Versatile Mage: One innate talent for each system

Chapter 316 Seeing Dean Xiao Again

"If any of you have any objections to what I say, you can come and compete with me and see the insurmountable gap between us!"

Even when playing away from home, Xu Tianlei remained incredibly arrogant, a confidence born from his strength!
He can summon a group of servant-level undead, and with a large amount of resources, he has cultivated the contracted undead to the advanced stage of great general.

Even the Shadow Stars were all enhanced with Servant-level Essence!
Furthermore, Mu directly provided him with two portions of dark matter, which is equivalent to both systems being enhanced by spirit seeds!

"Getting cocky just because you have a little talent, how laughable," Ping Qiuqiu chuckled.

"After all, he is the number one genius in the capital's academy. To win the title there, his strength is beyond question. Don't forget what his innate talent is," Ji Ming reminded him.

"But I can't stand his face. Senior Jiang Yuan is a genius who brings glory to the country, a genius recognized by the whole world." A teammate clenched his fist, wishing he could rush up and punch Xu Tianlei a few times.

"Calm down. As the hosts, we shouldn't let others look down on us. Once the sparring begins, you can all show your best," Qin Yun reassured the crowd behind him.

The two teams then discussed how to conduct their competition, with the Imperial Academy being the guest, so their opinions took precedence.

Outside Mingzhu Academy.

Mu Nujiao happened to pass by the academy and heard that the academy's exchange and competition were being held in the fighting hall, so she decided to go and take a look.

As soon as I stepped into the university gate, I saw a person standing in front of me, smiling at me.

Mu Nujiao rubbed her eyes, making sure she wasn't seeing things, and a look of surprise instantly spread across her pretty face.

Just as I was about to call out, the person appeared beside me in the blink of an eye.

"Don't shout. If you do, you'll be surrounded and won't be able to move," Jiang Yuan joked.

Mu Nujiao covered her mouth and said reproachfully, "It's all because you appeared suddenly, I wasn't prepared at all. Next time you do this, I definitely won't react."

In any case, it's definitely a happy occasion to be able to meet.

"It definitely won't suddenly appear again next time!" Jiang Yuan assured him.

The two chatted and laughed, seemingly oblivious to the other students. Mu Nujiao looked at Jiang Yuan with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Yuan laughed and said, "We cast a small spell, so our presence is very low now. Mages below the super-rank will subconsciously ignore us."

Like Tianlan Magic High School, Mingzhu Academy has set up an honorary alumni wall at the school gate, where some of the photos are the most eye-catching.

Every student who enters Mingzhu Academy will inevitably take a look at it.

Therefore, Mu Nujiao can understand why Jiang Yuan is so low-key.

After chatting for a while, Mu Nujiao said, "I was just about to go see the exchange students from the Imperial Capital Academy who came to Mingzhu. I heard that the student with the talent for spirit synthesis is also here. I wonder how his necromancy skills compare to yours back then. But I think you're definitely much stronger than him."

"This student is pretty good. We can check him out at the fighting arena," Jiang Yuan replied casually.

“Okay.” Mu Nujiao nodded and walked quietly beside Jiang Yuan.

At this point in the fighting arena, the rules of the competition had already been established.

The rules and format for exchanges and competitions with other universities are a bit different. It adopts a dual mode of ring competition and team competition, which tests both individual strength and team combat ability.

The first event was the ring competition.

The first student sent by Mingzhu Academy was Zhang Fu, an intermediate mage specializing in wind magic and secondarily in lightning magic. His innate talent was the ability to share magical energy; he could share the magical energy of all magic types. For example, after exhausting his wind magic energy, he could consume lightning magic energy to continue using wind magic. As for the Imperial Capital Academy, their first student sent was Xu Tianlei.

Judging from the Imperial Academy's intentions, they plan to let Xu Tianlei clear the arena competition alone.

"The purpose of this competition is to exchange ideas, learn from each other, and maintain harmony and friendliness. Please remember to stop when you're about to use magic to avoid any injuries or fatalities," the referee reminded everyone.

Seeing that the two were ready, he nodded, retreated rapidly, and shouted, "The first match of the arena begins! Both sides can now use magic!"

The moment the battle began, Xu Tianlei merged into the shadow beneath his feet, causing Zhang Fu's wind and thunder fusion magic to land on the open ground.

Yes, Zhang Fu can fuse magic.

In higher education institutions, fusion magic has become a compulsory course, requiring everyone to master the fusion techniques.

"Can you go any faster? At your slow pace, you can't even touch the hem of my clothes." Xu Tianlei appeared behind Zhang Fu and provoked him with words.

"This is just the beginning, there's more to come!" Zhang Fu turned around and shouted, a burst of intense light suddenly erupting behind him as a pair of wind and thunder wings unfurled.

This is a new magic he developed inspired by the Fusion Method. Although it cannot take off like the high-level wind magic Wind Wings, it can increase his speed several times over, making him comparable to a warrior-level demon!
Once the wind element reaches the high level, the Wind and Thunder Wings will reach their complete form!

After seeing Zhang Fu's speed increase several times, Xu Tianlei's expression became slightly serious. He began to use shadow magic to move around the arena, leaving behind a drop of ink-like shadow power every time he appeared in a new location.

From below the stage, Qin Yun sighed upon seeing this scene: "This Xu Tianlei is quite extraordinary. He seems arrogant and disdainful of everyone, but in fact, he has a lot of ulterior motives. Zhang Fu is going to lose."

Sure enough, shortly after Qin Yun finished speaking, the shadows on the ground began to wriggle and spread, quickly covering the entire competition area.

As Zhang Fu stepped onto the ground, he immediately felt as if he were sinking into mud. Not only did his speed decrease, but his mana consumption rate also increased significantly.

"Do you think I'm brainless? Remember, the one who defeated you was Xu Tianlei, the future forbidden spell mage Xu Tianlei!"

Xu Tianlei unleashed a giant shadow nail attack, and Zhang Fu was unable to dodge in time and was defeated.

After the first round of the arena competition ended, Jiang Yuan and Mu Nujiao walked in.

As soon as I entered, I heard the announcement of victory from the Imperial Capital Academy.

"The Imperial Academy won?" Mu Nujiao looked at the competition venue, where the field was being cleared in preparation for the next match.

"No, it's just the end of a small event." Jiang Yuan said, glancing around before his eyes met those of Dean Xiao.

Dean Xiao was shocked.

Jiang Yuan's status now is completely different from before; it's now at the very top of the world!
"Dean Xiao, it's been a long time." Jiang Yuan's voice rang out from behind Dean Xiao.

Dean Xiao turned around.

Jiang Yuan and Mu Nujiao somehow ended up in the teachers' viewing area from the entrance. The teachers around them were all high-level cultivators and ignored their presence.

"Dean Xiao, I've returned this time as an outstanding alumnus of Mingzhu Academy," Jiang Yuan said before Dean Xiao could speak.

Upon hearing this, Dean Xiao understood.

(End of this chapter)