The Winner Revealed

Whether it was Bell's jinx or not, the aerial contest really did last an hour.

I wonder how many students will be unable to sleep tonight due to neck pain after going home?

In fact, by the second half of the competition, the situation was already quite clear.

Shanna was relentlessly attacked by Ma Jingjing's Flying Sword, rarely able to free her hands to retaliate.

However, the girl got stubborn and refused to admit defeat, so she dragged it out for a long time.

Finally, when her magic was about to run out, Shanna had no choice but to admit defeat.

Pouting, Shanna returned to her Gege's side, extremely unhappy. Her little eyes kept glancing at her Gege, frantically hinting at her desire for comfort.

Amused, Bell gently patted Shanna's head and comforted her, following suit:

"It's alright, it's just that you're a little less skilled. In another year or two, your opponent will definitely be no match for you."

"Gege, why do I feel that Senior Ma's spiritual power is different from others? It seems to be more destructive."

Having finally received comfort from her Gege, Shanna curiously asked the question that had been bothering her.

Since she had already lost the competition, there was no need for her to continue maintaining a serious demeanor.

"That's because she practiced the Sword Cultivator Cultivation Method — the Ten Thousand Swords Technique."

From the sword shadows that Ma Jingjing had previously created, Bell immediately recognized the Cultivation Method that the other party was practicing.

"After mastering any Sword Cultivator Cultivation Method, a ' Sword Sense ' will be condensed in the Dantian Qi Sea."

Sword Sense encompasses Sword Cultivator's pursuit and understanding of the way of the Kendo.

Therefore, whenever spiritual energy flows through the Dantian Qi Sea, it receives the intention from the Sword Sense, thus causing subtle changes.

Over time, the spiritual power of Sword Cultivator will fundamentally change, and will mostly become more aggressive.

This is why only after Cultivation Method can a Cultivator truly be called Sword Cultivator.

Before spiritual energy became more aggressive, the power of the Flying Sword wielded by Cultivator was actually no stronger than other means of attack.

"Is it that powerful? Then, Gege, can I learn those Cultivation Method?"

Upon hearing that the Sword Cultivator's Cultivation Method sounded so powerful and fun, Shanna was intrigued.

Originally, she wasn't interested in those China Cultivation Method.

She had seen her Gege practice those Cultivation Method before. When practicing, he had to sit cross-legged with his eyes closed for hours on end. So boring!

Moreover, since her Gege didn't ask her to practice after he mastered the Cultivation Method, it means that whether or not she practices it doesn't really matter.

So of course she wouldn't rush to sit there bored and daydream.

Now, her desire for victory outweighed her aversion to boredom.

If she also mastered those Sword Cultivator Cultivation Method, she would definitely be able to defeat Senior Ma!

"Sword Cultivator Cultivation Method aren't as good as you imagine."

Bell shook his head.

He didn't want his younger sister to switch careers to become Sword Cultivator, as that path was much more difficult than that of a wizard.

Of course, if Shanna really likes it, then he won't stop her.

However, before that, he had to explain the shortcomings of Sword Cultivator Cultivation Method to Shanna.

"Once the magic power within the body acquires various properties, it loses its original purity. In that case, it will hinder the casting of other Curses."

For example, most Sword Cultivator possess a sharp quality in their spiritual power. This enhances the attack power of their Flying Sword and also provides a boost to the power of offensive Curses such as Cutting Curse.

However, at the same time, it becomes very difficult to cast Curses such as Repairing Charm and Healing Charm.

In addition, it will also have a significant impact on the casting of Transfiguration.

If you want to Transfiguration into a longsword or something, that's no problem at all.

However, if you want it to Transfiguration into a teacup, chair, or something similar, you'll have to be extra careful when using it.

As for highly complex Transfiguration such as biological Transfiguration or Human Transformation, forget about it.

Furthermore, while the spiritual energy within Sword Cultivator's body becomes more destructive, it also becomes more difficult to control. A single misstep could result in injury to oneself before even harming the enemy.

So overall, Sword Cultivator Cultivation Method are a mixed bag. You should think carefully about whether or not to cultivate them.

"No need to think about it anymore, I'm not cultivating anymore!"

After listening to her Gege's explanation, Shanna made her choice without hesitation.

She didn't want to get her little bottom cut when she sat on the chair she Transfiguration into.

That would be so embarrassing!

If Mom finds out, she'll laugh at me to death!

Bell smiled with satisfaction upon hearing Shanna's choice.

"Shanna, the reason you lost to Senior Ma is ultimately because your overall strength is weaker than hers."

For example, if your Fire Escape Technique were more proficient, you could remain unharmed even in hotter oil and fire.

That way, when Senior Ma tried to break through the Defense Array, you could have interrupted her and won easily.

Moreover, after the invention and improvement of the Wand, the power of Curses was actually no less than that of Flying Sword.

If you simply solidify the magic within the Curses a little more, it won't be so easily destroyed by Senior Ma's Flying Sword.

In Bell's opinion, Shanna is indeed still quite a distance from Ma Jingjing.

This gap is systemic and cannot be eliminated by one or two clever tricks.

At the beginning of the competition, Shanna was able to suppress Ma Jingjing simply because she had the advantage of being on the arena.

After Ma Jingjing gritted her teeth and broke through the Defense Array, Shanna was basically at a disadvantage the whole time.

Nodding, Shanna took her Gege's words to heart and decided to focus on improving these two abilities in the future.

If there is another chance for them to face each other, she will definitely not lose again!

With the spectacular match between Shanna and Ma Jingjing setting such a high bar, the subsequent matches inevitably felt rather dull.

It is worth mentioning that, due to the excessive exertion in her fight with Shanna, Ma Jingjing was unable to recover in a short period of time and lost to a fellow third-year Magic Cultivator in the Upper Academy in the next match.

Having exhausted herself, Ma Jingjing struggled to even shatter a spell Magic Cultivator by a mage whose strength was not much weaker than Shanna's. Before long, she lost the match in frustration.

This made Ma Jingjing look at Bell with a very unfriendly gaze, as if she didn't care about his nose or eyes.

(Bell: "So why me?")

However, although he was very indignant, if he, as the older brother, didn't take the blame for his Gege's mistakes, who else could?