Chapter 106

Zhuang Silin pursed her lips. "Generally, only extremely high-quality superpowers have this kind of limitation. It seems your second superpower is even more powerful than your Domain of Ice. What exactly is the function of your second superpower?"

Xu Jintang honestly replied, "It's a group support ability. The group buff increases mental strength by First Tier level for twenty minutes. The group debuff for enemies forcibly reduces their mental strength by First Tier for twenty minutes."

"..." The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Wu Jinghong couldn't sit still any longer. "What did you say?" she asked, her tone full of disbelief.

Xu Jintang cleared his throat and repeated what he had just said.

Silence fell again.

Zhuang Silin looked at Xu Jintang with disbelief, "Do you know how terrifying your group support effect is?"

Even the strongest support cannot escape the scope of its support effect.

However, Xu Jintang's superpower is to directly and forcibly interfere with changes in a person's mental strength level.

To some extent, this has completely exceeded the effects that auxiliary abilities can achieve.

"I know." Xu Jintang was a little embarrassed and scratched his head awkwardly.

The four people beside Song Tianqi went from being stunned to being surprised, and now they were dumbfounded. Their emotions were like a rollercoaster ride.

"Holy crap! I thought the class monitor was already weird enough, but she's even weirder." Song Tianqi finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Yan Yuting swallowed hard. "That was terrifying. Luckily, we're on the same side as the squad leader."

Xue Zhongqi was just as shocked as the others.

He took several deep breaths to calm himself down, then pulled out a folding fan and shook it. "Let me catch my breath."

Jiang Shiyi's focus was completely different from everyone else's. "Then our chances of winning the Ability User Competition should increase significantly."

"It's not just much bigger, it's much bigger," Wu Jinghong added.

After hearing this, Zhuang Silin's anger subsided.

She rubbed her temples, her head aching, and looked at the others. "The rest of you, you're not hiding anything from me, are you?"

Song Tianqi quickly waved his hand, "I didn't. I told you all my trump cards beforehand."

Yan Yuting had even less to say and shook his head frantically.

Subsequently, Xue Zhongqi and Jiang Shiyi also shook their heads.

Zhuang Silin withdrew her gaze, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down slightly. "This matter was very sudden. I need to think about how to report it to the military academy. Also, since it's a trump card, let's keep it hidden for now. It might come in handy in later competitions."

Xu Jintang nodded quickly, "Yes!"

After Zhuang Silin and Wu Jinghong left, the silent atmosphere in the living room was immediately broken.

Yan Yuting excitedly hugged Xu Jintang, "Squad leader, I'll follow you from now on."

"Count me in!" Song Tianqi shamelessly joined in.

Xue Zhongqi glanced at Xu Jintang with a subtle expression, probably unable to accept that Miss Qian and the class monitor were the same person.

His mouth opened slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly closed.

Jiang Shiyi noticed his complicated emotions and patted him on the shoulder from behind, "Don't overthink it, just accept your fate."

Xue Zhongqi's smile immediately turned bitter.

With his identity completely exposed, Xu Jintang simply stopped pretending.

He openly and honestly creates inscriptions in various places throughout the villa every day.

Xue Zhongqi's attitude gradually changed from initial rejection to becoming a devoted fan.

"Squad leader, is the difficulty in making these kinds of inscriptions in the array diagram?" Xue Zhongqi, his eyes sparkling as he approached Xu Jintang.

Xu Jintang glanced at it. "More or less. But is it possible that you made a mistake in the final step of connecting the beginning and end, which is why it's so difficult to make?"

Xue Zhongqi suddenly realized, "You reminded me! That seems to be it."

After saying that, he excitedly ran upstairs to his room to begin his second attempt.

Xu Jintang withdrew his gaze and continued to inscribe the first batch of Tracking Inscription in his hands.

This continued until the semifinals of the Inscription Master Competition began.

In the previous elimination round, Xu Jintang emerged as a dark horse, advancing to the next round with a challenge that exceeded the general assessment level, namely "Tracking Inscription," which attracted the attention of many peers.

Inscription masters, due to their noble status, were mostly arrogant.

But while being arrogant, they also have a sense of awe for the strong.

As a result, many fellow inscription masters developed a strong interest and curiosity in Qian Duoduo.

On the day of the competition, Xu Jintang wore a disguise mask as usual.

After all, I've always treated people this way; I can't just suddenly change my appearance.

After breakfast, she and Xue Zhongqi headed to the competition venue together.

Inside the Inscription Master Competition live stream room.

[After watching Qian Duoduo's inscription video from the last match, the difficulty of that Tracking Inscription is indeed extraordinary. Even if I slowed down the video, I still couldn't understand it.]

