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Chapter 245 - Master, Isnt This a Basic Requirement for a Sword Card Master?
Chapter 245 - Master, Isnt This a Basic Requirement for a Sword Card Master?
Chapter 245: Master, Isn’t This a Basic Requirement for a Sword Card Master?
Zi Yang Combat College.
At this moment...
There was total silence everywhere.
At this moment, no one had recovered from their shock, including Xiaoyan and Li Haoran, much less the people from Zi Yang Combat College...
Mental strength!
It was actually mental strength!
As a Sword Card Master, of course, they could remember the seven prerequisites of a Sword Card Master.
However...
Having immersed themselves in studying ‘card spirit’ and ‘dyeing of colors’ recently, they had already forgotten about the prerequisites of a Sword Card Master. They had even forgotten their painstaking efforts in becoming Sword Card Masters!
“That’s true.”
Li Haoran felt extremely guilty.
In the past.
To become a Sword Card Master, he constantly tempered his Original Card, mental strength, and body...
He had experienced many ordeals and training, and gone through a lot before he eventually became a Sword Card Master. However, he seemed to have gradually forgotten the basics of being a Sword Card Master!
And senior sister?!
Look.
She defeated the freshmen and the second-year students. What did she use?
Her foundation!
The first prerequisite of a Sword Card Master: Tempering the Original Card!
As the Original Card had diligently cultivated and tempered, its sturdiness was maintained at three-star peak. Therefore, senior sister was able to vanquish the first and second-year students!
What about the defeat of the third-year students?
Her foundation!
One of the prerequisites of a Sword Card Master: Tempering your mental strength!
Senior sister combined her mental strength with the Original Card and gained powerful abilities. Wasn’t this the foundation of a Sword Card Master? Replacing the sword with a card!
If a sword could do it, why couldn’t a card do so too?
This...
was the greatest power of a Sword Card Master!
At the thought of this, Li Haoran felt even more ashamed.
He knew that...
Senior sister was using this way to remind them to remember their basics and not to have unrealistic aims. They would become truly powerful only by mastering their foundations!
Hence...
Both he and Xiaoyan glanced at each other. They could tell the shame in each other’s eyes.
True enough...
Senior sister had comprehended the essence in Master’s teachings!
It was no wonder senior sister deserved to be in close contact with and take care of him...
However...
They were unaware of something.
At this moment, their master had also fallen into a trance.
Wait a minute...
Mental strength, this thing...
How should he say it?
The mental strength of ordinary folks were too messy and not suitable for practical usage? One would have mental strength only if they could cultivate to a certain level!
He had tempered his mental strength due to a chance encounter at the Lunar Shadow legacy. He was thus able to achieve such a powerful mental state!
However...
Why did he have a feeling that these guys also possessed it?!
“All of you have mental strength?”
Lu Ming was taken aback.
“Yes.”
Li Haoran was puzzled. “Isn’t this the basic requirement of a Sword Card Master?”
Lu Ming was silent.
Oh, right.
He remembered now. He seemed to have written that...
Even he had forgotten about it!
However...
His few disciples did not seem to have forgotten about it. Each of them actually tempered their mental strength!
Well...
If he were to tell them that he merely wanted to increase the difficulties of becoming a Sword Card Master and wrote that casually, would he be beaten to death?
Cough.
Forget it.
Lu Ming coughed and looked in the distance guiltily.
At this very moment...
Li Haoran and Xiaoyan glanced at each other. They were also somewhat confused. Why did master pose this question?
However...
Looking at Xiaobai, they were suddenly jolted awake.
Master...
He was spurring them on!
‘Look at you guys, you’ve tempered your mental strength for so long but have not used it. How is this different from not learning it?!’ They could hear him say. That was the reason that their master questioned them on whether they had picked mental strength?!
Master was spurring them on!
This was a sign of master’s deep love for and strictness towards them. Yet, he did not want to make them lose face...
“Thank you for your guidance, master!”
Li Haoran felt guilty.
Yes.
Even they themselves had forgotten this...
After all...
In the past, he had gone through so much suffering to attain this requirement of a Sword Card Master...
Mental strength!
This was also something that could not be lacking in a Sword Card Master!
However, they had slacked after becoming Sword Card Masters. They played with snakes and dyed colors everyday. Lu Ming actually took mental strength as a criterion for passing an assessment!
It was simply embarrassing!
When he thought carefully about it....
There must be a reason why master included mental strength as one of the prerequisites!
“Thank you for your guidance, master.”
Xiaoyan also felt very ashamed.
It was no wonder...
Clearly, like his master, he was also a three-star Sword Card Master. He even possessed the tempered body of a Energy Warrior before but he could not beat a five-star cultivator!
It was too embarrassing!
Was it because his foundation was not strong enough?
Therefore...
Master and senior sister had to come here.
