Chapter 345: Violent, Frenzied Slashes

Never before had a Three-Academy Sparring Match unfolded like this.

Even back when the Seven Great Flame Countries had yet to form the Beast Flame Academy, and their chosen disciples were all strangers, there had never been a precedent where students from a single Flame Country stood against all the others.

HUMMM...

Just as everyone stared at the arena, Zheng Zhuhe’s body suddenly erupted. The aura of the True Fate Realm exploded from within him, accompanied by the aura of a Saint Bone.

Zheng Liling had already landed on his designated observation platform. He smiled arrogantly. "Our Zheng Zhuhe has undergone a Saint Bone Awakening."

The entire crowd was stunned by his words.

It was exceedingly rare for a young person from a Saint Bone Family to undergo a Saint Bone Awakening while the current owner was still alive.

This was proof enough that a great fortune had descended upon the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

Seeing this, Wu Ye remarked sinisterly, "Whether this Lu Chao is real or fake, what does he possibly have to fight against all these geniuses?"

Everyone in the audience, from the great figures to the ordinary spectators, held their breath. They all glanced across the arena, convinced that Lu Chao was doomed to fail. He wouldn’t even make it past the students from the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard.

Behind Lu Dingtian, Lu Dingkong let out a low, savage roar. "As long as Lu Chao dies, his true face will be revealed!"

Everyone’s gaze fell upon Lu Dingtian once more, waiting for him to announce the start of the battle.

Lu Dingtian, however, was already impatient. He boomed, "The Three-Academy Sparring Match begins now! Fight!"

His voice thundered across the temporary town, and countless people fell silent in an instant. But Lu Hanyan, Lu Hanyang, and Nan Ke shouted almost simultaneously, "Zheng Zhuhe, the Fake Lu Chao is ours! Don’t touch him!"

They were already charging over with all their disciples in tow.

The corner of Zheng Zhuhe’s mouth twitched. In the end, he didn’t dare to clash with the geniuses of the two great empires and the dynasty. He said, "Yiyi, the Fake Lu Chao’s wife bullied you. I’ll beat her to death for you now."

With that, Zheng Zhuhe started toward Cheng Yunsu. The other students from the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard also moved to attack Luo Wendeng and the others.

However, just as the members of the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard were about to charge...

Lu Chao’s True Qi... HUMMM!

The True Qi of the Sixth Layer of Transformation blasted out in all directions, suppressing the students of the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard like a gale-force wind.

That’s right. After devouring the Star Violent Divine Bone, Lu Chao had broken through another layer.

Seeing this realm, Wu Tong couldn’t help but say, "To think he’d try to fight everyone with just the Sixth Layer of Transformation. How ridiculous."

The moment his voice fell, Lu Chao bellowed, "Dragon General! Violent... ROAR!"

The might of the Dragon General Bone erupted!

It blasted toward all the students of the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard, toward the people of Great Wu and Nanye, and rippled out in every direction.

Following that, an incomparably violent aura burst from the Dragon General Bone.

It was as if explosive ripples were layered on top of the Dragon General’s might...

In an instant... PFFT! PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

The Beast Flame Inner Courtyard students closest to Lu Chao all spat out blood, their minds instantly shattered by the shockwave. The disciples who had not yet reached the Transformation Realm felt their knees buckle.

All the spectators watched in disbelief!

Zheng Zhuhe, with Wu Yiyi in tow, was forced to a halt. He fiercely shielded Wu Yiyi, bracing against the force of Lu Chao’s violent might.

On one of the observation platforms, Lu Dingtian’s eyes widened. "That’s... the Violent Roar of the Violent Saint Bone..."

Just as he finished speaking, Lu Chao’s roar ceased!

He glanced indifferently at Lu Dingtian and retorted, "Does it feel familiar? What comes next will be even more familiar to you."

After speaking, Lu Chao looked away and said to Cheng Yunsu, "Xiao Su’er, I’ll leave the Beast Flame Inner Courtyard students to you. I’m going to deal with the people from the Great Wu Empire and the Nanye Dynasty alone."

