Breakthrough!

Demons are unusually sensitive to magical devices, and Zhou Min's action immediately made the One-eyed Magic Wolf abandon Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan, charging straight at her.

Zhou Min froze in place, terrified by the One-eyed Magic Wolf, her mind going blank.

"Triple Ice Spear!"

"Fire Seed—Bone Burner!"

Two spells flew in just in time. The ice spear pierced the One-eyed Magic Wolf's back, pinning it firmly to the rubble, followed by a raging blaze that engulfed it in flames.

Seeing the One-eyed Magic Wolf still struggling, Jiang Yuan condensed another ice spear and drove it straight down through its skull. After a final tremor, the wolf went completely still.

All of this happened in just a few breaths.

The terrifying demon that could crush any will to resist was dealt with as easily as chopping vegetables.

Zhou Min stood there, the blazing fire reflected in her pupils.

"Easy peasy," Mo Fan said, blowing on his finger with a smug grin.

A wolf soul drifted up from the One-eyed Magic Wolf's corpse. Little Loach immediately grew scorching hot, showing an intense craving for the soul.

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

Mo Fan grimaced, constantly suppressing Little Loach's protests.

My little ancestor, we have to keep our word.

I already promised Jiang Yuan that whoever kills the demon gets the spoils.

Next time, next time I'll strike first for sure!

After much coaxing from Mo Fan, Little Loach finally quieted down. Mo Fan walked over to Jiang Yuan: "Where'd you get a Soul Vessel? Those things cost a few million."

"Oh, 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 was about to call him ridiculously wealthy, but at the last sentence, he could only laugh sheepishly.

"You... you killed the One-eyed Magic Wolf?" Zhou Min snapped back to reality, disbelief in her voice.

Jiang Yuan replied, "Barring any surprises, it's dead. One-eyed Magic Wolves have a strong territorial instinct—no other demons should be around here. Now that it's dead, your grandmother shouldn't have any safety issues."

"But I'd still advise the old lady to move out soon. Even without demons, there's still a big risk if some building collapses somewhere."

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

Back in the field training, it was only thanks to Jiang Yuan and Mo Fan killing the Ghost Wolf Beast that everyone passed.

She'd thought, like many in the class, that the summoned beast was only killed because the summoner had suppressed it.

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

Wasn't Jiang Yuan awakened as a Water element?

That's when Zhou Min suddenly noticed something off and asked, "How did you use Ice element magic just now?"

Jiang Yuan found it a bit annoying—he always had to explain his Innate Talent to people.

Maybe I should just reveal it outright someday. It's not some heaven-defying talent anyway. Compared to that, even Dongfang Lie's talent is far more broken.

Dongfang Lie's mutated Fire Star Particles allowed his fire magic to be raised by one level.

That meant he didn't need a Lord level Soul Essence to strengthen his magic to level seven—just a Commander level one to level six was enough.

Lord level ones weren't that common, but Commander level ones were a dime a dozen!

"This is my Innate Talent—I can control the temperature of my Water element magic. The ice spear just now was actually Water Guard frozen into ice," Jiang Yuan explained.

"Ah!" Zhou Min gasped, then looked at Jiang Yuan with adoration, finding him more and more handsome.

She had completely turned into a little fangirl.

Mo Fan clicked his tongue at the sight.

As the three of them handled the aftermath, the City Demon Hunting Squad finally showed up, dragging their feet—but only one person came.

It was team member Li Wenjie, a Wind element.

"Why are the hunting squad people so slow, and they only sent one person? I'm reporting this to the Hunter's League!" Zhou Min fumed.

If Jiang Yuan hadn't been here, she'd have been eaten by the One-eyed Magic Wolf.

She had to report it!

Wind element mages had sharp hearing. Catching Zhou Min's complaint, Li Wenjie asked in confusion, "Didn't our squad already send two people? Jiang Yuan, Mo Fan, what's going on?"

Zhou Min was baffled.

Mo Fan said, "I'll tell you, but don't spread it at school. Jiang Yuan and I actually joined the City Demon Hunting Squad a while ago."

"Oh, and the City Demon Hunting Squad isn't under the Hunter's League—it's jointly run by the Magic Association and the city government. If you want to report something, the Magic Association is your best bet."

"Oi! Who openly encourages someone to report their own team? Don't you want the bonus anymore?" Li Wenjie cut in.

"I'm just spreading some knowledge," Mo Fan said sheepishly.

"Jie, get someone to haul the One-eyed Magic Wolf away. Also, have them check why this kind of demon showed up in the city, and why its size is abnormal," Jiang Yuan reminded him.

"You two are getting more and more monstrous. It used to take our whole squad to take down a demon like that, and you two handled it easily. Terrifying talents, truly—I might have to cling to your coattails from now on!" Li Wenjie remarked with a sigh.

The gap between people was already vast, let alone among mages.

At the same rank, the difference in skill between mages could be heaven and earth.

Li Wenjie stayed behind on Banyan Tree Street to deal with the One-eyed Magic Wolf, while Jiang Yuan gave a quick greeting and headed straight for East Residential Area.

As soon as he got back to his room, he shut the door, didn't even bother sitting on the sofa, and dropped directly to the floor, his expression solemn.

In Jiang Yuan's mental space, the Water-element Star Particles were in unprecedented turmoil. Seven stars zipped around wildly, like a chaotic blue meteor shower.

Right when he killed the One-eyed Magic Wolf, Jiang Yuan had felt the bottleneck at the Intermediate level loosen, the Water-element Star Particles surging uncontrollably, desperate to expand.

He hadn't rushed to break through then, waiting until he got home to formally release the restraints on the Star Particles.

He focused his mind and gave a gentle push at the critical point of the Star Particles' expansion.

In an instant, it was as if roaring waves crashed in his ears, a great tide slamming down. The Star Particles exploded outward into a vast, dazzling star nebula.

Then, around the original seven stars, forty-two brand-new stars materialized.

A total of forty-nine stars danced joyfully.

Jiang Yuan opened his eyes.

Water-element Intermediate!!

Feeling this dreamlike Water-element star nebula, Jiang Yuan's heart surged with excitement.

He'd been wondering earlier that day when he'd break through, never expecting to become an Intermediate mage that very night.

In little Bocheng, an Intermediate mage was already a big shot, wielding significant influence.

With his advancement to Intermediate, Jiang Yuan could also go to the Magic Association for another magical awakening.

He was eager to see which magic element he'd awaken this time.

Jiang Yuan had a hunch he'd awaken two magic elements again.

No time to waste—he'd head to the Magic Association tomorrow for the awakening.

There was no need to buy a Guidance Stone either; he'd leave it all to fate.

The main thing was, the Guidance Stone for the Dimensional Magic he wanted to awaken was way too expensive, and Bocheng didn't have high-quality Awakening Stones—the success rate was too low.

Simply put, it wasn't worth it.

In the end, it was his lack of money holding him back.

Jiang Yuan let out a long sigh, pushed thoughts of the Guidance Stone aside, and began intensively practicing control over his new Water-element stars.