A Divinely Guided Arrow

In fact, it's not just Glacier Martial Arts School that's formally established; the Linked Mountains University Martial Arts Club and Linked Mountains Medical and Martial University are also like that, with team flags and slogans. Only the Second Martial Arts Club, a complete newcomer, has nothing, making it seem particularly unprofessional.

Linked Mountains Medical and Martial University is the second-ranked university in the prefecture, similar to a university of technology or science and engineering in the Celestial Empire, since medicine and martial arts are the most popular disciplines here.

However, when Si Ming saw the Glacier Martial Arts School's logo, his lips twitched involuntarily. They had used a penguin as their emblem, not a cute version, but one that emphasized strength. Their slogan was "Unrivaled in the world, the penguin reigns supreme."

Although geese are indeed recognized as domestic fowl with relatively strong fighting ability, and some even believe that raising geese is more effective than dogs for preventing theft, and some people on Earth have even calculated that "a homebody is equal to 0.5 geese" in terms of fighting ability, penguins and white geese seem to be far apart.

"Is the headmaster of the Glacier Martial Arts School surnamed Ma? Do they have a unique set of standards for accepting apprentices, such as the more money you spend, the more advanced the martial arts they teach, or they assign membership levels to their apprentices?"

Hu Jixian replied earnestly, "I haven't heard of that. Although the Glacier Martial Arts School seems to have only recently risen to prominence, its ancestors were once quite wealthy. They inherited the lineage of the Ice Soul Sect. More than two hundred years ago, this sect produced a Spirit Transformation expert known as the Layman Ice Goose. It is said that he encountered a great calamity while cultivating in the northern polar regions and was saved by a creature called a 'penguin.' Filled with gratitude, he adopted the animal as his name and made it the sect's mascot."

Unfortunately, the disciples and descendants of the Ice Soul Sect were incompetent, each generation weaker than the last, eventually leading to their decline into Little Wu. However, they possessed two ancestral martial arts techniques: the Raging River Saber Art and the Fierce Ice Sword Art. These techniques could still be used even after advancing to the Spirit Transformation Realm, but they required high talent to master, so few descendants were able to learn them. This is the origin of their slogan "Double Edge." Furthermore, the character "goose" contains the word "I," so the second half of the phrase can also be interpreted as "I am the only one who is supreme."

"Let me introduce the key members. Even though this is last-minute preparation, we should at least know the names of our opponents."

"The Glacier Martial Arts School has four top fighters, three of whom are newcomers who joined last year: Mei Yan, known as 'Fire in the Snow'; the 'Raging Saber and Ice Sword' sisters, Song Caishuang and Song Xiaoshuang; and the Captain of the Glacier Martial Arts School, Liang Fan, known as 'Snow-Drinking Sword'. These four just meet the number of fighters required for the first three matches, which is why they always go all out and achieve a perfect 3-0 record. From this perspective, if we deliberately give up the first two matches and focus our strength on the last three, our chances of winning will be even greater."

After speaking, Hu Jixian glanced at everyone's expressions and received the expected answer, "Alright, there's really no need to do that. In terms of overall strength, our side is undoubtedly superior. As long as we're careful, we won't lose. It's the other side that needs to gain an advantage through tactics. They might do the opposite and deliberately put their main force in the last three matches."

Si Ming rallied the team, saying, "Let's win fair and square! Today we'll show everyone that even our substitutes are incredibly strong. The Second Martial Arts Club got here through skill, not luck. Therefore, today's contestants will be members who rarely play. The first match is Liu Qingqing."

I will try my best.

Liu Qingqing remained calm, as if she had not been affected by Si Ming.

The Martial Dao League doesn't have the bad habit of lengthy speeches, and the audience's patience is also limited. After the draw, the first match started quickly. The organizers quickly introduced the records of both teams, and then used the gimmick of "the battle between the former dark horse and the current dark horse" and "who can be the dark horse to the end" to stir up the audience's emotions.

Mei Yan of the Glacier Martial Arts School is a tall and beautiful woman. She wears a dress similar to a high-slit cheongsam, mainly in red, which makes her look quite sexy and passionate, quite different from the style of the Glacier Martial Arts School.

"Enough with the rambling and nonsense! Hurry up and bang the gong to announce the start!"

Mei Yan's temper was as fiery as her clothes. She lashed out with her whip, which rang out less than ten centimeters from the referee, startling him.

"No, attacking the referee is a foul."

The referee immediately sounded his whistle as a warning, but fell silent after being glared at fiercely by Mei Yan.

In junior group competitions, expert referees are usually arranged so that when both sides lose control of their strength, the referees can intervene in time to stop them and prevent serious injury or death.

However, by the time it comes to the youth league, ordinary experts no longer have the ability to intervene in the matches, especially when both sides are unleashing their ultimate moves. Anyone who dares to step in as the filling in a sandwich will definitely be severely injured, unless a Spirit Transformation expert is sent as the referee. But Spirit Transformation experts are not so easy to invite. Perhaps the finals of the national tournament will give them some face, but they won't even glance at local matches.

