58: Bai Mo vs Yang Tao

Wen Yu was the first to enter the arena.

The second-ranked freshman challenged the first-ranked freshman on the overall freshman leaderboard!

Wen Yu challenged the strongest freshman!

This news spread quickly, and countless people turned their attention to the arena here.

They watched this “battle of the century.”

Bai Mo and Zhang Ling cheered for Wen Yu below.

“Wen Yu is challenging the strongest freshman?” Zhang Qier, who had arrived at some point, looked at the arena in surprise.

“Senior Sister, you’re here!” Zhang Ling heard the voice, turned her head, and found it was Zhang Qier, saying with some surprise.

“Yeah!” Zhang Qier nodded. “Wen Yu has big ambitions!”

“What do you think of this battle?” Bai Mo asked.

“Of course, I’m watching it with my eyes…” Zhang Qier instinctively replied, “Ahem, it’s hard to say. Wen Yu’s talent is very strong! And her special ability isn’t bad either. However, her opponent is the strongest freshman, who also has three special abilities, and we don’t know what her opponent’s special abilities are like!

However, putting everything else aside, just the difference in spiritual power is almost half! From the surface, Wen Yu is at a disadvantage!”

“Hmm…” Bai Mo nodded. However, before the match could even begin, a teacher informed him that it was his turn to challenge.

“No choice.” Bai Mo still wanted to watch the battle between Wen Yu and that strongest freshman.

“Go on! We won’t cheer for you for now! If Wen Yu’s match ends quickly…” Zhang Qier smiled and patted Bai Mo’s shoulder. “Good luck!”

“Hmm!” Bai Mo smiled and nodded, then immediately walked to his own arena.

Soon, Zhang Ling was also about to start.

He walked into the arena.

His opponent this time, Yang Tao, ranked fourth on the overall freshman leaderboard, was already standing opposite him.

His Blade Spirit, “Xuan Hua,” was already held in his hand.

The pure white blade, with a slight pale green reflection, and a vibrant green hilt, looked quite “fresh.”

“Both sides, prepare! The challenger is Bai Mo, ranked twelfth on the overall freshman leaderboard! The challenged is Yang Tao, ranked fourth on the overall freshman leaderboard!” A teacher presided over the match.

“Match start!” The teacher gave the command.

“I didn’t expect you to challenge me!” Yang Tao did not immediately attack but started chatting with Bai Mo.

“No choice, the first is too strong, the second is one of our own, and the third is also not easy to mess with, so I had no choice but to challenge you~” Bai Mo shrugged, saying with a somewhat indifferent look. Immediately, white light gathered in his hand, and his Blade Spirit, Crystal Ice, appeared in his hand.

Yang Tao heard Bai Mo’s words, frowned slightly, then “chuffed” out a laugh. “Good! Very arrogant words! I wonder if your strength is as great as your words!”

Bai Mo said that he challenged him because the first was too strong, the second was one of their own, and the third was not easy to mess with. Wasn’t that saying he was too weak, not one of their own, and easy to mess with!

Swoosh! Yang Tao raised his hand and struck with his blade.

Several wind blades, spinning and carrying gusts of green air currents, flew towards Bai Mo.

Bai Mo’s gaze narrowed.

“Sit enthroned upon the frozen heavens, Hyōrinmaru!”

Boom! Terrifying spiritual power erupted from Bai Mo, and the spiritual power current directly tore apart the incoming wind blades.

The spiritual power current suddenly retracted, revealing Bai Mo, whose hair and blade had transformed.

“Spirit Language Department…” Yang Tao looked at Bai Mo’s appearance. He had seen it before, but now, he was the one directly facing Bai Mo’s Spirit Language Department power.

“As expected, it’s very strong!” Yang Tao confronted Bai Mo head-on, feeling the oppressive force from Bai Mo’s powerful spiritual power, which was spiritual pressure. He could imagine how much pressure the person who challenged Bai Mo back then must have felt.

