Breakthrough!

Demons were exceptionally sensitive to magical equipment. Zhou Min's action immediately made the One-eyed Magic Wolf abandon Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan as it lunged straight at her.

Zhou Min was so frightened by the One-eyed Magic Wolf that she froze in place, her mind completely blank.

"Triple Ice Spear!"

"Fire Seed—Bone Scorch!"

The two spells arrived just in time. The ice spear pierced through the One-eyed Magic Wolf's spine, pinning it viciously to the ruins. Then raging flames descended, instantly swallowing the One-eyed Magic Wolf whole.

Seeing that the One-eyed Magic Wolf was still struggling, Jiang Yuan condensed another ice spear and drove it straight down through the top of its skull. After one final tremor, the One-eyed Magic Wolf finally went completely still.

All of this had happened in only a few breaths.

A terrifying demon that inspired no thought of resistance had been dealt with as easily as chopping vegetables.

Zhou Min still stood where she was, blazing firelight reflected in her pupils.

"Easy." Mo Fan blew out the flame on his fingertip smugly.

A wisp of wolf soul floated out from the One-eyed Magic Wolf's corpse. Little Loach immediately became scorching hot, displaying an intense craving for the wolf soul.

By then, Jiang Yuan had already walked over to the wolf soul and collected it in the blink of an eye.

Mo Fan wore a pained expression as he kept suppressing Little Loach's protests.

My dear ancestor, we have to keep our word.

He had already promised Jiang Yuan that whoever killed a demon would get whatever it produced.

Next time. Next time, he would definitely strike first!

After Mo Fan's bitter persuasion, Little Loach finally settled down. Mo Fan walked over to Jiang Yuan. "Where did you get a Soul Vessel? That thing costs several million at least."

"This?" Jiang Yuan said casually. "I sold a Soul Essence and some Remnant Souls last time, then bought it."

"Don't you have one too?"

Mo Fan had been about to call him extravagantly rich, but after hearing that last sentence, he could only laugh awkwardly.

"Y-you killed the One-eyed Magic Wolf?" Zhou Min snapped out of her daze, unable to believe it.

Jiang Yuan said, "Unless something unexpected happened, it should be dead. One-eyed Magic Wolves have a strong sense of territory, so there shouldn't be any other demons living nearby. Now that it's dead, your grandmother shouldn't have any safety issues."

"Still, I advise the old lady to move away as soon as possible. Even without demons, it would still be dangerous if something collapsed or fell over one day."

"Oh, okay, okay." Zhou Min nodded repeatedly.

During the previous outdoor training, everyone had passed only because Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan had killed the Ghost Wolf Beast.

Like many others in the class, she had originally believed that the summoned beast had been suppressed by its summoner before it was killed.

But now, Jiang Yuan's Ice element... Ice element?

Hadn't Jiang Yuan awakened the Water element?

At that moment, Zhou Min suddenly realized what was wrong and asked, "How did you use Ice element magic just now?"

Jiang Yuan had a bit of a headache. He always had to explain his Innate Talent to people.

Maybe he should just reveal it outright someday. It wasn't some heaven-defying talent anyway; in terms of how extraordinary it was, it was far inferior even to Dongfang Lie's Innate Talent.

Dongfang Lie's mutated Fire element Star Particles talent could raise his Fire element magic by one level.

In other words, he did not need a Lord level Soul Essence to strengthen his magic to level seven. He only needed a Commander level Soul Essence to reach level six.

Lord level Soul Essences were not exactly plentiful, but Commander level ones were everywhere!

"This is my Innate Talent. It allows me to control the temperature of Water element magic. That ice spear spell just now was actually Water Guard frozen into ice." Jiang Yuan explained.

"Ah!" Zhou Min cried out, then looked at Jiang Yuan with a face full of admiration. The more she looked, the more handsome and imposing he seemed.

She had completely turned into a fangirl.

Mo Fan clicked his tongue at the sight.

