The Eternal Heart - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: The Throwing Continues

Chen Yu won the first round amidst a storm of protests and curses.

“Humph! That boy is out in the limelight. If he encountered Martial Brother Hu and I, we’ll let him crawl down the stage,” Huang Yuan said in an unpleasant tone.

The more he looked at Chen Yu, the more he was out of sorts!

In the past, it was because he had failed in pursuing Mu Xueqing. Wang Lingyun was also fanning the fire and agitating him to one side as well.

Afterward, he discovered that Chen Yu and Le Feng were getting closer to one another, which made his anger pile up on top of one another.

“It seems like he has rather impressive strength. We’ll encounter him sooner or later,” Hu Yiba said in a cold and sinister tone.

The first segment of the knockout competition would last approximately ten rounds. In the process of the competition, a portion of the competitors would gradually be eliminated.

There was an inflexible rule amongst them.

Once the individual obtained -3 points, they would be disqualified and eliminated.

Based on the performance of Chen Yu’s strength, it wasn’t too possible that he would be disqualified and eliminated. As such, they would encounter one another sooner or later.

Soon, Hu Yiba got onto the tournament stage.

As the tyrant of the outer sect, his violent gaze and Yin-Yang head appearance actually caused the field to fall silent.

His opponent was a young man with short hair at the middle Connective Meridian stage.

“Hu Yiba…”

That young man with the short hair was so shocked that he trembled and was prepared to admit defeat.

Get lost!

Hu Yiba resembled a vicious leopard as he exploded with astonishing speed. A gust of gale swept over as his massive fist attacked the other party right in their face.

Kerchack!

The young man with the short hair let out a blood-curdling screech. Fresh blood immediately flowed on his face while his nose bridge was broken.

Hu Yiba wasn’t done. One of his legs flew up, moving in a manner signaling that he was about to stomp down.

If this leg stomped down, it was very likely that the other party was going to lie in bed for half a month.

“Stop!”

A fuzzy figure flashed and reached this place. He reached out and blocked Hu Yiba’s leg.

The one who made a move was the Law Enforcer referee.

As the referee, this Law Enforcer’s cultivation had reached the peak Visceral Tempering stage at the very least and was an expert in speed.

Hu Yiba laughed heartily and swaggered off.

A few disciples offstage had fearful expressions as they subconsciously spaced themselves out away from him.

“When this Hu Yiba attacked just now, he didn’t use the [Overlord Halberd Technique] he’s an expert in,” Le Feng mumbled in a low tone.

Hu Yiba was a powerful and formidable opponent he had to face in charging into the top three!

The second round of the random battle started in the afternoon.

This time, Chen Yu went on stage earlier as he got randomly drawn out very early on.

A young lunkhead with the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear stood before Chen Yu.

“Ha… it’s actually you! Brother, I have admired you for a very long time! Could you impart how you picked Mu Xueqing up? What was it like living off a woman…”

The young lunkhead was actually a chatterbox.

Chen Yu was speechless.

The lunkhead stared at Chen Yu in a very adoring manner as he expressed his emotions of admiration in an unceasing torrent.

“No nonsense is allowed during the competition! If not, your competing qualifications will be canceled…”

The referee’s face twitched for a moment.

A peal of tumultuous laughter sounded offstage.

Chen Yu swayed as he immediately reached out and grabbed the young lunkhead.

“Brother, you want to throw me? That’s not possible. I’m not like that bamboo pole from before. I remember the time when I was in the village…”

The young lunkhead actually wasn’t stupid as he saw through Chen Yu’s intent.

He had a look of self-confidence as he stood where he was. He actually didn’t dodge.

Go!

Chen Yu grabbed his arm as the latter’s arm trembled.

Even if this lunkhead was almost twice as heavy as the skinny guy from before, there wasn’t a huge difference to the kind of vicious beast in human form like Chen Yu.

“Ah! Don’t—”

The lunkhead cried out in fear, but his body was already high up in the sky.

Whoosh, bang!

In the next moment, he was thrown out of the tournament stage like a sandbag.

Thump, thump, tong!

Some people, who reacted slowly below the tournament stage, became human cushions.

“F*ck me! Why did he have to do that again?!”

“F*ck his mother! Why did he have to hit me again?!”

A wave of disturbance and curses rose in the crowd.

