283: [Seventy-two transformations of shooting cover]! Is it open?

Chapter 275: 【Seventy-Two Transformations: Divination by Covering】! Care for a bet?

The twenty-five to thirteen elimination matches proceeded smoothly, and soon the thirteen qualifiers emerged.

It could be said that, with the exception of Jiang Yuan, everyone else was a renowned genius from their respective academies.

Essentially, they were all Students ranked relatively high within their academies.

For example, from Zhongyuan Academy, there was Li Chengyi, ranked first, Ai Xiu, ranked second, Ye Jinhuan, ranked seventh, and Jiang Yuan, who currently had no ranking.

Those who qualified from Da Xia Academy were Shi Zhuan, ranked first, and Tu Wenbing, ranked second.

As the champion academy of the previous Four School Joint Examination, Da Xia Academy had the fewest qualifiers in this round of thirteen.

However, seeing Shi Zhuan's frequent glances at Jiang Yuan, it was clear that many had been eliminated in the 'Treasure Battle'.

Nevertheless, the three Students who qualified from their academy this time were their strongest, so they still had a chance to contend for the final championship.

Next were Wei Qiyou, ranked first from Bei Mang Academy, Bai Fusi, ranked second, and Li Fawai, ranked sixth.

It's worth noting that Li Fawai advanced through a bye in this twenty-five to thirteen round.

Finally, there was Martial Arts Academy.

Huang Huanqing, ranked first, Qi Baoxiang, ranked third, Bei Le'an, ranked seventh, and Zhan Youqing, ranked ninth.

Martial Arts Academy and Zhongyuan Academy had the most qualifiers.

However, if one looked at the rankings of the qualified Students within their respective academies, Martial Arts Academy and Zhongyuan Academy did not hold much of an advantage.

After all, the first and second-ranked Students from Bei Mang Academy and Da Xia Academy both qualified.

And while Zhongyuan Academy's first and second-ranked Students also qualified, they had Jiang Yuan, a Student with no ranking, holding them back.

However, no one underestimated Jiang Yuan.

After all, Jiang Yuan's three arrows were truly terrifying.

The most terrifying thing was that the judgment conditions for those three arrows were still unknown.

If the judgment conditions could be known, there would be a way to resist them.

However, everyone was very confident that with just one more battle, they would be able to determine the judgment conditions for Jiang Yuan's three arrows!

“This competition format, it might as well be changed.”

Watching the upcoming thirteen to eight matches, Miao Xinghuo couldn't help but complain.

In the thirteen to eight matches, one person would first receive a bye.

Then, twelve people would engage in six rounds of one-on-one matches.

These six rounds would determine six qualifiers, plus the bye Student, making a total of seven people.

The last spot in the top eight would then be filled by a revival match among the six recently eliminated people.

The last person remaining would then fill the final spot in the top eight.

However, having six people determine the strongest one was also quite troublesome.

After one round, three would remain…

Then one more bye, and the winner would compete against the Student who received the bye.

Truly…

“Luck is also a type of strength.”

Jin Lingyu smiled, “Next time your academy hosts, you can also change the rules.”

“Exactly, for example, changing from determining the final two hundred to determining the final two hundred and fifty-six.”

Guan Chutian also smiled and said, “That way, there won't be any extra people in the final one-on-one arena battles, and naturally, there won't be any talk of byes.”

“That's a good option. You can try it when your academy hosts.”

Miao Xinghuo smiled faintly, not responding.

After all, such a matter was completely thankless. For someone who wasn't that diligent, it was better to avoid trouble.

“Alright, come up and draw lots.”

Guan Chutian was about to say something more when she was directly interrupted by Jin Lingyu.

Starting from this round of thirteen to eight, their four Vice Principal had to go on stage to draw lots to determine who would fight whom.

After all, this was fairer than a machine, which could easily be questioned as being rigged.

After the four Vice Principal went on stage, a black box already appeared on the stage.

Inside the box were the names of the thirteen Students.

Two Vice Principal would draw simultaneously, pulling out two names one after another. These two Students would form a pair and compete.

This process continued, and the last remaining ball that wasn't drawn would be the bye.

As the host of this year's Four School Joint Examination, Vice Principal Jin Lingyu of Zhongyuan Academy went on stage first, drew a small ball, and displayed it in front of the camera.

【As expected of Zhongyuan Academy's Vice Principal, the first name drawn is Li Chengyi!】

【Zhongyuan Academy's number one, I wonder who will have the honor of being his opponent.】

【No civil war, no civil war, no civil war!】

【Civil war! Civil war! Civil war!】

The audience in the live broadcast room also became excited seeing this scene.

