Chapter 472 - 308: Becoming the General Captain, a Well-Deserved Position

Chapter 472: Chapter 308: Becoming the General Captain, a Well-Deserved Position

The Stone Titan’s defense was clearly formidable.

However, to Pioneer Corps Commander Eric, the fact that this sword strike had managed to cut one-third of the way through meant the opponent’s defense was not invincible. Furthermore, with the support of the Law, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric was confident that if he struck that same spot again, he could sever the Stone Titan’s arm at the joint.

I wasn’t even using my full strength just now!

The Stone Titan, having evolved from a Stone-man, may have appeared to be made of stone, but it was not without a sense of pain. After roaring from the injury, the battle-hardened Stone Titan immediately changed its tactics, stomping its foot down toward Pioneer Corps Commander Eric. He had used this move on many native Heroic Clans before, and every one of them had died from it.

But for Pioneer Corps Commander Eric, who had been trained by Zhang Yi, this attack was not difficult to dodge. A Clan member with High Level Power who had cultivated Fighting Qi could already maintain flight for anywhere from several minutes to over ten, depending on their strength. As someone with Legendary Level power, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric could stay airborne for more than a day.

So, facing the Stone Titan’s change in attack, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric flew straight up and slashed again at the previous wound!

CLANG!

CRACK—BOOM!

This time, a full-power strike infused with the Law and a quarter of his entire Fighting Qi successfully severed the Stone Titan’s arm! It shocked the Stone-man Clan on the battlefield and the forty-eight students still observing in the Starfire Training Ground.

"That Stone Titan looks so tough!"

"I thought even a Legendary Clan member wouldn’t be able to cut through it!" a member of the Ten Thousand Gods Academy team exclaimed.

"No, that’s not possible," another student, a member of the Truth Academy team, explained. "You have to understand, there’s a massive gulf between a Ninth Level Clan member and a Legendary Level one. No matter how strong a Clan member with Ninth Level Power is, there’s no way they could withstand a full-power strike from a Legendary Clan member."

"Does that mean Zhang Yi’s Clan is about to win, then?" A series of questioning voices followed, but this student had voiced the question that concerned all of them the most at that moment.

"It appears so!" Unexpectedly, it was Chief Instructor Yang who answered. "If there are no surprises, Zhang Yi will become the Grand Captain of the Yanhuang Federal Region."

Chief Instructor Yang paid no mind to the other students’ chatter, instead offering a relatively certain answer.

The situation on the battlefield unfolded just as Chief Instructor Yang had predicted. As the fight progressed, Eric, wielding the Top Level Semi-Divine Artifact Jade Giant Sword, only grew stronger. Meanwhile, the opposing Stone Titan with its Obsidian shell found its combat prowess steadily declining after losing an arm. Soon, the battlefield became perilous for the Stone Titan.

When Pioneer Corps Commander Eric narrowly dodged the Heroic Clan’s Stone Titan’s final, desperate injury-for-injury blow, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

Found it!

The Stone Titan’s core!

Since Stone Titans were an Evolution of Stone-men, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric, who was familiar with them, had been searching for the Titan’s core from the start of the battle. Only by destroying the core would the Stone Titan face permanent Death. If the core remained intact, the Stone Titan could quickly recover after the battle, even with a missing arm.

Seizing the opportunity, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric activated his Combat Intuition and Secret Skill: Steel Breaker, channeling all his power to infuse the Jade Giant Sword with the Combat Law. His next strike shattered the Stone Titan’s Obsidian shell, severing the core in its chest with unerring precision!

CRACK!

RUMBLE!

The core let out a crisp cracking sound, followed by an earth-shattering explosion! When the earthy-yellow core inside the Stone Titan’s chest was severed, an immense amount of Energy was instantly unleashed. A massive explosion with a diameter of nearly one hundred meters erupted, centered on the ten-meter-tall Titan’s chest!

Earthy-yellow Energy surged forth from the Stone Titan’s chest. A few fragments of its hard shell remained, but the rest was pulverized in the blast, becoming a cloud of rubble and kicking up a storm of ice dust.

Gu Yun’s ace, the Stone Titan at the peak of Ninth Level Power, had fallen!

