Several teachers and the police who had rushed to the scene escorted Li Xiuzhu away.
Zhao Shouyi looked at Xing Jun’s body on the ground and let out a heavy sigh.
After arranging for other teachers to handle the situation here, he took Lv Chongyang with him and hurried to the real combat assessment field.
Lv Chongyang, following behind him, hesitated a bit and then said, "Teacher, aren’t you going to interrogate Li Xiuzhu?"
"Let the professionals handle their job," Zhao Shouyi replied. "I believe in their abilities. What we need to do today is to serve as judges for the real combat assessment."
Lv Chongyang nodded, and Zhao Shouyi said beside him, "Don’t worry, this is Donghua city, Xing Jun’s death will not be in vain, and the truth will definitely come out. Right now, we need to focus on our responsibilities. Both the public and the students need us."
Lv Chongyang regained his spirit, "I understand."
By the time they returned to the arena, the draw for the top 8 duels had already been completed randomly.
First match: Zuo Dao versus Yun Shi
Second match: Kong Zheng versus Xia Li
Third match: Du Bing versus Liu Xian
Fourth match: Zhou Bai versus Qian Wangsun
Zhou Bai, looking at the list on the big screen, turned his head to Qian Wangsun and said, "I didn’t expect us to have a match, what do you think? Should I go easy on you? I can sit down and fight you, you know."
Qian Wangsun chuckled lightly, looking at Zhou Bai, "What’s the point if you do?" He turned his head and stared at Zhou Bai, saying, "This match, promise me, go all out. Don’t hold back!"
Zhou Bai, seeing the fighting spirit and seriousness in the other’s eyes, nodded solemnly, "Don’t worry, I never planned to."
Meanwhile, the first duel on the other side was about to begin.
Zuo Dao and Yun Shi each took their places on the stage.
Christina watched the two on the stage and said, "These two guys both look pretty aloof."
Indeed, as Christina said, whether it was the pale-skinned, slim Zuo Dao, or Yun Shi with her long straight black hair, once they were on stage, they kept a cold expression without speaking, showing no intention of interacting.
Zhou Shan, upon seeing Zhao Shouyi’s arrival, smiled and said, "Old Zhao, there are many promising students this year. You’ve come just in time—it’s Zuo Dao’s turn to fight."
Zhao Shouyi nodded and took his seat.
On the stage, as Sun Yuzhen announced the start, everyone saw Yun Shi open her mouth and exhale a golden Sword Qi that pierced the sky, splitting the air like a laser beam, shooting straight at Zuo Dao with ferocity.
Watching this scene, Zhou Bai couldn’t help but say, "Look at that! Look at that! Her Sword Qi! It’s golden! Your pink one is so lame!"
Tina retorted disdainfully, "Psh, I think she’s been dehydrated recently, hence the yellow Sword Qi."
Zuo Dao, facing the oncoming Sword Qi, merely flicked his fingers and then dozens of streaks of light twinkled behind him, merging into a column of light that burst forth.
The Sword Qi was shattered, the Primordial Spirit power torn to pieces, and at the last moment, Yun Shi unleashed 180 points of Primordial Spirit power in defense.
But, under the barrage of light, she lasted only a second before spitting out blood, collapsing onto the stage, and passing out.
In the audience, there was a wave of shock and surprise; nobody had expected the fight to end so quickly.
In the areas where teachers and students were sitting, the quick defeat sparked waves of discussion.
Watching the two combatants, surprise flashed in Zhao Shouyi’s eyes, "Zuo Dao... he actually reached that level. Is it the Zuo Family’s Ghost Spirit Hundred Refining? Has he already mastered it?"
"I was shocked too when I learned about it." Zhou Shan also smiled, "The key is, he did it in only two months. Such extraordinary talent."
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Specters and Gods, a Hundred Refinements, was an artifact refining secret technique controlled by the Zuo Family, capable of materializing one’s own magical weapons directly with the power of the Primordial Spirit.
Although the Zuo Family had long since handed over the Specters and Gods, a Hundred Refinements, it did not prevent them from being renowned for this refining secret technique.
