Chapter 501

At this point, most of the students from the four academies had arrived. At most, there were a few lone cultivators on their way.

Most of the geniuses present knew each other, and some even had a good relationship with each other.

Although the tea party had not started, the entire Six Harmonies Mountain was very lively. Everyone was drinking tea and chatting. Most of them were talking about martial skills, cultivation techniques, and inheritances. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

In comparison, the seniors from the previous year were more talkative, and they would occasionally answer the questions of the new geniuses.

Yun Yingwu, Jiang Chen, and the others were more popular among the new geniuses. They would ask some questions, and the seniors would answer them generously.

Fu Sanguang was more lazy, and he had no time to teach the new geniuses. Most of the time, he was looking at beauties.

As for Cao Xingyue, perhaps because he was not famous enough, or because his reputation was too bad, there were not many new geniuses who asked him for advice. Most of them were girls in love, and they surrounded Situ Linyu, which made Cao Xingyue gnash his teeth in anger.

Of course, the liveliness here wasn't just for pure exchanges and pointers. Most people were observing the opponents in their hearts.

For example, Cao Xingyue was observing Fu Sanguang, Yun Yingwu, and Jiang Chen.

"Why do I feel that these guys are unfathomable? Maybe I can challenge Jiang Chen."

Cao Xingyue sweated as his gaze landed on Jiang Chen.

He had originally thought that he would be able to wash away the humiliation of being ranked fourth in the previous year's tea party, but he found that those people were all extremely strong. At most, only Jiang Chen, who had no background, could be challenged and had a chance of winning.

Chen Yu was also sizing up the strong opponents from the previous year, including Duan Xinyue, Ye Chengfeng, and Yun Haizhen.

These people were either from the ten great ancient clans or the four great families. All of them had extraordinary backgrounds, and the speed of their growth was immeasurable.

At the same time, these people were also paying attention to Chen Yu.

"This time, I will definitely take the first place that belongs to me from your hands."

Yun Haizhen clenched his fists, and he was slightly excited.

He believed that with his improvement, he would definitely be able to defeat Chen Yu.

On the other side, Ye Chengfeng's gaze also became sharper. "I'm looking forward to seeing how many swords you can take this time …"

Apart from that, Chen Yu was the champion of the previous term. The seniors from the previous term would also treat Chen Yu as a stepping stone. As long as they defeated Chen Yu, they would be able to become famous.

Chen Yu had long since sensed the gazes of many elders sizing him up, the champion of the previous tournament.

As for the new batch, although there were many geniuses, they did not receive much attention.

After all, it had only been two years since the Academy Tournament ended. Time was too short, and there was a limit to the growth of one's strength. All along, the new Academy Tournament had been used as a foil to the previous two Academy Tournaments.

"Shixiong, there are so many Origin Realm experts."

Yu Buyu had been following behind Yuan Chen and Chen Yu. This was the first time she had seen so many geniuses, so she couldn't help but be in awe.

"It won't be long before you reach the Origin Realm."

Yuan Chen smiled.

Chen Yu now had a better understanding of Yu Buyu. Not only did she possess the Fire Spiritual Body, she was also a member of the Yu Clan, one of the Ten Great Ancient Clans. With such talent, the declining Yu Clan treated her like a treasure and nurtured her with all their might.

Until evening, the tea party started on time. Those who had yet to arrive had already lost the right to participate.

Once the time was up, there was a tense atmosphere. Many of the geniuses were already brimming with battle intent and couldn't wait to show off their skills.

First, it was time for some of the seniors from the previous term to fight.

They had been through more than ten years of training and had rich battle experience. Their fights were rather exciting.

After four to five matches, the crowd couldn't help but feel bored. They wanted to see the top five of the Academy Tournament fight.

"Duan Hao, fight with me. Let me see how much you have improved over the past two years."

Right at this moment, a young man in white clothes with a face as gentle as jade walked out.

