Dancing with the Rising Sun

Chapter 477 - 355: Preparation Work for the Fourth Companion. _2


Nezha remained expressionless, setting up his bow and arrow!


Jiang Yuan looked at Zhan Youqing somewhat strangely.


Isn't it just focusing on Nezha?


It's not like Nezha is his only source of combat power.


And…


"She seems to have walked into a misconception."


The old principal also spoke lightly as he watched the scene.


"The main reason is the intimidation from Nezha's three arrows, which makes it hard to not pay attention."


Li Yueying also smiled and shook her head, explaining for Zhan Youqing.


They have reached their current realm by experiencing many battles.


Naturally, their combat experience is quite rich.


Although there are some outsider factors, they can still see Zhan Youqing's current crisis at a glance.


The old principal slightly shook his head, not saying anything more.


The battle in the arena continued, and Nezha's third arrow was also shot towards Zhan Youqing.


"Bang!"


The Sky Shattering Arrow crossed the air, piercing towards Zhan Youqing like a sharp blade.


The black Mecha emitted a dim glow, as if it was preparing to meet the incoming Sky Shattering Arrow.


Finally, under the expectant or tense gazes of the crowd, the Sky Shattering Arrow collided with the black Mecha.


A loud noise ensued, and the black Mecha on Zhan Youqing instantly disintegrated!


Under the astonished gaze of Jiang Yuan, Zhan Youqing merely smiled slightly, then swiftly held a Purple Quality card in her hand.


A purple glow shone, and a new set of red Mecha appeared, enveloping Zhan Youqing within it.


"What is this?"


Jiang Yuan asked instinctively while Zhan Youqing seemed to want to show off.


"Though I don't know the conditions for your three arrows, as long as it's an attack, it might be possible to block it."


"So I just blocked it."


Zhan Youqing's face, although not visible in the Mecha, had a cheerful tone that Jiang Yuan could discern.


"Blast!"


"As the name implies, using the explosion of the Mecha to block an attack once."


"Apparently, this method works, even against your uncertain type of attack."


After Zhan Youqing finished speaking, she slapped her belt and suddenly produced a long sword in her hand.


Jiang Yuan helplessly shook his head; these verbose villains are the easiest to die.


Doesn't she realize I'm just stalling for time?


After pitying Zhan Youqing with a glance, Jiang Yuan nodded his head.


But Zhan Youqing, seeing Jiang Yuan shake his head then nod, also felt somewhat puzzled.


However…


"Bang!"


A tremendous force suddenly came from behind Zhan Youqing, pushing her forward fiercely.


Then there was a cracking sound, as if something had shattered.


Indeed, something had shattered.


Under Zhao Gongming's full-strength hit, the red Mecha on Zhan Youqing was forcibly disintegrated.


And due to the Mystic Iron Strike skill of the steel whip, fifty percent of the damage was converted into penetrative damage.


Although the penetration damage was somewhat absorbed due to the Mecha shattering, the remaining damage was still enough to disqualify Zhan Youqing.


However…


Jiang Yuan watched as Zhan Youqing suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, but the Martial Arts Arena had not yet disappeared, thus he gestured to Nezha.


Nezha raised his hand, and his golden bracelet turned into golden light points and dissipated, reappearing as a huge golden ring.


But before Nezha's attack could land, the Martial Arts Arena disappeared.


Reappearing outside the arena, Jiang Yuan looked at Zhan Youqing's unhappy expression and clearly understood the situation.


It was blunt damage, not the direct damage caused by a sharp weapon.


Under such conditions, surviving a brief moment after a powerful hit was possible.


"Learned another lesson."


Jiang Yuan silently nodded and then headed towards the lounge under the arena.


Walking along, he didn't forget to bring out a card to materialize Zhao Gongming and Nezha and explained the incident to them.


"Blunt strike, which means after Zhao Gongming's attack, Nezha, you need to follow up with a strike."


"Otherwise, just like what just happened, he might stand up and strike back at us, which would be troublesome."


"Yes, I understand!"


