Chapter 51 (continued)

Sun Mairan also used the same combo as Zhong Qian and Lin Zhaoqin. The girl with bangs rushed towards Shen Shangchi with a big hammer.

Shen Shangchi has a speed-boosting Star Skill, which allows him to steadily maintain distance from Sun Mairan. He also has a ranged Star Skill, but its accuracy is a bit low, so he hasn't been able to truly damage Sun Mairan.

The two were evenly matched. Sun Mairan smiling sweetly, but she swung her big hammer with fierce power and used her Strong Attack accurately and ruthlessly. If Shen Shangchi hadn't been so "slippery", he would have been eliminated long ago.

They fought for a full ten minutes.

This was the longest battle in the first round.

Ultimately, Sun Mairan exhausted too much strength, exposing a fatal flaw. Shen Shangchi seized the opportunity and unleashed a devastating "Ice Seal" attack on her.

Professor Xu then shielded Sun Mairan and announced, "Shen Shangchi wins."

The Star Magic Department finally won a resounding victory against an outside department, and the students in the arena erupted in cheers, standing up and shouting, "Shen Shangchi! Awesome!"

"Old Shen is the best! Well done!"

"Keep winning! Beat Zhong Qian, crush Lin Zhaoxia, and take first place!"

The Star Combat Department students were furious; they stood up and started criticizing the Star Magic Department as well.

Lin Zhaoqin went up to pick up Sun Mairan. The two seemed to have a good relationship, and Lin Zhaoqin could be vaguely heard saying, "Don't worry, I'll help you take down Shen Shangchi next time."

Sun Mairan a little pale from excessive use of Starlight, but she still smiled sweetly, "Okay! A-Qin, you can definitely make it into the top three!"

The competition to narrow down the field from 12 to 6 has concluded.

The six players who won the match returned to the field and drew their opponents again.

Lin Zhaoxia drew her card first again. The senior student hosting the event took the card she drew, flipped it over, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Oh my! Lin Zhaoxia's opponent is... Lin Zhaoqin."

Lin Zhaoqin: "..."

She glared at Shen Shangchi and said, "Consider yourself lucky."

Shen Shangchi smiled, but his temperament was unlike that of his ancestor. His peach blossom eyes were too carefree and irreverent. Instead of being aloof and noble, he looked like a playboy who left his mark everywhere.

Li Yang was the second to draw a lot. Just as she put her hand in, she heard Ying Qi mutter softly, "Draw my lot, draw my lot, draw my lot."

Li Yang: "?"

Ying Qi looked at her defiantly. "You're the weakest."

Li Yang smiled and said, "Okay."

Ying Qi realized he hadn't phrased it well and explained, "I meant your Star Skill and Star Weapon are the weakest."

Li Yang's smile deepened as she said, "Hmm, she is quite weak."

Ying Qi embarrassed and was about to say something more when the senior student hosting the event separated them and announced Li Yang's lottery results.

"Li Yang's opponent is... Shen Shangchi!"

Ying Qi hearing this, Ying Qi made no attempt to hide her disappointment. She glared at Shen Shangchi and said, "Consider yourself lucky!"

Shen Shangchi: "..." He didn't think he was lucky, ladies!

In the end, only Zhong Qian and Ying Qi remained, so there was no need to draw lots.

The 6-to-3 competition was once again started by Lin Zhaoxia.

Li Yang was quite looking forward to it, wanting to see a hardcore showdown between these two cousins.

Yu Hongyuan secretly took out his phone and said, "I'll record this screen so I can study Lin Zhaoxia's tactics later."

Li Yang patted Yu Hongyuan on the shoulder and said, "Well done, Yuanzi! Send me the recording after you finish it, I'll watch it a few more times whenever I have a spare moment."

Her Spirit Points has now reached 500. Although she has not deliberately studied "simulated combat", she can take the time to watch it a few more times, which is equivalent to practicing a few times in actual combat.

Yu Hongyuan was excited about his usefulness and immediately said, "Don't worry! I'll record the entire 6-to-3 round!"

"Record the finals too."

"Good!"

Lin Zhaoxia and Lin Zhaoqin immediately engaged in battle after the countdown ended. It must be said that these two children from the Lin Family are truly exceptionally talented.

No wonder Lin Zhaoqin ran off to Donghua Province; with such a monstrous younger sister around, she would be completely crushed in Central Capital.

Lin Zhaoxia uses Burst-Speed Combo, Lin Zhaoqin uses Strong Attack combos.

It's clear they know each other very well, accurately predict each other's moves, and perfectly interrupt them.

Lin Zhaoxia could instantly kill Fang Chuyun, but when she faced Lin Zhaoqin could always cut off Lin Zhaoxia's Star Skill in the first place, or even slash down with his greatsword, forcing her to retreat repeatedly.

Feng Yiqiao said, "This Strong Attack combo is quite effective against Burst-Speed Combo."

"Not necessarily." Li Yang, with his exceptional mental strength, could see things more clearly.

At first glance, Lin Zhaoqin appeared more aggressive, giving Lin Zhaoxia no chance to use her Star Skill and even forcing her to dodge repeatedly.

But...

The Power of Starlight is finite.

After Lin Zhaoqin launched several such Strong Attack, all five of his Star Aperture were emptied.

Although Lin Zhaoxia also suffered some losses, the advantage of her Burst-Speed Combo became apparent at this moment, as she consumed far less Power of Starlight than Lin Zhaoqin.

