74: Chapter 74: First S-Rank Elimination

“Bang, bang, bang?”

The modern city suffered large-scale destruction; many places were blown up, and the underground rock layers were exposed.

At this moment, Niliu Academy had no room to retreat. Perhaps some of them could escape, but they would undoubtedly lose.

Their only choice was to go all out. As long as they could wipe out the entire Tianhe Academy team and then take down the final Challenge Beast, there was still a slim chance of a comeback!

“Boom!”

However, reality was far more crushing than fantasy.

Su He held her own even against three opponents; this was not just a gap in talent, but also in their comprehension of Concepts.

She was only one step away. If she could comprehend a higher Concept, she could break through the shackles of the Divine Sea Realm and enter the Divine Ability Realm.

Furthermore, the Tianhe System troops were still providing support from behind her.

“Where is the Support Class?”

Seeing things going south, Wu Hang shouted, but he froze when he turned around.

Because at this moment, Chen Xing had donned a golden cloak and a crown, charging into the crowd with his cultivation at the ninth level of the Divine Sea Realm.

Forced by circumstances, everyone could only shift their attention to this side.

“In war, you cut off the opponent's logistics first,” Chen Xing said, scattering the support team with a single move of Light of Judgment.

Lacking support buffs while their opponents had them plunged Wu Hang and the other two into a state of despair.

After finally managing to repel their opponent once, they saw the Tianhe System support staff apply another layer of buffs to Su He, and a sense of hopelessness crawled over their entire bodies.

“Bang!”

To be honest, fighting dozens of people alone was quite exhausting, so Chen Xing simply activated his Innate Divine Ability—Origin of Light.

The power of this move was to infinitely sublimate the Origin of Light within Chen Xing's body, elevating it to the time of the primordial Origin; extreme purity would bring about formidable power.

At this moment, Chen Xing's cultivation reached the Divine Ability Realm!

“Boom, boom, boom!”

With the power of the Divine Ability Realm, every move Chen Xing made was like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood; no one could stop him.

“It's over!” The hearts of everyone from Niliu Academy shook.

“Roar!”

Chen Xing pressed his palms together, manifesting a true Dragon.

As the true Dragon crossed the land, not a blade of grass was left standing; no Divine Sea Realm Ability User could survive under this level of might.

“Solved.” Chen Xing turned around and immediately rushed toward the battlefield where Li Baxian was located.

“He's coming over?” Chang Qinian immediately felt that things were bad and activated his Innate Divine Ability.

“You can't get away!” Li Baxian gave a mischievous laugh.

With the two of them joining forces, and Chen Xing using his extreme speed to harass him, no matter how formidable Chang Qinian was, he was powerless; at most, he was just thick-skinned and could tank a few more hits.

Li Baxian was secretly amazed; for some reason, he actually felt that even without him, Chen Xing could have handled the opponent alone.

For real? Chang Qinian was a student from the same year as him. Although Chang usually lost more than he won in their matches, the gap between them had never been this large.

“Am I really the weakest one?” Li Baxian couldn't believe it and began to doubt himself.

“No, don't you need to rest?” Looking at Chen Xing, who was fighting more fiercely as time went on, Li Baxian was shocked. Could his Divine Ability state really be maintained for this long?

“What are you doing?” Chen Xing glanced back at him.

“Coming.” Li Baxian snapped out of it, gripping his great hammer in his right hand and holding a long saber in his left as he charged at the opponent.

Within moments, Chang Qinian was killed.

On the third day of the competition, an S-class Esper was finally eliminated!

“Boom!”

Chen Xing turned and fired a Light of Judgment toward the distance, instantly disrupting the trio's formation.

The three were both shocked and furious. Furious that this troublemaker had come to mess with them again, and shocked that the power of this move was so terrifying.

Suddenly, they all had a feeling: if it were just a one-on-one duel, it seemed Chen Xing wouldn't fear anyone?

How was this possible? Isn't he a freshman? Does a freshman have so much time to polish their skills?

Right now, there was no time to think, because Su He's spear had already arrived.

“Bang!”

Su He held nothing back, unleashing a full-power strike. A galaxy seemed to revolve on the spear's tip, pulling the opponent toward her.

The targeted victim was Shangguan Xu. Before the strike arrived, he had condensed an iceberg and a thick layer of frost armor, yet he still couldn't withstand it.

Accompanied by the shattering of the ice, the spear tip pierced into his flesh. Intense pain spread throughout his body, and Shangguan Xu clenched his fists.

“Explode!”

Ice Explosion, a Battle Technique that detonated ice crystals, was comparable to a time bomb; when it exploded depended entirely on the caster.

With an explosion at such close range, Shangguan Xu disregarded his own safety, enduring the blast along with his opponent.

But due to his elemental affinity and the power sharing the same source, the power of the explosion Shangguan Xu endured was much smaller.

Seeing this, Chu Li immediately wanted to follow up with a spear strike.

“Clang!”

Li Baxian rushed over, his iron hammer violently scattering the flames. The spear collided with it, creating intense sparks from the friction.

“Wait, is this person's strength also this great?” Li Baxian was shocked.

“Thud!” Chen Xing took the opportunity to fly over and punched Chu Li in the cheek, sending her flying backward.

“She didn't die even after a punch to the face?” This time, it was Chen Xing's turn to be surprised.

One must know that he had imbued this punch with the Dragon Claw Hand, which had an extremely strong armor-piercing effect and could damage the brain.

Chu Li withstood the move without dying. Falling from the sky, she quickly stood up again, though she looked somewhat disheveled and could barely stand steadily.

This punch had cracked Chu Li's cheek, leaving half her face covered in blood. Even her brain had suffered damage, making her body movements appear uncoordinated.

“Desire Fire... Nirvana!”

Chu Li closed her eyes and formed hand seals. Layers of crimson ripples actually emerged around her, emitting a unique charm.

Immediately afterward, the injuries on her face began to repair at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even if the recovery wasn't complete, it was enough to shock everyone watching.

“Desire Fire Nirvana... is this the Realm that all fire-element Ability Users pursue?”

“Heavens, Chu Li actually achieved it at such a young age. What kind of talent is this?”

“With a successful Nirvana, her strength will surely skyrocket. There might even be a chance for a comeback!”

“...”

While the outside world and the audience in the losers' section were in an uproar, those on the rostrum shook their heads.

“It's not a true Nirvana; the level isn't high enough,” the Dean of the Counter-Current Department sighed slightly.

“If it were a true Nirvana, it wouldn't be unable to completely eliminate even a single wound. There is still Chen Xing's Light Mark on her face, which shows she hasn't achieved it,” Yue Shanhai said.

“If she really did achieve it, it wouldn't be unfair to give them this year's championship,” Ye Jianxing said with a smile.

On the field, even Chu Li herself felt surprised.

“If it were any other injury, it would have been repaired by now, but this guy's light is very strange. It's lingering on my face and won't leave...” Chu Li lightly touched her cheek, feeling a warm, colored mark.

This mark had actually suppressed her recovery ability, preventing her cheek from continuing to heal!

Chen Xing was not surprised, because this move was originally developed to deal with Ye Jianxing's monstrous recovery ability; it was derived from the Light Technique.