The Fire Beast in Leina's Heart, the Body of Calamity! (6,000) (Continued)

"To protect myself, I used the flames within me to kill countless people."

"Teacher Stella, do you know why I left Shen'ao Academy, and what happened here?"

Upon hearing this question, the figure fell silent again, then slowly shook its head and said, "Past experiences are like flowing water in the mountains, gone forever, no need to dwell on them."

"All you have to do now is defeat me and break the curse on this academy."

"Defeat you... and lift the curse?" Leina was even more confused.

Under her puzzled gaze, Stella's body began to undergo terrifying changes.

Her back was arched, her limbs were on the ground, and her joints were bent in the opposite direction.

The flesh beneath the skin was also expanding and proliferating violently, making the whole person look like a large ball of flesh.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The sounds of tearing and bones twisting were incessant.

In the blink of an eye, a four-legged monster, over five meters tall, with its flesh turned inside out and its entire body engulfed in flames, suddenly appeared!

Its limbs are like those of a beast, its gait is unsteady, and a huge fleshy lump bulges on its back.

On the surface of the tumor was a blurry yet familiar human face.

"Roar!!!"

The monster let out a deafening roar and pounced like a mad tiger.

Leina sensed the killing intent emanating from the monster and snapped out of her shock.

Although she didn't know what was happening, she knew she was in a trial space and had to defeat the enemy to pass the trial.

"I'm sorry, Professor Stella."

Leina's gaze hardened again. "I don't know if you're an illusion or real, but I need to pass the trial as soon as possible and return to my territory!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her staff, and a vast amount of fire element condensed at its tip.

In the blink of an eye, a fireball more than a meter in diameter, compressed to its limit, was instantly flung out by her!

"Boom!!"

A blazing fireball exploded above the fire beast's head, unleashing a terrifying heatwave that instantly engulfed the beast.

When Leina had just broken through to the Tier Three and only had Boss One Star potential, she was able to instantly kill Boss One Star of the same tier and severely injure Boss.

Now that I've reached level 29 and broken through to the Overlord One-Star, my attack power has increased many levels.

However, before the flames could dissipate, the fire beast had already charged out.

Its massive body trailed thick plumes of smoke, yet it did not suffer significant damage.

Seeing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Leina's eyes.

This fire beast seems to have extremely high fire resistance, making it immune to most of the damage it suffers.

Before it could react, the fire beast was already beside it, its giant claw slamming down.

"Puff!"

Leina felt as if she had been hit head-on by a cannonball, and a terrifying force swept over her entire body.

He was sent flying hundreds of meters, crashing hard into the wall of the hall before sliding down.

Leina clutched her chest, trying to get up quickly, but felt a sharp pain in her chest.

"Cough... cough cough..."

She coughed up several mouthfuls of blood on the spot, some of which was mixed with fragments of internal organs, and her face turned deathly pale.

The monster's attacks were terrifying, and coupled with the fact that she was a fragile mage, she suffered Heavy Strike in one attack, breaking several of her ribs.

"Roar!"

At that moment, having landed a successful blow, the monster pounced again in a frenzy.

Leina raised her head, took a deep breath, suppressed the sharp pain in her chest, and her gaze became even more serious.

"Call..."

She took a deep breath, slowly lifted her feet off the ground, and dark red flames quickly ignited her entire body.

Red ripples spread outwards, and his aura continued to rise!

Flame Aura activated!

The Blazing Flame Domain is activated!

The Overlord Domain is Open!

"Boom!!!"

The triple effect brought her destructive power and casting speed to an unprecedented peak!

At this moment, she hovered in mid-air, waving her staff repeatedly.

Greater Fireball rapidly condensed and were hurled wildly at the enemy!

"Boom! Boom boom boom!!!"

Waves of fire exploded, sending up small mushroom clouds, and violent shockwaves swept through the entire hall.

Even the sturdy walls all around showed cracks.

When this humanoid bomber is firing at full power, even fire beasts with extremely high fire resistance simply cannot withstand this kind of output.

