"Is that Wu Luo? Not good." Lin Lanyue's expression changed slightly as she noticed something was off from the observation platform.
"What's wrong, Sister Yueyue?" Wu Dongdong asked.
"Next to Li Yuan is Wu Luo from Hanshui Prefecture, who scored 394 points in the martial arts skills test last month," Lin Lanyue said solemnly.
"394?" Wu Dongdong shrugged. "Didn't you say Li Yuan scored 389? They should be about the same."
"I'm worried about unexpected outcomes," Lin Lanyue frowned.
She understood how important this invitation event was for Li Yuan and how significant the 500,000 Blue Star Coins were to him.
"Does he know about Wu Luo's strength?" Wu Dongdong countered.
Lin Lanyue nodded. "Yes, I've talked to him about it."
"Then that's settled," Wu Dongdong said seriously for once. "Sister, I need to criticize you. I know you want to help Li Yuan."
"But he has to be worth helping."
"In terms of information, he already has an advantage and should have a chance to get ahead. If he still can't win, then that's his problem," Wu Dongdong said nonchalantly.
Lin Lanyue continued to frown, lost in thought.
"Sister Yueyue." Wu Dongdong waved her hand in front of Lin Lanyue's face.
Lin Lanyue looked at her.
"You should think from a different angle," Wu Dongdong suggested. "Challenges can sometimes be opportunities."
Lin Lanyue felt puzzled.
"Facing Wu Luo is indeed a big threat," Wu Dongdong said. "But if he can beat Wu Luo, won't he be rated higher in the eyes of the observers from the Five Major Martial Arts Academies? The chances of receiving special training invitations would be greater."
Lin Lanyue was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "Dongdong, I didn't think as deeply as you."
"Well, it's up to Li Yuan now." Lin Lanyue's gaze fell on Li Yuan in the arena.
"Worrying only causes confusion," Wu Dongdong joked. "Sister Yueyue, I helped you, so you have to treat me when we get back. I want Liu Bo's cooking."
"Sure, you can have whatever you want," Lin Lanyue laughed. "I'll have Liu Bo prepare it."
"Sister Yueyue." Wu Dongdong pointed to the arena. "It's starting!"
...
"Wu Luo."
"On this arena, there shouldn't be many who can match Wu Luo."
"Who knows, he might come out on top in this round." Some students from Hanshui Prefecture were also looking forward to Wu Luo.
...
In the cage brawl, the fourth match began.
"Start."
A man in black stood high above, his deep voice echoing throughout the battle space.
The 200 participants on the arena were immediately freed from their restraints, and the battle erupted in an instant.
After witnessing the previous three cage brawls, the students participating in the fourth match understood that to survive longer, they first needed to eliminate their nearby opponents as quickly as possible.
Secondly, they had to act fierce enough to make others think twice about challenging them.
If someone tried to run away from the start, they would only be seen as an easy target and end up being surrounded.
"Boom!" "Clang!"
Figures moved with incredible speed, and the sounds of weapons clashing filled the air.
"Wow!"
"Boom!" Two opponents attacked Li Yuan simultaneously from the left and right.
"Wu Luo? Scored 394 points in last month's test? First place from Hanshui Prefecture?" Li Yuan quickly recognized the opponent on his right.
As for the other one? He didn’t know him!
In fact, at Li Yuan's level, he could roughly gauge a person's skill level just by observing their speed and footwork in an instant.
With the same physical constitution, the higher the skill level, the stronger the speed and power that could be unleashed.
Especially once reaching the fourth level of skill, it was not impossible to take on ten or even a hundred opponents with the same physical abilities.
"First deal with the weaker one, then see how I fare against Wu Luo. He likely has a good chance of reaching the fourth level," Li Yuan instinctively decided.
"Whoosh!"
The moment Wu Luo and the others moved, Li Yuan felt his entire body tense up, his feet shifted slightly, and his aura changed dramatically, giving off an indomitable feeling like a solid rock.
In the next moment.
"Boom!" "Boom!" Li Yuan's legs powered up, and he shot towards the opponent on the right like a cannonball, moving faster than Wu Luo, who had started moving earlier.
"Is he that fast?" Wu Luo's expression changed immediately. "Fourth level skills? Who is he?"
Wu Luo had already reached the third level perfectly; how could someone be even faster than him?
Not just Wu Luo.
Many students from Jiang City watching were also focused on Li Yuan.
In the conference room of the War Fortress, many observers from Kunlun University also noticed Li Yuan's explosive performance.
His speed was far beyond that of others.
"Huh?" The student who had tried to attack Li Yuan panicked when he saw Li Yuan's sudden burst of speed. He instinctively swung his battle knife at the black figure rushing towards him.
"Clang!"
Li Yuan's spear shot up like a dragon, unstoppable, directly knocking the battle knife aside, and then thrusting forward with incredible force, piercing through the opponent's neck.
"Splurt~"
The student with the battle knife was sent flying, a horrific wound tearing open at his neck, blood splattering everywhere.
His body vanished into thin air.
One shot, and he was dead!
Armor?
With Li Yuan's spear technique, it didn't matter if the opponent wore armor; every shot would hit the vital points.
Wu Luo was shocked by this scene. Suddenly, he saw Li Yuan glance back at him with a cold gaze.
"Run!" Wu Luo's face changed as he turned to flee. "This is definitely a fourth-level expert."
"Run?" After killing one opponent, Li Yuan's momentum soared, and he ruthlessly charged towards Wu Luo.
"Just now, didn't you want to kill me?"
Boom! Boom! The two chased and fled, covering nearly twenty meters towards the center of the arena.