"Duan Hao? The prodigy from the Duan Clan? I heard that he was ranked fourth in this term's Academy Tournament. "

"The youth who challenged him is not an ordinary person either. He is the young prodigy of the Fu Clan, Fu Beiling. He is ranked seventh in this term's Academy Tournament."

Everyone instantly became interested.

Besides that, they wanted to see exactly how strong the geniuses of this term's Academy Tournament were. After all, the outside world said that each term of the Academy Tournament was stronger than the last.

Chen Yu was rather interested in this spar as well.

Duan Hao was from the same term as him, and there was some conflict between them that was resolved later on.

Fu Beiling had encountered Chen Yu in the Crimson Earth Secret Realm, and there was some discord between them.

"As you wish."

Duan Hao glanced fiercely at Fu Beiling before walking out.

"Azurelight Finger."

An azure radiance condensed on the tip of Fu Beiling's finger, and it flashed as it shot towards Duan Hao.

"Break!"

Duan Hao's face surged with a baleful aura, and a shapeless baleful aura suffused an area of over 65 meters, and a ferocious beast could be faintly seen within it.

Bang!

He smashed out with his fist, and black baleful aura condensed on his fist to transform into a ferocious tiger head that shattered Fu Beiling's finger.

At the same time, Duan Hao executed the 《Devilish Berserk Shadow》 and pounced towards Fu Beiling like a ferocious beast.

Fu Beiling's movement technique was even more extraordinary, far surpassing Duan Hao who cultivated the 《Devilish Berserk Shadow》. His figure was erratic, and streaks of azure sharp finger light crisscrossed.

However, Duan Hao was incomparably ferocious. Both his fists were enveloped by the baleful aura of the tiger head, and both his legs had a dragon-shaped shadow.

Both of them were at the peak of the initial stage of the Origin Realm, and this battle was extremely exciting.

"This Duan Hao is not bad. He has cultivated to a higher level of the baleful aura condensation."

Cao Xingyue nodded. He was also from the Blood Fiend Courtyard.

At the same time, he was secretly shocked. It had only been two years, and the two of them actually had such strength. They were indeed much stronger than the previous two terms.

Not only Cao Xingyue thought so, but the others also had the same thought.

"Seems like that Situ Linyu has some capabilities to be able to ascend to the top." Cao Xingyue had a higher opinion of Situ Linyu's strength.

After fifty moves, Duan Hao activated his Severe Wind Bloodline and increased his speed. With a ferocious and violent stance, he forced Fu Beiling to retreat.

"Fu Beiling's movement technique is agile and his attacks are sharp. However, his aura is far from Duan Hao's. In this battle, the initiative is in the hands of the short horn. Unless Fu Beiling's speed or defense has a huge increase, it will be hard for him to defeat Duan Hao."

Yun Yingwu watched the battle and said with a faint smile.

"Thank you, Brother Yun, for your guidance." Fu Beiling was also pondering. Now that Yun Yingwu pointed it out, he was enlightened.

After Duan Hao, who was ranked fourth, entered the stage, some of the people who were preparing to make a name for themselves also started to challenge those who were ranked higher.

As for those who were ranked higher, they didn't recklessly challenge them.

Their target was higher, and most of them were ranked top three. But after so many years, they didn't really understand each other's techniques. Hence, they chose to observe first before challenging.

"Cao Xingyue, fight me."

A green haired man leaped out.

"Cao Xingyue, an elder who was ranked fourth in the previous term's competition. He is extremely powerful."

"The challenger is Lu Clan's Lu Guangliang. In the previous term's competition, he was ranked seventh. This battle is going to be interesting."

The crowd started to discuss.

In the eyes of the crowd, the elders from the previous term were all experts at the pinnacle of the tea party. Hence, this battle was very eye-catching.

"Lu Guangliang, you still don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

Cao Xingyue stood out and was slightly displeased.

As one of the top five in the previous term, he was the first to be challenged. Didn't this mean that in the eyes of the crowd, he was the weakest?

"Keke, we will know after we try."

Lu Guangliang didn't mind and laughed. He took out a dark green long spear and burst out with qi.

