71: Chapter 71 A chaotic battle is inevitable

In a certain city district, the members of Tianhe Academy were resting in place. To end the battle quickly just now, they had consumed too much energy and were forced to pause.

Su He and Li Baxian were fine and could still fight, but to protect their teammates, they couldn't wander off as they pleased.

A moment later, Chen Xing returned with news. Zhang Zhiyu and the others were currently attempting to defeat a Challenge Beast and couldn't spare any attention for them at the moment.

The people from Niliu Academy had also consumed a lot of energy because Chen Xing had been pressuring them for a while; they were currently in the process of a quick recovery.

"Well done."

Seeing Chen Xing return, Li Baxian and Su He immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"A Move cannot be used twice. When we set out in a bit, don't go and interfere anymore," Su He spoke up.

"Who is the next target?" Chen Xing nodded.

"The head of the Beast Spirit Department from the neighboring Zhenyan System. I don't know much about him, but I know he is a C-rank Wind Mantis. He specializes in speed, but his defensive capabilities aren't prominent," Su He said.

"Speed?" Chen Xing raised an eyebrow; no wonder they wanted him to stay behind.

"Contestant [Zhang Zhiyu], along with all students from the Alliance and his academy, has defeated the Challenge Beast [Lin Kong]. All students of Zhenyan Academy and Shengyuan Academy have gained two thousand five hundred points."

Because they were in an Alliance and had many people, a portion of the points was deducted, which wasn't surprising.

Earlier, Su He and the others had already tested it out; the final city surrounded by the ten cities was temporarily inaccessible.

In other words, all ten external beasts had to be killed before the black Challenge Beast in the final city would appear; otherwise, entering would be useless.

By now, they had resolved two and were leading the pack. Niliu Academy had only one, and the other two had only just finished theirs.

One could only say, the advantage is mine!

"Let's go."

Half an hour later, the group had recovered significantly and set off immediately for the neighboring Zhenyan City.

At the same time, all the various teams were making Moves.

Niliu Academy, in particular, was the most unwilling to accept the situation; they clearly held the advantage in both quantity and quality, yet they had fallen behind.

Furthermore, they now had an additional goal—to kill Chen Xing!

Slogans had even been shouted out, with rhetoric like 'The match can be lost, but Chen Xing must die.'

Of the ten Challenge Beasts, each of the four academies' department heads accounted for two, making eight in total. The remaining two were relatively famous experts within the Alliance.

Time ticked by until nine-thirty, when only three remained.

The fewer the targets, the higher the probability of everyone clashing.

As expected, in one of the cities, Tianhe Academy and Niliu Academy finally crossed paths.

Guarding this place was the head of Tianhe Academy's Beast Spirit Department—Li Chunsheng. His ability was the B-rank Demon Bear, which possessed extremely strong defense.

When fighting this type of Ability User, the most fearsome thing was their durability, because a high-Realm Concept could compensate for a lack of offensive output.

"Bang!"

The accumulated fury of both sides determined that it was impossible to yield to the opponent, so they chose to open fire.

From the start, it wasn't Li Chunsheng's outburst; instead, both sides threw out Battle Techniques in a mutual bombardment that even affected the city.

"Starting a war now? Do you want to hand the championship to Zhang Zhiyu?" Su He said coldly.

"Let us kill Chen Xing, and we'll retreat immediately!" Wu Hang said bluntly.

"What a joke. Even if I have to give the championship to Zhang Zhiyu today, I'm taking you down first!" Su He struck decisively.

In an instant, the world grew dark as countless specks of light emerged, looking like a brilliant starry sky.

Wu Hang stomped down hard, and his body was covered in black-gold battle armor. This was his Wu family's ancestral Bloodline ability, named [Armor of War].

At C-rank, the Armor of War underwent a qualitative change called Spirit Martial Armor; B-rank was the Black Tortoise Armor.

If it reached A-rank, it was called Earth Martial Armor. As for Wu Hang's S-rank, it was bestowed with the name [Heavenly Martial], showing its status and power.

"Bang!"

The battle between the strongest of both sides was triggered instantly. In less than three Moves, a nearby large statue was ground to dust.

After three Moves, Wu Hang fell into a disadvantage.

At that moment, Shangguan Xu rushed over. With a wave of his hand, he froze the surrounding environment and stood on the same line as Wu Hang.

In the past, they always did this; they had to use the combat power of two people to hold back Su He, and then Chang Qinian, the heavy tank, would duel Li Baxian.

Now, they had finally waited for Chu Li to rise, thinking that with her joining the battlefield, victory would be certain.

As it turned out, plans couldn't keep up with changes. Tianhe Academy had gained Chen Xing, and he was even a freshman, which greatly exceeded their expectations.

"Bang!"

Chen Xing wanted to launch a surprise attack, but before he could Move, a giant boulder found him, blocking his path forward.

Chang Qinian landed on the boulder, arms crossed, with a hint of fury in his eyes.

"Just you?" Chen Xing tilted his head slightly, the calm expression on his face not changing in the slightest.

"This time, you won't run, will you?" Chang Qinian said in a deep voice.

"To fight just you, I really don't need to run." Chen Xing looked at him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly with a hint of wickedness.

"We are both at the same Realm. A fourth-tier against a ninth-tier—I really don't know where you get your courage?" Chang Qinian snorted coldly.

"Why are you wasting words with him!"

Just then, a meteor crashed through, shattering the boulder and charging at the opponent.

Chen Xing dodged with a flash, but the famous tourist attraction behind him was blown to pieces by flames and burned to ash.

Chu Li's explosive temper could no longer be restrained. She had originally intended to temper her character this time and stop being as impulsive as before.

However, this guy Chen Xing simply wasn't human.

If anyone had experienced being harassed, intimidated, and robbed by Chen Xing, they would explode no matter who they were.

"Kill him!"

Chang Qinian simply acted. With a wave of his hand, rock spikes extended from the ground, and dust storms swept in from the sky.

Chen Xing flashed away again. As long as he wanted to run, essentially no one could stop him.

Chu Li already knew he would dodge. Pressing her palms together, a crimson vortex appeared above her head, erupting with the power of divine fire.

"Boom!"

A beam of fire as thick as a water vat shot out from the vortex, piercing through a building and accurately striking toward Chen Xing behind it.

"Bang!"

In response, Chen Xing caught it with one hand.

That firelight was incredibly scorching and extremely explosive, yet it was blocked by Chen Xing's radiant Dragon Claw Hand.

"Not good!"

Just as Chu Li was about to continue her attack, bad news came from the side.

Even with Wu Hang and Shangguan Xu joining forces, they were still no match for Su He; both were sent flying!

Chu Li's eyes narrowed. Su He had become much stronger compared to last year; two people could no longer hold her back.

"She's just like my sister was back then—unstoppable!" Chu Li's expression was grave.

"Go and support them. Let me stop him," Chang Qinian spoke up.

"Fine." Chu Li nodded.

She went to the side of the Support Class and received the blessings and enhancements of the group, boosting her cultivation to the eighth tier of the Divine Sea Realm.

Though it was only temporary, the three of them joining forces would be enough to stall Su He alone.