A minute had passed since the start of the battle. Zhang Wentao and Li Ziqi stood at their original location, facing each other. Neither of them moved.
The originally quiet crowd started to discuss amongst themselves. Then, some people started to boo Zhang Wentao. After all, he was a guy. To be in a deadlock like this, to be honest, it was very embarrassing.
However, the teachers didn't think so. On the contrary, they were even more interested in this battle.
This was a battle between brain-type cultivators.
What is a brain type? It meant that during a battle, one had to use their brains more, making all sorts of predictions and rehearsing tactics. It was like playing chess, taking one step, observing two steps, and calculating three steps!
The other type of person was an instinct-type cultivator like Xuanyuan Po. He didn't care about the consequences, he would just charge forward recklessly.
"This guy is really frightened!"
Li Ziqi's expression was solemn, but her state of mind was very relaxed. She was threatening her opponent. As a girl with almost zero athletic ability, every step she took would increase the possibility of her losing. Hence, she could only remain silent.
However, Zhang Wentao thought that Li Ziqi was very cautious. Hence, his mind kept on thinking of all sorts of schemes. In just a short while, he had already thought of seven to eight schemes.
Because he had overused his brain, he felt a little dizzy due to the lack of oxygen.
Zhang Wentao quickly scanned the stands. He knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he pushed off the ground and was about to attack.
But at this moment, Zhang Wentao sharply sensed that Li Ziqi's aura had changed. This was especially so for her pair of eyes. It was as though they could see through everything.
Out of caution, Zhang Wentao stopped in his tracks.
This pause lasted for another minute.
The students in the audience were getting impatient. They didn't care that the teacher was beside them and started booing.
"Are you going to fight or not? If you're not going to fight, then get off the stage! "
"Coward!"
"Man with no balls, why don't you come on!"
No one mocked Li Ziqi. After all, the little sunny egg was very beautiful and had an outstanding demeanor. She was very likable.
"Why are you scolding me?"
Zhang Wentao felt very wronged, and his nose was almost crooked from anger. However, he also knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he pounced forward again.
After that, that indescribable aura radiated from Li Ziqi again.
"What the hell?"
Zhang Wentao couldn't help but slow down. When he got close, he swung his sword and began to attack tentatively.
Dang!
Li Ziqi received it steadily.
"This guy's perception is very sharp!"
Li Ziqi sighed.
The strange feeling Zhang Wentao felt was because Li Ziqi had activated 'copy'. In this state, everything in Li Ziqi's eyes seemed to be in slow motion. She could clearly see every detail of Zhang Wentao's actions and from there, she could deduce his next step.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The weapons clashed, creating a sonic boom.
"I actually blocked his attack?"
Li Ziqi was so happy that tears almost flowed down her cheeks. As a girl with 0 athletic ability, even if Li Ziqi saw the opponent's attack, she wouldn't be able to block it most of the time. There was no other reason. Her limbs wouldn't be able to keep up.
But at this moment, with the help of [Copy], Li Ziqi was able to make predictions and react a step earlier. By doing so, she would be able to save a lot of time.
Zhang Wentao felt extremely uncomfortable. He felt that his opponent's wooden blade was like a vortex of attraction. No matter where he attacked from, he would eventually hit it.
This feeling was very terrifying. This was especially so since Li Ziqi didn't move at all. This caused Zhang Wentao to misunderstand that his strength was too weak and she couldn't be bothered to dodge.
The battle wasn't intense. Moreover, after Zhang Wentao thought about all sorts of possibilities, he became increasingly cautious.
"This can't do. I won't be able to win if I only defend passively. Also, if we continue fighting, he might discover my weakness."
Li Ziqi had a smile on her face, appearing calm and collected. However, she was panicking like a dog in her heart. She kept calculating all sorts of battle tactics and then rejected them one by one. It was because she wanted to choose a foolproof one.
"Li Ziqi!"
Sun Mo roared, "You are thinking too much. Is he even worthy?"
This shout was like a great bell, directly ramming into Li Ziqi's ears, causing her to wake up from a dream. That was right, her opponent was merely at the third level of the body-refinement realm and wasn't a genius like Xuanyuan Po. Even if her battle tactics weren't perfect, he shouldn't be able to see through it.
Upon thinking of this, Li Ziqi started to attack.
Swish!
The wooden blade slashed out a large stretch of afterimages.
The colors of autumn filled the sky.
Because her athletic ability was too weak, Li Ziqi chose to use moves with a large area of effect, trying her best to avoid moving too much.
"I'll definitely defeat you!"
Hearing the words' is he even worthy ', Zhang Wentao was so angry that he wanted to cough up blood. (You can't look down on me like this, alright?) He was prepared to go head-on, but in the end, he just so happened to encounter the Colors of Autumn.
"What an exquisite move!"
Zhang Wentao had wanted to block, but he discovered that it was a little difficult. Hence, he could only retreat.
Li Ziqi took a step forward and slashed out with her wooden blade again.
Golden Jade Hibiscus!
The blade shadows seemed to have condensed into many hibiscus flowers, instantly drowning Zhang Wentao's vision.
Zhang Wentao had no solution and could only retreat again.
"Don't retreat anymore, attack!"
Gao Ben roared.
In a duel between students, teachers could guide them from the side, but the prerequisite was that they couldn't point out the opponent's flaws.
"I want to attack too!"
Zhang Wentao wanted to cry but had no tears. He even changed his direction, wanting to attack from the side. However, the range of this girl's attack was too large.
