Jonathan Takes Action

Jonathan sneered inwardly at this, then began to cast his own magic.

The brown-haired youth moved first, but Jonathan condensed his magic much faster, and both successfully formed their Shadow Arrow almost simultaneously.

Suddenly, the brown-haired youth's expression shifted slightly, and he cried out in a panic, "Assistant, my mental control is insufficient; the Shadow Arrow seems to be losing control!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the corners of the brown-haired youth's lips curled up, and he fired the Shadow Arrow at Jonathan.

Many people's expressions changed, and even Winter was caught off guard; it was too late to intervene.

However, Jonathan remained calm and composed, raising his hand to fire his own Shadow Arrow.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jonathan's Shadow Arrow directly shattered the youth's, continuing on to strike toward him.

The brown-haired youth's face turned deathly pale, and his heart filled with terror.

But the distance was too short and the timing too fast; he had no time to dodge. The Shadow Arrow grazed his cheek and embedded itself into the wall behind him.

A streak of blood appeared.

The brown-haired youth stared blankly with dilated pupils, subconsciously reaching up to touch his cheek before opening his hand to look.

"Blood!"

Then, he collapsed to the ground and fainted.

Jonathan looked toward Winter, "Assistant, I just started learning magic and am not very familiar with it, so I slipped up a bit. However, the classmate opposite me seems to have slipped up as well."

"His fainting can't be blamed on me, right?"

"Naturally not. Let's end today's lesson here."

Glancing at the brown-haired youth on the ground, he added, "Does anyone here know classmate Masai? Take him back to his dormitory."

This incident quickly spread throughout the academy.

Many were astonished, as they had received the same information as Masai and believed Jonathan knew no magic.

As a result, his ability to shatter the opponent's magic in one blow could only mean that Jonathan's magical attainments were extremely high.

Returning to dormitory 2023, Charles recounted Jonathan's actions to the others, which immediately drew a round of cheers.

"That kind of person deserves a good lesson, but weren't you unable to use magic?" Collette asked, looking at Jonathan.

Jonathan smiled slightly, "Didn't Charles teach me last night?"

"He taught you last night, and today you can already cast it, and even shatter the magic of someone who clearly had training? You..."

Collette stopped mid-sentence, suddenly speechless.

Charles said, "When I first learned magic, the teacher taught me many times, and I practiced for over half a month myself before I could barely condense a Shadow Arrow, and it was still very unstable."

"It was a month or two later before I could cast it proficiently."

"The assistant didn't teach any magic today, just theory. I don't know when I'll be able to cast magic like Jonathan."

Look at how discouraged you all are. Jonathan chuckled, "I won't stay here to be an eyesore. I'm heading back to my room."

Watching him return to his room, the others looked at each other and said in unison, "Monster!"

Jonathan sat cross-legged on his bed, It seems the quality of magic elements also has a significant impact on the magic itself.

The reason he was able to directly shatter Masai's magic today was that the heaven and earth elements he condensed had been compressed by his mental power, causing their quality to exceed the opponent's magic.

"I have nothing to do tomorrow afternoon, so I'll go browse the library."

He muttered to himself, then closed his eyes and silently accumulated his magic power.

The Earth Element classes were similar to the Dark Element ones, though there was no one causing trouble like Masai.

After the class ended, he went to the library.

With the backing of the Dark Church, the library at the Ulada Magic Academy was quite large and possessed a vast collection of books.

The library was mainly divided into the book storage area, the reading area, and the front desk.

The storage area was divided by magic elements; aside from Light Element magic books, all other types were available.

In addition to these elemental books, there were miscellaneous works, mostly theories put forward by predecessors.

Jonathan borrowed a few books on the Earth Element and Dark Element, then picked up a copy of Theory and Conjecture on the Essence of Magic from the miscellaneous section.

His morning routine of exercise and battle qi cultivation remained fixed, though if he had classes, the battle qi cultivation was moved to the evening.

During his free time, he would spend it in the library, absorbing various theoretical knowledge.

At night or during other spare moments, he would cultivate and test the ideas in his mind.

Over half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

"Nothing to do tomorrow; I should pay a visit to Xue Yan. After all, it's not good to leave people idle."

The next day, after his morning exercise, he set off for Black Phoenix City.

"Jonathan, you're here."

"Hello, Mr. Cross."

Cross led Jonathan to an open space; from the outside, it didn't look like much, but the space inside was actually quite large.

"Mr. Cross, since I'm so late, is Lord Xue Yan angry?"

Cross said, "You're overthinking it. Aside from teaching you, he is also the current head of the Saber organization in the Bandas Kingdom."

"He is very busy."

Jonathan said casually, "He's busy? Then will I even be able to see him today?"

"Being busy doesn't mean he's out and about; it means he has to handle the intelligence and missions for the entire Bandas Kingdom."

"For instance, whether or not to accept a mission, what the price should be, and so on—everything requires his decision."

"I see. That is indeed quite busy. It seems the sphere of influence of our Saber organization is quite vast."

"With your talent, it won't be difficult for you to sit in Lord Xue Yan's position in the future, or even surpass him."

Isn't that a given!

Jonathan was full of confidence regarding this.

"Lord Xue Yan, Jonathan is here."

Jonathan saw him sitting cross-legged on a giant boulder, eyes closed in cultivation. Hearing the voice, he slowly opened his eyes.

He doesn't seem that busy, Jonathan muttered to himself.

"It seems you truly don't take me to heart, but I am merely fulfilling the mission given to me by those above."

"If you come, I will teach you. If you don't, that's up to you."

Jonathan smiled and said, "Lord Xue Yan, you're joking. I wonder what you will teach me today."

"We start with the first lesson of the Assassination Art: learning how to control your own aura. This is something every assassin must learn, and it is the foundation of foundations."

"Cross, you may head out first."

"Yes, Lord Xue Yan."

After Cross left, Xue Yan continued, "Aura is not just about tangible things like scent; it also includes a person's presence, killing intent, battle intent, and so on."

"Of course, to control it perfectly—let alone you, even I cannot do it."

"My Breath Concealment Technique is nearly perfect in the eyes of my peers, and even those in the Saint Realm find it hard to detect, but in the eyes of the Old Instructor, it is full of flaws."

"Therefore, I don't expect you to reach my level. As long as you can follow behind Cross without being discovered before you reach a Level 7 Warrior, you will have passed."

Jonathan bowed slightly, "Please guide me, Lord Xue Yan."

Jonathan had already learned similar things from Abraham and had a foundation, so with a little guidance from Xue Yan, he gained some enlightenment.

Xue Yan watched from the side, and even he had to admit that Jonathan's talent was excellent.

It wasn't until evening, when the sunset appeared in the sky, that Jonathan took his leave and returned to the Ulada Magic Academy.

Cross stood beside Xue Yan and said, "Lord Xue Yan, Jonathan's talent is quite good, isn't it?"

The corners of Xue Yan's mouth lifted slightly as he turned and walked away, leaving only one sentence behind.

"He's alright."

"It seems Jonathan has truly caught Lord Xue Yan's eye. That's rare."

Cross smiled and walked away as well.

This afternoon, or by tomorrow at the latest, the contract will be signed, so hurry up and invest.