Translator:
Exodus Tales
Editor:
Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Jiang Yu immediately asked the others to protect him when he realized that the situation did not seem right.
However, it turned out that everyone was pretty occupied. Mu Tingying was laying out her frost, trying to spread it across the stage. Meanwhile, Ai Jiangtu and the enemy’s captain Roberts were having a showdown on their own. They were both extremely strong, so it was unlikely that the outcome would be decided anytime soon.
Nanrong Ni too was unable to offer much help. She was only acting as support on the team. There was no way she could lend Jiang Yu a hand. It was a relief that the enemy did not come bother her.
Jiang Yu felt pretty helpless. In the end, he had no choice but to summon the Night Rakshasa back to his side. Otherwise, he would be the first person to be knocked out from the duel!
“His Summoned Beast has returned!” the big Wangchi shouted.
“Focus on the other one instead!” Fred said.
Fred actually wanted to fight Mo Fan the most. He immediately asked the huge man to attack at the same time.
“His Contracted Beast is a certain distance away from him. Let’s take him out as quickly as possible,” Fred said.
Little Flame Belle was in a bad mood after she just woke up from a deep sleep, and simply went on her own way. She almost charged into the enemy’s formation. She was keeping two of the Americans busy, who had to place all their attention on fighting Little Flame Belle just to prevent themselves from being injured.
“Do it quick, we can’t hold on for much longer. This Contracted Beast is too strong!” the golden-haired Maga said.
“You can count on me!”
Fred arrived above Mo Fan. The big Lucky Wang was in position, too.
“This guy still didn’t call his Contracted Beast back. He’s dead for sure!” Fred grinned.
A Summoner was extremely weak without the protection of their Summoned Beasts. Their big man and Fred immediately attacked without hesitation when they realized how slow their target was!
Fred had Wind Wings beating like a hummingbird on his back. He dove down rapidly, his body circled by a strong blue airflow.
The airflow flowed in a spiraling motion. Its pointy end was aimed right at Mo Fan!
On the ground, the huge bloke cast several Rock Barriers in a row to seal off Mo Fan’s escape routes. Mo Fan could only endure the approaching attack with his flesh.
Fred seemed to think that the power of the wind alone was nowhere enough. He quickly applied layers of ice chains around the wind. The blue airflow immediately combined with the thorny ice chains and plummeted with a terrifying force!
“Impressive teamwork!” Mo Fan lifted his eyes and studied the strong vortex of icy thorns.
Waving his arm, a huge electrical field appeared on the ground under Mo Fan’s feet. Dense lightning arcs spread rapidly like pythons, forming a sphere of lightning with Mo Fan at the center.
Purple-black lightning arcs swept past under Mo Fan’s feet. Rings of spiralling lightning circled around his arms!
“Lightning Arm!” Mo Fan did not bother dodging the attack. He simply threw his fist at the blue winds spinning with icy thorns!
Perhaps Mo Fan was too used to throwing Fiery Fist around recklessly, and so when he was casting the Advanced Lightning Spell, he always utilized his control of the Element to unleash the spell by punching out!
Black bolts of death soared into the sky, followed by purple-black lightning rings rising like dragons, a stunning sight!
The lightning death bolt fist slammed into Fred. The tremendous force of the lightning clashed fiercely with Fred’s strong vortex. A piercing and screeching ripple spread out from the impact!
The wild energy spread in all directions. The ground under Mo Fan’s feet immediately turned into debris. His clothes were torn apart, revealing the bloodstains left by the icy thorns.
It was obvious that someone would get hurt when two different forces clashed with one another directly. Not many people had the guts to use the approach that Mo Fan did.
Fred was in a worse state than Mo Fan, knocked flying by the impact. He was having trouble maintaining his balance even with the Wind Wings on his back. He fell to the ground around three hundred meters away. Purple-black lightning arcs were still flickering on his convulsing body!
“Fred!” Lucky Wang yelled, before staring at the lightning-cloaked Mo Fan with a stunned expression.
This Summoner... the word weak did not fit him at all, he was actually as strong as a monster!
The direct clash of their spells was so powerful that it had even knocked Fred, who had an advantage when fighting in the air, flying! He was too strong to be true!
“Lightning...Lightning Element!” Fred’s Armor was out. His defensive Equipment was the only reason that he managed to rise to his feet.
Fred wiped the dust from his face. He was looking very grim now.
He had made a mistake!
