75: Chapter 75: The strongest was eliminated first?

"I'll hold them off. She's all yours." Seeing this, Li Baxian turned and left.

Chen Xing didn't waste any words. Keeping his left hand behind his back, his right hand fused the Light-Speed Punch and Dragon Claw Hand as he charged downward like a high-speed meteor.

Seeing this, Chu Li waved her hand, and a red flag appeared beside her.

This was her Natal Treasure—the Skyfire Flag.

Within the range of the Skyfire Flag, Chu Li's abilities would be significantly boosted, and it could also resonate with the red battle robe she wore.

Previously, to coordinate with her teammates, she had kept the war flag shrunk and hidden on her person.

Clang!

Chen Xing's fist descended but was blocked by a pale red barrier. The clash of the two forces caused even greater sparks to fly.

Feeling the heavy impact from outside, Chu Li's chest felt tight from the shock, and she nearly spat out blood.

"How can it be so terrifying?"

Chu Li looked closely and discovered that the power of the Five Elements was also circulating within Chen Xing. No wonder a single strike was so painful.

Fortunately, it couldn't be broken in a short time, giving her a moment to adjust her breathing.

Crack—

However, at that moment, a tiny crack appeared exactly where Chen Xing's fist had landed.

Chu Li's eyes widened, and she stood up abruptly, her gaze filled with disbelief.

With several more cracking sounds, the fissures grew larger, spreading rapidly across her entire body like a plague.

No way...

Chu Li gritted her teeth. Ignoring her injuries and before her mind could fully recover, she forcibly unleashed her ultimate move.

Boom!

Raging flames rose from beneath her feet like a vortex, eventually condensing into a massive fireball.

Surrounding the large fireball were unexpectedly ten smaller fireballs, connected by thin threads of fire.

Bang!

But the moment the protective shield shattered, what arrived before Chu Li's ultimate move was a beam of multi-colored heavenly light.

It turned out that Chen Xing hadn't been acting profound by keeping his left hand behind his back; he had been secretly gathering power for a [Light of Judgment].

While Chu Li's attention was focused on his right hand, the left hand behind Chen Xing's back had already finished charging.

Boom!

The charged strike caught her completely off guard. The fireball above Chu Li's head was pierced through, and she was hit along with it.

Blasted by this destructive light, Chu Li was charred black all over. Even the Skyfire Flag beside her began to teeter, its fiery glow fading.

"I'll... blow you up with me!"

To everyone's surprise, at this moment, Chu Li abandoned any attempt at recovery and used a suicidal tactic to condense the fireball that was about to dissipate.

Rumble!

The fireball had just condensed when it exploded on the spot, its speed so fast it was impossible to guard against.

The massive blaze spread like a giant beast devouring city buildings; an entire street was turned to ash by the explosion.

After the explosion, Chu Li weakly supported herself against a stone wall. Her face was charred black, and even her left arm was broken, leaving her in an exceptionally wretched state.

That last strike had exhausted all her power. Now, her Natal Treasure had lost its effect, and her cultivation had regressed to the sixth level of the Divine Sea Realm.

"Where is he?" Chu Li felt a surge of joy. Had she severely wounded or killed her opponent?

Bang!

A streak of light attacked from behind her, blowing Chu Li apart with terrifying impact. She was eliminated on the spot!

The second S-rank had left the field.

Chen Xing stood on the empty ground, his entire body enveloped in multi-colored energy, looking like a humanoid energy form.

"Fortunately, there's a guy whose speed is even faster than yours." Looking at the spot where Chu Li was eliminated, he couldn't help but think of a certain figure.

The explosion just now was indeed fast, but compared to Ye Jianxing's sword strike that had no wind-up at all, it pales in comparison.

It was precisely because he had been cut by that extreme speed that Chen Xing was far ahead of others in this regard.

Whoosh!

Taking advantage of the fact that his Innate Divine Ability's duration hadn't ended yet, Chen Xing immediately set off to support the other two.

Bang!

Su He and Li Baxian, working together, had already beaten the two to the brink of death. Now that another had arrived, the situation was completely settled.

"Save some energy, otherwise Zhang Zhiyu might launch a sneak attack later," Su He whispered.

"Don't worry, my consumption isn't high. I might even be able to use my Divine Ability once more," Chen Xing said.

Rumble!

Under the combined assault of the three, Wu Hang and Shangguan Xu could no longer hold out and were eliminated on the spot!

This scene left the spectators outside dumbfounded, and the buzz surrounding it skyrocketed. No one had expected the outcome to develop this way.

Before the Exchange Competition began, Niliu Academy was ostensibly the strongest side in terms of overall strength. Yet now, they were the first to be eliminated?

"Truly unexpected. The strongest side was actually the first to be out," the Dean of the Zhenyan Department remarked, slightly raising an eyebrow.

"Hahaha, Old Pang, there's no need to be discouraged. Victory and defeat are common in war!" the Dean of Shengyuan Academy teased.

To this, the Dean of the Counter-Current Department responded indifferently, "The point difference is too large. Even if we are eliminated first, we can still firmly secure second place. As for the third place, you two can fight over it."

He was telling the truth; after all, the point gap was so wide that it would be very difficult to catch up now.

"The last one hasn't appeared yet, so how do you know the points aren't enough?" the Dean of Shengyuan Academy said.

"I don't really mind. These little fellows' performance this year has been good enough. I'm satisfied," the Dean of the Zhenyan Department said, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

In the city, everyone immediately rested and reorganized on the spot.

"Participant [Zhang Zhiyu], together with the allied academies, has slain the City Challenge Beast [Zhou Yu]. All students of Shengyuan Academy and Zhenyan Academy will receive an additional 2,500 points."

At the same time, Zhang Zhiyu's side had actually dealt with the last Challenge Beast. This news was unsettling.

All three of them had just used their Innate Divine Abilities and needed time to recover. If Zhang Zhiyu were to launch a surprise attack now, it would be dangerous.

Of course, they could also force the use of a Divine Ability once more, so they were not afraid.

As for the individual point rankings, Su He was in first place, and Chen Xing was in second.

The rewards for the individual rankings were very generous: the top spot would receive three Rare Spiritual Items, the second spot would get two, and the third spot would get one.

It was worth noting that these spiritual items came from the Alliance's high-level leadership, not the academies. They were impossible to buy under normal circumstances.

As for the academy rankings, it seemed that everyone in the top-ranked academy would receive something called [Sea Spirit Crystals], which helped in cultivating the Divine Sea Realm.

Of course, that was secondary. The most important point was obtaining a [Precious Land].

It was a special environment similar to a Grotto-Heaven and Blissful Land. The academy that took the top spot would have all its participants allowed to enter and Cultivate there for one year.

Who wouldn't want such a uniquely blessed environment? Unfortunately, the slots were limited; only one academy could be granted this each year.

Boom!

Before long, a muffled sound erupted between heaven and earth, shaking everything like an earthquake.

Simultaneously, everyone's Virtual World assistants popped up one after another, marking the map.

"All City Guardians have been dealt with. The Final City is now open. Please be prepared."