Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 241 - 119: Knockout Tournament, Round 1!_2

Chapter 241: Chapter 119: Knockout Tournament, Round 1!_2

Unlike most knights, this one wielded a battle axe, a long-handled one at that. Dressed in heavy full-body armour, there was a sense of solemnity about him the moment he entered the competition arena.

Compared to him, the sixteen-year-old Mu Yi appeared much more frail.

Mu Yi was the youngest in the Knights Class One, aside from Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong. Equipped with a shield in his left hand, a heavy estoc in his right, and wearing half-body knight’s armor. Moreover, his entire set of equipment were standard-issue from the academy, without any high-level protective gear.

"Knight number nine versus knight number ten, both sides prepare." The high-ranking knight from the Knights Temple was responsible for refereeing.

Both of the competitors who were about to compete, simultaneously made a knight’s salute by placing their right fists across their chests.

"Begin!" With the referee’s command, Mu Yi’s first demon hunting team selection match officially began.

This was the first match in which the Knights from the Spirit Furnace Academy participated, naturally attracting the attention of all Knights from both academies.

Unlike how the Knights of Temple Academy fought earlier, Mu Yi did not start off by summoning a mount and charging his opponent. He merely stood where he was; his left hand shield raised for protection in front of him. In sync, a golden halo rose around his feet, a shroud of golden light enveloped his body.

"Rising Sky Array Formation, no, it’s the Rising Spirit Power Formation, isn’t it? Isn’t this what we usually use during cultivation? What is Mu Yi doing?" Long Kongkong said in surprise.

"It’s Rising Spiritual Power Formulation combined with Power Accumulation." Long Dangdang replied. At the same time, his eyes brightened slightly. The Rising Spirit Power Formulation was an auxiliary skill used by knights while meditating, the priests used it too. But integrating Rising Spirit Power Formulation and Power Accumulation for use on the battlefield seemed very interesting.

You could faintly see that Mu Yi’s body and armor surface were emerging with a pale halo, the halo was lighting up like liquid fluctuations, the golden light on his body began to gradually intensify throughout the process.

His opponent clearly did not expect Mu Yi to start in this way. As the first knight of the Temple Academy to face an opponent from the Spirit Furnace Academy, he started off cautiously. As a result, he held his battle axe in front of him from the beginning and did not charge immediately. He was not a protection knight, but a battle axe punisher knight. When he saw the opponent unexpectedly deploying Power Accumulation skill, and it was also combined with the Rising Spirit Power Formation, the battle axe punisher knight was slightly taken aback for a moment. That moment of distraction had cost him a precious second.

"Hei!" The next moment, he let out a low grunt and took a stride forward. Directing his steps towards Mu Yi, he initiated his knight’s skill, Charge!

At the same time, behind him, a circle of light spread out, opening a contract space. Accompanied by a deep roar, a thickset rhinoceros covered in brown armor rushed out.

The length of the rhinoceros was roughly two and a half meters, and its shoulder height was about one and a half meters. With a robust body, it formed a perfect match with the battle axe punisher knight. The rhino rushed forward abruptly, and the battle axe punisher knight jumped up and landed directly on the rhino’s back.

Earth Magic Rhinoceros! A beast specializing in earth magic, adept at both attack and defence, it holds tremendous power in these two areas.

A layer of earthy-yellow light enveloped the Earth Magic Rhinoceros and the battle axe punisher knight together, forging them into a powerful, indivisible entity. Their rather substantial aura merged instantaneously, and their violent attacking power burst forth, accelerating their speed and charging directly towards Mu Yi.

Mu Yi’s gaze remained calm all along. His figure, which at first glance seemed incredibly small, carried an unshakeable tranquility, like a mountain standing firm in the face of a collapsing world.

Without any fear was a freshman at the Spirit Furnace Academy against a graduate of the Main Temple Academy. Their ages were almost six years apart, marking the most crucial years of human growth.

The battle axe punisher knight did not hesitate due to Long Kongkong’s calmness. Inside the Main Temple Academy, he was also an elite student. The elimination rate of the Main Temple Academy was nearly fifty percent, and everyone who could graduate, had indeed made a great effort. As they observed, the distance between the two was now within a stone’s throw, and the heavy breath of the Giant Earth Demon Rhino seemed to envelop Mu Yi entirely.

