Chapter 1: The Awakening of the Young Man! Thaumaturge...

  "Three gates? Professor Huston, you said that Scarlet of Ironwood Academy has already opened three technique gates and is a high-ranking technician?" Ellyn's voice rose again: "Isn't that the same as you, Professor Huston?"

  "I knew you wouldn't let go of any chance to slap me in the face!"

  "Houston shouted in his heart, suppressing the urge to vomit blood: 'The Starry Sky Warrior Cup Academy Competition is a craze that sweeps the entire kingdom, making countless people go crazy, precisely because this competition can be seen as an advance showdown between the future elite mages of the entire kingdom! In this kind of competition, there are already some formidable figures who have opened three magic gates, and many teams that can make it to the final may even have members who have opened four magic gates, with strength that is in no way inferior to that of elite battle mages. Or, to put it another way, some geniuses from small teams will immediately become members of some elite mage teams within the kingdom as soon as they graduate from the academy, becoming figures that make people tremble with fear just thinking about them!'"

  "Is it that fierce?"

  Ailin took a cold breath and excitedly asked: "Mr. Houston, how did these people practice? How can they progress so quickly?"

  "They're practicing, I know." Houston said with a dark face: "Those are almost all guys with extraordinary bloodlines, some of whom may have awakened at the age of ten and have been condensing spell particles for five or six years at the same age as you. Some people are born with terrifying spiritual power, opening two spell gates as soon as they open one."

  "Teacher, I'm telling the truth!" At this time, Mo Si shouted again, "That Huang Jin Shi Academy's Si Tinghuan, it's very likely that he's the kind of strange guy you mentioned, his physical strength and magical power are far beyond the average standard, and may even be a high-ranking dragon bloodline!"

  "Dragon Bloodline? Do you know how many mages with the Dragon Bloodline exist on the entire continent of Dorast? Even those with just a fraction of the Dragon Bloodline have talents that are strong to the point of being outrageous. In previous years' competitions, all the star players combined didn't even add up to a few people with the Dragon Bloodline. If someone really had the Dragon Bloodline, would they still be attending a second-rate academy like Golden Lion Academy?"

  "The more you talk, the more absurd it becomes, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore."

  After saying these two sentences, Houston hummed and turned around to leave.

  "Teacher Houston, listen to me!"

  Mo Si was stunned on the spot, shouting desperately. But Houston was like a gust of wind, running as fast as he could, and in an instant, his shadow disappeared.

  "I..."

  Moss almost fainted.

  "Let's go!" The rest of the freshmen also thought that Mos was a bit crazy, and most people didn't dare to be with Mos and Ailin together, for fear of being considered as one gang by Houston. At this time, in the empty space of the Thinker's Stone Forest, only Mos and Ailin were left.

  "Vero isn't here either..." Ailin couldn't help but say this sentence to Moss, feeling a bit chilly all of a sudden.

  "That guy with glasses has nothing to do with me! I'm not one of you!" Moss suddenly went crazy: "And another thing, just now when I was talking, you kept interrupting. You can't ask questions at ordinary times, it made Professor Houston not believe what I said at all!"

  "Aren't you just trying to tell Kris about the tactics and techniques of your so-called 'Khajiit' and 'Sting' styles, so she can specifically defend against and train for them?" Elin scratched her head, asking in confusion: "Why do you need Professor Houston to believe you? If what you're saying is true, I can take you to see Kris directly."

  "What? You can see Chris?" Moss suddenly fell silent.

  "Yes, I've met her twice before. My current training method is still what she taught me." Ailin said calmly.

  "Is that true?" Moss got excited all of a sudden and grabbed Elin's arm: "Take me to see her quickly."

  "What's the hurry?" Elin looked at Moss with an idiotic gaze, "Kris is still recovering from her injuries and hasn't started training yet. And didn't Professor Houston just say that our Saint Dawn Academy team needs to win against God Shield Academy first before we can possibly meet Ironwood Academy or Golden Lion Academy? If you want to know more, shouldn't you understand God Shield Academy first?"

  "House of the Shield... House Lannister..."

  Moss was stunned. Previously, he had always thought that Ailin, this guy from Korolin Town, was stupid and silly, but Ailin's words made him feel like a fool now.

  Indeed, since seeing the performances of Si Tinghuan and Xiang Yurou at Tielin Academy, I seem to have become abnormal myself, unable to even think calmly.

  Is it because of fear of monsters like Qiye Luo and Siteng Han?

