Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 610: The Scholar’s Fall From Grace

Lu Yingying had originally held high expectations for this battle, but the process turned out to be somewhat boring.

Both combatants released a talisman at the start, and the arena filled with fog, obscuring everything from view.

The onlookers outside could only stare blankly at each other, guessing what the two were up to based on the little noise that came from within the fog.

However, there was barely any commotion inside the fog. Just when things became a little clearer and they were about to catch some exciting action, a new wave of heavy fog enveloped everything again.

Lu Yingying yawned as she watched, and only then did the fog slightly disperse.

Her attention was again caught by the little wooden sword circling in the sky.

"Oh, a flying little sword, just like the ones in those strange tales, Ruonan, quick, take a picture!"

Wei Ruonan had already focused her camera without needing to be reminded.

But the sword’s speed was faster than many anticipated. Luo Hengyi pointed at Liu Kejun, and the sword, like an arrow shot from a bow, darted towards its target.

Liu Kejun managed a somewhat clumsy roll to dodge the sudden attack from above.

But before he could get up from the ground, the little sword that missed its mark looped in the air and returned, stabbing his right leg.

"We won!" Tang Dewang exclaimed joyfully, unable to refrain from laughing aloud. "Indeed, no one is a match for our Hengyi!"

But his words came to an abrupt halt because when the little sword struck Liu Kejun’s thigh, Liu staggered a few steps, and the sword itself was repelled.

"This is impossible!" Tang Dewang’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Luo Hengyi was also stunned for a moment. The power of the Flying Sword Talisman, although not as strong as the Samadhi True Fire, was still formidable compared to other talismans.

Having been hit in the calf, Liu Kejun should not have been able to walk, at least not without a fracture, and should certainly not have been merely knocked back a few steps.

Let alone have the ability to deflect the wooden sword, unless...

"You used a talisman just now? When did you do it? How did I not see you casting it?"

Luo Hengyi asked the question but he already had the answer in his heart.

With the fog dissipating, every move of Liu Kejun was under his watchful eye. The only opportunity for sleight of hand was when they were enveloped by the fog.

So, that was it. He had hidden a move at that time.

Luo Hengyi had never liked such deceiving tactics but had to admit they were indeed effective.

They saved Liu Kejun at the critical moment.

And Liu Kejun wiped the sweat from his brow, at the position of his inner chest pocket of his short robe, a Stone Armor Talisman was affixed.

Its function allowed his skin to temporarily turn to rock, fending off injury, somewhat like a weaker version of the Golden Body Talisman.

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He had suddenly grasped the usage of this talisman this week, as well as the previously mentioned Water Shield Talisman. That was the reason he had been arranged to confront Luo Hengyi.

However, despite this, under the continuous assault of the little wooden sword, Liu Kejun still appeared very ragged and virtually had no power to fight back.

It was evident that Luo Hengyi had become serious too, controlling the flying sword in the air as if it was a ball of blue light, with a cold edge emanating from the sword.

Each collision with Liu Kejun’s body would knock off a good amount of stone powder, and Liu Kejun himself was whipped around like a spinning top, unable to cast another talisman.

Luo Hengyi, meanwhile, continued his attack while drawing closer to Liu Kejun, and with his other hand, he produced an immobilization charm.

Liu Kejun, out of the corner of his eye, saw Luo Hengyi step by step drawing near, sensed the crisis, but he had already done everything he could, his hands were tied to mount a counterattack.

He could only watch helplessly as Luo Hengyi slapped an immobilization charm toward his body.

Luo Hengyi felt victory was near, just half a step away, while Liu Kejun was entangled by the Flying Sword and couldn’t escape.

Luo Hengyi waited for the right moment, planning to stick a talisman on him.

But the next moment, he missed his target.

Liu Kejun bit down hard and suddenly rolled on the spot, dodging the strike that was sure to hit.

Afterwards, he simply started rolling around on the ground without any grace, making it impossible for Luo Hengyi to find an opportunity to attack.

Even with Luo Hengyi’s good temperament, he wanted to curse at this point.

The opponent was clearly inferior in strength, but he just couldn’t secure the victory.

Every time he was about to win, some new trick would pop up.

Luo Hengyi also didn’t have a good solution and, after a moment, gritted his teeth, squatted down, and rubbed against the ground as well.

This battle once again shattered everyone’s perceptions.

Whether it was Liu Kejun, who was rolling around on the ground, or Luo Hengyi, who looked as if he was searching for teeth on the ground, neither man had any sense of dignity.

Although the ground-rolling battle eventually ended with Luo Hengyi’s victory, the cost was quite painful.

Back pain was one thing, but the key point was the loss of face.

Especially when Luo Hengyi stood up from the ground and found his pants, clothes, and even his face covered in mud.

This was actually a consequence of the water mist from earlier, which had made the ground muddy after it settled.

Luo Hengyi, gasping for breath, stood up and realized that the underclassmen around him were looking at him with somewhat different expressions.

In the end, it was Tang Dewang who reacted quickly, having a secretary bring a clean set of clothes for Luo Hengyi to change into.

Compared to Luo Hengyi, Liu Kejun was even more disheveled, completely covered in yellow mud like a beggar’s chicken.

However, the fact that he was not famous became an advantage at this moment, as no one knew him and therefore no one paid attention to him; all eyes were on Luo Hengyi’s embarrassing state.

After coming down, Liu Kejun first bowed to Ma Lu with full apologies, "Principal Ma, Mr. Li, I’m sorry, I lost."

Yet Ma Lu smiled and said, "Who said that? You might seem like you lost on the surface, but in reality, you won, and a big victory at that! Here, take these 150 dollars as your bonus."

Even the usually strict Li Zhengwei nodded and said, "Good job, you performed very well this time, exceeding the task assigned to you before the match. Now you can go and rest."

With the last individual battle over, Lingnan finally scored a point.

The score now was 1:4. Although Lingnan seemed to be far behind, the real victory or defeat would depend on the last team battle.

Whoever won the team battle would achieve the final victory.

Jiang Guangtian didn’t keep people waiting for too long and immediately announced the lineup for the team battle.

Lingnan was still led by Luo Hengyi, with only two replacements from the individual battles, while Hou De made a larger change in the roster, swapping out four people all at once.

Four unfamiliar faces.

Tang Dewang’s scalp tingled at the sight; it wasn’t that he was afraid of these four, but the students of Hou De were each more devious than the last, full of endless conspiracies and tricks. Just when they started to figure them out, new players had been brought in.

In the eyes of the Lingnan teachers and students, these four were not human beings but four traps, and it was unclear when one might fall into one.

Among them, Tang Dewang even spotted a freshman who had just enrolled, clueless as to what kind of trick they were planning this time. At this point, he could only continue to trust Luo Hengyi.