novelraw Chapter 69 : Yuyin's Points
Chapter 69 : Yuyin's Points
69: Yuyin's Points
The Huangpu Campus of the Lingdu Source Martial Academy Affiliated High School could be considered the Whampoa Military Academy of Huaxia's Source Martial Practitioners. And he, Qin Feizhen, was the recognized number one genius of this "Whampoa Military Academy" in his year.
When he was two air cushions away from Yuyin, he suddenly accelerated. His charging speed on the wet and slippery cushions far surpassed the speed of a Black athlete's triple jump. A Source Martial Practitioner, even one who had just broken through, could easily surpass the physiological limits of an ordinary person!
"Xia Yuyin, let me show you what a famous academy's true foundation is all about!" If he was going to make a move, he would start with a show of force. This was Qin Feizhen's strategy.
Qin Feizhen leaped over 10 meters, his heavy sword chopping directly down toward Yuyin, who was standing on the large central air cushion.
The power of this strike far surpassed those of the underground fighters who weighed over a hundred kilograms. It was likely the most powerful attack Yuyin had encountered in actual combat.
Facing this sword descending from the sky with unstoppable force, Yuyin adjusted her footing. Her bright eyes focused, her incredibly sharp dynamic vision and judgment pinpointing the path of her opponent's blade. Yuyin decisively made her move.
Clang!
Qin Feizhen's massive wooden sword and Yuyin's longsword clashed in midair. Qin Feizhen's figure in the air shook violently backward. His great sword was deflected.
"She blocked it!?" The surrounding teachers and students were stunned.
"Even standing here, I can feel the power of this genius's strike... and Xia Yuyin blocked it so easily?" Ouyang Ning, a boy with ancient-style long hair wearing a Zhongshan suit, stood on the Blue Team's floating island. He was number three in this cohort's student ID.
Qin Feizhen's palm felt as if it were splitting. He managed to land with difficulty.
"This... this woman... her strength is this great!?" Qin Feizhen's eyes widened. His powerful leaping chop had been deflected with a single sword. Yuyin hadn't even taken a single step back? And on such a slippery surface?
"Not just strength, the timing of her block was also flawless..." Cold sweat broke out on Qin Feizhen's forehead.
"Qin Feizhen! Qin Feizhen!"
At this moment, cheers erupted from the Red Team. Hu Yidun, who had already been eliminated, was by the lakeside, vigorously banging a plastic stool as if beating a drum for him. For a moment, both the Red and Blue teams temporarily withdrew to watch this pinnacle duel between new students.
Now, Qin Feizhen was in a difficult position. He was a genius who had cultivated since he was young. The moment they clashed, he knew his opponent was not to be trifled with.
"Tsk!" He gritted his teeth. It had come to this. He could only seek victory from a perilous position. "What is a genius? It's someone who can make the impossible possible!"
Since a head-on confrontation held no advantage, Qin Feizhen utilized the fact that he was shorter than Yuyin and more agile. He quickly circled to her side and attacked her with his sword.
Clang!
Yuyin just gently half-turned. With a small movement of her hand, she deflected his heavy sword back at him with a powerful block.
Qin Feizhen staggered backward on the slippery cushion, nearly slipping into the water.
"She blocked it again!?"
Faced with the confidence of the crowd gradually fading, Qin Feizhen was sweating profusely. Was it a fluke? Or...
Whoosh!
He channeled his Primordial Energy. His great sword once again chopped down at Yuyin from the upper path.
Smack! It was deflected by Yuyin's sword.
Qin Feizhen grew anxious. His anger erupted. He disregarded everything, attacking Yuyin relentlessly from all directions, his great sword like a storm.
Qin Feizhen struck once, and was deflected.
He struck again, and was deflected again!
He struck a third time, and was deflected once more!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
All of Qin Feizhen's attacks were deflected by Yuyin's single-handed swings of her sword.
Qin Feizhen was out of stamina... his Primordial Energy was almost depleted. He dragged his sword, panting heavily, and stood in a corner, his gaze somewhat vacant as he stared at this tall campus belle. He could do nothing against her!?
And Yuyin, having encountered such a fiercely offensive and somewhat threatening opponent, was reluctant to end the fight too quickly.
