Tactics

"That was terrifying, my neck was almost bitten off."

Chen Mobai stood up, touched his neck, and his previously calm eyes sharpened.

Having experienced many childish Spell Duel lately, I'm a bit disoriented when faced with a life-or-death struggle right away.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. The Snake Fang will release venom the moment they pierce your neck, paralyzing you."

Although Gong Xiangyu disliked Chen Mobai, he still retained his rationality.

Spell Duel is a Spell Duel. If he accidentally kills his opponent, his glorious life will be stained with a minor stain.

"Oh, in that case, I should thank you."

Chen Mobai stretched his neck, extended his right hand, and held a Talisman between his fingertips.

Water Sword Talisman! Gong Xiangyu had watched all of Chen Mobai's previous five rounds of Spell Duel videos and knew all the Talisman he had used inside and out. He had even designed a way to counter each Talisman.

Upon seeing the Talisman on Chen Mobai's fingertip, he recognized it and adopted the tactical plan he had memorized.

Hiss! A strange sound, like Spirit Snake Tongue, rang out on the arena. The surrounding air began to flow and twist abnormally, gradually transforming into the phantom of a semi-transparent snake, which surrounded Chen Mobai with Gong Xiangyu at its center.

Buzz! Just as the translucent giant snake opened its transparent mouth and lunged down to bite Chen Mobai, Spiritual Qi Long Arrows appeared in the void.

Amidst the tapping sounds.

Six arrow-shaped spiritual energies, like javelins falling from the sky, accurately pierced the mouth, head, neck, seven-inch mark, abdomen, and tail of the translucent giant snake that had attacked Chen Mobai.

"This guy cheated."

Gong Xiangyu glanced at the Water Sword Talisman that Chen Mobai was holding between his right fingers and immediately realized that the Talisman had not been activated.

He was drawn to this action and, consequently, made a rash and wrong decision.

"This is the Talisman."

After activating the Green Arrow Talisman with his left hand hidden behind his back, Chen Mobai infused the Water Sword Talisman in his right hand with spiritual power. In an instant, a pool of clear water was condensed into a sword shape. With a downward slash of his five fingers, he slashed away the head of the transparent giant snake that had been pinned to him by the azure Spiritual Qi Long Arrows arrow.

Before the power of the Water Sword Talisman had dissipated, Chen Mobai opened his mouth and exhaled, activating the Ice Spell to freeze and solidify the transparent Water Sword in his palm, and then flicked his finger.

Amidst the sizzling sound.

Gong Xiangyu unleashed his powerful spiritual energy at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, forcibly withdrawing the Spirit Entering Body and breaking free from the Spiritual Qi Long Arrows of the Green Arrow Talisman.

But in that instant, the icy Water Sword, having lost its target, pierced Gong Xiangyu's eyes and brow with a bright Baiguang, like a divine sword from the Outside the Heavens.

"Is this guy trying to kill me?!"

Gong Xiangyu was furious, realizing that holding back earlier was a huge mistake.

He affixed two Divine Speed Talisman to his legs, and with afterimages, he quickly retreated three meters.

With a "whoosh," the Frostwater Water Sword, having lost its target, plunged straight into the arena, leaving only the Sword Hilt protruding from the stone.

"Is the Water Sword Talisman really that sharp?"

Many students watching from below the arena were taken aback by what they saw.

The Water Sword Talisman is renowned for its ability to gather and disperse at Ruyi, and its softness, like a whip.

If you were to use this Talisman to strike a stone, it would leave a sword mark, but it would be nothing like how Chen Mobai cut tofu with such ease.

"The combination of magic and Talisman —although this young man's cultivation is a bit weak, in terms of his Spell Duel, he is probably the number one in this generation."

Seeing this, the True Person Scarlet Robe sitting in the commentary booth couldn't help but nod slightly.

"It seems this battle won't be one-sided."

The representatives from the Daoist Academy, who had initially been casually observing, suddenly became serious.

Representatives from the Possessing the Dao Academy were assessing Chen Mobai's combat awareness and magical skills, wondering what to do if his Cutoff Score wasn't high enough to admit him. Some of the lower-ranked representatives from the Ten Great Academies even stood up and came down to the arena.

At this very moment, Chen Mobai found himself in a fierce battle.

Gong Xiangyu's Divine Speed Talisman was of extremely high quality, and he seemed to have cast another powerful Talisman. Suddenly, fine scales appeared on his right hand, and his eyes suddenly turned into vertical pupils.

Bang! Water splashed out from Chen Mobai's right abdomen. This was the sound of his Water Element Shield colliding with Gong Xiangyu's right fist, which was attacking at high speed.

Bang! This time the attack was on the left cheek.

Boom! At the spine on the back.

If he hadn't mastered the Water Element Shield to the point of being able to move at will, and hadn't been extremely skilled in Water Control Technique, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Gong Xiangyu's fierce punches at all.

"That's about enough. Let's test his speed limit."

After taking nearly ten punches, Chen Mobai had figured out Gong Xiangyu's general rhythm.

With a thought, all the Black Water in the Water Storage Talisman poured out, and under his Spiritual Sense, the streams of water transformed into a water net, covering all directions from which Gong Xiangyu could attack.

However, the latter's fighting spirit was completely incomparable to that of his previous opponents.

Gong Xiangyu's rapidly advancing figure paused for a moment, then flashed quickly to the left and right, testing each other's speed as he guided the Black Water to follow his flow.

However, compared to Chen Mobai's Water Control Technique that allows him to move at will, Gong Xiangyu's Divine Speed Talisman, which requires physical movement, still has its limitations.

"We've caught them."

Chen Mobai's eyes flashed with spiritual light, and he pushed his Spiritual Sense to its limit. The Black Water Net controlled by his Water Control Technique had blocked all of Gong Xiangyu's movements on the arena and had completely surrounded him.

"Has the key to victory been decided?"

The students watching from below the stage had this thought in their minds. They hadn't expected that Gong Xiangyu would be the first to be forced into a desperate situation.

Boom! But just as Gong Xiangyu was about to be trapped by the closing water net, his speed, which was already three times that of an ordinary person, suddenly increased again in an instant, allowing him to squeeze out of the cage opening created by the closing net.

"Perfect timing! My Transformation Spirit Talisman is ready. It's time to show everyone my Spirit Taming Art."

After Gong Xiangyu suddenly burst out of the Black Water Net with incredible speed, his entire body, starting with his right hand, began to show patches of dark scales.

"You've fallen for their trap."

Just then, Chen Mobai's voice reached Gong Xiangyu's ears. As the latter frowned, wondering what the former was talking nonsense about, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have stepped on a Talisman.

Crack! Wooden pillars emerged from the arena where Gong Xiangyu stood, instantly transforming into a sturdy wooden cage that only insects could fly out of.

"Wood Prison Talisman, a very simple Talisman, was placed in advance at the opening of the Black Water Net. After you come out, step on it yourself."

Chen Mobai remained standing in place, without moving, but as he spoke, he waved his right hand, and a ball of Black Water, guided by his Spiritual Sense, condensed into a giant fist in front of the wooden prison. He then punched the wooden prison, along with Gong Xiangyu inside, directly out of the arena.

That's all for today. I've been busy with the resumption of work for businesses lately. Three or four groups of people from the street, community, town, and district have come to inspect, and I have to get up at six in the morning to do nucleic acid antigen tests. I've been constantly sleep-deprived, so I need to take a break.