Chapter 504 - 225: 100 Times the Speed of Sound, a Figure of Despair
Chapter 504: Chapter 225: 100 Times the Speed of Sound, a Figure of Despair
He pondered for a moment before offering his speculation.
"A speed burst of this level is more like a technique—a technique for instantly pushing one’s entire body’s power to its absolute limit. It can only be maintained for a split second, not for any sustained period."
"If he could consistently maintain a speed of one hundred times the speed of sound, then there would be no point in competing, no point in even running this test."
"A Martial Artist at the Gang Condensation Realm, no matter what, could not possibly have the energy reserves to sustain that level of speed."
"I don’t understand how he has a life index of 260,000 for now, but the hard metrics of strength and speed don’t lie."
"If he truly possessed strength and speed on par with a Celestial Human Realm expert, then forget calling him Gang Condensation Realm. In my opinion, he would just be a very unique Celestial Human Realm."
Upon hearing these words, everyone else had a sudden realization.
They understood.
Yi Jiugao meant that Lin Ye had used some unbelievable, clever method to achieve the effect of a "Pseudo-Celestial Human Realm" for a very brief moment.
Whether it was the earlier punch that broke through the wall or this instantaneous burst to one hundred times the speed of sound, the principle was the same.
Compressing all of his power, all of his energy, into a single point, for a single instant, and then completely detonating it!
While this was still absurdly terrifying, it was at least, on a logical level, somewhat acceptable.
Just as the crowd was processing this astonishing fact, a sudden change occurred on the track!
BOOM!!!
A deafening, terrifying explosion suddenly erupted from the rear of the racetrack!
Lin Ye, who was currently dashing at high speed, subconsciously glanced back.
In the distant mid-air, a pillar of fiery light suddenly exploded, forming a small mushroom cloud.
Frenzied and scorching Fire Element energy transformed into a visible shockwave that spread wildly in all directions. Even from such a great distance, Lin Ye could still feel a searing wave of heat wash over him.
But in the eyes of everyone in the observation hall, the scene was even more stunning!
On the large screen’s overhead view, two jets of blazing flames, like rocket boosters, suddenly shot out from behind Xia Lianxue, who had been in mid-air!
Azure air currents and crimson flames intertwined, forming a brilliant, hundred-meter-long tail flame behind her that bathed the entire dome of the testing facility in a red glow!
The very space around her distorted violently from this terrifying burst of energy!
In the main seat, Zhu Mingyi watched the spectacular scene on the screen. His expression shifted for a moment, then broke into a knowing smile.
"That girl from the Xia Family... seems like she’s gotten serious."
He Zhenghong beside him couldn’t help but praise, "Zhu, that was a brilliant move. Competition is what best stimulates these kids’ competitive spirit and makes them show more of their potential."
Li Kai Nian sat in his seat, his heart tightening slightly as he watched Xia Lianxue’s speed skyrocket once again, boosted by the flames.
’The fire fuels the wind!’
’Wind and fire, two completely different elemental powers, mastered by her at the same time and wielded with such proficiency!’
The officials from other provinces and cities around him also broke out in gasps of disbelief.
"Du-Dual Elemental Spirituality? What on earth is her Martial Arts Spirituality!"
"My God, to have an affinity for two elements at once, and from the looks of this power, she’s cultivated each to an extremely high level. That talent is just too terrifying!"
Just like Lin Ye, the personal files of Xia Lianxue and Xiao Lingchen were classified at an extremely high level. The vast majority of people present had no authority to view them.
Therefore, they could only speculate based on the scene unfolding before their eyes.
But regardless, for a Martial Artist to possess two such powerful elemental affinities simultaneously was in itself an extremely rare, even unheard-of, phenomenon!
On the large screen, the director seemed to have realized the dramatic potential here and, in a rare move, switched the camera to Xia Lianxue, giving her a close-up.
Onscreen, a frosty expression covered Xia Lianxue’s cool, aloof face.
Azure wind and crimson fire flowed and shifted wildly across the surface of her Elementalized body, moving so fast that only a blurry afterimage of light and shadow was visible.
The wind was her wings, the fire her engine!
At this moment, everyone felt that the suspense in this duel of speed had returned!
After revealing such an astonishing trump card, perhaps Xia Lianxue could really catch up, and maybe even... overtake Lin Ye again!
However, just as everyone was staring at the screen with this expectation, they saw... a scene of utter despair.
In the overhead view that provided a panorama of the entire track.
The streak of intertwining azure and crimson light representing Xia Lianxue was immense and dazzling, looking as if it would burn a hole through the sky.
But ahead of her, the black dot of light representing Lin Ye was still, unswervingly, pulling further and further away!
The gale howled, the fire erupted.
It looked world-shakingly powerful.
But it seemed... to be of no use.
She couldn’t catch up.
Still couldn’t catch up!
It was a suffocating, absolute gap in speed!
Worse, when the screen switched to Xia Lianxue’s first-person perspective, they could only watch helplessly as that black figure shrank and shrank in her field of view.
Finally, it became a tiny, unreachable dot, disappearing over the horizon.
Li Kai Nian watched this scene, stunned for a moment. Then, a smile that surprised even himself appeared on his face.