Of course, the most important thing was, Fang Yu was only seventeen years old!
If Fang Yu had been a descendant of some aristocratic family or clan, they could have accepted it. But the key point was, Fang Yu was a grassroots mage!
When they saw Ice Spread · Enshroud displayed by Fang Yu, their eyeballs nearly popped out!
And this was clearly not a forced release!
Fang Yu had already mastered it proficiently. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to display such power!
The upper echelons of the Magic Families all turned in unison to look at Principal Zhu, whose face was filled with confusion and shock.
Principal Zhu: If I said I just found out as well, would you believe me?
Obviously, no one believed him.
Then they once again looked at Fang Yu with utterly incredulous gazes.
With this kind of aptitude, he would likely reach the High-Tier in the future.
He was someone capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Mu Ningxue of Bo City.
"This…"
Seeing Zhou You get instantly one-shot, all the Basic-Tier mages were left with their mouths wide open, completely dumbfounded.
The reversal of the battle had been too sudden. They still hadn't even processed what had happened.
"Why? Why can Fang Yu release a Basic-Tier Level Three spell?!"
They roared inwardly in unison. Even with outstanding talent and rapid cultivation speed, this shouldn't have been possible.
Basic-Tier Level Three was that even reasonable?
But if anyone was the most shocked and astonished at this moment, it was Zhou You.
He was completely stunned, frozen in place, his mind blank.
Huh?
He lost?
Before it even properly began, he was already one-shot?
Zhou You simply couldn't comprehend it.
"What a pity. If your Armor Magic Tool had been replaced with a Boots Magic Tool, maybe you could've held on a little longer."
Fang Yu muttered...
That single sentence completely shattered Zhou You's psychological defenses, nearly causing him to black out.
Monster!
The innocent-looking Fang Yu before him was absolutely a monster!
Next, the ice encasing Zhou You was shattered by a Mid-Tier mage below the stage.
As for how he staggered back down from the arena in a daze, even he himself didn't know.
With Fang Yu easily securing the first victory and successfully defending the ring, everyone fell silent.
Why…
Why could a seventeen-year-old youth master a Basic-Tier Level Three spell and wield it with such proficiency?
It was impossible to understand!
Many of the Basic-Tier mages began to hesitate and shrink back.
They believed they could not instantly defeat Zhou You nor break through Ice Spread · Enshroud. At this moment, Fang Yu seemed unsolvable.
"Anyone else want to challenge the ring?"
On the arena, after drinking a potion to restore his magic energy, Fang Yu looked at the remaining seven mages and spoke, his voice particularly piercing.
The seven of them unconsciously clenched their fists.
Was that even human language?
How were they supposed to fight this? How?!
Zhou You, a Fire Element Basic-Tier Level Two mage equipped with an Armor Magic Tool, had been instantly defeated. The vast majority had already lost confidence in defeating Fang Yu.
The family elders, seeing their own Basic-Tier mages remain silent, wore complicated expressions.
They, too, did not believe anyone could defeat Fang Yu as he was now.
"I'll give it a try."
Still, there were always brave souls. At that moment, a quiet girl with short hair stood up.
She took a deep breath, her eyes flickering with determination.
As she rose, every gaze in the area turned toward her.
"Yun'er…"
Mu Pang looked at the girl. She was from the Mu Family.
"Mu Yun, Summoning Element mage. Please advise."
After stepping onto the stage, the quiet short-haired girl introduced herself.
Summoning Element!
A branch of Dimension Magic that allowed one to contract magical beasts from the Summoning Plane and bring them into the real world!
Fang Yu was surprised.
He hadn't expected the Mu Family to have hidden such a person, someone who had awakened the Summoning Element at the Basic-Tier.
Even within the main Mu Clan, that would be considered rare talent.
After speaking, the girl began to summon her contracted beast.
Whoosh~~~
Amid a suppressive gust of gloomy wind, a pitch-black cat with crimson eyes stepped out from the summoning formation.
Name: Nether Shadow Cat
Attribute: Shadow
Level: Servant-Class
As the Nether Shadow Cat appeared, the faction leaders were slightly startled. It was actually a rare Shadow-type contracted beast.
