Chapter 519 - 436: Thunder and Bone
Except for Hou Wu, who had already known, all the special envoys on the island looked at Wu Qi with surprise and uncertainty, never expecting him to choose to challenge a Star Lord.
Usually, competing with a First Level Special Envoy with a vacant seat was much easier than directly challenging a sitting Star Lord.
Moreover, there were two vacant seats now!
In the past century, those who advanced by challenging a Star Lord were few and far between.
No one knew if Wu Qi had planned this from the beginning or if he had gotten cold feet after seeing the prowess of Su Yuan and Xia Xuan.
But no matter what, upon realizing that Wu Qi was going to challenge a Star Lord, many special envoys on the island couldn’t help but feel secretly excited, looking up at the three Star Lords above.
Not everyone had seen a Star Lord in action, especially the new special envoys in this term.
On the Jade Pillar, Xu Fan didn’t respond directly. Instead, he asked the two Star Lords beside him.
“Su Yuan and Xia Xuan, what do you think?”
Zhang Qianyi casually replied with a smile, “I think it’s fine.”
Chen Chunhua pondered for a while and then said, “Judging by strength alone, both of them are sufficient.”
Since both of them had agreed, it was settled.
Xu Fan nodded, then descended on his Blue Bird and asked loudly, “Is there anyone else who wants to challenge these two on the stage?”
Xu Fan’s gaze swept over the Martial Arts Arena. Apart from the already defeated Fu Dongliu, Song Xingyun, and others, the rest were all ranked outside the top ten.
Seeing Xu Fan looking around, none of the crowd moved.
“In that case, I announce that Su Yuan and Xia Xuan are the victors of the first stage of this selection of Star Lords. The two vacant seats, Yu Heng and Tianxuan, will be taken by these two!”
“Good!” Baili Ge clenched his fist.
Xiong Chunyang shouted from afar, “Awesome, Su Yuan… No, Lord Su Xing, hahaha!”
Those familiar with Su Yuan like Tian Bulue, Lin Chongyun, and others were astonished yet delighted for him.
As for the surrounding crowd, they were filled with endless envy and admiration.
“Two newly appointed Star Lords are so young; their future is limitless.”
“If I remember correctly, both of them are from the Vermilion Bird Imperial and are newcomers this term!”
“Yes, who would have thought. After the fall of Star Lord Duanmu of the Vermilion Bird Imperial, they now have two new Star Lords!”
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Amidst the chatter, Su Yuan and Xia Xuan also stepped off the stage.
Xu Fan said, “Please wait a moment. After this selection is over, follow me to receive your official appointments.”
“Thank you, Lord Xu,” Su Yuan and Xia Xuan both nodded in agreement.
Su Yuan was in a good mood. Regardless of anything else, at least he now had access to the array secret scrolls required by the Barrier Master.
Moreover, the Space Star Device was also something to look forward to!
Beside him, Xia Xuan was smiling but also feeling a bit emotional inside.
Since becoming a Star Card Master, things had gone smoothly. Receiving the Divine Fire, entering Shining Star, and quickly rising to a First Level Special Envoy at a speed far exceeding others.
After which, he suppressed many First Level Special Envoys and found few worthy opponents within the Bright Star Level.
It wasn’t until the encounter with the Capricorn Star Envoy in the Qingming Realm that he realized his strength had flaws.
This time, if it weren’t for the fortunate acquisition of the Green Lotus Purifying Fire in the New Dust Realm, he might not have managed to become a Star Lord.
“Capricorn…”
Xia Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, now filled with a chill.
But soon after, Xia Xuan thought of the man in the blood robe.
“Who knows what the outcome was that day, and who was that person exactly…” Xia Xuan’s eyes showed contemplation.
“Then let’s move on to the second stage!” At this moment, Xu Fan’s voice interrupted everyone’s thoughts.
Xu Fan looked directly at Wu Qi and said, “So, who do you want to challenge?”
Unless there were some dark horse emerging, it was clear who had the qualifications to challenge a sitting Star Lord.
Wu Qi’s gaze swept over Xu Fan, and then the faces of Zhang Qianyi on the high Jade Pillar, finally stopping on Chen Chunhua.
“Star Lord Chen, please advise,” Wu Qi cupped his hands towards Chen Chunhua.
A cold gleam flashed in Chen Chunhua’s eyes. Then Thunder Light flashed across his body, and he instantly disappeared from the Jade Pillar, appearing in front of Wu Qi!
“Zzz, zzz…”
Agitated purple currents glittered in Chen Chunhua’s eyes, a roar of thunder faintly echoing under his thin appearance!
“You want to challenge me?” Chen Chunhua glared at Wu Qi coldly.
No one would be happy to be challenged; it was seen as a question of their strength.
Especially for Chen Chunhua, who had held the position for two terms and was not young!
However, Wu Qi looked calm, meeting Chen Chunhua’s gaze without evasion, and said: “Yes!”
Chen Chunhua’s aura was extremely oppressive, while Wu Qi’s was sharp and intense.
Their confrontation made Baili Ge and others in the Martial Arts Arena feel tense.
Xu Fan said nothing, his figure flickering as he rode the Blue Bird back to the Jade Pillar.
Seeing this, Su Yuan and the other special envoys naturally understood and quickly scattered.
In an instant, only Wu Qi and Chen Chunhua remained in the arena.
“Boom!!”
Suddenly, gray-white and purple thunder surged out, tearing apart the hundred meters of ground around Chen Chunhua!
In the next moment, Chen Chunhua and Wu Qi’s figures vanished from the field.
It wasn’t invisibility but speed so fast it was hard for the eye to capture!
“What speed!” the crowd exclaimed in shock.
