See You in the Finals
Unfortunately, the post was quickly buried.
Because nobody believed him at all, the only two replies came from two students at the Third High School. They were indignant about Qiao Xingwen's defeat and, upon seeing the post, didn't care whether it was true or not, they started criticizing it.
Chen Mobai was too lazy to argue with them, and just then Shi Jingjing and Cao Yaling arrived.
"Most of those who advanced have come. Those who didn't come are probably those who failed and were too embarrassed to come."
Mo Simin counted the number of people and found that 6 people were missing.
She sat down next to Chen Mobai and quietly shared her opinion.
"Now that everyone's here, let's start eating."
Chen Mobai was a little hungry, and seeing the table full of dishes, he couldn't help but pick up his chopsticks.
"And Yan Bingxuan too, her performance is at the very end."
"Wasn't she guaranteed admission to university without taking the exam? Shouldn't she be getting off now?"
"It seems that the representative from the Natural Academy added her name as well, saying that it was a rare opportunity to hone her Spell Duel and that she couldn't miss it."
Upon hearing these words, Chen Mobai could only marvel.
A short while later, Yan Bingxuan arrived.
She also brought two strangers with her; one of them had squinty eyes and smiled at everyone, seemingly very optimistic.
The other was a woman with a gloomy aura. She was dressed in black long-sleeved shirts and trousers, which made her limbs appear long and slender with a graceful figure. She also wore a large round hat, which hid half of her face in the shadows.
Just seeing her gave me the feeling that she was abnormal, gloomy, and I wanted to stay away from her.
Who are these two?
Before Chen Mobai could speak, Mo Simin pulled Yan Bingxuan to her side and asked casually.
"The one who's laughing is Kong Feichen, and the one who's always frowning is Yang Jing."
Before Chen Mobai could react after Yan Bingxuan finished speaking, Mo Simin gasped.
Not only her, but all the classmates who were about to have lunch turned to look at the two of them.
Even Chan Si looked up in slight surprise at the two people who had ordered two bowls of noodles at the noodle shop at the entrance of the snack street and were casually sitting down to eat.
"I feel like I've heard these two names somewhere before."
Song Zheng muttered to himself, Chen Mobai also frowned.
"They are the two people with Mutated Spiritual Root from the Second High School, Kong Feichen with the Wind Spirit Root and Yang Jing with the Dark Spiritual Root, both at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer."
"Gong Xiangyu from First High School and Yan Feng from Private Yuheng High School are the only four people in our grade who have reached the ninth Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer."
"Because they have Mutated Spiritual Root, they were already admitted to the Natural Academy when they were in their first year of high school. However, they will definitely not let go of the opportunity to enter the Four Great Dao Academies. Moreover, when cultivating spells that are compatible with them, people with Mutated Spiritual Root can achieve twice the result with half the effort, which may make them even more terrifying than Gong Xiangyu and Yan Feng."
Shi Jingjing, as expected of someone with excellent information, immediately found out the details about the two people.
"So it's Mutated Spiritual Root, no wonder."
Chen Mobai looked enlightened.
In the Immortal Sect, more than half of those with Mutated Spiritual Root choose to study at the Natural Academy.
Yan Bingxuan already possessed the Ice Spirit Root. If it weren't for the entrance exam Spell Duel, Kong Feichen and Yang Jing would very likely have enrolled in the Natural Academy with her.
"Recently, they have been listening to my lectures together under my great-aunt's tutelage."
Yan Bingxuan ate and talked at the same time.
The person who came from the Natural Academy this time was actually her great-aunt who had reached the ninth Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. It seemed that she planned to sever all Mortal World Karma before Core Formation, so she personally came to take Yan Bingxuan as her Indoor Disciple.
As rare Mutated Spiritual Root, Kong Feichen and Yang Jing were Natural Academy. After arriving in Vermilion Cloud City, Yan Qiongzhi simply invited them over to be taught alongside Yan Bingxuan.
If it weren't for the opportunity to enter the Four Great Dao Academies in this Spell Duel, Kong Feichen and Yang Jing would have already agreed to join the Natural Academy long ago, given the kind treatment they received.
"Let them come over and eat with us."
Chan Si ordered two large tables of food, but it would be a waste if they couldn't finish it all, so he asked Yan Bingxuan to call Kong Feichen and Yang Jing to come and eat with them.
As a result, the former immediately put down his noodles with a smile and sat down to eat the feast as if they were old friends.
Yang Jing shook his head and refused.
"Ignore her. She only likes being alone. The more people around, the more uncomfortable she becomes."
As fellow graduates of the Second High School, Kong Feichen was very familiar with Yang Jing. When he saw that Chan Si was about to personally invite him, he immediately stood up and stopped her.
"What kind of Mutated Spiritual Root Dark Spiritual Root?"
Although Chen Mobai knew that this type of Mutated Spiritual Root existed, it was said that such a Mutated Spiritual Root was extremely rare, with very few people achieving success with it.
The highest level is a True Person who Core Formation.
"It seems to be related to cultivating Yin Spiritual Power. In ancient times, such Spiritual Root were the most sought-after talents by the Demonic Beings sects."
Shi Jingjing leaned closer and answered his question.
The Demonic Beings path had been extinct for five thousand years, wiped out completely by the Law Enforcement Hall of the Immortal Sect.
Chen Mobai inwardly complained and gave up on investigating Yang Jing.
When he first saw the two people who came with Yan Bingxuan, he instinctively sensed their power.
It's safe to say he has Mutated Spiritual Root and is at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer. If he were to face me, he should be able to put up a fight.
I originally thought this Spell Duel would be quite boring.
This was especially true after easily defeating Qiao Xingwen Xu Yuan, who was touted as having a great reputation but was actually quite weak.
But after seeing Kong Feichen and Yang Jing, Chen Mobai felt that he might not be able to easily win this Spell Duel.
After all, he is only at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, and he is facing an opponent who is two levels higher in cultivation.
We still need to carefully design the tactics.
While eating, Chen Mobai's mind was filled with thoughts of how he should deal with Kong Feichen and Yang Jing if he were to encounter them.
Kong Feichen is alright; the Wind Spirit Root is the most common Mutated Spiritual Root, so he has many references to draw upon.
However, there are no posts about Dark Spiritual Root, even on Auxiliary Cultivation aids.
"Brother Chen, I have long admired your name."
Just as Chen Mobai was thinking about how to defeat them, Kong Feichen walked over with a smile and greeted him.
"Do we know each other?"
"I didn't know you before, but I saw the video Spell Duel you defeating your opponent cleanly and decisively. To be honest, even if I were in your shoes, I could only manage about the same result."
Kong Feichen spoke with great confidence. Chen Mobai looked him up and down, then nodded slightly.
"Yes, you could also defeat Qiao Xingwen within a minute."
Upon hearing his words, Kong Feichen was stunned, and the smile that had been on his face disappeared.
"Brother Chen, I hope you won't be defeated before you meet me."
Kong Feichen finally extended his right hand to Chen Mobai and said these words with a sincere expression.
Under the watchful eyes of more than twenty students from the Fifth High School, Chen Mobai extended his hand, nodded in agreement, and replied with a single sentence.
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you in the finals."