Is it wrong to want to marry a weapon?

The airship officially took off.

With a burst of steam, the airship, which flew using spiritual energy, gradually rose into the air.

We have two more days until we arrive in Saint Star City.

Dean Zijing instructed, "Everyone, let's assign rooms first, two people per room."

After seeing Lu Chan.

A girl with short, black hair walked up lightly. She was Liu Qian, Lu Chan's childhood sweetheart. She wanted to ask Lu Chan if he wanted to stay in the same room.

Previously, when the team roster was announced.

Liu Qian has already become a substitute member of the first team.

However, before she could even ask...

Then Nanhe asked gently, "Lu Chan, shall we sleep in the same room tonight?"

"it is good"

Lu Chan nodded.

Seeing this, Liu Qian could only sigh softly in her heart, revealing a forlorn expression.

She had always harbored feelings for Lu Chan.

But... how could I possibly compare to Miss Nanhe in terms of looks or ability?

Could it be that Lu Chan and Nan He are already Daoist partners?

Liu Qian shook her head inwardly.

After that, the trainees formed teams.

Xu Rong shared a room with her substitute, He Nana.

Luo Fei and Yao Le shared a room.

Liu Qian could only share a room with another woman as a replacement.

A moment later, Dean Zijing took out an electronic device and began to examine it.

Soon, she said with a somewhat serious expression:

"Listen up, everyone, the first round of the draw is over."

"Our first-round opponent..."

"It's the Sword and Halberd Academy, the dark horse that swept the top eight in last year's Northern Saint State League, led by the Ten Heavenly Kings' 'Blood Demon'!"

Even many wealthy families don't want to run into them!

"Their ferocious and relentless fighting style in last year's Northern Saint State League utterly humiliated another powerhouse, leaving them utterly defeated and routed."

"Every member of the Sword and Halberd Academy team possesses ridiculously strong close-quarters combat skills and is extremely adept at small maps."

"This year, in order to break into the ranks of the elite, the Sword and Halberd Academy will go all out and try to get back into the top eight, or even the top four!!"

"..."

"It's the Sword and Halberd Academy..."

"I heard they fight like their lives depend on it." Xu Rong frowned slightly, but she was also a little excited. If she could defeat such opponents, it would prove the value of Zijing Academy!

A moment later, Dean Zijing added, "The good news is that the map selection right has been randomly assigned to our side."

"Lu Chan, what are your thoughts? What kind of map should we choose for this battle?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, a faint smile appeared on Lu Chan's lips as he said softly, "Then let's choose the smallest map out of all the competition maps: the Arena."

Upon hearing this, Dean Zijing and the many students were slightly taken aback.

Although they were very confident in Lu Chan's strength, was it really a good idea to choose such a small map?

This map has an extremely low margin for error!

Even if Lu Chan has incredibly skillful control of the Heavenly Dance Wheel, a single mistake could easily lead to an irreparable situation.

Because on this map, both sides have almost no room to hide.

We have no choice but to fight to the bitter end...

Dean Zijing asked with some doubt, "Lu Chan, are you sure?"

"This is the map that the members of the Sword and Halberd Academy are most skilled at."

"Hmm," Lu Chan nodded, his pale purple eyes narrowed, and asked softly, "Dean, didn't you ask me to attract the Holy Land's attention?"

"A battle against last year's dark horse academy should attract a lot of attention, right?"

"Perfect timing! I have a fun move I'd like to try out in the Northern Saint State League."

Zijing Academy: Chapter 61: Zijing Academy VS Sword and Halberd Academy [5500 words]

The airship spewed steam as it flew through the sky.

Several hours later, the Zijing Academy's airship had already flown out of Zijing Academy's airspace and arrived above an unfamiliar city.

Inside the airship, Lu Chan and his companions were gathered together reviewing information on the students of the Sword and Halberd Academy.

The substitutes sat somewhat casually on the outer circle, listening to Dean Zijing speak.

Unless the difference between the starting players and the substitutes is not significant...

Otherwise, substitutes would likely have little chance of playing time in the Northern San Antonio league.

Unless it's like Fengdu Temple...

The substitute players all possess fighting power comparable to the starters of other top teams!

Moreover, I heard that if Fengdu Academy finds any player making a mistake during the video review, that player will not be allowed to play in the next round and will be replaced by a substitute.

But with Zijing Academy having several captains squeezed into one team, it's impossible for substitutes to get a chance to play!

Fortunately, even though he was a substitute player.

As long as you participate in the Northern San Antonio League with the team, your information will also be recorded in your personal information.

They were just a little unwilling to accept that they couldn't fight on the stage they had always dreamed of in the Northern San Francisco League.

