Demon King: Hero, don't run away!-Chapter 1002 - 1004: Fifth Round

The fourth round of the Dragon God Conference concluded smoothly.

Only sixteen out of two hundred and fifty-six contestants remained.

All contestants who reached the top sixteen would receive a reward from the dragons, which will be settled uniformly after the Dragon God Conference ends.

Among the top sixteen, there were many whom Yang Yu knew, including Wan Ze, Gordon, Hualan, and the yellow-clad youth Luo Hasta from [Island Drifting].

The most surprising was that Tico also made it into the top sixteen. She defeated two strong opponents in the third and fourth rounds, including the Genius List's second, whom Yang Yu originally thought would face him.

Yang Yu also watched Tico's match against the second on the Genius List.

The defeat of the Genius List's second was well deserved. He wasn't as arrogant as Vorquis, but seeing the young Tico, he still let down his guard.

He knew that Tico was most likely sent to gain experience and feel the atmosphere of the Dragon God Conference, aiming for a position in the next Dragon God Conference.

He believed that although Tico seemed incredibly strong, due to her age, she lacked real combat experience, hadn't gone through major upheavals, and surely lacked adaptability.

An opponent like this could be easily defeated with steady play.

The second on the Genius List steadied himself initially, but after gaining an advantage, he immediately wore an expression as if saying, "See, just as I said," completely ignoring the magical traps set by Tico.

After accidentally stepping into a magical trap, various targeted spells followed, blasting him out of the arena, making him lose miserably.

This is the Dragon God Conference.

Unless one possesses overwhelming strength, anyone will pay the price for their arrogance.

Obviously, even the second on the Genius List didn't have the power to overshadow other geniuses.

Tico successfully became one of the top sixteen, and she had already gone further than the vast majority of her peers who came to the Dragon God Conference to gain experience.

In the future, she will surely go even further.

Tico is still very young. If she continues to grow at her current rate, she will easily win the Dragon God Conference in ten years.

Luckily, Yang Yu didn't arrive in this world ten years later.

Otherwise, this match would force him to use all his strength.

Even then, it might not be enough to win.

As the saying goes, all's fair in war.

During the break between the fourth and fifth rounds, Yang Yu immediately dragged Bai Jin to thoroughly understand Tico's situation.

In order to learn magic, Bai Jin had frequently sought Tico's guidance and knew quite a bit about Tico's magic usage habits, making it easy to find weaknesses.

Additionally, under the guidance of Tico and Elder Li Yan, Bai Jin grew rapidly, fully developing into a mage comparable to Tico.

In regular sparring with Bai Jin, Yang Yu accumulated countless experiences.

Those experiences are generally applicable to dealing with most magicians.

Besides understanding the situation from Bai Jin, Yang Yu also spent a lot of money to buy information about Tico and Aslit from information dealers to diversify his information sources.

On his way back, Yang Yu paid a visit to Qiuye.

Bai Jin's next opponent was Aslit of the Broken Wind Style, and knowing more about the Broken Wind Style could make Bai Jin perform better.

However...

After such a confrontation, Yang Yu didn't know Qiuye's status.

It was heard that after Aslit and Qiuye's match ended, her family sought her out, intending to take her back.

Qiuye managed to persuade them to delay her return until after the Dragon God Conference...

After knocking on the door for a long time, a weak and tired voice from Qiuye finally came from the other side:

"Is there something you need?"

Every contestant's room was equipped with a peephole to see who was visiting.

Dazed and hearing the knock, Qiuye momentarily hoped it was her sister visiting.

Stumbling to the door, seeing it was Yang Yu waiting outside, the sadness and fatigue in Qiuye's heart welled up; her sister visiting her was just impossible.

After taking some time to compose herself, Qiuye finally opened the door.

Seeing Qiuye in such a state, Yang Yu still addressed the questions he cared about.

Initially, Qiuye didn't respond to Yang Yu's inquiries, but Yang Yu, not in a hurry, spoke methodically:

"I've crossed paths with your sister before, and we have some connection. If you're willing to answer some of my questions, I'd be happy to inquire about the matters you're concerned about."

Upon hearing this, a spark of light returned to Qiuye's empty and exhausted eyes.

Though unsure if Yang Yu's words were true or not, Qiuye decided to trust Yang Yu.

At least she believed the person who had patiently taught her before was not a bad person.

They talked for quite some time, and Qiuye openly shared her understanding of the Broken Wind Style, while Yang Yu took notes to bring back to Bai Jin for reference.

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The next day.

Yang Yu, full of energy, attended the first match of the fifth round.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Yang Yu and Tico walked onto the battle stage.

Adjusting her large blue mage hat, Tico smiled playfully at Yang Yu:

"I've prepared quite a lot for today's match. Please, let's have a good fight."

Yang Yu politely responded:

"It hasn't been easy for you to make it this far.

You still have another chance to participate in the Dragon God Conference, but since you've already joined, strive hard toward victory.

No matter win or lose, I hope you can gain experience from this match."

Tico lowered her large blue mage hat to hide her shy expression from Yang Yu's gaze, softly replying: "Mm."

Before each match in the Dragon God Conference, both sides would confront each other, fiery sparks flying from their eyes.

A competition like this, where both parties greet each other with relative ease and sincerity, was rare.

But such cordiality didn't mean the match itself would be a minor skirmish.

Once ready, and as the referee announced the start of the match, Yang Yu launched at Tico with unbelievable speed, as if the earlier amiability was an illusion.

When facing ordinary magicians, quickly closing the distance is always a good strategy.

Faced with Yang Yu's sudden assault, Tico was prepared.

Tico first released rounds of small individual control spells, reducing Yang Yu's speed, and then used a magic shield to buy time when Yang Yu struck.

To guard against Yang Yu's [Shield Shattering], Tico deliberately wove a double-layered shield using different shield magic.

Once sure of her temporary safety, Tico began weaving a broad-range attack magic.

Against a high-speed opponent like Yang Yu, wide-area magic is most effective.

The previous Yang Yu would certainly try every means to dodge Tico's attack, but now Yang Yu's tanking ability was high enough.

He chose to stand his ground and endure it, like a patient lion hiding in the grass, waiting for Tico's shield to end.