Chapter 81: Battle Xiu Yan!
Due to Lin Xiu's active refusal.
So, the elder referee didn't say much more, after announcing the start, he left the ring to Lin Xiu and Xiu Yan.
"Junior brother, you want to win against me within fifteen minutes? Even if you were at your peak, you couldn't do it."
Xiu Yan looked somewhat surprised at the young man ten meters away.
For the sake of the top five positions, he had prepared for two full years, even if he faced Su Xiao, he was confident of winning.
Now, facing a junior who had fought about ten matches, he was even more confident of victory.
That's also why he didn't speak up when the elder suggested Lin Xiu adjust.
What if he recovered? The result was already predetermined.
"Do not speak too soon," Lin Xiu said with a slight smile, full of confidence.
Green Wind Attribute Dou Qi and silver Lightning Attribute Dou Qi rushed out together.
Spinning around his body, they turned into a suit of green jade armor, covering his body surface, with silver patterns attached to the armor.
On the other side,
Xiu Yan's movements were not slow at all, his skin color turned into a strange grayish-white.
His arms kept swelling, soon becoming five or six times thicker than a normal person's, and his figure also grew taller.
"Stone Skin! Senior Brother Xiu Yan is serious."
Seeing this scene, Wu Hao couldn't be clearer; in this state, Senior Brother Xiu Yan's strength and defensive abilities would increase exponentially.
Having encountered killers from the Black-Corner Region outside of school before, under the same realm, the opponent couldn't even withstand a single punch from Senior Brother Xiu Yan.
"However, Lin Xiu also has great strength. It's hard to say who is stronger for now."
Wu Hao didn't make a rash conclusion; he had suffered from Lin Xiu's strength before, and the memory was still fresh.
"Mentor, can Lin Xiu win?" Han Pu and Qin Zhi stood together, the latter asking Huo Lan beside them.
At this moment, Huo Lan's face was solemn.
To be precise, his face had become heavy since Lin Xiu drew Xiu Yan.
"Win? I can tell you don't understand Xiu Yan that well," Ge Mu couldn't wait for Huo Lan to speak, "Let me put it this way, Lin Xiu's Wind and Lightning Attribute speed advantage, and the paralysis effect of lightning, have no effect against Xiu Yan's petrified skin. And as long as Xiu Yan lands a punch on Lin Xiu, he will be injured!"
In Ge Mu's view, among the four opponents on the stage, Xiu Yan was the most challenging for Lin Xiu.
Even if it were Su Xiao, renowned for his speed and notorious for his tricky attacks, Lin Xiu still had the strength to fight back.
Unfortunately, facing Xiu Yan, Lin Xiu's hope of winning is slim unless he can overpower Xiu Yan in strength. But Wind and Lightning Attributes, characterized by agility, speed, and explosiveness, compared to Xiu Yan's practiced Earth Attribute strength? What a joke!
"It's a pity, the spot in hand, just given away like that. Someone is going to shed tears later. It's fortunate I didn't leave, otherwise, where would I witness it?" Ge Mu glanced at the silent Huo Lan, feeling pleased again.
Seeing their silent Mentor, Han Pu and Qin Zhi understood that Ge Mu's words were not wrong.
Both of them turned pale involuntarily, looking at the two figures already fighting on the platform.
Qin Zhi clasped her fists to her chest, "Junior brother, do your best!"
On the other side, Su Xiao, Leng Bai, and others had already stepped down from the platform, standing not far away, watching the battle on the stage.
"How come I never get such good opportunities," Leng Bai lamented.
Although Xiu Yan had already stepped onto the stage, he still felt regretful.
"Su Xiao, don't you think it's a pity?" Without receiving a response, Leng Bai looked at the young man beside him.
"If you were given the chance, you'd probably regret it too late," Su Xiao glanced at him sideways.
Also practicing Wind Attribute, he could see Lin Xiu's proficiency in Wind Attribute Dou Qi, at least in terms of skillful application, not weaker than himself.
In fact, Lin Xiu's alternating between wind and thunder was orderly, fully demonstrating the agility of wind and the flashiness of lightning.
If it were himself, he would probably be at a disadvantage by now.
Su Xiao thought to himself.
"What a joke?" Leng Bai felt mocked. After preparing meticulously for years, was he unable to defeat a junior who had been enrolled for only a year?
