281: The Beastmaster and [Seventy-two Transformations to Pray for Clear Sky]!

Chapter 273: Beast Tamer Card Master and [Seventy-Two Transformations: Prayer for Clear Weather]!

Early the next morning, Jiang Yuan still woke up early and came to the lounge.

“Morning.”

“Morning~”

There weren't many people in the lounge at this time, as the competition wouldn't start for another half an hour.

However, Li Chengyi was already sitting there. When Jiang Yuan saw him, he raised his hand to greet Li Chengyi.

Li Chengyi also smiled at Jiang Yuan and patted the seat next to him.

“Yesterday, many people online were discussing the characteristics of your bow and arrow, curious about what exactly the judgment effect of the bow and arrow being unaffected was.”

As soon as Jiang Yuan sat down, Li Chengyi excitedly said to him.

“But after all the talk, it always came down to a few things: either Energy immunity, or a difference in Power, or mental strength, and so on.” Li Chengyi spread his hands, saying with a chuckle.

“What about you?”

Jiang Yuan smiled: “Looking at you, you must have some ideas in mind, right?”

“A little, but not sure.”

Li Chengyi raised an eyebrow at Jiang Yuan: “It depends on your performance today.”

“Then you’ll have to open your eyes wide and watch carefully.”

Jiang Yuan smiled. To be honest, this method of judgment could naturally be deduced after he used the Qiankun Bow more often.

After all, ignoring obstacles in its path was quite simple.

He figured many people had probably guessed it by now, but they weren't certain due to the lack of sufficient data.

Once Jiang Yuan had a few more battles and more data, a horizontal comparison would likely confirm it.

“Today is the 50-to-25 round, right? A lot fewer people.” Li Chengyi smiled, changing the subject.

“How about it, are you confident?”

“Probably?”

Jiang Yuan wasn't too sure. After all, the two times he used [Zhentian Arrow] to kill seemed to be Skill Card Masters.

They both used skills and interception-type defenses midway, which the characteristics of the [Qiankun Bow] happened to counter perfectly.

But it was hard to say what would happen later.

Who knew what kind of opponent he would encounter? If it were someone with powerful close-combat abilities, like Wang Boqing.

Jiang Yuan could totally believe that Wang Boqing, with his longsword, could easily block Nezha's three Zhentian Arrows.

As one's strength realm improved, the difficulty of challenging higher levels would also increase accordingly.

In Jiang Yuan's opinion, after breaking through to Great Beam, he could at most fight one level higher.

Although he could challenge two levels higher when he was at the Fourth Realm, Jiang Lou strength.

But with the Zhongyuan Academy fourth-year rankings coming later, Jiang Yuan also felt a bit strained.

Now that he had broken through to Great Beam, according to Jiang Yuan's thoughts, it would be very good if he could defeat an opponent one minor level higher.

However, he really didn't expect that when his opponent was a Skill Card Master, even a Skill Card Master at Late Stage, he could still defeat them if they didn't know the effect of the [Qiankun Bow].

This was an information gap!

But he just didn't know how other types of Students would fare.

For example, heavy warriors, or various melee professions with weapon-blocking abilities.

After all, his current opponents were all genius Students from the Four Top Academies.

Especially many of them were ranked in the top three.

For example, Li Chengyi, or that girl over there, or...

He had learned quite a bit after he went back last night.

Although he was often engrossed in card making and cultivation, he still needed to understand the necessary information.

For example, that girl named Huang Huanqing was from the same academy as Wang Boqing, who he had eliminated.

A powerful Beast Tamer Card Master!

Honestly, in this kind of one-on-one arena battle, this type of Beast Tamer Card Master was the most difficult to deal with!

No wonder someone of Wang Boqing's strength was still relegated to second place.

However, Jiang Yuan was also one to use overwhelming numbers, so he naturally wouldn't say much.

But this also proved Huang Huanqing's strength.

And a few other people.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

This wasn't like playing battle royale games, where you don't know who your opponents are, so you just fight whoever you see.

But on this Four School Joint Examination battlefield, if you can see your opponent, you know who they are.

Even if you don't know, in such a chaotic battle, if your opponent is that strong, how could you not tell?

Shouldn't they first take out the strongest ones?

If they teamed up to eliminate the strongest Students, wouldn't everyone breathe a sigh of relief?

Why were they allowed to survive in that situation!

Jiang Yuan didn't understand, but he was indeed quite annoyed.

If they had all been eliminated in that “Treasure Battle,” then he could have easily won the first-place prize without any effort.

What a pity.

Jiang Yuan shook his head slightly and continued to chat idly with Li Chengyi.

