047: Too Cocky

Tang Jian finished the final stroke with the Sketching Pen in his hand.

A hazy layer of white light immediately covered the surface of the card on the Drawing Board. The glow was even somewhat sharp, and the lines on the card were fierce and rigid, like swords about to pierce through the card and fly out.

The Sword Qi Card had been successfully made.

Tang Jian's originally calm expression immediately collapsed. He let out a long breath, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. Slumped in his chair, he rubbed his temples, looking utterly exhausted.

This was not an act. He truly was exhausted. Making two rather difficult white-quality One-Star cards in succession had greatly drained his mental power. If he checked his Attribute Template now, he would have only 3 points of mental power left.

"I was too cocky, too cocky. If I keep going, I should barely be able to make one, but there's a certain chance of failure.

"Still, these two cards should be enough, right? Back when I was in high school in my memories, I only heard that Wu Chun had the strongest card-making ability. At the time, he seemed able to make Pet Cards in a short time."

"However, even I feel somewhat affected in this harsh environment. No matter how capable Wu Chun is, he shouldn't be able to perform that well."

"With my current abilities, making two fairly difficult white-quality One-Star cards is already outstanding. But with only two cards, it still isn't certain that I can beat Wu Chun. I should add another white-quality One-Star Energy Card."

Tang Jian put on an exhausted appearance, but inwardly, he was calculating.

Suppressing top students like Wu Chun and Wang Ba from Classes One and Two was the task Teacher Sun Yiying had assigned him.

Of course, he could choose not to complete the task she had given him.

However, if he could complete it without exceeding his abilities or affecting himself, then obtaining that white-quality seven-star White Jade Flying Serpent Card would be quite nice as well.

If making three cards in succession, two of them being fairly difficult white-quality One-Star cards, still could not beat Wu Chun, then Tang Jian would admit defeat.

He had changed his mind. He would not continue making the Low-Level Demonic Heart Card, instead switching to something slightly simpler. Otherwise, under the mental pressure of this harsh environment, not only might he fail to make it, but a failure could also make it difficult to suppress Wu Chun.

In the outside conference hall,

many teachers had watched Tang Jian make the Sword Qi Card with their own eyes and sighed in admiration.

However, when they saw how exhausted he looked, as though he had nearly been drained dry, they all revealed understanding smiles.

"This student Tang Jian is indeed impressive. Although it looks like his physical strength and card energy are already depleted, making it impossible for him to create another Low-Level Demonic Heart Card, his current performance alone is enough to place him above the rest."

One teacher praised him.

"He truly is impressive. Teacher Sun, being able to cultivate a student like this means you're even more impressive."

Jiang Zhendong smiled. Though he felt extremely uncomfortable inside, he still maintained his poise and nodded to Sun Yiying in praise.

Sun Yiying glanced at Jiang Zhendong and nodded slightly, but said nothing more.

Seeing this always-proud teacher from Class One forced to wear a constipated smile and temporarily bow his head to her made Sun Yiying feel quite pleased. She was even more satisfied with Tang Jian as a student.

Meanwhile, Wu Chun was feeling smug as he chose to withdraw from the testing environment, where gravity had already intensified to twice its normal level.

"Nearly half an hour, and I made two white-quality One-Star Pet Cards. With results like these, no one should be able to challenge my position as number one. Liu Fei can't do it. At his best, he can only make three One-Star Energy Cards in succession. As for that Tang Jian... he definitely can't!"

With that thought, Wu Chun's consciousness gradually blurred.

Very soon, Wu Chun woke up from the Virtual Bio-Seat. Smiling, he stood up from the seat and discovered that several of his classmates were already waiting for him in the room.

"Brother Chun!"

"Brother Chun!"

Seeing that several of his classmates did not look very good, Wu Chun secretly sneered inwardly.