Hearing Jiang Yuan seriously recap the situation and seeing Nezha and Zhao Gongming nodding earnestly, Zhan Youqing, who was following behind them, gritted her teeth in anger, grinding her canines.


"Damnable guy!"


Thinking about her perfect plan, and yet this was the outcome!


Indeed, did she place too much focus on Nezha's bow and arrow attack, causing her to overlook Zhao Gongming?


Slowly, Zhan Youqing's mood also stabilized, and she began to reflect on her actions.


Her strategy had no issues; it was even quite perfect.


Utilizing the Blast mechanism of her mecha to block Nezha's strongest attack, and then launching an attack directly at Jiang Yuan.


She had used this tactic numerous times in battles within her own Academy, and the effects were always very satisfactory.


This was the first time she used this method in the Joint Examination battles, and in the opponent's ignorance, the results would undoubtedly be very good.


However, the problem was, she had ignored another combat power of Jiang Yuan.


Zhao Gongming!


She knew the names of several of Jiang Yuan's Card Spirits.


Or rather, basically everyone knew the names and general capabilities of these Card Spirits from Jiang Yuan.


Even so, she had overlooked them.


Was it because the effects of those three arrows were too distracting?


Zhan Youqing slightly furrowed her brow, then relaxed it, feeling somewhat helpless.


"This is what it means to be a Summoning Spirit Card Master, as annoying as a Beast Taming Card Master," Zhan Youqing shook her head in dissatisfaction.


After all, she is from the Martial Arts Academy.


Huang Huanqing, ranked first among the fifth-year students at the Martial Arts Academy, is a Beast Taming Card Master; how could she not know about the combat methods of a Beast Taming Card Master?


"Next time I encounter Jiang Yuan, I must remember that the opponent is a Beast Taming Card Master, after all, managing beasts and people are quite similar."


Zhan Youqing said, unable to stop herself from sighing.


It's a pity, this time I thought I was quite lucky.


Zhan Youqing looked up at the door of the resting room, walked past it directly, and circled back to the spectator stands.


"Unconsciously ended up here, huh."


...


"Luck shouldn't be used carelessly, it's better to save it for later when it's needed."


Facing Zhao Gongming's suggestion of using accumulated luck to directly advance by getting a bye, Jiang Yuan spoke thus.


"It's necessary later?"


Zhao Gongming looked at Jiang Yuan curiously: "But, you've already accumulated quite a bit of luck."


"That's still not enough."


Jiang Yuan shook his head slightly, then started counting on his fingers.


"The fourth companion, and his equipment."


"Your Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl and Dragon Binding Rope."


"Shi Ji's Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Veil and Eight Trigrams Dragon Beard Veil, Phoenix Bird Mount."


"Nezha's Golden Bricks, Yin Yang Sword, Demon-slaying Sword, Demon Chopping Knife, Demon Binding Rope, Demon Suppressing Mallet, Embroidery Ball, Nine-Section Copper Whip, all of these."


"They all need some luck."


Jiang Yuan sighed lightly, luck is also very important in card making.


After all, card making methods are rather abstract drawing, recognized by the world's will during the card making decision.


Who can be clear about that specific method?


It's all up to luck.


And sometimes, a bit of luck can determine whether the card making is successful or not.


Moreover, Jiang Yuan had a feeling, his fourth Summoning Card might need a lot of luck.


After all, it involves a significant figure in Taoism.


"That's quite a lot."


Zhao Gongming was a bit astounded, but Nezha next to him got excited.


How much?


Not much!


This is all my equipment!


How could one complain about having too much equipment?


Each piece of equipment could enhance a bit of combat power.


At this moment, Nezha seemed to have already envisioned himself wielding various equipment, massively killing enemies in all directions.


Jiang Yuan nodded slightly: "That's right, you two are after all different."


Zhao Gongming leans more towards one-shot kills.


Without the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl, it's the steel whip.


Once he has the Ocean Stabilizing Divine Pearl, a meeting is marked by subduing with the pearl!


Close combat situations would then utilize the steel whip.


And restraining the opponent would involve the Dragon Binding Rope.


For Zhao Gongming, this was already sufficient.


But Nezha is different…