As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot.
But now Lin Fan wanted to strike while the iron was hot. He didn't give Fang Qiu a chance to breathe. After shooting the first arrow, he almost didn't hesitate to shoot the second Genuine Essence arrow with lightning.
"Swish!"
The second arrow made a sharp sound and shot toward Fang Qiu.
There was no anger or shame on Fang Qiu's face, only surprise and calmness.
Seeing the second arrow coming, he didn't retreat but moved forward. With a wave of his right hand, the Genuine Essence suddenly surged and condensed into a spear-shaped magic weapon in his right hand.
At the same time, he released his Divine Awareness and locked on the incoming arrow.
When the second Genuine Essence arrow was in front of him, he waved his right hand and the spear-shaped magic weapon hit the arrow. With a bang, the Genuine Essence arrow was shot down.
But at the moment when the arrow was hit, the lightning on the Genuine Essence arrow.
Through the spear-shaped magic weapon in his hand, the lightning was transmitted to his right hand.
The lightning made his right hand numb and almost lose its function.
Fang Qiu finally had an expression. He grimaced, showing a trace of pain, and looked a little embarrassed.
This was the second time that Lin Fan made him look embarrassed.
At this time, Fang Qiu finally showed a trace of shame and annoyance. After blocking Lin Fan's second arrow, Fang Qiu was stunned.
He rushed straight forward and pounced on Lin Fan.
Lin Fan had a bow and arrow magic weapon, so Fang Qiu didn't dare to fight with him from a distance. He wanted to fight with Lin Fan in close combat.
Lin Fan didn't retreat. At this time, he shot another Genuine Essence arrow.
After shooting the third arrow, he immediately put away the Sun-Shooting Bow.
The third Genuine Essence arrow with lightning was shot at Fang Qiu. This time, Fang Qiu learned to be smart. Before the arrow was shot in front of him, he condensed a spear-shaped magic weapon and threw it out, shooting the Genuine Essence arrow down.
While doing this, he didn't stop but rushed straight. At the same time, he waved his hands and condensed four spear-shaped magic weapons in each hand, which were powerful.
He was insufferably arrogant.
From the looks of it, he wanted to use the advantage of his Qi Refining cultivation to overwhelm Lin Fan.
Lin Fan remained motionless, his eyes fixed on the figure pouncing towards him.
When Fang Qiu was less than three meters away from him, Lin Fan stretched out both of his palms and slapped toward Fang Qiu.
Crack!
Crack!
With a thunderclap, two bolts of lightning shot out from his palms. They were actually one meter long. With two booming sounds, they struck at Fang Qiu.
Fang Qiu turned pale with fright and immediately blocked with the spear-shaped divine weapon in his hand.
Boom!
The two spear-shaped divine weapons blocked the lightning, but the electric radiance passed through the divine weapons and reached his arms. The electric shock caused his arms to tremble and his fingers to go numb, almost losing their function.
This made him a little flustered for a moment.
The muscles on his face twitched, and his face turned red.
This was the third time that Lin Fan had forced him into a sorry state.
However, Fang Qiu's mind was quite steady, and he soon calmed down. With a flash of cold light in his eyes, he shouted, "Etiquette first, then Force!"
With his shout, a big "Etiquette" character floated out of his body, shining with golden light, and rushed toward Lin Fan. Behind the "Etiquette" character, a thicker spear-shaped divine weapon spun and rushed toward Lin Fan.
Fang Qiu's "Etiquette" first, followed by the spear-shaped divine weapon. Etiquette first, then Force, made a series of killing moves against him.
Knowing that he was no match for Fang Qiu, Lin Fan immediately used the "Bravery" character to resist, and at the same time, he quickly retreated.
The next moment …
The "Etiquette" character hit the "Bravery" character.
Fang Qiu's "Etiquette" character was more powerful than Lin Fan's "Bravery" character, so the "Etiquette" character hit the "Bravery" character.
As the "Etiquette" character paused, the spear-shaped divine weapon passed the "Etiquette" character and rushed forward, chasing after Lin Fan.
"Force" first, then Etiquette!! "
The spear-shaped divine weapon was not only thick, but also very fast, like lightning. Under Fang Qiu's control, it seemed to have a mind of its own. Like an awl, it followed closely behind Lin Fan.
Lin Fan waved his hands, and two lightning-shaped divine weapons formed in his left and right hands. With another wave, the two lightning-shaped divine weapons shot out from his hands and attacked the spear-shaped divine weapon.
