Easily Resolved

The next day, they arrived at the Grand Arena.

There were quite a lot of spectators for the finals. Every team that had made it into the confrontation rounds had come to watch.

There were no speeches, no music, and no applause.

Under countless gazes, Bai Mo walked in front, leading Zhou Tianyuan and the other two into the Arena.

There were also four people opposite them. The one in the lead was Lu Yilin, and at the very back was the summoning mage in a duckbill cap.

Bai Mo did not have much of an impression of the two in the middle.

Maybe they were just ornaments too!?

Bai Mo teased inwardly, but his eyes studied the two of them seriously.

One of them should be the mage Mingzhu Affiliated High School had been hiding, the one who knew Mid-Level Magic.

Both sides gave their names, and the referee counted down.

The instant the cry of "The match begins!" fell, two masses of dazzling, resplendent Light Radiance rose up.

"Light Radiance—Blindness!"

Brilliant light illuminated the entire Arena until it was almost transparent, and golden radiance bright enough to sear eyes covered every inch of the field.

But with Bai Mo's prior instructions, Zhou Tianyuan and the other two closed their eyes at the very first moment.

After first casting the prepared Water Barrier over himself, Zhou Tianyuan relied on his memory and began tracing magic, intending to apply Water Barrier to his teammates one by one.

On the other side, Ye Zi, who had closed his eyes early, pressed down the brim of his cap and raised his palm.

Faint moonlight scattered down, looking so inconspicuous on this golden field.

A thick rock foot stepped out from a dark, moonlit rift, followed closely by a tall, heavy, burly body. A rough and savage aura spread in every direction.

A head without eyes turned, obeying the summoner's command. It took steps that shook the ground, striding proudly toward Bai Mo.

A Light Element Mage's Light Radiance really was disgusting. Apart from fellow Light Element mages, Shadow Element mages, or mages with deep cultivation whose physical bodies had become as powerful as high-level demons and no longer feared Light Radiance—

Everyone else had only one method against Light Radiance: close their eyes and not look.

But losing their eyes did not mean they could not fight.

After all, Bai Mo was a Mid-Level mage now. He did have some perception.

And the Space Element did not become unusable just because his eyes could not see.

However, he did need to take this a little more seriously.

Feeling the ground tremble faintly, Bai Mo knew the opposing Summoned Beast had come out.

The Rock Demon Beast was only a Servant Level Summoned Beast. Its traits were high defense and great strength, so Bai Mo was not afraid.

With a thought, Bai Mo spread layer after layer of weak Space Barriers out around himself.

As long as the Rock Demon Beast broke through these barriers, Bai Mo would be able to determine its position from that and then throw it out.

Outside, the spectators were not that close to the match grounds, so they did not need to keep their eyes shut.

It was just that this vast golden brilliance was rather annoying to look at.

They could not see. What was happening inside?

And when some quick-witted team-leading teachers and students saw this scene, they all slapped their foreheads and praised, "This move is brilliant!"

At the judges' seats, the Magic Association representative's eyes shone with faint light, and he said the same.

"However, we all underestimated this classmate Bai Mo." Judge Zhong also nodded in agreement. Sensing those layers of Space Barriers, he added another line.

"Isn't this precisely the meaning behind our holding this competition?" Professor Zhou of Pearl Institute saw the Rock Demon Beast shatter a Space Barrier as thin as a film, and he smiled cheerfully.

Lu Yuan, the team leader from Mingzhu Affiliated High School, stood below the stands outside the Arena with the only student who had been left behind, at the contestants' entrance within the barrier.

At this moment, the eerie-looking man who was the only one left off the field had ink-dark color in his eyes. Looking at the continuous golden light blazing across the competition field, he said to teacher Lu Yuan, "Teacher Lu really is amazing. You found this Bai Mo's weakness all at once. Now we're the champions of this year's tournament for sure. Sixth on the Talent Ranking? Nothing special after all."

Lu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, an easy, unruffled smile hanging on his face, and did not respond to this student's words.

Only the smugness in his eyes could not be concealed.

He did not look at the competition field, because he felt the result was already decided. He simply kept his hands clasped behind him and observed the other teams in the stands.

An almost imperceptible contempt and mockery sat on his face. A feeling of crushing superiority in wisdom rose within him.

"Teacher Lu, what is that?!"

The terrified cry of the student behind him rang out. Lu Yuan's interest was interrupted, and he became somewhat impatient.

He turned back, his tone as stern as ever. "What do you mean, what?!"

"Rock... Rock Demon Beast!" The eerie-looking man was not cowed by Lu Yuan's tone. He pointed behind Lu Yuan, then ran back like mad.