As an audience, they naturally had their preferred and beloved academies.

Everyone wanted their supported or favored academy to win this Four School Joint Examination championship.

However, they were disappointed. Guan Chutian stepped forward second, and the small ball she took out had Bei Le'an's name written on it.

Martial Arts Academy's seventh-ranked, his strength was not weak, but among these thirteen people, he was not considered too strong.

If judged by apparent strength, he was only slightly stronger than Jiang Yuan.

Of course, if judged by apparent strength, then Jiang Yuan was undoubtedly the weakest one.

However, Jiang Yuan's attention at this moment was not on the drawing of lots on stage.

“What are you looking for?”

Seeing Jiang Yuan take out a Backpack Card and constantly rummage through it, Ai Xiu, who was beside him, asked curiously.

“I remember I made a card that could see inside the box, but I can't seem to find it. It should be in this Backpack Card.”

Jiang Yuan was a bit puzzled; sometimes having too many Backpack Card wasn't a good thing.

After today's competition, he would have to tidy up his Backpack Card when he got back.

Various cards with different effects should be categorized.

For example, Thirty-Six Transformations, Seventy-Two Transformations, these series of cards should be placed in two different Backpack Card.

Of course, these were one-time Skill Card that could be sold.

The cards he used himself, of course, had to be stored in a separate Backpack Card.

So, it was during the period when he was making the Seventy-Two Transformations series of cards. Because he was making cards every day, he even thought about what materials to use for the cards while sleeping.

Not only was he dizzy and muddled every day, but he was also in a daze, not even knowing how many days had passed, staying at home every day without going out.

So, sometimes mixing up cards was normal.

“Huh? What kind of card can see through that box?”

Hearing Jiang Yuan say this, Ai Xiu and Li Chengyi, who were beside him, also became interested, gathering around Jiang Yuan and watching his actions.

“Found it!”

Just as the two were curious, Jiang Yuan suddenly took out a card from his Backpack Card.

“Fortunately, I thought of this card today, otherwise I would have sent it out.”

Jiang Yuan was a little relieved; he hadn't expected to find it in the custom card Backpack Card he was preparing to send to Qin Boyuan in Zhenhai City.

Fortunately, he had a slight impression of it, otherwise, it would have really been sent away.

“What kind of card is this?”

Looking at the two heads that had gathered out of curiosity, Jiang Yuan activated the purple-quality card in his hand while speaking to them.

“Seventy-Two Transformations series, Divination by Covering!”

“Its effect is to increase the probability of guessing items in a certain space.”

After Jiang Yuan used this Skill Card, he also looked up at the stage.

At this time, Yu Chengtian and Miao Xinghuo were conducting the second round of drawing on stage.

Jiang Yuan looked at the ball Miao Xinghuo took out of the box with his hand, and he had a faint feeling in his heart.

“It seems, it's me?”

Jiang Yuan was also using this Skill Card for the first time, so he spoke with some uncertainty.

However, very quickly, Miao Xinghuo aimed the ball in his hand at the camera.

“Zhongyuan Academy, Jiang Yuan.”

“It really is you?”

Ai Xiu was a little surprised, then quickly motioned for Jiang Yuan to guess the next one.

After Miao Xinghuo took out a small ball, Yu Chengtian, who was beside him, also reached his hand into the box.

“It seems, it's her?”

Although Jiang Yuan had some confidence the second time, he still looked at a girl next to him with uncertainty.

The girl was Zhan Youqing, ranked ninth in Martial Arts Academy.

“Martial Arts Academy, Zhan Youqing.”

Yu Chengtian's face darkened when he saw the name on the small ball in his hand.

If it were someone else, he would applaud, after all, the judgment effect of Jiang Yuan's bow and arrow was still unclear, and if someone went up to test it again, it would be almost clear.

But if this person was from their academy, then it wouldn't be good.

However, this might be luck, and he could only hope that the Student from his academy could block Jiang Yuan.

“My goodness, that's amazing!”

Ai Xiu couldn't help but get excited seeing this scene: “How did you do that?”

“A feeling in the dark, I suppose.”

Jiang Yuan sighed slightly and retracted the now dim card into his consciousness space.

The duration was only ten seconds, and it could only “see” items in a covered space.

It was somewhat useful, but its utility didn't seem to be very high.

“A feeling in the dark?”

Li Chengyi was a little strange, but he didn't say much.

How to describe this Skill Card effect? It really felt somewhat useless.

