Chapter 132: Five-Person Melee

Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Five-Person Melee

Wu Qianshan was thrown out of the ring, seriously injured, while the crowd remained in a state of shock.

On the stage, Feng Wuchen was also severely injured, his pale face devoid of color, and his True Yuan was almost exhausted, rendering him extremely weak.

“Brother Feng!” Ling Xiaoxiao was immensely worried and quickly climbed onto the stage, taking out a Healing Pill for Feng Wuchen to consume.

Having swallowed the Elixir, Feng Wuchen managed a strained smile and said, “Wu Qianshan is truly strong, I exerted all my strength and still sustained such heavy injuries.”

“Brother Feng defeating him is already very impressive,” Ling Xiaoxiao praised, her pretty face breaking into a sweet smile.

Ling Xiaoxiao helped Feng Wuchen down from the stage, and the Tianyan Academy’s Grand Elder also hurriedly flashed over to check on Wu Qianshan’s injuries.

“Big Brother Feng is really amazing!” Seeing Feng Wuchen coming down, Liu Qingyang excitedly gave a thumbs up.

“Feng Wuchen, you really did it, even Wu Qianshan has been defeated by you,” Su Lieyang said with a laugh, genuinely admiring Feng Wuchen’s formidable strength.

“It was just luck,” Feng Wuchen said with a toothy grin, displaying great modesty.

“Hmph! I will surpass you one day!” Duan Henxi said with an unsatisfied look on his face.

The previously silent surroundings gradually had people waking up from their shock, and after a while, a vast uproar spread out like a landslide.

“Feng Wuchen is the victor!” The headmaster of Shuiyun Academy finally declared after remaining dazed for a long time.

He announced it just now, but Wu Qianshan had already started sitting in meditation to treat his injuries.

The second round of the martial arts contest ended, and everyone, including Feng Wuchen, entered a state of healing.

With the defeat of Wu Qianshan, Tianyan Academy had already lost the chance to compete for the top three positions.

The genius students from Tianyan Academy and Shenfeng Academy had all been defeated, with no chance for the top three.

Now, only Tianyan Academy and Shuiyun Academy were left to compete for the top three spots.

Shuiyun Academy had two students, and Tianyan Academy had three. This year’s Genius Ranking Tournament was definitely the most splendid one in Tianyan Academy’s history.

Even though Tianyan Academy had the advantage in numbers, they were not as strong as Shuiyun Academy.

Bai Kong’s strength was even above Wu Qianshan’s. Even if Feng Wuchen could defeat Wu Qianshan, it was not certain that he could defeat Bai Kong.

Bai Kong had the greatest chance of being the first in the Genius Ranking Tournament.

But with only five people left, how would they draw lots? Would it not mean two against three?

It was still unknown, everything had to wait until Feng Wuchen and the others had fully recovered from their injuries, and for the headmaster of Shuiyun Academy to announce.

Time ticked away second by second, and Feng Wuchen’s injuries healed exceptionally quickly.

Perhaps it was due to the awakening of his bloodline, but as he consumed the Healing Pill, Feng Wuchen’s healing speed was faster than anyone else’s.

Everyone present could sense Feng Wuchen’s astonishing healing speed, but only Ling Xiaoxiao knew that it was due to Feng Wuchen’s bloodline.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and with the assistance of Zhenyuntian, Feng Wuchen’s injuries had already fully healed. The speed was so fast that Zhenyuntian had never seen anything like it.

Given Feng Wuchen’s injuries, Zhenyuntian thought it would take several days to recover fully, yet it took only one day.

Zhenyuntian and the others were extremely curious about what kind of physique Feng Wuchen had to possess such terrifying healing abilities.

The third round of the martial arts contest began.

The headmaster of Shuiyun Academy flashed onto the stage and announced solemnly, “The last round of the martial contest will also be different from previous years. This time it will be a free-for-all among five combatants, and only the last three standing will get to cultivate in Spirit Lake. All other students in the top ten will receive substantial rewards.”

