Chapter 324: Competing for Slots

Chapter 324: Chapter 0319: Competing for Slots

Chapter 324 -0319: Competing for Slots

Chen Yu’s advancement startled Yuan Chen.

A year ago, he could easily dodge Chen Yu’s attacks, but now, Chen Yu was sticking close to him, forcing him to bring out his real skills to escape.

Snap!

Yuan Chen extended a hand and unleashed a mysterious Mystic Ice Palm, colliding with Chen Yu’s fist.

Boom!

The Demonic Qi of the ice burst forth, and both of them took several steps back.

"What strong True Qi. It seems the disciple’s ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’ is quite accomplished.”

Yuan Chen was a bit surprised.

His strike just now was not at full strength and used only True Qi.

In the exchange, they were evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand.

In fact, Yuan Chen’s True Qi, being a top genius, was slightly stronger than Chen Yu’s Demonic Qi. However, Chen Yu had activated his Secret Pattern Demon Body, making them evenly matched.

"Little Junior Brother, you need to be careful next.”

Yuan Chen reminded with a smile.

The first strike, he had merely intercepted casually without using full strength.

Swoosh!

After speaking, Yuan Chen’s movement technique vanished, leaving behind an afterimage as he rapidly approached Chen Yu.

Roar~

Not taking any chances, Chen Yu activated the ‘Evil Secret Technique’, unleashing a demonic wind as his figure violently burst forth.

Yuan Chen’s palm landed where Chen Yu had been a moment ago, shattering his afterimage.

Then, he chased after him again.

Boom!

The two exchanged blows during the chase.

Chen Yu felt his arm turn icy cold, a chilling force invading.

Fortunately, the resistance of his Secret Pattern Demon Body to the Evil Demon was extremely formidable, so the impact was minimal.

Yuan Chen knew that Chen Yu had cultivated ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’, which had stronger resistance against attacks from Evil Demon paths, but he did not expect Chen Yu to withstand his attack.

Whoo!

Another palm strike from Yuan Chen came.

This palm radiated a stronger chilling force, with numerous ice crystals swirling around his palm.

Chen Yu immediately pulled out the “Giant Ruler Sword”, striking down with a slash.

Though he had converted to the demonic path, the power of the ‘Shocking Evil Sword Technique’ wasn’t as great as before, but his swordsmanship still existed.

Ping ping bang!

Chen Yu’s great strength showcased the weight advantage of the “Giant Ruler Sword”, colliding repeatedly with Yuan Chen.

Soon, the bout reached the agreed twenty moves.

"Chen’er, don’t go easy on little Junior Brother on purpose. If he doesn’t have enough strength, participating in the academy’s grand competition will only bring humiliation and might even cost him his life.”

Master Yi Lantian whispered.

"Mystic Ice Palm.”

Yuan Chen’s eyes held a trace of seriousness as the chilling force exploded from his palm, drastically dropping the surrounding temperature.

In the void, it seemed as though a palm formed of icy force condensed and struck towards Chen Yu.

With Yuan Chen’s movement technique, Chen Yu had no chance of dodging this palm.

"Demon Extinguishing Claw!”

Chen Yu switched the Xuan Heavy Sword to his other hand, his right hand was awash with surging Demonic Qi.

The Demon Claw Secret Pattern on his arm suddenly spread, climbing densely over Chen Yu’s arm and palm.

Whoo~

He clawed out, and the black Demonic Qi formed a fearsome and ancient-looking demon claw with strange patterns.

Bang!

The demon claw and the ice palm collided, creating a storm of icy chill and demonic qi.

After this move, neither of them made another move.

"Twenty moves are up. Junior Brother has improved rapidly. With such strength, his performance in the grand competition won’t be too bad.”

Yuan Chen smiled.

"Chen’er, you only used fifty percent of your strength, right? You didn’t even tap into your Half-step True Essence.”

Master Yi Lantian spoke indifferently.

Over this past year, Yuan Chen too had made considerable progress, achieving an eighty percent conversion rate from True Qi to Half-step True Essence.

However, Master Yi Lantian knew that Chen Yu also hadn’t used all his tricks.

"Chen Yu, having reached such power with just the second level of the ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’, do you possess some special constitution?”

Then, Master Yi Lantian looked at Chen Yu and asked.

"Disciple’s constitution is indeed better than ordinary people.”

Chen Yu replied, not revealing the secret of his mysterious heart.

"I allow you to participate in the academy’s grand competition. In ten days, the academy will hold a battle for slots; prepare yourself.”

…

With Master’s approval, Chen Yu could participate in the grand competition.

Returning to his residence, Chen Yu continued to seclude himself to enhance his strength.

Originally, he had wanted to participate in the grand competition to see the geniuses from all over Yun Zhao Country.

But after cultivating ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’, Chen Yu felt that he could significantly improve his strength with some more breakthroughs in this Cultivation Technique, allowing him to shine in the competition and achieve good results.

Time was limited, however, with the competition only a month away.

In the meantime, Chen Yu seized every moment, enhancing his cultivation level.

During the spare moments from practicing the ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’, Chen Yu activated the Flame Control Technique, absorbing and refining more sealed “Blood Crystal Flame”.

This flame was incredibly powerful; previously, Chen Yu had only refined a tenth of it.

Currently, both his cultivation and Spiritual Sense had improved.

In less than a day, the amount of “Blood Crystal Flame” Chen Yu refined reached a third, after which he stopped refining.

Soon, ten days passed.

Chen Yu’s cultivation of the ‘Heavenly Demon Secret Pattern Record’ reached Great Success on the second level, challenging to break through in a short time. These ten days only stabilized his cultivation a bit as he hadn’t been practicing this technique for long and was eager to succeed.

"The battle for slots has begun.”

