"Then, I'll thank you on behalf of Qinchuan."
Ning Ya smiled, then turned and walked to the empty seat next to Bai You and sat down.
Ning Ya had just sat down when Lü Zi asked impatiently, "Ms. Ning, where on earth has Qinchuan been all this time?
Why did he only come back now? "
"I don't know." Ning Ya shook her head.
Lü Zi was a little surprised and asked, perplexed, "Didn't you ask him properly?"
"How am I supposed to ask without contacting him?" Ning Ya turned to glance at Lü Zi and said, "I was lying to them earlier."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
Long Xiao looked at Ning Ya with a subtle gaze and said softly, "Ms. Ning, you're saying that you didn't contact Qinchuan and that the reason why you announced to the public that Qinchuan was on his way back was just in case. You're worried that Qinchuan would miss out on the opportunity to participate in the qualifier after he returns, right?"
Ning Ya nodded honestly and sighed faintly, saying, "I don't have a choice either. I can't possibly just ignore that rascal. I only hope that he can rush back before the qualifier ends. If he still doesn't show up today, then I'll become the school's joke."
This was already the limit of what Ning Ya could do. She couldn't possibly replace Qinchuan to participate in the qualifier and fight with these juniors, right?
Hearing this, Bluepool and Chen Changxing didn't know if they should feel relieved or disappointed. If Qinchuan didn't come back, they would have a high chance of becoming the new students' representatives to participate in the qualifier. If Qinchuan were to come back, to be honest, they didn't have the confidence to defeat Qinchuan.
Regarding this, Bai You's attitude was relatively calm. Before she saw Qinchuan with her own eyes, she wouldn't believe anyone's words. At the same time, she still firmly believed that Qinchuan would come back.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let me explain some of the rules of this selection."
Feng Zhu stood in the middle of the conference room. He looked around at the crowd and said in a clear voice, "In this selection competition, we will select five official representatives and four freshman representatives.
Among them, the new student representative could issue a challenge to the official representative to compete for the position of official representative. Once the new student representative won, he would automatically be promoted to an official representative, and the empty position of new student representative would be selected from the new students again.
The minimum requirement for participating in the selection is the thirteenth level of the Refinement Stage. "
"As for the rules of the challenge, it's relatively simple. It's a one-on-one battle. Other than weapons, you're not allowed to use anything else. Talisman pens and blank disk arrays are also considered weapons. Alright, that's all for the rules. Now, I'll announce the temporary list of official representatives and the temporary list of new representatives."
"The five representatives are Wu Yue, Guan Hai, Li Siru, Lan Shuxin, and Han Ting."
"The four freshman representatives are Lü Zi, Bai You, Long Xiao, and Qinchuan."
"This is a temporary list that I've come up with based on everyone's past performance. Now, everyone present can challenge the nine people on the list. The winner will replace the loser. You have one minute to consider. First, we'll start with the official representative challenge."
As Feng Zhu's voice fell, the originally quiet scene suddenly became noisy. The five official representatives on the temporary list were all in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage. They were also the best among the sophomores. Many sophomores present did not have the confidence to defeat these five people and replace them. However, in the face of such a grand event as the six great academies' ranking competition, they were not willing to give up like this.
"Chairman, I want to challenge Li Siru."
At this time, a tall figure suddenly stood up. His name was Zhou Yang. He was also in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, but he broke through not long ago. Compared with Li Siru, his combat effectiveness was definitely weaker, but the gap was limited. If they really fought, he might not necessarily lose to Li Siru.
Feng Zhu glanced at Zhou Yang with appreciation, smiled, and said, "Let's go to the Martial Arts Practice Field in the back hall."
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The Martial Arts Practice Field was a small island. It was not big, but it was enough for two people to fight.
After coming to the island, Feng Zhu and the others stood at the edge, while Zhou Yang and Li Siru came to the center of the island, ready to fight.
Zhou Yang faced Li Siru, bowed slightly, and said, "Siru, please enlighten me."
Li Siru also bowed back and said seriously, "I won't be merciful!"
Following Feng Zhu's whistle, Zhou Yang and Li Siru moved at almost the same time. Their fists collided, and suddenly, there was a roar. The two figures moved around the island, and in just a few breaths of time, they had already exchanged dozens of blows.
Looking at Zhou Yang and Li Siru, Feng Zhu pursed his lips and asked Ning Ya, "Teacher Ning, what do you think of their performance?"
"They're about the same."
Ning Ya faintly said to Feng Zhu, "If the two of them were to represent our Blackmoon Combat Academy in the Six Great Academies' selection, I estimate that they would lose miserably."
Feng Zhu helplessly smiled bitterly. He had already tried his best to make himself look better, but he never thought that Ning Ya's evaluation of the two of them would be so low.
Bang!
After another collision, Zhou Yang and Li Siru made the decision to pull apart at the same time. Their figures were still in the air, but they had already taken out their respective talisman brushes and array disks, and began to inscribe a symbol array. They actually wanted to end this match with a symbol array duel!
Zhou Yang's speed at inscribing symbol arrays was very fast, but Li Siru was much more steady. At this moment, the island was calm, but anyone could feel that a storm was approaching!
"Scarlet Flame Symbol Array, activate!"
Zhou Yang angrily shouted, and suddenly activated the Scarlet Flame Symbol Array that had already been inscribed. A surge of flame surged out of the array disk and rushed towards Li Siru!
At the same time, Li Siru had also completed the final inscription. She tenderly shouted, "Green Leaf Symbol Array, activate!"
As Li Siru activated the array disk, green leaves suddenly appeared in front of her. These leaves spun faster and faster, and like lightning, they flew towards Zhou Yang!
Although Zhou Yang had already launched his attack, the speed of the leaves' rotation was much faster than the flames. However, because they had to go around the raging flames, the two's speeds were barely equal. At this moment, it all depended on whether Zhou Yang or Li Siru would be able to withstand the other's attack first.
After activating the Green Leaf Talisman Array, Li Siru did not stop and immediately began to inscribe a new Talisman Array. This time, it was the simplest Level 1 Spirit Water Talisman Array. It was almost completed in an instant. She activated the Spirit Water Talisman Array. Immediately, a clear stream of water appeared on the Array Disc and rushed towards the raging flames.