"My Dadao is only LV13, not much higher than your Scarecrow, think it should be okay?"

"Hehehe."

He Hehe smiled charmingly.

"Alright."

Li Pu did not refuse.

"Okay then, I'll go get the teacher to act as the referee, hehehe."

Seeing the other party agree, He Hehe quickly walked over to Teacher Chen and Jiang Guiju.

"This He Hehe is one of the top ten strongest in the combat department and even the whole grade."

"LV13 is already a level higher than many others."

"And her summoned beast is a Hand Blade Mantis, proficient in using sharp blades to slice targets, very effective against Scarecrows!"

At this moment, Wu Guinan leaned over.

"?, so why didn't you say that earlier?"

Li Pu looked at him perplexed.

"Of course, I'm on the pretty girl's side!"

Wu Guinan answered justifiably.

"..."

This left Li Pu speechless.

"But then again, later you should have the Scarecrow go easy."

"Don't bully the girl."

Then, Wu Guinan added another sentence.

"?, what do you mean by that."

Li Pu was a bit confused by this guy.

"I said it has an advantage against Scarecrows, but I didn't say it has an advantage against your Scarecrow, okay."

Clearly, when it came to winning or losing, Wu Guinan was more inclined to trust Li Pu.

Soon enough, He Hehe brought Teacher Chen and Sister Jiang over.

And the news spread quickly, with many students already starting to gather around.

Choosing a spacious area, Teacher Chen stood between the two.

"You two can fight, but be mindful."

"There's still a monthly test later, don't spoil the atmosphere or hurt each other."

She clasped her hands behind her back, instructing Li Pu and He Hehe.

Practicing between students is a common situation.

Rather than being a referee, one could say she was there as a protector.

To protect the lives of the summoned beasts and ensure the safety of the surroundings and the spectators.

"Alright teacher, we're just having a friendly spar, hehehe."

He Hehe nodded obediently and looked at the Hand Blade Mantis beside her: "Did you hear, Dadao."

[Dadao!]

The insect girl put her hands on her hips and responded with a slight disdain.

No way around it, after all, the opponent was just a Scarecrow.

Back then, this guy's level was much higher, but now she's two levels ahead.

Plus the clear advantage, the Hand Blade Mantis didn't really think much of the Scarecrow.

As for Li Pu, he didn't say much, just glanced at the Scarecrow.

[Cao!]

Scarecrow: Don't worry, Summoner, Ben Cao will handle it well!

It saluted, having understood Li Pu's unspoken message.

At this stage, it's still a simple summoner beast versus summoner beast match, so both sides stepped out of the combat circle.

And the scattered students around the combat circle began discussing.

"Wow, didn't expect to see such a show before the monthly exam."

"Honestly, who do you think will win?"

"If it were a tournament, I'd definitely bet on the Scarecrow."

"But now, with their levels close, I'd root for He Hehe's Hand Blade Mantis."

"I think so too, I heard her Hand Blade Mantis mows down grass like it's cutting through mud, one by one accurately."

"..., then you might as well say it cuts grass like grass."

Many students' conversations reached Teacher Chen.

At this point, she seemed quite relaxed, sitting with Jiang Guiju at the edge of the combat circle.

With her strength, there's no need to be right by for close refereeing.

Let's not forget she's the professor for [Sprint].

At such a distance, any slight movement can be immediately stopped.

"Xiao Jiang, who do you think has the advantage?"

Clearly, she was interested in the topic.

On one side, there's a tournament champ who chose the most unpopular nurturing department and the most ordinary homeroom teacher.

On the other, there's her own student, the class's combat ace.

"Uh, I'm not sure either."

Jiang Guiju found it hard to answer.

Logically speaking, given the level difference, the Scarecrow shouldn't be able to defeat the Hand Blade Mantis.

After all, the difference between the two isn't just as simple as blade and grass.

The Scarecrow is undoubtedly F-rank, whereas the Hand Blade Mantis, if I remember correctly, is D-rank.

Plus, in terms of elemental fields, the metal-rich Hand Blade Mantis has an advantage over the wood-rich Scarecrow.

Yet, even so, she's not confident enough to say the Scarecrow will definitely lose.

Because after that day, Jiang Guiju finally got the Prickle Mouse to talk.

She learned about Li Pu's various feats.

Like fighting ghosts alone in the Little Yama Realm, hammering Ghost Beasts, and later beating the Prickle Mouse effortlessly.

There's no denying this junior is a bit freakishly strong, so she figured his summoned beast must be exceptional too.

"Let's just watch together then."

In light of this unexpected response, Teacher Chen just smiled without saying more.

By this time, Li Pu and He Hehe had both retreated outside the circle, signaling the start of the spar.

[Dadao!]

With a sharp cry, the Hand Blade Mantis' appearance began to change.

Like a mask, a mantis mask appeared on her face, revealing only her chin and mouth.

The hands with slender fingers merged into sharp blades in no time.

The protrusions on her back tore through her clothing, revealing green insect shells and thin wings.

The insect girl from before was just in non-combat form, now her half-human half-insect appearance was her combat form.

[Cao!]

Scarecrow: Grass! It's that pesky bug!

Seeing this scene, it was finally a bit unsettled.

Outside the circle, He Hehe now stood beside Li Pu.

"Forgot to tell you, hehehe."

"My Dadao is outrageously fast."

Watching the Hand Blade Mantis complete its transformation, He Hehe chuckled.

In her words and actions, she already carried the demeanor of a victor.

"Is it? That could be tough to handle."

Though Li Pu spoke calmly, he wasn't lying.

If the opponent is really that fast, it would be like an accelerated Aphid.

The Scarecrow had efficiently harvested a lot of Aphids through glitch strategies before, but in actual close combat, it was at a disadvantage.

[Dadao!]

Just as the two finished speaking, the Hand Blade Mantis charged with a powerful leap.

With the strong recoil, her figure indeed shot forward swiftly.

Adding the wing flaps behind for extra speed, she was indeed incredibly fast.

Li Pu thought that speed was almost equivalent to using [Sprint] in his single burst mode.

True to her word, He Hehe's summoned beast was genuinely fast.

[Cao, cao, cao!]

This burst of speed equally caught the Scarecrow off guard.

Though they were meters apart, it felt like the opponent was upon them in a blink.

In an unguarded moment, the sharp blade was already slicing down.

Puff!

When blade met grass, it indeed cut grass like grass.

[Cao?!]

In shock, the Scarecrow watched its entire grass arm sliced off just like that.

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