Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The tournament venue.

The sixth round.

Everyone was not expecting any surprises.

If it was in line with their expectations, they would see Chang Liang's light burst and Lu Ming's full moon.

However, when the team for the sixth round stepped onto the arena, the judges almost suffered an emotional breakdown. This was because everyone opposite Lu Ming had put on gla.s.ses…

Those that were anti-blue light, anti-radiation, and anti-glare.

“Will that do?”

Lu Ming was between laughter and tears.

“They're fine,” Liu Yuan said sullenly. “They are players after all and only dare to wear this kind of progressive addition lenses to feign myopia. The audience are the ones who are too much.”

Lu Ming was speechless.

A distance away.

The audience.

Countless of them were wearing sungla.s.ses, looking solemn and grave. It was as if they were attending a grand and gloomy memorial service…

That scene was pretty scary.

Those who were unaware might think that this was some kind of frightening cult ritual!

What else could Lu Ming say?

“Amazing!”

He patted Chang Liang's shoulders. He supposed no one else could influence tens of thousands of people to such an extent with one skill?

However, did they think that this could s.h.i.+eld them from the full moon?

They were too naive!

“Xiaopang.”

Lu Ming gave a small yell.

“Coming.”

Zhang Xiaopang happily cast his illusion.

The scene that Fu Hongming experienced in the mine last time appeared once again before the eyes of these people. Nevertheless, Zhang Xiaopang was more powerful now. His illusions were also more colorful…

Bang!

The lights and shadows before their eyes turned blurry and their minds became restless. The transformation of the Sword Aura into moon in front of them was getting more and more beautiful. Eh? It seemed to be empty in the center…

The more that was the case.

The more they dashed towards the full moon instinctively.

Bang!

A full moon swept across them.

A team fell to the ground, mourning and wailing.

After a long time, everyone had not regained their senses.

This…

Was this the end of it?

Lu Ming was a little surprised. He only asked Zhang Xiaopang to cast the illusion to distract them. Unexpectedly, it all ended when he released one full moon!

They would actually pounce on the full moon on their own accord?

Was the effect that exaggerating?

“What did they see?”

Lu Ming glanced at Zhang Xiaopang.

“I-I don't know.”

Zhang Xiaopeng looked puzzled.

The effect of his illusion was to make these people feel more l.u.s.tful…

As to what were in their minds?

He really did not know.

Xia Yu and the group glanced at him and then distanced themselves. This mammal's ability seemed to be getting more beastly.

At this very moment…

There was dead silence at the Workers' Sports Complex.

Who would expect this round of match to end that quickly. Right from the beginning, Lu Ming only used one full moon! That little fatty's illusion seemed quite strange.

The sixth round of compet.i.tion ended and there were only one hundred and twenty-seven teams remaining.

The judging panel would select some teams in which strengths needed clarity to compete for the final top hundred places. Of course, Lu Ming and the group could not escape from this round of selection!

The seventh-round had begun!

On this occasion, Lu Ming and the group encountered their first opponent in true sense.

This was because that team leader was actually a four-star cultivator!

Four-star!

Everyone's expression was grave. They knew that many colleges had four-star cultivators but never expected themselves to encounter them during this round of compet.i.tion!

“Four-star?”

Somewhat surprised, Lu Ming narrowed his eyes.

Four-star…

Eventually, they still had to encounter this!

Actually, he did not want to fight a four-star. It was troublesome.

To the current him, it was still quite difficult to defeat a four-star without exposing his Original Card. It could be even said that it was impossible!

Especially—

In such a compet.i.tion, there were many cards that he could not use.

If he wanted to win?

It would be extremely troublesome!

“It's time that you stop fooling around.”

The four-star cultivator had a cold and aloof expression. “The School Champions.h.i.+p Compet.i.tion is not as good as before. A rubbish school at the crossroad can also progress to this stage and compete with us!

Your Swordsman Card is not bad.

However…” He sneered coldly. “It should end now.”

Bang!

Lights flashed.

A weapon condensed in his hands. It was actually a sword!

Swordsman!

This guy was actually a four-star Swordsman!

Everyone's expression changed slightly.

Swordsman…

From a certain perspective, this cultivation vocation with a high level of difficulty represented power! A four-star Swordsman was far stronger than an ordinary four-star cultivator!

Bang!

He waved his hands casually.

As the Sword Aura was released, it ruptured a hole on the ground. It was far more powerful than the Autumn Water Sword Aura!

Right.

The Autumn Water Sword Aura was a two-star ability after all. Despite surmounting, it only surmounted to the three-star level!

However, the one before his eyes was ultimately a four-star cultivator!

Lu Ming glanced at him.

He suppressed the great urge to confront the opponent's Sword Embryo with his Original Card.

Well…

Low key, he had to be low-key.

The Lunar Shadow legacy storm was not over yet. He would let the matter pa.s.s gradually before he considered doing this… In that case, how could he beat this guy and this three-star peak team members?

At this juncture, Chang Liang and the rest of the group were already standing beside him.

“I'll give it a try.”