“This is fun!” Yang Tao suddenly charged towards Bai Mo, wind swirling around him, seemingly without wind resistance, his entire speed extremely fast.

After Shi Jie · Bing Lun Wan, Bai Mo’s spiritual power surged to over 700 points!

A three-fold increase!

During this period of cultivation, Bai Mo’s control over Shi Jie · Bing Lun Wan had improved even further, and the amplification multiplier of the release had reached its peak of three times.

However, this was not the peak. Bai Mo could still undergo deeper cultivation and mastery to make the power of Shi Jie · Bing Lun Wan stronger, but this stronger manifestation would not be reflected in spiritual power but rather in making the “ice” type power of Hyōrinmaru stronger.

Yang Tao rapidly approached Bai Mo. Immediately afterward, gusts of green air currents gathered on his blade.

At the same time, the green vortex around him suddenly surged by several points.

“Storm Assault!”

Yang Tao struck with his blade, his spiritual power transforming into a violent storm. The green storm enveloped Bai Mo.

Bai Mo’s spiritual pressure surged.

Prism Ice Array

The second move of Hyōrinmaru! An ice wall formed by meticulously combining ice.

Bai Mo used it here to firmly protect himself.

Screech! Screech!

Countless wind blades cut into the ice wall.

A sound like scraping a gua sha tool echoed.

Layers of ice dregs and ice chips flew off the ice wall.

It was blocked!

Once the storm passed, the ice wall instantly dissolved.

The katana in Bai Mo’s hand thrust towards Yang Tao.

It was an unremarkable strike, but Yang Tao’s pupils suddenly constricted.

Spirit Shift Step

Yang Tao’s spiritual power gathered and erupted in his feet, his speed suddenly surging. Like being electrocuted, he swiftly retreated dozens of meters backward.

Boom!!! A cross-shaped ice block erupted.

Dragon Hailstorm Stance

Clang!

The cross-shaped ice block shattered into powder.

“Did he avoid it…” Bai Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly. Dragon Hailstorm Stance was one of his strongest attacks currently.

He currently only had three moves from “Hyōrinmaru.” One was Dragon Hailstorm Stance, currently his strongest offensive move, but he always felt that he couldn’t unleash the full power of Dragon Hailstorm Stance, probably because his spiritual pressure wasn’t enough…

The second was the Prism Ice Array he had just used.

The third was Ice Dragon Whirlwind Tail.

“What a terrifying attack! Tsk tsk~ Good thing I wasn’t hit by you!” Yang Tao also looked at the powder on the ground with lingering fear. Bai Mo had become so much stronger!

Compared to back then, Bai Mo’s strength had increased several times over.

Although Yang Tao knew that everyone’s strength would definitely improve significantly during this month, after all, once they reached university, everyone had clear goals, professional teachers, resource supply, etc., plus that sense of urgency, their strength would naturally rise quickly.

Yang Tao himself had also improved significantly, but what he didn’t expect was that Bai Mo’s strength had improved even more terrifyingly!

“What a pity! I wanted to get off “work” early!” Bai Mo also sighed along with the other party, as if he was extremely regretful.

“Hahaha! I won’t be defeated so easily!” Yang Tao laughed heartily. Although they were opponents, they were also classmates, and perhaps even teammates in the future.

Although there was competition, generally, they were opponents on the field and friends off the field.

They wouldn’t carry grudges off the field.

After all, their main opponents were various secret realms and foreign countries!

“Let’s see!” Bai Mo took the initiative to attack, charging towards Yang Tao, using his powerful spiritual power with Spirit Shift Step to rush towards Yang Tao.

“Such fast speed!” Yang Tao only caught a glimpse of Bai Mo’s afterimage.

Relying on his perception, Yang Tao sliced with his sword.

Clang!

He blocked Bai Mo’s slash at his side.

The two instantly entered close-quarters combat.

Both sides competed in swordsmanship, spiritual power, and Spirit Shift Step.