Magical Beast Mountain Range, Trial

"Huh, someone has stepped onto the sparring arena."

As soon as Lin Feng and Dixie stepped onto the public sparring arena of the academy, sharp-eyed students noticed them.

"Is that Lin Feng? The peerless genius Lin Feng who went from a first-rank mage to a fourth-rank mage in just one year?" someone suddenly exclaimed.

Although Lin Feng was a celebrity at Ernst Academy, he rarely appeared in public except for attending wind-element magic classes every day. The fact that he appeared on the sparring arena today was undoubtedly major news. Some students still clearly remembered the last time Lin Feng was on the sparring arena, when he beat his opponent Land into a pulp; that fight, though brief, had been extremely spectacular. Now that Lin Feng was on the sparring stage again, it made people extremely curious about the identity of his opponent. Was someone actually daring enough to challenge the number one genius of Ernst? Were they looking for death?

"Wow, the person standing opposite Lin Feng is actually the other genius of Ernst Academy, Dixie. God, am I seeing this right? The two peerless geniuses of Ernst Academy are actually standing on the sparring arena. Oh my god!"

To the uproar from the crowd below, Lin Feng and Dixie seemed not to hear, their eyes locked, battle intent surging.

"Make your move. Out of respect for you being Delia's brother, I'll let you have three moves."

As soon as Lin Feng said this, the crowd below exploded. Even if you are a genius, there is no need to be this arrogant.

Upon hearing this, Dixie's face showed little fluctuation, only squeezing two cold words through his teeth: "No need."

"Since that is the case, I will not hold back."

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, his body shot toward Dixie like a cheetah, while a wind-element "Haste" spell was applied to his legs.

Dixie only felt a black shadow flash before his eyes, and then his body landed on the ground. By the time he reacted, he realized he was already standing off the stage.

The people below were stunned. What kind of speed was this? To be able to knock an opponent off the stage before they could even react—how was this possible? Dixie was a fourth-rank mage! Since when were fourth-rank mages so weak?

Delia, who had been watching the people on stage nervously, also widened her eyes. She knew better than anyone how strong her brother was, yet he had been knocked off the stage by Lin Feng in a single move, without even having a chance to attack. This, this... Delia looked at the smiling Lin Feng in disbelief, and at the same time, the image of Lin Feng in her heart became even taller.

Of everyone present, besides Lin Feng, only the other party involved, Dixie, vaguely knew how Lin Feng had knocked him off the stage. Just now, Lin Feng hadn't used magic at all; he had relied entirely on physical strength, instantaneous explosive power, and a second-rank wind-element spell, "Haste," to instantly close the distance between them before using a clever technique to knock him off the stage. The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, without the slightest hesitation.

"I didn't expect that besides being a mage, you are also a warrior with impressive strength. I lost. I leave Delia to you. I hope you can protect her well. If you let her suffer any harm, I will kill you at any cost."

Dixie was not someone who couldn't afford to lose; losing was losing, it was no big deal. Although he was always shrouded in the halo of a genius, he himself had never thought of himself as any kind of genius. The impressive achievements he had attained so far were entirely due to him taking it one step at a time and working hard.

"Rest assured, if Delia is harmed, you won't need to kill me; I won't let myself off."

After Lin Feng finished speaking, he took the bewildered Delia and left the sparring arena.

The next day, when Lin Feng went to the academy to apply for a trial, he was told that only fifth-year and sixth-year students were qualified to go out for trials, which meant one had to reach at least a fifth-rank mage to be allowed to leave. Lin Feng had no choice but to reveal his strength again, casually casting a spell that only a fifth-rank mage could use. This move of his directly shocked the instructor. Ten years old, a fifth-rank mage—this, even calling him a genius was an understatement; he could probably only be described as a freak or a monster. If this instructor knew that Lin Feng was already a sixth-rank mage, and a peak sixth-rank mage about to break through to the seventh rank, plus a fifth-rank warrior, he would probably have died of inferiority on the spot.

In just one day, the news that Lin Feng was a fifth-rank mage spread like wildfire, and this news instantly shocked the entire Ernst Academy. Dixie's halo as the number one genius of Ernst was directly transferred, and Lin Feng's reputation in the academy was unrivaled for a time.

But Lin Feng himself was unaware of all this. At this moment, he had already joined hands with Delia and taken Beibei on a journey to the Magical Beast Mountain Range for training.

Because Delia was only a second-year student, she had no qualifications to go out for trials. In the end, under Lin Feng's suggestion, Delia directly submitted an application for a leave of absence to the academy.

And the departure of Lin Feng and Delia was only seen off by the other three brothers of 1987; it did not alarm anyone else. Even Delia's brother, Dixie, did not show up.

This year was the year 9992 of the Yulan calendar. Lin Feng was ten years old, and Delia was nine.

"Squeak, squeak." The excited Beibei crawled out of Lin Feng's clothes and jumped onto his shoulder, dancing and communicating with Lin Feng through soul connection: "Boss, hurry up, Beibei can't wait! I really want to see what the Magical Beast Mountain Range looks like!"

"Quiet. Even if I wanted to speed up, Delia's body wouldn't allow it," Lin Feng replied via soul transmission. Delia was not a warrior; her physical fitness naturally could not be compared to Lin Feng, a fifth-rank warrior. Moreover, Delia's magic cultivation was also very low, so the speed of their travel naturally could not be increased.

Upon hearing this, Beibei instantly wilted and said dejectedly: "Boss, Beibei really can't understand. Why did you bring your sister-in-law to such a dangerous place as the Magical Beast Mountain Range? If something happens to her, you won't even have time to cry."

"Haha, this must be Beibei." Delia, who had been "hanging out" with Lin Feng for more than a year, was already familiar with Beibei. She was extremely fond of Beibei; after all, no girl had any immunity to Beibei's cute appearance, and Delia was no exception.

"Delia, let me formally introduce you. His name is Beibei. He is my good brother, and he is also a little rascal."

Beibei was very dissatisfied when he heard Lin Feng's introduction of him and bared his teeth at Lin Feng, causing Delia to giggle incessantly.

Just as the two and the magical beast were chatting and laughing along the way, in the forest more than a hundred meters to their side and rear, a man dressed in green with his face covered in green sap held a powerful compound longbow, staring coldly at Lin Feng's group.

The man's lips were moving constantly, as if he were silently chanting a magic spell.

At the same time, the longbow was pulled to a full moon shape. Suddenly, the arrow shot out at high speed. The cone-shaped tip of the arrow even had a faint green light shining on it. The speed of the entire arrow reached a terrifying level, tearing through the air and cutting across the sky, crossing the distance of over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.