When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 121 : The Final Opponent

121: The Final Opponent

For the number one expert of the Strongman Department to be completely overwhelmed in terms of strength, this was something that even the current number one in the academy, Lan Lianyue, might not be able to achieve. And it was done by a first-year girl who looked like a gentle lady.

Where did Yuyin get such immense strength? The crowd was astonished and speculated, but many of her admirers, without a second thought, felt joy at this.

Of course, strength was not the only factor for victory. Lan Lianyue's actual combat power was far, far greater than Jiang Da's.

After the match ended, Yuyin did not leave. Instead, she went to the contestant viewing stand, intending to witness the match between Senior Sister Jing and Lan Lianyue.

This was a match between the two strongest female students in the academy in everyone's eyes. One was the Vice President, the other the President. It was a summit clash within the Student Council.

To Yuyin, both were powerful experts she held in awe. Although she didn't want Senior Sister Jing to lose, based on what her teacher had said and what she had seen of Lan Lianyue's previous match, Yuyin felt a sense of disappointment. Hua Yuanjing, although very strong, her chances of winning were very small.

This "very small" also included Yuyin's emotional bias.

Her chest rose and fell deeply.

"Although I defeated Jiang Da easily, if my opponent were Senior Sister Jing, would I have more than a fifty percent chance of winning? It's hard to say..." Yuyin couldn't help but shake her head.

After waiting for a long time, the audience began to grow restless. Lan Lianyue, already dressed in a dark, flowing, ancient-style dress, had been standing in a corner of the stage for a good while, but Hua Yuanjing had yet to arrive.

"What's going on?" Yuyin was a bit confused. At this point, she was the only one left in the contestant viewing stand.

After another while, a few referee teachers went over to speak with Jiang Xue, looking as if some situation had arisen. The audience also began to murmur amongst themselves.

"Hmm?" Lan Lianyue, standing alone on the stage, looked a bit puzzled.

At this moment, Jiang Xue walked onto the stage, picked up the microphone, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, my apologies. We have just received a message from Hua Yuanjing. She... has announced that she is forfeiting this match."

The entire arena erupted in an uproar.

Even Yuyin was taken aback. She leaned on the railing, gazing towards the empty contestant entrance.

"Senior Sister Jing?" Yuyin felt a slight sense of unease.

Lan Lianyue was, of course, the winner, but she showed not the slightest hint of a smile.

Standing alone on the empty and silent stage, the surrounding clamor seemed to become distant and hazy.

"Jing... even in a competition like this, you would choose not to fight me, offending so many of the academy's teachers and various powerful figures?"

"Is this your way of showing your stance? Jing."

The May weather was as fickle as ever. The sky had already turned overcast, and it had started to rain outside the venue.

In the depths of the academy, in a forest under the gloomy rain.

Hua Yuanjing, wearing a light, one-piece dress, stood on the balcony of an old Western-style building, gazing at the "shhh, shhh" of the falling rain.

"Lianyue... I don't want to see you in that difficult position, having to make a move against me for those reasons. I truly don't want to see you like that."

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Hua Yuanjing had forfeited. According to the rules, a forfeit meant she would not receive the Academy Credits for reaching the Top 4, only the credits for the Top 8. It was a significant loss for Hua Yuanjing.

But she would rather do that than fight against Lianyue.

Perhaps it had been this way for a very long time... perhaps ever since they were both little girls. Hua Yuanjing could be Lianyue's friend, her support, her pillar, but she would never compete against her.

That afternoon, Yuyin was a bit worried about Senior Sister Jing. She had considered going to see her. Yuyin could guess where she might be, either at the volleyball gym or at the small Western-style building where she lived.

But she didn't go.

Yuyin felt that this was a matter between Senior Sister Jing and Senior Sister Lian, and that she had no right to intrude.

"I should just focus on my own business. Reaching the finals has already given enough support to my teacher and the Swordsman Department. No one expects me to win. Not to mention my teacher, even I myself feel the chances are slim."

That match, where she didn't even touch her opponent and made a third-year student in the Late-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm, the ace of a department, surrender, meant that Lan Lianyue's true methods and actual strength had not been revealed at all.

What concerned Yuyin the most was her teacher's words: Lan Lianyue could last three moves undefeated against her. Yuyin knew she was absolutely incapable of that.

"Next, I have no pressure at all. I'll just do my best to display my strength. In any case, for the final match next week, I will go all out." A glint of light flashed in Yuyin's eyes.

That day, Yuyin did not return to the dormitory. She left a message for Yingluo and Little Yuan, drove back to her apartment in the city, and told them that she would not return to the academy for the next week to prepare for the finals.

At first, Little Yuan and the others thought something had happened, but when they saw that Yuyin was preparing for the finals, they were relieved and sent messages to cheer her on.

"Yuyin, you can do it! q(^O^)p"

"Yuyin, good luck. I look forward to seeing an even stronger you."

Yuyin sat on the sofa in her apartment, looking at her phone. Their words were warm, but they also gave her strength.

"I'll do my best." Yuyin said with a slight smile.

Her consciousness then entered the God-Devouring Chess space.

987 Soul Charm Points, just 13 points away from 1000. But where could she get these 13 points? It sounded easy, but Soul Charm Points were often incidental, arising from spontaneous feelings or required advance planning, like her match against Jiang Da.

To suddenly get 13 Soul Charm Points was not that easy.

Yuyin thought about where she could get this little bit of Soul Charm.

"That's right."

"God-Devouring Chess, I'm used to buying pieces every day, I almost forgot that God-Devouring Chess also has a function: you can sell pieces."

Yuyin's pieces had a total soul value of over 600. Selling a few pieces with limited upgrade potential or that were temporarily useless was an option.

So she took a quick look at all her pieces on the second and first floors, selected a few one-star pieces that weren't very useful, and sold them directly, recovering 15 Soul Charm Points.

That was enough!

Yuyin opened the very incomplete authentic sword manual of the ancient swordswoman, her slender, jade-like fingers gently caressing it.

"Senior... let Yuyin see the true elegance of this sword technique that you once used to travel the world."

"Restore." A golden light from the window shone in Yuyin's eyes.

In the God-Devouring Chess space, wisps of golden fluctuations scattered. As Yuyin turned the pages, move by move, word by word, the brushstrokes, as if carved into metal and stone, were powerful. A set of ancient sword techniques beyond Yuyin's imagination was gradually restored.

Even the missing, fragmented pages were presented by the golden fluctuations forming into the flowing sword dance of a female immortal's phantom. The sharpness and grace of her swordplay had long surpassed the ancient book in Yuyin's hands. It was as if she were seeing an ancient celestial maiden dancing with a jade sword, soaring through the nine heavens, dealing out death and destruction, a soul-stirring story!

It was not until night that the restoration was complete. Not only did it consume 1,000 Soul Charm Points, but Yuyin's own mental energy was also greatly depleted.

At this moment, the voice of the ancient female will came through.

"The 'Mysterious Female Sword Art' has been completely restored."