Normally, a Summoner needed a huge amount of resources to nurture their Summoned Beasts. After all, a powerful Summoned Beast basically allowed the Summoner to take on demon creatures of the same level. For example, if a Summoner in the Advanced Level was able to nurture their Contracted Beast to the Advanced Level, they would easily crush anyone at the same level. After all, it would usually take a whole team of Advanced Magicians to take on a Commander-level creature.
Mo Fan’s fiery Summoned Beast was ridiculously strong. Even its simplest fire magic was enough to force his teammates to flee for their lives.
Therefore, Fred had assumed Mo Fan had invested everything he had on the Summoned Beast. The personal strength and other two Elements of most Summoners like Mo Fan were usually quite weak!
Fred almost lost his mind he realized this guy was able to cast Silent Deadly Bolt with such outstanding control!
-F**k, how is his Lightning Element so strong, too!?-
“Should we focus on the other one first?” the big guy asked in a low voice. He could tell that Mo Fan was not an easy target for them.
“We’ll take him down. He poses a greater threat to our team. We can’t let his Contracted Beast do whatever she wants!,” replied Fred unrelentingly.
The two launched their attacks at Mo Fan again, one in the air and one on the ground. The big guy abused his strength and chased after Mo Fan fiercely while summoning Rock Barriers along the ground to block Mo Fan’s path.
—
Mo Fan dodged continuously while observing the big guy, trying to find his weaknesses. His stone armor and incredible strength had turned him into a stone tank. His physical strength was comparable to some of the stronger demon creatures. The duel would not be in their favor if they did not take out this guy!
—
“Did you guys realize something?” a representative of the Training Hall wearing a pair of sunglasses asked from where he was standing outside the stage.
“Realize what?” another woman asked.
“We keep on talking how strong the guy with the Space Element is, since he’s able to take on Captain Roberts on his own, but didn’t you notice that guy who’s being flanked by Lucky Wang and Fred? His teammates aren’t bothering to help him,” the man with sunglasses observed, analyzing the situation.
“It does look that way; the only help he got was a Healing Spirit from the healer to treat his wounds. His teammates aren’t willing to help him. Our team will soon take out one of them and win the duel with numbers.”
“Something doesn’t seem right.”
“His primary Element is most likely Summoning, you have seen how strong his Contract Beast is! But his teammates aren’t bothering to help him when he’s being flanked by two of our teammates. Doesn’t that mean his team believes he doesn’t need any help?” the man with sunglasses wondered.
“How is that possible? His Contract Beast is already keeping two of our teammates busy!...”
—
Up on the stage, Jiang Yu, Nanrong Ni, and Mu Tingying indeed had no intention of lending Mo Fan a hand.
As a matter of fact, it was not like they did not work together on purpose. They subconsciously thought Mo Fan could handle the situation when they saw two of their opponents targeting him, so they simply minded their own business.
The truth was, Mo Fan was indeed unlikely to be taken out by the two Americans in a short period of time. If he cast Nyx Regime, he could easily move freely in the zone of darkness and fool around with them for a whole day. He could also challenge the two Americans in the maze set up in the Nyx Regime to waste more time.
“What are they doing? Why haven’t they taken out the Summoner!?” the golden-haired Maga yelled furiously.
The other Maga in a green shirt was in a pinch, too. She did not have time to speak at all.
Where did such a strong little Fire-type creature come from? Even the simplest move from her was equivalent to an Advanced Fire Spell. The two Maga had Water and Light as their primary Elements respectively, yet they were unable to hold their ground against the endless flames pouring down on them!
With a loud rumble, another fireball over thirty meters wide appeared.
What scared the two Maga the most was that the enormous fireball was still expanding, as if the little fiery demoness was blowing air into a balloon to make it bigger!
How could they possibly stop it!? The two Maga fled for their lives, not daring to stand still...
Meanwhile, Nanrong Ni and Mu Tingying were finally done with their setup. They were both preparing a huge spell without any burden since Mo Fan was keeping their opponents busy. Both the Ice Element or Plant Element needed some time for their magic to accumulate. When the Plant Element spread across the stage, the roots, magic vines, and Demon Tree Hands would simply be everywhere.
The Ice Element needed time for the frost to stack up, allowing the Ice Mage to freeze their enemies quicker.
The two Maga of the American team were just about to run away when they were trapped by Mu Tingying and Nanrong Ni’s spells. Icy glaciers and magic vines sprouted up and surrounded them like a cage, making it impossible for them to escape the blast area of the little fiery demoness’ fireball!.
Chapter 976
: They Only Learn When They Are Beaten Up
Translator:
Exodus Tales
Editor:
Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
With a loud crash, the flames of the giant fireball surged across the stage. The scorching heat crashed into the barrier and shook it hard, as if it was going to break into pieces at any second!