When he threw a lunkhead this time, it involved an even greater scope and brought disaster to more than a dozen people.

“Number 99 wins.”

The referee had a strange expression as he waved the flag in his hand.

Chen Yu wore a smile as he walked offstage amidst curses and condemnation.

At this moment, he won two matches in a row and received two points. It wasn’t a bad start.

The sun was setting to the west.

The third round following this battle had already begun.

Duan Xiaolong, Nangong Li, Hu Yiba, and the other powerful disciples obtained three continuous victories in a row.

In reality, the opponents these few people faced had admitted defeat at the very beginning.

That was especially the case when it came to Hu Yiba. The referee hadn’t shouted for them to begin when his opponent was so scared that they immediately admitted defeat.

When the curtain of night was about to fall, Chen Yu’s third match begun.

Just as he took the stage, a sound of hushing came from below, and there were even some resentful curses.

“Careful this time around. Don’t get smashed!”

A few disciples, who got smashed from before, had precautionary looks on their faces.

“Begin.”

The referee glanced at Chen Yu as he had an impression of the boy.

This time, a handsome and rather elegant man stood in front of him.

“You’re Chen Yu, right?”

The handsome man reached up and fixed his hair as a charming smile appeared on his face. “Perhaps, I might not necessarily be a match for you. But if you want to use that kind of method from before to deal with me, it won’t work.”

This man was very self-confident but was more narcissistic.

“Huh?! Ain’t this Yun Xi, who was in the top 20 in the Great Tournament last year?”

“Isn’t this the narcissistic fellow who frequently calls himself the number one beautiful man in Yunyue Sect?”

The handsome man’s appearance on stage gave rise to the fervent discussions and raised eyebrows amongst some people.

Evidently, this was also an individual who was the talk of the town as well.

“Attack.”

Chen Yu expressionlessly approached Yun Xi with an abnormal speed.

He still reached out to grab the other party.

“Haha! I already said this will get you nowhere!”

Yun Xi brushed the fringe on his forehead and shifted a few meters to the side with a thump.

Huh?!

Chen Yu missed grabbing his target. Yun Xi’s mastery in his martial arts form was actually close to Le Feng’s level, but Chen Yu reacted extremely quickly.

He mobilized the [Towering Cloud Step] and did a strange diffraction as he intercepted Yun Xi.

Yun Xi was surprised. He never thought that Chen Yu would be so quick.

“Why is that footwork a little like Le Feng’s [Towering Cloud Step]? It doesn’t seem to fall short of Le Feng’s that much.”

A series of low shots could be heard offstage.

Le Feng himself looked amazed.

Evidently, he never thought that Chen Yu’s [Towering Cloud Step] could reach this level of mastery.

On stage, Chen Yu blocked Yun Xi off and was unable to avoid a frontal confrontation.

Whoosh, bang!

He waved his hand while his palm was accompanied by a surge of gentle and reserved Inner Breath. Strong wind hit Chen Yu directly in his face as he swept his palm toward Chen Yu’s face.

At the same time, Yun Xi was on his guard not to let Chen Yu grab him.

Such a situation of being thrown out of the tournament stage was a form of losing face he found unacceptable.

Peng!

Chen Yu struck his gentle and reserved palm with a direct punch.

A tremendous force immediately struck Yun Xi’s arm until it turned numb. His figure retreated continuously while he was standing unstably.

“Hehe.”

Chen Yu reached out and grabbed Yun Xi’s shoulder.

Yun Xi’s body turned light as Chen Yu already grabbed him in midair.

Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, his body flew out of the tournament stage with a whoosh.

Chen Yu’s throwing force was still rather great. He guaranteed the other party couldn’t turn around in midair.

“Ah! Who’s going to catch me…”

Yun Xi’s body flew and landed in the crowd.

Hurry up and get out of the way!

Everyone was prepared this time as they rapidly made a piece of empty space available.

Bang! Dust flew upward.

Yun Xi fell face first and his whole face was scarred. “My face, my face…” he wept disconsolately.

Chen Yu shrugged and walked off the stage.

This time, the group of disciples below the stage looked at him in an entirely different light.

The first time could be attributed to luck, while the second time could be coincidental.

But the third time, his opponent Yun Xi possessed impressive martial arts form and could spurt to the top 20, yet he still couldn’t break away from Chen Yu’s “Art of Throwing”.

