Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Seeing that he was gradually gaining the upper hand, Mao Jianxing's opinion of Zhu Ning, who was known as the strongest in this competition, also changed. He realized that he could make Zhu Ning helpless with just his speed and a little bit of energy consumption. If the competition continued like this, he would soon exhaust Zhu Ning's elemental reserves, and then he could decide the outcome with one blow.

With this in mind, Mao Jianxing reduced his elemental output and began to control his elemental output in order to maintain a safe distance from Zhu Ning. Moreover, through the battle just now, he discovered that Zhu Ning's elemental bracelet was only a B-grade bracelet, the same as his own, and it seemed to be of a similar level, which further strengthened his combat philosophy.

Time passed slowly, and the audience in the stands gradually lost interest. This kind of mundane battle was not what they wanted to see. Even the commentators gradually reduced their commentary frequency, losing their initial excitement, and even wanted to watch the battles of other fourth-tier students several times.

As the stalemate continued, Zhu Ning's elemental reserves did not seem to have diminished much. The two continued to chase each other, one attacking and the other defending. Mao Jianxing gradually lost his fighting spirit, while Zhu Ning became more and more courageous. If it weren't for the black horn on Zhu Ning's forehead, Mao Jianxing would probably have forgotten that his opponent was a demon.

Just as Mao Jianxing became careless and temporarily reduced his elemental output, Zhu Ning keenly noticed that Mao Jianxing's speed had decreased. He immediately seized the opportunity, exerted force with his feet, increased his elemental output, and caught up with Mao Jianxing in one stride. He then gathered water into a spear and thrust it fiercely at Mao Jianxing.

The sudden change of pace startled Mao Jianxing. He hastily used his light shield to defend himself and immediately accelerated. However, Zhu Ning was clearly unwilling to be outpaced and continued to pursue him. The previous stalemate of long-range offense and defense instantly turned into close-range combat, causing the stands to erupt in cheers once again.

The close-quarters combat between the two, with punches and palms, was clearly more exciting than the fight between Tang Tianyu and Ren Shuangwen. Mao Jianxing found it difficult to shake off Zhu Ning on land, so he simply used his flying skill to soar into the sky. Just as he was about to unleash a wide-range damage skill, he turned around and saw a giant water snake attacking him. Standing on the snake's head was none other than Zhu Ning!

Su Yang's eyes lit up when he saw this: "Using elemental power to construct an attack instead of a flight skill, that's really a good idea. Although launching such an attack should consume more elemental power than flying, it's a combination of flying and attacking. If the snake were smaller, it should consume less."

A hint of panic flashed across Mao Jianxing's face. He immediately switched to another skill. He dodged, and a beam of intense light shot out from behind him. Zhu Ning noticed this and jumped off the snake's head. The snake and the light collided, and the two in mid-air were affected by the aftershocks and fell to the ground.

After the two stood still, they rearranged their stances. Zhu Ning's change of tactics put a lot of psychological pressure on Mao Jianxing. After forcing himself to calm down, he finally understood that since attrition was not an option, he would defeat Zhu Ning head-on. He then threw away his bow and arrows and muttered something under his breath. Before long, a spear formed from light elements appeared in his hand.

"Anlan, are you good at close combat?" Upon seeing this scene, Su Yang immediately thought of a sentence: "An archer who can't fight in close combat is not a good archer." So he turned to ask Lin Anlan.

"It's alright. Although sharpshooters usually attack from a distance, they often learn melee skills to guard against stalkers." Lin Anlan could also see that Mao Jianxing was preparing for melee combat, but she didn't understand why he would make such a choice when it wasn't a last resort.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Ning slowly drew his sword from his waist, as if Mao Jianxing was not worth drawing his sword for. The sword in his hand was no ordinary object; it was inlaid with three gems and had layers of blue light attached to it.

The next moment, Mao Jianxing moved. He decided to take advantage of his speed to strike first. The two clashed instantly, and orange and blue light filled the sky. After a brief separation, Mao Jianxing braced himself with one hand and then sprinted out. His speed was so fast that it seemed as if he was flying close to the ground. Zhu Ning also rushed towards him. When the two were three meters apart, Mao Jianxing plunged the tip of his spear into the ground, stomped forward with one foot, and flew backward. The next moment, countless light arrows fell from the sky, constantly raising dust on the ground.

As the dust settled, a blue light shield filled with arrows of light appeared, blocking Zhu Ning's unexpected attack. Mao Jianxing thought to himself, "As expected of someone from the Qinwang Academy. In that case, let's fight again!"

He held the spear with both hands, pointing it downwards, and swept the spear tip upwards towards Zhu Ning from such a distance. The spectators were puzzled, but Zhu Ning was on high alert, holding his longsword horizontally to prepare to receive the attack. However, he quickly realized what was happening and immediately jumped aside. Just after he jumped away, a pale beam of light swept across, creating a hole in the ground. The water from the nearby lake also flowed back into the hole through this hole.

Before Zhu Ning could react, Mao Jianxing's second spear strike swept towards him. Its speed was so fast that Zhu Ning could not dodge again. Helpless, he could only raise his sword to meet the attack. As the light flashed, two more gashes appeared on the ground on either side of Zhu Ning, and his upper garment was also torn. His body was covered with wounds, and blood began to seep out.

Mao Jianxing wasn't going to give him a chance. Immediately afterward, the third spear light was ready to be unleashed. Zhu Ning was also roused to fight head-on. His elemental bracelet and the blue gem on his sword shone brightly at the same time, and he leaped into the air. Then, waves began to rise on the lake, and dozens of water columns came from all directions like snakes. Zhu Ning himself also wielded his sword and slashed at Mao Jianxing.

The two collided, and dozens of water columns ripped through the earth and surged forth. A moment later, a person was sent flying out of the water vapor. It was Mao Jianxing. Although he withstood the head-on confrontation with Zhu Ning, he could not stop Zhu Ning's attack, which took advantage of the time difference. He crashed hard into a big tree and struggled to get up, but it was very difficult.

Seeing this, Zhu Ning didn't rush forward to determine a winner. Instead, he stuck his sword into the ground and supported himself with one hand, seemingly recovering. Both of them seemed to have expended a great deal of energy in this attack. Song Xianyi, watching from the sidelines, couldn't bear to watch any longer. She knew that Mao Jianxing from her academy had already lost. On the other side, Tong Hexuan from Qinwang Academy hadn't shown any concern or worry from beginning to end, as if Zhu Ning's victory was inevitable for him.

Just then, two referees arrived at the match area, and the commentator announced, "The referees have appeared, Mao Jianxing has been eliminated!" His announcement was met with enthusiastic applause from the stands, but soon, the commentator's surprised voice rang out again: "Huh!? It wasn't Zhu Ning who eliminated Mao Jianxing!"

The audience, still confused, turned their attention back to the arena. Just then, the commentator excitedly shouted, "The one who eliminated Mao Jianxing is Cao Hongyun from Yunbei Academy!"