Best Young Master

Dang!

A melodious bell rang out, and the noisy voices instantly quieted down. Lan Yingfei stepped onto the Martial Arts Arena, glanced at the crowd, and then said in a deep voice, "This afternoon is the first group’s matches. After the first group finishes, the second group will continue. The matches will officially start shortly."

Round-robin matches in groups, two people per match. The matches within the group are arranged by the academy; there’s no need for them to draw lots, and even the match order is already set.

The first group has ten people, five matches; the second group also has ten people, five matches. This afternoon, there will be ten matches. Each match must not exceed the time of two incense sticks; if there’s no winner after this duration, it will be judged as a draw.

Soon, the opponents and schedule for the matches were announced. These arrangements were made by the academy after careful and prudent comparison.

The first match of the first group: Li Tianfeng versus Yu Tidou.

The second match: Gu Hao versus Ma Mingxiao.

The third match: Ye Fan versus Xiong Kuang.

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"Hehe..."

Seeing that he was in the same match as Ye Fan, Xiong Kuang couldn’t help but laugh. He looked at Ye Fan provocatively and said, "Hot favorite to win the championship, your luck is really not that good, meeting me in the first match!"

"Is that so? I don’t think so!"

Ye Fan remained very calm. Although Xiong Kuang was very strong and had Demon Clan bloodline, he still didn’t regard him as a significant threat.

"Arrogant!"

Seeing Ye Fan indifferent and not taking him seriously at all, Xiong Kuang snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a hint of viciousness.

"You’re acting arrogant now, but when the match comes, you’ll have nowhere to cry!"

Xiong Kuang secretly vowed to trample Ye Fan underfoot.

"First group, first match begins, both sides take the stage!"

With Lan Yingfei’s voice, Li Tianfeng and Yu Tidou’s figures flashed onto the large competition platform of the Martial Arts Arena.

"Hehe... you’re really unlucky to meet me in the first match. No more words, three moves to settle the battle!"

Li Tianfeng was extremely arrogant, not regarding the unknown Yu Tidou at all.

"A toad yawning, big talk. Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue? I’d like to see how you settle it in three moves!" Yu Tidou’s eyes turned cold, exuding a chilling aura that lowered the temperature on the platform.

"Blade!"

Yu Tidou shouted coldly, and an ice blade formed by the elements of heaven and earth appeared in his hand. The biting cold air almost froze the air.

He knew Li Tianfeng was very strong, so he didn’t take chances and directly unleashed his strongest attack.

"It’s actually a mutation of the Water Element—Ice Element!"

"This unknown Yu Tidou is indeed not to be underestimated, capable of mutating elements!"

"The new disciples this year are simply too strong, any one of them is impressive. We need to work hard, otherwise, if these junior brothers challenge us successfully, not only will we lose cultivation resources, but it will also be very embarrassing!"

"..."

Seeing Yu Tidou causing the Water Element to mutate into the fearsome Ice Element, some senior disciples in the viewing area became uneasy.

"Interesting, but my words stand, three moves to settle the battle!"

Seeing Yu Tidou perform the Ice Element Divine Power, Li Tianfeng’s eyes flared with a fierce light as if he saw prey. He licked his lips and said coldly.

"Reckless!"

Yu Tidou snorted coldly, his blade flashed, and with a swish, it cleaved towards Li Tianfeng’s face. The sharp sword light cut through the void, emitting a howl like a ghost’s wail, the demonic sound piercing the brain.

At this moment, Yu Tidou seemed completely frozen, even ice crystals hung on his eyebrows. This was the display of him utilizing the Ice Element to its extreme.

If faced with an ordinary Mid-stage Divine Power Realm cultivator, unless they had a naturally restraining Heavenly Fire Divine Ability, this slash would be enough to cleave the opponent apart.

"Which family does this Yu Tidou belong to? Very impressive, showing great potential!" In the VIP seats, a heroic lord sipped fragrant tea and turned to ask the Old Fox.

"From a small family in the Northern Domain, they’ve lived under the ice layers for years, all clan members can wield Ice Element Divine Power, but he is stronger." The Old Fox stroked his beard and smiled, very pleased to have recruited such a talented disciple this time.

At this moment, Li Tianfeng moved, his eyes suddenly turned fiery red, and a faint layer of azure flame enveloped his fists.

Bang!

A loud explosion, the ice blade shattered instantly!

Just one punch!

With a single punch, Li Tianfeng shattered Yu Tidou’s ice blade, and with momentum unabated, his fist, radiating azure flames, struck directly at Yu Tidou’s chest.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Yu Tidou didn’t expect his fully charged slash to be shattered by the opponent’s single punch. Feeling the extreme heat, his color changed instantly, and with a flick of his hand, he set up three layers of ice shields in front of him to block Li Tianfeng’s fist.

Bang!

A layer of ice shield was shattered, Li Tianfeng’s fist was slightly slowed down, losing its previous momentum.

