The massive, dark red glow of the ruler flashed through the air like lightning. Along its path, the faintly overflowing threads of energy directly shattered giant boulders into powder. Moreover, a rapidly spreading crack nearly half a meter wide on the ground completely destroyed the plaza. On the plaza, a dazzling golden light dominated half the sky, while the dark red ruler glow, like a crescent moon, shot out. Both contained extremely sharp edges, and the surrounding space rippled with cracks spreading. The terrifying destructive power left the faces of the spectators in the stands filled with shock and fear. They could hardly imagine that if such a terrifying attack were to befall them, even the slightest overflow of energy would probably kill them on the spot. A battle of this level was truly a bit horrifying.
Amidst the countless eyes reflecting the golden and dark red glows, two extremely terrifying attacks were about to collide like meteors crashing into each other! As the two forces drew closer, everyone’s hearts involuntarily tightened. Who would win in this terrifying clash? Amid the audience’s eager and anxious expectations, the dark red and golden lights in the air finally collided fiercely in the next instant…
However, just as everyone covered their ears, waiting for the deafening explosion, the collision in the sky strangely did not produce any sound. Stunned gazes slowly lifted and saw the dark red and golden lights in the sky, like two different colored liquids, eroding each other. Although this confrontation was silent, those with keen eyes still noticed that where the two formidable energies met, the space had become extremely distorted, giving an eerie, surreal feeling.
In the midst of the silence, faint hissing sounds emerged from the eroding energies in the air. The dark red and golden, like two enormous clouds, blocked the sky above the plaza. This seemingly peaceful confrontation, however, was driven by the desire to devour each other.
Xiao Yan’s gaze was fixed on the two massive energies in the air. After the ruler glow left the ruler, he felt as if he had been completely drained, his face pale as paper, his body swaying. If it weren’t for the heavy ruler in his hand touching the ground, he might have fallen. Clearly, this Flame Division Ruler had completely drained the last trace of fighting energy in Xiao Yan’s body.
Compared to Xiao Yan, Liu Qian was slightly better off, but his face was also as pale as paper. He watched nervously as the two energies in the air continuously eroded and devoured each other.
Countless gazes were fixed on the sky, and for a moment, the entire venue was waiting for the outcome of the clash between the two energies containing incredibly terrifying destructive power.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two dark red and golden energies, which were continuously swallowing and entangling each other, suddenly began to fluctuate violently, like boiling water. Then, under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, the two energy masses suddenly expanded!
Staring at the two massive, suddenly expanding energies, everyone felt a sense of unease for some reason.
When the expansion reached a certain critical point, the two massive energies suddenly stopped all movement. An unusual deep luster, like a tiny light point, suddenly appeared. With the appearance of the unusual luster, the space suddenly began to ripple. It seemed that when Xiao Yan and Liu Qian’s strongest strikes made contact and tried to devour each other, there was a subtle mutation. This situation left both of them in a state of bewilderment and astonishment.
The light points rapidly expanded within the two energy masses. Eventually, the light points became more and more dazzling, and the spatial ripples intensified at that moment.
On the judges’ platform, the elders watched the changing energy contact with furrowed brows. Although Earth Rank techniques could enhance their power by drawing on the energy of heaven and earth, when they collided with equally powerful techniques, various unexpected changes often occurred. Even the practitioners themselves could not predict these changes. From the previous situation, it was clear that something unusual had happened when Xiao Yan and Liu Qian’s attacks attempted to devour each other.
Elder Su Qian, with a slightly furrowed brow, observed the increasingly dazzling and massive light points in the energy mass. After a moment, sensing something, his expression suddenly changed. He abruptly stood up and disappeared from the judges’ platform.
Just as Su Qian disappeared, the two light points in the sky burst like popped balloons, and an abnormally violent surge of natural energy immediately spread across the sky.
“Boom!!”
Dazzling light rained down from the sky. When the natural energy went berserk, the dark red and golden energy masses could no longer withstand the energy fluctuation. Suddenly, a thunderous explosion, carrying an extremely terrifying storm, swept out from the air. The storm caused the space to tremble wherever it passed!
