He certainly didn't want to test his luck with his own body; if the effect of [Sitting Fire] was broken, then it would be trouble.
It's quite good not to do things without confidence.
"Crack!"
"Clang!"
At the same time, there were two crisp sounds from Fei Xiaoping's side.
One was the sound of the ice crystal wings shattering, and the other was the sound of the Sky Shattering Arrow hitting the purple quality defense equipment on Fei Xiaoping's body.
The damage of the second Sky Shattering Arrow was twice that of the first one, and the power of this arrow directly caused the light of the purple quality defense equipment on Fei Xiaoping's body to dim.
Although it hadn't completely shattered, it wasn't far from doing so.
"Is it even more powerful?"
Fei Xiaoping was shocked, his expression solemn.
He had been a bit overconfident!
That last attack had almost finished him off.
Luckily, the opponent was two realms weaker than him.
Otherwise...
Fei Xiaoping shuddered at the thought, but in the next second, a brazen smile spread across his lips.
"What a pity you didn't seize such a good opportunity; now don't blame me for what comes next."
Rain fell on his face, and Fei Xiaoping's mood returned to calm.
"I'm not just good at fire attribute skill attacks, you know!"
Speaking thus, Fei Xiaoping produced two purple quality cards in his hand once again.
One offense and one defense!
Because he saw Nezha draw the bow and shoot again.
Once again the youth drew the bow fully!
"Whoosh!"
Both sides' attack and defense speeds were stunningly fast.
By the time Nezha's third arrow was shot, only seven seconds had passed.
A gigantic Frost Trident appeared instantly above Fei Xiaoping, who held purple light in his hands.
With a wave of his hand, the trident carrying a fierce cold wind was hurled towards Jiang Yuan.
At the same moment, a circle appeared around Fei Xiaoping and rapidly rose up into a sturdy Ice House, protecting Fei Xiaoping within it.
Jiang Yuan recognized this skill.
It's an upgraded version of the Ice Box, the Ice House.
Almost the same defensive capabilities as the Ice Box, but what's different is that the Ice House skill allows the user to move.
At the same time, it can also release some skills that do not affect the Ice House.
For example, the Card Spirit that Jiang Yuan possessed, or other skills that could be used outside of the Ice House.
Originally, Jiang Yuan had thought about using this skill to protect himself, while letting Nezha and the others fight.
But then, he obtained the Linglong Tower.
Watching Fei Xiaoping stand inside the semi-transparent Ice House, smiling arrogantly at him, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but smirk.
It's not a physical extension, huh.
Then it's considered an in-flight obstacle.
Jiang Yuan smiled, unfazed by Fei Xiaoping's attack.
However, whether Fei Xiaoping's attack would hit or not, the abundant Star Power along with the Linglong Pagoda would already allow for an easy defense.
Although in Jiang Yuan's view, he didn't even need to defend against Fei Xiaoping's attack at all.
The Frost Trident flew much slower than the Sky Shattering Arrow.
It's possible that after the Sky Shattering Arrow hit, the Frost Trident would only then reach him.
If nothing unexpected happened, Fei Xiaoping would already be taken out by then.
With the Martial Arts Arena ending, the Frost Trident naturally wouldn't cause any damage.
Jiang Yuan smiled, and so did Fei Xiaoping.
But soon, Fei Xiaoping could smile no more.
Was time slowing down?
He could even clearly see the Sky Shattering Arrow, utterly unaffected, penetrate through his Ice House.
"Clang!"
A crisp sound rang out as the Sky Shattering Arrow embedded itself in the ground of the Martial Arts Arena, blasting a hole into it.
In an instant, the scenery changed, and the Martial Arts Arena disappeared.
Nezha, Zhao Gongming, Shi Ji, the Ice House, and the colossal Frost Trident all vanished.
Only Jiang Yuan and a dazed Fei Xiaoping were left on the field.
"How is that possible?"
Muttering in confusion, Fei Xiaoping asked, "My Ice House isn't an energy body!"
"That makes no sense!"
"The Protective Feather Wings blocked it, but the Ice House didn't?"
