142: What did you just say?

“I’ll go first for the first match!” Wen Yu proactively said.

“No, no, no! I’ll go first!” Yi Yun said.

“Emm~ Alright~ Let Yi Yun go first!” Zhang Qier pondered for a moment: “Then Wen Yu, you’ll be second, Bai Mo, you’ll be third, Chu Ling is fourth, and I’ll be last, no problem?”

“No problem for us!” Everyone nodded.

“Good luck! Try not to give me a chance to go on stage,” Zhang Qier said with a smile.

“Don’t worry! There won’t be such a chance!” Bai Mo said with a smile.

The five people from Nanhua Academy consisted of four males and one female.

The first person to go on stage from the opposing side was that female student.

After a battle, Yi Yun was defeated.

“…” Yi Yun walked down with a dark expression, staggering. He said to his teammates, “Sorry… I lost…” As the “strongest freshman,” it seemed he hadn’t had a smooth run since he enrolled…

He was defeated by Wen Yu, defeated by his seniors, defeated by Zhang Qier, and now even defeated by someone from another academy…

“It’s okay! It’s just one match, no need to blame yourself,” Zhang Qier comforted Yi Yun. She could tell that Yi Yun was starting to lose confidence.

Although she didn’t know much about him, she had heard about his deeds.

Yi Yun, who was hailed as the “most tragic strongest freshman,” was quite popular in Beiling Academy.

She also knew that he was actually holding a lot of frustration inside, but unfortunately… no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t “make a comeback.”

This frustration, after being repeatedly suppressed, eventually dissipated.

If this continued, Yi Yun, this promising talent, would likely be ruined.

A genius without confidence is not a genius at all.

Next, it was Wen Yu’s turn to go on stage.

Wen Yu’s strength was much greater. With the “complete version of the Breathing Technique” given by Bai Mo, her spiritual power had already begun to catch up to Yi Yun, who had SS-level talent.

After a battle, Wen Yu defeated that female student, and then, the male student who came on stage.

Wen Yu managed to defeat him with difficulty, but looking at her condition, she was clearly struggling to maintain her combat effectiveness for the next battle.

“Let’s switch! Forfeit this round, I’m going on,” Bai Mo said. He didn’t want Wen Yu to fight until the end; it wouldn’t be good if she became exhausted or injured.

“It’s fine! I can do it!” Wen Yu heard him, turned her head, and said to Bai Mo. Although she was breathing heavily, her gaze was very firm.

“Listen to me,” Bai Mo said, staring into Wen Yu’s eyes. “Although you can deplete the next person’s strength, there’s no need. Trust me.”

“…” Wen Yu fell silent for a moment. The opponent was already preparing to send the next person on stage.

“Listen to him!” Zhang Qier said to Wen Yu.

Wen Yu looked at Bai Mo, and Bai Mo nodded heavily.

“Okay!” Wen Yu nodded.

Zhang Qier immediately signaled for a substitution.

“If you’re making a substitution, then this round counts as her loss,” the referee said to Zhang Qier, confirming.

“That’s right! Substitute!” Zhang Qier nodded and said.

This action caused a gasp from the audience. What were they doing?! This was a great opportunity to wear down the opponent!

However, the people from Nanhua Academy were happy to watch Beiling Academy’s “idiotic move.”

This was beneficial to them!

Now both sides had lost 2 people, and there were still three people left!

The balance of the battle returned to 0.

“Bai Mo!” Zhang Qier looked at Bai Mo: “It’s up to you.”

“Don’t worry!” Bai Mo stood up, walked onto the stage, and met Wen Yu.

“If you fight badly, you’re finished after the match!” Wen Yu said fiercely to Bai Mo.

“Leave the rest to me! You watch carefully.” Bai Mo smiled at Wen Yu, then reached out and ruffled Wen Yu’s hair.

