This time, Mo Fan did not act as forcefully as he had in his previous life. Although he had challenged the entire institute and earned some rewards back then, his reputation had suffered, which had been unfavorable for his future development.
Since he was building his own force in this life, he naturally could not do without manpower. And where would that manpower come from? Of course, Pearl Institute.
Pearl Institute was one of Donghuang's top universities and also Mo Fan's alma mater. As his fame grew greater and greater, his grassroots background would attract more talented youths from similar origins.
"Friend, I admit that your summoned beast is strong, but if you think it can defeat an Intermediate Mage, then all I can say is that you're dreaming!!"
Intermediate Mages had their own pride. Though Mo Fan's words sounded humble, to narrow-minded people, they were nothing but a humblebrag.
A man walked up from below the stage. He carried himself with a scholarly air and looked refined and courteous. At a glance, he was clearly no ordinary student.
"My name is Zhuang Lifeng. I am a disciple of the Modu Zhuang Family, and I strongly disagree with what you said earlier. I will show you the difference between a Beginner Mage and an Intermediate Mage!!"
Zhuang Lifeng pointed at Mo Fan as he spoke.
"Is it just you?" Mo Fan asked, sounding somewhat disappointed.
Zhuang Lifeng's face instantly flushed crimson, darkening to the color of pig liver with rage.
"You arrogant fool! You're far too presumptuous! Do you really think I can't take you down?!" A cyan star-pattern gradually lit up beneath Zhuang Lifeng's feet.
A fierce wind began to whirl through the iron cage. Zhuang Lifeng had already filled the entire cage with his wind. Though the Buddha-Demon Ape was powerful, once his wind disk rose, even a General-level Demon Beast would be injured!
"Little Golden Ape, fight properly. This is the last round," Mo Fan said to Little Golden Ape.
The Buddha-Demon Ape understood Mo Fan's words and knew it was time to reveal some real skill. It pressed its palms together, called out, "Amitabha," and Glazed Golden Light flared across its body.
This was a demon art Little Golden Ape had innately mastered. There was also an iron ring around its right wrist—the demon-art Ruyi Ring that Mo Fan had added for it.
As the Buddhist chant rang out, the iron ring around the Buddha-Demon Ape's wrist suddenly transformed into a gloomy black iron staff, thin in the middle and slightly thicker at both ends!
Zhuang Lifeng's expression changed at once. So this summoned beast had not even used its full strength in the previous rounds. This is bad!
"Magic Vine: Bind!!"
The next second, he instantly used magic from his second element. Several strange, thick vines covered in barbs sprouted beneath Little Golden Ape's feet, coiling around the Buddha-Demon Ape's legs like snakes as they grew wildly and densely.
Before long, the Buddha-Demon Ape's legs were completely buried beneath the Magic Vine creatures!
Wind Disk: Tornado
The Buddha-Demon Ape did not break free from the Magic Vines. Instead, it watched Zhuang Lifeng prepare his Intermediate Magic with great interest. It wanted this human to lose completely and willingly!
While preparing his magic, Zhuang Lifeng kept a wary eye on Mo Fan and the Buddha-Demon Ape. Yet neither of them made a move, making Zhuang Lifeng himself look like a clown instead.
"You are far too arrogant! Your greatest mistake was underestimating me and allowing me to complete my magic!" Zhuang Lifeng grew angry and shouted furiously.
Mo Fan smiled and replied perfunctorily, "I didn't underestimate you—ha—"
He actually yawned halfway through his sentence, making Zhuang Lifeng even angrier.
Under Zhuang Lifeng's command, fierce hunting winds rapidly gathered and moved at high speed within a certain area. At that moment, the sharp wind elements formed an enormous cutting weapon.
Wind had no shape, but the sand and dust caught within it outlined the shape of a tornado in the air. A towering tornado appeared at the center of the iron cage.
Although the tornado's direct diameter was only two meters, the suction created by its wind pressure was still incredibly powerful. Anything that came within ten meters would be dragged in.
