"Are you ready, fatty?"
Little Golden Ape looked down at the chubby Luo Song. Before Mo Fan gave the order, his gaze remained calm, but once Mo Fan did, Little Golden Ape would teach Luo Song what it meant to have the heart of a Buddha and the methods of a Vajra!
Luo Song smiled stiffly, his upper and lower teeth chattering. He realized he had spoken too soon. Buddy, if you were this badass, you should've said so earlier.
"R-ready." The little fatty hid the surprise in his eyes and forced himself to get ready.
Earth Wave: Sinkhole
Luo Song opened with Level Three Magic. The ground beneath Little Golden Ape rapidly softened and turned to sand, like quicksand collapsing inward.
But Little Golden Ape's strength was not comparable to that of an ordinary Servant Demonic Beast. His legs suddenly became as solid as stone, and he forcibly pulled his lower body out of the quicksand.
"I'm seriously done with this. Is there even any logic to this? How am I supposed to fight?" Luo Song cursed inwardly. He should have inspected the summoned beast first.
"Ice Lock!!"
With no other choice, Luo Song could only reveal his primary magic early. He was laying his cards on the table: he was an Intermediate Mage!
Winter's chill filled the entire testing grounds. Frost formed wherever there was moisture in the air. Intermediate Magic was already exceedingly terrifying in terms of destructive power.
Ice Magic had always ranked among the top three elemental magics in power. The crystal-clear Ice Lock resembled a beautiful instrument of torture—so holy, yet so bloody.
Snowflakes drifted down upon the world, carrying a signal of slaughter. A profound blue-white star map formation appeared beneath Luo Song's two thick legs.
"You filthy monkey, I can wipe out a whole group of you with one Intermediate Magic spell!" Luo Song snapped furiously.
If Old Wolf had entered the field, Mo Fan might have needed to lend a hand. But there was no need with Little Golden Ape, because he could handle it himself.
"Amitabha!!"
A deep Buddhist chant suddenly echoed from Little Golden Ape's body. Golden glazed runes began flowing across the surface of his fur, radiating a faint glow like a divine protective incantation.
Little Golden Ape had not spoken those words. They sounded more like a skill effect; whenever he used demonic magic, the low chant automatically resonated around him!
Mo Fan could only marvel at how vast and strange the world was. Perhaps the Buddha-Demon Ape had spread to the Summoning Plane from some realm of gods and Buddhas, which would explain why the species was so rare.
The sharp, crystalline Ice Lock struck Little Golden Ape's surface with a clear chime, like a tinkling spring. Golden light protected his body, and even Intermediate Magic could not break through it.
Once Luo Song's attack ended, it was Little Golden Ape's turn. He made no unnecessary movements, merely lifting his leg and walking toward the little fatty. His broad, golden-furred hand clenched into a fist, shooting forward like a rocket as wind and thunder roared around it!
Little Golden Ape threw a punch, while Luo Song stood frozen in place as if scared senseless.
"Stop!!"
"Mo Fan, make him stop!"
"Someone will die!"
Several interview teachers immediately cried out when they saw Little Golden Ape's next move. It would be a disaster if someone got killed.
Boom!!
An explosive burst rang out. Little Golden Ape's iron fist stopped directly before Luo Song's face, separated by less than an inch. The powerful gust from his fist had combed the little fatty's hair into a center part!
Luo Song stood dumbfounded, feeling as though even his face had gone numb.
"Come back." Mo Fan finally spoke.
Little Golden Ape withdrew his fist. A trace of mockery flashed through his calm eyes as he turned away disdainfully and returned to Mo Fan's side.
When Luo Song saw Little Golden Ape's mocking look, he was initially stunned. Then overwhelming humiliation rose within him. He had actually been taunted by a monkey.
His entire body trembled. He had been mocked by a beast!!
You damn filthy monkey, I'll kill you someday.
"Good, very good. This summoned beast has tremendous potential. If you raise him well, he'll become a powerful asset to you!" Dean Xiao said as he rose to his feet in the testing grounds.
Mo Fan had spotted Dean Xiao long ago. In his previous life, Dean Xiao had died peacefully of old age. His soul had not gone to the Dark Dimension, instead returning to the land of Donghuang.
Perhaps someone in a later age could awaken him like a Totem Beast, but that was a matter for the future.
Seeing his mentor again now, Mo Fan still felt somewhat excited!
"Student Mo Fan, you have passed the test. From today onward, you are a student of the Summoning Element at Pearl Institute," Dean Xiao said with a gentle smile.
"Little fatty, stop standing there in a daze. Your Ice Magic is already at the intermediate level, so why are you going to the Earth Element? Go to the Ice Element Academy instead," Dean Xiao added, turning to Luo Song.
"Oh."
Luo Song scratched his head. Although he had ultimately entered Pearl Institute, why did he still feel so uncomfortable inside?
There were still two months before the official start of school after campus recruitment, but students could already move into the academy dormitories. Xin Xia had gone to Song City Academy, while Aunt Mo Qing had moved from Bocheng to Songcheng.
Mo Fan transferred one million to Mo Qing and told her to rent a house closer to the academy. There was no need to skimp on daily expenses.
Then Mo Fan ran off to Ancient Capital to collect Lingering Soul Remnants again. Ling Ling could not even find him when she wanted to ask him to take on a mission.
The little girl was furious when she learned that Mo Fan had gone to Ancient Capital by himself. The Undead Paradise outside Ancient Capital was Donghuang's largest ancient battlefield, and she had long wanted to see it for herself.
Yet Mo Fan had gone by himself and refused to take her along. Wuwuwu.
During this trip to Ancient Capital, Mo Fan met up with some old friends. More importantly, he showed off the fact that he had been admitted to Pearl Institute. If he did not brag about it, he would feel uncomfortable all over!
Likewise, Zhou Min and Mu Bai had been admitted to Ancient Capital Academy, one of Donghuang's top ten higher magic academies.
Then, after two months of hard work combined with the General Spirit Essence he had accumulated earlier, Mo Fan finally upgraded them into two Commander-level Spirit Essences.
With Commander-level Spirit Essence in hand, Mo Fan naturally strengthened his Lightning Element first. As the first Magic Element he had ever awakened, it now could not compare even to the Shadow Element, much less the Fire Element.
The Lightning Element's Red Moon Thunder Source could only provide a 3.5-fold boost. It was invincible within the intermediate realm, but Mo Fan was a great Magic God—his sights were naturally not so low.
Moreover, Lightning Elementalization overlapped with the abilities of his spirit body. The Red Moon Thunder Demon's power had ultimately become obsolete!
Mo Fan opened the Commander-tier atlas and found the Red Moon Thunder Demon's superior Commander form—the Demon Moon Thunder Lord. He guided the Commander Spirit Essence into the Demon Moon Thunder Lord's soul shadow.
Red Moon Thunder Source → Thunder Moon Grace
The blood-red lightning instantly became a thousand, ten thousand times denser, changing from blood-red into a thick black. Its power rose directly from 3.5 times to 6 times, no different from Great Soul Thunder.
The Tyrant Desolate Thunder he had spent more than eight hundred million to buy only came close to a sixfold boost, yet Thunder Moon Grace immediately allowed Mo Fan to control this powerful lightning.
Likewise, following the principle that only one soul shadow could exist in a single evolution chain, the weaker one yielded. The two lit Dark Stars within the Red Moon Thunder Demon's soul shadow went dark, and the General Spirit Essence returned to Little Loach's space.
The ability of the Dark Star ignited by the second Commander Spirit Essence was Magic Cloud Thunder Realm, a type of domain ability.
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