They not only wanted to stand up for them but also wanted them to see what a real Sword Card Master was like!
At the thought of this, Xiaoyan felt his heart warm.
Master and senior sister were really very good to them.
...
Lu Ming cast him an odd glance.
This was strange.
What did he teach them?
Crap!
Don’t tell me their brains have been damaged?
Oo...
Forget it.
If they are damaged, so be it.
Anyway, they were not his true disciples.
At the thought of this,
Lu Ming glanced at the competition ground. It was better for him to watch Xiaobai fight. He also wanted to find out the true combat ability of Xiaobai, this super genius.
After all...
Recently, this girl seemed to be more of a ‘salted fish’ than he was...
...
At this very moment...
The teachers and students from Zi Yang College wore sombre expressions.
Especially—
Some Swordsmen!
As Swordsmen, they had seen the amazing properties of this card. Just at this moment, their expressions turned ugly as they discovered something. It turned out that...
It was only at this moment that the young lady had become serious!
It turned out that during the earlier fights, the young lady did not even bother to release her mental strength!
Alright.
As swordsmen, they were well aware about the difference in powers between having mental strength and not having it. It was an entirely different concept! So as to speak, the young lady was skiving during her earlier fights?
At the thought of this, they felt even more upset.
Crap...
Crash!
A figure flew out of the stage.
Xiaobai finally struck and none of the third-year students could stop her!
Crash!
Crash!
Crash!
One by one, figures were sent flying out!
Those indignant third-year students who dashed to the stage were utterly despaired to discover that Xiaobai they were facing now was powerful to the extent of making them shiver. They did not stop her at all!
Instant defeat!
Instant defeat!
Another instant defeat!
After a long time...
Her childish and tender voice could be heard again.
“Who else?”
Shush!
There was pin-drop silence at the scene.
All the teachers and students from Zi Yang Combat College looked ghastly pale. A twelve-year-old girl had beat all their freshmen, second-year, and third year students...
It was such a great embarrassment!
“Good-for-nothing!”
One of the fourth-year students was enraged.
Forget that this group of guys could not attain four-star. They were actually unable to beat a young lady?!
It was a pity...
He had already attained four-star. If this were last year...
When he was in his third year of studies, he was nicknamed the invincible one among his peers. He had even attained a breakthrough to four-star level at this point in time last year!
Never did he expect that the batch of students after him was that lousy!
“They are quite useless.”
Another fourth-year student said coldly, “These few batches of students cannot make it.”
Those students were silent.
Facing seniors with four-star abilities, they dared not retort at all.
“Lu Ming. I think we’d better forget about it.”
One of the teachers glanced at Lu Ming.
He knew why Lu Ming came here...
In the end...
It was because Li Haoran had been beaten up. Initially, it was a fight and argument between students but a few teachers intervened as they were too protective of their students. This had enraged Lu Ming.
But now...
Zi Yang College had lost all their face. It should end now.
“What are you talking about?”
Lu Ming was shocked. “We’re here to have an exchange match. Mainly, this is an exchange match between the college at the crossroad and Zi Yang College. What I say doesn’t count. We’ll defer to the school arrangements.”
“Haha.”
The teacher from Zi Yang College smiled. I’d be worth crap if I were to believe you!
“Wait a while.”
Lu Ming looked for the teacher who was leading the team. “Teacher, teacher, where are you?”
After a long time...
Amongst the onlookers, An Mufeng stepped out in a low-key manner.
“Why did you hide in the crowd?”
Lu Ming was between laughter and tears.
“I’m afraid of being beaten up,” An Mufeng said honestly.
He kept having the feeling that the behavior of rushing to someone else’s school to challenge them and blocking their entrance deserved a beating... Especially under the circumstances of beating the victim...
Furthermore...
He was merely a three-star!
Unlike geniuses like Lu Ming and Xiaobai, he was a true three-star!
Lu Ming and Xiaobai were pseudo three-stars! Who the hell knew why they could skip the levels in combat?! Anyway, they were different from ordinary three-stars!
Therefore...
As the teacher leading the team, he was the weakest in abilities!
Furthermore...
He did not have a notable background.
Under such circumstances, how would he dare to show his face?
After finding out about this mission, he had already written his will before he came...
“Do you think we should continue with this exchange match?” Lu Ming looked at An Mufeng.
“Huh?”
An Mufeng was dumbstruck. How would he know?
He looked at the look of anticipation in the eyes of the teacher from Zi Yang College, and then at the mysterious look on Lu Ming’s face. Just as he wanted to say something, Xiaobai suddenly spoke.
“I still want to give it another try,” Xiaobai said seriously.
“Are you sure?” Lu Ming asked.
“Maybe; I don’t know.”
Xiaobai contemplated for a moment. “I want to give it a try.”
“Sure.”
