Vast Sea Void-Stepping! Water and Poison Unite!

Chapter 47: Vast Sea Void-Stepping! Water and Poison Unite!

The back mountain of Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Ze sat cross-legged on the ground, his breathing slow and steady, but tremendous changes were taking place inside his body.

He had successfully transformed his cultivation method into an Earth Tier Low Grade technique: the Vast Sea Void-Stepping Art.

He had chosen this technique because it could create Dou Qi reserves as vast and powerful as the sea.

It also gave his Dou Qi the qualities of being formless and insubstantial, able to stand in empty space.

Under his control, the Woeful Poison Power within him fused with his Dou Qi. Xiao Ze gave a casual wave of his hand.

A wisp of Dou Qi, faint as drifting clouds and mist, slowly settled on a rock more than ten meters away.

In an instant, the rock was corroded beyond recognition.

"It worked. I can completely fuse Dou Qi with poison."

"And it's formless, impossible to sense with the naked eye. That'll give me an enormous advantage in battle!"

"Just in time for the class tournament. I'll use these new students to test it out."

Xiao Ze rose to his feet and headed for the tournament grounds.

The class tournament was the first major event for the new students, and it drew plenty of attention. Even some older students came to watch.

After all, the students representing each class were its strongest.

That meant they could well become strong contenders in the future Inner Academy Selection Tournament!

So they drew plenty of attention.

Xiao Ze arrived at the area where his class was gathered.

When Ruolin saw him, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Ze might usually be nowhere to be found, but when it mattered, he was dependable.

"We're opening the tournament today, so we'll be the first to compete. Your opponent is Bai Li from Mystic Class Three."

After Ruolin finished telling Xiao Ze about Bai Li, the referee's voice rang out.

"Bai Li of Mystic Class Three versus Xiao Ze of Yellow Grade Class 2!"

Xiao Ze stepped onto the ring and glanced at his opponent.

A four-star Dou Zhe.

He'd have to hold back a little, so he didn't kill him.

"Hmph! So you're the mysterious student everyone's been talking about, Xiao Ze?"

Bai Li strolled onto the ring, a silver-white spear in his hand. Dressed in white, he looked particularly dashing.

"If there isn't another Xiao Ze, then that should be me."

"Then let's see just how mysterious you are!"

The moment the referee called for the match to begin, Bai Li charged forward with his spear.

A glint of cold light flashed first, then his spear shot out like a dragon!

There was no denying that he'd put in plenty of practice with that spear.

A yellow glow flickered at the spearhead. Seeing Xiao Ze standing motionless, Bai Li felt a faint unease stir within him.

Then Xiao Ze suddenly stamped his foot, and Bai Li's heart lurched.

His vision blurred, and the world doubled. In an instant, one Xiao Ze became three!

The spear he'd thrust forward with unwavering resolve began to wobble wildly.

Xiao Ze casually grabbed the shaft and, with a slight tug, snatched away the silver-white spear.

Sweeping through the ranks!

Bang!

Everyone watched Bai Li tumble off the ring, confusion rising in their minds.

Was this a fixed match?

Wasn't this a little too fake? They weren't even trying to hide it!

He'd charged halfway across the ring, then suddenly acted like he'd eaten something bad. His steps went unsteady, and his moves turned erratic.

The middle-aged referee was stunned too.

Only when Xiao Ze glanced at him did the referee hurry to announce the result.

"Winner: Xiao Ze of Yellow Grade Class 2."

Xiao Ze casually tossed the spear. It landed upright right beside Bai Li.

He'd tested the water-and-poison fusion of his Dou Qi, and the results were remarkable.

But this was an academy match, so he hadn't gone for the kill.

He'd only boosted the effect that knocked people unconscious.

With the Perfect Woe Poison Body, he could control the poison within him. Strengthening any particular effect took only an instant.

The spectators had expected a fierce clash. Instead, they'd witnessed a farcical match.

Bai Li's classmates couldn't help mocking him.

"And he was supposed to be the strongest in our class? He's fierce enough when he's fighting his own classmates, but turns into a spineless coward as soon as he faces an outsider."

"Exactly! Did he really have to make it so obvious? His legs were so wobbly, you'd think he'd spent all night on a campaign."

"He hadn't even made a move, and you fell off the ring by yourself. You've disgraced our whole class!"

One sneering remark after another reached Bai Li's ears. He sprang to his feet in a fury, drew his spear, and pointed it at his classmates.

"Let's see who dares say another word! We'll find out whether my spearpoint is sharper or your tongues are tougher!"

Seeing Bai Li act like this, his class instructor frowned and snapped at him.

"What do you think you're doing? You lose a match, then point your spear at your own classmates!?"

"Losing isn't shameful. Being unable to accept defeat is!"

After saying that, the instructor turned and walked away, looking disappointed.

He'd thought Bai Li was the most talented student in his class. Now, though, the boy had let him down.

A few elders were also interested in the new students' tournament, and came to watch whenever they had time.

They hadn't expected the first match to feature the young man who'd once been the subject of so much heated debate.

Ordinary instructors might not have noticed, but these old hands had sharp eyes!

They could all tell that the match hadn't been fixed. The gap in their strength had been utterly real!

The difference was so vast that even the instructors couldn't see what Xiao Ze had done!

An old man with a stiff expression stroked his beard and forced an awkward smile.

"An unusual Dou Qi attribute. It's invisible to the naked eye, formless and insubstantial, and it can make people hallucinate."

"It seems this class tournament won't be enough to draw out his true strength."

"I was quite interested in his real combat ability, but now it seems I'll have to wait for that other match!"

After murmuring to himself, the old man turned and left.

Anyone familiar with the academy would have recognized where he was headed: the Law Enforcement Team's headquarters!

When Xiao Ze returned to his class's area, his classmates greeted him with admiring looks.

"Xiao Ze, you're amazing! One strike and you took him down."

"That guy from Mystic Class Three was so cocky at first. By the time he fell off the ring, he looked completely crushed!"

Xiao Ze smiled and accepted his classmates' praise, then went over to Instructor Ruolin.

Ruolin suddenly asked, "Is that a new Dou Technique you've mastered?"

"It's not a Dou Technique. Just an attempt at a whole new ability."

Xiao Ze thought for a moment before answering.

It wasn't a Dou Technique at all. It was an ability unique to him.

After all, no one else on the Dou Qi Continent had a Perfect Woe Poison Body.

"An attempt, huh? You really do keep surprising me, you little rascal. Then again, a tournament at this level isn't worth making you bring out your full strength."

Ruolin sighed. She knew that in the matches to come, scenes like today's would only grow more common.

Everyone would realize that it wasn't Xiao Ze's opponents who were weak. Xiao Ze himself was simply extraordinary!

Sure enough, as the matches continued, people were astonished to discover that one opponent after another faced the same fate as the first.

They started out fierce, then weakened halfway through, before Xiao Ze took them down with a single strike.

Until the final match, not a single person had forced Xiao Ze to use a second move!

By then, the spectators had grown somewhat numb to it.

It was as if whenever Xiao Ze entered a match, everyone simply assumed he would win!

For a while, Xiao Ze's reputation among the new students skyrocketed.

He even overshadowed the super S-class Xiao Xun'er!

Some people who liked to stir things up went so far as to call Xiao Ze the strongest of the new students!

Xiao Ze didn't care. Once the tournament was over, who would even be able to find him?

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