Since even hiring a top referee couldn't prevent injuries and fatalities, it was better not to hire one at all. The referee in this match was no match for either of the contestants, so he dared not risk challenging Mei Yan's bottom line. He quickly walked to the edge of the ring and banged the gong forcefully.

"The first match, Mei Yan from Binghe Martial Arts School versus Liu Qingqing from the Second Martial Arts Club of Lianshan University, has officially begun!"

Mei Yan smiled with satisfaction and was about to launch a fierce attack on her opponent as usual when she turned her head and saw that her opponent was no longer in front of her. She was immediately startled.

"Where is she? Wait, who is my opponent? Did she even play? Why do I have absolutely no recollection of what she looks like?"

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from behind. Mei Yan turned around and struck the incoming arrow with her whip, but she still couldn't see the other person.

"It seems you're an assassin-type opponent, and using a bow and arrow, which is quite rare. But you've clearly chosen the wrong battlefield. This is an arena; there's no cover. No matter Movement Method you are, you can't hide forever."

Mei Yan stood still and unleashed three more swift whip strikes, interrupting the arrows that were shooting from three directions. Then she quickly looked around to find her opponent.

Just then, a fierce wind arose, like the roar of a lion, sweeping up the maple leaves that covered the mountain like a screen. Mei Yan found her opponent's figure, but her vision was blocked by the flying maple leaves. She could only see a vague outline and still could not make out his appearance.

"Did you think you could fool me with this kind of trick?"

Mei Yan snorted coldly, quickly whipping her whip to create a powerful vortex that absorbed and gathered all the nearby maple leaves, forming a hole that opened up a clear view.

"Found you!"

Mei Yan noticed a figure standing at the edge of the arena, aiming a bow and arrow at her. Her right hand was busy manipulating a whip to gather maple leaves, so she couldn't free her hand and quickly lashed out with her left.

She only had one whip, and according to the competition rules, she was not allowed to choose two weapons. However, when she swung her left hand, a whip made of condensed ice crystals immediately appeared, and its length could be extended at will. She lashed the whip directly to the edge of the arena and hit her target.

Then, the target vanished like smoke.

"Oh no, it's an afterimage!"

Mei Yan was startled and turned around. She finally saw her opponent, but he did not aim his bow at her; instead, he pointed it diagonally upwards at the sky.

"Divine Arts: Every Arrow Hits Its Mark!"

Suddenly, Liu Qingqing saw the phantom of the God of Wisdom behind her, who imbued the arrow with prophetic Divine Arts and shot it into the sky.

Chapter 462 The Arrow of Divine Intervention

Although it was an arrow shot into the sky, it filled Mei Yan with a strong sense of unease. Her thoughts raced, and she had already come up with several guesses. However, the arrow had already been launched into the air, and even if she wanted to do something, it was beyond her reach.

"Forget it, as long as I defeat you quickly, it won't matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve."

Mei Yan made up her mind and moved her feet for the first time, quickly approaching Liu Qingqing, partly to strengthen her attack and partly to avoid the arrows thrown from the sky.

At the same time, her long whip spread rapidly along the ground like wildfire, and when it approached Liu Qingqing, it suddenly exploded like fireworks, dancing wildly and sweeping across the field.

Liu Qingqing is not a melee class called archer. Both her archery and Divine Arts are ranged attacks. Once she is approached, she will immediately be at a disadvantage. In fact, because the arena is limited in range, it is impossible to keep retreating to create distance. There is also no place to hide for "ambush attacks". This is a disadvantageous environment for martial artists who use bows and arrows. It is easy for opponents to get close. Therefore, few archers will sign up to participate in martial arts competitions.

Although Liu Qingqing was at a disadvantage, she was not in danger of being defeated anytime soon. Under the onslaught of fierce attacks, she dodged the whips with Movement Method soft, flowing movements and weaved through the interwoven attacks. Sometimes it looked like she was hit, but in reality, it was just her afterimage that was hit. Moreover, she could also seize the opportunity to counterattack with her swift arrows.

It wasn't that Liu Qingqing's Movement Method were particularly skillful, but rather that an invisible current of energy swirled around her body, acting like a barrier. Whenever the whip approached, this current of energy would sense it, erupting out first and generating a recoil force that pushed her away.

[Wenlin Formless Art: Low intensity, moderate difficulty of cultivation, fast energy recovery, maximum level 16, of the elemental attribute, possesses the ability to manipulate airflow, the deeper the cultivation, the wider the range of manipulation, and greatly enhances wind-attribute martial arts]

"Harmony" refers to the balance of Yin and Yang, which is different from the concept of "unrestrained" or "unfettered" in the context of Reverse Countering Marvelous Art.

Liu Qingqing's Internal Cultivation was only at level seven, which was undoubtedly a relatively weak level in the Martial Dao League. However, she used a bow and arrow and Divine Arts to avoid direct contact with her opponent, so the difference in the strength of her Internal Cultivation strength could not be seen for a while. However, in adversity, her signs of defeat were still accumulating little by little.