Chapter 522 - 230: The Trump Card is Out! Purple Shuttle Hundred Defenses, Shocking the Entire Arena

On the battlefield, Zhou Ke voluntarily pulled back several dozen meters, a look of profound astonishment appearing on his face for the first time.

He glanced down at his slightly trembling right hand, then looked up at Lin Ye and spoke in a low voice.

"The Spiritual Power of the Gang Condensation Realm and the Primordial Spirit of the Divine Realm... the gap between them is like a chasm."

"How could you possibly affect my Primordial Spirit?"

The moment he said this, at the edge of the arena, the proctoring committee responsible for real-time recording and evaluation erupted in an uproar!

Although they couldn’t personally experience the clash on the spiritual plane happening on the field, an admission from the examiner himself could not be faked!

"Affect his Primordial Spirit? Are you kidding me?!"

"An examinee at the Gang Condensation Realm can spiritually interfere with an elite Martial Artist at the Mid-stage of the Divine Realm?"

"If he used that technique on an opponent of the same level... wouldn’t he be able to make them lose consciousness instantly, leaving them at his mercy?"

"That’s terrifying! This isn’t just a normal spiritual attack anymore, it’s a dimensional curb-stomp!"

The judges looked at each other, the gazes they directed at Lin Ye having transformed from initial scrutiny to utter horror.

In the midst of the battle, Zhou Ke took a deep breath, the solemnity in his eyes growing more intense.

"You’re very good. I underestimated you."

"Be careful."

The instant the words left his mouth, Zhou Ke’s entire aura changed abruptly!

An orange-red aura, like a blazing fire, erupted from his body and instantly enveloped him!

Lin Ye’s vision blurred!

The figure, originally dozens of meters away, had closed the distance in the blink of an eye, carrying a berserk, flame-like presence as he charged straight toward him!

A single, unadorned strike came cleaving straight down at his head!

’So fast!’

Lin Ye’s heart jumped in shock!

This speed was beyond the limits of his vision, so fast he had no time to even raise his spear to block!

’This is the true speed of a Mid-stage Divine Realm expert after activating their Gang Sha!’

’The previous exchange using pure physical strength was just a probe, after all.’

Zhou Ke’s strike was clearly just meant to decide the winner; he had already withdrawn most of its force the instant before the blade made contact.

He thought this one strike would be enough to end the battle.

However, the blade did not strike a solid body as he had expected.

The strike, powerful enough to shatter mountains and split stone, had missed!

In the instant before the blade fell, Lin Ye’s figure became illusory and transparent, like a bubble on the verge of popping.

Zhou Ke’s blade hadn’t caused even the slightest bit of damage!

Zhou Ke’s pupils contracted sharply!

Before he could figure out what technique Lin Ye had used, a sense of mortal danger assaulted him from the side!

SWISH!

A sharp sound of air being torn apart rang out as the afterimage of a spear, shimmering with brilliant golden light, swept toward his chest with the speed of a lightning clap!

Zhou Ke hadn’t expected Lin Ye to have such a bizarre move. The sudden reversal of offense and defense left him unable to dodge in time!

In his haste, he could only push the intensity of his Protective Gang Sha to its absolute limit!

CLANG—!

The golden spear tip viciously scraped across the orange-red Gang Sha on his chest!

The full-power strike, condensed with Lin Ye’s solidified Gang Sha, actually managed to create a noticeable dent in Zhou Ke’s supposedly indestructible Protective Gang Sha before shattering it completely!

Zhou Ke felt an immense force slam into him, sending him staggering back several steps before he could regain his footing.

He looked down. Although the crimson Gangsha Armor on his chest hadn’t been fully pierced, his combat uniform had been torn, and a clear, bloody line was now visible on his exposed chest.

The violent shock to his Gang Sha made his Qi and Blood churn.

Although it was only a minor, skin-deep wound, it also meant that Lin Ye now possessed enough offensive power to threaten him!

Zhou Ke looked up, his face a mask of shock and uncertainty.

"Solidified Gang Sha..."

"Are you... really only at the Gang Condensation Realm?"

As a Divine Realm master himself, he could clearly sense that Lin Ye had not yet formed a true Primordial Spirit in his body; he was still at the Gang Condensation Realm.

But how could someone in the Gang Condensation Realm possess the trademark ability of the Divine Realm—solidifying Gang Sha from its liquid state?!

The impact of this scene on Zhou Ke was simply too great.

In the observation hall, it caused an even greater sensation!

"Holy shit, why does this feel less like a Gang Condensation Realm fighting a Divine Realm and more like two Divine Realm experts going at it?"

From the main seat, Zhu Mingyi watched the brilliant flash of gold on the screen, unable to help but shake his head and laugh. "Even I was stunned for a half-second the first time I saw him use that thing during the punching power test."

"This kid is a real monster."

He Zhenghong’s face was also full of admiration. "To have Gang Sha of such quality at the Gang Condensation Realm... I can’t even imagine what level its quality will reach once he breaks through to the Divine Realm and his Qi and Blood fully merges with his Spirit."

As the two conversed, the battle within the virtual arena grew even more intense.

This time, Zhou Ke completely cast aside all his underestimation and treated Lin Ye as an opponent who absolutely could not be taken lightly!

BOOM!

The orange-red figure once again transformed into a streak of light, and the berserk light of his blade instantly enveloped Lin Ye!

Lin Ye didn’t dare to be the least bit careless either.

Facing Zhou Ke who was now using his Gang Sha, he had directly switched phases, quietly entering P2 and simultaneously activating [Frenzy]!

A surging power of Qi and Blood gushed forth from within him, and his strength and speed skyrocketed in an instant!