On the other side, Cao Xingyue had a gloomy expression. A black baleful qi surged from his body and turned into a malevolent giant bear.

Hu!

In the void, a congealed and curved spear shadow flew over. It was like a venomous snake that suddenly launched an attack.

Cao Xingyue took out a black giant axe and cleaved out a shockingly huge axe light that rushed towards the spear shadow.

Both of them were at the middle stage of the Origin Realm. This clash of attacks was massive.

"Again … …"

Lu Guangliang's long spear danced rapidly. In the void, it was as though there were thousands of venomous snakes rushing out and attacking Cao Xingyue from all directions.

In terms of attack speed, Lu Guangliang who used a spear was definitely faster than Cao Xingyue.

Gradually, Cao Xingyue was starting to lose his strength.

The crowd couldn't help but exclaim. Lu Guangliang's strength had already reached such a level that it could even make the rank 9 Cao Xingyue feel pressured.

"Giant Axe Ascension!"

Cao Xingyue roared. The baleful qi giant bear behind him seemed to be enraged as well.

Boom!

He cleaved out with his axe. A giant black axe shadow descended from above, destroying everything in front of it and rushing towards Lu Guangliang.

"Break."

Lu Guangliang was a member of the Lu Clan, one of the ten ancient clans. He activated his bloodline and dark green stripes appeared on his skin. His qi was instantly boosted as he thrusted out with his spear.

Cao Xingyue knew the characteristics of the Lu Clan's bloodline. This attack of his wouldn't be able to injure his opponent. He immediately activated his Cao Clan's Gravity Bloodline and got closer to Lu Guangliang.

The radius of 85 feet around Cao Xingyue was enveloped by a dark and distorted gravity ring. The closer he got, the stronger the gravity.

After a round of pursuit, Lu Guangliang was the first to be defeated.

"Damn it. I actually fought for more than a hundred moves."

Cao Xingyue cursed in his heart. He might have won, but it wasn't that glorious.

At the same time, he thought that it must be because of Lu Guangliang's improvement and not because of him.

After this battle, there were a few more rounds of sparring.

On the Yunyang College's side, a skinny grey robed man stared at Chen Yu and Yuan Chen with ruthless eyes.

"Yuan Chen is now at the middle stage of the Origin Realm. My chances of winning aren't high. I wonder how is this Chen Yu's strength."

The grey robed man spoke softly. This person was Yin Chengzhuang.

In the previous tournament, because of Chen Yu and Yuan Chen, he wasn't able to enter the top ten in the first segment and missed the opportunity.

In this tea party, his targets were Chen Yu and Yuan Chen.

There were rumors that stated that Chen Yu's innate spirit physique had poor aptitude. The further he progressed, the slower his cultivation level would grow. Hence, his potential was limited.

But Yin Chengzhuang had once lost to Chen Yu and didn't wish to lose again. Hence, he was more cautious.

"Elder brother, let me test out that Chen Yu."

Beside Yin Chengzhuang, a similarly skinny man spoke.

"Alright. In this tournament, you are ranked tenth. Now that you have broken through to the Origin Realm, your ocular technique talent isn't any weaker than mine. Help me test out this Chen Yu's strength."

Yin Chengzhuang nodded.

"Chen Yu, I am this year's ranked tenth, 'Yin Yu'. I wish to seek guidance from the previous year's no.6."

The skinny man leaped out of the crowd and looked at Chen Yu.

As a new genius, he was ranked tenth in the tournament. Challenging the previous no.6 Chen Yu wasn't expected by many.

But he said that he wanted to seek guidance from Chen Yu. Even if he lost, it wouldn't matter. If he performed well, it would be an honorable defeat.

The expressions of many people in the surroundings changed slightly as they looked over. It was because they were interested in Chen Yu, and they could tell that Yin Yu had come to probe Chen Yu's ability.

Chen Yu was famous, but no one thought highly of him. Whoever defeated him first would be able to become famous.

"Alright, then I will give you some pointers."

Chen Yu smiled as he stepped forward, putting on the appearance of a senior.