In the third round of the 'A' group, after just two matches, Tong Yiming announced that two students would be going up the stage. The entire battle dojo erupted into thunderous cheers and applause.
Because the highlight of the show was about to begin.
Sun Mo's student Jiang Leng against Bai Shuang's student Miao Rui.
A few years ago, Bai Shuang had obtained the title of top graduate from the Skyraise Academy, one of the Nine Greats. She had extremely high attainments in the art of spiritual control.
Her student, Miao Rui, was also one of the top students in the Skyraise Academy.
In terms of fame, Jiang Leng was naturally much smaller. However, he had basked in Sun Mo's glory. In addition to the fact that he had defeated the powerful Gui Jiarong in the previous round, he also had a few supporters.
"Who do you think will win?"
"Miao Rui should be slightly better, right? After all, he's from the Skyraise Academy! "
"That's right. If Bai Shuang encounters a problem that she can't teach, she can consult her teacher. Moreover, Miao Rui's daily sparring opponents are all outstanding students from the Skyraise Academy."
The majority of the great teachers still thought highly of Miao Rui.
It was like a boxer sparring with dozens of potential champion level teammates every day. The training effect would definitely be greater than that of other boxers.
"Junior Brother, you can do it. When you win, I'll treat you to some melons!"
Lu Zhiruo waved her little fist.
"Don't tell me you won't treat me if I lose?"
Jiang Leng counter-asked.
"Please!"
The papaya girl was a magnanimous person. After she finished speaking, she was stunned. In that case, what was the point of winning or losing?
"Hehe!"
After teasing his senior martial sister, Jiang Leng went up the stage.
"Please pay your respects!"
Tong Yiming reminded.
"Jiang Leng, spirit-refinement realm. Please guide me!"
Jiang Leng cupped his fists.
"Miao Rui, Spirit Refinement realm, please guide me!"
After Miao Rui finished speaking, he smiled. "Let's not overdo it. If we can't win, we'll just admit defeat. Let's not ruin our relationship. What do you think, Junior Brother Jiang?"
Because Bai Shuang had lost to Sun Mo in the Great Teachers Battle, she had to go to the Central Province Academy to teach for three years. Also, after they had buried the hatchet, Bai Shuang's impression of Sun Mo wasn't bad. Hence, Miao Rui didn't wish for his battle with Jiang Leng to be too intense and cause the relationship between the teachers to be strained.
"Alright!"
Jiang Leng nodded.
"Then shall we begin?"
Miao Rui asked.
"En!"
Jiang Leng pulled out his dagger and waited quietly.
"This Miao Rui is very confident!"
Tantai Yutang's lips twitched.
"Huh?"
Ying Baiwu and Lu Zhiruo were astonished. Why did he say this?
"Only someone who thinks he'll win would say something like that. Furthermore, don't you guys feel that this Miao Rui is very confident and has a condescending attitude?"
The sickly invalid explained.
Ying Baiwu frowned. She initially felt that this good-looking Miao Rui was very gentlemanly. So it turned out that he considered himself to be the victor.
Thinking of this, the iron-headed girl became unhappy and shouted.
"Jiang Leng, beat him up!"
Ying Baiwu's cheering was the same as her personality. Simple and straightforward, there was no tactfulness at all.
"Junior Brother Jiang, there's no need for you to wait for me to summon my spiritual beast. This is unfair to you!"
Miao Rui persuaded.
Jiang Leng didn't say anything, but he didn't move either.
"He is also a proud person!"
Bai Shuang sighed ruefully. Normally speaking, when connecting to a spiritual master, one would definitely strike first to gain the upper hand. As long as the other party didn't summon their spiritual beast, they would have won half the battle.
"Actually, even if you act, I won't be at a disadvantage!"
Miao Rui's lips twitched. After biting his thumb, he snapped his fingers.
Pak!
The fresh blood on his thumb splattered out. Before it landed on the ground, it transformed into a blood-colored mist and formed a strange diagram.
BOOM!
The spirit qi in the surroundings surged. In an instant, a jellyfish the size of a basketball was summoned and floated in the air just like that.
Hua ~
A commotion broke out. The gazes of tens of thousands of people were attracted by this jellyfish because it was too beautiful and too rare.
The body of the jellyfish was translucent. Hence, one could see blue blood flowing on it. As its tentacles moved, some motes of light drifted out.
"What's this?"
Many people asked out of curiosity.
The Westmountain Range was a mountain city. Let alone jellyfish, the people here didn't even see lobsters or large crabs before. Their understanding of aquatic products still stopped at the plump mandarin fish in autumn.
"Isn't this fellow a little too much?"
Sun Mo was speechless. He must have specially chosen this summoning posture and practiced it before.
Bai Shuang was speechless. (How many times have I said this? The summoning ritual has to be simple, direct, and efficient. Try not to attract too much attention. Yet, you actually snapped your fingers?)
"Junior brother Jiang, please!"
Miao Rui stretched out his right hand and made an inviting gesture, letting Jiang Leng attack first.
Jiang Leng darted out like a cheetah hunting its prey. He instantly appeared before Miao Rui and stabbed his dagger toward Miao Rui's neck.
The jellyfish that floated in the air suddenly trembled. A bolt of blue lightning sizzled and shot toward Jiang Leng.
"Ah?"
Lu Zhiruo was so frightened that she covered her eyes.
Jiang Leng dodged and the lightning struck the stage. However, because of the static electricity, there were still some sparks of electricity that struck Jiang Leng's body.
Sizzle!
The second bolt of lightning blasted out.
However, at this moment, Jiang Leng had already changed his position with a swoosh. He circled to Miao Rui's side and used Miao Rui's body to block the jellyfish.
"Impressive!"