In the arena, only two blurred figures of gray-white and purple could be seen colliding continuously, followed by the dense sound of fist and foot clashes and the occasional explosion of Star Power!
“So, this is a battle between a Star Lord and the number one on the Battle Merit List?”
Su Yuan’s eyes glowed silver, staring intently at the ongoing fight.
Although Su Yuan’s keen eyesight could catch their movements, to clearly see their entire battle, he also activated the All-Knowing Vision.
At this moment, the surging Star Power from both fighters had already surpassed almost all of the First Level Special Envoys!
Just then, with a strange “zzz” sound, the purple lightning suddenly vanished, and all the Star Power around Chen Chunhua disappeared as if he had been caught in the Land without Spirit.
“What’s happening!”
Everyone was shocked, thinking that Wu Qi had used an ability similar to Su Yuan’s to dispel Chen Chunhua’s lightning power.
However, Wu Qi’s expression was serious and wary. It wasn’t his doing; it was Chen Chunhua’s own move!
At this moment, in Wu Qi’s eyes, the lightning around Chen Chunhua flickered and vanished.
The next second, a low, hoarse voice came from behind Wu Qi:
“Spring Thunder.”
Wu Qi’s pupils shrank, and before he could turn around, he felt a shocking energy explode behind him.
Like spring thunder, simple yet powerful lightning erupted from Chen Chunhua’s hand. Its terrifying power even made Su Yuan squint his eyes.
Spring Thunder shatters the dead silence, awakens vitality.
Hence, Spring Thunder is both the loudest and the most stirring!
After the thunder’s roar, Wu Qi’s figure fell straight to the ground with a “boom,” raising a large cloud of dust!
“A powerful move!” All the onlookers were amazed.
All energy compressed into the palm, with no leakage at all, appearing as an ordinary palm strike!
“However…” Su Yuan looked at the dust cloud, his expression changing, “Wu Qi isn’t that simple either.”
As the dust settled, Wu Qi’s back was revealed, covered in a large white bone-like shield, despite being shattered mostly, it had blocked Chen Chunhua’s strike!
“Now it’s getting interesting…” Su Yuan observed the battlefield and couldn’t help but smile.
In the field, Wu Qi’s face paled slightly, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, appearing to have suffered some internal injuries.
Yet, this made him faintly excited. The shattered bones fell from his back, and gray-white bone surged in his palm, forming a bone blade in an instant!
“Kill!”
Wu Qi gripped the bone blade, took a step forward, and lunged as a gray-white shadow!
Chen Chunhua scrutinized Wu Qi without much change in expression. Thunder roared beneath his feet, and he charged without hesitation!
The two engaged once more in an instant.
“Boom boom boom boom!…”
Energy waves exploded, Spirit Light flashed!
At such high-speed combat, in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of blows again, smashing rocks and shaking the ground!
Chen Chunhua’s thin, yellowed hands seemed tempered through gold and iron, able to clash constantly with Wu Qi’s sinister bone blade.
However, Chen Chunhua’s hands couldn’t withstand the “stabs” of the bone blade and gradually got pierced with small nail-sized blood holes.
Suddenly, a gray-white light surged around Wu Qi, and bone spikes sprang up rapidly from his feet!
Chen Chunhua’s thunder roared beneath his feet, retreating swiftly!
“Drip, drip…”
A few drops of blood fell on the ground.
Chen Chunhua glanced down and saw seven or eight new wounds, including on his chest.
If he hadn’t retreated quickly enough, he might have had several more blood holes on him!
“You have some skills!”
Chen Chunhua snorted coldly, a bit of thunder light surged over his wounds, cauterizing them.
Shortly after, fresh granulation broke through the scab, growing anew.
But Wu Qi didn’t give Chen Chunhua much time. His figure flickered as he rushed at Chen Chunhua again.
“Summer Thunder!”
Chen Chunhua shouted, thunder roared on his fists. He punched directly at Wu Qi’s stabbing bone blade, breaking it quickly!
The thunder of summer is the most magnificent and unstoppable!
In an instant, a torrent of purple lightning surged from Chen Chunsheng’s fist, engulfing Wu Qi.
“Could it be a decisive moment!” Song Xingyun and others were shocked by the torrential lightning.
However, in Su Yuan’s vision, Wu Qi, engulfed by the lightning, was shielded by layers of white bone from within.
Although being obliterated by the ferocious purple lightning, these bones kept emerging from Wu Qi’s body, not allowing the purple lightning to break through!
This wasn’t all. Gradually, these bones formed armor around Wu Qi’s body!
At once, Wu Qi’s aura skyrocketed, rushing against the lighting flood, and punched towards Chen Chunhua!
“Boom!”
This time, it was Chen Chunhua sent flying, smashing through numerous trees before stopping!
Chen Chunhua had just stood up when Wu Qi, clad in bone armor, leaped, a harder and more sinister bone blade forming in his hand, stabbing down at Chen Chunhua!
Seeing this, Chen Chunhua’s brow furrowed, raising his hand towards the sky.
At once, a thunderclap resounded in the sky. Then a lightning pillar crashed down on Chen Chunhua, blasting Wu Qi away!
“What’s that!”
Wu Qi arched a brow, looking at the lightning-covered Chen Chunhua.
The next moment, with a terrifying Star Power fluctuation, surging silver currents radiated from where the lightning struck!
A streak of silver shot into the sky, and it was Chen Chunhua.
But this moment, Chen Chunhua was wrapped in silver-electric chains, with six rectangular light wings etched with thunder patterns behind him!
Lightning crackled all over him, and his eyes gleamed with blinding white thunder light!
As if the Thunder God had descended!