Chapter 106: Duel! (Part 2)

  Fireball, Great Fireball, Meteor Swarm, Flame Strike, Dragon's Breath, Wall of Flame...

  Water Arrow, Water Ball, Water Screen, Mist Technique, Water Needle, Water Blade, Water Dragon Bullet...

  Wind Blade, Tornado, Wind Guard, Flight Technique, Natural Barrier, Gale Technique...

  Earth-type Needle, Earth Guardian...

  Optical...

  One by one, the magic was recorded! However, what made Lin Tian slightly depressed was that among them, the highest level, which was sixth-level magic, "Master, you're in a hurry, but it's useless, sixth-level magic, with your current strength, can't even be used!" Xiao Ling laughed in Lin Tian's mind. "Not really, Xiao Ling, can't even use sixth-level magic?" Lin Tian was shocked.

  "Master, a 6th-level spell is already quite high-level magic. Didn't you see how envious Karl and Kati were of Ian? Only mid-level mages can barely cast 6th-level spells, and only high-level mages can cast them with ease. You can currently only cast 5th-level spells, and not consecutively at that. However, casting spells below the 5th level is no problem even if you do it continuously. Your current strength is a bit stronger than Kati's, and about the same as Karl's. Karl is a mid-level swordsman!" said Xiao Ling.

  "Lin Tian brothers, look, that's Lina teacher. Lina teacher is already an intermediate magic instructor, she graduated a few years ago and stayed at Nalan Academy as a teacher. In just a few short years, she went from being a senior magic apprentice to an intermediate magic instructor, her talent is not ordinary. She's also a water system user, just like me!" Kati's eyes showed a hint of admiration.

  "Come on, let's let Ms. Lina continue her performance, she's a great person, I'm sure if we were to vote for the most popular teacher among Noland Magic Academy students, it would definitely be her!"

  The three quickly arrived at the side of Lina, who had just entered the magic training ground. Many students also gathered around, all coming to greet her. "She's approachable, beautiful and incredibly powerful, it's hard for someone like her not to be popular!" Lin Tian thought to himself.

  "Lina teacher, this is a friend of mine, he wants to experience some advanced magic, and of course, we also want to experience it. I wonder if Lina teacher can broaden our horizons?" Karl said after bowing. "Miss Lina, hello! My name is Lin Tian!" Lin Tian nodded slightly.

  Lina glanced at Lin Tian and saw that his clothes were quite different from the others, she smiled slightly and said: "Hello, friend who came from afar, are you a magician too?"

  Lin Tian snapped his fingers, and a water ball suddenly floated in front of him: "Magician, I guess, I know a little magic!" Although it was surprising that Lin Tian could use the water ball technique so easily, the water ball technique was only the lowest level of water system magic, and it wouldn't cause much commotion. However, if they knew that Lin Tian could also use higher-level magic with ease, who knows what their expressions would be!

  "I'm also a water-based magician, nice to exchange with you!" Lina said. "Please make way for everyone, otherwise it won't be good if someone gets hurt!" As soon as the crowd heard this, they all retreated ten meters away. Magic was beautiful, but it could also kill people. Lina's method was going to use more advanced magic, and those high-level magics were something they couldn't withstand!

  "Oh, great Ice Spirit King, master of the vast icy plains, grant me your power! Pure divine sword, eliminate the evil before us!" As Lina's chanting voice faded away, a gigantic ice sword radiating an astonishing aura appeared before everyone, "Go!"

  The Frost Giant Sword shot rapidly towards a magical target twenty meters away!

  "Boom!" A deafening explosion, the icy giant sword exploded into countless ice crystals, and the five-meter-high magic target also shook violently! The ice crystals flew in all directions, and at this moment, everyone showed off their skills, one by one adding defensive magic to block the flying ice crystals!

  Lin Tian also instantly deployed a water screen barrier, protecting himself and Carl and Katie! Katie had originally intended to use defensive magic, but she didn't expect Lin Tian's speed to be so fast, her incantation had only just begun when Lin Tian's water screen barrier was already in place!