In such a public setting, under everyone’s gaze, Bai Mo’s sudden action made Wen Yu’s face instantly flush red.

A middle-aged man in front of a certain television set crushed the cup in his hand.

Oh! The scene immediately erupted in cheers, as they were all young people after all.

“Tsk tsk~ Has your relationship progressed?” Zhang Qier leaned close to Wen Yu, nudging her with her elbow and asking in a low voice.

“No… no! It’s the same as usual! I don’t know why he’s suddenly become so bold recently…” Wen Yu said, covering her face.

“Tsk~” The man who came on stage had bangs and was wearing the Nanhua Academy uniform: “Junior, a couple! How enviable!”

Bai Mo smiled slightly at the other party.

He had looked at the opponent’s information last night, but that information was just for reference, as the spiritual power records were likely outdated.

The opponent’s name was Li Zehao. He had a double S-level talent, and his Blade Spirit’s attribute was fire, with two special abilities.

“Match start!”

With the referee’s command, the match began.

“Kyuu En!” A blade, much thinner and longer than a normal one, appeared in Li Zehao’s hand.

There was a fiery red line on the blade.

“Crystal Ice.” Bai Mo’s Blade Spirit appeared in his hand, and immediately, a strong spiritual power fluctuation erupted from his body.

“Sit enthroned upon the frozen heavens! Hyōrinmaru!”

A powerful spiritual power fluctuation erupted, then suddenly retracted.

In his Shikai state, Bai Mo’s spiritual power exceeded four thousand points!

This was already a thousand points more than Zhang Qier’s spiritual power.

Moreover, Bai Mo’s spiritual power was not “empty”; its intensity was as high as 11! When in Shikai, it would increase by one point, making it 12 points now. In Bankai, it would increase by 2 points.

Therefore, Bai Mo’s spiritual power intensity could reach a maximum of 13 points!

“Spirit Language Department! Such strong spiritual power!” Li Zehao’s gaze slightly narrowed. Bai Mo’s strength was a bit too strong! Much, much stronger than what the information said.

“This kid! He’s become so strong?!” Zhang Qier, watching from below, saw Bai Mo’s spiritual power fluctuation, and her eyes widened slightly in surprise. What terrifying spiritual power! Much stronger than hers.

She wondered how Bai Mo’s talent had reached such a level of spiritual power? What was his special ability?

Zhang Qier was already a bit disbelieving that Bai Mo was simply a Spirit Language Department user… Perhaps he possessed an extremely rare and uncommon, or even never-before-seen, special talent!

After all, in this world, any kind of talent could appear.

“Is this the surprise you were talking about?” Zhang Qier turned her head and said to Wen Yu. The others, hearing Zhang Qier’s words, also immediately turned their gazes to Wen Yu.

“Not just… you’ll see! The surprise hasn’t arrived yet!” Wen Yu said with a smile. What was this?! Bai Mo still had a second form!

“Junior! Spiritual power doesn’t represent everything!” Li Zehao said to Bai Mo: “Let this senior teach you what combat power is!”

Swish!

Li Zehao instantly disappeared from his spot, using “Spirit Shift Step” to appear behind Bai Mo.

Looking at that speed, his proficiency in “Spirit Shift Step” was clearly not low.

“Blazing Slash!” Li Zehao swung his blade down. Flames bloomed on his blade, and the terrifying high temperature caused the air to slightly distort.

Bai Mo shifted his body slightly. As he raised the “Crystal Ice” in his hand, a side kick had already been thrown out.

Clang! Frost permeated Bai Mo’s blade, entwined with his own spiritual power, blocking the opponent’s attack. At the same time, that kick also carried spiritual power, fiercely striking Li Zehao’s abdomen.

Thump!

Li Zehao was kicked flying by Bai Mo.

“Huh? What did you just say?” Bai Mo looked at Li Zehao, who had fallen to the ground, slid several meters, then did a backflip to stand up. He silently put his foot down and asked.