After leaving the Awakening Plaza, Lin Feng remained silent the whole way.
His mind was still replaying everything that had just happened.
The Fire Spirit.
Autonomous combat.
It could even send battle images directly into his mind.
And on top of that—
It could get tired.
Everything about it was absurd.
"Lin Feng!"
A voice suddenly came from behind him.
He turned around.
It was Zhao Kai, one of his classmates.
The other boy's face carried obvious contempt, mixed with a trace of excitement.
"I heard you awakened as a mage."
"But your elemental affinity is zero?"
Several other students gathered around at once.
Clearly—
The news had already spread.
Lin Feng nodded and said nothing.
Zhao Kai smirked.
"So that means you're stuck with Fireball?"
"That's kind of pathetic."
Someone beside him added,
"The important part is, he can't even learn other skills."
"That mage class is basically wasted on him."
Lin Feng ignored them and was about to leave.
But Zhao Kai stepped forward and blocked his path.
"Don't go."
"I'm actually pretty curious."
He narrowed his eyes.
"That mental control you used just now... was it just luck?"
The surrounding crowd instantly quieted down.
Everyone wanted to know the answer.
Lin Feng glanced at him and said calmly,
"You want to try it?"
The air froze for a second.
Then Zhao Kai grinned.
"Exactly what I wanted."
"Come on. Training grounds."
A few minutes later, they arrived at the school training field.
More and more people gathered around.
"I heard that zero-affinity mage is actually going to fight?"
"No way."
"He's probably going down in one move."
The discussions kept growing louder.
At the center of the field, Lin Feng and Zhao Kai stood facing each other.
"The rules are simple."
Zhao Kai rolled his wrist and loosened up.
"The first one to go down loses."
Lin Feng nodded.
"Fine."
The teacher acting as referee glanced at both of them.
"Begin!"
The instant the word fell—
Zhao Kai moved first.
Whoosh!
He pushed off the ground and shot forward in an instant.
Warrior-type enhancement.
Extremely fast.
"It's over."
Someone in the crowd muttered.
At this distance, a mage shouldn't even have time to react.
Zhao Kai was already within three meters of Lin Feng.
His fist rose.
And at that exact moment—
A familiar voice rang out in Lin Feng's mind.
"Finally, someone barely worth hitting."
In the next second—
A streak of fire appeared out of nowhere.
It did not come from Lin Feng's hand.
Instead—
It came from the side.
Whoosh!
The fireball shot forward at high speed.
The angle was vicious.
It went straight for Zhao Kai's side.
Zhao Kai's expression changed immediately.
"What?!"
He forcefully twisted his body and barely dodged it.
However—
The fireball did not disappear.
It paused in midair for a split second.
Then—
It suddenly turned back.
And attacked again.
Boom!
This time, Zhao Kai had no time to dodge.
The fireball struck him directly.
He was forced several steps backward.
The entire crowd erupted.
"It's that kind of control again?!"
"That fireball can actually chase people?!"
Zhao Kai steadied himself, his face darkening.
"Fancy tricks."
"Again!"
He charged once more.
This time, even faster than before.
But now—
The fireball no longer attacked alone.
In midair, it split into two.
Two fireballs closed in from two different directions.
"Split?!"
"No way! That's an advanced skill!"
Zhao Kai completely panicked.
He could only brace himself and block one of them.
Boom!
He was hit again.
His body staggered violently.
And the other fireball—
Looped behind him.
Then slammed into him from the rear.
Boom!
Two consecutive hits landed almost at the same time.
Zhao Kai lost his balance entirely and crashed to the ground.
The entire training field fell silent.
Everyone stared in shock.
Lin Feng was still standing where he started.
He had not moved.
He had not even raised his hand.
The expression in the teacher's eyes changed completely.
"This kind of control..."
"This isn't something ordinary mental power can achieve."
At the same time, inside Lin Feng's mind, the Fire Spirit's voice sounded slightly dissatisfied.
"Too weak."
"I didn't even use any real effort."
Lin Feng was speechless.
You almost blasted him off the field already.
Then the Fire Spirit added,
"And I'm a little tired."
Lin Feng's heart tightened slightly.
In the next moment—
The remaining flames in the field quickly weakened.
Then slowly faded away.
Silence returned to the arena.
Zhao Kai was still lying on the ground, not yet fully recovered.
Lin Feng, meanwhile—
Was still standing there.
And he looked like he hadn't spent anything at all.
At that moment, the way everyone looked at him completely changed.
The mockery was gone.
What replaced it was—
Caution.
And even... a hint of fear.
Lin Feng lowered his head and looked at his own hand.
Only one thought remained in his mind:
—I don't think I even fought at all.