Ai Xiu was cursing under his breath as he and the ever-smiling Li Chengyi left the arena, and then it was time for Wei Qiyou and Ye Jinhuan to take the stage.
"Don't you have anything to say back when he curses at you like that?"
After the match, Ai Xiu was still cursing vividly, and Jiang Yuan, curious at seeing Li Chengyi not responding at all, asked him.
"What's there to retort?"
Li Chengyi's face still bore his amiable smile: "The harsher he curses, the harder I hit him next time!"
"..."
"Awesome!"
After a moment of silence, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but give Li Chengyi a thumbs up.
Li Chengyi smiled slightly and turned his attention back to the arena.
The battle between Wei Qiyou and Ye Jinhuan had barely begun when Ye Jinhuan was already being suppressed.
Beimang Academy's top student, Wei Qiyou, and the second best, Wang Baiqing, both wielded swords.
Just like Wang Baiqing.
However, they hadn't fought each other, so nobody knew who among the three had the strongest combat power.
The second match ended just as quickly. Wei Qiyou forcefully closed in, and before long, he defeated Ye Jinhuan.
Jiang Yuan slightly frowned upon seeing this scene.
Wei Qiyou's fighting style...
So fierce!
He completely ignored the non-fatal attacks and poisoning effects Ye Jinhuan had on him.
He just closed in and took out his opponent!
He had absolute confidence in his strength and was fully confident in his abilities!
A tough opponent indeed!
However, fortunately, whether it's Nezha or Zhao Gongming, their skills in handling various weapons were undoubtedly top-notch among those present.
After Wei Qiyou and Ye Jinhuan's fight, Wei Qiyou returned to the resting room with an expressionless face.
Next up were Jiang Yuan and Shi Zhuan.
"Please enlighten me."
"Hmm?"
Seeing Shi Zhuan's gentle smile, Jiang Yuan paused for a moment and then unconsciously nodded.
"Uh-huh."
After speaking, Jiang Yuan walked towards the stage, somewhat puzzled by Shi Zhuan's behavior.
Isn't he the top student of the academy? Why is he asking me for guidance?
Jiang Yuan was puzzled, but Shi Zhuan, following behind him, had a slight gloom in his eyes after seeing Jiang Yuan's reaction.
Did he really not understand?
Or...
Shi Zhuan didn't have time to think further. The rest area wasn't far from the arena, and Jiang Yuan was already almost at the stage.
Seeing this, Shi Zhuan hurriedly followed closely behind Jiang Yuan into the Martial Arts Arena.
"Are we opening the betting this time?"
Yu Chengtian immediately lit up when he saw the two entering the arena, and turned his head to ask Jin Lingyu.
"Of course, we are still on. After all, I have a lot of faith in Jiang Yuan, right?"
Jin Lingyu hadn't spoken yet when Miao Xinghuo eagerly spoke on his behalf.
"Don't just win one match and then run away," Guan Chutian also chimed in smilingly.
"Of course not."
Jin Lingyu pushed up his glasses and said with a smiling face: "But let's skip betting on this one, everyone can clearly see who will win and who will lose, right?"
"Hmm?"
At that, Yu Chengtian and his group were momentarily stunned, looking incredulously at Jin Lingyu.
"He's a student from your academy, and even you don't seem optimistic about him."
"So what if he's from our academy? Do you really think, with his strength, he can defeat Shi Zhuan?"
Jin Lingyu's face still wore a carefree smile, but his words wiped the smiles off the faces of the other three.
They originally wanted to provoke Jin Lingyu into accepting the wager, so they could not only take back what they had lost but maybe earn something extra.
But the opponent simply wouldn't take the bait.
However, that was to be expected, since the difference in strength between the two sides was too great.
Especially considering this heavy armored warrior basically ignored Nezha's strongest three arrows.
Jin Lingyu, refusing the bet, left the vice presidents of the other three academies with no choice but to shake their heads and look up towards the two on the stage.
Neither spoke in the arena, and as the countdown of three, two, one disappeared in the air, both simultaneously manifested their combat cards.
Jiang Yuan, as usual, manifested Nezha, Zhao Gongming, Shi Ji, and various Equipment Cards in batches.
