A Sudden Rise to Fame

"What did you say!!!"

At the summit, after hearing about Chen Mobai's achievements, Shi Jingjing's eyes widened, and she screamed in disbelief.

"He took care of Qiao Xingwen in a minute! You're not under some kind of illusion, are you?"

Cao Yaling knew Shi Jingjing wouldn't believe it; if she hadn't witnessed it with her own eyes, she certainly wouldn't have believed it either.

You should know that even someone like her, at the Qi Cultivation Level 8, couldn't defeat Qiao Xingwen within a minute.

It's likely that only Gong Xiangyu, who is at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, and who uses powerful Talisman or spells, could achieve this.

"A video has been uploaded, take a look for yourself."

Cao Yaling opened the Betting Odds Network, where one Spell Duel video after another had been uploaded according to the match-up schedule.

She selected the scene featuring Chen Mobai and Qiao Xingwen, clicked the small triangle button between their profile pictures, and immediately opened a short video.

It's really short, just one minute.

Shi Jingjing immediately came over to take a look.

After the referee stepped down from the stage, Qiao Xingwen first used two Spirit Bullet to test Chen Mobai, who routinely used the Levitation Technique to move his body and dodge the attack.

However, this step fell into Qiao Xingwen's calculations. He predicted the landing point of Chen Mobai's Levitation Technique, and three dazzling lights burst forth. An even more powerful Spirit Bullet shot out from the tips of his three fingers, accurately calculating all the landing points where Chen Mobai could dodge and move.

"Isn't this the end?" Just as Shi Jingjing was thinking this, a Wood Shield Talisman lit up in Chen Mobai's hand.

Yes, that was handled well.

Just as Shi Jingjing was making this assessment, Chen Mobai threw out another Talisman even greater spiritual power.

The water shimmered like waves, but in an instant it condensed into a sword, slashing towards Qiao Xingwen.

Could a mid-grade first-tier "Water Sword Talisman" really defeat an opponent like that? While Shi Jingjing was wondering, Qiao Xingwen confidently used an Earth Shield Talisman. With just this Grade 1 Low Rank Defensive Talisman, he blocked the Water Sword Talisman Chen Mobai seemed to have thrown out in a panic.

Then, Qiao Xingwen spread his right hand, unleashing five Spirit Bullet that enveloped Chen Mobai, who was charging towards him. The latter was forced to halt his advance and dodge the Spirit Bullet attacks by moving left and right.

Just as one of the Spirit Bullet was about to touch Chen Mobai, Qiao Xingwen suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed.

Shi Jingjing immediately pulled back the video, turned on 0.5x speed, and watched it three times in a row. She even used her Spiritual Eye before she finally saw a clue.

The Water Sword Talisman that had been blocked by the Earth Shield Talisman turned into a stream of clear water and landed at Qiao Xingwen's feet. When he used the Spirit Bullet, this stream of clear water seemed to possess a spirit, flowing like Spirit Snake from the edge of the earth shield that rose from the stone platform at his feet to his back and up to the back of Qiao Xingwen's forehead.

Then, a transparent water stick slammed down heavily.

Qiao Xingwen was caught completely off guard and was knocked unconscious by the blow.

"Water Control Technique?"

Shi Jingjing hesitated, while Cao Yaling nodded gently.

"The Water Sword Talisman was just a decoy. Qiao Xingwen thought he had blocked this mid-grade first-level attack Talisman and focused all his attention on the first-grade high-level Talisman that Chen Mobai might take out. However, he did not expect that the Water Sword of the Water Sword Talisman was an illusion, and the water after the Water Sword dissipated was the real attack."

"Since we can use Talisman, we've all put all our eggs in Talisman. But we've forgotten that the main purpose of Spell Duel is to test our ability to use spells flexibly."

"Although Chen Mobai looks ordinary, he has grasped the key to this. With a simple Water Control Technique, combined with Water Sword Talisman and appropriate tactics, he can easily defeat the powerful opponent Qiao Xingwen."

Cao Yaling witnessed Chen Mobai devise tactics step by step, leading Qiao Xingwen to mistakenly believe that he had the overall situation under control, before defeating his opponent with the simplest Water Control Technique.

Before Shi Jingjing arrived, she had already done a lot of analysis in her mind about this intricately planned, interconnected, and intricately plotted duel.

But the more he analyzed it, the more amazed he became by Chen Mobai.

So this is how simple Spell Duel can be! You don't need powerful Talisman or to cultivate formidable spells. All you need to do is use the most effective spell at the most opportune moment to easily defeat a seemingly invincible opponent.

Where did this guy go?

Shi Jingjing looked up and asked.

"I heard that I made an appointment to have lunch with Teacher Chan."

"Let's go, let's latch onto his coattails... no, let's freeload a meal!"

Before Cao Yaling could react, Shi Jingjing had already pulled her in the direction Chen Mobai had left, while also sending him a message.

Previously, Chen Mobai wanted to ask her for Betting Odds Network.

However, Chen Mobai didn't seem to be playing on his phone and ignored her.

Just as Shi Jingjing was about to give up, she saw that Teacher Chan was calling.

"Why are you here?"

When Chen Mobai returned from the snack street of the Vermillion Cinnabar Academy after ordering five side dishes, he noticed many students already seated.

Besides the familiar Song Zheng and Mo Simin, there are also Xu Yuan, Shi Yuanqing, and others.

Basically, most of the students from their school were present.

"I am your teacher. Since you have come to the Vermillion Cinnabar Academy to take the entrance exam, as the host, I naturally want to welcome you and give you a proper welcome. That's why I called everyone."

Chan Si smiled and sat down at the corner of the long table, waved to the owner, and ordered two more tables of dishes.

"Well, it seems I can't ask them to come again."

Chen Mobai lamented why it was so difficult for him to invite Chan Si to dinner.

"There will always be a chance; you've already made it to the next round, haven't you?"

"Huh? How did you know? According to the odds, I only have a 1% chance of winning against Qiao Xingwen, don't I?"

After Chen Mobai met with Chan Si and Senior Sister Fu, he hadn't yet mentioned his results in the Spell Duel.

"I thought you were eliminated, and I was afraid of touching on your sad memories, so I didn't ask you about it. But now your Spell Duel video is going viral on the Vermilion Cloud City's City Net Forum."

Shen Juanxiu looked at Chen Mobai with a gleam in her eyes. Upon hearing this, the latter immediately took out his phone and entered the Forum.

[A shocking upset! A Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer was defeated by a Qi Cultivation Level 6, a level far exceeding their own level.]

[The Spell Duel art of the top student in the college College Entrance Exam the Immortal Sect Fifth High School: a simple Water Control Technique is all it takes to change the course of the battle.]

Is it that the Third High School is too weak, or the Fifth High School is too strong?

[A truly insidious tactic]

Chen Mobai saw the first dozen or so posts with little flame icons after their titles and clicked on them with great interest.

Upon seeing the words of praise, he couldn't help but smile happily.

Then, Chan Si and the others saw that Chen Mobai actually posted a thread on the Forum.

Thank you all for your discussion. I am Chen Mobai, and I will continue to uphold the prestige of the Immortal Sect Fifth High School in this Spell Duel. Please continue to support our school.

Posted by: If I Were the Azure Emperor.