“A five-person free-for-all?” Everyone was surprised.

“Isn’t a three-on-two situation unfair for Shuiyun Academy? If the three from Tianyan Academy join hands against Bai Kong, won’t Shuiyun Academy be sure to lose?”

“In a free-for-all, Bai Kong might lose too! This is extremely disadvantageous for Shuiyun Academy!”

“Are they planning to give the top three spots to Tianyan Academy?”

“That’s not certain, the free-for-all is more interesting,” someone said.

The crowd buzzed with discussion, clearly feeling that the format change was advantageous to Tianyan Academy, inevitably causing some students to be dissatisfied.

However, no matter who objected, they were powerless to change it.

“This is quite refreshing,” Bai Kong said with a smile, showing no concern despite the lack of advantage.

Bai Kong and Zhou Ran moved onto the stage without any hint of retreat or fear.

“If the three of us join forces, we might not even be a match for Bai Kong,” Su Lieyang remarked gravely. In a free-for-all, it was very likely they would all be defeated.

“How do you know if you don’t try?” Duan Henxi was rather confident.

“Win or lose, at least our academy will have one person in the top three, which is better than Tianyan Academy and Shenfeng Academy, right?” Feng Wuchen said with a light smile, appearing quite relaxed.

“Brother Feng, go for it! Strive to get into the top three!” Miao Qingqing encouraged.

“Brother Feng will definitely make it!” Ling Xiaoxiao was full of confidence in Feng Wuchen.

Zhang Junlan reminded, “Still, it’s better to be careful. Bai Kong is not easy to deal with.”

Feng Wuchen nodded, and the three of them flickered onto the stage.

At this moment, the entire arena was silent, filled with anticipation, excitement etched on every face.

Who among the five would make it into the top three in the free-for-all?

“Feng Wuchen, let’s deal with Zhou Ran first. If we defeat him, we will have one more person in the top three,” Duan Henxi whispered.

“If you can think of it, so can Bai Kong and his team. Don’t be complacent,” Feng Wuchen cautioned, becoming especially serious.

Their strongest opponent was Bai Kong. Even though there were just two of them, they could not afford to underestimate them.

“As long as you can hold off Bai Kong, Su Lieyang and I can definitely defeat Zhou Ran quickly,” Duan Henxi stated, having already considered the strategy.

“That’s not a bad idea,” Su Lieyang agreed.

Feng Wuchen’s gaze was fixed on Bai Kong, seemingly acknowledging Duan Henxi’s tactics by default.

“Feng Wuchen, your strength indeed surprised me, defeating Wu Qianshan was truly impressive,” Bai Kong said with a smile.

“It would be even better if I could defeat you,” Feng Wuchen replied with a faint smile.

“Defeat Bai Kong?” Zhou Ran sneered slightly, “Feng Wuchen, you are overthinking it.”

“How do you know without fighting?” Duan Henxi retorted coldly, his eyes fierce.

“Just try it!” Zhou Ran was unafraid, casual even, seemingly not taking Feng Wuchen and his two companions seriously at all.

“Buzz buzz!”

Su Lieyang and Duan Henxi suddenly pushed their True Yuan to the limit, an explosive force bursting forth, their aura formidable, shaking the arena with their tremendous power.

“Su Lieyang, do it now!” Duan Henxi suddenly shouted, charging out first, with Su Lieyang following suit.

Their target was none other than Zhou Ran!

As long as they defeated Zhou Ran, their chances of victory would be even greater.

Feng Wuchen remained still, his attention on Bai Kong, ready to stop him with all his might at any movement, determined to hold Bai Kong back no matter what.

“I thought you three would join forces against me first, wouldn’t beating me give you a better chance of winning?” Bai Kong said with a slight smile, not helping Zhou Ran but instead charging towards Feng Wuchen with astonishing speed.

