Chapter 262: Sea God Fated Blind Date Festival
"Brother Zhu! Whether or not I can get a good ranking in the 'Mutual Admiration' round later will depend on you!"
A male student standing next to Qin Yuezhu tugged at his sleeve with a mixture of excitement and nervousness on his face. "If I can successfully hold hands with Xixi during this Sea God Fated Blind Date Festival event, I'll treat you to a feast at Small Shop!"
"Then can I order dishes from the Purple Card Dishes?" Qin Yuezhu asked with a teasing smile.
"This..." The male student's face twisted in dismay before he gritted his teeth fiercely. "Deal!"
If you don't sacrifice, you don't gain. For the girl I love, I, Mo Qi, will take this hit for the team!
As the two whispered to each other, Yue Lengxin began introducing the Sea God Fated Blind Date Festival event process.
"Next, all male students participating in today's Sea God Fated Blind Date Festival matchmaking event, please prepare yourselves. In a moment, 47 light pillars will appear on the lake. The male students closest to these pillars will participate first in the initial round. Those further away might not get a favorable ranking, so keep that in mind," Yue Lengxin explained with a playful smile.
"No matter what method you use, landing on the lotus leaf beneath a light pillar counts as securing a position. However, falling into the water will disqualify you from further participation in this year's Sea God Fated Blind Date Festival event," she added, her smile growing even wider.
Every year, the competition for lotus leaves in this phase was always thrilling, and she was eagerly anticipating the spectacle.
"It's time, Brother Zhu! I'm counting on you!" Mo Qi stomped nervously, his face growing more serious.
For the sake of happiness, no one can stop me today!
"Don't worry," Qin Yuezhu replied with calm confidence.
Although his strength was only at the five-ring level and not exceptional among the inner court students, his martial spirit and spirit skills gave him a distinct advantage in the upcoming scramble for lotus leaves. That was why his friend had roped him in for help.
Soon, 47 golden light pillars shot into the sky above the lake. Unlike the evenly spaced light pillars for the female students, these were scattered irregularly, some near and some far from where the female students were standing. Beneath each pillar, a lotus leaf about one meter in diameter floated on the water's surface.
It was clear this arrangement was intentional.
"Everyone, get ready. Three, two, one, start!" Yue Lengxin counted down as the light pillars appeared.
With her shout of "Start," the lakeside erupted with spirit power fluctuations.
In that instant, all the male students stopped holding back.
Mo Qi's five spirit rings lit up behind him as his spirit power surged. He dashed toward one of the light pillars closest to the lakefront.
He stepped lightly on the water's surface, using it as leverage to leap again, his whole body turning into a dark blur as he moved at an incredible speed.
It turned out that Mo Qi was an agility-type spirit master.
Agility-type spirit masters undoubtedly had a significant advantage in this phase.
But Mo Qi wasn't the most advantaged. Almost simultaneously with his leap, three other figures shot into the air from the lakeside.
Each of these three had different martial spirits, but one thing they shared in common—they could fly.
There was no question that flight-capable spirit masters were the biggest winners in this round.
"Yuezhu! Act now!" Mo Qi's pupils shrank as he shouted, his spirit rings lighting up again, pushing his speed even further.
By this point, nearly all the male students had left the shore and were racing toward the light pillars. Only Qin Yuezhu remained still, standing there with a relaxed smile. "Don't worry."
Behind him, five spirit rings gradually appeared, and golden light patterns began materializing out of thin air around him. These patterns transformed into indistinct characters, glowing faintly as they hovered in the air.
Qin Yuezhu lifted his head, faint golden characters flickering in his pupils as his fourth spirit ring suddenly lit up.
"Infinite Text: Air Restriction!"
With a low shout, countless golden characters appeared around the three airborne spirit masters.
In their perception, it felt as though the air around them had been drained away, leaving their wings with nothing to push against. Yet strangely, their breathing was not affected in the slightest.
"Damn it! Qin Yuezhu, if you're not participating, fine, but do you have to sabotage us?!"
Being fellow inner-court students, they were well-acquainted with each other's spirit skills. As soon as Qin Yuezhu acted, the leader among the three flying spirit masters, a six-ring powerhouse, immediately cursed in frustration.
Under the suppression of Qin Yuezhu's air-restricting characters, even he couldn't escape their effects for a short while.
Control-type spirit masters—they're all the same, no good at all!
The three flying spirit masters erupted with power, forcefully breaking free of the restricting characters, but the delay had cost them dearly. Their advantage was nearly gone.
Mo Qi couldn't help but grin ear to ear, silently giving Qin Yuezhu a thumbs-up in his mind. Still, his pace didn't slow—there were plenty of agility-type spirit masters in the inner court, and he was far from first.
Leading the pack was a seven-ring agility-type expert, followed closely by four six-ring agility-types, and then Mo Qi.
Despite the curses hurled at him, Qin Yuezhu's smile remained calm. Observing the situation among the male students, he activated his second and fifth spirit rings.
"Infinite Text: Delay!"
"Infinite Text: Mountain Suppression!"
In an instant, the four six-ring agility-type spirit masters felt as though they were wading through mud. Every step became a struggle, and their speed dropped sharply.
The seven-ring agility-type spirit master in the lead fared even worse. Not only was he slowed, but Qin Yuezhu had given him special attention.
It felt like a mountain was bearing down on him, the immense pressure almost forcing him into the water.
Damn!
The seven-ring Spirit erupted with spirit power, stabilizing himself, but couldn't resist cursing loudly. "Qin Yuezhu, you meddling bastard! Just wait! When the Sea God Fated Blind Date Festival ends, you're done for!"
Uh… maybe I went a bit overboard?
Qin Yuezhu awkwardly scratched his nose, realizing he might have caused himself trouble.
No, one dish from the Purple Card Dishes isn't enough.
"Mo Qi, three Purple Card Dishes!"
Mo Qi, already ecstatic, accelerated further the moment the five ahead of him were stalled. Hearing Qin Yuezhu's words as he neared the first lotus leaf, he shouted back without hesitation, "No problem! Three Purple Card Dishes? I, Mo Qi, today—huh?"
A shadowy light enveloped Mo Qi, and he felt the world spin. In the blink of an eye, he found himself displaced from the first lotus leaf to one at the far end, utterly deserted.
"Mysterious Nether Swap."
What the—
After a moment of stunned silence, Mo Qi wailed, "Xu Minghui! I have no grudge against you, why are you targeting me?!"
On the first lotus leaf, a broad-shouldered, simple-looking male student grinned mischievously, a stark contrast to his appearance. "Mo Qi, I'm just doing a public service!"
"Ha! Well done, Minghui!"
"Exactly, serves them right!"
The agility-types who had just been stalled by Qin Yuezhu and Mo Qi burst into laughter.
Sweet, sweet revenge!
Standing on the lakeside, Qin Yuezhu fell into thought.
Just now, Mo Qi agreed to the three Purple Card Dishes, right?
Now…. this has nothing to do with me, right?
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