…

Cloud Sky Summit.

Immediately after the third round of random matches, it was already late in the evening, so all the disciples returned to rest for the night.

Early in the morning the next day.

All of the disciples gathered at Cloud Sky Summit again.

Today, a long square board with a few array network patterns engraved on it appeared in front of the two tournament stages.

“Activate!”

An old man in black robes pointed with his fingers as a faint blue chain of air that could be seen with the naked eye merged with this “Array Board”.

Buzz!

Some numbers and names lit up on the Array Board with the results written on it.

Number 12, Nangong Li, 3 points.

Number 49, Le Feng, 3 points.

Number 58, Duan Xiaolong, 3 points.

…

Number 78, Hu Yiba, 3 points.

Number 99, Chen Yu, 3 points.

…

The names in front of the Array Board were shiny. They belonged to the disciples who were ranked to the front and had a lot of points.

The names on the latter part of the Array Board were in dull gray:

Number 2, Zhang Fenglin, -3 points.

Number 7, Wei Yun, -3 points.

Number 16, Li Xian, -3 points.

…

“Sigh. I’m so unlucky to be eliminated so quickly…”

Dull gray names represented disciples who got eliminated.

Those who got -3 points in the knockout competition would be kicked out of the competition.

The three matches yesterday kicked out a sheet of disciples at the initial Connective Meridian stage, whose strengths were at the very bottom.

It was a new day.

The fourth random battle was about to begin soon.

“Number 99 vs. number 80.”

The referee’s voice could be heard.

Chen Yu was startled. He never thought that he would be the first one to fight.

Offstage.

A few disciples had guarded expressions. “This fellow is up again. Be careful, everyone.”

This time, Chen Yu’s opponent was a young lady that was so pure and charming that it was moving. She had a pretty face while the light in her eyes was like limpid autumn waters, easily making people take pity on her.

“I am Jiang Yun’er. I hope Martial Brother shows mercy on me and doesn’t throw me.”

The young lady had a smile like a flower and a silky voice.

Jiang Yun’er!

A few male disciples offstage subconsciously licked their lips. This woman’s pure female charm made their hearts beat like frisky monkeys and made their minds run like cantering horses.

“This Jiang Yun’er almost entered the top 20 in the last Great Tournament.”

“Heh! If Chen Yu gets caught in a honey trap, he might fall and do a somersault.”

A few disciples said as they were filled with interest.

“Well said, well said.”

Chen Yu’s expression eased when faced with the young lady’s charming yet moving soft words.

Thump!

Jiang Ying’er took to the air with an intoxicating fragrant odor as she launched a few flying kicks continuously.

Soft Cloud Leg!

The young lady’s beautiful figure rotated in midair and she seemed to be softly kicking pointedly.

Chen Yu’s expression faintly changed amidst the abrupt confrontation.

Bang, pow!

A ruthless surge of Inner Breath that directly attacked one’s inner organs passed through that slim, elegant leg from his hard and vibrating attack.

“Rise!”

Chen Yu’s palm faintly expanded as a layer of bronze luster appeared. He grabbed ahold of the young lady’s delicate legs with a bang.

Jiang Yun’er, who was in midair, let out a stifled groan as her jade legs went numb.

“Huh?! The feeling is different this time.”

Chen Yu grabbed the young lady’s elegant legs. He felt a surge of delicateness and elasticity that was greatly different from the few individuals before.

This was probably a kind of conditioned reflex.

He didn’t think much about it as he subconsciously flung his hand out.

“Ah…”

Jiang Yun’er let out a shriek. A powerful force threw her out of the tournament stage and caused her delicate body to lose its balance.

“Wah! It’s a beauty!”

“Hurry, hurry…”

A few disciples below were outdoing one another to catch Jiang Yun’er.

This was a good opportunity for a hero to save a beauty!

Even if it was of no use, they could take the opportunity to freeload and take advantage of her.

Suddenly, the crowd offstage was chaotic as a scene where people were being trampled on even appeared.

Bang, plop! Ah, ah…

A few disciples even ran into each other to the point that they were badly bruised. Those who got trampled on let out blood-curdling screeches that resembled pigs being killed.

A few disciples even started fighting each other by kicking and punching one another on the spot in order to scramble for the opportunity to “hold a beauty” in their arms.