"Mages and demonic beasts are different. Besides, the beast-fighting competition is a team battle between mages, with four mages in each group. Otherwise, who could beat your Summoning Element in a one-on-one?" Mu Nujiao said softly, afraid that Mo Fan would underestimate his opponents.
"So what?"
Mo Fan looked completely unconcerned.
"Hehe!" Ai Tutu made an adorable little pig sound and said, "Mo Fan, do you have any idea how prestigious Pearl Institute is? Everyone who gets in stood out and shone brightly in the Magic College Entrance Exam."
"Alright, alright, I get it. You're so annoying," Mo Fan said to Ai Tutu.
"What? You actually said I'm annoying?" Ai Tutu was shocked and utterly baffled. She was a beauty, after all. What was wrong with this guy?
"Brother Mo Fan, I'm here."
Zhao Manyan strode briskly into the Late Night Small Canteen. Then he saw Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu beside Mo Fan and instantly froze.
Wait, let me get this straight. You said you were eating with your simps, but the people eating with you were Mu Nujiao, one of the two pearls of the Mu family, and Ai Tutu, the eldest daughter of the Ai family?!
So Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu were simping for you??
Zhao Manyan was completely dumbfounded. Brother Mo Fan, just who the hell are you? You actually got two noble young ladies from prestigious families to simp for you!
"Zhao, what are you doing here?"
Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu turned around and spotted Zhao Manyan, their gazes immediately filling with disgust. They knew perfectly well that Zhao Manyan's reputation in their circles was terrible—he changed girlfriends more often than condoms.
"Do I need to report to you what I'm doing? I came to see my brother Mo Fan." Zhao Manyan was not close to either of them, so there was no need for him to give them face.
"Mo Fan, don't let his appearance fool you. He's not a good person. Stay away from him in the future," Ai Tutu said, turning to Mo Fan again.
Mo Fan spread his hands. He's my roommate!
The day of the freshman welcome was bound to arrive eventually. Mo Fan had considered strengthening Little Golden Ape, after all. He could not play favorites.
However, Mo Fan only had a General Spirit Essence on hand. Using a General Spirit Essence to strengthen its bones, blood, or soul would be downright insulting. The only things he could strengthen were strength and spirit.
After fiddling with the Celestial Spirit Codex for so long, Mo Fan had more or less come to understand what strength and spirit meant.
Strength represented demonic arts. Most demonic arts used by demonic beasts were innate to their bloodlines. Almost none of them created their own demonic arts, including Monarch-level Demonic Beasts.
Only demonic beasts above the Emperor level possessed a level of thought similar to humans.
A level of thought did not refer to intelligence. In terms of intelligence, Commander-level demonic beasts were already as intelligent as ordinary humans.
A level of thought meant that starting at the Emperor level, they began thinking like humans. For example: what should I do today, how could I do it with less effort, and what use would it have once done?
Simply put, demonic beast Emperors began to understand the meaning of the word "meaning."
Spirit was more high-end. It was something only Monarch-level Demonic Beasts could come into contact with, something rather intangible.
The spirit of the Giant God Apollo Titan was the Spirit of the Sun. When it appeared, it was like a blazing sun, erupting with scorching flames and golden light.
The spirit of the ancient totem, the Three-legged Golden Crow, was the Spirit of the Great Sun. Legend had it that it was born within the sun and controlled the most fundamental flames.
That was spirit—something neither broad nor systematic.
After looking everything over, Mo Fan only added a single demonic art to Little Golden Ape: the Ruyi Ring, the sole demonic art of the General-level Demonic Beast Ruyi Walker.
On that day, the most discussed topic was naturally the beast-fighting competition beginning in the afternoon. Mo Fan arrived early, partly to leave a good impression on Dean Xiao and partly to listen to what Dean Xiao had to say.
Then he thought back to his previous life. He had not disappointed Dean Xiao's expectations. He had always fought on the front lines of protecting the people and had forever pursued the path of magic.
After Dean Xiao finished speaking, Mo Fan and the others took the stage. The other six were all from the same dormitory, so their little group was obvious.
"Which of you would like to go first?" Dean Xiao asked with a gentle smile.
"I'll go first. The sooner it ends, the sooner I can get off," Mo Fan said modestly.
Sure enough, his words, which boosted others' confidence while undermining his own, drew disdain from the others. What a piece of trash. Good thing the Summoning Element still had them!
Mo Fan stepped onto the stage with steady strides. Looking at the long line below, he was already eager to begin. He smiled and said, "You'd better hurry. I'm easy to deal with. First come, first served."
Unlike the arrogance, pride, and haughtiness on everyone else's faces, Mo Fan's humility was like a breath of fresh air!
Unable to tell whether Mo Fan was mocking them or speaking sincerely, the people below fought even more fiercely to get up first.
Mo Fan smiled pleasantly. He had become a little less sharp-edged now. After all, he had been a father in his previous life. Yet he had also gained a bit more of a wicked sense of humor.
Would these little guys lose their minds after fighting until their heads bled just for the chance to challenge him, only to discover that they were actually challenging Little Golden Ape?
At last, after about five or six minutes, four male students managed to climb up.
Dimensional Summon
Mo Fan did not start by taunting them. Instead, he directly summoned Little Golden Ape. Nearly five meters tall, Little Golden Ape stood beside Mo Fan, even more terrifying than an upright polar bear!
"Holy shit!!"
The first group of mages, who had struggled desperately to get up there, immediately went blank. Then they looked at Mo Fan. This was what you called easy to deal with?
Hadn't that guy selling information said this person's summoned beast was an ordinary Monkey demonic beast? Where was there anything ordinary about this?
Little Golden Ape's eyes were calm, occasionally flashing with a glimmer no different from that of a human. It stood silently beside Mo Fan like a black mountain.
The people watching from the stands were also dumbfounded. Although they did not know what kind of demonic beast Little Golden Ape was, that did not stop them from seeing that it was not something to be trifled with.
"Everyone, what are you standing around for? Prepare your magic," Mo Fan said with a smile, signaling Little Golden Ape at the same time. As long as one of them made a move, it could act.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. It's only a summoned beast. As long as we work together properly, we can definitely take it down."
"Thunder Seal: Furious Strike!!"
The blue-haired boy who had stepped up first immediately connected his Star Orbit, seemingly intent on proving that Little Golden Ape was nothing to fear.
However, the moment the lightning whip touched Little Golden Ape, a wall of golden light lit up over its skin, with faint runes appearing across its surface.
Since they had already attacked, that meant Little Golden Ape could attack too.
Without using any flashy demonic art, Little Golden Ape moved like a hurricane and struck like thunder, appearing before the four of them in an instant.
One slap each sent them all flying. It was all about breaking ten thousand laws with one force and defeating ten opponents with one strength!!
Water Shield could not block it, and Wind Track could not escape it. Little Golden Ape was like a Great Demon King, with every kind of magic proving useless against it.
"Damn it, that sneaky bastard! How the hell was this easy to deal with??"
Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao were also seated in the stands.
"Sister Mu, wasn't Mo Fan's summoned beast a big white wolf? Why has it turned into a Monkey again?"
"I don't know. This should be his secret."
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