Chen Yu exited the courtyard, heading towards Demon Sky Peak.

Along the way, many students hurried toward Demon Sky Peak, with many of them warmly greeting Chen Yu.

Around the Demon Sky Peak, students gathered in droves.

Of course, most were there to watch.

Only twenty people could participate in the grand competition, surely the strongest twenty in the academy.

"Brother Chen!”

Not far away, Brother Kong, dressed in a black robe, greeted and walked over.

"Brother Kong, are you contesting for a spot?”

Chen Yu asked.

Currently, Kong Zhong was at the Peak of Middle Innate. If he were to break through to the later stage, with his methods, he could certainly secure a spot.

He lacked the talent of people like Duan Hao and Nie Xuan, and he didn’t have the support of a family, so his cultivation speed was already quite fast.

"Let’s try!”

Kong Zhong smiled, wanting to take a chance.

Upon reaching Demon Sky Peak, Chen Yu immediately spotted many familiar faces.

Among the disciples of the Evil Spirit Institute, Situ Lin Yu looked at Chen Yu, his eyes gleaming with light.

"I knew you would participate in the academy’s grand competition.”

Situ Lin Yu smiled leisurely.

In the newcomer competition, he had lost to Chen Yu, but he was not convinced.

During this period, he had been adventuring in foreign territories, taking on the most dangerous tasks, honing himself.

Now, he had reached the Late Innate stage and had become a star surrounded by others at the Evil Spirit Institute.

In addition, Duan Hao, Jin Zhuo Peak, Shang Han, Luo Haotian, and others also looked toward Chen Yu.

Luo Haotian stared at Chen Yu with a mix of annoyance and helplessness.

Once, Chen Yu was just an ant in his eyes, but now, Chen Yu had grown to such an extent that he could compete on the same stage with him.

"Senior Brother Luo, when we buried Chen Yu underground that day, he had the deputy dean’s trump card; otherwise, he would’ve certainly died.”

A long-haired young man, who had hunted the Fiery Fire Demon Lizard with Chen Yu, said this.

"It doesn’t matter; if I encounter him in this grand competition, I will make him lose miserably.”

Luo Haotian said with confidence.

"What merits does he have to be taken as a disciple by the deputy dean!”

Shang Han from one of the four great super-families, articulated these words through her crystalline lips.

With her pride, when Chen Yu offended her that day, he was in for a bad end.

But Yuan Chen’s sudden appearance changed everything.

After a long wait.

A very experienced branch dean stood up, “The competition for spots in the grand competition begins now

The rules of the competition for spots were very simple.

The top twenty, taken from the ranks of students in the Ten Thousand Demon Tower.

Then, anyone could challenge these twenty, but they couldn’t challenge the same person consecutively.

When no one else issued challenges, the remaining twenty would be the participants of the grand competition.

Not far from the challenge platform stood twenty people, becoming the most eye-catching presences throughout Demon Sky Peak.

The first was Yuan Chen, dressed in simple, plain yellow clothing, his face calm with a slight smile.

And the second, Luo Haotian from Demon Fire Peak.

The third, Ren Han from Devil Wind Institute.

The fourth, Jin Zhuo Peak.

…

Nearly all of the top twenty were older students.

"Not in a hurry!”

Chen Yu found a quiet spot and calmly waited.

No Demon Academy had many people, and many would want to challenge.

With Chen Yu’s lower cultivation, even if he secured one of the spots, he would face numerous challenges.

Thus, he simply decided to wait for a while.

Kong Zhong did as well, his cultivation being only at Peak of Middle Innate, he didn’t see a great chance for success nor did he immediately plan to challenge.

Swoosh!

A figure quickly dashed onto the challenge platform.

This person was tall and ugly-faced, whom Chen Yu actually recognized—it was Wei Bin.

At the Dark Night Exchange Meeting, Chen Yu had bought some high-quality Fire Spirit Ginseng from him.

The last time Chen Yu stormed the tower, he also happened to encounter Wei Bin, who reached the thirty-seventh floor.

"I’m the first, Wu Hong, hand over your spot!”

Wei Bin shouted, looking to the man ranked fifteenth.

"As you wish.”

A well-proportioned man in blue clothing, with hands behind his back, walked onto the challenge platform.

Without much talk, both suddenly attacked.

Clang!

A sword and a saber clashed fiercely, unleashing a wave of ice and fire.

"Ha ha, come on.”

Wei Bin laughed loudly, a dark red saber incessantly chopping in his hands, casting impressive fiery saber lights.

The man in blue swiftly jabbed with his long sword, his swordsmanship tight and impervious.

Both had reached the Innate Peak.

The battle didn’t last long.

"Fiery Golden Light Slash.”

Wei Bin shouted, his dark red saber extending a massive blade of fire, ferociously chopping down.

Bang!

The man in blue fell off the platform, spitting out blood.

Wei Bin won, securing a spot.

"This person has a strong hope of entering the top ten.”

Chen Yu speculated.

The top five likely possessed strength close to the Guiyuan Realm; the top ten held the peak powers of Innate Peak, and clearly Wei Bin met this criterion.

"I challenge the sixteenth!”

A woman in a purple robe stepped onto the challenge platform.

However, this woman ultimately failed the challenge.

Clearly, the strength of her selected opponent had progressed beyond her expectations.

After starting two matches, the competition became even fiercer, with almost one person challenging immediately after another’s defeat.

But mostly, there were more losses than wins.

"Let me test the strength of the top ten.”

From the Evil Spirit Institute, Situ Lin Yu slowly stepped out, leaping onto the challenge platform in a flash.

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused quite a stir.

Situ Lin Yu, being a newcomer from within the last three years, not only aimed for a spot but directly challenged the top ten!