Demonic Apprentice, Wind Falcon!
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"Lu Huai, it's your turn."
Lu Huai nodded, stood up, and left the preparation area.
After passing through a long and narrow passage, Lu Huai stopped in front of the door with the words "Zone 5" written on it.
He took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
"The next challenger for the fifth zone is today's fourth challenger!"
Lu Huai had just stepped out of the door when the host's excited voice came from all directions.
"I'm sure everyone here is familiar with this challenger! He's the SSS-grade genius who awakened a few days ago in our Anyang First High School!"
"I wonder if this genius can break the win-streak record? Let's all wait and see!"
The scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
In the next second, a commotion broke out.
"Ah? He's the SSS-grade genius that was mentioned in the news?"
"Why is he here?"
"You guys keep talking about that piece of news, but I didn't see it!"
"Why would a genius come to the beast combat arena? He must be a fake genius!"
"..."
There was nonstop clamor.
Lu Huai carefully observed the so-called beast combat zone.
In front of him were five iron gates that were as tall as a few people. Behind the iron gates was a deep darkness.
There were still traces of fresh blood on the ground in the arena, and even the air was filled with the faint smell of demonic beasts mixed with the smell of blood.
The smell made Lu Huai slightly uncomfortable.
"Now, let the first fight for the fourth contestant begin!"
"The first demonic beast, an ordinary saber-toothed tiger!"
Just as the host finished speaking.
"BOOM!"
A deafening sound came from in front of Lu Huai.
The leftmost iron gate of the five iron gates rose unsteadily, and the deep darkness behind the gate made Lu Huai slightly nervous.
Roar!
A golden figure came from the darkness behind the iron gate.
Its sharp fangs appeared in front of Lu Huai in the blink of an eye.
A pungent smell came out of its bloody mouth.
Lu Huai quickly reacted and suppressed the fear in his heart, hurriedly dodging to the side.
The saber-toothed tiger almost brushed past his face.
Lu Huai even felt the touch of its fur.
The saber-toothed tiger immediately turned around after its attack failed. Two red-yellow eyes were embedded in its huge tiger head.
Phew...
That was dangerous.
Lu Huai took a deep breath.
After a few days of cultivation, Lu Huai's reaction speed had become much faster.
If he had not reacted quickly, the saber-toothed tiger's sharp teeth would have pierced his body.
Even so, Lu Huai was still almost in danger.
After experiencing a crisis, Lu Huai had calmed down considerably.
His eyes were fixed on the saber-toothed tiger that was moving around him.
Since he was here to train his combat ability, he could not use his killer move right from the start.
It was a good time to test out his martial skill!
As his blood and qi churned, a golden light appeared on Lu Huai's fist.
Earth-shattering fist!
With the boost from his blood and qi, Lu Huai's movement speed was extremely fast, and he quickly arrived in front of the saber-toothed tiger.
A punch was thrown!
The earth-shattering fist crashed into the saber-toothed tiger's body with tremendous power.
A dull sound was heard.
"Roar!"
The saber-toothed tiger roared as it was pushed back a few meters.
The saber-toothed tiger's body swayed and then fell to the ground.
Lu Huai looked at his own fist in surprise.
Am I that strong?
Or is the saber-toothed tiger too weak?
He did not expect that this attack would defeat the saber-toothed tiger.
The host and the audience did not expect this either.
"As expected of an SSS-grade genius, he defeated the saber-toothed tiger with one strike!"
"Congratulations to contestant no. 4 for winning the first round!
The crowd erupted into cheers.
It was possible that the physical strength boost from the SSS-grade body tempering art was just too strong. As such, with the additional boost from the martial skill, he was able to launch such a powerful attack.
Lu Huai made a reasonable guess.
But at this time, the battle was still ongoing.
Nine ordinary beasts came out from behind the iron gate one after another.
The so-called ordinary beasts were existences that had yet to become demonic beasts.
However, even ordinary beasts could threaten the lives of ordinary people.
Lu Huai continued to move forward.
The nine ordinary beasts fell one by one at his hands.
Lu Huai, on the other hand, did not feel tired at all. Instead, he felt more and more excited.
From the flustered steps at the beginning to the much stabler ones later.
Lu Huai had gradually gotten used to fighting against beasts.
After knocking down the tenth beast, Lu Huai raised his head and let out a breath of turbid air.
He felt refreshed.
However, ordinary beasts would not be able to last more than three rounds against him. He did not feel any pressure at all.
"Host, I would like to challenge a demonic apprentice-level demonic beast!"
Lu Huai's loud and clear voice reverberated throughout the entire beast combat arena.
"Contestant no. 4, are you sure?" The host asked excitedly. "Demonic beasts at the demonic apprentice realm have already grasped a demonic skill!"
Lu Huai nodded without hesitation.
"I'm sure!"
"This Lu Huai must be crazy. He just awakened not long ago, and he actually dares to challenge a demonic beast at the level of a demon apprentice?"
"Geniuses are all proud, not to mention that he's an SSS-grade genius. It's normal for him to be even more arrogant than other geniuses."
"Hmph! Let's just enjoy the show. A demonic apprentice-level demonic beast is not something a rookie who has just awakened can deal with!"
"..."
"Up next will be contestant no. 4's eleventh battle!"
"In this round, he will be facing a demonic apprentice-level demonic beast, the wind falcon!"
The second iron gate opened.
A thick cloud of dust rose from within.
After a sharp cry...
A giant bird the size of two people flapped its wings and flew out from the gate.
It hovered in the sky.
Its feathers were like iron spikes, and it had a hook-like beak and sharp eyes.
Lu Huai felt a faint pressure coming from the falcon.
However, Lu Huai was extremely excited.
He did not challenge the demonic apprentice-level demonic beast on impulse.
His own realm had long reached the realm of a martial apprentice.
His blood and qi had long since broken through the 500-point mark.
He, Lu Huai, had the confidence to fight a mere demonic apprentice.
The wind falcon had air superiority, which was extremely disadvantageous to Lu Huai.
Lu Huai was constantly on guard against the wind falcon's behavior.
The hovering wind falcon suddenly descended, and its sharp claws swiped at Lu Huai.
Lu Huai did not dare to block it and quickly moved away.
After a black shadow passed by, two deep claw marks appeared where Lu Huai had been standing.
Lu Huai seized the opportunity and moved forward.
Earth-shattering fist!
A gust of wind blew.
Lu Huai's earth-shattering fist missed.
His entire back was exposed to the wind falcon.
Screech!
Lu Huai only felt a strong wind behind him.
He only had the time to tighten his muscles.
Bang!
The wind falcon's wings landed on Lu Huai's back.
Lu Huai was sent flying to the wall, raising a thick cloud of dust.
Screech!
The wind Falcon raised its head and screeched, and the feathers on its body suddenly began to tremble.
"It appeared! The wind falcon's demonic skill!"
"Iron feather spray!"
The wind falcon suddenly shrunk its body.
Then, it flapped its wings forward.
Several feathers shimmering with a cold light shot toward Lu Huai, who was shrouded in smoke and dust, at lightning speed.
The hearts of all the audience members present clenched.
Were they going to witness the fall of an SSS-grade genius?