Li Ziqi's third attack was unleashed, the Eighteen Words Order.
Pak, pak, pak!
The wooden blade was like rain hitting a banana leaf, tapping randomly.
Zhang Wentao was careless, and the back of his hand was knocked down. He was in so much pain that he clenched his teeth.
Li Ziqi took her fourth step and also unleashed her fourth attack.
Lake of Spring Water.
After this attack, Li Ziqi's attacks immediately stopped. She was panting heavily.
"Chance!"
Zhang Wentao's eyes brightened and he immediately rushed out. The killing prowess of a large-scale attack was great, but the spirit qi consumption was also greater.
This Li Ziqi wasn't able to withstand the high intensity of spirit qi consumption. Hence, he had to defeat her before she recovered.
A hint of panic appeared on Li Ziqi's beautiful oval-shaped face as she glanced to the side.
"You want to dodge to the left? I won't let you have your way! "
Zhang Wentao adjusted his posture and slashed out with his long blade, sealing off Li Ziqi's path. But at this moment, her figure actually vanished. There was nothing in front of him.
"What?"
Zhang Wentao was startled. His ears twitched, wanting to rely on his hearing to locate his opponent. However, what he heard was a faintly discernible chant, causing him to be distracted and unable to calm down.
"What should I do? Where should I retreat to? She must be waiting for me behind her, right? I can only rush forward! "
Zhang Wentao encountered danger, but he didn't retreat. On the contrary, he continued to rush forward. After that, he saw a wooden blade stabbing toward his face.
Because the distance was too close, there was no way for him to dodge.
Gale Shooting Moon!
Pak!
Li Ziqi's wooden blade landed heavily on the center of Zhang Wentao's brows.
Zhang Wentao leaned back and fell onto the ground with a thud. His posture was like a salted fish that was thrown onto the shore. He endured the dizziness and wanted to get up, but a wooden blade slashed down on his head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Blood flowed from his nose and his eyes were so swollen that he couldn't even see his face.
"Don't fight anymore, I admit defeat!"
Zhang Wentao clutched his head and cried out. He felt extremely aggrieved at his loss.
"Oh yeah, I won!"
Li Ziqi cheered and ran toward Sun Mo. "Teacher, did you see this? I won... Ah! "
Pak!
Li Ziqi tripped and was like a frying pan as she sprawled on the ground.
"Ouch, it's so embarrassing. I don't want to live anymore!"
Li Ziqi felt so depressed that she wanted to cry. But after a few seconds, she stood up and patted the dust off her clothes with a calm expression. She then looked at Lian Zheng.
"Teacher Lian, the arena is too dirty. You have to clean it up in time or these small stones might hurt the students."
After Li Ziqi spoke, she walked down the arena.
She really didn't dare to run anymore.
"Small stones?"
Lian Zheng had a dumbfounded look on his face. How could there be such things on the arena?
"Earlier, you revealed a panicked expression. Was it an act to trick me into attacking?"
Zhang Wentao covered his nose and eyes as he voiced out the doubt in his heart.
"Yeah!"
Li Ziqi smiled. "How is it? It's very realistic, right? "
"I concede defeat!"
Zhang Wentao admitted defeat. As a brain-type cultivator, he felt that Xuanyuan Po's combat style had no beauty at all. Only his combat style could be called art.
"Teacher, your cultivation art is very good!"
Li Ziqi praised, but there was a little person in her heart that kept on screaming, "Quickly praise me, quickly praise me!"
"It's because you used it very well!"
Sun Mo patted Li Ziqi's head.
"Without your cultivation art, I wouldn't have been able to win!"
Li Ziqi shook her head.
"You're wrong. You can win because you completely unleashed your advantage." Sun Mo smiled. "Do you know why I didn't imprint my combat experience, various battle tactics, and emotions into your mind? Because you can use these moves yourself to design a winning battle strategy! "
Li Ziqi fell silent.
"Even if you changed to other moves, you would still be able to win. Observe your enemy, obtain information, and understand your enemy's weakness. After that, you can use this as data to design a battle strategy."
Sun Mo praised repeatedly. (Your combat style might not be gorgeous or explosive, but it's definitely the safest. Because everything is within your control.)
"Teacher, if you say this, I'll feel proud!"
Li Ziqi felt a little shy. This evaluation was so high. However, she felt really happy to be praised by her teacher. Also, this Soul Imprint was really amazing!
Those cultivation arts and moves felt as though she had practiced diligently for tens of years. When she executed them, it was as easy as moving her arms.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Li Ziqi + 50. Friendly (565/1,000).
Sun Mo had sparred a few times with Li Ziqi before. At that time, he discovered that this girl was always thinking when she fought. Each of her attacks would have a target in mind.
Just like earlier, Li Ziqi knew her weakness very well. Hence, she created a trap and let Zhang Wentao attack. (My athletic ability is 0, and if the distance is too far, I might miss. But if the distance is too far, I can't possibly lose, right?) This was why there was the Gale Shooting Moon, a close attack.
If it was someone else, they would definitely choose this peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art first. However, Li Ziqi didn't do so. She only chose the right one.
The students only applauded out of politeness because this battle was really a little boring. It wasn't explosive enough, but the teachers saw something different. This Li Ziqi's brain was really good!
"Lost, I've lost completely!"
The results were very miserable, but Gao Ben didn't smile bitterly nor was he disappointed. After consoling Zhang Wentao, he roared at Sun Mo, "Teacher Sun, do you dare to fight against me?"
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