[Damn! I've been watching it for a week, learning frame by frame, and I still haven't learned it. I can only say that talent is absolutely crucial in the field of engraving.]

[Actually, I feel it has little to do with Qian Duoduo's engraving skills; it's simply that she's highly talented, so even if there are minor mistakes during the engraving process, they're automatically corrected.]

[Never mind, I came here specifically to see Qian Duoduo.]

The once-rarely attended Inscription Master competition saw its live stream attract over 20,000 viewers today.

Most of the comments revolved around Qian Duoduo.

At this moment, Xu Jintang and his companion arrived at the scene and entered the waiting area for the competition.

There weren't many people in the waiting area.

As soon as Xu Jintang entered, he saw Jiang Xiangyang chatting with the other contestants.

Because of what happened last time, she still felt a bit disgusted with Jiang Xiangyang.

She didn't say anything, and silently found an empty seat to sit down.

Xue Zhongqi obediently sat down next to her.

"Miss Qian, you really showed your talent in the last round of the competition." A male contestant with a big smile walked over from the side and said in a flattering tone.

Xu Jintang replied politely, "It was just luck."

The man's admiring gaze towards her became even more undisguised. "Miss Qian, would it be convenient for me to add your contact number? Let's keep in touch sometime."

His burning gaze seemed to want to be pressed against Xu Jintang's face.

Xue Zhongqi immediately stood up and raised his hand to stop him, "She's busy, she doesn't have time to contact you, go find someone else."

The man frowned immediately when he was stopped. "What business is it of yours if I'm talking to Miss Qian?"

As he spoke, he deliberately walked behind Xu Jintang, sowing discord. "Miss Qian, this person seems to be deliberately preventing you from making other excellent friends. Who knows what kind of bad intentions this kind of person has? It's best to stay away from him."

Xue Zhongqi: "??"

Always very gentlemanly, he immediately rolled up his sleeves. "Me, with bad intentions? Do you know how long I've known her!"

Seeing that the two looked ready to fight, Xu Jintang rubbed her temples and interrupted them, "I don't add outsiders' contact numbers, thank you for understanding."

"Oh, I see... Well, sorry to bother you." The male contestant sensed Xu Jintang's impatience, so he could only give an awkward smile and turn to leave.

Xue Zhongqi sat down again, speechless. "This guy is truly out of this world."

The commotion had attracted the attention of many people nearby.

Jiang Xiangyang also glanced over, probably because he was a little embarrassed by what happened last time, and surprisingly didn't try to get close to him this time.

Not long after, the competition staff brought in a wise-looking elderly man.

"Teacher Mu, this way please."

With a smile on her face, Teacher Mu walked to the front of the waiting area and glanced around before fixing her gaze on Xu Jintang.

He seemed to know Qian Duoduo; his gaze lingered on her for a couple of seconds, and he nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Xu Jintang returned his smile.

"Hello everyone, I'm Mu Zhongbai." This simple self-introduction immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The name Mu Zhongbai is highly valued within the inscription community.

"The tournament organizers actually managed to invite Master Mu Zhongbai? He's a titan in the world of inscription."

"Wow, even Teacher Mu is here. With his status and position, he must be one of the question setters for the finals!"

All the players were surprised.

Viewers, including those in the live stream, were also shocked.

Mu Zhongbai's smile remained unchanged as he looked at everyone warmly, "I'm very happy to participate in this year's Inscription Master Competition. Today's elimination rounds will be conducted by me personally."

The staff member standing nearby bowed and stepped aside, looking at Mu Zhongbai with a hint of respect in his eyes.

This teacher Mu Zhongbai, is a remarkable figure who has developed over a hundred new types of inscription array diagrams.

There's a saying that goes, "Those who can create inscriptions are not as good as those who can develop new types of inscriptions."

Mu Zhongbai is such a person, who can use his talent to research and develop new types of inscriptions that do not exist on the market.

But this big shot, today, took the initiative to ask the competition organizers to let him be the question setter for that contestant named Qian Duoduo.

Chapter 106

Xu Jintang was also sizing up Mu Zhongbai.

His face was old, his skin wrinkled, but his eyes were bright and full of wisdom.

Mu Zhongbai slowly began, "The semi-finals of the Inscription Master Competition will begin in half an hour. Everyone can prepare accordingly."

The moment the words were spoken, the atmosphere became tense.

Xue Zhongqi took a deep breath, rubbed his hands together, and leaned closer to whisper, "This time, it's Elder Mu's setting the questions, so the difficulty is definitely not going to be easy."

Xu Jintang withdrew her gaze. "You know a lot about him?"

"Of course," Xue Zhongqi said proudly, "He's my most admired idol. The formation diagram for that extremely difficult Tracking Inscription was created by him."