When it comes to defending their own, Qiu Chuzi from the Xuanji Academy might claim second place, but no one dares to claim the first.
However, this time there were slip-ups in everything. Qiu Chuzi never anticipated that Yao Xin would secretly trip up Yue Jinghua and Shalman.
Yao Xin not only limited the number of Jade Tablets for Yue Jinghua and Shalman and the time for comprehension but also more cunningly activated the Nine Palace Formation, the great protective array of the Xuan Technique Pavilion.
One of the reasons the Xuan Technique Pavilion was unguarded is because of the particularity of the Dark Skill Jade Tablets, but there have been villains who attempted to steal the entire tablet to comprehend at their leisure.
To prevent such a thing, the Nine Palace Formation was set up in the Xuan Technique Pavilion; once an intruder entered,
The positions of the four layers of stone walls in the Xuan Technique Pavilion would change.
In the Xuan Technique Pavilion where Yue Jinghua and Shalman were, due to the activation of the Nine Palace Formation, the not-so-large pavilion transformed into a maze with countless twists and turns, surrounded by one hundred and fifty Dark Skill Stele.
Yue Jinghua, having been a female spy, had encountered a similar situation before, and it was thanks to a companion proficient in Qimen Dunjia that she was able to escape smoothly.
The moment she entered the Xuan Technique Pavilion, she felt something was off and marked the first Jade Tablet with a sign.
"We have never reached the end of the first wall. More than ten people entered the Xuan Technique Pavilion, plus those in the team competition. Besides the Heavenly Dark Realm and the Dark Earth Realm, the only steles left were the Dark Human and Dark Jade ones. The students that entered this time were all from the Dark Jade Realm. Logically, entering the Xuan Technique Pavilion, there was a great chance of encountering students from the Inner Court. From the moment we entered until now, we have not met a single person. Meaning, we are trapped within the first wall, and all the Jade Tablets in front of us belong to the Dark Human Realm," Shalman was dumbfounded.
"What should we do? The Dark Techniques of the Dark Human Realm are of no use to us this time; we've suffered a great loss," Shalman anxiously exclaimed, wishing she could rush out immediately and report everything to Qiu Chuzi.
But the Secret Key had already been activated, neither able to enter nor leave, only to be sent out of the Xuan Technique Pavilion after a day.
"Don't you already possess a Dark Technique? Wasn't the Snake Woman Illusion you used last time also a type of Dark Technique?" That day, when Yue Jinghua rushed to the Inner Court, she arrived just in time to see Shaluo being carried down.
"The Snake Woman Illusion is called a Burst Skill, a very special one within Dark Techniques. With my current Dark Power, I can use it only once a day. After each use, my Dark Power would be completely depleted, and it takes a whole night to recover," Shalman said with some frustration. If it weren't for Yue Jinghua's timely arrival that day, if she had encountered Liu Xi, his savage ambitions would surely not have let her off easily.
Time ticked away second by second. Yue Jinghua and Shalman walked back and forth in front of the first wall several times, still without a way out.
"What do we do? If we keep waiting, our time will run out. If those students from the Inner Court knew we came out empty-handed, who knows how they will insult the Outer Court again," Shalman lamented, furrows of worry forming on her forehead.
"Rather than wasting time, we might as well try to draw the taller from the shorter," Yue Jinghua glanced over hundreds of steles. In the first wall, although all were Dark Human Realm Techniques, there were the most steles, almost ninety.
It was not easy to find three suitable Jade Tablets from such a large number of Dark Human Jade Stele that could be comprehended and also applicable to both her and Shalman.
"Might as well close my eyes and pick one at random," Shalman, in her urgency, was hopping mad. It was like a starving person facing heaps of food, but not allowed to eat, making her itch with frustration.
"Don't rush. Earlier, Qiu Chuzi pointed out the corresponding stele, which means there must be suitable Dark Techniques for us here. Your Cultivation isn't high, and I'm unable to condense Dark Power; the only thing we can learn must be special auxiliary Dark Techniques. Think about what Dark Technique suits you best. As for me, it must be a basic Dark Technique. Stay calm and composed; we can surely find the right stele," Yue Jinghua's words carried an invisible magical power that calmed Shalman's previously anxious and unsettled heart.
"Right, I can't find the Jade Tablet, but my little cutie certainly can find the corresponding ivory tablet," Shalman immediately brightened up. She pulled a small snake from her sleeve, and it was none other than the Thunder Snake she had encountered in the ferns, though it was unknown how she managed to shrink and hide the hill-sized Thunder Snake in her sleeve.