Chapter 501: Chapter 224: Terrifying Performance, Total Crush

Qin Wushuang, leading the charge, had already left everyone far behind, shrinking into a tiny dot at the end of the track.

It had to be admitted that his talent for speed was truly top-tier.

He was undoubtedly much stronger now than he had been during their virtual battle.

Lin Ye pulled his gaze back, only to be surprised to find someone else on the fourth track beside him who, just like him, was still standing at the starting line, completely motionless.

Xia Lianxue.

She simply turned her head, her cool gaze falling on an empty spot as she asked faintly.

"Can we fly?"

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it carried clearly into the observation hall.

Zhu Mingyi was taken aback when he saw this, but he quickly understood her meaning and immediately gestured to the adjutant behind him.

The adjutant understood and relayed the command through the internal communication system.

Almost simultaneously, the testing ground’s broadcast system crackled to life again.

[Supplemental Rule: Examinees are permitted to use flight abilities.]

Having received her confirmation, Xia Lianxue said nothing more.

Lin Ye merely saw a gale of emerald wind sweep past him.

The next moment, Xia Lianxue’s figure had already shot up from the ground, transforming into a streak of azure light and soaring into the sky.

Her speed was extreme. In a near instant, she had caught up to the examinees in the middle of the pack and was continuing to close in on Qin Wushuang at the very front with terrifying momentum.

Lin Ye watched the figure disappear over the horizon, a playful smile touching the corners of his lips.

’Interesting.’

He hesitated no longer, slightly bending his knees.

The next moment.

BOOM!!!

The specialized track beneath his feet let out a tremendous crack!

Lin Ye’s entire body shot forward like a cannonball, exploding with power in an instant!

The frenzied power left a blurry afterimage in his place as he crossed a distance of over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye!

In the observation hall, everyone instinctively flinched, their faces etched with shock.

"That explosive burst of speed!"

"So fast!"

"Is this the confidence of the truly powerful? He even gave the others a few seconds’ head start!"

Under everyone’s horrified gazes, Lin Ye wore a relaxed expression, as if he wasn’t even using his full strength. Even so, he easily surpassed the other five nameless examinees!

From a bird’s-eye view, two azure streaks of light were at the forefront.

Behind them, a blurry black line gave furious chase.

The three of them were locked in an ultimate chase!

Qin Wushuang felt the roaring wind whistle past his ears, his heart filled with exhilaration.

He glanced back and saw that the closest person, Xia Lianxue, was still several hundred meters behind him.

As for the others, they were no longer even in sight.

’Trying to catch me?’

’In your dreams!’

He let out a wild laugh as the Azure Luan bloodline within him was fully activated!

SCREEE—!

A high-pitched cry echoed through the clouds!

Emerald-green feathers sprouted wildly from his skin, and a pair of magnificent azure wings unfurled abruptly from his back!

With a single beat of his wings!

BOOM!

He too shot into the air!

His speed surged once more, and he became a bolt of azure lightning tearing across the sky, instantly breaking the Mach 6 barrier!

His massive, temporary lead allowed him to regain his confidence, and he forcibly pushed the inexplicable fear that had crept up on him earlier to the back of his mind.

However, this triumphant feeling didn’t last long.

He was horrified to discover that the emerald-green currents of air surrounding him, formed from incredibly pure Wind Elements, were rapidly losing their color at a visible rate!

His pride and joy, his Wind Attribute spirituality, felt as if it were being forcibly stripped away from him!

The Wind Elements, which he normally controlled as extensions of his own body, seemed to have suddenly gained a will of their own, frantically rejecting him and abandoning him!

Without the boost from the Wind Elements, his speed instantly plummeted!

"What’s going on?!"

Qin Wushuang’s mind was filled with incomprehensible shock and confusion.

He didn’t know what was happening.

Meanwhile, the azure streak of light behind him grew increasingly indistinct, ever more ethereal.

