Blue Phoenix Chapter 41 – Despair

The beautiful sky-blue eyes turned as cold as the frozen sea, as Hui Yue ran towards the stage on which Gao Yan lay, blood flooding from his abdomen.

Minutes before had been the start of the first quarter finals match. Gao Yan had been filled with positive energy as he jumped onto the now blood-soaked stage.

Gao Yan’s opponent had been Li Shing, the second cultivator who was a nine star Disciple. Every spectator had expected this fight to be the most thrilling, the most nerve-wracking display of all the quarterfinals. However, it had ended within mere minutes.

“Nurses!” someone finally yelled, breaking free from the daze. The referee’s face was pale and green specks of light appeared on his hands. This man was a Grandmaster ranked cultivator with wood elemental affinity.

This Grandmaster was, however, not specialized in healing humans so he could not perform any serious procedures. Still, he managed to stop the bleeding as both friends and teachers made their way onto the stage.

The Rong twins were both pale; all color had left their faces as their eyes were glued to the puddle of blood. Although Gao Yan was no longer bleeding, the puddle below him alluded to the fact that he had lost a considerable amount of blood already. His life was at risk.

While the Rong twins were focused on Gao Yan, Hui Yue narrowed his eyes as he looked at the complacent Li Shing. His eyes were wide open and alert as he looked around the bustling stage. Within these alert eyes was a certain amount of disdain and ridicule every time his eyes hovered over the now unconscious Gao Yan.

From the start of the fight till the finish, Li Shing had only used one attack. This attack seemed to be a middle ranked Grandmaster skill. Although this was not as rare as the high-ranked skills, it was definitely not something to laugh at.

This particular martial arts attack skill created a Qi Whip. This whip was as sharp as any sword and agile. The biggest problem, while the attack was fierce and intense, it quickly lost its usefulness if the opponent was to

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