  Is it because I don't want to believe that I will never be able to compare with them in the future, and can only be a technician under their kind of people?

  "Moss, are you serious? Are those two, Akane and Saito, really that strong? Can we go to another academy to see them train and compete?" Moss remained still, but Ailin kept asking him nonstop; "Does the Shield Academy have anyone as strong as Akane and Saito? Let's go take a look at how those guys from the Shield Academy's team are doing."

  Looking at Ailin who kept asking questions with only excited and serious expressions, Moss also suddenly calmed down completely.

  "You're that guy." He looked at Ailing, "I heard from others that you've been shouting about wanting to refine the original particles of the Condensation Technique, just to join the Academy team and participate in the competition. You've heard how formidable Chihiro and Situ are, aren't you afraid at all?"

  "Don't be afraid, there's nothing to be afraid of." Ailin said with a carefree expression, "If they're all weaker opponents than you, what's the point of this competition?"

  "What you said is not wrong, if all the opponents are worse than me, and just defeating opponents who are worse than myself, then what's the point of this competition? If it's just a matter of defeating weaker opponents to become a famous magician, how can that be called a dream, what's the meaning?" Mos looked at Eirin with a completely changed gaze: "Eirin, I seem to remember that in the last test, you were one of the best scorers among all of us, right?"

  Ailin smiled: "It seems so... but aren't we discussing the problems of Qiuqiu Luo, Si Tinghuan and Shendun Academy?"

  "You're not even afraid of them, they're all clamoring to join the Academy team. How can I lose to you? How can I be inferior to you?"

  "Come on! Let's have a match first, and after I defeat you, we can go investigate the God Shield Academy team together? I can tell you that although the God Shield Academy team doesn't have any particularly famous players like Akane, they're always a regular at the national tournament! Their school team is also widely recognized as a strong team!"

  Moss looked at Ailin who was smiling triumphantly and shouted loudly.

  "Alright! But I won't let you win!"

  "In Ailin's eyes, a fierce battle intent suddenly surged: 'Come on! Brave warrior under the starry sky, let me see how much strength you really have!'"

  "Don't blame me if you get beaten up by me!"

  Moss's eyes only had Ailin left, after a loud shout, his feet suddenly shook, and he rushed towards Ailin like an arrow off the string.

  "Flare Burst Fist!"

  Boom! A fireball burst out.

  "What?!"

  But in the instant that his fist, blazing with fierce fire, struck out, Mos found that there was no longer any sign of Ailin ahead.

  "Bang!"

  A fist struck Moss's back from behind, and Moss rushed forward four or five steps before barely managing to steady himself.

  "This guy's speed has already reached this level?"

  Morse's back arched in agony as he stared incredulously at Alyn, who looked utterly self-satisfied.

  "How's that? Can you still fight, warrior?" Elin swung her fist at him. "I've only used half my strength."

  "You're so dead meat!"

  "Torrential rain!"

  Moss let out a roar from his throat, and the movement of his entire body suddenly became more than twice as fast as it had been just before. His legs and fists all turned into flowing afterimages, and in an instant, countless fists came pouring down on Ailin like a storm, striking him from all sides.

  "Warrior, this is not enough! I am a warrior who has gone through the trials of the rebound ball room!"

  "Good grief!"

  Moss shouted, but what made him unbelievable was that Ailing was so calm under his attack. Every punch he threw, Ailing easily dodged or directly slapped away.

  "Bang!"

  A foot with a residual image kicked heavily on his belly.

  "Ah!"

  Moss's whole body arched backward, his knees hitting the ground hard, and he almost threw up what little he had eaten that morning.

  "Warrior, your spirit is commendable, but your movements are still too slow, lacking in training." Ailin looked at him with a haha smile, but at the same time shouted with undiminished fighting spirit: "How's that, can you still fight?"

  "You're done for!"

  Moss's hands were propped on the ground, as if a wild wind was blowing out of his throat.

  "What's going on?"

  Ailin's eyes widened suddenly.

  He saw Moss's body rapidly swelling up, not the kind of bloating like a balloon filling with air, but a kind of full-body muscle bulging, continuously becoming more solid and substantial. He even felt that there was an obvious gathering of energy in the air converging into Moss's body, as if transforming into Moss's muscles.

  Mos's oversized hospital gown itself let out a ripping groan as his body ballooned to twice its size, like a mountain of flesh rising from the ground.

  Even the muscles on his face were bulging like rocks, his fiery red hair standing on end. Moss's entire appearance looked exactly as it had normally.

  A huge shadow enveloped Ailin inside.