"Good. Not bad courage."
The various family seniors all praised Fang Yu. They hadn't expected this grassroots magic genius to be so confident.
After that, they turned to educate their own prodigies: "Learn from him."
Of course, it was all polite talk.
Everyone was waiting for the afternoon's battle.
A short while later, everyone finished their meal in unison. The leaders of each faction were busy people and naturally hoped for a result as soon as possible.
When the banquet ended and after a brief rest, the highlight of the day arrived.
A magic duel!
Silver Trade Tower.
Inside an arena the size of a gymnasium.
Everyone had gathered here. In the center stood a stone platform serving as the ring.
"Let's begin directly. No referee needed."
With nine Mid-Tier mages present, whether there was a referee didn't really matter. The entire battle would be under control.
The primary role of a referee, aside from determining victory, was to ensure the safety of both sides.
After all, magic battles were difficult to control. Injuries were inevitable.
A competent referee could eliminate all unstable factors.
As the defender of the ring, the tall and handsome young man stepped onto the platform first.
Though the audience was small, they were all heavyweights. The top-tier mages of Bo City were seated here.
Fang Yu felt fine, no pressure at all.
Fang Yu: That's it? Not even a High-Tier mage in sight. Pathetic.
"Fang Yu, the strongest Basic-Tier mage from Bo City Magic School."
"He awakened the Ice Element."
"He instantly defeated the top third-year student. His strength must be formidable."
The Basic-Tier mages present knew some information about Fang Yu. After all, awakening ceremonies were synchronized across the school, so it wasn't hard to find out. And the result of the school's competition wasn't a secret either.
However, as for how strong Fang Yu actually was, they didn't know much.
Therefore, they also felt some pressure.
If they lost to Fang Yu, wouldn't that prove that all the resources their families had invested were wasted?
So, no matter what, their current thought was to defeat Fang Yu decisively and prove their strength.
Then, undergo the Earth Holy Spring's baptism and soar to the heavens.
"Who will challenge first?" The family heads looked toward their respective Basic-Tier representatives.
Fighting earlier had a drawback: once one's magic level, Magic Tools, and combat style were exposed, it was easy for opponents to formulate strategies in advance and gain an advantage in later battles.
"I'll go."
The young man in the white battle uniform beside the thin old man who had first proposed the ring format spoke up.
"Then we'll start. Zhou You, just perform as usual." The thin old man smiled at him.
"Yes." The young man named Zhou You nodded.
"Go ahead, go ahead."
The other Magic Family leaders were indifferent. In a ring match, it didn't matter who went first.
After saying that, they looked toward Zhou You.
Everyone was somewhat familiar with him.
He was from the Zhou Family of Bo City, and his father was the clan leader. He was practically a second-generation mage.
The direct children of a clan leader naturally received far better cultivation from their elders than collateral branch members like Mu Bai.
Next, the young man in the white battle uniform slowly walked down and stood opposite Fang Yu.
At this moment, all sixteen spectators present both the faction leaders and the Basic-Tier mages focused their attention on the two of them.
The battle was about to erupt.
On the ring.
Fang Yu and Zhou You stood at opposite ends. They stared at each other, battle intent surging.
"Duel, begin!"
With a command, Mu Pang announced the start of the magic duel.
The next instant!
A star path linked within Zhou You's pupils. Right from the start, he used his strongest spell.
"Fire Burst · Burning Bones!"
With blazing heat, a dazzling crimson fireball trailed a long tail of flames, streaking across the spectators' line of sight and hurtling straight toward Fang Yu.
"Ice Spread!"
Fang Yu likewise controlled all his stars with his will.
Flawlessly smooth, streams of cold air coiled around his body.
"Enshroud!"
Fang Yu continued chanting the name of his spell.
In an instant, a blizzard descended. The temperature plummeted so drastically that even the rushing flames could no longer burn.
Snow drifted.
Ice danced.
Moments later, the flames were extinguished, returning to silence.
However the ice and snow continued to fall.
It was as if even the air itself had frozen!
The entire arena was swallowed in a vast expanse of white. Heavy snow and merciless frost swept across it like a sudden winter calamity.
Even the people below the ring felt as though they had fallen into a world of ice and snow. They instinctively hugged their arms, their teeth beginning to chatter.
Fang Yu stood cold and proud within the dense storm of frost, slightly moving his hands.
Boom!
A vast and overwhelming mass of ice and snow suppressed downward from midair.
At the critical moment, Zhou You activated his Armor Magic Tool to defend.
However, ice and snow froze everything in their path.
The Armor Magic Tool was indeed a fine defensive item, but it proved utterly useless.
The Ice Element specialized in breaking strong defenses. No matter how tough your skin or bones were, under Ice Spread, you would still become an ice sculpture.
Zhou You suddenly froze in shock.
With just one move, he felt the gap.
Between himself and Fang Yu, it was the difference between heaven and earth.
Moments later, Zhou You's face turned pale. Frost covered him, and aside from his head, his entire body was frozen into an ice statue.
Because he didn't want to truly fight all eight opponents one by one, Fang Yu had unleashed his ultimate move right from the start.
I one-shot him. Your turn.
The only drawback was that his strength had been exposed. It made him stand out too much. His rapid cultivation talent could no longer be concealed.
But as long as he wasn't mistaken for someone from the Black Vatican using some dark magic to drastically accelerate his cultivation, it wouldn't be a major issue.
When the time came, if questioned, he could fabricate a story about some mysterious expert who saw his exceptional bones and outstanding talent and gifted him a precious cultivation Magic Tool. That would be enough to brush it off.
Besides, once he broke through to the Mid-Tier, he would leave Bo City for the Magic City. When he returned a year later, the impact would have diminished to the lowest point.
At the very least, he wouldn't be so conspicuous.
At the same time, all the Mid-Tier mages watching exclaimed in shock.
"Ice Spread · Enshroud, Basic-Tier Level Three, how is that possible?!"
What?
Is this kid a freak?
Even in a place like the school, with such limited resources, he managed to cultivate to this level?!
The Magic Family seniors' eyes were filled with disbelief, their hearts in turmoil.
Everyone stared at Zhou You, who had lost all combat ability in an instant, their mouths agape.
Impossible.
Illogical.
This isn't magic!
The Magic Family leaders internally denied it three times in a row!
As Mid-Tier mages, they naturally understood what this meant.
Generally speaking, at Tianlan Magic High School, if a student could master a Level Two spell before graduation, they were already considered outstanding. With high training scores, such a student would likely enter a good magic academy.
As for Level Three spells, that would take who knew how many more years to achieve!
In the original story, Mu Zhuoyun's adopted son Yu Ang possessed nearly the best resources in all of Bo City. Even then, when he cultivated his Ice Element to Level Three, it was considered astonishing.
He crushed all fifteen hundred students of Tianlan Magic High School and completely outclassed the descendants of other factions.
So now, for a student from Tianlan Magic High School to reach Basic-Tier Level Three, it was even more unbelievable.
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