Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes

At Modu Martial University's team bench, the principal, the coaches, and the team members all looked at Wang Meng with disdain. "What kind of garbage is this? Tell Tong Yanbin to finish this quickly. Just looking at these losers turns my stomach." Mo Yu, captain of Modu Martial University, ordered her teammates.

Everyone from Shancheng Martial University stared at Tong Yanbin on the arena with rage in their eyes.

The audience in the stands was whispering, too. "Aren't the people from Modu Martial University going too far? Are they just toying with him?"

"Exactly. So what if they've got some skill? If they can beat him, just knock him off the stage. Why humiliate him like this?"

Lin Hao turned to Xia Qiuling and the other team members. "Xia Qiuling, Lei Yunfan, Xiaoxiao, go up there and forfeit right away." Xia Qiuling only glanced at Wang Meng as he was carried away on a stretcher, then climbed onto the stage without looking back. Seeing her like that, Lin Hao's heart gave a lurch. He had submitted the lineup to the referee earlier, according to his own plan. The next contestant couldn't take the stage until the previous match was over. There was nothing Lin Hao could do.

"Brother Meng, watch me avenge you, Qiu Ling." At that moment, a seemingly endless fury and power stirred within Xia Qiuling's tiny frame. She raised a hand, and an enormous battleaxe appeared in it. Xia Qiuling was small, less than 1.6 meters tall, while her Thunderous Axe was more than two meters long.

Tong Yanbin was slightly taken aback when he saw Xia Qiuling. A cute little girl had shown up. But when she gripped the battleaxe, he was even more dumbfounded. Then, with a trace of pity, he said, "Cute little miss, that weapon really doesn't suit you. Why don't you call me 'big brother' and let me hear how it sounds? Since you're such a cute girl, I might go easy on you." Then he burst out laughing.

Xia Qiuling didn't waste her breath. Power surged around her, and she swung her axe at Tong Yanbin. Tong Yanbin could only shake his head helplessly. "Little girl, I gave you your chance. Don't regret it." He raised one hand, and his short blade clashed directly with the great axe. The axe had been sweeping forward with unstoppable momentum, but the short blade easily stopped it.

Xia Qiuling seemed to have expected this. Her Thunderous Axe suddenly blazed with golden light, and a force as crushing as a mountain crashing down surged into it.

Tong Yanbin hadn't expected her swing to have a second stage. The sudden increase in force caught him off guard, and the Thunderous Axe came down, striking his shoulder. Fury flashed in Tong Yanbin's eyes as he used his short blade to knock the axe aside.

"Little miss, I've been giving you face. I couldn't bear to lay a hand on a pretty young girl like you. Since you won't take the easy way and insist on the hard way, don't blame me for being ruthless."

At the Modu Martial University bench, Mo Yu saw Tong Yanbin wounded by the axe, and disgust flickered in her eyes. "Tong Yanbin is useless. He got hurt by a mid-tier Bronze fighter?"

Xia Qiuling didn't bother replying. She unleashed the Xia Family's inherited Battle Skill, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes. With her current mid-tier Bronze strength, she could barely manage the first three of its thirty-six swings. "First Axe of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes: Forceful Mountain Splitting!" Xia Qiuling leaped high into the air. Lightning burst across her Thunderous Axe as it began to grow larger and larger. A terrifying pressure, wrapped in howling wind, gathered above Tong Yanbin's head.

At the judges' table, Fang Wei and Jiang Tianhai stared wide-eyed. "The Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Axes? Could that little girl be Old Xia's daughter?"

Tong Yanbin's expression turned grave. No matter how he moved, he could feel the axe's aura locked tightly onto him.

He stopped holding back and released the aura of a Silver Grade fighter. Battle Skill: Dual Blade Slash! Two streaks of purple Blade Aura quickly gathered along Tong Yanbin's twin blades, and he charged straight at the enormous axe. An explosion rang out in midair. The purple light and the great axe vanished together in a cloud of dust. Xia Qiuling, meanwhile, coughed up blood as she was blasted backward and fell onto the arena.

As the dust cleared, Tong Yanbin's clothes were in disarray. The explosion had torn apart his uniform. He let out a long breath. "I didn't expect a little girl like you to unleash that kind of power. Good thing I'm a mid-tier Silver fighter. If I'd been at the Silver Initial level, that surprise attack might really have worked."

Xia Qiuling lay on the arena, her great axe gone. A hideous wound had opened on her shoulder. In the instant after the explosion, Tong Yanbin had used his mid-tier Silver strength to withstand its force, then driven his short blade into Xia Qiuling's right shoulder and kicked her away.

The referee shook his head slightly and announced, "The second match between Modu Martial University and Shancheng Martial University goes to Modu Martial University. Shancheng Martial University, please send out your third contestant."

Everyone from Shancheng Martial University hurried to Xia Qiuling's side. She was barely breathing, and a nearly ten-centimeter puncture wound went through her right shoulder. The medical team rushed over to examine her injuries. Her right shoulder was pierced, and three ribs were broken, but thankfully no internal organs had been damaged. As the medical staff carried Xia Qiuling away, the Shancheng Martial University team members were furious beyond words.

Before Lin Hao could speak, Lei Yunfan said coolly, "It's my turn, right?" Then he climbed onto the arena without looking back.

At the referee's signal, the third match between Shancheng Martial University and Modu Martial University began.

Tong Yanbin looked at Lei Yunfan's impassive face. "Another one coming up to get himself killed." Lei Yunfan was a man of few words. He planted his Sky Qilin Halberd in the ground. "Come on."

Seeing the contemptuous look on Lei Yunfan's face, Tong Yanbin felt insulted. He rushed at Lei Yunfan with his short blades. Lei Yunfan stood perfectly still. The twin blades stabbed straight into his chest. Even Tong Yanbin was taken aback. What was this guy doing? Then he realized something was wrong. Lei Yunfan's body suddenly turned indistinct.

Tong Yanbin was shocked. An afterimage! He immediately pulled back, but Lei Yunfan wasn't about to let him get away.

When a low-tier fighter took on a high-tier one, the key was to catch them off guard. Just as Tong Yanbin tried to retreat, Lei Yunfan appeared at his flank and thrust his halberd at him. Tong Yanbin reacted quickly, sweeping a short blade across to block Lei Yunfan's attack.

But because he'd acted in a hurry, he couldn't put much strength behind the block. Lei Yunfan pressed forward, and the Sky Qilin Halberd tore a wound in Tong Yanbin's body. After landing the hit, Lei Yunfan pressed his advantage, swinging the Sky Qilin Halberd toward Tong Yanbin's back. Tong Yanbin twisted aside and narrowly dodged the blow.