Chapter 1273: Chapter 1273: Heavenly Que Academy
Thud... Thud... Thud...
On the Martial Arts Arena, as Yun Ju moved, a continuous thunderous sound erupted.
"Such immense strength." Xiao Yi was slightly surprised.
From what he knew, this Martial Arts Arena was fortified with formations from the Heavenly Hidden Academy, specially designed for the Hundred Schools Competition.
This was to allow the academy disciples to fully engage in battle.
Even a full-force strike from a martial artist at the Saint King Realm wouldn’t leave a mark on the Martial Arts Arena.
Now, although there were no traces on the Martial Arts Arena, it was shaking and roaring.
The magnitude of Yun Ju’s strength was imaginable.
"Power Fool." Xiao Yi murmured to himself.
Although he didn’t know much about the Five Fools Academy, he had heard about it.
The academy’s motto was simply a few words: ’Foolish when entering, Foolish when learning, Foolish when cultivating; Foolish at heart, Foolish in body; Lose the five foolish, become foolish no more.’
Disciples of the Five Fools Academy enter the Dao through foolishness.
As for this Power Fool disciple, they may not necessarily be Body Cultivation Martial Artists, yet they all possess immense strength.
Foolish to the extreme, Dao to the extreme, in the long road of martial arts, amidst thorns and waves, breaks through with strength.
It is rumored, because of this, that Five Fools Academy disciples break through the Martial Arts Barrier and Martial Arts Bottleneck extremely fast.
Though the academy doesn’t have as many disciples as the Heavenly Hidden Academy, boasting a hundred thousand, it still has tens of thousands.
Moreover, these tens of thousands of disciples are all incredibly powerful, anyone of them placed outside would be a top-tier martial artist.
This time, however, only 50 disciples came to participate in the Hundred Schools Competition.
These 50 were the elite among tens of thousands of strong ones, the strongest of them all.
It goes without saying, the power of Yun Ju, the Power Fool disciple on the Martial Arts Arena, is formidable.
Clearly, one could see, with every punch and kick of Yun Ju, the air exploded with blasts and continuous thunderous sounds.
His opponent, Tong Ye, was completely outmatched.
"He boasted about achieving an early victory, overestimating his abilities." Qin Yi sneered.
"At this rate, Tong Ye won’t last twenty moves before he surely falls."
"If I were in the arena, a brute like Yun Ju would have already been defeated."
Xiao Yi heard this and smiled faintly.
In the past, Tong Ye and this Qin Yi were both acclaimed talents in the Black Cloud Region.
Tong Ye, Chief Steward of the Flame Hall Sub Hall; Illusion Wind Qin Yi, Chief Steward of the Wind Shattering Hall Sub Hall.
However, after two years, both had long held the title of Sub Hall Master.
"He cannot lose." Xiao Yi shook his head.
"Sharing the same Fifth Layer of the Saint King Realm, Yun Ju isn’t a match for Tong Ye."
Tong Ye and Yun Ju both shared the Fifth Layer of the Saint King Realm.
Speaking of it, Tong Ye and Xiao Yi were disciples of the same generation.
When they first entered the Black Cloud Academy, their cultivation was almost the same.
Two years later, Xiao Yi was at the Sixth Layer of the Saint King Realm and Tong Ye at the Fifth Layer, the gap wasn’t significant.
Of course, this was without taking into account Xiao Yi’s formidable Small World and Qi Spring.
"Ten moves remain." Qin Yi did not answer Xiao Yi, only spoke with satisfaction.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
On the Martial Arts Arena, the blasts continued with every punch and kick from Yun Ju.
The flames Tong Ye released were repeatedly blown away; he had no choice but to continuously dodge and retreat.
In the spectator seats, the various academy disciples watched the duel, all shaking their heads.
"Tong Ye is going to lose."
"Meeting a Power Fool disciple from the Five Fools Academy in the first battle, Black Cloud Academy is really out of luck."
In the Black Cloud Academy’s spectator seats, Qin Yi smiled, "Only five moves remain."
Xiao Yi smiled faintly.
Around them, the Academic Elders, Elder Hei Xuan, and others showed no change in expression.