Before long, the remaining fifty Students had all arrived in the lounge.

The 50-to-25 competition began!

It was still a draw, but this time Jiang Yuan wasn't first.

The first Student to go was Li Chengyi.

Li Chengyi's opponent was a Student ranked ninth in Bei Mang Academy's fifth year.

From the rankings, the opponent should not be Li Chengyi's match.

However, in battles, there are too many variables midway, so no one can say for sure.

But fortunately, Li Chengyi ultimately secured this round without much trouble, relying on his powerful strength and the coordination between his various skills.

Several familiar faces came up next.

For example, Ai Xiu, Ye Jinhuan, and Luo Huanan all took the stage.

However, Luo Huanan was eliminated in this round.

Because his opponent was precisely Huang Huanqing, ranked first in Martial Arts Academy.

That is, the powerful Beast Tamer Card Master.

Under the siege of the opponent's three summoned beasts, Luo Huanan basically had no ability to fight back.

After all, he was just an Card Assassin, and his physique was relatively fragile, unable to withstand the opponent's summoned beasts' barrage.

“What a pity.”

Seeing Luo Huanan eliminated, Li Chengyi also sighed slightly.

“It’s your turn next. Are you nervous?”

“Not really.”

Saying that, Jiang Yuan stood up, nodded to the girl who also stood up on the other side, and then walked towards the stage.

This girl, like Huang Huanqing, was also a Beast Tamer Card Master.

However, her strength was a bit weaker compared to Huang Huanqing, only ranking seventh in Bei Mang Academy.

But then again, the top two in Bei Mang Academy were indeed a bit abnormal in terms of strength.

Just like Wang Boqing.

The single-ponytail girl smiled sweetly at Jiang Yuan, then followed behind him.

“A Beast Tamer Card Master versus a Variant Beast Tamer Card Master, this will be interesting.”

The Old Principal, seeing the two Students for this match, also stroked his beard with a smile and spoke.

After all, in his opinion, Jiang Yuan's profession was a variant Beast Tamer Card Master.

Although it was called a Card Spirit.

However, both sides' fighting styles were similar, the only difference being that Card Spirits had greater autonomy.

“I just wonder if we can determine the characteristics of his bow and arrow today.”

The Old Principal said, also glancing at Li Yueying beside him.

What an interesting little fellow, even his teacher didn't know about his abilities.

But then again, Jiang Yuan had carved out a new path.

He was the only one on this path, so it was normal for his teacher not to know.

The Old Principal narrowed his eyes, looking forward to the upcoming match even more.

The two entered the Martial Arts Arena after a simple nod to each other.

As the countdown of three, two, one in the air ended, both sides simultaneously revealed their cards.

Jiang Yuan was relatively familiar with the fighting style of Beast Tamer Card Masters.

So, he already had a tactical plan in mind before entering the arena.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate, and the card in his hand shone.

Besides Linglong Pagoda and Star Power Futon, Nezha and Zhao Gongming also appeared in the arena.

At the same time, the Fire Tipped Spear, Qiankun Bow, and Zhentian Arrow also appeared.

The opponent's summoned beasts also appeared, four summoned beasts of different forms.

Jiang Yuan had roughly understood them last night. The opponent's four summoned beasts had clear divisions of labor, each fulfilling its own role.

The defensive Extremely Cold Dragon Turtle.

The special attacker Frost Snow Butterfly.

The speed attacker Liuli Snake.

The strong attacker Azure Wood Demon.

Among the four summoned beasts, most were ice-attributed.

Besides the Liuli Snake, which was dual ice and fire-attributed, only the wood-attributed Azure Wood Demon remained.

After a quick scan of the opponent, Jiang Yuan's Star Power recovered.

Immediately, five purple-quality cards shone again.

The Qiankun Circle and Huntian Ribbon appeared on Nezha, and he stepped on the Wind Fire Wheels.

The moment he was fully equipped, Nezha soared into the air, activating both [Three Heads, Eight Arms] and [Lotus Avatar]!

Under the enhancement of [Power Release], he drew his bow and shot an arrow!

At the same time, a Steel Whip appeared in Zhao Gongming's hand, and a black tiger appeared in front of him.

His target was the Liuli Snake.

As a close-combat unit, the Liuli Snake's defense was not very strong.

Jiang Yuan's instruction to Zhao Gongming was to try his best to kill the Liuli Snake!

Zhao Gongming charged towards the Liuli Snake, and Nezha's first arrow shot towards Shang Zhiwen, the single-ponytail girl.