Chang Liang took a deep breath.

Buzz—

His head transformed into a small sun.

Blaring lights engulfed the place. On the spectator seats, one by one, everyone put on their sungla.s.ses. Behind that four-star cultivator, a young lady waved her hands.

Wow—

There was a devastating downpour.

Every drop of water had energy stored in it…

Under the downpour, the lights that filled the sky disappeared and dissipated without a trace. At this moment, the three-star water elemental ability had seemingly restrained it.

No matter how strong the light flashes were, they were ultimately condensed by light elements.

“T-that was powerful.”

Chang Liang backed off a little with a pale face.

He was a two-star after all. Under this lady's elemental rainstorm, he could not unleash his ability.

“I'll do it!”

Zhang Xiaopang sneered coldly.

Water Elementalist?

So what if you are a three-star?

I'll let you take a look at what is called the color-changing ability…

Swoos.h.!.+

The illusion was cast.

However…

That four-star Swordsman slashed it in one sword. Just as Zhang Xiaopang's illusion was condensed and about to land, it was blasted to pieces in the air…

“He is very powerful!”

Zhang Xiaopang trembled in his heart.

Usually, typical people could not react in time to the illusions that he cast, but this Swordsman…

He was actually faster than him!

He was a four-star Swordsman, indeed!

“Do you have any other tricks? Bring it on, lest you concede defeat,” The four-star Swordsman said nonchalantly.

Light flash?

Illusion?

They were ultimately unorthodox means.

They could progress to this stage because of actual and tough abilities!

Be it him or the teammates beside him, they had abilities that a few ordinary people could match. How would they lose at this juncture?

They wanted to fight for the top fifty places!

“Hehe.”

Smiling, Lu Ming glanced at Xia Yu. “Do you have any ability that has an interfering nature?”

“No.”

Xia Yu felt a little regretful.

He knew what Lu Ming meant. Interference ability + Full moon. That would be an absolute kill!

Chang Liang and Zhang Xiaopang cooperated in that way. However, the abilities prepared by Xia Yu were also of an attacking nature and hence, he could not cooperate with Lu Ming.

“What about you?”

Lu Ming glanced at Liu Yuan.

“I don't know too.”

Liu Yuan frowned.

“What do you mean by you don't know.”

Lu Ming was surprised.

“It's… a very ordinary interference ability…” Liu Yuan said weakly.

She knew that she was the weakest and could not be compared to Chang Liang and Zhang Xiaopang. They two of them did not even possess any interference ability. Could hers even be used?

She had just progressed to two-star and had only picked up one interference technique!

“Try it.”

“Okay…”

Liu Yuan gingerly stepped forward and glanced at the opponents in front of her. “Smog Maze!”

Cras.h.!.+

A ball of smog appeared and suddenly exploded, engulfing the entire compet.i.tion venue.

Eh?

Everyone was surprised.

What kind of interference technique was this?

Energy interference?

Energy Bulwark?

They tried to sense it but could not feel anything.

Although the compet.i.tion venue was filled with a thick smog, everyone could basically use their energy to sense the presence of their opponents. There was no impact at all…

“What kind of interference is this?”

Xia Yu was curious.

“Uh…”

Liu Yuan paused for a moment. “V-vision interference?”

Everyone was silent.

Oh.

In other words, besides these smog, there was nothing else?!

Vision interference.

Typically, this ability was used during training at the one-star level. It was absolutely useless. This was because everyone could sense the position of the energy afterward.

Vision interference?

There was not much impact!

Aye, lady, you're already a two-star. Why did you pick up this kind of ability?

“Why did you learn this?”

Zhang Xiaopang was shocked.

“Well…”

Liu Yuan felt somewhat embarra.s.sed. She said in a low voice, “We use it during photo takes for cosplay… Smoke bombs are so expensive. That's why we use this.”

Everyone was speechless.

Obviously, they were not the only ones who heard these words.

Opposite them.

As the smog did not have any other effects, they were speechless when they heard the lady's words. That four-star Swordsman did not know whether to laugh or cry.

What kind of team was arranged for them?!

Novice player?

Without Lu Ming, most probably, they could not even pa.s.s the pre-selection round!

It was really…

“It's time for this farce to end.”

He sighed.

Buzz—

The sword gleam in his hands condensed.

“Xiaorou, clear the smog,” he said softly.

“Understood.”

The young lady was preparing to cast the raining technique again.

At this very moment…

In the smog.

Lu Ming smiled at Liu Yuan. “Are you able to cast it again?”

“I can still use it one more time.”

Liu Yuan felt somewhat embarra.s.sed.

She only knew one ability but would run out of energy after using it twice…

“It's no problem. Use it again,” Lu Ming said calmly.

“Sure.”

Liu Yuan simply activated the smog.

Bang!

Another layer of smog engulfed the place.

“This will do.”

Lu Ming's lips curled to reveal a smile.

The smog before his eyes was lingering in the air. It was so intense that he could not even see the five fingers in front of him. It was comparable to Beijing or s.h.i.+jiazhuang in his past life.

