area51novel Chapter 240 Facing Your Own Inner Self
Chapter 240 Facing Your Own Inner Self
Chapter 240 Facing Your Own Inner Self
As the Lotus of Fire bloomed, Guo Chen was blasted away by the wave of fire. If it weren't for the mental energy shield in front of him, Guo Chen would have been seriously injured. As Guo Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and got up from the ground, the Swift Star Wolf charged over again.
"This is really troublesome." As he spoke, Guo Chen reconnected to the star track, and the mind-controlled energy shield reappeared in front of him.
With a loud bang, Guo Chen was once again sent flying by the immense force of the Swift Star Wolf, crashing into the barrier of the training ground and bouncing back. The huge impact caused Guo Chen to lose consciousness immediately.
"Holy crap, Guo Chen from the Dimensional Magic Academy actually lost like that. Could it be a fixed match?"
"If Mo Fan's Swift Star Wolf hadn't kept harassing Guo Chen, preventing him from drawing the star map, Guo Chen wouldn't have lost."
"That's the advantage of summoning mages, there's no way around it. If you had summoned beasts, you could do it too."
After Guo Chen's battle with Mo Fan ended, the audience erupted in discussion again, mainly because Guo Chen's loss seemed rather absurd. Guo Chen could easily defeat other students, even many from his own academy's summoning department. Yet this same person had lost to Mo Fan, who wasn't initially a strong contender. How could the other students not be suspicious?
It wasn't that the other summoning students were incompetent, nor that Guo Chen went easy on Mo Fan; rather, it was that Mo Fan and the Swift Star Wolf possessed a combat awareness far superior to that of the other students in the academy.
Students who frequently train within the Anjie (safe zone) and rarely venture out for training generally have weak combat awareness. This is why various academies organize training trips for their students outside the Anjie.
Not long after Mo Fan and Guo Chen's battle ended, Si Yichen and Chen Yuxuan's battle in the right area also ended, with Si Yichen emerging victorious. The next match in the second round will be between Dongfang Lie from the Fire Academy and Luo Mingyuan from the Thunder Academy, and Wang Ling from the White Magic Academy and Wu Xiuwen from the Black Magic Academy.
The second round of battle lasted for two hours, but the battle between Luo Mingyuan and Dongfang Lie was the most intense. The battle between Wang Ling and Wu Xiuwen ended earlier, with Dongfang Lie and Wu Xiuwen emerging victorious in the two rounds.
In the third round, it was Jiang Han's turn to compete, and his opponent was Xin Yujun, the goddess of the Black Magic Academy.
Just as Jiang Han was about to leave the arena, Mu Nujiao couldn't help but remind him, "Jiang Han, Xin Yujun is very strong, and most importantly, her shadow element is quite unique. Be careful."
"Sister Mu, are you worried about Jiang Han?" Ai Tutu asked with a sly smile, like a little fox.
"No...no," Mu Nu said, her pretty face slightly flushed.
"Yes, I'll be careful," Jiang Han said with a smile.
After Jiang Han left, Mu Nujiao grabbed Ai Tutu's ear and warned her fiercely, "You brat, if you dare to say anything more, I'll twist your ear off."
"Waaaaah, Sister Mu, you can't be like that! You got angry just because you couldn't win an argument," Ai Tutu said pitifully.
"Who's getting angry? I was just warning you not to say things you shouldn't." Mu Nujiao released her grip on Ai Tutu's ear and pouted.
Ai Tutu rubbed her ears, which had been pulled red by Mu Nujiao, and muttered in a slightly aggrieved voice, "It's clearly Sister Mu who's afraid to face her own heart, so why blame me?"
In the third round of the competition, Jiang Han and Xin Yujun were in the left area, while Mo Fan and Wu Xiuwen were in the right area.
The most anticipated match in this round was the battle between Jiang Han and Xin Yuyun. How could it not be exciting to see two champion seeded players clash? Of course, the most important thing was not these two, but Jiang Han and Xin Yuyun themselves.