【I feel like Jiang Yuan is in danger this time.】

【Zhan Youqing is not easy to deal with, compared to the previous few people.】

【If his few artifacts are as we judged, then Zhan Youqing is indeed not easy to deal with.】

【I still want to see Jiang Yuan win the championship, I wonder if there's a chance (dog head).】

【Who?】

【If Jiang Yuan wins the championship, I'll directly lick from Da Xia Academy to Zhongyuan Academy!】

【If Jiang Yuan wins the championship, Little Lord will re-emerge and reopen the fish pond!】

【Whether Jiang Yuan wins the championship or not is another matter, can the upstairs teach me the skill of opening a fish pond?】

【This depends on talent. Ugly people should not humiliate themselves.】

【…】

【… … …】

【You, me, you, Little Lord!】

With only thirteen Students in total, the drawing of lots on stage quickly concluded.

The match order was determined by the drawing order.

The first match was Li Chengyi against Bei Le'an.

The second match was Jiang Yuan against Zhan Youqing.

The third match was Shi Zhuan against Li Fawai.

The fourth match was Wei Qiyou against Qi Baoxiang.

The fifth match was Huang Huanqing against Bai Fusi.

The sixth match was Tu Wenbing against Ai Xiu.

The bye went to Ye Jinhuan of Zhongyuan Academy.

“It seems our luck is pretty good; at least we didn't draw an internal match.”

After the drawing of lots concluded, the four Vice Principal returned to their seats and began to watch the upcoming battles.

“Indeed, our luck is quite good, but your academy's second-ranked Bai Fusi will be sad.” Yu Chengtian rubbed his bald head and smiled, speaking to Miao Xinghuo.

Miao Xinghuo's face, which had just been full of smiles, suddenly darkened: “Beast Tamer Card Master should be like Support Card Master, not participate in arena battles!”

“Hahaha!”

The three burst into laughter, but Miao Xinghuo didn't care at all: “This kind of ganging up is too underhanded!”

“It's a professional characteristic. If you're unhappy, you can always change professions now.”

“Change professions?”

Miao Xinghuo glanced at Guan Chutian with disdain: “What are you kidding? If I were to change professions, wouldn't all my previous efforts and resources be wasted?”

“Then why didn't you choose the Beast Tamer Card Master profession at the beginning?” Yu Chengtian also chuckled, rubbing his bald head and smiling at Miao Xinghuo.

“I was poor at the beginning. If I had chosen that profession, I might not have even lived until now.”

“Alright, alright, stop bickering, just watch the battle honestly.”

Seeing Miao Xinghuo and Yu Chengtian getting more and more heated, Guan Chutian had to step in and stop them.

“It's fine, you two continue. This match isn't very interesting.”

Jin Lingyu narrowed his eyes slightly: “Li Chengyi is guaranteed to win. There's basically no possibility of him losing.”

Yu Chengtian fell silent for a moment.

Although he was annoyed, what Jin Lingyu said was indeed true.

Their academy's Bei Le'an was also a Skill Card Master.

If he faced others, he might still have a chance to fight.

But against Li Chengyi, against this Li Chengyi who was known as an all-elemental mage, Bei Le'an basically had no chance of winning.

One must know that Skill Card Master generally choose one or two attributes, at most three to four attributes as their main means.

This choice of attributes makes both the enhancement effect after the Sixth Realm and resource acquisition simpler.

However, when facing an all-attribute Skill Card Master like Li Chengyi, it's somewhat insufficient.

Because no matter what attribute Skill Card you use, it will be counteracted by the opponent.

In this situation, unless your strength is stronger than the opponent, or your combat power is stronger than the opponent.

And clearly, Bei Le'an's combat ability was not as strong as Li Chengyi's.

Watching the battle between the two on the field, Yu Chengtian couldn't help but fall silent.

And the final result naturally did not surprise anyone; Li Chengyi won this match and successfully advanced to the top eight.

“It's okay, it's okay, our Martial Arts Academy has more than just him as a Student.”

After seeing Bei Le'an eliminated, Yu Chengtian also patted his bald head, comforting himself.

“In the next match, Zhan Youqing will definitely be able to defeat Jiang Yuan from your academy, which can be considered revenge for Bei Le'an.”

After Yu Chengtian finished speaking, he looked at Jin Lingyu.

However, Jin Lingyu, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, still maintained that smiling expression, making it impossible for others to discern his inner thoughts.

“Who do you favor?”

Seeing Jin Lingyu's expression, Yu Chengtian also chuckled mischievously and asked everyone.

“Want to open a bet?”

If there's enough time later, I'll add another chapter today. There's one more coming.

If there isn't enough time, it might have to wait until the weekend, as I'm not a full-time writer. Thank you for your understanding.

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