X-Dragon Era

In the midst of the dense, clanging sounds, Po Kong suffered at least tens of millions of impacts from the diamond stars in just three short seconds. Yet... under that sharp barrage of diamond stars, Po Kong remained completely composed, using merely a single light cover to thoroughly block the diamond stars from reaching him, leaving him unharmed.

"Damn! That's freaking insane!" Upon witnessing this scene, a chaotic uproar of curses erupted from the spectator stands.
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Listening to everyone's disgruntled cursing, Xin Yun let out a wry smile. Insane? It definitely was insane. You see... that faintly black shield might appear thin, but it was actually composed of eighty-one two-star Gold shields. Although Lan Ya's diamond stars could shatter shields of this level, under the support of eighty-one Dragon Balls, eighty-one alternating shields would step in to support.

As soon as one layer was breached, another would immediately take its place. Unless one possessed the ability to destroy all eighty-one shields at once, this shield was invincible.

Even though Lan Ya was nine stars higher than Po Kong and had the ability to burst a shield instantly, to continuously shatter two layers was quite difficult, and three layers even more so. A full-force attack could only break through four or five layers at best. Thus... even if Lan Ya were twice as strong, he would still be helpless against this shield.

Eighty-one Dragon Balls, eighty-one defenses, this was precisely the most important factor behind Po Kong's rise as the number one expert of the present age. Although his attack was also formidable, based solely on attack power, one could never become one of the Nine Great Experts—defense was the most crucial.

Of course, there's nothing absolute in this world. Although the Chain Dragon had many advantages, it was not without flaws. To break such a shield required pinpoint attacks, focusing strength on one point to break through. In a previous life, someone had managed to break seventy-two shields using this tactic, but that was their full-power strike, leaving no energy for a second attack.

Moreover, although the Chain Dragon possessed eighty-one Dragon Balls, in reality, each was only a First Grade Dragon Ball. Deploying ordinary abilities might still be possible, but if releasing a major combat technique, each ball could only support a single move.

Watching the imposing Po Kong, Xin Yun felt his blood boiling. In the past life, Po Kong had claimed the throne of the top expert by relying on the Chain Dragon's eighty-one-layer Shield and the Emperor Sword Dragon's overwhelming attacks. Nobody had ever penetrated his energy shield or withstood his rain of swords.

But this life was different. Although the energy shield was still formidable, in front of the energy defense-ignoring Thunderbolt, it was as if it didn't exist. As long as Xin Yun found a way to withstand the other party's Sword Qi bombardment and elevated his strength to the same rank as Po Kong's, he would have a chance to defeat him and shatter his undefeated golden body!

A beautiful thought, yet Xin Yun knew that achieving it would be extremely difficult. Not to mention whether he could catch up with the opponent's cultivation speed, just the issue of how to withstand the opponent's barrage was a huge problem.

The Emperor Sword Dragon had two modes of attack: one was the energy-based Sword Qi, and the other was the Ten Thousand Swords Breakspace that condensed energy and physical attacks into one, unstoppable under the support of eighty-one Dragon Balls.

In the midst of his excitement, Lan Ya's first wave of attacks finally ended. As the sky full of diamond stars slowly dissipated, Po Kong silently withdrew his outstretched right hand, looking indifferently at Lan Ya across from him.

For a moment, the entire venue fell silent. Everyone stared dumbfounded at Po Kong on the field. Such a formidable defense was not only unseen before, it hadn't even been imagined—and to think Po Kong was a whole nine stars lower than Lan Ya!

Under the gaze of all spectators, Po Kong looked at Lan Ya and coldly said, "You have three minutes to attack freely. During this time, I will not dodge or counter-attack but will stand right here waiting for you!"

"Wow!" Hearing Po Kong's brazen words, all the students simultaneously exclaimed in shock. He actually dared to show such contempt for his opponent in such an important final showdown.

At the same time, students from the First Year Section felt very strange. Such words, such a scene, felt all too familiar. That's right... not long ago, Yi Luo Xiang, the top student from the First Year Section, had said the same thing during the top student challenge. Could it be that real experts are all so proud?

Confronting Po Kong's provocation, Lan Ya showed no irritation. Taking a deep breath, the Ice Blue Angel slowly spread apart both hands, right hand above and left hand below, with the palms facing each other. An ice-blue light sphere rapidly accumulated between the palms.

In the face of Lan Ya's slowly accumulating energy, Po Kong smiled faintly, spreading his hands to either side. A faintly black energy shield reappeared, forming a pale grey light sphere that intermittently appeared and disappeared, completely enveloping his body within it.

"Diamond Impact!" Lan Ya, after accumulating energy for a good five or six seconds, finally released a sharp cry. The Ice Blue Angel's hands swiftly opened wide and pushed forward, palms aiming at Po Kong. Simultaneously, the ice-blue light sphere burst forth, transforming into a roaring ice-blue light column shooting straight towards Po Kong.

With a snort, Po Kong instantly countered with his right hand, gently pushing forward, and the faintly black light sphere flashed into existence. At the same time, the ice-blue light column, two meters in diameter, reached him instantly.