“Feng Wuchen, by defeating you, the other two will pose no challenge to me!” Bai Kong spoke confidently, accelerating suddenly.

Feng Wuchen frowned deeply, saying, “Are you implying you can defeat me at any time?”

Bai Kong indeed had the capability to defeat Feng Wuchen, but Feng Wuchen didn’t believe Bai Kong could do it at will, he was also quite confident in his own strength.

With the power of the Dragon God surging, overwhelming power erupted as Feng Wuchen stepped on the ground and charged forth, unwilling to show weakness.

At the same time, Su Lieyang and Duan Henxi had already rushed up to Zhou Ran, confident in their two-against-one advantage!

Zhou Ran remained fearless, without any change in expression.

“Just at the Fourth Layer of the Yuan Dan Realm! Do you really think you can take on two at once?” Duan Henxi sneered, their attacks not hesitating in the slightest.

But at that moment, Zhou Ran’s unchanged face suddenly revealed a mysterious smirk, saying, “Our Shuiyun Academy also wants to have one more in the top three!”

“Illusion!” Suddenly, Feng Wuchen’s voice came from another direction.

“To be precise, an afterimage, an afterimage doesn’t show any energy fluctuations,” Bai Kong explained with a slight smile as his figure charging towards Feng Wuchen became transparent and eventually disappeared.

Duan Henxi’s and Su Lieyang’s faces changed dramatically, as if they had realized something.

“Swoosh, swoosh!”

Behind Zhou Ran, suddenly two figures burst forth at high speed, charging towards Duan Henxi and Su Lieyang.

“Be careful!” Feng Wuchen shouted loudly.

“We’ve been tricked!” Su Lieyang exclaimed in shock.

“You haven’t been tricked! We were just adapting to the situation,” Zhou Ran said with a cold sneer, powering up and rushing forward.

“Boom, boom!”

“Spit, spit!”

The sudden two Black Shadows, arriving in a flash with frightening speed, slammed into Duan Henxi and Su Lieyang, explosive sounds accompanied by terrible force knocked them into vomiting blood and sent them flying backward.

The two Black Shadows were none other than Bai Kong!

“This is trouble now!” Zhang Junlan frowned deeply.

Liu Qingyang and Mu Shan, among others, were extremely anxious, taken aback by the unexpected turn of events.

“Profound Grade middle-tier martial technique! Soul-Breaking Palm!”

Zhou Ran swiftly pursued, launching a palm strike towards Duan Henxi, the palm wind howling with astonishing power.

“Boom!”

“Spit!”

The palm hit Duan Henxi, causing him to vomit blood again, his figure flying out like a black line, seriously injured.

“Hmph!” Zhou Ran let out a smug sneer, his gaze sweeping towards Su Lieyang, before quickly charging at him.

Su Lieyang, severely wounded by Bai Kong, was already seriously injured, and now with Zhou Ran making his move, Su Lieyang was utterly unable to compete.

With the initiative seized by Bai Kong and Zhou Ran, and both of their companions injured, only Feng Wuchen was left!

“Swoosh!”

A streak of blue flames suddenly shot forth, its domineering presence startling Zhou Ran into an immediate retreat.

“What kind of flame is that?” Zhou Ran’s face was filled with terror.

Not just him, everyone was shocked by the blue flames, with even the higher-ups from the academies showing fear.

“The aura of the flames is terrifying, never seen before!” a dean exclaimed.

“God Shadow!” Feng Wuchen’s expression was grave as he rushed towards Zhou Ran, using a movement technique.

“Swoosh!”

Just as Feng Wuchen took action, a Black Shadow flickered into view to intercept him, and it was Bai Kong!

“It seems you still had a card up your sleeve, but no matter, if you three had ganged up on me first, maybe you would have had some chances of winning!” Bai Kong said with a slight smile, clearly wary of the blue flames just now.

“Your afterimage technique is not yet perfect. Want to see what a real afterimage is?” Feng Wuchen replied coolly.