Upon seeing this scene, Bai Shuang's eyes brightened as a look of admiration appeared on her face.
The opponents Miao Rui encountered in the past would mostly choose to dodge when faced with such sudden lightning attacks and observe the situation. However, this Jiang Leng actually didn't retreat at all.
Such courage was truly shocking.
One must know that the pressure brought about by the bombardment of lightning was extremely immense.
"It's useless!"
Miao Rui's expression also turned heavy. After he spoke, another bolt of lightning shot out from the jellyfish. But the strange thing was that it actually curved, bypassing Miao Rui and shooting toward Jiang Leng.
Jiang Leng circled again, his dagger stabbing toward Miao Rui's throat with determination.
Ding!
A longsword pierced out diagonally, blocking Jiang Leng's dagger.
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
The lightning struck consecutively on the stage, causing crushed rocks to fly everywhere.
"Wonderful!"
Tong Yiming involuntarily clapped and praised.
Because Jiang Leng kept circling around Miao Rui, making Miao Rui stand between him and the jellyfish, the jellyfish's lightning had to curve a little before it could attack him.
Given Jiang Leng's speed, it was enough for him to observe and dodge the lightning.
Naturally, there were still some scattered lightning arcs that struck his body, but the damage wasn't too great.
"Be careful!"
The papaya girl was trembling in fear as she watched. Her palms were filled with sweat.
"What an interesting opponent!"
Xuanyuan Po was envious, wanting nothing more than to replace Jiang Leng.
After the stalemate continued for roughly two minutes, Jiang Leng suddenly retreated rapidly and stood at a corner of the stage, distancing himself from Jiang Leng.
What surprised everyone was that Miao Rui actually didn't continue to attack.
"As expected of a student from a famous school, Miao Rui is very gentlemanly!"
From some spectators' point of view, Miao Rui would be able to win this round if he let the jellyfish attack.
"There are so many fools!"
Li Ziqi's lips twitched when she heard the discussions on the spectator stands. (Do you guys think that the jellyfish's lightning is limitless? Clearly, it's depleted.)
"However, this Miao Rui is truly impressive. Although he's a spirit controller, his combat strength isn't bad. He can actually receive Jiang Leng's rapid attacks."
Gu Xiuxun praised.
Pak! Pak! Pak!
Applause rang out from the judges' stands.
The major characters weren't stingy with their praises because the contest of these two minutes was simply too fascinating. Guts, capabilities, thinking, and battle tactics were all displayed.
"Aren't you afraid?"
Miao Rui was curious. Those lightning bolts could electrocute a horse to death. Even if some of them struck his body, he wouldn't feel good.
However, this young man with the word 'trash' on his face didn't even frown from the start to the end.
Jiang Leng didn't reply. He stretched his wrist.
"..."
Miao Rui was very meticulous and was proficient in guessing some things from the expressions of his opponents. However, this Jiang Leng was like a dead man.
(I don't believe it!)
Miao Rui's heart stirred. The amnesia jellyfish drifted over. Lightning flashed on its tentacles as though it was preparing a powerful move.
Jiang Leng coldly watched from the side.
"Junior brother Jiang, it's still not too late to admit defeat now. If not, I don't dare to guarantee that I'll show mercy later on."
Miao Rui persuaded.
Many great teachers were shocked because Miao Rui's words weren't a threat but an acknowledgment instead. The stronger the opponent was, the more they couldn't hold back. If not, the slightest mistake would cause them to lose. Hence, they could only go all out.
"Life and death are decreed by fate. Student Miao, you don't have to worry about it!"
Jiang Leng replied.
He used the word 'student' instead of calling him senior brother like how Miao Rui called him junior brother. Even if it was a form of courtesy, Jiang Leng wouldn't call him that. Because in his heart, only people like Li Ziqi were from the same sect as him.
Miao Rui started. His expression grew heavy because he understood Jiang Leng's coldness. (Could it be that this fellow has no emotions?)
(However, I'll win this match for sure.)
Miao Rui took the initiative to attack. His longsword was like a shooting star, piercing toward Jiang Leng.
Jiang Leng brandished his dagger to block.
"Eh? Why is junior brother not attacking anymore? "
Li Ziqi was surprised. Jiang Leng had always taken the offensive path and pursued the initiative. But this time around, he was only passively defending.
"Because he forgot the cultivation art he's most proficient in."
Sun Mo explained.
"Huh?"
Not only for Li Ziqi and the others, but even the examinees in the surroundings also glanced over in astonishment when they heard this.
"How can he forget his cultivation art?"
Zhang Yaozong was puzzled. Didn't he see Jiang Leng's head being hit?
Li Ziqi had a contemplative look on her face. "Was it caused by that jellyfish?"
"That's right!"
Sun Mo looked at the jellyfish floating in the air. "Its name is the amnesia jellyfish. It lives in the deep sea of the Darkness Continent and is very rare. Its effect is that after the lightning it releases hits its prey, even if it doesn't electrocute the prey to death, it can still make the prey forget its ability to hunt for food.
"After going through the training of spirit controllers, the lightning of the amnesia jellyfish can make humans forget their cultivation arts. After all, cultivation arts can also be considered a type of hunting ability."
After Sun Mo finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent. Everyone had a dumbfounded expression on their faces. There was such a species of darkness?
Nature was truly mysterious!
"The foundations of the Skyraise Academy are truly deep. They can even get their hands on such a rare species of darkness!"
Sun Mo sighed ruefully. He didn't feel that given Miao Rui's capabilities, he would be able to head to the Darkness Continent to capture the amnesia jellyfish at such a young age.
Everyone subconsciously nodded. They couldn't afford to offend such a school.
"Ah?"
The papaya girl suddenly cried out in shock, "Doesn't that mean that junior brother Jiang is going to lose?"
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