Bang!

The second layer of ice shield was pierced through, quickly vanishing under the searing blue flames.

Poof!

The third layer of ice shield cracked, but it managed to block Li Tianfeng’s fist, keeping him from breaking through.

Even so, Yu Tidou broke into a cold sweat, surprised at Li Tianfeng’s remarkable strength at only sixteen.

However, being battle-hardened and adept at seizing opportunities, he noticed the flaw when Li Tianfeng’s fist force expired, the old force ran out and the new hadn’t formed yet. He swung his hand decisively, conjuring an ice cone to fiercely stab at Li Tianfeng’s vein gate.

"Hey!"

Li Tianfeng let out a strange laugh, his wrist dipped, and he exhaled a stream of innate primordial essence qi, transforming it into a heavenly blade and slashing toward Yu Tidou!

"Ice Crane!"

Seeing Li Tianfeng’s power, Yu Tidou dared not be careless and directly manifested his holy embryo. An ice-blue immortal crane appeared behind him, its beak like an immortal sword aimed at Li Tianfeng’s forehead.

At the same time, Yu Tidou swung his hand and arranged five ice shield barriers in front of himself to block Li Tianfeng’s innate primordial essence qi.

Poof poof poof...

The heavenly blade formed from innate primordial essence qi cut through the five ice shields swiftly, pressing toward Yu Tidou’s forehead.

"Kill!"

At this point, Yu Tidou dared not hold back anymore, he spat out a stream of innate primordial essence qi towards the heavenly blade.

Boom!

The two streams of innate primordial essence qi collided with each other, immediately piercing through the void between them, forming a bowl-sized black hole that absorbed all the energy, restoring peace on the stage.

"Not bad! You managed to take two moves. Next, I won’t hold back!"

Though Li Tianfeng’s two moves failed, he wasn’t angry but teased Yu Tidou with a strange laugh.

"Quit talking nonsense, come on then, show me how you finish the battle in three moves." Yu Tidou took a deep breath and said coldly.

The clash earlier had consumed a significant amount of divine power, making it impossible for him to set up five layers of ice shields again, but for pride’s sake, he would last three moves even if he was subdued, letting Li Tianfeng embarrass himself.

Through the previous exchange, he realized Li Tianfeng’s elemental divine power precisely countered his fire element, especially the Azure Lotus Heavenly Fire, which ordinary flames couldn’t possibly defeat his North Pole Profound Ice.

"Yu Tidou’s strength is indeed formidable, but unfortunately, his North Pole Profound Ice is precisely countered by his opponent’s Azure Lotus Heavenly Fire. This match is without suspense!"

The keen-eyed heroic lords in the VIP seats saw through the mystery with just an instant collision, shaking their heads collectively.

The audience below shared the heroic lords’ opinion, attributing Yu Tidou’s misfortune not to a lack of ability but bad luck.

However, upon reaching the Divine Power Realm, everyone would comprehend an elemental divine power, commonly the five basic elements—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—inevitably encountering opponents whose powers counter theirs. At such times, it’s about strength and luck.

Li Tianfeng, despite his young age, is highly gifted and had the Li family pour all cultivation resources onto him, reaching the mid-stage Divine Power Realm at only sixteen, refining the ordinary fire element into Azure Lotus Heavenly Fire.

In comparison, Yu Tidou is also strong, capable of fighting across levels without issue, but with his divine power being countered, defeating his opponent became extraordinarily difficult.

At this moment, everyone’s eyes were fixed on the stage, watching if Li Tianfeng could defeat Yu Tidou in the final move. Otherwise, his claim of ending the fight in three moves would be a joke.

Swoosh!

A peculiar azure lotus appeared in his hand, burning with blue flames, seemingly made of jade. The terrifying high temperature distorted the void.

"What? He actually condensed an Azure Lotus Holy Embryo?"

"Really don’t know whether this kid has incredible luck or happened to have walked into **** luck, to condense such a holy embryo and unleash such terrifying power!"

"This kid, either he has great perseverance or knew beforehand he would comprehend the Azure Lotus Heavenly Fire divine power. Otherwise, who would condense a combatless Azure Lotus Holy Embryo?"

Seeing Li Tianfeng’s holy embryo as a mutant blue lotus, even the heroic lords in the VIP seats couldn’t stay calm, expressing their astonishment.

However, undeniably, with Li Tianfeng’s Azure Lotus Heavenly Fire coupled with the Azure Lotus Holy Embryo, Yu Tidou stood no chance; his divine power was thoroughly countered, and martial arts might not be effective.

"Never expected I would have to use it eventually!"

Seeing Li Tianfeng’s holy embryo, Yu Tidou realized his inevitable defeat but was determined to hold through three moves to avoid looking too unsightly in defeat.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan squinted at Li Tianfeng’s Azure Lotus Holy Embryo, looking contemplative.

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