Volume 1: Earth Volume Chapter 105 Duel (Part 1)

  Karl wiped the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead: "Lin Tian, brother, this phrase is classic, but it's not quite in line with my way of handling things. My father taught me that as a businessman, I should value harmony and avoid making deadly enemies unless absolutely necessary!" Lin Tian nodded lightly: "Don't worry, if I cause any trouble, I'll take care of it myself and won't implicate you."

  "Karl hastily said: "Lin Tian, brother, I didn't mean to imply that I'm afraid you'll cause trouble for me. If a friend is in difficulty, can one just stand by and do nothing?!" Karl was about to continue speaking, but Lin Tian stopped him: "I know you didn't mean it like that. Alright, let's hurry up and go to Noland Academy! To be honest, I've never actually entered the gates of any magic academy before!"

  Three people got on the horse-drawn carriage, and it started moving towards Noland Academy. On the carriage, Karl was introducing the history of Noland Magic Academy to Lin Tian. "Brother Lin Tian, in those years, Mo Wu Shen Lang Fengyun once stayed at Noland Magic Academy for a period of time. That era was the most glorious era of Noland Magic Academy. Magical geniuses and Dou Qi geniuses from all over the world flocked to it. However, later on, no one knew why Lang Fengyun never appeared again. Some people said he had become a god and left, some people said he changed his name and traveled around the world, and some people said he might still be within Noland Magic Academy. I chose this place for two reasons: one is because of Katie, and the other is that this is the only academy where Mo Wu Shen Lang Fengyun has stayed!"

  "Karl, you're not still thinking of going to Noland Academy, are you?!" Lin Tianhao asked with a smile. Karl chuckled and said: "That's not impossible, and even if Lang Fengyun is no longer there, maybe he left behind some cultivation insights somewhere in the academy!"

  Katie said to Carl, "You often run to the library, won't you find some inspiration from those vast collections of books?" Carl nodded lightly and said, "You wouldn't think I'm going there every day to see that beautiful librarian, would you?"

  Katie's face turned slightly red, and it was clear that she had such an idea: "Hmph, you boys are all lecherous. In the past when the librarian was an old man, hardly anyone went to borrow books. Now it's different, the number of people borrowing books has increased tenfold, and 90% of them are boys!"

  "They are them, I am me, and I have always had a special affection for you!" Karl said, holding Kitty's small hand. "Cough cough, you two, when I'm not around, Karl, this is provoking me!" Lin Tian laughed. "Brother Lin Tian, don't worry, once we're at the Nalan Academy, I'll definitely introduce you to a few beauties, and one of them is an elf MM, super cute!" Karl chuckled.

  The three of them chatted and laughed as the horse carriage arrived at the entrance of Nalan Magic Academy.

  Carriages are not allowed into the school, this is a rule of Nalan Magic Academy, and this rule has been broken only once in thousands of years. That was when Lang Fengyun first came to Nalan Magic Academy 300 years ago. Apart from that, even the emperor of a country can only walk within the academy!

  A thousand-year-old ancient academy, with an incredibly powerful force, even the emperor of a country wouldn't dare show disrespect! Not to mention anything else, just saying that the Noland Magic Academy has produced four gods of law is enough to command respect. After becoming an existence of that level, one's lifespan will be greatly extended, heaven knows if those already god-level guys have died or not, and if they haven't, the consequences of their alma mater being insulted would be unthinkable!

  The wrath of the Law God, that's not something ordinary people can withstand, even an empire can't take it! A Law Saint-level powerhouse can reduce their lifespan to cast a forbidden spell, and one forbidden spell is enough to destroy a medium-sized city. As for a Law God-level powerhouse, casting a forbidden spell doesn't require any significant cost, just a loss of some magic power, which can be recovered in a few days.

  When it comes to those former law gods who came out of the Noland Magic Academy, Kitty's eyes are full of admiration. Such figures indeed have the qualifications to make countless people worship! However, Lin Tian didn't have much feeling about it. Firstly, he hadn't truly seen a law god or saint take action before and hadn't directly felt their power. Moreover, as he continued to grow stronger with Xiao Ling's help, he could become an all-around law god himself, so naturally, he wouldn't have too much admiration!

