Chapter 159: Exploded (Please Subscribe)
Xie Qingtong found her livestream room had exploded.
Her holographic camera was nearby, capturing Lin Rui's statement.
This caused an uproar in the livestream room, with tens of thousands of comments and barrages erupting.
—Who is this guy, daring to say he'll handle Shi Yan?
—Haha, is he here to make us laugh? Does he even know who Shi Yan is?
—Idiot! Just a trash, trying to hit above his weight by targeting our "Immortal Sword," just die already!
—Don't know him, is he also a member of the Mingde University martial arts club? Feels like trash.
—I know Mingde University; their bionic engineering department is awful; what good can come out of it?
—I had a totally improved impression of Mingde University after watching the first two fights, but now it's all gone.
—I've never in my life seen someone so confident.
Xie Qingtong smiled and said a few words in her own livestream room.
Deep Eye Warm Pupil: Let me introduce you all, this is also a member of Mingde University's martial arts club, his name is Lin Rui, 18 years old, the same age as Shi Yan of the Immortal Sword, previously ranked 11th in the 9th city's heterogenous combat assessment, as some of you might have heard, General Fei Yunlai has also rated his talent as 'hall of fame' level.
Deep Eye Warm Pupil: As you can see, he's very confident in his own strength, and Mingde University's martial arts club has also listed him as the main fighter, evidently having absolute faith in his combat abilities and talent.
However, the audience in the livestream room was not buying it, and the comments became even more intense, full of attacks and trash talk.
Fei Yunlai was surprised as he sized up Lin Rui: "Lin Rui, are you serious? You want to take down Shi Yan and their key player alone?"
The key player of the future science and technology university's reserve team was 'Electric Crane' Qi Hongfei, who would be in his second year at Future Tech next semester, and had already implanted an artificial Core Formation.
It was clear from the placement of this player behind Shi Yan what his combat level must be.
Shi Yan had strong talents, but was not yet a match for these second-year fighters.
Lin Rui looked intently at several Future Tech players opposite him, then calmly nodded: "No problem, the two of them are not my opponents."
He thought that if these people's combat power was only as described in the reports about Yu Feicui, then he should have no trouble cutting through the opposition alone.
Even if their strength increased by another fifty or sixty percent, it was still manageable.
However, Lin Rui felt that he should not be too arrogant, nor boast too much.
Xie Qingtong was stunned, staring at Lin Rui; it was the first time she had seen someone so confident.
Right then, her livestream room's comment section exploded again, and correspondingly, more viewers entered her livestream room.
Xie Qingtong thought to herself if Lin Rui's intention was to make a splash, grab attention, and ride the wave of popularity, then his goal was achieved.
"Lin Rui, what's the rush?"
Yu Feicui was extremely frustrated, thinking to herself that Lin Rui was usually a reliable kid, so why was he pulling this stunt today?
However, she couldn't outright criticize Lin Rui, especially not in front of Xie Qingtong's live audience, she could only sternly say: "I have taken everything into consideration for the order of battle, I made you the main fighter for a reason, how can we just change that on a whim? Just wait below, it will soon be your turn."
Xie Qingtong couldn't help but smile at Yu Feicui's words—it sounded as if Lin Rui really could defeat Shi Yan.
"His ambition is commendable!" Fei Yunlai didn't quite know how to rate it, always a person who enjoyed a good show, his lips slightly curled: "Feicui, you might actually let him give it a try; he must have a reason for being so confident—"
He paused mid-sentence, not continuing as he saw a sharp murderous look in Yu Feicui's eyes.
Fei Yunlai guessed that if he continued to speak out of turn, Yu Feicui might very well fall out with him.
Fang Ranran and Zhao Yan turned their attention back to the stage, concentrating on the fight between the two competitors.
Seeing this, Lin Rui frowned slightly, hesitating to speak.
At that moment, he received a message from Wang Sen.
Weird Youth (Wang Sen): Bro Rui, should I send the video of your fight with Zhang Jie to Sister Yu? I also think you wouldn't have much difficulty taking down Shi Yan.
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Never mind, Sister Yu had a point just now; she invited Future Science and Tech for an exchange fight to increase our team's actual combat experience, my combat style indeed fits better as a closer, more suitable for the main fighter's position.
He then moved to a nearby seat, sat down, and placed the 'Great Black Sky' energy compression blade on his knees, watching the fight while charging it.
The 'Great Black Sky' had a nuclear battery inside, not only continuously compressing gas within the sheath but also generating powerful plasma.
Moreover, the blade itself contained a high-order talisman array able to store a large amount of True Qi.
Lin Rui had been storing True Qi from the moment he walked out of the lab, and it wasn't full yet.
At this point, the fierce battle between Nolan Wei and Zhang Jie on the stage was escalating.
By the third minute of the fight, Black Stone Zhang Jie had already switched tactics.