Mo Fan wore a smiling expression, but inwardly he was cursing. If Ghost Shadow had not firmly anchored him to the ground, he would have been sucked in long ago.
"Little Golden Ape, finish this quickly!"
Mo Fan sent a message to Little Golden Ape through their contract.
The Buddha-Demon Ape received it, glanced at Mo Fan, and immediately showed that it understood.
It swung its iron staff, and sharp blades formed at both ends. With those razor-sharp edges, it severed the Magic Vines.
Then it gripped the iron staff with both hands and spun it so fiercely that the wind howled around it. The iron staff swept across the center of the wind disk, attempting to forcibly stop it through sheer strength.
However, the Buddha-Demon Ape was still in its growth stage, and its strength was somewhat lacking. It failed to push into the wind disk's core area.
Zhuang Lifeng secretly let out a breath of relief. When he saw that the Buddha-Demon Ape's attempt had failed, he immediately relaxed.
"Now you understand how powerful an Intermediate Mage is, don't you?"
In the audience seats, Ai Tutu asked with a baffled expression, "Why isn't Mo Fan using his second element? Couldn't he just use the Lightning Element and finish him off?"
Even Mu Nujiao could not guess what Mo Fan was thinking. Was he hiding his strength? But he was already standing in the beast-fighting iron cage. What was the point of hiding it now?
Mo Fan remained where he was with the help of Ghost Shadow. He too was waiting for Little Golden Ape to give him another surprise!
In truth, the Buddha-Demon Ape still had a hidden demon art, but it wanted even more to use its physique to contend against magic. After all, no matter what, Little Golden Ape was fundamentally a demon beast.
Little Golden Ape stomped its foot again, gathering power from its feet and channeling it through its entire body before swiftly swinging the staff!!
The Ruyi Staff finally struck the core area of the wind disk. One blow weakened the wind disk by forty percent.
Then three more blows scattered the wind disk completely.
The Buddha-Demon Ape stared at Zhuang Lifeng's tiny figure and thrust its massive staff forward. The force of ten thousand jin gathered into that single strike. If it hit, the Zhuang Family would be attending a funeral feast.
Zhuang Lifeng's pupils dilated uncontrollably. It's over.
In the end, the iron staff stopped motionlessly right in front of Zhuang Lifeng. A trace of mockery flashed through the Buddha-Demon Ape's eyes before it withdrew the staff.
The victor was obvious.
Mo Fan had completed the Summoning Element's KPI, but Dean Xiao's goal had not yet been achieved. Mo Fan was about to stir up trouble again.
Mo Fan said, "Dean Xiao, although I have completed the Summoning Element's KPI, I want to ask whether this beast-fighting competition is unfair to our Summoning Element."
"I had to work my ass off defending the ring against one hundred people just to reclaim resources that already belonged to us. How about holding another challenge match, where our Summoning Element challenges the other elements?"
"I won't take action against anyone below the Intermediate Mage level. Let the other Summoning Element students fight instead. Defeat ten people, and they can receive ten percent of the resources. How about that?"
Dean Xiao stroked his beard and nodded. "All right. Not only that, I can also grant additional rewards to the students who perform the best."
Mo Fan recalled the Buddha-Demon Ape and stepped down from the stage. Then he discovered that the Summoning Element students were looking at him as though he were a god.
"Holy shit, Mo Fan, you're incredible! You completed the KPI all by yourself," Zheng Bingxiao said, his eyes sparkling.
"Brother Mo Fan, make sure you guide us more in the future."
"That's right, Brother Mo Fan. We'll follow you from now on."
Mo Fan smiled and nodded. He had finished what he came to do. Now, he was going to the cafeteria to eat.
As soon as he stepped down, Ai Tutu sent him a message asking where he was.
He told her he was going to eat.
Ai Tutu immediately replied that she and Mu Nujiao were coming too.
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