Xia Lianxue’s figure seemed to merge completely with the wind, becoming the Wind Element itself—formless, shadowless, and untraceable.

Her speed had reached a level that defied all common sense!

In the observation hall, Yi Jiugao’s face finally showed a hint of being moved.

"To turn oneself into an element... Is that her Martial Arts Spirituality?"

Zhu Mingyi nodded.

The adjutant behind him couldn’t help but ask, "Chief, this... doesn’t this count as interfering with another examinee?"

Zhu Mingyi paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"She didn’t actively strip Qin Wushuang of his control over the Wind Elements. This is merely a side effect of her own Spirituality unfolding. It doesn’t count as a violation."

His words gave everyone a deeper understanding of Xia Lianxue’s power.

Although her Martial Arts Spirituality had yet to be fully revealed, the tip of the iceberg she had shown was enough for everyone to realize that this genius possessed a genuine SS-rank Martial Arts Spirituality.

It was just that Lin Ye had been so dazzling before that they had temporarily forgotten this fact.

Just when everyone thought the suspense in this contest of speed was over, they were astonished to discover that on the track below, the black figure had, at some unknown point, already caught up to Qin Wushuang, whose speed was plummeting in mid-air.

He wasn’t even flying. With what looked like a leisurely jog, he effortlessly tailed just behind Qin Wushuang.

’I’ve analyzed my own maximum speed before. If I relied solely on my Spirituality, Celestial Attraction of Myriad Phenomena, to fly, my top speed would probably be around Mach 6 or 7. Surpassing Qin Wushuang would be no problem, but it would be impossible to catch up to that figure who has already vanished over the horizon. So, my answer is to use my Martial Arts Spirituality as a supplement, and rely primarily on the ultimate physical strength and speed of my own body. I’ll challenge my current limits with a cycle of high-frequency strides on the ground to accelerate, followed by bursts of speed in the air before landing again!’

Having figured it out, Lin Ye no longer held back.

The pace of his feet abruptly quickened!

BOOM!!!

The section of the track beneath his feet could no longer withstand the terrifying force and was instantly shattered, sending countless fragments flying in all directions!

And at the very moment he shattered the track, Lin Ye’s figure vanished completely from his spot.

In his Frenzy state, the maximum speed Lin Ye unleashed was frighteningly fast.

In the observation hall, everyone was dumbfounded!

’Where did he go?’

’How did he just disappear?’

On the main screen, the feeds from multiple high-speed cameras now showed nothing but an empty track!

The high-speed cameras had completely lost track of Lin Ye!

The next instant.

As Qin Wushuang was desperately flapping his wings in mid-air, trying to stabilize himself, his vision blurred.

A figure appeared directly in front of him without any warning.

Lin Ye said nothing, nor did he do anything deliberate.

He simply glanced back indifferently at the exact moment he overtook him.

It was just that one glance.

Accompanied by a terrifying, eardrum-shattering sonic boom and a pair of eyes so indifferent they held not a single trace of emotion.

BOOM—!

Qin Wushuang’s mind instantly went blank!

All the memories he had forcibly suppressed and deliberately forgotten burst forth in this moment like a raging flood!

The person with the ID "Goblin Soldiers"!

The helplessness and despair of being dragged from the sky and slammed into the ground like a dead dog!

It all came flooding back in an instant!

"AHHH—!"

Qin Wushuang’s pupils lost focus instantly. He clutched his head and let out a bloodcurdling scream!

All his fighting spirit, all his pride, all his dignity—were utterly shattered by that single glance!

His inner demon completely consumed him in that moment.

He could no longer maintain his flight. His body went limp, and like a kite with its string cut, he plummeted straight down from several hundred meters in the air.

THUD!

With a dull thud, he crashed heavily onto the track, his body curling into a ball as he convulsed and trembled violently.

And this time, from beginning to end, Lin Ye hadn’t done a thing.

He had only looked at him once.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.