  As he stepped down from the carriage and stood in front of the Nalan Magic Academy, Lin Tian couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect for the academy's thousand-year-old aura. An academy that could stand tall for a thousand years without falling was truly an extraordinary achievement!

  The entrance of the Noland Magic Academy, where people come and go, is also crowded with many people, most of whom are students. Each one is proud and confident, indeed, being able to study at the Noland Magic Academy is a very honorable thing. Although the Noland Magic Academy is no longer as prestigious as it was when it was the number one magic academy on the continent, its thousand-year history and heritage cannot be compared to that of the Royal Magician's Academy, which has only been around for two hundred years!

  "Karl, is this somewhere anyone can enter?" Lin Tian asked. Karl said: "Not really, outsiders need a signature from an academy student to enter. Let's go sign it over there and we'll be able to get in!"

  "Ha, isn't that Carl? When did you start hanging out with such a poor devil?" A guy with an arrogant face walked over, looking at Lin Tian with a slanted gaze. "He's Bernie, a mixed ball, and his family has some power." Katie whispered to Lin Tian by her side.

  "Bernie, don't think I'm afraid of you," Karl said in a low voice. "He's my friend, apologize, or we'll settle this on the dueling grounds!" Bernie's face changed slightly upon hearing this, his strength was inferior to Karl's, and if they were to duel, he would undoubtedly lose. If Karl really proposed a duel, he would be at a great disadvantage!

  A duel can be refused, but the consequences of refusal will be ridiculed by countless people. In this world, a duel is a very sacred thing, refusing a duel is an act of cowardice!

  Bernie's eyes rolled, and he looked at Lin Tian with a cold smile: "A duel is fine, I'll duel him. Only the strong can get my apology!" When Bernie spoke, Carl and Katie both laughed. There was no aura fluctuation or magic fluctuation on Lin Tian's body, and he didn't even have a sword or a magic wand (the curved knife had been discarded by Lin Tian since it had become a blunt blade). People who didn't know the situation would probably think that Lin Tian was just an ordinary person. However, Carl and Katie had seen Lin Tian in action before, although they hadn't shown much, but they knew that Lin Tian couldn't be too weak!

  As for why they didn't find it strange that Lin Tian's body had no fluctuations in his aura and magic, it was because there were some treasures that could hide the user's aura and magic fluctuations!

  "Do you want to duel with me?" Lin Tian said coldly. Xiao Ling had already told Lin Tian about some things related to dueling in this world. "How, are you afraid?" Berny said proudly, looking at Lin Tian's ordinary clothes, which didn't seem like they would have a spatial ring or other precious items. Without a spatial ring, it meant that Lin Tian wouldn't be able to take out a sword or staff, and as a magician, he shouldn't be without his staff, while for a swordsman, the sword was their life!

  "I agreed, what about life and death?" Lin Tian said coldly.

  Is it a duel to the death? Berni's face changed color, there are many types of duels, and the most cruel one is naturally the duel to the death. In a duel to the death, killing the opponent is a legitimate thing. Although Berni is not afraid of dueling, he will absolutely not participate in a duel to the death. He values his own life very much!

  "You poor devil, my life is far more precious than yours! Our duel will end when one of us admits defeat. If I lose, this sixth-level magic core is yours, but if you lose, all you need to do is cut off one of your arms!" A fiery red magic core suddenly appeared in Berni's hand, attracting the attention of many onlookers!

  It's worth noting that a sixth-level magic core is already extremely valuable, and only swordsmen or mages of the same level have a chance to single-handedly hunt down a sixth-level magical beast!

  A sixth-level magic core can be worth as much as 5,000 gold coins, equivalent to 500,000 RMB!

  Won, and he could get a sixth-grade magic core. Such a duel, Lin Tian had no intention of refusing, but before that, he must let the guy in front of him pay out something more. "Is Grandpa's arm only worth one sixth-grade magic core? If you add another one, Grandpa will play with you!" Lin Tian said disdainfully.