The two lightning-shaped divine weapons hit the spear-shaped divine weapon almost at the same time, and exploded behind Lin Fan.
His Genuine Essence exploded, and the energy Qi shot out in all directions, as powerful as thousands of Qi dragons!
Lin Fan ran the Burning Blood Technique, and at the same time, opened a shield of Genuine Essence. The blood-red shield was dyed red by the blood clouds, tightly protecting his whole body.
When the Qi slammed into the blood-colored barrier, it caused the outermost blood-colored barrier to tremble. It let out a clanging sound and was on the verge of breaking.
At the moment when the three divine weapons exploded, the "Etiquette" character suddenly sped up, rushed up, and rolled toward Lin Fan.
"Boom!"
The "Etiquette" character was like a big hand, slapping Lin Fan. Lin Fan only felt that the power of the Way on the "Etiquette" character was vigorous and violent, and the power behind it was endless like layers of waves.
Fortunately, Lin Fan had the blood-red shield to protect his body. Otherwise, under this blow, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die. Even so, the blood-red shield was still smashed down.
The berserk power slapped Lin Fan down onto the ground.
Silence!
The competition site fell into silence. Everyone stared with their eyes wide open, and their eyes were dazed. They hadn't recovered from the wonderful and exciting fight just now.
Just now, Fang Qiu's real strength was finally displayed perfectly, and Lin Fan's powerful attack with the help of a magic weapon was also quite wonderful.
In the end, Lin Fan was defeated in the face of absolute strength. However, he made Fang Qiu, the first disciple of the Headmaster of the Academy and the mainstay of the Headmaster of the Academy, look embarrassed three times. He made Fang Qiu, who had been calm for thousands of years, lose his calm Taoist Heart. This in itself was a sense of achievement.
Three seconds later, there was a burst of sighs and exclamations in the square.
"Wonderful, it's really wonderful!"
"Fang Qiu is too strong, but Lin Fan is more promising. In time, he will definitely surpass Fang Qiu!"
"As a rookie, Lin Fan became the runner-up in this competition. It's already very good!"
"The key is that he made Fang Qiu embarrassed, which is exciting. At that time, my blood was boiling!"
…
Accompanied by such discussions, Fang Qiu walked down the arena somewhat dispirited. Although he won, he was a little sad.
Yes, he won the competition and became the champion of this competition, but in fact, he lost.
Because he had been in the Headmaster of the Academy for more than three years, relatively speaking, he was an old man. Lin Fan had been in the academy for less than three months, so he was a veritable rookie. And in terms of age, he was much older than Lin Fan.
Overall, he still lost.
Furthermore, he knew in his heart that Lin Fan had gone easy on him. Many of his skills had not been used.
Not to mention other things, Lin Fan didn't use the Blood Magic Skill. Otherwise, the body of the Blood Magic could be mercilessly crushed in the limited space in the arena.
Perhaps, Lin Fan did not want to summon that blood demon body of his in front of so many people.
Perhaps, he just didn't care.
At this moment, Lin Fan had truly become the dark horse of this year's competition. At this moment, more than half of the students were staring at him, especially the female students. Their gazes were filled with a trace of passion as they stared at him.
Even the Princess of Huashao was no exception at this time. At this time, she unexpectedly remembered what her parents had said that day in the Jade Dining Hall — that she and Lin Fan were husband and wife.
When she thought of this, her elegant and pretty face became slightly hot.
With the emergence of the champion and the runner-up, this competition of the Headmaster of the Academy finally came to an end.
The Headmaster of the Academy didn't have any special rewards for the champion, the second runner-up, and the third runner-up.
There were no substantial benefits. If there was a reward, it would be to earn enough fame.
The treatment of the top ten was to be baptized by the power of the Holy Road of the Headmaster of the Academy, and to get a chance to go out and experience.
At this time, the students outside the ring neatly lined up in front of the rostrum. In the warm applause and envious voices, the top ten students of this year's competition all walked to the front of the line and lined up according to their rankings.
The Headmaster of the Academy walked out from the rostrum with a calm face.
He walked to the front of the top ten students, stood still, and glanced at the top ten students.
With a gratified smile, he waved his sleeve. Suddenly, the word "Dao" flew out from his sleeve, shining with golden light and expanding with the wind. It actually turned into a big word in an instant.