  The ice crystals that shot out were not very powerful, and Lin Tian used a fifth-level Water Screen, which was somewhat overkill. In fact, using a third-level Water Shield would have been enough to block those ice crystals! However, Lin Tian was just a magic newbie, so it couldn't be expected of him to know how to choose the right magic yet!

  Of course, this is no big deal, a fifth-level spell can make an elementary wizard's magic power run out by half, but for Lin Tian, those consumptions can be replenished quickly, he can feel the endless energy rapidly entering his body through his cells!

  Ice crystal flashed, Lin Tian's hand waved, and the water screen barrier instantly disappeared! "Ah, Brother Lin Tian, this is a fifth-level magic, can you really cast it instantly?!" Karl looked at Katie, then at Lin Tian, and said in disbelief. "What are you looking at, I can just cast first and second level small magic instantly!" Katie gave Karl a white eye.

  Lin Tian rubbed his nose, not thinking that he would accidentally show off: "Cough cough, don't look at me with such a strange gaze. If you're trained by a few perverted old men every day, it's hard to reach my level!" "Hehe, Master, you're lying again!" Xiao Ling laughed in Lin Tian's mind. Lin Tian maliciously said in his mind: "What if I am? Just now, that magic was recorded, its power is not small, I'm afraid even a steel plate can be pierced through. That magic target can withstand it, it's also a good thing!"

  "Got it, Master!" Little Spirit said.

  Lina walked over and said, "Lin Tian, let's just stop here for now. As for higher-level magic, I can only do one Ice Storm spell. With my current strength, controlling the Ice Storm is still a bit difficult, so it's not suitable to cast it here!" Lin Tian smiled slightly and said, "Miss Lina, your strength has opened my eyes wide!"

  "Lin Tian, don't be so modest! Your ability to cast 5th-level magic instantly is really eye-opening. I can only cast 4th-level magic instantly myself!" Lina said with a smile. "I heard you're going to have a duel with Berni in an hour? I wonder if I'll be able to make it on time to see your performance?"

  Lin Tian smiled and said, "Miss Lina is welcome to come!"

  "Don't call me Miss Lina, I'm not much older than you, just call me by my name!" Lina said. Karl heard Lina's words and called out, "Teacher Lina, we all call you teacher, how can he directly call you by your name, isn't that right Lin Tian?"

  "Lina said: "You can call me Lina sister, as for Lin Tian, he's not from Noland Academy, just call me by my name!"

  "Hehe, Lina-senpai, actually I've been wanting to call you that for a while now. You don't look much older than us, so calling you 'teacher' feels kind of weird!" Karl said with a grin. "Lina-senpai, I'm also a water-attribute mage, please teach me more in the future!" Kati said.

  "I know you, Kitty! You've been in my class!" Lina said with a smile. "Alright, I still have something to take care of first, I'll go watch your duel with Lin Tian and Bernie later!"

  Lina left, and the other students resumed their diligent practice.

  More than an hour passed quickly, and Lin Tian and Kati arrived at the dueling arena together. The dueling arena was the most lively place in the Noland Magic Academy, where duels were popular and several took place every day! However, the academy's dueling arena did not allow mortal duels, which could only be held at the Mortal Dueling Arena in Tianxiang City.

  Nolan Magic Academy is a place where the wealthy gather, so duels often involve the use of high-level scrolls. High-level magic is not commonly seen in everyday life, which is also why many people come to watch. Of course, there are more thrill-seekers, and those who come here to gain experience!

  "Hmph, I thought you guys wouldn't show up!" Berni said proudly. If he had some concerns about the duel earlier, Lin Tian could see that Berni was now full of confidence! "Looks like they've really prepared something good!" Lin Tian muttered to himself, "But in such a short time, it won't be better than those few coupons Karl gave, no matter how good it is!"

  Lina also came over at this time.

