Chapter 247: One-Man Sweep, Six-Man Setup, the Final Match of the Promotion Tournament
The moment the referee announced the start of the match, Zhu Zhuqing moved.
She did not retreat to open up distance, nor did she charge straight at Yu Tianlin. Instead, she chose to circle around him from the side.
Zhu Zhuqing's speed was quite impressive. With the enhancement of her Martial Soul, she left behind a series of faint afterimages as she moved, and in the blink of an eye, she had already circled behind Yu Tianlin.
Yu Tianlin did not react to this at all. He merely tilted his head slightly and glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, letting her move around to his back.
The moment she reached his rear, Zhu Zhuqing showed no mercy. The sharp cat claws formed after Martial Soul possession slashed straight at him.
Unfortunately, it was useless. She could not even injure Yu Tianlin, only leaving a few pale white marks on his back.
Of course, during the process, Zhu Zhuqing also tried to target Yu Tianlin's vital points. However, all of her movements were within Yu Tianlin's perception. He merely made a few subtle adjustments to his body and easily avoided every strike aimed at his weak spots.
"Stop scratching me." Yu Tianlin said somewhat helplessly to Zhu Zhuqing, "Without using Spirit Skills, you won't be able to hurt me."
Knowing that Yu Tianlin was telling the truth, Zhu Zhuqing stopped making pointless attempts and directly lit up her 1st and 2nd Spirit Rings at the same time.
Her pupils, one blue and one green, instantly widened. Her body suddenly accelerated, leaping upward in an instant. Wrapped in Spirit Power, she spun rapidly in midair and charged straight toward Yu Tianlin's back.
As Zhu Zhuqing spun at high speed, her claws flashed continuously, launching a frenzied barrage on a single point on Yu Tianlin's back in an extremely short amount of time. In just a moment, she struck more than 100 times, and the force behind it was astonishing.
"Tsk, tsk, that attack speed is outrageous." Yu Tianlin used Spirit Power to block Zhu Zhuqing's assault and could not help sighing inwardly. This move of hers, spinning at high speed and continuously carving at his back, was indeed very strong, no matter how one looked at it.
Unfortunately, it was still useless against him. The gap between them was simply too great.
Yu Tianlin did not even turn around. Just as Zhu Zhuqing's move was about to end, when her old force had been exhausted and her new force had yet to arise, he suddenly lashed out with a whip kick.
Since she was an acquaintance and also a girl, Yu Tianlin held back considerably with this kick. It only forced Zhu Zhuqing back and did not send her flying off the stage.
Even so, Zhu Zhuqing still felt extremely uncomfortable. After landing, the qi and blood in her body churned, and she began to pant slightly.
"Are you alright?" Yu Tianlin turned around and looked at Zhu Zhuqing. "If you can't keep going, then don't force it."
"I can still fight!" Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth and spat out those words.
That was simply the kind of person she was, strong-willed, stubborn, and unwilling to admit defeat. Naturally, she would not choose to give up.
After adjusting her state again, Zhu Zhuqing did not choose to circle around this time. Instead, she charged straight toward Yu Tianlin head-on.
"Oh?" Yu Tianlin raised an eyebrow. "This time you're not trying to flank me, but coming at me directly? Interesting."
He immediately guessed Zhu Zhuqing's intention. She was definitely preparing to unleash a major attack.
Sure enough, the moment Zhu Zhuqing got close to Yu Tianlin, her 3rd Spirit Ring burst into purple light.
She clasped her hands together above her head. The sharp cat claws on all 10 of her fingers instantly merged into one, becoming a blade over a foot long. As Spirit Power poured into it, black light surged out and condensed into a black blade of light, which then slashed straight down toward Yu Tianlin's head.
This was Zhu Zhuqing's thousand-year Spirit Skill, Netherworld Slash, a close-range single-target attack skill with extraordinary power.
Faced with this move, Yu Tianlin did not underestimate it. A powerful current surged into his hands, and amidst the crackling lightning, the sound of a thousand birds chirping instantly rang out.
That was right, Yu Tianlin used the self-created Spirit Skill he had developed long ago, one whose power was precisely at the thousand-year level.
Yu Tianlin raised his hands, wrapped in fierce lightning, and met Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Slash head-on. When the blue-purple lightning and the black blade collided, there was no explosion, only a harsh grinding sound that made one's teeth ache.
Yu Tianlin did not forcefully shatter Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Slash. Instead, he simply stalemated it head-on. With Yu Tianlin continuously supplying power, Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Slash was ultimately canceled out by the skill with far greater energy behind it.
"You've already used all 3 of your Spirit Skills, so let's stop here." Yu Tianlin said as he withdrew the lightning from his hands. He immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhu Zhuqing, and then threw her off the stage.
Because there was enough buffer time, Zhu Zhuqing was able to adjust her posture in midair and land steadily. However, by the time she landed, she had already left the competition area, which naturally meant defeat.
At this point, Yu Tianlin had already successfully defeated 6 members of Blue Tyrant Academy. He only needed 1 more win to complete a one-against-seven sweep.
And judging from Yu Tianlin's relaxed expression, defeating the final one did not seem difficult in the slightest. A full seven-kill streak looked completely effortless.
So far in the promotion tournament, only Shui Bing'er had managed a one-against-seven performance on the 1st day. If Yu Tianlin could also complete a seven-kill streak on the last day, then that would indeed be rather interesting.
Under these circumstances, the final member of Blue Tyrant Academy, their captain, Yu Tianxin, slowly walked onto the arena.
"Although Tianlin looks completely relaxed, Uncle, Aunt, and Vice Dean Flander all said that he should have at most only 60 percent of his Spirit Power left," Yu Tianxin thought to himself as he walked, looking at his cousin. "If all of them judged it that way, then it shouldn't be wrong."
"Although Tianlin is strong, if he only has 60 percent of his Spirit Power left, then I'm not without a chance to win." Thinking of this, Yu Tianxin's gaze became determined. "I can't let everyone down. No matter what, I have to defeat Tianlin!"
Yu Tianxin had already made up his mind.
"Brother Tianxin, long time no see." Since they were cousins after all, Yu Tianlin greeted him after Yu Tianxin came to a stop.
"Long time no see." Yu Tianxin nodded, then said, "Tianlin, I know I'm not your match. Only by relying on my teammates to help wear you down do I even have a chance of beating you."
"Although that isn't honorable, and even if I win it would still be an unfair victory, even so, I still have to defeat you."
"It's fine." Yu Tianlin smiled casually. "Cousin, please."
According to Blue Tyrant Academy's analysis, Yu Tianlin only had 60 percent of his Spirit Power left. But in reality, that judgment was completely wrong.
They did not know that Yu Tianlin had already broken through level 50, and after obtaining his Spirit Ring, had directly reached level 55.
Moreover, Yu Tianlin had not used his Martial Soul or Spirit Skills at all. He had only relied on his physical attributes and used a bit of Spirit Power as assistance. So even after 6 matches, he still had around 80 percent of his Spirit Power remaining.
With 80 percent of his Spirit Power left, his combat strength was no different from when he was at full power. Only his endurance would be slightly lower.
If they thought they could weaken his combat ability through a war of attrition by exhausting his Spirit Power, then they were gravely mistaken.
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