MTLNOVEL Chapter 325: Where Did Brother Yi Go?
"The Saint says, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!"
Bang!
The long blade, carrying the force of a thousand pounds, slammed into the arena, sending shattered golden stones flying to the sides.
Hong Chenxing dodged awkwardly, opening the gentleman's fan in his hand. As the Vast Energy surged, it blocked the incoming debris and demon energy.
Though his expression showed some panic, with the encouragement of Xie Dongan and other academy talents, he was in better shape than before.
Thus at this moment, as he dodged, his eyes were still firmly fixed on that Leopard Demon.
Suddenly, Hong Chenxing gritted his teeth, swung the gentleman's fan wildly twice, and the Vast Energy around him converged upon it. "The Saint says, the wind arises from the smallest corners, standing amidst heaven and earth!"
Then, two gusts of whirlwind opposing directions rose from in front of him, the Vast Energy within only giving off a faint red-gold glow, but in an instant, it connected with nature's spiritual energy, making the whirlwind, initially as thick as an arm, expand tens to hundreds of times very rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, it formed two whirlwinds linking heaven and earth, reaching up to the dark clouds stirring the storm, while below it reached the arena, shattering another layer of golden stones.
Moreover, the red-gold brilliance atop the whirlwinds grew immensely, with astonishing force charging towards the Leopard Demon.
"Here's a good attack!"
The Leopard Demon, with the demon energy from within the Blood Core attached to its body, gripped the blade with both hands. Its fierce demon eyes stared through the gaps of the whirlwinds at Hong Chenxing behind them, showing a grim smile:
"But don't you find this technique too childish?"
"Such futile technique merely adds to your own depletion!"
As soon as it finished speaking, the Leopard Demon stomped hard, and the golden stones of the arena crumbled instantly under this enormous force.
Then its body, enveloped by demon energy, turned into a dark stream of light, tracing a strange arc, passing through the gaps covered by the two whirlwinds.
The next moment, that long blade, as tall as five Hong Chenxing stacked together, suddenly hovered above his head.
Hong Chenxing looked terrified, seemingly not expecting his move to be dodged, standing there blankly, mouth quivering:
"The Saint says, says..."
"Die—"
Seeing his demeanor, the Leopard Demon hovered in mid-air above the arena, the force of its attack unabated, dragging its claws while fiercely swinging down the long blade.
Clang—
At this moment, Chen Yi flicked his fingers, a silver-white light flashed by, directly knocking away the long blade, overturning the Leopard Demon together, crashing outside the Thousand Mechanism Tower, landing with a roar.
The Leopard Demon flipped up with a leap, glaring crazily at Chen Yi and shouted: "Little Sword Immortal, how dare you interfere?!"
Chen Yi glanced at it, the Sword Intent on him instantly pressing down, pinning its entire demon body firmly against the arena. The immense pressure made it unable to utter a single word, leaving it no choice but to lie there timidly.
Then, Chen Yi looked at Hong Chenxing, calmly declaring: "Qinghe Academy talent, Hong Chenxing defeated by a Lower Rank Third Grade realm Demon General, step down."
Hong Chenxing widened his eyes in panic, looking at him, "No, no..."
"Begone!"
Chen Yi seemed somewhat impatient, not giving him a chance to continue, directly waving his hand, throwing him onto a nearby decorated boat.
"Xing Er!"
Two teachers from Qinghe Academy witnessed this scene, disregarding any resentment toward Chen Yi's ruthlessness, hurriedly stepped forward to catch Hong Chenxing, bringing him back to the decorated boat.
The remaining teacher glared at Chen Yi, humiliated and angry, "Heroic Marquis! Sir! Isn't this action rather biased?!"
"Lack of skill can be improved, but—" Chen Yi glanced at him, said coldly:
"If he cannot even face failure, he is not worthy of the title 'Wei Dynasty's talent'!"
After speaking, he ignored the teacher from Qinghe Academy, turned toward the stunned talents, and snorted:
"The previous potential, cultivation, and evaluations from the Thousand Mechanism Tower for you all are merely 'talent' assessments on paper."
"Whether you can truly be worthy of the title 'talent' depends on if you can deliver tangible battle achievements—failing to even slay a Third Grade realm Demon General, this Marquis believes such 'talent' is not worth extensive training!"
Just as he finished speaking, Emperor Wei, within the decorated boat, rose on the chair's back, leaping to stand at the edge of the private chamber, shouting: "Well said!"
With a stern gaze, he swept over the surroundings, silencing the guests in the stands and on the boats with just his eyes.
"What the Heroic Marquis said is what I, too, think!"
"As talents of my Great Wei Dynasty, you may face defeat, might face death, but you must never lack spirit, nor the courage to confront danger!"
"Especially against such demons, it is merely a Demon General!"
Emperor Wei's voice was thick yet hard to conceal his anger, the words 'Demon General' were nearly shouted at a loud volume.
"Do you know what a Demon General is?"
"Let me tell you!"
"A 'Demon General' is those demons whose cultivation has reached the Third Grade Heavenly Union Realm, commanding fifty thousand Imps in the Demon Court, occupying mountains as kings—that is a Demon General!"
"Do you know how many such Demon Generals there are in the Demon Court? There's a damn over ten thousand!"
"And how many Third Grade realms does our Great Wei Dynasty have? According to the secret statistics of the Night Watch Department, we have barely under twenty thousand!"
"With such a huge gap, can you imagine the situation of the border guards at Beixiong Pass?"
"I tell you—all those soldiers, whether in the Wuan Army, the Taishan Army, the disbanded Devoted Army, or the soon-to-be-established Respect Martial Army, they have only one thought, and that is to fight to the death!"
Emperor Wei's voice grew louder, even surrounded by a golden glow, ensuring his voice clearly reached every ear around, even those in Kyoto Prefecture outside the vicinity could hear.