I conquered the cultivation world with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"They are new students."

"What's so interesting about the freshmen competition? Is it just a ring match?"

"I heard it was a showdown between Falun Gong and Falun Gong. I found out about it from a post on campus. That post got hundreds of replies."

"! There's such a thing?"

There were many people at the training ground, and as soon as Liu Neng appeared, a group of people followed him and cheered him on.

Jiang He and Liu Neng booked the match through the academy system. The match venue was the training ground, and booking a arena match venue once cost 10,000 star coins.

There were also dedicated referees on site.

During the competition, life and death are irrelevant.

Liu Neng took this match very seriously and arrived half an hour early. As for Jiang He, he was still on his way.

Most of the cultivators around were flying on their swords at low altitudes, but Jiang He stood on her sword, with the distance between her sword and the ground less than ten centimeters.

Jiang He's unique flying style attracted the attention of passersby. As Jiang He floated past them, from a distance, it looked like a ghost flying by.

A day in Yangzhou is roughly the same time as on Earth, 24 hours, and the sunrise and sunset times are also similar to those in China.

The competition started at 9:00 AM, and Jiang He set off at 8:30 AM, giving him ample time to travel by skyrail and sword.

Jiang He arrived late. The cultivators on Liu Neng's side, keeping track of the time, began to make their calculations as Jiang He's arrival drew near.

"Jiang He hasn't come yet. Could it be that she's too scared to come?"

"I think she's just scared, otherwise why hasn't she come yet when the time is almost up?"

"Is Jiang He so punctual? Why isn't she here yet?"

"Perhaps she's really scared. She's a top scorer in the college entrance exam, yet she doesn't even dare to participate in the competition. Could it be that her scores are fake?"

"That's very possible. If the grades are fake, she'll be exposed as soon as she loses the competition."

Once outside of China, the Education Bureau's clarification post did not circulate as widely.

The cultivators who were watching the drama listened to what Liu Neng was saying and just stared at the door. If he really didn't come to fight, his performance would indeed be somewhat diminished.

As for the rest, they didn't care.

The cultivators on Liu Neng's side began spreading rumors, and Helian Fenghua and Helian Xueyue also arrived at the scene.

Helian Fenghua saw several familiar faces and walked over to them:

"Why hasn't Jiang He arrived yet? The competition is about to start."

Helian Fenghua asked Bai Zhizhou.

Bai Zhizhou and Long Aotian sat in the stands, with Zhong Liyu and Li Ling not far away.

"She will come."

Bai Zhizhou was very certain. Helian Fenghua thought that the three of them often got together before the college entrance examination, so she believed what Bai Zhizhou said.

She was already disgusted by Liu Neng's slander against Jiang He in class last time, and she didn't expect that this group of people would try to do the same thing again.

Helian Fenghua was an impatient person. When she heard that Liu Neng was spreading rumors again, she rolled her eyes, pushed through the crowd, and started yelling:

"Liu Neng, stop spreading rumors. Everyone knows about the mess your Liu family has made in Shenzhou, and Jiang He's grades. The Shenzhou Education Bureau has already issued a document to prove it. I didn't want to say anything about your rumors last time, but you're using the same trick again this time."

Helian Fenghua stood in front, while Helian Xueyue subtly protected her from behind.

Liu Neng gritted his teeth. Why did the two Helian sisters always stick their necks out for Jiang He? Last time was the same; they almost ruined his plans.

There were many people at the training ground, and Liu Neng could no longer cover his mouth this time. Someone shouted towards the door.

Everyone then saw a female cultivator with fine, short hair walk into the training ground.

As soon as Jiang He walked in, many people's eyes followed her.

"When I actually saw Jiang He in person, I realized how unphotogenic some people are."

"This is amazing! The photos circulating online don't even look this good."

"That must be Jiang He, she's getting old."

"Now I finally understand why Jiang He only showed up now, even though the competition was about to start. She really pulled off a big move. With looks like that, she'll succeed at anything."

The crowd was talking in a cacophony of voices, and Jiang He couldn't make out everyone's voices. She walked toward the stage, just as the competition was about to begin.

The senior student hosting the competition, wearing a headset, watched Liu Neng pull out his staff on the field and began his commentary:

"Liu Neng has a top-grade single fire elemental root, while Jiang He has seven fire elemental roots. The Liu family's fire elemental techniques have shone brightly in the academy's grand competition many times..."

When the competition begins, the protective shield on the training ground automatically pops up, just like the one used for the college entrance examination, separating the ring from the audience. From the outside, the inside of the ring can be clearly seen, and there is also a large screen that clearly shows the competition between Jiang He and Liu Neng.

To prevent the competitors from being disturbed, the participants inside the arena cannot see what's happening outside.

As soon as the protective shield appeared, Liu Neng launched an attack without hesitation.

He drew upon the experience of the Liu family and knew that he should not underestimate the cultivator standing before him.

Liu Neng took out a staff, which could unleash fire-based spells.

In the firelight, no one saw the glint of light flashing from his cuff.

Liu Neng made the first move, and Jiang He looked at the flames; they were indeed much larger than Liu Yang's.

Moreover, the flames were so hot that Jiang He could feel a burning sensation even before she got close.

Jiang He dodged the attack, and as she took out her staff to unleash it, the staff paused in her hand for a second.

Sitting in the stands, everyone was eager to see what spell Jiang He would use to suppress Liu Neng's flames, but they didn't expect that Jiang He would put her staff back down after only two seconds to dodge Liu Neng's flame attack.

"What? Why didn't you just use magic to attack Liu Neng? You even took out your staff."

"Yes, if we keep hiding like this, the Liu family's fire magic will be right up to us again."

……

Jiang He put the staff back in her pocket. This staff was unreliable; she had thought it would be useful this time, but it had unexpectedly stopped working.

This failure occurred differently from previous failures caused by malfunctions.

The staff that Jiang He bought often went out before the fire could be lit due to an overall design flaw. In other words, every time Jiang He wanted to cast a spell, the staff would stop working halfway through the spell after she finished reciting the incantation.

But this time, when Jiang He used the staff, she found that it remained completely still throughout the entire process.

She changed to a different staff and recited the entire incantation, but the staff Pei Ci had given her still showed no reaction whatsoever.

Not right.

Jiang He glanced at Liu Neng's magic staff. This competition was mainly a contest of spells, so both Jiang He and Liu Neng brought magic staffs.

She was certain that there was nothing wrong with her staff, but she just couldn't cast any spells.

"No way, she's already changed to her second staff, why hasn't Jiang He made a move yet? Wasn't she supposed to be at the magic academy to earn credits? How come she hasn't cast a single spell and is just dodging? Maybe she hasn't even memorized the spell incantations?"

"Really? Does Jiang He even know how to use a staff? Is it fun to be beaten like this? If she can't use a staff, why is she studying magic? She should just go back to sword cultivation."