Chapter 145: Li Duoji going all out
Chapter 145: Li Duoji going all out
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The situation didn’t stop there, because of Zhu Rongs high level in the basic footwork techniques, even the other instructors couldn’t help but reconsider their methods.
But none of that mattered to Zhu Rong, who had just parried with extreme speed yet another failed attack from Li Duoji, and with a quick swing of his fire spear, spun around and struck Li Duoji’s face, making him stagger a few steps back before stopping and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He could feel that at this rate, he might have even broken him a tooth or two, but none of it seemed to matter as he calmly watched his opponent, who was in terrible condition, covered in wounds and cuts all over his body.
If anyone unaware of what had happened here had seen him in such a state, they would have thought he’d been brutally beaten, which wasn’t entirely wrong, considering how Zhu Rong had been overwhelming him blow after blow all this time.
Li Duoji exhaled heavily as he looked at the other side with a frustrated yet incredulous expression, as if he couldn’t accept the reality in front of him.
’No, this isn’t possible. How the hell does that trash manage to get the better of me, even after I’ve released all my cultivation?
No, this isn’t possible, there has to be a trick, yes, a trick, it can’t be anything else. There’s no way a loser like him could ever win against me.’
Li Duoji’s mind, due to the frustration and anger accumulated during this exchange of blows, began to spiral out of control, while a swirl of emotions and negative thoughts passed through his head.
He had always been the one who prevailed over others, the strongest of all, the most admired and regarded as the best.
How could he be reduced to this state by someone weaker than him?
This particular person, whom even his own family considered talentless, the same person who had had the audacity to lay hands on the woman he saw as his.
It was clear that the long repressed emotions and anger toward Zhu Rong had begun to take over Li Duoji’s mind.
"B*stard! Do you really think some cheap trick will help you win against me, huh?
I intended to save this for a more important occasion, but since you forced my hand, let me show you the huge difference between me and you."
He spoke loudly and angrily, glaring at Zhu Rong with wild eyes.
At this point, even his words came out haltingly, but everyone could still hear him, and when they did, they couldn’t help but pay even closer attention to the battle.
What else did he have in store for the tournament?
The very fact that he had already reached this stage had caught everyone off guard, but now he was saying he had other cards up his sleeve?
Everyone was intrigued, their curiosity piqued, and even among the instructors, many couldn’t help but wonder what this third year student, who had already reached such a high level at his age, had hidden up his sleeve.
"Instructor Chen, do you know anything about this?" asked one of the male instructors standing next to Chen Ao, who had been watching the fight and heard what Li Duoji had said.
If it had been someone else, they might have dismissed it, but this was Li Duoji, a student whose high talent was recognized by all of them, so no one underestimated his words.
Hearing his colleague’s question, Chen Ao, who until a moment ago had a black expression like the bottom of a pan, couldn’t help but break into a wide smile as he said:
"Indeed, I do know something, hahaha.
This Zhu Rong definitely has talent; he even managed to bring Li Duoji to this point. But unfortunately for him, this is the end.
There’s no way he can win after this, hahaha.
I won’t tell you what it is, but dont worry, you are about to witness it with your own eyes."
Hearing his words, the other instructors paid even more attention now to the match.
Liang Yuexin, sitting a few seats to the side, narrowed her eyes as she suddenly felt a strange fluctuation in energy.
As soon as she sensed it, everyone else present felt it too, and when they did, all their eyes widened.
"No it cant be... he did it too."
"Heavens, what the hell is happening to the students this year?
Why does it suddenly feel like everyone is becoming so strong?
First that second year boy reaching the third stage but able to fight someone from the fourth, then Yao Jianbo’s sword aura, and now him too?" said one of them, stunned to see so many talents appear out of nowhere.
Yao Jianbo and Li Duoji had always been on their radar sicne the beginning, but even they had delivered unexpected surprises.
Yet that was only the cherry on top;
the rest of the "cake" was made up of the performances of some second years who had fought well against their seniors, like Li Daniu and others who, even if they lost, had still shown undeniable talent.
The greatest surprise of this tournament was without a doubt Zhu Rong, someone who seemed to have completely rewritten what people thought they knew about him.
With all this, the instructors were already thrilled, thinking that the academy was entering a new era of monstrous talents. But here they were, realizing that the surprises weren’t over yet.
And that was because they immediately understood, from the energy fluctuation that had just appeared, what it was.
Everyone watched with serious expressions,
Their eyes fille with expectations as Li Duoji began to emit a strange yellowish aura, one that, as soon as it appeared, started radiating an ever growing invisible pressure.
Everyone present at the tournament felt that pressure and couldn’t help but notice that they had already experienced something like it before.
While this doubt ran through everyone’s minds, Zhu Rong, as if completely unaffected, calmly watched his opponent, letting him do what he was doing.
Soon, the yellowish aura began to move and shake even more, retreating, not disappearing, but contracting toward a single point: the spear in Li Duoji’s right hand.
As this happened, the spear began to illuminate as subtle pulses of energy radiated from it, and soon above the arena, the faint, transparent outline of a weapon started to appear.
Seeing this, all those who thought they had already experienced such a sensation finally understood what it was, and when they did, everyone exclaimed in surprise as they saw the shape of a majestic, refined spear appear above the arena.
A manifestation of a weapon, more precisely a manifestation of a spear.
Seeing it suspended there, tall and imposing, everyone immediately understood what it was, and one thought flashed through everyone’s minds:
Li Duoji had also reached a high level of his spear comprehension,
he had developed a spear aura.