Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 384: Chapter 288: Six-Armed Celestial Demon Zhan Tianyu vs. Double Blade Yun Tianqi

Lin Feng and Xie Yixiao locked eyes, their gazes icy cold.

From the look in his opponent’s eyes, Lin Feng understood—Xie Yixiao was doing this on purpose. The motive was probably simple: to teach Yun Kai a lesson, make Lin Feng angry, force him to challenge, and ultimately make him lose face.

The two of them were, in fact, strangers—they hadn’t even interacted before today. The only point of conflict was Ya Ge.

In Lin Feng’s eyes, this sort of inexplicable conflict was a bit childish. He hadn’t planned to get involved, but now that Yun Kai was hurt, he was pissed off too.

Originally, Lin Feng hadn’t wanted to challenge anyone, nor did he have a target.

Now, he had one.

”Just you wait.”

Lin Feng’s lips moved slightly, no sound coming out, but Xie Yixiao clearly understood. In front of the cameras, he didn’t reply, but his eyes hinted at provocation.

Without bothering with Xie Yixiao, Lin Feng shifted his gaze to Yun Kai. Yun Kai was badly injured—aside from his head, over ninety percent of his body was scorched black from electric shocks. His skin was cracked like parched earth, flesh splitting open, the raw red muscle beneath plainly visible.

The injury was so severe that, if not for the superhuman physique granted by Ancestral Demonization, Yun Kai might not have survived. At this moment, Yun Kai’s face was deathly pale, his body trembling ever so slightly. But through it all, he didn’t utter a single sound—his tenacity and stoic endurance moved many fans, who now felt heartache for him and an even greater dislike for Xie Yixiao.

This was the worst injury seen so far in all 36 Newcomer Challenge matches.

The tournament, though intense, usually saw pros holding back. Most rookies didn’t get hurt and finished unscathed.

Yun Kai’s wounds looked horrible, but under the care of three advanced therapists, he quickly recovered as if nothing had happened. Clearly, though, he wasn’t completely healed—he looked a bit drained. Rejoining his team, he stood quietly behind Lin Feng.

”Kai, are you alright?”

Though Yun Kai seemed recovered, Little Sister Dong still asked worriedly, activating Demon Transformation and using her healing technique, Rain Moisturizing.

Compared to other healing techniques, Rain Moisturizing’s effect and speed might be lesser, but it had no side effects, required no overdraw of life force or qi and blood, and could even nourish the body.

Little Sister Dong cast Rain Moisturizing three times in a row. Yun Kai’s body, which had felt like it was burning—scalded and painful—gradually eased.

”Thanks, Yu Nan. I’m good—don’t heal anymore.”

Yun Kai patted Little Sister Dong on the head. He sounded calm, but his dejection was clear—his mood clearly took a hit.

He’d meant to stand up for Lin Feng, but ended up embarrassing himself. For a moment, Yun Kai couldn’t help doubting himself.

In the fans’ eyes, with his Ancestral Demonization bloodline and Earth Chart demon spirit, he was a recognized prodigy—hailed as the nation’s number one genius, a future son of glory.

But now, reality made Yun Kai realize: talent means nothing before absolute strength.

Right now, he was still weak.

If it had been Lin Feng who’d fought instead, even if he’d lost, he’d never have looked so pathetic.

Now he couldn’t keep up with Lin Feng’s pace. That hurt even more than losing.

”Don’t overthink it. Your attribute was just countered, that’s all—no advantage. Xie Yixiao relied on soul power and experience to beat you. Give it a few years, you’ll surpass him.”

Yue Mingming saw Yun Kai’s disappointment. At just 1.75 meters tall, he reached up and patted his teammate on the shoulder in comfort.

Appreciating the comfort, Yun Kai nodded and said nothing.

”Kai, you good?”

As a member of the League, Huang Tianze came over in concern too.

He wasn’t the only one—Ye Qiu and Yang Ningbing also stepped over.

Though they hadn’t known each other long and Yun Kai always kept to himself, everyone knew about Yun Kai’s childhood. They all treated him warmly, even more so than Yue Mingming, Little Sister Dong, or even Lin Feng ever did.

”We’ll find a chance to put that guy in his place,” Zhan Tianyu said, glaring at Xie Yixiao.

With his current strength, he definitely couldn’t take Xie Yixiao on. But if the whole team jumped in, maybe they could teach him a lesson.

All these people worrying over him touched Yun Kai, but with so much concern, it actually felt a little awkward.

Luckily, Yu Qiao stepped in to break the ice, sneering, ”Enough with the concern, seriously! It’s not like he’s crippled. There’ll be other chances to save face.”

Yu Qiao couldn’t stand everyone fussing. Wasn’t like anyone was missing an arm or a leg. He’d been hurt worse—nearly disabled—and nobody had asked him shit.

Everyone’s human. Why such a big difference in treatment?

That’s exactly what pissed Yu Qiao off the most.

”If it were you, I wouldn’t even bother,” Yang Ningbing retorted with a cold snort.

”Old fox, our brother was bullied—next time, blow his asshole up,”

Zhan Tianyu said, giving Yu Qiao a pat.

Out of everyone, Yu Qiao was the likeliest to win back some pride.

Yu Qiao was an assassin—a strong one at that. Don’t say just Xie Yixiao—even an Eighth Grade grandmaster could get killed if they slipped up around Yu Qiao.

The fight between Yun Kai and Xie Yixiao sparked some discussion, but the audience soon moved on, and the challenges continued. After Ye Qiu and Yun Kai, there were still impressive bouts, but none that truly thrilled or made the viewers’ blood boil. Not until Zhan Tianyu’s name was called and he challenged Double Blade Yun Tianqi, did the stadium erupt in a tidal wave of cheers.