Zither Emperor Chapter 85 Chapter 22 The Battle of Zither and Painting Part

85: Chapter 22 The Battle of Zither and Painting (Part 1)_1 85: Chapter 22 The Battle of Zither and Painting (Part 1)_1 Ye Yinzhu’s heart trembled.

The Hua Sect, one of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans?

Qin Shang hadn’t shared too much with Ye Yinzhu about the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans, but he had told him that the clans were divided into two major parts, namely Magic and Martial Skills.

The four sects representing the side of Magic were Zither, Chess, Shu, and Hua.

Meanwhile, the four sects standing for Martial Skills were Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju.

Zither Sect ranked first among the four Magic Sects, while Hua Sect came in last.

Although this ranking didn’t represent the absolute strength parison among the four, it still reflected their relative capabilities within the clans to a certain extent.

Ye Yinzhu didn’t ask any questions because he knew it wasn’t the time for inquiries; he stopped refusing and nodded, “Alright then.”

The other students from both sides gradually stepped back, and amidst the cheers and encouragement of the Magic Department students, the final battle of this year’s freshman petition was about to begin.

Ma Liang was wearing the standard gray robe of the Summoning Department.

He was a bit shorter than Ye Yinzhu, with very wide sleeves.

Although he couldn’t be considered very handsome, his cheerful disposition gave off a warm and approachable vibe, easily garnering goodwill from others.

When Ye Yinzhu took out his Haiyue Qinhui, Ma Liang also produced something in his hand.

It appeared to be a magic staff, a very peculiar one at that.

The staff was about two feet long, emanating a faint red glow, and at the tip of the magic staff was a white gemstone.

The stone was shaped like a large droplet with the point directed outward, measuring three inches in length.

To the mon eye, it was simply an odd magic staff, but Ye Yinzhu knew it to be the Painting Brush of the Hua Sect.

The four sects of Zither, Chess, Shu, and Hua represented four types of magic.

The Zither Sect belonged to the Divine Music Department, which was a branch of the Spiritual Attribute.

Chess Sect was part of the Space Attribute, related to the Domain Sealing-related branch.

Shu Sect was similar to the Element-based departments; it was the sole sect among the four that practiced prehensive magic.

And the Hua Sect was the one that focused on Summoning Magic.

Ye Yinzhu had only heard a brief introduction about the four sects from Qin Shang, yet this was his first true encounter.

Ma Liang smiled faintly and said, “Brother Ye, I’ve seen your previous matches as well.

However, it wasn’t until that match you had with Nesta that I confirmed my judgment.

I know you are very strong, so today, let us have a fair fight.” Approaching Rainbow-grade evolution in strength was a symbol of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans.

While speaking, Ma Liang twirled the magic staff in his palm once with ease, and his relaxed demeanor became serious at that moment.

His right hand swept quickly, and he seemed to be chanting something, with arcs of yellow light appearing from the tip of his magic staff, gradually sketching a pattern in the air.

To others, Ma Liang appeared to be drawing a magic formation exclusive to the Summoning Department, while reciting incantations.

But only Ye Yinzhu knew that the lip movement was just a deception.

Except under very peculiar circumstances, the use of magic by the Four Magic Sects of the Eastern Dragon Clans did not require incantations for aid.

At this moment, the Painting Brush in Ma Liang’s hand was his true weapon.

Ma Liang was swift in his actions, wielding the painting brush-shaped magic staff in the air as smoothly as flowing water.

In just a few blinks, he had pleted a wolf-shaped drawing.

A bizarre scene followed; all of the light outlines he had drawn instantaneously expanded with the pletion of his final stroke, merging in the air.

In the blink of an eye, the expanding glow had already fully converged into one.

“Aoow—” In the midst of the wolf’s howl, a giant green wolf over three meters long had already burst out of the pattern, charging straight for Ye Yinzhu.

Sitting on the main stage, Fergerson couldn’t help but express his surprise at the scene, “What a strange summoning formation.

I seem to have never seen it before.

Nowadays, young people really keep astonishing me.” Summoning magic is the weirdest and most special type of magic.

Besides being classified by Rainbow-grade as well, all other aspects are different from other types of magic.

And summoning mages have a thousand and one ways to summon magical beasts, which is why Ma Liang wasn’t afraid of his identity from the Hua Sect being exposed.

The three-meter-long green wolf, a Third Rank magical beast known as the Wind Wolf, is a mon magical beast.

Although Ma Liang seemed to be of Yellow rank on the surface, Ye Yinzhu, who was familiar with the ranking of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans, knew that Ma Liang was at least at the Beginner Green rank, just like himself.

He just didn’t know what the second phase of the Hua Sect was called.

With his current level of magic, he could at least summon Fourth or Fifth Rank magical beasts.

Once the number of beasts reached a certain number, it would bee difficult for him to handle.

He hadn’t forgotten how much trouble the giant dragons in the previous two matches had caused him.

With that in mind, Ye Yinzhu’s body had already darted out toward the wolf.

Clutching Haiyue Qinhui with his left hand and extending his right hand forward, Green Silk quietly flew out, its Yellow Douqi light morphing into rings of green glow in the air, sweeping directly toward the head of the Wind Wolf.

The Wind Wolf was fast, and as it pounced toward Ye Yinzhu, a succession of Wind Blades shot out swiftly from its mouth.

Although only Orange-rank, the Wind Wolf’s Wind Blades were instantaneous, characteristic of its Wind attribute.

Unfortunately, it met Ye Yinzhu today.

Second Rank Yellow Bamboo, equivalent to Intermediate Green rank Bamboo Douqi, didn’t give the Wind Wolf any chance.

As soon as the Wind Blades encountered Green Silk, they were immediately shredded to pieces, reverting to their original state of a gentle breeze.

Green Silk accurately looped around the Wind Wolf’s head, and in the next moment, Ye Yinzhu had already flashed past the wolf, charging toward Ma Liang.

The Wind Wolf’s body froze in place, motionless.

As Ye Yinzhu swept past it, its massive body had already dissipated into specks of light and vanished.

The magical beasts summoned by a Summoning Mage are condensed from Elemental Energy, which is what makes summoning magic so unique.

Once a beast dies, it reverts back to its original elemental form and disappears.

Therefore, for a Summoning Mage, the two most important aspects are the proficient use of various summoning formations and strong Magic Power.

Only with more Magic Power to support can more and stronger magical beasts be summoned through Elemental Transformation.

Ma Liang had not expected Ye Yinzhu to solve his Wind Wolf so quickly.

At this moment, although his Painting Brush was still moving rapidly, his second painting, which was also his second magic, had not been pleted.

Although Ye Yinzhu’s speed could not pare to Sura’s, his Douqi, which was equivalent to Green rank, made him much stronger than a typical mage.

In the blink of an eye, he had already reached Ma Liang, lifting his right hand, and Green Silk transformed into a slender beam of green light, pointing directly at Ma Liang’s right hand that held the Painting Brush.

Just then, a sly smile appeared on Ma Liang’s face.

Green Silk did indeed touch his wrist, but Ye Yinzhu clearly felt that his Green Silk had pointed at nothing.

The Ma Liang before him had gradually faded into an illusion and disappeared.

“Sorry, Brother Ye, I had placed a Substitute Beast Magic on myself just now,” Ma Liang’s voice came from behind.

When Ye Yinzhu turned around, he found Ma Liang was already on the other side of the field, a full five hundred meters away from him.

And his Painting Brush was still rapidly flickering.

This second summoning magic painting was clearly much more plex than the previous one.

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