It was sufficient!

The guy opposite him was right in his words. It was time for this farce to end…

Shus.h.!.+

His figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Eh?

The Swordsman opposite him was instantly on his guard.

If this was energy interference or a bulwark-like ability, they might not be able to sense Lu Ming making a move. However, the effect of this smog was akin to plugging one's ears while stealing a bell…

Bang!

Sword Auras shot out.

He hacked at Lu Ming with one sword.

Shus.h.!.+

The sharp sword pierced through the smog.

At this instant, a gush of horrifying energy suddenly surged. Before they could come to their senses, they had already lost control of their bodies!

At this very moment…

The audience was also looking in the direction of the smog.

“I'm afraid Lu Ming is going to lose.”

“This can't be helped. I thought he would be able to enter the top hundred. Who would expect him to encounter four-star now…”

“That's right. I heard that over eighty teams have four-star members. There are also dozens of teams sans four-star in the top hundred too. Who would expect them to have such bad luck…”

“It is such a pity.”

“This can't be helped. This is his limit as an individual.”

One by one, everyone was expressing their regrets.

However…

Just at this moment, a calm voice could be heard coming from the smog.

“Sword Plunge!”

Bang!

There was a deafening sound.

All of a sudden, nine figures were sent flying out of the arena.

Three of them landed on the spectator seat, three dropped beside the entrance and two were plastered on the wall. Additionally, one figure fell on the judging panel seats which were situated at a distance.

Bang!

Loud sounds could be heard.

Nine figures crashed, each of them causing an enormous dent.

At this very moment…

The smog gradually disappeared.

People could then catch a clearer glimpse. Lu Ming was the only one who was left on the arena at this moment!

Everyone wore dumbstruck expressions. W-what happened?!

Wait a minute.

In other words, the nine figures earlier…

Some people glanced over, only to discover that the so-called nine figures were the team of that four-star Swordsman and the rest of the team members from the college at the crossroad!

Right.

Even his own team members did not manage to dodge this…

Shus.h.!.+

Those people on the judging stood up after being momentarily stunned.

Sword Plunge!

Sword Plunge again?!

At the earlier moment, they sensed a horrifying aura exploding in front of Lu Ming, and then all these people on the arena were blasted off…

No one escaped!

However, did Sword Plunge have such powers?!

Did he cheat?

The two judges personally checked the machine and confirmed that there were no problems.

Therefore…

This was really done by Lu Ming?!

He not only learned Sword Plunge but also modified it. He even optimized and advanced it now!

“We have to re-evaluate Lu Ming's ability.”

One of the judges sighed.

Right.

With such a magnitude in ability, he was no longer someone that ordinary Card Creators and Swordsmen could contend with. Didn't you see the four-star Swordsman being blasted out?

It was too terrifying!

It was just that…

Forget it that you have optimized Sword Plunge. Do you have to attack your own people?

However, it seemed normal after thinking about it. Sword Plunge was w.a.n.g Tianjun's skill… Oh, right. That guy would even beat himself when he went berserk, let alone other people.

They could not afford to offend him.

However…

He had really wronged Lu Ming.

Did cloud shuttle work like this?

Lu Ming was truly unaware!

It was true.

He was forced to stop experimenting with the Cloud Shuttle Card due to the interruption by the rush of ferocious beasts. Therefore, he had not studied this card thoroughly. Judging from the situation, seemingly, he needed to control the number of enemies too!

Otherwise, even his own people would be taken away!

It was freaking kidding him!

Of course.

During his previous testings, he had gained a certain understanding of the geographical scope of casting…

Otherwise, think about it.

One Cloud Shuttle Card at the event…

The scene of the cloud shuttle sending the audience flying everywhere…

Tsk tsk.

He would be beaten to death then.

It was true.

It would be the kind of situation where his sister would not even be able to protect him!

As for now…

He was still quite satisfied with this.

At this very moment…

Everyone who was sent flying off the arena wobbled up.

That four-star Swordsman…

It seemed that he was sent flying towards the judging panel. As that Swordsman was too powerful and also holding a sword in his hands when he charged towards them, the judges instinctively struck to block him…

This Swordsman ended up lying on the ground then.

His few teammates also ended up in various postures on the spectator seats.

Uh—”

Several spectators helped Miss Liu Yuan up. She was feeling dizzy all over and could not come to her senses for a long time. Zhang Xiaopang also took a long time to remove himself from the wall…

This…

What did this mean?

Everyone was speechless.

d.a.m.n it. He had seen vicious ones but not someone that vicious. He did not even let his own people go…

He was really merciless!

After a long time…

The judges then struggled to announce, “The vocational college at the crossroad wins.”

Shus.h.!.+

The enormous Workers' Sports Complex fell into dead silence again.

One could hear the sound of a pin dropping.

At this very moment, they then realized the situation. Lu Ming and his team had won. They had led the vocational college at the crossroad into the top hundred in a spectacular way.

They had created history by becoming the first vocational college to enter the top hundred in the School Champions.h.i.+p Compet.i.tion!