After a round of skills were unleashed, a crater a hundred meters long appeared in the center of the hall.

As the smoke cleared, the fire beast lay dying at the bottom of the pit, its flames gradually dying out.

In no time, its size rapidly shrank, transforming back into the figure clad in a robe with blurred features.

"Mentor Stella..."

Leina slowly descended from the air, gazing at the figure at the bottom of the pit with a complex expression.

The other person was also looking at her, a hint of emotion flashing in their remaining left eye.

She seemed to want to say something, her mouth slowly opening and closing, but in the end, she said nothing.

When the flames were completely extinguished, the figure also lost all life, rapidly shrinking within a few seconds, and finally turning into a pool of black ash.

Only a single dark red flame slowly rose, approaching Leina before finally disappearing into her chest.

Leina felt a warm power flowing through her body.

His physical injuries healed considerably in an instant, including his spellcasting speed and his understanding of fire, which also improved significantly.

Shen Xing, who was watching from outside, saw a system notification appear before his eyes.

[Ding! Your territory hero has successfully slain the first fire beast and absorbed a wisp of pure flame!]

[Task Progress: 1/5]

"The first fire beast was dealt with smoothly. Although Leina was injured, it wasn't too serious."

"However... this trial doesn't seem to be as simple as it appears."

Shen Xing pondered for a moment, "Hopefully, she can pass smoothly."

At the same time, Leina gripped her staff again, turned, and left the school building.

She walked with firm steps toward the location of the second pillar of fire.

After walking through familiar streets and passing through several collapsed stone gates, we arrived at a unique building with a hexagonal structure, which was magnificent and solemn.

This is the main auditorium of the Shen'ao Academy, where the welcoming ceremony for new students and the conferment of degrees for graduates were once held.

However, like other buildings, this one was charred black and in ruins.

"Boom..."

Leina pushed open the building's door and stepped inside.

In the empty hall, a familiar figure appeared once again.

The other person knelt before the podium, head bowed, seemingly praying or perhaps repenting.

"Elio." Leina recognized him; he was a fellow magic freshman in her class.

At that moment, the figure heard the sound and slowly stood up from the ground.

When he turned around, he revealed a face that was also burned beyond recognition, a hideous and terrifying sight.

Upon seeing the red figure at the door, he was briefly taken aback, then a terrifying rage surged within him!

"Leina!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was filled with hatred. "Leina Yenet, you wicked woman, how dare you come back!"

"Aaaaaah! You killed our advisor, you killed the other freshmen! I'm going to kill you!"

The other person seemed to have lost their mind, and their body, like the previous one, began to undergo terrifying changes.

His flesh and blood were constantly expanding, his joints were arching backward, and tumors were appearing on his body surface.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a gigantic, ugly monster engulfed in flames!

"Roar! You bitch, I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

The human face on the monster's back let out a painful and resentful roar as it lunged at her at lightning speed.

Leina frowned, but didn't react much.

She knew perfectly well that she was undergoing Master Trial.

These figures are most likely fake, monsters generated from his own memories, and their words are meant to distract him.

She won't fall for it.

No one can stop me from breaking through to the Master, not even these old acquaintances!

Thinking of this, the red-haired mage once again rose into the air, his aura erupting like a volcano.

"Boom!!!"

Scorching fireballs erupted one after another, accompanied by a rain of fire, Meteor Spell, and more.

After another fierce battle, Leina successfully blasted the fire beast in front of her to death, but she herself was also seriously injured.

His broken ribs hadn't healed yet, and several more shocking bloodstains appeared on his body, his hand gripping the staff was also dripping blood.

"Leina... you sinful woman... you don't deserve to live in this world..."

The charred figure lay weakly on the ground, uttering a vicious curse, "Die already... We'll be waiting for you in hell... Hahaha..."

Leina looked at him calmly and said slowly, "My life belongs to the lord. No one can take it away from me until he orders me to die."

So, rest in peace.

She gently raised her staff, turning the figure on the ground into ashes.