Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 442 - 413 Disadvantage

Qin Qing was also extremely serious about watching this battle.

Cang Yuan’s strength naturally needed no further discussion.

Furthermore, what made Cang Yuan more notable was the fact that he had once been a disciple of Tai’a Academy.

Because Qin Qing had withdrawn, Cang Yuan also left Tai’a Academy, choosing to join Wind-Fire Academy alongside Qin Qing. This matter had once caused quite a stir in Tai’a Academy, and even led to many ridiculing Cang Yuan, asking if there was something wrong with his brain.

And now, as Cang Yuan stood in the arena, about to confront a disciple of Tai’a Academy himself, such a plot seemed quite amusing.

On the other side, Ouyang Kuang also had his own story.

Ouyang Kuang was a member of the Ouyang Clan.

When mentioning the Ouyang Clan, everyone naturally thought of Ouyang Xi first.

Ouyang Xi was one of the Tai’a Ten Heroes and also held another identity, being a student of Zhao Wuji.

Her talent was even considered to surpass that of Zhou Wen and Li Mu.

However, during the trip to the Sword Pavilion, Ouyang Xi died at the hands of Qin Qing.

Ouyang Kuang, being the elder brother of Ouyang Xi—although not by blood—had a good relationship with her.

Therefore, when Ouyang Kuang stepped onto the platform, he harbored the thought of killing the disciples of Wind-Fire Academy to avenge his sister.

The battle between the two erupted swiftly.

Ouyang Kuang’s strength was even greater than people had anticipated.

This guy usually kept a low profile; he seldom made appearances in Tai’a Academy, but his strength was on par with the Tai’a Ten Heroes.

It seemed this guy had been too discreet in the past, uninterested in vying for fame and gain.

The battle was intense from the start; the two combatants exchanged blows one after another, with victory unclear.

But after an hour, the tide of battle gradually began to lean toward Cang Yuan’s side.

Cang Yuan’s strength was ultimately a cut above the rest. After consuming the Sword Fruit and receiving the baptism of the Sword Pond, Cang Yuan’s swordsmanship had reached a new level.

"Boom!"

Myriad Swords Return to Origin!

Countless strands of Sword Qi instantly converged and descended from the heavens like a mammoth entity, bombarding Ouyang Kuang.

Ouyang Kuang’s Spiritual Power surged around his body, with his Martial Soul radiating endless divine splendor.

His Martial Soul was a golden Great Cauldron.

The Great Cauldron floated in the void, emanating dazzling multicolored divine radiance.

Spiritual Power surged, transforming into rings of force, continuously shaking the Sword Qi cascading from above.

But in the end, the Spiritual Power dissipated, and Ouyang Kuang was pierced by Sword Qi, sustaining over a dozen wounds.

He was on the brink of death, but in the moment before his demise, he leapt out of the arena, conceding defeat and saving his life.

However, this battle was declared over with the victory of Wind-Fire Academy’s Cang Yuan!

"Whew!"

Cang Yuan let out a sigh of relief.

Although he won the battle, it was not an easy victory.

The disciples of Tai’a Academy were all tough nuts to crack.

Ouyang Kuang was unassuming, but his true strength was almost on par with the Tai’a Ten Heroes.

In fact, he might have even been stronger than some of the Ten Heroes.

If there was one Ouyang Kuang in Tai’a Academy, then there might be even more disciples like him, concealing their strength.

The upcoming battles were going to be increasingly difficult for Wind-Fire Academy.

Cang Yuan stepped down from the platform and said to the others, "In the following matches, if you’re not confident, then concede early; there’s no need to fight to the death in the arena."

"Cang Yuan is right!" Zhu Jirong also spoke up at this moment, "There’s no need to fight to the death when you know you’re outmatched!"

The battles continued to unfold.

Wind-Fire Academy was almost in a streak of losses.

The situation became more and more challenging.

The watching crowds were all shaking their heads.

"In the first round, Wind-Fire Academy’s victory was entirely due to the advantage of their Formation."

"Yes, Wind-Fire Academy’s Battle Array was unexpected; Tai’a Academy hadn’t anticipated it, leading to their heavy loss."

"The second round is a one-on-one arena match; they have no tricks up their sleeves. From this perspective, Tai’a Academy has a greater chance of winning..."

"There’s hardly any doubt left; like this, the number of people from Wind-Fire Academy advancing to the next round will decrease even further, and in the end, even if it’s a battle of attrition, Tai’a Academy could exhaust Wind-Fire Academy with their numerical superiority."

These thoughts of the spectators were naturally due to the rules of the contest.

For example, in the first round of the challenge on the platform, both sides had 29 people competing.

But if, among these 29 matches, Wind-Fire Academy could only win five, it meant that only five of them would advance to the next round, while Tai’a Academy would have 24 people advancing.

Of course, these were theoretical numbers, and the actual figures would depend on injuries and remaining combat strength, among other factors.

But it was imaginable that after such rounds of elimination matches, Tai’a Academy would increasingly gain the upper hand, ultimately defeating Wind-Fire Academy without any doubt with a war of attrition.

Night fell.

The evening came swiftly.

However, there was no sign of the battle ending.

Of course, the battle of Tianyong would not stop just because night had come.

The arena bouts were still ongoing.

Some matches in the middle were very intense, with the strengths of both sides being closely matched.

By the second day,

The first round of eliminations was finally announced to be over.

In the end, out of the 29 matches, Tai’a Academy had won 23.

Wind-Fire Academy had just managed to secure six victories.

In those six matches, besides the two won by Cang Yuan and Zhong Hongwen which were relatively straightforward, the other four winners emerged with great difficulty, having lost their ability to fight in the next round even though they had won.