The majority of the academy disciples also showed no visible change.
Mo Youu’s face was indifferent, while Qing Lin smiled playfully.
Xiao Yi only smiled faintly.
A few seconds later, suddenly a loud shout erupted on the Martial Arts Arena.
"Big Barbaric Bull, do you really think I’m afraid of you?"
"Ye Platform Three Green Flames."
Bang... A loud explosion.
An illusion of a platform appeared out of nowhere, and on it, three wisps of blue fire swirled out.
Yun Ju’s heavy punch was launched but was easily blocked by the blue flames.
Tong Ye’s figure suddenly disappeared from its original position.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of Yun Ju.
Tong Ye’s flame-covered fist swung towards Yun Ju’s chest.
With Yun Ju’s fist blocked by the blue flames, he found himself without follow-up force and completely unable to defend.
Boom... Another explosive sound.
On Yun Ju’s chest, a flame exploded, blasting his chest black.
Tong Ye’s figure did not stop; with a powerful push, the blue fire on his knee surged and crashed heavily onto Yun Ju’s chin.
He had already propelled himself with the counterforce, and with the surging blue fire erupting.
With this knee strike, Yun Ju cried out in pain as he was launched straight into the air.
"Ye Fire, explode." Tong Ye shouted coldly.
In mid-air, countless blue flames surged up, instantly forming a towering fire.
The flames violently exploded and roared, thoroughly engulfing Yun Ju.
By the time the flames in mid-air dissipated, Yun Ju’s body fell weakly.
Crash... His burly body fell to the ground, entirely charred and without combat strength.
At one side of the Martial Arts Arena, three referees flashed over, assessed Yun Ju, and nodded.
"Yun Ju is severely injured and has no combat strength left."
"This battle, Black Cloud Academy, Tong Ye wins."
The three referees announced, then a surge of primordial power was injected into Yun Ju.
One of the referees was from the Heavenly Medicine Peak of the Heavenly Hidden Academy, with remarkable alchemist techniques.
With this person present, it ensured the safety of the participating academy disciples.
At this moment, Tong Ye descended from the Martial Arts Arena, walking slowly back to the Black Cloud Academy’s spectator seats.
Beside Xiao Yi, Qin Yi said angrily, "You were right after all."
Xiao Yi smiled faintly, "You knew all along that Tong Ye wouldn’t lose."
"Hmph." Qin Yi pouted and said nothing.
In actuality, the surrounding elders and disciples were never worried that Tong Ye would lose.
Both at the Fifth Layer of the Saint King Realm, Tong Ye was not inferior to Yun Ju.
The Five Fools Academy may be renowned throughout the Central Region, with highly skilled disciples.
However, Black Cloud Academy too holds its share of monsters that are not to be trifled with.
Be it Tong Ye, Qin Yi, or other disciples, they were fearsome figures long before admission.
Such fierce individuals, such monsters, facing opponents of the same cultivation realm, almost felt no pressure.
As for Xiao Yi’s firm belief that Tong Ye would not lose, it was because, in his perception, Yun Ju had already exerted all his strength, while Tong Ye was far from it.
At this moment, Tong Ye had returned to the academy’s spectator seats.
With an arrogant gaze, he looked straight at Xiao Yi.
"It’s a pity, this is an academy competition, so I can’t face you."
"Otherwise, after two years, I’d really like to duel with you again."
"Heh." Xiao Yi chuckled easily, "There will be chances."
"The Ye Platform Three Green Flames, one of the Flame Hall’s renowned holy-grade martial techniques, I too wish to test its power."
The two conversed.
At that moment, the referee on the Martial Arts Arena shouted loudly, "Number 3, Cheng Suyan of the Heavenly Hidden Academy, enter the stage."
"Number 4, Dugu Qing of the Heavenly Que Academy, enter the stage."
As the referee’s words fell.
The seats around the arena immediately erupted into uproar.
"Heavenly Hidden Academy, Heavenly Que Academy, this is only the second match, and disciples from two of the great academies are facing off."
The Heavenly Que Academy, one of the Five Great Academies.
Ranked third in the last Hundred Schools Competition.
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