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  "Come on, what's going on?"

  "It's like this, today we all thought Groke would win, but as soon as the match started, that girl from Class D used a water-based magic spell that we'd never seen before, it seemed to be some kind of seal, and those blue circles just wrapped around Groke, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. That girl from Class D easily knocked Groke down with a single water bullet. From what I observed, Groke's magic seemed to be restricted by that blue circle and couldn't be used properly, it was a pretty unjust loss."

  "This is so evil!" I also lost confidence in my heart.

  "Longbow, you can't lose tomorrow, our Class A can't let Class D get the championship."

  "Don't worry, I will definitely win."

  Although I said so, but in my heart I am also very uncertain, no, I want to hurry up and ask Di teacher.

  I made an excuse to go out for a walk and arrived at Di teacher's dormitory. He was reading a magic book. Seeing me coming, he smiled slightly at me, "I knew you would come to find me after losing the game of Gouke."

  "So tell me quickly, how did Gou Ke lose? How can I avoid being tricked?"

  Mr. Di sighed. "You'd better admit defeat tomorrow!" Mr. Di's words were like a bomb (if there was one) that stunned me.

  "Is that girl really that strong?"

  "It can't be said that way, it can only be said that her family is strong, and I just found out today too. This girl is Hai Ri's younger sister, called Hai Shui. Xing, you might not know, but Ri, Yue, and Xing are the three most ancient families in our Aixia Kingdom, each with some inherited magic. The so-called inherited magic refers to the magic directly passed down from ancestors. The one Hai Shui used today is the Xing family's most mysterious water-sealing magic - Wu Ding Feng Bo. This sealing magic is very strange, only one family member can inherit it per generation, no matter how strong their magical power is. Each time this magic is used, it consumes a third of the user's magical power, which means it can be used at most three times a day, but that's enough for competition."

  "Who would have thought there were so many twists and turns in this story? 'Can't even you break through this seal magic?'"

  "It's not that I don't want to, but if you want to break the seal, you can only use high-level attack magic, otherwise you'll have to rely on defensive magic. Did you use high-level attack magic? When your opponent is sealed, she can still use attack magic, while your opponent can only passively take a beating. If you want to win tomorrow, unless you can hold out until her magical power is depleted, but this is almost impossible, because after being sealed by the Unfixed Wind Wave, the consumption of your defensive magic will be extremely fast. Once directly hit by the Unfixed Wind Wave, you will not be able to use magic within a day. That's why I lowered my expectations for you. Do you think I don't want you to win? Not just you, in the entire academy, no student can break the seal if she uses the Unfixed Wind Wave."

  Coming out from Di teacher's place, the magic of Wú Dìng Fēng Bō has been on my mind all along, never mind, even if I lose tomorrow, I'll still give it a try, maybe there will be a miracle.

  Back to the dormitory, I thought for half a night and couldn't think of any way to deal with the unpredictable situation, and finally fell asleep in a daze. When I woke up again, it was already three poles high, and I was still woken up by Green Hair.

  "Longbow, hurry up, it's almost time for the competition."

  I forced open my still-fighting eyelids, "Ah! What's going on?! Let me sleep a bit more."

  "Let's get going, if we don't hurry up, it'll be too late!" Green Hair yelled loudly in my ear.

  Scared me to a sudden realization, "Ah! Right, I have a match today." I quickly jumped out of bed, put on my clothes and ran outside, saying "Thanks, Green Hair, I'm off!"

  Luoma obviously didn't react, watching my back as I left. Luoma muttered to himself: "He actually said thank you to me, it's the first time in my life that someone thanked me, I guess helping people is good?" After finishing speaking, he smiled foolishly. I didn't know that my unintentional words would change a person's life.

  I rushed to the center of the venue, and the first people I saw were Long De, An Xi and Shui Yang. They seemed to have let out a sigh of relief when they saw me arrive, and came over to greet me: "Chang Gong, why did you only come now?"

  I sheepishly replied: "I overslept. Luckily Green Hair woke me up."

  "Alright, let's stop talking about this and get on stage quickly, the competition is about to start."

  I looked up at the stage and, as expected, the proctor teacher and another candidate were already in position. I used instant movement to get on stage, first greeted the proctor teacher, then sized up my opponent.

  She's a lovely little girl, looks like she's from the sea. She's starred, and indeed has some resemblance to Haiyue, but with an added touch of cuteness and less stability. Seeing me looking at her, she also cast curious glances my way.

  The students of each class in the second grade have basically all arrived, and even Lian Di teacher is on the VIP seat in the central viewing platform, although he doesn't hold much hope for me, but still came.

  "Alright, since both sides of the competition are ready, I declare that the match is now starting." The examiner teacher said and stepped down from the stage, because he knew that the finalists were very powerful, in order to prevent accidents, today 5 examiner teachers jointly opened a defensive barrier.

  I and Hai Shui first bowed to the proctor teacher and students around us, "You are Hai Shui. Xing Ba, hello, I am Chang Gong."

  "Hello." She's still a little girl, and her face is slightly red. Judging from the magical fluctuations on her body, she's still some distance away from me. It seems I can only launch a surprise attack.

  "I know you have a very special magic, let's compare notes today." After seeing her slightly nodding in agreement, I immediately started my magical attack.

  Because I knew her Unstable Ripple was quick to use, I didn't dare to use high-level magic to attack. First, I instantly moved to her back and immediately shot a Light Arrow at her. (My Light Arrow is an enhanced form, with no less than mid-level magic's attacking power.)

  She seemed a bit flustered, but her reaction was still quick, using the water shield to block my attack. Now I couldn't give her another chance or else I'd be done for. I started a high-speed assault, only using the lowest-level Light Arrow, because it's the only one that can exceed the speed of the Sea of No Return's release, leaving her no time to gather magic to seal me.

  The audience under the stage saw me flying all over the court, suddenly left and right, suddenly front and back. Every time I reached a position, I immediately gave the seawater an arrow of light, making it busy dealing with it in a hurry. The teacher Di on the platform showed a look of approval, unfortunately, I couldn't see it.