Hmph, I can't be bothered to reason with you, you're not worthy of listening!

"Twenty people? One spell each would be enough to wear that Summoned Beast to death, wouldn't it?"

"So what if it's a General-Level Summoned Beast? We just need to take down the summoner."

"Exactly. As long as we hold back the Summoned Beast, won't the summoner be at our mercy?"

Li Xingze's move immediately provoked public outrage. They were all promising young talents who had been admitted to Pearl Institute, not some insignificant numbers to be counted.

Seeing the furious expressions of the freshmen, Dean Xiao instead revealed a gratified smile.

Mages couldn't be too harmonious with one another. Only with the passion for battle could they spur each other on to grow!

Soon, twenty freshmen appeared on the field. They split into four squads, respectively consisting of Lightning Element, Fire Element, Wind Element, and Water Element mages.

"Now this is a little interesting."

Li Xingze became somewhat more serious. This lineup had clearly been carefully thought out.

The Wind-type mages could restrain the Summoned Beast, while the Water Element mages could defend against its attacks.

As for the Lightning Element and Fire Element mages, there was no need to say more. Whether they were used against the Summoned Beast or against Li Xingze, they were key to victory.

"Some country bumpkin from who knows where got lucky and cultivated to the Intermediate Level, and now he thinks he can make an enemy of the Bai Clan?"

A handsome young man stepped out from the crowd, his extraordinary arrogance making it seem as though he intended to challenge Li Xingze alone.

"It's Bai Zangfeng of the Bai Clan! With an Intermediate-Level Mage stepping in, we'll definitely defeat this arrogant bastard!"

The moment Bai Zangfeng appeared, someone in the Lightning Element squad cried out in surprise.

At those words, the morale of all four squads surged, as though victory were already within reach.

Watching Bai Zangfeng yap on and on, Li Xingze frowned. He clenched his right hand, and a Golden Thunder Whip viciously lashed Bai Zangfeng's body.

Who the hell had time to listen to your grandstanding?

Bai Zangfeng had never expected Li Xingze to attack so suddenly. Caught completely off guard, he was sent flying and slammed hard into the Barrier.

The remaining nineteen people on the field were all dumbfounded. That was a completely shameless sneak attack!

The Lightning Element squad was even more confused. Could a Second-Level Thunder Seal really possess such power?

Even a Third-Level Thunder Seal couldn't compare to that!

"Is that a Spirit Seed?" one of the teachers exclaimed.

Just what was Li Xingze's background? He had only just enrolled, yet he was already equipped with a Spirit Seed. He was truly loaded!

"So that means Li Xingze is an Intermediate-Level Mage in two elements?" Another teacher was equally shocked.

The requirement for absorbing a Spirit Seed was reaching the Intermediate Level. That meant Li Xingze's Lightning Element was also still at the Intermediate Level.

Intermediate Level in two elements, with one of them being the Summoning Element—wasn't that cultivation talent far too outrageous?

Most importantly, he even had a General-Level Summoned Beast. His potential was extraordinary!

Dean Xiao, meanwhile, remained silent.

Li Xingze sure had plenty of secrets!

"Bastard, you actually ambushed me!!" Bai Zangfeng staggered to his feet, his face full of fury.

Fortunately, he had activated his Armor Magic Gear in time. Otherwise, that Thunder Whip might have crippled him on the spot!

Yet even with his Armor Magic Gear, a considerable amount of the Thunder Seal's power had still pierced through it. He could already smell roasted meat.

"If you have the guts, fight me head-on." Bai Zangfeng glared at Li Xingze through gritted teeth. He had never imagined that Li Xingze possessed a Spirit Seed.

Lightning capable of piercing his Armor Magic Gear could only have come from a Spirit Seed—and not an ordinary one, at that.

"Do I need to give you a warning before I make a move? I have no interest in playing house with you." Li Xingze replied without any courtesy.

"You!" Bai Zangfeng was left speechless.

"Ze Ge is not only incredibly strong, his mouth is vicious too. Bai Zangfeng is probably about to be pissed to death." Zhao Manyan chuckled endlessly.

Although he did not know whether Li Xingze was actually older than him, Li Xingze's strength and bearing were more than enough for Zhao Manyan to call him "Ze Ge."

It was not only Zhao Manyan who was laughing. Quite a few freshmen were laughing as well, and the entire beast-fighting arena filled with waves of laughter, much of it carrying mockery toward Bai Zangfeng.

"Hmph, a country bumpkin will always be a country bumpkin. All you know is how to act overbearing and unreasonable."

Bai Zangfeng's cheeks flushed red with rage as he stubbornly retorted with complete self-righteousness.

"Tch, I can't be bothered reasoning with you. You're not worthy of hearing it!"

The Golden Thunder Whip in Li Xingze's hand lashed toward Bai Zangfeng once more. The incoming whip startled Bai Zangfeng, and he hurriedly used Wind Track to evade.

After barely avoiding the attack, Bai Zangfeng began taunting again.

"You think the same move can make me suffer twice?"

Li Xingze could not be bothered responding. He merely sent the Goldflame Dragon Lion charging forward.

When he saw the Goldflame Dragon Lion rushing at him, Bai Zangfeng, who had been brimming with confidence moments ago, immediately panicked and shouted at the other nineteen people:

"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and come help me!"

The nineteen exchanged looks. They had thought Bai Zangfeng intended to take on Li Xingze by himself.

It seemed there was quite a gap even among Intermediate-Level Mages.

"Leave Li Xingze to our Fire Element squad. You guys go hold off that Summoned Beast," said one of the new Fire Element students.

"Alright!"

"No problem!"

Initial-Level magic could hardly harm a General-Level demon beast. At most, they could only restrain it. The summoner was easier to deal with than the Summoned Beast.

With an Intermediate-Level Mage taking the lead, holding it off for a while should not be difficult.

"You five think you can take me on?"

Li Xingze curled his lips into a smile. That slightly wicked grin drew shrieks from quite a few female students.

As soon as the Thunder Seal appeared, the Golden Thunder Whip slithered across the arena like a Golden Serpent, as if it could claim someone's life at any moment.

The five Fire Element Mages cautiously surrounded Li Xingze. One of them used Fire Burst to attack the thunder serpent, attempting to neutralize the Thunder Seal spell.

But the thunder serpent nimbly evaded the attack, as though it were alive.

"Watch this!"

One brown-haired Fire Element Mage closed the distance between himself and Li Xingze, the fireball in his hand aimed directly at him.

"Fire Burst—Explosion!"

"Too slow!"

Li Xingze focused his gaze and gathered his concentration. Holding his blade in his left hand, he slashed straight at the center of the fireball. In an instant, tongues of flame scattered everywhere. The terrifying fireball was split into two waves of flame, which gradually vanished on either side of Li Xingze.

"What?!" The brown-haired student's face was filled with terror. Was slashing apart magic with a sword really reasonable?

While he stood there stunned, Li Xingze showed no hesitation and eliminated him with the thunder whip.

An Initial-Level Mage's magic resistance was too low, so Li Xingze had held back. Otherwise, that student might have been crippled.

Li Xingze pressed his advantage, eliminating the remaining four Fire Element Mages one after another.

Things were even easier on the Goldflame Dragon Lion's side. Even with five Water Element Mages attacking together, they could not withstand its charge.

That was still with the Goldflame Dragon Lion not using its flames. If it had used fire, the battle would have ended long ago.