He no longer pursued outright victory but started to learn from Lu Fang, aiming to inflict as much damage as possible on his opponent and weaken Nolan Wei's combat effectiveness.
However, the results had not been ideal. Nolan Wei specialized in fast swordplay — high-speed and high-attack. He had not only mastered the "Phantom Sword" to a great degree, making his sword speed extremely fast, but his primary Escape Skill "Phantom Trace" had also reached a very high level, with speed as elusive as a ghost and creating numerous afterimages.
There were many times when he did not dodge, simply to pursue a more efficient method to inflict damage on Zhang Jie.
This guy's manner of fighting was extremely fierce and aggressive yet cautiously preserved his own safety.
Zhang Jie couldn't help but frown, realizing that if he wanted to deal a real heavy blow to Nolan Wei, he would have to use that particular move.
Was he really going to use the technique he had reserved for battle against the fighters from Heavenly Capital Martial Arts University now?
At that moment, Zhang Jie's peripheral vision caught sight of a young boy holding a sword sitting upright below the stage.
His pupils suddenly contracted — it was Lin Rui!
Had that guy finally shown himself?
Zhang Jie immediately laughed at himself mockingly. In front of this person, was he even considering the fight that would happen in two days?
It was pointless!
Today, if his team from Future Technology University did not give their all, they were very likely to lose to Mingde University.
That guy's sword, even when facing a Colonel with an S+ combat rating, posed a lethal threat!
All of a sudden, Zhang Jie's body burst out with a massive cloud of white mist, and simultaneously, Nolan Wei's body began to show extensive metallization, and the metallic molecules inside his body were rapidly getting out of control.
"Is this the S-rank secret move 'Metal Age' from the Nine Turns Golden Body Art?"
Fei Yunlai raised an eyebrow, "Good lad, he's already started working on fixing his biggest weakness."
Zhang Jie's greatest weakness was his speed, which made it hard for him to quickly defeat opponents who were proficient in agility during a fight.
Previously, Zhang Jie compensated with his explosive power and strength, but while that tactic was more useful at lower levels, it became less effective against opponents like Nolan Wei and Lu Fang at the higher realms.
Zhang Jie's method of compensating for his shortcomings was by using the S-rank secret move 'Metal Age,' controlling metal to restrict his opponent.
He gave Lin Rui a sly look, "You've got to keep up, little Lin Rui. Although your talent far exceeds mine, this kid is a specialist in dominating with robust physique, and the effort he puts in is several times that of others. His achievements will certainly not be inferior to any of you legends. You're starting later than him, so don't let him get too far ahead in the future. I'm counting on you!"
This kid was extremely perceptive and had an unlimited future ahead!
Fei Yunlai felt it was necessary to mold his correct perspectives. Experience more content on My Virtual Library Empire
To let him witness the strength of his peers, so he wouldn't develop a hubristic attitude in the future.
Lin Rui, upon hearing this, gave Fei Yunlai a speechless glance, then turned his attention back to the stage.
At this moment, Nolan Wei's escape speed had significantly decreased. Not only were the metallic molecules within his flesh and blood cells out of control, but even the nano subdermal armor beneath his skin was showing signs of malfunction.
However, the popularity of nano subdermal armor was due to the fact it had no significant weaknesses anymore.
After over eight hundred years of continuous improvements, this type of metallic implant had become highly effective in dealing with various interferences; it quickly generated a strange magnetic field in response, causing all the armor's functionalities to reset to normal.
"Bring it on!"
Nolan Wei decisively stopped evading; knowing he couldn't avoid it, he straightforwardly met Zhang Jie's attack, launching his powerful sword move.
That was his long-mastered S-rank secret sword technique, the Thousand Layered Sword!
The overwhelming surge of sword light, endless and layer upon layer, bombarded Zhang Jie, almost drowning his figure.
In the next instant, a series of blasts loud enough to shatter eardrums resonated between them.
Zhang Jie's right hand, punch after punch with ferocious force, shattered the central region of the myriad blade shadows!
The tremendous momentum of the punches continued to pound Nolan Wei's body! However, Zhang Jie's one hand could only penetrate the central region of the Thousand Layered Sword, and his body was instantly pierced with numerous bloody wounds by Nolan Wei's sword in that moment.
Nolan Wei's incredibly fast sword light was actually strong enough to forcefully break through Zhang Jie's Golden Body Dominator and deeply penetrate his flesh!
"Stop!"
At that moment, a leading teacher from Future Technology University suddenly yelled stop, his face grim as he threw a white towel onto the stage, "I concede on behalf of Zhang Jie!"
Zhang Jie frowned slightly but then regained his composure.
Although naturally competitive to the core, he was also willing to admit defeat and wouldn't cause unnecessary trouble.
He had lost this fight, and there was nothing more to say.
Zhang Jie estimated that if their fight had continued to the end, although he could have demolished Nolan Wei's internal organs, Nolan Wei's sword would have pierced his heart first!