Setting aside the opportunity to cultivate in the Three Step Tower, his other rewards—Spirit Seed fragments, water-element cultivation magic artifacts, Nebula Magic Tools, Star Particle control magic artifacts, and so on—added up to at least twenty million.
Don't think that was exaggerated. The top three hundred could save up enough for a synthesized Spirit Seed after staying for a year or two. The top hundred received two Spirit Seed fragments every month, while the top fifty were even more outrageous.
This was essentially a handout from the academy, meant to give those students stuck at the peak of the Intermediate level a chance to accumulate resources, continuously nourish their Nebulas with Spirit Seed fragments, and then purchase a Star River Vein to break through to the Advanced level.
"Looks like I need to find someone trustworthy to handle them. They could sell for a high price in the Main Campus, maybe even double in value. Add in my elder sister's savings and mine... Heh, reaching the Advanced level won't be that hard."
He pondered this, suppressing his excitement as he looked toward the forty-ninth-ranked mage taking the stage—a slim, delicate-looking young man, a rare male from the Water Institute.
The other party smiled friendly. "My name is Qi Fengchun."
Hearing this, Lu Jun nodded. No matter their gender, the mages of the Water Institute had good tempers.
The referee stepped onto the stage and shouted, "Begin!"
The two quickly controlled their Star Particles. Lu Jun habitually used Primary Magic, forming a Star Track with a thought as he struck first.
Yet Qi Fengchun boldly chose to cast Intermediate Magic.
Bzzzz!
Curse Aura descended. His delicate face turned deathly pale, cold sweat streaming down his face as his eyes rolled white under the fierce mental assault. Yet the Intermediate Star Chart