Zhan Gui, another skill point allocation style for Ghost Swordsmen. In terms of skill selection, it focuses on the Ghost Swordsman's slashes, supplemented by Gui Zhen (Ghost Arrays). In terms of PVE monster-slaying efficiency, Zhen Gui (Array Ghost) is still stronger than Zhan Gui; but in arena PK, it's clear that Zhan Gui is more capable of standing alone. Especially in one-on-one PK, Array Ghost is recognized as a weak class. Even Li Xuan, who controls the number one Array Ghost, Fengshan Guiqi, rarely appears in single-player or team arena matches in the league.

This is no longer a technical issue; the class setting itself is not conducive to one-on-one combat. No one in the professional circle is someone who can be bullied easily, so even a Zhen Gui expert like Li Xuan doesn't dare to touch this nail easily.

But the Rookie Challenge is just a show, and winning or losing doesn't matter. In normal times, Li Xuan would definitely fight with his specialty, Array Ghost. But today, after the prelude of Gao Yingjie and Wang Jiexi's battle, Li Xuan didn't dare to treat this as a show anymore. He even suspected that the other party wanted to lure him into choosing Array Ghost, and then use Zhan Gui to suppress him, so Li Xuan simply allocated his skill points to Zhan Gui as well.

However, Qiao Yifan is indeed an Array Ghost. Li Xuan knew this when he hit the opponent first in the Ghost Slash exchange.

Besides the different emphasis on skills, Zhan Gui and Zhen Gui also have different equipment choices.

Zhan Gui mainly uses slashes, which are all instant skills, so the pursuit of speed is attack speed; while Zhen Gui mainly uses Ghost Arrays, which are all chanting skills, so the pursuit of speed is the same as mages: casting speed. After the two types of Ghost Swordsmen choose the equipment they need, naturally one has fast attack speed and the other has fast chanting.

Now, when clashing with Ghost Slash, the starting move is the same, of course, Zhan Gui's speed has the advantage, so Qiao Yifan's Array Ghost was hit first.

Array Ghost relies on awareness, judgment, and being wily. It can be said that Qiao Yifan was outmatched by Li Xuan, the Array Ghost expert, from the start. This guy simply didn't choose Array Ghost wily, but created a Zhan Gui.

After a hit, although Li Xuan already understood that the opponent was an Array Ghost, he didn't dare to relax in this match, let alone for him, some basic Ghost Swordsman combos were already like conditioned reflexes. After this Ghost Slash hit, the following Moonlight Slash was almost without any thought.

What about Qiao Yifan? After studying the Ghost Swordsman class for these days, he already had this judgment. The moment he was hit, he knew that Li Xuan had actually created a Zhan Gui. Qiao Yifan was, after all, a rookie, and his thoughts were not as deep as those old birds. He simply thought that the other party would definitely use the Array Ghost that he was best at to deal with him, a rookie. This sudden Zhan Gui instantly disrupted his plan, and he was a little at a loss for a while. This was also the first time he had stepped onto such a big stage, and he was already very nervous. This sudden realization that the reality was super different from what he had imagined made his mind buzz and go blank.

Moonlight Slash, Full Moonlight Slash. Ghost Claw grabs, Blade Array, Uppercut, Cross Slash, then Moonlight Slash again…

Li Xuan, on the other hand, was performing a set of Zhan Gui combos with great skill. Zhan Gui mainly uses slashes, but learns some skills from other swordsman classes, such as the Swordsman's Uppercut and the Berserker's Cross Slash. These low-level skills are not meant to do much damage, but to have a connection in the combo process and delay skill cooldowns.

During the combo, Li Xuan was also careful. This player is not a monster. Being launched into the air doesn't mean you can only be passively beaten. Especially professional players, how to escape from being launched into the air requires in-depth research. However, as an Array Ghost, no one knows better than Li Xuan what methods might be used after being launched into the air. He was watching very closely, and he had thought about countermeasures for any action of the opponent. As a result, all his thoughts were in vain. The opponent who was launched into the air was really like a monster NPC, letting himself be slaughtered, without any reaction, until Li Xuan completely finished this set of combos.

The audience was captivated by the burst of power controlled throughout the match by this long string of combos. But the professional players were looking at each other at this time. Completing a set of combos on a professional player was unheard of. How bad could this rookie from Team Microherb be? It looked like he had no awareness or action at all after being launched into the air. How could this be a professional player? Even an ordinary Glory player would struggle a bit by randomly mashing the keyboard after being launched into the air, right?

Doubtful, puzzled, and contemptuous gazes were all sent to the people from Team Microherb. The Microherb players were also restless. Liang Fang, who had a more fiery personality, had already jumped up: "What is Qiao Yifan doing? This kind of playing is too embarrassing, right?"

The Rookie Challenge is certainly a show, and no rookie really wants to defeat a senior, but running up to be a punching bag is really too embarrassing.

"Sit down."

As soon as Liang Fang became anxious, he immediately heard Captain Wang Jiexi's cold voice behind him. Liang Fang immediately lost his voice and sat back in his seat properly. He held back a lot of things he wanted to say, but he didn't dare to open his mouth again.