On the stands, countless people watched in horror as the rapidly expanding energy storm. Even though they were far away, they could still feel the terror within it. If this storm were to reach them, few would survive.
“Space Lockdown!”
At the critical moment, an elderly figure suddenly flashed through the air, and a cold voice rang out. An abnormally massive energy surged out of his body. The void space also began to ripple like water, and then solidified in a flash!
The entire space above the plaza, along with the spreading energy storm, was completely solidified.
Although Su Qian managed to stop the energy storm, two streams of energy still escaped. These two surges of energy, following the faint, residual connection of the two techniques, struck Xiao Yan and Liu Qian’s bodies in a flash, catching them off guard.
“Ugh!”
When the violent energy slammed into them, both men spat out a mouthful of blood. Their bodies were flung to the ground, and they shot backward, ultimately being smashed out of the battlefield and into the spectator stands, causing a commotion.
As Xiao Yan and Liu Qian were jolted by the escaping energy, Su Qian’s expression also slightly changed. The energy produced by the two techniques, after mutually devouring and eroding each other, was much more violent than the pure technique energy before. At this point, Xiao Yan and Liu Qian were mostly spent, and being hit so hard, the consequences…
His face darkened, and Su Qian’s hand seal suddenly moved. He shouted coldly, “Break!”
With the shout, the solidified energy storm dissipated in front of everyone’s astonished eyes.
After dispersing the energy storm, Su Qian waved his hand, and two elders leaped out from the judges’ platform, heading in the direction of the two fallen combatants. Moments later, they returned, each carrying two tattered, bloody figures to the now thoroughly destroyed plaza.
Around the plaza, everyone straightened up and looked at Xiao Yan and Liu Qian, who were now completely unconscious. They all swallowed, and then laughed bitterly. These two crazy guys were just fighting for a place in the top ten, and they ended up like this…
“But that battle just now…”
Tasting the aftermath, everyone relived the danger of the energy storm, and they all belatedly felt their hearts racing.
Su Qian moved, appearing in the center of the field. Looking at the utterly destroyed arena, he helplessly shook his head. This seemed to be the most destructive Inner Academy competition in many years.
Bending down, he sent fighting energy into the unconscious Xiao Yan and Liu Qian. After a moment, Su Qian sighed in relief. Fortunately, although they were severely injured, at least their lives were not in danger.
On the high platform, a large group of figures also leapt down, gathering around Elder Su Qian and the others.
Yan Hao glanced at the blood-drenched Liu Qian, his eyes revealing a strange look. He murmured, “I never thought that someone of Liu Qian’s strength would be so humiliated by Xiao Yan.”
Beside him, Lin Xiu Ya nodded calmly, but his hand under his sleeve was trembling slightly. The two energy masses created earlier contained too much destructive power. He knew that if either of those attacks hit him, he would be severely injured or even killed instantly!
A graceful figure suddenly appeared beside Xiao Yan, holding his arm. After a moment, she sighed in relief and turned to Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and the others, smiling sweetly, “Don’t worry, everything is fine.”
Elder Su Qian, seeing the fleeting figure of Xuner, paused for a moment, then smiled kindly, “Don’t worry, he is fine.”
The surrounding crowd, hearing Su Qian’s kind laughter, were all a bit surprised. Su Qian held a very high position in the Inner Academy, and with his terrifying strength, few people were qualified to receive such treatment.
Xuner smiled sweetly at Su Qian but did not respond. She just tenderly wiped the blood from Xiao Yan’s face, her beautiful frown making the hearts of the surrounding men flutter.
“Grand Elder, since both are now unconscious, how should we judge the winner of this match?” an elder asked hesitantly, looking at the unconscious pair.
Hearing this, the surrounding crowd perked up their ears. This was the most important matter.
Su Qian’s brows furrowed slightly, finding it difficult to decide. “According to the rules, both are considered to have left the arena, and now they are both unconscious, so it’s hard to say who…”
Just as Su Qian’s voice fell, a bloodstained arm slowly raised amidst the startled gazes of the crowd…
“Cough… I… I still have a breath in me.”
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