Lu Yuan frowned slightly and turned to look ahead. He saw Ye Zi's Summoned Beast, the Rock Demon Beast, smashing toward him with a howling wind.

It was already less than five meters away!

"Water..." Lu Yuan's pupils shrank, and he instinctively began to draw his magic. But he had only connected half of the Star Dust.

The Rock Demon Beast had already smashed into him.

Bang!!!!

Boom!!!

After the sound of impact came another, even heavier, muffled crash.

The Rock Demon Beast slammed into the wall together with Lu Yuan.

Time rewound to a few seconds earlier.

The instant the Rock Demon Beast smashed through one layer of Space Barrier, Bai Mo sensed it. He immediately used Mind Control.

He seized control of the Rock Demon Beast, which was still trying to stride toward them, lifted it up, and hurled it hard out of the field in the direction of the Mingzhu Affiliated High School team in his memory.

How could the referee have known that the Rock Demon Beast Bai Mo sent flying could still hit someone!? As far as he could see, its aim was wildly off, and the five members of Mingzhu Affiliated High School had not even been grazed.

At that moment, he was standing at the edge of the competition field, his gaze fixed tightly on Dong Shan, whose fist had just been wreathed in a fiery magic ring.

Bai Mo, who had used all his strength to fling the Rock Demon Beast out of the Arena, also felt the dueling field suddenly turn scorching hot.

That dense Fire Element immediately let him make a judgment. It was Fire Element Mid-Level Magic—Fierce Fist!

And just then, the golden light withdrew as well.

"Fierce Fist!"

Dong Shan opened his eyes and swung his flame-burning fist. His gaze shifted and instantly locked onto Bai Mo's position. He swung his arm and blasted out a punch.

"Booming Heaven!"

Flames danced, turning into a gigantic scarlet fist. Carrying explosive force, it swelled into a body twenty meters across.

Like a steamship at full power, it rushed forward even faster, burning with the momentum to destroy everything as it smashed toward Bai Mo.

As the Light Radiance of his perception vanished, Bai Mo also opened his eyes and saw the scene before him.

He did not panic. As he lifted his palm, seven points of silver light also lit up behind him. When his palm pushed forward, seven magnificent and mysterious arcs of brilliant silver stars quietly took shape, sketching out a dazzling, resplendent Star Map.

"Space Rhythm!"

Bai Mo's expression was calm and solemn as he softly uttered the four words.

The Silver Light in his eyes grew sharper. As he pushed his palm forward and the Star Map took form, sheets of silver radiance spread out.

"Godly Shield!"

Space let out a violent tremor.

"Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!"

A stretch of space gleaming with silver light was compressed to the extreme into a massive diamond-shaped shield spanning thirty meters, blocking the area five meters in front of Bai Mo.

The shield towered high, more like a wall of heaven.

Boom, boom, boom—!

Fierce Fist slammed viciously into that shield that did not belong to the mortal world, stirring up an even larger ring of sparks.

Flames exploded, waves of fire battered, sparks flew in all directions, and firelight danced wildly. Yet all they did was stir up ripples through space; they could not cause even the slightest damage to the Space Shield before them.

"This... this is control?!"

On the judges' platform, the University Alliance representative was shocked.

Professor Zhou of Pearl Institute slowly nodded. "This Bai Mo's talent in the Space Element is extraordinary too."

"He should be the strongest student we've had in this competition over the past forty years, right?"

"Indeed." The others echoed him, their eyes filled with reminiscence.

They thought back to forty years ago, when they were still ordinary staff members and met that contestant. That person had possessed the same peerless talent.

And had likewise ended every battle with crushing ease.

"Every generation produces its own talents. This is something worth celebrating." Finally, Professor Zhou of Pearl Institute laughed and gave his conclusion.

In the Arena, Bai Mo used his will to press down and compact all the mud and sand beneath his feet that had begun to soften again.

Then his gaze flicked over, and Lu Yilin and the remaining Light Element Mage flew out.

With another wave of his hand, he controlled the remaining two with Void Claw as well.

He carried them out of the competition field.

"The match is over! Zhilan High School wins!"

The referee shouted, and thunderous applause rang out from the stands as well.

Not a single person was unconvinced by Bai Mo taking the championship.

"Will all members of Zhilan High School please come onstage to receive your awards!"

After tapping the microphone and waiting for the venue to quiet down again, Judge Zhong of the University Alliance slowly spoke.

Bai Mo, Zhou Tianyuan, and the others exchanged glances, then smiled.

"What did I say? The championship was destined to be ours."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! You're amazing."

"Hurry up and lead the way. We're going up to get our awards."