Chapter 527 - 230: Trump Card Out! Purple Shuttle Hundred Control, a Shock to All

"But..."

Zhou Ke’s tone shifted, and an unprecedented, soaring battle lust erupted in his eyes!

"Today, the winner will still be me, and only me!"

...

In the observation hall, aside from the main screen showing Lin Ye, the massive surrounding monitors began to quietly go dark, one by one.

A screen going dark signified the end of a battle.

The results were, unsurprisingly, exactly as expected.

The chosen geniuses, who were dominant enough to be considered kings in their respective provinces and cities, ultimately fell in defeat when faced with these Divine Realm veterans who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

At this moment, besides Lin Ye’s giant main screen, only three other monitors in the entire hall still flickered with the light of battle.

And Dongfang Zhen was, conspicuously, among them.

Onscreen, Dongfang Zhen was bathed in blood, maintaining his Thunder Monarch Dharma Aspect.

Though he was being thoroughly suppressed by another instructor, he still hadn’t fallen!

On another screen, Xia Lianxue was just as pale, a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth. Her breathing was rapid, a clear sign that the energy within her had been pushed to its limit.

But the fighting spirit in her eyes hadn’t diminished in the slightest. Each of her attacks was still terrifyingly sharp.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lingchen was in the best condition of them all.

However, the instructor he was facing was also breathing steadily, clearly not having expended much energy either.

Zhu Mingyi watched the few remaining screens and spoke slowly, "It’s practically impossible to expect this group of kids to win their battles."

"Xiao Lingchen’s fighting style leans more toward defense and attrition, but his offensive techniques are ultimately lacking. He can’t pose a real threat to an instructor of the same level."

"As for Xia Lianxue... she has enough explosive power, but her shortcoming—a lack of stamina—has been completely exposed in a high-intensity battle like this."

The moment he finished speaking, on Xiao Lingchen’s screen, the young man suddenly pulled back, gave the instructor a relaxed smile, and bowed slightly before voluntarily giving up.

The screen went dark.

He knew he couldn’t win, so after earning the instructor’s approval and securing a high enough performance evaluation, he stopped wasting energy pointlessly.

Xia Lianxue and Dongfang Zhen, however, were still fighting with everything they had, not a single thought of surrender in their minds.

On the main screen, Lin Ye hadn’t given up either.

He watched as the battle shadow behind Zhou Ke easily crushed his summoned Purple Crystal Rhombuses one after another. He couldn’t help but recall what his master, Lan Yunxi, had once told him.

’This ability of yours is versatile, but the rhombuses themselves are ultimately just constructs of energy. Against truly powerful opponents, their durability just isn’t enough.’

’Unfortunately, the set of flying shuttles Lan Yunxi had commissioned to be custom-made for me wasn’t finished yet.’

As he mulled this over, Lin Ye once again felt a violent tremor in his Sea of Consciousness. The sensation of his divine soul being suppressed washed over him like a bursting dam.

At the same time, the battle shadow behind Zhou Ke finished sweeping the field clean of all the Purple Crystal Rhombuses!

Zhou Ke let out a furious roar. He and the battle shadow behind him transformed into two crimson streaks of light, charging at Lin Ye from two different directions!

Seeing this, Zhu Mingyi couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

’There’s no need to watch anymore.’

’Losing this combat assessment was only to be expected.’

’But Lin Ye has already proven with his performance that he is now the strongest of Great Xia’s younger generation.’

However, in the next instant!

A figure was suddenly sent flying backward, even faster than it had charged in!

In the observation hall, everyone subconsciously fixed their gaze on the screen.

But when they got a clear look at the figure, they were all stunned.

The one sent flying wasn’t Lin Ye, as they had expected.

It was... Zhou Ke!

At this moment, Zhou Ke’s face was contorted in pain.

The standard-issue combat blade in his hand was emitting white smoke, visibly and rapidly dissolving into scrap metal by a bizarre green liquid!

Not only that, but several patches of skin on his body were also emitting white smoke, making a SIZZLING sound of corrosion.

A ruthless glint flashed in Zhou Ke’s eyes. He actually used the remnant of his blade to viciously slice away the smoking patches of his own skin!

Blood splattered!

But only through such self-mutilation could he prevent the strange liquid from corroding his limbs completely!

"What’s going on?"

"What is that corrosive liquid?!"

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

Lin Ye’s figure reappeared in mid-air.

Everyone could see that he still had no obvious injuries. Zhou Ke, even after activating his Soul-Burning Battle Shadow, had still failed to do anything to him!

From the main seat, the hitherto silent Yi Jiugao suddenly spoke.

"Something’s wrong..."

His voice made everyone’s heart leap into their throats.

"Zhou Ke’s Primordial Spirit... it seems to be damaged, and not lightly!"

At these words, Zhu Mingyi and He Zhenghong were suddenly startled into realization.

They looked closer and only then discovered that Zhou Ke’s face was as white as a sheet, his aura now extremely chaotic.

Most critically, the once incredibly solid Primordial Spirit battle shadow behind him had become transparent and blurry in several places, as if it could dissipate at any moment.

It had clearly suffered substantial damage from that green liquid just now!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

Giving Zhou Ke no chance to catch his breath, Lin Ye’s ranged attacks came one after another once more!

Only this time, what he controlled was no longer the Purple Crystal Rhombuses from before.

Instead, it was blob after blob of dark green liquid, floating in mid-air and exuding an ominous aura!

The moment Zhou Ke saw the liquid, a look of profound apprehension appeared on his face!

He didn’t dare to block it with his Gang Sha at all and could only dodge pathetically!

But even so, when the overwhelming barrage of acid blobs smashed into the ground, the occasional splattered droplet that grazed his body or the Divine Soul Illusion behind him would still cause his aura to weaken further!

In the observation hall, everyone was speechless.

Their faces showed nothing but a mixture of utter absurdity and shock.

’Both sides have already pushed themselves this far...’

’And this kid from the Gang Condensation Realm still has a hidden card up his sleeve?’

’And on top of that, he’s the one who’s gained the upper hand again!’