Chapter 301: Instant Blade (Three more updates, please subscribe)
PS: I stayed up all night writing the climax, so I slept during the day, no updates at noon and night.
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Jin Tianchen saw the boundless slash of the knife coming to his face, and instantly, he felt a chilling shudder, his hairs standing on end.
"Despicable!"
Jin Tianchen realized that Lin Rui's previous remark was clearly a distraction, and he glared furiously.
However, what he needed to do at this moment was to escape from Lin Rui's extremely domineering, lightning-fast knife, which seemed capable of severing time itself.
He tried to stay calm, stepping back while planning his counterattack.
The audience below the stage also let out a gasp of shock, astounded at the turn of events.
They discovered that Lin Rui did not use his signature "Yang Pulling Slash," but simply wielded his knife in a plain manner.
Li Xiaorou was equally surprised and sent a message to Xu Bo through her thoughts.
Firefly Song (Li Xiaorou): Xu Bo, what's going on? Why isn't Lin Rui using the "Charging Blade Technique"?
But Xu Bo was also in a state of shock, and in that electric moment, he simply had no time to reply to Li Xiaorou.
At this moment, in Lin Rui's live broadcast room, many fans were boiling over upon seeing this scene.
"What's the matter?"
"Why isn't Lin Rui using the Yang Pulling Slash?"
"Is little Rui too cocky? The Yang Pulling Slash is his strongest secret blade."
"The opponent is 5SS+ level after all!"
However, the exchange between the two on the stage was as fast as lightning and in an instant, there were several clashes, and the outcome surprised everyone.
"Holy shit! Did you see that, Jin Tianchen's martial intent was crushed."
"Jin Tianchen was forced into the corner within four moves."
"Lin Rui has such a quick blade, seriously fast, even without using the Charging Blade Technique, his current drawing speed is one-thousandth of a second!"
"Abyss! Such a strong concept of the abyss, I can feel it from this distance."
Above the stage, swords clashed and sparks flew.
When Jin Tianchen found his blade intent shattered, his face turned pale.
Lin Rui's overwhelmingly vast abyssal will, his powerful concept of the abyss, instantly crushed his martial intent.
Jin Tianchen could hardly believe that this guy could, in an instant, invoke four streams of abyss power with such high integration.
But what caused Jin Tianchen's martial intent to collapse so easily was more about him,
Jin Tianchen realized it was because his own fighting spirit was not strong and pure, and his mind was too chaotic, causing his own martial intent to be disordered and fragile compared to usual.
This also affected his sword-wielding, making his sword speed and the regulation of his True Qi far worse than before.
More troubling was that Jin Tianchen's judgment was off, overwhelmed and perturbed, he could no longer accurately judge Lin Rui's sword technique.
The opponent's sword technique was swift and unpredictable, already hard to cope with.
Jin Tianchen could not maintain focus, making it harder to make accurate predictions.
And Lin Rui's blade force, why was it so strong? He could actually stand toe-to-toe with him.
Jin Tianchen felt that Lin Rui's strength was still at the level of a junior officer, and his physical conditioning was still around 1700 points, not over the top.
The problem was that this guy used every ounce of his strength to the fullest.
—That must be the concept of "Limit" from the Limitless Venerable!
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The two exchanged another flurry of sparks, and Jin Tianchen felt that he was running out of options. His longsword and stance had already lost their balance under the pressing force of Lin Rui's knife, and his internal True Yuan was in disarray.
It was like playing badminton, being driven into a corner by a series of powerful smashes, and now all the opponent needed to do was to lightly lob the shuttlecock over the net to win.
Jin Tianchen realized that if he continued to resist the ninth slash, he would undoubtedly be defeated, so he used his newly acquired SSS-tier bloodline talent without hesitation—Emperor Dark Star!
This was a bloodline talent that manipulated gravity, combined with his unique Cultivation Technique, possessing extremely powerful force, even enough to form a 5SSS-tier "gravity well."
As his pupils showed a touch of dark gleam, instantly, five points as thin as hair strands appeared around Lin Rui.
However, all the matter and light around these points were being attracted and absorbed,
The referee watching this scene couldn't help but change his expression, his eyes filled with shock.
But just as he was about to intervene, he relaxed, all because Lin Rui had escaped using Flash Escape, skillfully turning into a bolt of lightning behind Jin Tianchen just before those points exploded.
Jin Tianchen, caught off guard, never expected Lin Rui to teleport behind him,
He was already standing at the corner of the stage, and Lin Rui appeared behind him, hovering in the air, standing outside the periphery of the stage.
According to the rules of the martial arts league, as long as you don't leave the stage by a distance of ten meters and no part of your body touches the ground, you don't lose.
However, Lin Rui's move was still very risky. He clearly released a gamble for victory, preparing to settle the outcome in the upcoming confrontation.
This was not a desperate gamble, a do-or-die situation, but Lin Rui had determined that his victory was beyond doubt!
"Arrogant!"
Jin Tianchen's eyes nearly split with rage as he returned his sword behind him, exerting all his strength to block Lin Rui's blade light.
"Is this the 'Endless Sun Slash'?"
As soon as Jin Tianchen parried, he recognized the origin of the blade technique Lin Rui was using—an S+ level secret blade technique from many light-based blade techniques.
The opponent had significantly refined the original 'Endless Sun Slash,' integrating the dominance of thunder and the fierceness of fire, increasing its ferocity, making it more violent and swift. Read latest chapters at My Virtual Library Empire
The blade light was as if it paralleled the light, unimaginably fast!