"This girl... could she be using Qin Feizhen to practice her sword-blocking skills?" At this moment, Chen Qian'ning's face also revealed a hint of astonishment she hadn't shown in a long time.
"At this point..." Qin Feizhen understood that he had almost no chance of winning. The only thing left was to make one last stand for the sake of a strong man's dignity.
He channeled all his remaining Primordial Energy. A faint vortex of energy appeared on his great sword, lifting the surrounding water droplets.
Up!
Qin Feizhen leaped into the air, chopping down at Yuyin with a single, all-or-nothing strike, completely disregarding the consequences.
Now was the moment. This long-awaited, all-out strike from her opponent excited Yuyin. She unleashed sixty percent of her strength and swung her sword with sudden force.
Clang!
Qin Feizhen's great sword was sent flying in midair. He could only barely hold on with his left hand, his chest wide open.
Out of respect for her opponent, Yuyin switched to a two-handed grip on her sword. She unleashed a half-moon slash. Although the movement was large, Yuyin controlled her strength.
Thud! Qin Feizhen, accompanied by a spray of water, was chopped into the lake.
The sound of the splash caused the entire venue to fall silent.
"Ding..." The familiar female voice sounded. She had gained dozens more Soul Charm Points.
Even the teachers were stunned.
Qin Feizhen, with a college entrance exam Primordial Energy value of 185, ranked fifth in the nation. Like Yuyin, he had broken through to become a Source Martial Practitioner over the summer break. If not for Yuyin, he would have been the undisputed number one genius of Lingdu.
On the hillside, Lan Lianyue's breathing also grew slightly ragged...
Even the number one genius from the Huangpu campus, which could be considered the imperial guard at the emperor's feet, had been defeated by Yuyin. Yuyin stood on the middle path with her sword. For a moment, no one dared to challenge her again.
If you can't beat her, can't you avoid her? This wasn't a team competition. Avoiding her and focusing on earning points was what mattered. The Red Team unconsciously changed their tactics.
After all, the venue was open. Yuyin's position couldn't be hidden. Wherever Yuyin went, they would stay far away, just to prevent her from scoring any more points.
Yuyin now had close to 30 points. A spot in the top eight was secure. But to ensure she wasn't chosen as a roommate by a boy, she had to get first place.
After defeating Qin Feizhen, Yuyin's fighting spirit was ignited. Her long hair fluttered in the wind over the lake.
She suddenly accelerated, charging along the middle path toward the Red Team's floating island.
Both the Red and Blue teams were stunned in an unprecedented way.
"This Xia Yuyin, she's charging onto the Red Team's floating island!?" Even Chen Qian'ning's face flushed slightly. In all the years she had presided over this dormitory battle to bring out the new students' potential, no one had ever dared to single-handedly charge into the enemy's home base while there were still so many people left!
"Xia... Xia Yuyin has gone mad!" Senior Wang on the hill couldn't help but exclaim.
"Hey, you... you're violating the rules..." a boy said, retreating in confusion.
Splash! He was smacked by Yuyin's longsword and fell into the water.
The referee teacher's eyes held a look of shock, but he did not blow his whistle.
That's right. Anything not forbidden by the rules was permitted. The goal was to train everyone's ability to react to crises. There was no rule against charging into the opponent's floating island.
Of course, generally, this was tantamount to suicide, and no one would do it. But Yuyin was different!
In the blink of an eye, she had already knocked several panic-stricken Red Team new students into the water.
"Bastard!"
"Don't be so arrogant, Xia Yuyin!"
Yuyin single-handedly charging into the Red Team's home base was a disgrace to all the geniuses and elites of the Red Team!
These people all had fighting spirit and courage. After their initial shock, they reacted with all their might, surrounding Yuyin.
However, Yuyin had a longsword in her hand.
The Polaris Sword Art.
Full Moon Slash!
Whoosh!
The longsword swiftly and powerfully carved out an arc. Several of the surrounding Red Team new students were swept down, two of them immediately rolling into the water.
"Xia Yuyin!" A male student with student ID number eight, who had also exchanged for a long spear, led a dozen others to charge at Yuyin.
