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You've fallen into a trap!

Chen Guan neither dodged nor avoided, a gray glint flashed in his eyes, and his mental power erupted with unprecedented intensity.

The moment the fist was about to strike, Long Ao suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if he were being pierced by countless fine needles.

The pain directly affected his mental perception, causing him to groan and even momentarily weaken his fist's momentum.

Although Long Ao was able to dispel the illusion in less than a second thanks to his willpower, it was enough for Chen Guan.

His Swift Boots suddenly shone brightly, his speed exploding to its limit. He narrowly avoided the punch by sidestepping, while simultaneously gripping the long handle of his scythe with both hands. Using his body as an axis, he poured all his strength and the remaining gray energy into his body.

The scythe drew a sharp gray arc, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, and cunningly stabbed towards the gap under Long Ao's armpit exposed by his punch.

This strike brought together all of Chen Guan's energy and spirit at that moment.

Long Ao's pupils contracted. He had just dispelled the illusion and was still catching his breath. He could only barely contract his arm muscles, while the crimson flames on his body instinctively gathered under his armpits for defense.

puff!

The blunt scythe tip pierced through the flames and struck Long Ao heavily under the armpit. Although it was cushioned by the muscles and flames and did not cause any real damage, a stinging pain was still inevitable, causing half of Long Ao's body to go numb slightly.

rub rub!

Long Ao took three steps back before regaining his balance.

He glanced down at his armpit; his combat uniform had been punctured, leaving a clear red dot on his skin.

The area around the arena was completely silent.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene.

Chen Guan... actually repelled Long Ao? And almost injured him?

No, it should be said that if it were the real thing, Chen Guan, the bottom-ranked player, had already injured Long Ao, the chosen one!

Chen Guan leaned on his sickle, panting heavily, his face pale. That last strike had almost exhausted his remaining mental energy, leaving his body somewhat weak.

Long Ao touched the red spot under his armpit, raised his head, and looked at Chen Guan. The fighting spirit in his eyes had not diminished, but burned even more intensely, but there was also an unprecedented sense of recognition in it.

"You've won." Long Ao suddenly spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly carrying throughout the entire arena: "In this sparring match, I've lost to you."

He readily admitted his failure without making any excuses.

Chen Guan shook his head: "No, I used a trick, and you didn't use your full strength."

He knew very well that if Long Ao unleashed his full power from the start, or used even stronger moves, he wouldn't be able to hold out long enough to create an opportunity. He had already witnessed Long Ao's high-attack characteristic.

"A win is a win." Long Ao walked up to Chen Guan and extended his hand. "You are stronger than I thought. Next time, I will take the sparring match more seriously."

Long Ao owed Chen Guan a favor, which was why he didn't go all out at the beginning; he couldn't possibly kill his savior right away.

Chen Guan looked at the hand, then at Long Ao's serious eyes, and reached out his hand to shake it firmly.

"Always ready, Long Ao."

After a brief silence, a heated discussion erupted around the arena.

This time, Chen Guan's name truly began to be remembered by more people, not by the strange nickname "Coffin Carrier".

An Changqing looked at the two on the stage, a faint smile appearing on his lips. Su Yuehe breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt a sense of pride and joy for Chen Guan.

Li Yan walked over and clapped his hands: "Very good, you've made progress. Chen Guan, your use of mental power is quite unique. Keep exploring it. Long Ao, you also need to pay more attention to dealing with unconventional methods. Go and rest."

For Li Yan, this was quite a long speech; he rarely gave such a lengthy commentary on his students' exchanges, which caused another small uproar.

Meanwhile, the number of people speculating about Chen Guan's special abilities has increased, but the person involved is unaware of all of this.

After class, Chen Guan quietly left the training ground.

He knew that although he had barely won today's battle, it had also exposed a lot of things, such as the most important illusionist ability.

However, he did not regret it. In the academy, appropriately showing potential can sometimes get you more resources than simply hiding it. The key is to find the right balance.

Back in his dorm, he opened the system panel again.

Popularity: 4127

A sparring match brought in over 3,000 popularity points, the biggest gain recently. It seems that interacting with well-known characters is indeed an efficient way to gain popularity.

Without hesitation, Chen Guan exchanged 1800 points for 1.8 free attribute points, added them to his agility, and combined them with the 0.2 points he had gained from training, making it a perfect whole.

[Agility: 10]

His body felt increasingly light and agile; he kept the rest for the time being.

The terminal beeped, and Chen Guan glanced at it; it was a group message from Situ Ming.

[Situ Ming: The Four Schools League will be held next Monday. All students of Tian Shu Class will participate. Please prepare in advance.]

Four-school league? Chen Guan had some recollection of it.

In this world, there are four schools known as the top superpower academies.

They are Huaqing College, Beishi College, Shengu College, and Zero College.

The first two are located in China, Kamiya Academy is located in Japan, and Zero Academy is located in America.

We must deliver a severe blow to Kamiya Academy.

[Even Zero Academy cannot be spared.]

The student ID card for Taipei Academy's top student has been posted on the forum; it belongs to a girl.

Chen Guan's hand unconsciously opened the forum and the fan creation section.

He glanced at this section once before, then immediately closed it because what he saw was fanfiction about Long Ao and Li Yan, which scared him so much that he never dared to look at it again.

So this was the first time he had ever seen a character profile card.

Name: Guan Jinyue

[Position: Top Student at Taipei College]

There's another photo above, showing a quiet little girl with silver hair and black eyes. She's leaning against a wall, sunlight shining on half of her face, and you can feel her beauty even through the photo.

Make a mental note of that face; anyone who appears on the forum is definitely not a minor character. After closing the forum, Chen Guan began to think about his next steps. There were still three days until next Monday, and he needed to improve his strength as much as possible.

His initial mastery of the illusionist's ability gave him a glimmer of hope when facing aggressive opponents like Long Ao, but it was extremely taxing, and its effectiveness was greatly reduced against opponents with strong will and mental strength. He needed more practice, especially in the finer control of illusions.

Real-world application...

Accept a mission?

Chen Guan looked out the window again. The tasks inside the academy were usually of moderate difficulty, and the rewards were mainly points and regular resources.

If you want to quickly gain special resources and practical experience, accepting missions from the academy is a good choice.

He opened the terminal and logged into the college's internal task system.