While the three of them were handling the aftermath, the Demon Hunting Squad finally arrived at a leisurely pace. However, only one person came.

It was Li Wenjie, a Wind element mage and squad member.

"Why did the Demon Hunting Squad take so long to get here? And why did they only send one person? I'm reporting this to the Hunter's League!" Zhou Min said angrily.

If Jiang Yuan had not been here, she would have long since been eaten by the One-eyed Magic Wolf.

She absolutely had to report them!

Wind element mages had exceptionally sharp hearing. Hearing Zhou Min's complaints, Li Wenjie asked in confusion, "Didn't our Demon Hunting Squad already send two people? Jiang Yuan, Mo Fan, what happened?"

Zhou Min was a little dumbfounded.

Mo Fan said, "Listen, don't tell anyone at school. Jiang Yuan and I actually joined the City Demon Hunting Squad a long time ago."

"Oh, and the City Demon Hunting Squad isn't under the Hunter's League. It's jointly organized by the Magic Association and the city government, so the Magic Association is the best place to report it."

"Oi! Who talks someone into reporting their own squad right in front of them? You don't want your bonus anymore?" Li Wenjie interrupted.

"I was just explaining things." Mo Fan said embarrassedly.

"Brother Jie, get someone to haul the One-eyed Magic Wolf away. And have someone investigate why a demon like this appeared in the city. Its size was abnormal too," Jiang Yuan reminded him.

"You two are getting more monstrous by the day. Demons that used to require an entire squad for us to handle were easily taken care of by just the two of you. The younger generation is truly formidable. I might have to rely on you two in the future!" Li Wenjie said with feeling.

The gap between people was enormous to begin with, let alone between mages.

At the same rank, one mage's level could be worlds apart from another's.

Li Wenjie remained on Banyan Tree Street to deal with the One-eyed Magic Wolf. After saying goodbye, Jiang Yuan headed straight for the Eastern District.

The moment he returned to his room and shut the door, he did not even have time to sit on the sofa. He sat cross-legged on the floor directly, his expression solemn.

Within Jiang Yuan's spiritual space, his Water element stardust was more restless than ever before. Seven Star Particles moved at high speed like a chaotic shower of blue meteors.

When he killed the One-eyed Magic Wolf, Jiang Yuan had already felt the mid-level bottleneck loosen. His Water element stardust desperately wanted to expand.

Jiang Yuan had not rushed to break through then. He had waited until he returned home before officially releasing his restrictions on the stardust.

He focused his mind and gave a gentle push at the critical point where the stardust was about to expand.

In an instant, it was as if surging waves roared beside his ears. A massive wave crashed down, and the stardust instantly spread into a vast, dazzling nebula.

Then, forty-two brand-new Star Particles formed around the original seven.

All forty-nine Star Particles bounced joyfully.

Jiang Yuan opened his eyes.

He had reached the mid-level in the Water element!!

Feeling this dreamlike Water element nebula, Jiang Yuan was overwhelmed with excitement.

He had been wondering when he would break through during the day, yet that very night, he had become a mid-level mage.

In little Bocheng, a mid-level mage already counted as an important figure, with considerable influence.

Having advanced to the mid-level, Jiang Yuan could once again undergo magical awakening at the Magic Association.

He eagerly anticipated what magic element he would awaken this time.

Jiang Yuan had a feeling that he would awaken two magic elements again.

No time to waste. He would go to the Magic Association for awakening tomorrow.

There was no need to buy a Guidance Stone either. He would leave everything to fate.

Most importantly, the Guidance Stone for the Dimensional Magic Jiang Yuan wanted to awaken was too expensive. Bocheng also lacked high-quality Awakening Stones, making the success rate far too low.

Simply put, it was not worth it.

In the end, money was what limited him.

Jiang Yuan let out a long sigh, stopped thinking about Guidance Stones, and began urgently gaining control over his new Water element Star Particles.