  "You're scared, aren't you? Well, I'd like to see that. Let's wait and see how you'll cut off your own arm later! No one has ever won anything from me before!" Berni said, taking out another blue-colored magic core. The appearance of two sixth-level magic cores made some people with lower social status breathe a bit more rapidly.

  Watching Bernie take out two sixth-grade magic cores so quickly, Lin Tian had the idea of directly robbing him, but thinking that Katie had just said that he had a considerable force behind his back, Lin Tian still suppressed that thought, no need to lose long-term benefits for temporary gains!

  "Alright, I agree!" Lin Tian readily agreed, and Xiao Ling had already told him in his mind that these two sixth-grade magic cores could transform into a boundary power of up to 800 Wei. It was worth fighting for 800 Wei, especially when he already knew that the opponent's strength was weaker than his own!

  "A duel will be held an hour later, in the dueling arena within the academy. I hope you won't run away with fear!" Berny said, turning around and leaving. At this time, Karl had already signed his name, and the three of them walked towards the academy together. Katie spoke with a hint of worry: "Lin Tian, if it were just based on your own strength, Berny wouldn't be your match, but... what if he relies on external objects?"

  "He wants to do it an hour later, he must be thinking of preparing something, but don't worry, Lin Tian brother, I have some high-level magic scrolls here that won't make him weaker!" Karl said, as the young master of the third largest commercial guild on the continent, Kastel Guild, Karl naturally wouldn't lack protective items, including a 9th level scroll that could withstand a full-force attack from a Sword Saint for ten minutes!

  Katie also nodded and said, "Lin Tian, take a few of them, just in case. Bernie is not a good guy, if he gets the chance, he might directly kill you." Karl then took out three exquisitely made magic scrolls: "Brother Lin Tian, these three scrolls are one 6th-level scroll, one 7th-level scroll, and one 8th-level scroll. The red one is the 6th-level Fire Dragon Technique, the yellow one is the 7th-level Great Earth Guardian, and the purple one is the 8th-level Thunderbolt Fury!"

  "Karl, this is too precious, and you can't be thinking of having me dismantle the Nolan Academy, are you? Even the Thunder Fury of level 8 is brought out!"

  Karl stuffed the scroll into Lin Tian's hand and said, "If you're a brother, don't say such things. The scroll may be precious, but it can't compare to your life, Lin Tian! If that ninth-grade scroll wasn't the last lifesaving thing my family gave me, strictly forbidding me from using it arbitrarily, I would have given it to you long ago! Take it, take it, our family has a scroll-making master who can make scrolls anyway!"

  Lin Tian no longer declined, and accepted the three scrolls from Karl. It was only then that he truly regarded Karl as a friend worthy of deep interaction. Generally speaking, Lin Tian did not easily accept things from others, but for true friends, he would not mind these things. If friends calculated too much, their friendship would also become distorted!

  "Karl, where is the magic training ground? Now that we're at Noland Academy, it's a must to see the level of the students here! It would be even better if there are instructors who can demonstrate some magic!" Lin Tian said. "Let's go take a look, that place is also one of the more lively areas of Noland Academy. Sometimes there are instructor demonstrations, and even if there aren't, we can ask an instructor to demonstrate some magic for us!" Karl said.

  As they walked, they took in their surroundings at Noland Academy, Lin Tian and the other two headed towards the magic training grounds of Noland Magic Academy.

  The magic training ground covers a large area, some students are casting spells in the air, while others are sparring with each other. The dazzling magic not only feasted Lin Tian's eyes but also made him laugh inwardly, because one by one, the magic had been quickly recorded by Xiao Ling!

  "Ah, look quickly, that's Ian senior, he can actually release the fire dragon technique already, his strength is probably at the level of a high-level magic guide, no wonder he's the number one strongman in Nostar Academy, I'm sure it won't take long to reach the level of a magic master!" Katie said enviously, her strength was also pretty good, but only at the level of an elementary magic guide. Carl also nodded and said: "Ian senior is really too diligent, whenever he has time, he will come here to practice magic, his strength can't help but be high!"