“What were you two doing!?” Captain Roberts snapped furiously.
Roberts immediately put the blame on Lucky Wang and Fred when he saw the two Maga on the team injured. They had failed to take out a single person after so long, they were simply being fooled around with like monkeys!
Fred was discomfited.
He did not expect it to come to this. Why were the other Elements of a Mage with the Summoning Element as his primary Element so strong?
“Err, should we take out the other Summoner instead?” Lucky Wang suggested.
They could not do anything to Mo Fan. Even when the two of them were flanking him, they were unable to figure out his weaknesses. At this rate, two of their teammates would be knocked out first!
“Damn it, let’s take him out first!” Fred finally gave up under the pressure. He immediately switched targets and attacked Jiang Yu instead.
—
After the two left, Mo Fan slowly snuck closer to Ai Jiangtu and Roberts.
Mo Fan noticed that Roberts was only able to match Ai Jiangtu because the latter was not using his full strength.
It was only a duel against the team defending the Training Hall. If their captain exposed too much of his true strength, it would place them in an unfavorable position at Venice.
“Telekinesis!” Mo Fan hid by some of the earthen walls that were strewn around. His eyes emitted a silver flicker at the same time as Ai Jiangtu was using the Space Element.
The force went straight at Roberts’ back. The man was totally unaware of the attack from a different source flanking him from behind. His confident step to the side suddenly pushed him straight into Ai Jiangtu’s spell!
Robert immediately panicked. He tried to recover, but he was promptly caught in Ai Jiangtu’s gravity space!
The silver rhomboid applied great pressure to Roberts. It felt like he was chained to a few iron balls, making it extremely difficult for him to move!
“Demon Torture!”
Ai Jiangtu was even quicker at casting Advanced Spells now. The evil silhouette of a devil suddenly appeared behind Roberts.
Roberts felt cold sweat pouring down his face as a sharp pain spread throughout his body. When he turned around, he was shocked to see the Cursed Devil tearing at his soul!
“You’ve lost!” Ai Jiangtu told him firmly.
Roberts clenched his teeth, as if he was trying to fight back against the executioner from the Demon Torture. However, his face only turned paler as the pain he experienced grew stronger.
He initially thought he could endure the pain, but he soon realized that he could not even speak. He would never be able to forget the pain he felt when his soul was being tortured. Only those with a strong mind were able to withstand it.
Ai Jiangtu knew Roberts would suffer unrecoverable injuries if he continued. He murmured a chant and called off the Demon Torture Curse.
Roberts was totally soaked in sweat, and his eyes were bloodshot.
He was mentally exhausted. His face had a blank expression, like someone who had yet to fully wake up from a nightmare.
Some time later, Roberts finally lifted his gaze. The look in his eyes had slightly recovered.
“You’ve won,” he said with a contorted expression, and slowly left the stage.
Roberts knew Ai Jiangtu had gone easy on him. If the Demon Torture had kept going just a little longer, he would have been in huge trouble. His cultivation would be affected, too!
The Curse Element mainly targeted a person’s soul. The damage dealt to a person’s soul or mind was the hardest to recover from. Robert willingly admitted his defeat after he witnessed Ai Jiangtu’s strength.
“You didn’t need to help me. I finally found a worthy opponent that could help me with my warm-up!” Ai Jiangtu glanced at Mo Fan in dissatisfaction.
“...” Mo Fan was speechless. He replied seriously, “It’s supposed to be a team battle! Can you stop being arrogant for once? Let’s hurry up and take out the rest of them so we can get the badge!”
“I’ll leave the rest to you all,” Ai Jiangtu had no intention of continuing after defeating Roberts. If he continued to fight, the rest of the American team would only last for a few minutes longer.
“I guess I’ll rest too!” Mo Fan replied with a shrug.
Little Flame Belle was keeping two of the Americans busy on her own. If Mo Fan joined the fight, the American team would be overwhelmed with despair.
That being said, the five members of the American team were indeed very strong. They were easily as strong as the national teams of some other countries...
However, they were too proud and arrogant at the start, and were showing off their winning streak, too. They had managed to provoke both Mo Fan and Ai Jiangtu into taking part in the duel.
The truth was, the Chinese team only needed to send either Mo Fan or Ai Jiangtu with four other teammates to defeat the American team. The outcome was too predictable when the two monsters teamed up!
Little Flame Belle was basically taking on two of the Americans throughout the whole duel. She was still chasing after the golden-haired woman and the girl in a green shirt. Her Commander-level strength had left the American team in awe.
