy, she could basically make the top three seven or eight times out of ten, and even take second place three or four times. Her strength was among the best in the top five, second only to Lin Tianqing.

If Lin Yi could defeat her this time, other Disciples wouldn't dare to challenge him easily, and he could have a more relaxed time later.

After all, one had to know that in the second round of the Dongshan Martial Academy Grand Competition, although every Disciple only had three challenge opportunities, this "Disciple" did not include those in the top three.

As top-three Disciples, they indeed only had three chances to challenge others, but the number of times they could be challenged was infinite! In other words, as long as they were challenged, they had to accept the fight!

During the process, if they were knocked out of the top three by another Disciple, they would truly only have three opportunities left to initiate a challenge back into the top three to secure a spot in the Red Dragon Pool.

If they failed to enter the top three after those three chances were spent, it meant they would completely miss out on the Red Dragon Pool for this month. Such was the cruelty of competing for a spot in the Red Dragon Pool!

As the legendary martial emperors relic, the effects of the Red Dragon Pool were incredibly powerful. Naturally, a spot was not easily obtained; only the strongest Disciples of the Dongshan Martial Academy were qualified to enjoy it!

"Very well! I accept your challenge!"

Ignoring Lin Yi's inner thoughts, a young girl with an ordinary face but an aura as cold as frost replied indifferently from below the stage. She then drew a three-foot longsword from a nearby weapon rack, tapped her toes, and flew onto the stage like a graceful butterfly.

Whiz!

The cold and proud girl didn't say another word once she was on the stage. She thrust her longsword, which streaked through the Void Realm like a point of cold, freezing starlight, striking toward Lin Yi.

"The power is decent, but the speed isn't fast enough!"

A cold light flashed in Lin Yi's eyes as he moved his long saber.

Rip!

Layers of air were instantly split apart like cloth. At this moment, it was as if a brilliant meteor streaked across the world, carrying peerless speed and power as it slashed toward the longsword in an instant.

Fourth Grade Martial Art, Full Moon Star Saber, Third Move — Moonfall Star!

Clang!

Saber edge met sword tip. Dazzling sparks instantly erupted in the Void Realm, and the surrounding air was struck by this powerful force into visible, distorted shockwaves.

Then... Bang! Bang! Bang!

On the arena stage, under Lin Yi's single slash, the cold and elegant girl Wang Yue actually couldn't hold her ground and was blasted back three steps.

"What! Your martial arts skill is this strong? The fight with Wan Yong just now wasn't your true strength?"

On the stage, a look of shock appeared on Wang Yue's cold and proud face.

In that brief probing exchange just now, she could clearly feel that the power Lin Yi unleashed was actually inferior to hers.

However, at the moment the two weapons collided, the edge of that long saber had accurately slashed at the weak point of her longsword, causing at least twenty percent of her full power to dissipate.

Since both were at the Sixth Rank, Late Stage, although her cultivation was slightly stronger, she naturally suffered an instant retreat after losing twenty percent of her power.

Heh, the Full Moon Star Saber has never specialized in power. I defeated Wan Yong with brute force just now to give him a lesson. Do you think that was my true strength?"

Lin Yi smiled faintly.

With the Full Moon Star Saber at (Major Achievement, 92%) progress, this level of martial arts skill was enough for him to look down upon every Disciple in the entire Dongshan Martial Academy.

Let alone Wang Yue, even Lin Tianqing was a significant distance behind him.

Therefore, defeating Wang Yue was not just a possibility, but a certainty for him.

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, Wang Yue gave a cold snort.

"What if your martial arts skill level is high? Combat isn't just about martial arts skill; Extreme Strength, cultivation, and even one's state of mind and condition during battle can all affect the final result! I don't believe you can defeat me today!"

"Kill!"

Wang Yue gave a light shout, and in the next moment, she thrust her sword.

In an instant, dozens of sword shadows as cold as chilling moons appeared in the sky and on the ground, coming from all directions to strike Lin Yi simultaneously.

Fourth Grade Martial Art, Cold Moon Sword Technique — Layers of Chilling Moons!

"Break!"

Facing this, Lin Yi gave a sharp shout and swung his long saber in a horizontal slash. The Move was extremely simple, as if even an ordinary child could perform it, yet the power contained within was incredibly fierce.

Full Moon Star Saber, Fifth Move — Starfall!

"Boom!"

The long saber swept through the Void Realm. Between heaven and earth, the sword shadows were instantly shattered by this terrifying slash.

Starfall was the Move with the most ferocious frontal attack power in the Fourth Grade Martial Art Full Moon Star Saber, and it was also the simplest.

Now that Wang Yue had used the most complex and varied "Layers of Chilling Moons" from the Cold Moon Sword Technique to attack him, Lin Yi simply simplified the complex and used the most basic, most honest Move to crush her head-on.

This was Lin Yi's current martial arts skill Realm—a level approaching Fourth Grade Perfection!

Every Move and technique was fluid and natural; various saber techniques were performed with ease, reaching a state of absolute Perfection.

If such a Realm were placed in Guangling Prefecture City, he could be called a "Master of the Saber Dao." Even among the adult younger generation in the Prefecture City, he would be considered extremely remarkable.

Clang!

As the weapons met, Wang Yue was once again defeated.

Afterward, Lin Yi did not delay for a moment, immediately following up his victory. His long saber thrust out like a Starfall or moon, striking directly at Wang Yue.

Seeing this, Wang Yue gritted her teeth and could only desperately defend.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

...On the stage, the two figures were like lightning, sword light like the moon, and saber light like stars, colliding frantically.

However, most of the time, Lin Yi was on the offensive while Wang Yue was on the defensive. She was suppressed by Lin Yi to the point where she only had the power to defend, with no chance to counterattack at all.

"Too strong! This Lin Yi is truly too fierce! He can actually suppress and beat Wang Yue! Now, besides Lin Tianqing, who else in the Dongshan Martial Academy can be his opponent?"

"No one! No one! Even Wang Yue is being beaten like this. The other top five Disciples are somewhat inferior to Wang Yue, so how could they compare to Lin Yi?"

"It's just that this Lin Yi comes from the Prefecture City and hadn't received good training before. Otherwise, with his talent, if he had been born in the Prefecture City, I'm afraid even Lin Tianqing wouldn't be as good as him!"

Below the stage, the crowd of Disciples and spectators all cried out in shock.

And so, amidst these cries of surprise, Lin Yi and Wang Yue fought for over five hundred Moves.

Finally, at the five hundred and ninth Move, a light flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. He caught a flaw in Wang Yue's sword technique and slashed out.

"Boom!"

The long saber shattered the air, causing it to form terrifying shockwaves that parted to both sides.

Then, carrying peerless power and speed, the saber slashed onto a cold moon of sword light formed by Wang Yue's countless sword shadows.

In an instant, the cold moon that had seemed indestructible shattered, and the countless sword lights vanished instantly, leaving only a solitary longsword in the Void Realm.

Finally, it was struck hard by the long saber that came charging head-on.

Clang!

The longsword was mercilessly struck by the long saber. Under the latter's terrifying power, the longsword was snapped into two pieces, falling to the ground with a "clatter."

"I lose!"

Seeing her weapon snapped, Wang Yue held the broken sword, a look of defeat on her face as she spoke weakly.

"Lin Yi wins!"

On the other side, the burly teacher also shouted.

At this sight, a smile finally appeared on Lin Yi's face.

"A spot in the Red Dragon Pool, secured!"