The others who wanted to speak were also quiet at this time. In their opinion, Wang Jiexi's mood must be very bad at this time. No one values Microherb more than their captain. If Qiao Yifan really loses this game like this, it would undoubtedly smear Microherb.

Laymen cheered and applauded, while insiders were puzzled and didn't understand. Li Xuan happened to be one of the insiders. At this time, after a set of combos was completed, easily taking half of his opponent's life, he was puzzled again.

He originally thought that his opponent would be like Gao Yingjie in the previous match, a ruthless character with the ability to slay gods, so he wily used Zhan Gui to be careful. But he didn't expect that the other party would be such a weak character, unable to even break out of being launched into the air, such a basic thing. Even if he won more wonderfully against such a weak opponent, it would be a victory without honor. As a result, he was wily from the start. At this time, Li Xuan regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. He deeply suspected that this rookie was sent by Microherb specifically to smear him. But he couldn't figure out what he was worth for the other party to do this. It was really puzzling.

Li Xuan was embarrassed at this time and didn't go up to pursue him for a while.

The moment Qiao Yifan's Array Ghost was sent flying by the last hit, he finally woke up with a jolt. After getting up with a recovery roll, he heard applause all around. His life had already gone by half, and his opponent was standing far away, seemingly not intending to pursue him.

What am I doing!!!

Qiao Yifan, who had sobered up, was really annoyed. This was a battle he had thought about deeply and had a lot of ideas for. His purpose was simple: to use this stage to show his talent. It wasn't necessarily to show it to Microherb, but he hoped that there would be a talent scout in the major teams, like the great god Ye Qiu, who would appreciate his talent and allow him to continue to have a place in this professional circle.

But what was the result? Just a little unexpected change immediately made him at a loss. Why was he so useless?

Zhan Gui? So what if it's Zhan Gui? Could it be that he could have won against the other party if Li Xuan had chosen Array Ghost? He just needed to perform well himself, regardless of whether the other party was Zhan Gui or Array Ghost?

Qiao Yifan, who had sobered up, realized that he was really worrying about nothing. He was simply troubled by things that were not worth paying attention to. What he had to do was to show his talent, nothing more.

Taking a look at his life, only half was left, but fortunately, he had finally calmed down.

The opportunity is still there! Qiao Yifan reminded himself secretly, and his Array Ghost also began to move little by little.

Li Xuan's Zhan Gui didn't move. Facing such a rookie who couldn't even break out of being launched into the air, he was really embarrassed to take the initiative to attack again. He was wondering how such a rookie was valued by a championship team like Microherb. What special talent did this guy have?

Li Xuan's attitude had changed.

From worrying that the other party was pretending to be a pig to eat him, to now being very curious about what the other party was capable of. Seeing that the other party had made another move, he didn't move. He began to have some expectations. This kind of mood was like a normal Rookie Challenge.

Qiao Yifan's Array Ghost rushed up. When there were still a few body lengths away, the dark purple blade light flashed.

Li Xuan smiled and raised his hand for a slash as well.

Although he attacked slowly, he already knew the attack speed of both sides. He was slow, but this Ghost Slash could still hit the opponent first.

Unexpectedly, the purple light of the other party's Ghost Slash suddenly disappeared at this moment. The character rolled diagonally forward, avoiding Li Xuan's Ghost Slash, and taking advantage of Li Xuan's Ghost Slash not yet being retracted, approached two more body lengths.

Then, the blade swept across, but it was no longer a slash. Blue and white frost crystals slid off the blade, preparing to release an Ice Array.

"Oh!" Li Xuan understood Qiao Yifan's intention, but he didn't panic. After retracting the Ghost Slash, he immediately jumped up, and the ice array's barrier had already begun to condense. The jumping Zhan Gui held the sword with both hands and slid down, using the Swordsman's skill "Falling Light Blade."

This attack was too late to interrupt Qiao Yifan's Ice Array chanting. However, if Qiao Yifan completed the chanting, he would not have time to dodge this attack.

What to choose?

In less than half a second, the audience had already seen Qiao Yifan's decision.

He didn't dodge. He insisted on chanting this Ice Array to completion. The barrier condensed, and his Array Ghost had already fallen under Li Xuan's Zhan Gui's Falling Light Blade.

Qiao Yifan quickly performed a recovery roll. The afterimage of his vision when his character rolled on the ground saw Li Xuan's Zhan Gui continuing to try to rush forward, seeming to try to get out of the array.

Then, Qiao Yifan heard a "pop" sound and was overjoyed.

"Frozen!" Qiao Yifan thought, turning his perspective to see that Li Xuan's Zhan Gui was indeed a large ice block. Qiao Yifan didn't hesitate and immediately slashed up.

"Pop!"

There was another sound. At the same time as this slash went up, the ice shattered. It looked like Qiao Yifan's Array Ghost had shattered the ice.

Li Xuan's Zhan Gui seemed to have expected this. As soon as the ice shattered, the character had already sprung out, jumping backward while sending a Berserker's Cross Slash towards the rushing Array Ghost.

A bright red blood cross. Qiao Yifan had to dodge to the side. Even if he took this hit, he wouldn't be able to approach his opponent any faster. Cross Slash has a slight knockback effect.

Chapter 306 Rookie's Counterattack