bioinnovel Chapter 177 Divine Runes
Chapter 177 Divine Runes
February 18, 2123, cloudy.
Eight matches will be played at the Daxia University Stadium today.
Four sessions in the morning and four sessions in the afternoon.
Xiao Weiqing and the others from Luojiang Prefecture entered the Great Xia Academy through the contestant passage, while the other passages remained overcrowded.
Unlike before, it was unusually quiet today, with everyone queuing up in an orderly manner. This was because the security personnel had been replaced by the Demon Suppression Army, who were exuding a chilling aura.
Have you heard?
"Tickets for today's game are selling like hotcakes."
Xue Cheng squinted and said, "That's right, one ticket costs 100,000 Great Xia coins."
"So expensive?"
"Expensive? This is for the back row. The front row seats are said to be selling for a million, and they're extremely hard to get."
"The people of Kyoto Prefecture are still rich."
In the midst of laughter and conversation.
The group arrived at the stadium, which was packed with people.
A four-sided arena, each side measuring 300 meters, was set up in the center.
Half an hour later.
People from all walks of life were present.
"Hello everyone, the exchange competition is about to begin. Now, please invite the 16 contestants to come up on stage to draw lots."
A sweet voice echoed throughout the stadium via the loudspeaker.
"The winner of Zone 1 is Meng Yun from the Great Xia Academy."
"Meng Yun!"
"Meng Yun!"
As soon as Meng Yun stepped onto the stage, countless people began to cheer. After all, he was a genius from Kyoto Prefecture, and this was a home-field advantage.
"The winner of Zone 2..."
"..."
"The winner of District 7 is Dongfang Xuan from the Great Xia Academy!!!"
"Dongfang Xuan!"
The entire stadium erupted in deafening cheers, seemingly ready to lift the stadium upside down.
"Dongfang Xuan, I love you!"
"Dongfang Xuan!"
.....
"The winner of District 12 is Xiao Weiqing from Luojiang Academy."
......
The host has finished his introduction.
Everyone walked to the center of the arena and stood in front of an opaque box.
"Please draw your numbers, contestants."
Xiao Weiqing drew number 6, which is in the lower half of the draw. He will be the 6th player to appear, and his opponent will be Meng Yun from the 1st draw.
Meng Yun looked at the number 6 in his hand and sighed slightly, "No way, this is so unlucky."
"The two contestants who drew number 1, please stay. The rest of the contestants, please leave."
On the arena.
Only Xia Mo and one of the geniuses from Qinglong Academy, also a girl, named Yin Lingyao, remained.
"Please, audience members, refrain from making loud noises or disrupting order."
"The match begins!"
At a command.
The stadium suddenly fell silent.
Xia Mo and Yin Lingyao also made their move.
Splash splash~~
Xia Mo was surrounded by water, protecting herself. Then, several streams of water appeared out of thin air and fell like waterfalls.
Yin Lingyao transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards Xia Mo at lightning speed.
The two were more than a hundred meters apart. In the blink of an eye, before the water in the sky had even fallen, Yin Lingyao had already closed in on Xia Mo.
"Too slow!"
Yin Lingyao drew a silver-white whip from her waist.
"Snapped!"
Xia Mo was bound instantly.
"We succeeded."
Yin Lingyao felt reassured, and then spiritual energy overflowed from her hand, causing the whip to tighten.
however.
Xia Mo stretched out her finger and lightly touched the long whip. The water flowing around her instantly wrapped the whip around her.
"Um?"
Yin Lingyao immediately felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her whip, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not pull it out.
Not only that.
The water began to rush towards her along the long whip.
"Drink~~"
With a delicate shout, Yin Lingyao unleashed the spiritual energy of a second-stage, second-core cultivator, her entire body radiating light as she struck out with her other hand towards Xia Mo.
Wow~
The water flow shifted, transforming into a round shield to block the attack.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yin Lingyao whipped herself and retreated.
Seeing this, Xia Mo parted her red lips slightly and said, "Fall!"
"What?"
Silently.
