Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 95 Xing Meng's Punishment

That evening, Zhao Qingyun suddenly came to visit Lan Tian. Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing were very surprised, as it was their first time meeting Director Zhao, the highest leader here. He was very kind to Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing, showing them great concern and asking if they needed anything, assuring them that they could tell his assistant and he would fulfill their requests.

Zhao Qingyun's sudden visit was because he had heard from his assistant about Lan Tian's recent situation. He greatly admired Lan Tian, ​​thinking that he was indeed his prized student and that he should teach him some things!

Afterwards, Zhao Qingyun led Lan Tian into the training room. He wanted to pass on some of his research techniques to Lan Tian, ​​which would help him grow rapidly. He was very skilled in martial arts research and skill fusion, and possessed a powerful fusion skill—"Heaven and Earth Splitting" (a combination of lightning and gravity skills, affecting an area within a five-kilometer radius, which would play a decisive role in large-scale military battles).
However, this fusion skill requires him to fuse with another gravity skill user of comparable strength and his own lightning skill in order to unleash this world-shaking technique, which has many limitations.

When Lan Tian told him that he had fused with the bloodline of a lizard beast during the last hunt, thus gaining the ability to manipulate gravity, Zhao Qingyun was incredibly excited. Combined with Lan Tian's existing lightning ability, the fusion would be an independent creation of the world. If this true martial arts fusion were achieved, what skill could possibly rival it? Just thinking about it was exhilarating; Zhao Qingyun could finally realize his research.

Zhao Qingyun instructed Lan Tian to unleash the full power of the gravity skill, wanting to test its current rank.

Blue Sky had only recently mastered this skill and hadn't had a chance to fully experience its power. On its first use, it was only slowly condensing, and before it reached its full strength, the entire room shook violently, as if it were about to collapse.

"Stop, stop immediately, retract the attribute skill!" Zhao Qingyun said anxiously to Lan Tian, ​​having already experienced the power of this gravity skill.

Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing were startled by the commotion and ran over to ask what had happened, as the whole room was shaking.

"It's alright, you can go back and rest," Lan Tian said to them.

Hai Liang and Cao Yuqing were relieved to hear Lan Tian say so, and went back to their respective rooms to rest.

"I'll teach you some skill formulas. You must remember them well. Next time, I'll teach you how to fuse the lightning and gravity skills within you. Be prepared; I can't guarantee success, but you must give it a try." Zhao Qingyun looked at the blue sky and said solemnly.

"Yes, Master! I'll do whatever you say." Lan Tian readily agreed.

Next, Zhao Qingyun taught Lan Tian some skill manuals, urging him to memorize them thoroughly and practice diligently. He also instructed him to learn from Qi Fei, a renowned theoretical master of the Spirit Hall, with whom he could discuss any difficult questions; Qi Fei was an excellent instructor. Lan Tian memorized everything, and they practiced together all night until dawn when Zhao Qingyun finally left.

Today was Instructor Xing Meng's practical lesson, a one-on-one challenge. All the new trainees were divided into two groups, competing against each other. The losing group would be punished by having to run 20 kilometers around the inner courtyard with weights. Everyone was eager to try, but no one wanted to lose; 20 kilometers with weights was an extremely demanding training session.

In the first match, Xiao Ran faced off against Liu Dongping from the second group. Both were seventh-tier fire-attribute characters, sharing the same attribute and rank. It was uncertain who would prevail. Upon entering the arena, Xiao Ran launched the first attack, unleashing all his fire-attribute skills in a fierce assault. A towering inferno blazed as he charged towards Liu Dongping. Liu Dongping swiftly responded with his own full power, his own flames meeting Xiao Ran's attack head-on.

"boom"

The two forces collided, sparks flying and flames scattering in all directions, causing the other students to scramble to dodge or unleash defensive skills. Neither of their full-force attacks harmed the other; the blows were neutralized.

Next, Xiao Ran, having missed his first attack, intensified his attacks even more, condensing fireballs and launching them at Liu Dongping in rapid succession. The sheer density of these attacks left Liu Dongping no time to react, forcing him to use defensive skills to create walls of fire in front of him, blocking and absorbing Xiao Ran's fireball attacks.