After Lucky Wang and Fred finally knocked Jiang Yu off the stage with their ineffective teamwork, the American team was basically too exhausted to continue the duel.
After all, their captain was already defeated. The two girls were being bullied by the fiery demoness. The two men were unable to make any difference, as the Chinese team was still ahead in numbers.
“Didn’t I tell you? It’s unnecessary to let them both take part in the duel. We also learned how strong Jiang Yu was the other day...” Zhao Manyan chuckled after seeing how one-sided the duel was.
“Mo Fan’s Contracted Beast is just too strong. The American team is out of luck too, to stumble into us just after Mo Fan’s Contracted Beast woke up!”
“Yeah, she was in control of the whole fight even when she was fighting two people at the same time. Speaking of which, isn’t Mo Fan able to merge with his Contracted Beast? Doesn’t that mean...”
Everyone’s eyes widened upon hearing this.
That’s right, wouldn’t Mo Fan turn into a fiery god of battle when the Flame Belle possessed him? He wouldn’t have a problem taking on some of the stronger national teams, let alone the team of substitutes defending the Training Halls!
“It looks like we’ll be able to get a good result this year.”
“I think so too!”
“We aren’t sure yet, I heard the other countries have crazily talented people too! They are all able to take on several people of their age simultaneously...”
——
Oleena clearly saw how the duel would turn out as the judge.
She let out a smile and said to her brother Fred, “Come down, it’s meaningless to struggle any further. You’re no match for them, just train harder.”
Oleena’s tone implied that she never thought the American team was going to win the duel.
A student that could fight Casso alone was basically enough to defeat the whole American team. Only their national team had someone that could match Mo Fan’s strength!
—
Fred was unwilling to accept his defeat. Their team had remained undefeated for so long, yet they were defeated so easily today...
He did admit that the national teams that had challenged them so far were not particularly strong. It was only a matter of time until they were defeated by a strong country. However, it was sooner than they had imagined, not to mention they were defeated by the Chinese team, who they looked down on.
“We’ve lost. We will fix the result on the page, and we apologize for our arrogance. Your team is truly a lot stronger than ours.” Roberts had gradually recovered and now spoke to them seriously.
The American team was pretty straightforward. They did not act unreasonably after they were defeated, as the Chinese team had imagined they would. Their attitude was completely different than it was before the duel.
It turned out that many people were the same; they would only learn when they were beaten up, especially when it came to being humble, respectful, and polite!
Roberts could not help but be humble, since he had already found out how immeasurable Ai Jiangtu’s strength was during their duel. The man was able to fully control their duel without using his full strength. Roberts had a similar feeling when he was fighting against the incredibly strong representatives of their national team.
That alone was enough to impress Roberts, yet it turned out there was another maniac on the Chinese team, apart from Ai Jiangtu! Apparently, the person was able to take on the leader of the Red Ornaments Guild, Casso, on his own. Roberts suddenly realized how ignorant they were!
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Not long after, Oleena handed the badges to the Chinese team.
The news about the USA’s Training Hall being defeated for the first time soon spread between the institutes.
However, Mo Fan did not think it was anything to be proud of. The Training Hall only consisted of a bunch of substitutes. The team defending the Training Hall did not usually consist of the strongest candidates a country had.
Their real opponents were undergoing training at different places across the world. They would soon gather at Venice, the City of Canals. By then, the ultimate competition between young Mages would take place, where the world would learn the names of the truly talented, impressive young Mages from different corners of the world!
——
That night, when the team was walking through the bustling streets, Zhao Manyan swore on his head that he would definitely find a strip club. He asked Mo Fan to follow him around.
Mo Fan tried very hard to signal Zhao Manyan to stop entrapping him when his first wife was around!
Unfortunately, Zhao Manyan did not notice the signal. He kept on mentioning it.
“Xue xue, it’s a total misunderstanding. We only went to set up an ambush for the people of the Red Ornaments Guild... I’m not that kind of a person.”
Mu Ningxue ignored him. Him going to watch shameless dances was none of her business. She would merely turn a perverted man like him into an ice statue if he dared to come half a meter close to her.
“Huh? Why is it snowing all of a sudden?”
“Seriously? Isn’t it supposed to be summer now? Why would it snow in summer... ouch! That hurts!” Mo Fan was about to say something when he felt something hard falling on his head.
Mo Fan was about to lift his gaze while cursing when he suddenly noticed countless flickering objects pouring down from the sky...
“It...it’s hailing! My heavens, how big are they!? Find some cover, quick!”
“What on Earth? Hailing in the middle of summer?”