Lu Ming agreed. “In that case, go ahead then.”
“Okay,” Xiaobai replied obediently.
Hence...
Xiaobai’s tiny figure stepped forward and blocked the entrance of the Zi Yang College again. She then said gingerly, “I-I want to challenge all the students!”
Shush!
The audience was silent.
Challenge, all...
Didn’t that mean that all the fourth-year students were included?!
Wow—
There was a loud gasp from everyone.
She was mad!
She was mad!
This young lady had gone completely crazy!
Although the fourth-year students were a mixed cohort with outstanding and weak members, there were still some geniuses who had already attained a breakthrough to four-star, and some students were already at the four-star intermediate level!
Four-star!
It was a huge divide!
The gap between three-star and four-star was like an enormous river!
But now...
This young lady actually wanted to skip a level and fight the four-stars!
This was not merely a question of her bravery. It seemed more like a huge humiliation...
She was humiliating the entire college!
Bang!
Countless teachers and students stood up.
“You’re too much!”
The teacher who was in charge of the exchange match swept a murderous gaze across Lu Ming and An Mufeng. “Don’t you guys know that this will exacerbate the conflict?
Challenge all the students?
Don’t you know that these students may misunderstand?”
The teacher was infuriated.
An Mufeng wanted to cry but he had no tears.
Teacher, this really did not have anything to do with me...
“Misunderstand what?”
Lu Ming was perplexed.
“Misunderstand the fact that you’re challenging our entire college,” the teacher said seriously.
He knew that Lu Ming just wanted to let Miss Xiaobai gain some experience. However, such a method was not right! Such a challenge would only enrage all the students!
“There is no misunderstanding...”
Lu Ming scratched his head. “We’re challenging you guys...”
“You...”
The teacher’s eyes widened.
“Haha.”
Lu Ming only smiled faintly.
It was ridiculous!
At this point, was it up to him to put a stop to this?
Since Xiaobai wanted to play, he would let her do so. It was seldom that this girl was so happy...
Humph.
Old Jiang said he wanted to distance her from fights and danger. However, as a member of this society, how could one avoid all of those? Hmm...
For the time being, this would be taken as some crisis response training.
“Very good.”
The teacher took a deep breath. “Since that’s the case, let’s fight it out then.”
Earlier, he really did not want the fight to go on. After all, the fourth-year students had already attained four-stars. It was pointless to win the fight and it would be very embarrassing. However, Lu Ming had already put it in such a way, what else could he do?
Hence...
He returned to the people of Zi Yang College and merely said, “Have a wonderful victory.”
“Yes!”
Those fourth-year students were already thrilled.
They...
They had long waited for this!
Although it was somewhat of an overkill for four-star cultivators to take action, they had to win at least once!
“I’ll do it!”
One of the four-star cultivators volunteered.
“I’ll do it! You’re too weak. What if you fail...” the other four-star cultivator said.
“Get lost!”
“I won’t lose even if you do!”
That cultivator was furious.
“Why are you arguing? Two weaklings. It’s more suitable for me to go...” said one of the cultivators.
The few four-star cultivators wanted to give it a try. They knew that since they were going to fight, there might only be one chance! After all, this was a match between four-star and three-star!
However...
At this moment.
“I will do it.” a cold and aloof voice could be heard. Everyone’s hearts trembled.
It was him!
Shush!
They turned their gazes to the inside of the college. A tall and slim boy walked to them. He exuded a gentle aura akin to a light and gentle breeze. He was very dashing.
“Brother Wu actually came!”
“Yes.”
“I heard that he’s already a four-star intermediate!”
“Crap, this means that there is a likelihood that he will become four-star advanced at the time of his graduation?”
“God knows!”
“Perhaps he may even become a five-star.”
...
The students were discussing amongst themselves.
Wu Geng!
He was the most powerful student at the Zi Yang Combat College!
He was unequaled!
The boy was extremely famous. Seemingly, he had gained fame when he was a freshman and came in top since then. Therefore, he was a top student who was widely-acknowledged by everyone!
“Aren’t you cultivating in seclusion now?” the teacher asked.
“I heard that something happened here. So, I came to take a look.”
Wu Geng smiled gently.
He had not encountered such an interesting situation for a long time.
Hence...
He walked towards the entrance of the school.
“Young lady, you’re the one who wants to challenge our college?” Wu Geng said gently.
In front of him...
Xiaobai bowed her head, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
“Hehe.”
Wu Geng felt slightly smug.
As the most popular cultivator in Zi Yang College, he was already used to such a scene. Just as he wanted to say something, suddenly, one of the teachers behind him simply yanked him back...
“Huh?”
Wu Geng was somewhat perplexed.
That teacher glanced at Lu Ming, who as afar, and took a deep breath. “Cut the crap, Just attack!
Damn it!