As expected.
The Mu Family's representative mage was no pushover, several faction leaders thought to themselves.
When it came to resources for nurturing geniuses, they were indeed lacking.
"Because the Nether Shadow Cat has mastered Shadow-type demonic techniques, does she think it can maneuver around the arena and withstand the large-scale freezing spread of Ice Spread · Enshroud?"
"Can it endure it?"
Everyone speculated.
At the same time, on the arena.
"Hello."
Fang Yu gave a slight nod to the girl in the black dress before him.
She was quite cute, but a fight was still a fight.
With the Summoner Mu Yun stepping onto the stage, the crowd's evaluation instantly reversed.
Just moments ago, they had been wondering whether Fang Yu could endure his opponent's attack.
Now, it had become whether the opponent could withstand Fang Yu's Ice Spread · Enshroud.
After all, that Ice Spread · Enshroud was simply outrageous…
Once it locked onto a target area, it was like an ice disaster descending from the heavens, freezing everything in its path.
"Nether Shadow, Hide!"
The moment the battle began, Mu Yun focused completely and issued a command to her contracted beast.
In the next instant the black cat and Mu Yun's figures gradually blurred, then vanished from the arena.
Fang Yu lifted his head, watching their disappearance with visible surprise.
An ability similar to Shadow Element magic.
Intangibility?
In two years since awakening magic, this was his first time encountering something like it.
"I wonder if the Nether Shadow Cat can endure it?"
All eyes concentrated. If Fang Yu froze the entire surrounding area, then even if the Nether Shadow Cat could turn intangible, it wouldn't be able to approach.
After all, the Nether Shadow Cat's physical body wasn't strong enough to shatter solid ice.
In the end, this might turn into a battle of attrition between both sides.
As long as Fang Yu could freeze the entire field with Ice Spread · Enshroud before his magic energy was exhausted, he would be able to force it out of hiding.
Meanwhile, the Nether Shadow Cat could only circle the arena, waiting for Fang Yu's wildly dancing frost to subside before seizing an opportunity.
That was the "most reasonable" judgment everyone arrived at.
However, events did not unfold as they expected.
On the field, Fang Yu did not cast Ice Spread · Enshroud again. Instead, he found the situation rather interesting. It was his first time fighting a Shadow-type opponent.
In that instant, both visually and by aura, he lost all means of locking onto them, as if they had ceased to exist.
But the mark of perception would not disappear.
Perfect.
A good chance to test the effects of his enhanced spiritual realm.
His will spread outward!
"Ice Spread · Freeze."
To examine the results of his spiritual realm and mental power, Fang Yu made his move.
Buzz!
In the next second, as his will expanded, within his perception he seemed to brush against a faint outline slowly approaching him!
It was the Nether Shadow Cat!
His will, permeating in all directions, directly broke through the intangibility!
Buzz…
Before anyone could understand what was happening, the air before Fang Yu's palm suddenly let out a humming sound as ice condensed into a frozen mass. Immediately after, frigid energy surged outward, spreading a layer of icy-blue, bone-chilling frost!
"What is he trying to do?"
Hidden within the void, Mu Yun was confused.
But in the very next moment, in a move no one could comprehend, Fang Yu suddenly swung his arm with a loud bang, sending the frost surging violently toward the right!
Instantly—
Bang!!!!!
A figure appeared.
Under everyone's stunned gazes, a Nether Shadow Cat materialized midair, leaping forward with claws extended.
Because Fang Yu had not used magic for quite some time, Mu Yun and her contracted beast had chosen a swift sneak attack!
Yet this scene made one thing abundantly clear, even in its intangible state, every movement of the Nether Shadow Cat had been completely within Fang Yu's control!
Fang Yu had not moved from his original spot. With a simple wave of his arm, frost blasted directly into the Nether Shadow Cat mid-leap!
"Meow—!"
The Nether Shadow Cat let out a cry of pain.
Its entire body was instantly entangled in frost. With a buzzing sound, it froze solid in midair. As frost scattered and icy mist rose, it fell heavily to the ground.
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