Jiang Yuan on this side wasn't idle either; he released the purple-quality card [Flame Array], enveloping the wood-attributed Azure Wood Demon.

There are elemental resistances among summoned beasts, demons, and beasts.

For example, water-attributed skills are not effective against wood-attributed demons and beasts.

However, fire-attributed skills are very effective against wood-attributed ones.

For example, ice and water attributes can resist fire attributes, but they have difficulty withstanding lightning-attributed attacks.

This is the elemental resistance relationship among demons, beasts, including summoned beasts.

Therefore, facing the wood-attributed Azure Wood Demon, using the fire-attributed [Flame Array] was the best choice.

Even if the Azure Wood Demon could eventually break free, the damage it would take would definitely not be small.

Of course, both Zhao Gongming and the [Flame Array] were backup measures.

Jiang Yuan's main tactical plan was still focused on Nezha!

Nezha's Zhentian Arrow!

The first Zhentian Arrow shot towards Shang Zhiwen, who was still waiting for her Star Power to recover, commanding her summoned beasts to attack Jiang Yuan.

The Frost Snow Butterfly had already begun to change the weather, bringing down snow to increase the intensity of its ice-attributed attacks.

Seeing Nezha's unhesitating attack towards her, Shang Zhiwen panicked for a moment, but as a Beast Tamer Card Master, she was already used to the opponent directly attacking her.

Facing the rapidly approaching Zhentian Arrow, Shang Zhiwen, without any hesitation, pulled out a purple-quality card.

[Beast Swap]: Swap positions with any of your summoned beasts, while also increasing that summoned beast's defense.

The summoned beast Shang Zhiwen chose to swap with was the Extremely Cold Dragon Turtle, which had the strongest defense in her team.

After arriving at the Extremely Cold Dragon Turtle's position, Shang Zhiwen had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the Zhentian Arrow make a turn in mid-air!

Shang Zhiwen's pupils contracted, and a thought flashed through her mind!

[Guaranteed Hit]!

“Guaranteed hit?”

The crowd in the lounge, the viewers watching the live broadcast, and the principals in the arena were all surprised to see this scene, then fell silent.

Before, they were so focused on figuring out the 'unaffected' characteristic that they completely overlooked this 'guaranteed hit' effect.

“If it’s a guaranteed hit, which skill is it?”

“And how is it determined?”

Suddenly, two more questions arose in everyone's minds.

But what followed was a barrage of curses directed at Jiang Yuan.

“That despicable fellow, he has so many tricks up his sleeve!” a certain youth from Da Xia Academy blurted out.

Not only him, but some others were also like that.

On the field at this moment, Shang Zhiwen also knew she had no time to hesitate, and with purple light shining again in her hand!

[Share Transfer]!

Share defense with one of your summoned beasts, then transfer the intensity of the attack you receive to your summoned beast.

“Bang!”

The Zhentian Arrow hit, and the powerful impact directly sent Shang Zhiwen flying a distance, landing in a kneeling position, like a dejected person bowing down!

Orz

Because of the [Share Transfer] effect, she had not sustained any damage from that last hit.

All the damage was borne by the Extremely Cold Dragon Turtle, and even her defensive gear was not triggered.

However, the impact of the arrow still genuinely pushed her away.

Shang Zhiwen quickly realized her posture was wrong, immediately stood up, and glared fiercely at Nezha in the sky.

But Nezha just chuckled and drew his bow again!

The second arrow!

As the second Zhentian Arrow was shot, the card in Jiang Yuan's hand also glowed purple.

[Seventy-Two Transformations: Prayer for Clear Weather]!

Watching the snowflakes falling from the sky disappear and turn into a clear, sunny day, Jiang Yuan also smiled.

I know this one!

It's like Pokémon battles!

Changing the weather, I get it!

After the weather changed to clear and sunny, the effect of fire attribute increased, making the Azure Wood Demon in the [Flame Array] even more miserable.

On the other side, the Liuli Snake was also too busy dealing with the attacks from the black tiger and Zhao Gongming.

Although she didn't have much intelligence, her instinct told her that the unassuming iron rod could smash her to death in one hit!

The Liuli Snake and the Azure Wood Demon were preoccupied, and the Frost Snow Butterfly, having its weather changed and not receiving its next command, simply flew quietly in the air.

There was even less to say about the Extremely Cold Dragon Turtle; its job was just to take damage.

Although that last hit didn't completely finish it off, it did cause it considerable damage.

And when Shang Zhiwen saw the second arrow coming, she unhesitatingly pulled out another purple-quality card.

[Summon: Block]!

Summon a beast to yourself to block the opponent's damage!

“Bang!”