Chapter 811: Chapter 811: Kill the Self in the Mirror
Before Qin Sisi made her move, she revisited Teacher Wuduo’s requirements in her mind: move swiftly, burst with power, aim precisely, and strike with all her might.
However, when she slashed the magic-created blade towards the mirror, the image merely swayed gently, as ripples spread across a lake surface.
Then, there was nothing else.
In fact, not only Qin Sisi, but everyone else had also failed in their first attempt, similar to her situation where only a few ripples disturbed the mirror’s surface, utterly failing to harm, let alone kill, the person in the mirror.
After a few attempts, however, some individuals with higher magic levels and better perception began to grasp the technique more deeply. The energy wave released by the "Vigor Gold Knife" was able to hit the person in the mirror, and even visible was the slight tremor of their body and a mist of blood emanating from the wound, although the mirror image would return to normal in the next second.
Therefore, inflicting an injury was useless; it had to be a fatal blow.
Among the nine, Qin Sisi was of the lowest rank and her magic perception wasn’t particularly remarkable either, as after all, she had gained magical powers through Ye You’s magic bloodline, starting halfway.
The magic skills taught by Ye You took her many days to learn, even longer to master. For her, mastering a magic skill in one day was indeed too difficult.
Qin Sisi gradually realized that killing her mirrored self was no simple feat.
Because while you wield this powerful skill to attack the other, you could clearly see the other using the exact same movements to attack you, as if in killing her, she would also kill you.
In addition to releasing a sufficiently powerful skill, mental resilience was also crucial.
An hour later, someone finally succeeded in killing their reflection in the mirror.
To Qin Sisi’s surprise, the first to succeed was Li Li.
Being the top of the first magic lesson didn’t bring any more expression to Li Li’s face; she still stood there with her usual icy demeanor, as if being first had nothing to do with her.
Teacher Wuduo looked at Li Li appreciatively and nodded, saying, "Not bad, well done. Now go over there and bring a large rock here."
Li Li did as told and moved a large rock from a corner, placing it at her feet.
Teacher Wuduo continued, "Use the Vigor Gold Knife you just learned to split this rock in two, and you can be dismissed."
Without a word, Li Li assumed the position, held her breath, and began to gather her magical powers, launching an attack on the large rock below.
The task of splitting the rock was no simpler than killing her mirrored self, but fortunately, the rock was inanimate, unresponsive with identical movements like the ones in the mirror, so there was less mental strain.
After another hour of effort, Li Li successfully split the rock, wiped the sweat off her forehead, slightly relaxed, and looked up at Teacher Wuduo.
Teacher Wuduo tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "Alright, you can be dismissed."
"Is there nothing else I need to do?" Li Li seemed slightly reluctant to leave.
Teacher Wuduo shook his head and responded, "You have met my requirements. If you wish to continue practicing, you can go to the practice hall behind your dormitory or any other trial tower on the mountains."
Li Li nodded, bowed slightly to Teacher Wuduo as a farewell, and turned to walk out of the classroom.
Soon, Qing Pu and Ya Ling had also killed their reflections in the mirror, having mastered the "Vigor Gold Knife".
Next, they naturally had to split rocks. However, Teacher Wuduo specifically said to Ya Ling, "You, along with Qin Sisi and Xiao Meng, Teacher Yusha has said that you three are to double your training volume for the first month, so you must split two rocks."
Ya Ling’s complexion turned pale, but she dared not say much, only glaring fiercely at Qin Sisi and Xiao Meng.
Qin Sisi and Xiao Meng exchanged glances, their expressions full of helplessness, but they equally didn’t dare say anything and had to continue trying hard to kill their reflections in the mirror.
It took approximately an hour and a half for both Qing Pu and Ya Ling to split the large rocks. Qing Pu left after the class, while Ya Ling continued to split the second large rock.
Chu Ming, An Yun, Wen Xuan, Yun Cheng, and Xiao Meng, had all succeeded in killing their reflections and moved on to splitting rocks.
Only Qin Sisi was still repeatedly attacking her reflection in the mirror, with sweat running down her cheeks to her chin and then dripping to the ground.
Teacher Wuduo, watching Qin Sisi repeatedly fail yet continue to fight, furrowed his brows tighter and his gaze grew deeper.
When Xiao Meng was panting from having split both rocks, Qin Sisi clenched her teeth, once again summoned the power of magic, and formed a black blade, viciously striking her reflection.
The blade was frosty, heavily striking the reflection of Qin Sisi in the mirror. The mirage inside the mirror swayed a few times and finally started to dissipate from the wound, gradually vanishing.
Had she succeeded?
Qin Sisi blinked her eyes, fearing it was just an illusion.
"Yay! Sister Sisi, you finally did it, that’s great!" Xiao Meng rushed forward and shook Qin Sisi’s arm.
It was real.
Qin Sisi took a deep breath, feeling completely weak, and if not in the classroom and without the teacher around, she would have liked to lie down right there and sleep for three full days and nights.
Teacher Wuduo approached Qin Sisi, his face void of any smile. He said in a deep voice, "In this classroom, there has never been a student who took this long. You’ve set a new record."
Qin Sisi lowered her head slowly. Yes, a record indeed, but she had only completed half of the class assignment.
"I don’t have time to waste here with you. Go split the rocks yourself, and if you don’t complete the task by the time you leave, you know the consequences." Teacher Wuduo’s expression was very stern and without looking back, he walked away.
Qin Sisi took a few deep breaths, relaxed her body, and then she moved two large rocks from the corner to start.
Everyone else had left, only Xiao Meng and Yun Cheng were still there, Xiao Meng waiting for Qin Sisi, and Yun Cheng waiting for Xiao Meng.
Qin Sisi managed a weak smile and said to them, "You go back first. Don’t wait for me. It might take me a long time to finish."
"But..." Xiao Meng hesitated. Sister had instructed her to take good care of Qin Sisi when she left. Was it not a bit unfair to leave Qin Sisi alone in the classroom?
Qin Sisi patted Xiao Meng’s shoulder and said, "No buts. There’s no use for you staying here. Let me practice slowly by myself! Go back, have dinner, and rest well. There are other classes tomorrow."
This was her own battle; she shouldn’t involve others.
