Chapter 152: The Squad's Positioning

"Go!"

Accompanying Li Luo's low shout, the three of them all had resonant power surge forth. Li Luo took the lead, wood resonance power flowing first: "Wood Binding Art!"

Emerald-green resonant power swept out, directly transforming into green vines that wound toward the blue light tiger.

Swish! Swish!

The blue light tiger growled lowly, its sharp claw winds whistling down, slicing apart all the green vines formed from resonant power.

Immediately it leaped out like a tiger, a claw slashing toward Li Luo.

"Waterlight Magic Mirror!"

A mirror surface shimmering with waterlight appeared before Li Luo. As the tiger's claw fell, the mirror shattered on the spot, but the rebounding force also knocked the tiger's claw back somewhat.

"Chaotic Shadow Blades!"

At the same time, black lights could be seen slashing out from behind Li Luo, like blades, carrying a sharp aura, aimed straight at the light tiger.

Blue light rose around the light tiger's body. As those shadow blades approached, their speed abruptly slowed, and finally it swung its claws and smashed them all apart.

Li Luo's figure leapt into the air, the twin blades in his hands already transforming into a great bow. His gaze was fierce as he drew the bow and pulled the string. Resonant power flowed within his body, and a brilliant light arrow took shape.

Whoosh!

The light arrow suddenly pierced the air, shooting toward the light tiger like lightning.

And when the light arrow entered half a zhang around the light tiger's body, its speed began to slow once again, as expected.

"Bai Bai Mengmeng!" Li Luo shouted loudly.

On Bai Bai Mengmeng's delicate frame, crystalline-colored resonant power erupted. With a wave of her small hand, it could be seen as if glowing pollen descended from the sky, landing on the light arrow.

"Butterfly Powder Art!"

The pollen shimmered, as if carrying some kind of purifying effect, briefly dispelling the slowing effect clinging to the light arrow.

Whoosh!

The light arrow's speed undiminished, it shot through the gaps between the tiger claws the light tiger swiped at, aimed straight at a certain scale on the light tiger's left chest.

Clang!

The light arrow struck heavily against that scale. Yet before joy could appear in Li Luo's eyes, a layer of defense seemed to emerge on the light tiger's skin, like layers of water ripples, making it difficult for the light arrow to penetrate for the moment.

After failing to break through the defense despite its full effort, the light arrow finally shattered apart.

At the edge of the training field, Instructor Mentor Xi Chan's hand holding a teacup paused at this moment, the corners of her lips beneath the black veil curving slightly.

The light arrow shattered, but from within it, a black light suddenly shot out violently. That black light was like a black arrow, incomparably sharp, directly drilling through the trace the light arrow had previously pierced, plunging into the scales on the light tiger's left chest.

Roar!

The light tiger's body suddenly stiffened, then instantly exploded into light points covering the ground.

Li Luo and the others stared at the drifting light points, all somewhat dazed, then couldn't help showing joy on their faces.

"We succeeded?" Bai Bai Mengmeng said happily.

Li Luo's figure landed, and he couldn't help but exhale a breath. From the shadow behind him, Student Xin Fu slowly walked out, the corners of his mouth beneath the hood curving into an arc.

Instructor Mentor Xi Chan walked into the field and said lightly: "After fighting for three days, you've only just begun to understand some simple coordination. I feel like I'm teaching three pigs."

The three of them showed awkward expressions.

"But fortunately, you haven't been stupid beyond saving."

Instructor Mentor Xi Chan stared at Li Luo and said: "As the captain, you should have some basic understanding of your teammates' strength and characteristics, so that you can achieve the most perfect coordination when facing enemies."

"The three of you need to find your respective positions."

"Li Luo has water resonance and wood resonance. Water resonance makes his combat endurance greater, unafraid of being worn down by the opponent. Wood resonance gives him crowd-control ability, to entangle enemies. So his attack methods are varied and his power is considerable."

"Student Xin Fu possesses shadow resonance, which destines him to only hide in shadows, unable to attack head-on. Only when Li Luo attacks can he seek opportunities in the dark to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy."

"Bai Bai Mengmeng's Water Nightmare Butterfly resonance doesn't have strong attack power, but its special feature is that it possesses some purifying effects. At the same time, the Water Nightmare Butterfly resonance can induce dreams, making people fall asleep, which also counts as a form of control that can achieve surprising effects."