There was a solemn and sacred aura flowing out from the word "Dao", making people involuntarily feel reverence at the sight of it. They didn't dare to have the slightest contempt, let alone the slightest blasphemy.
As soon as the word "Dao" came out.
The surrounding students all exclaimed in unison.
"Wow!
The power of the Holy Road!! "
The Headmaster of the Academy's face was calm, and he waved his sleeve again and again.
The golden 'Dao' character floated above the heads of the top ten students.
The golden light shone brightly, like a golden leaf, like a flame. Then, from the glittering word "Dao", ten rays of golden light shot out. Those rays of light were filled with surging power.
The ten rays of golden light hit the heads of the top ten students, enveloping them.
After being enveloped by the golden light, the bodies of these ten people turned completely golden, gradually becoming transparent and translucent. Then, a word emerged from each of the ten people's bodies, gently flowing.
Fang Qiu, who was in the lead, had the word "Li" in his body. The word "Li" became golden as it spun. Every time it spun, a gust of power flowed into it.
The power of the Way of Li doubled.
Lin Fan, who was standing in second place, had the word "Brave" in his body. That glittering word was also constantly increasing its power as it spun …
Yue Buhui, who was standing in third place, had the Way of Gong in his body strengthened under the baptism of the Headmaster of the Holy Road …
Fourth place …
Fifth place …
…
The ten students were receiving the baptism of the Headmaster of the Holy Road. The power of the Way in their bodies was constantly strengthening, vigorous, and increasing in power …
At this time, the ten students were also filled with excitement, excitement, and gratitude.
After the baptism of the Headmaster of the Holy Road, their power of the Way would directly double.
It was a lot easier than comprehending it on their own.
After the baptism of the ten students, the Old Master began to speak. He first summarized the competition and then said, "This year's competition is very important.
"In this year's competition, many new talents have emerged from the Headmaster's Academy. Among them, Lin Fan, the runner-up, is the best. Lin Fan's talent in poetry is amazing, and his cultivation is also amazing. He is worthy of being nurtured. His comprehension of Dao is amazing, and his quick-wittedness in battles and his adherence to the rules are even more admirable …"
This also proves that there's always someone better than you. I'm telling you all this today because I want you all to remember that as a cultivator, you must know your place and act humbly. You mustn't be arrogant and lose yourself. Here, I solemnly remind the ten of you … "
At this point, the Old Master pointed at the top ten students and continued.
"This is because the ten of you will have a chance to go out and train. This time, I'll arrange for you to go to the Ghost Realm to train. When the time comes, you must kill as many ghosts as you want and uphold justice. When we return, I'll definitely reward whoever kills the most ghost cultivators …"
"Being able to get a place in the competition is not something to be proud of, but if anyone can bring back the head of the Ghost King, that's a true glory …"
Just as Old Master spoke up to this point, some students began to whisper disdainfully, "Tsk, the Ghost King's level of cultivation is only equivalent to the Primal Core stage. Many of the top ten can kill him. Isn't Master making a mountain out of a molehill …"
This student shrank at the back of the line and said this in a very low voice, but the Old Master still heard him.
The Old Master did not blame him. He only stopped talking and looked at the student. He smiled slightly and said, "That's right.
That student is right. The Ghost King's strength is indeed only equivalent to the Primal Core stage, but that's referring to his strength after entering our cultivator territory … "
"Everyone knows that ghosts rely on Yin Qi to condense all spells. Yin Qi is the foundation of ghosts' cultivation and the foundation of ghost spells, just like how qi is the foundation of our cultivation and is the foundation of all spells. In this vast continent, the place with the densest Yin Qi is the Ghost Realm. That's right, it's the Ghost Realm known as the Burial Ground …"
"This is because the Ghost Realm has the densest Yin Qi and the thinnest qi. Who would benefit from such a place?"
"Obviously, it's for those ghosts. It can be summarized in one sentence. The Ghost Realm is a paradise for ghosts and hell for cultivators. The Ghost Realm is known as the Burial Ground, where the bones of cultivators are buried …"
"Now, you won't underestimate the Ghost King anymore, right? To tell you the truth, the Ghost King's strength in the Ghost Realm is equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage. Not to mention you're only at the Primal Core stage, even if three Primal Core stage cultivators joined forces, it would be extremely difficult to subdue him. If you're not careful, you'll be killed by him instead …"