Edward's physique was far inferior to Jiang Liu's, and he was shaken by the residual force, his body unstable. As soon as his footing stabilized, he felt a heaviness in his chest, and his health bar dropped by three-quarters!
"Such high attack power!"
He glanced at his health bar, his expression filled with shock. What kind of spell was that? It almost emptied his health bar!
Didn't get instantly killed?
As expected of First Middle School's top student, he could take more hits than a Lingyun Sect Outer Elder.
Jiang Liu was somewhat disappointed and didn't want to waste any more time. He held his sword in his right hand and slashed out several water spiritual sword energy attacks, then raised his palm and unleashed several Heart Piercing Drops, his spiritual energy dropping to fifty percent.
He had mastered the art of multitasking during his battles with his senior brother, so he could effortlessly cast two skills at once. Water spiritual sword energy combined with Heart Piercing Drop – how could you possibly block that?
Edward couldn't block it at all. Faced with the overwhelming onslaught, his scalp tingled. He frantically activated his lightning spiritual energy to protect himself and then activated a defensive magic tool, but he was still forced to retreat repeatedly, completely unable to resist.
He cried out in his heart. He had a Lightning Spirit Root, but he couldn't find any lightning-element spells on the market. The only lightning-element footwork he had was a gift from the school.
Lightning spiritual energy was extremely aggressive, but he had no spells to use!
The school had promised him that if he won the Parkour King title, they would give him a top-grade spirit root and matching spells, saving him from the awkward situation of having no spells to cast.
He thought that with his speed, it wasn't an exaggeration to say the Parkour King title was within his grasp. He truly didn't take the other players seriously.
Now, not only was he out of the running for Parkour King, but he was about to be eliminated!
Stronger spiritual energy than mine, higher Realm than mine, more spells than mine...
Good grief, didn't the Principal say that Third Middle School's top student was Su Weiyang? Where did this Jiang Liu come from?!
Edward's body swayed precariously. The barrier activated by his defensive magic tool was about to shatter. Attacks rained down on him. He wanted to concede but felt it was too embarrassing.
Was it more embarrassing to be eliminated halfway, not even making it into the top hundred?
Or was it more embarrassing to open his mouth and surrender?
Edward thought for a moment, then opened his mouth: "My grandmother is a princess. Can you do me a favor and pretend we never met?"
Oh, a fake foreigner.
"Your Highness, the early dynasty has fallen!"
Jiang Liu understood the intention to surrender and said sarcastically, "Do me a favor? Should I give you an autograph too!"
My second uncle said that I must not let First Middle School or Second Middle School win the Parkour King. I'm listening to the old man.
You fake fan!
Edward's face darkened. As a water-element sword energy attack shattered the barrier of his defensive magic tool, he couldn't help but scream, "Give me an autograph! I'm your fan now!"
"Not needed."
Jiang Liu remained unmoved. This was First Middle School's top student, an enemy, a competitor. Even for the honor of Third Middle School, he had to eliminate him.
Second Uncle, watch this!
He moved his feet, a blur of afterimages trailing behind him. The moment Edward's defensive barrier shattered, a sword strike, the Sunrise Sword, slashed upwards from below.
Edward's health bar instantly emptied, and his body began to fade.
"I've been eliminated?"
Edward froze in place, unable to move. He looked at his fading body and then at Jiang Liu with a bewildered and indignant expression. "Jiang Liu! I'll remember you!"
"For the next event, I'm going to kill you!"
Wait until you get your lightning spells.
Jiang Liu watched Edward get eliminated and stood there, letting out a long sigh. He felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Fan? Autograph? Third Middle School only knows Su Weiyang?
Do you know my name now?
"I was bullied by my senior brother hundreds of times, and I thought I was trash," Jiang Liu muttered. Now it seemed it wasn't that he was trash, but that his senior brother was too strong.
Although he had been suppressing Edward, that lightning spiritual energy was indeed fierce, constantly offsetting his water spiritual sword energy. It took him more than half his spiritual energy to eliminate the opponent.
It was only because Edward didn't have lightning spells. If he had them, Jiang Liu would have had to use the Body Restraint Ring and Law Restraint Rope.
"Thirty seconds. That's good."
Jiang Liu glanced at the time. He hadn't wasted too much. The people behind him shouldn't be able to catch up so quickly.
He didn't believe there would be another player with lightning-element footwork.
If there is, I'll send them off too!
He retracted his Sunrise Sword. He didn't need to conserve spiritual energy for the rest of the journey. He kept the Afterimage Body activated and sped towards the finish line at full speed!
Fifteen thousand meters.
Sixteen thousand meters.
Seventeen thousand meters.
The rest of the journey was much smoother. Apart from encountering a trap every ten meters, there were no other players in sight.
Ten meters, a Five Elements trap. The person who made this map deserves to die.
The combined power of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth bombarded him. Even with the Thousand Hammer Golden Body protecting him, Jiang Liu's health bar dropped by fifty percent.
Other players would probably find a detour around the traps, but not him. He was rushing for speed, crashing through everything. Since his health bar was visible, he wasn't afraid of suddenly dying.
The finish line, with its super-boosted AFK zone, awaited him. He was counting on that super-boosted AFK zone to break through to Qi Refining Layer 9. He didn't want to waste another second.
Finally.
After leaping across more than a dozen shop rooftops, a semi-transparent barrier appeared in his sight.
Sprint a thousand meters!
Jiang Liu's spirits soared upon seeing the finish line. His speed increased again, leaving a trail of afterimages that lingered for several seconds as he bolted towards the finish line.
Three hundred meters.
Two hundred meters.
One hundred meters.
He burst through the light barrier, and the event ended!
[Congratulations on winning first place in the 103 King's Track and becoming the first Parkour King.]
[You have entered the AFK zone. Cultivation Speed increased by 10000%. 9 minutes and 14 seconds remain until the event ends. Please enjoy the victor's rewards.]
The moment the system's voice echoed in his mind, Jiang Liu collapsed onto the ground, panting lightly, a mix of joy and bewilderment on his face.
He subconsciously glanced around. He was the only one in the vast finish area. The exhilaration surging within him had no one to share it with.
Where were the spectators?
Where were the other players?
Oh, they were all behind him.
What a garbage event. Couldn't they even arrange some cheering spectators!
I'm the Parkour King, I want to show off. Brother Ze, hurry up and come!
As if hearing Jiang Liu's thoughts, a system voice covering the entire map rang out.
[Congratulations to player Jiang Liu for becoming the Parkour King of this track!]
[Congratulations to player Jiang Liu for becoming the Parkour King of this track!]
[Congratulations to player Jiang Liu for becoming the Parkour King of this track!]
[9 minutes and 12 seconds remain until the event ends. All players, please continue to work hard. Many great prizes await you!]
The system voice echoed mightily in the sky, playing three times in a row and reaching every player's ears.
Other players: "..."
The system voice lingered in their ears, their minds filled with question marks.
They looked at their own progress, then at the countdown timer, and a single question popped into their heads simultaneously.
Who the hell is Jiang Liu?
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