Finally, after Lin Zhaoqin's prolonged attack failed, Lin Zhaoxia seized an opening and unleashed several "Severing Space" strikes.

As soon as the Starlight for "Execution" lit up, Professor Xu's voice rang out. "Stop."

Lin Zhaoxia wins.

With a bang, Lin Zhaoqin's broadsword pierced through the arena, embedding a third of its blade inside.

The senior student in charge stepped forward and gave a dry laugh, "Lin, this is damaging school property..."

Lin Zhaoqin snorted coldly, "I'll pay."

The way she said it sounded like "Pah!"

Li Yang sighed softly and said, "Lin Zhaoqin's Star Weapon are no good, otherwise she could have won the battle much earlier."

Admittedly, both Strong Attack combos and Burst-Speed Combo have their own advantages and disadvantages.

However, if Lin Zhaoqin had Star Weapon of the same caliber as "Lunar Eclipse," Lin Zhaoxia would have been powerless to resist, and Lin Zhaoqin would not have faced the predicament of being defeated due to exhaustion.

Lin Zhaoqin seemed to have heard Li Yang's voice and suddenly turned to look at her.

Li Yang didn't move her gaze, and just stared into her eyes.

Lin Zhaoqin said, "I lost."

Although she grumbled and cursed, she accepted her defeat wholeheartedly.

Lin Zhaoxia's "Lunar Eclipse" did not come out of thin air, but was earned by herself. Lin Zhaoqin had already lost, lost because of internal family conflicts.

Li Yang's lips moved, and she silently uttered a sentence.

While others didn't notice, Lin Zhaoqin saw it all clearly. She smiled, a smile that grew even brighter and more flamboyant, "Alright, I'll wait for you."

The second match was between Li Yang and Shen Shangchi.

The moment the two stepped onto the stage, the students of the Star Magic Department erupted in cheers once again.

Their freshman monthly exam was really frustrating. Only Shen Shangchi won one game convincingly. Ying Qi played against her own teammate in the previous game, and in the second game she faced Zhong Qian. Zhong Qian's Star Combat Department was very effective against low-level Star Magic Department, Ying Qi be difficult for Ying Qi to win.

Therefore, Shen Shangchi is the most promising candidate in this freshman monthly exam.

Shen Shangchi is now facing off against Li Yang.

"Defeat her!"

"Don't let her get close!"

"Shen Shangchi, charge! Avenge Dean Shen!"

Now that he'd said it out loud, Shen Shangchi's smile on the stage became even more stiff.

He wouldn't underestimate Li Yang.

He had witnessed Li Yang's strength back in the Tree Tower. What a joke! Someone who could drag 20 Star Plant around like that, could he be a pushover?

Back then, Li Yang hadn't even used her Star Skill yet, but now...

She might actually be able to solo the Tree Tower!

The senior student hosting the event, fearing that the students in the audience might start a fight, said, "Please, gentlemen."

The countdown has begun.

Shen Shangchi immediately became serious.

He still really wanted to win.

We need to get into the top three.

The countdown ended, and the two moved simultaneously; one retreated quickly, while the other charged forward.

Li Yang had watched Shen Shangchi's match against Sun Mairan and knew that this Heavenly Chosen of the Star Magic Department possessed a remarkable movement speed Star Skill and was very adept at maintaining distance from others.

Seeing it but not really realizing how astonishing the speed was, Li Yang didn't waste a single second activating "Frenzy," and with his own 500 points of Physique Points bursting out, he still couldn't get close to Shen Shangchi.

Shen Shangchi moved with lightning speed, quickly creating a distance of nearly two meters between himself and her, and then threw a "Ice Seal" spell at her.

Li Yang had to dodge to the side, which gave Shen Shangchi another opportunity to attack.

The Star Magic Department has lost its Tree Tower, but these aristocratic Heavenly Chosen obviously still have other ways to comprehend Star Skill. Shen Shangchi quickly raised his hand again, and "Ice Seal" rushed towards Li Yang once more.

Li Yang sensed something was wrong.

Although she could easily dodge the Ice Seal, the Star Skill left behind a large amount of ice on the ground, which became an obstacle to her movement and slowed her down.

Shen Shangchi knew he couldn't hit Li Yang, yet he kept casting "Ice Seal," seemingly to slow her down...

Wrong!

Li Yang's Spirit Points was so high that she could vaguely see the Star Skill flashing within Shen Shangchi's Star Aperture.

What is he planning?

Ying Qi in the audience, said, "Li Yang is gone."

The new students from the Star Magic Department nearby went wild, shouting, "God Chi is awesome! He beat Li Yang!"

"Is God Chi building up 'Ice Explosion'? Once there are enough ice blocks on the ground, he can unleash 'Ice Explosion' over a wide area without any blind spots. No matter how fast Li Yang speeds up, he won't be able to escape!"

The veteran students in the live stream chat all understood what was going on.

"Without the Tree Tower, even the scions of those aristocratic families in the Star Magic Department have started practicing inherited Star Skill."

"The Shen Family's ice-type Star Skill are still quite powerful. Back then, the Shen Family patriarch's god-level 'Ice Seal' combined with 'Ice Explosion' buried thousands of the Astral Realm creatures alive."

"Commoners still can't beat aristocratic families. But Li Yang is really amazing. It's a pity that her three substitute Star Skill are ultimately a bit lacking."

"Huh?!"