Just then, Dean Zijing softly analyzed:

"First, there is the Ten Heavenly King 'Blood Demon' Yin Shanmei. Her spiritual weapon is a top-grade dark-elemental weapon called Crimson Blood, a long, blood-red spear."

"This is an extremely vicious magical weapon. Anyone struck by it with her bizarre talent will bleed profusely within three seconds and be instantly declared dead."

"If the opponent makes a mistake during the battle, they will face the situation of being instantly killed by her!"

"However, it's absolutely impossible for a talent that causes tearing and bleeding to completely drain a person's blood in three seconds."

"Based on the speculations of some of my weapon refiners, Yin Shanmei's spiritual weapon is likely extremely rare, possessing two or even three innate bleeding talents."

Dean Zijing continued, "In the previous Northern Sacred State League, Sword Halberd Academy only lost because they encountered Willow Mi Academy, who was a perfect counter to them, and the map selection was in Willow Mi Academy's favor. Otherwise... even someone as strong as Flower Saint probably wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed on such a small map."

"No room for error"

"This is why many powerful families fear the Sword and Halberd Academy!"

"Lu Chan, I still think choosing a larger map would be better."

Hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Lu Chan, however, slightly raised the corner of her eye, which was adorned with light purple eye makeup, and replied with interest, "Oh, that's not necessarily true~~~"

Actually, Dean Zijing's explanation wasn't wrong either...

High-grade spiritual artifacts are extremely rare. It is almost impossible to obtain the same spiritual artifact with the same talent to change one's talent.

Therefore, by process of elimination, Yin Shanmei's natal spirit weapon is very likely to have the same innate talent.

However, as far as Lu Chan knew... even two, or even three, bleeding talents couldn't possibly drain another weapon refiner's blood in three seconds.

With her extensive cultivation experience from her previous life, she could usually understand the general situation just by seeing or even hearing about how a spiritual weapon performed in battle.

For example, she could tell at a glance that Nanhe's "Moon in the Lake" did not belong to the category of normal spiritual skills.

Lu Chan thought for a while, then narrowed her pale purple eyes slightly and guessed, "This person has probably never used any spiritual techniques before, right?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Dean Zijing was slightly taken aback. Then, Xu Rong, with her long, fiery red hair, asked curiously, "Lu Chan, how did you know? Did you watch the Sword and Halberd Academy's competition?"

I haven't seen it.

“But you’re right…” Xu Rong nodded.

【Blood Demon - Yin Shanmei】

This person has never used his natal spirit weapon's spiritual skills in the Northern Saint State league.

Everyone guessed that Yin Shanmei believed her spiritual weapon was strong enough, so she wanted to keep the spiritual skill slot for the time being.

But Lu Chan silently shook his head and said softly, "It should be a tearing talent, a bleeding talent, and a self-curse talent..."

[Self-Curse: Increases the effects of other talents tenfold, but will never be able to inscribe spirit skills onto spirit artifacts]

Lu Chan's judgment was based on a very simple basis.

She explained indifferently, "If she could really create such an exaggerated effect with just two Bleeding talents, she could simply inscribe a group attack spirit skill, such as Blood Storm or Nether Tear..."

"Then there's no need for anyone to participate in the Northern Sacred State League. Just a glancing blow from her spiritual technique and they're dead without a trace."

"I see……"

"No wonder……!!"

You have a point.

Dean Zijing suddenly looked enlightened.

In other words, Yin Shanmei actually used her invincible close-combat talent to give up all possibilities of mid-range combat.

This explains why she was directly restrained to death by Hua Sheng Yan Zhi Liu in the quarterfinals!

The Flower Saint should have already guessed her fighting style!

"and many more……"

At this point, Dean Zijing suddenly looked surprised: "Lu Chan, does that mean we shouldn't have chosen a small-scale map at all?"

"It doesn't matter……"

"Choosing a small map is just what I wanted."

Lu Chan's mind was made up, and he spoke in an unquestionable tone.

Seeing her attitude, Dean Zijing could only nod helplessly.

A few seconds later, she continued her explanation to the crowd: "In the Sword and Halberd Academy, besides the strongest chief disciple, the Ten Heavenly Kings of the Northern Saints, and Blood Demon Yin Shanmei, there are two other opponents who possess high-grade spiritual weapons."

"They are all among the thirty-six supernovas, and are extremely skilled in close combat!"

"One man wields a sword, the other holds a knife."

"Xu Rong, the four of you don't need to rush into battle. Just help Lu Chan hold off the enemy and prevent the Sword and Halberd Academy members from getting close to him."

Dean Zijing was conducting tactical analysis.

The time soon came into the night.

"Yawn... Time to rest, going to rest now."

After the meeting ended, Miss Nanhe stretched and walked back to her room. She lay down in her bedroom, gazing at the beautiful night view outside the window, and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.