Hearing the hesitant words of those around him, even the Spirit King, who was suspended in mid-air, thought the battle was over the moment his attack came down.

The dust settled quickly, and a figure could be vaguely seen kneeling within it.

A long sword was seen blocking Lin Jingge's head.

Lin Jingge was still reeling from the shockwave, and even kneeling, she was now swaying precariously.

With a "whoosh," she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The longsword hovered above and in front of Lin Jingge, the sword god gently swaying and emitting a faint humming sound.

Below the stage, once they saw that Lin Jingge was still standing, they immediately fell silent. The once noisy audience became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Suddenly, someone said:

"She actually blocked it?! She actually blocked the Spirit King's full-force attack!"

This statement sparked a flurry of discussion among the crowd.

That's a difference of two major realms, and he actually accepted it!

“Gege…” Tang Cheng looked at Lin Jingge, who was kneeling on the stage and refused to fall down for a long time. Suddenly, her eyes turned red and she covered her mouth.

At this moment, she didn't say anything about telling Lin Jingge to give up the competition; she just covered her mouth and quietly watched Lin Jingge's figure.

[Gege, why don't we give up? We can't beat them!] Xiao Shi jumped out and looked at Lin Jingge, who was determined to grit her teeth and persevere. Judging from this, Lin Jingge had no intention of giving up.

Xiao Shi gritted her teeth and could only rephrase: "You're not in a good state right now. Don't forget, we only came to the academy in the first place to save Granny Lin's Dripping Pearl Fruit! What will happen to Granny Lin if something happens to you?!"

Xiao Shi's words were like a blow to the head, instantly waking Lin Jingge up.

She looked up at the white-clad man floating in the air.

By now, the sun was high in the sky, shining brightly.

"I concede," Lin Jingge said, raising her right hand high.

The tense atmosphere suddenly eased because of her words.

She held the longsword in her hand and put it away.

The man in white was somewhat surprised; he arrived in front of Lin Jingge even faster than Teacher Liu.

"Why not use a magical weapon to attack?!" The man stared intently at Lin Jingge.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingge immediately knew what the other person meant by "magical artifact." She pursed her lips, thinking to herself: It's best not to look at the scene.

He then looked up at the other person, but instead of answering the question, he said, "Congratulations, you won."

After saying that, he pushed aside the person blocking his way and staggered down the steps on the other side of the ring.

Looking at the swaying figure, no one said anything sarcastic; instead, they all thought Lin Jingge was very impressive.

To survive so many moves against a Grand Spirit Master, and to be able to stand up even after the opponent's full-force attack—many of those present didn't think they could do that against someone two major realms higher than themselves.

On the other hand, Lin Jingge was able to stand up even after the Spirit King's full-force attack!

Tang Cheng rushed towards the exit of the steps leading to the arena and quickly grabbed Lin Jingge, who was slowly walking down the steps while holding onto the wall.

"Gege, are you alright?" Tang Cheng asked, her voice trembling with tears, as she held a pill in her hand and tried to put it into Lin Jingge's mouth.

"I'm fine. I just look badly injured. I'll be fine after a few days of rest, don't worry," Lin Jingge comforted Tang Cheng, whose eyes were already red. She raised her hand to wipe away Tang Cheng's tears and chuckled softly, "Why are you crying like a rabbit?"

"It's because I was worried about you, and you're still laughing! Do you know that if anything had happened just now, even Teacher Liu wouldn't have been able to save you!" As she spoke, the tears that Lin Jingge had just wiped away started flowing again.

Even the Spirit King, dressed in white, hadn't expected things to end this way.

At first, he was wary of the other party's magical artifact, but now it seems like he's the one bullying others because of his higher cultivation level.

He glanced at Lin Jingge, who was being helped up, and his expression became incredibly complex. After Teacher Liu announced the winner, he jumped off the stage.

After Ms. Liu finished hosting the event, she immediately went to Lin Jingge's side from her seat.

"Are you alright?" Teacher Liu looked Lin Jingge, who was being supported by Tang Cheng, over and asked with some concern.

"Thank you for your concern, teacher. My injury only looks serious; fortunately, it hasn't damaged the underlying structure," Lin Jingge said gratefully.

"It's good that it wasn't seriously damaged." Teacher Liu nodded, then asked casually, "What grade is your longsword?"

Lin Jingge's face stiffened, clearly not expecting the other party to ask such a question, and for a moment she didn't know what Teacher Liu was up to.

"I only recently acquired the longsword and haven't had it appraised yet," Lin Jingge said, lowering her eyes.

She wasn't exactly lying. After forging the longsword from the cold stone, she hadn't gone to a place in the city to have it appraised. This was only her second time forging one, and she didn't know its grade.

These kinds of magical artifacts, whose grade cannot be determined by the naked eye, require payment to be appraised at an appraisal center; they are generally impossible to judge on one's own.

However, since Teacher Liu has asked this question, her longsword is probably not that simple.

Lin Jingge kept her eyes down, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking, and did not look up.

"I see." Teacher Liu smiled, subconsciously stroking his beard, and said meaningfully, "You should get it appraised when you have time."

“Yes, I’ll definitely get it appraised if I have the chance,” Lin Jingge replied.

"Alright, I won't disturb your rest any longer." Teacher Liu said goodbye and returned to her seat.

Only after the imposing aura in front of her disappeared did Lin Jingge look up.

When Lin Jingge looked up, Teacher Liu was already sitting in her previous seat. Teacher Liu had just sat down and was looking in her direction.

She seemed to see a glint in Teacher Liu's eyes.

She couldn't understand the meaning behind it, and the moment her eyes met Teacher Liu's, she quickly looked away.

No one has realized what's happening yet; their attention is still focused on the leapfrog challenge.

Only Teacher Liu, who had focused his divine sense on the arena, noticed everything that was happening. He took in all the rapid changes happening on the arena.

Only he noticed that it wasn't Lin Jingge who blocked the Spirit King's full-force attack, but rather the silver-white longsword gleaming in her hand.

Not only did it block the Spirit King's full-force attack, but after blocking it, the attack left no mark on the sword.

Furthermore, if he wasn't mistaken, the longsword seemed to be sentient; when the attack came down, the longsword automatically flew from the ground to above Lin Jingge's head.

This is what surprised Teacher Liu the most.

What does it mean to have a spiritual artifact?