On the mentor's platform, a teacher said to Wei Rong, "Director Wei, Oriental Fierce seems to be in a bad mood today. I'm worried he might go too far later!"
Wei Rong remained unmoved, saying, "Oh? That's good. Those arrogant people should be taught a lesson!"
Upon hearing this, Dean Xiao almost laughed out loud. Now, the one who should be worried about danger was Oriental Fierce, not Lin Chen.
"Don't worry, Lin Chen's strength is not simple! Besides, with Teacher Baimei here, nothing will happen!" Dean Xiao said. He didn't say much, as based on his understanding of Lin Chen, Lin Chen should be a person with a sense of propriety and wouldn't seriously injure Oriental Fierce.
Teacher Baimei, standing to the side, smiled slightly and calmly watched the arena.
In the arena, Oriental Fierce looked at Lin Chen's calm and confident demeanor, and the anger in his heart intensified.
In an instant, the flames within Oriental Fierce erupted. With a stomp of his right foot, scorching flames danced wildly around him. A Star Map was drawn in a flash, and his furious gaze was fixed on Lin Chen.
"Furious Fist - Nine Palaces!" Oriental Fierce was unambiguous, using his strongest Intermediate-Tier magic right from the start.
Furious Fist - Nine Palaces was known for its ferocity. Clearly, Oriental Fierce wanted to go all out and strive for a decisive victory with one blow!
The Furious Fist slammed towards the competition stage, and immediately the entire arena vibrated.
The ground suddenly exploded, and a shocking pillar of fire shot out violently. Immediately after, the second and third pillars of fire also erupted simultaneously…
Nine pillars of fire in a row formed an astonishing Nine Palaces array. The arena was a fiery red, with the pillars of fire interweaving, forming a pool of fiery magma.
In the center of the Nine Palaces flames, Oriental Fierce, burning all over, roared. The power of Furious Fist - Nine Palaces instantly reached its peak, and all the terrifying energy surged towards Lin Chen's summoned beast.
Lin Chen remained still. His body was already enveloped by transparent spirit power. The scorching flames couldn't harm him in the slightest.
The next moment, Yin'er's branches and leaves swayed gently.
"Swish swish swish…"
Nine dark green branches suddenly shot up from the nine pillars of fire. The branches swayed continuously within the pillars of fire, completely unafraid of the terrifying flames.
"How is this possible!" Oriental Fierce, like a Fire God, was instantly astonished when he saw this scene.
Lin Chen yawned and looked at Oriental Fierce, smiling, "I forgot to tell you, my little Plant-Type summoned beast! It doesn't have much ability, but it… is fire immune!"
Oriental Fierce's Fire-Type magic was indeed powerful, but in front of Yin'er, it was nothing. Yin'er, who had already undergone the Ice and Fire Alchemy Body, although not truly immune to ice and fire, how could flames of this power possibly harm her?
"Wow…"
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, there was an uproar all around. Although the facts were right before their eyes, everyone was unwilling to believe what Lin Chen said.
If it were true, let alone Oriental Fierce, this Plant-Type summoned beast would probably be the nightmare of all students in the entire Fire Courtyard.
Lin Chen's words, while not causing much physical harm, were directly insulting. The more arrogant Oriental Fierce had been before, the more his face was now being slapped.
On the mentor's platform, Teacher Baimei said with a smile, "It seems the Dean was right, this young man Lin Chen is not simple!"
Dean Xiao smiled slightly. He had thought Lin Chen's strength was extraordinary, but he hadn't expected that plant to have such an ability.
Teacher Wei Rong's face twitched when he heard Teacher Baimei's words. Lin Chen's words not only slapped Oriental Fierce's face but also his own.
"Impossible… Extinguish!"
Oriental Fierce couldn't believe it. As his voice rang out, the flames around him intensified, and the nine pillars of fire became even more vigorous, as if trying to exhaust everything to devour the swaying branches within the pillars of fire.
Lin Chen shook his head. He had originally wanted to play with Oriental Fierce, but he didn't expect him to talk so much. Since that was the case, Lin Chen might as well be a big villain!
Lin Chen said with a disdainful look, "It seems your ability to boast is stronger than your magic level. If you only have this much skill, I advise you to just surrender!"
Lin Chen suddenly thought of something and paused. He then continued, "No, you can't surrender. Otherwise, you'll definitely say I won unfairly, and as a student of the Fire Courtyard, I didn't defeat you with Fire-Type magic, but relied entirely on the strength of my summoned beast to win the match. Since that's the case… come back, Yin'er."
As soon as his voice fell, the branches in the raging flames suddenly vanished, and the dark green plant summoned beast also disappeared from its original spot.
This sudden scene left Oriental Fierce stunned. He hadn't expected Lin Chen to suddenly abandon his advantage.
Just as Oriental Fierce was puzzled, Lin Chen's voice rang out again, "I will defeat you with the Fire-Type you are so proud of!"
Centered on Lin Chen, a deep red aura emanated from his body. Instantly, the entire arena was enveloped by the deep red aura.
"This is a Domain? How is this possible!" Oriental Fierce said in horror!
What terrified Oriental Fierce even more was that he could now clearly feel his own magic energy being continuously devoured by the red aura, and the scorching pillars of fire were also constantly shrinking.
"Wow…"
"Look, what is that!"
"Oh my god, how terrifying!"
"…"
Lin Chen's right hand was raised high, and a fireball appeared above his head. The fireball slowly grew larger, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed from its initial fist-like size into a massive fireball with a five-meter diameter. The terrifying fireball did not stop growing and continued to expand.
Moments later, Oriental Fierce's Furious Fist - Nine Palaces' pillars of fire completely extinguished, and his Fire-Type magic energy within him was also completely devoured.
"A terrifying Domain, powerful control!" Dean Xiao on the mentor's platform praised.
Lin Chen's Domain could not only use the flames within the Domain for his own purposes, but even more powerful was Lin Chen's control over magic. From this, it was evident that Lin Chen absolutely possessed extremely high mental force.
Wei Rong also reacted at this moment and asked incredulously, "Dean, is he an Advanced-Tier Mage?"
Dean Xiao nodded and said, "Advanced-Tier Three!"
"This…" All the teachers present showed expressions of disbelief.
"Why hasn't an Advanced-Tier Three graduated yet?" Wei Rong asked, puzzled.
Dean Xiao chuckled, "He's only nineteen this year, he can participate in all competitions!"
"Nineteen…" As soon as these words came out, all the teachers were stunned!
Normally, an Advanced-Tier Mage could completely graduate from Mingzhu Academy. Even most of the teachers at Mingzhu Academy were only Advanced-Tier cultivators, yet Lin Chen, this anomaly, appeared, completely disregarding martial virtue!
Wei Rong, however, said with a look of grievance, "Dean Xiao, why didn't you say so earlier!"
Dean Xiao chuckled and said, "You didn't ask either!"
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