55: Fair battle, Thunderous Phantom Spirit

"Next. Oh, and remember to settle the registration fee."

Lin Chuan's words made the six of them gnash their teeth in anger, but they were helpless.

"I'll go."

The one who spoke was Lin Miao, the only female among the six, and she shared the same surname as Lin Chuan.

"Alright, let's make it quick."

"Come out, Water Sprite."

Her beast, composed entirely of water, could transform into any shape. At this moment, it was a humanoid figure with a female physique, but it had no facial features; its entire body was flowing water.

"I refuse to believe you're immune to both water and fire."

With that, the Water Sprite immediately conjured a long bow, and an arrow made of water elements appeared in her other hand.

A silver light flashed in the Water Sprite's hand, clearly indicating some buff had been applied.

Then, she drew her bow and shot an arrow directly at Old Hei.

"Old Hei, Hardening Armor."

Although Hardening Armor only increased physical defense, this water arrow was clearly mixed damage, with both elemental and physical damage being extremely strong.

With a 'crack,' the water arrow hit Old Hei's carapace.

The arrow broke, with half of it firmly embedded in the carapace, but it did not injure Old Hei.

"That was close!"

Lin Chuan secretly exclaimed in his heart.

This girl was dishonorable, immediately using her strongest single-target skill.

If Old Hei hadn't retracted his head at the last moment, she would have succeeded. Old Hei might have been disfigured; it wouldn't have been very damaging, but it would have been extremely humiliating.

"You... didn't you say you wouldn't dodge?"

Lin Miao was furious.

"Did my beast move its position? If you shoot its head, isn't a reflexive dodge allowed? Should it just let you shoot it? Do you think I'm an idiot? I'll punch you, and if you can resist the reflex to not blink, I'll admit defeat."

"You..."

Lin Miao couldn't argue with him, so she had to put away her beast and step off the stage.

There was no point in arguing further; anyone with eyes could see that her strongest skill couldn't harm this giant Turtle.

Lin Miao was right; this giant Turtle truly was immune to both water and fire.

Only the Gold, Wood, and Earth attributes of the Five Elements remained, and the three people looked at each other, unsure what to do.

Among the five of them, Liu Feng had the strongest area damage, Lin Miao had the strongest single-target damage, while the other three were somewhat mediocre. Gold attribute leaned towards physical enhancement, Wood towards support, and Earth towards defense. In terms of output, they were not as good as the previous two.

"Does this guy have no weaknesses?"

Zhang Di, who had the Gold attribute, said incredulously.

"You've seen it. This guy is so confident, it means he doesn't take us seriously at all."

"I should have known not to take on this quest. There are so many A-rank 9-stars in the school, it would have been better to let them come..."

..."How about you all go together!"

After Lin Miao's arrow test, Old Hei could defend even without stacking Attack Absorption.

With a 35% damage reduction on his stats plus scale armor defense, it had to be over 50%.

Moreover, Lin Chuan had also discovered a weakness of Attack Absorption: if multiple attributes attacked Old Hei simultaneously, the skill would essentially be useless.

But even so, Lin Chuan dared to let the four of them attack together, even hoping to use them as whetstones to see Old Hei's limits.

"You three go together, I'll go last."

Gu Zhen made the decision, and the three people had no choice but to accept.

The honor of First High School and Second High School did not allow them to flee from battle; even if they lost, it had to be legitimate.

"Hmm? Why only 3? Aren't you going?"

Lin Chuan looked at the last remaining Gu Zhen and said.

"I'll go last, and I hope for a fair fight, where both you and I use our full strength, otherwise this challenge will truly become a joke."

Gu Zhen looked at Lin Chuan and replied.

"Alright."

Since the other party challenged him, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't back down.

The outcome that followed was, of course, self-evident.

The Gold-attributed Ironclad Cavalry, which could imbue weapons with sharpness and sturdiness, besides being able to unleash a Saber Qi, was essentially still a physical attack and couldn't break through the defense.

The Wood-attributed Man-eating Vine circled Old Hei a few times, then scattered a few leaf blades before retreating in defeat.

The Earth-attributed Giant Rock Soldier, with an Earth Spike and a Falling Rock, damaged the arena beyond recognition, making Du Yong gnash his teeth and demand compensation. The Giant Rock Soldier walked away in shame... After emergency repairs, the arena, though still pockmarked, was at least usable.

Lin Chuan watched this scene and realized that if this continued, the school would be at a disadvantage. It would be better for him to go to other schools and challenge them one by one!

While thinking about his next plan, he looked at Gu Zhen, who was finally stepping onto the stage.

His intuition told him that this person was not simple, and he was also of the Lightning attribute.

"I admire you, not just for your strength, but also for your courage."

Gu Zhen's gaze was sincere, not fake.

"Your strength should be the strongest among your people, right?"

Lin Chuan said seriously.

"By chance, I Broke Through to nine stars before coming here."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only were the onlookers horrified, but even the other five people accompanying him were shocked.

"B-rank?"

"Lightning attribute, not weaker than A-rank."

This Gu Zhen already possessed the strength of a top ten student in First High School.

"What a loss, for a challenge from someone like this, the registration fee should at least be one hundred. And I wonder if the principal's bounty can be increased."

Thinking this, Lin Chuan used the last remaining enhancement fruit in his sea of consciousness space to upgrade Tenacious Will to Lv9, reducing control duration by 50%.

At the same time, he told Old Hei to be careful not to capsize.

Then, he summoned Old Hei.

Gu Zhen also instantly summoned his beast.

A transparent beast, its body flickering with lightning, was summoned.

As soon as this beast appeared, many students' hair stood on end, attracted by the magnetic field generated by the lightning.

"Startling Thunder Phantasm..."

Only a few students could name this beast; it was extremely rare.

"Let's begin."

Lin Chuan likewise let him attack first.

"Then I won't be polite."

"Lightning Rod Technique."

Instantly, a burst of thunder exploded in the sky above the arena, a thundercloud covered the entire stage, and then, crackling lightning, like rain, fell upon Old Hei's body.

The three people below, including Zhang Di, finally understood why Gu Zhen didn't go with them. With such a large-scale attack, Lin Chuan's beast might be fine, but their three beasts would be struck dead by lightning. Wouldn't that be ridiculous!

The lightning lasted for thirty seconds, yet showed no signs of stopping.

"Old Hei, how are you?"

"A little dizzy... a little pain."

Dizzy? He probably got struck on the head by lightning. And he's already complaining about pain with just this much lightning?

"Charge!"

Lin Chuan ordered the use of a combination skill.

Gu Zhen watched as Old Hei was about to collide with the Startling Thunder Phantasm, but he showed no panic, not even needing to give any commands.

"Phantasm."

The Startling Thunder Phantasm's body shimmered with light, and Old Hei passed directly through its body, charging towards the edge of the arena.

"Old Hei, control your speed, adjust your direction."

After adapting, Old Hei was already able to continuously use Air-Treading Rapid Acceleration, as long as his body could withstand it.

Thus, a group of people watched in stunned silence as a Turtle rampaged across the arena.

"Damn it."

Even Gu Zhen cursed under his breath.

Many people had seen Lin Chuan send Yan Hao's Lava Giant flying before, so Gu Zhen naturally guarded against this move.

He hadn't expected this skill to be usable continuously. Was there no cooldown? Wasn't that a bit too exaggerated?