How big was the arena?
"Whoosh!" A participant saw Li Yuan rush past and instinctively swung his knife at him.
Among martial arts beginners, those who practiced the knife were the most numerous.
"Get lost!"
Li Yuan merely glanced at him, raising his spear instantly and executing 'Rock Steady', merging all his strength into one. The spearhead exploded with the force of a giant rock.
He swept it towards the opponent.
If it were a skilled fighter of the same level, Li Yuan's move would easily be countered.
But compared to most participants at the high second level or low third level, Li Yuan was far too strong.
The knife never reached him; the spear arrived first!
"Bang~"
The 30-kilogram metal spear slammed into the shield the participant hastily raised, producing a loud crash. The participant was sent flying, his arm broken.
"I..." The participant coughed up blood, about to speak when a spear shadow swept past.
It sliced through his neck, and his body turned to nothing.
"Splurt!"
After killing this participant, Li Yuan stepped forward and thrust again, piercing the chest of another participant who was desperately trying to escape.
In just one encounter, he had killed two people.
"Wow, retreat!"
"Is he on the same level as Tian Dazhuang and Wu Dongdong? Perfect score in skills?"
"That's three already; another one?"
"Are there really this many perfect scores this year?" The surrounding participants were stunned, their faces changing as they retreated like a wave.
After the first three cage brawls, almost everyone understood that theoretically, with over a hundred people, they could surround and kill a perfect scorer at the cost of dozens of casualties.
The key was that everyone was not united.
No one wanted to risk their lives for someone else, so it was destined that perfect scorers would dominate.
Moreover, Li Yuan's display of dominance and strength also intimidated the others.
"Let's aim for second place."
"Let's avoid him." This was the thought of most participating students.
...
On the observation platform.
"Wow!"
"Is that guy named Li Yuan?"
"Yes, Li Yuan! He's first in the arena!"
"Li Yuan? Never heard of him."
"From today on, you'll know."
"Another perfect scorer?" The elite students from Jiangbei Province were stunned, shocked by the sight of Li Yuan wielding his spear.
While others were still entangled in battle, Li Yuan had already killed three people. No, at this point, he had killed another one.
Four kills, utterly fierce.
"Sister Yueyue!"
Wu Dongdong, who had been indifferent before, suddenly brightened. "Is Li Yuan also a fourth-level expert? Great! Great! Great! You were just pretending to worry me."
"Wow!"
Gu Qianghan, who had been lying limply in his chair, jumped up excitedly and shouted, "Awesome! Li Yuan is amazing!"
"That's my brother, Li Yuan." Gu Qianghan waved his fist, instantly attracting the attention of many students around.
"My brother, Gu Qianghan!" Gu Qianghan shouted excitedly, as if he were the one dominating the arena.
While shouting, he turned back and said, "Sister, I wondered why your attitude towards Li Yuan changed. Turns out you already knew he broke through to the fourth level."
"Me?" Lin Lanyue was also stunned. She wanted to explain but found it hard to do so.
Moreover, she was extremely shocked inside.
"Fourth level?" Lin Lanyue stared at the figure in the arena.
Li Yuan had already caught up with Wu Luo, firing shot after shot, forcing Wu Luo to retreat step by step.
"When did Li Yuan break through to the fourth level?" Lin Lanyue wondered. "Does Teacher Xu not know either? Why would he tell me to help Li Yuan?"
"With this kind of strength, what do I need to help him with?"
Lin Lanyue understood the difficulty of breaking through from the third to the fourth level.
"That's good!"
"Fourth-level skills." Lin Lanyue suddenly smiled. "Li Yuan's special training list is definitely secure now; it just depends on which school is willing to offer an A-level special training contract."
She was unaware of Li Yuan's spiritual power talent.
"Li Yuan?" The students from her school were stunned, wide-eyed.
"Li Yuan? This!" Dong Haifeng stared, his previous small thoughts extinguished in an instant.
Compete?
With his head!
...
In the War Fortress conference room.
"That student?"
"Fourth level!"
"Definitely fourth-level skills! Named Li Yuan? Why isn't he on my pre-invitation list?" The dozens of observers who had been relaxed were now shocked.
"Not even a B-level?"
"He's only seventeen and a half?"
"He hasn't awakened his Martial Spirit? So he wasn't listed?"
"Useless! The information collection staff in the admissions office are a bunch of useless people! Just because he hasn't awakened his Martial Spirit doesn't mean he shouldn't be at least an A-level." Many observers began to frantically take notes.
Fourth-level skills!
The emergence of a student with this level of skill is often a matter of luck.
Sometimes, there might not be any in a province.
Other times, like Jiangbei Province, four or five might emerge in a year.
Globally, normally, only about two hundred of this age group are born each year.
"Fourth level?"
"Stronger than the information Director Zhao gave me?" Fan Jin felt a jolt in his heart, both excited and anxious.
Because if Li Yuan's skills were only perfect at the third level, the other five major schools might not want him.
Fourth-level skills?
Even if he hadn't awakened his Martial Spirit, he would definitely be sought after, and at least they would be willing to offer special training invitations.
"Old Fan." A voice echoed in Fan Jin's mind.
"Director Li." Teacher Fan Jin looked at the bald, muscular man who had been silent nearby.
"After the meeting, go invite Li Yuan immediately. While the other schools are unaware of his spiritual power, offer him an S-level special training contract directly." The voice continued, "And promise him."
"It doesn't matter if he hasn't awakened his Martial Spirit; Kunlun Martial Arts University will do everything to help him become a source martial artist and create his own techniques."
(End of Chapter)