Si Min was a cool-faced young woman. Even after defeating an upperclassman, she showed no joy. Instead, she went aside and immediately began meditating. It was clear she was an extremely pragmatic person.
Ten minutes later, at the referee teacher's call,
Shi Nuo and Lu Xian stepped onto the arena one after the other. Both had reasons they couldn't afford to lose, so there was little point in testing the waters.
From watching Shi Nuo earlier, Lu Xian could tell his opponent had terrifying defensive power. His only means of attack was the fierce Great Horn.
Lu Xian had no confidence he could emerge unscathed from that move, so the key to victory was to drag the match into his own rhythm before his opponent could use Great Horn.
Whether he could break Shi Nuo's defense was a question for later. First, he had to close the distance and deny the Golden Bull room to charge.
At the teacher's signal, Lu Xian quickly entered Martial Soul Possession, then darted left and right to close the distance between them.
Shi Nuo, however, kept his arms folded across his chest from beginning to end, his eyes fixed on his opponent as he moved this way and that.
He knew exactly what Lu Xian was thinking. In this situation, Great Horn really could miss its target, and Shi Nuo also wanted to see whether Lu Xian, whose attacks excelled at breaking defenses, could breach his own.
"Iai Barrier."
Since he knew his opponent's next move, all he had to do was use his defense and wait for the attack.
Countless fists, swift as lightning, formed an invisible barrier in front of Shi Nuo. To the spectators, though, he remained standing with his arms folded across his chest, without the slightest movement.
By then,