Universe Infinite Canteen

Thunder crashed from the sky, hitting Yu Zimei, who was sprawled on the ground, causing her to convulse immediately.

Beside her, Su Bicheng was amused. What is this if not being hoist with one's own petard?

Although she had been very conspicuous ever since she arrived in Ping City, acting as if she were above everyone else, in reality, she was not as brash as she appeared to be.

On the contrary, Su Bicheng was very careful and cautious. She always believed in going all out even when hunting a rabbit, and so, when she received the task to lead the team, she immediately made a call to Lingnan.

Principal Tang, who thoroughly detested Hou De, was eager for someone to deal with them; therefore, he recounted the play-by-play of the battle to Su Bicheng.

To save his own reputation, he even exaggerated the slyness and cunning of the Hou De Virtue Teachers and Students. Not only did Su Bicheng get a clear picture of Hou De's abilities but also, before departing, she gave her students a warning.

She instructed them to be cautious of the opponent's tricks during combat.

Su Bicheng actually despised the do-anything-to-win strategy of Hou De. Although it might allow them to win some matches in the short term that they wouldn't have won based on their strength alone,

the spread of their bad reputation would lead future opponents to take corresponding precautions, making it difficult for them to win by cunning alone later on.

It was nothing more than a stopgap measure.

Indeed, this was proven true as soon as Yu Zimei was struck by lightning and Chen Shuyun emerged from the ring of fire, preparing to deliver the final blow to Yu Zimei.

But just as she approached her, Yu Zimei, who had been twitching on the ground, suddenly reached out with her right hand and stuck an immobilization charm on Chen Shuyun's calf.

Su Bicheng's pupils shrank in shock. How was it possible? Chen Shuyun had just hit her opponent with a Thunderbolt Talisman, so why had Yu Zimei recovered her mobility so quickly?

Seeing Su Bicheng taken aback, Li Zhengwei was quite pleased.

"War is the art of deception. You think we only calculate one step ahead, but in fact, we anticipate even your responses."

"What does that mean?" asked Lu Yingying, who hadn't understood how Yu Zimei was still able to move. She asked humbly for enlightenment.

"It's because she has a lightning avoidance charm on her." explained Li Zhengwei. "So Chen Shuyun's Thunderbolt Talisman was useless against her."

After hearing Li Zhengwei's explanation, Lu Yingying had an epiphany. It all seemed so simple.

But aside from her, everyone else present was an expert and knew that although it sounded easy, it was actually not that simple to achieve.

After falling to the ground, Yu Zimei needed to keep an eye on Chen Shuyun's actions and figure out which talisman was being used in order to know how to counter it.

Most importantly, she had to cast her spell before Chen Shuyun did.

Only the modified talismans by Dai Lianliang, which accelerated the casting speed, made this possible.

And just when everyone thought the outcome was decided, an unexpected change occurred. Chen Shuyun, who was caught off-guard by Yu Zimei's sneak attack, did indeed jump in fright, but her body only stiffened slightly. She was not immobilized and quickly retreated, putting distance between herself and Yu Zimei.

This time she switched to a Flying Sword Talisman. Unlike Luo Hengyi's Flying Sword Talisman, what Chen Shuyun summoned was a small black iron sword. Although not sharpened, it still hurt when it hit a person.

Yu Zimei, who had affixed a Sharp Gold Talisman to her left arm, blocked it a few times but still found an opening. The small sword struck her chest.

This time Yu Zimei's scream was genuinely heart-felt.

She staggered back three steps and frantically rubbed the injured spot, feeling a suffocating pain in her chest.

Li Zhengwei frowned, "The immobilization charm didn't work? Was the spellcasting a failure?"

"No, that's not it." replied Su Bicheng. The Director of Discipline from Heroic Concealment said with a smile, "Mr. Li surely doesn't think only you and your team can strategize, right?"

"What could that child have had to counter the immobilization charm?"

"It's nothing special, just a talisman treasure her grandfather gave her."

Talisman treasures are special talismans created by powerful Talisman Masters who seal a part of their spiritual power along with the talisman patterns onto talisman paper.

These talismans don't require the Talisman Master to recite a spell; as long as certain conditions are met, even ordinary people can activate them.

However, due to the high cost of the materials used to create talisman treasures and the fact that the loss of spiritual power is permanent for the creators, yet the produced talisman treasure is single-use,

talisman masters generally wouldn't create them unless they were nearing the end of their lives.

And it was such a rare item that Hou De encountered today.

The talisman treasure on Chen Shuyun must be more than just for countering immobilization charms; it could lift most abnormal states and was meant for her personal protection by her grandfather, its value goes without saying.

Therefore, the loss of her talisman treasure made Chen Shuyun somewhat irritated, and she launched a fierce attack on Yu Zimei with her Flying Sword.

Yu Zimei tried her best to dodge, but human movements are not faster than a Flying Sword, and soon she was once again in grave danger.

Seeing that she was about to be hit again by the Flying Sword, Ma Lu called a halt to the match.

"That's enough, let's stop here, we admit defeat."

Only after the Ministry of Education official announced Heroic Concealment's victory did Chen Shuyun reluctantly put away her Flying Sword.

Meanwhile, Yu Zimei was drenched in sweat, panting heavily as she came down from the platform.

Ma Lu patted her on the shoulder, encouraging, "You did well, go rest."

Li Zhengwei, however, snorted coldly, "What's the point, wasting such a precious talisman treasure in a sparring match?"

Su Bicheng was actually a bit surprised too; she had thought that sending out Chen Shuyun could secure a steady win, not expecting a near upset and even the use of a talisman treasure.

But a win is a win, especially seeing Li Zhengwei's grim face, Su Bicheng felt even better and shrugged,

"Can't help it, who makes the students in our school all come from extraordinary backgrounds? If you feel unreconciled to losing, you can also use talisman treasures."

Li Zhengwei did not respond to her remark.

Following was the second match.

Just after the Ministry of Education official had announced the contestant list, the previously cloudless sky suddenly turned gloomy and began to thunder and flash with lightning.

Su Bicheng looked up at the dark clouds that had appeared overhead and frowned; although she was somewhat displeased with the sudden change in weather, she didn't take it too seriously.

On the contrary, the teachers and students of Hou De Virtue were all filled with shock at this moment.

Although they had cram-practiced overnight for talismans suitable for rainy conditions, nobody had expected that it would actually start to rain.

The most crucial point was that there had been no sign of this before. Had Principal Ma foretold this with his words?

Thinking of this, the next contestant, Liu Kejun, felt a surge of confidence.

What about talisman treasures, when even the heavens were on Hou De's side now? They had no reason to lose.

His opponent was also a fourth-grader, Li Bo Wei.

The two stood facing each other in the center of the arena, and as soon as the Ministry of Education official gave the signal, they both immediately pulled out their talismans.

One chose a Water Arrow Talisman, and the other a Thunder Strike Talisman.

Clearly, Huang De's students weren't the only ones who thought to take advantage of the weather.