Ren Yu leaped into the air, instantly closing a huge portion of the hundred-meter gap between himself and the Honkai Emperor.
But that was not all. In midair, the longsword lit up with a bewitching red glow!
Ren Yu took a deep breath and poured the energy within the badge into the longsword in one go.
Buzz.
The crimson blade seemed to be enduring immense pain, humming continuously as though howling in rage and weeping in sorrow.
Then, a crack suddenly appeared across it.
It could not take it anymore!
With less than 4% of the energy injected, this standard-issue longsword was already on the verge of collapse and could fall apart at any moment.
"Roar!"
The Honkai Emperor let out a violent roar. Several tiny eyes reflected the black-haired man in the sky, along with that red glow that made its heart tremble with fear!
Though it had no intelligence, instinct allowed it to sense the threat to its life.
Dodge. It had to dodge!
Otherwise, it would die!
In an instant, it launched itself backward, retreating far away in an attempt to avoid Ren Yu's strike.
"Die, damn you!"
How could Ren Yu let it have its way? He immediately roared as well, instantly switching to another badge that increased his attack range, then slashed downward.
With a thunderous boom, the flickering red radiance swelled wildly, forcibly extending dozens of meters. It easily cleaved through the Honkai Emperor's prideful shell and continued downward.
Thud!
The Honkai Emperor's shattered body fell from the sky and crashed onto the floor of the simulation chamber with a rumble.
It had been severed!
The cut was as smooth as a mirror!
With a single slash, he had split it in two!
Ren Yu landed gracefully and flicked the longsword in his hand. Just as he was about to sheath it, it suddenly made the sound of shattering glass, cracking apart and scattering all over the floor.
Silence!
A deathly silence!
Outside, every student who witnessed this scene was stunned.
From beginning to end, the entire process had taken no more than five seconds.
That arrogant Honkai Emperor, which even an A-rank Valkyrie had to battle for a long time and could only destroy with cutting-edge equipment, had actually been cleaved apart by the black-haired man in a single strike.
How had he done it?
"Holy shit, Teacher, so you really are an urban king of soldiers!"
Kiana was completely dumbfounded.
So all those experiences written in that teacher's résumé had been real?!
At eighteen, he had brawled with a Honkai Emperor for nine days and nine nights.
No, there was another one now—
—at nineteen, he had one-shot a Honkai Emperor with a single slash?!
"Phew, phew, phew..."
Elsewhere, Mei, who had only just arrived, had a flushed face and was breathing lightly.
Maybe she was tired, or maybe it was because of excitement!
Her mind was now entirely occupied by that world-destroying red radiance. Even when she closed her eyes, it lingered for a long time.
Strong!
Too strong!
She had not managed to see any of what came before.
But she had seen that final sword strike, that strike like a longsword cutting through water!
The girl swallowed, unable to stop a sense of yearning from rising within her.
If she could learn a sword technique like that, then wouldn't she...
Simulation complete... Uploading data...
Inside the chamber, Ren Yu looked at the remaining energy in his badge with a pained expression.
—7%.
It had dropped by 5% in one go. That hurt too much!
If he had not wanted to end the fight quickly and intimidate those higher-ups at Schicksal who were watching the livestream, he would never have used such a flashy method.
Yes, Ren Yu knew that his battle had definitely been recorded. The Anti-Entropy emblem on him was too obvious, and he had swaggered right into someone else's academy. It would have been difficult not to attract attention.
Leaderboard score updated...
Congratulations! You are ranked seventh in simulation battle score.
After taking a glance, he saw that his name had indeed been written on it.
1. ??? 1479652
2. Durandal 797877
3. Leanna 777777
4. Cecilia 723146
7. Yang Chengwen 567899
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