At this instant, Mu Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up. In the eyes of the Battle Axe Punisher Knight, there seemed to be two small suns bursting in Mu Yi’s eyes.

"Bang!" A sudden wave of spiritual power erupted from Mu Yi’s body, and in the next moment, his whole body sprung into action.

A right slide step! It wasn’t a simple dodge to the right, but a charge towards the right diagonal front. At the start, the rising spiritual power array formation and power accumulation came to an end. His armor even turned to gold, an illusion caused by liquid spiritual power covering his body.

Discussing the strength of the liquid spiritual power, his cultivation level was superior to Long Dangdang’s. In the Knights Class One, Mu Yi was one of the earliest to become a 5th Rank knight.

The reaction of the Battle Axe Punisher Knight was swift. His charge wasn’t without any reservations. As Mu Yi took a slide step, the Giant Earth Demon Rhino’s forelimbs abruptly lifted, the hindlimbs acted as brakes, to prevent damage to the skeleton, the Punisher Knight did not let the Giant Earth Demon Rhino change direction in mid-air, instead, he made it stamp on the ground with its forehoof, War Stampede! At the same moment, he held the battle axe with both hands, turning halfway around, and struck directly towards Mu Yi. The blade’s surface emitted a dazzling radiance, Daylight Slash!

The Daylight Slash swung by the Battle Axe was even more intimidating, even carrying a ruthless momentum that charges forward. Although Mu Yi, who had just taken the slide step, was bursting with the immense power brought by Explosive Burst, his eyes remained calm. The instant after his right front slide step, he squatted slightly, his left-hand shield blocked diagonally in front of his body and with the downward squat to avoid most of the Daylight Slash’s destructive power. The shield’s surface was shimmering, using the protector knight’s skill, Shield Block!

As he had already dodged the direct attack of the Daylight Slash, he was only facing part of the spiritual power burst by the Daylight Slash with his Shield Block. His body merely halted for a moment, and then in an instant, his body’s spiritual power erupted like a geyser.

Rising Dragon Array Formation! It wasn’t the offensive energy attack move, Rising Dragon Array Formation, but the self-applied Rising Dragon Array Formation. Almost in an instant, Mu Yi’s body was accelerated upward by the immense energy, abruptly changing direction and charging violently towards the front left.

The shield deflects the Battle Axe, the axe swung through the air, but Mu Yi had already leaped diagonally. Utilizing the Rising Dragon Array Formation, he used an advanced skill of the protector knight, Shield Block Counter Shock!

Although Shield Block Counter Shock wasn’t as dominant as Divine Defense Tactical Block’s defence and Revenge of Light’s counter-attack, it had one advantage, that being more agile. It does not require one to stand still to receive their opponent’s attack. However, the timing of the counter-attack must be executed extremely precisely.

The target of the counter-attacking Mu Yi wasn’t the Battle Axe Punisher Knight but the Giant Earth Demon Rhino, which was stepping onto the ground with all its might.

The shield, carrying the entire force of Power Accumulation, Rising Spiritual Power Array Formation, Explosive Burst, and the Rising Dragon Array Formation, violently struck the weaker spot below the eye on the side of the head of the Giant Earth Demon Rhino, just about two feet above the ground.

"Bang—" the muffled sound echoed as the Giant Earth Demon Rhino lost its balance almost instantly from the impact, groaning as it fell sideways. As a result, the Battle Axe Punisher Knight swerved as well, not able to initiate the subsequent attack immediately.

He reacted very quickly and instantly wanted to jump off from the back of the Giant Earth Demon Rhino. However, at this moment, he saw a ray of bright light, a light-assured moon glow.

The counter-shock from the shield hitting the Giant Earth Demon Rhino caused Mu Yi to leap towards the diagonal front right, and the pure white sword glow wasn’t the beginner knight’s skill, Pure White Blade, but the Sacred Sword!

Reflected in the Punisher Knight’s eyes were countless rays of the pure white sword glow. Sacred Sword, Lightning Stab!