  "Lina, senior!" Karl and Katie both called out. "Lin Tian, Bernie, your duel cannot use attack-type magic above level 6, got it?" Lina said. "Is defense-type okay?" Bernie asked, a flash of pain crossing his face. He had an eighth-level defensive scroll in his spatial ring, sealed with the water-based eighth-level magic Water Seal Boundary. If he used that, it would be enough to make him heartbroken - an eighth-level scroll was worth 40,000 gold coins! 40,000 gold coins was equivalent to 4 million RMB, and using it all at once would be faster than burning money directly!

  "Unless absolutely necessary, that scroll mustn't be used. That poor devil might not even be able to block a simple fireball!" Bernie thought to himself!

  Lin Tian glanced at Carl, implying that he was asking why he wasn't allowed to use sixth-level or higher attack magic, and even gave him an eighth-level Thunder Fury! "Cough cough, it'll come in handy eventually, you've won this time, but Bernie will definitely find someone to bother you!" Carl said in a low voice.

  "Thanks!" Lin Tian said. Karl patted Lin Tian's shoulder and said, "If we're brothers, don't say thanks. Alright, the duel is about to start, I'll smash that Bernie guy into a pig head! Dammit, I've disliked him for a long time. If it weren't for my father telling me not to cause trouble, I would have beaten him up countless times already!" Karl said.

  The two quickly got on the dueling stage, there were three such stages in the dueling arena. The academy also had special teachers guarding here, one was to supervise the duel and prevent cheating, and the other was to prevent deaths from occurring during the duel. Of course, in reality, several unlucky people would die on the dueling stage every year.

  The duel between Lin Tian and Bernie was presided over by a stout college teacher. Although he was fat, no one dared to underestimate him. The two moons and two stars embroidered on his magic robe indicated that he had the strength of an intermediate mage. Magic apprentices did not have star levels; primary, intermediate, and advanced mages were represented by one, two, and three stars respectively. Primary wizards were one moon and one star, while primary magicians were two moons and one star. As for saints and gods, they no longer needed this!

  "I am Daniel, and I will be supervising your duel!" The fat man said, "The rules are probably known to you all, first, no use of attack magic above level six is allowed, second, do not kill each other, or the academy will take disciplinary action!"

  Bernie handed his two 6th-grade magic cores to Daniel: "Daniel, our duel has an additional condition. If I lose, these two magic cores will belong to him. If he loses, he must cut off one of his arms!" As soon as this was said, the onlookers below became excited. Losing and cutting off an arm, such a thing is rarely seen!

  "This student, do you agree with Berni's statement? If you agree, the duel will start now. If not, the duel is cancelled!" Daniel said to Lin Tian. Lin Tian nodded slightly: "I agree!"

  Darnell put away the magic core: "Then, the duel begins!" He said, retreating to the edge of the dueling platform!

  "Hey there, young one! Call me Grandpa and I'll let you off the hook. You won't even have to cut off your own arm later!" Berni said with a sly smile. In response, Lin Tian unleashed a burst of intense light, a fourth-level light magic that had almost zero killing power but was enough to blind someone for a good while!

  The intense light technique suddenly burst forth, the dazzling rays causing everyone below the dueling platform to involuntarily close their eyes. Berni, who was facing him directly, let out a pained cry and tears began flowing from his eyes! If the intense light technique couldn't be released instantly, its power would actually be quite small; if someone closed their eyes, no matter how large the light was, it would be useless. However, if it could be released instantly, its effect would be enormous!

  Blinded, Bernie feared Lin Tian would charge over and attack him. He had previously placed a level 6 defensive scroll in his bosom, which he quickly pulled out and activated. A strong whirlwind instantly formed, protecting Bernie, and stopped Lin Tian from charging over to knock Bernie unconscious!

  "Whatever, I'll just play along with you slowly!" Lin Tian said coldly in his heart. A string of large fireballs charged into the whirlwind one after another. Although the fireballs were extinguished by the whirlwind in an instant, Berni inside the whirlwind was also uncomfortable. More than a dozen large fireballs caused the temperature inside the whirlwind to rise sharply, and soon he was sweating profusely!

  Under the dueling stage, Karl and Katie's eyes widened. "Lin Tian, what kind of person is he? Three systems, he has already used three-system magic, and they are all instant releases!" Katie could hardly believe her own eyes!