No matter how strong Yuyin was, she couldn't fight dozens of people head-on by herself. Her long legs strode out, sprinting across the slippery Red Island. She would either open up distance or use her longsword to force the crowd back, then look for opportunities to knock Red Team new students into the water one after another.
For a time, chaos reigned in the Red Team's home base. Yuyin charged left and right, as if entering an unguarded realm!
"Th-this is... crazy... this girl..." Chen Qian'ning's ample chest couldn't help but rise and fall intensely. "The last student who gave me this kind of heart-pounding feeling was him..."
"Hey, what are we waiting for? Let's charge into the Red Team's home base together!" Ouyang Jing was worried that if this continued, the Red Team's points would be completely stolen by Yuyin alone. The Blue Team also launched a fierce attack.
Splash, splash... Waves of water and sweeping sword winds flew. Red Team students were knocked into the water one after another. The Red Team members, with their eyes red, chased and intercepted, surrounding Yuyin.
After all, there were too many people on the Red Team's floating island. Yuyin was hard-pressed to defend against them all. There were times when she was kicked or pushed by someone. But Yuyin channeled her Primordial Energy. The fists and feet of these non-Source Martial Practitioners couldn't harm her at all. However, with the ground being so slippery, the greatest danger was being squeezed into the water by the chaotic mob when forced into an unfavorable position.
Moreover, this continuous, high-intensity assault was consuming a great deal of Yuyin's stamina. No matter how much Primordial Energy she had or how good her physical condition was, it wasn't infinite.
Yuyin felt that it would still be difficult to eliminate the entire Red Team by herself. She leaped into the air, unleashing a series of kicks from the Ancient Temple Leg Technique.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
She kicked three blocking new students into the water and tried to force her way out.
But she saw that the Blue Team army was also charging in, split into three paths.
At this point, the Red Team had less than half its members left. Their morale was in disarray after being disrupted by Yuyin. They couldn't withstand the high-spirited assault of the Blue Team. In the chaotic battle, the entire Red Team was eventually pushed into the water.
During the charge, Yuyin had intentionally avoided Hua Qianyuan. Hua Qianyuan was not as soft as she appeared. She resisted fiercely in a corner and actually managed to knock three Blue Team students into the water before she herself was knocked into the water by Ximen Jing's staff.
Seeing this, Yuyin frowned slightly.
In the end, thirty-two people remained on the Blue Team. According to the rules, they were not given a break and were split into two groups to fight again. Yuyin was number one, so she naturally remained on the Blue Team.
In this second round, Yuyin, ‘avenging’ Hua Qianyuan, unceremoniously sent Ximen Liang into the water with a heavy slash.
The sun set in the west.
In the end, both sides fought until only one person was left, confronting each other on the middle path.
On the Blue Team, Yuyin.
On the Red Team, Ouyang Ning.
Ouyang Ning wielded a wooden long spear, executing a set of Xiliang Spear techniques. The spear style was strong yet gentle, sharp and fierce without losing its grace, opening Yuyin's eyes.
They exchanged several rounds. In the end, Ouyang Ning's spear was sent flying by Yuyin's sword, which was surprisingly powerful, fast, and accurate.
Having lost his weapon, Ouyang Ning did not offer any pointless resistance. Instead, he took a few steps back, cupped his fists, and bowed to Yuyin. "Miss Xia, I am ashamed of my inferiority. I am convinced of my defeat."
Ouyang Ning looked at Chen Qian'ning. "Teacher, I have admitted defeat. Do I still need to jump into the water myself?"
Chen Qian'ning let out a soft breath. Today's competition had also excited her, and her mood softened a little. She shook her head slightly and said, "That is not necessary."
"The water battle competition is now concluded," Chen Qian'ning announced.
"Today's final victor, who deserves special commendation, is classmate Xia Yuyin. Including the final 20 bonus points, her total score has reached an astonishing 97 points! Leading the second-place finisher by several times over." Male Teacher Chen also shouted excitedly, "Our Lingdu Source Martial Academy needs this kind of bloody-minded... oh no... it's... it's..."
The honest male Teacher Chen was at a loss for words.
"The top eight students will earn the right to live in the lakeside villas and the power to choose a roommate. Everyone, please gather on the grass. We will now proceed with the villa and roommate selection ceremony," Chen Qian'ning announced, ignoring the male teacher.