It was not merely a thousandth of a second, it might have reached into the realm of eight ten-thousandths of a second, almost catching up to Lin Rui's Charging Blade Technique.
Combined with the various abyssal concepts Lin Rui integrated, it became even more mystical and more troublesome!
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Sparks exploded between them once more, and with each strike Jin Tianchen took, his body retreated several steps back, his figure staggering, barely able to maintain his stance.
Jin Tianchen's physical quality rating had reached over 4000 points, already at the level of a major. However, under the continuous slashes of Lin Rui's blade light, he couldn't even exert half of his strength.
The guy's blade was too fast, so fast that it left him with no chance to catch his breath, completely unable to regroup or mobilize his True Yuan energy.
At this moment, Xu Bo finally sent a message to Li Xiaorou.
This wasn't a response, Xu Bo simply had no time to check the message from Li Xiaorou. He was just too excited, instinctively sending out the message with a thought, sharing it with friends and classmates.
I See Light (Xu Bo): Did you see that? Can you see Lin Rui's blade clearly? You can't see it with normal vision, right? This is Instant Blade!
I See Light (Xu Bo): It's a pity you aren't wearing assisting devices, you probably can't see his blade's path clearly. It's simply magical! Who says Lin Rui can only do the Charging Blade Technique? That's just because Lin Rui's Charging Blade Technique is too incredible, he never had a chance to use his other blade techniques, truly miraculous craftsmanship!
Li Xiaorou was speechless after seeing it, because at this moment anyone could see the desperate and dangerous situation Jin Tianchen was in, recognizing Lin Rui's extraordinary and godlike blade handling.
At this moment in Lin Rui's live stream group, there was a torrent of exploding comments.
"The anchor is awesome! So freaking awesome!"
"Damn, the anchor always said his blade technique and speed could match the top five realms, and he wasn't lying."
"That Escape Skill and anticipation are just too awesome. That was a gravity well, right? It's almost like a black hole, and he still managed to break free."
"This is just explosive, look at Jin Tianchen, how embarrassed he is."
"Oh man, this isn't going to be a quick win, is it? I bet 3000 Federal Coins on a tie."
"Serves you right, which eye of yours thought they would tie? You really don't understand the anchor's strength."
By now, Lin Rui and Jin Tianchen had been clashing for less than 2 seconds, and everyone didn't even have time to discuss it; they were all composing texts with their thoughts.
The rule on the Tianhuan Video Network is that posting comments is free, but shooting a barrage costs money; at this moment, the dense barrage almost covered the full screen.
On stage, Jin Tianchen had already received the seventh slash, and he had already used two powerful bloodline abilities in succession, yet he couldn't escape his current predicament.
Jin Tianchen desperately wanted to use 'Emperor Dark Star' and his secret move 'Divine Strength Collapse' again, but he couldn't muster the True Yuan vitality needed to execute this secret move.
Jin Tianchen's heart was nearly mad, and he was very unwilling.
He knew he was about to lose, and within fewer than 20 exchanges, he was going to lose to Lin Rui.
Once he lost to Lin Rui, besides retaining his identity as a major clan's scion, he would lose everything else.
"Roar!"
Jin Tianchen let out a roar like a dying beast; a crimson mist of blood erupted from his body,
He was ready to sacrifice everything, even at the cost of significantly damaging his vitality, to turn the desperate situation around. His eyes once again shone with a black luster, and tiny, almost invisible black spots began to appear around Lin Rui.
Yet what terrified Jin Tianchen the most was that Lin Rui, once again, made an accurate prediction and fiercely flashed like thunder, unpredictably appearing behind Jin Tianchen.
Lin Rui fiercely stabbed his blade into Jin Tianchen's heart from behind; although it did not completely pierce through the exceptionally strong Fortress 5 Type and Jin Tianchen's Armor Dragon Mail, it penetrated deep into Jin Tianchen's heart!
Lin Rui then twisted and dragged the blade, shredding Jin Tianchen's internal organs and cutting open the entire right half of his chest and abdomen, bringing out a large cloud of blood mist.
Jin Tianchen had just burst with his body's blood vitality, and after being stabbed, he suddenly became completely drained, his knees buckled, and he knelt down on the ground.
Lin Rui then swung his blade again, aiming for Jin Tianchen's neck when the referee intervened in that moment.
"Stop! Fifth battle, Mingde University's Lin Rui wins!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Rui smirked and sheathed his sword.
He glanced at Jin Tianchen, who was kneeling on the ground, nearly unconscious, and a hint of mockery appeared in his deep eyes.
I may have overestimated this guy just a bit. This battle wasn't even 20 moves and he didn't even have the chance to use his newly implanted SSS level Armor and new secret blade move 'Yanguang Slash.' I was ready to go all out and crush this scum from the clouds to the deepest abyss, but it turned out that I only needed about seventy to eighty percent of my strength, and he already fell.
At this moment, the entire stadium erupted once again with a tsunami-like roar,
"Lin Rui! Lin Rui! Lin Rui!"
"Instant Blade! Instant Blade! Instant Blade! Instant Blade!"
The teachers and students of Mingde University below the stage couldn't believe the result of this battle or the reality in front of them until the emergency medical team rushed to the stage in the quickest time to treat Jin Tianchen. Then their emotions burst out like volcanic magma, the deafening cheers as if they could shake the whole stadium down!