Countless spectators were incredibly excited, shouting the names of Li Yuan and Bai Chuanming, especially those from Sakura Country and Xia Country, who were paying utmost attention.
Because there were only three rounds in today’s final match, and if one could advance from the second to the final round, they would have a chance to claim the championship.
However, among the spectators, the truly formidable experts, such as Hoffman, Zhu Tong, Tian Dazhuang, and other top ten combatants who had yet to compete, like Yin Man, had a clear understanding in their hearts.
At least from the perspective of demonstrated strength, they were more inclined toward Li Yuan.
Because whether it was defeating Hoffman in the melee or Kunale in the first round of the finals, Li Yuan had shown overwhelmingly powerful strength.
…On the dueling stage.
A person’s reputation, like the shadow of a tree, was facing Li Yuan, the overpoweringly dominant first-year student who had swept through numerous geniuses. Bai Chuanming, Sakura Country’s top prodigy, also felt immense pressure.
“Come on.”
Li Yuan said with a smile, “You should be aware that once I make a move, your chances of winning are very slim.”
If the opponent expressed goodwill, Li Yuan generally wouldn’t show hostility. Since Bai Chuanming wasn’t as arrogant as Kunale, naturally, Li Yuan wouldn’t be too overbearing.
“Alright, then let me learn from Li Yuan’s spear technique,” Bai Chuanming said in a low voice, his hands gripping his sword. With a flicker, his figure surged forward tens of meters, attacking Li Yuan.
The sword struck!
Whoosh! A dazzling streak of light lashed out.
“Clang!”
Li Yuan, responding a split second later, wasn’t careless. Gripping his long spear with both hands, he thrust forward explosively, the spear tip touching the blade.
A terrifying force transmitted through the long sword slightly affected Bai Chuanming’s body, causing him to involuntarily retreat sharply backward.
It was too precise.
“Impossible,” Bai Chuanming’s complexion changed slightly as he flashed forward again, the sword striking out anew.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The sword light was like a cascade of light, each stroke executed with a speed that reached alarming levels.
But.
Bai Chuanming’s sword was fast, yet Li Yuan’s spear was faster. In an instant, Li Yuan’s spear burst forth with terrifying spear light, transforming into an all-encompassing barrage of spear shadows.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!” With each collision like a strike of lightning, every sword light was met in midair by Li Yuan’s spear and immediately parried.
Truly fearsome.
It should be understood that Li Yuan wasn’t just blocking or sweeping aside the attacks. He was simply using direct thrusts to seal off all of Bai Chuanming’s options.
No matter how fast Bai Chuanming’s swordsmanship.
No matter how nimble his movement technique.
In front of Li Yuan, all his actions appeared to be anticipated, leaving him without any power to resist.
“What?”
“Such a fast sword technique, Bai Chuanming’s swordsmanship is not to be underestimated.”
“But Li Yuan’s spear, that’s the real terror, absolute control.” Harmon, Nevsky, Alicia, and others all had their expressions change.
At this moment, in their hearts, Li Yuan had been marked as the number one enemy.
There was no helping it.
Even if they were confident they could beat Bai Chuanming, they definitely couldn’t do it to this extent.
As for Dantai Feng, Jin Huguo, Raja, Amos, and others, they were even more shocked.
Because, let alone Li Yuan.
They weren’t even sure they could win against the strength Bai Chuanming had shown.
Finally.
On the stage, after more than two hundred exchanges, Bai Chuanming grew increasingly distressed as he retreated explosively backward.
“It’s time to end this,” Li Yuan finally moved.
Indeed, during the two hundred exchanges, Li Yuan had been standing still, and this move was like the sky-shattering stone.
Despite acting later, Li Yuan’s burst speed completely surpassed Bai Chuanming’s.
He closed the distance in a flash.
“What?”
“Over 110 meters per second?” Dantai Feng, Jin Huguo, and even Yin Man and Nevsky had their expressions change, as they saw the data calculations on the projected screens on each side.
In that instant, Li Yuan almost burst forth to that speed in 0.3 seconds.
Too terrifying.
It is known that all competitors had a standard physical quality of 18 levels, with a standard speed of only 85 meters per second. Fifth-stage masters, once they erupted, could essentially reach 110 meters per second under a state of subtlety, but that required acceleration, at least one or two seconds.
Li Yuan? It was practically an instantaneous burst.
This demonstrated that his control over his body, his integration with the surroundings, far surpassed theirs.
…
On the stage.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!” Li Yuan held nothing back, his spear thrusts swift as lightning, spanning the vast sky, one after another like a barrage of stars crushing down.
He attacked Bai Chuanming.
“Not good,” Bai Chuanming’s face changed, watching the lightning-fast spear thrusts approaching, swinging his sword in an attempt to block them.
“Clang, clang, clang!”
Twelve consecutive thrusts, each faster than the last, and by the time the final blow came, both the speed and power had far surpassed Bai Chuanming’s ability to defend.
He just couldn’t block it.
“Splurt!” The tip of the spear swept by, directly slashing Bai Chuanming’s throat.
Because it was too quick, blood didn’t even flow out for a moment.
“I’ve lost.”
“He’s definitely at the intermediate rank of the Fifth Stage, and not just recently advanced to that level.” Bai Chuanming realized this point, barely managing to smile and murmured a “Thank you.”
Bai Chuanming could no longer speak.
He knew, if Li Yuan had fully unleashed his power from the start, he would have been completely overpowered.
No matter how he attacked with more than two hundred moves, the final outburst, in a sense, was helping him.
Bai Chuanming was thoroughly convinced by his defeat.
At this point, the first victor among the top five emerged — Li Yuan.
…
“Li Yuan won?”
“Li Yuan is indeed powerful, once he exploded with an attack, Bai Chuanming definitely couldn’t withstand it.”
“Worthy of being Blue Star’s top talent.” Numerous people from Xia Country excitedly said, and even in their discussions, they began to subconsciously overlook the premise ‘of this generation.’