WHOOSH! Lu Chao flickered forward, leaping directly over Zheng Zhuhe’s head.

He charged straight toward the students of the Great Wu Imperial Academy, led by Lu Hanyang and Lu Hanyan. He addressed the siblings directly, "My dear brother and sister, receive your big brother’s... Violent Celestial Soldier Slash!"

Lu Chao landed, spear in hand, and slowly assumed a ready stance.

Just like that, one man and one spear faced the one hundred and eight students of the Great Wu Imperial Academy. His stance made Lu Hanyang and his sister tremble uncontrollably... The Violent Celestial Soldier Slash—it was Lu Chao’s strongest Martial Technique.

It came from the Heavenly Destiny Violent Saint Bone, a Martial Technique that only the Violent Saint Bone could execute.

They were all too familiar with it.

"Sister, don’t waver! We are both at the Second Layer of the True Fate Realm, while he is only at the Sixth Layer of Transformation." Lu Hanyang quickly composed himself, the aura of his Fire Roaring Saint Bone erupting.

The siblings had originally been at the True Fate Realm First Layer, but the items gifted by the Cyan Sword Shadow Man had directly boosted their cultivation.

Hearing this, Lu Hanyan’s Water Chant Saint Bone also flared with True Qi as she shouted, "That’s right! He has the Bone of Myriad Stars. His Violent Celestial Soldier Slash is bound to be a pale imitation. This is still part of Fan Changcun’s scheme."

The Bone of Myriad Stars could learn all sorts of things, but it could never achieve mastery in any of them.

The two siblings remained adamant that the Fake Lu Chao before them was a creation of Fan Changcun.

"Kill..."

The brother and sister roared in unison. The explosive battle began, and the other Great Wu Empire students charged in behind them.

Countless spectators were no longer watching Zheng Zhuhe’s side.

Instead, they stared intently at Lu Chao—especially Lu Dingtian. They wanted to see just what kind of Violent Celestial Soldier Slash he would unleash...

The next moment, Lu Chao thrust his spear!

Surging True Qi formed a violent spear thrust that blasted toward Lu Hanyang and his sister.

In that instant, Lu Chao’s spear ignited with incomparably violent True Qi, like black flames roiling forth. It collided with Lu Hanyang and Lu Hanyan simultaneously... BOOM!

Logically, two cultivators at the Second Layer of True Fate should have easily dealt with one at the Sixth Layer of Transformation.

But that wasn’t what happened at all.

Lu Hanyang and his sister let out a strange cry in unison as they were forced into a wild retreat. One fell back several steps like a flicker of fire, while the other flew back like a streak of blue waterlight. They landed in front of the Great Wu Empire’s disciples, staring at Lu Chao in utter disbelief.

"A pale imitation?"

"My apologies, but my Violent Celestial Soldier Slash has improved quite a bit... Lu Dingtian, how much of it have *you* learned?"

As he spoke the last words, Lu Chao looked at Lu Dingtian on the observation platform again. His question was pointed: ’You fused with my Heavenly Destiny Violent Saint Bone, so how much of the Violent Celestial Soldier Slash did you manage to learn?’

By this point, Lu Dingtian was speechless. His mind was screaming, ’Impossible! This is impossible!’

’He’s clearly a fake, yet his Violent Celestial Soldier Slash is even more terrifying than the real thing...’

"Do you still think I’m a fake?"

"Then watch closely. Violent Celestial Soldier, Six Frenzied Slashes!"

A chilling aura emanated from Lu Chao. He gripped his spear and charged straight for Lu Hanyang and Lu Hanyan, unleashing one slash after another. Each slash was more powerful and terrifying than the last, executed with an effortless ease that suggested it had been forged through a thousand trials.

Lu Hanyang and his sister Lu Hanyan could only parry his attacks. As for the other Great Wu Imperial Academy students, they were completely useless.

"Why is this happening? Why?"

Lu Dingtian’s mind was in turmoil. This Lu Chao seemed more real than the true one, and his violent aura was just as terrifying.

’But he only has the Bone of Myriad Stars.’