bookrebus Chapter 710 - 710
Chapter 710 - 710
At 8:30, the third round of matches began on schedule.Originally, everyone expected Kurogane Ikki to barely appear, forcing himself to move with his partially recovered physical strength. However, contrary to their expectations, when Kurogane Ikki stepped onto the stage, he was full of energy and his steps were firm.
"Has his stamina recovered?"
Stella was instantly overjoyed.
She suddenly remembered that during the final match of the Hagun Academy representative selection tournament, when Kurogane Ikki was utterly exhausted from torment, Kurogane Shizuku had once produced a potion that allowed him to quickly regain his strength.
Shizuku had mentioned that it was given by Eiji.
"It was his help again this time!"
Recalling Eiji's ten-minute disappearance after his match ended earlier, Stella suddenly understood and cast an extremely grateful look toward Eiji.
"However, the problem is magical power..."
Stella still wore a worried expression.
She believed the potion could only restore physical strength.
But the upcoming opponent would be very difficult to defeat using swordsmanship alone.
"The first match of the third round! The A Block finals, featuring Hagun Academy's 〈Uncrowned Sword King〉 Kurogane Ikki versus Rokuzon Academy's 〈Steel Mad Bear〉 Renji Kaga!"
Thud!
With heavy footsteps,
a young man over two meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body like a giant bear, entered the arena.
He was completely naked, with only a loincloth covering his lower body.
As soon as he entered, he stomped the ground with a bang, causing the hundred-meter diameter battle ring to sink one centimeter into the earth!
With another stomp, the opposite side of the battle ring also sank one centimeter into the ground!
He spread his arms, adopting a sumo stance, and his entire body turned metallic silver, including his teeth and eyeballs.
"Such overwhelming pressure!"
Kanata Totokubara seemed to think of something, her expression turning displeased.
"Renji Kaga was only last year's top eight. Kurogane shouldn't lose to him, right?"
"I think so too. Among last year's top eight, didn't he already defeat Kuraudo Kurashiki?"
Whispers could be heard from the spectator stands.
"Those people understand nothing."
Kanata Totokubara glanced unhappily toward the distant chatter, her gaze turning grave as it settled on the battle ring.
"Renji Kaga was indeed only last year's top eight in the Seven Star Sword Art Festival, but that doesn't mean his true strength is only at that level!"
"Indeed."
Touka nodded in agreement.
Renji Kaga's Device was his loincloth.
That Device allowed his entire body to metalize, not only greatly increasing his hardness but also granting him unbelievably powerful strength!
Judging from his feat of stomping the battle ring and sinking it by one centimeter, the kicking power after his metalization must be at least several dozen tons!
The reason he stopped at the top eight last year was that he happened to encounter Touka and was electrocuted into immediate unconsciousness, losing due to ability compatibility.
"Begin the match!"
At the referee's command,
Kurogane Ikki immediately took the initiative, charging toward Renji Kaga.
Renji Kaga thrust out both palms, meeting him with a standard sumo technique, but Kurogane Ikki completely anticipated his movements. With just a slight crouch, he slipped past his upper arms, closed into his embrace, and swept his sword toward his chest!
A bell-like chime rang out.
"Not effective!"
Renji Kaga grinned, looking very pleased with himself.
He pushed out his palms once more. Despite his massive build, his striking speed was terrifyingly fast. Each palm strike faintly vibrated the air with explosive force, forcing Kurogane Ikki to retreat and evade.
"Was that Poison Moth Blade just now?"
Touka recognized Kurogane Ikki's technique.
"Penetrating Force, meant to attack the opponent's internal organs."
Kanata Totokubara understood, but then shook her head.
"If that's all he has, Kurogane Ikki can't win! Because Renji Kaga's defensive power is incredibly fearsome—he can even withstand my Stellar Sword without injury. Moreover, this hardness covers his entire body; even his internal organs have been metallized!"
Full-body metallization wasn't limited to the surface—it extended to his lungs, organs, and everything inside!
This resulted in Renji Kaga possessing defense far beyond imagination!
"Speaking of which, didn't Kanata lose to him last year?"
Touka suddenly recalled something.
"Touka, are you trying to pick a fight with me?"
"Ahaha, sorry, sorry..."
Kanata Totokubara's expression turned quite unpleasant.
Her strength in last year's Seven Star Sword Art Festival was easily within the top eight. At the very least, Kuraudo Kurashiki, another top-eight competitor, was far from being her match.
Unfortunately, she encountered the monster Renji Kaga in the second round. His terrifying defense was impenetrable, forcing her to surrender and stop at the top sixteen.
It could only be said she had bad luck, running into an opponent whose ability countered hers.
"For Kurogane Ikki to win, he must use Ittō Rasetsu!"
Kanata Totokubara declared decisively.
Otherwise, breaking through that defense would be impossible.
Even Ittō Shura wouldn't be enough—at best, it could only suppress him, not defeat him!
To defeat Renji Kaga, aside from winning through an ability that counters his like Touka's, the only way was to crush him with pure power!
On the field.
Kurogane Ikki employed various techniques, effortlessly executing numerous sword skills.
Thunderclap, Poison Moth Blade, Wild Cherry Blossom, and other original Seven Secret Swords techniques, along with Aurora swordsmanship like Demon Light Flash and Fleeting Glimmer stolen from Eiji—all were unleashed one after another. His transitions between sword techniques were incredibly fluid, a breathtaking spectacle.
But no matter what move he used, none could breach Renji Kaga's fearsome defense!
After several minutes of intense combat, Kurogane Ikki gritted his teeth.
"Ittō Rasetsu!"
He finally resorted to his trump card.
With power amplified hundreds of times, he cleanly severed Renji Kaga's neck from the front!
"Kurogane Ikki advances from Block A!"
The match was decided.
Shinguuji Kurono hit Renji Kaga with a time-stop and took him away for treatment.
"He even recovered his magical power?"
Stella was inwardly astonished.
She clearly didn't know that this time, Eiji had given Ikki a single bottle of High-Grade Dual Recovery Potion—capable of restoring both stamina and magical power simultaneously. Its value far exceeded that of a High-Grade Recovery Potion, second only to Elixirs.
This was also what surprised Kurogane Ikki.
After all, a Blazer's magical power could only recover naturally; there were no items in this world that could help a Blazer quickly restore magical power!
It was foreseeable that once this potion was released, it would sweep across the globe.
Standing in the arena, Kurogane Ikki gasped for breath, his expression extremely grim.
"This is bad... if things continue like this..."
An intense sense of urgency surged within him!
If he hadn't used the potion to recover his magical power, there was no way he could have defeated Renji Kaga!
And his next opponent was Stella!
Not to mention, the final round opponent was none other than Eiji!
Crowned with the title of Sword God, he had utterly crushed his elder brother Ouma!
Even Stella—with the overwhelming power he had witnessed in the videos—was someone he could never defeat no matter what!
With his current strength, there was absolutely no way he would survive the next round!