Regrettably, the Zuo Family encountered annihilation by the Heavenly Demon during a battle, perishing to the last man, with only Zuo Dao surviving as the sole seedling.
Lv Chongyang was also somewhat surprised as he looked at the stage; although he already knew Zuo Dao’s strength was formidable, he hadn’t expected that in just two short months, the opponent could master the Divine Diagram to this extent and combine it with the Specters and Gods, a Hundred Refinements technique.
On the other side in the student area, there weren’t many people who could understand the process of the battle.
Xia Li, holding her head with a face full of cold sweat, said, "Isn’t Zuo Dao cultivating in Symbol Diagrams? Aren’t they the most difficult to cultivate among the nine major paths? How can he be so strong? Yun Shi scored full marks in the theory exam!!"
"Aaah, what do we do, Jing Xiu!" Xia Li said anxiously, "If I beat Kong Zheng, I’ll have to fight this kind of monster!"
Symbol Diagrams, among the nine major paths, represent the most difficult path of artifact refining techniques in cultivation.
And from the 0th layer of Symbol Diagrams, one could refine three types of magical weapons: spell swords, talismans, and commanding flags.
Beside her, Qian Wangsun’s eyes sparkled with keen light, "It is indeed Symbol Diagrams, and indeed Magical Weapons, moreover, the power of his magical weapons far exceeds that of other 0th realm weapons."
Christina said in Zhou Bai’s mind, "Did you see? That yellow Sword Qi is like peeing, totally useless."
Zhou Bai wondered, "What exactly is his magical weapon?"
"It’s a spell sword." Christina added, "Loads and loads of spell swords. I don’t know how this guy managed to refine so many spell swords, he’s practically tossing them like hand grenades."
Next up, Xia Li faced Kong Zheng.
"Land Diagrams and Axe Diagrams, huh?" Zhao Shouyi smiled slightly, "The victory or defeat will depend on whether Xia Li can lay down an Array before she is defeated."
Faced with Kong Zheng, who had already completed the 0th layer’s seven star points of Axe Diagrams, Xia Li began to move around the arena immediately upon entering the stage, not giving Kong Zheng a chance for a direct confrontation.
However, compared to Kong Zheng, Xia Li’s speed and burst power were still far too inferior, and after a while, she was cornered at an edge of the platform.
In the last moments, Xia Li activated the hastily arranged Array, but alas, the Array wasn’t fully effective and wasn’t completely set up, leaving it to be broken through by Kong Zheng, and Xia Li was kicked off the platform.
Xia Li, clenching her teeth, looked at Kong Zheng with resentment, "Next time, I will definitely beat you!"
Kong Zheng just smiled faintly, not taking Xia Li’s words to heart at all: ’Although this session has many elites, the only one who can truly compete with me is Zuo Dao alone.’
Next up was Du Bing against Liu Xian.
After transforming into a beast form, Du Bing exuded an aggressive aura, while his opponent, Liu Xian, gestured with his hand and summoned more than ten soldiers clad in armor, wielding long spears, slowly emerging from the void.
This was the Soldier Fiends that could be refined from the 0th layer of the Spear Diagram.
Zhou Bai’s eyes lit up, "That’s the Spear Diagram, isn’t it?"
Spear Diagram, among the nine major paths, excels in group combat and confrontations between two armies, controlling strategies, puppetry, curses, disaster mitigation, and blessing spells in cultivation.
Then Liu Xian pointed, and the Soldier Fiends he summoned charged at Du Bin, while at the same time his fingers formed seals, performing several consecutive spells which greatly enhanced the strength and speed of his Soldier Fiends. In contrast, Du Bing’s actions slowed and became clumsy, and his face even flashed with black qi as if he had been poisoned.
After a brief stalemate, Du Bing was still subdued by Liu Xian’s more than ten Soldier Fiends and thrown from the platform.
Du Bing helplessly looked at Liu Xian who hadn’t moved an inch from start to finish, "Your Soldier Fiends were much more formidable than usual."
Liu Xian smiled faintly, "I was just playing with you guys normally."
Finally, it was Zhou Bai against Qian Wangsun.
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