Chapter 47: Profound Sea Illusion! Integration of Water and Poison!
Canaan Academy, back mountain.
Xiao Ze sat cross-legged on the ground, his breath long and profound, while a significant change occurred within his body.
He had successfully transformed his martial technique into a low-grade Earth-tier technique, the Profound Sea Illusion Technique.
The reason for choosing this technique was its ability to create a vast amount of formidable Dou Qi capacity, like the boundless sea.
As well as its intangible and insubstantial nature, capable of occupying the void with Dou Qi.
Under his control, the difficulties of poison within his body merged with Dou Qi, and with a gentle wave of his hand, a strand of Dou Qi, like ethereal smoke, drifted down onto a stone several meters away from Xiao Ze.
In an instant, the stone was corroded beyond recognition.
"Success! I can fully integrate Dou Qi with the power of poison."
"And without physical form, it's imperceptible to the naked eye, providing a significant advantage in battle!"
"Since the class competition is about to begin, let's use these newcomers to try it out."
Xiao Ze stood up and headed towards the competition venue.
The class competition was the first major event for new students, attracting a lot of attention, with even some seniors coming to observe.
After all, those representing their classes were the strongest in their respective classes.
This meant that they were likely to be strong contenders in future intra-academy selections!
So, they garnered a lot of attention.
Xiao Ze arrived at the area where the class competition was being held.
Ruolin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xiao Ze appear.
Although Xiao Ze was usually absent, he was reliable when it counted.
"Today, we're off to a good start. You'll be the first to compete, and your opponent is Baili from the Xuan-rank Third Class."
After Ruolin introduced Baili's information to Xiao Ze, the referee's voice sounded.
"Baili from the Xuan-rank Third Class, versus Xiao Ze from the Yellow-rank Second Class!"
Xiao Ze stepped onto the stage and glanced at his opponent.
A four-star Dou Warrior.
Looks like he'll have to hold back a bit later, lest he accidentally kill him.
"Humph! You're the mysterious student everyone's been talking about, Xiao Ze?"
Baili strolled onto the stage leisurely, holding a silver-white long spear, complemented by a white robe, looking particularly suave.
"If there's no other Xiao Ze, then it's me."
"Let me see how mysterious you really are!"
As soon as the referee said "begin," Baili advanced with his spear.
A hint of chill first, followed by the spear thrusting like a dragon!
It must be said, this spear technique had indeed undergone considerable training.
The bright yellow light shimmered on the spear tip, and Baili, seeing Xiao Ze standing still, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Suddenly, the footstep Xiao Ze stomped out made his heart race.
His vision blurred, and even double vision appeared, with one Xiao Ze turning into three in an instant!
The long spear he had confidently thrust out also became somewhat crooked and twisted.
Xiao Ze grabbed the spear with ease, and with a slight exertion, snatched the silver-white long spear away.
A sweep!
Bang!
As everyone watched Baili fall off the stage, a sense of confusion filled their minds.
Is this... a fixed match?
Isn't this too fake? There's no pretense at all?
Halfway through, it suddenly became as if he were under the effects of a hallucinogen, with his footsteps floating and his moves twisted and contorted.
Even the middle-aged referee was stunned.
It wasn't until Xiao Ze looked at him that the middle-aged referee quickly announced.
"The winner, from the Yellow-rank Second Class, Xiao Ze."
Xiao Ze casually tossed the long spear aside, directly into Baili's vicinity.
He tried using the integrated Water and Poison attribute Dou Qi, and the effect was extraordinary.
But because it was a match within the academy, Xiao Ze didn't go all out.
He just heightened the effect to induce unconsciousness.
Perfect Eradication Poison Body could control the body's poison power, and enhancing any effect was instantaneous.
The audience initially thought it would be a fierce battle, but it turned out to be such a ridiculous match.
Baili's classmates couldn't help but mock him.
"You said our class was the strongest, but you turned into a soft shrimp when facing an outsider."
"That's right, why so fake! Your footsteps were floating like you were on drugs, thought you'd been fighting all night."
"You fell off the stage before he even made a move, really embarrassing our class!"
Sarcastic remarks kept ringing in Baili's ears, infuriating him to the point where he suddenly stood up, pointing the long spear at his classmates in the class.
"Who dares to say one more word? Let's see if my spear is sharper, or your mouths are harder!"
The class mentor, seeing Baili's behavior, couldn't help but frown and reprimand.
"What are you doing? You lost the match, and now you're pointing your spear at your classmates!?"
"Losing isn't scary; being unable to accept defeat is!"
After saying this, the mentor turned disappointedly and walked away.
Originally, he thought he had the most talented student in his class, but now it seemed a bit disappointing.
The freshmen evaluation also attracted the interest of some elders, who took time out to watch.
Unexpectedly, in the first match, it was the little guy they had been arguing about endlessly.
Ordinary mentors might not see it, but these old guys had a keen eye!
They could see that this match wasn't fixed; it was a genuine display of the vast gap in strength!
One of the old men, with a stiff face, stroked his beard and showed a somewhat unpleasant smile.
"Such a unique Dou Qi attribute, imperceptible to the naked eye, intangible, and with the effect of inducing hallucinations."
"It seems that there's no way to force out his true strength in this class competition."
"I was quite interested in his true combat power, but now it seems that we'll have to wait until that match comes!"
After murmuring to himself, the old man turned and left.
If someone familiar with the academy were present, they would surely recognize the direction the old man was heading – the headquarters of the law enforcement team!
Returning to the class residence, Xiao Ze was greeted with the admiring gaze of many classmates.
"You're amazing, Xiao Ze, defeating your opponent with just one strike."
"That guy from the Xuan-rank Third Class was so arrogant at first, but looked so dejected when he fell off the stage!"
Xiao Ze responded with a smile to the praises of his classmates and approached Mentor Ruolin.
Ruolin suddenly spoke up, "Is this a new martial technique you've mastered?"
"Not exactly a martial technique... just a new ability I'm trying out."
Xiao Ze thought for a moment before replying.
It wasn't really a martial technique; it should be a unique ability exclusive to him.
After all, there was no one else on the Dou Qi Continent who possessed the Perfect Eradication Poison Body.
"Trying out... You really keep surprising me, but yes, this level of competition isn't worth you exerting all your strength."
Ruolin sighed. She knew that scenes like today's would become more and more common in the upcoming matches.
People would realize that it wasn't that Xiao Ze's opponents were incompetent, but that Xiao Ze himself was special!
Sure enough, in the subsequent matches, people were astonished to find that Xiao Ze's opponents were all like Baili in the first match.
Fierce and bold at the beginning, but losing momentum halfway through, eventually defeated by Xiao Ze in a single strike.
Until the final match, not a single opponent could force Xiao Ze to use a second move!
Along this journey, the audience became somewhat numb.
As if whenever there was a match involving Xiao Ze, it was assumed that Xiao Ze would win!
For a while, Xiao Ze's reputation among the freshmen skyrocketed.
Surpassing even the Super S-rank Xiao Xuner!
Some even went so far as to call Xiao Ze the strongest among the freshmen!
Xiao Ze didn't care about this. After the competition, who could find him anyway?
(The end of this chapter)