In a split second, without the slightest hesitation, Liu Dongping's wall of fire couldn't completely withstand the attack, leaving sparks flying all over him and his clothes ablaze. He was clearly thrown off balance and at a disadvantage. Next, Xiao Ran's next wave of attacks was approaching. Left with no other choice, Liu Dongping hurriedly spread his wings and took to the air to evade. The battle between the two entered a fierce offensive and defensive phase. Liu Dongping was clearly at a disadvantage, constantly hampered and unable to launch a full-scale counterattack. However, Xiao Ran couldn't easily win this round either. The two reached a stalemate when Liu Dongping suddenly conjured a massive fireball high in the sky, giving him the power to retaliate. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The massive fireball hurtled down on Xiao Ran. This was bad news; Xiao Ran's defenses below were ineffective, and it was too late to take to the air. He could only passively defend, frantically activating his defensive shield to block the impact.

With a thunderous roar, light and shadow flashed, and a bright white light burst forth. The fireball landed directly on Xiao Ran, making direct contact with the defensive shield, and the flames instantly engulfed him.

"Ah! Liu Dongping, you bastard, you hit so hard..." Xiao Ran kept grumbling, still hurt.

"Alright, Liu Dongping wins this round. You two can both go down now," Instructor Xing Meng announced. It was clear that Liu Dongping had won, and the second group won the first round.

In the second round, Team One's morale plummeted after their loss, and they sent out Elantra. Team Two, seeing their class monitor was going to fight, knew he was a tough opponent and were unsure who to send. Lantian and his two friends were in Team Two, and now no one dared to challenge Elantra, the strongest member of Team One, as there seemed to be no hope of winning. Therefore, Lantian felt that the final outcome depended on the overall results, and they should send out the weakest member of Team Two to keep their chances of winning in the following rounds. He decided to send Cao Yuqing to fight.

Cao Yuqing was the weakest in Group Two, so after Lantian and Group Two analyzed the situation, everyone understood. Cao Yuqing also readily accepted Elante's challenge. Without any suspense, Cao Yuqing was defeated in two rounds under Elante's powerful attacks. Group One won, making it 1 to 1.

In the following rounds, both groups had their share of wins and losses, continuing until the score was 14 to 14. The final two rounds would determine the winner.

In the fifteenth round, Lantian went first, giving the first team a choice. Neither of them knew Lantian's strength and had never seen his true performance, so they saved their strongest player for the last round.

“Brother Lan, Acrylic challenges you.” An eighth-tier ice-attribute student named Acrylic stepped onto the stage to challenge Lan Tian.

"Alright, I accept your challenge. Don't hold back!" Lan Tian said to him with a smile.

"That's it, here it comes, take this..." Acrylic didn't give Lan Tian time to prepare, launching an attack as soon as it stepped onto the stage. Ice blades came flying straight at Lan Tian's chest. Lan Tian remained calm, activating his entire body's Fire Phoenix attribute. A transcendent fire attribute skill defensive shield appeared before him. This was the strongest defensive shield of fire attribute skills, making it difficult for any attack to get close. The ice blades were instantly incinerated by the high temperature when they came into contact with the Fire Phoenix's fire attribute shield, turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

Everyone present was stunned. Wasn't Lan Tian supposed to be a lightning-attribute character? How could he possess a fire attribute, and the strongest fire phoenix attribute at that? Even Xing Meng was surprised. Xing Meng already had doubts about Lan Tian. She hadn't even figured out the reason for the demonic devouring skill that appeared during the lizard beast's attack that day, and now this kid also possessed the fire phoenix attribute. She couldn't stand it anymore. How did this kid manage to get ahead? No wonder Lord Zhao valued him so much.

Acrylic's attribute skills were completely suppressed by Blue Sky. The Fire Phoenix's attribute skills are the nemesis of ice attributes. This time, Blue Sky didn't have to exert much effort to suppress him so much that he couldn't fight back. He was on the defensive repeatedly and finally announced his withdrawal. Blue Sky won this round.

In the final round, Xiao Zhifeng from Group 1 faced off against Lu Wuchen from Group 2. Xiao Zhifeng was currently at the peak of the eighth rank, possessing extremely strong combat power, while Lu Wuchen was only at the peak of the seventh rank. The two were separated by one rank, making Group 2 the weakest. In the end, there was no suspense. After a few rounds, Lu Wuchen overwhelmed Xiao Zhifeng, leaving him unable to fight back and forcing him to retreat step by step, ultimately losing the final round.

The competition ended in a draw, with no winner or loser. Everyone was thrilled; no more carrying heavy loads for 20 kilometers!

Before everyone could quiet down, Instructor Xing Meng addressed them: "Hey, you're all pretty happy. It's a draw, no winner or loser. You all need to run the 20 kilometers with weights. If you don't finish, you're not eating tonight. Just run it..."

Sigh, what a wasted day.

(End of this chapter)