Tang Miao had only said it offhand, but the three of them believed him instantly!
They stared at Tang Miao with envy...
Tang Miao shrugged. "Why are you looking at me like that? You're Lightning Mages, after all. You could flirt with any ordinary girl and score whenever you wanted."
Li Ning flopped onto the bed with a helpless sigh. "When I broke through to the Intermediate Level, you were still a Beginner Mage, Boss. But now you've already reached the Intermediate Level, and I still can't cast my First Level Magic. With things like this, where am I supposed to find time to chase girls? Besides, who doesn't have a type? Wouldn't it be great to find a pretty young mage?"
When Li Ning finished, Yang Yue and Wang Tian nodded at the same time.
With their status as Lightning Mages, it was only natural to make mage girls their first choice for a partner! Especially the girls from the Fire Academy—they were the best choice.
"Sounds like a plan. Then keep jerking off," Tang Miao said with a cheeky grin.
However, he'd forgotten that whenever he got an itch himself, he'd also had a date with Miss Right Hand...
With his talent and strength, once word got out, forget ordinary girls—even the daughters of the world's young prodigies would be lining up to offer themselves to him.
But aside from Tang Yue, even he wasn't willing to live under someone else's thumb. If he didn't have this kind of talent, then fine. But with his extraordinary gifts, how could he willingly become a simp?
His talent and strength had also raised his standards. If he couldn't win a girl over, he could just admire her from afar... And if he was going to admire someone, naturally he'd pick the prettiest!
If he ever met someone by chance and had the opportunity to ease his longing—or even donate some genes—he definitely wouldn't refuse. After all, he loved doing good deeds like that...
The three of them had been mocked. They felt helpless, but what could they do?
Just then, Yang Yue asked curiously, "Boss, you came back today for tomorrow's Challenge Tournament, didn't you?"
Tang Miao nodded. "That's right. Otherwise, why would I have made time to come back?"
At that, the three of them immediately perked up. After all, Tang Miao had really made a name for himself last time!
His opponent this time definitely wouldn't be easy!
Li Ning asked, "Boss, Boss, who are you challenging this time?"
"I reckon your opponent this time has to be in the top fifty at least."
Yang Yue figured that, since Tang Miao's first challenge had been against the person in last place, this time he'd be aiming for more than just moving up a few spots. Otherwise, why had he stayed quiet for so long?
The other two agreed with Yang Yue.
Still, they all turned to look at Tang Miao at the same time.
"I haven't taken part in a Challenge Tournament for two whole months. It'd be no fun if my opponent were too weak. You'll find out tomorrow. Get some rest."
Tang Miao didn't tell them that he planned to challenge the number one spot. Otherwise, these three losers would be up all night in shock.
Seeing that Tang Miao didn't feel like saying more, the three of them figured he might be planning something even crazier than they'd guessed!
But what good was guessing...
They'd know everything once it started tomorrow. Still, having only half the picture was genuinely frustrating!
The next day, the scorching sun rose in the east. The moment they stepped outside, they could tell the weather was going to be unpleasant. It was early morning, yet they already felt like they were sweating buckets...
Even so, the Lightning Academy was still packed with people. Some students from other elements had even come over. The reason was simple: early that morning, the news had appeared on Pearl Academy's internal online platform—someone was challenging the top-ranked mage in today's Challenge Tournament!
Under normal circumstances, students and teachers from other departments wouldn't bother coming to watch. But a match against the top-ranked mage was different.
The Challenge Tournament's number one was certain to be no ordinary person. What's more, the Lightning Element's top spot had been held for two years. How could this challenge not draw attention?
Looking at the stands, which were usually far from crowded but were now packed, Tang Miao's mouth twitched. "What's going on?"
Tang Miao's question went unanswered. Instead, Yang Yue stared at the announcement on his phone in shock. "Boss... you're challenging Ouyang Yuan?!"
"Holy crap!"
At Yang Yue's shout, the other two pulled out their phones too. They took one look and were stunned...
They'd known Tang Miao would challenge someone in the top fifty... Well, first place was in the top fifty too, but the three of them had figured he'd challenge someone around twentieth at most.
Who could've guessed he'd challenge the number one spot?!
The top of the Lightning Element rankings?!
And he was a disciple of the famous Ouyang Family, known for its Lightning Mages!
They hadn't even dared imagine something like this... Even the disciples of other prestigious families who'd come to watch were stunned. That was why so many people had come to see the match.
Tang Miao shrugged. Once he understood what was going on, he didn't think much of it. Then he walked over to a seat in the stands and sat down quietly.
After them, students from other departments at Pearl Academy continued to arrive in droves. Quite a few teachers came too.
Looking at the crowd, Qian Kun turned to Sun Yuan. "Isn't this a bit over the top?"
"I didn't expect so many people to show up either!" Sun Yuan replied awkwardly.
A huge audience wasn't necessarily a good thing. Whoever lost was bound to cause a major stir. Of course, Sun Yuan and Qian Kun simply thought Tang Miao would lose... Losing in front of this many people would be a huge blow. They were genuinely worried he wouldn't be able to accept the reality...
As for winning? How could an Intermediate Level One mage defeat a double-element Intermediate Level Three mage? They knew Ouyang Yuan had a Lightning Element Spirit Seed, too. It was the famous Scorching Thunder Spirit Seed! It was considered one of the very best Spirit Seeds.
And besides his Lightning Element, Ouyang Yuan's defensive Rock Element was also at Intermediate Level Three. As long as Ouyang Yuan didn't get cocky and put on his Intermediate Kai Magic Tool before taking Tang Miao's first attack, there was no need to wonder about the outcome!
After a moment of silence, Qian Kun sighed. "Ah, forget it. After this match, we should comfort him. As long as he can accept this failure, I believe he'll go far in the future."
"That's all we can do." Sun Yuan might have seemed simple-minded and brawny, but he was sharp enough in his own way.
In any case, the two of them didn't think much of Tang Miao. They didn't believe he could win—and they were sure he'd lose...
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