Across from Shi Zhuan, several Purple Quality Cards shone brightly, and he suddenly found himself clad in white Heavy Armor which enveloped his entire figure, sealing him off hermetically.
Heavy Armor: Pale Floating Tomb!
This type of armor is quite similar to the life-size mecha of the Mechanical Clan.
It was indeed designed by the Human Clan based on the Mechanical Clan's life-size mecha.
Compared to life-size mecha, this armor focuses more on individual strength and lacks the diverse attack methods of a Mechanical Clan's mecha, relying entirely on the operator's skills.
Clearly, Shi Zhuan was a participant with exceptional abilities.
While equipped with Pale Floating Tomb Armor, another Purple Quality Card appeared in his armored hand.
The purple glow sparkled, and a Mo Blade materialized in his hand, as Shi Zhuan charged directly towards Jiang Yuan.
After Shi Zhuan had readied himself, Jiang Yuan also fully materialized the equipment of Nezha, Zhao Gongming, Shi Ji, and the others.
Without the slightest hesitation, Nezha activated [Three Heads and Eight Arms], [Power Release], [Lotus Embodiment] all at once.
Standing on the Wind and Fire Wheel, wrapped in Huntian Silk, Qiankun Ring on his wrist, Sky Shattering Arrow on his back, and Qiankun Bow in hand.
Dual-wielding the Fire-tipped Spear, the Yin Yang Dual Swords pointing straight at Shi Zhuan!
[Yin Yang Dual Swords]
Type: Equipment Card
Quality: Purple
Skill:
[Yin]: Ice Attribute, the holder's Critical Strike Rate increases by twenty percent!
[Yang]: Fire Attribute, the holder's strength increases by twenty percent!
[Yin Yang]: When both swords are used together, the holder's critical damage increases by fifty percent.
[Tai Chi]: Shifts the effects of Yin and Yang swords to alternate effects.
Enhancement:
[Ice]: When the ice attribute sword hits the opponent, it can cause a Freeze effect, reducing the opponent's movement and attack speed.
[Fire]: When the fire attribute sword hits the opponent, it can cause a burning effect, reducing the opponent's strength while causing continuous burning damage.
[Dual Swords]: When the target uses a single weapon, the power increases by twenty percent.
Bonds:
[Master's Gift]: Used together with [Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover], attacks can cause explosive damage, with an attack power increase by thirty percent.
Advancement Route:
[Yin Yang Dual Swords] — [Yin Yang Dual Swords] — [...]
Advancement Conditions: Unknown
The strength of the Yin Yang Dual Swords isn't very high.
Of course, that's compared to the Fire-tipped Spear and Qiankun Ring.
Even so, the skills of Yin Yang Dual Swords still pleasantly surprised Jiang Yuan.
Whether it's the increase in Critical Strike Rate, strength, or even Critical Strike Strength, these are all attributes Nezha needs.
Not to mention the [Tai Chi] ability of Yin Yang switching, which can focus all crit enhancements onto strength, or all strength enhancements onto crit.
Increasing strength or crit by forty percent, that's not a minor boost at all!
And then there's the special effects of the dual ice and fire attributes.
As a paired weapon, the effect of the Yin Yang Dual Swords also turned out to be quite impressive!
"Let's see how the newly added strength performs!"
Jiang Yuan smiled, and the Nezha in mid-air controlled the [Tai Chi] skill of the Yin Yang Dual Swords, focusing all enhancements onto strength.
Then, pulling the bow to shoot an arrow!
"Whoosh!"
Watching the arrow flying towards him, Shi Zhuan remained unperturbed.
But the next second, Shi Zhuan made a move that surprised everyone.
Shi Zhuan did not release any skills, nor did he use the Mo Blade in his hand to block the Sky Shattering Arrow.
Instead, after gauging the trajectory of the arrow, he extended his arm.
On his forearm, there was a circular, fist-sized small shield.
"Clang!"
With a crisp sound, the small shield on the armguard shattered, causing Shi Zhuan's pupils to contract.
He had already calculated the angle, changing the direction of the arrow's force!
But just grazing it, the force was enough to shatter his small round shield!
What terrifying damage!
In the moment the small round shield shattered, Shi Zhuan immediately gave up his previous plan.
With such frightening attack power, there's no point in showing off, risking the possibility of being eliminated!