"Both of these skills are of the same nature, they're all energy-induced, not Energy Condensation!"
Fei Xiaoping was puzzled, but Jiang Yuan had no intention of explaining. He turned and walked toward the audience.
As Jiang Yuan left the field, the surrounding audience finally erupted into cheers.
There was no way around it; the battle was simply too fast—so fast that it ended before they even had time to react.
"How long did it take?"
After the battle ended, the old principal quickly came to his senses and asked Li Yueying beside him.
"Nine seconds, tying the record for the fastest battle in the history of the Four Academies' Joint Examination."
Li Yueying was also very excited, having originally thought that Jiang Yuan would not be able to defeat someone with Great Liang's advanced strength!
But the result was three arrows sealing the opponent's fate!
Witnessing the youth draw the bow fully again!
Three arrows taking down a Great Xia life!
How cool!
And the battle ended so quickly!
It had already equaled the historical fighting record of the Four Academies' Joint Examination.
It should be noted that only the top students from the four leading academies can participate in the Joint Examination, and there is no doubt that those who make it into the final arena battle are the best among them.
When a battle runs this fast, it can only mean one side has completely overwhelmed the other.
But what they didn't expect was that this time Great Liang's early strength crushed Great Liang's late-stage!
"Nine seconds? Haha!"
After hearing the time, the old principal couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Jiang Yuan is indeed worthy!"
...
...
"Not at all, I just got lucky."
Back in the resting room, Jiang Yuan said to the excited Ai Xiu, Li Chengyi, and others, his voice slightly shy.
"Nine seconds to knock down a late-stage Great Liang, you call that good luck?"
Ai Xiu was particularly excited, you should know he's an archer.
Archers have always been seen as long-range attackers, dealing sustained but not very high damage.
But Jiang Yuan?
Or should I say Nezha, arching across two levels!
With that kind of intensity!
If it weren't for the occasion, he really would have liked to ask Jiang Yuan how he did it.
Even, he wanted to ask if these few cards could be sold.
As an archer, he finds the high-powered Bow and Arrow Skills utterly irresistible!
"How is he so strong?"
"Why can his Bow and Arrow ignore Defense? Still unclear."
"A bit strange, the first Defense clearly blocked the Bow and Arrow's attack, but it didn't work the second time and still got penetrated, strange."
Other students from the academies in the resting room looked at Jiang Yuan with a mixture of wariness and perplexity.
Wary because the opponent really seemed to have a means to defeat a late-stage Great Liang, and it looked like he wasn't even at full force.
Perplexed about the criteria for the Arrow's judgment.
How to withstand the attack of the Bow and Arrow!
That's what matters.
Otherwise, like Fei Xiaoping, like Ma Zhengwu, they're pinned down under the public eye by three arrows.
They're all well-known talented contenders from the top four academies; aside from it being embarrassing to be eliminated in such a fashion.
What's more, they don't know why they've been eliminated!
That's what's bothering them!
"Did you notice anything?"
Guan Chutian once again replayed the footage of Jiang Yuan's recent battle where he killed Fei Xiaoping, squinting her eyes and asking the people around her.
"No."
Yu Chengtian touched his bald head and honestly replied.
But that's alright, because Guan Chutian didn't have high expectations for him either.
"It's a bit odd, there's no apparent pattern."
Jin Lingyu didn't speak, but Miao Xinghuo thoughtfully said,
Jiang Yuan, or should I say Nezha, used his Bow and Arrow to slay two opponents.
Both opponents were taken down with three arrows.
Both opponents had successes and failures in defending against the attacks.
"In total, that's five Defense methods."
"Energy Barrier, counterattack, shield, Protective Feather Wings, and the final Ice House."
"Out of the five Defense methods, only the counterattack and Protective Feather Wings stopped the Bow and Arrow's attack."
"But the problem is, in the case of counterattacking, the energy-formed Fire Dragon had no effect on the attack."
Miao Xinghuo frowned, "This means that we can almost conclude that Energy Condensation type Skills have no effect on the Bow and Arrow shot by Nezha."
"But then, why was the final Ice House also unaffected and penetrated through?"
The three frowned and pondered.