After Jiang Han became famous on the campus forum, he was adored by countless female students as a male god, while Xin Yujun was the top of the ten campus beauties.
"The battle between Jiang Han and Goddess Xin is truly something to look forward to."
"Go, Goddess Xin! Take down Jiang Han!!"
"Pah, you guys with your heads full of lewd thoughts! Jiang Han, keep it up! Jiang Han, keep it up!!"
As many trainees cheered for Jiang Han and Xin Yuyun in the audience, a voice rang out from the audience. It was Zhao Manyan who spoke, and many trainees heard it.
"Today, I, Young Master Zhao, am hosting a gambling den and throwing money around here. Anyone interested, come and take a look."
Following Zhao Manyan's voice, one could see that Zhao Manyan had set up a large table in the audience, covered with banknotes. The table was divided into two sections, corresponding to the two battles in the trial arena.
Jiang Han pays out 20% of the winnings, Xin Yuyun pays out 80% of the winnings. Mo Fan pays out 30% of the winnings, and Wu Xiuwen pays out 50% of the winnings.
It was widely known that the Zhao family of Shanghai was extremely wealthy, so as soon as Zhao Manyan opened the betting platform, many students rushed to place bets. Many of them had lost money with Zhao Manyan and Mo Fan last time, and this was a good opportunity to make money. They didn't want to miss this chance to recoup their losses, and they would even borrow money to place bets.
"Zhao Manyan, I bet on Goddess Xin to win the battle between Boss Jiang Han and Goddess Xin. I'm betting 700,000."
"Judging from Mo Fan's previous record, he has a higher chance of winning the battle between Mo Fan and Wu Xiuwen. I'm betting 500,000 on Mo Fan."
"Mo Fan has a high chance of winning? That's not necessarily true. What if Wu Xiuwen wins? That's why I'm betting one million on Wu Xiuwen."
"Jiang Han is the real king. I bet he can win this time. I'm betting 500,000."
"Jiang Han is very capable, but he is still far inferior to my goddess Xin. I'm betting on goddess Xin to win this time, I'm going all in with 800,000."
Ai Tutu also became interested in Zhao Manyan's gambling business, so she tugged at Mu Nujiao's arm and said with a smile, "Sister Mu, why don't we go and earn some pocket money? After all, the Zhao family is just a bunch of nouveau riche."
"You're not short of money, so you shouldn't go," Mu Nujiao said, shaking her head.
Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu are both young ladies from prominent families and have no shortage of money, so they haven't played this kind of gambling much before. But this time it was Jiang Han and Xin Yujun's battle, so Ai Tutu became a little interested.
"Sister Mu, if you don't want to go, that's fine." After saying that, Ai Tutu walked towards Zhao Manyan's stall.
When they arrived at the large table, everyone made way for Ai Tutu. It wasn't for any other reason than that they couldn't afford to offend this lady. The last person who displeased her was beaten up by Ai Jiangtu's older brother and ended up in the hospital for half a month.
"Holy crap, what's this lady doing here? Is she here to cause trouble for Zhao Manyan?" someone muttered under their breath.
"Shh, keep your voice down," someone else warned.
Ai Tutu ignored the students gossiping about her, took out her bank card, slammed it on the table, and said, "Five million. I'm betting on Jiang Han to win. As for the password, we'll talk about it when the results come out."
"Uh..." Zhao Manyan looked at the bank card that Ai Tutu had slapped on the table, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
Although Ai Tutu's bet would cost him a lot, he couldn't refuse it. The main reason was that he couldn't afford to offend the people behind Ai Tutu, whether it was Ai Tutu's older brother Ai Jiangtu or that guy Jiang Han, he couldn't beat them either.
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The friendly match is almost over, and after that, the storyline will move on to the North Corner of Zhuoyuan.
(End of this chapter)