30: Sit in the frosty sky

"!!!"

Everyone was startled, it seemed Bai Mo's test results had immediately attracted attention.

Sure enough, someone already wanted to "eat the crab."

Although Bai Mo's talent was relatively low, the students in Class 1 didn't show any repulsion; they were all "high-quality" individuals, and Bai Mo's low ranking didn't affect their interests.

So, they wouldn't go looking for trouble for no reason. Causing trouble for others was causing trouble for themselves, and everyone was an adult, not an idiot.

However, what Class 1 thought didn't represent what other classes thought.

Hey! A person with double B-rank, even if it was the rarer "Ice-type", his spiritual power was a bit too low!

After all, most double B-rank individuals usually had spiritual power around 180-200 points at this stage.

Bai Mo's spiritual power was only 168, which was indeed much lower.

Furthermore, Class 2 didn't mean there were no individuals with double A or even S-rank talent.

They couldn't get into Class 1 simply because their other conditions were too poor.

For example, both might be double A, but Class 1's might have one or even two special talents.

Whereas Class 2's might only have one or none.

Although special talents weren't necessarily useful, there were only trashy people, not trashy Blade Spirit and special talents.

"Bai Mo! Come on! I'll take you to the Martial Arts Arena." The Class 1 teacher said to Bai Mo.

"Okay!" Bai Mo nodded and stood up.

Wen Yu quickly followed behind him.

The Class 1 students looked at each other, and everyone followed along to watch the show!

The news of a Class 2 student challenging a Class 1 student for a ranking match right at the start of the semester spread instantly.

Countless people flocked to the Martial Arts Arena, ready to watch the match.

Upon arriving at the Martial Arts Arena, it was clear that it was specially constructed.

It could withstand over 1,000,000 points of spiritual power burst without any damage, and even if it exceeded that, it had a self-repair function.

As long as it wasn't completely demolished in one go, it basically didn't need repairs.

And 1,000,000 points of spiritual power... fifth-year students might not even reach this burst value, and many graduating students couldn't reach this burst value either.

Moreover, the Martial Arts Arena had a protection mechanism that was instant, allowing everyone to fight freely.

To this day, there had never been any mishaps.

Bai Mo saw his opponent.

He was a muscular man with a buzz cut, about 1.75 meters tall, more than half a head shorter than Bai Mo.

The teachers from both sides simultaneously acted as referees.

At the same time, on the large screens on both sides, the data of both parties were displayed.

Bai Mo's didn't need much explanation.

Wang Xu's data was:

Spiritual Power Talent: S

Blade Spirit Talent: A

Blade Spirit: Yan Wu (Flame Dance) (Fire-type)

Spiritual Power: 284

Special Ability 1

On the surface, the opponent's spiritual power exceeded Bai Mo's by 120 points!

However, as an "Ice-type" individual, Bai Mo naturally had a strong suppression over Wang Xu.

As a rare attribute, "Ice-type" was inherently "higher-grade."

Secondly, "Ice-type" countered "Fire-type."

Fire melting ice and evaporating water... in terms of spiritual power consumption, Bai Mo might expend 100 spiritual power, while Wang Xu would have to expend 130 or even 150 spiritual power.

"Martial Arts Department, First Year, Class 2, Wang Xu!" Wang Xu said to Bai Mo.

"Martial Arts Department, First Year, Class 1, Bai Mo." Bai Mo nodded in response.

"Ranking challenge begins!" With the teacher's command.

Wang Xu's hand gathered points of white light into a blade. This blade was four fingers wide, had no guard, was about one meter long, and its body was vermilion.

"Slash!" Wang Xu charged towards Bai Mo.

Bai Mo also summoned his Blade Spirit, "Crystal Ice," in his hand.

The ice-blue blade looked beautiful.

If a girl used it, it would definitely be very pretty.

Of course, when Bai Mo used it, he still had a bit of a handsome young man feel to him.

Whoosh! The blade of Yan Wu in Wang Xu's hand ignited with flames.

"Fei Ren Zhan (Flying Blade Slash)!" Wang Xu slashed out, his spiritual power transforming into a crescent-shaped blade aura. The flames on the blade also extended outwards, attacking Bai Mo.

Wen Yu frowned upon seeing this.

Bai Mo had another disadvantage, which was that he hadn't practiced blade techniques. Although everyone had just undergone "Awakening" and just learned their Blade Spirit attributes, they could practice "neutral" blade techniques before "Awakening."

For example, blade techniques like Fei Ren Zhan (Flying Blade Slash) could also have attributes attached.

Just like Wang Xu was doing now, if he didn't have the "Fire-type", it would just be a normal spiritual power flying slash.

But with a "Fire-type" Blade Spirit, the spiritual power flying slash would be imbued with the power of flames.

As a "commoner," Bai Mo had only ever practiced and honed basic swordsmanship, never having practiced blade techniques.

In this regard, Bai Mo was at a significant disadvantage.

Facing Wang Xu's attack, Bai Mo lightly tapped his foot and dodged to the side.

Clang!

Having dodged the "Fei Ren Zhan (Flying Blade Slash)", he raised his hand and collided with Wang Xu's blade.

Two blades, one burning with flames, the other emitting cold air.

Bai Mo's brow furrowed slightly; his spiritual power was constantly outputting, and "Crystal Ice" was transmitting faint "pain."

Bai Mo immediately realized that the flames on the blade were definitely not pure spiritual power, but rather the special ability of the opponent's Blade Spirit!

With one thought, Bai Mo immediately exerted force, wanting to push Wang Xu away.

But he found that his strength was not as strong as the opponent's.

Wang Xu's spiritual power was stronger, pushing back.

Bai Mo seized the opportunity, used the force to bounce back, and with a light leap, he was more than ten meters away.

Bai Mo knew that he absolutely had to win this ranking battle.

Whether for himself or for Wen Yu.

"Is that all?" Wang Xu looked at Bai Mo, curling his lips into a sneer.

Clearly, after a brief exchange, Wang Xu had basically figured out Bai Mo's situation.

He couldn't use blade techniques, his spiritual power was weak, and his physical quality was average.

Of course, the stronger the spiritual power, the stronger the physical quality would be transformed by spiritual power; the two were complementary.

Bai Mo ignored the other party, glanced at his "Crystal Ice," and thought to himself, "I hope the system doesn't fail me!"

"I don't know how you got recruited!" Wang Xu charged towards Bai Mo, sneering as he spoke.

The other Class 2 students were all regretting letting Wang Xu, this "early bird," be the one to "eat the crab"! He was going to enter Class 1!

"Fall down!" Wang Xu leaped towards Bai Mo, intending to strike him down with a single slash.

"Be seated upon the frosted heavens!" Bai Mo suddenly spoke.

? Wang Xu hadn't reacted yet.

Boom!!!

A powerful spiritual power fluctuation suddenly erupted from Bai Mo's body.

The surging spiritual power directly sent the unprepared Wang Xu flying.

Wang Xu executed a backflip, landing steadily over ten meters away, frowning at the sudden change before him.

The surging spiritual power suddenly receded, Bai Mo's hair changed color, tinged with points of ice-blue.

The blade in his hand was as pure white as snow, yet also carried a hint of ice-blue.

The hilt had a long, icy crystal chain, like a dragon's tail.

Shi Jie · Bing Lun Wan