The waterfall cascaded down from the sky, forming a curtain of water that, within seconds, transformed into a hemispherical water screen that inverted onto the arena, trapping Yin Lingyao within it.
"Yin Lingyao lost."
Teng Hai shook his head.
Ji Zhiming nodded. "Yin Lingyao was a bit careless."
"We can't win without being careless. Xia Mo is stronger than she was a month ago, both in terms of the intensity of her heavy water attack and the speed at which she casts spells."
In short, Yin Lingyao is no match for Xia Mo.
Ji Zhiming nodded slightly. It was clear that Yin Lingyao's extraordinary talent belonged to the category of speed and skill. Without a powerful attack, she could not break through Xia Mo's water shield, and her defeat was inevitable.
as predicted.
The circular water curtain continued to shrink.
Yin Lingyao was like a headless fly, unable to break through the water curtain.
The heavy current bound Yin Lingyao, causing her consciousness to begin to blur.
"Xia Mo wins!"
The referee announced the result in due course.
"sharp!"
"Xia Mo is not only beautiful, but also very capable."
"And there's plenty of water."
"I wish she could be my girlfriend."
"Get lost! Don't you even look in the mirror? How dare you try to steal Xia Mo from me?"
The first battle has now ended.
The entire battle lasted less than two minutes.
Xia Mo won easily.
......
Half an hour later.
The second match begins.
"It's finally started."
"It's started? I almost fell asleep while waiting."
"Five minutes of playing time followed by half an hour of waiting time? If you ask me, we should play continuously."
Amidst audience complaints, the two contestants finally stepped into the ring for the second match.
"Do you think these two are destined for each other?"
Fei Xiaobao laughed.
"That's true. They're close in the ladder rankings, one takes agile approaches, the other takes a wide and sweeping style, and both have accompanying weapons."
In the contestant area, several students from Luojiang Academy were having a discussion.
The two people on the stage were Luo Dechang and Lü Heguang.
"The match begins!"
"Drink!~~"
Luo Dechang stepped onto the ring and charged forward like a raging lion.
Almost simultaneously.
Lu Heguang moved, unleashing his spiritual energy, lightly tapping the arena, and drifting backward.
Suddenly, Luo Dechang produced a massive square hammer and slammed it down on the spot where Lu Heguang had been standing.
"boom!"
The terrifying sound waves spread outwards.
"Without divine markings, Luo Dechang, you are no match for me."
Seeing that no divine runes appeared on Luo Dechang's hammer, Lü Heguang felt relieved.
Divine markings.
The power of the companion weapon is manifested by absorbing divine essence and nurturing it, so that its power can be continuously improved. Each stage of improvement will condense a divine rune.
"war!"
Lu Heguang's eyes were icy cold, and a chilling aura erupted from his body.
A ghostly figure appeared beside Luo Dechang, sweeping his sword as if to cleave him in two.
"when!"
A metallic clanging sound.
Golden energy emanated from the center of the two people.
The two who were hit staggered backward, but Lu Heguang stopped after taking less than 10 steps.
In contrast, Luo Dechang retreated a full 20 steps, each step making a booming sound on the ring.
Is this reasonable?
"In a contest of strength, Luo Dechang actually lost?"
Xue Cheng said, "That makes sense."
"Lu Heguang's companion weapon has generated a divine rune, which theoretically can double his attack power."
"Is that exaggerated?"
"Double the power? What's the point of Luo Dechang fighting? In that case, Xiao Weiqing might not even be his match." Fei Xiaobao exclaimed.
"Attack strength is not a measure of individual skill," Jiang Peng explained from behind.
Jiang Peng, who also possesses accompanying weapons, is more qualified to speak on this matter.
Everyone understood Jiang Peng's meaning: a person's strength is a comprehensive performance in all aspects, and Lu Heguang's current strength can only be described as a significant improvement in his attack.
As for other aspects, there wasn't much improvement, but even so, it's still quite impressive.
Lu Heguang was already quite strong, with top-notch agility. Now that his companion weapon had condensed divine runes, it was like adding wings to a tiger for him.