These guys had probably performed too poorly during the assessment, which was why they were in such bad moods. Still, he put on a gentle manner and said,

"What is it? He Wu, didn't you all perform well? It's fine. This time, I'll definitely take first place. In all of Xicheng No. 1 High School, no one can compete with me in card-making."

Wu Chun beamed.

The curly-haired young man called He Wu forced an unnatural smile onto his face. "B-Brother Chun, you've met a formidable opponent this time. First place might be a little uncertain?"

"What!?" Wu Chun was startled. His first reaction was that it was impossible!

"Brother Chun, hurry outside to the main hall and look at the screen with us. That Tang Jian from Class Twelve is too amazing. He's already made two rare white-quality One-Star cards and is now making a third card."

Wu Chun could not believe it. He hurried out of the room and looked at the screen in the main hall.

At that moment, he saw that in one small corner of the screen, two cards had already been placed on Tang Jian's table. Tang Jian was even making a third card.

"Those are... a Cyclone Card and a Sword Qi Card!? Fuck! How is that possible? That's Tang Jian?"

When Wu Chun saw the two cards on Tang Jian's table, he was completely dumbfounded. He stammered incoherently, his expression filled with shock.

He recognized the Cyclone Card and Sword Qi Card at a glance. In terms of difficulty, they were far harder than the two Pet Cards he had made.

"After making this white-quality One-Star Energy Card, I should barely be able to surpass Wu Chun. I should also be able to complete the task Teacher Sun assigned me."

Though sweat beaded on Tang Jian's forehead, his mind remained calm. Under the astonished gazes of several teachers and Wu Chun's nearly despairing expression, he slowly made the final white-quality One-Star Energy Card.

The instant the final white-quality One-Star card was completed, Tang Jian slumped back in his chair and let out a long breath, directly choosing to exit the assessment scenario.

One Cyclone Card, one Sword Qi Card, and one Energy Card.

Results like these should be enough to slap Wu Chun across the face, right?

"In this second assessment, at least in the card-making portion, Tang Jian should have no problem surpassing Wu Chun and taking first place. Teacher Sun, thank you for cultivating such an outstanding student for the school. I'll apply to reward Student Tang Jian with a case of Nutritional Express."

Vice Principal Zhou Dongbo smiled as he spoke to Sun Yiying.

Although the other homeroom teachers beside him also wore smiles as they offered congratulations, many of them were already filled with envy and jealousy. Jiang Zhendong and Wu Yu, the teacher of Class Two, felt especially embarrassed, their faces burning.

"Thank you, Principal Zhou. This is also thanks to the school leadership's guidance, and Tang Jian himself worked hard." Sun Yiying smiled modestly without claiming credit, though she felt incomparably proud inside.

Although Tang Jian's exceptional performance was likely due in large part to factors unrelated to her, she was still his mentor. With such an outstanding student, she too gained considerable prestige as his teacher.

Wu Yu, the teacher of Class Two, even felt somewhat fortunate. Luckily, Wang Ba from their class did not specialize in card-making and had chosen the survival assessment instead.

If Wang Ba had also chosen card-making, he would have run straight into the line of fire and humiliated himself.

Although it now seemed certain that Tang Jian would firmly take first place in the second assessment as well, at least Wang Ba had not been directly compared and defeated like Wu Chun. He had retained a little dignity.

By then, many students who had already exited the assessment grounds had learned about the second assessment.

The name Tang Jian once again spread wildly through everyone's ears.

Class Twelve of Senior Year Three shone with glory because of this one person.

Liu Kun, Gao Yang, He Chong, and the others who learned of the situation all had mixed feelings, but they also felt admiration and shared in the honor.

Too cocky, too cocky. Tang Jian had been too cocky. I'd been too cocky too. Although I'm still second in the rankings, third place is right on my heels, and I'm about to lose my spot. Please vote to save my life. Also, thanks to "philo_All Tricks" for the reward!

There will also be an extra chapter later, so please support me, everyone!!!

The author typed every day until his fingers hurt!

It really hurts!