The battlefield fell silent for a moment. Then, Zhang Yi’s Clan erupted in thunderous cheers!

Meanwhile, the morale of Gu Yun’s Clan plummeted with the death of the strongest Heroic Clan in their Divine Realm. In fact, if not for another Heroic Clan member who had received a Divine Being’s blessing and was currently in a state of Saint’s Descent, Gu Yun’s forces would have collapsed entirely!

As Gu Yun’s consciousness witnessed this scene, watching the strongest Heroic Clan in his Divine Realm disintegrate, his last shred of hope vanished. He knew that even if he had the ability to resurrect this Heroic Clan member, he had still lost this virtual divine war!

The rest of the battle held no suspense. With their ace Heroic Clan fallen, the combat effectiveness of the Clan Corps under Gu Yun’s Divine Realm collapsed. Under Legion Commander Feiyana’s order to Pursue the Victory, Pioneer Corps Commander Eric transformed into a hero-killer, specifically hunting the remaining Heroic Clan members in Gu Yun’s Divine Realm. Simultaneously, his actions were coordinated with the steady advance of the main army down the middle lane, supported by covering fire from Magical Instruments.

On the afternoon of the sixth day of the virtual divine war, Zhang Yi’s Clan army surrounded the core of Gu Yun’s Divine Realm, along with the last of his troops. By noon on the seventh day, the core of Gu Yun’s Divine Realm was shattered by Pioneer Corps Commander Eric himself.

With that, the three-way free-for-all virtual divine war held to select the Grand Captain officially came to an end. Zhang Yi had successively eliminated Tuoba Yu and Gu Yun, winning the virtual divine war with an indisputable advantage!

A few minutes after Gu Yun stepped out of his Divine Domain Connection Pod, Zhang Yi exited his as well. He was greeted by a sea of complex gazes from the entire assembly—a mixture of awe, welcome, and fear.

Chief Instructor Yang looked at the last student to emerge from a Divine Domain Connection Pod, no longer hiding the admiration in his eyes, as his resounding voice echoed throughout the Starfire Training Ground.

"The three-way free-for-all virtual divine war is over! The final victor is Zhang Yi!"

"From this moment on, Zhang Yi is the Grand Captain of all students from the Yanhuang Federal Region in the University Alliance Training Camp!"

"I have spoken. Who objects, and who agrees?"

As Chief Instructor Yang’s voice fell, the entire Starfire Training Ground went silent. The gazes of the forty-nine students all focused on Zhang Yi, who had just stepped out of the pod but already carried a calm, steady, and extraordinarily domineering air. He just stood there. Although a trace of post-battle fatigue was visible in his eyes, his straight back and the invincible aura of one who had won consecutive victories left an even deeper impression on the other forty-nine students! All the students recalled his unstoppable feat in the virtual divine war, where he had defeated two opponents at once!

The silence lasted for less than three seconds before Hong Tianyi from the Tianya Academy team was the first to jump in, shouting cheerfully, "I agree! Brother Zhang is mighty! The position of Grand Captain is well-deserved!"

Hong Tianyi’s shout seemed to shatter some kind of barrier.

Lu Mei followed close behind, supporting him in her own cool and firm voice, "Lu Mei of the Tianya Academy team also supports Zhang Yi as Grand Captain!"

Seeing the senior members of their team voice their support, team members Zhao Wenjie and Zhou Zongcheng also chimed in with their agreement.

Immediately after, Lan Miao from Ocean Academy; Shi Potian from Truth Academy; and Ye Ling’Er and Bai Keke from Ten Thousand Gods Academy... these proud and arrogant geniuses, who had once competed with Zhang Yi for a seat on the Golden Throne, had now personally witnessed the overwhelming power displayed within the Zhang Yi Divine Realm. All their previous feelings of defiance had vanished, replaced by a desire to get on Zhang Yi’s good side.

After all, they were all keenly aware that even without their support, the position of Grand Captain could be held by no one other than Zhang Yi!

"The Ocean Academy team agrees!"

"The Ten Thousand Gods Academy team agrees!"

"The Truth Academy team agrees!"

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