Mental Power

Chen Xu turned around and saw a face twisted with rage, perhaps because of Dina. A young man who looked like he was going through a rebellious phase was glaring furiously at Chen Xu and Dina. Clearly, he was one of Dina's suitors. Seeing her chatting and laughing with Chen Xu filled him with anger, and he was even more furious that Dina would rather ask Chen Xu for help than turn to him.

Just as Dina's suitor was about to attack Chen Xu, Chen Xu released his terrifying mental power and pressed it down on the young man.

The young man's hand stopped instantly just as it was about to touch Chen Xu.

Dina's suitor froze in place, his waist gradually bending over.

In an instant, Chen Xu's mental power completely changed the suitor's understanding of mental power.

At that moment, the young man was utterly shocked, cold sweat soaking his entire body.

"What? This mental power is so terrifying? How is that possible?"

Chen Xu had taught him enough of a lesson, so he withdrew his mental power. He could not be bothered wasting any more time on an idiot like this. Instead of that, he might as well hurry back to the dormitory, read more magic books, and learn a few more spells.

"Dina, I'll head back to the dormitory first. Call me when the time comes."

"Oh, okay, Chen. We'll come find you then. Bye-bye."

After watching Chen Xu leave, Dina turned around and looked coldly at the young man. "Wilson, if you hadn't pulled strings, you never would have gotten into Kamar-Taj. Do you think you're qualified to fight Chen Xu, someone even the instructors admit is beyond them?"

After saying that, Dina headed straight for her residence.

Wilson was the man's name.

Hearing Dina's words seemed to deal him a devastating blow. He walked away as though he had lost his soul, utterly dejected.

A few days later, just as the impatient Chen Xu stood up and prepared to look for Dina, he heard a knock at the door and a girl's voice calling out.

"Chen Xu, are you there?"

Having waited until he was thoroughly impatient, Chen Xu rushed over to open the door.

"Morning, Dina."

"Good morning, Chen Xu. Today's the day of our assessment. Are you ready?"

Chen Xu had been impatiently waiting for this day.

"I've been ready for ages. I've just been waiting for you all."

"Chen Xu, why are you even more excited than we are?"

Chen Xu looked embarrassed.

He immediately retorted, "No, I'm happy because you're about to become real mages."

Yes, mages, not apprentices.

The status of the two could not be compared.

Dina looked a little embarrassed. "We haven't even passed the assessment yet. We don't know whether we'll pass."

"But with Chen Xu's help, I believe we'll definitely pass."

Those words made Chen Xu blush with embarrassment. It was the first time he had ever been praised by a beautiful woman. How could he have encountered something like this in his previous life?

To break the rather awkward atmosphere, Chen Xu hurriedly changed the subject.

"Dina, let's not miss the assessment time. We should get going."

"Okay. Actually, as long as we set off today, it'll be fine. There's no rush."

Still, Chen Xu and the others did not delay for long. Their group headed straight for the Sanctum's magical teleportation array.

"Are you going to take the assessment?"

One of the instructors by the teleportation array asked.

Dina, who was leading the group, answered, "Yes, Instructor."

"There are seven of us in total."

"Mm. All of you, step into the formation."

"Okay."

With a flash of white light, everyone arrived at the New York Sanctum in less than a second.

Upon arriving at the New York Sanctum, they saw instructors specifically assigned to oversee the assessment waiting there. The instructors knew they had come for the assessment and did not ask any unnecessary questions, getting straight to the point.

"You should be able to sense that the magic power here is highly chaotic, which will affect your spellcasting to a certain extent. The Dark Dimension is even worse."

"You must hunt fifty Dark Hounds in the Dark Dimension. You should all understand the strength of these hounds, so I won't say much more. Make your preparations. Let me know when you're ready."

"We're ready already."

"Are you sure you don't need to make any further preparations?"

Dina's team answered in unison, "We're sure."

"All right, then I'll send you in."

The moment they entered the Dark Dimension, everyone, including Chen Xu, began looking around. Magic power was chaotic, and everything was purple-black. It was clearly not a pleasant place.

Chen Xu also curiously surveyed his surroundings. In his previous life, he had only seen this place on television. Since it was all special effects, the reborn Chen Xu had not connected those scenes to reality. But now that he saw it for himself, it was even more shocking and far more real than any special effects.

At that moment, the system's voice sounded as well.

"Congratulations, Host, on arriving in the Dark Dimension. The check-in mission has been completed. You have received a system reward."

"Reward: magic power enhancement and a portion of Chaos Magic."

"Host, please be careful. The system has detected that the Dark Dimension's ruler, Dormammu, may be hiding in the surrounding space."

Chen Xu froze. When he came back to his senses, he failed to control his volume and let out a scream.

"What? You're not joking, are you, System? Don't scare me."

The others were startled by Chen Xu's shout as well.

They all thought Chen Xu was frightened and began making fun of him.

Only Dina asked with concern, "Are you all right? Don't be afraid. If you're scared later, hide behind me. I'll protect you."

Chen Xu first gave a bitter smile inwardly, then felt a wave of warmth.

Chen Xu said awkwardly, "Okay."

Feeling the others' gazes and hearing their laughter, Chen Xu directly released his powerful mental force. Everyone instantly felt their bodies grow heavy, and the laughter abruptly stopped.

The assessment mages in the real world were watching them, observing whether they could successfully kill fifty hounds. At the same time, they were guarding against unexpected incidents and were prepared to send reinforcements at any moment.

Feeling the terror of Chen Xu's mental power, they were shocked.

"How old is he? How can his mental power be so powerful?"

Suddenly, a howl snapped everyone back to their senses. Dozens of hounds with purple flames burning over their bodies charged toward them.

Chen Xu immediately formed a blue fireball in his right hand and an ice shield in his left.

The others also prepared for battle, but since they had never experienced actual combat, they were still somewhat flustered.

Chen Xu did not withdraw his mental power and hurled a fireball forward.

An explosion rang out, and blue flames spread in every direction, instantly killing three purple-flamed hounds. The others were stunned at first, then immediately joined the battle, throwing all kinds of magic at the hounds.

One hound after another was eliminated. Other than Chen Xu, everyone was incredibly excited, and their vigilance relaxed somewhat. Yet Chen Xu still did not dare lower his guard, naturally because of the system's warning that Dormammu, ruler of the Dark Dimension, was hiding in the shadows.

Chen Xu still had doubts, though. What was Dormammu doing here? And why did it have to be when Chen Xu was here?