"Combining the above, if the three of you form a complete team, it must be Li Luo as the main attacker, Student Xin Fu hiding in the shadows waiting for the right moment, and Bai Bai Mengmeng staying behind to assist while observing the situation, ready to give warnings or help at any time."

Hearing Instructor Mentor Xi Chan's words, the expressions of Li Luo and the others gradually became Solemn, because she had laid out all their strengths and weaknesses.

If they followed Instructor Mentor Xi Chan's arrangement, then their squad might truly be able to unleash astonishing combat power.

"From now on during this period, in addition to your cultivation, continue training like this. The strength of the other four Purple-Glow squads—you're surely well aware of it. As for what results you can achieve in this month's exam, it depends on how well the three of you mesh together."

"That's all for today. Go rest first."

Saintly Mystic Star Academy, Points Hall.

Outside the great hall, people came and went, the boiling voices revealing how popular this place was within Saintly Mystic Star Academy.

And Jiang Jiang Qinge and Yan Yan Lingqing, under the gaze of those many burning eyes, arrived at the Points Hall.

Ignoring the focus of those many gazes, Jiang Jiang Qinge stepped out her long legs and headed straight for the points exchange counter. She took out a unique badge of Saintly Mystic Star Academy from her bosom and handed it over.

An instructor took the badge and said with a smile: "What does Student Jiang wish to exchange for?"

"Twelve-Section Brocade," Jiang Jiang Qinge said calmly.

"What are you exchanging this for?" Yan Yan Lingqing beside her asked somewhat puzzled.

"It's for Li Luo. He's only a sixth-rank resonance right now and cannot cultivate Marquis-rank Energy Guidance Arts. And this 'Twelve-Section Brocade' is one of the very few Marquis-rank Energy Guidance Arts that does not Require Seventh Rank resonance." Jiang Jiang Qinge explained casually.

Yan Yan Lingqing suddenly understood, then sighed lightly and said: "No wonder you took on several missions a few days ago, so busy no one could see you. So it was to gather points?"

Although Jiang Jiang Qinge earned quite a few points each year, much of it was spent directly. So to gather these three thousand points, Jiang Jiang Qinge had been exhausted enough over the past ten-plus days.

"There's no choice. Li Luo just entered the academy and doesn't even have the qualification to take missions yet. If he had to gather three thousand points himself, it would waste a lot of time," Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

"You're too good to him," Yan Yan Lingqing said with a hint of jealousy.

"Am I not good to you then?" Seeing that the Twelve-Section Brocade was about to be in hand, Jiang Jiang Qinge was in a good mood, so she teased casually.

Yan Yan Lingqing adjusted her silver-framed glasses and snorted lightly: "Far from it."

And just as the two girls were chatting and laughing, the exchange instructor, after checking for a moment, shook his head at Jiang Jiang Qinge and said: "Student Jiang, the Twelve-Section Brocade has already been exchanged by someone. If you need it, you may have to wait for a period of time."

Jiang Jiang Qinge's stunningly beautiful face sank slightly. The Twelve-Section Brocade was rather special, and generally not many people exchanged for it. How could it have been exchanged away at exactly this time?

"Teacher, could you help me check which student exchanged for it?" Jiang Jiang Qinge was silent for a moment, then asked.

The exchange mentor didn't hesitate much on this. After checking for a while, she said with some surprise: "This copy of the 'Twelve-Section Brocade'... was taken by Mentor Shen Shen Jinxiao, saying he wanted to study it."

"There's also a note left in the registry, saying that if any student needs it, they can go find him to discuss it."

At this moment, Yan Lingqi felt that from within Jiang Jiang Qinge's body beside her, there seemed to be a wave of cold air being released.

Jiang Jiang Qinge expressionlessly took back her badge, then turned and walked off.

Seeing this, Yan Lingqi hurriedly chased after her.

"You're not really going to go find Shen Shen Jinxiao, are you?"

Jiang Jiang Qinge said lightly: "Find him? How could that be."

"I'm going to find Vice Principal Suxin to impeach him."

Yan Lingqi was instantly dumbfounded.

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