Creating an opportunity was also futile.
The Spain Team used the power of almost all their members to create an opportunity for Fran to attack Ai Jiangtu.
Fran, hailed as one of Spain's most outstanding young Fire Mages, possessed a natural talent: he could fuse magic, but only within the same element.
For example, fusing the High-Level Magic Heavenly Flame Funeral with the Intermediate-Level Magic Fierce Fist, concentrating the power of Heavenly Flame Funeral into his fist and unleashing it, doubling its might!
But he clearly chose the wrong target; in the original timeline, he couldn't even defeat Mo Fan, so how could he possibly defeat Ai Jiangtu?
Facing Fran's Heavenly Flame Funeral Fierce Fist, Ai Jiangtu used Teleport to evade the attack, appearing before Fran the next second and sending him flying over ten meters high with a wave of his hand.
His teammates, having been severely injured creating the opportunity for him, could offer almost no assistance.
Mo Fan, seeing Fran suspended in the air and falling into his attack range, had already learned the High-Level Mage skill One Thought Star Orbit; he raised his hand and sent over a dozen Fireballs flying towards him.
"Boom!!!"
Flames exploded in the sky above the Dragon Fang Magic Arena, and the undefended Fran was blasted completely charred, flying out of bounds.
Even a High-Level Mage, if caught unprepared and hit, can suffer immense damage, or even Death, from an Elementary-Level Magic!
It's still the same saying: Mages are squishy in the face of magic, just as humans are squishy in the face of bullets.
The outcome of this match between the China Team and the Spain Team was already clear.
The referee briefly checked the Spain Team's condition and immediately announced loudly: "The China Team wins the match!!!"
Cheers, shouts, and screams instantly erupted, celebrating the China Team's victory!
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"This match was won cleanly and beautifully!"
Feng Li was very happy; although the China Team's goal this time was to win the world championship, when they truly surpassed their previous tournament performance, he couldn't help but feel excited.
"A small Spain Team, easily handled. Their strength is too, too weak!" Mo Fan said with a smug smile.
During the match, he had struck many cool and showy poses in front of the camera; now the whole world would see his heroic posture!
Hahahahahahaha!
Damn, just thinking about it makes me ecstatic!
It's finally his turn to show off, and in front of Mages worldwide!
How many beautiful ladies must be watching him coolly cast magic!
Mo Fan stood with his hands on his hips, laughing loudly, while Zhao Manyan retorted, "He's already this smug after winning just the first round; when he wins the championship, he'll probably float away laughing. Hey, Old Jiang, when can I get in on the action?"
As a substitute, opportunities to play were rare.
However, given his relationship with Jiang Yuan, making an appearance was easy.
"I just need to go up and display the Zhao family's prestige, nothing too much," Zhao Manyan emphasized.
"OK, I got it. I'll make sure you get to show off your skills then," Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
"If we can get everyone on the field, let everyone play at least once. That way, we can also give an explanation to those aristocratic families back home," Feng Li said.
Jiang Yuan nodded.
"Oh, by the way, there's already a clue about the tournament reward: first place is Divine Seal Praise," Feng Li said.
Everyone gasped in surprise.
"What is Divine Seal Praise?" Mo Fan heard the reward and instantly appeared in front of Feng Li.
"Divine Seal Praise is…" Feng Li patiently explained.
At the same time, he also revealed the rewards for second and third place.
Second place was the Void Altar, controlled by the Australian Magic Association's Altar of Saint Kael, which could boost a High-Level Mage by at least one minor rank.
Many High-Level Mages had advanced to Super-Level through the Void Altar, a very high proportion, making it highly sought after by Mages worldwide.
An opportunity to enter the Void Altar would cause many High-Level Mages and even factions to fight tooth and nail.
As for the third-place reward, it was a Magic Tool set, also extremely precious.
"Alright, go back and prepare. The Treasure Hunt Tournament isn't an ordinary competition; both strength and luck are indispensable. When Jiang Yuan leads the team, make sure to acquire as many resources as possible!" Feng Li instructed.
The Treasure Hunt Tournament, as its name suggested, was about seizing treasures and resources.
Jiang Yuan knew very well what would be inside the Treasure Hunt Tournament. If he could get both the battlefield treasures from thirty-two years ago and this current one, first place would surely be a piece of cake.
Or, perhaps, just go for a winner-takes-all approach.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan tentatively asked, "What if we take all the treasures from the Treasure Hunt Tournament?"
"Take all of them?" Feng Li looked at Jiang Yuan in surprise and said, "If you have the ability to take them all, then take them all. Although this situation has never occurred in past Treasure Hunt Tournaments, the tournament itself is about individual strength. If they can't get them, it's because they are weak. Any consequences arising from this will be borne by the organizers. Our country will not stand idly by either. You can go all out!"
"That makes things much easier," Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
Everyone else became excited; they felt that under Jiang Yuan's wise leadership, it might truly be possible to achieve an unprecedented historical feat!
Everyone left the Dragon Fang Magic Arena and returned to gather information about the Treasure Hunt Tournament.
There were still several days until the Treasure Hunt Tournament began.
After all, setting up the Treasure Hunt Tournament battlefield also required a lot of time, and it couldn't be set up too early, otherwise news would inevitably leak out.
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While waiting for the Treasure Hunt Tournament to begin, Jiang Yuan received an international call.
The caller was Feng Zhoulong.
Jiang Yuan's spirits lifted, and he immediately answered.
"Hello, Lao…"
Feng Zhoulong on the other end of the line didn't wait for Jiang Yuan to finish his greeting, immediately interrupting with extreme excitement: "I've researched it, I've finally researched it!!!!"
"What? Researched what?"
Jiang Yuan was ninety-nine percent sure it was about the Fusion Magic, but at this moment, he needed to play along with Feng Zhoulong.
"A method for all living beings, enough to change the world!"
"Stop teasing, just tell me!"
"It's Fusion Magic! I can now fuse magic of different elements, and the power is far more than just one plus one equals two!"
"Really?"
"That's right, the corpse you sent and the Four-Colored Demon helped me immensely. Without these two things and your ideas, it would have been virtually impossible for me to research Fusion Magic. You should be the creator of Fusion Magic!" Feng Zhoulong's tone was still very agitated; he completely disregarded the honor of researching Fusion Magic and wanted Jiang Yuan to take all the credit.
However, Jiang Yuan would definitely not do that. After all, Fusion Magic was originally created by Feng Zhoulong; strictly speaking, he was just a facilitator.
This honor should belong to Feng Zhoulong!