Undead Mage Mo Fan!

Li Xingze had just returned from the Azure Sky Hunter Agency when he saw Mo Fan sitting on the sofa watching TV. He could even hear his "hehehe" laughter.

From the look of Mo Fan, he should have finished awakening. Li Xingze wondered whether he had awakened the Summoning Element and Shadow Element.

With that thought in mind, Li Xingze walked over and asked, "You're laughing so happily. Did you really awaken the Undead Element?"

Hearing him, Mo Fan turned to look at Li Xingze and nodded heavily.

"Seriously?" Li Xingze froze.

This was the Undead Element—its rarity even surpassed that of the Space Element and Chaos Element.

Did this guy really get whichever Element he wanted?

He had only told Mo Fan to try his luck, but he had never expected Mo Fan to actually awaken the Undead Element.

"This was all thanks to your Guiding Stone," Mo Fan said.

Li Xingze rolled his eyes. The Guiding Stone only increased the chances by a certain amount—possibly not even one percent.

"Oh, right. I also awakened the Summoning Element."

Mo Fan trusted Li Xingze completely. Besides, Li Xingze had paid for this awakening, so Mo Fan had chosen not to hide it.

"Holy shit!"

Li Xingze was completely speechless. Wasn't this basically trading the Shadow Element for the Undead Element?

Was that fair? Was that reasonable?

He had only awakened two Elements at the Intermediate Level, and his Lightning Element had only awakened through a lucky coincidence.

Yet Mo Fan had awakened the Summoning Element and Undead Element at the Intermediate Level. Was he trying to defy the heavens?

Mo Fan's dual Lightning and Fire Elements had already followed the path of ultimate destruction, and now he had awakened the Summoning Element and Undead Element as well.

An invincible summoner build?!

Although an Undead Mage could rely on swarm tactics, the undead they summoned were generally weak and easily targeted by enemy decapitation attacks.

The Summoning Element and his Lightning-Fire dual Elements perfectly made up for that weakness, making him practically unbeatable.

If Mo Fan could raise both his Undead Element and Summoning Element to the Advanced Level during the National Institute Competition, he alone could easily tear through an entire team. He would be far more monstrous than Zhe Luo's Chaos Element.

"Did you step in dog shit when you went out or something?" Li Xingze said, feeling rather unbalanced.

The one thing that made him feel a little better was Mo Fan's promise: now that Mo Fan had awakened the Undead Element, no one would stand in his way in the future.

Then, in the days to come, Xin Xia could let him

"Fuck off, you're just jealous." Mo Fan grew even more smug.

"Oh, right. Which Element are you applying with next year?" Li Xingze suddenly asked.

Mo Fan scratched the back of his head and thought for a moment before saying, "The Summoning Element, I guess. Pearl Institute is specially recruiting Summoning Element students, and I won't need to take the Magic College Entrance Exam."

"The Summoning Element?" Li Xingze shook his head and reminded him, "I can teach you what you need to know about the Summoning Element, but I can't help you with the Undead Element."

"I suggest you apply with the Undead Element. That way, you'll avoid a lot of detours."

"That makes sense." After thinking it over carefully, Mo Fan found that it was indeed true.

The further one progressed in magic cultivation, the more diverse it became. If he had no teacher to guide him in the Undead Element, what if he went down the wrong path?

"Then I'll focus on cultivating the Undead Element first."

A year later.

Li Xingze had cultivated both his Lightning Element and Wind Element to Basic Level 3, while his Summoning Element had reached Intermediate Level 2.

This was all thanks to the Nebula Magic Tool's triple cultivation speed. One hour was equivalent to three.

The Goldflame Dragon Lion had reached the level of a mid-level commander, while the Abyssal Dragon had overtaken it and already reached the level of a Great General.

Unfortunately, the Abyssal Dragon was still in its infancy. Its body had more than doubled in size, but it still could not carry a rider.

Over the past year, Mo Fan had pushed his Undead Element to Basic Level 3 in one go, while his Lightning Element had also successfully broken through to the Intermediate Level.

Unfortunately, without a teacher's guidance, Mo Fan had yet to try summoning undead even now.

With so many teachers at Pearl Institute, there had to be at least one with the Undead Element, right?

At least, that was what Mo Fan thought.

Today was the day of the special recruitment. Li Xingze and Mo Fan arrived at the interview location together.

Although special recruitment did not require an exam, it did require an interview. Even Li Xingze, who had a Summoning Element at the Intermediate Level, was no exception.

Li Xingze was applying with the Summoning Element, while Mo Fan was applying with the Undead Element. Although the Undead Element was not included in the special recruitment program, it was even rarer than the Summoning Element, so Pearl Institute had no reason to refuse.

Li Xingze was applying with the Summoning Element solely for the chance to cultivate in the Three Step Tower. As long as he defeated two hundred people in the Beast Arena Competition, he could obtain the resources of the entire school.

Those resources were simply too vast. They would most likely be exchanged for one opportunity to cultivate in the Three Step Tower.

The interview was held inside Pearl Institute. The moment Li Xingze and Mo Fan entered the room, they saw five interviewers.

"Li Xingze and Mo Fan, correct?" A magic professor wearing thick glasses asked sternly in a grave, low voice.

Li Xingze and Mo Fan both nodded.

"An Intermediate-Level Mage of the Summoning Element—you'd be admitted without an exam even at Imperial Capital Academy. Why did you choose Pearl Institute?"

The only female teacher held Li Xingze's information form and looked at him curiously.

Although Pearl Institute ranked among the top three in the country, Imperial Capital Academy was unquestionably number one. There was still quite a gap between Pearl Institute and it.

"Imperial Capital Academy is too far away," Li Xingze said blandly.

Uh.

That reason was truly simple and direct.

"Although your cultivation is very high, what matters for a summoner is their Summoned Beast and Contract Beast. Even if you haven't had the chance to find a Contract Beast yet, you should at least show us your Summoned Beast, right?"

The magic professor wearing thick glasses stared deeply at Li Xingze. He always felt that this student was more than merely an Intermediate-Level Mage.

The other teachers also turned to look at Li Xingze, all quite curious about what kind of Summoned Beast he possessed.

"Since your cultivation is at the intermediate level, Pearl Institute has no reason to reject you." Dean Xiao, seated in the very center, smiled at Li Xingze. "Student Li Xingze, welcome to Pearl Institute."

"Thank you, Dean Xiao and professors." Li Xingze gave a slight nod.

Then it was Mo Fan's turn.

Dean Xiao and the other teachers were equally curious about a student of the Undead Element. This was an even rarer element than the Summoning Element.

At the teachers' request, Mo Fan demonstrated the abilities of his Undead Element.

Once they confirmed it was indeed the Undead Element, they had Mo Fan undergo a test of his stardust's intensity.

"It really is Basic Level 3." Several teachers nodded.

"This is the first Undead Element student we've recruited in the past two years. How about we admit him directly?"

The female teacher looked toward Dean Xiao. An Undead Mage could become extremely powerful once they matured.

After Dean Xiao nodded, the interview was considered finished.

Worth noting was that they did not encounter the original story's big fatty, Luo Song, during the interview. Perhaps because of Li Xingze, their interview times had been staggered.

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