Why do ugly guys like you have such a bad habit?!
Do you have to boast about this?
Earlier on, someone was beaten so hard that he started doubting his life. Do you have to join in the fun?! When you came in, didn’t you see Lu Ming?!
Of all things, please don’t compare looks?
Can’t you focus on the fight?”
“Huh?”
Wu Geng was puzzled.
Did this really happen?
However, didn’t the teacher tell him to have a beautiful victory...
Wasn’t subduing his opponent with his charm and making her give up considered a more beautiful victory?
“Give up on your idea.”
The teacher expected better from him. “Focus on the fight!”
“Alright.”
Wu Geng was deeply regretful.
Sigh.
The teacher was really too kind. The situation was already as such and he still wanted to save some face for the other party...
Hence...
Wu Geng returned to the competition ground again.
He looked at the shy Miss Xiaobai before him and smiled gently. He could not help but say in a gentle tone, “I’m going all out for my attack then.”
Xiaobai was silent.
She really felt like beating someone up.
Swoosh!
Xiao-Xiaobai could sense Xiaobai’s thoughts.
At this moment, her mental strength increased and an unimaginable power suddenly erupted.
Bang!
There was an outburst of a terrifying attack.
Wu Geng furrowed his brows slightly. An energy bulwark suddenly appeared in front of him.
Bang!
Bang!
There were loud booming noises.
The Energy Bulwark broke and Wu Geng touched the blood at the corners of his mouth.
“Interesting...”
He restrained the smile on his face.
Unexpectedly, one card attack of Xiaobai could collapse an Energy Bulwark of a four-star Elementalist like him. The attacking prowess of this lady...
“It seems that I have to be serious.”
He became very serious.
Bang!
Four-star intermediate powers suddenly erupted!
Fire element flames burned in the surrounding and exchanged moves with Xiaobai’s Original Card in the sky. One by one, the flames exploded and actually subdued Xiaobai instantly!
Alright.
He was ultimately a four-star intermediate cultivator!
His energy quality and prowess were too high!
Bang!
Bang!
Xiaobai gradually lost her upper hand.
Even the Original Card who was combined with the mental state!
Amidst the fire element flames which filled the sky, her figure looked so minute.
...
“Master!”
Xiaoyan and Li Haoran were very worried.
They could tell that this four-star intermediate guy was rather powerful. He was also adept at controlling elements. His ability far exceeded an ordinary cultivator!
But Xiao Bai?
Three-star beginner!
Xiaobai’s energy had not even gone through tempering!
The difference in levels between the two was already quite large!
How could she fight him?
After all, they were not masters!
Until now, their only surmounting skills was merely skipping one level!
But now...
“Senior sister...”
Li Haoran was very vexed.
“It’s okay.”
Lu Ming was very calm.
He had given Xiaobai the most powerful defense card. Since she did not use it, it meant that she was safe.
“Yes.”
Li Haoran and Xiaoyan could only watch on worriedly.
...
Bang!
Bang!
Bright flames were shooting everywhere.
Everyone’s gaze focused on the tiny figure engulfed by flames. They saw that the space that she was able to move about in diminishing and gradually engulfed by the flames.
“Let’s end this!” Wu Geng hollered.
Bang!
Endless fire emerged and swept across the surrounding flames, forming a huge dragon.
Roar—
The huge fiery dragon was encircling the place!
...
“It’s over.”
“Yes, I really pity this young lady.”
“Senior Wu Geng is too strong...”
“She has no means to retaliate at all...”
Everyone was sighing.
Although this young lady was strong, she was ultimately below the four-star level!
She might have stood a chance if she were to challenge an ordinary fourth-year student. It was a sheer pity that the one who attacked was the most powerful four-star student: Senior Wu Geng. Xiaobai did not have any chance of winning!
However...
This was good too.
Zi Yang College could restore some of its reputation.
At the thought of this, they looked at the center of the competition ground.
The girl called Xiaobai did not move the slightest bit when the huge fiery dragon charged at her. She merely squeezed the Original Card in her hands gently and shut her eyes.
“Huh?”
“Has she given up?”
“Don’t know...”
Everyone cast a curious gaze at her.
This was the most critical moment. What exactly was the young lady trying to do?
Bang!
The huge fiery dragon encircled her.
That huge fiery dragon seemed to be carrying a hurricane. Horrifying auras and strong winds gushed and the young lady was in the heat of the sky of flames...
The hemline of her dress was flying.
Her tiny face had a bright red reflection of the fire.
However...
Right then...
She actually did not retreat out of fear.
An unprecedented look of seriousness emerged on her tiny face.
...
Bang!
The huge fiery dragon landed on her.
A sky of flames shrouded and terrifying booming noises could be heard.
Vaguely.
A slightly childish and tender voice could be heard clearly.
“Seal!”