On the other side, Old Huo kept communicating with Hu Gan, urging him to hand over the other three black plaques.
Because Old Huo felt that Hu Gan must have tampered with it.
Out of the four choices present, Lin Xiu happened to select Xiu Yan, whose advantages he couldn't exploit the most.
It's impossible for someone to be this unlucky; there must be some conspiracy going on.
"Don't make a fuss. It was his own draw. I swear I didn't tamper with it," Hu Gan replied impatiently.
At this moment,
On the stage, the battle was intense.
Xiu Yan wasn't good at speed, he relied on stillness to control movement. Facing the agile Lin Xiu, he couldn't catch him.
"Junior brother, it's been a year, why does it seem like your thunder has regressed? It feels like scratching an itch when it hits me," Xiu Yan taunted.
He had a significant advantage; as long as he could land a punch on Lin Xiu, he could render him powerless.
This confidence stemmed from his own Dou Qi, Qi Method, and strength.
Not long after his words fell,
Suddenly, Lin Xiu's figure paused, and he raised his hand to strike at Xiu Yan, as if provoked by him.
"An opportunity!"
His eyes gleaming, Xiu Yan also struck out with a palm, his hand resembling a stone hand.
Lin Xiu's palm in front of his palm seemed like a child's.
"Don't confront him head-on!"
Seeing this scene, Huo Lan couldn't stay silent, loudly warning.
Ge Mu laughed heartily on the side, "It's about to end. Taking a palm from Xiu Yan, Lin Xiu's arm will be disabled if not crippled."
"This... is too reckless," Su Xiao was astonished, shaking his head.
Leng Bai sighed, "That guy is getting away too easily."
Even the elders shook their heads and sighed, clenching their fists.
"This shouldn't happen. This kid has quite a lot of practical experience. How could he make such a mistake?" Hu Gan wondered.
Even the surrounding students felt that Lin Xiu shouldn't have actively engaged in palm-to-palm combat with Xiu Yan.
After all, from the appearance of their arms alone, one could see whose strength was stronger.
"Senior Brother, in his petrified state, has explosive power comparable to an 8-Star Dou Grandmaster. Lin Xiu is going to lose this time," Wu Hao remembered his adoptive father's evaluation of Xiu Yan's strength.
And no matter how strong Lin Xiu's strength was, if he didn't specialize in strength-related Qi Methods, he couldn't possibly match the strength of an 8-Star Dou Grandmaster with that of a 1-Star Dou Grandmaster.
On the platform,
Lin Xiu was unaware of what others were thinking. After several exchanges, he had a preliminary understanding of Xiu Yan's strength.
Knowing that he was weaker than him in strength, Lin Xiu decided to thoroughly defeat him by leveraging Xiu Yan's advantages.
At this moment,
Inside Lin Xiu's arm meridians, Lightning Attribute Dou Qi gathered and compressed, forming lightning, ready to erupt.
Under the gaze of the crowd,
Their palms collided.
Bang!
The next second, a terrifying force burst from the palms, blowing their clothes and hair.
However...
The expected scene of Lin Xiu's arm breaking and flying out didn't happen.
"Blocked? Blocked it? How is that possible?" Xiu Yan looked at Lin Xiu, his eyes filled with astonishment.
Having served in the Law Enforcement Team for years, Xiu Yan always remembered to give his all against any opponent.
And now, his palm, given his all, was actually blocked by someone!
The opponent was just a 1-Star Dou Grandmaster junior!
"Phew..."
Lin Xiu lightly exhaled, a curve appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Senior Brother, the last palm didn't hurt you. This time won't be the same!"
"Thundering Palm!"
His voice commanded!
The thunder surged within Lin Xiu's arm, bursting out.
His sleeve exploded into countless fragments.
Thunderlight covered his arm.
Boom!
Thunder roared like a surprise thunderbolt, echoing in everyone's ears.
Like snakes, lightning shot out from Lin Xiu's palm, entwining around Xiu Yan's arm.
Xiu Yan's massive figure was lifted off and kept retreating.
The platform was marked with one deep footprint after another.
Until he reached the edge of the platform, Xiu Yan barely stopped, looking back behind him.
He was just a half-step away from being eliminated!
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